All Computer Information Systems programs require a database course for their majors. This paper describes an approach to such a course in which real world examples, both design projects and actual database application projects are incorporated throughout the semester. Working on real projects for real users gives the students valuable experience. Database consulting scenarios are also discussed, showing both good and bad examples of real issues a real consultant encountered. Students are expected to apply the traditional database concepts to actual database storage problems. The design of the database is emphasized and a number of "tricks" are offered to aid the student in this process. User interaction is required in connection with the student's actual individual database project. The details of a database written by the Author to organize all information surrounding the student's project are presented. Course content is discussed and recommendations are made.


In spite of the many problems and challenges facing the superintendency, there are positive aspects of the job. The high degree of job satisfaction that superintendents report can only be accounted for by factors, issues, or challenges that are viewed as positive, not negative. This study surveyed superintendents to determine those aspects of the job that account for the high degree of job satisfaction and the high number of superintendents who indicated they would choose the superintendency again if given the opportunity. The literature provides many negative features, yet most of the individuals who perform the job every day do not view their job in a negative way. The study sought to determine what is right about the superintendency and what motivates one to pursue the position as a career. Surveys were sent to superintendents in Indiana, Texas, and Illinois. Strong reasons for liking the job included the following: provides input into the direction of the school district; impacts students; builds a team of educators; makes a difference in teaching and learning; meets daily challenges; and uses the skills the superintendent possesses. Weakest reasons for liking the job included is well paid, influences community decisions, is in control of one's schedule, and enjoys working with the board of education. (Contains 18 references.) (DFR) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. 00 kr) 71C-1 What's Right About the School Superintendency? William L. Sharp Bobby G. Malone Teachers College, Ball State University James K. Walter Texas A&M University at Corpus Christi U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and lrnprovernent EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. ID Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy. 1 PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY


Four different ways of energy saving of sodium lamp are analyzed.It is pointed out that the high-pressure sodium lamp energy saving should adapt measures to local conditions,thus can obtain obvious effects in energy saving.


Finite element solution of the shallow water wave equations has found increasing use by researchers and practitioners in the modeling of oceans and coastal areas. Wave equation models successfully eliminate spurious oscillation modes without resorting to artificial or numerical damping. Since its introduction in 1979, the wave equation algorithm has been modified in a number of substantial ways. Three changes were introduced to improve the accuracy of the algorithm, especially with respect to mass balance errors and errors in the generation of nonlinear constituents: 1) the convective terms in the wave equation were reformulated so as to have the same form as the advective terms in the momentum equation; 2) the primitive continuity equation was weighted with a numerical parameter whose magnitude is larger than the bottom friction; 3) normal fluxes on the boundary were treated as natural conditions with the flux interpreted as external to the computational domain. In previous work, we have provided a theoretical basis for the second and the third modification. However, the first was developed in a purely heuristic manner. In the present work, we use truncation error analysis to provide a theoretical understanding of how this algorithmic change produces such a dramatic improvement in computed results. It is shown that when the form of the advective terms in the wave continuity and momentum equation is the same, global truncation error is reduced by 78% for the model problem. Truncation error analysis, as implemented herein, is a very general and powerful tool that will lead to further insights and improvements of the wave continuity algorithm.


Subject. Violations of the dental status in males involved in the gym for 3-4 years. The goal — is to study the peculiarities of the dental status of young people engaged in physical exercises with weights in the gym, for the further development of a set of preventive and therapeutic measures. Methodology. The study involved 28 males aged 20 to 29 years, engaged in the gym for 3-4 years with a frequency of visits 3-4 times a week. The prevalence of the inflammatory process in the gums was determined using PMA indices in modification and KPI. Acid resistance of tooth enamel was evaluated using an enamel resistance test. Palpation and auscultation of the temporomandibular joint, as well as its functional assessment using the diagnostic complex "Lira-100". The following indicators of mixed saliva were determined: secretion rate, viscosity (by the simplified Redinova—Pozdeev method) and Ph. A functional study of the masticatory muscles was performed using surface electromyography. Results. In 14 examined patients engaged in sports exercises with large weights, increased generalized abrasion of hard tooth tissues was revealed, in 8 — localized. An index assessment of periodontal tissues confirmed the presence of pathological changes. Dysfunctional disorders in the temporomandibular joints were detected in 20 of 28 amateur athletes (71 %). In young people engaged in bodybuilding, the background activity of the masticatory muscles in a state of functional tension indicates an inconsistent function and asymmetric work of the masticatory muscles. Conclusions. As a result of the study, in the majority of examined patients non-carious lesions of hard tooth tissues in the form of increased abrasion, more often generalized, and functional disorders of the temporomandibular joints and chewing muscles, in some cases inflammatory changes in periodontal tissues, were revealed.


ABSTRACT A phase field theory for crystalline solids accounting for thermoelasticity, fracture, twinning, and limited slip is presented. Residual stresses are incorporated via referencing thermoelastic strain to a reference state that is not always stress-free. Rate dependence, dissipated energy, and residual strain energy (possibly degraded by local fracture) are included in the theory, with physically valid predictions first verified for homogeneous stress states. A variational form of the model is implemented in finite element (FE) calculations of three-dimensional (3-D) polycrystalline aggregates consisting of up to two different crystal constituents and a binding matrix along grain and phase boundaries. Model specifics correspond to constituents of boron carbide-titanium diboride (B C-TiB ) ceramic composites. Effects of thermal-residual stresses incurred during processing, as well as other local microstructure properties and physical features, on deformation and failure mechanisms are revealed. Peak aggregate strengths observed for different boundary conditions demonstrate a pressure-dependent failure surface.


The collision of a shock with a material interface produces a variety of complicated refraction patterns. In this article, transitions from self-similar refractions to more complicated con gurations are studied using an approximate scattering analysis. This analysis suggests that there are ve di erent regimes for the transition from a regular self-similar wave to a composite irregular wave. Two of these ve cases have been incorporated into a front tracking code to provide enhanced resolution computations of such ows.


FIELD: information technology. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to means of associating text messages to an electronic spreadsheet stored in the first computing device. Text message directed to the spreadsheet is received from the second computing device, herewith the electronic spreadsheet contains one or more spreadsheet objects, and the text message is not associated with the electronic spreadsheet stored in the second computing device. Syntax analysis of the text message received from the second computing device is performed to determine an electronic spreadsheet object from the said one or more spreadsheet objects, which is associated with this text message, herewith the syntax analysis of the text message includes determination of the user identification data, who sent the text message. Operation is defined for the text message execution in the spreadsheet. This operation is performed in the spreadsheet, herewith the operation includes access to the associated spreadsheet object. EFFECT: technical result is the acceleration of spreadsheet processing on devices with small displays. 20 cl, 5 dwg


According to the development of software and hardware about multimedia technologies, images are used to store information extracted from data. Noises by various causes, however, are added in the process of forming images, recording and transmitting in ubiquitous environments. In image restoration viewpoints to remove them. appropriate filtering methodologies, wiener of mean etc, are utilized. Various ways for image restoration are studied as well. Therefore, in this paper, we Propose user defined image restoration that applies the most appropriate parameters for image restoration and show the implementation result of the system using various parameters including mean filter and wiener filter to advance quality of degraded source image affected by noise in ubiquitous environment and medical fields.


(HIV). However, these dideoxynucleosides may be catabolized by human T cells, even when adenosine deaminase is inhibited by deoxycoformycin. To overcome this prob- lem, we have synthesized the 2-fluoro-, 2-chloro-, and 2-bromo-derivatives of 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine. The metabolism and anti-HIV activity of the 2-halo-2',3'- dideoxyadenosine derivatives and of 2',3'-dideoxy- adenosine were compared. The 2-halo-2',3'-dideoxy- adenosine derivatives were not deaminated signifi- cantly by cultured CEM T lymphoblasts. Experiments with


A light-pipe technique has been used to measure infrared spectra of U02, U3O8, and UO3, in the range 2000 to 450 cm−1. Comparison with transmission spectra found in the literature indicates that the technique is very suitable for characterization of actinide powders and will therefore be a useful tool for future work, especially with hazardous materials such as actinides. The spectra obtained show all features predicted by group theory calculations, and the spectrum for the trioxide exhibits previously unseen features characteristic of uranyl bonds.


During the first decades of the 20th Century important findings of hominids fossil remains were made, enlarging the knowledge on Human Evolution. This period runs parallel to the activity of the Junta para Ampliacion de Estudios e Investigaciones Cientificas (JAE), an institution that helped to spread the new paleontological facts in Spain by providing funds for further studies and research, by the foundation of the Comision de Investigaciones Paleontologicas y Prehistoricas (CIPP) and the promotion of publications on Human Paleontology.


The flexibility and universality of lifespan development psychology makes it an attractive framework to study workforce ageing. A questionnaire was administered to an older worker sample to address the applicability of this theory to HRD and HRM initiatives. Six subscales were identified in factor analysis that closely resembled the original conceptual model. Analysis of demographic data revealed that supervisory tasks and educational aspirations were related to selection of and engagement in learning and development activities.


In the past few years, India has reported 30% of breast cancer cases, and this number is likely to increase. In India, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every two minutes and dies every nine minutes. Women who are diagnosed and treated early can have a better chance for survival. This article offers a new machine learning-based strategy for diagnosing breast cancer known as an Enhanced ensembled classification model. Further, this research work has conducted an experimental analysis to check the validity of the dataset extracted from the Kaggle repository. When compared to other algorithms such as Logistic Regression and SVM, the proposed model provides more accurate and effective outcomes when implemented and compared with existing methods.


Purpose. To describe and evaluate a modified viscocanalostomy.
Patients and Methods. Viscocanalostomy without deep scleral excision was performed on 11 eyes of 11 patients.
 Results. The mean age of the patients was 51.6 ± 10.6 years. The mean preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was 29.5 ± 8.3 mmHg, with a mean number of 2.6 ± 0.7 medications. The mean follow-up period was 7.4 months. The mean IOP at the conclusion of the follow-up period was 10.6 ± 4.5 mmHg, with a mean number of 0.2 ΁ 0.4 medications. Of 11 patients, 1 patient, who originally had anterior uveitis, developed posterior cortical cataract 5 months postoperatively; 1 patient required Neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser goniopuncture 4 months postoperatively. Conclusion. Viscocanalostomy without deep scleral excision is a promising surgical technique for treating glaucoma.


The Complex of National Trisonic Aerodynamic Facilities (NTAF) of National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), set up under the auspices of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) in 1967, celebrated its silver jubilee in the month of June 1993. NTAF now has a 1.2 m trisonic wind tunnel, 0.6 m transonic wind tunnel with the associated infrastructure such as compressed air facilities, electrical substation, design & drawing office, model shop, etc. During this period of 25 years, NTAF has developed a variety of sophisticated test techniques that have won for it a crucial role in the generation of aerodynamic design data for all the nation nal aerospace projects in the country. Together with the significant improvements made over the years in productivity and the technical quality of the data generated, NTAF has developed into a major high speed testing centre comparable to the best elsewhere in the world. Furthermore, NTAF has become internationally very competitive in terms of time and cost for undertaking wind tunnel testing including design and fabrication of models and balances.


Background/Context In 1994, the Spencer Foundation embarked on an ambitious experimental initiative to support the preparation of education researchers. Over the 13-year span of the Research Training Grant (RTG) program, the foundation made multiyear awards to more than a dozen leading institutions in the United States and South Africa. This article introduces the RTG program—its history, goals, and practices—as a context for the four case studies of program implementation that follow. Purpose/Objective/Research Question/Focus of Study This article traces the development of the RTG program, situating it in the longstanding commitment of the Spencer Foundation to promote high-quality education research and describing the purposes and practices of the program. The primary strategy of the initiative was to provide block grants to institutions to support individual students engaged in full-time doctoral study focused on research preparation. The recipient institutions were expected to develop research training activities and models that might be institutionalized to benefit all doctoral students they served, and not just those supported directly by RTG funds. The purpose of this article is to provide a sense of the history, conversations, and contexts of the Spencer Foundation's investments in this strategy to strengthen the educational research community through the preparation of future scholars.


The problem of adaptive decoding of space-time trellis codes on time-variant wireless channels is considered. We show that per-survivor processing (PSP) can be adopted to obtain approximated adaptive maximum-likelihood sequence detection (MLSD) of space-time trellis codes when there is no periodically inserted orthogonal pilot sequence. Then we propose a self-tuning least mean square (LMS)-based PSP decoder and a second-order LMS-based one. The former has the advantage that there are only fading rate-independent parameters to be predetermined, while the latter can offer fairly good performance on moderately fast time-varying channels.


I am quite sympathetic to the views presented by Sacks and Doyle in "Prolegomena." It is a provocative paper, but I hope qualitative reasoning researchers will respond actively to the challenges posed in "Prolegomena," and not regard it as a personal attack. The paper contains a number of valid criticisms. Sacks and Doyle claim that the representation adopted by qualitative reasoning researchers is an inadequate representation for many reasoning problems, a claim with which I agree. To date, qualitative reasoning research has concentrated mainly on simple linear systems, and on an even smaller set of nonlinear systems. With success in those endeavors, the attitude now seems to be that the mathematics of qualitative reasoning is complete and well understood; the new challenge is that of automating model building and model management (Weld 1989; Crawford et af. 1990). Model building is indeed an important task. However, useful models can be built only if there is an adequate vocabulary to describe the concepts used in the model. Sacks and Doyle are quite right to point out that the mathematics of qualitative reasoning is neither complete nor well understood. The real world is a highly nonlinear place. The qualitative calculus adopted by most researchers is inadequate for representing and reasoning about large portions of real-world knowledge mainly because of nonlinearity. I will illustrate this point with an example from the domain of kinematics. The field of kinematics deals with the geometric relationships between different bodies, and with how these relationships constrain the relative motion of the bodies in space. Most work in this area has focused on "fixed-axis'' mechanisms, which can be solved using relatively efficient algorithms. However, mechanical linkages, which include "moving-axis" mechanisms, display a wider range of complicated behaviors which cannot be handled adequately with current qualitative reasoning techniques. Take, for example, Kim's work in the qualitative kinematic analysis of four-bar linkages (Kim 1990). Kim's program can "simulate" four-bar linkages (the simplest possible linkages) at a qualitative level, distinguishing between behavioral classes (e.g., drag-link or crank-rocker) as a function of relative link lengths. This is interesting and useful. Yet to call this work a true success is rather misleading: Kim's program can answer only a few of the questions a kinematics expert is likely to have when using a linkage in a particular design context. The interesting information in the majority of four-bar linkage designs is not the relative angles of the links-which is what Kim's program computes-but rather the position and orientation of a point on the coupler link (the one connecting the two cranks). Some questions an engineer might have are: Does the coupler point trace a closed path in space? Does the path approximate a straight line (or perhaps a circular arc) for some fraction of its motion? What is the relationship of coupler curve shape (or the speed of traversal) to the lengths of the various links? How many times does the curve cross itself? The answers require specific reasoning about highly nonlinear systems, a task which SPQR systemsand Kim's system-are incapable of performing. In short, SPQR can solve the "easy"-i.e., linear or simple nonlinear-problems in simulation and envisionment of a mechanical design. The more interesting, detailed ques-


Background: Nucleophosmin leukemia-associated domain binds G-quadruplex DNA. Results: NMR structural analysis of the 70-residue nucleophosmin C-terminal domain and its interaction with G-quadruplex DNA from the c-MYC promoter was carried out. Conclusion: The interaction involves helices H1 and H2 of the nucleophosmin terminal three-helix bundle mainly through electrostatic contacts with G-quadruplex phosphates. Significance: Learning how nucleophosmin interacts with nucleic acids may be crucial in rescuing its function in leukemia. Nucleophosmin (NPM1) is a nucleocytoplasmic shuttling protein, mainly localized at nucleoli, that plays a key role in several cellular functions, including ribosome maturation and export, centrosome duplication, and response to stress stimuli. More than 50 mutations at the terminal exon of the NPM1 gene have been identified so far in acute myeloid leukemia; the mutated proteins are aberrantly and stably localized in the cytoplasm due to high destabilization of the NPM1 C-terminal domain and the appearance of a new nuclear export signal. We have shown previously that the 70-residue NPM1 C-terminal domain (NPM1-C70) is able to bind with high affinity a specific region at the c-MYC gene promoter characterized by parallel G-quadruplex structure. Here we present the solution structure of the NPM1-C70 domain and NMR analysis of its interaction with a c-MYC-derived G-quadruplex. These data were used to calculate an experimentally restrained molecular docking model for the complex. The NPM1-C70 terminal three-helix bundle binds the G-quadruplex DNA at the interface between helices H1 and H2 through electrostatic interactions with the G-quadruplex phosphate backbone. Furthermore, we show that the 17-residue lysine-rich sequence at the N terminus of the three-helix bundle is disordered and, although necessary, does not participate directly in the contact surface in the complex.


Abstract : Along with the development of electronic countermeasures, the evaluation of the efficiency of airborne electronic countermeasure systems has become a question to which people have paid greater and greater attention. This article initially makes an analysis of the importance of the evaluation of efficiency and then proceeds to carry out an analysis and calculations making use of methods from operations research. It also makes use of methods relating to queueing theory in order to solve for airborne platform penetration probability and survival probability. Using the methods of game theory, it makes an analysis of the effects of the means of application of electronic countermeasures on systems efficiency. Finally, through the analysis of an electronic countermeasures combat situation, it presents a method for the calculation of airborne platform utilization factors.


The flexible and portable paper-based sensors have a broad potential application in electronic detection and devices. In this work, a flexible thermoresponsive paper sensor was reported by writing on A4 paper with composite pencil leads which contain thermoresponsive pyrene-based ionic liquid [Pyrmim]+[Br]-. The [Pyrmim]+[Br]- was transferred onto the A4 paper surface with graphite by pencil writing for the facile preparation of thermal-sensitive paper chips. The as-prepared paper sensor was very sensitive to the NIR irradiation and warm objects. What is more, the pliable paper chip also had regular responses along with the varication of the folding angles, which could be employed for the angle goniometer of electronic robots.


Inflammation of the upper genital tract causes pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which may be complicated by pelvic abscesses, such as pyosalpinx and tubo‐ovarian abscess (TOA). This study aimed to determine the clinical differences between pyosalpinx and TOA in patients with PID.


Abstract The present study investigates crystal orientations and residual stresses in TiN films deposited by arc ion plating. TiN films approximately 2.0 μm thick were deposited on a steel substrate. With a bias voltage of 0 V, the TiN film exhibited strong {110} texture, whereas the dominant orientation of the film deposited at −100V was {111}. TiN films had very high compressive residual stresses: −8.6 GPa in the {110} textured film and −10.0 GPa in the {111} textured film. These residual stresses decreased with increasing annealing temperature and the reduction rate was greater for the {111} than for the {100} film. The behavior of residual stresses in the {111} and {110} textured layers of {111}/{110} textured double-layer film was identical to that for single-layer films.


Resilience is having the ability to respond to adversity proactively and resourcefully. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic's profound impact on antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASP) requires clinicians to call on their own resilience to manage the demands of the pandemic and the disruption of ASP activities. This article provides examples of ASP resilience from pharmacists and physicians from seven countries with different resources and approaches to ASP—The United States, The United Kingdom, Canada, Nigeria, Lebanon, South Africa, and Colombia. The lessons learned pertain to providing ASP clinical services in the context of a global pandemic, developing new ASP paradigms in the face of COVID‐19, leveraging technology to extend the reach of ASP, and conducting international collaborative ASP research remotely. This article serves as an example of how resilience and global collaboration is sustaining our ASPs by sharing new "how to" do antimicrobial stewardship practices during the COVID‐19 pandemic.


In complex and dynamic scenarios, autonomous vehicles often need to intelligently adapt their behavior to unexpected changes in the their environment. Goal Reasoning provides a methodology for autonomous agents to deliberate and adapt their goals to more intelligently react to changing conditions. This paper implements a Goal Reasoning system based on the Goal Lifecycle, and grounds the implementation in the information measures and expectations used by the vehicles to asses their performance. The implemented system, termed Goal Reasoning with Information Measures (GRIM), is demonstrated using a disaster relief scenario in which a small team of vehicles is tasked with surveying a pre-defined set of geographical regions. This demonstration shows how area search goals can be progressively refined, and how they can be adapted to resolve problems encountered by the vehicles


We define a distance between two uncertain LTI systems which provides an upper bound on the difference in worst case robust performance when the same feedback controller is used with each system. We also suggest ways of using this measure to approximate complex uncertainty descriptions with simpler ones, with a view to simplifying any subsequent robust control design step.


Politics, in its broadest sense, is the activity through which people make, preserve and amend the general rules under which they live. As such, politics is inextricably linked to the phenomena of conflict and cooperation. On the one hand, the existence of rival opinions, different wants, competing needs or opposing interests guarantees disagreement about the rules under which people live. This makes the quality or otherwise of the process that transforms into achieving this common good i.e governance, worthy of constant empirical content versus goals analysis. This is a worthy endeavour especially in developing Democracies where it has been quite challenging for political office holders who shoulder the responsibility of ensuring a clear demarcation between politics and the art of Governance. Lots of reasons have been adduced for this trend, ranking highest is the over- politicization of every facet of governance which inadvertently has impacted negatively on the delivery of the proverbial democratic dividend in the area of National security.This paper primarily seeks to critically examine Governance issues which more often than not have being a cog in the wheel of delivering one of the most cogent prerequisite of any government the world over which is National Security, and suggest ways to exorcise this seeming inability to articulate and implement a security infrastructure that can be readily deployed for self preservation of the state and maintenance of fundamental human rights of the citizenry in Nigeria. It is argued that the unfortunate spate of Kidnappings, communal clashes, Bombings and Terrorist attacks which has led to callous bloodletting and lack of respect for the sanctity of human lives currently bedevilling the Nigerian state are direct consequences of the near collapse of the machinery of governance and not necessarily externalities. The implication of which has far reaching consequences in electorally competitive spheres like Nigeria.


Clashes of Christianity and sexuality have been front page news contenders for the past several months. Recently, a handful of U.S. Catholic Bishops indicated that they intend to take seriously a missive from the Pope stating that Catholics who disagree with church teaching on matters of abortion and same-sex marriage should not receive Holy Communion. In one extreme case, a Denver Bishop has proclaimed that Catholics who vote for politicians who support abortion and same-sex marriage should not be allowed Communion. Many observers of the current swell of evangelical activity being organized around anti-gay political initiatives are dismayed about what would appear to be an obvious conflict of church and state. At the same time, and sometimes in direct resistance to the anti-totem of homosexuality that seems to focus the minds and hearts of many evangelical Christians, several Christian groups are openly supporting lesbian and gay members, including the ordinations of these people to positions of religious leadership. If nothing else, this is a moment of historical foment, a social movement being played out in the pews as well as in the polls. The sociological literature currently available for making sense of this activity is sparse. The lack of analytical literature reinforces a stereotypical polarization of Christianity and (homo)sexuality with the result that a richly complicated field of social relations is being neglected. Three new books problematize the relationship between Christianity and homosexuality in useful and nuanced ways. Each provides a lens for viewing this complicated landscape critically and in terms of theoretically grounded empirical material that does much to refocus questions away from cultural stereotypes and toward sociological inquiry. In Weathering Change, Tom Linneman wants us to consider the significance of "political climates" and the relationship of these climates to people's perceptions of their sociopolitical context and their subsequent political activity (or lack thereof). As Weathering Change: Gays and Lesbians, Christian Conservatives, and Everyday Hostilities, by Thomas J. Linneman. New York: New York University Press, 2003. 267 pp. $55.00 cloth. ISBN: 0-81475187-3. $19.00 paper. ISBN: 0-8147-51881.


The objective was to evaluate the physicochemical composition of soils and their relationship with successional vegetation. The study was conducted in the area of influence of fluvial volcanic muds in the central region of Colombia. The physical variables of texture, porosity, humidity, color, apparent density, real density; and chemical variables of pH, organic matter, cation exchange capacity, major elements, minor elements, Al saturation, base saturation, Ca/Mg relation, (Ca+Mg)/K relation, and Mg/K relation were analyzed. A multivariate analysis between variables and descriptive of the soil–vegetation relationship was carried out. Physically, there was a negative correlation between apparent density with %porosity and real density with humidity content. The texture was classified as sandy loam and the structure as granular-crumbly type. Chemically, there was a negative correlation between pH, Mg/K relation, (Ca+Mg)/K relation, and Al saturation; a positive correlation between P, Mn, Ca, Zn, Fe, Mg, and base saturation. Furthermore, Na and K did not show any interaction relationship. The predominant plant species are distributed in the families Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Malvaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Cyperaceae, and Poaceae. The physical and chemical characteristics of the soil present conditions that allow the establishment and continuation of successional vegetation with a dominance of tree and shrub growth habit.


Background: Smoking is a serious public health problem in Hungary, where at least 25% of people smoke daily and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of mortality of older adults. Smoking cessation is the most effective way to prevent cardiovascular disease, but many patients with CVD continue smoking after hospital discharge.
 Objective: The purpose of this study was to reveal the factors, including demographics, socioeconomic status, and psychosocial barriers, that are related to persistent smoking after a diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD), a type of CVD.
 Methodology: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design and included 315 cardiac patients engaged in a comprehensive, outpatient cardiological rehabilitation (CR) program in Sopron, Hungary. All patients were diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD) at least 6 months prior to study commencement. Data were collected at the 3rd week of admission for the inpatient sample and after 12 weeks of discharge for the outpatient sample.
 Results: The study sample consisted of smokers (54%), former smokers (25%), and nonsmokers (21%). Smokers had a significant reduction in cigarettes smoked after the CHD diagnosis (22 vs. 14, p<0.05). Negative health effects (n=225), doctor's orders (n=205), and cigarette cost (n=173) were the main self-reported reasons for smoking reduction. The biggest barriers to smoking cessation were missing of cigarettes (M=2.9; SD=1.6), withdrawal symptoms (M=2.8, SD=1.4), weight gain (M=2.4, SD=1.6), fear of failing to quit (M=2.2, SD=1.5), and encouragement from family members to smoke (M=2.2, SD=1.5). In regression model for barriers to cessation, social support significantly predicted perceived barriers (t=-2.53, p=0.0121*), emotional wellbeing (t=-2.21, p=0.0280*), work stress (t=3.01, p=0.0029*), and household stress (t=2.55, p=0.0114*). In regression models for desire and confidence to quit smoking, social support significantly predicted desire (t=2.66, p=0.0086*) and confidence (t=3.75, p=0.0002*) to quit smoking.
 Conclusion: Given these findings, it is likely that nicotine dependence plays a strong role in persistent tobacco use after CHD diagnosis. These findings support those of other similar studies and may lead to the development of effective cessation interventions for patients who smoke and suffer from cardiovascular disease.


Numerous species of freshwater mussels (order Unionoida) are imperiled in the wild, and unionoids and other freshwater bivalves are important components of many ecosystems. Freshwater mussels also are propagated in captivity for production of pearls and enhancement of wild populations. However, infectious diseases of these mollusks have received relatively little attention. Unionidae is the most diverse family of freshwater bivalves, and most of the information available for this review is about species in this family. Eukaryotic organisms, especially trematodes, mites, and Conchophthirus spp. (Ciliata) are common inhabitants of unionids, and some have the potential to decrease the fitness of the host unionid. Several species of potentially pathogenic bacteria have been isolated from freshwater bivalves, but their role in diseases of bivalves has not been established. Evidence for viral diseases has been found in only one species of freshwater bivalve, a Chinese pearl mussel, Hyriopsis cumingii. The potential for some pathogens to cause greater harm to freshwater bivalves during periods of suboptimal conditions has not been evaluated adequately. Additional research is also needed to determine whether other types of pathogens are present in freshwater bivalves.


Thin films of transition metal chalcogenides MoSe2 have been prepared by Electro deposition (ED) technique from high purity molybdenum and selenide materials. These materials are useful as a high temperature lubricant in the cryogenic rockets and other applications such as photo electrochemical (PEC) solar cells. X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies will confirm the structural characterization and crystallographic nature of these films. Scanning electron micrographs will reveal the information about their grain / micro structural properties. Compositional analysis by energy dispersive analysis by X-ray (EDX) will give their stoichiometric relationships. The optical results of these materials by UV-Vis spectrophotometer are finding with indirectly band gap energy.


The author gives an assessment of the present state of geographical linguistics. The work he reviews underlines the epistemic disorientation in this field and focuses, in particular, on the need to avoid crystallized and invariant representations of the linguistic situations analyzed in atlases, on the different theoretical and methodological approaches of geographical linguistics and of dialectometrics, and on the possibility of giving an account of the dynamics of contact in the verbal repertoire of communities


A three-dimensional reconstruction technique based on planar viewgraph was proposed for virtual coordinate measuring machine(VCMM) measuring automatically a part which was not wished to be known by the outside world in some military projections.Firstly an intelligent system for rotating parts profile was designed and developed to input the key information of planar viewgraph by an operator.The object profile was estimated and constructed by judging whether it was continuous,closed or cross-cutting in the system software.When the generatrices rotates around the rotation axis,a 3D entity is reconstructed and the IGES file is output.The CMM can automatically measure the part when its IGES file of the 3D entity was provided to the system software.Combining the input system with VCMM was a military solution in the classified parts of the project dynamic path planning.


This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the reflection of a sound pulse by the plane interface between the air and an idealized porous medium. A general expression for a pulsed point source has been derived. The detialed analysis is presented for three special cases: (1) source and receiver located on a line perpendicular to the interface, semi-in'finite porous medium; (2) source and receiver located on a line perpendicular to the interface, porous me-dium layer; (3) grazing incidence, semi-infinite porous medium. In the second case, the problem is solved by considering the different reflections in the layer of porous medium. Experimental results are compared with the theoretical calculations for a kind of porous material.


When refl ecting on the relationship between urban space and collective memory, sociological discourses are challenged by cultural material objects like statues and memorials that, instead of consensus and unity, create confl ict and a plurality of arguments. In this article the author examines the process of the formation of hidden cultural meanings and their infl uence on the action of carrier groups and the practices of remembering. He interprets the relationship between collective memory and urban space not as a constant one but as a dynamic process. A space is defi ned by the carrier group that uses it and the group is formed by a collective memory that is infl uenced by strong meanings. The case of the attack on Liberty Square and on the Memorial of Soviet heroes in Budapest is analysed by defi ning hidden meanings narrated by different carrier groups. The square is a space fi lled with strong and iconic meanings that are hidden beneath different layers of the past. The power of extraordinary events brings these meanings to the surface and creates confl ict between different carrier groups.


Feb. 28 issue It's a winter night in Northbrook, Ill., and brothers David and Jason Craven are on the move. They're watching a "Baby Beethoven" video. They're bouncing on a mattress in their basement playroom. They're climbing up their dad's legs. David, 7, and Jason, 5, with their mops of brown hair, look physically healthy. But both boys are suffering from a devastating developmental disorder: autism. David speaks only about 10 words, still wears diapers at night and sucks on a pacifier. Jason drinks from a baby bottle. Neither one can vocalize his glee as he plays. Neither one can communicate pain or joy in words. Neither one can say "I love you."


LG720 cold pipe rolling mill is the first large-scale cold pipe rolling mill in the world. The electric system applies PLC、variable frequency speed regulation(VFSR)、PROFIBUS-DP network、SIMOTION D and HMI technologies, which can realize the muti-motor VFSR drive, especially in large inertia load feed-in and rotation mechanism with high dynamic response,high precision positioning and synchronization control. This system fully meets the production requirements of the large-scale cold pipe rolling.


Jacqueline Bach " Mom, why are you reading a sports book? " my son asked me. " A sports book? " I responded as I looked at the cover. I wasn't sure how he got sports book from the cover on which there is an image of a boy, dressed in sweats, standing behind a chain-link fence. He pointed to the spine of the book, and a picture of three balls with the words " sports " written under it. " Oh, " I said, " I guess it is a sports book. " The second reaction of First Opinions, Second Reactions may be written by teachers who discuss how their students might respond to reading a book, would they recommend it, and so forth, but I am choosing to write this review as the parent of a child who might read this book. This Way Home is a book for adults to be read with their adolescent children. As someone who has hosted a mother-daughter book club, I can imagine the conversations that might occur between adults and adolescents, or just between adults who are raising teenagers, and I look forward to the day my son reads it and we can discuss it. This Way Home is the story of three boys—Elijah, Dylan, and Michael—who have been friends since childhood, connected by their love of basketball. The plot is mainly focused on Elijah, who seems rather put together for a seventeen-year-old; he makes good grades, is an


The invention discloses a book separating method for manufacturing hardcover card books through a hardcover processing interlocking machine. A conveying system between a book trimming machine and a book spine gluing and three cloth bonding station in an existing hardcover processing interlocking machine is cut off, moreover, an auxiliary conveying belt is arranged to be in butt joint with a delivery belt, a fixing end is disposed above the auxiliary conveying belt, two leading strips are bonded between the two sides of a book separating blade and the fixing end, so that the card books are always put on the leading strips, and accordingly, the book separating blade smoothly separates the card books at the later stage. In the whole process, the productive potential of the existing hardcover processing interlocking machine is discovered, and common hardcover production equipment is transformed to be used for producing the hardcover card books, so that the production efficiency of the hardcover card books is greatly improved, the product quality of the hardcover card books is guaranteed, the labor force is liberated, the processing cost is reduced, and the new stage of the hardcover card books from traditional manual and semi-automatic operation modes to automatic and interlocking processing is developed.


ABSTRACT One problem of skew normal model is the difficulty in estimating the shape parameter, for which the maximum likelihood estimate may be infinite when sample size is moderate. The existing estimators suffer from large bias even for moderate size samples. In this article, we proposed five estimators of the shape parameter for a scalar skew normal model, either by bias correction method or by solving a modified score equation. Simulation studies show that except bootstrap estimator, the proposed estimators have smaller bias compared to those estimators in literature for small and moderate samples.


This study aims to determine the effect of sales growth, asset structure, company size and stock price on capital structure with profitability as a moderating variable in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in 2018-2020 both partially and simultaneously. This research method is descriptive quantitative with multiple linear regression analysis. The population in this study has all manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2018-2020 period, namely 177 companies and the sample is 204 units of analysis. The results show that the research reaction is sales growth, asset structure, company size and stock prices partially and together have an influence on capital structure with profitability as a moderating variable in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2018-2020 period. In conclusion, the profitability variable as a moderating variable partially has a negative influence on the capital structure of manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the 2018-2020 period.
Keywords: Stock Price, Sales Growth, Profitability, Asset Structure, Capital Structure, Company Size


This paper reviews previous work on spark assisted diesel engines and then goes on to discuss the results of investigations carried out at U.W. Results are given for two Army referee fuels and compared to D2 fuel results. The data concentrates on starting and low-load running of Type I fuel which is a broadcut fuel with a cetane number of 20. Results are given for both two-stroke and four-stroke open-chamber engines modified for spark ignition. The best results were obtained by directing one fuel spray at a raised central portion of the piston and spark igniting the resulting fuel cloud at a position 12 mm from the head and near the cylinder axis. Reprints. (MGM)


Existing cognitive models of narrative creation provide accounts for story invention that, while useful, are too high level to be directly applied to formal systems like computational models of narrative generation. Inversely, existing automatic story generation systems that try to implement cognitive models can only rely on approximations to the general concepts these models describe. In order to provide insight to fill the gap between these two approaches, we have conducted a study in which human participants would invent and write short stories while reflecting on their thoughts out loud. The sessions and the analysis of the recordings was designed so that we could observe which specific modifications the participants apply to their story drafts, with the intention to inform the process of creating computational systems based on cognitive descriptions of the narrative creation process. After running the experiments, annotating the videos and analysing the output, we have concluded that there are a number of common modifications that humans tend to apply to a newly created draft, and that this information can be used to the development of storytelling systems.


In this paper, distribution system stability considering mixed grid-forming (GFM) and grid-following (GFL) inverters is discussed. A holistic small-signal model of the distribution feeder accommodating both GFM and GFL inverters is derived. In contrast to conventional point-by-point stability analysis, a region-based stability assessment approach is proposed and implemented to evaluate small-signal system stability with both GFM and GFL controls. Furthermore, to enhance the computational efficiency, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) assisted Kernel Ridge Regression (KRR) approach is developed to obtain the stability region boundary. Therefore, with the derived stability region, the impact of critical parameters on system stability is intuitively shown, and more importantly, the relationship between the maximum penetration level and the corresponding feasible range of the selected control parameters can be quantified. The proposed approach has been validated using MATLAB/Simulink.


The order of authorship is randomly assigned. Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the TIMS/ORSA meetings, May 1987, Academy of Management, August 1987, and the Law, Economics and Organization Workshop at Yale University. We gratefully acknowledge support from a Faculty Development Grant from Carnegie-Mellon. We have benefited from conversations with Bill Baber, Robert Kaplan, Jody Magliolo, and Jim Noel and appreciate their help in understanding the nature of the audit relationship. We also thank Linda Argote, Alison Davis-Blake, Jack Brittain, John Freeman, Jerry Ross, Jerry Salancik, Mark Seabright, Kathryn Shaw, and three anonymous ASQ reviewers for their comments on a prior draft. We used the techniques of event-history analysis to examine empirically the duration of dyadic interorganizational attachments through a study of auditor-client relationships. These attachments were found to have positive duration dependence. In the early stages of these attachments the rate at which these interorganizational relationships ended increased with time. After this early "honeymoon" period, the rate at which relationships ended decreased with time, consistent with notions that assets specific to the relationship develop over time. Furthermore, we found that relationships in which the task was more complex tended to be of longer duration.'


Leaching of commercial nickel matte in acidic medium with chlorine has been studied experimentally in the temperature range 75.5-97.5°C and in the potential range 300-520 mV(SCE). The results of X-ray diffraction analysis of the leaching samples showed that the electrochemical dissolving process of Ni 3 S 2 may be expressed as Although SO 4 2- ions are formed in leaching, almost all of S 2- in raw material are oxidized to element sulfur. Copper in the sample is found to be CU 2 S. The above results are discussed in present paper.


Teleosts form the largest clade among the extant actinopterygians, some extinct forms of which are still poorly positioned in the phylogeny. The Tselfatiiformes and Araripichthyidae are such examples. A newly discovered genus and species from the Cenomanian of Haqel, Lebanon, is described, and its systematic affinities are discussed. It shares several characteristics (deep and compressed body with elongated and high dorsal and anal fins, edentulous maxilla, and sinusoidal vertebral column) with both the Tselfatiiformes and Araripichthys, making it difficult to place within the teleosts. It shares with Abisaadichthys, among the tselfatiiforms' family Protobramidae, an autogenous retroarticular, and with Araripichthys premaxillae with a long ascending process, well-developed maxillary articular condyle and two supramaxillae. Moreover, it shows some unique characteristics (a thin maxilla with two large supramaxillae, fused articular and angular bones, mandibular sensory canal opening on the external side of the anguloarticular, first dorsal pterygiophore having the same enlarged semi-circular plate as the first anal pterygiophore) justifying its generic status. Comments on some of the protobramids are presented, and the necessity for phylogenetic analysis to place the Tselfatiiformes, Araripichthys and Ypsiloichthys within the teleosts is outlined.


The effects of radiation dosages of ~ 60Co-γ-ray on physiological index of the Aloe were studied. The results showed that: the content of starch irradiated by γ-ray of 10 Gy was highest and byγ-ray of 20Gy,lowest among all treatments. The content of protein in the irradiation with γ-ray was highest; the content of sucrose and rate radioactivity of SOD, POD and CAT in the irradiation with γ-ray of 20Gy were highest. There was a good positive correlationships between rate radioactivity of PPO and the dosages of ~ 60Co-γ-ray.


In order to make the quadruped robot better adapt to the complex environment and maintain stability during the movement, the movement of the robot should be planned. In the currently existing research, the gaits and footholds of the quadruped robot are pre-defined, and it is based on the accurate prior knowledge of the terrain. In this paper, the concept of the feasible force set is introduced, and the ability of the foot end during the supporting period is quantified , considering the different configurations at different joint angles and physical constraints of the legs. Secondly, the momentum theorem is used to determine the required foot forces during the robot movement, thereby determining the leg configuration that satisfies the requirements, and realizing the online selection of the footholds when velocity changes. The simulation results verify the rationality of the method. The results show that in the trot gait, the quadruped robot can find the feasible forces to meet the acceleration motion so that the robot can choose the footholds online, improving the robot's adaptability to the environment


In this paper, we study the large deviation principle (LDP) for two types (Type I and Type II) of multiplicative Ising models. For Types I and II, the explicit formulas for the free energy functions and the associated rate functions are derived. Furthermore, we prove that those free energy functions are differentiable, which indicates that both systems are characterized by a lack of phase transition phenomena.


A very rare case of malignant lymphoma, so-called "Lennert's lymphoma", arising in the spleen is reported in this paper. A 63-year-old male having a bladder cancer was admitted to the hospital for the operation. Abdominal CT scan and abdominal ultrasonography performed preoperatively revealed an unexpected solitary lesion in the spleen. We could not determine whether the lesion was a tumor originated in the spleen or it was a metastatic tumor from the bladder cancer. The patient underwent splenectomy and total cystouretherectomy at the same time for the diagnosis as well as the treatment. The resected spleen showed no enlargement and the tumor was confined to the spleen. Pathohistologically the tumor was non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, peripheral T cell lymphoma with a multifocal epithelioid granulomatous lesion, so-called "Lennert's lympoma". This is a very rare type of malignant lymphoma, and it is hard to be classified according to the LSG classification or WF. Especially the case arising primarily in the spleen has never been reported in Japan. Although the patient has no recurrent sign as of five months after the surgery, should be given some adjuvant chemotherapy.


Recent research has increasingly examined customer switching costs in regards to antecedents and relational outcomes. This study extends current research by testing a framework for understanding the underlying relationships between perceived service quality, switching costs, and customer satisfaction with a service provider. The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant and positive relationship between service quality and switching costs. Perceived switching costs, however, do not appear to lead to customer dissatisfaction. Furthermore, the relationships between service quality, switching costs, and customer satisfaction vary across satisfied vs. dissatisfied consumers.


Objective With different mastoidectomy approaches available to the surgeon for treatment of cholesteatoma, we review long-term outcomes of intact canal wall (ICW) mastoidectomy with tympanoplasty. Study Design Case series with chart review. Setting Academic medical center. Subjects and Methods All cases of cholesteatoma treated with ICW mastoidectomy by the senior author over a period of 9 years for which at least 2 years of follow-up data exist. Patient and disease information was collected retrospectively and analyzed. Results One hundred forty-eight patients with 156 affected ears were treated and followed for a median of 5.3 years (range, 2.1-14.8). The majority of the operations (144/156, 92%) were staged. Of those that were staged, 51/144 (35%) had residual cholesteatoma at the second stage. Thirteen patients (8%) had recurrence of their cholesteatoma, of which 6 required a subsequent canal wall down (CWD) mastoidectomy. Conclusions ICW mastoidectomy with tympanoplasty continues to be a successful treatment for cholesteatoma. We found a substantial residual rate at the second stage, justifying the necessity of staging in most cases. Recurrence rate of cholesteatoma using this technique is low, as is the progression to CWD mastoidectomy.


The objective of the research is to determine the optimal grazing termination date that maximizes expected net returns from dual-purpose winter wheat production. Preliminary results indicate that grazing should be terminated at or before first hollow stem to generate the highest expected net returns in a dual-purpose winter wheat production enterprise.


This issue brief presents findings from the Universal Preschool Child Outcomes Study, which examined a diverse group of Los Angeles preschoolers. The study integrated three strategies—card sorts, focus groups, and cognitive interviewing—to measure how parents rate their children's social-emotional behavior. The brief examines the implications of using these measures, which were developed by and for clinicians, with diverse populations.


Since the 1970s, exhibitions, museums and artistic events have gained a central role in shaping the transformation of the city. Art, culture and knowledge have become the instruments through which cities have faced the crisis of industrial economy and the rise of new paradigms and values of urban development, often hand-in-hand with processes of financial speculation and the intensification of social inequalities. Today, artistic practices, with their immediacy of means, their capacity to mobilize images and affects and their organisational structure, seem to have transformed the way in which cities are planned and built. What is the relation between art, artists and the city? How are artistic events transforming cities? Are curators the new architects and urban planners? Beyond the unmet promises of the "creative city," can curatorial practices become forms of care for our cities?


Explains the principles and purposes of patenting. Discusses the role of patenting plant variety rights and other protection in relation to developments in plant and animal biotechnology. Concludes that protection is needed to reward success and encourage man to develop products which will feed the world population.


Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) on admission as predictors of the severity of appendicitis in children. Methods We prospectively studied 111 consecutive patients admitted with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis between July 2009 and February 2010 and recorded the following variables: age, sex, time since diagnosis, laboratory data, complications (abscess, intestinal obstruction), presence of hemodynamic instability, mortality, length of stay, and need for admission to the pediatric intensive care unit. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to the diagnosis confirmed during surgery (group 1, appendicitis; group 2, localized or generalized peritonitis). Results Group 1 comprised 69 patients, and group 2 comprised 42 patients. Procalcitonin and CRP values were significantly lower in group 1 than in group 2 (0.15 vs 4.95 ng/mL [P < 0.001] and 3 vs 14.3 mg/dL [P < 0.001]). For a diagnosis of peritonitis, a PCT cutoff of 0.18 ng/mL gave a sensitivity of 97%, specificity of 80%, positive predictive value of 72%, and negative predictive value of 89.3%. The equivalent values for a CRP cutoff of 3 mg/dL were 95%, 74%, 68%, and 96.2%. Complications and the need for admission to the pediatric intensive care unit were more common in patients with peritonitis. Conclusions On admission, CRP and PCT predict the outcome of pediatric patients with appendicitis. Children with CRP greater than 3 mg/dL and/or PCT greater than 0.18 ng/mL have a greater risk of complications; thus, intervention should be early, and patients should be monitored closely.


Report describes development of active inertial vibration isolators and dampers in which actuators electromagnet coils moving linearly within permanent magnetic fields in housings, somewhat as though massive, low-frequency voice coils in loudspeakers. Discusses principle of operation, electrical and mechanical considerations in design of actuators, characteristics of accelerometers, and frequency responses of control systems. Describes design and performance of one- and three-degree-of-freedom vibration-suppressing system based on concept.


A homogeneous view of the components of a parameterised structured design and the programming constructs used for its creation in a design environment has been the major motivation for creating Language for Structured Design (LSD), a visual design language for programming parameterised geometric objects. LSD is based on Lograph, a visual logic programming language, and therefore deals with the syntactical aspects of integrating solids in the programming world, but has no notion of solids in the design world. Hence, LSD needs to utilise a capable solid modeling package in order to achieve its objectives. In another thread, as a visual programming language LSD could substantially benefit from a carefully designed visual programming environment.
Accordingly, the research reported here proceeds on two fronts to build the backbone of a debugging environment for LSD. First, we study the foundations of a solid modeling system to serve as the back-end of LSD. Second, we build the mechanics of a debugging environment to utilise the intended solid modeler in conjunction with the logic aspects of LSD programs.
To achieve our first objective, we build on the previous formal model of solids for LSD to support the computation of sample looks of objects, required for their depiction in LSD programs and during the execution of LSD, formally define single and multiple behaviours for solids, and the motion of solids. We also show how our formal model can be put into practice by developing a translator which translates solids created in LSD to their representations in the PLaSM language.
In order to achieve our second goal, we study certain practical aspects of Lograph which will serve as the underlying language for LSD. This includes extending Lograph to obtain Lograph+C which supports constraint processing, devising an execution mechanism for Lograph and designing an interpreter engine to provide desirable debugging features such as single step execution of LSD programs in both forward and reverse directions, just-in-time programming, lazy design component selection and undo of execution steps. We also present an automatic layout algorithm for dynamically adjusting the layout of queries during animated execution.


Abstract. The experiment for cryogenic large-aperture intensity mapping (EXCLAIM) is a balloon-borne telescope designed to survey star formation in windows from the present to z  =  3.5. During this time, the rate of star formation dropped dramatically, while dark matter continued to cluster. EXCLAIM maps the redshifted emission of singly ionized carbon lines and carbon monoxide using intensity mapping, which permits a blind and complete survey of emitting gas through statistics of cumulative brightness fluctuations. EXCLAIM achieves high sensitivity using a cryogenic telescope coupled to six integrated spectrometers employing kinetic inductance detectors covering 420 to 540 GHz with spectral resolving power R  =  512 and angular resolution ≈4  arc min. The spectral resolving power and cryogenic telescope allow the survey to access dark windows in the spectrum of emission from the upper atmosphere. EXCLAIM will survey 305  deg2 in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stripe 82 field from a conventional balloon flight in 2023. EXCLAIM will also map several galactic fields to study carbon monoxide and neutral carbon emission as tracers of molecular gas. We summarize the design phase of the mission.


— Presently, Personal Health Records are widely used by people not only to store their health details, but also to share their health information among doctors, friends, relatives, medical organizations etc. Health records are now stored and shared with the help of cloud services. The sensitive nature of these health records makes it vulnerable to attacks. To ensure privacy of health information, the best method is to encrypt it. In this paper, Attribute Based Encryption and its variants are studied so that they can be used for developing an efficient health record sharing scheme which is more flexible and scalable.


: From modern perspective the intensive methods used in English language acquisition (as a second language) in the primary school, we recognize – the suggestopedia, a method created by George Lozanov; the method of potentials activation when studying a foreign language developed by G.A. Kitaigorodskaya; psychotherapeutic method – based on Lozanov`s works and improved by Rumyantceva. We need to conclude the necessity of second language acquisition, as well as the need for it to be included in the program of the children from the very beginning of their schooling. This need is determined by the change in today's society, which is becoming more open to the rest of the world, increasingly multicultural, and in view of these trends, learning foreign language is a key necessity for children. In this paper we shall concentrate on the main features of the intensive methods, as well as the potentials of the methods, the difficulties that might occur before children and teachers, and the results achieved in the field. In general, the intensive methods are mainly directed at verbal learning of foreign speech for short periods of time, in an environment of significant and intense concentration of learning. It is important to create a natural foreign language environment where children become part of simulated speech situations with certain goals and tasks (Schukin, 2003, p. 200).


A high degree of quantum coherence is a crucial requirement for the implementation of quantum logic devices. Solid state nanodevices seem particularly promising from the point of view of integrability and flexibility in the design. However decoherence is a serious limitation, due to the presence of many types low energy excitations in the ``internal'' environment and of ``external'' sources due to the control circuitery. Here we study both kind of dephasing in a special implementation, the charge Josephson qubit, however many of our results are applicable to a large class of solid state qubits. This is the case of 1/f noise for which we introduce and study a model of an environment of bistable fluctuatiors. External sources of noise are analized in terms of a suitable harmonic oscillator environment and the explicit mapping on the spin boson model is presented. We perform a detailed investigation of various computation procedures (single shot measurements, repeated measurements) and discuss the problem of the information needed to characterize the effect of the environment. For a fluctuator environment with 1/f spectrum memory effects turn out to be important. Although in general information beyond the power spectrum is needed, in many situations this results in the knowledge of only one more microscopic parameter of the environment. This allows to determine which degrees of freedom of the environment are effective sources of decoherence in each different physical situation considered.


Objective:In order to construct an eukaryotic expression vector for expressing genetype 1 HEV recombinant ORF3-pEGFPN1 fusion protein and to obtain a stable transfected LO2 cell line.Methods:The coding region of ORF3 gene of HEV was amplified by PCR and was digested by EcoR I /BamH I.This fragment was inserted into eukaryotic expression vector pEGFPN1 with T4 ligase and transformed E.Coli DH5a.The positive recombinant plasmid was selected,then the recombinant plasmid was transfected into LO2 cell by Lipofect MAINE 2000.Cells containing stable transformants were selected by the ability of resistance to G418 and isolated with a limited dilution.Results:The expression of fusion gene was analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting.Recombinant vector ORF3-pEGFPN1 was successfully constructed and sequence result indicated that it was identical with reference sequence.The protein on transfected LO2 cell selected by G418 was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting.Conclustion:It is concluded that the stable transfected LO2 cell line can express ORF3-pEGFP fusion protein.This lays a foundation for further studies on genetype 1 HEV ORF3.


Phase-gradient metagratings/metasurfaces (PGMs) have provided a new paradigm for light manipulations. In this work, we will show the existence of gauge invariance in PGMs, i.e., the diffraction law of PGMs is independent of the choice of initial value of abrupt phase shift that induces the phase gradient. This gauge invariance ensures the well-studied ordinary metallic grating that can be regarded as a PGM, with its diffraction properties that can fully predicted by generalized diffraction law with phase gradient. The generalized diffraction law presents a new insight for the famous effect of Wood's Anomalies and Rayleigh's conjecture.


While business knowledge has expanded over the past two decades, it seems that there has not been a similar growth in business (practical) wisdom. Koehn (2005) argues there is a 'human tendency to game the system' in order to further self-interest. It may be that the game itself needs to be transformed through shifting perceptions about the telos of business and the way business people should behave. As one of the main locations for educating managers, business schools have an important role to play (Ghoshal, 2005). However, Cowton and Cummings (2003) point out that while there has been encouraging progress and optimism about the future, there is some way to go before managers and executives have adequate exposure to business ethics.


The education of engineers is undergoing considerable changes at an increasing rate. The institutions providing that education have a responsibility to respond to needs of their profession and industry. The changes cover the entire spectrum of engineering education and practice. There is a broad range of academic programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering of the Dublin Institute of Technology. This paper covers some of the key areas that have been identified by the faculty as important. The DIT has implemented formal quality assurance procedures for its courses. These procedures are designed to assist the educators in responding to change whilst maintaining academic excellence. The procedures incorporate input from the professional bodies, academic institutions and industry. The paper outlines the recent development of taught postgraduate programmes that form part of the commitment to lifelong learning. The courses are designed to offer engineers the opportunity to maintain or develop new skills within the framework of accredited learning. The faculty views research and development as being an essential component of providing engineering education. The consolidation of the research activity is augmented by a comprehensive staff development policy. All staff members are offered support and encouragement in pursuit of further studies.


The aim of this article is to argue how the cultural historical approach of Vygotsky guides for the development of clinical skills to apply comprehensive health care to adults in the general practitioner in initial formation. Bibliographic inquiries concerning the subject are made, and the documents governing this process in a career in medicine are reviewed. This approach provides guidance for the development of this skill, because it allows consideration of the general practitioner in initial training as productive and transforming subject, developed through processes that taxed the approach to the reality of medical practice through joint activity and communicative and collaborative interaction in diverse contexts-performance training. This approach allows us to understand the apprehension of the above skill allows the GP future professionals to solve problems that will face after graduation.


Under the regional economy integration in the world and multiplex development general trend,how to overall develop the boundary river basin tourism resources,promote the national tourism′s development and protect the basin ecosystem,have constituted one of the major themes of international cooperation as well as the focal point and the research subject all over.This paper adopts the theory of "point-axis system" as the instruction,constructs "the system network" overall development pattern by regarding transnational tourism as the auxiliary axis.It takes the Yalu River water tourism environmental capacity as the premise,the Yalu River geo-culture as the master line,Dandong,Ji′an and Changbai county as the growth poles for the purpose of realizing the Yalu River basin tourism sustainable development.


Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia (CEL) is a rare form of chronic myeloproliferative disorder of unknown etiology with no data on its true incidence. The disease has a wide variety of manifestations. Literature search has not shown peripheral neuropathy as the only presentation of CEL. Our case is probably the first such report case. Here we are reporting a 45 year old male patient who presented with progressive weakness of upper and lower limbs for 6 months and weight loss for 2 months. Neurological examination revealed findings consistent with bilateral sensorimotor polyneuropathy later confirmed by nerve conduction studies. Complete blood count revealed total wbc count – 51, 870/mm3, eosinophil – 62.1% (32,315/mm3). Peripheral Blood film revealed eosinophilic leucocytosis. Superficial peroneal nerve biopsy showed mild perivascular infiltration with inflammatory cells. No granuloma or malignancy was seen. Bone Marrow examination showed hyperactive granulopoiesis with predominance of eosinophil series with progressive maturation along with presence of myeolcytes, hypersegmented eosinophils and giant eosinophils. Blast cell was around 7%. Patient was treated with imatinib and prednisolone which showed excellent response. Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2018; 6(1): 47-49


Business Registration Certificate Application System (SPPPP) is an application system that administer and managing business registration certificate. This system is specialized for Kelantan usage only. SPPPP help to provide the faster process of an application system by preparing search process to prevent redundancy of the business name. The main objective of the system is to managing the application and the process of manufacturing the business registration certificate. SPPPP is developed by using the
prototype methodology. SPPPP is developed by using the Active Server pages (ASP) web development technology and supported by Unified Modeling Language (UML), Microsoft Access 2000 as the database and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. Hopefully, this system will help to make the application of the business registration certificate more easier to handle with, which more saving the cost, time and energy.


Aluminum wire electrodes were plastically strained by elongation in oxygenated aqueous sulfate solutions, and the resulting transients were studied as a function of experimental parameters. Upon elongation of the electrode, the potential increases immediately to V/sub max/ then decays to V/sub h/ in approximates 0.01 sec, and finally decays to the steady-state potential V/sub ss/ in approximates 1 sec. The effects of the following parameters on V/sub ss/, V/ sub max/, and V/sub h/ were studied: solution stirring, O/sub 2/ pressure, pH, Al/ sup 3+/ ion concentration, temperature, and percent elongation. A capacitor model of the phenomena is presented, and its calculated results are discussed in detail. (D.L.C.)


The dynamics of neutral quantum particles in standing laser wave field is a subject of great interest, stimulated by the focusing problems in nanolithography with cooled atoms. The main task is to obtain different distributions of cooled atoms along the standing optical wave, for instance, to form very narrow periodical structure with a spatial period that is much less than the wavelength of the optical radiation. The effective coherent splitting has been achieved by scattering of atom wave packets by additional optical field with modulated intensity [1–3]. Dynamics of a neutral quantum particle (cooled atom), moving along x, in the field of the perpendicular standing optical wave (along y) can be described in the terms of classical pendulum with a friction [4]: y + βẏ + ω sin y = 0, (1) where overdots stand for time derivatives, the constant β plays the role of the ∗corresponding author; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


STUDY OF RISK FACTORS FOR THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE HOME WITH THE INCIDENCE OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN THE WORK AREA OF THE ALANG-ALANG LEBAR HEALTH CENTER
ABSTRACT
In 2019 cases of pulmonary TB in the work area of the Alang-Alang Lebar health center increased by 50 cases. Many factors related to the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis including physical condition of the house such us lighting, humidity, temperature, contact history, and ventilation.This study determines correlation between phsycal condition of houses with the event of pulmonary tuberculosis cases in work area of health center in Alang-Alang Lebar. This research is survey analytic study with case control studies. Sample in this study were 50 people with pulmonary TB (+) and 100 people with pulmonary TB (-) who did the treatment and lived in the working of the Alang-Alang Lebar health center. The collection of data used an observation method and the collected data were then analyzed by univariate and bivariate. The results of this study show that lighting (p= 0,005), humidity (p=0,011), temperature (p=0,002), contact history (p=0,010) are associated with pulmonary TB events while ventilation (p=0,271) is not related to pulmonary TB events. Concluded that tuberculosis transmission occured because the physical environment in the home doesn't meet the conditions that allow tuberculosis bacteria to live and cause transmission.
Keywords : Lung Tuberculosis, lighting, temperature, humidity


Smoking withdrawal and relapse were characterized among newly diagnosed head and neck cancer patients participating in a physician‐delivered smoking cessation intervention.


This paper presents a wind turbine airfoil performance parameters system and corresponding evaluation method.Then the performance of the CAS-W1 airfoils and the DU airfoils were evaluated.The emphasis of the evaluation is stalling characteristic,off-design performance and aerodynamic stability.Results show that compared with the DU airfoils,the CAS-W1 airfoils had good design point,off-design performance while stalling characteristic and aerodynamic performance needed to be further optimized.


Sphalerite at the Cisma deposit (Baiut ore district, Eastern Carpathians, Romania) occurs in two generations formed in different environments. Sphalerite-1 is characterized by a negative correlation between Fe and Mn and precipitated under equilibrium conditions. Sphalerite-2 was deposited in a non- equilibrium environment; it contains chalcopyrite inclusions and shows positive correlation of Fe and Mn. Fluid inclusion data on quartz identify boiling and point to depositional temperatures of 270 to 316 o C in the Bandurita vein and 143 to 344 o C in the Cisma vein at a paleo-depth of 500-800 m. Salinity (Na- and Mg-chloride) is less than 10 wt.% eq. NaCl for both veins. The various zoning patterns in sphalerite derive from a combination of boiling, cooling, and dilution of the ore-forming fluid.


The relationship between aeration and rheology of bread was investigated by varying ingredient and processing factors during bread proofing and baking processes. Dough and bread aeration were quantified using density measurements from the volumetric methods. Dough rheology was characterized by the rising rate and maximum proofed height under a constant force using a texture analyzer, while bread rheology was characterized using the bread firmness test. Increasing flour strength and yeast level decreased dough and bread density and bread firmness but increased the rising rate and maximum proofed height of dough significantly (P 0.79) with its rheological properties.


RTSD. . . after Twenty Years. . . Margaret W. Ayrault and Sarah K. Vann 301 Cataloging the School Media Center as a Specialized Collection. LiII ian M. Wehmeyer 315 Unpublished Studies of Technical Service Time and Costs: A Supplement. Marth,a W. West and Barbara A. Baxter 326 Proposals for a Reclassification of Social and Clinical Psychology in the Library of Congress Classification. W. Grosaenor Pollard, I I I 334 Cooperative Steps towand a Library Network in Ontario. Gordon H. Wright 346 Non-SuDocs Classification: A New Procedure. Linda Siler-Regan, Charles R. McClure, and Nancy Etheredge 361 Margaret Mann Citation, 7976: Eva Verona 373 Eva Verona. Doroth.y Anderson 373 Esther J. Piercy Award, 1976: Ruth L. Tighe 377 Rutlr L. Tighe. Ron MiIIer 378 RTSD 1977 Midwinter Meetings 381 Progress on Code Revision. Frances Hinton 383 In Memoriam: Carlyle James Frarey 385 Reviews 387 Index 392


Background/aims. In order to understand the interrelation between microstructure and toughness in modern high-strength steels, the main attention has been paid to the role of martensite-austenite particles as a site of crack initiation in granular bainite. An effort was undertaken here to investigate the microstructural factors affecting the propagation of the cleavage fracture. Methods. Charpy-V impact testing and tensile testing were carried out at low temperatures using specimens with a microstructure of simulated coarse-grained heat-affected zone in quenched and tempered, high-strength low-alloyed steels. Electron microscopy was employed to examine the interaction between a cleavage crack and the microstructural constituents on the fracture profile. Results and conclusions. Kinks of 7 types were detected on the fracture profile. They were further classified into 3 categories by their effects on toughness. Beneficial, harmful and non-effective kinks resulted from high-angle interfaces, mariensite-austenite constituents and the intersection of 2 individual straight microcracks, respectively. All kinks increased roughness, but the beneficial kinks favored, the harmful deteriorated, and the non-effective did not affect toughness. Accordingly, it can be concluded that toughness cannot be estimated reliably from roughness measurements. (C) Munksgaard, 1996


Critical bands (CB) for antiphasic tonal stimuli (noise zero phase, signal out of phase—N0Sπ) were determined in a band limiting, two‐alternative forced‐choice paradigm. Signals were 100‐msec tone bursts at either 500 or 2000 Hz. Masking noise was at sound pressure spectrum levels of 15 or 45 dB. For each combination of signal frequency and noise intensity, a signal level was determined, which produced average probability correct of 0.54 for the three observers. Band limiting of the noise disclosed the characteristics of the critical band for each stimulus condition. CB for N0Sπ were wider for a noise spectrum level of 45 dB than for a spectrum level of 15 dB. For any given conditions, the CB for N0Sπ was from 18% to 30% wider than the CB determined earlier for N0S0. [Work supported by U. S. Navy Office of Naval Research, Physiological Psychology Branch.)


Let F be a finite extension of Qp, O_F its ring of integers and E a finite extension of Fp. The natural action of the unit group O_F* on O_F extends in a continuous action on the Iwasawa algebra E[[O_F]]. In this work, we show that non zero ideals of E[[O_F]] which are stable under O_F* are open. As a consequence, we deduce the fidelity of the action of E[[U]], with U the subgroup of upper unipotent matrices in GL2(O_F) on an irreducible admissible smooth E-representation of GL2(F).
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Soit F une extension finie de Qp, d'anneau des entiers O_F et E une extension finie de Fp. L'action naturelle du groupes des unit\'es O_F* sur O_F se prolonge alors en une action continue sur l'alg\`ebre d'Iwasawa E[[O_F]]. Dans ce travail, on d\'emontre que les id\'eaux non nuls de E[[O_F]] stables par O_F* sont ouverts. En particulier, on en d\'eduit la fid\'elit\'e de l'action de l'alg\`ebre d'Iwasawa des matrices unipotentes sup\'erieures de GL2(O_F) sur une repr\'esentation lisse irr\'eductible admissible de GL2(F).


Designs to support early English language learning often segregate language skills and neglect social engagement. To address the gap, we propose a design-based research study to create a tangible board game with the goal of supporting engagement, collaboration, and scaffolding through game mechanics. The game foregrounds verb tense learning as the salient learning goal to engage stakeholders (parents, instructors, and children). We discuss theoretical and practical implications for designing board games to support ESL/EFL learning. Background and theoretical lens Developing English learners' reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills is fundamental for student success in the United States. Oxford (2001) uses a textile metaphor, arguing that the tapestry of English learning is woven from strands of skills, context, social engagement, and teachers. While the ideas of such integrated and collaborative learning have been widely accepted in formal settings (e.g., Massachusetts Next Generation ESL Project, 2016), many technology-based interventions only target one or two skills in isolation (e.g., Pearson's "QuickReads" for reading and vocabulary) and lack collaboration dimension. Among ESL learners, students who learned English as a foreign language (EFL) in China compose the largest international student group. However, the emphasis on testable skills and the neglect of collaboration exert similar constraints on learners' outcomes. This poster describes our efforts to design a novel learning environment solution primarily informed by the theoretical lens of cueing forms. Horn (2018) defines cueing forms as cultural forms of literacy, learning, and play that invite participation into patterned social activity while cueing individual's resources that can bring to novel learning experiences. Horn argues that games (and board games in particular) are a powerful type of cueing form that can shape how participants engage in learning experiences. We are interested in physical games, rather than purely digital video games, due to their entanglement within material and social realities (Horn, 2018), and we choose board games because of their ability to engage children in patterned activities such as reading rules, strategizing, and communicating ideas, which could be potentially designed to support language skills.


The paper aims to highlight the importance and the role of the forest for environment, society and economy and to draw attention to some of the most significant negative consequences of deforestation. It also presents the situation of the forests in Romania and brings some information concerning the relationships of sylviculture and the entire forestry sector with other sectors of national economy. The paper shows the importance of individual and corporative education, responsibility for the sustainable management of forest.


The aim of the study was recognizing the hydrotechnical infrastructure and metallurgical activity and changes in the structure of land use and its hydrographic network of the Czarna Konecka total catchment, and in Integrated Water Surface Parts (SCWP): SW0709, SW0710, SW0711 over the last 200 years. The analysis was based on a comparative analysis of cartographic material from various research periods. The development of the metallurgical industry in the period from the beginning of the 19th c. to the first half of the 20th c. caused a decrease in the forest's share in land cover and an increase in the length of watercourses. In the next 100 years, the area designated for renewal increased, but the species structure of the trees changed almost completely. Conifers were mainly used for afforestation. The increase in the length of watercourses was caused by the construction of drainage ditches, millers for the needs of water mills, mills, sawmills and for agriculture. In addition, many sections of the rivers were regulated and straightened. At the same time, due to the termination of many industrial plants, the area of water reservoirs drastically decreased until the first half of the 20th c. Many of them have been drained, or have been partially or completely silted up by sediments flowing in by rivers. The increase in standing water surface in the last about 100 years was caused by the construction of new water reservoirs, mainly for breeding ponds.


exchange rate. In contrast to determinate plants, theindeterminate growth characteristic of cotton allowsthe plants to produce vegetative and reproductivestructures simultaneously. After all of the bolls wereremoved from the cotton plant, its indeterminategrowth nature allowed it to commence production ofnew leaves, stems, roots, and bolls. This increase inbiomass production resulted in a recovery in the COexchange rate due to the increased demand for CO


River and coastal engineers are often faced with the task of selecting the appropriate riprap size for bank protection. Several empirical formulae based on field and laboratory tests have been suggested for selecting the maximum size and gradation size distribution of the riprap. To facilitate riprap size selection, several commonly used riprap design guides presented by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (for shore protection), the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (for bank protection), and the California Department of Transportation (for both shore and bank protection) as well as guides from projects sponsored by the FHWA (for energy dissipators related to both culverts and channels) are analyzed. It is found that all these design guides are compatible and agree with the extended Shields incipient motion diagram for large sediment sizes. (Author)


The Czech Republic has experienced tremendous growth over the last three decades. However, as the previously exploited competitive advantages (e.g., low labour cost) lose growth potential, the country has to address the digital economy sector. The digital economy readiness study analyses and merges findings from the European and OECD databases, outlining the current situation in the country. Also, the study compares the skill set supplied by the Czech workforce with the global market situation. Research areas cover analysis of diverse factors such as age, education, gender, and nationality. Study results show that the Czech Republic has a substantial competitive advantage both within the EU and across OECD thanks to its highly skilled workforce. Hence, ongoing digital transformation gives a positive outlook for further development of the Czech digital economy.


Lycorma delicatula White, commonly called spotted lanternfly, is an invasive fulgorid that was first detected in the United States in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has spread across Eastern states. Lycorma delicatula is a phloem feeder, and feeding of persistent populations can cause wilt and dieback in host plants. Vineyards in infested regions have experienced vine loss, where damage has been attributed to L. delicatula. Nymphal and adult lifestages have been observed on cultivated apple and peach trees, but the feeding effects of this pest on these crops have not been quantified. Here, we caged young potted apple and peach trees and infested them with 50 nymphal or 25 adult L. delicatula per plant for 3 months and tracked plant health. Horticultural measurements including trunk diameter, height, leaf drop, and photosynthesis rates were recorded before, during, and after the infestation. To evaluate the long-term effects of infestation, all apple and peach trees were removed from pots and planted in an orchard block where their phenology, growth, and physiology could be evaluated the following growing season. Short- and long-term measurements showed no significant differences in apple tree health between infested and noninfested trees. There was a significant reduction in the growth of trunk diameter in peach trees during exposure to early-instar nymphs; infested peach trees also had significantly increased frost damage to buds the following spring. However, there were no long-term impacts on peach growth and physiology. These results indicate that L. delicatula likely will not be a major threat to these deciduous fruit crops.


The British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES) Expert Statement Grants aim to assist the development of expert statements on broad topics, related to the application of scientific principles to sport and exercise science, about which there is interest, confusion or controversy. The statements are to be written for all persons interested in sport and/or exercise sciences and answer the following questions: What is the role of sport and/or exercise science within this topic? Why is this topic important? What are the issues and what evidence is available? What conclusions can be drawn? Download a PDF of the full BASES expert statements from www.bases.org.uk/BASES-ExpertStatements


Visual guidance at the cellular level during neurosurgical procedures is essential for enabling maximal tumour resection with minimal damage to adjacent brain tissue. However, most conventional surgical microscopes are not optimised for visualisation of individual cells. Modern endoscopic probes provide high spatial resolution, but the need for direct tissue contact makes it susceptible to erythrocyte contamination [1]. Label-free imaging is highly desirable to eliminate complexities from fluorophore uptake and toxicity, injection timings, dose constraints, etc. Meanwhile, direct perception of depth information is important for understanding complex relationships of neuroanatomical structures in the peripheral environment [2]. There are many ways to achieve volumetric imaging. Remote-focussing (RF) using a dynamic device, such as a deformable mirror (DM), is one of these methods that can permit fast, inertia-free axial refocussing by reshaping of the DM membrane [3].


The paper adopts the finite element software ABAQUS,to establish the calculation models with various frame structure seismic response,undertakes the numeric simulation research on the response under the frame structure earthquake,and concludes the differences of the frame structure's seismic responses with the consideration of the soil dynamic structure interaction and without the consideration of the soil dynamic structure interaction,so as to provide the direction for the accurate structural design of design personnel.


The "Lozopera" species group of the genus Aethes Billberg, 1820 comprises at least 26 described valid species distributed in the Palaearctic region. Most of them share similar external morphology and are identified mainly after their genitalia. The genitalia morphology of both sexes is comparatively complex and the taxa of the group are surrounded by numerous taxonomical problems. A thorough study of the genital morphology, aiming to solve some of the problems, revealed the existence of a microscopic seta on the vesica of the male phallus. SEM and light microscopy observations suggest that it is sensillum chaeticum and probably has a (mechano) receptive function. It is present in some species and absent in others, but always located near the gonopore. In some species a large acantha with similar location was found, instead. Apart from the "Lozopera" species group, such a sensillum was observed in other Aethes spp. and in other genera of the tribe Cochylini as well. Such a structure has never been reported on the vesica of a moth.


phism T: σ1→σ2. In this paper, we restrict the set Y of output values to a linear space over a field K, and consider only a subclass of dynamical systems, i.e., the class of dynamical systems σ=((X,σ), x0,h) such that (X,φ) is a linear Ω-module, x0∈X, and h: X→Y is a linear map. Such dynamical systems σ are called linear representation systems (L. R. S.). We define that σ is quasi-reachable if the linear hull of the reachable set from x0 is X. The main theorems state that for any causal