Learning package is one of the most notable solutions to make up with the global evolutions and prepare the proper environment for teaching and learning.In this research the attempt has been made to investigate the effect of the learning package on psychological and moral and also educational improvement of the students for the first time. This study was carried out in two main steps; 1Preparing the learning package considering the current situation. 2The study of the effect of learning package on psychological and moral and also educational improvement of the students. A practical package was prepared for the sample region using questionnaire.The sample group was provided with the learning package. Using pre and post test from the sample group (267 persons) the educational improvement was investigated and the effect of this package on psychological and moral feelings of the group was examined using the questionnaire.Descriptive statistics was used to investigate the derived data and t-test in SPSS from inferential statistics methods was applied to analyze the data.The results show that the prepared learning package suits and works for the study region. There is also notable progress in psychological, moral and educational improvement of the students. Key worlds: effectiveness, learning package, Dynamic learning package, psychological and moral situations, educational improvement.


Although the last forty years of environmental law have witnessed some successes, they have also increasingly revealed the limitations of existing laws and regulatory structures. Congress has been unable to pass substantial environmental legislation in recent years, notwithstanding widespread recognition of the need for better tools for responding to climate change, toxic chemicals, non-point source water pollution, and other problems. In addition, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has struggled in the wake of limited resources and politicization to effectively use the tools it has, and its rulemaking processes are often dominated by industry and other repeat players. To deal with the environmental challenges we face, we must better account for the interests of the general public and harness the insights and goodwill of those outside the conventional regulatory state. This article proposes two mechanisms for doing so: (1) establishment of regulatory contrarians within EPA to serve as a voice for underrepresented interests and future generations in agency proceedings; and (2) government sanction of environmental certification systems to facilitate more sustainable purchasing decisions.


After anterior decompression and interbody fusion with biocompatible osteoconductive polymer (BOP) for cervical degenerative disease it is common practice to perform early radiography to evaluate the results, as a questionnaire sent to 136 consultants neurosurgeons in UK demonstrated. Radiographs of 39 patients following the procedure were analysed and it was concluded that the practice is of no value.


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Over 7000 mg·L-1high ammonia concentration glycine wastewater was treated by means of air-stripping using organic composite denitrification agent. Compared with direct airstripping, using organic composite denitrification agent can reduce the ammonia concentration to meet the national emission standards for NH3-N level(under 15mg/L). In the condition of pH 10.0, temperature 40 ~50 ℃, treating for 5.5h, the concentration of residual ammonia is11.4 mg/L while the group without organic composite denitrification is 112.3mg/L. With the lower p H of 9.5, the concentration of residual ammonia can still meet the national emission standards by extending reaction time for 2~2.5h.


The paper makes use of the bargaining game model to study network information commodity price forming mechanism under monopolistic competition market structure.It draws the solution to sub-game refined Nash equilibrium of the infinite stage of bargaining model.It also puts forward network information commodity pricing strategy based on the monopolistic competition market structure.


A simple model is presented to discuss the effect of As precipitates on the Fermi level in GaAs grown by molecular-beam epitaxy at low temperature (LT-GaAs). This model implements the compensation between point defects and the depletion of arsenic precipitates. The condition that the Fermi level is pinned by As precipitates is attained. The shifts of the Fermi level in LT-GaAs with annealing temperature are explained by our model. Additionally, the role of As precipitates in conventional semi-insulating GaAs is discussed.


In the mid 80's, the doping of optical fiber's core with rare earth atoms has been a major breakthrough in the field of optical telecommunications since it allowed the realization of in-line optical amplifiers. However, erbium-doped fiber amplifiers are a few meters long and a huge effort has been made in order to realize compact and efficient active devices based on rare-earth-doped waveguides. For this purpose the use of phosphate glasses instead of silicate ones has been investigated because they allow a better solubility of the inserted rare earths. In this paper we present the realization of a hybrid Neodymium-doped passively Q-switched waveguide laser made by ion exchange on a Schott IOG-1 phosphate laser glass combined with the deposition of a BDN saturable absorber diluted in a cellulose acetate polymer cladding. In a first step, we present the CW operation of the laser with an undoped cladding. We show that for a 3.5-μm wide, 1.4-cm long waveguide realized by a silver-sodium ion exchange, a 6 mW output has been achieved by creating a Fabry-Perot cavity with dielectric multilayers mirrors sticked to the chip facets. Then, the characterizations performed on the BDN doped layers are presented. It is shown that a proper selection of the hybrid guiding structure and saturable absorber concentration entail an excess absorption ranging from 1 to 10 dB/cm at zero flux. Finally, results on Q-switched behavior are presented. Optical pulse duration of 2-ns (FWHM) was obtained with repetition rates ranging from 5 to around 50 kHz for a 22 W pulse peak power.


Sustainable development is one of the important goals of building a welloff society in an allround way set in the 16th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. The core of sustainable development contains humanistic nature. The realization of sustainable development must give priority to humanistic measure. Intensive studies of the humanistic nature and measures will be of great value to the better understanding and further promotion of sustainable development.


The scope of this study is the separation of the hydrodynamic pressure perturbations beneath a turbulent boundary layer in acoustic measurements in annular ow ducts. The hydrodynamic pressure perturbations superpose with the acoustic perturbations and cannot be distinguished by a microphone. In ow ducts with acoustical treatment, the magnitude of the hydrodynamic signal fraction can exceed that of the broadband acoustic fraction and therefore bias insertion loss measurements. In order to improve the measurement quality approaches for the separation of the hydrodynamic and acoustic pressure perturbations were studied. The investigations were carried out for an axial array of 60 microphones mounted in the bypass duct of the AneCom Universal Fan Facility for Acoustics (UFFA). In the paper is shown that the dierent constituents could be separated by means of an axial wave number decomposition. In a subsequent step ltered power spectral densities were reconstructed from the decomposed data, which represented solely the downstream propagating acoustic modes. Thus the liner insertion loss could be determined with signicantly improved accuracy. In an accompanied study the suitability of semi-empirical models to predict the spectrum of hydrodynamic pressure uctuations was examined. For this purpose a parametric study was conducted at a specic DLR test rig. Outcome was that using the dynamic pressure as pressure scale and the boundary layer thickness together with the ow speed as time scale an existing model can be adapted to the UFFA fan rig data. Thus, by subtraction of the of the unwanted hydrodynamic contributions the quality of liner insertion loss measurements can be improved also in cases when not enough microphones are available for wave number decomposition.


The genes of IR 28 responsible for resistance to the five bacterial groups I, II, III, IV and V of Xanthomonas oryzae (Uyeda et Ishiyama) Dowson from Japan were analyzed. The resistant variety IR 28, the susceptible variety Toyonishiki and their cross hybrids F1 and F2 plants were tested for resistance to each of the representative isolates of the five bacterial groups; T 7174 for group I, T7147 for group II, T 7133 for group III, H 75373, for group IV and H75304 for group V. Adult plants grown in the experimental paddy field were inoculated by double needle prick method. Three weeks later, the inoculated plants were scored for disease-index number according to the standard proposed by EZUKA and HORINO (1974). With the disease-index number to bacterial groups I and V, F1 means were both very close to IR 28, which showed O.3 for group I and O.1 for group V. For each of the two groups. F2 Segregation in the disease-index number exhibited a wide range from O.O to 7.O, but formed a clear-cut bimodal distribution: one mode with a predorninant number-of plants corresponded to IR 28 and the other with much less plants crresponded to, Toyonishiki, which showed lower disease-index number to group V than to group I most likely because of the relatively weak aggressiveness of the isolate used as group V. The analysis of segregations revealed that one major gene controlled the resistance of IR 28 to bacterial group I and another major gene to bacterial group V, and that the two. genes linked very closely with a recombination value of about 4%.


The reflectance and transmittance spectra in the ultraviolet–visible-infrared light(wavelength: 200 nm~2000 nm) were measured,the forbidden band Eg was gotten as 3.198 eV.Using electro-optic sampling technique and helping with the application of THz time-domain spectroscopy-transmission equipment,the reference THz wave and the signal THz wave have been measured in a range from 0.3 THz to 3.0 THz.The absorption,refractive index and dielectric coefficient have been obtained from Fourier transform.There are some absorption peaks at 1.396,2.002,2.476 and 2.674 THz respectively.The absorption is very small in THz band.Especially from 0.5 THz to 1.5 THz the absorption is almost closed to zero,and it has the trend of accretion in the higher frequency.


The Apparent calcium absorption was increased in rats fed o" P-GGH and GGH. However, this increase in calcium absorption from GGH feeding was cancelled by a cecectomy, whereas the corresponding increftse from P-GGH feeding was not. The change in femoral calcium content was similar to that in calciilm absorption. The calcium solubility in the ileum was increased in those rats fed on P-GGH. We conclude that cecal fermentation did・ not contribute to the increased calcium absorptien by the rats fed on P-GGH.


Objective:To study the clinical efficiency of Wenxin Granule in the treatment of patients with cardiac dysrythmia.Methods:72 patients were randomly divided into the treatment group and control group.Patients in the treatment group were given Wenxin Granule while the patients in the control group were given propafenone.Both groups treated for 4 weeks.Results:The clinical efficiency and electyocardiogram were more better in the treatment group than those in the control.Conclusion:Wenxin Granule is a effective medicine for anticardiac dysrhythmia.It can reduce ET (Endothelin) of blood plasma and improve myocardial ischemia.


Uranium mononitride (UN) is a candidate fuel material for light water reactors with higher uranium (U) loading and thermal conductivity than uranium dioxide (UO2). However, the sintering of UN pellets is challenging as the UN powder particles oxidize rapidly at high temperatures unless the oxygen concentration is extremely low. Oxidation during sintering either reduces the relative density of the sintered UN pellet or disintegrates the sintered UN pellet to powder. To address this problem, the present work developed a rapid sintering method for producing highly densified UN surrogate pellets with minimal oxidation. Cerium nitride (CeN) is used as a surrogate for UN to reduce radiation hazards. With the custom-developed fast-heating system, the sintering process was completed within 150 s. The sintering atmosphere was flowing nitrogen (N2). The sintered CeN pellet density was 95% of the theoretical density (TD) or higher. The microstructure was uniform with a 10–25 µm grain size as demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and contained trivial levels of oxides as demonstrated by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The resultant pellets indicate that the rapid sintering method is a promising method to make UN fuel pellets with equivalent or higher density to pellets made by conventional sintering methods, while also being more efficient in time and costs.


Here we give standard 0-1 mixed integer linear program of CLSPSPIB. In this formulation we eliminate shortage variables and setup (0-1 integer) variables to pose the problem as 'all real' linear program in inventory and production variables. Based on its solution, we keep select variables as zeros or ones in the original CLSPSPIB. We get very good solutions in much reduced CPU time. Detailed computational experience is given.


The general curriculum and teaching designing is the central part of the "renovation of the talents' cultivation mode". The designing should fully represent the modern educational idea, take the students as the main body and let the teachers play a leading role. It will design and provide a complete online learning mode for the students, which includes analysis on learners and their tasks, goals of the courses, teaching-learning strategies, test and evaluation, etc. It will integrate the information technology with every step of the course teaching; renovate the contents, goals and organization forms of teaching, thus to cultivate students' capability of independent learning and their consciousness of creation.


Anthropologists have long been concerned with issues of representation and the problematic structures of power that characterize the relationship of researcher and subject. This article takes field work confrontations and anxieties as opportunities through which to examine some of the challenges of representing religious lives in comprehensible and meaningful ways, not simply to scholars but also—perhaps especially—to those from within the tradition we're studying. Drawing on work that emphasizes dialogical processes of knowledge production and its ethical implications, the author considers moments of transformation during and resulting from fieldwork as a model for moving forward.


At present, a large increase in global alcoholics, the resulting problems associated with alcohol dependence cognitive dysfunction has become
increasingly serious, the domestic and foreign research shows that long-term excessive drinking seriously damage the body organs, this
paper mainly study the influence of the alcohol dependence on the central nervous system, from signal transduction, oxidative stress and
neuritic response, neurotransmitter release and its receptor, nutrition metabolism, brain structure change analysis of alcohol dependence
summarized research progress to do related to the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment.


Abstract We studied the course of plasma levels of the stress markers adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol, human growth hormone (h‐GH), β‐endorphin, and prolactin during retrieval surgery in eleven brain‐dead organ donors scheduled for multiple organ ex‐plantation. Donors were divided into two groups according to hemo‐dynamic stability. Hormones demonstrated a great variability in plasma levels and in the pattern of reaction, revealing a different degree of remaining pituitary function. β‐En‐dorphin was the only stress hormone that showed a response to surgical stimuli in six patients. Only three of them developed a concomitant rise in ACTH. Cortisol, prolactin, and h‐GH plasma levels did not change during the observation period. In the three cases with a slight elevation in ACTH, no subsequent change in cortisol was detectable. β‐Endorphin showed greater variability and a tendency to higher levels in the group presenting with a higher arterial pressure, which resulted in a significant difference (P < 0.005) when distributions were compared using the Mann‐Whitney U‐test. No correlation was found between hypotensive episodes and deficiencies of other stress hormones. We conclude that pituitary function varies considerably in brain‐dead organ donors without demonstrating a correlation to the onset of hypotension. Thus, we feel no need for a substitution treatment with any of the hormones investgated prior to organ explantation.


This study examines the concern for differences in economic conditions in maintaining the social integration of multi-ethnic farmers. Data collection was carried out by interviewing informants. The selection of informants is carried out using the snowball method, that is, finding key informants who have knowledge of the differences in social conditions, the process of social integration of farmers, then key informants indicate other informants. The results showed that differences in economic conditions were based on wealth/area of rice field ownership, ownership status, labor, production and income, marketing, savings and investment, consumption patterns, and capital. This leads to inequalities and knowledge gaps, differences in the ability to cope with the problems of the production process.  The solution of caring for each other can maintain the social integration of multi-ethnic farmers.  Social integration of society is characterized by mutual care, order, interdependence, uniformity of thinking, the importance of social order.  Strategies of maintaining social integration through concern for different economic conditions, training individuals to accept each other, adjust habits, open up, respect each other and recognize each other.  The contribution of the results of this study is beneficial for multi-ethnic communities with different socioeconomic conditions in living a sustainable life together


There has been a growing academic recognition of the increasing significance of psychologically – and behaviourally – informed modes of governance in recent years in a variety of different states. We contend that this academic research has neglected one important theme, namely the growing use of experiments as a way of developing and testing novel policies. Drawing on extensive qualitative and documentary research, this paper develops critical perspectives on the impacts of the psychological sciences on public policy, and considers more broadly the changing experimental form of modern states. The tendency for emerging forms of experimental governance to be predicated on very narrow, socially disempowering, visions of experimental knowledge production is critiqued. We delineate how psychological governance and emerging forms of experimental subjectivity have the potential to enable more empowering and progressive state forms and subjectivities to emerge through more open and collective forms of experimentation. . we like to do both some experimental studies to understand what's going on, but I very much like ... and most people in our lab do once in a while to go outside and deal with normal people and see how they respond ... But, you know, it's almost all the time that you use students, and they are a very specific group of people. (Academic, Netherlands interview 2014) The concept of 'beta' is relevant here. An established principle in technology development, beta versions are an early prototype version of a platform, tool or web presence. Beta is a powerful idea to apply to public policymaking. It changes expectations of performance and permanence of public services, given the signal of early-stage development and ongoing learning. Beta not only welcomes feedback, but proactively encourages challenges and critique from the public, potential users, colleagues, partners, experts and other relevant actors. 18)


Surgical Infections: Selective Antibiotic Therapy, edited by Robert E. Condon and Sherwood L. Gorbach, 180 pp, with illus, $29.95, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins Co, 1981. Two recent books are a welcome product of the increase in basic and clinical research in the area of surgical infectious diseases and of a growing degree of collaboration among specialists in this area. After early advances in the practice of asepsis and the basic principles of wound management, most surgeons, with some important exceptions, left research in basic mechanisms of infectious diseases to medical specialists. During several decades of antibiotic proliferation, much infectious disease research concentrated on antibiotic pharmacokinetics, mechanisms of action of antimicrobials, and the pathogenesis of systemic diseases caused by single microorganisms. During this period, infectious disease specialists and surgeons have tended to become somewhat separated, each feeling, with some justification, that the other did not fully understand the complexities of his


In this paper we are proposing a blockchain based video surveillance system. The proposed framework includes a collection of blockchain, with trusted internal managers. The video metadata is registered on the blockchain's distributed ledger thus preventing the possibility of data forgery. Proposed designs encrypt and collects footages, generates a license and exports video inside the blockchain. Because the blockchain's private database manages the decryption key for the film, the internal manager does not leak it without the consent of the owner. Also, the admin can securely maintain and send the footages by sending it to the DRM-applied video player the license created in the blockchain.


LETTERS Oral clodronate as treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta The benefits of treatment with intravenous pamidronate in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have recently been reported. 1–3 These include reduced bone resorption, increased bone density, and improved clinical outcomes as judged by apparently lower fracture rates. We would like to report a single case of OI treated by the orally administered bisphosphonate, clodronate, with good effect. A boy, whose mother was affected with clinically diagnosed type 1 osteogenesis im-perfecta, was referred to our unit aged 13 1 ⁄2 with a recent onset of severe back pain that had required hospital admission. He appeared of normal stature with blue sclerae and was able to walk independently. He had sustained four previous limb fractures; lateral radiographs of the thoracic and lumbar spine confirmed three vertebral wedge fractures. He was 158.9 cm tall (10th centile) and weighed 49 kg (25th centile). Lumbar spine bone mineral density scanning by dual x ray absorpiometry (DXA, Hologic QDR-1000, Hologic, Bedford, MA) revealed a BMD of 0.398 g/cm 2 (Z score −5.22, comparing his value to the average young man). Fasting uri-nary hydroxyproline/creatinine ratio, an index of bone resorption, was 96.6. With informed parental consent for " off label " usage, he was commenced on oral sodium clodronate (Bonefos, Leiras Oy, Turku, Finland) at a dose of 400 mg daily. Dietary intake of calcium and vitamin D was above the estimated average requirement and supplementation was not given. Subsequent BMD scanning after one year of therapy showed an improvement of bone density by 7.8% to 0.468 g/cm 2 with a consequent increase in the BMD Z score to −5.09. Treatment with clodronate was continued for five years, during which time he did not sustain any new low trauma fractures. By the end of treatment, his BMD was 0.552 and his Z score had improved from −5.22 at first referral to −4.59. The fasting urinary hy-droxyproline:creatinine ratio was decreased by 86% compared to baseline (13.6 v 96.6). Clodronate was discontinued for eight months; during this time his BMD remained stable but the Z score showed a small decline. His height at that stage lay on the 50th centile (176 cm) and his weight on the 10th (58 kg). The BMD remained considerably below the normal value and clodronate was recom-menced at a dose of 800 mg daily. Eight years after initial referral, his bone mineral density had increased by 60.6% to …


The band-to-band tunneling transistors have some performance advantages over the conventional MOSFETs due to the <60mV/dec sub-threshold slope. In this paper, carbon nanotubes are used as a model channel material to address issues that we believe will apply to BTBT FETs vs. MOSFETs more generally. We use pz-orbital tight-binding Hamiltonian and the non-equilibrium Green function (NEGF) formalism for rigorous treatment of dissipative quantum transport. A device level comparison of p-i-n TFETs and n-i-n MOSFETs in both ballistic and dissipative cases has been performed previously. In this paper, the possibility of using p-i-n TFETs in ultra-low power sub-threshold logic circuits is investigated using a rigorous numerical simulator. The results show that, in sub-threshold circuit operation, the p-i-n TFETs have better DC characteristics, and can deliver ~15x higher performance at the iso-P_LEAKAGE, iso-VDD conditions. Because p-i-n TFETs can operate at lower VDD than n-i-n MOSFETs, they can deliver ~3x higher performance at the same power (P_OPERATION). This results in ~3x energy reduction under iso-delay conditions. Therefore the p-i-n TFETs are more suitable for sub-threshold logic operation.


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The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between Porter's competitive strategies and performance of mobile telecommunication companies in Kenya. More specifically the study sought to determine the influence of cost leadership, differentiation and market focus strategies on performance of mobile telecommunication companies in Kenya. The target population of the study comprised of 241 management staff drawn from; Safaricom PLC, Airtel, Telkom and Equitel mobile telecommunication companies in Kenya. A sample of 117 respondents was selected purposively for the study. The study adopted a mixed method of explanatory and cross sectional survey research design approach. The research utilized both primary and secondary data. The data obtained was summarized using descriptive and inferential statistics. Pearson's correlation was used to determine the relationship between the variables, and multiple regression to determine the influence of Porter's competitive strategies on performance of mobile telecommunication companies. The study concluded that Porter's competitive strategies; cost leadership, differentiation and market focus strategies adopted by the telecommunication companies had a positive significant influence on their performance in terms of sales and market share in customer's subscription. The study recommended that mobile telecommunication companies in Kenya should embrace Porter's competitive strategies more to continue achieving competitive advantage and enhance their performance.


The forest resources management was oriented to the forest resources administrator of a county or a city,and was aimed to design a transfer management model which integrated forest resources transfer business process,such as application,approval,investigation and assessment,information publishing,property license issuance and task design etc.Based on a great deal of requirement investigation and analysis,designed the business process,data flow and function architecture of the forest resources transfer office system by soft engineering,and developed a platform which is advanced,useful,safe,open,interoperable and personal.From the usage result of its application in Jiande City of Zhejiang Province,the system runs stably and the management work efficiency and benifit are increased greatly.[Ch,5 fig.13 ref.]


This study seeks to investigate ICT acceptance of EFL teachers in Indonesia particularly in the level of Senior High School by discovering ICT tools used by EFL teachers; examining the levels of EFL teachers' acceptance of ICT in TEFL; identifying the factors that affect EFL teachers' acceptance of ICT in TEFL as well as the barriers that EFL teachers encounter in integrating ICT in TEFL; and exploring the roles of ICT in TEFL.This case study was carried out in the context of a private Senior High School in Surakarta known to have an excellent ICT infrastructure. Using simple purposive sampling, three EFL teachers at the school who were familiar with ICT and had experienced teaching English with ICT were selected as the participants of this study. Some techniques of qualitative data collection were employed in this study such as questionnaire interview, observation, and documentation. The data were initially explored by coding the data and grouping the codes into categories based on the themes. Then, the data were displayed by using tables, figures, and narratives. Finally, the conclusion was drawn.  Several major findings of this study were: (1) several types of ICT tools and devices used by EFL teachers in this study were laptop, smartphone PowerPoint, video, application dictionary, video game, learning platform, email, and Open Education Resources; (2) the majority of the teachers successfully achieved high level of ICT acceptance either in terms of the frequency of use or the impact of ICT adoption on teaching and learning; (3) the factors that affected EFL teachers' acceptance of ICT sourced from both external factors such as ICT characteristics, training, teaching in digital age, and school's support, and internal factors such as teachers' perception towards the usefulness of ICT and the level of difficulties of ICT, and teachers' personal experience with ICT; (4) the barriers to ICT integration in TEFL included lack of excellent ICT facilities, lack of ICT-related pedagogical events for teachers, the restriction on language laboratory use, lack of smartphone in the classroom, and teachers' sense of incredulity at students; and (5) ICT had crucial roles in TEFL in which its adoption could support teaching strategies, increase students' motivation and interest, facilitate teachers and students' interactions, foster students' centeredness, and enhance students' performance and achievement.Apart from the problems in the implementation of ICT in TEFL, the evidence would appear to suggest that the benefits of ICT far outweigh any risks. To effectively integrate ICT in TEFL, EFL teachers should have a willingness to work on their initiatives.


ABSTRACT The present case study describes how the founding, by faculty, of a nonprofit organization has aided marketing instructors (and instructors other disciplines) in teaching students to understand and apply marketing (and other business) theories in a "real-world" environment. To that end, the case study is organized as follows. First, it offers a short discussion on the pros and cons of working with for-profit versus nonprofit organizations to add value to the learning experience for students. Second, it describes the benefits and drawbacks instructors and/or students have experienced from starting their own nonprofit organization as a teaching or learning tool to help translate marketing theory into marketing application.


Birthweight is a significant determinant of neonatal and post-neonatal morbidity and mortality. In this analysis the authors use vital birth records for the US 1983-1987 to develop a model of expected birthweight and identify states and counties where the observed birthweights are lower than the model predicts. Infants born in the Rocky Mountains have lower than average birthweight an effect which is related to altitude-induced hypoxia. Infants born in the southeastern states have lower birthweight largely because of the larger proportion of Blacks in these states. After controlling for a number of factors known to be related to birthweight (gender race mothers age mothers education marital status and altitude) the authors identify high-risk counties in which birthweight is lower than expected. These "worse-than-expected" areas deserve a closer look to identify additional factors that contribute to lower birthweight and that can be reduced by specific interventions. (authors)


Background and objectives: The course of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) is still under analysis. The majority of complications arising from the infection are related to the respiratory system. The adverse effect of the viral infection on bone and joint tissue has also been observed. Materials and Methods: We present a group of 10 patients with degeneration of hip, with a background of avascular necrosis (AVN) immediately after infection with the COVID-19 virus. In MR imaging, changes in the characteristics of AVN were documented. Results: Observation of this group showed a clear correlation among the history of COVID-19 disease in the patients, moderately severe symptoms, high levels of IgG antibodies, and the time of occurrence of joint changes. No other clinically significant complications were observed following COVID-19 infection in the study group. No other risk factors for AVN or autoimmune or degenerative diseases were found in the study group. The group of patients responded well to empirical treatment with steroids, which normalized acute inflammatory symptoms and pain in the joints. Conclusions: During coronavirus (COVID-19) infection, there are complications in the locomotor system, such as microembolism and the formation of AVN;hence, more research is needed. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research) is the property of Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)


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The objective of this thesis is to study the evolution of scalar field carried by a flow from a temporal image sequence. The estimation of the velocity field of turbulent flow is of major importance for understanding the physical phenomenon. Up to now the problem of turbulence is generally ignored in the flow equation of existing methods. An information given by image is discrete at pixel size. Depending on the turbulent rate of the flow, pixel and time resolutions may become too large to neglect the effect of sub-pixel small-scales on the pixel velocity field. For this, we propose a flow equation defined by a filtered concentration transport equation where a classic turbulent sub-grid eddy viscosity model is introduced in order to account for this effect. To formulate the problem, we use a Markovian approach. An unwarping multiresolution by pyramidal decomposition is proposed which reduces the number of operations on images. The optimization coupled with a multigrid approach allows to estimate the optimal 2D real velocity field. Our approach is tested on synthetic andreal image sequences (PIV laboratory experiment and remote sensing data of dust storm event) with high Reynolds number. Comparisons with existing approaches are very promising.


Nutritionally balanced mixture of ingredients provided to fish, support the maintenance, growth, reproductive performance, flesh quality and health of the animals at an acceptable cost.The feed supplementation affects the water quality and culture systems. Aflatoxins are a family of extremely toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic compounds produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus.The present study was planned to study the effect of aflatoxin B1 on growth and histology of various development stages of Catla catla.For this purpose three trials were conducted on the different age groups i.e. advanced fry, fingerlings and on fingerling fish intra peritonially. Aspergillus parasiticus. National Road Racing League (NRRL) 2999 was grown on rice for aflatoxin production in Quality Operation Lab. Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences Lahore).A total number of 25 healthy Catla catla weighing 150±10 gm were collected from Fish Farm of the University and maintained in glass aquaria.The fish were supplied with a commercial fish ration (fish meal, maize gluten meal, soyabean meal, sunflower meal, rice polish, molases) previously analyzed without detectable aflatoxinB1.The water temperature was kept at 29±2oC throughout the experiment.Aflatoxin B1was administered intra peritoneally beneath the pelvic fin in each Catla catla weighing 150 gm.Dosages prepared were 0.09 ml aflatoxin B1/1cc distilled water, 0.180ml/1.5 cc distilled water, 0.271ml/2 cc distilled water, 0.361ml/2.5 cc distilled water 0.451 ml/3 cc distilled water which was here after regarded as 10 ppb, 20ppb, 30ppb, 40ppb, 50ppb respectively and served as different treatments. Control group, however, did not receive any aflatoxin B1. Blood was sampled over 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, 96 hours and 120 hours and collected from the caudal vein, gills and heart using a medical syringe previously rinsed with 2.7% ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (EDTA) solution for laboratory analysis. Haematological parameters, like red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), haemoglobin (HB), albumen (ALB), and globulin(GLB) levels, A G and Total Protein were determined.The result showed that Catla catla is very susceptible to aflatoxin intoxication. If injected intraperitoneally its toxicity spread immediately to each and every part of its body, hold control of each organ, destabilize, and disrupts its function changing its products or making of its own will. The cascade of events totally damages the functioning and viability of an organ ultimately succumbing the animal.In the 2nd experiment, advanced fry Catla catla were used as an experimental animals and studies were conducted for the period of three months.There were 5 treatments and a control with two replicates in each.180 advanced fry were randomly stocked having 15 No. each glass aquaria. 30% crude protein containing feed ingredients such as fish meal, maize gluten meal, soya bean meal, sunflower meal, rice polish and molasses were analyzed for the presence or absence of toxins by qualitative and quantitative methods. Control group was free of aflatoxins while the remaining 5 treatment received aflatoxin in the order of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 ppb hereafter termed as T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5. All the fishes in various groups were regularly and equally fed at the rate of 5% of their body weight daily.Response to feed was measured in growth increments and histopathological damages to the tissues /cells in vital organs. All the water quality parameters were monitored on fortnightly basis.At the end of the experiment, all fishes were harvested weighed, measured and dissected for histopathological studies.The result showed that the advanced fry of Catla catla were more susceptible as compared to fingerlings. Fishes in control group grew much better than those exposed to aflatoxin containing feed.In the 3rd trial, fingerling of Catla catla were stocked in the aquariums for the period of three months.In this trial aflatoxin produced in the trial was mixed in feed at various proportions to elucidate its effect on growth performance of fingerlings Catla catla. For this experiment 10 fingerling were stocked into twelve glass aquaria containing twenty liter of water. One control without aflatoxin B1 while other five test groups with duplicate received aflatoxin B1.After twelve week experimental period, liver, kidney and intestine were collected from the control and aflatoxin B1 exposed groups for histopathological studies of fingerlings. Feed ingredients such as fish meal, maize gluten meal, soya bean meal, sunflower meal, rice polish and molasses were analysed for the presence or absence of toxins by qualitative and quantitative methods.The results showed that Catla catla is very susceptible to aflatoxin intoxication. If administered orally its toxicity spread slowly and steadily with the increments of dosage.The control aquarium showed the best growth while growth decreased from T1 to T5 when aflatoxin B1 dose increased in the feed.This cascade of events totally damaged the functioning and viability of an organ ultimately succumbing the animal to death.


A narrow therapeutic index drug (NTID) has a narrow window between its effective doses and doses that can cause adverse toxic effects, necessitating strict monitoring for drug safety. This study aimed to identify and classify the drug-related problems (DRPs) associated with the use of NTI drugs. A prospective cohort study was carried out in the in-patient departments of General Medicine, Paediatrics, Cardiology, and Neurology at a tertiary care hospital over a nine-month period. Patients of either gender receiving at least one NTID included after obtaining their consent. The patients were followed until their discharge for any DRP occurrence. The list of the NTIDs was compiled through a review of literature review and the hospital's formulary. Hepler & Strand's classification was adopted to classify the identified DRPs. The odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval was used to determine the predictors for DRP occurrence. A total of 241 DRPs associated with NTIDs were identified among 120 patients. Drug–drug interactions accounted for 61% of the DRPs, followed by subtherapeutic dosing (18.26%) and adverse drug reactions (9.96%). On average, each patient experienced 2.74 DRPs. The predictors for DRP occurrence included gender (odds ratio [OR] 2.65, p = .012), comorbid conditions (OR 2.947, p < .001), polypharmacy involving more than 11 drugs (OR 3.987, p < .033), and a hospital stay exceeding 7 days (OR 1.087, p = .022). Despite providing the best therapeutic care, DRPs associated with NTIDs persist and can compromise patient safety. Therefore, involving clinical pharmacists in the early detection of DRPs can enhance overall patient safety.


WITH the acceleration of the process of economic integration and simultaneous enlargement of the European Union, the results of the experience of sectoral approach with gradual addition to almost all economic value-ad~~d activities of Europe have demonstrated before the world the virtues of economic and political cooperation and pooling of national sovereignty by countries of western Europe. Irdia has been active in promoting diplomatic ap.d business interactions with the European Union from the very beginning. India has been the first Third World country to establish high level diplomatic relations with the new grouping and de facto taking it as a separate economic and political entity. The commercial policy of the often referred "fortress Europe" has proved wrong the prophets of doom for the Third World countries, and India, on the whole, has been a major beneficiary in promoting and diversifying its trade, investment and technology flows with the me.mber countries of the European Union both through bilateral negotiations and ··--the Eu· arrangement--------.-_ ----,-~-~--~--------


Background Childhood obesity is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Although ventricular remodeling has been reported in obese youth, early tissue‐level markers within the myocardium that precede organ‐level alterations have not been described. Methods and Results We studied 21 obese adolescents (mean age, 17.7±2.6 years; mean body mass index [BMI], 41.9±9.5 kg/m2, including 11 patients with type 2 diabetes [T2D]) and 12 healthy volunteers (age, 15.1±4.5 years; BMI, 20.1±3.5 kg/m2) using biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) to phenotype cardiac structure, function, and interstitial matrix remodeling by standard techniques. Although left ventricular ejection fraction and left atrial volumes were similar in healthy volunteers and obese patients (and within normal body size‐adjusted limits), interstitial matrix expansion by CMR extracellular volume fraction (ECV) was significantly different between healthy volunteers (median, 0.264; interquartile range [IQR], 0.253 to 0.271), obese adolescents without T2D (median, 0.328; IQR, 0.278 to 0.345), and obese adolescents with T2D (median, 0.376; IQR, 0.336 to 0.407; P=0.0001). ECV was associated with BMI for the entire population (r=0.58, P<0.001) and with high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein (r=0.47, P<0.05), serum triglycerides (r=0.51, P<0.05), and hemoglobin A1c (r=0.76, P<0.0001) in the obese stratum. Conclusions Obese adolescents (particularly those with T2D) have subclinical alterations in myocardial tissue architecture associated with inflammation and insulin resistance. These alterations precede significant left ventricular hypertrophy or decreased cardiac function.


SUMMARY The cardiovascular effects of tubocurarine and pancuronium have been compared in mongrel dogs anaesthetized with hyperbaric nitrous oxide. Tubocurarine produced a fall in cardiac output and heart rate which was associated with hypotension. Pancuronium caused a slight rise in mean arterial blood pressure and cardiac output.


Generalized severe epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS‐gen sev) is a genetic blistering skin disease in which autosomal dominant mutations in either the keratin KRT5 or KRT14 genes lead to impaired function of the intermediate filament cytoskeleton in the basal epidermis. Here we present an ex vivo RNA trans‐splicing‐based therapeutic approach to correct the phenotype.


In this paper we present the implementation of a WebRTC gateway service that can forward ad-hoc RTP data plane traffic from a browser inside a local hospital network to a browser on a local home network. The gateway leverages the same infrastructure used by the hospital to tunnel sensor and control data for medical devices in home-care deployments. In our use case, doctors at hospitals can only access port 80 through the hospital firewall on external machines, and they need to communicate with patients who are typically behind a NAT in a local WiFi network. VPN solutions only work for staff but not between patients and staff. Our solution solves this problem by redirecting all WebRTC traffic through a gateway service on the local network that has a secure tunnel established with a public gateway. The public gateway redirects traffic from multiple concurrent streams securely between local gateway services that connect to it. The local gateways also communicate with browsers on their local network to mimic a direct browser-to-browser connection without having to change the browser runtime. We have demonstrated that this technique works well within the hospital network and arbitrary patient networks, without the need for any individual host configuration. In our evaluation we show that the latency overhead is 18-20 ms for each concurrent stream added to the same gateway service, which is not discernible with a naked eye until you have more than 10 concurrent streams.


Acute postoperative pain remains a major problem, with both undertreatment and overtreatment leading to serious consequences, including increased risk of persistent postoperative pain, impaired rehabilitation, increased length of stay and/or hospital readmission, and adverse events related to excessive analgesic use, such as oversedation. New analgesic medications and techniques have been introduced that target the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative periods to better manage acute postoperative pain, with improvements in analgesic efficacy and safety over more traditional pain management approaches. This review provides an overview of these new analgesic medications and techniques. Specific topics that are discussed include the use of preoperative nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs, anxiolytics, and anticonvulsants; intraoperative approaches such as neuraxial analgesia, continuous local anesthetic wound infusion, transversus abdominis plane block, extended‐release epidural morphine, intravenous acetaminophen, and intravenous ketamine; and postoperative use of intravenous ibuprofen, new opioids (eg, tapentadol) or opioid formulations (morphine–oxycodone), and patient‐controlled analgesia.


In order to solve the problem of on-line adjustments of PID parameter,proposes a new method of fuzzy neural network adaptive PID control in direct current(DC) speed regulating system aiming at advocate-drag system of Dragon-planer.Analyze constitution of electric device at planer,integrate advantages of neural network and fuzzy control,That is a fuzzy neural network control be composed by combination of neural network with fuzzy logic system and PID controller,and then composing fuzzy neural network controller,process system simulation through MATALAB.In design,fuzzy rule is integrated into neural network.The control principles of fuzzy neural network controller are taken to realize adjustment of fuzzy rule and membership function parameter by self-learning adaptive ability.The simulation result shows that the system has good dynamic and static characteristic than general controller.


The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Plutonium Facility conducts numerous programmatic activities involving plutonium to include device fabrication, development of improved and/or unique fabrication techniques, metallurgy research, and laser isotope separation. A Safety Analysis Report (SAR) for the building 332 Plutonium Facility was completed in July 1994 to address operational safety and acceptable risk to employees, the public, government property, and the environmental. This paper outlines the PRA analysis of the Evaluation Basis Fire (EBF) operational accident. The EBF postulates the worst-case programmatic impact event for the Plutonium Facility.


The mechanism of adhesive bonding of rubber to metal using an interlayer of bonding agent (adhesive) is discussed with respect to various physical and chemical events such as adsorption at the metal surface, chemical crosslinking within the adhesive, interdiffusion, and formation of interpenetrating networks at the rubber–adhesive interface. An investigation on the peel strength of a natural rubber (NR)–adhesive–metal joint, made by vulcanization bonding using nitrile–phenolic adhesive containing various concentrations of toluene diisocyanate–nitrosophenol (TDI–NOP) adduct, is presented. A single-coat adhesive, consisting of a p-cresol phenol formaldehyde resin, nitrile rubber (NBR), and vulcanizing agents in methyl ethyl ketone solvent, was selected for the study. Considerable improvement in the peel strength was obtained by the incorporation of TDI–NOP adduct into the nitrile–phenolic adhesive. The peel strength increases as the concentration of TDI–NOP adduct in the adhesive composition increases, then levels off with a transition from interfacial failure to cohesive tearing of rubber. The peel strength improvement is believed to be attributed to the interfacial reactions between the bonding agent and natural rubber, when TDI–NOP adduct is incorporated. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 81: 2597–2608, 2001


The success of turbo codes and iterative decoding in the field of channel coding for the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and other channels has led to the investigation of iterative techniques in a wide range of disciplines. The essential element of all iterative processing techniques is some form of a soft-input, soft-output (SISO) module. A detailed description is given of the most common SISO modules, namely the soft-output Viterbi algorithm (SOVA) and several versions of the Bahl, Cocke, Jelinek and Raviv (BCJR) or maximum a posteriori (MAP) algorithm. These algorithms are described in the context of their application to the decoding of binary convolutional codes.

Keywords:

SOVA;
MAP;
SISO;
BCJR;
turbo;
iterative


Many attempts had been made to improve the highway assignment component of a four-step travel demand model, in such that the model would generate more realistic speed and travel time estimates. These estimates determined performance measures, which were used to evaluate projects and help policy makers to make decisions in the planning process. With the help of advanced computer technology, and research and development efforts, dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) had become a viable modeling option. This paper explored the benefits of applying the DTA methodology in a small urban environment and the implications in planning analysis. Unlike in static assignment, where time and speed were unrealistically assumed to be constant over a period of analysis time and that the results of one analysis period did not affect the next analysis period, DTA assumed that travel time and speed changed by time segment and that the results of one time segment would affect the next time segment. In DTA the demand trips were assumed to enter the network over the course of the model time period and that no link would handle more traffic than its capacity. These features would conceptually enable DTA to produce results that were more reflective to reality. A case study was conducted for Morristown, a small urban town in New Jersey with a population of 18,500. Two assignment applications, static and DTA were developed using the Cube software. Input data was obtained from subarea-extraction of the Morris County Transportation Model. The assignment methodologies were tested using two hypothetical network scenarios. The analysis results were compared and the assignment methodologies were evaluated. This study also demonstrated a process of developing a DTA assignment application for a small urban area based on a regional model.


This article represents reworked aspects of the DD dissertation of Dr Darius Botha, titled 'Prediking en die mens geaffekteer met
kanker', completed under the supervision of Prof. Dr Cas Wepener and Prof. Dr Cas Vos, Department of Practical Theology, Faculty of
Theology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.


BACKGROUND
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined set of low level diode laser scanner (665 nm and 808nm) on hair growth, and assessment of safety and effectiveness of a new laser scanner on hair growth treatment procedure in androgenic alopecia.

METHODS
90 patients (18 to 70 years) with androgenic alopecia were randomized into three groups. The first group (n=30) received 655 nm red light using laser hat, the second group (n=30) received 655 nm red laser plus 808 nm infrared laser using a laser scanner of hair growth device (with the patent number: 77733) and the third group (n=30) received no laser as the control group.

RESULTS
Patients in laser scanner group had better results and showed a higher increase in terminal hair density compared with laser hat group (mean of 9.61 versus 9.16 per cm2). We found significant decrease in terminal hair density from baseline in control group (mean -1.8 per cm2, p<0.0001).

CONCLUSION
Results showed a statistically significant improvement in the laser scanner of the hair growth group compared with laser hat and the control group. The study showed that treatment with new laser devise had a promising result without any observable adverse effects.


This study aims to identify the consciousness level of Muslim converts towards halal food in Malaysia. This is a quantitative form of study involving 100 of Malaysian Muslim converts who attend classes in Malaysian Islamic Welfare Organisation (PERKIM) Centre, Malaysian Chinese Association (MACMA), Department of Federal Territory Islamic Affairs (JAWI) and Darul Falah Hostel located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The students were randomly selected for the study. The main objective of the study is to identify the most frequent attended food stores, to analyze the aspects affecting the Muslim converts prior to food purchase as well as to identify the common action been taken regarding the status of a food product for self-satisfaction. The findings show that the frequency of those Muslim converts attending the food stores is at the low level (mean 2.52). However, the significant level for the aspects affecting them prior to food purchase is at the moderate level (mean 2.84), while the level of common action been taken regarding the status of a food product for self-satisfaction as a whole is also at the moderate level (mean 3.37).


—The Liquid Resin Infusion (LRI) is a process that has the greatest development and cost reduction potential for the manufacture of large complex parts which made of composite materials. The viscosity/temperature pair is the essential criterion for the smooth running of the infusion in order to obtain composite parts of quality. However, humidity is a threatening factor for composite materials. Therefore, aging factors and a predictive model of durability were investigated on a new polymer B and second time on A-150, A-185 polymer systems already certified for use in the aircraft and aerospace industry. Tensile tests were carried out at temperatures T = − 40 ◦ C , 25 ◦ C , 70 ◦ C . In this paper, an initial small experimental dataset of 33 samples is used to analyze the strain of polymers systems as a function of aging time, temperature, Young modulus and the breaking stress. In the view of the very small dataset, the strain of polymers systems is predicted by training Levenberg–Marquardt (LM), Bayesian regularization (BR), and Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) algorithm with a regularized cost function algorithms. This paper is considered a first part of the problem. In this part, we give the setting of the experimental problem and we approach the theoretical part concerning Bayesian regularization and the BFGS algorithm. The article of part II will present the numerical results as well as its analysis.


The purpose of this research study is to examine the impact of Computer Studies among teachers and students of secondary schools in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, especially as it affects the teaching and learning process. The authors adopted a descriptive survey design for this study using four research questions which were formulated based on the purpose of the research. The results of the study indicate that Computer Studies has positive impact in the teaching and learning process in secondary schools in Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. From the findings, the computer literacy level of the students was found to be low while that of the teachers was slightly higher than that of the students. The results of the study also show that equipment and infrastructure such as computers and other information and communication technology (ICT) facilities are also needed in schools to facilitate the acquisition of basic computer skills among teachers and students in secondary schools and thereby increase their computer literacy level.


Bourgeois et al. ([1][1]) write with concerns of what they perceive as "inaccurate and incomplete reporting, as well as ethical concerns about the informed consent process," of a trial published in 2007 by ourselves ([2][2]).

First, we wish to dispel any suggestion that the authors were not


Abstract Planet migration plays a crucial role in shaping planetary systems, and has therefore received a lot of attention in recent years in an effort to compare the statistical properties of observed exoplanets with the predictions of planet formation and migration theories. By modifying the propagation properties of the waves induced by the planet in the disk, the presence of a strong magnetic field can dramatically influence planet migration, in some cases reversing its direction. The more realistic case of a weaker magnetic field is less clear, although turbulent MHD simulations by Baruteau et al. (2011) suggest an effect on the corotation torque. Here, we present a study of the corotation torque in 2D laminar disks containing a toroidal magnetic field. We performed MHD simulations of the interaction between the magnetic field and the horseshoe motion of the gas, and found that this results in an additional corotation torque. This additional torque can be strong enough to reverse migration even for a field which pressure is only one percent of the thermal pressure. We speculate that this could lead to long range outward migration in the outer part of protoplanetary disks and may explain the observations by direct imaging of planets at several tens of AU from their star like the 4 planets system HR 8799.


Industrial planning involves an in-depth understanding and continual consideration of all phases in the product lifecycle, and the interdependences of subtasks, from conceptual design to implementation and beyond. In some engineering disciplines, for example construction, the problem is compounded by the number and types of disparate disciplines involved in the lifecycle, and in the case of major projects, the final results are all too often characterised by budget deficits and project timescale overruns. The paper describes an approach to industrial planning which relies on a centralised symbolic model of the proposed project in terms of a fusion of three distinct relational models; component, action and resource. The paper describes the philosophy of model based planning and its application in the industrial context.


The first half of "Erkanbert's" commentary on the Gospel of John consists of his classroom notes taken from lectures by his teacher Rudolf of Fulda, the second half of Erkanbert's own elaboration of materials provided by Rudolf. The recent partial edition of this commentary by Michael M. Gorman covers Rudolf's exegesis of John's Gospel, ch. 1. The editor claims that the Rudolf part doesn't show any "verbatim citations" from previous exegesis and is therefore to be considered an original work. A comparison with the homiliae devoted to John's gospel in the Gospel homiliae collections by Gregoy the Great and the Venerable Bede as well as with the standard commentaries on John's Gospel by Augustine and Alcuin shows that Rudolf relies on this previous exegesis, not only in several striking "verbatim citations", but also in a number of paraphrases of passages from these exegetical sources. Since Rudolf apparently knew and used these materials, the edited text can also be corrected and improved at places. Althou...


Wireless sensor networks (WSN) have affected various military and civilian applications. Target tracking is one of the top applications of WSNs. Efficient computation and energy dissipation are critical requirements for a WSN when used in target tracking. The goals are to maximize the network's lifetime while ensuring accuracy. Existing methods such as the LEACH-based algorithms suffer either complex computations or redundant data/sensor deployment. Those drawbacks result in inefficient energy use and/or computation overhead. Optimized communication and organization (OCO) is a method that provides self-organizing and routing capabilities. OCO ensures maximum accuracy, efficient energy dissipation, and low computation overhead. We have conducted simulation-based evaluations to compare the performance of OCO against LEACH and direct communication (DC), under various scenarios. This paper discusses OCO, the simulation set-up, the performance metrics, and the analysis of the results


The scientific community has been addressing the topic of last-mile delivery for years. To improve parcel delivery efficiency, a variety of different technologies have been created. Over the past 15 years, the focus has shifted from the operational efficiency of the individual organization to restoring sustainability and making cities more livable. As a result of the increased environmental burden, governments are enacting a growing number of restrictive measures, which will intensify economic challenges. To remain competitive, more cost-effective solutions are required. The goal of this article is to examine the significance of collaboration between CEP partners based on scientific interest, with the help of a systematic literature review. This examination is important since, despite the fact that working together with other service providers and competitors could be a favorable option for last mile suppliers looking to improve their efficiency, results show little interest in this approach. Although this strategy appears straightforward due to the potential financial and environmental benefits, there are only a few examples of collaboration in the field of last mile parcel delivery according to the results of the review. Since cooperation seems to be an inevitable operating model of the CEP market in the future, it is of utmost importance for scientific research to investigate the factors hindering the development of cooperation.


Participation-model-management organization,i e Forest Protection Committee,is the bridge between mountain area inhabitants,other organizations and forestry section.In addition to the necessity of its existence,it has positive significance for the mountainous area's sustainable development and economic development.The success of participation-model-management lies in the role adjustments and orientations of mountain area inhabitants,other organizations and forestry section.


This paper addresses the need for terminology convergence and the systematic use of up-to-date descriptors and
 concepts in the European higher education and labor market environments. Rapid developments in the language industry are
 remodelling the translation profession in particular and generating new processes, new training needs and, therefore, a new skills
 demand. Changing market expectations, cross-occupational mobility and multifaceted professional profiles in the translation
 industry claim to exploit the full potential of standard and multilingual taxonomies like ESCO – the European Classification of
 Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations. This research draws on the European Master's in Translation (EMT) competence
 framework for 2018–2024 to perform a descriptive analysis of the English and Spanish entries for the occupation of "translator" in
 ESCO's latest 2020 version. Findings suggest that ESCO's content could be aligned with the professionally oriented EMT framework
 to overcome shortcomings in representing translators' identity and present the reality of the translation market, while matching
 its content more accurately to the most relevant skills and competences generally developed in current translator training
 programs.


Abstract We shall be concerned with the buckling of a thin circular elastic plate simply supported along a boundary, subjected to a radial compressive load uniformly distributed along its boundary. One of the main engineering concerns is to reduce deformations of plate structures. It is well known that von Kármán equations provide an established model that describes nonlinear deformations of elastic plates. Our approach to study plate deformations is based on bifurcation theory. We will find critical values of the compressive load parameter by reducing von Kármán equations to an operator equation in Hölder spaces with a nonlinear Fredholm map of index zero. We will prove a sufficient condition for bifurcation by the use of a gradient version of the Crandall-Rabinowitz theorem due to A.Yu. Borisovich and basic notions of representation theory. Moreover, applying the key function method by Yu.I. Sapronov we will investigate the shape of bifurcation branches.


The incidence of chorionepithelioma malignum, destructive mole, and benign hydatidiform mole varies considerably in different parts of the world, but is much greater in the Orient than elsewhere (Acosta-Sison, 1949; Joint project, 1958; N o v a k and W o o d r u f f, I 962). No reports have appeared on the occurrence of such tumours in Norway since S u n d e in 1920 published his series of chorionepithelioma malignum. From I 952, however, there has been compulsory registration of all malignant diseases in Norway, and consequently today it is possible to give the exact number of malignant trophoblastic tumours diagnosed each year within this geographically defined area. The aim of the present paper is to contribute to our knowledge of the incidence and the prognosis of chorionepithelioma malignum and destructive mole, and of the relationship between these tumours and benign hydatidiform mole.


According to the requirement of borehole construction for buried pipe engineering and considering the technological requirement of engineering exploration and anchoring construction,DZ-200 multi-functional drill was developed,which is light,high efficient,suitable for rotary and percussive rotary drilling.The paper introduced the drill about the structure feature,technical parameter and the appliction effect in borehole construction of shallow buried pipe for ground source heat pump.


Objective: To explore long-term psychiatric outcomes in individuals with a history of childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) or orthopedic injury (OI). Setting: Hospital emergency department, medical admission records and outpatient settings. Participants: There were 95 males (M = 22.78 years, SD = 3.44 years) and 74 females (M = 22.27 years, SD = 3.09 years), 65 with mild TBI (M = 23.25 years, SD = 3.58 years), 61 with moderate-severe TBI (M = 22.34 years, SD = 2.79 years), and 43 with OI (M = 21.81 years, SD = 3.36 years). Design: Longitudinal, between-subjects, cross-sectional design using retrospective and current data. Main Measures: Semistructured interview to obtain psychiatric diagnoses and background information, and medical records for identification of TBI. Results: Group with moderate-severe TBI presented with significantly higher rates of any anxiety disorder (&khgr;22 = 6.81, P = .03) and comorbid anxiety disorder (&khgr;22 = 6.12, P < .05). Group with overall TBI presented with significantly higher rates of any anxiety disorder (&khgr;21 = 5.36, P = .02), panic attacks (&khgr;21 = 4.43, P = .04), specific phobias (&khgr;21 = 4.17, P = .04), and depression (&khgr;21 = 3.98, P < .05). Prediction analysis revealed a statistically significant model (&khgr;27 = 41.84, P < .001) explaining 23% to 37% of the variance in having any anxiety disorder, with significant predictors being group (TBI) and gender (female). Conclusions: Children who have sustained a TBI may be vulnerable to persistent anxiety, panic attacks, specific phobias, and depression, even 13 years after the injury event.


We have proposed a programmable PMD Emulator and its measurement system based on a variable Faraday rotator. This emulator can generate two components of SOPMD, which measured by developed measurement system agree with the simulation.


The level of physical development and peculiarities of health in student were studied. 50 students of humanitarian specialties with two groups for health states: general and special medical was diagnostics. The study are showed that states of cardio-vascular system and physical performance are changes of structure of health in students of special groups. This data are indicate on improve of cardio-vascular system of students with differ level of health as need of attention of physical education as general factors of physical performance formed.


Background and aim: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH, group 1) and chronic thromboembolic PH (CTEPH, group 4) have different pathophysiology. Our study tested the hypothesis that PAH and CTEPH display different characteristics on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). Methods: 46 patients (mean age 54±15 yrs; 22F) entered the study, namely 23 PAH and 23 CTEPH matched for age and sex. They underwent right heart catheterization and cine and phase-contrast CMR (1.5 T scanner, Siemens) with electrocardiographic gating (delay ±48h). Results: PAH and CTEPH had similar body surface area (1.7±0.2 vs 1.8±0.2 m 2 ) and similar invasive hemodynamics, including mean pulmonary arterial pressure (48±14 vs 47±11 mmHg), pulmonary vascular resistance (9±4 vs 10±4 wu) and right atrial pressure (7±4 vs 7±5 mmHg) (each p = ns). PAH and CTEPH had similar ventricular morphology and function, especially RV ejection fraction (30±13 vs 30±15%), RV end-diastolic area (34±8 vs 32±9 cm 2 ), left ventricular end-diastolic area (26±5 vs 26±7 cm 2 ) and area ratio (1.3±0.3 vs 1.3±0.4) (each p = ns). Pulmonary artery data were similar, namely pulmonary artery trunk diameter (33±4 vs 33±4 mm), pulmonary artery pulsatility (15±8 vs 18±14%), mean pulmonary flow (4.5±1.8 vs 4.1±1.3 L/min), mean flow velocity (9±4 vs 9±3 cm/sec), acceleration time (94±15 vs 101±14 msec) and ejection time (317±34 vs 315±52 msec) (each p = ns). Conclusion: Age- and sex-matched PAH and CTEPH patients displayed similar values of the classical CMR indices. Although these results need to be confirmed on larger samples, it is suggested that the main CMR data may be interpreted without the need to take into account the PAH vs CTEPH etiology.


Numerical simulations of flow over hills that are partially covered with a forest canopy are performed. This represents a much more realistic situation than previous studies that have generally concentrated on hills that are fully-forested. The results show that the flow over the hill is sensitive to where on the hill the forest is positioned. In particular, for low slopes flow separation is predominantly located within the forest on the lee slope. This has implications for the transport of scalars in the forest canopy. For large hills the results show more variability in scalar concentrations within the canopy compared to either a fully-forested hill or a patch of forest over flat terrain. These results are likely to have implications for a range of applications including the siting and interpretation of flux measurements over forests in complex terrain, predicting wind damage to trees and wind-farm developments. Calculation of the hill-induced pressure drag and canopy-plus-surface stress shows a strong sensitivity to the position of the forest relative to the hill. Depending on the position of the forest the individual drag terms may be strongly enhanced or reduced and may even change sign. The net impact is generally to reduce the total drag compared to an equivalent fully-forested hill, but the amount of the reduction depends strongly on the position of the forest canopy on the hill. In many cases with large, wide hills there is a clear separation of scales between the adjustment of the canopy to a forest edge (of order 6 - 8Lc, where Lc is the canopy adjustment length scale) and the width of the hill. This separation means that the hill-induced pressure and flow fields and the forest-edge induced pressure and flow fields can in some sense be considered as acting separately. This provides a means of explaining the combined effects of partial forestation and terrain. It also offers a simple method for modelling the changes in drag over a hill due to partial forest cover by considering the impact of the hill and the partial canopy separately. Scaling arguments based on this idea successfully collapse the modelled drag over a range of different hill widths and heights and for different canopy parameters. This offers scope for a relatively simple parametrization of the effects of partial forest cover on the drag over a hill.


The scientific article discusses the goals, priorities and main features of the global project "Economic Belt of the Silk Road", analyzes foreign trade relations and investment cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the People's Republic of China, and suggests a development strategy for the Chinese-Belarusian project "Silk Road".


The 1994 English syllabus has long been implemented at schools. However, information on how far the implementation of the syllabus has been successful is not sufficiently available. The writer thinks information about the implementation of the syllabus is necessary to guaranttee success of the teaching English at school. This study explores the SMU English teachers' competence in developing the teaching materials and strategies according to the 1994 English syllabus. It is affirmed that teaching materials and strategies are crucial in the learning teaching process and are not separable from the syllabus


With internal research and development (IRAD) and NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) funding, Ball Aerospace has developed the HSRL (high spectral resolution lidar) for Aerosols Winds and Clouds using the Optical Autocovariance Wind Lidar (HAWC-OAWL) – a Doppler wind lidar system to measure winds and aerosol levels from aerosol backscatter. The Doppler receiver uses a Quadrature Mach Zehnder Interferometer (QMZI) receiver that measures changes in fringe phase (e.g. Doppler induced changes in laser frequency) and fringe amplitude (illumination coherence length). Airborne flight tests in 2016 demonstrated the performance of a two-look version of the system in making line-of-sight (LOS) wind measurements and in retrieving horizontal vector wind estimates from aircraft. Subsequently, ground-tests alongside NCAR's HSRL system providing known aerosol profiles demonstrated that the instrument performance model accurately predicts the measurement uncertainty. The system has since been reconfigured for the DC-8 aircraft to include two-looks, two-wavelengths and depolarization measurements. Current ground-based studies at Ball Aerospace are focused on demonstrating HSRL measurements with HAWC-OAWL using the QMZI ability to measure fringe amplitude as well as phase. The combined HSRL and winds measurement enables studies of aerosol transport as well as impacts of winds on cloud formations. We will review the QMZI theory and present preliminary results of HSRL data products from ground-based measurements.


Background Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a congenital, clinically and ultrastructurally heterogeneous disease caused by abnormal structure and/or function of cilia. Kartagener's syndrome is one subgroup of PCD. Acquired ciliary dyskinesia is frequent, generally being associated with or following respiratory tract infections. Methods From January 2003 to April 2006, nasal mucociliary transport time was measured in 64 patients and specimens obtained by nasal scraping were examined by transmission electron microscope (TEM). Results The 64 nasal scrapings led to the diagnosis of 11 (17.2%) cases of PCD and 51 (79.7%) cases of secondary ciliary disorder. In two cases (3.1%) no clear diagnosis was possible. Conclusion Nasal scraping is an easy, cheap, and efficient tool for detecting ciliary abnormalities by TEM and for distinguishing acquired and congenital modifications.


In this study, we research a higher dimensional flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) universe in Barber–s second theory when strange quark matter (SQM) and normal matter (NM) are attached to the string cloud and domain walls. We obtain zero string tension density for this model. We obtain dust quark matter solutions. This result agrees with Kiran and Reddy, Krori et al, Sahoo and Mishra and Reddy. In our solutions the quark matter transforms to other particles over time. We also obtain two different solutions for domain walls with quark and normal matters by using a deceleration parameter. Also, the features of the obtained solutions are discussed and some physical and kinematical quantities are generalized and discussed. Our results are consistent with Yılmaz, Adcox et al and Back et al in four and five dimensions.


Albinism is a hereditary anomaly of pigmentation caused by the insufficient formation of melanin pigments. There is marked variation in the degree of this insufficiency. In the most severe form the lack of pigmentation is noted throughout the entire body (universal or generalized albinism), and in the mildest form, in the eye alone (ocular albinism). 1 The ocular involvement is usually more extensive in the universal albinism, as evidenced by lighter appearance of the fundus, greater photophobia, and lower visual acuity. The ocular involvement may also vary with age. An increase in pigmentation occurs in most albinotic eyes (and in the skin and hair of universal albinos) with advancing age. 1 This pigmentary increase is accompanied by a decrease in photophobia and nystagmus and is often characterized by improvement in visual acuity. The genetic factors include a usual recessive inheritance in universal albinism and an intermediate sex-linked inheritance in the


This paper simulates the temperature control system by using Matlab.The temperature algorithm of this system adopts self-adaptation PID,and its result is well.


It is necessary to fast calculate the induced electromotive force(EMF) waveform of the tooth harmonic windings for grasping the performance of the tooth harmonic excitation system.The calculation of the induced EMF waveform of the tooth harmonic windings is further simplified through analyzing the characteristics of the tooth harmonic permeability of the stator and the tooth harmonic windings pitch of the rotor,and simplified theory is introduced.The method only requires solving the steady state electromagnetic field for the different rotor positions within half of stator tooth pitch after simplification,and the flux linkage waveform of the tooth harmonic windings in a cycle was obtained according to the results of the electromagnetic field,so the waveform and the effective value of the induced EMF of the tooth harmonic windings were calculated fast.The proposed method has the advantages of accuracy,less computation and clear physical concepts.Calculation and test are performed for one hybrid excitation permanent magnet synchronous generator utilizing tooth harmonic for excitation,and the comparison of calculated and experimental results verify the correctness of the method.


Abstract : This paper is about the Russian military's use of operational art to achieve its strategic objectives during the Russo-Georgian War of August 2008. In this brief war, the Russian military, in a quick and decisive campaign, overwhelmed Georgian forces to gain control of two breakaway republics, destroyed much of Georgia's armed forces on land and sea, and caused NATO to reconsider its offer of membership to Georgia. This study focuses on the Russian military's present conception of operational art, the relationship between operational art and strategy, and the ability of the Russian armed forces to apply it in a war, a matter of strategic importance to Russia. To accomplish this, this study examines the roots of Soviet thought and practice on operational art and points out the significant changes over time which have affected current thought and practice. The paper analyzes significant aspects of the campaign in Georgia that reflect not only Russia's rich tradition of operational art, but also reflect Western thinking and new Russian thinking. The study examines the future of Russian operational art based on recently announced military reforms.


ABSTRACT Reconfigurable microwave material is a promising candidate for designing and manufacturing tunable microwave components. Nematic liquid crystals (NLC) are such materials since their permittivity can be tuned by an external electric field. However, many NLC mixtures were not properly characterised at higher frequency bands due to requiring a complex measurement setup. In this work, a novel method using circular patch resonator (CPR) is developed to measure the dielectric constant and loss tangent of NLCs at microwave frequencies. In addition to using the cavity model for the preliminary design and analysing the fringing effect for a better accuracy, full-wave simulations are employed to confirm the final design and aid the characteristic analysis. Three prototypes were fabricated and measured to reduce uncertainty from manufacturing defects. To avoid the possible damage when higher voltage is required for a large range tuning, a coupling mechanism is proposed between the microstrip line and coplanar waveguides (CPWs) to replace connection through vias. A high accuracy with an uncertainty of 0.02 for relative permittivity estimate has been demonstrated with experiment verification, approximate 80% improvement than other typical methods. The simple design and PCB-based manufacturing techniques can be widely employed to characterise the properties of newly-developed LC mixtures. Graphical Abstract


Device (1) for limitation of movement possibilities of movable operating component (3) comprises a lock (9) and a connecting component (5,8) between it and a fixed point (4) relative to the movable operating component. Two grip components can work in conjunction with each other to receive between them the movable operating component. One of the grip components has one or more arms with one or more toothed apertures. The second grip component is provided with one or more second apertures which extend through the first aperture. A cable (10) is fitted through the second aperture and the corresponding toothed aperture. The cable can be fed from the lock to a fixed point and then back to the lock. After the cable has been fed through the second apertures and the toothed apertures a force is applied whereby the cable is clamped in the toothed apertures.


The crime of swindling in contract refers to the behavior that regards occupying illegally as object, in signing, fulfilling the contract, adopts false fact or method that suppress the truth , defrauds greater number property of the other side in signing, fulfilling the contract. In term of investigating, the characteristics of the crime are mainly as follows, first , the involving exists with other many kinds of criminal offences while taking place in criminal offence; Second , having changeability in the course of determining the nature in the case ; Third, having difficulties in distinguishing with the dispute of the contract while asserting case nature. In recent years, the crime appears new crime trend , such as the rate of the taking place remains high, the amount of money involved in the case is stable with a slight decline; fleeing hither and thither are outstanding day by day. In term of the characteristic of the crime, attacking should be strengthened correctly, every precautionary measures should be perfected, the local protectionism should be dispelled and the cooperation should be strengthened, then the investigation team with high-quality and strong fighting capacity can be set up.


There is good evidence that FVIIIR:Ag is synthesized by endothelial cells but the site of synthesis of FVIII:C and the precise biochemical relationship between the various components of the factor VIII complex remains obscure. In order to study the biosynthesis of porcine factor VIII we have established a cell-free synthesis system based on a wheatgerm lysate wherein exogenous messenger R.N.A's extracted from cultured porcine endothelial cells are used to direct protein synthesis in vitro. Preliminary biosynthetic labelling experiments confirmed that, using our recently described IRMA assay, the cultured cells synthesized and secreted FVIIIR:Ag. mRNA was extracted from lg cultured porcine endothelial cells by homogenizing the tissue in a low-salt buffer followed by treatment of the homogenate with proteinase K to degrade unwanted protein and ethanol to precipitate total nucleic acid. The mRNA was then separated on an oligo (dT) cellulose column. Confirmation that the mRNA was highly active in directing protein synthesis was shown by the incorporation of 35S-methionine into labelled products. Amongst the synthesized products is material which co-elates with FVIIIR:Ag as shown by radioactive and activity peaks. Further detailed studies are being undertaken to confirm immunological identity of this material with porcine factor VIII. The advantages of this technique to the study of the molecular characteristics of factor VIII and other clotting factors will be discussed.


Abstract:Despite Robert Boyle's enthusiasm as a leading chemist in the early years of the Royal Society, his experiments on animals raised acute moral and theological issues in regard to animal suffering. Many years after Boyle's experiments in the scientific field of pneumatics, Joseph Wright of Derby painted a complex representation of Boyle's early experiment called An Experiment on a Bird in an Air Pump. I use an art historical methodology to resituate Wright's imagined painting of group performance as a microcosm of 18th-century morality against the backdrop of Boyle's profound eschatological beliefs and earlier discourse on animal ethics.


The notion of microfoundations has received growing interest in neo-institutional theory along with an increasing interest in microfoundational research in disciplines such as strategic management and organizational economics.


Video surveillance is currently one of the most active research topics in the computer vision community. During motion, the surveillance system can detect moving objects and identify them as humans, animals, vehicles. This strong interest is driven by a wide spectrum of promising applications in surveillance system such as Military security, Public and commercial security, etc. The model includes detection, feature extraction and recognition of people from image sequences involving humans. In proposed system frame differencing and Neural Network is used for moving object detection and recognition of human motion respectively. Experimental results show that human motion can be correctly classified. General Terms Motion detection and recognition


Agricultural research is recognized the world over as one of the major catalysts for the development of sustainable agriculture. Agricultural research has characteristics of a public good because much of the knowledge produced is for wider consumption. Therefore in ideal situations, most research should be funded by governments and other relevant stakeholders. Highly developed and industrialized countries still consider agricultural research as vitally important to continued progress and therefore do not leave research to markets alone. Zimbabwe was recognized for its strong agricultural industry and, in the 1980s, the country was widely praised for pursuing sound agricultural policies. Research played an important and critical role in the country's agricultural success. Development of agricultural research and its impact on the national economy before 1950 was discussed by Weinmann (1975). This chapter traces the historical development of agricultural research and research policies from 1948 to 2003, assesses the impact of new technology on national agricultural development, and suggests changes needed in agricultural research policy for the success of future research and development.


Objective
To investigate the correlativity between elasticity modulus and pathological severity in chronic pancreatitis (CP).

Methods
Twenty-one pigs were divided randomly into experimental group (n=18) and control group (n=3) using random number method. The main pancreatic duct (MPD) was incompletely ligated to establish the CP model. In control group, MPD was not ligated. The animals were killed in batches at 4th, 8th and 12th week after surgery. The pancreatic tissue was taken for elasticity modulus test and pathological examination, and the pigs were classified into control, mild, moderate and severe groups based on the severity of fibrosis. Cell density, fat infiltration and extracellular edema were observed and classified into mild and severe. The difference of elasticity modulus among different groups were compared by Variance analysis, the correlation between pancreatic fibrosis and elastic modulus was analyzed with Spearman correlation analysis, and ROC curve was used to evaluate its efficacy of diagnosing CP.

Results
Sixteen CP models were established successfully expected for 2 deaths (mild, n=7; moderate, n=2 and severe, n=7). All of the control group (n=3) showed normal pancreas. The elasticity modulus of control, mild and moderate to severe group were 0.4268±0.0566, 0.3203±0.0518 and 0.2235±0.0685, respectively. The difference between the groups was statistically significant (F=13.658, P 0.05).

Conclusions
The elasticity modulus can be used to detect the pathological changes of CP, and evaluate the CP pathologic grades.

Key words:
Pancreatitis, chronic; Models, animal; Elasticity modulus


When developers seek funding for power projects today, they are entering a financial market that is well versed in the risk and reward characteristics of independent power projects. Over the past several years, a high demand for project funding, combined with a variety of well-publicized fiascoes has caused many investors and lenders to adopt a more cautious posture toward leveraged ventures.


Abstract Biot carried out theoretical analyses of the critical strains at which surface instabilities would be encountered in large blocks of a neo-Hookean material subjected to different degrees of compression in two directions. Three special cases are reviewed here: simple compression in one direction, compression in one direction with the perpendicular direction constrained (pure shear), and equibiaxial compression. In all cases a surface instability is predicted to occur at a moderate compressive strain, ranging from about 33% to about 55%. Because unidirectional compression occurs on the inner surface of a rubber block subjected to simple bending, a similar surface instability would be expected at a critical degree of bending, when the surface compression is about 46%. Observations on bent rubber blocks are compared with this theoretical prediction. Sharp creases occurred on the inner surface at a critical degree of bending but the critical compressive strain there was only about 35% and the bending ...


Antimicrobial resistance poses a significant health risk. In this article, Alison While discusses the correct use of both antibiotics and infection prevention and control measures to minimise the speed at which resistance emerges, and improve outcomes for everyone


Abstract This article presents the results of an ethnographic study of student humor in a French elite higher education institution, specifically how students in the student community use the term polard. The data was collected between 2014 and 2018 in one of France's most prestigious elite higher education institution. There are two main ways this term is used as humor, indirectly mocking students, notably those outside the student community, a practice that constructs the polard as a foil figure of a student who spends all their time doing schoolwork and refrains from participating in extracurricular activities, and teasing friends and acquaintances in interactions following a devalued behavior, seeming over-concerned with studies. Furthermore, there exist interactional scripts students can use to successfully navigate these teasing interactions without losing face. Finally, this humor is discussed in relation to the elite setting, as it is linked to the social closure of these elite higher education institutions, and it contributes to the production of an elite student community, by socializing students to privileged self-presentations characterized by ease and by creating distinctions between students, separating the truly elite students from the others.


The article deals with the design of the websites of travel agencies online, identifying the main variables appropriately summarized in a few key dimensions. The results show the importance of the relational dimension to the websites of travel agencies online the relevance of which is neglected by many existing models in the literature. The results show some managerial implications addressed to the leaders of the websites of travel agencies online.


The vertical variation of epiphytic bryo - phytes was studied in a remnant of Atlantic Forest in the city of Osorio (North Coast of Rio Grande do Sul), APA Morro de Osorio. The Atlantic Forest is a tropical forest with great diversity of microenvi- ronments and possible substrates for bryophytes of colonization. The tree trunk in tropical forests is a complex integration between bryophytes and micro- environments, and distance above the ground level is a factor that contributes to the colonization of these species. Samples were collected in 10 transects of 10 m each, selected randomly in the study area. Samples were collected from all trunks with DAP between 15-35 cm, occurring one meter on each side of the transect. To verify the occurrence of vertical zonation trunk was divided into three height levels: (0 to 0.5 m alt) Level I, Level II (0.5 to 1 m alt.) and Level III (1 to 1,5 m alt.). It was found in total 32 species in 34 phorophytes collected. Analysis of the diversity of species in each level showed no significant variation between the different levels. Where the first present - ed 23 species and two and three levels, both with 25 species. But the composition of species at each level got a little differentiation, where levels 1 and 2 have three exclusive species, while Level 3 introduced four exclusive species. The results achieved confirm other found in areas of the Atlantic Forest.