A spectroscopically resolved delayed electrofluorescence is observed from poly[2-methoxy-5-(2′-ethyl-hexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH–PPV) thin film at low temperature. From the measurements of the delayed fluorescence intensities at a particular delay time as well as the decay kinetics of the delayed fluorescence spectra at different temperatures, we conclude that the delayed fluorescence is generated via triplet–triplet annihilation. It is suggested that the triplet state of MEH–PPV thin film has a lifetime much shorter than that of polyfluorene thin film, which is consistent with the triplet energies of these polymers.


The authors examine the mitigating effect of an established trusting relationship between service providers and consumers on the consequences of service failures as a function of interdependent–independent self-construal. Two studies reveal that the effect of prior relationship, defined as the length of past patronage of a service provider, on consumer behavioral responses to service failure tends to be more pronounced among consumers with interdependent (vs. independent) self-construal. This variation in the mitigating effect of prior relationship can be attributed to the differential impact of trust in the service provider on the two groups of consumers. The authors conclude with a discussion of managerial implications.


Interference is the major threat to integrity of navigation systems. In this paper, we provide new approaches to localization and characterization operations of GNSS jamming signals in both cooperative and distributed architectures. As for localization, Differential Received Signal Strength (DRSS) and an Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) are exploited. With respect to characterization, two approaches are envisaged, both based on exploiting the Karhunen-Loève Expansion (KLE). In the first, the nodes estimate and reconstruct the received jamming signal and share this data between themselves or with a Fusion Center (FC), which exploits KLE for data aggregation. In the second approach, signal estimation and reconstruction are performed at the FC, thus decreasing the nodes' complexity. The performance of the localization and characterization algorithms are analyzed in terms of Mean Localization Error (MLE) and Mean Square Error (MSE), respectively. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithms provide good performance.


The effective demanding of Chinese social creation since modern times is the basic reason and important pushing powers of Marxism's Chinese Charaterization;The effectively combination of every kind of drives in fact constitutes the social motive mechanism of Marxism's Chinese Charaterization;Conclusively,the social motive mechanism of Marxism's Chinese Charaterization has realized the historical transformation from the Social Creation Structure Theory to the Social Creation Subject Theory to the Social Creation Function Theory.


Grazing is still widely held responsible for land degradation. The interaction between grazing and erosion is still rather poorly understood. As a consequence, counter-measures and associated management techniques have been slow to develop in southern Europe compared with Australia. Developments in ecological and economic-ecological modelling have improved our understanding of the processes and enhanced management capacity. Some of these developments are reviewed and two applications are described. One is a model for semi-extensive grazing in dry Mediterranean mountain conditions in which the shepherds, on random paths, seek to optimise resources use for economic benefit. The other is a spatial optimisation of vegetation canopy to minimise erosion rates.


Background: Neuroscience is unlikely to produce findings for immediate application in the classroom. The educational significance and practical implications of knowledge about mind and brain inevitably require some level of interpretation, yet the multiplying examples of unscientific 'brain-based' educational concepts suggest this process of interpretation is potentially problematic. Research is needed into the most appropriate ways of developing such concepts. Purpose: This paper reports on an attempt to develop a process of 'co-construction' of pedagogical concepts, enriched by insights about the brain and the mind, with a group of trainee teachers led by a team with both educational and scientific expertise. Sample, design and methods: A research team consisting of two teacher trainers and a psychologist followed an action research spiral involving 16 trainee teachers who explored their own creativity, and the psychology and cognitive neuroscience of creativity in seminars, discussions and practical workshops, with the pedagogical aim of developing their own reflective capability. Results: Outcomes illustrated both dangers and opportunities associated with developing concepts bridging neuroscience and education. Trainees' understanding developed in stages that might broadly be described as initial enchantment, mythologising, disenchantment, an increased focus on metacognition and, finally, a demonstrable ability to reflect on their own classroom practice with a heightened sensitivity to issues of underlying cognitive processes. Conclusions: The type of 'co-construction' process reported here may help reduce some of the more popular and problematic misconceptions that arise when developing pedagogical concepts involving the brain and mind. Further research is needed to assess impact of such concepts upon practice.


This article deals with a case of pleural metastases of an adenocarcinoma starting at an unknown point in a 59-year-old patient without notable circulatory antecedents, shown by a recurrent phlebitis having several sites over two months and a hemothorax.


Difference types of DC-DC converter are used in various electronic devices and applications for so many years. But conventional converter cannot afford in high voltage and high current applications. Many researchers have been tried to full-fill the requirements. In this paper, dual stage double boost DC-DC converter is used for renewable energy system. To obtain a control method has the best performance under any condition is always demand. Voltage mode control technique is applied to achieve the constant high output voltage with the help of advanced controller. The main objective of this paper is the study of Neural Network Controller (NNC) under the response of different parameters of proposed converter using Matlab/Simulink Software.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze and benchmark the strategic approaches utilized by Portuguese small and medium enterprises manufacturing organizations in response to the competitive pressures in the European and global markets.Design/methodology/approach – For the purpose of this paper, factor analysis and cluster analysis are used to analyze and to compare responses obtained from a cross‐sectional sample of 68 Portuguese manufacturing organizations.Findings – Based on the results of the analysis, it appears that the sampled organizations are following hybrid strategic orientations. These strategic orientations appear to be motivated by well‐defined mixed strategies. The strategic elements of e‐business are detected in these mixed strategies.Research limitations/implications – The sample used in this paper is specific in nature (Portuguese manufacturing organizations). Thus, the results should be interpreted accordingly.Practical implications – This paper attempts to shed some light on t...


An advantage of this book's being revised annually is that you can buy recent editions on the used book market (e.g., at www.abebooks.com) for about half the cost of the latest edition. You will still get most of the good stuff the 35th edition offers. On the other hand, if you want a solid, inexpensive reference book, I recommend early editions of Jancis Robinson's (2006) Oxford Companion to Wine.


The present invention discloses a method for enhancing resistance to aging toughening PA kaolinite composite material, the raw material formulation ultraviolet absorbent, an antioxidant, PP grafted, POE graft, polyamide 6, polyamide 66, kaolin. One inventive reinforced PA toughening aging kaolinite composite material having excellent mechanical strength and toughness, impact resistance, can reach up to 118J / M; furthermore toughening PA aging resistance of the present invention kaolin clay composites also exhibit excellent anti-aging properties, which can be UV resistant strength of grade 4, especially for automotive engine parts, automotive electronics, connectors, circuit breakers, gauge pad manufacturing application.


In large cities, pedestrians can account for 40% to 50% of traffic fatalities. In 2014 there were 4,884 pedestrian fatalities and about 65,000 injuries in the United States (NHTSA, 2015). Many of these incidents occur at crosswalks where drivers fail to comply with pedestrian crossing laws. Driver compliance increased in Gainesville, Florida, after applying NHTSA's high-visibility enforcement (HVE) model to pedestrian right-of-way laws. The original study report is available at www.nhtsa.gov/staticfiles/ nti/pdf/811786.pdf.


Memetics,being characterized by imitativeness,replicability and transmissibility,is a new theory for interpreting cultural evolution.The influence of memes mainly displays in the field of social culture;language,as a branch of culture,in turn,is the material carrier of memes.They interact and put together numerous cultural phenomena and a great many catchwords.Therefore,understanding of memetics will facilitate concrete decoding and analysis of these catchwords.


Regarding as a unique natural wetland where biogeographic region is under Ramsar convention, Phatthalung is also well-known for its iconic natural landmarks and geographical origin. However, the city itself are deemed to be either a short-visit destination or a secondary tourism destination amongst visitors. The aim of this paper is to explore a strategy of green branding on an emerging destination and to identify a value-based identity as a medium of persuasive communication tool. The paper establishes the conceptualization by a thorough case study analysis of Phatthalung's destination brand from a geographic perspective to deep-rooted characteristic of local people. In order to critically find out the factors which have an effect on eco-tourism driven, the correlation between the influence of place equity and sense-of-place is analytically reviewed. Thus, it is clear that strategic place branding and destination branding play an important role in multidimensional meaning towards Phatthalung's identity.


Progress in data processing systems technology calls for an improvement in software production. The Author describes a methodic design procedure which offers high reliability, good checkability and scope for modification and revision, and also facilitates the transfer of the problem solution to another type of computer.


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Textbook of Psychiatry for Southern Africa
Brian Robertson, Clifford Allwood, Carllo Gagiano
Cape Town: Oxford University Press, 2001
507 Pages
ISBN 0 19 571926 3
The Textbook of Psychiatry for Southern Africa edited by
Robertson, Allwood, and Gagiano (2001) has been published
for use as a "leading psychiatry textbook" for medical students
in southern Africa. According to the editors, the textbook is also
designed as a psychiatric reference book for practising medical
doctors. It is suggested by the editors that undergraduate
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Why do two societies, both technologically advanced, exhibit a divergent path in adopting electronic commerce (e-commerce)? This paper compares the historical development of retail trade in Japan and the United States, with a specific focus on the partnership between brick-and-mortar and nonstore retailing. The way in which a society adopts technologies is in part historically determined, and business-to-consumer (B-to-C) transactions in particular are strongly influenced by the characteristics and structure of retail trade. While the strategies adopted by U.S. retailers is to develop e-commerce to sell products that are available at brick-and-mortar stores via online, the strategy adopted by Japanese convenience stores show that Japanese retailers are selling products available online at brick-and-mortar stores. Although the speed of e-commerce diffusion is typically attributed to the cost of access, a historical analysis of the retail sector reveals variations in institutional foundations for retail business practices, and such differences can shape the development trajectory of the commercial activities of the real and virtual worlds. [Key words: e-commerce, retail trade, Japan, United States.]


with the rapid development of visualization, network visualization has become an important branch, which is applied in many aspects of life such as business, education and virtual community. But existed network visualization systems are based on small volume and static effect. Along with the incessant expansion of modern internet scale, traditional tools' practicality decrease. Showing huge information of network clearly and effectively will be of great signification. In our paper, large-scale network topology visualization system is finished by using Web 3D technique—Three.JS in process of building and analysis, which can display topology clearly. As middleware, Node.JS can transfer communication data forward or backward instantaneously, which can solve the problem of dynamic and real-time 3D effects. Node-Webkit framework helps realize its cross-platform feature. This solution can run smoothly and clearly under the 10 3 order of magnitudes network topology. It makes large scale network visualization more direct and convenient. Keywords-web 3D; three.JS; network topology; visualization; node.JS


Reviews of mechanisms of concrete deterioration in aggressive environments are presented, indicating the likely rate-controlling transport processes and estimating the speeds of deterioration. A discussion of test methods involving transport phenomena is given in the light of requirements for predicting durability from basic material properties. Diffusion measurements employing gases are measurements which are both relevant to durability problems and relatively easily carried out. The diffusion of water vapour from saturated specimens appears to be a rate-determining step in many durability problems. (Author/TRRL)


This study by Kirkels et al. investigates sources and transport processes of the presumed soil biomarker branched GDGTs in the Godavari river (India) and associated soils and sediments during wet and dry seasons. They provide ample evidence that additional riverine and marine sources hamper the use of brGDGTs for paleoreconstruction at this site. Their results are discussed in light of previous findings and differences to other monsoonal systems are highlighted. This is a well-written paper with a thorough and balanced discussion, which despite its length and number of complex figures does not feel lengthy.


a nationwide propensity score matched cohort study on the use of neoadjuvant in undergoing for score matching (1:1) term in regarding and stage in favour of the use of neoadjuvant


Two-position north-finding system based on fiber-optic gyroscope can be designed with strapdown style,which has the merits of quick finding and compact structure.Two fiber-optic gyroscopes with approximate scale factors are used and placed on the indexing mechanism with sensing axis maintaining vertical.The mechanism is driven by stepper motor to realize two-position changing.The reducer output shaft and revolving shaft of inertia measurement element holder composed inward-outward coaxial driving form,which is propitious to quick and accurate rotation for compact and high stiffness properties.DSP is used as the core processor of hardware for data acquisition of fiber-optic gyroscopes and accelerometers,and for north-finding resolve.Prototype instrument is built and tests of indexing,single-station repeatability and peripheral precision are done.The test results show that indexing precision is 30″,single-station repeatability and peripheral precision is less than 0.1°,the time of north-finding is less than 3 min and meet the anticipated design target.


In an effort to clarify the significance of the recent observation of long-range topological charge coherence in QCD gauge configurations, we study the local topological charge distributions in two-dimensional CP{sup N-1} sigma models, using the overlap Dirac operator to construct the lattice topological charge. We find long-range sign coherence of topological charge along extended one-dimensional structures in two-dimensional spacetime. We discuss the connection between the long-range topological structure found in CP{sup N-1} and the observed sign coherence along three-dimensional sheets in four-dimensional QCD gauge configurations. In both cases, coherent regions of topological charge form along membranelike surfaces of codimension one. We show that the Monte Carlo results, for both two-dimensional and four-dimensional gauge theory, support a view of topological charge fluctuations suggested by Luescher and Witten. In this framework, the observed membranes are associated with boundaries between ''k-vacua,'' characterized by an effective local value of {theta} which jumps by {+-}2{pi} across the boundary.


Objective To evaluate the application value of the quantitative module of UF-1000i automatic urine dreg analyzer in excluding urinary infection by the thresholds of white blood cells(WBCs) and bacterial parameters.Methods A total of 2 580 clean urine samples were collected to simultaneously perform urine quantitative cultures and quantitative analysis of the white blood cells and bacteria by UF-1000i urine dreg,and then ROC curves were established to determine the threshold of white blood cells and bacteria parameters.Results According to the reference index that no less than 105 colonies for gram-negative bacterium and 104 colonies for gram-positive bacterium were detected by urine quantitative cultures,while cut-off value of WBCs was 100/μL,a sensitivity of 64%,a specificity of 75%,and a negative predictive value(NPV) of 96% were obtained;while cut-off value of bacteria was 901/μL,a sensitivity of 68.3%,a specificity of 92.8 %,and an NPV of 97% were obtained.Conclusion The cut-off values of 901/μL for bacteria and 100/μL for WBCs in the urine specimen determined by UF-1000I can be one of the bases for early exclusion of urinary tract infections.


•  Lung hydration and mucus clearance rates are set by a balance between CFTR‐mediated Cl− secretion and ENaC‐led Na+ absorption. In CF airways, CFTR is diminished, and ENaC is upregulated, leading to mucus dehydration and increased chance of infection. •  Evidence for ENaC upregulation in CF airways includes electrophysiological evidence, increased ASL absorption rates, increased cleavage of CF ENaC and increased basolateral Na+/K+ ATPase activity in CF airways. •  The mechanism of Na+ hyperabsorption in CF airways is unknown and it may be due to altered protein‐protein interactions and/or increased proteolysis of ENaC in CF airways. However, inhibition of ENaC is predicted to increase CF mucus hydration/clearance and thus, ENaC remains an important therapeutic target for the treatment of CF lung disease.


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Purpose— Concurrent temozolomide (TMZ) and radiation therapy (RT) followed by adjuvant TMZ is standard treatment for patients with GBM, although the relative contribution of concurrent versus adjuvant TMZ is unknown. In this study, the efficacy of TMZ/RT was tested in a panel of 20 primary GBM xenografts. Methods and Materials— Mice with intracranial xenografts were treated with TMZ, RT, TMZ/ RT, or placebo. Survival ratio for a given treatment/line was defined as the ratio of median survival for treatment vs. placebo. Results— The median survival ratio was significantly higher for MGMT methylated tumors versus unmethylated tumors following treatment with TMZ (median survival ratio 3.6 vs. 1.5, respectively; p=0.008) or TMZ/RT (5.7 vs. 2.3, respectively; p=0.001), but not RT alone (1.7 vs. 1.6; p=0.47). In an ANOVA analysis, MGMT methylation status and p53 mutation status were significantly associated with treatment response. In analyzing the additional survival benefit conferred specifically by combined therapy, only a subset (5 of 11) MGMT methylated tumors derived substantial additional benefit from combined therapy, while none of the MGMT unmethylated tumors did. Consistent with a true radiosensitizing effect of TMZ, sequential treatment, in which RT (week 1) was followed by TMZ (week 2), proved significantly less effective than TMZ followed by RT or concurrent TMZ / RT (survival ratios of 4.0, 9.6, and 12.9, respectively; p<0.0001). Conclusions— Concurrent treatment with TMZ and RT provides significant survival benefit only in a subset of MGMT methylated tumors, and provides superior anti-tumor activity relative to sequential administration of RT and TMZ.


The Tang Dynasty is the China feudal society's prosperous time,in this time,the Tang Dynasty has done many work in the social security system establishment and the consummation aspect,has established taking the government as the leadership,contains the folk behavior,omni-directional multi-level social security system.This kind of relative consummation social security system establishment is not accidental,it has the profound origin.Main origin in Confucianism's kind political thought,destiny thought and Buddhism's mercy thought.Discusses the Tang Dynasty social security systems the origin to be advantageous to us understands Tang Dynasty's social security system profoundly.


Endocrine therapy is the established treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) in patients that express estrogen receptor (ER) and/or progesterone receptor (PR). Agents targeting the ER pathway such as aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and fulvestrant with or without additional biologic agents are effective, but not curative. Over the last several years, clinical studies have shown that adding a CDK 4/6 inhibitor (CDKi) to endocrine treatment (either AIs or fulvestrant) significantly increases time to progression for MBC patients. Unfortunately, resistance due to a number of causes eventually develops. Secondary mutations in estrogen receptor (ESR1), most frequently seen after AI treatment produce constitutive activation of ER and are associated with a worse disease prognosis. Treatment options for MBC patients with an ESR1 mutation are limited and currently there are no approved therapies. Additionally, limited data exist to justify whether cyclin dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) should be continued, substituted for another CDK4/6i or discontinued all together. Lasofoxifene is a third generation SERM previously investigated for the treatment of osteoporosis and vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA). Clinical data have shown a significant reduction in the incidence of ER+ breast cancer in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis treated with lasofoxifene. These results supported further studies which showed significant in vitro and in vivo efficacy in pre-clinical breast cancer models. Moreover, a significant benefit was seen in pre-clinical models with lasofoxifene either as monotherapy or in combination with a CDK4/6i over fulvestrant (with or without a CDK4/6i) in breast cancer cells expressing ESR1 mutations. The multicenter phase 2 (ELAINE 1) study is currently enrolling patients evaluating the activity of lasofoxifene monotherapy compared to fulvestrant. Also, studies have shown that abemaciclib has meaningful clinical activity in patients previously exposed to other CDK4/6i (palbociclib/ribociclib) and chemotherapy. The pre-clinical and clinical study results also provide a strong rationale to pursue a phase 2 clinical trial in BC patients with ESR1 mutations in combination with a CDK4/6i.The ongoing study (ElAINE 2) is an open-label, multi-center study evaluating the safety of the combination of lasofoxifene and CDK4/6i abemaciclib. Inclusion criteria include pre- and postmenopausal women with ER+ ESR1mutation-bearing advanced breast cancer who have progressed on prior hormonal treatment and a CDK4/6i (including abemaciclib); 24 patients with measurable or evaluable disease (i.e. bone only) will be recruited. The primary endpoint will be the safety of the combination. Secondary endpoints will include progression free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), clinical benefit rate (CBR), duration of response (DoR) and time to response (TTR), with exploratory serial circulating tumor DNA landscape analysis. The study started in 2Q2020 and will complete recruitment in 1 year. Ten centers in the US will be participating. Recruitment status will be provided at the time of presentation. Citation Format: Senthil Damodaran, Paul V Plourde, Debu Tripathy, Simon N Jenkins, David J Portman. An open-label, multicenter study evaluating the safety of lasofoxifene in combination with abemaciclib for the treatment of pre and postmenopausal women with locally advanced or metastatic ER+/HER2− breast cancer and have an ESR1 mutation [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT-09-01.


ObjectiveTo report the assessment of psychopharmacology on the certification and recertification exams in general psychiatry and in the subspecialties administered by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN).MethodsThe ABPN's core competencies for psychiatrists were reviewed. The number of items addressing psychopharmacology or neuropharmacology was determined for each examination. For the multiple-choice certification exams, item performance was reviewed. The grade cards of failing candidates were reviewed for the oral certification exam.ResultsA significant number of the core competencies involved psychopharmacology. The percent of items addressing the topic varied by examination but was substantial in general. Performance on these items on the multiple-choice certification exam was similar to performance in other areas. However, a majority of those who failed the patient section of the oral examination had inadequate performance in the area of drug treatment, indicating that trainees may need additional experience with applying psychopharmacological knowledge in the context of patient cases.ConclusionThis review indicated that knowledge of psychopharmacology was a significant component of the ABPN's core competencies and of its certification and recertification exams.


The Merging Unit following IEC60044-8 and IEC61850-9-1 is the important part of the Electronic Current/Voltage Transformer, and is firstly defined in IEC60044-8. The Merging Unit includes three parts: synchronization function module, receiving and processing the multi-channel data function module and communication function module. In this paper, Based on a brief analysis of the function of the Merging Unit, a novel method using ARM-based controller is proposed to implement the main functions of the Merging Unit.


A wavelength-shifting fibre (WSF) gamma camera was built and tested. A spatial resolution of 3.5 mm /spl sim/ 4 mm FWHM was achieved which is comparable to that of modern Anger cameras. Two CsI(Na) crystals were tested and both showed lower light output than expected. Hence a poor energy resolution of 23% FWHM was obtained. Simulation results predict a spatial resolution better than 3 mm if the WSF signals are three times higher than those obtained experimentally. Ways of achieving this goal are discussed.


Objectives: Observing the immediate effect of KinesioTMTaping(KT) on dynamic balance(DB) and acceleration(ACC) of athletes and sedentary subjects. Methods: The mean ages of athletes(n=25) and sedentary(n=25) were 21,36±2,07 and 21,64±1,62 years, weight 82,36±1,75 and 79,48±7,41kg, height 1,81±0,65 and 1,77±0,56cm, and body mass index were 24,99±4,07 and 25,20±2,12kg/cm2, respectively. They were all male and students of Yeditepe University. The athletes were in the soccer and American football teams of the university. All gave their own written consent to participate in the test protocols of the study voluntarily.Their lower extremity (LE) muscle power (JTech Myometry), and the flexibility of the LE antigravity muscles were assessed before. Their DB (Prokin PK 200) of both sides, speed and acceleration in 30m sprint (Research Tracker RT6) were assessed as before and after the KT applications on both calves to observe their immediate effects on the gastrosoleus group of muscles (p<0.05). The Y shaped KT were used starting from Achilles tendon as one piece and ending over medial and lateral heads of M.Gastrocnemius. Descriptive statistics were used to understand the physical properties of the participants. Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney-U tests were used for the significance (p< 0.05) of the data and Pearson Correlation was used to understand the relation between the data. Results: Athletes' lower extremity muscles were stronger (p< 0.05) than the sedentary, except the M.Gluteus maximus and ankle invertors. They achieved higher performance in 30m sprint and in DB tests than the sedentary. KT on gastrosoleus group improved the DB of both sides as perimeter length(°) of the centre of pressure (COP) and the area covered (%) by COP (p< 0.05) of the athletes, but not in the ML and AP displacements (°) of COP. The athletes forward (X) and resultant (XYZ) ACC and velocity (m/sec) were significantly higher after KT application (p<0.01). The soleus, ankle invertors-evertors were effective on the forward (X) ACC, but invertors were also effective on mean velocity of the athletes, compared to sedentary. Conclusion: The athletes benefited from the immediate effects of KT application during sprinting. It increased the ability of athletes to control the movements of COP in shorter distance and smaller area compared to sedentary. Since there is no difference in AP-ML displacement of COP of both groups, we can conclude that KT does not have immediate effect on ankle strategy for DB.


Conference presentation exploring quantum perspectives and the application of quantum theory principles as an approach to advancing operational practice in healthcare and taking clinical research delivery to new heights.


Content management has continuously been among the most challenging problems, especially on the Internet of Things (IoT), where devices are set to be "hungry" for content. In this context, Information-Centric Networking (ICN), a promising Future Internet Architecture, can facilitate the IoT requirements of continuous and long-lasting connectivity, which has burdened the IP-based network system. In ICN, a content naming structure is composed to direct content requests to the nearest content provider with the built-in in-network caching function, storing the content. For a successful implementation of ICN-based IoT, an intelligent algorithm approach for IoT-based ICN implementation aiming to improve content management is proposed in this study. We establish a hybrid ICN with the most suitable machine learning algorithms satisfying the requirements to realize a feasible IoT technology. The selected algorithms from Supervised Learning, Unsupervised Learning, and Reinforcement Learning are evaluated before being chosen as the content forwarding process. The numerical findings show the superiority of the Extended Learning Classifier System under Reinforcement Learning's scheme compared to the other algorithms.


Equipment or other items and articles production, as well as the service rendering is aimed at gaining the highest profit, if it is possible. It is necessary to bear in mind that several plants may produce the same things. The consumer is free to choose when buying a product or service. In this case the plants enter the competition aimed at getting the highest consumer demand. The author of the article tries to find out what makes a market product or service attractive and what role the producer and the government bodies play in the competition the producers start for the consumers' attention.


ABSTRACT The Kauffman School is a public charter school serving students from low-income neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri. This paper used a matched comparison group design to estimate the impacts of the Kauffman School on student achievement, attendance, and suspensions. We found that the Kauffman School had large positive impacts on student achievement in mathematics, reading, and science. This paper also used qualitative data to explore possible mechanisms for the school's effects. We found evidence that the Kauffman School's hallmarks are being implemented faithfully, and that stakeholders believe the school's methods are having a positive influence on students' attitudes and performance


Abstract : All prior work concerned with the effect of streamwise fin-body gaps unporting effect and body slots on the fin loads of missiles and projectiles in the transonic speed regime of 0.8 < or = M < or = 1.2, has been surveyed and analyzed. All known experimental data for the gap effects have been analyzed. A correlation relation was established to predict fin normal force losses due to gaps for any fin shape, size, aspect ratio, very well with the data which span a large variation in Reynolds number, body diameter and boundary layer thickness. Although the Mach range for present model was intended to be 0.8 < or = M < or = 1.2, available data indicated its validity in the wider range of 0.7 < or = M < or = 1.6. Fifteen cases were used to validate the present gap model. The slot effect model used is that of Washington et al. Application of these two corrections to the Copperhead guided projectile was made and a reduction as large as 38% was predicted for the normal force, which was then validated by the experimental data. The present results can be used for estimating fin load losses for the fin design of guided projectiles and missiles, with accuracy of 5%, over the intended Mach number range 0.8 < or = M < or = 1.2.


Background: Diabetes education, with improvement in knowledge, attitudes and skills, leads to better control of the disease The objectives of the study were to assess knowledge, attitude, practice and compliance of rural diabetic patients, and to identify the predictors of good knowledge and patient's compliance and to determine the impact of diabetes on patients' daily work. Method: This was a cross sectional descriptive study extended for one year and conducted at outpatient clinics of three family health centers chosen randomly in Dakahlia Governorate. A preconstructed and pre tested questionnaire was used to assess KAP and compliance of participants. Results: Among 750 respondents, females constituted 56.1%. 94.8% aged ≥30 years. 66.3% of them were rural resident. Nearly one third of patients were illiterates. Non-workers/housewives were 31.1%.More than half of patients reported monthly income of ≥ 1200 Egyptian pounds. About two thirds of the patients have been diabetic since more than 5years and majority of them 93.1% were of type II. Positive family history of diabetes was reported in72% of patients. Logistic regression revealed that the significant predictors of good knowledge were urban resident, disease duration, work and positive family history while that of patients' compliance were education, disease duration. Conclusion: The overall rate of adequate knowledge regarding diabetes was only 52.3% among participants. Insulin-treated patients had lowest knowledge, attitude, and practice toward diabetes. There is a gap between patients' level of knowledge and their practice. Recommendation: Efforts are required to improve KAP of diabetic patients and their compliance.


The article consists of a Powerpoint presentation on provider backbone transport. The topics discussed include: Ethernet switches; Ethernet standards; telecommunications infrastructure; packet services; MPLS; IEEE 802.1ah hierarchy; MAC-in-MAC hierarchy and carrier networking technology.


The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of onion vinegar on the cerebral blood flow by measuring the changes of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP) and by observing the recovery of focal ischemic brain injury in rats. Rats are divided into thee groups depending on the medication; control group (no medication), 8.8-OV group (vinegar using 8.8 brix onion medication), 14.6-OV group (vinegar using 14.6 brix onion medication). The medication of onion vinegar significantly increased rCBF but decreased MABP. This result suggests that onion vinegar significantly increased rCBF by dilating arterial diameter. In addition, focal ischemic brain injury is induced in rats by middle cerebral arterial occlusion. The recovery from focal ischemic brain injury is more significantly improved in the groups using onion vinegar compared to the control group. The amount of recovery is measured by the GAP-43 and the medication of onion vinegar significantly increased GAP-43. This result suggests that onion vinegar is effective on the nerve regeneration. After the medication, the change of body weight, outcomes of renal and liver function test, and outcomes of CBC are analysed for safety examination. There are no statistical differences among control group and all experimental groups in the body weight, renal and liver function test, and CBC. In conclusion, these results suggest that onion vinegar can increase rCBF in normal state, and improve the stability of rCBF in ischemic state.


The article examines how political ideas of environmentalists support as well as impede relations between the environmental movement and other progressive movements. This requires examination of the role and meaning of social justice and democracy in the discourse of environmentalism. This study focuses such an examination on a sample of environmental activists in British Columbia. Q methodology is used to discern patterns of association between particular sets of environmental ideas, and beliefs and values related to democracy and social justice. The authors identify four environmental/political perspectives: alienated ecocentrism, civic communitarianism, insider preservationism and green egalitarianism. These perspectives share a perception of justice focused on fair democratic procedures. Fairness is linked to inclusion and equal treatment.


Quantitative analysis of Tianjin city rail transit effects on the value of houses along it was took by adopting the hedonic price model,taking Tianjin Metro Line 1 as an example. We selected 16 variables and collected the effective data of 120 cells along Tianjin Metro Line 1 within 2 km. Eventually there are 5 variables that are involved in the model through repeatedly trial and establishing the hedonic price equation regression with good effect,which namely are the distance away from the downtown,the construction period,the average total number of layers,the education environment,the subway distance. The results show that Tianjin Metro Line 1 has the promotion function on housing prices in the range of 2 km by 5. 02% from average and the average value amount is 828. 9 Yuan / m2.


Considering the recent interest in more interactive practices in political representation, this article argues that there is a need to understand the differentiated meanings and functions of this form of communication. The subject of political representation as interactive communication is addressed theoretically as well as empirically. A theoretical framework is presented identifying three strategic functions of interactive communication in political representation: (1) interactivity as accountability, (2) interactivity as inquiry, and (3) interactivity as connectivity. Also, empirical analyses are conducted among blogging politicians in Sweden. These analyses suggest that interactive communication among political representatives cannot be understood as either a radical change in terms of new interactive forms of representation breaking with earlier norms and ideals, or complete continuity. Instead, the argument is that representatives may adopt interactive communication strategically to fulfil different normative ideals of political representation.


Optimal sampling method is effective in generating phase-only hologram. In this approach, the intensity of a source image is multiplied with an optimal sampling lattice, and converted into a hologram. Subsequently, the phase component of the hologram is retained as a phase-only hologram. The optimal sampling lattice is optimized through direct binary search so that the reconstructed image is closest to a given training image. A hologram generated with this method is known as an optimal sampled phase-only hologram (OSPOH). The reconstructed image of an OSPOH is generally good, but its quality cannot be further improved by extending the optimization process. In this paper, an enhancement on the reconstructed image of OSPOH through time-division filtering is presented. Experiment results revealed that the proposed method can lead to significant enhancement on the reconstructed image.


Many materials science concepts can be developed into animated, interactive spreadsheets to create engaging discovery learning tools. These Excel spreadsheets do not require programming expertise. Learning how to create and use these didactically useful spreadsheets is simple and new examples can be quickly created by instructors.


The lean meat, heart, lung, liver, kidney cortex, kidney medulla, small intestine, and spleen from 20 cattle, 20 sheep, 20 swine, and 20 horses were examined for zinc, copper, manganese, nickel, chromium cadmium, lead, and arsenic. The fodders for cattle, swine, horses were also examined for zinc, copper, manganese and cadmium. This was done to discover the usual heavy metal values of edible animals with a view to determining whether age, breed, management, or feeding have any effect on the distribution of the metals in the animals, and to study the contribution by meat to the heavy metal uptake of man through food. The following results were obtained:


A non-reactive 3D time-dependent magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model of a non-transferred non-thermal arc discharge in peculiar conditions of very high pressure (from 2 MPa up to 10 MPa) and low current (< 1 A) in helium has been developed. The model simulates an experimental-based batch reactor used to experimentally study FischerTropsch application, fluorocarbon production, and CO2 dissociation.


The LIGO-India project to build and operate an advanced LIGO (aLIGO) gravitational wave (GW) detector in India in collaboration with LIGO-USA was considered and initiated as an Indian national megascience project in 2011. Procedural formalities and site selection efforts progressed since then and the provisional approval for the Indian national project was obtained in 2016, immediately following the first direct detection of gravitational waves with the aLIGO detectors. With KAGRA GW detector in Japan being tuned to be part of the GW detector network, it is now the occasion to assess the progress of LIGO-India project, and evaluate its relevance and scope for gravitational wave science and astronomy. Various key factors like human-power, management, funding, schedule etc., in the implementation of the project are reassessed in the backdrop of the evolution of the global GW detector sensitivity. In what I consider as a realistic estimate, it will take more than a decade, beyond 2032, to commission the detector even with a fraction of the projected design sensitivity. I estimate that the budget for implementation will be more than doubled, to about Rs. 35 billion (>$430 million). The detrimental consequences for the project are discussed, from my personal point of view. However, a revamped action plan with urgency and the right leadership can make LIGO-India a late but significant success for multi-messenger astronomy for several years after 2032, because of its design similitude to the operational aLIGO detectors. For achieving this, it is imperative that the LIGO-India detector is replanned and launched in the post-O5 upgraded A# version, similar to the projected LIGO-USA detectors.


---The argument about the relevance or otherwise of the author's role or intention in the critical appraisal of his or her work is ongoing and unending. From Barthes to Wimskatt and other poststructuralists, the fad is to divorce the text entirely from its creator when issues of interpretation are at stake. This paper submits that poststructuralist criticism is not only valid and germane, it also opens limitless avenues for theorization and textual interpretation and analysis. There appears no critical boundary which the literary scholar cannot traverse to arrive at the meaning of a given text. Still in so far as the text did not just happen by accident, no serious damage can be inflicted on its explication if the historiography or even manifest intention of the author is known and the knowledge brings itself to bear on interpretation of the work. The author may be dead, but his remains serve as a reminder that a creator once walked the literary firmament of this modern world. It is with this preoccupation that this paper discusses Whispers, the poetry collection of Saadatu E. Yusufu, an established author from Northern Nigeria. Keywords---Author, Saadatu E. Yusufu, interpretation


The process of friction surfacing has been known in its basic arrangement for around 70 years, but only a limited amount of scientific studies has been carried out, and industrial use is marginal. Lately, the emerging shortness of energy and resources draws attention to alternative production routes, and interest in the friction surfacing process has revived. The process' advantages base on the fact that the deposited material does not undergo the liquid state, but instead is "forged" onto the substrate. Little is understood of the metallurgical mechanisms involved.
This work aims at revealing some of these mechanisms by electron-microscopy investigations, and at evaluating the microstructure resulting from friction surfacing as to the coatings' behaviour under tribological loading. The materials tested are 6082 aluminium alloy, NiAl-bronze (CuAl10Fe5Ni4), tool steel (≈X50CrMoV5-1) and the alloy Cr60Ni40.
The aluminium alloy, which is most easily processed by friction surfacing, undergoes dynamic and static recovery. It is a precipitation hardening alloy, and since the temperatures occurring during friction surfacing do not match the thermal sequence for artificial ageing, the material's hardness is adversely affected. The other three alloys undergo major phase transformations during processing. The bronze assumes a high temperature bcc structure while being deposited. During cooling, small globular or acicular fcc α grains crystallise, followed by precipitation of second (κ-) phases in spherical shape, due to decreasing solubility. The tool steel completely converts into its fcc austenite state, followed by martensitic transformation during cooling. When several layers are deposited overlapping each other, both tempering and secondary hardening effects arise. The non weldable and non deformable Cr60Ni40 alloy consists of a Cr- and a Ni-rich phase during processing. In the coatings, an fcc supersaturated solid solution and a bcc phase rich in Cr, incorporating fine Ni-precipitates, prevail.
Supersaturation of solid solution, spheroidisation of second phases and low grain size due to recrystallisation were found to be very beneficial for the wear resistance of all alloys against surface fatigue under cavitation. Sliding wear tests revealed comparable behaviour of the conventional and the friction surfaced material state.
For the feasibility of friction surfacing, a material's properties at the temperatures reached during the process are essential. In particular, it must be possible to transfer a sufficient volume of stud tip material into an adequate plasticised state. This opens up possibilities to join novel material combinations and achieve coatings with advantageous microstructures compared to conventional techniques.


ABSTRACT The theme of autonomy has been present since the beginnings of education. In today's society, student's autonomy in school practices can determine the political and social participation of young people. This study seeks to problematize autonomy and tutelage in formal education from an integrative review of scientific literature. The proposal implies contextualizing these concepts, tracing a historical scenario from which educational practices that relate to autonomy and tutelage are delineated. The work includes the analysis of eleven scientific articles published in the Portal Periódicos Capes database between 2000 and 2019. The results point to three axes: the construction of the concepts of autonomy and tutelage from a historical and philosophical trajectory; critical analysis of society based on political guidelines; and, finally, the relationship between the political character of autonomy and tutelage and the educational practices that emerge from everyday school life.


Increasing technology and the use of the Internet have brought the Industry 4.0 revolution. Internet of Things, smart devices, smart objects, information, and data are in many systems in an era of developing the technology. The main components of the industry 4.0 such as cyber-physical system, the Internet of objects, big data and cloud computing has some of the challenges. One of these is cybersecurity. In this study, the structure of the technologies in industry 4.0 and cybersecurity requirement analyzes of these technologies were discussed. With the given recommendations, it is expected to use these technologies in Industry 4.0 safely. Finally, the necessary measures against cyber-attacks and risks in developing technologies and the use of security systems were discussed.


This article deals with the possible ways to coordinate language teaching between foreing languages departaments and those from non linguistic subjects within a bilingual school.


A new multifunctional coordination framework, [Mn(NPy3)Cl·3MeOH·DMF]n, containing the redox-active tris(4-(pyridine-4-yl)phenyl)amine ligand (NPy3) was synthesised and characterised. The redox properties of the framework were investigated, and the oxidised state of the framework was generated chemically and spectroelectrochemically. This material exhibits multifunctionality by virtue of its ability to switch the fluorescence 'on' and 'off' with the redox state.


Modern rural tourism is an umbrella concept, including a wide range of (niche) type tourism related to the countryside/rural areas. The central attractions of rural tourism are induced by the closeness to nature and new cultural experiences related to (local) history and intangible heritage. The interest for a rural destination being increased by an environment considered appealing from natural and aesthetic viewpoints, allowing for various forms of recreation. This preliminary study answers the following question: Which are the drivers of the accommodation development in rural areas in Romania? taking into consideration only the potential tourist attractions that could be identified based on official records (e.g. historic monuments, the status of resort for a given locality, the registered vineyards, the two rankings from 2008 and 2012). The overall conclusion of the study is that the potential tourist attractions have a relatively small influence on the development of Romanian rural lodgings. Therefore, more factors should be added in order to understand accommodation development in rural areas in Romania.


Metal-enhanced fluorescence carbon dots adsorbed Ag@SiO2 composite nanoparticles, where the silica-shell is used to control the distance between silver-core and fluorescent carbon dots (CDs). A more than four-fold increase of fluorescence intensity of CDs was obtained, besides, a largely enhanced upconversion property was also observed.


A BSTRACT . The tremendous increase in share repurchases warrants an explanation. Why have firms increasingly turned to repurchases as a payout method? Undervaluation is commonly touted as the underlying reason behind repurchase decisions. This paper identifies several possible rationales behind repurchase decisions, in addition to undervaluation, by examining the relative advantages of share repurchases over dividends and the managerial incentives associated with share repurchases. The findings indicate managerial incentives are a key factor behind the decision to repurchase stock.


CCD-based setups are widely extended in commercial beam profilers. In many beam-profiling applications the high sensitivity of CCD-camera makes necessary the attenuation of the beam. It can affect the beam profile and cause lost of information in regions of low irradiance. In this work we analyze the combined influence of noise and masking in the beam characterization, particularly in the measurement of second order moments. We also apply an extended intensity range imaging technique to improve the quality of the information obtained by a generic instrument. It is achieved merging several images with different sensitivities which are obtained with different integration times.


Term newborn boy presents with abdominal wall defect, ambiguous genitalia, and respiratory distress (Fig 1).

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### Birth History and Presentation

### Vital Signs

### Physical Examination

### Radiologic Findings

Abdominal radiograph reveals widened symphysis pubis measuring 4.2 cm (normal: less than 1 cm) (Fig 2).

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### Bladder Exstrophy Epispadias Complex (BEEC)

Bladder exstrophy, or vesica ectopia, is a congenital malformation resulting in an everted bladder wall that is contiguous …


Experiments have revealed that demagnetization quality of ferromagnetic bodies depends on characteristics of demagnetizing field that are determined by their size and internal properties. Every ferromagnetic body with a specific size and internal properties has its frequency and time period of demagnetization when a residual demagnetization will be a minimum one.


The ITER magnet system contains 18 toroidal field (TF) coils and each TF winding pack is enclosed in a stainless steel coil case. During operation, the coil case will be subjected to eddy current and nuclear heating, in addition to the static heat loads (thermal conduction and radiation). In order to minimize the heat transfer to the superconducting winding pack, the coil case is cooled by a flow of helium at 4.5 K circulating through an array of cooling pipes. In the baseline design, the thermal contact between the cooling pipes and the coil case is made by a resin bond. A series of samples has been prepared reproducing the geometry of the grooves where the cooling pipes are embedded. The samples explore the baseline design as well as an alternative design based on the contact between metallic surfaces. The effective thermal conductivity has been measured in the SULTAN facility by circulating a constant flow of helium at 4.5 K and applying a steady state heat load. The measurements show no indication of cracks or delamination decreasing significantly the overall heat conductivity of the samples after cool-down, even after a four-point bending process representative of the assembly process.


ROHDE, F. C., AND R. G. ARNDT. 1981. Life history of a coastal plain population of the mottled sculpin Cottus bairdi (Osteichthys: Cottidae), in Delaware. Brimleyana 7:69-94. SHETTER, D. S. 1968. Observations on movements of wild trout in two Michigan stream drainages. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 97:472-481. , AND A. S. HAZZARD. 1939. Species compolation after a fish kill in Mud Creek, Washingty, Arkansas, following pesticide pollusition by age groups and stability of fish populations in sections of three Michigan trout streams during the summer of 1937. Ibid. 68:281-302. STEFANICH, F. A. 1952. The population and moveme t of fish in Prickley Pear Creek, Montana. Ibid. 81:260-274.


Background: The normal axis of calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) come under stress when chronic kidney disease (CKD) progresses beyond stage 3(GFR<30 ml/kg/1.732). This results in increased secretion of iPTH which is known as secondary hyperparathyroidism. This exacerbates further if simultaneous deficiency of nutritional vitamin D (Cholecalciferol) is also found. Secondary hyperparathyroidism results in vascular calcification and increases cardiac mortality. Early intervention in form of dietary modification (low phosphorus, low potassium), correcting vitamin D deficiency along with the addition of active vitamin D (calcitriol) would help in alleviating patients' suffering and saving costs as well.
Material and method: This study was conducted from Jan 2017 to Jan 2018 at The Indus Hospital, Karachi with the age group ≥14 years of either gender who were suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients on dialysis, chronic liver disease, and vitamin D supplementation were excluded. Their history, demographic, BMI, Calcium, Phosphorus, Alkaline Phosphatase, 25-Hyydorxyvitamin D, albumin, and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) were all noted.
Results: 265 patients were enrolled for final analysis in this data with a male to female ratio of 1:1.03 (146/121). Hyperparathyroidism (iPTH> 68 pg/ml) was seen in 190 (71.2%) patients. Mean values of all quantitative variables were not statistically significant when compared hyper parathyroid with normal parathyroid. Hyperparathyroidism was found significant in late CKD in comparison to early CKD (P-value <.001), While vitamin D deficiency was significantly associated with hyperparathyroidism in early CKD but not in late CKD.
Conclusion: Hyperparathyroidism is significantly present in CKD which is contributed by CKD progression and vitamin D deficiency.


The present invention relates to a multi-sensor-based position tracking system and method. The system according to the invention, the pre-dividing the given space a predetermined number to generate a plurality of areas and manages the space management server and the information of the plurality of areas generated by the space management server for managing information of each zone, comprising a zone management server for providing the position information of the object detected by the zone session information of an object located within each of the zones for each time slot and positioning the sensor in space, a management server, the space management server from the zone management server based on the session information section of the given object to track the position of the object by adding the object in the object list, and connect the space session to session area of the object it included in the list of objects through the space session.


Education in the normal era post-pandemic implements flexible learning to allow students to choose learning places and steps by integrating students and technology to enable new possibilities aimed at effective learning. However, students encounter tremendous challenges of losing learning focus for not giving the necessary commitment or enough attention to deal with learning tasks. This learning problem may create a severe issue if not detected from the beginning and addressed systematically. Learning analytics can monitor learning progress and identify the learning problems of individual students. Several previous studies focus on the analytical framework of learning, but attention to meaningful learning and the development of problem-solving skills is still insufficient. This paper aims to propose a self-regulated meaningful analytic learning framework that promotes problem-solving skills. The framework aims to guide educators and administrators in the new normal in implementing personalised learning analytics in self-regulated meaningful learning. The employment of meaningful learning strategies supported by learning analytics help students prepare the skills needed to match their individual needs.


The Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Programme will ensure the future continuity and enhancement of meteorological data from geostationary orbit as currently provided by the Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) system. The industrial prime contractor for the space segment is Thales Alenia Space (France), with a core team consortium including OHB System AG (Germany).


Recently it has been shown that human amniotic fluid contains stem cells of fetal origin (AFS) that express embryonic and adult stem cell markers. AFS can be expanded extensively in culture and give rise to multiple differentiated cells such those of myogenic, osteogenic, neurogenic and endothelial lineages, all of them with potential therapeutic value. In this study, we investigated the generation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) from AFS. For this purpose, remnant amniotic fluid was obtained from mothers undergoing amniocentesis for medical reasons at 18 weeks of pregnancy. Cells were collected by centrifugation and cultured in DMEM, supplemented with Chang medium and fetal bovine serum. Adherent cells were expanded and characterized by flow cytometry at various times using antibodies for CD34, CD45, CD133, CD117, KDR (VEGFR-2) and CD31. Cultures were also carried out in endothelial growth medium and analyzed for EPC markers (CD133, KDR, CD31). Adherent cells showed, at 8 and 17 days of culture, fibroblastoid features. Flow cytometry analysis, at 2 weeks of culture, showed cells expressing CD 133 (37%), CD 34 (1%), CD 117 (3%) and KDR (12%). Cultures carried out in endothelial differentiation medium (EDM), at 33 days of culture, showed a significant increase of cells expressing EPC markers: CD133 (40%), CD34 (3%) KDR (24%), KDR/CD31 (9%). These cells formed blood vessel-like structures on collagen-coated plates. The in vivo angiogenic capacity of these cells was demonstrated by inoculating them into collagen microspheres and implanting them subcutaneously into immunocompromised mice. Histologic examination revealed that these cells formed microvessels on implantation. Our data indicates that EPC can be generated and expanded from AFS, and they might be useful for therapeutic angiogenesis in ischemic tissues.


Structural Engineering International 2/2011 existence of assembly tolerances (i.e. hole clearance of the fixture) leads to randomness in the distribution of the group load to the individual components, and thus to uncertainties in the expected resistance of the anchorage. Although reliable models have already been proposed regarding the behavior of an individual anchor and the interaction of vicinal anchors within a group, the effect of tolerances has not yet been adequately investigated and it has hardly been introduced into design methods. In the present study, an attempt is made to describe the structural behavior of anchor groups through rational analytical formulations, supported by experimental results, in order to capture the influence of tolerances by means of a stochastic analysis. The study focuses on the basic orthogonal fastening systems with up to two anchors in each direction, situated in unreinforced, uncracked concrete of normal strength. Based on these investigations: (a) previously not discussed anchor configurations and the associated potential for a higher expected shear resistance of anchor groups close to an edge are disclosed, (b) a probabilistic expression of the shear resistance of anchorages is formulated, that can serve as a basis for a holistic reliability-based design, while (c) a design method accounting for various values of the assembly tolerances is provided and an optimized decision between (i) tolerancing, (ii) fastening product selection, and (iii) admissible loading is made available, thus allowing for a more efficient utilization of fastening systems.


A simple proof of a central limit theorem for stationary random fields under mixing conditions is given, generalizing some results obtained by more complicated methods, e.g. Bernstein's method.


Abstract Molecular biologists searching for the genes for schizophrenia assume the genes exist because they have faith in the schizophrenia family, twin, and adoption studies. Most textbooks and review chapters do not go back to the original material and instead rely on what previous reviewers have stated. In contrast, Jay Joseph has analyzed in great detail the primary literature. It would behoove those in search of these genes to read Joseph's latest book.


Introduction Political Participation is one of the main discussions in political sociology and political development in all countries. It is considered as an aspect of political development that can also support the political organizations to achieve democracy. In fact, the degree of political participation is a mean to know whether governments are logical or not. The main goal of this study is to examine social-psychological causes influencing political participation of Isfahan University teachers. The factor of political tendency and membership in organs are based on Huntington's and Nelson's Views. They considered social superiority and a person's capability on a person's tendency on political participation. They believed that if a person tends to be a member of group and councils, they will perform political participation more. On the other hand, there are other factors such as age, education, earning, race, tribe, religion which are based on Budwell's View. It is necessary that some factors such as media and political effects are based on Olson's theory. First hypothesis: There are some relations between demographic factors (people's age, sex, single / marriage, member in organs) and political Participation. Second hypothesis: There are some relations between political environment and political Participation. Third hypothesis: There are some relations between individualism and political Participation. Fourth hypothesis: There are some relations between political knowledge and political Participation. Fifth hypothesis: There are some relations between collective media and political Participation. Sixth hypothesis: There are some relations between political tendency and political Participation. Seventh hypothesis: There are some relations between political effects and political Participation. Eighth hypothesis: There are some relations between relative abandonment and political Participation.


Effects of internal EGR and external EGR on diesel-fueled HCCI combustion are studied. The results showed that the start of combustion would advance with the increasing of internal EGR rate, the start of combustion in the case of -40°CA negative valve overlap was 5~7° CA earlier than that in the case of(-20°)CA negative valve overlap at relative low load. The effect by heating from internal EGR was found to be greater than that by mixture dilution. Increasing the internal EGR is beneficial to the formation of homogeneous charge and smoke emission reduction, but decreases the high load limit for low NO_x emission. External EGR can postpone the start of combustion, and is an effective method for extending the high load limit.


16007 Background: Recent studies suggest that the CA-125 nadir within the normal range after surgery and chemotherapy treatment is a predictor of survival (Crawford, ASCO 2004; Crawford, Ann Oncol ...


Discussion and author's closure of paper 43–18 by W. C. Sealey, presented at the AIEE national technical meeting, New York, N. Y., January 25–29, 1943, and published in AIEE TRANSACTIONS, 1943, February section, pages 87–93.


State-of-the-art ab initio methods constitute a solid basis of modern materials science and materials design. In order to properly address complex multi-scale phenomena that are frequently found in industrially-important materials as well as biomaterials, the theoretical research at atomistic level is increasingly combined with mesoand macro-scale approaches as well as advanced experimental techniques. Such multi-disciplinary modeling strategies will be exemplified by a scale-bridging approach to the integral elastic response of (i) multi-phase metallic polycrystals and (ii) biomaterials with hierarchical microstructure. Both topics combine (i) single crystal thermodynamic and elastic stiffness data determined by parameter-free first-principles calculations and (ii) case-specific homogenization schemes. Due to the fact that the mathematical backbone of our coarse-graining approach could be non-linear, its error-propagation properties have been investigated and the dependence of the final output parameters on the scale-transferred ab initio input data is shown. The reliability and error-bars of the methodology are cross-validated against the experimental data for a few selected systems, specifically (i) Ti-Nb alloys intended for medical applications [1], (ii) ultra light-weight Mg-Li alloys [2], and (iii) hierarchical chitin-based biocomposites [3].


We demonstrated room-temperature (RT) intense ultraviolet (UV) emission in the wavelength range of 315–370 nm from quaternary InxAlyGa1−x−yN alloys grown by metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy. We found that the UV emission is considerably enhanced by the In-segregation effect upon introducing 2%–5% of In into AlGaN. The In incorporation in quaternary InxAlyGa1−x−yN is markedly enhanced with the increase of Al content when using a relatively high growth temperature (830–850 °C), resulting in efficient RT UV emission. Maximally efficient emission was obtained at around 330–360 nm from the fabricated quaternary InxAlyGa1−x−yN (x=2.0%–4.8%,y=12%–34%). The intensity of the 330 nm emission from quaternary In0.034Al0.12Ga0.85N was as strong as that of the 430 nm emission from In0.22Ga0.78N at RT. We clearly observed In segregation of submicron size from cathode luminescence images of quaternary InAlGaN films.


Cloud computing is the next phase in the Internet's evolution, providing the means through which computing power, computing infrastructure, applications, business processes can be delivered to businesses and individual as a service wherever and whenever they need. Businesses who use cloud service providers (CSP) tend to have service level agreements (SLA) that act as contract and define the level of expected service from the CSP, including availability, performance and security. Recent research suggests the use of third party auditors (TPA) as a mean to monitor CSPs. This paper shows how CSP may deceit the SLA to reduce their cost and become more competitive, while avoiding detection by TPAs. The paper presents a crowdsourced TPA model to monitor the CSPs and consequently detect any deception.


This paper introduces a systematic design plan of OA based on Solaris and OAS Platform,its server management depending on PowerBuilder,discusses the three layer system structures of this system and describes in details the key technology such as the PB,wireless net,editor,digital signature,electronics seal and system integration and so on.With steady structure,multiple functions and expansion ability,this system reflects the requirement of development of OA system.


The immune system of a pregnant woman maintains a delicate balance: It must tolerate the "foreign" antigens of the fetus while still protecting the


260 Indian Journal of Anaesthesia | Vol. 59 | Issue 4 | Apr 2015 CFC‐metered dose inhalers in CAO. Eur Respir J 2000;15:663‐9. 5. Surbrook SE Jr, Olson MJ. Dominant role of cytochrome P‐450 2E1 in human hepatic microsomal oxidation of the CFC‐substitute 1,1,1,2‐tetrafluoroethane. Drug Metab Dispos 1992;20:518‐24. 6. Olson MJ, Reidy CA, Johnson JT. Defluorination of 1,1,1,2‐tetrafluoroethane (R‐134a) by rat hepatocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1990;166:1390‐7. 7. Forster P, Ramaswamy V, Artaxo P, Berntsen T, Betts R, Fahey DW, et al. Changes in atmospheric constituents and in radiative forcing. In: Solomon PK, editor. Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. 1st ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2007. p. 235‐336. 8. Rigby M, Prinn RG, O'Doherty S, Miller BR, Ivy D, Muhle J, et al. Recent and future trends in synthetic greenhouse gas radioactive forcing. Geophys Res Lett 2014;41:2623‐30. inspiratory halothane concentration) and secondly, of salbutamol having reached the trachea in an adequate dose (denoted by end‐tidal halothane concentration). Besides salbutamol sulphate, beclomethasone dipropionate and triamcinolone acetonide aerosol inhalers also use HFA‐134a as propellant. HFA‐134a is also being used as a preanaesthetic vapocoolant spray. In the 1990s, it began replacing dichlorodifluoromethane (Freon) in domestic refrigerators and automobile air conditioners as a high‐temperature refrigerant.[3] It replaced chlorofluorocarbons as a propellant in inhalers in December 2008, in compliance with the United Nations Environment Program protocol on ozone depleting substances.[4,5] This is because it has an insignificant ozone depletion potential and a negligible acid rain potential.[3]


In this, the second in the series of editorials on the barriers to significant innovation in and reform of health care, Yvonne Panek-Hudson and Professor David Ritchie of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital discuss the utility of advanced practice nursing. In addition to demonstrating the type of leadership required to underpin innovation, this editorial also highlights what can be achieved when territorial guild behaviour is overcome and more patient-centred care models are adopted. It also highlights the need for regulatory change to enable health providers on the basis of their competency as compared with their health profession per se.


A twelve-year observation (1997-2008) was carried out by the Scientific and Clinical Antituberculosis Center of Moscow Government Health Department, hospitals and TB dispensaries. To evaluate effectiveness of preventive X-ray and fluorography screening we proposed a complex of quantitative and qualitative indicators including external criteria (indicators): TB incidence, clinical structure, proportion of TB deaths: unknown to the dispensary and up to one year of follow-up; and internal indicators: compliance of individuals studied by X-ray and fluorography with absolute numbers, a percentage of actual population screened versus population screening plans, a proportion of TB risk groups and proportion of groups to be screened among general population and its coverage by fluorography screening. The investigation data of 2004-2008 justified the necessity to revise the mean duration of inpatient treatment of TB cases based on the established standards of the mean duration of treatment of active pulmonary TB cases (94.0 ± 0.6 days in hospital), including new cases (102.0 ± 1.84 days in hospital). The main criterion of effectiveness of inpatient treatment should be sputum conversion, since cavity closure required much more time. To evaluate the role of TB dispensaries in dispensary follow-up we need a complex of indicators, including external and internal criteria. The external criteria include: TB prevalence, TB mortality, TB incidence; incidence among adult SS+ contacts per 100 thousand annual contacts. The internal (technological) criteria include: staffing with TB specialists, a number of visits per resident yearly, a function of a doctor's position, a ratio of dispensary follow-up groups, a number of adult contacts per one SS+ case, a mean duration of follow-up of pulmonary TB cases at risk, improving treatment effectiveness (sputum conversion, cavity closure and clinical cure of newly-detected pulmonary TB cases).


This test was conducted in a commercial stand of 'Vernema' seed alfalfa that had been in production for 3 yr near Gardena, Walla Walla County, Wash. Experimental (0.01 acre) were arranged in a randomized complete block design with 4 replicates. Insecticides were applied 20 May with a CO2-powered backpack sprayer with a 4-ft spray boom calibrated to deliver 27 gal/acre at 30 psi from 4 8003 flat-fan nozzles on 19-inch spacings. Samples of 5 180° sweeps with a 15-inch-diam sweep net were collected 28 May and 9 Jun. All life stages of PA were combined.


At this point, three things are clear about structured credit investments. First, they are complex. Second, few investors understand them. And third, they are widely blamed for the housing bubble and subsequent financial crisis. Nevertheless, investors who are willing to take a second look at structured credit may find some attractive investment opportunities.


Frost heave cracks around manholes can be avoided with a technique developed by the National Research Council of Canada. It uses heat naturally generated from sanitary sewers. The heat is trapped in aggregate placed around the manhole in a structure called a bag. The tapered section at the top of the manhole has slots that make it a natural radiator that keeps soil around the manhole from freezing and thawing. The bag is about 1 yd. in diameter and costs $160 for materials and installation for a new manhole, more for retrofitting existing ones. Contained in the article is a cross-section of an installation.


The present work points out the important and innovative didactic work developed by the Pedagogical Museums in Spain, both in the historical and educational formation of teachers, as well as in the study, conservation, exhibition, valorization and dissemination of educational heritage and memory. In addition, it shows that the History of Education as a university scientific discipline nowadays, along with pedagogical museums, contributes to manage new looks at the education and school of yesterday.


The Judy Gaines Young Book Award is annually presented by Transylvania University to the author of a book of distinction from the Appalachian region.


A strong emphasis on safety while operating vehicles, planes, and heavy machinery is essential. The operators, company, and public have a great interest in safety due to the concerns of public relations and customer well-being. This project details an aviation navigation feedback device (or "smart" ear seal coined "SmartSealz") for pilots, who often face long working hours and stressful conditions. A working prototype has been produced that acquires the appropriate signals, processes them, and gives essential feedback through tactile actuators. These signals include air pressure, magnetic field strength, linear acceleration and angular velocity. Performance and efficiency were determined by using results from inflight navigation testing. Navigational signal acquisition circuits are being designed to meet or exceed Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) standards. From initial testing the current prototype was shown to be consistent with altitude feedback at elevations between 1700 and 8800 ft and had a 20-degree error when testing magnetic heading feedback. Ultimately, this "SmartSealz" device provides a solution to the safety implications resulting from fatigued or distracted operators.


Institutions small and large often use student teaching assistants (TAs) to provide office hours, tutor students, and grade student work, and the quality of a course's TAs can greatly affect the quality of the course. In this BOF we will discuss the training we provide to prepare TAs for their course duties and the mentoring we provide to foster their role as future educators. Improving the effectiveness of TA training and mentoring can have an immediate impact on the quality of teaching, potentially improve retention and diversity in computer science, and have a long-term impact on all aspects of our field as our current students and TAs progress through their industry and academic careers. Our goal is to provide a forum for you to disseminate your TA mentoring practices and for you to hear the mentoring practices of others, with the goal to develop a collection of best practices for TA training and mentoring for computer science. This BOF is appropriate for professors or instructors of any computer science course or summer program that uses undergraduate or graduate student teaching assistants.


We discuss the development of compact fiber frequency combs which can enable precision measurements outside of the metrology lab. To illustrate their impact, we present recent results using these combs for optical two-way time-frequency transfer.


Calcined pure silica MCM-48 is modified by silylating its
mesopores with trimethylsilyl chloride; such pore modification along with
polymerization and carbonization of divinylbenzene as a carbon precursor is
found to be a very efficient way of fabricating highly ordered carbon
molecular sieves with three-dimensionally interconnected uniform pore
arrays, greatly improving structural integrity and thermal stability.


A detailed description of every nuclear plant's hardware and policies regarding operation and maintenance are embodied in a set of documents that constitutes the plant's ''configuration.'' An effective and thorough program of configuration control is needed to ensure that all future alterations of the plant are properly justified, documented, and implemented.


This paper presents a comparison of performances of a parallelepipedic and of a "chaotic" reverberation chamber using the same Faraday cage. This leads to perform a fair comparison of the contribution of the chaotic chamber in terms of performances and in particular from which frequency the stirring process leads to a well-stirred reverberation chamber. This analysis takes advantage to a recently published method based on S11 measurements of an antenna within the chamber for different stirring configurations (i.e. different positions of a mode stirrer for a mechanically stirred chamber). In order to assess exhaustively the performances of the chaotic chamber, the experiments are performed for different quantities of absorbers inserted in the cavity in order to study the effect of the average composite qualify factor of the chamber.


Abstract. Monitoring the environmental status of mountainous or hilly areas is very important for their great influence on the global ecosystem and humanity. The enhanced vegetation index (EVI) has been widely used in environmental monitoring. It can reduce background and atmospheric noise via its feedback-based format. However, the application of EVI in mountainous areas will be limited, because EVI is greatly affected by topographic effects as its soil adjustment index is not in a band ratio format. To moderate the topographic effects on EVI, we modified the EVI by changing the soil adjustment index from a constant to a variable related to the incidence angle. In the evaluation of the modified EVI, three other well-known topographic correction methods, Sun-canopy-sensor (SCS), SCS with C-correction (SCS+C), and modified Minnaert (MM), were used for comparison. The results indicated that the modified EVI and SCS+C perform better than MM and SCS by visual comparison. Quantitatively, modified EVI, which has an effect similar to SCS+C in the low incidence angle regions, largely decreased the standard deviation of the same land features and the correlation between EVI and the cosine of the incidence angle. When the incidence angle exceeds 90 deg, SCS+C and other two topographic correction methods caused overcorrections. However, modified EVI solved this problem well due to its smaller increasing curvature than other three topographic correction methods. Moreover, compared to SCS+C, modified EVI better preserved the characters of land surface features.


BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES
Levels of protective antibodies against Calpha and R4 proteins of the group B streptococci (GBS) have been measured in humans. The findings indicated that the human anti Calpha and anti-R4 antibodies may recognize targets which are different from those recognized by antibodies raised in animals. In the present study normal human serum antibodies which target the GBS proteins Calpha and R4 and immune anti-Calpha and anti -R4 antibodies raised in animals were compared.

METHODS
The antigens were prepared by extraction of whole cells of GBS with trypsin and purified, and the testing was done by ELISA and Western blotting.

RESULTS
The immune antibodies showed specificity for the corresponding protein and targeted proteins which had been denatured by hot sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) or by heating in a nearly neutral buffer. The human antibodies targeted a site(s) common to Calpha and R4 and failed to bind to the denatured proteins. The bulk of antibodies in sera from healthy pregnant women was directed against the SDS and heat labile determinant(s).

INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION
The present results indicated that the immune antibodies were directed against sequential epitopes and the normal human serum antibodies against epitopes determined by molecular conformation.


The global space marketplace has evolved and grown over the past decade. From a valuation of $176 billion in 2006, the global space marketplace has expanded to an estimate exceeding $345 billion in 2018.


Nowadays, the need of information is very vital in the modern technology era. The result of analysis and physical data information of current situation of global and regional events are very important to be used as an anticipation and mitigation to reduce the effect of natural disasters. The approaching of activity increased of outer space extreme weather, the anomaly information source on the earth is very important contributing factor in the advancement of technology. One of them is information of ionosphere anomaly which is an indicator of disturbance in the radio wave propagation. The development of information system is hoped to produce integrated information system in the real time data monitoring and the data analyzed, where the output will be the corrected ionosphere for single frequency and parameter of GPS satellite such as scintillation index and various TEC fluctuation as well as satellite visibility and the activity level of the sun light and magnetic field of earth. Based on the above analyses, the information of degradation and anomaly which will be useful in the anticipation and mitigation to decrease the outer space weather phenomena that can disturb the navigation and communication of the satellite which are required in this era. The information distribution was done in real time or near real time ways which can be accesed via website, SMS centre or other information media. Keywords: information system, ionosphere anomaly, outer space extreme weather


In this paper, we propose a stroke-based handwritten Chinese character recognition system, based on neural networks and fuzzy set theory. Our system consists of three main modules that perform stroke extraction, feature extraction, and recognition, respectively. With the introduction of neural net technique and fuzzy set theory, the capability of tolerating transitional and rotational displacements is obtained. The system has been successfully implemented. Two kinds of experiments on similar Chinese characters have been done. One is based on 15 Chinese characters with the same radical. The average recognition rate in this experiment is 97%. The other is based on 23 similar Chinese characters. With 40 training samples for each character, a 91% recognition rate is achieved.


Abstract : We report on the development of standoff Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) operations with ballistic discs where safety and the minimisation of environmental impact of the explosive effects are of prime importance. Ballistic discs were selected since they can be designed to contain relatively small amounts of explosive (i.e. less than 100 grams) and low density case materials to minimise overpressure, fragmentation and site damage. Two EOD methods were investigated. One method was aimed at neutralising the munition fuze while leaving the body and filling intact. The other method was aimed at opening the munition case and producing a slow burn of the filling in a single operation. Our methodology involved evaluating ballistic disc designs using numerical modelling and instrumented firings. Short listed candidates were field tested against 105 millimeter HE shell and 81 millimeter mortars (representing thick and thin cased munitions). A ballistic disc design was produced that had 100 % success in neutralising the fuze and ejecting it from the munition case providing the aim position was away from the booster. Flash radiography showed that the fuze train was disrupted in less then 50 microseconds and the projectile was captured within the broken-up fuze assembly. A reproducible technique for producing a slow burn of the explosive filling was not proven. A set of conditions has been produced where the case is cracked open with part or full consumption of the filling by slow burning. Tests showed that the ballistic disc projectile was stopped within the thickness of a sandbag and ricochet did not occur for oblique angles of attack; thus there would not appear to be a down-range hazard. Other test demonstrated that sandbags placed over the ballistic disc did not impair its performance but removed any case fragmentation hazard and reduced the overpressure hazard to a low level.


radically negotiable. can capture this conjunctural nature of political engagement; that as we saw with the governmentalisation of gender, easy acceptability of intersectionality for international funding agencies should us pause. term intersectionality seems to work not for feminism , but for states and international funding agencies


A new species of Hemilophini, Adesmus lauropalui sp. nov. and a list of species of Cerambycidae from the Reserva Particular de Patrimonio Natural (RPPN) Sanctuary of Caraca are presented. The data are based on fieldwork and the MNRJ collection. Two hundred fifty-four species of Cerambycidae are recorded, of which 158 are new distribution records.


In terminal-collaborated multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) reception, a virtual terminal with a large number of reception antennas receives multiple signal streams from a base station. This virtual terminal consists of multiple mobile terminals sharing their signals with other terminals. The number of these collaborated terminals can be reduced by selecting an appropriate set of mobile terminals as long as the performance criterion can be satisfied [1].


6568 Background: Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) involves surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy in various combinations depending upon stage. This study compares disparities i...


Interesting projects underway deal with treatments using a variety of chemical and non-chemical methods. Ongoing research for safe and effective biocides continues freezing, which seems to be a satisfactory and safe method of dealing with insect infestations, if carried out properly, is receiving a lot of attention and results are promising. On the prevention front some very important work in the art of maintenance, monitoring and documentation has been carried out with encouraging results. New findings of biocide deposits in the collections that create incredible health hazards are alarming. Detrimental effects of some biocides on art and artefacts have always been suspected and often talked about, but recently they have been dramatically illustrated and documented. Important studies on the habits and biology of pests are ongoing. Other interesting projects, such as research into traditional techniques of treatment or the use of gamma radiation as a control method, are examples of the range of research and work underway in the many areas of Control of Biodeterioration.


In the current SPARQL specification the notion of correlation and substitution are not well defined. This problem triggers several ambiguities in the semantics. In fact, implementations as Fuseki and Virtuoso assume different semantics.
In this technical report, we provide a semantics of correlation and substitution following the classic philosophy of substitution and correlation in logic, programming languages and SQL. We think this proposal not only fix the current ambiguities and problems, but helps to set a safe formal base to further extensions of the language.
This work is part of an ongoing work of Daniel Hernandez. These anomalies in the W3C Specification of SPARQL 1.1 were detected early and reported no later than 2014, when two erratas were registered (cf. this https URL and this https URL).


Most economic theory relating to business behavior emphasizes pricing. Also, the economist traditionally attempts to explain marketing strategy in terms of monopolistic and competitive market structures. This approach is challenged by the author of this article. According to his research, the product and the customer are the determining factors in a company's marketing strategy.