Teleoperation makes possible the execution of many tasks, that otherwise are not feasible when a human operator can not access to the working area due to dangerousness or environmental conditions, and it is not possible as well, to program the task so as to be performed autonomously, due to its complexity. Nevertheless, manipulation tasks require certain ability from the human operator due to the difficulties that produce the need to operate through control devices that does not fit with the structure of the slave arms. With the aim of increasing the precision capabilities provided by such control interfaces, a vision based procedure designed to deform the space around the working point has been developed. The vision system operates from the detection of the relevant scene elements. This space deformation produces automatically a progressive increase in precision when the robot arm approaches the relevant detected elements.


Abstract Participation in leisure activities has been broadly shown to have positive impacts on immigrant integration. Hosting Friends and Relatives (HFR) is a highly contextual leisure activity that encourages immigrants to explore their new communities, and helps them forge connections and attachments between old and new worlds. This study surveyed 2,201 panel respondents from Toronto, Canada on their touristic leisure activities while hosting. Findings show that recently-arrived immigrant hosts visit more attractions and areas of their community, and are more likely to be participating in these experiences for the first time than other resident hosts. These results provide quantitative support for the notion, as established through previous qualitative research, that hosting can be a mechanism that pushes immigrants to engage in touristic leisure in their new communities, thereby strengthening place attachment and integration.


In the reactor engineering,narrow channels was used widely for its high power density,ex-ceptional heat transfer and actual engineering requirements.The point of Onset of Nucleate Boiling(ONB) is the key point of boiling heat transfer in narrow channels.The point of ONB can directly influence the fol-lowing flow and heat transfer characteristics in the reactor.Due to the special structure and complexity flow,the point of ONB in narrow channels are effected by many factors,which characteristics are not understood completely yet.Using BR model,Su Shun-yu model,Pan Liang-ming model and Yang Rui-chang model,the heat flux of onset of nucleate boiling is compared and analyzed by taking water as the medium.And then the relationships of the heat flux with pressure,mass flow and wall temperature are obtained.Based on the differences of each model,the mechanisms for the main influence factors are suggested..


Studies in mountainous terrain related to ecology and hydrology often use interpolated climate products because of a lack of local observations. One data set frequently used to develop plot‐to‐watershed‐scale climatologies is PRISM (Parameter‐elevation Regression on Independent Slopes Model) temperature. Benefits of this approach include geographically weighted station observations and topographic positioning modifiers, which become important factors for predicting temperature in complex topography. Because of the paucity of long‐term climate records in mountain environments, validation of PRISM algorithms across diverse regions remains challenging, with end users instead relying on atmospheric relationships derived in sometimes distant geographic settings. Presented here are results from testing observations of daily temperature maximum (TMAX) and minimum (TMIN) on 16 sites in the Walker Basin, California‐Nevada, located on open woodland slopes ranging from 1967 to 3111 m in elevation. Individual site mean absolute error varied from 1.1 to 3.7°C with better performance observed during summertime as opposed to winter. We observed a consistent cool bias in TMIN for all seasons across all sites, with cool bias in TMAX varying with season. Model error for TMIN was associated with elevation, whereas model error for TMAX was associated with topographic radiative indices (solar exposure and heat loading). These results demonstrate that temperature conditions across mountain woodland slopes are more heterogeneous than interpolated models (such as PRISM) predict, that drivers of these differences are complex and localized in nature, and that scientific application of atmospheric/climate models in mountains requires additional attention to model assumptions and source data.


The primary goals of water pricing are to ensure that water is used sparingly and that sufficient revenues are earned. Pricing can, however, also be used to address equity concerns. One such policy often applied in developing countries is to charge a higher marginal price as consumption increases, to encourage a more efficient use of water, and to finance water subsidies by cross-subsidising water use. However, in reality water subsidies do not necessarily reach their intended beneficiaries. This paper explores the efficacy of such a pricing structure in subsidising water consumption for poor households in South Africa. The main finding is that this pricing structure does not ensure that water subsidies reach the intended targets; that is, the poorest. A further important result from these findings is that the magnitude of redistribution via the water tariff system is relatively small compared with other components of social spending.


Taking "Shanyuyuan·Jinhaixueshan" Hydrotherapy Vacation Hotel in Yinzhai Village of Guiding County,Guizhou Province for an example,this research analyzes the green marking strategy of rural tourism hotel from the perspective of markeing position of ecological tourism,green product design,and green lifecycle,in order to offer references for the marketing methods and strategies of rural tourism hotels.


This study is devoted to the hitherto neglected issue of the care of Silesian castle libraries after 1945. A general introduction and a brief outline of the history and functioning of the National Cultural Commission as the central body for the administration of state cultural property are followed by the main part of the work, focused on individual Silesian castle libraries of which there is evidence in the Agenda of the National Museum, a source consisting of materials of the National Cultural Commission, the State Monument Care, and documents of the Castle Library Department of the National Museum Library. The paper concludes with a summary of the reasons that may have led cultural workers of the time to ignore the frequently valuable Silesian castle collections.


Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) forms a mutualistic symbiosis with the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium coenophialum which produces ergot alkaloids toxic to grazing animals. One approach to reduce pathological effects has been to introduce an exotic endophyte that does not produce toxic compounds yet still confers host-plant benefits. We measured biomass accumulation and competition between two tall fescue cultivars with different endophytes grown in close proximity and tested if compounds from endophytes can diffuse from one plant to another. Ky31 (tall fescue with natural endophyte) and MaxQ (tall fescue with introduced exotic endophyte) were grown separately and together in a pot experiment under greenhouse conditions. The cultivars had comparable biomass production in monoculture, but when grown in mixed-culture MaxQ had a significantly lower tiller number (2.92 ± 0.15 tillers/plant) and size (0.048 g ± 0.003) than Ky31 (4.06 ± 0.16 tillers/plant) (0.072 ± 0.002 g). Aqueous endophyte preparations were made and applied topically to E+ and E- Ky31. E- plants receiving doses of this preparation produced significantly more tillers (3 ± 0.18 tillers/plant) and larger tillers (0.074 ± 0.006 g) than untreated control plants (2.2 ± 0.13 tillers/plant) (0.0428 ± 0.0072 g). These observations suggested that a diffusible compound might induce a growth benefit conferred by the tall fescue endophyte.


In KJKS BMT Hubbul branch Wathon financing Ungaran there were 500 members consisting of 5 types of financing are: Murabaha, Ijara, Mudaraba, Musharaka, and Qord / Qordhul Hasan. While that is used as the sample amounted to 83 members. Baitul Maal Wattamwil (BMT) Hubbul Wathon are Islamic financial institutions incorporated cooperative was first established in the District Sumowono, Semarang regency. BMT Hubbul Wathon operational in date August 26, 1999 and approved by the Department of Cooperative Semarang district on December 13, 2000 by Legal Entity number: 227 / BH / KDK.II.I / XII / 2000. Authors conducted a study to analyze the effect of the financing procedures membership system working device against risk control mediated by the strategic plan. The results showed that there is a positive and significant influence with regression koefien 0289 and the procedure of financing with risk control with 3,535 t> t table 1,668. There is a positive and significant influence with regression coefficient between the 0203 membership system to control risk by 2,281 t> t table 1,668. There is a positive and significant influence with regression coefficient 0648 between work devices with risk control with 8542 t count> t table 1,668. Their mutual effect between the membership systems financing procedures work on the control of risk with the results of 84 560 F count> F table 2.71 with significant value 0.000. There pemgaruh positive and significant correlation between risk control with a strategic plan by 0407 with a regression coefficient hitung3.752 t> t table 1,668 with significant value 0.000. With the strategic plan is expected to have positive impact on financing procedures, increasing the number of members of financing, as well as increase the income of the cooperative sharia, enhance the competitiveness of the products offered on the BMT Hubbul Wathon. Keywords: financing procedures, membership system, a working device, control risk, strategic plan


Abstract:  We present an 18‐year‐old girl with progressively worsening hair thinning and loss since puberty. Her clinical history, physical examination, and pathology results were consistent with Marie‐Unna hereditary hypotrichosis, a rare cause of autosomal dominant hereditary hair loss. She had no family history of similar hair loss and represents the first report of a new case of Marie‐Unna hereditary hypotrichosis within a previously unaffected family.


The aim of this work was to design, produce and evaluate a demonstrator to visualize the magneto-induced damping behaviour of materials. In contrast to standard materials, the damping coefficient of iron particle filled silicone rubbers can be controlled by a semi-active magnetic field. This field effect should be characterized in order to evaluate the suitability of these magnetorheological silicone elastomers for the use in different configurations and applications.


After treatment with hAESC eye drops, 82.35% of ocGVHD patients demonstrated a significant reduction in OSDI score (P=0.0009). There was also a statistical improvement in Schirmer basal secretion score (P=0.0353), corneal fluorescein staining score (P<0.0001), and fluorescein tear breakup time (P=0.0268). No adverse events associated with hAESC were observed. The results revealed that hAESC eye drops ameliorated ocular symptoms, increased tear secretion, and improved corneal epithelial recovery of ocGVHD.


Previous works have been shown several advantages in using functionally graded ceramics in the design of flextensional actuators, such as larger output displacements and lower coupled movements [1]. Furthermore, gains in reliability are also foreseen in functionally graded structures due to the reduction in stress concentrations [2]. Thus, in this work, the Functionally Graded Material (FGM) concept is explored in the design of graded piezoelectric devices by implementing the Topology Optimization Method (TOM). The goal in using this method is to determine topologies and gradations of the coupled structures of piezoelectric moonies, grippers and sensors in order to maximize its output displacements, for actuators, or its sensitivities, for sensors. The optimization procedure is based on the Solid Isotropic Material with Penalization (SIMP), extended to three materials case ("Void", Copper and Nickel) by using two classes of pseudo-densities. The optimization problems are solved by the Sequential Linear Programming (SLP) algorithm. Foreseeing the subsequent manufacturing, layer constraints are imposed for gradation variables, obtaining numerical results with suitable distribution of material by layers sufficiently thick. The comparison between the optimal homogeneous and graded results shows relevant gains in objective functions, justifying the more laborious manufacturing process. Aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of designed devices, moonies and grippers with graded coupled structures are manufactured by using the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) and micromachining techniques, in order to be tested by using a laser Doppler vibrometer. Besides the experimental verification with a view to FGM devices viability, the technological path developed here lays the foundation for the manufacturing of integral piezoelectric devices [2]. These devices are made of a single piece, without bonding layers between the ceramic and the metallic coupled structure, and have potential to perform an important role in the expansion of the application of piezoelectric tools, by improving its accuracy and reliability.


Assessment is an important part of the learning process because it helps teachers to design learning process according to students' condition. The assessment developed should take notice to the learning model and approach used. Thus, it will accurately assess the achievements of students. This study has developed a PjBL assessment model using the STEM approach. Whereas, this study conducted based on the unavailability of the PjBL assessment model using the STEM approach. In this study, the experimental research type was applied which using the PjBL-STEM model treatment to students to practice high order thinking skill. The instrument used is the PjBL-STEM assessment tool which was equipped with written feedback and descriptive questions from the analysis level to the creative level. The research subjects were 35 students of grade VII at a schools in Ambon. The data analysis used is quantitative Descriptive which is strengthened by Qualitative. Moreover, the result shows that the assessment can train the thinking in the higher order thinking skill, on the other hand the improvement is not significant.


Using fluoride and phosphide as opacifier,the yellow opaque glass was successfully prepared with mixed coloring agent CeO2 and TiO2.Colority,XRD,SEM were used to investigated the structure and properties of yellow opaque glass.The result indicated that,the optimum content of coloring agent were 2.00% CeO2 and 2.67% TiO2.With the increasing content of coloring agent,the color got darker.The principle crystalline phase was Ca5(PO4)3F without change.Phase separation was also explored inside the globular grains.What's more,the size of globular grains decreased while the size of phase separation droplet increased.The distribution of the phase-separation size covered from 100nm to 500nm.


Data sorting is one of the most intensively studied problems in computing science for both its theoretical importance and its use in many applications. Quicksort which depends on an appropriate pivot selection technique for its performance is widely considered to be one of the most efficient sorting techniques. Brest et al. (2000) has implemented a parallel quicksort algorithm on PC-cluster using a Median5 function as a pivot selection scheme. In this paper, a sequential quicksort was implemented using Median5 function as a pivot selection scheme and subsequently a new pivot selection scheme for minimizing the execution time of quicksort algorithm sequentially is proposed. The two schemes were tested together using integer and double array data types. From the results obtained, the execution time of quicksort algorithm was reduced by about 23-28% for integer array and 17-22% for double array when compared with Median5 function (median-of-five with random index selection scheme).


Here it is discussed about the P.E. teaching model on club system from Dalian university of ST.Various ways of investigation also feedbacks the students attitude toward the club system model.


The present study focuses on the cooling performance of an environmentally friendly refrigerant HFO-1234yf which serves as a promising working fluid in miniature scale vapor-compression refrigeration system for the thermal management of electronic packaging with high power density. Experimental work was conducted for its flow boiling heat transfer performance in a microchannel with triangular cross section. Flow convection facilitates the effect of boiling in enhancing the heat transfer, particularly in the region with higher the mass flux and lower heat flux. The onset of boiling effect imposed on heat transfer is also being pre-matured by its increasing counterpart from convective flow. The competition between flow convection and boiling takes place leading to either a reduction or a stall in heat transfer performance. A sustenance in high heat transfer coefficient was observed within a certain range of the vapor quality, whereas a speculated "dry out" effect was also found in presence.


Complicity theory has become a valuable tool for researchers exploring the social and symbolic complexities of contexts, in which difference and identity are constrained and contested. Ronald Jackson II, in his important book, Scripting the Black Masculine Body: Identity, Discourse, and Racial Politics in Popular Media, integrates the theory into an interdisciplinary exploration of the historical and contemporary dynamics of black body politics. Focusing on the Black masculine body, Jackson offers a unique and insightful critique of the ways in which Americans on both sides of the color line engage in the politics of complicity. Such engagement, he explains, ''requires recognition of racial inscription as process, historically and in situ. Whites and Blacks facilitate the present-day perpetuation of race and racism via their active complicity with daily institutional and racial inscriptions'' (p. 4). Beginning with the origins of Black body politics, Jackson explores the processes at work in scripting Black masculinity in popular media, explicates the representative scripts and their relationship to Black sexuality in the White imagination, and offers an integrated theory of Black masculinity that draws on scholarly and personal insights. Jackson excavates the psychic grounds of Black body politics buried by the historical experience of slavery and exposed in the physical violence of lynching and the symbolic violence of miseducation. The psychiatric denial of African humanity at the root of slavery laid the foundations and justifications for the destruction of Black bodies by lynching, a form of spectacular consumption and entertainment for many White Americans. Lynching represented an erasure of the racialized Black body, a denial and destruction of Black life rationalized as Christian and civilized through the resources of psychological projection and physical violence. The basic beliefs Whites held about Blacks that enabled the physical destruction of Black bodies also provided the epistemic resources for the symbolic enslavement of Black minds. Jackson locates the primary mechanisms for that enslavement in the realm of popular entertainment, in mediated representations of Black bodies found in minstrelsy and filmmaking. In minstrelsy, the ''characterization of Blacks as darkies and Whites as ordinary, normal, and cultured ladies and The Howard Journal of Communications, 19:273 275, 2008 Copyright # Taylor & Francis Group, LLC ISSN: 1064-6175 print/1096-4649 online DOI: 10.1080/10646170802218388


Submitted for the MAR05 Meeting of The American Physical Society Electrokinetic measurements of a model colloidal system in low polar solvents ANDREW HOLLINGSWORTH, WILLIAM RUSSEL, PAUL CHAIKIN, Princeton University, MIRJAM LEUNISSEN, ALFONS VAN BLAADEREN1, Utrecht University, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION, UTRECHT UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION — In a low polar environment, sterically stabilized poly(methyl methacrylate) spheres become positively charged and exhibit significant long-range repulsive interactions. Particles were fluorescently labeled for confocal microscopy and suspended in near index and density matching solvents. Calculations show that small differences in the dielectric constant, which ranged from 6 to 8 in our experiments, can dramatically affect electrolyte dissociation. We have computed ionic strengths from conductivity measurements using Fuoss' theory of ionic association, and, in turn, interpreted electrophoretic mobility and dielectric response using the standard electrokinetic model. We hypothesize that the dehydrohalogenation of cyclohexyl bromide (CHB) produces HBr, which weakly dissociates in these organic solvents. To establish the acidic nature of the media, we dissolved CHB in water and measured the conductivity and pH as a function of CHB concentration and time. 1Soft Cond. Matter, Debye Institute Andrew Hollingsworth Princeton University Date submitted: 06 Dec 2004 Electronic form version 1.4


Accumulating evidence has pointed that T helper 17 cells and their cytokines are pathogenic in Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS). However, little is known concerning the IL‐17 expression change trend during the whole course of disease, and whether drugs specially targeting Th17 cells or their cytokines have potential effects on experimental autoimmune neuritis (EAN) is uncertain.


Cyclopelta gibbosasp. nov., a new species of dinidorid bug is described from Thailand and compared with Cyclopelta obscura. It is the ninth Oriental species of the genus, and the fourth known species from Thailand. A key to all the Oriental species of the genus Cyclopelta is also provided. The type specimens are deposited with the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, USA, and the Department of Biosystematics, Opole University, Poland.


Objective To investigate the deepening medical aesthetics education in breast surgery teaching significance,for clinical teaching reference.Methods Breast surgery in our hospital since Jan.2013 to deepen the medical aesthetics education in the teaching process.Choose 1 years before Jan.2013 breast surgery internship of 45 cases of practice as the control group,choose 1 years after Jan.2013 breast surgery of 48 cases of practice as the experimental group.Comparison the differences between the 2 groups of doctor-patient satisfaction rate of practice.Results Compared with the control group,we found that the experimental group of doctor-patient satisfaction rate was significantly higher,the differences had statistically significant (P < 0.05).Conclusion The deepening medical aesthetics education in the teaching of breast surgery can make use of aesthetic theory to guide the medical practice of intern,improve breast surgery patients satisfaction on intern work,harmonious doctor-patient relationship.

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Breast surgery;  Teaching;  Medical aesthetics education significance


Technological innovation impossible with the facilitation and support from top leaders in or- ganization,but the question on what kind of leadership behaviors can promote the technological innovation on organizational level is still not unclear,the paper explores,the mechanism of leadership behavior on technological innovation based on the organizational perspective,and draw on the data from China to test the mechanism and process,we find that in order to obtain the radical innovation competitive advantage, top leaders should exhibit transformational leadership behavior to urge the explorative organizational learn- ing,while incremental innovation is up to transactional leadership behavior's influence on exploitative or- ganizational learning,hence,it indicates that different innovation type necessitate different leadership be- havior's support and match,it requires top leaders to cultivate and adjust their leadership behavior accord- ing to different type of innovation.


The main objective of this research is to discover determinants of consumer intentions to redeem coupons which are sent to mobile phones (mobile coupons) by using the adoption models which exploit cognitive and social theories of decision making. Mobile marketing communication has been used greatly but the lack of understanding the consumer has made it unattractive in both companies' and consumers' point of view. The study aims to fill this gap especially in the mobile coupon field by trying to find out the validated model and determinants which influence on the consumer. To wider the perspective this research investigates whether there are differences between the consumers who have already used mobile coupons and consumers who have never used them. The practical aim of this study is to provide consumer behavior recommendations about the mobile coupons to small and medium sized companies as well as future entrepreneurs. The purpose of data collection was to find the same kind of profile of respondents which other mobile coupon researchers have used. In this way, comparison with the previous analyses could be made in the Finnish context. focused on the general profile of mobile service users who are primarily young and well-educated people (A.T. Kearney, 2011). The questionnaire was sent to 250 persons in Facebook and 190 responses were received. The research model and formulated hypotheses were tested using the structural equation modeling to determine whether relationships exist between the determinants. In addition, analysis of variance was used to explain the statistical differences between the consumers who have used mobile coupons and consumers who have not used them. The results of research highlight the importance of understanding the consumer. The results showed that the subjective norm, perceived control and attitude explained directly 81 per cent of the intention to redeem mobile coupons. The attitude with its indirect determinants accounted for 67 percent of the redeeming intention. Among the indirect determinants, the economic benefit was the most significant and hereafter came the non-economic benefit and entertainment. The redemption effort was the only determinant in the research model which was not significant. Furthermore, the differences between the consumers who have already used mobile coupons and consumers who have never used them were explored. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in all determinants despite one. This determinant was the perceived control. The study also showed that the previously used group thought overall more positively …


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This article reports on a parallel implementation of a general 3D multi-block CFD code. The parallelization is achieved by using three strategies. Firstly, it is done on dual-processor PC-clusters where Windows NT systems are running. A multi-thread programming model is adopted for the multi-block code, where one thread corresponds to a block. Shared memory is used for the exchange of inner-boundaries between neighboring blocks (t breads) on the same node, while WinSockets are employed for those on different nodes, Secondly, the parallelization is extended to UNIX operating system. MPI is applied for all the message passing between different processors, including those on the same node. Thirdly, Pthreads (POSIX threads), a standardized application interface for threads, are adopted to take the advantage of the shared-memory feature of the SMP nodes, while MPI is only applied for the message passing between processors on different nodes. In all the strategies, a static load-balancing method is employed for equitable distribution of computational work to specified nodes, An example of turbulent heat transfer and fluid flow in a 3D straight channel is provided to show the speedup of the parallel calculation. Detailed comparison is made to evaluate the efficiency of different strategies. © 2002 WIT Press, Ashurst Lodge, Southampton, SO40 7AA, UK. All rights reserved. Web: www.witpress.com Email firstname.lastname@example.com Paper from: Applications of High Performance Computing in Engineering VII, CA Brebbia, P Melli & A Zanasi (Editors). ISBN 1-85312-924-0


The paper presents a solution to the problem related to the reconstruction of parameters in the mathematical model of bacterial colony patterns in a domain with symmetry. The inverse problem consists of determining the value of the diffusion coefficient of active bacteria. The model describing the distribution of active bacteria in a given region, as well as the concentration of the substrate over time is considered. Such a model consists of a system of partial differential equations with appropriate initial-boundary conditions. The finite element method was used to solve the direct problem. However, the Fibonacci search method was used to minimize the functional description of the error of the approximate solution.


Energetic electron spectra in the Earth's inner belt and slot region usually display extrema at some energies that form uninterrupted lines when color‐coded in two‐dimensional maps in which one axis represents the normalized equatorial distance, L, and the other axis represents kinetic energy. These patterns are called "zebra stripes." This letter presents the first observations of zebra stripe inversions: Lines of local minima in the electron spectra at low L values (below L = 2) turn into lines of local maxima in the electron spectra at higher L values, and vice versa. The observations are interpreted by specifying the connection between fluctuations in directional differential fluxes and radial disturbances of trapped population drift motion. The analysis highlights the role of flux energy‐ and radial‐gradients when it comes to determining radial motion from particle data. The underlying method applies to a variety of problems, whether at Earth or at the outer planets.


By analyzing the status situation of garden green system in Changli county,the planning object of building Changli becomes modern ecological garden city with mountain,water and city as system was provided,the system characteristic and cultural characteristic of garden green in Changli were discussed,the whole layout of this garden green system was explained.


In this study, mechanical and wear properties of unreinforced 2024 Al alloy and composites with different vol.% of coated and uncoated boron carbide particles were experimentally investigated. It is seen that incorporation of hard particles to 2024 aluminium alloy contributes to the improvement of the mechanical properties and wear resistance of the base alloy to a great extent. Hard particles take part in resisting penetration, cutting, and grinding by the abrasive and protect the surface. It is noted that the increase in the weight fraction of B4C particles improves the wear resistance of the composites. Based on the weight loss data, composites with 30 vol.% B4C particles have the highest wear resistance among all the tested samples and unreinforced aluminium alloys give the lowest wear resistance. The results show that TiB2 coating of the B4C particles improved the mechanical properties. It is observed that the weight losses of the coated composites are less than those of the composites without coating.


Oxyresveratrol and its glycosides are important natural plant substances. In recent years,they were widely found in plants,and many important biological activities were identified. They were shown more and more to be of high value in promotion and utilization. This paper studies the medicinal use of oxyresveratrol and its glycosides,such as skin whitening effect,liver protection,anti-aging,antitumor and antivirus.


This thesis is focused on threshold resummation studies for high-pT inclusive-hadron production in longitudinally polarized lepton-nucleon scattering at COMPASS.

The goal is to address threshold resummation effects to double-longitudinal spin asymmetries at COMPASS kinematics. At these kinematics, nearly all available energy is used for the production of the high-pT parton and its recoiling counterpart. In that case, the phase space for additional radiation of partons becomes small, allowing only soft and/or collinear gluon radiation which results in large logarithmic QCD corrections at every order in perturbation theory. These logarithmic contributions spoil the perturbative expansion, and thus have to be resummed. Using threshold resummation techniques in Mellin-N momentum space, we are able to deal with those logarithmic corrections up to all perturbative orders of QCD at a certain logarithmic level. In our calculations we choose next-to-leading logarithmic accuracy. Further, we develop a framework to include subleading 1/N-suppressed logarithms into future calculations.

In our phenomenological results for COMPASS we present a detailed study of the impact of next-to-leading logarithmic threshold resummation on the spin-dependent cross section and on the corresponding double-longitudinal spin asymmetry for the high-pT photoproduction process. We include resummation for the direct, as well as for the resolved-photon contribution. In a comparison of the spin-averaged with the spin-dependent cross sections we find out that the latter receives smaller corrections from resummation than the spin-averaged one, indicating that threshold corrections do not cancel in the double-spin asymmetry and rather tend to decrease it, yielding an overall better agreement between experiment and theory. Finally, we reveal that the parton-to-hadron fragmentation functions have a strong impact on the size and shape of the predicted spin asymmetries.


In this article, the authors show that the evolution of managerial entrenchment can distort investment horizons. Both myopic and hypermetropic distortions can arise. The direction of these distortions is determined by the locus of control and their pervasiveness by the degree of management entrenchment. Myopic distortions occur when shareholders directly determine investment policy. Hypermetropic distortions occur when management sets investment policy. The inherent hypermetropic bias of managers is mitigated by front-loaded compensation packages and pension plans tied to short-run performance. These distortions in investment horizons may have implications for the allocation of corporate control. Copyright 1997 by University of Chicago Press.


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Two interesting features of runaway behaviour are observed in the startup phase of the very low qa (VLQ) (1 < qa < 2) discharges in the SINP tokamak. As qa was reduced by lowering the toroidal field values, the hard X (HX) ray intensity (which indicates the presence of runaway electrons) fell considerably. The time at which the peak in the HX ray intensity occurs also shifts ahead in time, indicating premature dumping of the runaway electrons. This seems to aid the development of the rest of the discharge as exhibited by the diamagnetic loop signal.


The proinflammatory cytokine Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is produced mainly by Th17 cells and has been implicated in pain regulation. However, synaptic mechanisms by which IL-17 regulates pain transmission are unknown. Here we report that glia-produced IL-17 suppresses inhibitory synaptic transmission in spinal cord pain circuit and drives chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain. We observed respective expression of IL-17 and its receptor IL-17R in spinal cord astrocytes and neurons. Patch clamp recording in spinal cord slices revealed that IL-17 not only enhanced EPSCs but also suppressed IPSCs and GABA-induced currents in lamina IIo somatostatin-expressing neurons. Spinal IL-17 was upregulated after paclitaxel treatment, and intrathecal IL-17R blockade reduced paclitaxel-induced neuropathic pain. In dorsal root ganglia, respective IL-17 and IL-17R expression in satellite glial cells and neurons was sufficient and required for inducing neuronal hyperexcitability after paclitaxel. Together, our data show that IL-17/IL-17R mediate both central and peripheral neuron-glial interactions in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.


This article explores sedentarisation as a process of inherent tension between the rupture and preservation of values associated with mobility. This tension is compelling when mobile pastoralists settle in refugee camps. Refugee camps may resemble nomadic encampments in material infrastructure and (alleged) non-permanence. Yet refugee camps contrast with nomadic encampments in facilitating control and evoking, through its disruption, rootedness. In the case of refugees of mobile pastoralist heritage from the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the tension in the meeting of nomadic encampment and refugee camps sees the nomadic encampment reproduced and transformed in the refugee camp. This creates ambiguities of space and control.


The COVID-19 pandemic occurred in Indonesia in early 2020, but the government (state) did not immediately respond to it through relevant policies. As a consequence, in 2021 there was an explosion of cases. In July 2021, for example, the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Indonesia was the highest compared with India and Brazil. The Indonesian government has limitations in fighting the pandemic, and, therefore, the involvement of nonstate entities is important. This study focuses on the strategic role of Muhammadiyah as a mainstream Islamic organization representing the realm of civil society participating in the response to COVID-19. Muhammadiyah is engaged in health, education, and community empowerment and is actively participating through its many hospitals, educational institutions, and volunteers. The various programs are coordinated by the Muhammadiyah COVID-19 Command Center (MCCC). This study looks at how independent associations in Indonesia assist the state in handling the COVID-19 pandemic.


Unstable technological and organisational conditions, in which nowadays organisations function, create a formation of new kinds of risk in their activity. In this scope the necessity of risk management should be noticed. It should allow for risk minimisation or elimination, finally resulting in processes' continuity assurance. Risk management - connected with all processes in the organisation - must be realised as the system solution and undergo the improvement by the assessment, monitoring, measurement and analyses of risk. The suggested methodology of identification, analyses, assessment and acceptability evaluation determines the manner of risk undertaking. In accordance with the proposed procedure it can have character of operational control or system risk monitoring.


cyanate ester was a kind of new polymer materials used in the laminate in recent years,which has well heat resistance,low dielectronic constant and low dielectronic loss and good moisture and heat resistance.Tish paper reviewed the progress of improving toughness and toughing mechanism of cyanate ester which was used in laminate with the high properties.


About 87,000 acres of Pollachi taluk of the Coimbatore district is to be brought under canal irrigation under the proposed Parambikulam-Upper Aliyar Project. This area is to be benefited partly by the Upper Canal, Sethumadai canal and Aliyar feeder canal and partly by the Pollachi canal. This area now is either well irrigated or dry depending upon the availability of water in the wells. The water table is fairly high in this area and the cropping pattern is changed to suit the varied nature of the well waters. The main crops for which the water is utilised at present are groundnut, chillies, brinjal, cotton and coconut. In the area, the cropping pattern is likely to be changed by the coming in of the irrigation water in the canals fed by the Parambikulam dam due to the availability of abundant water and also due to the possibility of the quality of water being changed due to the coming in of the water from the Parambikulam area. Since in most of the areas, there is only a limited choice of irrigation water now, the cultivators at present have to make the best use of the available water whatever may be the quality of the same. As the utilisation of the low quality waters for irrigation will result in the deterioration of the land, it is imperative on the part of the cultivators to understand the nature of the available water and modify the cropping pattern. In addition to this the quality of water in wells and streams changes appreciably with the season of the year and also with the distance down from the streams or canals. In addition to this the water table of the ground waters and soils will also be influenced by the fluctuations in the canal water level and also by the quality of water flowing in the canals. As such it is a necessity on the part of soil scientists now, in view of the proposed Parambikulam Aliyar project whose canals pass through this district, to prevent any hazard to the land due to the coming in of the irrigation facilities in this project area. For the above purpose it is necessary to study the quality of the ground water prior to the coming in of the water in the canals and also after the canals have been commissioned. With the above purpose in view, the present study of the quality of the ground water was taken up.


A quality assurance handbook was written to provide guidance in the application of quality assurance to geologic work activities associated with the National Waste Terminal Storage (NWTS) Program. It is intended to help geoscientists and NWTS program managers in applying quality assurance to their work activities and projects by showing how technical and quality assurance practices are integrated to provide control within those activities and projects. The use of the guidance found in this handbook should help provide consistency in the interpretation of quality assurance requirements across the various geologic activities wihtin the NWTS Program. This handbook also can assist quality assurance personnel in understanding the relationships between technical and quality assurance practices. This paper describes the handbook.


Our previous studies indicated that dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) inhibits colon tumor cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo. To identify mechanisms by which CLA regulates growth arrest, the HT‐29 human colon carcinoma cell line was treated with various physiological concentrations of CLA and analyzed by flow cytometry. We detected a dose‐dependent increase in the percentage of cells arrested in G1 after CLA treatment that was accompanied by induction of the cyclin dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p21CIP1/WAF. CLA addition also led to increased p21 expression in HCT116 and SW480 cells, indicating that p21 induction is a general consequence of CLA treatment in colon cancer cells. Since both HT‐29 and SW480 cells have mutant p53, our data indicate that p53 is not essential for induction of p21. In addition to an increase in p21 levels, HT‐29 cell growth arrest was also accompanied by moderate decreases in Cyclin A, D1, E, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) levels. Following CLA treatment, p21 associated with and inhibited CDK4 and CDK2, and this correlated with reduced phosphorylation of retinoblastoma proteins. Increased association of p21 with PCNA was also detected. Dietary CLA inhibits cell cycle progression by inducing p21, which negatively regulates the growth promoting activities of CDK/cyclins and PCNA. These studies indicate that physiological concentrations of CLA inhibit growth of colon cancer cells with either wild‐type or mutant p53, and may have therapeutic benefits in vivo. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Proton exchange membrane fuel cells are expected to change the landscape of power generation over the next ten years. For this to be realized one of the most significant challenges to be met for stationary systems is lifetime, where 40,000 hours of operation with less than 10% decay is desired. This project conducted fundamental studies on the durability of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) and fuel cell stack systems with the expectation that knowledge gained from this project will be applied toward the design and manufacture of MEAs and stack systems to meet DOE's 2010 stationary fuel cell stack systems targets. The focus of this project was PEM fuel cell durability – understanding the issues that limit MEA and fuel cell system lifetime, developing mitigation strategies to address the lifetime issues and demonstration of the effectiveness of the mitigation strategies by system testing. To that end, several discoveries were made that contributed to the fundamental understanding of MEA degradation mechanisms. (1) The classically held belief that membrane degradation is solely due to end-group "unzipping" is incorrect; there are other functional groups present in the ionomer that are susceptible to chemical attack. (2) The rate of membrane degradation can be greatly slowed or possibly eliminated through the use of additives that scavenge peroxide or peroxyl radicals. (3) Characterization of GDL using dry gases is incorrect due to the fact that fuel cells operate utilizing humidified gases. The proper characterization method involves using wet gas streams and measuring capillary pressure as demonstrated in this project. (4) Not all Platinum on carbon catalysts are created equally – the major factor impacting catalyst durability is the type of carbon used as the support. (5) System operating conditions have a significant impact of lifetime – the lifetime was increased by an order of magnitude by changing the load profile while all other variables remain the same. (6) Through the use of statistical lifetime analysis methods, it is possible to develop new MEAs with predicted durability approaching the DOE 2010 targets. (7) A segmented cell was developed that extend the resolution from ~ 40 to 121 segments for a 50cm2 active area single cell which allowed for more precise investigation of the local phenomena in a operating fuel cell. (8) The single cell concept was extended to a fuel size stack to allow the first of its kind monitoring and mapping of an operational fuel cell stack. An internal check used during this project involved evaluating the manufacturability of any new MEA component. If a more durable MEA component was developed in the lab, but could not be scaled-up to 'high speed, high volume manufacturing', then that component was not selected for the final MEA-fuel cell system demonstration. It is the intent of the team to commercialize new products developed under this project, but commercialization can not occur if the manufacture of said new components is difficult or if the price is significantly greater than existing products as to make the new components not cost competitive. Thus, the end result of this project is the creation of MEA and fuel cell system technology that is capable of meeting the DOEs 2010 target of 40,000 hours for stationary fuel cell systems (although this lifetime has not been demonstrated in laboratory or field testing yet) at a cost that is economically viable for the developing fuel cell industry. We have demonstrated over 2,000 hours of run time for the MEA and system developed under this project.


BACKGROUND: Systemic Arterial Hypertension is a chronic disease that affects the global population and can cause serious harm when not controlled. The prevalence is high and it is one of the conditions that most leads people to death. Therefore, multiprofessional care ensures a better integrality of care and avoids high direct and indirect costs. OBJECTIVE: Describe the context of hospital admissions for Systemic Arterial Hypertension and its consequences for the brazilian national health system. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive epidemiological study, which used public domain data of the authorization of hospital admissions for hypertension, available in the Hospital Information System of the Brazilian regions, in the period from 2014 to 2020. RESULTS: Were reported, 403,181 hospitalizations for Systemic Arterial Hypertension with an annual mean of 57,597 (?=12,319.9). The North east region (?=39.3, ?=9.0 per 100,000 inhabitants, significant temporal decrease) and North region (?=37.3, ?=8.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, significant temporal decrease) expressed the highest coefficients. Stood out the female population (?=58.5%, ?=1.01%, significant temporal decrease), the elderly (?=56.7%, ?=0.79%, stable) and brown people (?=39.1%, ?=1.2%, stable). The national annual average costs are close to $3.6 million (?=736.7 thousand). CONCLUSION: Improving the actions of Primary Health and knowing the consequences can support the planning and implementation of actions, impact the costs to the health system, as well as ensure that other levels of care perform the respective care, avoiding worsening of the clinical Picture.


Defect chemistry is a branch of materials science that deals with the study of the properties and behavior of defects in crystalline solids [...].


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Information Systems and the Internet A Problem-Solving Approach (Fourth Edition) is based on the premise that virtually all college graduates will be expected to understand, use, and possibly design information systems in their jobs and daily life. Accordingly, this book was written for nontechnical undergraduate students in business, information systems, and the liberal arts who will find a knowledge of information systems vital for professional success. This book also provides a broad foundation and understanding for students who are MIS majors.


A sandwich material would be an attractive structural candidate for marine applications as long as it can retain its environmental durability. However, the susceptibility to moisture attacks is still the major drawback of sandwich materials in comparison to the single skin laminates. Hence, this paper aims to study the effect of moisture absorption on the mechanical behavior of a newly developed sandwich structure, which is intended for use as a water-resistant constructive system in marine industries. For this purpose, an eco-sandwich material consisting of fiber metal laminate facesheets bonded to a core of agglomerated cork was successfully designed and manufactured. To investigate the moisture effects on possible mechanical degradation, a certain number of sandwich specimens were immersed in distilled water for a period of 100 days. For comparison, a sandwich structure with the commercial E-glass–epoxy facesheets was also manufactured and exposed to the aforementioned conditioning process. Eventually, the flexural, buckling and impact behaviors of the conditioned specimens were evaluated and compared with those of dry specimens. Results showed that that water immersion exposure effectively contributed to reducing the mechanical properties of sandwich specimens with E-glass–epoxy facesheets compared with those having fiber metal laminate facesheets. Moreover, it was found that the excellent mechanical properties of the fiber metal laminates in combination with the high environmental durability of agglomerated cork offer a synergistic effect yielding a sandwich martial with various advantages in terms of eco-friendly, high environmental resistance, and superior mechanical properties.


The hero is entrusted with but one unyielding duty: To protect and preserve the lives of children. There are but three things he must battle while endlessly fighting to perform his calling... One, he's only a crossing guard. Two, the traffic is heavy. Three, he's an armadillo.Hardware: HP Visualize WorkstationsSoftware: Alias/Wavefront Maya3.0, DeepPaint, Premiere. Copyright held by creator.


This paper presents the cost of security in power system transmission sector. The implementation is done by doing the analysis of the security action available. The cost comparison between the security actions could be seen by doing the simulation using MATLAB (MATPOWER). Security cost analysis is important in electricity markets to address the correlation between market operation and power system operation. Moreover, by doing this analysis, it will help utilities to provide the suitable and best action taken for certain contingencies. This will improve the operation and transmission of the electricity to consumers. Consumers also will get benefits from the good service by paying less of electricity. This paper also can be used as a reference to utility so that one day Malaysia could have its own Voltage of Lost Load (VoLL). The analysis could be used as a solution for short and long term period. For example, if one area having electric breakdown frequently, therefore a solution to make sure the cost of security action taken is reasonable and compatible at that time as well as in future consequences.


We propose triangular metal wedge/groove based hybrid plasmonic structures for lasing applications. Theoretical studies show the laser's properties could be tuned by controlling the tip angle of the metallic substrate.


This review will focus on the role of adenosine and adenine nucleotides as potential mediators of the tubuloglomerular feedback response. The effects of these substances on tubular transport, renin release, and long-term adaptations of tubuloglomerular feedback are worthy of discussion, but will not be considered here.


Arbino rats were fed a casein diet, zein diet and non-protein diet, and the contents of gastrointestinal tracts were analyzed for 70% ethanol soluble nitrogen, and 4 free amino acids as described by Nasset (1955).It was obserbed that all 4 amino acids were present in almost same rate throughout the test meals and the segments of intestine.Therefore, these results suggested that endogenous amino acids were secreted into intestinal tracts during digestion and absorption of diets.


Based on the analysis of the current situation of the "Farmhouse Joy" tourism, many problems in its development are summarized. And then suggestions and coutermeasures are put forward, which include unitive planning, standard management, perfecting service facilities, improving service quality and intensifying cultural comprehension of products.


In this paper, we introduce the concept of the stability of a sequence of modules over Hecke algebras. We prove that a finitely generated consistent sequence of the representations of Hecke algebras is representation stable.


FIGURE 1. The spermatheca of Rhaphigaster nebulosa (Poda). (a). Spermatheca, overview utilizing light microscope. (b). Spermathecal bulb. (c). Surface of spermathecal bulb illustrating the arrangement of pores (→) and presence of sperm tails (+). (d). Spermathecal pump. (e). Distal spermathecal flange and spermathecal pump. (f). Proximal spermathecal flange and distal spermathecal duct. (g). Dilated surface of spermathecal duct. (h). Surface muscles of proximal duct. (i). Dorsal surface of genital chamber. (i). Opening of proximal duct.


Direct Torque controlled induction motor (DTC-IM) drives have been used widely over last few decades. DTC-IM drives use the stator resistance of the motor for stator flux estimation which directly depends on the stator resistance of IM. Proper estimation of the stator resistance is very important because stator resistance varies due to the increase in temperature of the machine during operation. An online estimation of the stator resistance of the induction motor using model reference adaptive system (MRAS) and fuzzy logic for the direct torque control drive is modeled and verified in this paper. The error between the actual state variable of the machine and the estimated value of the reference model and rate of change of this error is used as input by the fuzzy estimator which gives the change in resistance value as output. From simulation it has been proved that the estimator can track the stator resistance value within 70 ms when a step change of stator resistance has been applied. The efficacy of the estimator is investigated in simulation by varying the stator resistance from the nominal value which has been done in MATLAB/SIMULINK.


CTMAB-HTCC bentonite was prepared using bentonite modified with cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide and quaternized chitosan.This organo-bentonite was applied in the simultaneous adsorption of CTMAB-HTCC bentonite towards aniline and Cd2+ from aqueous solution.During the experiments,the effects of pH,absorbent dosage,adsorption time,the initial concentration,etc on adsorption were all discussed.The results show that CTMAB-HACC bentonite effectively removes aniline and Cd2+ from aqueous solution simultaneously.The main adsorption mechanisms for aniline and Cd2+ are partitioning effect and chelation action,respectively.The presence of Cd2+ has no influence on the adsorption of aniline,while the presence of aniline can improve the adsorption of Cd2+ onto CTMAB-HACC bentonite.


STEBBINS, G. L., 1984. Mosaic evolution, mosaic selection and angiosperm phylogeny. Mosaic evolution is a general pattern of evolutionary change, and is expected on the hypothesis that rvolution is basically opportunistic rather than determinate. It is most often exemplified by constancy with respect to one set of characters over a given period of time, accompanied by more or less rapid change with respect to other characteristics of the same organisms. To the extent that the characters involved are functional and adaptive, mosaic evolution must be guided by mosaic selection. A survey of character differences between species belonging to 59 of the largest genera found in the California flora indicates that mosaic selection has played an important role in the evolution of modern species of angiosperms. Mosaic evolution has also taken place with respect to dinerent chromosomal and biochemical characteristics, as is evident from comparisons between morphological, chromosomal and biochemical differences. When the widespread Occurrence of mosaic evolution and of mosaic selection are recognized, two general principles emerge: the primitive or advanced nature of individual character states cannot be deduced solely on the basis of their correlation or association with other character states which are believed to be primitive or advanced; mosaic selection provides a strong basis for the conclusion that natural selection is the most basic process that converts changing population-environment interactions into evolutionary change.


Objective To study the effects of general anesthesia and epidural block on hemodynamics and cardiac oxygen consumption after acute normovolemic hemodilution.Methods Forty-four ASA Ⅰ-Ⅱ patients aged 31 to 49 years undergoing elective general surgery,were randomly divided into group G(general anesthesia,n=22) and group E(epidural block,n=22).Acute normovolemic hemodilution(ANH) is defined as the removal of blood from patients' radial artery with the volume according to formula V=EBV×(H0-Hf)/Hav,with the removing velocity of 40ml/min,and simultaneous replacement with an appropriate volume of Gelatin to maintain the circulating volume.The value of Hb,Hct,HR,SAP,DAP,MAP,CVP,MPAP,PAWP,SI and CI were measured and calculated before ANH(HD0),at 5min(HD1) and at 30min(HD2) after ANH in group G and group E respectively.Results Hb and Hct were decreased obviously after ANH in both group(P0.01);At 5min and at 30min after ANH in group G,CI increased by 34.97% and 31.79,SI increased by 19.89% and 26.64%,compared with the value before ANH,the changes of CI and SI in group G were similar with that in group E;LVSWI and TI were decreased obviously in group G after anesthesia and ANH(P0.05);The values of TI reflected cardiac oxygen consumption decreased respectively by 19.38%、24.80% and 31.18% after general anesthesia,at 5min and at 30min after ANH compared with the value before anesthesia;After anesthesia and ANH,LVSWI and TI in group G were lower than that in group E(P0.05).Conclusion Similar with conscious patients,patients under general anesthesia have the compensation of CI after ANH.Because LVSWI and TI in group G are lower than that in group E,general anesthesia maybe better for acute normovolemic hemodilution intraoperatively than epidural block.


Abstract We used two simple unsupervised machine learning techniques to identify differential trajectories of change in children who undergo intensive working memory (WM) training. We used self‐organizing maps (SOMs)—a type of simple artificial neural network—to represent multivariate cognitive training data, and then tested whether the way tasks are represented changed as a result of training. The patterns of change we observed in the SOM weight matrices implied that the processes drawn upon to perform WM tasks changed following training. This was then combined with K‐means clustering to identify distinct groups of children who respond to the training in different ways. Firstly, the K‐means clustering was applied to an independent large sample (N = 616, M age = 9.16 years, range = 5.16–17.91 years) to identify subgroups. We then allocated children who had been through cognitive training (N = 179, M age = 9.00 years, range = 7.08–11.50 years) to these same four subgroups, both before and after their training. In doing so, we were able to map their improvement trajectories. Scores on a separate measure of fluid intelligence were predictive of a child's improvement trajectory. This paper provides an alternative approach to analysing cognitive training data that go beyond considering changes in individual tasks. This proof‐of‐principle demonstrates a potentially powerful way of distinguishing task‐specific from domain‐general changes following training and of establishing different profiles of response to training.


ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Trauma is the third most important cause of death in Brazil. However, its impact on survivors' quality of life has been scarcely studied in this country. This study aimed to assess trauma victims' quality of life, cared for in an emergency hospital unit, six months after discharge. METHODS: A total of 35 patients from the emergency unit of a university hospital in the city of Ribeirao Preto, Southeastern Brazil, were included in this study, between 2005 and 2006. Patients were interviewed in their homes, six months after hospital discharge. The short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) instrument was applied to assess the physical, psychological, social relationships, and environmental domains. Associations between domain scores and hospital stay, age, sex and Injury Severity Score variables were analyzed with linear regression models. RESULTS: Signifi cant reduction in quality of life was found in the group studied, when compared to samples of normal people in national and international studies, especially as regards the physical, psychological, and environmental domains. The social relationships domain revealed the highest mean scores, with 69.7 points, whereas the environmental domain received the lowest score (52.4 points), both on the percentage scale. Variables associated with the physical domain were hospital stay (p=0.02), age (p<0.01) and sex (p=0.03). The analysis did not show association with the variables studied for the remaining domains.


Introduction: Rotavirus, the commonest cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide, imposes a large health and economic burden on the British society, accounting for an estimated 14,300 hospitalisations and 133,000 general practitioner consultations each year among children aged < 5 years in England and Wales alone. Following a tender process, an attenuated human rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, Belgium), was introduced into the UK childhood immunisation programme in 2013. Area covered: This article provides a review of the product profile of the Rotarix vaccine for use in the national immunisation programme in the UK from an expert perspective. Expert opinion: This single G1P[8] strain-based human rotavirus vaccine has demonstrated high efficacy in preventing severe rotavirus gastroenteritis in the first 3 years of life in middle- and high-income countries. In countries that have adopted rotavirus vaccine in childhood immunisation programmes, indirect benefits (herd protection) have been observed among older, unvaccinated children and adults. When the first dose is administered between 6 and 14 weeks of age and the last dose by 24 weeks of age, Rotarix carries a small risk of intussusception within the week of vaccination. However, this small risk may at most result in a negligible population attributable risk at the end of the first year of life. Overall, the rotavirus immunisation programme is expected to provide substantial health benefits to the UK population.


An inspecting stage of an apparatus for inspecting an LCD panel is provided to prevent the electrostatic absorption of a light guiding plate and a diffusing plate due to static electricity, and prevent a light polarizing plate from protruding from an upper surface of a work table. An LCD panel to be inspected is mounted on upper surface of a work table(110). A backlight unit(120) is disposed on a lower surface of the work table. At least one optical plate is provided in the work table. A height controlling member(140) controls the height of the optical plate. The height controlling member includes a cap shaft installed in a horizontal direction with respect to the lower surface of the optical plate, and a camp for changing the height of the optical plate. The cam is installed at the cam shaft such that the cam is surface-contacted with the optical plate.


An analysis is presented which shows that there is little if any merit in a policy which would result in the dissolution of the large integrated oil companies. Indeed, the available evidence suggests just the contrary: divestiture would have a detrimental effect on the industry's innovative capability. In particular, projects that involve the commitment of funds over an extended time period, projects that involve relatively large expenditures, and projects that involve high risks can be expected to be avoided. In addition, many opportunities for successful technology transfer would not be realized. Also, the productivity of the R and D establishment within the industry would decline, not only because the minimum economic scale threshold would in some cases be breached, but also because the coupling of R and D to the ultimate area of application would most likely be frustrated even further. In short, the industries' ability to maintain a record of impressive technological innovation would be impaired. Accordingly, offsetting benefits from divestiture would have to be assured before this loss in innovative capacity could be viewed without concern.


Blood purifying center in people's hospital of deyang city has supported for 7 patients with crush syndrome and 93 patients with maintaining dialysis after the outbreak of earthquake in Wenchuan County.Based on the authors's experience,the team holds a countermeasure:establish a head quarter,integrate different resources of dialysis,concentrated and shunt treatment.


We thank Ghannoum et al. for their observation [1, 2]. After receiving the tweet by the EXTRIP workgroup [3], we reviewed our half-life calculations. Upon further investigation, we discovered that the first ethylene glycol concentration was collected at 23:13 and resulted at 07:46 am. We incorrectly used the result time, not the collection time, in our calculations. We apologize for this oversight. We have verified that the second and third ethylene glycol measurements and times are correct. These yield a correct half-life of 5.8 h and an elimination rate constant of 0.12 h−1 during continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) as reported by Ghannoum et al. The second and third ethylene glycol concentrations were collected while the patient was on CKRT and fomepizole, and thus are more appropriate to use for half-life calculation. The critical care and nephrology teams discussed the patient's case and selected CKRT due to the hemodynamic instability and severe metabolic derangements. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes guidelines suggest CKRT over standard intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) in hemodynamically unstable patients to avoid fluid shifts associated with rapid solute removal and higher blood flow rate with IHD [4]. The difference between CKRT and IHD in hemodynamically unstable patients who are treated with vasopressors remains an ongoing debate. The evidence on fomepizole dosing during CKRT and the modality of CKRT in patients with ethylene glycol poisoning are scarce. Our case provides a detailed description of the fomepizole dosing and the CKRT modality that was used. We also agree with Ghannoum et al. that IHD remains the recommended extracorporeal treatment for ethylene glycol poisoning. However, CKRT may be used in hemodynamically unstable patients or when intermittent hemodialysis is unavailable.


The article expounded the practice of how to cultivate the student's comprehensive quality as its objective,probed into how to reform the teaching of animal feeding experiment and got an initial result.


Objective:To investigat the function of As2O3 on growth inhibition of MBT-2 bladder cell. Methods: To test for growth inhibiting rate of MBT-2 human bladder cancer cell strain by As2O3 in different concentration applying MTT method.The detection for MBT-2 apoptosis applying terminal transferase labeling in situ and the analysis for bcl-2 applying immunohistochemistry. Results: As2O3 could inhibit the growth of MBT-2 cell in vitro culture and the effects enhanced with prolonged time and concentration. As2O3 could induce MBT-2 apoptosis. Conclusion: As2O3 can inhibit growth of bladder cancer cells and promote the apoptosis. So it may play a therapeutic role on bladder cancer.


Melanoma is a skin cancer associated with high mortality. The three year survival rate from advanced melanoma is between 10-15%. One reason for this high mortality rate is that melanoma cells are resistant to traditional chemotherapeutics. Echinacea is a plant genus native to North America with putative anticancer properties. Here, we examined effects of aqueous Echinacea purpurea leaf extract on the growth of melanoma cells and nontransformed fibroblasts. This aqueous extract reduced B16 mouse melanoma cell growth at concentrations that did not inhibit the growth of nontransformed NIH3T3 fibroblasts, suggesting that the extract had biological specificity against transformed cells. We also examined the effect of different fractions of the extract on melanoma cell growth. These data indicate that components less than 3 kD in size exhibited the greatest inhibitory action on melanoma cell growth. In addition, these data indicated that larger components in the extract ameliorate the ability of these low molecular weight compounds to inhibit melanoma cell growth. Furthermore, Echinacea extract inhibited the growth of v-Src transformed LA25 cells without reducing Src kinase activity. Taken together, these results suggest that aqueous Echinacea purpurea extract contains low molecular weight compounds that preferentially inhibit tumor cell growth in the face of oncogenic tyrosine kinase activity. These data suggest future studies to better define bioactive compounds in Echinacea purpurea and evaluate their therapeutic efficacy in vivo.


Current multimedia applications in Web 2.0 have generated a massive amount of multimedia resources, but most search results for multimedia resources still focus on the whole re-source level. Media fragments expose the inside content of multimedia resources for annotations, but they are yet fully explored and indexed by major search engines. W3C has published Media Fragment 1.0 as a standard way to describe media fragments on the Web. In this proposal, we make use of Google's Ajax Application Crawler to index media fragments represented by Media Fragment URIs. Each media fragment with related annotations will have an individual snapshot page, which could be indexed by the crawler. Initial evaluation has shown that the snapshot pages are successfully fetched by Googlebot and we are expecting more media fragments to be indexed using this method, so that the search for multimedia resources would be more efficient.


We identified turkish national traditions before islam in Kutadgu Bilig, yusuf has hacib's valuable work which illuminates the eras and a priceless work for turkish cultural history. In this study, we see that turkish national traditions were more important than the ruler and it is often emphasized that both the ruler and the people had to obey the traditions.Kutadgu Bilig can be accepted as a reflection of Turkish traditions on State management. Also, Kutadgu Bilig mentions the traiditons about public strongly and tells some illustrations about them.for example, hospitality, food for dead people, the right of salt and bread.


An improved type of HTO-in-air monitor was developed. The HTO contained in the air was condensed to liquid water using a cold trap. The tritium activity in the trapped water was measured using a flow cell filled with glass scintillator powder. This monitor made it possible to measure the airborne HTO concentration with a detection limit of 1.4×10-4Bq/cm3 under a representative atmospheric condition, 22°C in temperature and 55% in relative humidity. This system is now in use to observe the HTO level of the exhaust gas released from the reactor containment building of the research reactor of Kyoto University.


In the field of Special Education, teachers have become increasingly aware of the need to individualize instruction to meet the needs of culturally different children with whom they work. This is the case for all teachers in Special Education, but the necessity to provide individualized instruction is even more apparent with teachers who work with large numbers of educable mentally retarded (EMR) children on a diagnostic basis. These teachers are expected to work intensively with the child, to diagnose his specific learning problems, and to design a program which will help remediate the child's difficulties. This type of diagnostic-prescriptive teaching requires (1) that considerable time be spent with each child, on a one-to-one basis, observing the characteristics of the child in various settings, and (2) a cooperative teacher-parent relationship. Resource teachers feel that their time is much too limited to per-


BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
Heparin-conjugated fibrin (HCF) is suitable for the release and localization of bFGF. We analyzed the effects of a bFGF delivery system using HCF with human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (HBM- MSCs) in a dog ischemic limb model.

METHODS AND RESULTS
Animals were divided into HBM-MSCs, HBM-MSCs+HCF, bFGF-HCF, and HBM-MSCs+ bFGF-HCF groups. A total of 1×10(7) HBM-MSCs were injected per animal, and the amount of bFGF was 1 mg per dog. Ischemic muscles were harvested at eight weeks and six months after injection of cells. The HBM-MSCs+ bFGF-HCF group exhibited decreased proportions of capillaries and arterioles six months after transplantation. However, there were more cells positive for the angiogenic factors, VEGF and PDGF, in the eight-week specimens compared with those harvested six months after transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS
Our results demonstrated that a single injection of HBM-MSCs did not have significant long-term angiogenic effects; however, a bFGF delivery system using HCF exerted prolonged angiogenic effects when combined with HBM-MSCs.


Tandem-L is a proposal for a highly innovative L-band SAR satellite mission for the global observation of dynamic processes on the Earth's surface with hitherto unparalleled quality and resolution. It is based on the results of a pre-phase A study which started in 2013 and is currently undergoing a phase-A study. Thanks to the novel imaging techniques and the vast recording capacity with up to 8 terabytes/day, it will provide vital information for solving pressing scientific questions in the biosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, and hydrosphere. By this, the new L-band SAR mission will make an essential contribution for a better understanding of the Earth system and its dynamics. Tandem-L will, moreover, open new opportunities for risk analysis, disaster management and environmental monitoring by employing especially designed acquisition modes and techniques in combination with a reconfigurable tandem satellite configuration and an L-band SAR instrument with advanced digital beamforming techniques.


Dr. Ewert has been involved in cardiovascular engineering for over 25 years in both research and instruction. He has consulted for major medical device companies in the area of cardiovascular engineering and performed research with US and international colleagues. He has a broad background in mechanical and electrical engineering, and physiology with specific training and expertise. His work includes modeling the cardiovascular system, ventricular assist devices, cardiac physiology, instrumentation systems and leadless cardiac pacing. He help developed and was the inaugural director of a project-based-learning engineering curriculum. He is now involved in discovery-based-learning on multi-disciplinary teams.


Introduction: Cardiac biomarkers, such as high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT), are frequently elevated in ischemic stroke patients but the mechanisms underlying this elevation are insufficiently understood. We determined the presence of cardiac damage, assessed using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR), in stroke patients with elevated hs-cTnT and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP). Methods: This is a post hoc analysis of the prospective, investigator-initiated, cross-sectional HEart and BRain interfaces in Acute Stroke (HEBRAS) study. All patients underwent the measurement of hs-cTnT and BNP as well as gadolinium-enhanced CMR in the acute phase of ischemic stroke. We performed unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression models to assess the association between hs-cTnT and BNP elevation and the presence of pathological CMR findings. Results: Two hundred and thirty-three stroke patients (median age 67 years, 33% female) were included, of whom 43 (21%) had elevated hs-cTnT and 109 (47%) had elevated BNP. Hundred of the 233 (43%) patients had pathological findings on CMR had focal fibrosis as detected by late-gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in 51 (23%), left-ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in 38 (16%), reduced LVEF in 32 (14%), and left-atrial dilatation in 34 (15%). After adjustment for potential confounders, both hs-cTnT (adjOR 5.0 (95%CI 2.1–11.7), p < 0.001) and BNP (adjOR 4.1 (95%CI 2.3–7.3), p < 0.001) were significantly associated with pathological findings on CMR. Hs-cTnT was associated with LGE, LVEF, and LVH, whereas BNP was associated with left-atrial dilatation and LVEF, LVH. Conclusion: Elevated cardiac biomarkers in acute stroke including CMR are strongly associated with pathological findings on CMR. In acute stroke patients, the elevation of cardiac biomarkers may identify patients who require a more thorough cardiology work-up.


Recent research has demonstrated that ordinal comparison, i.e., comparing relative orders of performance measures of different designs, is efficient in the comparison and selection of designs for discrete event dynamic systems. This paper is concerned with comparison and selection in concurrent simulation where a large number of sample paths under different designs are generated efficiently. Particularly, effect of correlation among simulation processes on the convergence of ordinal comparison is investigated. By using a concept of indicator process, bounds on the rate of convergence of ordinal comparison are obtained. Such bounds imply that perturbation analysis, a powerful technique for performance analysis of discrete event dynamic systems, can be advantageous for ordinal comparison. Simulation examples show that appropriate correlation can significantly increase the convergence of ordinal comparison. Furthermore, it is shown that positive quadrant dependence provides guaranteed acceleration of the convergence of ordinal comparison compared with independent simulations.


In the early 1990s, the United Nations (UN) recognized water as a finite resource to the entire ecosystem with an economic value that should be developed and managed based on the participatory approach using the Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) strategy. Many studies on water management practices have thus emerged in the developing world. Of particular interest to this work is the management of water through metering, price-setting, and rule enforcement in the rural setting in piped, community-owned water systems. There is very little published information regarding metering, enforcement experiments, and experiences in these systems. This is because metering and enforcement mechanisms are not typically included in rural piped community-managed water supply system design and water committee training schemes. Along with an increase in population growth and changing climate patterns, there is a burgeoning interest to manage demand and reduce non-revenue water (NRW) in urban utilities in developing countries. Metering is often the demand management tool considered because it has been reported to increase customer payment rates as well as social equity. Rural, community-managed systems often suffer high failure rates due to the lack of preventative maintenance, which maybe closely linked to customer dissatisfaction and non-payment of tariffs. The inclusion of a metering and enforcement program to such systems may help to address the problem of high rates of premature failure.
An inclusion of a metering program for rural community-managed water supply systems is a non-trivial task in terms of cost as well as the system designer's time, thus there is significant interest in ensuring such a program's success. Many field workers may have familiarity with water system design but not specifically in the area of water flow metering and currently no beginner-level resources are publicly available. This work is ultimately intended to facilitate the inclusion of metering into rural, piped, community-managed water supply systems through: 1) compilation of technical information regarding metering which would be accessible to field practitioners and relevant to the rural community-managed setting, 2) a proposed decision-making tool to facilitate the selection of the most appropriate meter for the community, 3) proposed installation tips, and 4) suggested strategies for including metering into the community-management model. Objectives 1, 3, and 4 were pursued via review of industry, peer-reviewed, and field literature along with the author's personal experience. Multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) was the method proposed for aiding in the selection of the most appropriate meter type. It was determined that four types of meters are used for residential metering in developed and developing urban utility-managed systems: the nutating disc, oscillating piston, multi-jet, and single-jet. The nutating disc and oscillating piston meters operate through a volumetric or displacement mechanism, while the single- and multi-jet…


Increasing agricultural productivity has been a long quest for farmers and only a few can achieve it. One major factor that hinders them to achieve such goal is the lack of proper agricultural monitoring technique. Recent advancement in technology has enabled the integration of sensor networks and traditional farming, resulting in effective monitoring through smart farming. However, there exists a hefty investment in equipment and infrastructure installation throughout the coverage area. We design two routing approaches, called Location-agnostic (LA) and Location-specific (LS) protocols, to facilitate the self-sustaining agricultural monitoring platform, requiring no infrastructure installation, comprises of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) with solar energy harvesting and wireless power transfer capability. The LA protocol does not require location information of monitoring stations to be visited prior to the flight, and is useful for dynamic environment. The LS protocol relies on the complete view of the topology prior to the flight and is suitable for static environment. These protocols determine the optimal UAV routing path from a set of monitoring stations under various conditions. Through a combination of simulation and experimentation studies, we demonstrate significant energy efficiency and coverage area improvement over the classical routing protocol.


Probably this conversation will be familiar to many who have responded to the call of the door bell during the spring and early summer. Each year at that time many devices are offered for sale, usually by house-to-house salesmen, which have a decided appeal to most of us because they are represented as being capable of materially reducing our gas bills. These devices are of many different types; some of them are placed over the gas range burners, some in the vent of the oven or water heater and some in the piping leading from the gas meter.


This study was aimed to produce silver nanoparticles by fruits extract of Juniperus phoenicea and comparison between the ethanolic extract and nano extract through the antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-parasite and cytotoxicity against prostate cancer. The synthesis of silver nanoparticles was shown by many characterizing techniques: UV, FTIR, XRD and SEM. Nano extract exhibited a higher antibacterial, antioxidant, antiparasite compared to ethanolic extract and higher cytotoxicity activity. The nano extract exhibited higher antibacterial activity compared with antibiotics. Finally, we study the toxicity of J. phoenicea by Inhibition of RBC hemolysis by H2O2, the results exhibited the highest inhibition activity of J. phoenicea against H2O2. The nanoextract of J. phoenicea can be used effectively in the production of potential antioxidant, antiparasite antimicrobial and anticancer.


A bioavailability study of three commercial chloramphenicol preparations was carried out in cattle in order to determine the influence of the number of muscular injection sites and the concentration of the product on the level of chloramphenicol serum concentration. Results show that chloramphenicol should be injected at the dose of 22 mg/kg at multiple injection sites to reach 5 mug/mL of serum which is considered to be the minimal inhibitory concentration.


Aims ANd scope Applied Theatre Research is the worldwide journal for theatre and drama in non-traditional contexts. It focuses on drama, thea tre and performance with specific audiences or participants in a range of social contexts and locations. Contexts include educa tion, developing countries, business and industry, political debate and social action, with children and young people, and in the past, present or future; locations include theatre that happens in places such as streets, conferences, war zones, refugee camps, prisons, hospitals and village squares, as well as on purpose-built stages. The journal has a global focus and representation, with an explicit policy of ensuring that the best and most exciting work in all conti nents and as many countries as possible is represented and featured. Cultural, geographical , gender and socioeconomic equity are recognized where possible, including in the Review Board. illustrAtioNs We welcome images illustrating an article. All images need a resolution of at least 300 dpi. All images should be supplied independently of the article, not embedded into the text itself. The files should be clearly labelled and an indication given as to where they should be placed in the text. Reproduction will normally be in black-and-white. Images sent in as e-mail attachments should accordingly be in greyscale. The image should always be accompanied by a suitable caption (the omission of a caption is only acceptable if you feel that the impact of the image would be reduced by the provision of written context). The following is the agreed style for captions: Figure 1: Caption here. Please note the colon after the number and the terminating full point, even if the caption is not a full sentence. Copyright clearance should be indicated by the contributor and is always the responsibility of the contributor. lANguAge The journal follows standard British English. Use 'ize' endings instead of 'ise'. leNgth of Articles Articles will normally not exceed 5,500 words including notes and references – but not including the author biography, keywords or abstract. In some circumstances, a measure of flexibility is possible in negotiation with the editors. metAdAtA Contributors must check that each of the following have been supplied correctly: Article Title. • Author Name. • Author addresses – the submitted material should • include details of the full postal and e-mail addresses of the contributor for correspondence purposes. Author Biography – authors should include a short • biography of no …


AIMS
We aimed to investigate the relationship of colorectal cancer prognosis and inflammatory parameters, including neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), with reference to circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in the current study.

PATIENTS AND METHODS
Thirty-five patients who underwent curative-intent surgery were enrolled. A receiver-operating characteristic curve (ROC) was used to assess the usefulness of candidates for prognostic factors. Recurrence-free survival (RFS) was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the candidates for prognostic factors were assessed by a Cox proportional hazard model.

RESULTS
ROC curve analyses determined cutoff values for NLR and LMR as 2.9 and 2.4, respectively. The percentage of MDSCs in patients with LMR ≤ 2.4 was statistically higher than in those with LMR > 2.4 (p = 0.012). The patients with LMR ≤ 2.4 exhibited a statistically lower RFS than those with LMR > 2.4 (p = 0.008). These results were also observed in patients with stage II + III disease. LMR was an independent prognostic factor of RFS in colorectal cancer patients (hazard ratio: 7.757, 95% confidence interval: 1.462-41.152, p = 0.016).

CONCLUSION
Lower LMR was associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer patients; whereas, higher circulating MDSCs were observed in patients with lower LMR.


It is important to manage the underground facilities efficiently because they are directly related to the convenience and safety of citizens. But the fact that the different agencies take on a role of managing the underground facilities respectively makes it impossible. So Korean government has exerted great efforts to solve this problem through several projects. Korean government expects that the ubiquitous technologies such as sensor and wireless communication in the domain of the underground facilities management will be useful. It is main duty of u-City Management Center to monitor several situations about the underground facilities using ubiquitous technologies. But there is no consensus about what concrete situations it has to monitor even though u-cities under construction. Because local governments or related companies are in charge of carrying out these roles yet, there is no legal basis on which to do these tasks by the center. And it is needed to develop new technologies for u-services efficiently. Because technologies for u-service are vast, various and converged, so it necessary to develop them according to priority or in cooperation with other developers. In this paper, we classify the monitoring items for each facility which were investigated by a recent research. It is expected to make use of defining the role of the center and developing technologies with u-service.


The genetic algorithm coded with real number is applied to optimize the control parameters of a hydroturbine govering system, while the genetic operator is designed; with which the defects of the optimal parameters being hard to get by empirical formulae and being easy to fall into partial minimum by the simplex method are avoided along with solving the problems that exist in the binary system, such as Hamming Cliff, computing precision,etc.The result shows that the performance of the PID control system is better than that of the adjustment parameters set by conventional formulae.


Disclosed herein are controlled release formulations that exhibit substantially zero order release kinetics. The formulation comprises a core comprising a core active agent and a wax excipient, substantially coated with a long release coating. The formulation optionally includes an immediate release portion comprising, for example, an immediate release active agent in coating form disposed on at least a portion of the core. Further disclosed is a fexofenadine / pseudoephedrine combination formulation that is substantially free of food effects. [Selection] Figure 1


In addition to the usual circularly symmetric TM010 mode used to accelerate particles in an rf linac, there is a large number of modes with cos 4) or sin (0 dependence, for example the TMlxx modes. These latter modes possess a uniform magnetic (dipole) field near the axis of symmetry and therefore can deflect the beam away from the axis. Any portion of an accelerated beam that is off-axis will drive these modes, so that subsequent portions of the beam will be deflected. This deflected beam will then resonantly drive the same modes in downstream cavities, so that still later portions of the beam will be more severely deflected, and so on. In this paper I report the results of numerical simulations of this so-called cumulative beam-breakup instability. The simulation assumes that only the TMlio mode acts to deflect the beam, and further assumes that this mode does not couple from one accelerating cavity to the next.*


A simple method is described whereby pure chloroauric acid (HAuCl4; "brown gold chloride") is recovered from old solutions used for toning silver-stained sections. The procedure can be carried out in any laboratory and 60 to 80% of the gold initially present in a solution is recovered. The recycled product may be used for toning or for the staining of astrocytes by Cajal's method.


In this paper we present our approach to extract profile information from anonymized tweets for the author profiling task at PAN 2015 ( 10). Particularly we explore the versatility of random forest classifiers for the genre and age groups information and random forest regressions to score important aspects of the personality of a user. Furthermore we propose a set of features tailored for this task based on characteristics of the twitters. In particular, our approach relies on previous proposed features for sentiment analysis tasks.


Technologies are described herein for ranking visualization types. In order to rank the visualization types, visualization metadata is generated for each of the visualization types and data set metadata is generated for the data set. A Suitability score is then computed based upon the visualization metadata and the data set metadata through the use of data mapping rules and chart selection rules. The visualization types are then ranked according to the computed scores. A user inter face may then be displayed that includes visual representa tions corresponding to the visualization types that are ordered according to the ranking. One of the visual representations may then be selected to apply the corresponding visualization type to the data set


Single longitudinal mode output of a pulsed TE CO(2) laser has been obtained using several different intracavity gas-phase absorbers. The method described is simple and inexpensive and appears to be extremely general.


The objective of this report is to enhance availability in a microservice architecture for critical systems by studying Kubernetes security configurations. As a theoretical framework, various categories of failure (crash, omission, value, timing and byzantine) and Kubernetes' security actions (securing the cluster, managing authorization and authentication, implementing a trusted software supply chain, securing workloads in runtime and managing secrets) were applied to target relevant data. A case study method was adopted and the data was collected by performing an interview and meetings and, also, by sending questionnaires. The conclusion indicated that Kubernetes security configuration could solve some of the availability concerns in a microservice architecture for critical systems, but not entirely all categories of failure and not to a full extent.


Abstract Whilst cooperative group learning using computers undoubtedly encourages students' verbal interactions, few studies have focused upon the nature of these interactions. Many researchers have suggested there is a need to know how students interact with each other particularly in relation to group structures, tasks and software types. This study was undertaken to investigate the verbal interactions of students (about 10-years old) when working in cooperative groups structured on ability (either homogeneous and heterogeneous) using simulation and word processing software. It was found that the largest element of students' talk when working in cooperative groups of either structure was cognitively oriented; that students situated in homogeneous groups are likely to produce more socially oriented talk than those in heterogeneous groups; that students working with word processing rather than simulation software are likely to produce more socially oriented and off-task talk; and those using simulation software are more likely to use talk indicative of higher-order cognitive processing. In general, this study found that task, software and to a lesser extent, group structure, influenced the interactions of students working in cooperative groups with CAL.