Clostridium tertium (C. tertium) is a Gram-positive, aerotolerant bacillus and a rare human pathogen usually identified in neutropenic patients with hematological malignancy. Limited case reports in non-neutropenic patients suggest the C. tertium is a potential pathogen when associated with risk factors which include intestinal mucosal disruption and beta-lactam antibiotic use. Our case is a 59-year-old woman who developed a post-operative collection containing C.tertium following complete cytore-ductive surgery for high-grade serous cancer of tubo-ovarian origin in the absence of neutropenia. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of C. tertium infection in a post-operative Gynecological-Oncology patient.


The word monogatari narrativemeaning romance, novel, or taleprimarily meant in the Japanese language idle talk, conversation, or aimless talk. Talks in love and infant gibberish were also narratives. Old tales and fables are also narratives because these narratives are bro u g h t into the places of such tales. The reason why Taketori Monogatari ( Ta l e s of a Bamboo Gathere r, written possibly in the early 10th Century) and U t s u h o ( Tales of U t s u h o, late 10th Century) are also called narratives is because these tales meet the rule to be told at such places. Poetic tales such as Ise Monogatari ( Tales of Ise, completed in the 9the and 10th century) appear that the linguistic activities carried on at the places of talks over waka (31 syllable short Japanese poems)called poetic narratives settled on written narratives. In the great long narrative literary work, Genji Monogatari ( Tale of Genji written by lady Murasaki in the 11th Century), in a conversation with a princess (Princess Tamakazura) the hero, Prince Hikaru, states that Nihon-gi (Chronicles of Japan, a book of Japanese history) and the like are only tiny portions. (Hotaru no Maki, the Book of Fire f l i e s ) . 87


Objective: To examine psychological distress in healthcare workers (HCWs) during the COVID-19 pandemic in April–May 2020. Methods: A cross-sectional survey examining demographic, employment and mental health characteristics of HCWs in a large metropolitan hospital in Australia. Results: HCWs showed significant symptoms of moderate-severe level depression (21%), anxiety (20%) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; 29%), associated with burnout, prior psychiatric history, profession and resilience. Conclusion: Despite low levels of COVID contact, moderate to high levels of psychological distress were reported. Continued monitoring and support for HCWs' mental well-being is warranted as the COVID-19 pandemic develops.


During the last year we have seen an increasing number of publications on the history of business education. Some of these, like Robert R. Locke's book The collapse of the American management mystiques (1996) and Rakesh Khurana's From higher aims to hired hands: The social transformation of American business schools and the unfulfilled promise of management as a profession (2007) have contributed to the contemporary debate on the situation and future of business education by drawing upon historical evidence. This wellwritten book by Ken Starkey and Nick Tiratsoo develops this tradition further, even though it is primarily not a history book. The overall aim of this book is to examine critically the state of the art and the future direction of modern business education, especially in the UK. Historical evidence, in addition to a large number of interviews and analysis of the contemporary debate in journals and magazines, is used to develop the arguments. Starkey and Tiratsoo argue that business education is at a crossroads, and they are concerned about the future of business education, primarily in the UK. The argument is based on an examination of the business schools' role when it comes to serving the business communities as well as the academic community. Based on a very critical discussion of several dimensions of the business schools, they address the question: Business school futures: mission impossible? Luckily for the business schools, the mission is not impossible, but very difficult since the tendency is more business and less school, as argued in Chapter 3. The dimensions they examine are the business schools as educational institutions, their contribution to research, and their innovative function. According to all these dimensions business schools are pressured by the demands of the market and they are in danger of being reduced to servants of business demands rather than offering businesses the best of the academic world. These arguments are supported by several critical comments from key actors within business schools as well as recent research. One could, however, ask why there are so few voices that defend the rationale and the future of the business schools. One also wonders if the perception of a critical crossroads would have been downplayed if the perspectives of the book had been extended from the Anglo-Saxon world to a global perspective. It is a paradox that the business school concept has expanded successfully in the global arena during the last decade, at the same time as it has been under critical attack in the Anglo-Saxon part of the world. From a business history perspective some comments can be made. Over recent years there has been an increasing number of studies that examine the development of different national systems of business education. This book makes some new contributions to this Business History Vol. 50, No. 6, November 2008, 811–825


This paper considers the open problem concerning the BIBO stability of mutually inverse 2-D digital filters in the presence of nonessential singularities of the second kind on T/sup 2/. Necessary and sufficient conditions are obtained for the BIBO stability of mutually inverse pairs of 2-D digital filters having such singularities on T/sup 2/. Several illustrative examples are considered.<<ETX>>


Many countries throughout the world follow the common law system developed in England. E.g. most parts of the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, India, Hong Kong, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, the United States (excluding Louisiana). [1] Also called case law, common law is law created through judicial decisions, rather than legislative statutes. [2] The principle of stare decisis [2], a key feature of the common law system is largely followed in the United States. [3] Under this principle, judicial decisions serve as precedent for future decisions in similar cases. Thus, judges don't just interpret and apply the law, they contribute to it. [4]


A pattern-based software engineering tool for constructin g workflow based applications is described. The tool provides a novel way of compos ing applications executing over Grid resources. The tool provides a structured desi gn approach, centered on the manipulation of patterns through pre-defined pattern op erators. Patterns and operators are divided into two categories: structural and behav ioural. Structural operators act upon structural patterns to build reusable architectur s. Behavioural patterns define the data and control flow dependencies between components in the architecture. Components within a pattern are subsequently instantiated wit h particular executables, and behavioural operators allow subsequent execution control and reconfiguration of the application.


This issue of the APL Technical Digest highlights the contributions of APL's Global Engagement Department (GED) to the national security of the United States. Created only 5 years ago, GED is the consolidation of the Laboratory's strike warfare programs, including both nuclear and conventional missile programs as well as electronic attack and the key enablers of the so-called "kill chain," such as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and command and control.


Deadly Choices: How the Anti- Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All Paul A. Offit, M.D. New York: Basic Books, 2010. 288 pp. $27.50Deadly Choices is ostensibly a book about the benefits and risks of vaccination and an account of how the anti- vaccination movement has persuaded many American families to forgo protecting their children out of fear that the vaccine does more harm than the disease against which it is purported to protect. Yet, it is much more than that. It is a "case study" of how trust in science can be eroded by pseudoscience, how the media can be used to help cast doubt on a mountain of scientific evidence, and how dangerous it can be for scientists to ignore or dismiss such challenges as merely the work of a vocal but highly misinformed group of citizens who will eventually see the error of their ways. Unfortunately, it is not an isolated case when viewed in the larger context of the relationship between science and society.The book's author is Paul Offit, a physician and professor of Vaccinology and Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and an expert on infectious diseases. He is clearly worried about the effects of the anti- vaccination movement on the health and safety of children, noting that "since 1991 the percentage of unvaccinated children has more than doubled." His concerns are well- documented and heightened by the fact that an unvaccinated child does not merely put herself in harm's way, but also all the other children she encounters who for reasons of age or a deficient immune system are not able to be vaccinated. Offit is clearly on a mission to expose the underbelly of the antivaccination movement and to warn parents and the rest of us about the deadly consequences of the demonstrable resurgence of harmful childhood diseases-whooping cough, measles, and mumps-that have not been so widespread since our grandparents' generation.The mantra of the anti- vaccination movement is that vaccines can be deadly or debilitating. Proponents claim that vaccines have been the cause of a panoply of disorders, ranging from autism, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes to heart attacks and paralysis. One of the most visible examples of this came from the 1998 publication in the medical journal The Lancet of research by physician Andrew Wakefield, purportedly showing a link between the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccine and autism. The article received considerable media coverage and was, for many parents, the defining evidence supporting the suspicions of vaccines. Although Wakefield's paper was subsequently shown to be "an elaborate fraud" and eventually retracted by the journal, immunization rates for the MMR vaccine dropped dramatically. Offit offers meticulous research to reveal the lack of scientific evidence supporting links between vaccines and any of the diseases cited by opponents of vaccinations, and describes in great detail how the process for developing and testing vaccines before they are available to the general public is much more rigorous that that used for other drugs.Historically, vaccination has been viewed as one of the most effective public health innovations ever produced by modern medicine. The fact that an antivaccination movement was able to gain sufficient traction in the United States and cause a substantial public backlash to vaccinations should be troubling to those who believe in the power of science to make a real difference in improving the lives of people. …


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The accurate estimation of internal solitary waves' (ISWs') amplitudes from radar images is important for understanding the ISW evolution, energy dissipation, and mixing processes. The in situ data from the Non-Linear Internal Wave Initiative experiment in the Mid-Atlantic Bight show many ISWs with amplitudes of 10 m or more in a shallow water depth of 80 m or less. Therefore, the higher order Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation in a two-layer system is needed to describe these large-amplitude ISWs instead of the classic KdV equation. Based on a simple theoretical radar imaging model, we develop a method to estimate large ISW amplitudes from distances between the positive and negative peaks of ISW signatures in radar images and a selection rule from the two possible amplitude solutions. Two groups of ISWs with large amplitudes, determined from the temperature records from nearby moorings, are observed in a RADARSAT synthetic-aperture-radar image and in marine X-band radar data collected during the experiment. We validate the method using the ISW signatures taken from these two cases. We find the estimated amplitudes to agree well with those determined from the moorings. The proposed method provides a relatively simple and accurate way to estimate large ISW amplitudes from radar images.


The analysis by the finite element method generally requires a large amount of input data, and a considerable amount of computer time to obtain stiffness matrices. The "standard unit method", described in this paper, is introduced in order to remove those difficulties. In this method, information about joints and elements are not necessary. Each of the unit stiffness matrices is calculated directly by the simple addition of partial stiffness matrices which are obtained, in advance, in connection with the standard unit. In this paper, examples are described of the analysis of local strength of the ship, using the "standard unit method".


We investigated the early yield, agronomic characters and total yield of nine newly introduced asparagus cultivars in greenhouse in Shaoxing. The results showed that, the three cultivars NJ 982 F1, 03411 F1and Avalim F1had better comprehensive characters than the two control cultivars Grand F1(CK1) and Atals F1(CK2). The products of the three asparagus cultivars were straight and thick, in addition, they possessed higher early yield and total yield, thus the three cultivars were suitable to be planted in Shaoxing area.


The way of accuracy increasing of the fiber optic current sensor in wide currents range is considered in this article by the closed signal processing scheme. The way of the modulator control operation by the second feedback addition in the processing scheme is also considered


We introduce a simple but efficient method to compute single scattering from point and arbitrarily shaped area light sources in participating media. Our method extends the stochastic light culling method to volume rendering by considering the intersection of a ray and spherical bounds of light influence ranges. For primary rays, this allows simple computation of the lighting in participating media without hierarchical data structures such as a light tree. First, we show how to combine equiangular sampling with the proposed light culling method in a simple case of point lights. We then apply it to arbitrarily shaped area lights by considering virtual point lights on the surface of area lights. Using our method, we are able to improve the rendering quality for scenes with many lights without tree construction and traversal.


Background: Standardized patient (SP) has been applied to measure learner's communication challenges such as breaking bad news (BBN). When utilizing SP-based assessment, 2 steps should be considered in SP training; assessing SPs portrayal as the real patient (authenticity) and how SPs checklist fill out reproducibility. Objectives: In this study, we described the process of training authentic and consistent SPs for evaluating oncology fellows' performance regarding BBN in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 8 eligible SPs took part in a 3-day educational meeting. Four different scenarios were developed regarding cancer patients along with corresponding checklists representing common presentations of illness. The accuracy of SPs portrayal was evaluated by experts, using a previously validated rating scale during observation of their role-playing. The reproducibility of SPs' portraits was measured, using a test-retest approach. The inter-rater agreement of the SPs' ability to fill out the BBN scale was measured by comparing the correlation between the SPs, who completed the scale, and oncologist faculty members' judgments, which is considered a gold standard. Results: The findings of this study indicated that the cut-off score for the SPs' portrayal validity was 95%. The reliability of SPs portrayal was acceptable (r = 0.89). The inter-rater agreement between SPs and experts in filling the BBN scale (k = 0.82), as well as, the consistency of filling the BBN scale between SP groups were highly acceptable (k = 0.86). Conclusions: The present study has demonstrated that if SP is trained appropriately, they shave a high degree of reliability and validity to assess oncology fellows' performance regarding BBN skills.


A mail survey was directed towards Western business expatriates currently working on the Chinese mainland. Two sets of psychological barriers to adjustment and their association with the extent of sociocultural and psychological adjustment were examined. The results of this exploratory study show that both perceived inability to adjust and unwillingness to adjust among newcomers seem to affect some aspects of sociocultural adjustment, but not expatriates' psychological adjustment. However, these effects do not seem to be stable over time as there are no such effects in the case of long stayers in China, suggesting that in the long run both inability and unwillingness to adjust may be of little importance. Potential implications for selection of expatriates for assignment in China are discussed in detail.


Convergence and spillover are the characteristics shown in the process of financial development. By verifying whether there is convergence and spillover in financial development within a certain region and between regions, the stage of financial development in the region can be more accurately judged. This paper combines the actual needs of financial analysis to construct a financial risk spillover effect model based on ARMA-GARCH and fuzzy calculation. The model uses ARMA-GARCH and fuzzy algorithm to verify the financial multiple risk factors. Moreover, in order to verify the effect of the model, this paper uses case data analysis to study the model effect and combines mathematical statistics to process the model data. The research results show that the model constructed in this paper has a certain effect, and the ARMA-GARCH model is suitable for analysis and research on financial risk spillover effects. At the same time, when the statistical distribution is used to fit its error distribution, the fitting and prediction effect of the model is better.


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Points of View (POV) addresses issues faced within life science education. Cell Biology Education has launched the POV feature to present two or more opinions published in tandem on a common topic. We consider POVs to be "Op-Ed" pieces designed to stimulate thought and dialog on significant educational issues. Each author has the opportunity to revise a POV after reading drafts of the other POVs. In this issue, we ask the question, "Should students be encouraged to publish their research in student-run publications?" This question has been debated at institutions and has presented a renewed challenge with the advent of open access publishing as exhibited by the Journal for Young Investigators (http://www.jyi.org). Three POVs are presented. Scott Gilbert, Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College, is well-known for his developmental biology textbook. John Jungck, a CBE editorial board member and Professor of Biology at Beloit College, is founding director of BioQUEST. Margaret Harris (Physics, Duke University), Renee Mercuri (Science Journalism, University of Waterloo, and Joshua Tusin (Biology, Beloit College) are staff members of the Journal of Young Investigators. Vivian Seigel is the Executive Director of Public Library of Science (http://www.plos.org) and former Editor of the journal Cell. The authors bring a wealth of publishing experience and different points of view to the debate. Readers are encouraged to participate in the online discussion forum hosted by CBE at http://www.cellbioed.org/discussion/public/main.cfm.


In this paper, we study the characteristics of m-EP operators and the properties of the particular case of m-EP operators that are Drazin invertible. The relations between the Moore–Penrose inverses and Drazin inverses are built by m-EP and many closely equivalent relations are investigated by using appropriate idempotents.


We consider the dimension reduction of an already discretized model for a fluid-conveying tube by the linear and non-linear Galerkin method. We show, how the viscous damping parameter affects the distribution of the eigenvalues for the system and how this distribution influences the convergence of the approximation. By a simple mechanical model, it is also demonstrated that the Galerkin method may fail completely, if the energy dissipation is governed by the stable modes.


This study aims to: 1) raise the institutions awareness about disabilities, especially the awareness in the university library that disability is a part of the academic society. The disabled people have the same rights for facilities and learning support services, therefore every university library should be inclusive and can serve user with disabilities; 2) university library should become disabilities-friendly. This study used literature study and also observation and interviews. The result of this study showed the elements which support university library to be disabilities-friendly namely facilities and infrastructure, human resource, and program socialization.


As an essential component of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) measurements, phase unwrapping (PU) is a critical process that significantly impacts the accuracy and reliability of topography and deformation measurements. As an effective approach that can overcome the limitations of the Itoh condition, the multi baseline (MB) PU method is widely used in PU; however, when it comes to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) InSAR systems that use a single antenna and repeat-pass mode for interferometric measurements, the time-varying baseline can pose a challenge since the airflow disturbance can prevent the repeat flight paths from remaining parallel. This makes the combination of baselines more complicated, which can impede the feasibility of using the MB PU for the UAV InSAR. As a result, using the relationship between different frequencies for PU is a promising alternative method. This article demonstrates that the frequency ratio design is a crucial factor in the success of the multifrequency (MF) PU method. An optimal frequency ratio design method for MF PU that maximizes the minimum Euclidean distance between the intersection vectors determined by the integer ambiguity vectors is proposed. The proposed method is validated using the simulated and experimental datasets, which provide evidence that PU accuracy can be greatly enhanced with the optimal frequency ratio.


With the evolution of Large Language Models (LLMs) we can solve increasingly more complex NLP tasks across various domains, including spreadsheets. This work investigates whether LLMs can generate code (Excel OfficeScripts, a TypeScript API for executing many tasks in Excel) that solves Excel specific tasks provided via natural language user instructions. To do so we introduce a new large-scale benchmark, InstructExcel, created by leveraging the 'Automate' feature in Excel to automatically generate OfficeScripts from users' actions. Our benchmark includes over 10k samples covering 170+ Excel operations across 2,000 publicly available Excel spreadsheets. Experiments across various zero-shot and few-shot settings show that InstructExcel is a hard benchmark for state of the art models like GPT-4. We observe that (1) using GPT-4 over GPT-3.5, (2) providing more in-context examples, and (3) dynamic prompting can help improve performance on this benchmark.


"The rationale for the course was that individ uals do show discrimination and prejudice to groups which are not part of their own sub cultures. This holds alarming consequences for school relationships, for American society, and for international society. We hope that students who are taught the truth about ethnocentrism will rid themselves of attitudes that are based on misunderstanding and that they will develop constructive attitudes toward their fellow humans."


AIM To determine the optimal treatment strategy for Siewert type II and III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 83 patients with Siewert type II and III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction and calculated both an index of estimated benefit from lymph node dissection for each lymph node (LN) station and a lymph node ratio (LNR: ratio of number of positive lymph nodes to the total number of dissected lymph nodes). We used Cox proportional hazard models to clarify independent poor prognostic factors. The median duration of observation was 73 mo. RESULTS Indices of estimated benefit from LN dissection were as follows, in descending order: lymph nodes (LN) along the lesser curvature, 26.5; right paracardial LN, 22.8; left paracardial LN, 11.6; LN along the left gastric artery, 10.6. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 58%. Cox regression analysis revealed that vigorous venous invasion (v2, v3) (HR = 5.99; 95%CI: 1.71-24.90) and LNR of > 0.16 (HR = 4.29, 95%CI: 1.79-10.89) were independent poor prognostic factors for OS. CONCLUSION LN along the lesser curvature, right and left paracardial LN, and LN along the left gastric artery should be dissected in patients with Siewert type II or III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction. Patients with vigorous venous invasion and LNR of > 0.16 should be treated with aggressive adjuvant chemotherapy to improve survival outcomes.


A new method of capturing an asteroid in an orbit around the Earth is proposed, inspired by the theory that the irregular satellites of Jupiter and Neptune may have at one time been members of a binary asteroid. After a close approach with the planet, the binary asteroid was disrupted, and one member was captured into a permanent orbit. A parametric study was conducted by simulating binary-Earth encounters. The total mass of the binary system and the velocity of the binary asteroid relative to the Earth were found to be the two dominant parameters affecting capture. These results were used to select a candidate near-Earth binary asteroid, 1999 HF1, with which additional simulations were conducted. It was found that the candidate asteroid could only be captured with a high probability at low velocities, and the resulting orbits were larger than the Earths Hill sphere. However, larger non-near-Earth binary asteroids could be captured within the Hill sphere. The effect of treating the larger member of the binary system as an extended body and the effect of the moon were also considered. A close approach with the moon sometimes resulted in one or both binary members being captured within the Hill sphere.


This paper defines THOMAS, an open architecture and computational model for large-scale open multi-agent systems based on a service-oriented approach, specifically addressed for the design of virtual organizations.


This paper analyses how a state produces new internal borders. It selected 1668 newspaper articles on the COVID-19 internal bordering case in Slovakia to answer this question. These articles were then analysed using the thematic trajectory analysis (TTA) through the conceptual prism of structurationism. The results suggest states apply methods during the production of internal borders similar to those used during the (re-)production of an international border. In particular, it shows the application of a military-testing nexus and economic tools to ensure compliance with the new border. Results also revealed that such a border is heavily dependent on popular support for the government and open to re-negotiations by relevant societal groups. From the border production perspective, this study offers a preliminary step into the area of internal borders imposed on a generally homogenous population, especially regarding the borders produced under COVID-19 conditions.


Being a modern teaching technique, Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) is more and more popular .Though it plays an important role in education ,it is still weak in the effectiveness of application, hence the paper analyzes and probes the problems of CAI in application.


The present work introduces a numerical simulation of the transient behavior of temperature, moisture, and maturity inside a circular concrete column during the hydration reaction. The unsteady, tw...


How to use this book. Principles of food preservation: Food spoilage Methods of food preservation Food safety, hygiene and quality assurance Packaging. Processing of food groups: Fruits and vegetables Root crops Cereals and pulses Oilseeds and nuts Honey, syrups and sugar confectionery Meat and fish products Dairy products. Directory: Equipment directory Manufacturers directory.


Provided are a DNA tag, a DNA tag adapter and a PCR tag primer for constructing a DNA tag library. Also provided are a DNA tag library and a method and kit for constructing said library. Also provided is a method of determining sequence information for one or multiple DNA samples.


We examined the digestion and passage times of bones and other hard parts from pollock, herring, salmon, and sandlance recovered from two juvenile captive Steller's sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) subjected to varying activity levels. Key bones that could be identified to species were distributed over an average of 3.2 scats (range 1–6) following a single meal, with pollock remains occurring in significantly more scats than other species. Relying on otoliths alone to determine the presence of prey resulted in significantly fewer prey being identified than if other structures were also used (such as vertebrae, jaw bones, and teeth), particularly for salmon. Using either technique, there were significant differences in the likelihood that bones would be recovered from the series of scats produced following a meal, with pollock recovery exceeding herring (by three-fold) and sandlance (by eight-fold). Differences between species were reduced when recovery was calculated on a per scat basis rather than over multiple scats. Active animals passed greater numbers of bones, but the overall effect on prey recovery estimates was not significant. Defecation times of prey structures from a meal were variable and ranged from an initial 2–56 h to a final 28–148 h. The time interval to pass 95% of recovered structures varied by a factor of two among prey species, and was highest for pollock due to retention beyond 65 h.


Decrements in muscle function due to reduced muscle mass and quality (specific torque) occur in old age, and these changes may be sex-specific. It is not known whether high levels of activity are beneficial for the maintenance of muscle quality, or if its effect differs by sex. PURPOSE: To determine whether older adult runners (RUN) have greater knee extensor (KE) specific torque than their sedentary counterparts (SED), and to examine the influence of sex on muscle efficiency (specific torque relative to muscle size). METHODS: 8 RUN (4 F, 62.9±3.8 yrs, BMI 23.2±2.1) and 6 SED (4 F, 62.6±4.7 yrs, BMI 23.3±1.3) completed KE isometric and isokinetic concentric and eccentric contractions at 90, 180, and 270°/s. KE volume was assessed by serial MRI. Specific torque (Nm/cm3) was calculated as peak torque at each contraction velocity divided by KE volume. Repeated measures ANOVAs were used to compare specific torque between RUN and SED across contraction velocities with significance at p ≤ 0.1. Linear regression was used to examine the impacts of running and sex on muscle efficiency. 2 females (1 RUN, 1 SED) were removed from eccentric data due to testing difficulty. RESULTS: SED had greater isometric and concentric specific torque than RUN (Table 1). There were no associations between specific torque and KE volume by activity group or in females, while there was a significant linear relationship in males (p = .06, r = -.8). CONCLUSIONS: RUN had lower KE specific torque compared to SED despite having larger KE volumes. It appears that the decrease in specific torque with increasing muscle volume may be specific to males. These results suggest a complex mechanism behind changes in muscle quality with age and a possible sex-specific response to physical activity.


The world is becoming more intergrated economically. One needs to just look at the growth of the countries joining the WTO, the free trade agreements being signed and the outsourcing of positions that is occurring with the developed countries. The Canadian Prime Minister also proposed that the G-8 Industrialized countries be expanded to 20 countries including China, Brazil, India and Indonesia along with Thailand, Saudi Arabia and Australia. The world's economies would then or could be directed by those countries.


The invention comprises: a RDS information receiving module, central controller, a LCD display screen, a text-to-speech conversion chip, a memory, an amplifier, and a power module.


PERSPECTIVES CAN BE DEFINED AS A REASONABLY SCIENTIFIC STATEMENT REGARDING FUTURE PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. IDEOLOGICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES ARE DESCRIBED, AND THE CORRESPONDING SUB-FUNCTIONS ARE ANALYZED, STRESS BEING LAID ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ANALYZING PRESENT CONDITIONS. SOCIAL FORECASTS ARE CONSIDERED, AND THE USE OF AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH IS PROPOSED. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE FACT THAT ANY FORM OF FORECASTING MUST BE BASED ON STANDARDS AND ON A SYSTEM OF VALUES. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 106219.


Medical profession has been basic profession in Agriculture College,aimed to train talents that can cure diseases of livestock and poultry as well as companion animals,with the development of new situations such as social and broadening employment field,new demands were put forward in talents training.In this paper,talents training model,curriculum setting and modules training etc.were reviewed.


In microimprint lithography, the resist deformation directly influences the quality of the final imprinted patterns. The resist velocity field was investigated through numerical simulations and visualization experiments. A numerical model based on the computational fluid dynamics was built to predict the resist filling behavior. Meanwhile, a 3D defocusing digital particle image velocimetry (DDPIV) system was developed to achieve the microscale velocity field of resist. The spatial coordinates of the fluorescent tracer particles were derived from their defocused images, and then the three-dimensional particle field and velocity field inside the resist were obtained according to the particles' spatial coordinates and time interval recording the particle images. The investigation of the velocity field, including the horizontal and vertical velocity history, was performed to help describe the filling mode and flow behavior of the resist. The experimental results agreed well with the simulation prediction, which justified the use of the micro DDPIV system to investigate the resist filling behavior and verified the numerical model. The combined effect of the mold's local asymmetric geometries and resist's initial thickness on its own deformation was further analyzed by numerical simulation.


The concept of fuzzy Lie ideals of a Lie algebra over a fuzzy field is introduced and some fundamental properties of such fuzzy Lie ideals are given. We then characterize the Artinian and Noetherian Lie algebras by considering their fuzzy Lie ideals over a fuzzy field. AMS Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 04A72, 17B99.


The voting rights of foreigners have always been an important political and social issue in France,towards which public opinions have been divided in recent years out of different reasons.With the gradually deepening of the European integration,especially with the implementation of the related EU decrees,the voting rights of foreigners have experienced a transformation in France,especially after the European citizens have obtained the rights to vote and to stand as candidates in the municipal elections in any member state of the EU,where they reside and of which they are not nationals.Thus,two important categories exist in France as regards the foreigners' voting rights: the European citizens and the nationals of the third countries,and the voting rights of the latter still remain a great controversy.Based on an analysis of the debates and practice about the voting rights of the foreigners in France,it can be said that the key of this issue is closely related to a nation-state's sovereignty and its political democracy.Nowadays,the nation-state is still the core framework for the identity of the citizens and their right claims.


Background: Emerging research primarily supports 3D-printing as a customizable, replicable orthosis option. However, more research emphasizing orthotic users' viewpoints is necessary to address challenges with orthotic wear adherence and satisfaction. Method: Forty persons were recruited at an academic medical center. After wearing each orthosis for 8 hr (or as long as tolerated), the participants completed post-satisfaction surveys to measure satisfaction with different aspects of both orthoses worn. Results: Forty participants (21 females, 19 males, mean age = 24.98 years) were enrolled in the study. Satisfaction scores (N = 40) were not statistically significant for 3D-printed orthoses compared to SilverRingTM Splints across all domains except for Affordability, which was rated significantly higher for 3Dprinted orthoses (M = 10.00, SD = 0.000) compared to SilverRingTM Splints (M = 5.28, SD = 2.35), t(39) = 12.70, p < .001. The mean difference in satisfaction scores was 4.72, with a 95% confidence interval ranging from 3.97 to 5.48. Conclusion: Findings provide novel evidence supporting the use of this customizable 3D-printed prototype as a cost-effective, alternative option to established commercial finger orthoses. This study has potential to assist clinicians' decision-making as they navigate best orthoses options for individuals with swanneck deformities. Comments The authors declare that they have no competing financial, professional, or personal interest that might have influenced the performance or presentation of the work described in this manuscript.


The overall reserves of water is very plenty on the earth,but fresh water resource which can be used by human directly is very little.At present 14 hundred million population is devoid of safe and clean drinking water on the earth,viz one of the average persons is short of fresh water for using.This is a fact that the 21 century will be a century of fighting for fresh water.Seawater is a most important and effective strategic approach to solve lack of fresh water,this is the consensus viewpoint of every country in the world.The principle and method of seawater desalting as well as the fresh water status are analysed in this paper.It also comprehensively presents the research of seawater desalting,the present condition and the foreground of this industry in the world and of our country.The steam turbine unit of producing water and electricity is suggested to be developed to open up the market space.


A numerical model is developed to accurately simulate the transient thermal behaviour of rooms with sun-facing windows, with the use of a refined spatial and temporal discretization. For each node, the energy balance equations are developed based on a consideration of radiation, convection, air enthalpy and three-dimensional heat conduction. As buildings are exposed to rapid climatic variations (particularly incident solar radiation), we have added the different environmental conditions at short time-steps. The simulation considers the projection of solar radiation through a window onto interior walls, referred to as a sun patch. Therefore conduction transfer is treated in three dimensions. The indoor air temperature, the temperature of the cells in the walls and the surface temperatures are calculated at each time step using a variable-step Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) solver. Results from this model are compared to well-known simulation tools using one-dimensional heat conduction without a sun patch.


The purpose of this project is to use data mining and big data analytic techniques to forecast daily stock market return with multiple linear regression. Using mathematical and statistical models to analyze the stock market is important and challenging. The accuracy of the final results relies on the quality of the input data and the validity of the methodology. In the report, within 5-year period, the data regarding eleven financial and economical features are observed and recorded on each trading day. After preprocessing the raw data with statistical method, we use the multiple linear regression to predict the daily return of the S&P 500 Index ETF (SPY). A model selection procedure is also completed to find the most parsimonious forecasting model.


Approach to provide a shared telephone relay method between the telephony gateway and an end office switch is described. Telephony gateway is configured to handle the call of packetized voice, connecting the shared telephone trunk line, to the end office switch configured to switch calls telephone network circuit-switched (e.g., Class 5 switch) . Telephone trunk line, out-of-band signaling to support call establishment or call release of a call packetized voice (e.g., Primary Interface (PRI)) utilizing.


The digital radio receivers often have fast analog to digital converters delivering vast amount of data. However, in many cases, the signal of interest represents a small proportion of that bandwidth. A digital down converter (DDC) is a filter that extracts the signal of interest from the incoming data stream. In this paper we first introduce an algorithm based on FFT which can be applied for simultaneous frequency shifting and decimating of intermediate frequency (IF) band signals, then a simplified iterative algorithm is suggested to improve the quality of reconstructed baseband signal.


Ferraz G.C., Brito H.C.D., Berkman C., Albernaz R.M., Araújo R.A., Silva M.H.M., D'Angelis F.H.F. & Queiroz-Neto A. 2013. Low dose of dichloroacetate infusion reduces blood lactate after submaximal exercise in horses. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 33(1):57-60. Laboratório de Farmacologia e Fisiologia do Exercício Equino, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, Jaboticabal, SP 14884-900, Brazil. E-mail: email@example.com The acute administration of an indirect activator of the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) in human athletes causes a reduction in blood lactate level during and after exercise. A single IV dose (2.5m.kg-1) of dichloroacetate (DCA) was administered before a submaximal incremental exercise test (IET) with five velocity steps, from 5.0 m.s-1 for 1 min to 6.0, 6.5, 7.0 and 7.5m.s-1 every 30s in four untrained mares. The blood collections were done in the period after exercise, at times 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 min. Blood lactate and glucose (mM) were determined electro-enzymatically utilizing a YSI 2300 automated analyzer. There was a 15.3% decrease in mean total blood lactate determined from the values obtained at all assessment times in both trials after the exercise. There was a decrease in blood lactate 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 min after exercise for the mares that received prior DCA treatment, with respective mean values of 6.31±0.90 vs 5.81±0.50, 6.45±1.19 vs 5.58±1.06, 6.07±1.56 vs 5.26±1.12, 4.88±1.61 vs 3.95±1.00, 3.66±1.41 vs 2.86±0.75 and 2.75±0.51 vs 2.04±0.30. There was no difference in glucose concentrations. By means of linear regression analysis, V140, V160, V180 and V200 were determined (velocity at which the rate heart is 140, 160, 180, and 200 beats/minute, respectively). The velocities related to heart rate did not differ, indicating that there was no ergogenic effect, but prior administration of a relatively low dose of DCA in mares reduced lactatemia after an IET.


Breath acetone serves as a biomarker for diabetes. This article reports 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([bmim][BF4]), a type of room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL), as a selective sensing material for acetone. The RTIL sensing layer was coated on a quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) for detection. The sensing mechanism is based on a decrease in viscosity and density of the [bmim][BF4] film due to the solubilization of acetone leading to a positive frequency shift in the QCM. Acetone was detected with a linear range from 7.05 to 750 ppmv. Sensitivity and limit of detection were found to be 3.49 Hz/ppmv and 5.0 ppmv, respectively. The [bmim][BF4]-modified QCM sensor demonstrated anti-interference ability to commonly found volatile organic compounds in breath, e.g., isoprene, 1,2-pentadiene, d-limonene, and dl-limonene. This technology is useful for applications in non-invasive early diabetic diagnosis.


The development of websites, Facebook websites and social network websites are an extremely fast way of commerce, education, so on. The effective uses of billions of documents on the websites, Facebook websites and social network websites are a very important significant for many commercial applications, many personal applications and many researches in a long time. With these reasons, in this research, we propose a new model using Clara Algorithm with Hadoop Map (M) /Reduce (R) for English document semantic classification in distributed system – a parallel network environment. Our new model can be used in classifying billions of English documents in a short time in a distributed system. We test our new model on our testing data set (including 25,000 English reviews which have 12,500 positive English reviews and 12,500 negative English reviews) and achieved on 60.3% accuracy. Our English training data set has 70,000 English sentences, including 35,000 positive English sentences and 35,000 negative English sentences.


Johnson wrote this generous biography - a veritable progress of a rake's rake - with enthusiasm and engaged fascination with Rochester (1647-1680). Johnson's forte, in addition to the extensiveness of his information, is his strong narrative sweep: this is an exciting biography. It is highly recommended. Choice of the glittering, licentious court around King Charles II, John Wilmot, the second Earl of Rochester, was the most notorious. Simultaneously admired and vilified, he personified the rake-hell. Libertine, profane, promiscuous, he shocked his pious contemporaries with his doubts about religion and his blunt verses that dealt with sex or vicious satiric assaults on the high and mighty of the court.This account of Rochester and his times provides the facts behind his legendary reputation as a rake and his deathbed repentance. However, it also demonstrates that he was a loving if unfaithful husband, a devoted father, a loyal friend, a serious scholar, a social critic, and an aspiring patriot. An Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Rochester, James William Johnson is the author or editor of nine books and many articles treating British and American Literature.


6041 Background: The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) has been reported to be increasing among both middle-aged and elderly adults in the United States. This study was to assess racial and regional differences in the incidence of OPSCC among adults in the US. Methods: We included 271,037 adult patients ≥ 20 years old diagnosed with potentially HPV-related OPSCC from the US Cancer Statistics 2001–2017 database which essentially covered the entire US population. Incidence of OPSCC was age- adjusted to the US standard population. Annual percentage change (APC) in the incidence was assessed across races/ethnicities and regions of residence. Results: Among these adults with potentially HPV-related OPSCC from 2001-2017, 5.3% were Hispanics, 83.0% were non-Hispanic Whites, and 9.2% were non-Hispanic Blacks, and 79.1% were male. Incidence of OPSCC increased from 3.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 4.0 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 0.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.01, 0.85) in Hispanics, increased from 5.3 per 100,000 in 2001 to 8.6 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 2.97, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.71, 3.24) in non-Hispanic Whites, and decreased from 6.3 per 100,000 in 2001 to 5.1 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC -1.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.56, -0.99) in non-Hispanic Blacks. The incidence increased from 5.8 per 100,000 in 2001 to 7.8 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 1.94, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.67, 2.21) in the South, increased from 5.0 per 100,000 in 2001 to 7.1 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 2.13, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.92, 2.34) in the Northeast, increased from 4.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 6.3 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 1.85, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.53, 2.17) in the West, and increased from 4.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 7.7 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 2.79, 95% confidence interval (CI) -2.52, 3.07) in the Midwest. The incidence decreased from 0.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 0.8 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC -0.81, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.41, -0.20) among adults 20-44 years old, increased from 9.0 per 100,000 in 2001 to 12.7 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 2.01, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.66, 2.36) among adults 45-64 years old, and increased from 10.9 per 100,000 in 2001 to 16.7 per 100,000 in 2017 (APC 2.96, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.75, 3.16) among adults 65+ years old. Conclusions: OPSCC incidence increased across racial/ethnic groups, regions, and age groups from 2001 to 2017, except that the incidence decreased among non-Hispanic Blacks and young people. Underlying causes for the decreasing trend in the incidence of OPSCC among certain groups need further investigation.


The Zongzhuo melange in southern Tibet is an important geological record of the initial collision process of the Indian-Eurasian continents.Detailed field investigation,petrologic study and detrital zircon geochronologic analysis for sandstones were carried out on the Zongzhuo melange in the Baisha area,Gyangze county to better understanding of its provenance and tectonic setting.The Zongzhuo melange consists of blocks and unmetamorphic shale and mudstone "matrix".The blocks are several centimeters to tens of meters in size,and contain sandstone,cherts,basalt,and conglomerate,etc.,while "matrix" is dominantly black shale and mudstone.Statistic result of the sandstone debris shows that compositions of the debris are composed mainly of volcaniclastic and sedimentary grains,with minor quartzes and feldspars,and similar to sandstones from the Xigaze forearc basin.U-Pb dating of detrital zircons from Sandstone blocks masses yielded ages clustering at ~77~129 Ma,which are consistent to age of the Gangdese arc.Provenance analysis indicates that voluminous sandstone occurring in the Zongzhuo melange originated from Gangdese volcanic arc in the northern side of the suture zone,and the Zongzhuo melange is one suite of the collisional melange under the geological setting of collision between Indian plate and Eurasian plate.


This study aims to investigate the relationship of peers and teachers of 181 young children who belongs to the multicultural families in the region of Seoul Metropolitan City and Gyeonggi Province in order to offer the basic data on social adaptive behavior of the children in the multicultural families. According to the result of this study, the relationship of peers of young children who belong to the multicultural families shows us some meaningful differences in accordance with gender, the order of birth, the educational background of his or her mother and so on. And the relationship of teachers shows us some meaningful differences in accordance with gender, the order of birth, monthly income and so on. In addition, there is the high positive correlation between the relationship of peers and the relationship of teachers of the infants who belong to the multicultural families. It means that the better the young children of the multicultural families make relationship with teachers, the better they can make relationship with their peers. Furthermore, this result suggests that we can make positive relationship among peers and improve the social adaptive abilities through the formation of intimacy of the infant-teacher relationship to enhance harmonious social adaptive behaviors of the infants in the multicultural families.


Polyacrylic nitrile(PAN)/zinc acetate(Zn(Ac)2) composite fibers were fabricated through electrospinning a precursor solution of PAN and Zn(Ac)2 in N,N-dimethylacetamide.After further hexamethylenetetramine((CH2)6N4)-assisted hydrothermal treatment,ZnO/PAN submicron composite fibers were obtained.The morphology and structure of the product were characterized by SEM,EDS,XRD,TEM and Raman technique.The results showed that ZnO nanoparticles could be evenly grown on the surface of PAN fibers.By employing degradation of rodamine B(RB) as a model reaction,we found that as-fabricated ZnO/PAN submicron composite fibers possessed good photocatalytic activity.


This present study examines the relevance of the Varna system of India which was in the past hailed as an ideal one, and later reduced to a system of the lower castes to the limit of untouchability and discrimination. Karnad analyses the socio-religious perspectives in the society. He chooses history and myth to present and represent a contemporary problem mirroring the social scenario of India today. It emphasizes the love of humanity and brotherhood of man to accept human-beings as human beings, to give them respect and social status and not to divide our society into factions on the basis of cast and creed.


A key support mechanism for early-stage entrepreneurs is business incubator programs, which provide tailored assistance and a conducive work environment for new business development. However, incubators are not created equal in terms of their effectiveness and reach. Extant research on business incubation is also largely gender-neutral. In addition, a scholarly gap exists when it comes to our understanding of the cognitive, behavioral and socio-cultural barriers to incubation and entrepreneurship. This research contributes to filling this gap by designing a pre-experiential behavioral intention model rooted in social psychology theories to explain the entrepreneur's intention to participate in incubation programs. A multidimensional construct of perception and its underlying dimensions (e.g., usefulness, ease of use and self-efficacy) is developed and tested. Studying 344 early-stage entrepreneurs, it is found that perceived utility and ease of use relate to the decision to join an incubation program. Furthermore, when female entrepreneurs are not convinced whether incubation programs are beneficial considering their use and access, they are less likely to join incubation. Our empirical results highlight the need for adopting behavioral interventions and inclusionary best practices to expand the effect of business incubation programs.


To the Editor .—Regarding "Correction of the Traumatically Abducted Vocal Cord" by Kamer and Som in the January 1972 issue of theArchives(95:6-9) there is little doubt that they offer a good method of mediofixation of the scarred, abducted vocal cord. It is equally true that some cases of scarred cords cannot be augmented with the Teflon-Glycerine injection method. However, some can be successfully treated by injection. I would submit that their excellent operation should be used only if injection has been tried without success. Injection with Teflon is less complicated, less traumatic.


The invention discloses a plastic bottleneck excess material detecting method and device based on machine vision. Detection objects are semitransparent and nontransparent plastic bottle products formed by hollow blow molding, and a detection defect type is excess materials in bottlenecks. The method comprises the following steps of: conveying molded plastic bottles to a detection station by a conveying device, and lighting up light sources through a position sensor, and triggering cameras to photograph; establishing an imaging system according to appropriate light sources, cameras and distances between the light sources and the plastic bottles and between the cameras and the plastic bottles, wherein the image effect only highlights details in the bottlenecks and shields the interference of other details; transmitting images to a computer, and determining whether excess materials are in the bottles through image processing software; and removing bottles with excess materials, and recording the removed bottles. According to the invention, whether excess materials exist in plastic bottlenecks can be detected rapidly and accurately on line; and the plastic bottleneck excess material detecting method and device based on machine vision have the characteristics that the imaging scheme can highlight details in bottlenecks, so that the subsequent image processing method is simple, the computation is less, and moreover, the whole detection system is high in stability.


ABSTRACT The Late Paleozoic strata exposed in the Cumberland Basin, part of the larger regional Maritimes Basin of Atlantic Canada, have been considered as classic Carboniferous sections since their original description in the mid-1800s (Joggins Section). Stratigraphic nomenclature applied to the Upper Carboniferous strata, which locally exceed a thickness of 7 km, is problematic due to numerous poorly defined or informal units and a confusing mixture of litho-, bio-, and chrono- stratigraphic terminology. The Cumberland Basin is a key area in the regional nomenclature because it contains the type sections of the Cumberland and Pictou groups, and well exposed sections of strata traditionally assigned to the Riversdale group (abandoned) and Canso group (abandoned and replaced by the Mabou Group). Mapping and definition of lithostratigraphic units at the formation level has necessitated examination of the criteria for group nomenclature. The constituent formations of the Cumberland and Pictou groups examined by this study include in ascending order: Cumberland Group, 1. Claremont and 2. Boss Point, (both formerly assigned to the Riversdale group, now abandoned); 3. Polly Brook (new); 4. Joggins (redefined); 5. Springhill Mines (new); 6. Ragged Reef (new); 7. Malagash (new); and Pictou Group, 8. Balfron (new); 9. Tatamagouche (new); and 10. Cape John (redefined). The resulting revision of the groups is based upon formal formation subdivisions and utilizes lithostratigraphic criteria such as composition, occurrence of coal and related strata, predominant colour and grain size, vertical and lateral variation, and stratigraphic relationships. This eliminates or minimizes the historical bio- and chrono-stratigraphic bias. The revised Cumberland Group conformably and unconformably overlies strata of the Mabou Group and includes all of the grey (dominated) coal-bearing strata in the basin. It also includes greybeds that were previously assigned to the base of the Pictou Group in the type section. The revised Pictou Group includes all of the redbed dominated, non coal-bearing strata above the Cumberland Group. The proposed lithostratigraphic subdivisions (new and revised) and group assignment criteria will facilitate regional correlation and basin analysis within the Maritimes Basin. RESUME Les couches du Paleozoique superieur affleurant dans le Cumberland Basin, qui fait partie de l'entite regionale du Maritimes Basin du Canada Atlantique, ont ete considerees comme des sections Carboniferes classiques depuis leur premiere description dans les annees 1800 (Joggins Section). La nomenclature stratigraphique appliquee aux couches du Carbonifere superieur, dont l'epaisseur excede localement 7 km, est problematique a cause de nombreuses unites mal definies ou officieuses et d'un melange de terminologies litho-, bio-, et chrono-stratigraphiques portant a confusion. Le Cumberland Basin est une region cle pour la nomenclature regionale parce qu'il contient les sections-types des groupes de Cumberland et Pictou, ainsi que des sections bien exposees de strates traditionnellement attribuees au groupe de Riversdale (abandonne) et au groupe de Canso (abandonne et remplace par le Mabou Group). Le releve de terrain et la definition d'unites lithostratigraphiques au niveau de formation ont necessite l'examen des criteres de nomenclature de groupe. Les formations constituant les groupes de Cumberland et Pictou examines durant la presente etude incluent en ordre ascendant: Cumberland Group, 1. Claremont et 2. Boss Point, (faisant tous deux prealablement partie du groupe de Riversdale, actuellement abandonne) 3. Polly Brook (nouveau); 4. Joggins (redefini); 5. Springhill Mines (nouveau); 6. Ragged Reef (nouveau); 7. Malagash (nouveau); et Pictou Group, 8. Balfron (nouveau); 9. Tatamagouche (nouveau); et 10. Cape John (redefini). La revision des groupes est basee sur des subdivisions formelles en formations et utilise des criteres lithostratigraphiques tels que composition, presence de charbon et strates associees, couleur predominante et granulometrie, variation verticale et laterale, et relations stratigraphiques. Ceci elimine End_Page 289------------------------ ou minimise l'ancienne influence bio- et chrono-stratigraphique. Le Cumberland Group revise recouvre en concordance et en discordance les strates du Mabou Group et comprend toutes les couches carboniferes (principalement) grisatres du bassin. Il comprend egalement les couches grisatres prealablement rattachees a la base du Pictou Group dans la section-type. Le Pictou Group revise inclu toutes les couches a predominance rougeatre et non-carboniferes au-dessus du Cumberland Group. Les subdivisions lithostratigraphiques proposees (nouvelles et revisees) et les criteres de groupes vont faciliter les correlations regionales et l'analyse de bassin dans le Maritimes Basin. Traduit par Patrice de Caritat


PURPOSE: To provide a method for producing a warp knitted fabric in which a pattern formation is very effectively performed. CONSTITUTION: The method for producing a warp knitted fabric is provided by using a ground guide bar L1 and at least two partially yarn threading type additional guide bars L2 , L3 , knitting a main lap having two rows of repeats with yarn 14 of a first supplemental yarn system with one of the additional guide bars L2 , L3 , and the main lap and a pattern lap alternately with the yarn 15 of a second supplemental yarn system with another additional guide bar. In the pattern lap, a larger displacement than that in the main lap and a smaller displacement than that are utilized so as to yield almost the same yarn consumption as that in the main lap.


The theoretical studies on the photocycloaddition reaction of 5,7-dimethoxycoumarin and 4',5'-dihydropsoralen with thymidine were carried out as a model for photosensitizing reaction of psoralen with DNA. The results are in reasonable agreement with experimental observations. The photoadducts between dimethoxycoumarin and thymidine were predicted to be -cycloadducts through the cycloaddition of 3,4-pyrone double bond of dimethoxycoumarin to 5,6 double bond of thymidine. The major photoadduct of 4',5'-dihydropsoralen with thymidine has the anti head-to-head stereochemistry.


The acid proton exchange rates of solutions of some halo-substituted anilines in trifluoroacetic acid have been determined by measuring the acid proton signal width. In addition, the proton exchang...


Abstract A social justice analysis of the circumstances of African-American boys and young men (AAB) reveals a pervasive pattern of negative stereotypes, disparate treatment, and resource deprivation that augur poorly for their development. Developmental science has yielded many insights about the deleterious sequelae of racism and economic disadvantage, but much less is known about AAB coping and adaptation. Adaptive Calibration and Positive Youth Development are offered as conceptual tools to redirect researcher to a focus on AAB's hidden talents and to illuminate the social resources that contribute to positive outcomes. The Adaptive Calibration (AC) Model proposes that chronic adversity influences the development of overlooked competencies that facilitate successful adaptation in toxic environments. The Positive Youth Development framework highlights the propitious influence of familial and community assets that promote resilience and prosocial development in spite of chronic adversity. Social justice agenda can be advanced if these ideas are used to guide research.


As a new economic form, share-holding economy is of great significance in the reform and development of state-owned enterprises in China. It experienced the developing process from immature to mature. The actual effect in the reconstruction of enterprises' share-holding is noticeable. This kind of economy is promising.


Electronic Medical Records (EMR) contain information that is typically stored in structured (coded) attributes as well as unstructured narrative data. These narrative data or free text includes: discharge notes, progress notes, radiology reports, pathology reports, nursing notes, and general clinical notes. These texts contain valuable patient information, but are often underused and only looked at for a particular patient, remaining hidden for population studies, clinical studies or administrative analysis. As a consequence, finding and using evidence contained in medical records remains fragmented due to the fact that narrative text is cumbersome to analyze. To face this challenge, different research projects have applied natural language processing techniques and/or text mining techniques to improve the quantity and quality of the information extracted from EMR aimed at supporting clinical research and administration. From the content point of view, many such projects are focused on the analysis of a specific disease, while others try to improve the pharmacovigilance process. From the technical point of view, most of them deal with the extraction of patterns from narrative texts, while others propose methods for de-identification (anonymization). Another group emphasizes on solving co-reference and redundancy aspects. Lastly, others work on the generation of summaries from original texts. A Review of Existing Applications and Techniques for Narrative Text Analysis in Electronic Medical Records


We describe and demonstrate a new class of devices that enable direct thermal conductance measurements on monocrystalline nanostructures. These are possible through our newly developed techniques for three-dimensional, successive surface nanomachining of GaAs-based heterostructures. Our methods allow the patterning of complex devices comprising electrically insulating, mesoscopic thermal conductors with separate, thermal transducers in situ. Intimate thermal contact between these elements is provided by their epitaxial registry. Low-temperature thermal conductance measurements indicate that phonon boundary scattering in these initial nanometer is scale structures is partially specular. These devices offer promise for ultrasensitive bolometry and calorimetry.


A reverse-phase microcolumn HPLC method with UV detection (330 nm) was developed for quantitative analysis of flavonoids of M. chamomilla flowers using a ProntoSIL-120-5-C18 AQ column (60 mm × 1 mm × 5 μm), gradient elution system 0,2 M LiClO 4 /0,006 M HClO 4 –acetonitrile and cosmosiin as a reference compound. Optimal conditions for the hydrolytic process of flavonoids (KOH concentration 0,25%, extraction time 30 min) and the parameters of flavonoids extraction (particle size 0,25 mm, extraction temperature 60 °C, a single extraction step lasting 30 min at a ratio 1:100) were selected. Validation analysis showed that the proposed method is characterized by satisfactory metrological parameters. The limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) of cosmosiin were 84 and 255 ng/ml, respectively. The accuracy for cosmosiin content levels 80–120% was less than 101,93–103,00%. The method was used for the analysis of introduced and commercial samples of M. chamomilla flowers .


The purpose of this study was to explain the role of shopping enjoyment in mediating hedonic motivation on impulse buying. This research was conducted on customers of Beachwalk Mall Bali. The number of samples used in this study were 105 respondents, with a purposive sampling method. Data collection was carried out through a questionnaire. The analysis technique used is path analysis. Based on the results of research conducted, it was found that shopping enjoyment was able to mediate hedonic motivation on impulse buying. The results show hedonic motivation has a positive and significant effect on impulse buying; hedonic motivation has a positive and significant effect on shopping enjoyment; shopping enjoyment has a positive and significant effect on impulse buying; and shopping enjoyment acts as a mediating variable between hedonic motivation and impulse buying.


An investigation of the effects of repeated loads on slabs of steel/concrete composite bridges--the most common type in highway construction--was undertaken to supplement static studies conducted under the Ontario Joint Transportation and Communications Research Program No. Q50. The study which involved tests of a number of 1/8th scale direct models of a typical bridge, was aimed at determining endurance limits of the slabs under repeated concentrated loads. Main variables were stress range, and percentage and arrangement of reinforcement. Emphasis was focused on slabs with 0.2 percent top and bottom isotropic reinforcement, this being the amount recommended for use as a result of the static model testing phase of the program. The study showed that the deck slabs of conventionally designed steel/concrete bridges have large reserves of fatigue strength. An endurance limit of 50 percent of the ultimate capacity can be expected in such slabs. In the case of slabs with 0.2 percent isotropic reinforcement, an endurance limit of 40 percent of the ultimate static capacity can be safely adopted for design. These slabs have also performed adequately in static tests; and adoption of their use, where appropriate, would result in considerable reduction of reinforcement requirements in bridge decks. /Author/


Wound treatment device of the present invention is provided with a wound insert in contact with the wound surface (10), wound surface and a cover (24) covering (22) and wound insert (10). Wound insert (10) consists of a flat spacer fabric, the spacer fabric comprises at least one of the first surface layer (12), a second surface layer (14), these surface layers (12, 14 and an intermediate space (18) between). At least a first surface layer (12) has a surface which is biocompatible, and one of the organizational structure, the tissue structure is to allow permeation of liquid, prevent the wound tissue take root. Spacer thread (16) is arranged in the intermediate space (18), the spacer yarns acts as an elastic spring, the first surface layer (12) and a second surface layer (14), taking a distance from each other position to hold on.


The paper presents preliminary results of the hygrothermal behavior of hemp-starch composites designed for building applications. These composites are produced by bonding hemp shiv with wheat starch as a binder. After presenting the material and its physical properties as sorption isotherm, water vapor permeability, thermal conductivity and heat capacity, we introduce the equations of coupled heat and moisture transfer within panels. These governing equations are applied on room level in order to assess the hygrothermal behaviour of the panels and its impact on building energy consumption and indoor comfort. Simulations are performed with the simulation environment SPARK suited for complex problems and for Nancy winter conditions.


When proteins bind to their DNA target sites, ordered water molecules are often present at the protein–DNA interface bridging protein and DNA through hydrogen bonds. What is the role of these ordered interfacial waters? Are they important determinants of the specificity of DNA sequence recognition, or do they act in binding in a primarily nonspecific manner, by improving packing of the interface, shielding unfavorable electrostatic interactions, and solvating unsatisfied polar groups that are inaccessible to bulk solvent? When modeling details of structure and binding preferences, can fully implicit solvent models be fruitfully applied to protein–DNA interfaces, or must the individualistic properties of these interfacial waters be accounted for? To address these questions, we have developed a hybrid implicit/explicit solvation model that specifically accounts for the locations and orientations of small numbers of DNA‐bound water molecules, while treating the majority of the solvent implicitly. Comparing the performance of this model with that of its fully implicit counterpart, we find that explicit treatment of interfacial waters results in a modest but significant improvement in protein side‐chain placement and DNA sequence recovery. Base‐by‐base comparison of the performance of the two models highlights DNA sequence positions whose recognition may be dependent on interfacial water. Our study offers large‐scale statistical evidence for the role of ordered water for protein–DNA recognition, together with detailed examination of several well‐characterized systems. In addition, our approach provides a template for modeling explicit water molecules at interfaces that should be extensible to other systems. Proteins 2013; 81:1318–1329. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Because of steady increase in the availability of computing power, ab initio methods of computational materials science become everyday investigation tools in various research fields. This popularity of the first-principle-based atomistic modeling is in large part due to the performance of density functional theory (DFT), which could be used for simulations of chemically and structurally complex materials, including minerals, fluids and melts. However, because of intrinsic approximations, DFT is not always able to deliver reliable predictions. This is especially pronounced for f -elements bearing materials such as nuclear materials considered in nuclear waste management. Properties such as reaction enthalpies or electronic state are often badly predicted. In this contribution we discuss our experience with different computational methods, including the parameter free DFT+ U method, in which the Hubbard U parameter is derived ab initio , for prediction of various properties of f electrons bearing materials. We show significant improvement obtained for structural and thermochemical parameters of various lanthanide-bearing ceramic materials and actinide-bearing molecular and solid compounds when the f electrons correlations are explicitly accounted for. Last, but not least, we demonstrate that complementary experimental and atomistic modeling studies result in superior and more complete characterization of challenging materials considered in nuclear waste management.


Two polyols were prepared from soybean oil, one by epoxidation route and the other via hydroformylation. The polyol obtained by epoxidation has secondary groups and has a gel time of more than one hour when reacted with crude MDI to produce polyurethanes. Hydroformylated polyol has a gel time with MDI of several minutes and is more suitable for reinforced reaction injection molding (RRIM). The first group of polyurethanes had a glass transition close to 80 δC while the hydroformylated gave about 30 degrees lower Tg and comparable strength but higher elongation. Adding glycerin as the crosslinker could increase both Tg and strength. Two series of laminates were prepared using several types of glass fabric, carbon fiber, polyester, cotton and jute fabrics r as reinforcements. Hydroformylated polyol based polyurethane composites were softer, with lower Tg, modulus and strength. Composites with organic fibers were lighter and more flexible than the glass reinforced samples. For comparison glass reinforced epoxy and polyester were prepared and tested. Organic fibers gave lower stiffness and strength than the corresponding glass or carbon fiber. Although the neat polyester and epoxy resins had somewhat higher strengths than the polyurethanes from soybean oil, mainly due to the higher crosslinking density, the composites from the soy oil-based resin displayed comparable or better properties. Glass transition and mechanical properties of the soy-based polyurethanes was varied from about 70 δC to 140 δC with added crosslinkers. Processing time of the soy-polyurethanes resins was shorter than that of the other two resins.


Purpose: The aim of this study is the in vitro evaluation of the effect of fluoride varnish application at different frequencies on initial enamel lesions by surface microhardness (SMH) measurements.
Material and Methods: This in vitro experimental study was performed on 80 extracted unerupted third molar teeth. The teeth were divided randomly into 4 groups: Group 1: Fluoride varnish application once a year, Group 2: Fluoride varnish application 4 times at 1 week intervals, Group 3: Fluoride varnish application 4 times a year with an interval of 3 months, Group 4: Application of fluoride varnish twice a year at 6-month intervals. Artificial enamel carious lesions were created by inserting the specimens in demineralization solution for 96 hours. The Vicker's microhardness number (VHN) was measured at baseline, after demineralization and after fluor varnish application and 1 year after fluoride treatments of each group. The percent change in surface microhardness (% SMH change) was also calculated. Anova and Kruskall-Wallis H test, t-test and/or Wilcoxen sign test were used with 95% confidence levels to compare differences.
Results: The surface microhardness values and recovery of surface hardness values of the groups were found as follows: Group 3> Group 2>Group 4> Group 1. VHN of Group 3 was statistically significantly higher than other groups (p


Let X be a completely regular topological space. Let A(X) be a ring of continuous functions between C∗(X) and C(X), that is C∗(X) ⊆ A(X) ⊆ C(X). In [9], a correspondence ZA between ideals of A(X) and z-filters on X is defined. Here we show that ZA extends the well-known correspondence for C∗(X) to all rings A(X). We define a new correspondence ZA and show that it extends the well-known correspondence for C(X) to all rings A(X). We give a formula that relates the two correspondences. We use properties of ZA and ZA to characterize C∗(X) and C(X) among all rings A(X). We show that ZA defines a one-one correspondence between maximal ideals in A(X) and the z-ultrafilters in X. 2010 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 54C40; Secondary 45C30.


Cryptology is a thriving research area of great practical importance. It is a fundamental building block of communications security. Cryptographic techniques currently being utilized in the field of communication. This paper presents an approach for the heuristic search procedures for cryptanalysis and development of enhanced cryptographic techniques. To implement the proposed Tabu search, Genetic, and Simulated Annealing algorithms firstly by utilising cipher text as well as some plain text and secondly by using only the cipher text to retrieve the original data. The cryptanalysis of simplified data encryption standard can be formulated as NP-Hard combinatorial problem. The goal of this paper is to comparison between Tabu Search, Genetic Algorithm and simulated annealing were made in order to investigate the performance for the cryptanalysis on SDES. The methods were tested and extensive computational results show that Tabu Search algorithm performs better than Genetic algorithm and simulated annealing for such type of NP-Hard combinatorial problem.


Spin-disorder resistivity of Fe and Ni is studied using the noncollinear density functional theory. The Landauer conductance is averaged over random disorder configurations and fitted to Ohm's law. The distribution function is approximated by the mean-field theory. The dependence of spin-disorder resistivity on magnetization in Fe is found to be in excellent agreement with the results for the isotropic s‐d model. In the fully disordered state, spin-disorder resistivity for Fe is close to experiment, while for fcc Ni it exceeds the experimental value by a factor of 2.3. This result indicates strong magnetic short-range order in Ni at the Curie temperature.


In this article the contemporary Spanish Pyrenees are explained as the result of the transformative agency of the modern state. The process of reorganization of the natural resources of these mountains through different types of public policies is explained. The analysis of the historical progression of the different waves of transformation of the Pyrenean Mountains since the beginning of the nineteenth century shows interesting common characteristics. This concludes that there is succession of territorial policies implemented by the Spanish state with cumulative effects on the social and ecological landscape of the Pyrenees. This succession, which can be studied as a genealogy due to its commonalities, connects historical and political moments as diverse as municipalization, disentailment campaigns, forest expropriations, and the massive implementation of protected areas occurred at the end of the twentieth century. It is argued that each institutional endeavor has prepared the ground for the next one. Although the impacts of these policies have tended to displace resources and jurisdictions towards the centralized public administrations, they have often been challenged by local communities. These challenges have often resulted on the reinvention of traditional managerial institutions such as the commons, transforming them into ownership societies or creating cooperatives.


The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania introduced EFDs since year 2013 in its second. The second phase includes non VAT registered traders administered under The Tax Administration Act 2015, to replace the Electronic Cash Register. The operations under Electronic Cash Register did not meet the desired expectations, including tax collections, and administration of the system. The newly introduced EFD has been prepared to cater for the inefficacies inherent in the former system of tax collection. The purpose of the study was to assess the perceptions of tax payers on the adoption of Electronic Fiscal Devices in revenue in Arusha municipality. The study focused on analyzing the benefits of adopting EFDs in revenue collection in Arusha Municipality, identifying challenges towards adopting EFDs in revenue collection and suggesting measures to overcome the challenges associated with adopting EFDs in revenue collection in Arusha Municipality. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative research approaches using a descriptive research design. The study collected data from a random sample of 99 respondents using interviews and questionnaires. Descriptive statistics version 21 was used to analyze data. The findings indicate that among the benefits of adopting EFDs in revenue collection include reducing the time tax payers take to prepare sales report and ensures accurate tax rate to be paid by tax payers. Further, the challenges towards adopting EFDs were high price of buying EFDs and lack of training to tax payers. The study recommends that Government through TRA should provide subsidized EFD machines and provide more training to tax payers on the application and use of EFDs.


EDITOR—We welcome the editorial on the International Poverty and Health Network and will encourage Medact to participate in the work of the network.1

Medact is an organisation of health professionals who are concerned about major threats to health, such as violent conflict, poverty, and environmental degradation. To the editorial's otherwise comprehensive list of objectives we would like to add one which we regard as vital:the elimination of war.

War and the preparation …


The development of deep learning-based visual object recognition has achived great progress in recent years. Deep learning models based on attention mechanisms are able to further improve the ability to detect the regions of interest (ROI), but creating an appropriate module is a difficult task. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an automated design scheme based on neural architecture search (NAS) to migrate the attention mechanism for visual object detection and obtain better results of sailboat detection by using both public datasets and our own collected datasets. We verify the effectiveness of our proffered method and evaluate the performance compared with other algorithms. The obtained results have demonstrated better robustness in terms of generalization than other deep learning models.


With the advancement of wearable technology, many physiological monitoring instruments are gradually being converted into wearable devices. However, as a consumer product, the blood pressure monitor is still a cuff-type device, which does perform a beat-by-beat continuous blood pressure measurement. Consequently, the cuffless blood pressure measurement device was developed and it is based on the pulse transit time (PTT), although its accuracy remains inadequate. According to the cardiac hemodynamic theorem, blood pressure relates to the arterial characteristics and the contours of the pulse wave include some characteristics of the artery. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to use the contour characteristics of the pulses measured by photoplethysmography (PPG) to estimate the blood pressure using a linear multi-dimension regression model. Ten subjects participated in the experiment, and the blood pressure levels of the subjects were elevated by exercise. The results showed that the mean and standard deviation (mean ± SD) of the root mean square error of the estimated systolic and diastolic pressures within the best five parameters were 6.9 ± 2.81 mmHg and 4.0 ± 0.65 mmHg, respectively. Compared to the results that used one parameter, the PTT, for estimating the systolic and diastolic pressures, 8.2 ± 2.1 mmHg and 4.5 ± 0.79 mmHg, respectively, our results were better.


ABSTRACT The study work investigated the combustion characteristics and gaseous emissions during burning chips of sesame and broad bean stalks in a pilot-scale Bubbling Fluidized Bed Combustor (BFBC). The effects of the startup temperature, excess air percentage, moisture content, and injection location of secondary air on axial temperature profiles along the combustor and flue gas emissions were studied. The results indicated that biomass fuel characteristics have a significant role in the distribution of axial temperature along the reactor height. A great effect on the axial temperature profile was detected when the startup temperature was changed. The 30% and 100% excess air represent the near percentages for better combustion characteristics for burning the stalks of broad bean and sesame, respectively. Enhancement was observed in the combustion behavior when using the dried samples compared to the as-received samples. Higher values of axial temperature and lower concentrations of flue gas emissions are a result of rising injection location of the secondary air. The combustion efficiency reached to 92.4% for burning the sesame stalks and 96.6% for the broad bean stalks. Based on an energy balance performed on the BFBC, the thermal efficiency was ranged from 28.2% to 59.4% for SS and from 17.2% to 42.1% for broad bean stalks.


DOI: 10.1002/chir.22367 Published online 18 September 2014 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com). It is our great pleasure to present the first special issue covering Chirality Research in Australia. Australia has a large, potentially usable pool of highly qualified scientists; many of them are working in chemistry and are gathered under the umbrella of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI). The Research and Development (R&D), the quality of the information infrastructure, research culture, and work ethic are all world-class and somewhat unique within the Asia– Pacific region. The present Chirality Research in Australia special issue features a selection of distinct scholars and research topics. Fei Liu, Macquarie University, Sydney, discusses some new trends in the development of future generations of organocatalysts in biomimetic asymmetric catalysis. These trends point to downsizing of the related processes and cooperative design towards enhancement of both enantioselectivity and rate of development. In her review, she concluded that the complexity embedded in enzyme catalysis will continue to challenge the design of next-generation organocatalysts in order to achieve ultimate catalytic proficiency and efficiency. This article slipped out of this issue and was published in an earlier volume of Chirality [CHIRALITY 25:675–683 (2013)]. Nevertheless, it has been among the most accessed articles in 2014. We are quite confident that the rest of the articles in this special issue will be also found attractive. The second article is written by Roselito Quirino and Paul Haddad from the Australian Centre for Research on Separation Science (ACROSS), University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania. ACROSS, headed by Paul Haddad, has an excellent international reputation, earned by the individual activities of talented researchers in the field of Separation Science. The article presented in this issue is a continuation of the pioneering work of Quirino and Terabe that Quirino extended with Haddad to describe a significant preconcentration of a model compound, chlorpheniramine maleate, using a combined stacking approach of field-enhanced sample injection (FESI) and micelleto-solvent stacking (MSS). The enantioselective separation was done by partial-filling chiral EKC using cyclodextrin as selector and the detection was by MS with an electrospray ionization interface. A model for stacking and separation was also developed. The concentration sensitivity of the racemic chlorpheniramine maleate in chiral capillary electrophoresis with electrospray ionization – mass spectrometric detection was improved ~500-fold via stacking. The third article comes from the second node of ACROSS in Victoria. written by Philip Marriott et al., Monash University, Clayton, Victoria. The article describes an enantioselective comprehensive hyphenated two-dimensional gas chromatography (eGCxGC) coupled to quadrupole-accurate mass time-of-flight mass spectrometry (QTOFMS) for the determination of the chiral composition of several monoterpenes in cardamom oil. Enantiomers in a standardmixture were fully resolved by direct enantioselective-GC analysis with a 2,3-di-O-methyl-6-t-butylsilyl derivatized β-cyclodextrin chiral stationary phase; however, the


The purpose of this study was to describe the enhancing creativity of students in proving the validity of arguments through learning strategy "what's another way". This research was an action research with qualitative descriptive approach. The subjects were students of mathematics education UNIROW Tuban. The study was conducted in three cycles, Cycle I: Proof of Validity Arguments Directly, Cycle II: Proof of Validity Arguments Indirectly, and Cycle III: Validity Evidence Arguments Containing Kuantor. This research results in the following: In general, the learning strategy "what's another way" to improve the creativity of students in proving the validity of the argument. The main difficulty in proving the validity of the argument is as follows: a) the use of evidentiary rules of argument, and b) the idea of proof plan.
Key Words: creativity, proving, argument, validity, and "what's another way"


Central tyre inflation (CTI) is a system that enables tyre pressures to be varied whilst a vehicle is moving. SkogForsk has been studying CTI on timer-haulage vehicles since 1993 and conducted a series of trials in spring1997. A comparison was made between a conventional timer-haulage rig and another equipped with CTI, both operating on roads during the thaw. A follow-up was also made of the CTI-equipped rig. The rutting trials conducted late in the spring found that after six passes of the vehicle with normal tyre pressure the ruts were so deep that there was a serious risk of the vehicle becoming bogged down. In contrast, the CTI-equipped rig could make more than 30 passes - i.e. five times the number. In the trials on a road that would normally have been closed during the thaw, a 40-tonne payload was moved 30 times over a period of five hours. It was found that the tractive force developed by the CTI-equipped rig increased by up to 55 percent when the tyre pressures were reduced. The drivers of the vehicles also found that CTI-equipped vehicles had better grip on slippery roads, thanks to the greater contact surface between tyre and ground at low tyre pressures. The combined experience of studies in North America and our own here in Sweden has established that CTI is attractive as a means of increasing the accessibility of both public and private forest roads. However, to reap the maximum benefit from CTI, positive action on the part of the roads authority is required, i.e. opening roads otherwise closed during the thaw to CTI-equipped vehicles. Installing a CTI system on a rig calls for an investment of ca SEK 150,000 which is probably too expensive for the system to become widely used.


Various kinds of fatal diseases have confronted humankind in past centuries. Appearance of coronavirus disease caused by coronavirus COVID-19 is new addition to the list of the deadly diseases linked with unseen enemies. Coronavirus was first discovered ninety years back as an agent causing acute respiratory infection in chickens. A strain of coronavirus that has ability to infect human being was discovered in the year 1960.  Various types of coronavirus have been shown to have a link with respiratory infections. An outbreak due to human coronavirus was identified in December 2019 from Wuhan, Hubei province of China. This pandemic, including India is now reported from 212 countries of the world with 4,026,838 cases confirming the presence of the coronavirus (as reported on May 09, 2020, 05:15 GMT). A closer look in to the reported cases present a deeper picture of the pandemic. Initial reports from China suggested it having 82,887 cases. France, Italy and Spain are with 176,079, 217,185 and 260,117 cases respectively.  Largest number of cases is reported from United States of America, which is now having 30.54% of all the cases reported. This data speaks volumes about the nature of the coronavirus particularly its cellular pathogenesis, tissue tropism, portal of entry, replication at the entry site, dissemination, incubation, multiplication and shedding of this virus. As of now, Europe is the severely affected part of the world due to coronavirus. Other countries of the world are not immune to this pandemic. Breakneck research dedicated for the development of potent drug and effective vaccines is underway with varying degree of potency claims. It is not possible to present the complete aspects of coronavirus and its associated developments; the aim of this short communication is to present a bird eye view of the currents status of this pandemic from India.


We introduce an iterative method for finding a common fixed point of a countable family of multivalued quasi-nonexpansive mapping {𝑇𝑖} in a uniformly convex Banach space. We prove that under certain control conditions, the iterative sequence generated by our method is an approximating fixed point sequence of each 𝑇𝑖. Some strong convergence theorems of the proposed method are also obtained for the following cases: all 𝑇𝑖 are continuous and one of 𝑇𝑖 is hemicompact, and the domain 𝐾 is compact.


A power supply sytem for trolley bus or electric automobile is disclosed. An electric power supply wall with upper slot where electric supply tracks are arranged is built at one side of road. An isolating band is set up at another side of road. The electric automobile has a mechanical arm with power supply head equipped with photoelectric locating senor for guiding the head to touch with electricsupply tracks. After electric automobile runs on the road system by accumulator, mechanical arm stretches out andits power supply head is in touch with the electric supply tracks under the control ofdriver and computer to take its power while the accumulator is charged. When it goes off the road system, mechanical arm is drawn back and it is powered by accumulator.