Development in all sectors can be achieved if there is a role in establishing and implementing state policy in the field of public welfare (public welfare). Lack of capital is a factor of the low income and employment in poor households (RTM) to develop a small business owned. These problems led to the RTM can not increase the income and standard of living of the family. Research to identify the effective implementation of the SPP revolving on income and employment for RTM in the district of Kediri, Tabanan regency, for simple random sampling method using 93 respondents. The analysis tecnik method using statistic with t test. The analysis confirmed the effectiveness of the implementation of the SPP program revolving against income and employment is very effective, as well as positif significant to increase income and employment for RTM. Revolving SPP program needs to be given on an ongoing basis, and held coaching to RTM beneficiaries to increase income and employment opportunities as well as creativity in opening a new business.


Interventions or technologies developed to improve aviation safety often focus on specific causes or accident categories. Evaluation of the potential effectiveness of those interventions is dependent upon mapping the historical aviation accidents into those same accident categories. To that end, the United States civil aviation accidents occurring between 1988 and 2004 (n=26,117) were assigned accident categories based upon the taxonomy developed by the CAST/ICAO Common Taxonomy Team (CICTT). Results are presented separately for four main categories of flight rules: Part 121 (large commercial air carriers), Scheduled Part 135 (commuter airlines), Non-Scheduled Part 135 (on-demand air taxi) and Part 91 (general aviation). Injuries and aircraft damage are summarized by year and by accident category.


The organochlorine insecticide DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(pchlorophenyl)ethane) is still used for malaria vector control in certain areas of South Africa. The strict Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) allows spraying on the inside of traditional dwellings with DDT. In rural villages contaminated dust presents an additional pathway for exposure to DDT. A new method is presented for the determination of DDT in indoor air where separate vapour and particulate samples are collected in a single step with a denuder configuration of a multi-channel open tubular silicone rubber (polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)) trap combined with a micro quartz fibre filter. The multi-channel PDMS trap section of the denuder concentrates vapour phase insecticide whereas particle associated insecticide is transferred downstream where it is collected on a micro-fibre filter followed by a second multi-channel PDMS trap to capture the blow-off from the filter. The multichannel PDMS trap and filter combination are designed to fit a commercial thermal desorber for direct introduction of samples into a GC-MS. The technique is solvent-free. Analyte extraction and sample clean-up are not required. Two fractions, vapour phase and particulate phase p,p'-DDT, o,p'-


The identification of low-vigor trees with potential for sawlog production is a key objective of tree marking guidelines used for partial cuts in northern hardwoods. The aim of this study was to measure the impact of various vigor-related defects on the monetary value of hardwoods. To achieve this, we sampled 64 sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marshall) and 32 yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton) trees from two locations in southern Quebec, Canada. We identified over 420 defects, which were grouped into 8 categories. The trees were then harvested and processed into lumber, and the value per unit volume of each stem was calculated from the value of the product assortment (lumber, chips, and sawdust). We found that visible evidence of fungal infections (sporocarps and (or) stroma) and cracks had the largest negative influence on value in both species. A model that included these defects was almost as good at predicting value as one that included a specifically designed quality classification. A more acc...


A composite conductive paint based on copper powder and epoxy resin was developed, and the effects of curing agent, copper powder and binding agent on the conductivity of paint were discussed. The results showed that the conductive properties of paint was the best when the amount of curing agent, Cu powder and binding agent was 20%, 70%~75%, and 2%, respectively.


The macromodel will be used to investigate short and medium–run economic implications of internal policies and of changes in the international context. This new version of the Romanian macromodel benefites from the experience gained by the author during the utilisation of its previous forms - either experimental (tested during 1991-1995) or operational (developed during 1996-2003). At the same time, this model introduces some methodological and informational improvements, in comparison to previous versions. The most significant of them is the structural decomposition of economy, according to the input-output techniques. Output and absorption are divided into: a) agriculture, sylviculture, forestry, hunting, and fishing; b) mining and energy; c) manufacturing industry; d) construction; e) transport, post and communications; f) trade and services. These categories can be easily translated into the classical three-sectors classification: primary (a+b), secondary (c+d), and tertiary (e+f). Due to the relatively advanced stage of the transitional processes in Romania, the behavioural functions were modelled - as much as possible - by the standard relationships. Besides, unlike the previous versions, that used statistical series beginning with 1980, the present one is based exclusively on information regarding the period 1989-2004. Therefore, we have considered more adequate to name this variant the macromodel of the Romanian market (not transition, as before) economy. Since the input-output tables are defined yearly, the model contains only annual indicators. They are expressed in denominated local currency (RON). When there were several informational sources for the same indicator, we preferred the data extracted or derived from national accounts. The statistical series are relatively short and often fractured (because of the transforming processes of transition). Although, it is known that ADF test of stationarity does not offer reliable results in the case of limited number of observations, generally the series satisfying it were used. The Granger causality test was computed for one, two, and three lags. The simplest methods of estimation were also preferred. The structural breaks in the evolution of some indicators have been dealt by the inclusion of dummies. Obviously, all these circumstances weaken the stability of econometric coefficients that must be continuously updated. The main relationships are grouped in seven sections: input-output block; labour market, production function; domestic absorption, foreign trade, prices and exchange rate, and interest rate. The first two chapters present conceptual framework of macromodel and econometric analysis on which it is based. The next one describes a possible scenario for the Romanian economy during 2005-2010 years. The final part of paper contains a set of simulations revealing some operational features of the macromodel.


Before 1850 there were few effective drugs for any illness other than the drug 'doctor' and this was particularly true in nervous and mental disorders. Alcohol and opiates were the main sedatives; neither was effective in epilepsy, either might cause unpredictable excitement instead of sedation, and both were drugs of addiction. The recognition in the 1860s of potassium bromide as a reliable anticonvulsant and sedative was therefore a turning point in therapeutics.


Autoregressive models in time series are useful in various areas. In this article, we propose a skew-t autoregressive model. We estimate its parameters using the expectation-maximization (EM) method and develop the influence methodology based on local perturbations for its validation. We obtain the normal curvatures for four perturbation strategies to identify influential observations, and then to assess their performance through Monte Carlo simulations. An example of financial data analysis is presented to study daily log-returns for Brent crude futures and investigate possible impact by the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.


This article discusses the attempts by the National Health Service (NHS) to develop medical managers, following the introduction of general management in 1983. It suggests that problems have arisen because, so far, it has been organisational considerations and not those of individual career paths which have informed these developments. It is suggested that this new approach could lead to the development of the NHS as a learning organisation within the context of the original policy objectives.


The removal and recovery of indium ion (In3+) from solutions with water-insoluble amphoteric starches containing the phosphate anionic group and the quaternary ammonium or tertiary amine cationic group was investigated. The adsorption capacity of tertiary amine phosphate starch (TAP) and quaternary ammonium phosphate starch (QAP) is 0.54 meq/g and 0.48 meq/g, respectively. The adsorption process has been found to be concentration-dependent and exothermic, and follows the Langmuir isothermal adsorption. The heat of adsorption (ΔH) is equal to −5.86 kJ/mol for QAP, and equal to −90.44 kJ/mol for TAP. The amount of adsorbed In3+ ion on the adsorbents decreases when inorganic acids (HCl or H2SO4) or sodium salts (NaCl or Na2SO4) are added to the solution. The adsorbed In3+ ion can be desorbed by treating with a HCl solution (1 and 3 M); the maximum percentage of desorption reaches about 80% when 1 N HCl solution is used.

Die Abtrennung und Wiedergewinnung von In3+ aus Losungen wurde mit wasserunloslichen, amphoteren Starken untersucht, die sowohl anionische Phosphat-als auch quaternare Ammonium- oder tertiare Aminogruppen enthalten. Die Adsorptionskapazitat von tertiare Aminphosphat-Starke (TAP) betragt 0,54 meq/g, die von quaternarer Aminphosphat-Starke (OAP) 0,48 meq/g. Die Adsorption verlauf konzentrationsabhangig und exotherm und folgt der Langmuirschen Adsorptionsiotherme. Die Adsorptionsenthalpie betragt −90,44 kJ/mol fur TAP und −5,86kJ/mol fur QAP. Bei Zusatz von anorganischen Sauren wie HCI oder H3SO4 oder deren Natriumsalzen nimmt die adsorbierte In3 -Menge ab. Die Desorption gelingt mit 1 M oder 3 M Salzsaure, wobei mit 1 M HCl eine maximale Desorption von etwa 80% erreicht wird.


Validation and operational improvements to the existing SUNY satellite-to-solar irradiance model through incorporation of four of the geostationary satellite infrared (IR) channels are presented herein. The SUNY model is the gridded data set used by NREL in the National Solar Radiation Database (NSRDB) and is available commercially through the Clean Power Research software, SolarAnywhere® Data. This improved model addresses the present model's limitations when representing the irradiance conditions in circumstances of snow cover, high ground reflectance and persistent cloud cover. Improvements in the satellite-to-solar irradiance model have been realized using the IR channels to detect snow conditions and modulate the model background to more accurately reflect irradiance conditions.


Based on fractal theory,the scale structure and spatial structure of the urban system of Anhui Province are investigated.From the perspective of scale structure,there is a relatively balanced population distribution in this area.Cities of intermediate rank are relatively developed while the monopoly of primate cities is relatively weak,and small cities are less developed.From the perspective of spatial structure,the aggregation dimension reflects that the urban system centering around Wuhu City shows a most compact spatial distribution,Bengbu City comes second while Hefei City is relatively loose.At the same time the grid dimension and the correlation dimension shows that the urban system of Anhui Province is mainly along the Yangtse River.That's to say,it develops in a line.As a result,the spatial interactions among cities are not strong and the network balance needs further improvement.In the end,based on the above analysis,some suggestions are put forward.


An ecological evaluation of the River Dulce was conducted, as part of the management plan of the whole basin of this river. Homogeneous sectors according to ecosystem structure and function were identified. Habitats along the river course were described and water quality evaluated, allowing the division of the river in sectors.Ecosystems usually considered of minor importance using faunal or landscape-aesthetic criteria, are assessed as being of high ecological value because of their function in the control of perturbations.


HE QUESTION of the immateriailiity of the intelloot s ,an important part of the wider question about the nau11e of the soul. The axgiumen'ts for the immaiteriality of rthe intellect a11e particularly important to Thomas' s thought because they undergil1d his argument for the incorruptibility of the soul; the incorruptibiility of the soul, in turn, leads towards the dootrine of the immortaility of the soruJ, a tenet of faith which Thoma.s wants to explain and deifend.1 This article will present Thomas's two most prominent arguments for the immateriality of the intieliteot and critique the first iin light of rthe seoond.2 Whether ,the principle of int~Uectual ilife must, by the very


Machine learning is the main technical means for lithofacies logging identification. As the main target of shale oil spatial distribution prediction, mud shale petrography is subjected to the constraints of stratigraphic inhomogeneity and logging information redundancy. Therefore, choosing the most applicable machine learning method for different geological characteristics and data situations is one of the key aspects of high-precision lithofacies identification. However, only a few studies have been conducted on the applicability of machine learning methods for mud shale petrography. This paper aims to identify lithofacies using commonly used machine learning methods. The study employs five supervised learning algorithms, namely Random Forest Algorithm (RF), BP Neural Network Algorithm (BPANN), Gradient Boosting Decision Tree Method (GBDT), Nearest Neighbor Method (KNN), and Vector Machine Method (SVM), as well as four unsupervised learning algorithms, namely K-means, DBSCAN, SOM, and MRGC. The results are evaluated using the confusion matrix, which provides the accuracy of each algorithm. The GBDT algorithm has better accuracy in supervised learning, while the K-means and DBSCAN algorithms have higher accuracy in unsupervised learning. Based on the comparison of different algorithms, it can be concluded that shale lithofacies identification poses challenges due to limited sample data and high overlapping degree of type distribution areas. Therefore, selecting the appropriate algorithm is crucial. Although supervised machine learning algorithms are generally accurate, they are limited by the data volume of lithofacies samples. Future research should focus on how to make the most of limited samples for supervised learning and combine unsupervised learning algorithms to explore lithofacies types of non-coring wells.


Reactive oxygen species (ROS) is an important pathogenic factor involved in human aging. Human skin is a primary target of oxidative stress from ROS generated from both extrinsic and intrinsic sources, like ultraviolet irradiation (UV) and endogenous oxidative metabolism. Oxidative stress causes the alterations of collagen-rich extracellular matrix (ECM), the hallmark of skin connective tissue aging. Age-related alteration of dermal collagenous ECM impairs skin structural integrity and creates a tissue microenvironment that promotes age-related skin diseases, such as poor wound healing and skin cancer. Here, we review recent advances in our understanding of oxidative stress and CCN1 protein (first member of CCN family proteins), a critical mediator of oxidative stress-induced skin connective tissue aging.


In their elegant electrophysiological study, Wechsler and associates [6] found electrophysiological abnormalities consistent with increased excitability of both brainstem and spinal cord reflexes in patients with periodic leg movements of sleep. Previously, we described 5 patients with restless legs syndrome and 1 patient with nocturnal myoclonus [5 ] . Three patients with restless legs and the patient with nocturnal myoclonus showed an impaired excitability curve for the H reflex, more marked during the night, with a slope similar to those observed in patients with spasticity [2]. In the same patients, the flexion reflex of the biceps femoris muscle 131 and extensor reflex of the soleus muscle [lf failed to show habituation and were followed by longlatency components. Thus, the spasticity-like excitability curves of the H reflex found in our patients confirm the findings of Wechsler and colleagues [b} concerning an increased excitability level of the motor neuron pool of the soleus muscle in periodic leg movements during sleep. The similarity of electrophysiological data in nocturnal myoclonus and in restless legs emphasizes the close association between these two syndromes 141.


Abstract The worldwide enterprise of English Language Teaching (ELT) has consciously attended to social rules and conventions in its modelling of language use. In this article I will first examine the theoretical basis of the "social" as it has been understood in influential curriculum discussions and internationally marketed textbooks. It will be shown that there is a tendency to portray social conventions of language use in terms of abstracted and decontextualised native speaker norms. Drawing on data collected in ethnolinguistically diverse school and university classrooms in London, I will illustrate that socially agreeable ways of language use are fluidly and sensitively negotiated in situ by participants. Some of the observations and arguments in this article will resonate with the analytic sensibilities shown in recent research in the fields of English as a Lingua Franca and sociolinguistics. The discussion will conclude with a call for a more empirically oriented approach to conceptualizing the "social" in ELT that takes account of situated language and social practices.


The new direction of development of the automotive vehicle ride comfort and smooth driving is associated with the advancement of the machine parts design, e.g. the dry friction clutch, this part which consider as essential element to transfer power from engine to gearbox. In this research, a numerical technique (finite element method) is used to model a disc of friction clutch and compute the natural frequencies and mode shapes. Natural frequencies calculation has been made for frictional lining of different thicknesses and types of materials. Furthermore, the effect of dimensionless radius ratio R (R=inner disc radius/outer disc radius) on the vibration characteristics is investigated as well. The ANSYS/WORKBENCH 13 has been used to perform the numerical calculation in this paper.


Abstract This paper presents an approach to elimination or reduction of steady-state output errors in regulatory control of continuous-time LTI MIMO systems with a number of inputs not less than a number of outputs. Classical modal and LQR/LQG feedback controllers are effectively supplemented with a feedforward path from a reference vector to a plant's input vector. Conditions for full elimination of the steady-state error are given and the ability for only reduction of the error is discussed. Various simulation examples illustrate the usefulness of the methodology.


Molecular interactions between collagen and chitosan(CC) have the potential to produce biomaterials with novel properties.The molecular interactions in CC were characterised by dilute solution viscometry,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.It is found that CC are miscible at the molecular level and exhibit strong interactions between the content.Results of viscometry indicate that there is strongest attraction between collagen and chitosan when the composition is 1∶1.FT-IR shows that collagen and chitosan isn′t simple mix,the collagen helix structure is demolished,which is also aproved by X-ray diffraction of CC.


This paper describes a robot control architecture supported on a human-robot interaction model obtained directly from semiotics concepts. The architecture is composed by a set of objects defined after a well known model of semiotic signs. These objects form an algebraic system suitable to develop formal models of human-robot interactions. They are easily mapped into motion skills and can be associated with basic forms of meaning representation. This characteristic makes them suitable to use as basis objects in high level interactions involving mobile robots. Real and simulation experiments using unicycle robots illustrate the operation of the architecture.


This paper presents the design of a 5.8 GHz microstrip antenna using defected ground structure (DGS) and an optimized mushroom-type structure. The proposed DGS improves the bandwidth of the antenna but degrades its radiation. For this reason, a mushroom-like structure is designed using the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm to cover the frequency band of interest. The optimization and simulation of the structure were performed using MATLAB and CST MWS. The results show that the combination of DGS and mushroom-like structure enhances significantly the gain and bandwidth of the antenna.


Lysianthus cultivation is a recent activity when compared to the main cut flowers, and little is known about the techniques and the use of shading screens that can increase productivity in floriculture, resulting in favorable morphophysiological responses to the crop. The objective of this study was to verify whether shading screens impact the growth performance of lisianthus varieties. The experiment was carried out in a greenhouse in São Benedito farm, located in São Benedito, Ceará. The varieties studied were Lisianthus ABC 2-3 Blue, Lisianthus Allemade White and Lisianthus ABC 2-3 Rose, and three environments, one with aluminized screen (AS), one with red screen (RS) and the third environment without screen shading (WS). The experimental design was completely randomized in a 3 x 3 factorial scheme, with three environments and three varieties with three replications. The following were analyzed in cm: button diameter (BD); rod height (RH); actual size (AS); commercial size (CS); rod thickness (RT); and by counting, the number of buttons per stem (BS). The blue variety was better adapted to the conditions imposed by the AS environment, the rose variety presented the best results in the WS environment and the white variety, under the conditions of the experiment, would be unsuitable for the crop cultivation. The RS environment does not offer conditions conducive to satisfactory growth in rod size. Lysianthus cultivation is influenced by the use of shading screens.


This panel intends to bring together several papers debating with Anwar Shaikh's account of capitalism as seen in his latest book Capitalism, Competition, Conflict and Crisis. Papers: Peter Green - Shaikh's Concept of Real Competition in Capitalism The concept of real competition (or competition as war) is central to Shaikh's analysis of the dynamics of Capitalism and arguably his most significant contribution to contemporary debate. Real competition is presented in the book as a superior alternative to both the neoclassical model of perfect competition and diverse heterodox models of 'imperfect competition', including theories of 'monopoly capital'. It can also be read as a critique of all those (such as David Harvey) who claim that Marx assumes some version of 'perfect competition' in Volume 1 of Capital. But Shaikh fails to adequately address the issue of the historical transformations of the system in the 150  years since Volume 1 was published. Juan Grigera - Capitalism and real competition: what about conflict and underdevelopment? Abstract TBA Pedro Mendes Louiero - Inequality Shaikh's analysis of income inequality (Shaikh, Papanikolaou and Wiener, 2014, Shaikh 2016, 2017) draws from the Econophysics research agenda to formulate a set of simple, powerful laws. According to the author, wage inequality is 'turbulently equalised' at a Gini of 0.5, not only in the overall distribution of wages but also within occupations and within gender and racial groups. This paper takes stock of Shaikh's theories of inequality both theoretically and empirically, and finds it lacking in the two aspects. Theoretically, there are no adequate explanations of why such alleged patterns would hold, particularly regarding occupational, gender and racial aspects. Furthermore, the predictions are internally inconsistent, as a within-groups Gini of 0.5 is incompatible with an overall Gini of 0.5, given that there are significant income gaps between groups. Empirically, data for Brazil show that there is no discernible tendency for a turbulent equalisation of wages around 0.5. The conclusions point towards the need of adopting a much more encompassing theory for wage distribution. Carolina Alves - Money in Shaikh: what's new? In Capitalism, competition, conflict and crises, Shaikh discusses money as part of a tripod made of exchange, money and price. The focus on exchange means to contextualise the origins of money historically and logically. This is necessary to revisit and clarify old issues regarding functions of money as well as the development of money into money commodities, private and state-issued coins, private and state-issued convertible and inconvertible tokens, state fiat money and bank money. The discussion of this development and functions of money is a preparation for Shaikh's big question: what happens to the laws of money and theory of relative prices when fiat money is no longer linked to gold? Shaikh insists on three points: i) after 1939/40, which is taken to be the beginning of the advent of global fiat money, price indexes in British pounds and US dollar rise more or less continuously, indicating a very different trend than the 150 years before; ii) Marx's treatment of convertible and inconvertible money shows that gold price is valid whether or not gold is the effective medium of pricing because one can acquire gold as medium of safety in either case, and iii) when money commodity no longer serves as direct or indirect medium of pricing, both convertible and inconvertible monies do not fall under the general laws of money deriving from commodity circulation. In this case, price level is determined by monetary and macroeconomic factors and becomes path- dependent. Given this thought-provoking approach to money, the aim of the paper is twofold. Firstly, to analyse Shaikh's contributions and advances regarding Marx's theory of money. Secondly, as Shaikh's construction of a classic analysis of modern fiat and credit money with its own particular theory of inflation is spread in six different chapters, this paper aims to systematise his classical analysis to then access the extent to which Shaikh is able to respond to the big question he posits to himself. Bruno Hofig - Interest in Marx and Shaikh In his magnum opus Capitalism (2016), Shaikh makes clear that he regards Marx's work as part of the tradition of Classical Political Economy. It should be noted, however, that Marx himself criticized Classical Political Economy heavily for treating 'the form of value as something of indifference', as well as for 'never once [asking] the question why [the content of value] has assumed that particular form, that is to say, why labour is expressed in value, and why the measurement of labour by its duration is expressed in the magnitude of the value of the product' (Marx, 1990, p. 173). In fact, Marx considered the discovery of the form of value as one of his chief achievements (Marx, 1990, 173 et passim), and argued that the goal of a proper science of the capitalist mode of production must be to elucidate the social conditions that make such form necessary (Marx, 1975; see also Backhaus, 2006). Precisely for that reason, he broke up with the tradition of Political Economy and struggled to develop a radical critique of that theoretical field (Heinrich, 2014). This paper argues that Shaikh's conflation of Classical Political Economy with the Critique of Political Economy plays an important role in his reading of Marx's theory of interest. More precisely, it shows that Shaikh's neglect of the fundamental difference between the form of value and its content leads him to overlook Marx's distinction between money as money and money as capital, which then induces him to conflate the category of interest with that of profit. This in turn prevents Shaikh from appreciating one of the most outstanding features of Marx's theory of interest: its capacity to explain why it is only in the capitalist mode of production that one finds a truly general rate of interest, which 'appears at any given moment as every bit as fixed and uniform as the momentary market price of any commodity' (Marx, 1992, p. 488); why there exists no trend towards the equalization between the rate of interest and the rate of profit; and why, despite the latter, interest tends to appear as the proper form of remuneration of capital - or, to put it differently, why profits tend to appear as a form of interest.


remarkably by elevating the austenitizing temperature from 950°C to 1000°C . It is supposed that this difference of the austenitizing temperature will be the most important factor for the dispersion of the creep rupture strength among the actual steam turbine shaft forgings . Such cooling rate from austenitizing temperature as may produce bainitic structures has little effect on the creep rupture strength, while the tempering temperature exercises a relatively large effect when a tempering treatment is carried out at the temperatures between


Multicrystalline silicons with different sheet resistance were prepared using liquid phosphorus source diffusion method and controlling the process conditions. Crystalline silicon solar cells were made by screen printing and firing technology. The effects of sheet resistance, front side electrode gridline width, busbar design types and firing profiles on the photoelectric conversion performance parameters were investigated. The results show that, when the square sheet resistance is 80 ?/□ and the gridline design width is 60 μm under the condition of three busbars, the higher short circuit current, open circuit voltage and fill factors of crystalline silicon solar cells can be obtained, and the photoelectric conversion efficiency is the best reaching up to 16.931%. By optimizing the firing profiles, the density of fine gridline electrode is the high and the photoelectric conversion efficiency can be improved to 17.207% when the peak firing temperature is 800 ℃, the belt speed is 660 cm/min and heating rate is 65.7 ℃/s.


Apatite fission track ages indicates that a large component of motion along many of the present range-bounding faults occurred in the Early to Middle Miocene, tilting and uplifting rocks through the apatite annealing zone (120--60 C) between 18--13 Ma (n = 20, Deep Creeks), 18--15 Ma (northern Snake Range, n = 20), 25--17 Ma (n = 7, southern Snake Range), 24--15 Ma (Egan Range, n = 6), 23--18 Ma (Kern Mts., n = 2) and 28--16 ma (Schell Creek Range, n = 2). Long track length distributions indicate rapid cooling through the 120--60 C interval followed by residence at low, near surface temperatures. The data set also indicates that the combined Deep Creek-Kern Mountains-northern and southern Snake Range constitutes a single coherent footwall crustal block beneath a > 150 km-long system of east-dipping Miocene faults which includes at least the eastern portions of faults that have been mapped as the Snake Range decollement (NSRD). Conglomerates deposited in hanging wall basins along this fault system contain metamorphic and granitic boulders whose FT ages are coeval with footwall unroofing. The deposits themselves are now known to be younger than previously reported (Oligocene) as ages from boulders are Miocene. The thick (> 2more » km) sequences of synorogenic conglomerate indicates rapid unroofing; large slide blocks attest to generation of steep, fault-controlled topography. Faults that cut this sequence are now known to be younger than 15 Ma. Thus, protracted extensional faulting affected the region, beginning in the Early Oligocene and continuing to the Recent, but a significant part of this extension, including a large component of the slip on the NSRD, was accomplished in the Early to Middle Miocene. Data from this region is compatible with a growing base of apatite fission track data from elsewhere in the northern Basin and Range, which, together with geologic relationships, suggest an important episode of Miocene extension and Basin and Range development.« less


In case of a nuclear reactor accident, radionuclides are emitted in chemical forms which determine their mobility in the environment. Two stages are important in this aspect: (i) the emission stage which depends on the temperature and composition of the nuclear fuel and (ii) the so called 'maturation stage' during which UO2 aerosols react with gases and vapours in the plume of the damaged reactor or in the atmosphere of the confinement structure. The oxidizing nature and the temperature of the reacting gases exert a strong influence on the solubility of fission products carried by UO2 aerosols.


Replies are given to comments, questions, and objections to The Appearance of Ignorance. The reply to Robin McKenna focuses mainly on his questions of whether, with the skeptical argument I'm focused on, a strong enough appearance of ignorance is generated to require an account of that appearance, and whether, to the extent that we do need to account for that appearance, we might do so without contextualism by adopting a solution proposed by Ernest Sosa. The reply to Michael Blome-Tillman focuses mainly on a counterexample he offers to my account of the operation of the "Rule of Sensitivity." The reply to Elke Brendel focuses mainly on objections to contextualism from the phenomena of disagreement and retraction. The reply to Peter Baumann concerns several of his comments about my treatment of the Harman lottery puzzle.


We present a detailed analysis of the GKZ(Gel'fand, Kapranov and Zelevinski) hypergeometric systems in the context of mirror symmetry of Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces in toric varieties. As an application we will derive a concise formula for the prepotential about large complex structure limits.


Abstract Pediatricians are generally wary of hyperbilirubinemia because elevated circulating bilirubin is seen both as a sign of disease and a cause of pathology. Normal aerobic metabolism is associated with the chance occurrence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that can damage cellular macromolecules. Bilirubin as a molecule at the crossroads of the natural protection of the body against ROS has been the subject of experiments in vitro and in animals, as well as observational and epidemiological studies during the past two decades. This review assesses the evidence as to whether bilirubin is a free radical quencher of clinical significance in the newborn and children, and thus may have a beneficial role. The overall conclusion is that pediatricians should remain cautious about bilirubin and follow current guidelines.


Recent historical writing has shown the petite bourgeoisie to have been a distinctive group within British politics and society during the nineteenth century. Its politically active members provided a fluctuating and positive challenge to the authority of both the landed aristocracy and the developing urban elites. In the 1790s, an active fringe of small masters, shopkeepers and less prosperous professional men joined with the wage earners and artisans of the Corresponding Societies. They were cautious Painites, giving depth and breadth to the eighteenth-century radical tradition which sought to extend the franchise and reduce the power of government.


One of the challenges in drug pharmacology is understanding what determines the susceptibility of some patients to adverse reactions. Pharmacogenomics


When coal-tar pitch is mixed with trinitrophenol (TNP) and carbonized, the formation of mesophase in the pitch is totally suppressed, and a porous honeycomb-like isotropic hard carbon is formed, which does not graphitize when heated at 25000 C for one hour, and only partially graphitizes when heated at 30000 C. The unmodified pitch coke readi ly graphitizes when gi ven the same heat treatment. X-ray data show that at 3000 0 C the modifi ed pitch coke consi sts of o two components with d002 = 3.36 and 3.42A, respectively. An ESR spectrum is observed at all stages during the heat treatment of the *On leave from the Department of Chemistry, The National Defense Academy, 1-10-20, Hashirimizu, Yokosuka 239, Japan.


The present work has the objective of reflecting the use of learning environment e-Proinfo in the Specialization Course in Management of Distance Education Systems, promoted by Universidade do Estado da Bahia - UNEB, in partnership with the Institute Anisio Teixeira - IAT. With this goal, we emphasized the study about learning environment and teacher's role in this scenery, we understand that the technological context demands the transformation of an instructional pedagogical practice for the experience of an interactive model. Through these reflections, we analyze the interfaces of the environment and confront with the experiences lived during the course.


account both the prevailing Marxist interpretation adopted by, or imposed upon, the historians of that country and the less unified stream of explanations and points of view offered by persons outside the area. In addition, the evaluation of the historical past is seen by Soviet scholars as an integral part of present politics: "History must serve not for obscuring, but for the explaining of the basic questions of politics. In that lies its meaning, in that lies its significance for Marxism. History is an explanatory chapter for politics." 1 These words, quoted from a Soviet statement of over thirty years ago, are still said to be a valid description of the two tasks of history, scholarly research and propaganda.


This paper describes a bulk-micromachined electrostatically tunable Fabry-Perot interferometric filter. The device is a hybrid optical filter combining fiber optics and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technologies. The static mirror is a Bragg grating mirror built on the end face of an optical fiber that is integrated with a MEMS device, which includes the tunable gold-coated mirror. The MEMS device is fabricated in ¿100¿-oriented silicon wafers using modified and optimized batch MEMS processes. A two-stage approach was used to achieve high finesse (F) and broad tunability simultaneously. In the first stage, actuator issues and mirror structural defects were corrected for by optimizing the fabrication-process parameters. In this stage, near-theoretical performance has been achieved with a pure Si MEMS tunable etalon. In stage two, optical fibers with dielectric stack mirrors from Micron Optics, Inc. have been integrated with the MEMS devices to form tunable cavities. The device insertion loss was below 15 dB and was mostly attributed to absorption losses in the gold coating. We measured a pass bandwidth of around 0.54 nm and a tuning range of nearly 120 nm resulting in an F of over 220.


Abstract The objective of this study was to use Landsat-MSS digital data converted for the mapping of suspended sediments (SS) in the Krishna Bay Estuary. The relation between Landsat-MSS radiance values for all four bands and measured values of suspended solid concentrations were quantified using simple linear and multiple regression equations. An optimum and best fitted equation was chosen based on the percentage error of estimation, Chi2 values and simplicity of the model. This calibrated regression model was then applied to map the SS(mgl−1) concentration for the entire study area. It is shown that Landsat-MSS data can be used successfully to quantify suspended sediment concentrations in this geographical area and possibly in other areas which have similar environmental and climatic conditions, if the regression equation is tested using an independent data set.


It is well known that rare earth elements are extensively used in the last decade in catalysts formulations for a variety of processes in most areas. The research progress of the application of rare earth in catalysts, including rare earth oxides, rare earth intermetallic compound and rare earth containing zeolite is reviewed with 42 references. The future of the application of rare earth in catalysts is also discussed.


OBJECTIVE
A 15-year pollen count was performed in the atmosphere of Madrid, Spain, to determine the months in which the highest concentrations of allergenic pollens occur.

METHODS
Pollen counts were done with a Burkard spore trap (Burkard Manufacturing, Rickmansworth, Herst., U.K.). The results were subsequently compared with results of skin tests in patients with pollinosis born and living in and around Madrid.

RESULTS
The highest airborne presence (percent of total yearly pollen counts, mean of counts from 1979 to 1993) was for Quercus spp. (17%); followed by Platanus spp. (15%), Poaceae (15%), Cupressaceae (11%), Olea spp. (9%), Pinus spp. (7%), Populus spp. (4%), and Plantago spp. (4%). The most predominant pollens from January to April are tree pollens (Cupressaceae, Alnus, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Populus, Platanus, and Morus), although these are also abudant in May and June (Quercus, Olea, and Pinus spp.). The grass pollination period shows a double curve: the first peak occurs from February to April (8% of yearly grasses), and the second peak occurs from May to July (90% of yearly grasses). Among allergenically significant weeds, the most notable is Plantago; in contrast, Rumex, Urticaceae, Cheno-Amaranthaceae, and Artemisia spp. have very low concentrations (< or = 2% yearly total pollens). The most significant allergenic pollen is that of grasses, with a prevalence of positive prick test results of 94%, followed by Olea europaea (61%), Plantago lagopus (53%), Platanus hybrida (52%), and Cupressus arizonica (20%).

CONCLUSION
The population of Madrid is exposed to high concentrations of allergenic pollen from February to July, although the most intense period is from May to June. Grass pollens are the most important cause of pollinosis in this area.


Amphotericin B is a highly effective antifungal agent and its use has been surged drastically due to its effectiveness against a wide range of fungal infections. It is effective against both topical and systemic infections and even this is the only drug having high efficacy against Leishmania, Candida, Aspergillus and many more. Owing to this, the demand of Amphotericin B is gaining momentum. However, this drug possesses numerous drawbacks like toxicity, poor solubility to name a few, due to which its current use is dwindling. So far the numbers of formulations have been marketed in order to triumph over its toxicity and solubility related issues. Unfortunately, no single study conducted hitherto gain success in overcoming its lethal ramifications. Among all formulations, nanoemulsions are at the top to combat all issues related to this drug. Nanoemulsion has shown enhanced stability, reduced cost and toxicity. This review will assimilate complete information on the use of nanoemulsion based formulations of Amphotericin B, its developed formulations and also will enunciate the important considerations and future perspectives. The complete data have been composed from Google Scholar, ScienceDirect and PubMed using the following keywords.


The article presents research on the purification process of pyrolysis gas from hydrogen sulphide and CO2 which release from waste tyre pyrolysis process. Pyrolysis, a process for treating tyres to create priceless oil, coal, and gas products, is gaining popularity, though. Chemically speaking, the tyre pyrolysis oil is quite complex and contains polar fractions as well as almon, aromatic, and heteroatoms. The fuel properties of tyre oil reveal that it is similar to gas oil or light fuel oil and that it burns successfully in ovens and test engines. The most significant gases created by the pyrolysis of used tyres are CO2, CO2, H2S, and C1-C4 hydrocarbons. revisions to the tyre the updating of higher-grade carbon coal Black and active carbon have been the emphasis of the pyrolysis products on the basis of high value products. It was also claimed that the synthesis of hydrogen from used tyres or converting oil into a chemical food source rich in aromatics involved the employment of catalysts. NaOH in concentration 0.05 M appeared to be the most efficient, showing ∼94% H2S removal efficiency under the conditions studied. To eliminate harmful gases including CO, CO2, and H2S, MDEA (tertiary amine methyl diethanolamine) scrubber gases are released.


The lookup mechanism based on resource size was brought forward to solve the problem that current unstructured P2P network lookup algorithms could only get few resources and had bad performance and huge overhead.The resource indexes diffused in the peers were congregated to the peer that had the largest resource size in the local domain.The redundant resource index system was then built according to the diffusion direction of index size describing parameters.The query command would be delivered along the path that had the largest resource size when the algorithm was executed.Back tracing and neighbor peer reselection were adopted to deal with the fail queries.The query command would be delivered to the best of its ability in the lookup TTL.The contrast simulating experiment proves that the algorithm can cover more P2P network resource in the several steps and increase little overhead.The presented mechanism has high lookup efficiency and improves the system performance.


Abstract An experimentally validated numerical analysis of reciprocating refrigeration compressors is presented. The finite-volume methodology is adopted to solve the flow field and a one-degree-of-freedom model is used to describe the valve dynamics. The variation of the computation domain, associated with the valve and piston displacements, is taken into account and the time-dependent flow field and the valve dynamics are coupled and solved simultaneously. The three-dimensional formulation considered in the analysis allowed the simulation of actual suction and discharge muffler geometries. Numerical results were validated with reference to experimental data for valve displacement and pressure in the suction and compression chambers obtained in a calorimeter facility. A study was carried out to identify the contributions of mufflers and valves to the compressor thermodynamic losses.


The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for preparing a in an air guide channel (1.4) guided air stream (HL) of an air conditioner (1) comprising at least one air conditioning module (6) provided in a branch line (4) of the air conditioner (1) disposed wherein a portion of air stream (TL) in the branch line (4) feasible and in the air processing module (6) with a gaseous substance (O) can be acted upon, with the with the gaseous substance (O) offset partial air stream (TLO) over a flow input (8 ) (in the air guide channel 1.4) and the main air flow (HL) can be introduced and the gas penetrated part air flow (TLO) to the main air flow (HL) in the air duct (1.4) were mixed such that a component (1.1) of the air conditioner (1) comprising the gas permeated main air flow (HLO) is homogeneous acted upon.


Object The pathophysiological origin of cerebral aneurysms is closely associated with chronic inflammation in arterial walls. Recently, the authors identified nuclear factor–kappa B (NF-κB) as a key mediator of cerebral aneurysm formation and progression. Because Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) stimulates NF-κB activation in arterial walls in atherosclerosis, the authors hypothesize that TLR4 expresses in cerebral aneurysms and contributes to the activation of NF-κB in cerebral aneurysm walls. Methods Cerebral aneurysms were induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Expression of TLRs in cerebral aneurysm walls was assessed using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of TLR4 was examined using RT-PCR, immunohistochemical studies, and Western blotting. To assess TLR4 dependency on NF-κB activation, double immunostaining and a study using NF-κB–deficient mice were done. Finally, TLR4 expression in human cerebral aneurysm walls was assessed using immunohistochemical studies. Results...


The technique of applying the criterion of approximate monotonicity is shown. An example of the selection of technological parameters (conditions of friction and degree of deformation) of drawing with thinning, providing an approximate monotonicity of the process, is given.

Keywords
monotonic deformation, monotonicity condition, approximate monotonicity criterion, application of the approximate monotonicity criterion, drawing with wall thinning.
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During the last 50 years the chick embryo has been used extensively to study radiation effects. The LD50 has been estimated many times under various conditions of irradiation. When the conditions are carefully standardised the estimate may be reproduced very precisely and when used in this way the hen's egg is a biological dosemeter of unusual accuracy.


Abstract A linear model of the thermocline is examined for an ocean bounded by both eastern and western coasts. The analysis is carried out on a β-plane for an ocean in which diffusion of heat but not of momentum is important. Particular attention is devoted to the structure of the thermocline in the vicinity of the western coast along which a boundary layer exists. A unique feature of the present thermocline is the absence of any vertical velocity below the thermocline.


High definition and arbitrary grayscale hydrogel paintings that can appear reversibly with hydration/dehydration are realized through spatially grayscale exposure. Spatio-temporally greyscale images are used to guide the exposure of hydrogel processor to dictate the gradient crosslinking density spatially, which thereafter results in the heterogeneity of hydrogels in swelling ratio, mechanical properties and especially visible light transmittance, leading to swelling induced patterns by gradient and local visible light scattering difference based on tunable mesh size and micro phase separation. The resultant grayscale hydrogel patterns, with visible light transmittance adjustable, are reversible during hydration (in 1~2 s) and dehydration and possess the feature size of 70 μm and more pattern information compared with previous hydrogel patterning. Uniquely, the patterns can be realized not only on the outmost surface of hydrogels as usual but inside. Combining the unique grayscale exposure with three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, arbitrary hydrogel patterns that have plenty of details and even vary at different layers are fabricated readily, indicating its broad potential in smart anti-counterfeiting of security field, mechanics, engineering, and many others.


Objective To compare the antibody positive conversion rate between domestic mumps vaccine and imported mumps vaccine to evaluate their immunogenicity.Methods The literatures about antibody conversion rate comparison of domestic and imported mumps vaccines were searched from PubMed,China Biology Medicine Disc,China National Knowledge Infrastructure database and Wanfang database to conduct a meta-analysis by using RevMan 5.0 software.Results Eight related papers were selected for the analysis and the result indicated that the difference in positive conversation rate after vaccination of domestic and imported mumps vaccines was not statistical significant(RR=0.97,95% CI: 0.92-1.03,Z=1.03,P=0.30),and the sub-group analysis showed that both domestic monovalent mumps vaccine and imported MMR vaccine induced positive conversion rates and domestic MMR vaccine and imported MMR vaccine induced positive conversion rates had no statistical significant differences(RR=0.99,95% CI: 0.92-1.05,Z=0.41,P=0.68;RR=0.96,95% CI: 0.90-1.04,Z=1.02,P=0.31).Conclusion There is no difference between domestic mumps vaccine and imported mumps vaccine in immunogenicity,and they all have satisfactory immune effect.


A mechanistic model has been used to explain the effect of radiation. Themodel consists of parameters which represent the biological process following ionizingradiation. The parameters in the model are estimated using local and global optimiza-tion algorithms. The aim of this study is to compare the efficiency between local andglobal optimization method, which is Pattern Search and Genetic Algorithm respectively.Experimental data from the cell survival of irradiated HeLa cell line is used to find theminimum value of the sum of squared error (SSE) between experimental data and sim-ulation data from the model. The performance of both methods are compared based onthe computational time and the value of the objective function, SSE. The optimizationprocess is carried out by using the built-in function in MATLAB software. The parameterestimation results show that genetic algorithm is more superior than pattern search forthis problem.


Binding the actual production of one sporting goods factory, in order to meet the needs of automatic production line of shooting flying saucer, the discoid products stacking machine was developed based on PLC, carried out mechanical system design of discoid products stacking machine and control system development based on PLC. After production testing proved reasonable structure of mechatronics systems, easy to operate, reliable, able to meet the requirements of automated production, with a strong practical and innovative, have some application value.


tively small in comparison with discharges from other sources such as industrial and municipal waste from the shore. There is no doubt that the enormous size of individual vessels such as VLCCs* does constitute a gigantic problem when an accident occurs. However, I would point out that very positive action has been taken by IMCO to reduce the possibility of such accidents occurring. The International Conference on Tanker Safety and Pollution Prevention, held in February 1978, and the International Conference on Standards of Training and Watchkeeping, convened in June 1978, are two examples of this. Both Conferences adopted 'Instruments' containing far-reaching requirements aimed at improving the safety of ships not only by means of costly measures affecting the construction and equipment of tankers, but also by setting down standards for the certification and training of officers and crew to ensure their efficiency at sea. As the Organization responsible for the Secretariat duties relating to the London Dumping Convention, IMCO is also much involved in the implementation of measures for controlling the dumping of land-based wastes and other matter at sea by ships and barges. It is to be hoped that equally effective measures will soon be developed and applied to other methods of disposal of industrial waste from the shore, such as via pipelines and river runoff etc. Moreover, IMCO has a very extensive


Conflicts are inevitable features of organizational life and the present discussion on conflict enlighten us to know about the basic facts of life in group and organization. In an organizational life, a conflict occurs when two or more parties pursue mutually exclusive goals, values or events. It is based on the assumption that there are two or more parties whose interest or goals appear to be incompatible.


In this paper the influence of different error correction codes on the robustness of image watermarks is investigated. To encode the watermark three different error correction codes are considered: the Hamming, the BCH and the Reed-Solomon code. Following the idea of the JPEG2000 standard the encoded watermark is embedded by a method based on Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT). Availability of the original image is presumed for extraction. The sensitivity against attacks on the watermarked image is investigated. The types of attacks applied are: the removal, denoising and compression attack. It is shown that the Hamming and the Reed-Solomon code yield better results than the BCH code. Due to the higher correction capability the Reed-Solomon code behaves better than the Hamming code.


The study of multipartite entanglement is not only interesting but also important due to its wide application in quantum information processing. However, the complicated structure of the Hilbert space for many parties makes multipartite entanglement extremely complicated. It is then worth studying the structure of the Hilbert space itself. In this work, we provide a way to study the structure of SLOCC-equivalence and to determine the number free parameters for SLOCCequivalent classes. Additionally, two different entanglement witnesses are introduced. The method matches well the existing results, and can make predictions for more-qubit systems.


Context: Childhood obesity has become one of the most concerning public health issues and several innovative strategies are being applied to tackle the issue. Reformulation of children-oriented food products may play a role in improving childhood obesity. However, there is not sufficient evidence that shows the effectiveness of this policy. This paper provides a systematic review of the evidence to examine the efficacy of food product reformulation on calorie intake and weight modification of children with obesity. Evidence Acquisition: A comprehensive literature search was undertaken for different types of studies. PubMed, Cochrane Library Database, EMBASE and SCOPUS were referred to as the source of literature. Results: Seven thousand four hundred and three results were entered into our study for screening and evaluation. Our study showed that there was no clear evidence that supported the effectiveness of this intervention. However, some bodies of literature show calorie intake reduction, but no weight modification. Conclusions: Although there is enough evidence to show that reformulation may promote healthy dietary patterns, its impact on weight status is not convincing. Long term running intervention needs to be applied to examine the possible implications of food reformulation policy on the weight status of the children.


For a three-section distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) laser, the dependence of the intermodal wavelength-switching time on the precise wavelengths within two longitudinal modes is examined experimentally and theoretically. When switching from a fixed wavelength in the central region of the tuning curve for one mode to a second wavelength on the tuning curve for another mode, a significant variation of the switching delay occurs as the second wavelength spans the mode tuning curve. Mode competition is identified as being responsible for this variation.<<ETX>>


Air conditioning is essential for most humans and are associated with human thermal comfort. At conditioned room where the condition can occur outside air (atmosphere) into the room. Althouht the author was interested in researching this influx of outside air. The aims of this research would be able to examine the effect of the entry of outside air to the room air humidity and refrigerator coefficient of performance. The method used is to perform laboratory-scale experiment with conditioned room with air conditioning or no air conditioning which then incorporate outside air into the room. From this experiment would get experimental result, the result of theoretical calculation, and the result of calculation by using the simulator program. By entering the outside air was obtained that the outside air increases the humidity in the room and affect refrigerator coefficient of performance. The experimental results showed that the average maximum condition occurs at a speed of 1 m/s and at 20 minutes. It can be concluded that the outside air entering the room using the air conditioner would improve indoor air humidity and increase the cooling load means affect refrigerator coefficient of performance. And in a room without air conditioner caused indoor air humidity getting closer to the comfort zone.


: The advancements in the development of intelligent systems have resulted in an increase in the number, density, and distribution range of sensors. Traditional energy supply methods cannot meet the demands of the complex and variable sensor systems. However, the emergence of self-powered sensing devices that generate energy from their surroundings has provided a solution to this problem. Graphene, which has both an excellent sensing performance and wide range of applications in energy devices, facilitates the design of self-powered generated by these effects are relatively weak, they can be used for some special applications, such as temperature or infrared sensors. Finally, we discuss the future developments, challenges, and prospects of graphene-based self-powered sensing devices and systems.


As the Malay convert their belief from Hinduism and Budhism to Islam, Muslims at that time live by the faith firmly according to Islamic guidance. Among the attractions of the message of Islam to the Malays is that they start learning Arabic as a language of cultural interaction, and compiling any Islamic studies in Arabic language. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to explain how Malays began to know and learn Arabic. This study also aimed to identify the contribution of Arabic language in the construction of Islamic civilization in the Malay archipelago. The method used in this study is descriptive analytical approach. The study found that the manuscripts written in Arabic by Malay scholars have achieved the mission of interaction and civilization in the Malay Archipelago. It also has the ability to resist the times and the current change, and resilience to deal with the factors of decline and extinction which experienced by many other languages in the world. Therefore, Arabic language requires more attention from Malay and Islamic scholars. In addition, it also require the solid/full support from any competent authorities either from organizations or institutions concerned. Keyword: Arabic Language of Civilization; Malay Archipelago; Manuscript DOI: 10.22583/ijwas.2016.08.01.09


The purpose of the present study was to predict the resiliency in parents with exceptional children based on their mindfulness. This descriptive correlational study was performed on 260 parents of student (105 male and 159 female) that were selected by cluster sampling method. Family resiliency questionnaire (Sickby, 2005) and five aspect mindfulness questionnaire were used as measurement instruments. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, pearson correlation coefficient and inter regression showed some dimension of predicted.


The purpose of this paper is to find pointwise estimates on the integral kernel for the b Green operator, N , for a particular quadric submanifold of codimension 2 in C4. This particular kernel has singularities away from the diagonal. Furthermore, the estimates exhibited by this kernel, both on and off the diagonal, follow no known paradigm.


The Bulgarian Black Sea coast is an area with intense human activity, but also there is a complex ecosystem. Several anthropogenic sources generate loud sound levels in this area. The two most wide spread are maritime transport and hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation in the Bulgarian offshore sector. Underwater sound may have negative impact on animals in the Bulgarian waters that are sensitive to sound, such as marine mammals and certain fish species.

The knowledge of ambient noise levels is very important for the characterization of the environmental status with regard to the European Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The directive is aiming at a more effective protection of the marine environment including the protection of marine life exposed to noise, and the improvement of the health of the marine environment as a whole.

To estimate this impact the ocean technologies department of Bulgarian Institute of Oceanology developed a system to monitor the sound generated by marine activities following the TSG Noise guidance. The aim was to provide an integrated solution to monitor and asses the noise impact of ship traffic or other marine activities. The development was funded by program BG02 "Integrated management of marine and inland waters" financed by the financial mechanism of the European economic Area (EEA FM) 2009-2014.

The system consists of monitoring and simulation components. The combination of numerical modelling and noise measurements at selected locations offers a credible solution to the problem of underwater noise monitoring. The monitoring component comprises an array of passive sound recorders, equipped with hydrophones, self-contained power supplies, data acquisition and storage electronics. The simulation tool is in development. Suitable modelling approaches, modelling scenarios, and acoustic model input values are being selected and applied for the most important sources of sound and for underwater sound propagation in the Bulgarian waters. The tool computes sound maps produced by multiple noise point sources, as input for assessment of the environmental status. For optimum results, the simulation tool will be validated using acoustic measurements provided by the monitoring tool.

Future work includes development of a post-processing tool of the sound maps to obtain indicators relevant to both the noise anthropogenic pressure and biological effect of underwater noise impact on marine life.


Post-Secondary Education (PSE) in Ontario and in Canada has expanded on both the demand and supply sides in the last couple of decades. As of 2007, 50% of the population aged 18 to 24 was enrolled in post-secondary institutions. Enrolment in Ontario universities grew from 10,000 in 1960 to approximately 400,000 in 2007 (Clark, Moran, Skolnik, & Trick, (2009). The federal and provincial governments have pushed institutions to increase their capacity, especially at the university level, because of the belief that knowledge is a means of power and economic stability. "In a post-industrial economy, knowledge has replaced labour and raw materials as the key determinant of productivity and competitiveness" (Clark et al., 2009, p. 50). In a globalized world where prior international relationships are strengthening and others are new, human capital and investment in education are the main drivers of competitiveness in the global economy.


Calendar use has been widely investigated over the past decades. While many studies focus on specific domains or on a competition between paper and digital tools, this paper tries to understand calendar artifacts as part of ecologies where tasks, practices, artifact collections and users co-adapt and co-evolve [12]. It presents findings from interviews and a follow--up study that applies the Day-Reconstruction Method to give detailed accounts of the diverse individual calendar ecologies. Behavioral patterns in individual calendar work are identified. The participants' appropriation of specific calendar tools is considered and reasons for the observed co-existence of paper and digital artifact species are discussed.


Slurry phase Fischer−Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was conducted with two precipitated iron catalysts (100 Fe/3.6 Si/0.71 K and 100 Fe/4.4 Si/1.0 K, atomic percent relative to Fe) at 543 K, 1.31 MPa, and a synthesis gas (H2/CO = 0.7) space velocity of 3.1 normal L h-1 (g of Fe)-1. The impact of activation gas (CO, H2/CO = 0.7, or H2/CO = 0.1), temperature (543 or 573 K), and pressure (1.31 or 0.10 MPa) on the long-term (>500 h) activity and selectivity of the catalysts was explored. Pretreatment with CO under the conditions employed gave highly active and stable catalysts. Catalyst performance when synthesis gas activation was used was found to be dependent upon the partial pressure of hydrogen in the activating gas, with low hydrogen partial pressures resulting in the highest catalyst activity. X-ray diffraction results indicate that carbon monoxide activations and synthesis gas activations with low hydrogen partial pressure result in the formation of the carbides χ-Fe5C2 and e'-Fe2.2C, while activation with s...


One of the enduring puzzles in the formation of planetary systems is how millimeter‐sized dust grains agglomerate to become kilometer‐sized, self gravitating planetesimals, the "building blocks" of planets. One theory is that the dust grains settle into the mid‐plane of the protoplanetary disk (thin, cool disk of gas and dust in orbit around a newly forming protostar) until they reach a critical density that triggers a gravitational instability to clumping. However, turbulence within the disk is likely to stir up the dust grains and prevent them from reaching this critical density. A competing theory is that dust grains grow by pair‐wise collisions, forming fractal structures. It is unclear, however, how robust such structures would be to successive collisions. A new and exciting theory is that vortices in a protoplanetary disk may capture dust grains at their centers, "seeding" the formation of planetesimals. We are investigating the dynamics of 3D vortices in protoplanetary disks with a parallel spectra...


AF remains the most common and most challenging arrhythmia.There are two basic strategies for the treatment of atrial fibrillation(AF):restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm(rhythm control)and regulation of the ventricular rate during AF(rate control).The decision how to treat a certain patient should be individualized and depends on the spesific situation including type of AF,on the expected advantages and disadvantages of either strategy.Antiarrhythmic medication should be the first line therapy for each strategy.The choice of the drug must be tailored to the specific characteristics of the given patient to increase the efficacy and decrease the adverse drug effects during the administration of the antiarrhythmic drug.


Background: In vitro maturation (IVM) is a promising treatment option for certain infertile women. Nowadays, with the aid of PolScope, it has become possible to evaluate zona pellucida (ZP) characteristics as a parameter of oocyte quality. Moreover, quality of oocytes can be influenced by many factors, such as patient's age. The PolScope system is a non-invasive technique to assess birefringent structures such as the meiotic spindle and ZP in living oocytes. Objective: The aim was to determine the influence of the woman's age on ZP birefringence, a sign of oocyte quality, and morphology of in-vitro matured human oocytes using non-invasive polarized light (PolScope) microscopy. Materials and Methods: ZP birefringence and morphology were determined in 105 retrieved oocytes from 58 women undergoing ICSI in two age groups (≥30 years and <30 years). The immature oocytes were selected and after IVM, the quality of metaphase ΙΙ (MII) oocytes was assessed. The oocytes abnormalities were classified as intracytoplasmic and extracytoplasmic abnormalities. Results: Oocyte maturation rates were significantly reduced in ≥30 year's women (56%) in comparison with other age group (80.7%). In addition, the ZP birefringence was significantly higher in MII oocytes in the younger group compared with the older group (76.2% vs. 38.1%; p=0.00). Following morphologic assessment, the rates of oocytes with extracytoplasmic (p=0.02) and both abnormalities (extra- and intracytoplasmic) (p=0.01) were higher in aged versus the younger women. Conclusion: There was a positive relationship between advanced maternal age with decreased ZP birefringence and oocyte morphological quality in in-vitro matured human oocytes.


The one FPC and other circuit board having a plurality of conductive interconnects arranged the terminal portion is prepared. The adhesive film is disposed between the terminal portion and the terminal portion of the circuit substrate of the FPC to form a stack. A stack from the FPC side to locally released in the position pressed by the convex parts of the rigid head is an adhesive film softened by softening the adhesive film is a rigid head having a pressing surface with a plurality of convex portions formed in the hot-used to crimp do.


Each of the six GONG observing stations will produce three, 16-bit, 256X256 images of the Sun every 60 sec of sunlight. These data will be transferred from the observing sites to the GONG Data Management and Analysis Center (DMAC), in Tucson, on high-density tapes at a combined rate of over 1 gibabyte per day. The contemporaneous processing of these data will produce several standard data products and will require a sustained throughput in excess of 7 megaflops. Peak rates may exceed 50 megaflops. Archives will accumulate at the rate of approximately 1 terabyte per year, reaching nearly 3 terabytes in 3 yr of observing. Researchers will access the data products with a machine-independent GONG Reduction and Analysis Software Package (GRASP). Based on the Image Reduction and Analysis Facility, this package will include database facilities and helioseismic analysis tools. Users may access the data as visitors in Tucson, or may access DMAC remotely through networks, or may process subsets of the data at their local institutions using GRASP or other systems of their choice. Elements of the system will reach the prototype stage by the end of 1988. Full operation is expected in 1992 when data acquisition begins.


Macros of Microsoft Office documents are used in many organizations to improve efficiency of operations on the office documents. However, when created with malicious intentions, macros contain viruses that steal sensitive information of users or cause damage to files and systems of users. Although antivirus programs can remove the office documents containing macro viruses from users' systems, it can't detect new viruses that are not registered in its virus definition databases. Although users pay attention not to activate macros of the office documents come from unknown senders, macro virus creators have successfully used social engineering techniques that lead users of Microsoft office to run the infected macros. Therefore, viruses in macros of the office documents are still dangerous threats for the organizations. The objective of this paper is to propose an effective security model that solves this problem. This proposed model employs digital signature technology for examining trusted macro creators and detecting uncertified modification of macros of Microsoft Office documents. Keywords— Documents; macro; virus; XML; digital signature; certificates


The delicate balance between solid-state intermolecular interactions and electron-donating methyl-group influences in N-methylurea (NMU) is shown to distinguish its nonlinear optical properties, relative to those of urea, a standard reference material for second harmonic generation (SHG). The solid-state intermolecular interactions in NMU are identified using neutron diffraction data, showing that hydrogen bonding generates an extensive 3D supramolecular network of NMU molecules with secondary and tertiary nonbonded contacts helping to hold this network in a closely packed form. The undulating "urea tape" motif within this network renders an overall packing arrangement that is less SHG-favorable than that of urea, which exhibits a more head-to-tail molecular alignment. The primary, secondary, and tertiary nonbonded contacts are classified using graph-sets, Hirshfeld surfaces, and fingerprint plots. H···H contacts in NMU contribute to the overall Hirshfeld surface area much more than in urea, forming at th...


It is the assistant doctor's duty or the person in charge of a patient in severe conditions in need of ICU, to provide a room/bed with the hospital or with the "central regulator of hospital beds" the appropriate department in the hospital


The concept of practice is used in different meanings and contexts. This chapter focuses on religious practice. It explains a measurement method for the investigation of the relevance of religious beliefs in daily life. The chapter discusses three main topics: (i) psychological model of religiosity; (ii) measurement of the centrality of the religious construct-system; and (iii) two examples of applications of the model and its operationalisation. The first example depicts that religious beliefs have a high and consistent self-reported influence on diverse areas of life such as family, career and sexuality only if the religious construct-system is in a central position, both in theological and non-theological students. The second example reveals that the specific religious content "experience of a forgiving God" substantially correlates the willingness to forgive other people only in subjects with central religious construct-system.Keywords: psychological model of religiosity; religious beliefs; religious construct-system; religious practice


Objective To understand the current status of school doctors(health care teachers) in middle and primary schools in Shenzhen in order to strengthen the team construction and upgrade the professional skills of them.Methods A total of 607 school doctors from 546 middle and primary schools in Shenzhen were investigated by questionnaires.Results The ratio of students to school doctors was 424∶1;534 school doctors were female(88.00%);the average age was 37.40±9.67 years;292 school doctors had college diploma(48.11%);236 of them had medical professional qualifications(38.90%) and the average working time period was 6.45 years. Conclusions The school doctor team in middle and primary schools in Shenzhen has the problems of insufficient allocation,irregular professional qualification and shortage of working time period.So we should enhance the administration of school doctor team so as to improve school health in Shenzhen.


It would appear from the data presented that the favourite location for the common rat fleas of this vicinity, Ceratophyllus fasciatus, Bosc., and Loemopsylla cheopis, Roth., is about the hind quarters of the rat, while Ctenopsyllus musculi (Dugès), Wagner, prefers the region of the head and neck. The same regional distribution of rat fleas was found in the case of the guinea-pigs. Squirrel fleas are most numerous on the hind quarters. These observations, while they are not to be insisted upon as throwing any special light upon the regional distribution of buboes in naturally infected plague rats, are of particular interest in showing the very constant preference of Ct. musculi for the region of the head and neck. In regard to the other species of fleas it should be borne in mind that the skin areas are not of equal dimensions; that of the head and neck being smallest; that of the hind quarters being the largest; and the skin area of the fore quarters being between these in size.


The Pannonian (Tortonian and Early Messinian) sediments in the
Moravian and Slovak part of the Vienna Basin were studied.Due
to the paleogeographic changes and climatic oscillations, the
number of thermophilous plant taxa decreased. Mixed mesophytic
forest and extrazonal vegetation,also the swamp, riparian,
often hydrophilous and halophyte plants are represent.
Dinoflagellates indicate locally slightly higher salinity,
whereas, genus Pediastrum represent freshwater environments.
The amount of herbaceous plants increased.


With limited embedded systematic hardware's resources,designing and developing high-efficient equipment drive are essential to strengthen embedded operation system dependability and raise systematic efficiency.Firstly,an introduction of the architecture of the S3C2410 processor was given.Secondly,the process and method of programming device driver in WinCE were described,and the keyboard interrupt method's driver in S3C2410 was realized.Finally,the simulation keyboard driver was downloaded to the WinCE.The experimental results show that the method has certain reference meaning for driver development of equipment.


The aim of this research is to determine the degree of synonymy among words based on a corpus search in hrWaC 2.0 (Croatian Web Corpus, Version 2). First, we analyze the lexicographic determination of absolute synonymy at the level of the dictionary definition (where the independent meaning of the words is extracted from usage context). The major part of the research focuses on the usage of synonyms based on corpus data. The analysis includes two pairs of synonymous nouns in Croatian: krevet and postelja 'bed' and bijes and gnjev 'rage'. The ten most common multiword units (MWUs) of these synonyms were selected as attested in the corpus according to raw frequency. According to the obtained results, we determined how many synonyms are distanced from each other when compared to other words, whereby these words obtain the attributes of partial synonyms instead of absolute synonyms. Despite the fact that the context permits the use of both synonyms, it was confirmed that only one is significantly prevalent in some MWUs. The corpus-based approach imposes a different manner of defining absolute synonyms in dictionaries – apart from describing the basic semantic features of the word, the definition must consider the contextual representation and the collocational perspective of synonymous words. Corpus results can improve synonymous relationships among words in lexicographic descriptions.


The invention discloses an adaptive method for wireless network video stream transmission, which comprises the following steps that: formats of a TCP data packet and a UDP data packet are determined; a receiving end requests a transmitting end for video transmission; the transmitting end transmits a video data stream to the receiving end in the form of the UDP data packet; the transmitting end periodically transmits the transmitting condition of the UDP data packet in a current channel to the receiving end in the form of the TCP data packet; after receiving the TCP data packet, the receiving end unpacks and analyzes the data packet, operates the data of the transmitting end and record data of the locally received UDP data packet to obtain packet loss rate information and feeds the information back to the transmitting end; the transmitting end regulates the organized format of a current UDP video stream data packet, the packed size and the transmission rate of the UDP data packet in real time according to the packet loss rate information so as to adapt to the change of the wireless network; and the steps are repeated until the wireless network video stream transmission is finished.The adaptive method has the advantages of solving the problems of jump and jitter in video transmission, along with clear and continuous video transmission and low time delay.


Introduction:
Studies on methods of teaching informatics for graduate nursing programs
are limited. This paper discusses the design and evaluation of an IT-related Business Process
Reengineering (BPR) Project, one of the main assignments in an informatics course offered jointly for
three graduate nursing programs. Challenges and lessons learned are also presented.


Over recent decades, Australia's highly progressive, individual-based taxation of families has been replaced by a system that tends towards joint taxation with an inverted U-shaped rate scale. The reform has been implemented by introducing family-income-targeted child payments (now Family Tax Benefit Part A) and by lowering tax rates on higher incomes. The new system has shifted the burden of taxation to two-earner families on low and average wages and, in particular, to working married mothers as second earners. For reasons of fairness and efficiency, we propose returning to more progressive individual taxation and universal family payments.


DESCRIBES THE EXPERIMENTAL CONTINUOUS CONCRETE GIRDER BRIDGE BUILT IN HILL COUNTY, TEX., IN WHICH HIGH STRENGTH REINFORCING STEEL WAS USED. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INSTALLATION OF ELECTRIC STRAIN GAGES, INSTRUMENTATION, AND TEST PROCEDURES IS PRESENTED. FEATURES OF THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND A COMPARISON OF THE ULTIMATE STRENGTH DESIGN WITH THE ELASTIC DESIGN ARE GIVEN. DEFLECTIONS AND CRACK FORMATIONS ARE DISCUSSED. /RRL/A/


Abstract This paper responds to a critique by Walker (1996) of our article 1995 (BAR, Vol 27, pp. 61–82) which covered the nineteenth century revolution in government and its specific impact on companies legislation. While there are some consistencies in the findings of both papers, the authors fundamentally differ in their views. This paper clarifies some basic misinterpretations that Walker has made, relating to the purpose and content of our study. Clarification of these issues will assist the historian in a more careful and judicious evaluation of the Walker critique, hopefully bring fresh historical issues to the debate, and identify some future directions for research. Specifically, we argue that Walker's critique relates to the broader Diceyan framework which was not actually utilised in our study. Furthermore, contrary to Walker's assertions, we argue that laissez-faire was, on balance of historical evidence, a domineering influence on public policy in the mid-Victorian age. Ultimately the laissez-faire /collectivism debate needs to be addressed in the context of wider cultural factors/events occurring in 19th century Britain. It can not be evaluated, as Walker has attempted to do, by exclusive reference to legislative anomalies and paradoxes alone.


ABSTRACT The switching kinetics and dynamic dielectric measurements were carried out for multilayered ferroelectric Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films based on vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene copolymers P(VDF-TrFE). The switching kinetics of ultrathin films with thickness of 5–15 nm is well described by Landau-Khalatnikov equation and shows the critical behavior. Debye type dielectric relaxation has been revealed and investigated in the ferroelectric phase of LB films. The temperature dependence of relaxation time τ has a critical slowing-down phenomenon near the phase transition. The values of τ and damping coefficient ξ obtained from dielectric relaxation are by many orders of value smaller then the values of switching time and ξ characterizing the ferroelectric switching of ultrathin films.


INTRODUCTION In 45 Bc, Servius Sulpicius Rufus and Cicero exchanged letters containing reflections on the recent death of Cicero's daughter Tullia. This tragic event was assimilated by both to what they saw as the 'death' of the res publica , defined loosely by both as the constitutional order that had underpinned their own success and prestige, and that now, thanks to the victory of Caesar, was no more. However, both also resorted to survival strategies: a continued involvement, somehow, in the affairs of the res publica ; and the fulfilment of obligations to the interests of clients and friends. Although the emotions that prompted the exchange were heart-felt (at least on Cicero's side), the pair of letters was also a jointly created literary artefact. Both writers were masters of rhetoric (despite Cicero's allegations to the contrary with regard to Servius in the Pro Murena ) and their arguments add up to a joint exercise in self-representation as the chief mourners for a defunct res publica . As an analysis of what was meant by res publica , the letters leave much to be desired in that they may reflect Servius' more limited political and philosophical outlook; Cicero, even when profoundly afflicted by grief, could do better, as is evidenced in the Tusculan Disputations , also a response to Tullia's death. In other words, Cicero, as so often, adapted himself to his correspondent. Cicero's and Servius' concern with helping friends would provide a means to enable the elite under the Empire to survive and prosper as manipulators of networks of power. Among them, Servius' intellectual successors, the Roman jurists, also prospered; his career, and the subsequent perspectives on it, illustrated here through brief analyses of the presence of Servius in Celsus and Pomponius, illustrate how easily the iuris periti could adapt to a new constitutional order, by representing it as a continuation of the old. The 'procuratorial' attitude to the role of the populus in the res publica in their exchange is more problematic. The 'fall of the Republic' can be read in many ways; certainly, the ability of the populus Romanus to act as an effective element in constitutional governance was an early casualty of Augustus' new system.


A death certificate analysis of mortality from ischemic heart disease in Icelandic males during 1951 to 1960 revealed a striking urban-rural difference for ages 35 to 64 and even up to 74, while the oldest age groups showed little difference. The crude rates, therefore, did not differ impressively but the rates per 100,000 for ages 35 to 64 were: Reykjavik 175.4; other towns 151.6; combined urban area 166.5; and rural area 78.2. At these ages, accordingly, the urban mortality rate for ischemic heart disease was more than twice as high as the rural rate. The Icelandic diet is traditionally rich in protein and fats and the consumption of animal fats, including dairy fats is, if anything, higher in rural areas than in towns. The caloric intake in relation to expenditure was, however, probably higher in the towns. It is suggested that overnutrition per se may be of greater importance in predisposing to ischemic heart disease than richess of the diet in fats.


Electrochemical Machining is one of established non-traditional machining process which is widely used in micro machining parts. Purpose of this research paper is to investigate effect of Electrochemical Machining under low voltage and relatively high current rating on concentrated or masked work piece of Copper and Carbon Steel EN9. Developing Machine set up with the help of PLC and SCADA device for Accurate Positioning and reliable data supervising which includes ECM, basic working principle of ECM, selection and development of components, implementation and to analyze the effect of change in the parameters of the process. Selection and development part will cover design of frame, fixture, pump, filter, tool, electrolyte, and work piece material as a mechanical part, selection of electric drive system and PLC. PLC programming and hardware circuit as electrical and programming part.


The siphon drainage technology and siphon system composition were introduced simply,the siphon rain water system adjusting process on concrete roof and steel roof was illustrated specifically.The difference of the siphon rain water system on concrete roof and steel roof was generalized so as to guide practice.


Single chain polymer nanoparticles (SCNP) constitute an attractive polymer architecture that potentially provides functions exclusively seen in folded biomacromolecules. The generation of SCNPs, however, is limited by the requirement of a high dilution chemical step, necessitating the use of large reactors in order to produce reasonable quantities of material. Herein, the chemical folding of macromolecules into SCNPs is achieved in both batch and flow photochemical processes by the previously described photodimerization of anthracene units in polymethylmethacrylate (100 kDa) under UV irradiation at 366 nm. When employing flow chemistry, the irradiation time is readily controlled by tuning the flow rates, allowing for the precise control over the intramolecular collapse process. In addition, we demonstrate that the flow system provides a route at least 4 times more efficient for SCNPs formation, reaching higher intramolecular cross-linking ratios 5 times faster compared to batch operation. Thus, we provide a new path towards the synthesis of larger quantities of SCNPs and thus their applications in different fields of soft matter materials science.


An oscillator is designed for PWM controller chip. The resistance Rt and capacitance Ct for oscillator are located outside the chip to adjust the frequency expediently. The circuit is simulated by CADENCE Spectre, and the simulation results show that the frequency of the oscillator is 52.84KHz (at Vcc=15V), voltage stability is 0.4%. The layout is done based on the process flow and layout levels of bipolar 45V process provided by HUAYUE Microelectronics Company. The test results prove that the oscillator present in this paper meets the design requirements.


Objectives To assess the quality of life of men with gout compared with standardised population-based indicators; to identify factors associated with poor HRQoL. Methods A total of 175 male patients with crystal-proven (100%) gout have been examined. The mean age: 48 (±12.3) yrs, 39% was chronic arthritis, 36.6% tophi, 23% coronary heart disease (CHD), 76% hypertension, 15.2% diabetes mellitus type 2, 9.1% chronic kidney disease (CKD), 55.4% obesity, the mean level of uric acid 510 (±120) micromolar, allopurinol uses 31.4%. HRQoL using Shot Form (SF)-36 compared with Russian general population (n=3344). There have been held the correlation analysis by Sperman and Pearson between SF-36, HAQ, EQ and gender, age, duration of disease, chronic arthritis, the presence of tophi, the level of uric acid, administration of diuretics, alcohol, comorbidities (hypertension, CHD, CKD, diabetes mellitus, obesity, CV events. Statistically significant differences were considered at p<0.05. Stepwise multiple regression to identify predictors of low HRQOL was used. Results Total respondents had significantly lower SF-36 PCS (p<0,00001) and significantly lower scores: Physical Functioning (p<0.00001), Role-Physical (p<0.00001), Bodily Pain (p<0,00001), General Health (p<0,0012). A mental component summary (MCS) score of gout patients did not differ from the standardised population-based index. Correlations between HRQOL and age HAQ were revealed: r=0,27, p=0.0001; EQ: r=-0.24, p=0.001; SF-36v1 (PCS): r=-0,28, p=0.0001. Duration of disease HAQ: r=0,18, p=0.03; SF-36 (PCS): r=-0.26, p=0.0001. The presence of chronic arthritis HAQ, r=0,3, p=0.001; EQ, r=-0,22, p=0.01; PCS, r=-0.34, p=0.0001. Tophi HAQ, r=0,3, p=0.006; PCS, r=-0,35, p=0.0001. Hypertension HAQ, r=0,17, p=0.02; PCS, r=-0.18, p=0.0001; CV events EQ, r=-0.16, p=0.03. Based on step-by-step multiple regression there was found a direct and feedback of all instruments of HRQoL with age HAQ regression coefficient (regression coef.) 0,01, CI 0,051 to 0,36; EQ regression coef. (-0,004), CI (-0,34) to (-0,04); PCS regression coef. (-0,19), CI (-0,39) to (-0,11) and the presence of chronic arthritis HAQ regression coef. 0,23, CI 0,008 to 0,34; EQ regression coef. (-0,09), CI (-0,32) to (-0,02); PCS regression coef. (-3,12), CI (-0,32) to (-0,004); with the presence of tophi HAQ, regression coef. 0,21, CI 0,006 to 0,42; frequency arthritis EQ, regression coef. (-0,005), CI (-0,009) to (-0,001), with obesity EQ regression coef. (-0,08), CI (-0,166) to (-0,009), with the frequency of arthritis PCS, regression coef. (-0,17), CI (-0,31) to (-0,04) and with CKD- PCS, coeff. regression (-4,59), CI (-0,35) to (-0,14). Conclusions Patients with gout in comparison with population control have significantly lower HRQoL. Poor HRQoL independently associated with chronic arthritis, the presence of tophi, frequent attacks, gender and comorbidity (CKD and obesity). Disclosure of Interest None declared DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4920


The presented research validates the capability of a loosely coupled computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and comprehensive rotorcraft analysis (CRA) code to calculate the flowfield around a rotor and test stand mounted inside a wind tunnel. The CFD/CRA predictions for the Full-Scale UH-60A Airloads Rotor inside the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 40- by 80-Foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames Research Center are compared with the latest measured airloads and performance data. The studied conditions include a speed sweep at constant lift up to an advance ratio of 0.4 and a thrust sweep at constant speed up to and including stall. For the speed sweep, wind tunnel modeling becomes important at advance ratios greater than 0.37 and test stand modeling becomes increasingly important as the advance ratio increases. For the thrust sweep, both the wind tunnel and test stand modeling become important as the rotor approaches stall. Despite the beneficial effects of modeling the wind tunnel and test stand, the new models do not completely resolve the current airload discrepancies between prediction and experiment.


This study traces the historical geography of homelessness in America. It provides a synoptic overview of the production of homelessness in the United States and the varying urban and national responses to homelessness that have resulted (both cultural responses generally and policy and legal responses more particularly). Surveying changing policies and practices from the colonial period to the present, the author explains how homelessness in the United States has developed and changed, and why it has taken the specific social form that it has. Focusing not on homeless people themselves, and not on the experience of homelessness by those people who are un-housed, but rather on how the societal condition of homelessness—the discourses, practices, laws, and events that shape the nature of homelessness as a social fact—has evolved in the United States, this article suggests that there is a specifically American "style" to homelessness. It concludes by raising the question of whether, with the globalization of neoliberal modes of economy and regulation, such a style is now beginning to appear in other national contexts.


This item includes a segment of an a student interview in a Writing Intensive course in a sophomore honors seminar at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The interview was conducted in 2014 and in this clip the interviewee is discussing how academic writing might be applied for the benefit of an audience outside of the university setting.