This paper presents the results of an experimental study on nucleate pool boiling. Experiments were performed using vapor-deposited thin films which were electrically heated. High-speed infrared and visible cameras simultaneously observed bubble growth from the heater surface. Possible experimental confirmation of microlayer dynamics is presented.Copyright © 2008 by ASME


The authors examine features attributed to consumption of news on the Internet by young and active residents of Moscow – students of the Faculty of Journalism at the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The empirical data was based on 'news diaries' filled in by students in the course of a week between February 15, 2016 and February 21, 2016, 40 people in total. Authors analyze users' behavior on the web, specifically their interest in various news resources and links to news publications posted on social websites. The article figures out the contemporary academic approaches to news production, distribution and consumption in the digital environment. The study explores media consumption of young Russians who belong to the 'digital natives' generation. The collected through the empirical research data is proved by the current theoretical approaches to online news consumption process. This article describes the present-day role of the Internet and digital media in the Russian media system to provide context for this analysis.


The interesting ZnO nanoparticles (NPs)-based sensor devices are fabricated on sapphire substrates to study the nitrogen oxide (NO2) gas sensing performance. The postheat treatment process is not used to avoid the undesired agglomeration phenomenon. Different concentrations (0.1 and 0.01 wt%) of ZnO NPs are employed to produce the studied NO2 gas sensors. Experimentally, studied devices demonstrate good NO2 sensing responses $\sim 100$ (at 5 ppm NO2/air, 473 K). Especially, an extremely low sensing limit of 10 ppb NO2/air is obtained for the studied devices. This value is superior to those of previously reported results from other NO2 sensors. The studied sensor devices also show the advantages of low cost, easy fabrication, and compact potentiality to integrate with other high-speed and optoelectronic devices. Therefore, the studied devices give the promise for high-performance NO2 monitoring applications.


Abstract : Quantifiable effects of noise are defined as those effects that demonstrate both a clear causal relationship, and also an increase of severity of the effect with the magnitude of the noise exposure. While possible noise effects, such as elevated blood pressure and sleep interference, are discussed, a rationale is given for not considering these effects as quantifiable. The three quantifiable effects of noise are identified. These are induced hearing loss, speech/activity interference, and general community response. Measurement and evaluation of each of these effects are discussed. Recommendations and exceptions to evaluating the environmental effects of noise are provided. Although the author recognizes the occasional need of other noise descriptors, the basic descriptor promoted by the EPA and accepted by the Department of Defense, the Day Night Sound Level, is recommended for measuring environmental tests. This measure provides a reasonable assessment of the three quantifiable effects for most types of environmental noises. (Author)


The paper deals with numerical investigations of the evolution of shear localisation in granular bodies for earth pressure problems of a retaining wall in conditions of plane strain. The passive and active failure of a retaining wall in sand is discussed. The calculations are carried out with a rigid and very rough retaining wall undergoing horizontal translation, rotation around the top and rotation around the bottom. The behaviour of dry sand is numerically modelled with a finite element method using a hypoplastic constitutive relation within a polar (Cosserat) continuum. The constitutive relation is obtained through extension by polar quantities, viz. rotations, curvatures and couple stresses, using the mean grain diameter as a characteristic length. During FE-calculations, the attention is laid on the influence of different wall movements on shear localisation. In addition, the effects of the initial void ratio, distribution of the initial void ratio and mean grain diameter, pressure level and size of the sand body and retaining wall is investigated in the case of a passive wall translation. The FE-results are compared with corresponding experimental results of laboratory model tests.


Abstract Dry fiber tapes have become an alternative to pre-impregnated tapes for automated fiber placement. However, their industrial adoption is inhibited by high upfront research and development cost. To reduce the cost of material selection as part of such an investment, this work presents the application of the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) to material selection with a focus on material processability and manufacturing quality. The selection is based on procurement, material and its performance throughout the manufacturing process, and some laminate quality indicators. Criteria and sub-criteria were identified and implemented into the AHP. This established decision making tool was compared to a more efficient derivative using the chain of interaction method. Two materials, including the selected material, were used to manufacture a small-scale L-section composite component. This demonstrates that the proposed material selection method predicted the more preferable material for manufacturing quality when applied to a complex geometry. Graphical Abstract


The coordination polymer, [Sm2(HPyImDC)2Ox (H2O)2·6H2n [H3PyImDC = 2-(pyridine-3-yl)-1H-4,5-imidazoledicarboxylic acid, Ox = oxalate], has been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR and single crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 28.166(6), b = 6.9970(14), c = 16.655(3) Å, V = 2685.4(9) Å3, Z = 4, Dc= 2.298 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 4.428 mm-1, F(000) = 1852, the final R = 0.0412 and wR = 0.1010. The complex forms a three-dimensional (3D) framework structure.


A linear piezoelectric actuator was taken as a work-doing component in an electromechanical fuze safety system to realize the controllability of muzzle safety distance. The principle of the piezoelectric actuator was analyzed,and the actuator operation mode in the fuze safety system was presented. The influences of typically environmental force of a fuze on the actuator in service and launch processes were analyzed in theory. The AVEX impact test-bed was utilized to perform the impact test to the actuator. The results showed that the piezoelectric actuator can withstand the impact inertia force of 15. 25m height dropping to the armor plate during a service process; in a dynamic launch process,it can resist the centrifugal force under 15000 r / min of the projectile spinning speed,make the slider move in place,and bear a 15000g blowback impact acceleration. The study results provided a theoretical basis for piezoelectric actuator's application in a fuze safety system,simultaneously provided a novel idea for the controllability of muzzle safety distance.


Objective To study the clinical characteristics of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in the elderly. Methods The clinical data of dilated cardiomyopathy in 42 elderly and 86 non elderly cases were comparatively analyzed through clinical observations. Results Aldosterone in the elderly with DCM was higher than that in the non elderly (294±78) pmol/L vs (208±69) pmol/L,( P 0 05) .The incidence of ventricular arrhythmia in the elderly was lower than in the non elderly (61 9% vs 90 7%, P 0 05). Incidences of hypokalemia and hypomagnesiemia were higher in the elderly (54 8% and 28 6%). The old patients were apt to digitalis in toxication due to sensitivity to digitalis increased (31 0%).Course of disease and mean survival period in the elderly with DCM was longer than in the non elderly (11 0±4 5)yrs and (6 7±4 3)yrs vs (5 1±2 6)yrs and (3 2±2 6) yrs (all P 0 05) . The main cause of death was congestive heart failure in the elderly with DCM (81 4%) and ventricular arrhythmia in the non elderly. Conclusions The prognosis in the elderly with DCM was better than in the non elderly, the earlier the age of onset, the worse the prognosis. The main reasons of ventricular arrhythmia in the elderly were heart failure, electrolyte imbalance and sympathetic excitation.


Flow field characteristics of a supersonic turbulent free jet counterflowing to another free-jet were investigated using experimental and computational methods. Velocity and pressure fluctuation measurements data obtained using the PIV and the pressure transducer techniques in a supersonic, M=1.5 jet flow facility were compared to computational results both under the presence of a counter flow and without the counter flow. For this purpose a supersonic nozzle obtained from NASA was manufactured and used. The jet flow was simulated by using the FLUENT software. The optimal mesh geometry was found and e k turbulence model was defined as the best model in comparison to other models available in FLUENT. Consequently, this model was used in the study of counter jet flow to get additional information about the nature of the bow shock attenuation/dispersion phenomena. The conditions for the shock dispersion effect were established.


Having efficient and safe cryptographic techniques for online data exchange is now more important than ever with the rise of the use of cloud computing & the Internet of Things. In a perfect world, those storing data or files online would utilize encryption and provide selected individuals the keys to access such files. with the idea of aggregation, which enables users to decode several kinds of data with an individual key of constant size, is a modern and efficient proposal in this area. For online data sharing, we offer a dynamic key aggregating encryption technique that works on elliptic curve groups and permits dynamic withdrawal of user access rights. We extend this fundamental architecture to a generic two-tiered hierarchical structure that not only effectively permits expansion of data classes but also achieves optimum space and temporal complexity. Finally, we offer an addition to the generalized method that makes it possible to perform encryption and decryption using efficiently computable bilinear pairings. Formal proofs are provided that each scheme is semantically secure. All of the paper's assertions have been verified by actual experiments.


Concurrent with the depletion of good quality raw coal there has been a steady increase in the percentage of mechanically cleaned coal. Also, concurrent with mechanized mining methods, there has been an increase in the amount of impurities and percentage of fines in the raw coal. These factors have brought about increased emphasis in efficient low-cost fine-coal cleaning methods. The Cannon circular concentrator, a launder-type pinched sluice device used to beneficiate mineral-bearing sands, was investigated for fine-coal cleaning on the above basis. Thus preliminary trials on the cleaning of fine coal by this circular concentrator were initiated. Both the technical and economic possibilities of the circular concentrator showed promise but detailed information of the operating conditions of the concentrator was needed to improve operating efficiencies. The current work has provided this information and indicated the best operating conditions for the fine-coal cleaning with the circular concentrator. The efficiencies based on these best conditions are still somewhat low by currently accepted equipment standards. However, since the normally used clean-reclean type flow sheet was not employed, and other operating characteristics brought to light in the work not fully developed, further investigations seem to be indicated.


Axiomatic design theory was advanced as a systematic approach to the design field. It explains the general features of design activity, extracts common characteristics of good designs and provides a methodology/procedure consistent to them. The common characteristics of good designs is called 'axioms' or 'design axioms'. ADE( Axiomatic Design Environment ) may be defined as a computer software which assists designers in following axiomatic design procedure. ADE satisfies the following specific goals: ADE provides the editing environment which can clearly show the basic concepts of axiomatic design theory (which are domains, functional requirement, design parameter, design matrix, design hierarchy, mapping and decomposition); ADE helps designers to keep axiomatic design procedure by prohibiting the designers from taking undesirable design sequence; ADE helps designers' ideation for appropriate design solutions; ADE has the ability to check whether on not a design is acceptable according to design axioms; ADE has the ability to record a designer's design and retrive it on computer. A framework for software design, based on axiomatic design theory, was suggested and applied to designing ADE. Software design process is formalized with concepts of axiomatic design theory. Further research needs to be focused on the ideation process for design solutions. Thesis Supervisor: Professor Nam Pyo Suh Ralph E. and Eloise F. Cross Professor of Manufacuring Head of the Department


5-FU-loaded PLA ultramicron were prepared by a w/o/w emulsion evaporation method,and were characterized by transmission electron microscopy(TEM),particle size analyzer and UV spectrometer.The release performances of 5-FU loaded PLA ultramicron in vitro were studied.The VEGF/5-FU loaded PLA ultramicron labeled technetium-99m were injected in nude mice by tail vein to observe targerting effect and therapeutic effect.TEM observation showed ultramicron were spherical,The mean diameter was 195.2nm,and the index of polydispersity was 0.148, the drug content was 8.23%,and the encapsulation efficiency was 24.71%.There was a linear relationship between the amount of accumulative release Q and time square root t~(1/2).After targeted 5-FU loaded PLA ultramicron injection 2 hours,the majority of ultramicron centralized at tumor site.In all the treatment groups,5-FU/VEGF loaded PLA ultramicron group had best result.That demonstrated 5FU/VEGF loaded PLA ultramicron had multiple function with inhibition of growth of blood vessel of tumor and controlled release drug in the tumor site.


Shells and peduncles of nine eco-races viz., Raily, Daba TV, BOgal, Moonga, Modia, I.aria. Bhandara, Mandla and Jadai of Antheraea mylitta D. were analysed for the four constituents viz moisture, total nitrogen, total minerals and boil off loss. Results of analyses of variance reveal that the eco-race; differ significantly from each other in respect of all the four constituents of shells and peduncles. Considering inter-racial variations, mean values for all the constituents except boil off loss are higher in cocoon shells. Total nitrogen varies from 19.34% (Moonga) to 16.78% (Jadai) in cocoon shell. And from 17.82% (Railey) to 16.06% (I aria) In peduncles while total minerals content ranges between 6.00% (Raily) and 2.27% (Mandla) for shells and between 3.85% (Bhandara) and 0.823% (Raily) for peduncles. Similarly, boil of loss content varies from 21.15% (Bhandara) and 10.38% (Daba TV) in shells and from 36.01% (Raily) to 23.54% (Mandla) in peduncles. Cocoon shells and peduncles of Mandla eco-race have the hiehest moisture content (12.80% and 11.43%) and that of Raily eco-race the lowest (5.01% and 4.63%) respectively.


A low cost fibre-wireless (FiWi) convergent network architecture including two multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless signals based on a 5G universal filter multicarrier (UFMC) waveform and wired signal over orthogonal frequency division multiplexed passive optical network (OFDM-PON) is presented. The proposed scheme utilizes a single side band frequency translation (SSB-FT) technique to provide a smooth and cost-efficient convergent system. A proof-of-concept downstream link over a 20 km standard-PON is conducted by simulation to confirm the successful transmission of 1 Gb/s data rate for each MIMO and 2.5 Gb/s for the wired signal using error vector magnitude (EVM) and bit error rate (BER) measurements.


To ensure link reliability and signal receiving quality, robust adaptive beamforming (RAB) is vital important in mobile communications. In this paper, we propose a new RAB algorithm based on interference-plus-noise covariance (INC) matrix reconstruction and steering vector (SV) estimation. In this method, the INC matrix is reconstructed by estimating all interferences SVs and powers, as well as the noise power. The interference SVs are estimated by using the Capon spatial spectrum together with robust Capon beamforming principle, subsequently the interference powers are estimated based on the orthogonality between different signal SVs. On the other hand, the desired signal SV is estimated via maximizing the beamformer output power by solving a quadratic convex optimization problem. The proposed algorithm only needs to know in advance the array geometry and angular sector, in which the desired signal lies. Simulation results indicate that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing RAB techniques in terms of the overall performance in cases of various mismatches.


Audience: Immunology is a rapidly developing field, of great interest for researchers, clinicians, and students in a wide variety of biomedical and clinical areas including biology, hematology, infectious diseases, etc. The book tackles immunology from the evolutionary perspective in order to understand "forces that shaped, and are shaping, immune defense systems." To fully appreciate the content, the reader would benefit from having basic knowledge of both fields.


high-speed tumour fractions, and by Amies and Carr,'2 who neutralized tumour filtrates. Again complement was necessary: there was no neutralization in its absence. In other experiments Amies and Carr seem to have struck conditions-perhaps high conc6ntration of tumour agent-under which the same or some other antibody in their sera would destroy infectivity of highspeed fractions in the total absence of complement. It is somewhat surprising that little attention has been paid to the evidence that tumour viruses, as found in active filtrates and therefore presumably as they occur in the tumour cells, are closely linked to some antigenic substance which is to be found also in normal cells. It is not known even whether this cell substance comes down with the high-speed fraction of normal cells or whether it remains in solution in the supernatant fluid. That the substance, whatever it is, comes down in highspeed fractions of tumour extracts is explainable on the view that it is there linked with the virus particl2s, but its condition in extracts of normal tissues is unknown. Still less do we know in what part of the normal cell this particular substance is to be found. So from this side there is no indication of where in the tumour cell the virus particles may be situated. Nor is there any indication of the significance of this substance in the interrelations subsisting between cell and virus.


Objective To describe a new method of reconstruction of anterior crucial ligament(ACL) so as to avoid additional injury of peripatellar tissue and complications caused by procuring autograft from the patellar tendon. Methods To reconstruct the injuried ACL under arthroscopy by means of identical length of allogenic achilles tendon which was stored in deep hypothermia. At the same time, injuried medial collateral ligament(MCL) was reconstructed by using the achilles tendon. Results From January 1996 to June 2000, the ACLs in 31 cases were reconstructed by allogenic achilles tendon under arthroscopy. The average period of follow up of 25 cases(26 sides) was 18.9 months(12-49 months). Among them, 4 injuried MCLs were also reconstructed, 5 torn meniscus were sutured, and 6 were resected or partially resected. According to the Lysholm score method, the average score was 53.5 preoperatively, and 84 postoperatively, the satisfactory rate was 84.6%. The objective examination showed anterior drawer test(ADT) positive in 23 preoperatively, 1 postoperatively; Lachman test was positive in 25 preoperatively, 1 postoperatively, and weak positive in 2 postoperatively. There were 2 with pain in knee joints and 3 with limitation of activity of knee joints(5°-20°)postoperatively. Conclusion Allogenic achilles tendon, a materials can be procured in advance, and the injury and complications caused by the autograft can be decreased, and MCL can be reconstructed at the same time. With this technique, the material is convenient to obtain, the operative method is simple, and there is no need for internal fixation.


The Opportunistic Large Array (OLA) is a simple form of cooperative transmission, in which a group of single-antenna nodes decode the same packet, then a short time later relay the packet simultaneously in orthogonal or space-time coded channels. The authors have previously shown that OLA transmissions can be adequately synchronized so they appear to a receiver as having come from a conventional array with co-located antennas doing transmit diversity. OLAs have been considered as a basis for rapid single-packet broadcasting in multi-hop networks, however, there are few studies that consider OLA broadcasting of multiple co-channel packets. Using the continuum assumption (approximated by high density networks), we focus on broadcast throughput optimization, as determined by the packet insertion rate at the source. We consider spatial pipelining, which means broadcasting a packet before the previous co-channel packet has cleared the network. We show theoretically that for infinitely large networks the feasibility of spatial pipelining depends on the path loss exponent. For finite networks, we study the propagation behavior of spatially pipelined packets using numerical analysis.


The mass region of rare-earth nuclei in the nuclear chart is riddled with well-deformed nuclei, exhibiting rotational properties and many interesting nuclear structure-related phenomena. The scarcity of experimental data as the neutron number increases and the exotic phenomena such as shape coexistence, which are strongly connected with the underlying symmetries of the Hamiltonian and are predicted to take place in this region, make this mass region a fertile ground for experimental and theoretical studies of nuclear structure. In this work, we investigate the structure of the even–even 162–184Hf (hafnium) isotopes through a calculation of various observables such as B(E2;01+→21+) reduced transition matrix elements and quadrupole moments. Six different nuclear models are employed in the calculations of the observables for these nuclei, the shapes of which deviate from spherical symmetry, and as such, are characterized by Hamiltonians, which break the rotational invariance of the exact nuclear many-body Hamiltonian. The results of the present study are expected to establish some concrete guidelines for current and future experimental endeavors. Along these lines, the results for the 162–180Hf isotopes are compared with existing experimental data where available, showing an overall good agreement.


Introduction. Longer retention in drug abuse treatment is associated with better patient outcomes. This study is to evaluate the drop-out rates and the reasons for the early drop-out of patients in the SMART TA methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) clinics in Vietnam.

Methods. Data from the monthly reports between 2011 and 2013 was collected from 17 clinics in 9 provinces for this retro-prospective data analysis. The number of drop-outs was calculated by using the number of patients who have ever enrolled into the program and total number of dropped out patients by the end of time period. The reasons for early drop-out were also analyzed.

Results. A total of 1471 cumulative patients dropped out of the MMT program, indicating a drop-out rate of less than 4% per month per clinic. Among those who dropped out, 24% moved to other clinics, 9% died, and 67% dropped out completely. Reasons for permanent drop-out includes: returned to 06 centers (3%), arrested (25%), moved to other places (4%), other and unknown reasons (69%)

Conclusion. Results of the study suggested that the rate of dropped out patients was low compared to other neighboring countries, and there is need to improve the loss to follow up.


Reviews the developmet and the process of the incident of Shaoguan Power Plant's being compelled to emergency shut-down the 300MW generating unit,which is coming from the losing the power plant's power supply resulting from the boiler's fire ceasing,and gives some suggestions on assuring the safety and the safery and the increasing of the reliable the power supply in the power plant in odder to avoid such incident to happen again.


The present study examined effects of Azorubine (E122) and Amaranth (123) on male reproductive system of Swiss albino mice. Control (Group I, n=20) was treated with vehicle. Two treatment groups based on azorubine (Group II) and amaranth (Group III) treatment were designed with sub-groups for doses 1/2LD50 and 1/4LD50 (Group IIa, Group IIb, Group IIIa and Group IIIb) consisting of 20 animals each. Five animals from each group and sub-group were sacrificed at 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th day of administration. Body and testis weight were measured, along with cauda sperm characteristics and testicular histology. Level of reproductive hormones were also examined. Results showed significant deterioration of sperm characteristics after treatment with both dyes. Major types of sperm deformities noticed in azorubine and amaranth treated animals were broken tail, bend tail, cytoplasmic droplet, head-tail separation, coiled tail, and headless sperms. More than 30% decline in motility and abnormality was noted in animals treated with amaranth. Histological observation indicated cytotoxic damages in amaranth treated mice, while azorubine treated animals exhibited large scale disorganization of germ cells and interference in spermatogenesis. Conclusively, azorubine and amaranth at the doses used in this study were detrimental to spermatogenesis. Deformities found in the cauda epididymal sperms indicated consequential impact on the rate of fertility.


Food production will of course be critical for lunar living. The leaders will be growing plants first in small quantities for research to see how they perform in the lunar environment (radiation, partial gravity), then to supplement key nutrients the existing lunar diet might lack over time (likely with pick and eat type crops such as leafy vegetables, fruiting plants like peppers and micro greens) and finally to replace calories and associated up-mass at some future time based on the expansion of human presence and activity (staple crops such as potatoes, wheat etc.). Here we discuss a start-up proof-of-concept farm where tests can be carried out to validate plans for a later, full-scale farm. The concept will take advantage of previous work on Earth and in low earth orbit including experiments aboard the International Space Station, and will be designed for variation of all relevant parameters. Examples of variables will be the fractional duration and intensity of sunlight or artificial light sent to trays of growing crops from a primary mirror tracking the Sun around the horizon and the organization of planting, fertilizing and harvesting of products. It’s expected that LED lighting will provide the light source in a majority of concept applications. LED’s allow us to tailor specific light recipies optimal for the plant types we select. This is how things are done today in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) on Earth. The organization and sequencing of planting operations is important as is water and nutrient delivery, harvesting and waste product recycling. The role automation, robotics and food safety are very important since we are likely not going to be sending farmers anytime soon and crew time for lunar exploration will be the priority. Ultimately we must plan to include the farm as part of a bioregenerative life support. The crops will be partly spread out on the surface and partly arranged in a sloping list, covered by a transparent cover equipped with provisions for cleaning. Among the concepts to be tested will be the delivery of water from a source in a lunar mine.


The first duty of a director is to be loyal to his author. Or is it? It may be that this is one of those golden rules to which lip service is paid too easily. Perhaps his first duty is to "interpret" author to audience, thus showing a more responsible loyalty to both parties and doing the play real honor. Especially if the author is dead and the audience is alive, in another place, in another time, with another set of beliefs and traditions. Here is surely an issue for students of comparative drama: how are we to regard the notion of "a definitive production," a phrase used not as a pejorative but as praise? Michel Saint-Denis's production of Three Sisters for John Gielgud's company at the Queen's Theatre, London in 1938 received, in the Stanislavsky tradition, eight weeks of rehearsal instead of the usual three or four, and was thought by Gielgud to be "one of the most perfect examples of team-work ever presented in London" 1 and by Laurence Olivier to have been the "definitive" production in English. 2 There is talk in similar terms about Olivier's British National Theatre production of Uncle Vanya, presented at Chichester in 1963 and transferred to the Old Vic in 1964. There were early assumptions of the same kind about the Chekhov productions of the Moscow Art Theatre. And no doubt each of us has his image of a definitive production of these plays. The issue becomes acute in the case of Chekhov, whose carefully ambivalent attitude to life as reflected in the major plays has regularly teased directors and audiences in this century. The teasing is especially brilliant in the last moments of Uncle Vanya and Three Sisters, while central characters in The Cherry Orchard, like Trofimov and Lopahin, seem deliberately to invite a choice of readings. In the end Chekhov leaves the spectator's own insight to unify the disparate elements of his plays.


Given a set of assets and an investment capital, the classical portfolio selection problem consists in determining the amount of capital to be invested in each asset in order to build the most profitable portfolio. The portfolio optimization problem is naturally modeled as a mean-risk bi-criteria optimization problem where the mean rate of return of the portfolio must be maximized whereas a given risk measure must be minimized. Several mathematical programming models and techniques have been presented in the literature in order to efficiently solve the portfolio problem. A relatively recent promising line of research is to exploit clustering information of an assets network in order to develop new portfolio optimization paradigms. In this paper we endow the assets network with a metric based on correlation coefficients between assets' returns, and show how classical location problems on networks can be used for clustering assets. In particular, by adding a new criterion to the portfolio selection problem based on an objective function of a classical location problem, we are able to measure the effect of clustering on the selected assets with respect to the non-selected ones. Most papers dealing with clustering and portfolio selection models solve these problems in two distinct steps: cluster first and then selection. The innovative contribution of this paper is that we propose a Mixed-Integer Linear Programming formulation for dealing with this problem in a unified phase. The effectiveness of our approach is validated reporting some preliminary computational experiments on some real financial dataset.


The paper presents a hybrid frequency domain/neurocontrol algorithm. Neural network techniques are used to adjust the Youla parameter (D.C. Youla et al., 1976) in an appropriately parameterized control system. The resulting neurocontroller is stable, robust, and reconfigurable. The learning algorithm is capable of choosing the order of the Youla parameter. Results are given to validate the concept.<<ETX>>


We developed a reverse engineering technique, named Variant Analysis, aimed for recovering and visualizing information about commonalities and differences that exist in the source code of multiple similar software systems. The delivered information is available on any level of system hierarchy, from single lines of code up to whole software systems. The technique scales well for many compared system variants and for large software systems. We think Variant Analysis could be useful for practitioners who need to identify source-level similarities between many potentially unknown software systems - either with the primary goal of understanding the variability in the systems, or with a further motivation such as preparation for an extractive introduction of the product line approach.


,Content studies by Lemert and associates suggest that public affairs journalists in mainstream American newspapers, wire services and newspaper bureaus withhold political mobilizing information from their audiences. These researchers conclude that journalists' decisions to withhold the mobilizing information may be essentially unplanned but certainly are systematic, i.e., highly regular and predictable.' Mobilizing information (MI) is regularly missing from news of political controversies, especially when the controversy concerns government and is located outside of town-where audience members ordinarily can't look up addresses and phone numbers in their local telephone directories. When the mass media fail to provide MI in such a combination of circumstances it is apparent that lobbyists, elites a n i others with access to the relevant MI are advantaged because they don't depend on


Concentrating solar power (CSP) system is a favorable application because of its potential to constantly generate large‐scale electricity. Today, there are many CSP plants in the world. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze these systems in detail. To measure the efficiencies of these systems, a model is created and a microsystem is experimentally tested. As a result, the gas boiler modeled in this study generates a monthly amount of 3.222,317 kWh, and the collector generates a monthly amount of 1.709,8 kWh. In addition, we also analyzed the CO2 emission status, and CO2 emission reduction was calculated as 5.279,6 kg, demonstrating the environment‐friendly nature of the system. This study introduces a model of CSP plant prior installation. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 36: 967–974, 2017


Voice and Memory is a volume of papers presented at the Chotro Conference (devoted to languages and literatures, the cultures and histories of the indigenous peoples of the post-colonial world). The Conference was held in Delhi in 2008. The volume consists of 26 papers by scholars from diverse fields, with an introduction by K K Chakravarty.


This article analyzes the influence of locus of control and responsibility on the performance of the employees of the Regional Water Company (PDAM) Tirtanadi, Tuasan Medan Branch. The sample consisted of eighty respondents, namely all company employees from various work units using proportional random sampling technique. Data was collected by distributing questionnaires to respondents and then processed using multiple regression analysis. It was found that locus of control has an effect on employee performance, on the other hand not with responsibility. Simultaneously locus of control and responsibility affect employee job satisfaction. To improve the performance of the employees of PDAM Tirtanadi, Tuasan Medan, several suggestions are given in this article.


Adam Ewing explores the grim realities of solitary confinement, its widespread implementation within the American prison industrial complex, and resistance to its practice.


The aim of this study was to evaluate in vitro sensibility of yeast isolated from milk of dairy cows with mastitis against some commercial disinfectants used in pre and post-dipping in dairy farms of the State of Pernambuco. After identification, 12 yeast isolates were tested with the following disinfectants: iodine at 0,57%, chlorine at 2,5%, chlorhexidine, lactic acid and quaternary ammonium at 2,0%, at different exposure times. It was observed that 100% of the isolates were sensitive to chlorhexidine at all exposure times. Iodine has obtained the second best result with the following percentages: 83,33% were susceptible at 15'' exposure, 91,7% in 30'' and 100% were sensitive at 60'' 300'' and 600'' times. For lactic acid, the results were 41,67% sensitive at 15'' of exposure, 58,33% at 30'', 66,7% at 60'' and 300'' and 75% at 600''. In the analysis of the results for quaternary ammonium, it was observed that 66,67% were sensitive in 15''and 30'' times and 91,67% at 60'', 300'' and 600''. Regarding the chlorine activity, only 16,67% were sensitive at the 15'' and 30'' times, and 25% at 60'', 300'' and 600''. It was concluded that chlorhexidine and iodine have disinfectant activity significantly superior to chlorine, against to yeast involved in infectious processes of the mammary gland in cattle. It is necessary to perform a periodic assessment of the disinfectant activity from products used in the pre and post-dipping routine against dairy farms microorganisms most commonly involved in cases of mastitis (bacterial or fungal) which is an effective alternative to reduce the frequency of mastitis in cattle.


Objective: To investigate risk for relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S) among a team of female and male collegiate long-distance runners. Methods: North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND, USA) female and male competitive long-distance runners who agreed to participate during fall semester, 2019, completed an electronic survey containing the LEAF-Q and EAT-26 surveys and additionally completed a DXA scan, to screen for low energy availability and RED-S, disordered eating/eating disorders, and bone health, respectively. Participants were required to be 18 - 25 years old, not injured, training a mini-mum of five hours per week, and currently participating as part of a collegiate competitive team. Thirteen participants (male = 3) finished the study which also included energy intake and exercise expenditure self-reported with a three-day food diary and exercise log and estimated with ESHA Food Processor. Response rate was 42% of entire team; mean age 19.8. Results: The LEAF-Q significantly predicted risk for RED-S (p < 0.007). Correlations using the participants EAT-26 score, energy availability levels (p < 0.508), and whether they were at risk for RED-S (p < 0.208) or not were non-significant for all comparisons, although there was a moderate positive correlation between EAT-26 and RED-S risk (R = 0.454). Participants at risk for RED-S had higher occurrences of injuries (p < 0.022) and lower DXA measured Z-scores (p < 0.063) than those not at risk for RED-S. Conclusion: Long distance runners at risk for RED-S may have higher occurrences of injuries and lower bone mineral density, which can be easily measured using available screeners and DXA technology. What are the new findings: · Long distance runners at risk for RED-S may have higher occurrences of injuries and lower bone mineral density then age- and sex-matched individuals. How might it impact on clinical practice in the near future: · This is important for future clinical practice to be aware of the potential negative impacts on the bone development in young adults; · Particularly long-distance runners or athletes in leanness focused sports should be screened for energy availability which can impact performance, and future bone density.


The aims of this study is to determine the secondary metabolite compounds in Roots, stem bark, leaves and fruit of Andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC), and determine the most potent part of Andaliman plant extract in inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Andaliman plant taken in Simarpingan, Sipaholon village sub district of North Sumatra. Part of the Andaliman plantar are cleaned, cut into small pieces and then dried and mashed, samples that have been finely phytochemically tested and extracted. Testing of secondary metabolite compound by doing phytochemical screening of roots, stem bark, leaves and fruit of Andaliman, alkaloid test using meyers reagent, terpenoid test and steroid using TLC plate with eluent n-hexana : ethyl acetate with ratio 6:4, flavonoid test using soluton HCl and Mg band, saponin test using soap test, tannin test using ferro (III) chloride solution. Test of antibacterial activity using disc diffusion method. Phytochemical results showed that all parts of the plant andaliman contain secondary metabolite compounds namely alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins and also saponins. The result of antibacterial activity test of leaf extract of leaf and leaf which has the most potential as antibacterial of S.aureus is bark. Because it able to inhibit S.aureus growth with 11 mm inhibition zone at concentration 5x104 ppm, which is included in the strong category. In addition to skin of andaliman leaf stem is also potential as an antibacterial with a 10 mm inhibition zone at concentration 5x104 ppm, which is included in the medium category.


This article models and estimates the efficiency gains from using market‐based instruments relative to command and control to manage groundwater. A theoretical model of an imperfectly competitive groundwater market is developed to show how the magnitude and distribution of the gains from trade change as market structure varies. Market structure is a key consideration because future groundwater markets will likely feature geographic limitations to trade, large agricultural players, and a legal environment that is conducive to forming cartel‐like coalitions. Application of the model to a groundwater‐dependent agricultural region in southern California shows the existence of large gains from trade, despite the potential for market power, with benefits up to 36% greater than that under command and control. Distributional impacts, however, can be sizable even for small degrees of market power. Simulations that vary market conditions show that results likely generalize to other groundwater basins.


: The hydrofluoroolefine HFO1234ze was recently proposed as an environment-friendly gas for use in medium or high voltage electrical insulation. Due to its relatively high boiling ( 254 K), it should be used as part of a gas mixture. In this work, the electric properties of HFO1234ze mixtures with N 2 and CO 2 are experimentally characterized using a pulsed Townsend setup. For this purpose, the electric displacement current of electron avalanches in these gas mixtures is recorded and analyzed. The analysis yields the effective ionization rate constant (and in particular the critical electric field), the electron drift velocity and the electron diffusion coefficient. These results are applied to assess the potential of such mixtures for medium and high voltage insulation applications.


In general, family has a significant influence on how individuals form their self-evaluations because they form their primary self-concepts in their familial context, which serves as a foundation for secondary self-concepts formed through relationships outside the family. Therefore, this paper aims to focus on the influence of family climate in nurturing individuals' self-concept. This study obtained the data from qualitative research for the doctoral degree of one of the authors and involved 46 millennial respondents who lived in Malaysia. The Google Forms (Docs) have been utilised in conducting a web-based written interview from May to July 2021. By referring to the feedback of the respondents, this study found the family climate influenced the self-concept of the individuals in five aspects, which are in terms of their ideology, education, character building, religious belief, and political belief. This study believes that the identification of the influence of family climate toward the self-concept of their family members allows more opportunities for them to improve their families' significant responsibilities in helping their children build and refine their positive self-concept. As a result, key qualities and characteristics of good citizenship are promoted at the individual, interpersonal and societal levels.


Ship assistance program is one of the program to increase fishermans welfare that planned by Indonesian Government through Ministry of Marine and Fisheries. Modernisation of Fisherman and utilization increasement of fisheries capture is the main reason why the policy about ship assistance program was planned. But, this ship assistance program is doubtful by many part of community. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effectiveness of ship assistance program and to analyze the effect of ship assistance program toward economic, social and ecological conditions of fisherman. This paper use secondary data analyzing method. The result of this paper is the program doesn't have significant effect to fishermans economic conditions. The program socially increase the capacity to organize group. The other effect is the fisherman will meet the new pattern of their work in sea. But many fisherman can't adapt to their new pattern.


Electronics industry has been revolutionized since last few decades because of the fabrication of electronic devices by using nanoscale based materials. But the more innovative feature in the elect ...


Disconcerted as much by the words used as by the treatments resorted to by her Mahorais patients, the author looked for representations of illness in the island where she practices. To do this, she had an extra tool at her disposal, over and above her medical training, and that was anthropology. Using an ethnography of a common nosographic entity, muamusi, the author explains how she used her new knowledge during her consultations in order to improve patient care and treatment. She then considers what kind of negotiation would be necessary to implement a "cotreatment".


Abstract Background: Aneurysms of sinus of Valsalva are rare. Here, we analyze retrospectively patients operated on at our center during the last 20 years. Patients and Methods: One hundred four cases of congential aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva were operated upon between January 1977 and April 1996. Only 12 aneurysms were unruptured. The majority (76.9%) arose from the right coronary sinus. The right ventricle was the most common chamber of rupture (58.6%). Ventricular septal defect was associated in 46 patients (44.2%), of which 28 (60.9%) were supracristal. Ventricular septal defect was more common in aneurysms arising from the right coronary sinus (91.3%). Aortic incompetence was found in 45 patients (43.3%). The defect was closed through the aortic root alone in 24 patients (23.1%) and through both the aortic root and the chamber of rupture in the remaining 80 patients. Six patients underwent aortic valve repair, and 21 an aortic valve replacement. Results: There were two hospital deaths (1.92%). Morbidities were few. Follow‐up ranged from 1 to 20 years (mean 8.2 ± 1.1). There was one late noncardiac death, and in the majority, the long‐term follow‐up was uneventful. Conclusion: Surgery for aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva yields gratifying results, and it should be undertaken as soon as the condition is diagnosed.


A simple and efficient synthesis of 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[C]methyl-L-phenylalanine ([C]MeDOPA) is described by use of Stille cross-coupling reaction between the corresponding tin precursor and [C]CH3I. The reaction conditions were determined with respect to reaction time and temperature. The best radiochemical yields were obtained at a temperature of 60 C and a reaction time of 5 min. Deprotection of the C-labeled intermediate was carried out by using 9 M HCl at 140 C for 10 min to afford 6-[C]methyl-L-DOPA. The overall yield was 63 ± 2.7% with a radiochemical purity[99%. The overall preparation time including hydrolysis, HPLC purification and formulation was 40 min. For reference, 6-methyl-D,L-DOPA was prepared in a four step synthesis and analytically characterized. As a new C-labeled amino acid, [C]MeDOPA exhibits an important alternative to [F]FDOPA for PET studies of tumors such as the neuroendocrine ones.


We demonstrate the stability of a spin-triplet paired s-wave (with an admixture of extended swave) state for the case of purely repulsive interactions in a degenerate two-band Hubbard model. We further show that near half-filling the considered kind of superconductivity can coexist with antiferromagnetism. The calculations have been carried out with the use of the so-called statistically consistent Gutzwiller approximation for the case of a square lattice. The absence of a stable paired state when analyzed in the Hartree-Fock-BCS approximation allows us to claim that the electron correlations in conjunction with the Hund's rule exchange play the crucial role in stabilizing the spin-triplet superconducting state. A sizable hybridization of the bands suppresses the paired state.


The technological operation of the forced release of apparatuses, capacitive equipment and pipelines at chemi- cal, petrochemical and gas processing industries is carried out, among other things, by ejecting gases through a gas duct or dispersion candles or a gas duct directly into the atmosphere. One of the methods to improve the level of industrial safety at the enterprises industries is to predict the consequences of burst emissions of hazardous gases. The current methods for analyzing the consequences of a hazardous gas release through dispersion candles and estimating the size of propagation zones do not give an actual idea of real processes of spatio-temporal dispersion of the gas emitted from a candle. This was confirmed by accidents at the gas pipeline connecting the gas condensate field of the Far North, Tomskneftekhim LLC and other facilities, as well as the processing of data on natural gas emissions obtained experimentally. When predicting the consequences of hazardous gas emissions, we propose to use a mathematical model of the process of propagation of gas-air clouds, based on the joint solution of a system of fundamental equations and including the equation of continuity, momentum transfer, energy transfer, turbulent kinetic energy transfer, and turbulent kinetic energy dissipation rate transfer. The results of a study of the release of hot sulfuric anhydride through a gas duct 10 m high and 0.1 m in diameter were analyzed. The following were considered as adverse weather conditions: stable atmosphere (inversion); wind speed at a height of 10 m – 10 m/s; the temperature on the lower surface of the earth was taken as 298K; roughness is taken equal to 0.002 m. Based on the results, it was concluded that when heated sulfuric anhydride is released, even under adverse weather conditions, a zone with a lethal toxodose is formed mainly only in the area where the source of the release is located, and a zone with a threshold toxodose is formed at considerable distances from the candle. Therefore, based on the proposed calculations, it is possible to determine a place for the safe placement of a source of harmful gas emission.


Since the early 1990s, we have engaged in the development of methodology for the assessment of person–environment fit in housing and the determination of how such dynamics interact with aspects of health. Ultimately, all projects are aimed at practice implementation. Our research efforts represent methodology development, problem-oriented studies among older people and individuals with disabilities, and solution-oriented projects in interaction with users and practitioners, aimed to implement research-based solutions and evaluate their effects. The aim of this article is to provide an overview of the strategies used, challenges met, and experiences gathered while implementing research-based strategies to overcome housing accessibility problems.


Introduction: learning how to sleep in the first years, play an important role in the child's development. As healthcare professionals, we should try to prov...


In our paper, we analyze the attack surface of German hospitals and healthcare providers in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. A primary analysis found that 32 percent of the analyzed services were vulnerable to various degrees and that 36 percent of all hospitals showed numerous vulnerabilities. Further resulting vulnerability statistics were mapped against the size of organization and hospital bed count. The analysis looked at the publicly visible attack surface utilizing a Distributed Cyber Recon System, through distributed Internet scanning, Big Data methods, and scan data of almost 1.5 TB from more than 89 different global Internet scans. From the 1,555 identified German hospitals and clinical entities, analysis of the external attack surface was conducted by looking at more than 13,000 service banners for version identification and subsequent CVE-based vulnerability identification.


Clinical and subclinical bovine Salmonella infections have long been the source of concern to the industry from both the animal disease and human health perspectives. In recent years there has been a perception that these infections are being seen with increasing frequency, but this may be due to a combination of increased awareness by producers and veterinarians, improved culture techniques, and the publicity given to both beef and dairy product-associated human outbreaks. Nevertheless, the trend to larger dairies, together with increased inter-herd movements and changing feed practices may all contribute to the spread of salmonellae among cattle.
While there have been a number of single and multiple herd case reports of both calfhood and adult salmonellosis in the USA, no attempt has been made to summarize national data over time and by region. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) at Ames, Iowa provides a Salmonella confirmation and serotyping service to state diagnostic laboratories. Quarterly reports are made to submitters and an annual summary is published in the Proceedings of the U. S. Animal Health Association. This service has been provided without charge but submitters are required to provide basic herd/flock data as follows: name and address of owner, source animal species, number of animals in the herd or flock, morbidity, mortality, age groups affected, and whether these are considered primary or secondary infections.


Monte Carlo simulation on a diamond lattice is used to estimate the intramolecular cyclization probability of a bulky chromophore (benzophenone) joined to an amine quencher by a polymethylene chain. This probability determines the chain length dependence of relative rate constants in exciplex formation between photoexcited amine and chromophore when the intrinsic rate for this reaction is very low and therefore this cyclization is configurationally controlled. The chromophore is represented by suitable, fixed lattice sites in our model, the hydrocarbon chain by a (random) next‐neighbor‐avoiding walk, and the amine by an orientable group attached to the end of the polymethylene chain. Excluded volume and steric effects are incorporated by singly occupying lattice sites in the chain‐growing algorithm (equivalent to hard sphere interactions between the atoms comprising the system). The temperature dependence of cyclization is investigated by giving the chain segments conformational energy. The cyclization pr...


Superantigens (SAgs) represent a diverse family of bacterial toxins that induce Vβ- 27 specific T cell proliferation associated with an array of important diseases in humans 28 and animals, including mastitis of dairy cows. However, an understanding of the 29 diversity and distribution of SAg genes among bovine Staphylococcus aureus and 30 their role in the pathogenesis of mastitis is lacking. Population genomic analysis of 31 195 bovine S. aureus isolates representing 57 unique sequence types revealed that 32 strains encode 2 to 12 distinct SAgs and that the majority of isolates contain 5 or more 33 SAg genes. A genome-scale analysis of bovine reference strain RF122 revealed a 34 complement of 11 predicted SAg genes, which were all expressed in vitro . Detection 35 of specific antibodies in convalescent cows suggests expression of 7 of 11 SAgs 36 during natural S. aureus infection. We determined the Vβ T cell activation profile for 37 all functional SAgs encoded by RF122 revealing evidence for bovine host-specific 38 activity among recently identified RF122-encoded SAgs SElY and SElZ. 39 Remarkably, we discovered that some strains have evolved the capacity to stimulate 40 the entire T ‐ cell repertoire of cattle through an array of diverse SAgs suggesting a key 41 role in bovine immune evasion. 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50


Abstract Texas populations of slimy salamanders are isolated from other members of the Plethodon glutinosus complex and are currently placed in the species P. albagula with populations from the Ozark Plateau and Ouachita Mountains of Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. We sequenced a portion of the mitochondrial protein-coding gene ND4 for 52 P. albagula from 25 localities in Texas and one locality in Missouri. Bayesian MCMC analysis identified five parapatric lineages of Plethodon in Texas. Several morphologically distinctive populations are phylogenetically embedded within the Texas radiation. Additional studies of the interactions among the lineages identified in this study will be necessary to resolve their taxonomic status.


In the Dutch national Nature Outlook 2 the Environmental Assessment Office analyses effects of social trends on biodiversity. The possible future changes in biodiversity have been quantified in four integrated scenarios. This report describes how changes in terrestrial ecosystems were calculated with ecological models. It includes the descriptions of: 1) the definition of model input from the scenarios, 2) the ecological modelling itself and, 3) the visualisation of the calculated biodiversity changes in the Natural Capital Index. In each of the four scenarios, environmental quality improves and more space becomes available for nature areas. The improvement of environmental quality causes an increase in the quality of nature. Flora in particular benefits from lowering the deposition of acid and nitrogen components and improving the hydrology in natural areas. Integrated nature and environmental policy measures can enable the quality of nature to restore in the coming 30 years with an average of 10-15% to approximately 60% of the value of an optimally developed ecosystem. Not all types of ecosystem and group of species profit in a similar way. The increase in biodiversity is large in natural areas, whereas in urban areas the quality of nature does not improve.


In the early 1990s, the objectives for reform of the socialist market economy were established, within which building contractual labor relations and cultivating the labor market were two key elements. The Rural-Urban Divide system consists of several related institutions, in which the hukou system and urban labor system are basic arrangements. During the period of rural reform, peasants received economic rights in job searching and doing independent business, hence it became possible for them to leave agriculture and go into cities. New policies for rural migrants clearly state rural migrants' status as the subject of a contractual labor relationship, and require all enterprises to sign and implement a labor contract when recruiting rural migrants and to establish labor relationships with defined rights and obligations. In cities, the general trend has been for the segmentation and inequality effects of hukou status to diminish over time. Keywords: hukou status; labor contract law; labor market; reform; rural migrants; Rural-Urban Divide system


The arachnoid impressions in the skull vault were studied on skull radiographs of patients of various ages. The relationships of the superior superficial cerebral veins and the lacunae laterales tu the arachnoid granulations were demonstrated in the venous phases of carotid angiograms. The cortical veins either coursed into the bony arachnoid impressions or around the margins of the impressions to enter the superior sagittal sinus. Anatomical specimens of the dura, granulations and superior sagittal sinus were studied by injection and dissection techniques to show the relationship of the superior superficial cerebral veins, the lacunae laterales, and the arachnoid granulations.


Author(s): McHard, Richard W. | Advisor(s): Harper, Lawrence H | Abstract: The Boolean lattice has many applications in computer science. The subsets of a Boolean lattice that are closed downward under the ordering relation are called ideals, and their study has a rich history. Problems of combinatorial optimization that involve the ideals of a Boolean lattice include combinational circuit design, bandwidth and wire length.A graded poset P is such that every element has an unambiguous rank, or distance from the minimal element(s) of P in its Hasse diagram. The k-Sperner number of a graded poset P is the size of the largest subset of P with no more than k members that form a linear-ordered chain under the order relation of P. The k-Sperner number is a fundamental parameter of P in applications. It is easy to find if P is strongly Sperner; i.e., if, for any k, the k-Sperner number is the sum of the number of members of the k ranks that are largest in cardinality.This is an algorithmic study of the Sperner properties of the ideals I(B) of a Boolean lattice B, which form a new lattice under set inclusion. I(B) is shown to be strongly Sperner if B has at most 6 generators. To do this, a new algorithm, the ideal exchange algorithm, was developed, proved correct, and used in conjunction with a flow algorithm to show that I(B) has a normal flow and is therefore strongly Sperner for the cases studied. This problem is computationally intensive (a double exponential in the number of generators) and was solved by breaking it into subcases that were run in parallel on the computer system at the University of California in Riverside.


Yu,X.-D.,Luo,T.-H.Z C. manifestus peaked in thelarchplantation,andC.sculptipennisintheoakforest.MeasuredbyPcoAusingBray-Curtisindexofdissimilarity,speciescompositionofthelarchplantation was different from the two native forests, but overlapped remarkably with them. Allthethreeabundantspeciesshowedasimilarpositiverelationshipbetweenlocal distribution and abundance. Captures of abundant species were clumped within the forest, but the extent of aggregation among forests was different. Monthly catches of total Carabus ,a ndC. crassesculptus alone, peaked in June– August in all the three forests, butC. manifestuspeaked in June and again in August.Ourresultssuggestthattheplantingofnon-nativelarchdoesnothaveadetrimentaleffectonCarabusassemblagesingeneral, butitchangesthespatialdistribution and abundance compared to the native forests.


Development of high temperature desulfurization regenerable sorbents for the Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) process has been pursued over the last two decades, primarily using various combinations of transition metal oxides. The primary focus has been directed toward applications above 550 C, restricting the choice of metal oxides to those that possess favorable thermodynamic equilibria. These efforts led to the emergence of zinc-based sorbents, such as zinc titanate, as the leading candidates. Recent studies have indicated that desulfurization system components become prohibitively expensive with increasing operating temperature and that the overall process efficiency gains of conducting desulfurization above 550 C may not be sufficient to justify operation at such high temperatures. The optimum desulfurization temperature appears to be in the range of 350 to 550 C, where technical viability and process efficiency result in lower overall process cost. In addition, because of the more favorable thermodynamic equilibria in the lower temperature range, a large number of metal oxides can be considered for coal gas desulfurization, increasing the likelihood of developing suitable sorbents. This paper reports on the results obtained in an on-going study at the Institute of Gas Technology (IGT), for the development of durable mixed-metal oxide sorbents for fluidized-bedmore » desulfurization of coal-derived fuel gases in the temperature range of 350 to 550 C. The sorbent formulations prepared, their sulfidation performance and regenerability, and the physical and chemical properties of a select group of sorbents are presented and discussed. The results from multi-cycle evaluation tests of a few sorbents in a bench-scale high-pressure high-temperature fluidized-bed reactor are also presented.« less


Metabolic incorporation of 3H‐thymidine into cellular DNA is a widely used protocol to monitor rates of DNA synthesis and cell proliferation. However, this radiochemical has also been reported to induce cell‐cycle arrest and apoptosis in addition to DNA damage. Using stable isotope‐labeled thymidine, we demonstrate that 3H‐thymidine induces dose‐dependent inhibition of the rate of DNA synthesis. This inhibition occurred within the first round of replication after addition of the radiolabeled tracer and demonstrates the cytotoxic effects of conventional doses of 3H‐thymidine (typically ≥ 1 μCi/ml). These results thus show that stable isotope methods are superior to radioisotopes for determining rates of DNA synthesis and cell replication. Because 3H‐thymidine perturbs the very process it was employed to study, experiments using 3Hthymidine to monitor DNA synthesis and cell proliferation should be interpreted with caution.


Traditionally, the most imPortant input to the dialogue management component of a natural language system are semantic representations (e.g., formulae of first-order predicate calculus). Only recently, other kinds of information (e.g., phonetic transcriptions of unknown words) has been used. There is, however, room for the utilization of additional knowledge sources. In what follows, we first explicate how information from the accoustic level (e.g., the presence of certain kinds of background noise from a radio) enables better system performance. Our argumentation is that this is possible since the dialogue manager can use acoustic clues, on the one hand, to establish better recognition conditions, and on the other hand to generate more co-operative interactions. After this argumentation, we indicate how the acoustic cues for dialogue management components can be generated.


Background: The obesity epidemic has alarmed consciousness against it in aim to prevent future mortality and morbidity.Objectives:: To investigate longitudinally the prevalence of overweight/ obesity among Greek children by gender. Population and methods: Data was obtained from a prospective follow-up study of 2000 children from birth to 18 y of age. Information was gathered by self-completed questionnaires. The age and sex specific BMI cut off points of the International Obesity Task Force were used to define overweight and obesity in 7 and 18 year olds.Results: 1 out of 3 overweight/ obese 7y old children remain overweight/ obese at 18y. More specifically 1 out of 2 boys and 1 out of 4 girls do so. Logistic regression revealed no significant factors for boys who remain overweight/obese during adolescence. On the contrary, 7y old overweight/ obese girls are 7 times more likely to become normal at 18y when they have an incorrect impression of their body shape and consider themselves overweight (33%). Also girls with overweight/ obese mothers run a 3 times higher risk of remaining overweight/obese during adolescence. No other factor from those entered into the regression appeared to be significant.Conclusion: Prevalence of obesity in both genders is similar and high (22–25%) at 7 years. 1 out of 2 overweight/ obese boys will become an overweight/ obese adolescent. This is not predictable so far. Girls are liable to psychosocial aspects of modern lifestyle and manage to lose their excess body weight.


The overall development status of global oncology research and distribution of related research institutions were analyzed by bibliometric methods. Based on these,the characteristics of Representative international oncology research institutions were investigated by using the VOSViewer——a tool for intelligence analysis to provide the reference for further development of oncology research in China.


Continued improvement in the cost and efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) technology hints at a future in which utilities will need to accommodate high levels of randomly varying generation in distribution systems. Highpenetration solar PV on a distribution system can result in objectionable fluctuations in feeder voltage. However, if the PV inverters utilize advanced volt-var control, the voltage variations caused by the solar PV ramping can be reduced. In some cases, an advanced control actually achieves improved overall voltage regulation at the customer and feeder level. It is possible to increase the hosting capacity of distribution systems without excessive voltage fluctuations if the appropriate control were to be built into PV inverters.


The efficient and targeted delivery of genes and other impermeable therapeutic molecules into retinal cells is of immense importance for therapy of various visual disorders. Traditional methods for gene delivery require viral transfection, or chemical methods that suffer from one or many drawbacks such as invasiveness, low efficiency, lack of spatially targeted delivery, and can generally have deleterious effects such as unexpected inflammatory responses and immunological reactions. Here, we introduce a continuous wave near-infrared laser-based Nano-enhanced Optical Delivery (NOD) method for spatially controlled delivery of opsin-encoding genes into retina in-vivo. In this method, the optical field enhancement by gold nanorods is utilized to transiently permeabilize cell membrane enabling delivery of exogenous impermeable molecules to nanorod-binding cells in laser-irradiated regions. The successful delivery and expression of opsin in targeted retina after in-vivo NOD in the mice models of retinal degeneration opens new vista for re-photosensitizing retina with geographic atrophies as in dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).


Abstract : This monograph examines the media's influence on the operational commander's decision making. Understanding the media is key to the military commander's ability to function in today's complex environment. The monograph begins by examining the relationship between the military and the media and provides soma background on the basis for the inherent tension that exists between the two institutions. Some applications and implications of media use and purpose are studied in order to illustrate how the media affects public opinion and decision making at both the strategic and operational level. During this section of the monograph, the unique implications of television media and the power of the transmitted image are also discussed. Following the examination of the applications and implications of the media, the monograph analyzes several case studies in order to better understand the influence and effects of the media. The media's influence on the political and military leaders' decision making and the corresponding affects an public opinion end policy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm are analyzed in greater depth.


The drift of the resistance of sensors used in thermal (such as hot-wire and hot-film) anemometry remains a perpetual concern for users of constant-temperature anemometers (CTAs). Even small changes in the resistance of such sensors result in error if the sensor was calibrated prior to the occurrence of the drift. In the present work, modified forms of the relationship between the output voltage of a constant-temperature anemometer and the fluid velocity, which take into account the sensor resistance as well as other resistances involved in the Wheatstone bridge (top resistance, operating resistance, cable and probe resistances), are used to minimize the sensitivity of the CTA to changes in the sensor resistance. These new relationships are tested using (i) two different CTAs and (ii) three hot-wires of differing resistances (3–), and are shown to collapse the calibration data, even though the sensor resistances had drifted. It is expected that use of this method would reduce the frequency of calibrations needed to maintain satisfactory degrees of accuracy and repeatability in experimental measurements of fluid flows made using CTAs.


Currently, most popular Web search engines adopt some link-based ranking methods such as PageRank. Driven by the huge potential benefit of improving rankings of Web pages, many tricks have been attempted to boost page rankings. The most common way, which is known as link spam, is to make up some artificially designed link structures. Detecting link spam effectively is a big challenge. In this article, we develop novel and effective detection methods for link spam target pages using page farms. The essential idea is intuitive: whether a page is the beneficiary of link spam is reflected by how it collects its PageRank score. Technically, how a target page collects its PageRank score is modeled by a page farm, which consists of pages contributing a major portion of the PageRank score of the target page. We propose two spamicity measures based on page farms. They can be used as an effective measure to check whether the pages are link spam target pages. An empirical study using a newly available real dataset strongly suggests that our method is effective. It outperforms the state-of-the-art methods like SpamRank and SpamMass in both precision and recall.


Research on driver perception and interpretation of auditory signals has generally been conducted under conditions of low-to-moderate ambient in-cab noise. In a series of four experiments, the effects of various ambient noise conditions on the perceived meaning of auditory signals were investigated. Noise conditions that may be realistically anticipated in the course of normal driving altered the perceived urgency and meaning of signals. The presence and extent of such changes was a function of the specific auditory signal, the ambient noise condition, and their interaction. The results indicate that in-vehicle auditory signal design criteria developed only under low-to-moderate ambient noise conditions are not likely to be sufficient. The significant signal-by-ambient noise interaction further suggests that multiple noise backgrounds must be considered.


As the chassis of cars become more robust, the pillars of a car become broader in order to increase driver safety. As A-pillars grow wider, so too does their negative affect on the panoramic view of the driver and with a smaller field of vision, the risk of overlooking a pedestrian or an object outside the car increases. In order to deal with A-pillar blind spots, this project examined how distances and directions of possible obstacles can be displayed and how different visualization types with LED strips on the A-pillars can affect drivers perception. The result of this study shows that such a prototype improves the panoramic view for car drivers resulting in higher security for road users.


Lipase-catalyzed transesterification of ethyl ferulate (EF) with triolein (TO), to form ferulyl oleins in a solvent-free medium, was investigated. Water activity (aw) had an obvious influence on transesterification efficacy. A possible explanation is that the reaction of EF with TO would be deacylation-rate determined. In order to enhance the combined yield of ferulyl diolein (FDO) and ferulyl monoolein (FMO) and minimize hydrolysis of substrate, glycerol (rather than water) was introduced to the reaction. A maximal combined yield of 29.0% of FDO and FMO was obtained using a 1:3 mole ratio of glycerol to TO in solvent-free medium at 60 C. Compared to the ferulyl olein synthesis conducted by the normal pressure magnetic stirring procedure, the synthesis of ferulyl oleins by a vacuum-rotary evaporation procedure, with a vacuum of 7.5 mmHg, affords higher yields within the same time. The enzyme can be reused several times without significant loss of activity.


FIELD: electricity. SUBSTANCE: programming device (100) to programme a controller (10) in an electronic driver (200) comprises a controlled source (30) of voltage for generation of AC voltage suitable for power supply to the electronic driver (200), and a programming controller (20) to control the voltage source (30). The programming device (100) is designed to modulate the power supply frequency with the purpose to ensure power supply of the electronic driver (200) and transmission of programming data to the electronic driver (200). EFFECT: facilitation of communication with a controller with minimisation of changes made to a driver. 13 cl, 5 dwg


This study examines the "Benefits of Village Owned Enterprises to the economic and social structure of society". BUMDes is a pillar of economic activity in the village that functions as a commercial and social institution. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of BUMDes benefits on the economic and social structure of the community in Tohpati Village, Banjarangkan District, Klungkung Regency. This study used a qualitative descriptive method, using a proportional sampling technique consisting of BUMDes managers and the community using BUMDes financial services in Tohpati Klungkung Village. Sustainable development can invite all parties, especially members of the Tohpati Klungkung Bali Village community to manage human resources to meet economic, social and other important support system needs. Maintaining sustainable development is a must for the people of Tohpati Klungkung Village because it has been proven to reduce unemployment and increase income for the community. The results of the study show that the village of Tohpati Klungkung Bali has grown rapidly as a result of BUMDes benefits being inspired by the community using financial services to increase efficiency and effectiveness in managing sources of funds and expanding employment opportunities for the work force.


Indole moiety is often found in different classes of pharmaceutically active molecules
having various biological activities including anticancer, anti-viral, anti-psychotic, antihypertensive,
anti-migraine, anti-arthritis and analgesic activities. Due to enormous applications
of indole derivatives in pharmaceutical chemistry, a number of conventional synthetic
methods as well as green methodology have been developed for their synthesis. Green methodology
has many advantages including high yields, short reaction time, and inexpensive
reagents, highly efficient and environmentally benign over conventional methods. Currently,
the researchers in academia as well as in pharmaceutical industries have been developing
various methods for the chemical synthesis of indole based compounds via green approaches
to overcome the drawbacks of conventional methods. This review reflects the last ten years
developments of the various greener methods for the synthesis of indole derivatives by using microwave, ionic liquids,
water, ultrasound, nanocatalyst, green catalyst, multicomponent reaction and solvent-free reactions etc. (please
see the scheme below). Furthermore, the applications of green chemistry towards developments of indole containing
pharmaceuticals and their biological studies have been represented in this review.


The following chapter will provide a general discussion regarding the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and how ICT can be used to help prepare students for the demands of the workforce. Additionally, the chapter will explore why ICT fluency is an important factor in preparing students for the demands of the workforce. Furthermore, the chapter will review the literature and empirical research concerned with: attitudes toward the use of ICT, the value of using ICT with regards to workforce readiness and professional development, how different learning environments, such as blended-learning, e-learning, m-learning, virtual learning communities, and social interaction impact workforce readiness, and the theories to consider when designing multimedia and why multimedia can help to prepare students for the workforce.


1. Floating platform (10) for oil, fitted with a disconnectable mooring system (1, 2, 3) for attachment to the seabed anchor lines (13) and connecting lines (14, 14c) communication with the seabed, comprising: - said mooring buoy (1) for connection of the anchor lines (13) and the first connecting piping (14, 14a, 14b) due to seabed extending from the buoy to which they are fastened to the seabed, wherein the buoy is preferably annular buoy, and ! - a turret (2) extending inside the cavity (4), intersecting the hull of the floating platform over its entire height, wherein the mooring buoy fastened under the hull of the floating platform to the turret (2) and turret communicates with the housing within the cavity (4), intersecting the body floating platform over its entire height, wherein the turret is mounted rotatably relative to the housing by means of at least one support (51, 52, 53) rolling or sliding, preferably bearing rolling situated above the waterline, and / or out of the water so that access FPSO is rotating around a substantially vertical axis (ZZ) 'of the turret and cavity without mooring buoy rotation about a vertical axis (ZZ'),! - wherein the turret comprises at least one hermetically sealed tubular structure (2, 2a), preferably of circular cross section disposed on the vertical axis (ZZ ') and comprising a bottom wall (2c) is hermetically connected to a lower end of the tubular side wall structure of the tubular and! - second connecting pipes (14c) between the upper ends of the first connecting conduits (14, 14a, 14b) due to the seabed and the deck (101) is a floating platform extending in a sealed manner through


Provided is a handle switch device provided at a position adjacent to a grip part at an end portion of a handle and provided with a control device for controlling an operation of a predetermined vehicle-mounted device by an operation of a passenger. The control device includes a touch pad having an operation surface that the passenger touches upon the operation, a touch sensor for detecting a touch of the passenger to the operation surface and a computing device for performing an operation determination based on an output of the touch sensor. The operation surface is formed as a continuous surface that can be touched by the passenger through a drag operation. The touch sensor can detect the touch to the operation surface at least by the drag operation.


A variety of unconventional techniques for imaging targets using coherent (laser) illumination have recently been proposed and analyzed.1,2 These techniques were primarily derived and developed for the observation of objects, such as spacecraft, at long distances through atmospheric turbulence. Several of the techniques exploit the idea of making 2-D spatial measurements of the coherent optical wave front at the receiver plane. In this paper we briefly review two laser imaging techniques that utilize wave front measurements and we discuss some of the merits, limitations and application of the techniques. References are provided for further investigation.


8070 Background: Oregon remains the only U.S. state where PAS is legal. We sought to determine the level of interest in PAS among cancer patients in OR, how views changed over the course of their illness, psychosocial and medical correlates of interest in PAS, and the relationship between expressing an interest and actually requesting PAS from a physician.

METHODS
Patients with advanced cancer were recruited from oncology clinics at OHSU and PVAMC. Baseline medical and psychological factors were assessed using standardized instruments; patients were questioned about their attitudes towards and interest in PAS. Patients who expressed an interest in PAS at the initial survey were asked to participate in a longitudinal study.

RESULTS
417 potential subjects were identified and 161 agreed to participate. 57% supported legalization of PAS, 38% might consider PAS for themselves, and 9% indicated a serious interest in obtaining a lethal prescription. Among 42 participants followed longitudinally for 3 to 27 months, 8 expressed interest in a lethal prescription at first evaluation but never subsequently, while 11 expressed interest at some point after the first evaluation. Interest in obtaining a lethal prescription was predicted by increasing hopelessness (p=0.03), decreasing satisfaction with medical care (p=0.002), and increasing suffering (p=0.01). Only 2 patients (1%) made an explicit request for a lethal prescription. 7% of subjects with an interest in PAS at first evaluation had discussed this with their physician, while 42% had on longitudinal follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS
Interest in PAS among Oregon cancer patients is similar to that previously reported from areas where PAS is not legally sanctioned. Interest is highly variable over time, and few patients make a formal request for a lethal prescription. Less than half discussed this issue with their oncologist. Expressing an interest in PAS on a survey appears to be a marker of psychological and symptom distress, but may be neither sensitive nor specific for identifying patients who actually request PAS under legalized conditions. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


After the Anglo-American invasion, the US neo-conservative administration established the Iraqi Governing Council in July 2003, which included 25 members selected for their ethnic and religious origins; it was the most obvious sign of the US political separatist strategy. As a result of the new political reality, the Iraqi media was divided into ethno-sectarian lines, resulting from previous policies followed by the US administration. This article argues that the US media policy prior and after the US invasion of Iraq played a part in enhancing and encouraging the sectarian divisions in the Iraqi society. This was mainly done by sending biased media messages through the state-run Iraqi Media Network (IMN) and other US-aligned channels and allowing militant voices from different Iraqi sides to wage wars of words without interfering. In fact, the only time US officials interfered is when they were criticized by Iraqi media outlets. This study cites different US government reports, accounts from media practitioners who worked for IMN and other journalists that monitored the Iraqi media.


Medical equipments are essential supplies to carry out medical work. How to ensure the safety and reliability of the medical equipments in diagnosis, and reduce procurement and maintenance costs is a topic of concern to everyone. In this paper, product lifecycle management (PLM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) are cited to establish a lifecycle management information system. Through integrative and analysis of the various stages of the relevant data in life-cycle, it can ensure safety and reliability of medical equipments in the operation and provide the convincing data for meticulous management.


This article focuses on a rugby organisation, in which a distinct configuration of hyper-masculinity exists as the hegemonic one. Using three storified accounts that emerged during ethnographic research, empirics show that when a player's body fails to align him with hegemonic masculine ideals, he encounters an identity-threat and a separation from the organisational collective. In turn, a player participates in embodied remedial identity-work processes, to (re)accomplish hegemonic masculinity and (re)integrate with the organisational collective, using his body as an identity-resource to counter the identity-threat. Empirics reveals the extent to which the body underpins expressions of hegemonic masculinity, and how important the body is as a site that is used to symbolically maintain a viable organisational identity. Ontologically, it is emphasised that men whose bodies appear to fit normative organisational ideals do not necessarily encounter the embodied aspects of their organisational experiences unproblematically; rather, their bodies – like those of less normative actors – are vulnerable to identity threats and a source of exclusion. This encourages scholars to think about the relationship between embodiment, gender, hegemony and integration in organisational settings in more nuanced ways.


The aim of the present research is to determinate the impact of grape yield (6 t ha -1 , 8 t ha -1 , 10 t h -1 , 12 t ha -1 and 15 t ha -1 ) on the quality of wine produced from red and white grape varieties Vranac, Kratosija, Krstac, and Žižak. For that purpose the quality parameters i.e. the total polyphenols, anthocyanins, reducing sugars and antioxidant potential of wine were determined. The antioxidant activity was assessed using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH • ) test and reducing power assay. The results of correlation analysis showed that there is a poor response of quality parameters to variation in yield. For most quality parameters the maximum value was determined at yield of 8 t ha -1 . The highest total polyphenols content, concentration of anthocyanins, reducing sugars and antioxidant activity expressed red wine Vranac that practically in all studied quality parameters was followed by variety Kratosija, Žižak and Krstac.


A new protocol for the generation of carbon monoxide by the dehydration of glyoxylic acid has been developed. Glyoxylic acid was applied as an environmentally friendly and cheap substitute for toxic and gaseous CO in the palladium-catalyzed carbonylation reactions providing industrially interesting products in good to excellent yields.


Recently, many research works on the icebreaking vessels have been published as the possibility of passing Arctic routes has been increasing. The model ship test on the pack ice model in the ice basin is actively carried out as a way to investigate the performance of icebreaking vessels. In this test, the concentration of pack ice is important since it directly affects the performance. However, it is difficult to measure the concentration because not only the pack ice has uneven shape but also it keeps floating around in the basin. In this paper, an algorithm to identify the concentration of pack ice is introduced. From a digital image of pack ice obtained in the ice basin, the goal is to measure the area of pack ice using an image processing technique. Instead of the general global binarization that yields numerical errors in this problem, a local binarization technique, coupled with image subdivision based on the quadtree structure, is developed. The concentration results obtained by the developed algorithm are compared with the manually measured data to prove its accuracy.


In this paper, we consider the design of simple irregular low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes with semi-random parity-check matrix for good performance and fast encoding in practical applications with finite-length. We limit the number of degree-two variable nodes to satisfy the semi-random construction and then we optimize a simple irregular structure for the random part of the parity-check matrix with similar technique presented in [Rashidpour et al.]. The procedure is general for any rate and the results are illustrated for finite-length and low rate to high rate applications. The presented code with rate 1/8 is suitable for CDMA application and is slightly better than the best result in [Rashidpour, M et al.] in addition to fast encoding capability. The high rate rode (8/9) is also has a gain about 0.25 dB with respect to one of the best LDPC code used in magnetic recording channel, in addition to fast encoding structure.


ABSTRACT Five types of ionic liquid-based silica were synthesized as solid-phase extraction (SPE) sorbents for separation and purification of bioactive compounds, that is, rutin and scoparone extracted from Herba Artemisiae Scopariae. The SilprBImCl material with the highest adsorption capacity was selected as the sorbent for SPE packing. Ethyl acetate and water were found to be suitable washing and eluting solvents, respectively. SilprBImCl was then applied to multi-phase extraction, and its superiority as a sorbent over the commercial cartridge was proven with high rutin and scoparone recoveries of 90.5% and 83.9%, respectively. This highlights the potential of ionic liquid-based silica materials applied to SPE and MPE.


Near-surface residual stress distributions in the nickel-based superalloy Inconel 718 that originate from the machining operation turning are studied. The turning process that is used in the experiments is face grooving which gives quasi-orthogonal cutting conditions. Cutting speed and feed have been varied to investigate their effects on the residual stress state. Tensile residual stresses with a maximum of 1300 MPa were found at the surface that turn rapidly into compressive residual stresses of up to -800 MPa. The depth distributions of the residual stresses are presented and discussed with respect to observations made by optical and transmission electron microscopy.


PURPOSE: A synchronous mirror delay circuit having an adjustable locking range is provided to adjust a synchronous range of a synchronous mirror delay circuit without increasing a size of a jitter and the number of delay units. CONSTITUTION: A clock buffer circuit(110) buffers an external clock signal and generates a reference clock signal. A delay monitor circuit(120) delays the reference clock signal. A forward delay array(130) sequentially delays an output clock signal of the delay monitor circuit(120) in the forward direction. A mirror control circuit(140) detects a clock signal of the delay clock signals synchronized with the reference clock signal. A backward delay array(150) delays the delay clock signal backward detected by the mirror control circuit(140). A clock driver(170) receives the output clock signal of the backward delay array(150) and generates an internal clock signal. A locking range control circuit(180) detects which one of the delay clock signals is synchronized with the reference clock signal.


Through the investigation on the traditional houses of ancient village existing in Yubei village, this paper analyzed and classified the characteristics of the shapes and the technologies of the walls of traditional house and has described the factors that have influenced their generation and development. Basing on the construction technologies, from four different material of the wall such as boulder wall,brick wall,wooden board wall and plaster on bamboo slat wall, it has studied corresponding properties of materials, basic processes, construction principles, art forms and so on and it has researched on some methods and rules of construction of wall of traditional folk house in Yubei village.


Energy harvesting is a research area that has seen greatly increased interest in recent years. This paper presents experimental efforts to validate analytically predicted energy generating performance of piezoelectric harvesters for use in a pressure-loaded system. The energy harvesters adopted in this article are simply supported, partially covered piezoelectric unimorph circular diaphragms designed to capture energy from fluctuating pressure and convert it into electrical energy. The design itself has been presented in earlier work; however there is a lack of experimentally validated models in the literature for these kinds of harvesters. This paper presents experimental results showing that when key factors such as the bonding layer in the composite harvesting structure are considered, the experimental results coincide with the analytical predictions.


Introduction. Part I: Psychoanalysis and Literature: Freud. 1. What is a psychoanalytic reading?. 2. The uncanny and its poetics. 3. The vagaries of fantasy: Kubina s The Other Side. . 4. Maladies of the soul: the poetics of Julia Kristeva. Part II: Psychoanalysis and Language: Lacan. 5. What is discourse?. 6. The indirections of desire: Hamlet. . 7. Inscribing the body politic: Robert Coovera s Spanking the Maid. . 8. What does Woman want?: The Double Life of Veronique. Part III Patients and Analysts: Readers and texts. 9. What is a clinical a casea ?. 10. The rhetoric of clinical discourse: Dialogue with Sammy. . 11. The rhetoric of clinical management: Bion and Minuchin. 12. Out of tune: Elfriede Jelineka s The Piano Teacher. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.


In order to measure the total risk to which an investor or a financial institution is exposed when they invest in a financial asset, there needs to be a tool to capture this risk. The most widely used tool in measuring the total risk is Value at Risk. The first parameter that must be estimated is represented by the decay factor, because based on its value we will estimate further the volatility and Value at Risk. However, we are not just interested in computing the VaR for all considered models, but moreover we want to test if models used in these estimations are accurate and able to predict the risk. To achieve this objective we will use two types of test: unconditional coverage test and conditional coverage test.


The SCADA system of the Guangzhou Pumped Storage Power Station(GPSPS) is upgraded in Jan 2008 and the AGC module is redesigned in the project.This paper describes the two active power control methods of GPSPS: active power control and frequency regulation control.The control method provides a reference for designing power plant AGC process control.