The thesaurus foundation of studying Shakespeare, his contemporaries, and the daily life of his epoch helps to concentrate on the aspect of Shakespeare's work that is not only characterized by expert knowledge of a small number of scientists who have devoted their life to dealing with specific topics. It also gives an opportunity to go further, taking into account links between various disciplines as a necessary key to understanding Shakespeare as a constant cultural element of different times and peoples. Following this task, the authors of the article research the key areas of Shakespearean studies. Today, Shakespeare is not only the genius of Anglo-Saxon literature, but also one of the pillars of Anglo-American educational system both at school and at university. Shakespearean studies have long gone beyond the framework of the English-speaking cultures. Turning to Shakespeare, researchers of the largest educational centres of the world study not only the literature of the late Renaissance period, the evolution of Shakespearean poetics in the context of world culture, Shakespearean reminiscences on national literature; not only the development of dramaturgy, the history of the theatre, music, the cinema, but also other disciplines seemingly unconnected to the world artistic culture. Thus, Shakespearean characters allow researchers to study human psychology. Special emphasis is laid upon his "Freudian" understanding of Hamlet's character. The research oriented at philosophical understanding of the great playwright's work has gained special importance for scientific and teaching activity. Studying Shakespeare's work in the 21 st century is closely connected to the Internet and information technologies. The presented projects reveal the opportunities for using the thesaurus analysis in solving the problems of the complex studies of man, that is, one of the cornerstones of modern humanitarian knowledge. In a sense, the thesaurus approach can help to create the background for Shakespearean studies, which gain importance in interdisciplinary context, whereby the important segment of humanitarian research, provided for understanding of Shakespeare by philology, allows to make a step towards revealing constant cultural elements in Shakespearean topics; all the above mentioned issues unite the mankind and enlarge their thesaurus.


The poppy of Argemone Mexicana are high in protein, carbohydrates, lipids and minerals. They are also rich in novel alkaloids, and sterols The poppy of Argemone species contain a high concentration of berberine and sanguinarine alkaloids The alkaloids of argemone are widely used as Analgesic; Antispasmodic; Demulcent; Emetic; Expectorant; Hallucinogenic; Purgative; Sedative; Skin; WartsThe root is alterative and has been used in the treatment of chronic skin diseases. The protein part was extracted and tested against four different fungal strains viz. Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus terreus, Aspergillus flavus, Rhizopus stolonifer etc. A good antifungal activity was observed at temperature 20'C-25'C, the activity was lost completely at temperature 50'C and above. The protein exhibited good inhibition of fungal growth at pH 3 and pH 5 but the activity completely lose at pH 8. . Lower concentration did not show significant antifungal activity. Aspergillus terrus and M. lepray was found to be the most sensitive to its alkaloids. The extracts showed activity and methanol extract showed maximum potency compared to other extracts.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between using information technology and increasing motivation of elementary school students in science lessons. The research method is descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of the study was 10000 elementary students in Qom. According to Morgan table, 373 people were selected by random cluster sampling as sample. Data were collected using the Zamani and Azimi (2008) information technology questionnaire and Vallerend academic motivation questionnaire (1992). The validity of the questionnaires was calculated from the content validity method and their reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.84 and 0.82, respectively. Descriptive statistics including mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics including Pearson's correlation coefficient were used for analyzing. The results demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between using information technology with increasing academic motivation. Also, based on the results, there is a relationship between using technology with academic motivation components including knowing, moving forward to successfulness, motive experience, matching, introspecting, extrinsic adjustment and lack of motivational.


Many of major problems facing us are humancaused. While social/global injustices, inter-group conflict, any form of violence to name a few are our targets to tackle in order to achieve a more peaceful and humane future, they are in reality caused and sustained through our own thoughts. Though external causes or factors cannot be ignored, an equally critical problem confronting us is an epistemological one ‐ our way of knowing and understanding the world. As the shape of the global conditions relies on our mind-set, both individual and collective, it is imperative to make a critical analysis of the mindset that causes troubles facing us since the world changes when our thoughts and perspectives on the world change. This paper engages in a Buddhist philosophical analysis of human mind for a sustainable and peaceful future. Buddhism, since its foundation, has deepened the analysis of how the human mind itself turns into a root cause of conflict and violence and how it can be overcome. This research explores how this analysis of the human mind contributes to realizing a sustainable and peaceful future and promoting intercultural dialogue on ethics in our globalized time.


The utility model discloses a 200kW tombarthite permanent magnet generator, including stator, rotor core, magnetic shoe, front end housing and rear end cap, the magnetic shoe adopts the tombarthite neodymium iron boron to personally experience sth. Part of the body for the magnetic source, the stator comprises towards the piece a plurality of stators, the stator towards the middle part of piece be equipped with with rotor core complex round hole, the stator is provided with the cramp groove towards piece limit portion, the stator of round hole outer lane equipartition towards the piece on has 36 coil grooves, the coil groove is the T type, and the width of rebate in coil groove is 6mm, forms T molded lines circle tooth between the adjacent coil groove, minimum perpendicular distance between the adjacent coil groove is 9mm. The armature reflection can be optimized to this generator, reduces the motor demagnetizing effect. This generator possess littleer volume, lighter weight, and higher stability possess superstrong lasting overload capacity (> simultaneously, 20%), the specified 200kW of this unit, 230kW duration 4 hour is carried in the biggest area, and basic need not the maintenance can be used in adverse circumstances for a long time moreover.


Menopause is defined as the time of cessation of ovarian function resulting in permanent amenorrhea. According to U. S. Census data, there are about 37. 5 million women reaching or currently at menopause out of which about 6 million American women take Hormonal Replacement therapy (HRT). Long term effects of Hormonal Replacement Therapy include dementia, osteoporosis, heart ailments and cancer. Menopause can cause severe symptoms which can affect day to day life of women such as mood swings, cramps, breast tenderness and sleep deprivation. A same herbal formulation or a same allopathic treatment cannot be given to every woman suffering from menopause as every woman has different menopausal symptoms and every herb has different active ingredient to cure a particular symptom. In view of today's fast paced lifestyle and the limitations of modern medicine, there is an urgent need of alternative therapies such as polyherbal therapy and aromatherapy which not only provides symptomatic relief but also provides safe and effective management of the condition. A multidimensional and easy approach based on Ayurveda and Aromatherapy promises to ease this transition for a woman and provides personalized treatment options based on the constitution viz vata, pitta and kapha dominance.


This report presents alternative strategies for analysis of data from the NHANES I Epidemiologic Followup Study (NHEFS) using Cox proportional hazards and person-time logistic regression models. Analytic issues related to the complex survey design of the NHANES I and the variable length of followup of NHEFS participants are discussed.


Objective To investigate the influence of Connective tissue growth factor(CTGF) atisense oligodeoxynucleotides(AS-ODNS) on type Ⅲ collagen secretion induced by tansforming growth factor-β_1(TGF-β_1).Methods CTGF AS-ODNS and control reverse ODNS were transfected into cells by cationic lipofection,cells were stimulated with TGF-β_1 for 48h.The expression of CTGF and type Ⅲ collagen was detected by RT-PCR and ELISA.Results TGF-β_1 was able to induce the expression of CTGF and further facilitate the secretion of type Ⅲ collagen in cultured NRK-52E cells,CTGF AS-ODNS inhibited the expression of CTGF gene,and down-regulated type Ⅲ collagen expression in response to TGF-β_1,but control oligodeoxynucleotides not.Conclusion In cultured NRK-52E cells,CTGF AS-ODNS transfection specifically inhibits TGF-β_1-induced CTGF expression and further attenuates type Ⅲ collagen expression.It suggests that blocking CTGF with AS-ODNS could be a possible therapeutic strategy against tubulointerstitial fibrosis.


The topic I am going to discuss was not of my choosing, but was suggested by the organisers of this conference. I say this because I do not think that I can make any significant contribution to the solution of the grave problems involved. Why I nevertheless accepted the invitation to speak about it is that I believe that in this respect we are all more or less in the same boat. I take it that our topic, the moral responsibility of the scientist, is a kind of euphemism for the issue of nuclear and biological warfare. I have been told that Victor Weisskopf was to speak first. Of course, I did not know what he would say, but I thought that as he would deal with the question of nuclear (and also of biological) warfare, I should try to approach our topic with some wider issues in mind.


The centenary of the publication of Ernst Bloch's first book, Geist der Utopie [The Spirit of Utopia] (1918), marks the occasion of looking back at the role it played in the past century and ahead at what its existentialist utopian philosophy offers in the present time. The phenomenology of the spirit of anticipation addressed the hopelessness of the generation that had grown up during the First World War. Today we are confronted with a different hopelessness or resignation with respect to the project of social equality and liberation. This essay argues that it is not enough to tap into the resources of critical theory and post-metaphysical thinking in our attempts to reclaim radical hope; something more is needed. Geist der Utopie models a strategy for philosophical reflection on and opens a door onto this "something more." Like a Janus head, it looks in two temporal directions, setting free the agency and spontaneity of the present.

Sie scheinen allein zu sein, doch ahnen sie immer.

— HOLDERLIN, "Wie wenn am Feiertage"

We seem to be living in times which have made us forget how to hope. Amid the many pressing issues of our day – climate change, failing political and public institutions, the widening gap between rich and poor, geopolitical tension and conflict, the encroaching force of...


Objective To investigate the correlationship between apolipoprotein E(ApoE) gene polymorphism and carotid artery sclerostenosis.Methods The polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RELP) was used to analyze the gene polymorphism of ApoE in 25 carotid artery sclerostenosis patients and 25 healthy age-matched controls.Results Compared with the control group,an increased frequency of ApoE e4 allele(P0.01) and decreased ApoE e3 allele frequency(P0.05) were found in carotid artery sclerostenosis group.There were significant increase in e3/e4 and e4/e4 allele frequency,and e4 allele was in particular.Three ApoE genotype groups were defined:ApoE2(e2/2+e2/3),ApoE3(e3/3),ApoE4(e3/4+e4/4),the degree of sclerostenosis of the ApoE was higher than the other two groups.Conclusions ApoE polymophysims may be associated with carotid artery sclerostenosis.ApoEe4 allele may be a risk factor for the carotid artery sclerostenosis.


This paper explores a PLL core design that can satisfy a wide range of high frequency serial data communication applications. There exist several high frequency serial data communication protocols that co-exist today. The PLL design requirements for all these clock frequencies separately call for enormous design effort in terms of time and cost. It is desired to design a PLL core which makes it possible to address a wide segment of clock frequency requirement. The PLL achieves this using single 1.2V supply, it doesn't use any special mask layers and also doesn't need a bandgap reference for its operation. This PLL is based on self-biased technique and achieves high process technology independence, fixed damping factor, fixed bandwidth to operating frequency range and input phase offset cancellation. Here the self biased PLL in 130nm CMOS technology achieves the frequency range of 400 MHz to 4GHz. The PLL core is designed to accept a wide range of input reference frequencies.


In order to investigate the mechanical behavior of special-shaped reinforced concrete composite columns encased with GFRP core columns (EGCSSCs) subjected to axial load, twenty-seven full-scale EGCSSCs were designed with varying parameters: axial compressive strength of core concrete (fcc), axial compressive strength of peripheral concrete (fco), thickness of GFRP tube (tgfrp), ratio of longitudinal reinforcement (ρv), stirrup ratio (ρs) and GFRP ratio in the cross-section (α). The three-dimensional finite element refined models of EGCSSCs were established by ABAQUS finite element software, and the response of EGCSSCs under axial load was studied based on the verification of finite element modeling. The influence of different parameters on the ultimate axial compressive strength (Nus), initial stiffness (K), and ductility index (µ) of EGCSSCs was obtained, and the typical failure mode of EGCSSCs was clearly described. The results showed that the main failure mode of the EGCSSCs subjected to axial load was bulging outward at the middle of the EGCSSCs, showed yielding of the longitudinal steel bars, and was crushing both ends of the peripheral concrete. When the column was damaged, the peripheral concrete reached peak stress earlier than the core concrete. All specimens exhibited excellent load-carrying capacity and good ductility. Moreover, with the existence of GFRP core columns, the Nus and µ of the columns were increased by 11.61% and 140.86%. In addition, K increased with the increase in fcc, fco, tgfrp and α, and the largest increments were 23.99%, 50.54%, 21.77%, and 34.19%, respectively. µ decreased with the increase in fcc and fco, which decreased by 14.05% and 40.28%, respectively. By using statistical regression and introducing the constraint effect coefficients and the reduction coefficient, the calculation formula for the axial compression-bearing capacity of EGCSSCs was derived, which could lay a foundation for the popularization and application of this kind of composite column in practical engineering.


Abstract : This report documents the current state of the Navy Ship Acquisition Planning Tool, developed for the Naval Material Command Acquisition Research Council. The report discusses the structure of the acquisition tool, and describes in detail its major modules: the ship cost module, the yard price module, and the optimization module. The ship cost module calculates the cost to a shipyard to build a ship, given unique ship and yard characteristics. The yard price module then calculates the price that the shipbuilder is likely to charge the Navy, based on the characteristics of the existing market. Finally, the optimization module calculates the lowest cost ship acquisition program, given the constraints specified.


In this research, the PLGA/PLA-blended nanofibers were successfully prepared by electrospinning. The macro–micro structure, thermal stability, hydrophilicity, mechanical properties, and in vitro degradation of the electrospun PLGA/PLA nanofibrous scaffolds are characterized by means of SEM, FTIR, DSC, TG, contact angle, instron tensile tester, and degradation testing. The results showed that electrospun PLGA/PLA-blended nanofibrous scaffolds possessed nanofibrous and porous structures. The structural stability, crystallinity, wettability, and mechanical properties, especially the in vitro degradation rate, of the electrospun PLGA/PLA-blended nanofibrous scaffolds could be controlled by regulating the blended ratio of the poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and poly(lactide) (PLA). The results indicated that the electrospun PLGA/PLA-blended nanofibrous scaffolds could be considered as ideal candidates for tissue engineering scaffolds. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012


The visual richness of a CG movie comes in large part from the complexity of its characters and backgrounds. The high grass of Shrek, the trees of Ice Age, and the fur of Monsters Inc. are all examples of this. While each of these poses its own unique challenges, they all have one thing in common: they involve populating primitives (grass, leaves, fur) across large pieces of geometry (ground, tree, monster) in a controllable manner.


THE COMPONENTS OF FLEXIBLE ROTORS ARE SUBJECTED TO UNCERTAINTIES. THE MAIN SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE THE VARIATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. THIS CONTRIBUTION AIMS AT ANALYZING THE DYNAMICS OF FLEXIBLE ROTORS UNDER UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS MODELED AS FUZZY AND FUZZY RANDOM VARIABLES. THE UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS ENCOMPASSES THE MODELING OF UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS AND THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE CORRESPONDING FLEXIBLE ROTOR MODEL BY USING AN APPROACH BASED ON FUZZY DYNAMIC ANALYSIS. THE NUMERICAL SIMULATION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY MAPPING THE FUZZY PARAMETERS OF THE DETERMINISTIC FLEXIBLE ROTOR MODEL.N THEREBY, THE FLEXIBLE ROTOR IS MODELED BY USING BOTH THE FUZZY FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND THE FUZZY STOCHASTIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD. NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS ILLUSTRATE THE METHODOLOGY CONVEYED IN TERMS OF ORBITS AND FREQUENCY RESPONSE FUNCTIONS SUBJECT TO UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS.


A new species of characid, Hyphessobrycon hamatus, is described from the upper rio Tocantins, Goias, Brazil. The new species is distinguished from all other Hyphessobrycon species by the presence of bony hooks on dorsal, anal, pelvic, and pectoral fins of males, the two black humeral spots, the 4 or 5 teeth in the inner series of the premaxilla, a maxilla with 2-3 teeth, the iii-v, 16-18 anal-fin rays, and a lateral line with 10-32 perforated scales and 33-35 scales in a longitudinal series.


This note discusses the United States v. Corrow decision. It focuses on the interpretation of cultural patrimony as defined by NAGPRA and emphasizes the dangers presented by this vague definition. The court in United States v. Corrow was the first to address whether the statute is unconstitutional because it is vague. This case is the first and only authority on NAGPRA's definition of cultural patrimony; therefore, the case and this note present significant avenues to understanding and thinking about cultural patrimony.


Background: Gilbert syndrome (GS) is characterized by an elevated serum bil-irubin due to a polymorphism in Uridine Diphosphate Glucuronosyl Transferase (UGT1A1) gene. Several studies have found high prevalence of Gilbert Syn-drome in some Asian countries but still haven't explored in Bangladesh. Aim of this study was to determine the allele frequencies of two different variants of UGT1A1 polymorphisms (UGT1A1 6 and UGT1A1 28) among Bangladeshi population. Materials and method: Total 150 unrelated volunteer from outpa-tient unit of the Central Hospital Limited, and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka were enrolled in this study. Peripheral blood was obtained from each subject and DNA extraction was done by Genomic DNA Isolation Kit. Polymorphisms of UGT1A1*6 (c.211G>A) was genotyped using the TaqMan Assay-on-Demand SNP Typing System and UGT1A1*28 (c.-53_-52TA) promoter repeat number polymorphism was determined by PCR method on an ABI PRISM 3130 Genetic Analyzer. Results: 57.3% of the study participants were male, mean age of them was 4.05 years. Minor allele fre-quency (MAF) was 0.442 (44.2%) for UGT1A1*28 and 0.047 (4.7%) for UGT1A1*6. Conclusion: This is the first ever study conducted among Bangla-deshi population to identify the Gilbert syndrome and found very high prevalence. Drugs those who are conjugated by UGT1A1 may lead to worse adverse event due to UGT1A1 polymorphism. Infants having decreased UGT1A1 enzyme activity develop neonatal jaundice and its further complication like Ker-nicterus. Higher incidence of Gilbert syndrome among Bangladeshi might be the alert for the clinicians treating neonatal jaundice.


BACKGROUND Hypoglycaemia is one of the most common metabolic problems seen in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Most cases of neonatal hypoglycaemia are transient and respond readily to treatment and are associated with excellent prognosis. Development of clinical signs and symptoms may be a late sign of hypoglycaemia. Persistent hypoglycaemia may result in possible neurologic sequelae. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical pattern of hypoglycaemia in neonates admitted in special newborn care unit in Government General hospital, Mahabubnagar, Telangana and to also assess the influence of gestational age, birth weight, various comorbid conditions on blood glucose levels. METHODS This is an observational hospital-based study done in Government General Hospital, Mahabubnagar from June 2020 to May 2021. Neonates with hypoglycaemia (blood glucose < 45 mg/dl) at the time of admission are included in our study. Blood glucose values were monitored 2nd hourly on 1st day and 6th hourly thereafter. Following the detection of hypoglycaemia, the neonates were treated as per institutional protocol. Clinical features, laboratory parameters are studied and analysed. RESULTS Among the 99 neonates studied, 68 (68.7 %) were males and 31 (31.3 %) females; Term babies were 75 (75.7 %) and pre term babies were 24 (24.2 %). Low birth weight newborns (51.5 %) were more affected with hypoglycaemia compared to normal weight newborns (38.4 %). Among the 99 neonates studied, 96.9 % were treated and discharged. Average duration of stay was around 05 to 07 days. CONCLUSIONS Hypoglycaemia is most common condition in neonates. Routine screening should be done to all newborns at the time of admission. Timely intervention reduces long term neurological sequelae. Neonates presenting with dull activity, refusal to feed, vomiting, jitteriness, seizures must routinely undergo regular glucose monitoring. As the study shows, most hypoglycaemic neonates presented with those symptoms. Among the various comorbidities, hypoglycaemia occurred more in birth asphyxia and respiratory distress syndrome. So, it should be made mandatory to do glucose monitoring in these cases. Glucose monitoring should be made as a common screening method to prevent morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. KEYWORDS Hypoglycaemia, Pre-Term, Term, Low Birth Weight, Special New Born Care Unit, Small for Gestational Age, Large for Gestational Age


Identification of the fish quality is needed to determine the level of freshness so that it can be consumed safely. Usually, the recognition of the fish quality through physical and odor examination by humans. This can be dangerous because spoiled fish produces poisonous gas and a pungent odor from the metabolic processes of microorganisms. This study has developed a tool for recognition of the fish quality using an electrochemical gas sensor array and a Neural Network algorithm. The electrochemical gas sensor consists of amperometric and conductometric types. This sensor data is then fed to the Neural Network algorithm which is implemented in the Arduino Due microcontroller. The experimental results show that the fish quality produces a different sensor response. The more fish decay, the greater the sensor response. This system can recognize the fish quality including fresh, half-fresh, and rotten with a success rate of 80%.


This study aims to thoroughly investigate how the different dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation (EO) influence firm performance in the Iranian knowledge-based industry. An empirical analysis of data from 155 Iranian knowledge-based firms was performed by employing the PLS method of structural equation modelling. Findings show that there is semantic redundancy among the different dimensions of EO. Specifically, just two of the five dimensions, proactiveness and risk-taking, could account for all the effects of EO on firm performance in the context of the Iranian knowledge-based industry. In addition, moderation, spuriousness, suppression of industrial contingencies and control variables were not at play. From a theoretical point of view, our work confirms that scholars should avoid considering EO as a holistic gestalt in different contexts. It also highlights that proactiveness and risk-taking are the orientations with the strongest effects on performance in Iranian knowledge-based firms. From an empirical point of view, our study sheds light on the importance of these two specific EO dimensions in the selection of human resources and in the development of policies aimed at fostering sustainability of knowledge-based firms. In addition, it represents a contribution to understanding how EO dimensions work in emerging countries, characterised by social and economic systems different from those of the Western world.


Effective teaching in developmental education is one of the most challenging jobs in the college teaching profession. The search for teaching excellence in this field extends beyond basic cognitive issues to address noncognitive needs of underprepared students also. The six principles for effective developmental education teaching reviewed in the article are the product of integrating research findings from successful developmental education programs and general principles for effective teaching in undergraduate education. The principles focus on key elements that teachers may use to support effective teaching. Many teaching professionals spend their entire careers in search of teaching excellence. This search may be even more important when students are underprepared adults. These students lack the foundation and skills required for rigorous college curriculum and many of them have adult responsibilities that place excessive demands on their time and other resources. These students present challenges to developmental educators that often far exceed those presented by traditional college students: "How to guide and teach students who are underprepared for traditional college level studies is the thorniest single problem for community colleges" (Cohen & Brawer, 1982, p. 236 ). This challenge extends throughout all levels of postsecondary education with developmental education serving as a gateway to postsecondary education for many students in this country. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), in 1999-2000, 32% of all freshmen in 4-year colleges and universities and 41% of community college freshmen required remedial education (NCES, 2001). Research findings of successful developmental education programs and general principles of effective practice in teaching offer a strong foundation in the search for teaching excellence in developmental education. During the last decade, much has been written about the characteristics of successful developmental education programs. Boylan and Bonham (1998) provide a comprehensive analysis of developmental education programs in "Improving Developmental Education: What We've Learned from 30 Years of Research." In this study, they identify 20 characteristics of successful programs. Eight of those characteristics relate directly to teaching: variety of teaching methods, sound cognitive theory-based courses, computer-based instruction to supplement regular classroom activities, classroom/laboratory integration, developmental course exit standards that are consistent with entry standards for subsequent courses, strategic learning that teaches students how to monitor their comprehension and think strategically about learning, professional training for faculty and staff who work with developmental students, and critical thinking that focuses on the types of thinking required in college-level courses. Roueche and Roueche (1999) identify characteristics of successful developmental education programs similar to those of Boylan and Bonham (1998), with the addition of one very significant factor: recruiting, developing, and hiring the best faculty. This characteristic may actually be the single most important factor in successful programs. Perhaps the most widely used college teaching guidelines relative to general principles of Principles for Effective Teaching http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/resources/reports/documents/V26-3s... 1 of 9 4/24/12 8:09 AM effective practice in teaching are the "Seven Principles of Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" (Chickering & Gamson, 1987; Chickering & Reisser, 1993). The guidelines suggest that good practices encourage student-faculty contact, promote cooperation among students, encourage active learning, give prompt feedback, emphasize time on task, communicate high expectations, and respect diverse talents. It is not surprising that there are many commonalities among these studies. All of the elements required for effective college teaching apply to effective developmental education teaching as well. However, it may be even more imperative to apply them in work with developmental students and for developmental teachers to be more precise and in-depth. For example, the teacher of traditional college students can simply encourage active learning and usually achieve the desired student outcome. On the other hand, encouragement is not enough for most developmental students. The developmental education teacher must structure and lead the activities for developmental students while teaching them to become independent learners. Also, the issue of frequent feedback is more demanding with developmental students since they usually lack the ability to judge their own progress. Moreover, respect for diverse talents and ways of learning takes on a deeper meaning when it is applied to developmental students who are much less homogeneous than traditional college students. Nevertheless, all the aspects of teaching excellence important to developmental education students represent a model for teaching all students. Volkwein and Cabrera (1998) suggest that the single most important factor in affecting multiple aspects of student growth and satisfaction is the classroom experience. The key to teaching developmental students successfully is to assure that teaching practices are consistent with the characteristics of successful programs and the principles of effective teaching. The six principles for effective teaching and their subsequent explanations are offered as a tool to help developmental educators in their search for teaching excellence. Additionally, institutions may find the principles helpful as they employ and train teachers to build successful developmental and mainstream education programs. Principle #1: Commit to Teaching Underprepared Students Unfortunately, some teachers teach developmental students for reasons that are not in the best interest of students. Perhaps the developmental class fits their desired teaching schedules, they think the developmental course will require less preparation and they will have more time to spend on their higher level courses or some other activity, or they may be teaching out-of-field and the college will not allow them to teach anything else. In some cases, their performance may be unsatisfactory in other areas so they are assigned to teach developmental courses. Further, research of staffing patterns has indicated that "among all institutions and all subject 72% of those teaching developmental courses are part-time" (Boylan, Bohham, Jackson, & Saxon, 1994), a pattern that does not exhibit strong institutional commitment to developmental education. In reality, teachers who choose to teach developmental students must have visions for those students, know they can make a difference, and be willing to work hard to help students succeed. The literature is replete with admonitions to select teachers who are interested and desire to teach underprepared students. For example, Roueche and Roueche (1993) have suggested this in the first national study on remedial programs in 1968. Because teacher attitudes are probably related to student achievement, no teacher should be arbitrarily assigned to teach a remedial class if he or she would rather not teach that class, Principles for Effective Teaching http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/resources/reports/documents/V26-3s... 2 of 9 4/24/12 8:09 AM nor should any teacher be assigned who is only mildly interested in doing so: uninterested teachers cannot be expected to motivate students who are typically characterized by a lack of motivation. (p.58) Another early warning was issued by Cross in 1976. She observed that a lack of achievement was more than a simple cognitive issue, so she admonished that knowledge of learning problems, along with interest and commitment, were critical factors in choosing staff to work with developmental students. These strong admonitions are still relevant n the 21st century. Selection of teachers to work with this special population is an important issue that should not be taken lightly. Principle #2: Demonstrate Good Command of the Subject Matter and the Ability to Teach a Diverse Student Population Proficiency in subject matter is critical for developmental education teachers. Since developmental students have generally been unsuccessful with traditional instructional methods and materials, effective developmental teachers must be able to present the subject matter in different ways, requiring teachers to have in-depth knowledge of the concepts and skills they're teaching as well as higher level content knowledge in the field. When selecting teachers, it is important to follow the credential standards set forth by the college's accrediting agent for all teachers including developmental education instructors. For example, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS; 1998) requires, Faculty members who teach in remedial programs must hold a baccalaureate degree in a discipline related to their assignment and have either teaching experience in a discipline related to their assignment or graduate training in remedial education. (p. 43) Although subject matter knowledge that is documented by professional credentials is critical, it is not enough for effective developmental education teachers. The ability to convey that knowledge to students who lack the subject matter foundation is the major challenge. Unfortunately, many new teachers try to employ the same teaching techniques their graduate professors used successfully, since this is their most recent experience with the teaching/learning environment. This is one of the biggest mistakes teachers can make, especially with developmental students who may have had little academic success. First, when working with at-risk students, teaching and learning activities must be highly structured, with all requirements and standards clearly stated (Boylan &


As the field of silicon-based microelectronics attempts, with difficulty, to head towards the nanoscale, the construction of electronic devices with individual molecules becomes an attractive alternative and has stimulated a recent surge of interest in the study of the electronic properties of single molecules. As well as displaying excellent electronic properties, single molecules can also recognize other molecules through specific binding interactions, which is something that current silicon-based technology is unable to offer. This capability of molecular recognition is used with astonishing accuracy and efficiency in biological systems and serves as an important design principle for chemical and biological sensors. Various molecular recognition processes have been studied and applied to sensor applications, but most methods to date measure an optical, electrochemical, or mechanical signal that arises from a large number of molecules. Herein we demonstrate that the binding of a guest species onto a single host molecule can be studied electrically by wiring the host molecule to two electrodes. The measurement of electron-transport processes through a single molecule also allows the rectification properties of asymmetric host molecules and host–guest complexes to be studied. Peptides were chosen as the host molecules because of the unlimited choice of different sequences that can be tuned to obtain optimal binding strength and specificity for a metal ion—our chosen guest. Four peptides were studied, cysteamine-Cys, cysteamine-Gly-Cys, Cys-Gly-Cys, and cysteamine-Gly-Gly-Cys (Cys= cysteine, Gly= glycine), which each have two thiol termini that can form reproducible contact to Au electrodes for electrical measurement. These peptides were expected to bind transition-metal ions, such as Cu and Ni, specifically through deprotonated peptide bonds. The binding configuration and the binding constant are sensitive to the pH of the peptide local environment. To form the most stable metal–peptide complexes and also to avoid the precipitation of metal hydroxides on the Au electrodes, the pH of the solution was maintained at 8 and 9 for Cu and Ni, respectively. Under the experimental conditions, the metal ions and the peptides were expected to form mainly 1:1 metal-to-ligand complexes. For cysteamineCys, cysteamine-Gly-Cys, and Cys-Gly-Cys, the peptide bonds are completely deprotonated so the number of deprotonated


In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century colonial India, with the dramatic changes in sociopolitical scenario the nationalist discourse in India was significantly reshaped. And with the rise of a new nationalist discourse in India, the position and representation of women in Indian nationalist discourse was rethought and redefined – first, because of the rise of Goddess-centric nationalist rhetoric and secondly, the nationalist leaders' promotion of and call for women participation in the freedom movement. Historian, critics and social scientists find women liberation movement, social reform and cultivation of feminist discourse in India intertwined with the rise of nationalism or national movement in the country. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century India witnessed the emergence of nationalist concepts of "New Women", "Modern Indian Women" or "Mother India". And the rise of these ideas substantiates both the subjective and objective position of women in Indian nationalist discourse. But so far as the position or representation of Indian Muslim women in Indian nationalist discourse is concerned, it has always been difficult to address the issue. While addressing this problem of the position of Indian Muslim women in Indian nationalist discourse some more points and facts need to be taken into account– first, the rise of Two Nation Theory which demanded a separate country for the Muslims of undivided India; secondly, the emergence of the secularist trend of Indian nationalism; thirdly, the significant rise of Hindu nationalism and fourthly, Muslims' exceptional adherence to the practice of women seclusion due to their religious sentiment. In her novel The Heart Divided (1957) Momtaz Shah Nawaz, a Muslim woman writer of the undivided India, addresses all these concerns. In the novel she tries to figure out a definite role and position of Indian Muslim women in the nationalist discourse of colonial India during anti-colonial movement. My paper tries to explore the position of Muslim women in Indian nationalist discourse through a critical reading of the said novel. It attempts to find out how Muslim women had both the subjective and objective position in Indian nationalism during the freedom struggle. It also tries to address whether the nationalist terms like "New Women", "Mother India" or "Modern Indian Women" are applicable for the Indian Muslim women.


letters, his serious treatment of conspiratorial thought (and the twenty-one plates reproducing both mundane and eccentric letters that open the book), Hayes paints a convincing picture of a modern state contributing to its own decline in authority, among at least some Canadians. For Hayes, this illustrates a crucial point that remains relevant in the present day: the state was incapable of accepting this form of knowledge, as it challenged its own technocratic, expertise-based authority, thus dismissing or striving to contain it. For those Canadians involved, this facilitated, or furthered, their conviction that malevolent forces were hiding something, which is the essence of conspiracy theory. The seriousness with which Hayes takes conspiracy theory, and the centrality of it to his study and to his understanding of postwar Canada, is an important contribution to Canadian historiography. Reducing conspiracy theory to a small and mentally ill fringe does not contribute to better understanding the meaning of this type of thought. As Hayes notes, contemporary scholars are finding that conspiracy theory is a non-aberrational mode of thought that can exist across racial, religious, sexual, gender, age, educational, and political spectrums. It does seem, however, that scholars who interpret conspiracy theory as a "normal" mode of thought can tend to underplay the specific content of conspiracy theories (as opposed to the mode of thought known as "conspiracy theory"), much of which can be hateful and dangerous. Understanding conspiracy theory without normalizing or ridiculing is a challenging task for all historians interested in this subject. More often than not, Hayes' book does so with skill. kevin anderson University of Calgary and Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada


Building on techniques developed in the two preceding papers, I investigate the various pointwise and averaged energy conditions for the quantum stress-energy tensor corresponding to a conformally coupled massless scalar field in the (1+1)-dimensional Schwarzschild spacetime. Because the stress-energy tensors are analytically known, I can get exact results for the Hartle-Hawking, Boulware, and Unruh vacua. This exactly solvable model serves as a useful check on my (3+1)-dimensional investigations wherein I had to resort to a mixture of analytic approximations and numerical techniques. The key results in 1+1 dimensions are that (1) NEC is satisfied outside the event horizon for the Hartle-Hawking vacuum and violated for the Boulware and Unruh vacua, and (2) DEC is violated everywhere in the spacetime (for any quantum state, not just the standard vacuum states). {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}


We report a new subdwarf B (sdB) pulsator, PG1142-037, discovered during the first full-length campaign of K2, the two-gyro mission of the Kepler space telescope. Fourteen periodicities have been detected between 0.9 and 2.5 hours with amplitudes below 0.35 ppt. We have been able to associate all of the pulsations with low-degree, ell<=2 modes. Follow-up spectroscopy of PG1142 has revealed it to be in a binary with a period of 0.54 days. Phase-folding the K2 photometry reveals a two-component variation including both Doppler boosting and ellipsoidal deformation. Perhaps the most surprising and interesting result is the detection of an ellipsoidal, tidally distorted variable with no indication of rotationally-induced pulsation multiplets. This indicates that the rotation period is longer than 45 days, even though the binary period is near 13 hours.


Analysis of rising powers needs to be conducted not just in terms of their overall capabilities but also of their geopolitical circumstances—where they are placed in respect of domestic polity, their neighbourhoods, their regions and the globe. As a rising power, India is particularly closely embedded in its South Asian neighbourhood by tightly enmeshed domestic and neighbourhood dissonances. These are in turn deeply affected by global conditions, especially the rise of China and globalisation of a militant version of Islam. This article analyses India's 'strategies' in dealing with its circumstances and concludes that, at least for the present, India has delayed the process of ardent military modernisation in favour of balanced development in an attempt to achieve greater domestic harmony and reduce vulnerability to destabilising cross-border influences. Strategies in South Asia are, however, less well developed and require greater attention.


The effects of an external electric field on the lecithin organogels consisting of polymer-like micelles have been studied by means of oscillatory rheology. It was shown that the applied voltage changed the rheological behavior. Frequency dependencies of complex viscosity and storage modulus had intermediate plateaus that were evidence of an appearance of a new additional relaxation process. An examination of the results in the framework of an approach used in the rheology of polymer blends led to a conclusion that the electric field induced a fusion of a fraction of the polymer-like micelles. The organogel under the applied voltage is made up of uniform micellar aggregates of various lengths. A possible mechanism is considered.


e t n a m f r t t Successful gene therapy requires the introduction of foreign DNA into host cells. Until recently, most investigators working in this field did not realize that the DNA sequences themselves contained immune stimulatory sequences, called CpG motifs, that activate immune responses as an unintended consequence of gene delivery. DNA containing CpG motifs activates both the innate and the acquired arms of immune responses (Fig. 1). CpGinduced innate immunity is exemplified by the rapid activation of NK cells, macrophages, and dendritic cells, with the concomitant production of proinflammatory cytokines. This response is a cause of the acute toxicity that has been observed in some gene therapy protocols (1). Further, this activation of dendritic cells, as well as direct effects of CpG DNA on B cells (2), initiates acquired immune responses, including the generation of antibody and cytotoxic T cell responses against delivered antigens (Fig. 1). Although bacterial DNA has been known to have immune stimulatory effects for many years (3), it has only been a few years since the discovery that these immune stimulatory effects depend on the presence in bacterial DNA of unmethylated CpG dinucleotides in particular base contexts and that these effects can be reproduced by synthetic oligonucleotides containing these "CpG motifs" (2). It is now generally accepted that immune activation by CpG motifs evolved as an immune defense against infection. CpG motifs are relatively rare and are heavily methylated in our own DNA. Thus, our DNA has a subtly different molecular pattern from prokaryotic DNAs, and because it lacks these unmethylated CpG "danger signals," it does not activate this defense. Because gene therapy vectors are unmethylated, they would normally "look" like pathogen DNA to this primitive innate immune defense and will, therefore, trigger it. Although the molecular mechanism of CpG-induced immune activation is still incompletely understood, it appears that the DNA must enter host cells and bind to an intracellular CpG pattern recognition receptor, which then leads to the activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases, NFkB, and other cell-signaling pathways (4). The immune effects of CpG dinucleotides depend critically on the flanking bases (Table 1). If the CG is preceded by a C and followed by a G, immune stimulation is almost abolished, and the activity of nearby stimulatory CpG motifs can be diminished (5). Because viral or nonviral gene therapy vectors contain hundreds of CpG motifs, which are responsible for at least some of the observed immunotoxicity, counter measures are urgently needed if the clinical development of gene therapy is to realize its full promise. Unfortunately, so


Disclosed is a composite access point apparatus which can process voice packets and data packets at the same time in a wireless data communication system using a wireless local area network, and a method for processing voice packets and data packets using the same. The composite access point apparatus confirms a kind of inputted packets, transmits the data packets to a data network, and decodes the voice packets and transmits them to a connected private branch exchange or key telephone system.


To investigate the effect of P surface loading on the structure and kinetics of surface complexation at the goethite/water interface, goethite was reacted with orthophosphate at P concentrations of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.8 mmol L at pH 4.5 for 5 days. The P concentrations were chosen to ensure that P loadings at the surface would allow one to follow the transition between adsorption and surface precipitation. EXAFS spectra were collected in fluorescence mode at the P K-edge at 2,150 eV. The structural parameters were obtained through the fits of the sorption data to single and multiple scattering paths using Artemis. EXAFS analysis revealed a continuum between adsorption and surface precipitation, with bidentate mononuclear (E), bidentate binuclear (C) and monodentate mononuclear (V) surface complexes as well as surface precipitates forming at the goethite/water interface under the studied conditions. The distances concerning the P – O (1.51 – 1.53 Å) and P – Fe (3.2 – 3.3 Å for bidentate binuclear and around 3.6 Å for mononuclear surface complexes) shells observed in our study were consistent with distances obtained via other spectroscopic techniques. The shortest P – Fe distance of 2.83 – 2.87 Å was indicative of bidentate mononuclear


In this paper, we have successfully demonstrated, for the first time, air-stable chemical p-doping of CNFETs via charge transfer; introduced tunability of the V/sub th/, transformed scaled CNFETs from ambipolar to unipolar, improved I/sub on/ by 2-3 orders of magnitude, suppressed minority carrier injection (immunity from drain induced I/sub off/ degradation from intrinsic Schottky barrier CNFET), yielding an excellent I/sub on//I/sub off/ ratio of 10/sup 6/, and demonstrated excellent DIBL-like behavior.


In the U.S., about 2.5 million emergencies, hospitalizations, and deaths are annually related to traumatic brain injuries (TBIs). TBIs can dictate a neuron's life or death due to the transmembrane protein, connexin 36 (Cx36). Cx36 has the ability to send death signals throughout neuronal cells via gap junctions (GJ), or save surrounding tissues. A group of six transmembrane proteins form a connexon, creating half an electrical synapse (GJ). An individual protein contains 321 amino acids (AA) coded by GJD2 (human chromosomal DNA at 15q14). While 98% of its identity is shared among rat, mice, and human genomes, the developmental rate of Cx36 varies. Shared among all Cx36 isolates are the first 22–23 AA sequences, which split into four hydrophobic transmembrane domains, TM1–TM4, a cytoplasmic loop, two‐extracellular loops, and C‐ and N‐terminal cytoplasmic regions, otherwise known as the entire amino terminal domain (NT).The cytoplasmic loop and C‐terminal regions are vital because they bind structural proteins to create a complex allowing the synchronization of intercellular communication. The NT is an alpha helix which lines the GJ pore, determining GJ formation, unitary conductance, cell permeability/selectivity, and gating in response to transjunctional voltage. Overall, one gap junction features an extracellular cavity (positively charged), a transmembrane pathway (negatively charged), and a cytoplasmic opening (positively charged). In the event of a TBI, death signals or molecules, such as calcium, are transmitted through these GJs from cell to cell. Since TBIs are stressors to the brain, Cx36 could save the neurons from minor destruction via "preconditioning". Preconditioning is when molecular signals associated with minor stressors pass through Cx36 to coupled neurons, preparing them for further insult. Current research suggests that in the absence of GJ, neuronal death is restricted, only following severe injury, limiting the amount of damage of the neurons in the brain. Researchers have conducted an experiment where the AA isoleucine 32 is replaced with arginine in an individual Cx36. Following replacement, the pore becomes inoperable due to the minor alteration inhibiting the protein's function, creating a non‐conductive channel. Therefore, apoptotic concentrations of calcium are prohibited access to other cells. Although there are advancements in the understanding of Cx36's structure and functions, it remains unclear if Cx36 is pro‐life or pro‐death. The Olathe North CBM SMART Team used 3‐D modeling and printing technology to examine structure‐function relationships of Cx36.


The phonological phenomena of Korean can be classified in terms of several conditions. Most of all time condition is essential. Some phenomena have been vanished historically, other phenomena are in existence as before. Secondly the character of phonological phenomenon is defined by the phonological rule. Phonological rules are composed of two aspects which are phonological and morphological conditions. In this thesis, I will try to classify the phonological phenomena of Korean in two respects. To begin with the the phonological phenomena of Korean are verified by the condition of time. Secondly the phonological phenomena of Korean are classified by the grammatical category. Specially I would to use two terms differently which are variation and alternation. The variation(변이/變異) is used for a pure phonological phenomenon. The alternation(교체/交替) is used for morpho-phonemic phenomenon.


This paper proposes a definition of structural unemployment based on its effect on the rate of job hirings. The paper compares this with other possible definitions and examines the relationship betwe en structural unemployment and shifts in the u/v curve. The main resu lts for the British economy are that, while there has undoubtedly bee n an increase in industrial mismatch in recent years, there has been no corresponding increase in regional imbalance. Evidence on other co untries also casts doubt on the idea that increased structural mismat ch has been a major cause of the growth in unemployment. Copyright 1987 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd


The nonhomogeneous information is applied to the study of sudden and severe weather processes in this paper, based on the theory of blown‐ups (OuYang, 1994). Severe weather processes, such as torrential rain and severe convection, are clarified first by using the nonhomogeneous parameters in the spring in Hubei Province, and second by combining with the severe convection forecasting criteria. We can distinguish the severe convective weather processes and forecast the short‐range severe convective weather by using this theory in the spring in Hubei province. After practical applications from March 15 to May 15 in 1995, it showed that the forecast accuracy was satisfactory.


Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a major health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and the management requires regular monitoring of the patients. The monitoring includes routine assessment of haematological parameters and any deviation can best be appreciated when steady state values are previously known. This study evaluated the patients with SCD in steady state to determine certain haematological parameters (particularly the full blood count values). Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. One hundred and forty-three (known) SCD subjects in steady state and thirty controls (HB phenotype AA) had their full blood count parameters evaluated using haematology auto analyser – white blood cell (WBC), granulocyte (GRA) and platelet (PLT) counts as well as haemoglobin concentration (HB), mean cell volume (MCV) and mean cell haemoglobin (MCH). The participants were regrouped into adult and paediatric groups and their results analysed accordingly. Results: The adult SCD patients had their mean haematological values as follows: HB 7.7±2.5 g/L, MCV 77.5±19.3 fl, MCH 25.1±6.5 pg, WBC 12.0±5.9x10 /L and PLT 306.6±169.3x10 /L. Their paediatric counterparts had the following mean values: HB 6.9±1.3 g/L, MCV 77.4±11.0 fl, MCH 24.6±3.7 pg, WBC 16.0±6.9x10 /L and PLT 329.1±101.9x10 /L. The adult patients had Original Research Article Iheanacho; IBRR, 3(4): 171-177, 2015; Article no.IBRR.2015.020 172 significantly higher HB (p<0.05) and lower WBC (p<0.05) than the paediatric patients. Conclusion: This study has therefore provided some steady state haematological values of both paediatric and adult SCD patients in our locality and could be useful in establishing reference values.


Experiments were undertaken to clarify the relation between the development of above-ground parts and shoot roots of growing young cane. Five varieties of cane cuttings were planted under various conditions (soil, vermiculite, age of cuttings, date of planting and fertitiy of soil). After germination, the emergence of leaves and shoot roots were observed. The results obtained were summarized as follows: 1. The first shoot roots did not emerge until the 13th leaf (8 leaf scales plus 5 complete leaves) emerged, and the first shoot roots originated from the 6th basal node of young shoot. This relation was recognized at all the conditions examined. Basing on the above finding, the rooting of the shoot roots may be predicted by counting the leaves of above-ground parts. 2. The shoot roots of a given node emerged and elongated simultaneously with the leaf of a node which is higher than the former by seven. In other words, when a leaf was emerging, the 7th node counted downward from the one to which the leaf was attaching, posessd the ability of rooting, and this relation was maintained throughout the whole growing stages of cane. This fact may give a scientific foundation to the usual practices for preparing cuttings from a sugar cane shoot.


ABSTRACT: Effects of formulation (lipid presence, type of starch, and plasticizer) on microstructure, water vapor (WVP) and gas (GP) permeabilities of films and coatings were analyzed. Plasticizer was necessary to maintain film and coating integrity and to avoid pores and cracks. Films made from high amylose starch showed lower WVP and GP than regular corn starch films; permeabilities of films with sorbitol (20 g/L) were lower than those with glycerol. The addition of 2g/L sunflower oil to the formulations decreased WVP of starch-based films; X-ray diffraction and Differential Scanning Calorimetry experiments demonstrated that films with plasticizer and lipid showed lower crystalline-amorphous ratio compared to films without additives. Microstructural observations helped explain the decrease of the film permeabilities during storage.


Digital water and energy maps allow fast information retrieval, big data analysis and resources demand prediction for real time responses in 5-G networks. A regulatory systems framework is needed to enable and promote integrated actions grounded on map-based feedback information, to facilitate resources movements and knowledge transfer for water and energy security. At the same time, the proposed regulatory system needs to safeguard national security and personal privacy when general public and the private sectors have access to big databases.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) in China is an initiative on regional economic development involving nine mainland cities and two Special Administrative Regions (SARs). As central policies cannot be efficiently executed in the whole regions, institutional fragmentation could be a prominent barrier to achieve regional water and energy optimum rather than individual city maxima for the water and energy nexus.

In this study, we propose a systems regulatory framework that integrates natural, urban and social systems across multiple scales in which the relevant laws, policies, decisions and actions are supported by digital maps. On a planning scale, our new regulatory system based on spatial map information promotes optimum uses of natural capitals and ecosystem services (ES). For linking different urban spatial processes on different scales, satellite images and Local Climate Zone (LCZ) maps are used to describe natural environment and urban characteristics from 200km to 10km resolutions for supporting land-use planning laws and estimating regional development carrying capacity to mitigate water and energy insecurity.

On an operational scale, smart meters and remote sensor systems provide real time water and energy information from a fast developing 5-G network for the proposed digital maps. Forecasted energy and water demands from the digital maps can be used for regional or local environment regulation reinforcement. Proposed spatial maps also improve transboundary collaboration by providing visualisation of legal targets and emission limits. Through digital maps, key agencies and sectors will have a capacity to share transboundary knowledge, information and responsibility, to foster smooth system flows in terms of culture, economy, policy and technology, by active participations and decentralized actions.

On an evaluation scale, open map information increases the transparency of legal targets and pollution limits. By rapid information retrieval and big data analysis from digital maps, regulators can assess the performance of water and energy security practices.

In summary, the proposed framework based on LCZ maps for the GBA can be applied to other rapidly developing regions with emerging 5-G networks. The integrated regulatory framework also guides water and energy security practices and transfer central policies to local actions by rapid information retrieval, big data analysis and prediction of demand for real time responses based on digital water and energy maps.


The electromagnetic fields radiated by class of patch antennas conformal to spherical geometries are discussed in this paper. The fields of these antennas are determined analytically, computer simulated, and the results compared to measured data.


To visualize and analysis the multidimensional integer dataset, we present a visualization method named segmental offset-mapping parallel coordinates. The method first counted and calculated the proportion of each integer value in each dimension. The stacked coordinate axis was adopted to express the distribution of data in each dimension. The offset-mapping technology was introduced to obtain corresponding points in axes. The position of corresponding points could be different even the same integer value in different record using offset-mapping. The corresponding points was scattered over segment in the stacked coordinate axis using the offset-mapping technology. The offset-mapping technology can improve the capability of expressing the correlativity between the adjacent dimensions effectively for the multidimensional integer dataset. Road scene data in the unmanned driving field was selected as the experimental dataset in this paper. The experimental results prove the method presented in the paper can achieve obvious expression to the correlativity between the adjacent dimension data. The method can effectively improve the matching and analysis efficiency of road scene data in the unmanned driving field.


Care for people with severe mental disorders requires approach that is focused on a person's strengths, not his weaknesses, and is a shift from a deficit model that is often associated with mental illness. Care users and their family members play an important role in this approach.

 Mental disorders are the leading group of diseases in Croatia, according to the number of days of hospital treatment. The number of hospitalizations is high, and the rate of hospitalization for depression has tripled in the last twenty years. Such indicators highlight the need for reorientation of mental health care, from hospital-based to community-based, by organizing mobile community intervention teams.

 In Croatia, psychosocial peer teams were established by the NGO Ludruga, financed by local government, to provide peer support to persons with mental disorders. The main activities are: development of a personal recovery plan, home visits and providing psychological support to persons with mental disorders, organizing support groups and education of peer workers. The teams consist of a peer worker, social worker, psychologist, and operate under the supervision of a psychiatrist. The teams have been operating for five years, have had over a hundred users so far and are a significant help to the healthcare system in preventing rehospitalizations.

 The goal of therapeutic interventions in mental health care should be recovery. Recovery involves empowering a person to take responsibility for themselves and their health. Peer workers play an important role in the recovery process, providing hope for recovery. Their role must also be recognized by the health system.

 People with mental disorders and their families should be co-creators of care and recovery-oriented interventions. Only by comprehensive interventions, tackling all determinants of health, therapeutic goal can be achieved.


The junior high school P.E. masters in Henan province have not fully realized the importance of the reform of the curriculum,which lies mainly in the reform of the teaching method,mode,relationships between the teachers and the students,learning evaluation,contents and objectives of the curriculum etc.. The biggest difficulty is that there are lots of students with limited grounds and facilities.


In recent years, low cost composites made from plant oil sources proved of interest for dielectric applications, showing also some potential for future application as dielectric in microchips and circuit boards. In this work, the dielectric properties of oil palm/natural rubber composite materials were characterized. The basic material was formed with pure rubber. This was modified in different ways, by adding 20 or 30% wt. of untreated oil palm fibres, in the shape of 6 mm long macrofibers, or by treating the fibers with silane. Dielectric properties of the modified materials with respect to the original one were measured. In all cases, the effect due to the rubber modification on the dielectric properties was noticeable. In particular, a clear increase of the loss factor was obtained with fiber treatment. In contrast, the effect of the lower level of fiber content used (20%) on the dielectric properties was less evident.


Awareness in guidance and control system design has increased strongly due to the enormous developments in Unmanned Aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as their wide approaches for both civilian and military applications. Motivated by the UAVs' small size, low price, and lightweight attract the researchers in the field of guidance, navigation, and control towards autopilot design and analysis. This research focuses on designing a robust flight control system for small UAVs based on feedback linearization. The Dynamic Inversion (DI) and an Extended State Observer (ESO) are adopted to track sharp maneuvers in roll, pitch, and yaw channels. To estimate and adjust nonlinear dynamics and external disruptions (ESO) is used. The DI is a nonlinear control technique based on two-time scale assumptions, the inner fast loop states are roll, pitch, and yaw rates are automated by the physical fin deflection. On the other hand, the outer slow loop states are body attitude angles are controlled by the body angular rates. The leveraging power of the proposed flight control system has been approved by simulation results.


Abstract : The reporting of skill tempo (SKILLTEMPO) in the Army is currently limited to the average number of days deployed by military occupational specialty (MOS). While useful in some respects, this aggregation across deployment categories potentially obscures key characteristics of the deployments, which the senior Army leadership may find useful. This analysis attempts to determine if there are more informative measures to report SKILLTEMPO that will better inform the senior Army leadership about the character and effects of ongoing deployments on the Army.


This paper adopts for main focus the affirmative actions as special public policies and takes for the central point of view the international migrations. The historical deficiency of Brazilian immigration legislation is identified as the main research problem. The General Objective is, by hypothesis, to study the recently published Federal Law 13445/2017 (Statute of the Immigrant), in order to know its potential advances and eventual setbacks, regarding the promotion of equality between Brazilian citizens and immigrants. As specific objectives, it is modestly sought to contribute to: 1) understanding the legal content of affirmative actions and their relation to the constitutional principle of equality; 2) to investigate the international panorama of international migrations, trying to understand how the principle of equality between immigrants and national citizens can be achieved; 3) analyze the possible impact of Federal Law No. 13,445 / 2017 on the reduction of material inequality and marginalization between immigrants and Brazilian citizens. The work adopts by structure the classic subdivision: Introduction, Development and Conclusion, being the development tripartite, based on the specific or intermediate objectives above related. The method adopted was hypothetical-deductive, based on qualitative and quantitative research on bibliographic, documentary and legal and administrative, normative material.


Infection with Human T-cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) is a global health problem, affecting 10 to 20 million people around the world, including north-east of Iran. It has been recognized to be the etiologic agent of adult T-cell Leukemia and HTLV-I-associated Myelopathy. In both cases, the HTLV-I transactivator protein (Tax), plays crucial role. Monkeys are suitable host for a related virus called STLV, which together with HTLV are called Primate T-cell Lymphotropic Viruses (PTLVs). Primates are the only known hosts, in addition to human, to be able to develop malignant changes in the natural course of infection with PTLV-I and therefore, could be a valuable animal model for studies on this virus. In the present study, we report PCR-based detection and cloning of 1.8 kb pX region of a new PTLV in olive baboon (Papio anubis). Sequence alignments and phylogenic studies on nucleotide sequence of this region and amino acids of conceptually translated Tax protein showed that monkeys are infected with a PTLV much closer to HTLV-I sub-types a and b, rather than STLV-I. Moreover, analyses of its Tax protein suggest that it might have the same function as HTLV-I Tax proteins. Results of our study indicate the possibility of exploiting these baboons as an animal model of choice for evaluating a tax-based DNA vaccine to decrease the viral load of HTLV-I in carriers , in order to prevent the outcomes, as well as they may be utilized for other HTLV-I physiopathologic or therapeutic studies.


: Naja sputatrix (Javan spitting cobra) is one of medically important snake species in Indonesia which have various dorsal scales color. This research purposes to examine the differences of venom general profile and its phospholipase A 2 (svPLA 2 ) activity from some N. sputatrix with different dorsal scales colors, and to examine the activity of N. sputatrix svPLA 2 in different storage conditions. A total of 6 N. sputatrix from East Java with various dorsal scales color were milked. Venom storage was performed at -80, 4 and 37°C in a maximum period of 14 days. Venom profile and phospholipase A 2 activity were examined through 15% SDS-PAGE and acidimetric method using egg yolk substrate respectively. Statistical analyses were performed to evaluate svPLA 2 activity in every dorsal color and storage condition. Few protein bands range in 16 – 22 kDa are only found in the venom of the certain dorsal color snake. Protein bands at 37°C were found to have the lightest intensity among other groups. The svPLA 2 activity of brown dorsal N. sputatrix is found as the highest activity. An interaction between the storage temperature factor and period factor has effects on post-storage svPLA 2 activity. Storage in 37°C effects on svPLA 2 activity declining compared to the control group and other experimental groups.


KUALA LUMPUR: When Sabah-born Sarah Helmy received a phone call from Proton informing her that she was the lucky winner of a brand new Proton Savvy, the first thought that crossed her mind was that she was being scammed.


An ability to prognosticate better can be of enormous value to both patients and their caregivers. It matters to a patient and their family as to whether there is a 10%, 50%, or 90% chance of dying from a cancer, and it matters to the caregiver who is trying to decide how aggressive primary and adjuvant therapy should be. There has certainly been no shortage of attempts to improve prognostication in colorectal cancers. There are many studies in the medical literature describing prognostic factors, including demographic, social, biological, and tumor-related factors. However, despite an enormous literature, virtually none of these are used in clinical practice, and anatomical stage is the primary determinate of therapy. Discussion of outcomes with the patient and family using this staging information accomplishes prognostication with some accuracy. However, we are now in the age of genomics, and there has been great interest in virtually all cancers to determine the value of genomic markers in determining outcome and to define genomic indicators that help to individualize therapy. Genomic panels are being used with increasing frequency in other cancers, with breast cancer being the most common. In colorectal cancer, several genomic panels have been proposed to provide prognostic information (1–6). These have not been routinely used in most clinical practices, as it has not been clear whether the new information from the panel provides sufficient discrimination to make a "treat" or "no treat" decision or to alter therapy in some other manner. There has been substantial discussion in the literature over many years as to whether the biology of colon and rectal cancer is the same, and thus whether they would be expected to respond similarly to an adjuvant treatment regimen. We know that there are differences in management related to anatomy, but the biology is less well understood. Critical information on this topic comes from the work of The Cancer Genome Atlas (7), where this issue was carefully evaluated. In summary, if one ignores microsatellite unstable tumors (which only rarely occur in the rectum), it is not possible to demonstrate any meaningful biological differences between these two tumor types. Thus, it would seem likely that the recurrence score parameters validated for colon cancer would be meaningful for rectal tumors as well. The 12-gene recurrence score developed by Genomic Health has been validated as a predictor of recurrence risk in patients with Stage II and III colon cancer in a number of retrospective studies. The paper in this issue of Journal by Reimers et al. (8) discusses the value of this assay in the treatment of patients with rectal cancer who were, for the most part, treated with surgery alone. There is little question from the present paper that this test does provide information that is of interest, but the more important questions are whether it provides enough incremental information to alter therapy in a subset of patients and whether it provides better information than other tests that are available. Clearly a test that defines a group of patients who normally receive adjuvant therapy who have an excellent prognosis after surgery alone, and where adjuvant therapy would not be needed, could be of great benefit. Similarly, it would be of substantial value to identify patients who are thought to have a good prognosis by conventional evaluation, but who in fact have more aggressive disease. Does the information provided in the current paper in rectal cancer meet those goals? To answer this question, one must also consider the standard of care—and that standard of care is not uniform globally. For instance, in the United States, adjuvant chemotherapy of rectal cancer with a FOLFOX-type regimen is standard for all patients with Stage II and III disease, but this is not the case in all of Europe, where adjuvant therapy is often not used. Thus, the recurrence score in the United States might need to define a group of patients who do not need therapy, but in those countries where adjuvant therapy is not routine it would need to define a group of patients in whom adjuvant therapy should be delivered or at least studied more intensely. For the United States, the greatest interest at present is in patients with Stage II disease. Many oncologists in the United States do not give adjuvant therapy for colon cancer for node-negative disease, but almost all give therapy for node-positive tumors in contrast to the situation with rectal cancer. Thus, the five-year data in Table 2 is of great interest, with an 11% recurrence rate in the Stage II patients in the low recurrence score group, increasing to 27% for intermediate score and 43% for a high score, for patients mostly treated with surgery alone (no radiation therapy or chemotherapy). Although the patient numbers in these subsets is not high, the low recurrence group represents almost 50% of the Stage II cohort. Many oncologists, including the authors of this editorial, would accept 11% as a low enough number to consider not delivering adjuvant therapy, with the associated acute and late toxicity. These data also strengthens the argument for chemotherapy for patients with high recurrence score risk. In addition, the finding of a low recurrence score could impact the decision as to whether other aggressive treatments are required. Although not addressed in this paper, it is possible that a clinical Stage II patient with a low recurrence score on initial biopsy could be adequately treated with a combination of local excision and pelvic radiation therapy. The situation is perhaps more complex for defining a patient cohort that requires therapy in the environment where no November 12 dju295


Interactions between the left ventricle (LV) and systemic circulation, and between the right ventricle (RV) and the pulmonary circulation are key determinants of cardiac and cardiovascular function. The global performance of LV-arterial coupling (e.g., the ratio of effective arterial elastance, time-varying pressure-flow relations, and effects of wave reflections) has been applied to many clinical scenarios such as aging, hypertension, heart failure (HF), and dilated cardiomyopathy. The global approach, however, has significant limitations in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), although it can provide useful information regarding the mechanical efficiency and performance in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). This approach is also less informative in the study of RV dysfunction and its coupling with the pulmonary circulation in HF. With the development of simulation-based biomechanics in recent years, it is required to demonstrate accurate analysis of local ventricle-arterial functions and remodeling in health and disease, particularly in the progression of HF. This Research Topic in computational biomechanics was conceived to improve our understanding and treatment of cardiac and cardiovascular dysfunction and their coupling abnormalities associated with the occurrence and development of HFpEF or OPEN ACCESS


Sandalwood trees are valuable because of their highly priced aromatic oil and durable wood. Sandalwood can be found in Africa, Asia, Europe and Central America. As a result of over-exploitation, Sandalwood is now an endangered species with countries banning its trade. This study sought to establish whether there were any efforts to conserve sandalwood within the Chyulu hills in Kibwezi division. It also sought to study sandalwood morphology, growth, development and distribution within the division as well as the propagation methods adopted by the locals in an effort to come up with better management of sandalwood trees, including domestication. Other objectives were to assess local and international utilization of Osyris and how the market forces of the demand and supply of its products was driving its harvesting. The study also sought to find out the role of policy and legal framework in the conservation of sandalwood within Chyullu Hills. Data were collected through questionnaires and field surveys in individual farms and within Chyullu hills where quadrants were laid to establish the density of sandalwood in the area. The measures of central tendency were used to present the results. The study found that although the tree is dioecious and it produces seed three times a year, the community members have been trying to propagate it using the seeds, and the main challenge was low survival rate as most of the seedlings died in the nursery and after transplanting. A large population of the residents (64%) of Chyulu hills used sandalwood for commercial purposes; and 21.2% use the tree for medicinal purposes for the treatment both for animals and human beings such treatment of snake bites. The study also established that internationally, the tree is mainly used in the perfume industry as a fixative since the oil produced from the tree is an essential oil. Due to illegal harvesting, most of the mature trees have been removed but young trees are now sprouting from the stumps. The study found out that sandalwood was available in Kibwezi although scattered in smaller portions and under threat from wood collectors, loggers and poachers, due to the ready market in Tanzania. There is underground harvesting, which are being driven by exports for the production of sandalwood oil. The study also established that in harvesting, the entire tree was uprooted, as the roots were the main targets. In Kenya for instance, trade in sandalwood is now illegal following a Presidential ban in February 2007.1t is imperative however, that the domestication of the economically viable species through community sensitization be the long-term solution, vegetative propagation can also be seen as an option since the tree is semi parasitic and may require a nurse plant for it to survive, to enable better management of the tree at the same time enabling households generate income from the sale of sandalwood products.


Abstract: This paper puts forward the method of realizing one kind of HL7 information construction/analysis, develops the dynamic link base used for HL7 information construction/analysis, skillfully realizes the inter-exchange between HL7 information and applied procedure in the exchange messages of medical information through the lead-out interface of the dynamic link base and hence realizes the data exchange of different medical information system.


Cable stayed bridges are becoming a more and more viable option for lengthy spans with the development of computer-based optimisation techniques. Additionally, because they are suspended structures, they can be constructed with ease in locations where it would be challenging to provide several foundations or piers. The pre-tensioning forces of the cables on Sikkim's Akkar Bridge have been determined through this investigation. CSiBridge software is the programme utilised for the investigation. A analysis of the bridge's several parameters concludes this work. The parametric analysis looks at the deck moment, the bridge's span-wise reaction, the height of the pylon, and the length of the span in relation to the girder thickness. Also investigated is the impact of superstructure modifications on substructure. Due to a lack of resources, particularly steel, cable stayed bridges were initially created in Germany in the years following World War II. The effective introduction of cable stayed bridges is made feasible by the development of welding processes, advancements in structural analysis, the use of high strength steel, orthotropic type decking, and the previously noted shortage of steel in the years following World War II. Cable stayed bridges were extremely statically indeterminate structures. Electronic computers were essential in determining the precise solution to these extremely indeterminate systems and in analysing the cable stayed bridge. The software CSi Bridge is used to perform the analysis. Three distinct models of cable-stayed bridges have been constructed, each taking into account identical cable configurations under varying situations. Since the cables are arranged on the deck at various angles and attachment locations, their effects may be thoroughly investigated. IRC Class 70R Vehicle load was taken into consideration when taking live loads in accordance with IRC: 6-2017. Key Words: Cable-stayed Bridge, CSiBridge Software, IRC - 6, Analysis.


a drought while corn drowns; young people flock to the city, but Detroit's unemployed youth seek haven back home in Kentucky; even one state, like Texas, simultaneously displays the most miserable poverty and the most unseemly opulence. &dquo;How stands the Republic?&dquo; has never been an easy question to answer in a country like ours, but today it is an especially difficult question to answer because of the fragmentation of social science.


Crude turmeric extract (CTE), which is a natural substance, is obtained from Curcuma Longa L. This substance is widely used in pharmaceutical application because of its ability to treat various diseases. Dermatitis is one of the many diseases that can be treated by CTE due to their inhibition of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. CTE has short half-life and easy to degradation. Therefore, protection has to be applied on CTE to prevent from decomposition before applying to skin. This research mainly focuses on preparation of CTE loaded poly (acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (PAMAA) hydrogel microspheres (HM) at 9:1, 8:2 and 7:3 mole ratios and investigation of the releasing profile of CTE from microsphere. The particle size distribution of PAMAA microsphere that is analyzed by SEM found that mole ratios of PAMAA with 9:1, 8:2 and 7:3 showed the narrow particle distribution with average particle size at 28.1±7.4, 25.5±6.6 and 23.2±5.5 respectively. Thermal decomposition property of PAMAA is confirmed by TGA and HM swelling ratios are confirmed by weight indicated that the percentage swelling ratios of PAMAA with 9:1, 8:2 and 7:3 mole ratios is 1500, 1230 and 780 respectively. CTE releasing profiles are confirmed by UV-Vis in the media solutions of PBS pH 8.5 and NaOH pH 12.


Development and validation of a novel and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography method for the estimation of Budesonide (BDS) in tablet dosage form was established by using quality by design approach (QbD). The development activity is focused by the LC technique by UV detection using base deactivated columns.Validation procedure is intended and accomplished as per International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidelines. The method uses a Thermo Hypersil BDS C18, 150 x 4.6 mm, 3.0 μm column in isocratic elution with a mobile phase consisting pH 3.2 Monobasic sodium phosphate buffer, Acetonitrile and Ethanol (68:32:02 v/v). All the experiments are carried out in column temperature 40 0 C column oven temperature with UV detection at 246 nm. The eluent used for the extraction of the drug consists of pH 3.2 Monobasic sodium phosphate buffer, Acetonitrile and Methanol (50:25:25 v/v). The method is validated for its specificity, linearity, accuracy, precision, Solution stability and robustness. Design expert linear model was applied and a 2 4 full factorial design was applied to evaluate coefficient, ANOVA and also establish the robustness of the method.


For the first time, a FET nonlinear model, distributed along the gate length and extracted from pulsed I(V) and pulsed S-parameters measurements is presented. This model has led to a better prediction of power saturation mechanism and offers promising perspectives for intermodulation and nonlinear noise modeling at high microwave frequencies.


Purpose – The paper outlines a new approach for positioning a patient on the treatment table for radiation therapy sessions. The vision approach utilizes lasers and cameras for positioning and has several advantages over the conventional methods.Design/methodology/approach – The positioning is accomplished by comparison of a set of computed tomography (CT) contours (acquired from the patient) with a set of corresponding contours acquired by a 3D vision system from the same region of the patient's body. The overall positioning error calculated by the iterative closest point algorithm is used to reorient the treatment table. Various issues related to the acquisition and generation of the 3D spatial data are discussed.Findings – Positioning is accurate and can detect small movement in the patient's position.Research limitations/implications – Testing was done on a cast of a human torso and additional testing is required on in a hospital environment to fully test the efficiency of the approach.Practical impli...


Abstract In 1798 Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth published a collection of poems entitled Lyrical Ballads. It is now critically acclaimed to be one of the defining moments in the history of English poetry. In the renowned Preface to the collection, Wordsworth asserted that they were intended to "speak a plainer and more emphatic language," the "language really used by men." One of the poems found in the Ballads was entitled The Thorn. Wordsworth later claimed that he wrote it whilst walking the Quantock Hills one wind-battered day. Its subject was child-murder and it purported to tell the story of Martha Ray. Few subjects were better calculated to engage public attention. Infanticide "scares" were frequent in late eighteenth and early nineteenth century England, discussion as to the efficacy or otherwise of infanticide law urgently engaged in parliament, in the press, and in popular literature. The Thorn remains one of the most striking contributions to this latter genre; a poem which was intended to make its readers contemplate rather more deeply the apparent injustices written into the law of child-murder in late eighteenth century England.


Attempting to distinguish between theatre and performance art, Marina Abramović insisted that, 'to be a performance artist, you have to hate theatre. Theatre is fake… The knife is not real, the blood is not real, and the emotions are not real. Performance is just the opposite: the knife is real, the blood is real, and the emotions are real.' Reaching for the most extreme of examples, Abramović couched her argument in the language of violence and mortality to make her point. Strikingly though, while she speaks of knives and blood, she does not mention breath. In 'Playing with Then and Now: The Liveness of Breath,' I argue that this is because breath challenges such a simple dichotomy, as the inexorable links between air, breath, life and liveness mean that a focus on breath can highlight new ways of thinking about live performance. More specifically, I explore how three recent performances – the docudrama Black Watch (Gregory Burke, 2006) and two pieces of performance art, Felicitaciones (Eduardo Oramas, 2014), and Running out of Air (Didier Morelli, 2011) – foreground breath and breathlessness, manifestly playing with air, in order to call attention to the shifting sands that underpin live performance, fraying the edge between live and archive, performance and memory, now and then, life and death.


Sweetpotato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] is a major tuberous root crop that is rich in flavonoids. Here, we discovered a spontaneous mutation in the color of the leaf vein base (LVB) and root skin (RS) in the Zheshu 81 cultivar. The flavonoid and anthocyanin metabolites and molecular mechanism were analyzed using metabolome and transcriptome data. Compared to the wild type, 13 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) in the LVB and 59 DAMs in the RS were all significantly downregulated. Moreover, all the anthocyanin metabolites decreased significantly. The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) encoding the key enzymes in the later enzymatic reaction of anthocyanin and flavonoid were significantly downregulated in the mutant. The expression trends of the transcription factor MYB were evidently related to the anthocyanin content. These results offer insights into the coloration in the LVB and RS and a theoretical basis for determining the regulation of flavonoid and anthocyanin synthesis in sweetpotato.


Globalization is a highly contested notion of the rapid changes taking place through the movement of labor, capital, communications, and information transcending all previous notions of borders and similarly defined territories. Historically, community college missions have been limited by their district borders. This study presents findings from interviews at a small, midwestern community college that indicate how community colleges provide human resources and social development functions that support private industries. This indicates that the effects of globalization at the local level are being offset at public expense. The paper concludes with a reconsideration of the community college mission in the early 21st century.


Cyclotron resonance, quantum Hall effect, and Shubnikov de Haas oscillations measurements of quasi‐two‐dimensional (2‐D) electrons in modulation‐doped AIP quantum wells are investigated. This study enables to clarify the electronic structure of quasi‐lattice matched AIP/GaP quantum wells that are epitaxially grown on (100)‐oriented GaP substrate. The 2‐D electrons occupy conduction band minima at X‐points of AIP Brillouin zone. When reducing AIP well width in the region between 5 nm and 4 nm, groundstate valley degeneracy swops between gv = 2 and gv = 1. This indicates a strain and confinement controlled crossover of longitudinal (Xz) and transverse (Xx,y) valleys centred at the X‐point. Cyclotron resonance measurements of AIP wells narrower than 4 nm and wider than 5 nm provide transverse and longitudinal effective masses: mt = (0.30±0.01)m0 and ml = (0.90±0.01)m0. Knowing the value of AIP‐well thickness at valleys crossover, we have calculated the deformation potential for bulk AIP XAIP = 0.3 eV±0.3 eV....


Even though the introduction of Generative Adversarial Nets lead to amazing applications and results, the training of these models are highly instable and always regarded as a black box. This is a technical report for the term project of the course COMP 541: Deep Learning. As the term project, a new approach on improving the training of Generative Adversarial Nets called Wasserstein GAN is implemented and the results are replicated for every model that is presented in the Wasserstein GAN paper. This report presents background on generative models, Wasserstein metric, models, training details and results.


The tube, e.g. endotracheal, cardiology, urology or enteral feeding catheter, or industrial has a wall e.g. of PVC and a reinforcement filament 10 of a harder plastics wound with a canted helical form so that adjacent turns of the filament slope at angles of 70‹ and 80‹ respectively in the plane of curvature of the tube. The filament 10, of rectangular or circular section, is of polyester, nylon, polythene, polypropylene or metal. The tube is made by extruding the base tube, winding the reinforcement 10 around the outside and then a further coating of PVC, polyurethane or TPE is applied e.g. by dip moulding.


Traditional well-test models for liquid flow are not consistent with material balance equation. According to assumption of slightly compressible fluid, the quadratic gradient term in nonlinear partial differential equation is usually neglected. This method is questionable for live oil and low permeability reservoirs. It is known that the neglect of the quadratic gradient term results in errors for large values of well-test time. A method that is consistent with material balance equation for fractured reservoir with double porosity is proposed in this paper. All terms in nonlinear partial differential equation are retained. Double porosity models are built. The numerical solutions of double porosity models are obtained by Douglas-Jones predictor-corrector method in a constant rate production and constant-pressure production in an infinitely large system. This paper addresses the change rule of pressure when fluid compressibility and double porosity parameters change. The plots of typical pressure curves are given, and the results can be applied to well-test analysis.


A research Report Presented to the Institute of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree Bachelor of education sciences Kampala International University.


A total of five native oyster species namely; Crassostrea gryphoides, C. madrasensis, C. glomerata, Ostrea nomades and Saccostrea cucullata were collected from three sites: Buleji of Sindh coast; Hub and Jiwani of Balochistan coast, Pakistan. Parasitic inclusion was present only in histological sections of O. nomades and S. cucullata at Buleji. Individuals of O. nomades found to be infected with protozoan parasite Nematopsis species and Proctoeces sp. trematode parasite. Additionally, unknown parasitic cyst was observed at outer epithelium in a male gonadal section of S. cucullata. There is no previous record in literature of pathogens in oyster species at Buleji.