In this work we compare a simple and a complex Machine Learning (ML) method used for the purpose of Video Quality Assessment (VQA). The simple ML method chosen is the Elastic Net (EN), which is a regularized linear regression model and easier to interpret. The more complex method chosen is Support Vector Regression (SVR), which has gained popularity in VQA research. Additionally, we present an ML-based feature selection method. Also, it is investigated how well the methods perform when tested on videos from other datasets. Our results show that content-independent cross-validation performance on a single dataset can be misleading and that in the case of very limited training and test data, especially in regards to different content as is the case for many video datasets, a simple ML approach is the better choice.


Objective: To evaluate the clinical significance of detection of serum glypican 3(GPC3) on the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods: Mouse anti-GPC3(25-358 aa) monoclonal antibody and rabbit anti-GPC3(379-393 aa) antibody were used to establish the sandwich ELISA method for detecting serum GPC3 level in 364 HCC patients,96 patients with chronic hepatitis,and 106 healthy subjects.Serum alpha-fetoprotein(AFP) level was detected by radioimmunoassay.Results: The mean concentration of serum GPC3 was 86.96±42.2 ng/mL,11.7±12.23 ng/mL,and 6.04±9.21 ng/mL in HCC patients,chronic hepatitis patients,and healthy subjects,respectively.The difference between HCC patients and chronic hepatitis patients and healthy subjects was highly significant(P0.001).But the difference between chronic hepatitis patients and healthy subjects was not significant(P0.05).When the cutoff value was set at 30 ng/mL,the sensitivity and specificity of GPC3 in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma was 40% and 93%,respectively.Meanwhile,the positive rate of AFP was 49% and the positive rate of GPC3 was 40% in 151 HCC serum samples.The detection rate of HCC increased to 72% by combined detection of AFP with GPC3.Conclusion: Serum GPC3 can be used as a marker for the early diagnosis of HCC in clinic.


The SCARA-Tau parallel manipulator was derived with the objective to overcome the limited workspace-to-footprint ratio of the DELTA parallel manipulator while maintaining its many benefits. The SCARA-Tau family has later been extended and a large number of variants have been proposed. In this paper, we analyse four of these variants, which together encompass the main differences between all the proposed SCARA-Tau manipulators. The analysed manipulator variants utilise an identical arrangement of five of the six linkages connecting the actuated arms and the manipulated platform and exhibit the same input-output Jacobian. The normalised reciprocal product between the wrench of the sixth linkage and the twist of the platform occurring without this linkage provides a measure on how effectively the sixth linkage constrains the manipulated platform. A comparison of the manipulator variants with respect to this measure demonstrates each variants suitability for specific applications.


Robust high-performance hollow fiber membranes are needed for sour natural gas separation. In this study, a semi-rigid, cross-linkable, defect-free 6FDA-based polyimide hollow fiber membrane was developed and evaluated under pure H2S and three realistic sour natural gas feeds. No cross-linking-induced decline of H2S permeance was observed, indicating that the delicate asymmetric nanostructures of hollow fibers were well preserved during the cross-linking process due to the rigid molecular structure. For sour natural gas feed with low H2S concentration (0.5% H2S, 20% CO2, 79.5% CH4), the cross-linked hollow fiber membrane exhibited H2S permeance and H2S/CH4 permselectivity as high as 32 GPU and 30, respectively, at 450 psi and 35 °C. The CO2 permeance and CO2/CH4 permselectivity were also well maintained with values of 35 GPU and 32, respectively. Under more aggressive sour natural gas feeds (25% H2S, 5% CO2, 70% CH4 and 20% H2S, 20% CO2, 60% CH4), plasticization was observed for uncross-linked CF3 hollow ...


Based on the special wave equation,the T-type equivalent network of a finite long and non-uniform cross section waveguide is derived.Then the formula of its impedance transfer is obtained with the method of circuit analysis.Finally,the curve of the relation between input and load impedance of the exponential waveguide is given and discussed.The results show that based on this conclusion the design and analysis of different waveguide will become simple.


Modulation-doped SiGe-Si multiple quantum well and all-silicon modulators embedded in reverse biased PIN junctions and integrated in SOI waveguides are described. Experimental evidence for electrorefractive effect is presented, and frequency operation is investigated


Introduction: Recurrent thyroglossal duct cyst after surgery is not a rare condition and first-line treatment has not been established yet. Aim: Evaluation of outcomes and complications of OK-432 treatment in patients with recurrent thyroglossal duct cyst after surgery.  Material and methods: This study is designed as a case series with planned data collection at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University and Fukase Clinic. Five patients with recurrent thyroglossal duct cyst after surgery received this therapy between January 2014 and February 2020 on an outpatient basis, without hospitalization. OK-432 solution was injected into the lesion using an 18- or 27-gauge needle, depending on the location and size of the lesion, as well as on possible complications.  Results: Lesions showed marked reduction or total shrinkage in all patients, with no local scarring or deformity at the injection site. Side effects manifested as local pain at the site of injection and fever (37.5-38.5°C) observed in three patients, but the symptoms resolved within a few days.  Conclusions: Since OK-432 therapy is simple, easy, safe and effective, it can be used as an alternative to surgery in the treatment of recurrent thyroglossal duct cyst after surgery.


In [10], P. Montel defined the notion of a quasinormal family of meromorphic functions and obtained several results relating to this. Afterwards, in [13], H. Rutishauser generalized some of them to the case of meromorphic functions of several variables. By definition, a quasi-normal family of meromorphic functions on a domain D in Cn is a family such that any sequence in has a subsequence which converges compactly outside a thin analytic subset of D.


Disclosed are a mobile-affiliated payment method and a mobile-affiliated payment system. A method of interworking with an open market for selling products online, and performing mobile-affiliated payment includes the following steps. A user accesses the open market through an electronic device and selects a mobile-affiliated payment type. When a request for mobile-affiliated purchase including a phone number and purchase product information is issued, a mobile-affiliated payment request message is transmitted to a mobile terminal. Subsequently, the mobile terminal activates a dongle function, reads out an electronic card, and acquires payment means. The mobile terminal transmits the payment means to a payment server, thereby enabling payment.


In order to develop an understanding of policy impact on intrahousehold food distribution, it is imperative first to understand the dynamics in the functioning of households. Unfortunately, not much attention has been given to this by two major disciplines that have to date been involved in nutrition policies. Neither nutritional science nor economics has addressed the question seriously. At the very basis is the need for an explicit recognition of the diversity in structure, composition, and function of households under various socio-cultural and economic environments. Interesting insights have been provided by anthropological investigation into the various dimensions of household units. The paper by Messer in this issue shows some of the variations in household-provisioning mechanisms adopted by household units under diverse sociocultural conditions. A recent review by Dwyer (1) shows, in addition, the need for a gender-differentiated approach to household behaviour. The framework postulated here has as its core the nature of the provisioning mechanisms adopted by household units It is suggested that these provisioning mechanisms are conditioned or even derived (the direction of causality here is not essential for the framework) from the social and cultural milieu, including the theologicallegal environment. In addition, change in economic factors can influence these provisioning mechanisms directly as well as indirectly by inducing changes in the socio-cultural scene. There are two possible ways in which intra-household food distribution is influenced by the household provisioning mechanism. First, by determining intrahousehold distribution of capital (both physical and human), division of labour, and resource/income generation it affects intra-household control of resource allocation (including time). Second, it determines preference functions for intra-household investment in nutrition and health. This in turn provides the basis for an intergenerational transfer and exchange of resources and the start of the process all over again.


In this study it was aimed i) to identify the primary school teachers\' (N=57) teaching and learning styles and ii) to investigate the relationship between their teaching and learning styles. The teaching styles questionnaire and the learning styles questionnaire that were developed by Grasha (1996) were applied to the participants. The results showed that i) teachers\' expert, facilitator and delegator teaching styles are more dominant than the teaching styles of formal authority and personal model and ii) collaborative and competitive teaching styles are more dominant than the teaching styles of independent, avoidant, dependent and participant. The correlation analysis between teaching and learning styles of the teachers also showed a statistically significant relationship between some learning styles and teaching styles. The findings of this study are critically analyzed.


The ups and downs in housing markets over the past two decades are without precedent, and the costs - financial, psychological, and social - have been enormous. Yet Americans overwhelmingly still aspire to homeownership, and many still view access to homeownership as an important ingredient for building wealth among historically disadvantaged groups. This timely volume reexamines the goals, risks, and rewards of homeownership in the wake of the housing bubble and subprime lending crisis. Housing, real estate, and finance experts explore the role of government in supporting homeownership, deliberate how homeownership can be made more sustainable, and discuss how best to balance affordability, access, and risk, particularly for minorities and low income families. Contributors: Eric S. Belsky (JCHS); Raphael W. Bostic (University of Southern California, USA); Mark Calabria (Cato Institute, USA); Kaloma Cardwell (University of California, Berkeley, USA); Mark Cole (Hope LoanPort); J. Michael Collins (University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA); Marsha J. Courchane (Charles River Associates); Andrew Davidson (Andrew Davidson and Co.); Christopher E. Herbert (JCHS); Leonard C. Kiefer (Freddie Mac); Alex Levin (Andrew Davidson and Co.); Adam J. Levitin (Georgetown University Law Center, USA); Mark R. Lindblad (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA); Jeffrey Lubell (Abt Associates); Patricia A. McCoy (University of Connecticut School of Law, USA); Daniel T. McCue (JCHS); Jennifer H. Molinsky (JCHS); Stephanie Moulton (Ohio State University, USA); John A. Powell (University of California-Berkeley, USA); Roberto G. Quercia (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA); Janneke H. Ratcliffe (University of North Carolina, USA); Carolina Reid (University of California-Berkeley, USA); William M. Rohe (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA); Rocio Sanchez-Moyano (JCHS); Susan Wachter (University of Pennsylvania, USA); Peter M. Zorn (Freddie Mac).


Boletus pyrrhosceles (sectionLuridi) is newly described from Dept. Nariño, where it is associated withQuercus humboldtii. This is the first report of a red-pored bolete from Colombia.


Value orientations are one of the most important elements of the personality structure, as they concentrate the subjective attitude to the objective levels of human existence, which leads to the direction of his social behavior. Value orientations that express the nature of a person's attitude to various aspects of the material and spiritual world, occupy a significant place in the structure of personality, reflect the level of its development, regulate activities and behavior. Studying the sense of life orientations of 3-4year students, we found that on the scale "Life process or interest and emotional saturation of life" 86,4% of respondents perceive the process of their lives as interesting, emotional and meaningful. According to the scale "Goals in life" 89,2% of respondents have specific goals in life in the future, which give life meaningfulness, direction and time perspective. According to the scale "Performance of life or satisfaction with self-realization", the vast majority of respondents – 80,3% believe that the lived part of his life was productive and meaningful. High scores "Locus of control" Life "or controllability of life" (82,3% of respondents) indicate the confidence of students that a person can control their own lives, freely make decisions, implement them. According to the scale "General indicator of consciousness of life", the majority of subjects – 81,2% (high level) indicate a general high indicator of consciousness of life.


The component, hardness, density and microstructure of typical glass mould materials made in developed countries are analyzed. It is shown that glass mould material made by Jiangsu Changshu Orient Mold and Die Co Ltd differs from that from the developed countries. The way to improve Orient Glass Mold materials was introduced. KDT-1 type mold material with D-type graphite was produced.


Platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) drives the formation of gliomas in an experimental animal model, which notably involves the recruitment of large numbers of glial progenitor cells. (Assanah 2006). In order to understand the underlying mechanism, particularly what factors influence the degree of recruitment, and how varied amounts of PDGF would affect the gross characteristics and overall appearance of tumors in the brain, we adapted a reaction diffusion model of glioma, which has been used for analyzing clinical data, to model the interactions at play in these experimental models.


A special circuit for time parameter tests of an analog integrated circuit test system comprises a precise DA (digital-analog) conversion module, an input signal processing module, a trigger module and a high-speed counting module. The precise DA conversion module and the input signal processing module are connected with the trigger module, and the trigger module is connected with the high-speed counting module. Compared with the prior art, the special circuit has the advantages of 1 reasonable design, 2 high integration level and 3 wide parameter measurement range, and parameter measurement precision and measurement extension are improved greatly since the special circuit adopts the large-scale integrated circuit and the high-speed comparison trigger.


Keywords: Worko w Management System, Scalability, Distributed Worko w Management, Dynamic Server AssignmentAbstract: Worko w management systems (WfMS) offer a promising approach for realizing process-oriented informa-tion systems. Central WfMS, with a single server controlling all worko w (WF) instances, however, maybecome overloaded very soon. In the literature, therefore, many approaches suggest using a multi-serverWfMS with distributed WF control. In such a distributed WfMS, the concrete WF server for the control ofa particular WF activity is usually dened by an associated server assignment. Following such a partitioningapproach, problems may occur if components (WF servers, subnets, or gateways) become overloaded or breakdown. As we know from other elds of computer science, a favorable approach to handle such cases may beto dynamically change hardware assignment. This corresponds to the dynamic change of server assignmentsin WfMS. This paper analyses to what extend this approach is reasonable in such situations.


graphic studies, supporting his call for a ' study of law in its plural forms '. Bold and imaginative in conception, the book contains a wealth of diverse information but it fails to satisfy as a whole because of structural weaknesses, the principal one being that the author has taken such a wide canvas, and seeks to build up his portrait of legal pluralism with such a variety of detailed illustrations, that the impression of the phenomenon as a whole fails to emerge. Many of the trees are finely detailed ; the wood as a whole remains impenetrable. This is partly because the treatment of different areas is very uneven. He gives full and detailed accounts of, for example, the legal policy in Indonesia under the Dutch and after independence, and of the treatment of Malay Adat law and Chinese customary laws under British rule, but his account of African customary law rests on quite inadequate generalizations. Islamic law in Africa and Burmese Buddhist law are also treated tersely and unconvincingly. His treatment of different topics varies not only in detail but in basic approach: thus there is an outline of ' French colonial policy and administration' (pp. 196-203) which Hooker says ' is necessary in dealing with French civil law in the colonies ' but there is no parallel discussion of the evolution of British colonial policy and administration in the sphere of law, which is surely no less necessary—for example, the implications of the doctrine of indirect rule, here only briefly mentioned. This omission fatally undermines the attempt to posit contrasts between British and French colonial rule. In general the author relies on published sources, which are not capable of giving more than a partial view: a fuller analysis of legal policy would demand investigation of material hidden away in official archives and in the history of popular reaction to legal measures. Moreover the availability of source material, rather than a logical selection of suitable topics, has tended to deflect the course of discussion. Thus, there are interesting accounts of land tenure policy in Algeria, Thailand, and the Dutch East Indies and in respect of American Indians, but no attempt at a parallel study of British colonial territories. Despite the promising chapter titles on British colonial law—' The common law and the development of customary law '—there is in fact little discussion of the actual modes of reception of common law, although we are surprisingly told, with insufficient explanation, that common law as a unitary legal system was made applicable only to stated individuals ' (p. 249).


The aim of the effectivenes of library mnajemen is to foster a culture of literacy, icrease the capacity of residents and the environment, as a fun and child-friendly learning park, maintain the continuity of learning by presentinga variety of reading books of accommodating various reading strategies. While the method used to callect observasional data. The ttechnique of sorting and analizing data in this activity uses quantitative research method were collected, grouped then presented in the form of quantitative, description. The data/resuts obtained (actual output) are divided by the target value.


As a recent trend, research in Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Interactive Simulation, and Virtual Reality shares a new centre of interest which we call cohabited virtual worlds (CHVW). Herein, synthetic agents and human-controlled avatars interact in a globally networked setting. Possible CHVW applications range from lifelike conferencing, virtual marketplaces, and entertainment up to intuitive visualisation of complex multi-agent systems. This paper presents the Effector-Medium-Sensor (EMS) architecture for building open CHVW. EMS introduces a form of virtually acting and sensing which bases on common standards, such as JAVATM, RMI, VRML'97, and CORBA. Our implementation, the Social Interaction Framework, demonstrates the ability of rapidprototyping multi-agent testbeds while not loosing sight of the general applicability.


Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) tend to have sarcopenia due to decreased muscle mass and function. We previously reported that 13.2% of RA patients without sarcopenia at baseline developed sarcopenia over a year using data from the prospective, observational CHIKARA study1.The aim was to investigate sarcopenia status and the characteristics of RA patients longitudinally.Body composition, laboratory data, disease activity, physical function, treatment, and history of falls and fractures were investigated in 100 RA patients who participated in the CHIKARA study at baseline and at 4 years. The patients were divided into 4 groups depending on their sarcopenia status: no sarcopenia development (N group), sarcopenia development (S group), cured (C group), and persisted (P group).Of the 77 RA patients who completed the survey, 48 were in the N group; their body mass index, skeletal muscle mass index, fat percentage, estimated bone mass, and body metabolization rate at baseline were significantly elevated. On the other hand, 6 patients were in the S group; 83.3% of them experienced fractures during the 4 years, significantly more than in the other groups. Ten patients were in the P group, and their baseline MMP-3 was significantly higher than in the other groups. Thirteen patients were in the C group. There were no differences among the 4 groups in disease activity and physical function (Table 1).Table 1.Characteristics of 77 RA patients by sarcopenia status at baseline and at 4-year follow-up.no development(n=48)development(n=6)cured(n=10)persisted(n=13)p valueBaseline age, years64.5 (57.8, 72)70.0 (65.5, 72.3)61.0 (54.5, 68.3)72 (68, 81)0.062 disease duration, years4.6 (1.1, 9.9)11.7 (2.8, 18.9)8.1 (4.2, 14.3)4.0 (2.2, 7.7)0.427 biologics use, %37.516.730.023.10.617 GC use, %27.116.710.023.10.678 MMP-3, ng/ml66.8 (51.8, 103)52.5 (40.0, 56.7)82.8 (57.8, 186)157.5 (90.8, 250)0.001 DAS28ESR3.43 ± 0.873.48 ± 1.323.36 ± 1.083.80 ± 1.270.661 mHAQ0.31 (0, 0.50)0.19 (0.03, 0.44)0.38 (0, 0.84)0.50 (0.25, 0.88)0.383 BMI, kg/m223.4 ± 3.621.6 ± 2.419.2 ± 1.619.5 ± 2.6<0.001 SMI, kg/m26.8 ± 0.86.2 ± 0.65.8 ± 0.55.7 ± 0.6<0.001 fat percentage, %30.4 ± 8.429.1 ± 9.123.9 ± 4.025.1 ± 8.30.046 estimated bone mass, kg2.2 (2.0, 2.4)1.9 (1.8, 2.1)2.0 (1.7, 2.1)1.7 (1.7, 1.9)0.012 BMR, kcal1100 (1031, 1197)1029 (918, 1070)1012 (917, 1057)934 (894, 1006)0.005Change during 4 years ΔDAS28ESR-0.34 ± 0.97-0.52 ± 0.98-0.60 ± 1.46-0.56 ± 1.140.834 ΔmHAQ0 (-0.25, 0.16)0.19 (0, 0.56)-0.06 (-0.44, 0.94)0 (-0.38, 0.38)0.357 ΔSMI, kg/m20.0 ± 0.3-0.6 ± 0.30.3 ± 0.4-0.0 ± 0.3<0.001 fall, %43.883.330.023.10.079 fracture, %14.683.320.023.10.002Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median (25th, 75th percentile).GC: glucocorticoids, BMI: body mass index, SMI: skeletal muscle mass index, BMR: body metabolization rate.Overall, 7.8% of RA patients developed sarcopenia during the 4-year follow-up period, and they developed fractures more frequently. Evaluation of sarcopenia is important for risk assessment of fractures.[1]Y Yamada, M Tada, K Mandai et al. Glucocorticoid use is an independent risk factor for developing sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: from the CHIKARA study. Clin Rheumatol 2020 Jun;39(6):1757-1764.Yutaro Yamada: None declared, Masahiro Tada: None declared, Koji Mandai: None declared, Noriaki Hidaka: None declared, Hiroaki Nakamura Grant/research support from: Astellas and Asahi Kasei


High-entropy alloys (HEAs) prefer to form single-phase solid solutions (body-centered cubic (BCC), face-centered cubic (FCC), or hexagonal closed-packed (HCP)) due to their high mixing entropy. In this paper, we systematically review the mechanical behaviors and properties (such as oxidation and corrosion) of BCC-structured HEAs. The mechanical properties at room temperature and high temperatures of samples prepared by different processes (including vacuum arc-melting, powder sintering and additive manufacturing) are compared, and the effect of alloying on the mechanical properties is analyzed. In addition, the effects of HEA preparation and compositional regulation on corrosion resistance, and the application of high-throughput techniques in the field of HEAs, are discussed. To conclude, alloy development for BCC-structured HEAs is summarized.


The management of income distribution in competitive competitions is an important issue in the management and management work of income distribution in competitive competitions. This article uses the hidden Markov model to solve the problem of management mechanism of income distribution in competitive competitions (MMIDCC). It transforms the MMIDCC evaluation matrix into the problem of income distribution in competitive competitions, then uses the hidden Markov model to complete the management mechanism of income distribution in competitive competitions, finally through experiments verifies the effectiveness of MMIDCC, i.e. the algorithm can well resolve the problem of management mechanism of income distribution in competitive competitions (MMIDCC).


Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus (MERS - CoV) was first reported in September 2012 by Egyptian virologist Dr. Zakki in Saudi Arabia.1 The virus was first isolated from the lungs of a 60 year old male patient with acute pneumonia and acute renal failure.2 It is the sixth new type of corona virus similar to SARS virus and was initially referred to as the SARS like virus or simply the novel corona virus.3 Globally, from September 2012 to the end of July 2013, WHO has reported a total of 94 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including 46 deaths. Maximal number of cases were from Saudi Arabia (74) and 2-3 cases were reported each from Tunisia, Qatar, UK, UAE, France, Italy and Jordan. Health care workers in Saudi Arabia were screened and 7 were identified to have infection with MERS Co-V. Among them 2 were asymptomatic and 5 had mild upper respiratory symptoms.4 MERS Co-V infection may result in renal failure and acute pneumonia which often have a fatal outcome (Fatality rate- 49%). The virus has a strong affinity towards non-ciliated bronchial epithelial cells and it was found that dipeptidyl peptidase4 (DPP4) acts as a functional receptor for the virus. The amino acid sequence of DPP4 is unique to each species and is expressed in the bronchial and renal epithelial cells, which explains the involvement of kidney & lungs in the disease.5 Studies are being done to know the natural reservoir for the infection. MERS Co-V showed similar sequences as of bat and porcine corona viruses. In particular a bat corona virus carried by the genus Pipstrellus differed from the MERS Co-V by only 1.8%.6 Other study has reported that 100% of camels from Omen had protein specific antibodies against MERS Co-V. Most of the Middle East countries consume a large amount of camel meat and there is a possibility that bats harboring the virus may transmit the infection to camels.7 Outbreaks of MERS CO-V infection have been reported in several hospitals in Saudi Arabia, which confirms the human-human transmission of the disease. Patients with diabetes and renal failure are found to be especially at high risk of getting infected. It was also found that the incubation period of the disease to be 5.2 days. Although human transmission has been proved, the ability of the MERS Co-V infection resulting in an epidemic is under debate. But corona viruses are notorious for adaptation to new hosts as in the case of SARS outbreak which resulted in 800 of deaths.8 Either sub clinical or asymptomatic infections among healthcare workers will be a huge threat, since they may become the source of infection for patients with co-existing diseases.4 Several highly sensitive real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCR) assays are available to confirm the MERS Co-V infection from samples like broncho alveolar lavage or sputum.9 Vaccine based on spike protein have been under clinical trials.10 At the present situation World Health Organization (WHO) has advised the member states to have a strong surveillance against severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and review any unusual disease occurrence. Recent travelers from Middle East who have symptoms of SARI should be tested for MERS Co-V infection. And among immune compromised, even atypical symptoms like diarrhea should be investigated for MERS Co-V infection. Healthcare facilities should take precautions when treating suspected or diagnosed patients, so as to prevent spread to other patients, healthcare workers and visitors.11


Infrared (IR) interferometry is a method for measuring the line-electron density of fusion plasmas. The significant performance achieved by FPGAs in solving digital signal processing tasks advocates the use of this type of technology in two-color IR interferometers of modern stellarators, such as the TJ-II (Madrid, Spain) and the future W7-X (Greifswald, Germany). In this work the implementation of a line-average electron density measuring system in an FPGA device is described. Several optimizations for multichannel systems are detailed and test results from the TJ-II as well as from a W7-X prototype are presented.


Placement of boundaries is necessary to avoid boundary disputes between landowners. The installation of land boundary markings by the owner with the approval of the boundary neighbors witnessed by village officials or authorized officials is called the delimitation contradiction principle. This principle is evidenced by an affidavit of approval which is signed directly by the land owner and adjacent land owner and witnesses who are present in the form of village officials. The principle of contradictory delimitation is a very basic thing that must be done by the owners, this is the main and very important condition for the land to be registered at the land office. Although land registration and the principles in land registration have been regulated in such a way and there is a legal basis governing these provisions, there are still many people who do not care, causing a problem, one of which often occurs in the field, namely the lost land boundary because the owner does not care. maintain and maintain these boundaries properly so that at the time of measurement by the land surveying officer, new land boundaries are installed and do not present bordering neighbors so that errors can occur in determining land boundaries. The problem that often arises is that neighboring neighbors underestimate their presence, consider measurements to be unimportant for certain reasons and because this can lead to disputes with other owners seizing land boundaries and there is no agreement between the parties in determining land boundaries. This indicates that the delimitation contradiction principle is not fulfilled. The procedure used to collect data in this study is in the form of documentation, namely the guidelines used in the form of notes or quotes, searching for legal literature, books and others related to the identification of problems in this study both offline and online. Analysis of legal materials is carried out using the content analysis method which is carried out by describing the material of legal events or legal products in detail in order to facilitate interpretation in the discussion. Basically the application of the delimitation contradiction principle is the presence of the parties concerned, namely the land registration applicant and the parties directly adjacent to the land boundary measurement and mapping carried out by the Land Office. has not been carried out, it is also possible that all of the parties concerned came but at the time of the measurement there was a dispute of opinion regarding the results of the measurement and mapping of land boundaries that was carried out, the application of the Delimitation Contradictory principle had also not been implemented.


The CIB Performance Based Building (PeBBu) Thematic Network is a currently ongoing project. This paper describes the principles of and the assumed impact from Performance Based Building and gives an indication of the international state-of-the-art and main barriers for actual implementation. A summary is given of the overall approach of the PeBBu programme and organization. The main components of the Network are subsequently further elaborated into actual tasks to be performed and deliverables to be produced by the Domain dealing with Construction Materials and Components.


Jane Austen was great, quietly great; and gently mischievous. Her greatness is known to the world, and the greatness is added to by her sense of humor and irony which she makes use of to hold the supercilious and the dull up to ridicule, and more importantly, to question, the adequacy of the patriarchy under which she was obliged to live and write.


This paper describes novel inductive power transfer approach based on Z-source network with auxiliary circuit. Theoretical analysis along with simulation verification is presented. The main advantages and limitations of the proposed solutions are discussed in conclusions.


Antibiotics are one of the most important drugs in large animal veterinary practice. However, antibiotics and especially β -lactam can be found as residues in different animal products particularly in milk from treated cows. The present survey was conducted between July 2016 and June 2017 in four governorates from Northern Tunisia, namely Jendouba, Béja, Kef and Siliana. A total of 10.699 bulk cow's milk samples were collected and tested for the presence of β -lactam residues using the Penzym® test. Among them, 14 were positive. Even if the contamination rate was low (0.13%), the quantity of refused milk due to presence of β -lactam residues was relatively high (102.10 3 L) which represents 2.6% of the total volume of refused milk (3.874.10 3 L). Milk samples collected from the Kef governorate showed the highest proportion of antibiotic residues (0.64%), followed by the governorate of Béja (0.13%) and the governorate of Jendouba (0.07%).The presence of β -lactam residues in milk represents a real threat to animal and human health, systematic monitoring could be implemented in Tunisia for all milk productions in order to reduce these risks.


Abstract This preliminary study explored the correlates of leisure interests and constraints among 39 adult public housing residents from North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Most preferred activities included walking, volunteering, reading, cards, dining out, travel, movies, and music. Pearson and Spearman correlations revealed significant associations between education quality and leisure interests. Education quantity and quality, pain severity and interference, loneliness, and depressive symptoms were significantly associated with leisure constraints. With the growing number of adults depending upon public housing, it is imperative to understand leisure interests and constraints within these communities, to ensure the availability of appropriate community programs and services.


We investigate the contraction properties of locally differentially private mechanisms. More specifically, we derive tight upper bounds on the divergence between $P\mathsf{K}$ and $Q\mathsf{K}$ output distributions of an $\varepsilon$-LDP mechanism $\mathsf{K}$ in terms of a divergence between the corresponding input distributions $P$ and $Q$, respectively. Our first main technical result presents a sharp upper bound on the $\chi^2$-divergence $\chi^2(P\mathsf{K}\|Q\mathsf{K})$ in terms of $\chi^2(P\|Q)$ and $\varepsilon$. We also show that the same result holds for a large family of divergences, including KL-divergence and squared Hellinger distance. The second main technical result gives an upper bound on $\chi^2(P\mathsf{K}\|Q\mathsf{K})$ in terms of total variation distance $\mathsf{TV}(P, Q)$ and $\varepsilon$. We then utilize these bounds to establish locally private versions of the van Trees inequality, Le Cam's, Assouad's, and the mutual information methods, which are powerful tools for bounding minimax estimation risks. These results are shown to lead to better privacy analyses than the state-of-the-arts in several statistical problems such as entropy and discrete distribution estimation, non-parametric density estimation, and hypothesis testing.


The following discussion describes the theoretical framework of the study and the statistical methods. The theoretical framework draws from fundamental continuum mechanics concepts to provide support for the idea of a physical relationship between hydrostatic pressure and tissue-level liver injury. The statistical methods include simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, and binary logistic regression. Simple linear regression was used to evaluate relationships between continuous variables for cases involving a single independent predictor, while multiple linear regression was used for cases involving two or more independent predictors. Binary logistic regression was used to evaluate the probability of serious liver injury as a function of a given predictor variable.


Disappointment in love tends to become an emotional crisis among many university students and is a major factor in causing their psychological disorder.It is a duty of the educators to provide active intervention and counseling for university students who experience a disappointment in love.An analysis is offered on the signs of psychological disorder arising from a disappointment in love,and appropriate methods of intervention and skills of counseling are presented.


abstract:This paper examines utopian/dystopian time and serial form in several late-nineteenth-century proto-dystopian novels, including Anthony Trollope's The Fixed Period, James De Mille's A Strange Manuscript in a Copper Cylinder, and H. G. Wells's The Time Machine. Through mingling the futuristic orientation of utopias and the presentist cause-and-effect experience of serial form, late nineteenth-century dystopias do not set these other worlds in the distant future; rather, they ask readers to see signs of their mortality in the everyday. In doing so, these paradoxical temporalities combine to highlight the finiteness of late-Victorian institutions in the face of more expansive depictions experience.


New technology within the construction industry originates from appeals to replicate the efficiencies seen in other sectors such as automation and manufacturing and construction firms are increasingly engaging in collaborative research and development (R&D) projects with sector specialists. These R&D projects create new communities of practice with a shared collection of knowledge, experience, and problem-solving approaches representing the disparate expertise of each member contributing to the development of new and innovative technological solutions. However, fundamental epistemological differences between the collaborating firms can hinder this process. Shared knowledge and experience to develop ideas is not easily communicated across a project team within which each member possesses a differing approach to understanding the common problem. This paper presents early research engagement in an R&D project investigating the potential of utilising Flexible Robotic Assembly Modules in the Built Environment (FRAMBE). Challenges observed to date during the process of developing FRAMBE as a technological solution are described. This paper aims to exemplify communication issues within cross-sector R&D projects to argue that boundary objects offer a means to consider the epistemological differences within communities of practice, establish a common understanding of the problem, and therefore ways in which to resolve issues surrounding technology development.


Much of the research on managerial risk taking is grounded in one of the two leading theoretical perspectives: agency theory and prospect theory. While both perspectives agree that stock-based ince...


Objective To study the curative effect on chronic cervicitis treated by focused ultrasound.Methods The clinical data of 1606 patients with chronic cervicitis in our hospital from 2005 to 2006 were analyzed retrospectively.The patients were divided randomly into two group.1326 patients (the treatment group) were treated by focused ultrasound.The remaining 280 patients (the control group) received the spectrum treatment.The complication and side effects of the patients were observed.Results 1176 patients in the treatment group received the following-up.The effective rate of treatment group was 95.4%,and the control group was 95%.There were no significant differences between the two groups in the clinical effect (P 0.05).However,the incidence rates of cervical straitness,endocervix hyperplasia,vaginal discharge and hemorrhage were significantly lower than those in the control group (P 0.05).Conclusion Chronic cervicitis can be treated effectively by focused ultrasound with no complications,such as cervical straitness and endocervix hyperplasia.


Twelve articles give historical prespectives of the middle east and its economic development. Trends and prospects of the middle east oil industry cover the historical aspects and beginnings of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).


Due to limited rainfall and precipitations, different developing countries depend on groundwater (G.W.) resources to challenge water scarcity. This practice of continuous and excessive G.W. pumping has led to severe water shortages and deteriorated water quality in different countries. Recharging of treated wastewater (TWW) into G.W. provides a critical solution for solving water scarcity, extending the well's service life, and maintaining the G.W. supply. However, effective injection practice requires accurate tools and methods to determine the best location for groundwater recharge (GWRC). This work offers a new tool based on GIS–Multi-Criteria Analysis to identify the potential site and locations for GWRC with TWW. The developed methodology was applied to one of the most used well-field areas in Jordan (Dhuleil-Halabat). The G.W. flow for the B-B2/A7 formation system in the area of study was simulated using Processing Modflow (version 8.0). The analysis combined six thematic maps produced following the environmental, technical, and economic criteria to draw conclusions and recommendations. Both steady and transient conditions were used to predict the future changes that might occur under different stresses and after continuous GWR. The study evaluated three possible scenarios of artificial GWRC to evaluate the process efficiency and determine the effect on the water table level. The results revealed that only 0.05% (0.14 Km2) of the total surface area of 450 Km2 is suitable for GWRC. A GWRC with TWW at a rate of 3.65 Mm3/year (MCMY) would provide a good G.W. table recovery to 39.68 m in the year 2025, maintain a steady-state water table ≥ of 50.77 m for up to six years, and secure water supply for future generations. The proposed methodology can be used as a useful tool that can be applied to regulate the GWRC practice worldwide.


We use the high–low capacitance–voltage technique and the conductance–frequency techniques to characterize the SiO2/SiC interface formed by thermal oxidation of the silicon‐face (0001) c‐axis, the (1120) a‐axis, and the (1100) a‐axis orientations of 6H–SiC. The oxidation rate of the a‐axis orientations is 3–5 times higher than that of the silicon face. Interface state densities on the a‐axis orientations are a factor of 4–10 times higher than the Si‐face c‐axis orientation for both n‐type and p‐type dopings. Maximum oxide electric breakdown fields are about 10–11 MV/cm for both a‐axis and c‐axis orientations for an oxide thickness of about 60 nm.


With the policy of Reform and Opening and the rapid development of the socio-economic level, China has transformed from a migrant-sending country to an immigrant-receiving country. In recent years, intermarriages between men living on the southwestern border of China and women from Vietnam have increased. The increase of emigrating female workers from rural to urban areas, the ever-increasing bride prices and the expansion of the marriage circle in rural societies have increased the imbalance of gender ratio in the border areas of China. Vietnamese women get married with Chinese men through illegal means in southwestern China and then settle in China, because of factors such as similar cultural traditions and living habits, hopes for better living conditions, and economic interests. These intermarriages sometimes lead to negative effects in China's southwestern border. This article is based on the investigation and evaluation of researches that are from Chinese academic community on Vietnamese women in transnational marriages on the southwestern border of China. It aims to explain the social background of these international marriages, explore the influence of these transnational marriages on the social governance in border areas. It also aims to establish a good transnational marriage mechanism, discuss the problems caused by such transnational marriages, and try to put forward some targeted suggestions and measures from the perspective of social management.


The Microcavity Discharge Thruster (MCDT) concept is built on the idea of a microdischarge operated using alternating current (AC). The thruster geometry comprises of a constant area section and a divergent micronozzle with two ring electrodes placed close to the throat. Power is deposited into a flow of argon gas which increases the specific impulse of the thruster. A suitable dielectric material is used to separate the electrodes from the bulk plasma. This prevents the sputtering and erosive action of energetic particles thus increasing the life of the microthruster. A detailed flow model is used to study the effect of inlet stagnation conditions on wall heat losses which is crucial in the optimization of power deposition in the thruster. Operation at higher pressures close to 500torr has been found to be effective due to lower wall heat losses. At this inlet total pressure and total temperature of 300K, a cold gas specific impulse of 50 seconds is seen. Subsequent heat addition of 113mW at these conditions in the thruster gives a specific impulse of 80 seconds and a thrust efficiency of 50%. The use of a dielectric-barrier to cover the electrodes requires an alternating current to drive the discharge. A detailed plasma dynamics model is used to study the operation of microdischarges as a DBD. Dielectric Barrier Discharges (DBD) operate at near atmospheric pressures (760torr) using alternating currents to give stable glow discharges. The study compares the effect of plasma joule heating and collision source terms on gas temperature in millimeter and micrometer length scale DBDs. It has been found that the gas temperature in a micrometer scale DBD reaches a value of 800K compared to smaller changes in a millimeter length scale DBD. The large power densities observed in the micro DBD gives rise to higher gradients in temperature with lower length scales adding to the effect. This considerably increases heat transfer to the walls. Therefore operation at higher Reynolds number is crucial to optimize the efficiency of the thruster.


To escape the intense competition of today's global economy, large established organizations seek growth options beyond conventional new product development that leads to incremental changes in current product lines. Radical innovation (RI) is one such pathway, which results in organically driven growth through the creation of whole new lines of business that bring new to the world performance features to the market and may result in the creation of entirely new markets. Yet success is elusive, as many have experienced and scholars have documented. This article reports results of a three-year, longitudinal study of 12 large established firms that have declared a strategic intent to evolve their RI capabilities. In contrast to other academic research that has analyzed specific projects to understand management practices appropriate for RI, the present research reported explores the evolution of management systems for enabling radical innovation to occur repeatedly in large firms and reports on one aspect of this management system: organizational structures for enabling and nurturing RI. To consider organizational structure as a venue for capability development is new in the management of innovation and dynamic capabilities literatures. Conventional wisdom holds that RIs should be incubated outside the company and assimilated once they have gained traction in the marketplace. Numerous experiments with organizational structures were observed that instead work to manage the interfaces between the RI management system and the mother organization. These structures are described here, and insights are drawn out regarding radical innovation competency requirements, transition challenges, senior leadership mandates, and business-unit ambidexterity. The centerpiece of this research is the explication of the Discovery–Incubation–Acceleration framework, which details three sets of necessary, though not sufficient competencies, for building an RI capability.


The invention relates to the technical field of the switching of an operating system, and in particular to a method and a device for switching an operating system, which is used for classifying an independent storage area for each operating system in a terminal buffering area; storing an image file of the original operating system to the corresponding storage area when the original operating system is switched to a target operating system; acquiring an image file, stored in the corresponding storage area, of the target operating system; and starting the target operating system according to the image file of the target operating system. By utilizing the method and the device provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the system is switched, different processes of the current operating system are processed into the image file to be cached, and when the operating system is returned, the image file of the operating system can be directly acquired, and the operating system can be started. Thus, different operating systems can be rapidly switched and started.


The evolution of the B-band galaxy luminosity function is measured using a sample of more than 11,000 galaxies with spectroscopic redshifts from the DEEP2 Redshift Survey. The rest-frame MB versus U − B color-magnitude diagram of DEEP2 galaxies shows that the color-magnitude bi-modality seen in galaxies Based on observations taken at the W. M. Keck Observatory which is operated jointly by the University of California and the California Institute of Technology UCO/Lick Observatory, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, email@example.com On leave from Observatório Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Present address: Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, firstname.lastname@example.com Hubble Fellow Department of Astronomy, University of California, 601 Campbell, Berkeley, CA 94720, email@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, email@example.com Department of Physics, Le Conte Hall, UC-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, firstname.lastname@example.com Department of Astrophysics, Princeton University, Peyton Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 firstname.lastname@example.com Institute for Astronomy, 2680 Woodlawn Drive Honolulu, HI, 96822-1897, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec.4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan


Nonthermal influences of photon illumination on surface diffusion at high temperatures have been measured experimentally for the first time. Activation energies and preexponential factors for diffusion of germanium and indium on silicon change substantially in response to illumination by photons having energies greater than the substrate band gap. Results depend on doping type. Ionization of surface vacancies by photogenerated charge carriers seems to play a key role. The results have significant implications for aspects of microelectronics fabrication governed by surface mobility. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society }


Background: Epidemiological studies indicate that both traffic noise and outdoor air pollution may be associated with risk for cardiovascular disease. Only few studies consider these two environmen...


Investigations of a drift chamber with a square 6x6-mm cell filled with a mixture of 80% CF{sub 4} and 20% isobutane are discussed. Experiments have been performed under a beam of electron, muons, and pions with a momentum of 64 MeV/c at the TRIUMF accelerator (Canada). The coordinate resolution of the chamber with respect to relativistic particles {sigma}{approx}120 {mu}m and the total collection time of ionization electrons (dead time) is {approx} 35 nsec. The probability of {sigma}-electron generation in the gas mixture has been determined.


The aim of this chapter is to investigate and empirically validate the factors contributing to consumer engagement on social media, particularly on Facebook brand pages. Using a dataset of marketing content posted on the top 100 Food and Beverage brand pages on Facebook, a qualitative study, based on an interpretive approach, has been carried out to identify the various content themes used in highly engaging posts. The results of this research demonstrate that there is a different causal impact of several content themes on consumer engagement constructs. The findings of this study permit one to better understand the determinants of consumer engagement related to the marketing content posted on Facebook brand pages and provide brand managers with valuable guidance on how to design and implement effective social media marketing strategies generating consumer engagement.


It provides a polishing apparatus and a polishing method using the same. The polishing apparatus has a polishing cloth is provided on the upper surface of a turntable that rotates in a predetermined direction; Also urges the operand evil the polishing cloth on the turntable and at the same time to the polishing cloth and the relative movement to rotate the operand evil is rotated in a predetermined direction to carry out the polishing carrier head; And it is installed in the interior of the carrier head of claim 1 a plurality of first self-generating member for generating a magnetic force and; And self-configured body a plurality of second magnetic generator which is installed at a position corresponding to the first magnetic generating element doedoe provided inside the carrier head generating a repulsive force or force corresponding to the first self-generating body is provided with a pressure regulating device , the process using such a configuration in which the operand evil on a lower surface of the carrier head and; The process for adjusting the extent to which the second pressure operand evil to scale the current and direction of the current applied to the magnetic body and generated; Rotating the table in contact with the side of the other surface in contact with the carrier and the head, and a step of rotating the carrier heads of the pressing force is adjusted in a predetermined direction.


PT. Bank Syariah Mandiri Cab Office. Duri is one of the participating banks thrive and grow well. From year to year growth of PT. Bank Syariah Mandiri Cab Office. Duri unstable as a result of the employee's performance. The role of human resources (HR) is important for the development of the company because it has a role as a potential driver of all activities of the company. Companies that have qualified human resources that can easily integrate with the company's vision to its employees so that the company's goal to achieve company goals can be achieved. This research was conducted by Bank Syariah Mandiri Branch of Thorns by using motivation to work as an independent variable and performance as the dependent variable. The purpose of this study was to determine how the effects of work motivation on employee performance of PT. Bank Mandiri Syariah Branch Duri. This study is the use of quantitative methods, simple linear regression analysis, hypothesis testing partially (t test), and the coefficient of determination. Sample collection technique used is the census where the sample size is 31 people . From the results of regression testing using SPSS 20, it can be concluded that the 95 percent confidence level this model significantly to the value T at 3,012> 2,045, as well as the significance level was 0.005 less than 0.05. This means that motivation has a significant effect on performance. In other words Motivation significant effect on employee performance at PT. Bank Syariah Mandiri Branch Duri. Based on the test results can be obtained SPSS coefficient R of 0.488 is a positive correlation with the motivation on employee performance coefficient value adjusted R2 of 0.238, which means that the contribution of the effect of motivation on employee performance with R Square of 23.8% and the remaining 76.2% influenced by other factors not examined in this study


A long pulse spallation neutron source (LPSS) having about 20 times more time average thermal flux than its short pulse counterpart (SPSS) at the same proton beam power and featuring a pronounced time structure not available on CW sources (CWNS) of equal time average flux can in principle host instruments typical for both classes of facilities. While the need for additional choppers introduces some restrictions on inverted time of flight techniques typical for SPSS and high incident neutron energies are not easier to use on LPSS than on CWNS, taking advantage of the pulsed nature of the neutron flux can enhance significantly the performance of direct time of flight instruments and of crystal spectrometers or diffractometers. In the paper some of the options are reviewed in a general manner and criteria are discussed which can be used to optimize the performance enhancement.


The article brings together secondary data pertaining to the rural labour market and argues that it is inappropriate to judge the impact of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) based on the trends in employment/Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) because the Act can both prop up and dampen them while enhancing welfare. Instead, it is noted that the impact of the Act can best be ascertained by analysing the trends in unemployment and real wage rates. After a close look at these trends, it is concluded that the MGNREGA served rural India adequately enough to accomplish its objective of improving the living conditions of the poor by containing unemployment, by effecting an increase in real wage rates and by reducing gender gap in wage rates.


This monograph sets the stage for experiments by first examining a sample data set that looks very much like the typical historical data one gathers from the field, only it was actually generated in the laboratory so that we know what really went on. The example demonstrates how misleading the traditional analysis can be. It then moves on to discuss risk aversion, since asset pricing theory builds on risk aversion. The issue is — is there enough risk aversion in the laboratory given typical levels of compensation? Asset pricing theory also builds on competitive markets and competitive equilibrium, but these are actually purely abstract notions, without any suggestion of how to generate them in practice. The article builds on the path-breaking experimental work of Vernon Smith and Charles Plott who demonstrated that certain trading institutions indeed allow us to bring about competitive markets and competitive equilibrium. The author presents the main findings — first concerning simple static asset pricing models, moving on to dynamic pricing theory, and the implications of ambiguity aversion. Asset pricing theory rarely discusses how markets reach equilibrium, but experiments shed new light on price behavior during equilibration, as well as on off-equilibrium allocation dynamics. This monograph also examines information aggregation and competitive markets for loan and insurance contracts, where adverse selection may preclude equilibration, and even when not, the resulting allocations may be Pareto sub-optimal.


Water use and wastewater generation can be minimized through reuse and the appropriate use of regeneration. This paper introduces a new method for the identification of regeneration opportunities. Both regeneration reuse and regeneration recycling are addressed. The new method overcomes the difficulties encountered with previous methods and is also complemented by methods to predict the numbe of regeneration and final effluent treatment units. This allows the implications of decisions made on regeneration for final effluent treatment to be more clearly understood. The techniques described give enough information for costs to be allocated and allow different options to be explored and optimized.


We present spatial and temporal variability of the acoustic field in Dabob Bay during the PLUSNet'07 (Persistent Littoral Undersea Surveillance Network) Exercise. The study uses a 4D (3D in space plus 1D in time) data‐assimilative numerical ocean model to provide inputs to an acoustic propagation model. The Havard‐Ocean‐Prediction‐System with in‐situ CTD measurement assimilation provided output forecasts with a 300‐m and 1‐to‐5‐m resolution in the horizontal and vertical direction, for a 3‐h interval within a 15‐day period. This environmental data as the input to acoustic modeling allowed prediction and study of the (semi‐)diurnal temporal variations of the acoustic field, as well as the varying spatial structures of the field. Using the one‐way coupled‐normal‐mode code, along‐ and across‐sections in the Dabob Bay acoustic field structures at 100, 400, and 900 Hz were forecasts and studied for various source depths. Interesting propagation effects such as the acoustic transmission‐loss fluctuations with r...


We present experimental results on the characterization of commercially available magnetic force microscopy (MFM) thin film tips as a function of an external magnetic field. Well defined magnetic stray fields are produced using current carrying rings with radii ranging between 603 and 2369 nm fabricated by electron-beam lithography directly imaged by MFM. Treating the MFM tip as a point probe, the analysis of the image contrast as a function of both the magnetic stray field and the lift height allows for a quantitative determination of effective magnetic dipole and monopole moments of the tip as well as their imaginary location within the real physical tip. Our systematic study gives a quantitative relationship on how absolute values of the magnetic dipole and monopole moments and their location within the tip depend on a characteristic decay length of the z component of the magnetic field being detected. From this we can estimate the effective tip volume of the real physical thin film tip relevant in MFM...


Generally, research of classical image classification algorithms assume that training data and testing data are derived from the same domain with the same distribution. Unfortunately, in practical applications, this assumption is rarely met. Aiming at the problem, a domain adaption image classification approach based on multi-sparse representation is proposed in this paper. The existences of intermediate domains are hypothesized between the source and target domains. And each intermediate subspace is modeled through online dictionary learning with target data updating. On the one hand, the reconstruction error of the target data is guaranteed, on the other, the transition from the source domain to the target domain is as smooth as possible. An augmented feature representation produced by invariant sparse codes across the source, intermediate and target domain dictionaries is employed for across domain recognition. Experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.


The chemically sensitive (200) diffraction in the dark field (DF) mode of transmission electron microscopy has been used to detect, identify, and evaluate the composition of the parasitic interlayer at the GaAs-on-InGaP interface in metallorganic vapor-phase epitaxy (MOVPE) In x Ga 1-x P/GaAs heterostructures. The latter were grown at 600°C with no growth interruption. The composition range determined by (200) DF was further refined by using the X-ray diffraction result that the interlayer has a negative lattice mismatch to GaAs. The parasitic interlayer can be either GaAs 0.45 P 0.55 or In x Ga 1-x As 1-y P y with 0 ≤ x < 0.069 and 0.55 ≤ y < 0.707. P/As intermixing and In segregation are assumed to drive the formation of the interlayer. The low In content in the quaternary is ascribed to the reduced In segregation at 600°C. In segregation is likely favored by the tensile strain associated with the interlayer in its process of growth.


In recent years, there has been a dramatic surge in cross-border IP exchange transactions driven by globalization, open innovation, and the escalating strategic value of IP to competitive firms, the positive result of which are significantly developed global IP markets. While critical to these global IP markets, international IP exchange remains highly inefficient because parties face excessive transaction costs relative to transaction value, both in transaction design and negotiation and in transaction enforcement. These transaction costs arise from the territoriality of IP laws and low visibility into individual state IP law regimes that IP exchange transactions may implicate, thus imposing on parties the costs and risk of incomplete contracts and unpredictable legal rules that undermine transaction confidence and value. This Article explores the causes of the transaction cost problem in crossborder IP exchange and submits that a normative legal framework based on private rulemaking would mitigate transaction costs and increase transactional efficiency, and thereby enhance continued growth of global IP exchange markets. * Sonia Baldia is a global sourcing, technology, and IP partner at the law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP in Washington, D.C. Ms. Baldia is a Registered Patent Attorney at both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the Indian Patent Office, and she is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, New York, and India. She can be reached at email@example.com. The author gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Widener University School of Law in the preparation of this Article. This Article is for informational purposes only and is not intended to provide legal advice. © 2013 Sonia Baldia. BALDIA_FINAL_34.1.DOCX (DO NOT DELETE) 3/12/14 9:23 PM Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business 34:1 (2013)


A semiconductor device comprising: a flexible or rigid substrate (11) having a gate electrode (21) formed thereon, the organic semiconductor material, a source (101) and drain (102) at least partially disposed thereabove . A gate electrode (21) here has a thin dielectric layer formed by oxidation. In various embodiments, it may be any of the elements formed by contact or non-contact printing. It can be easily scaled to meet the dimensions of the final device needs.


The study is classified to conventional study and innovational study.Though being useful of cultivating the middle school students' and schoolchildren's abilities to adapt to the society,conventional study has become a major obstacle of development of children's creativity psychology with the acceleration of social change.Therefore,we should vigorously carry out all sorts of innovational studies with the character of individuality,and open etc.In other words,we must persist in liberating the children,and found a new knowledge system of "soft and hard ways both,but hard way mainly",streng then the class of activity,innovate the education in the class,stress the methodology education,reinforce psychological mediation,and quicken the reform of test system.Only grasp mainly the teaching and development,we can put forward the innovational education on the fundament.


Digital image authentication techniques have recently gained a lot of attention due to their importance to a large number of military and medical applications, banks, and institutions, which require a high level of security. Generally, digital images are transmitted over insecure media, such as the Internet and computer networks of various kinds. The Internet has become one of the basic pillars of life and a solution to many of the problems left by the coronavirus. As a result, images must be protected from attempts to alter their content that might affect important decision-making. An image authentication (IA) system is a solution to this difficult problem. In the previous literature, several methods have been proposed to protect the authenticity of an image. Digital image watermark is a strategy to ensure the reliability, resilience, intellectual property, and validity of multimedia documents. Digital media, such as images, audio, and video, can hide content. Watermarking of a digital image is a mechanism by which the watermark is embedded in multimedia and the image of the watermark is retrieved or identified in a multimedia entity. This Review Article Hasan et al.; AJRCOS, 9(3): 34-51, 2021; Article no.AJRCOS.69033 35 paper reviews IA techniques, watermark embedding techniques, tamper detection methods and discusses the performance of the techniques, the pros and cons of each technique, and the proposed methods for improving the performance of watermark techniques.


Squeal or screech continues to be a major noise pollution problem for rail systems in heavily populated areas. Squeal is a result of stick-slip phenomena in tight curves and switches at relatively low speeds, where the wheels "crab" through the turn. Current solutions for the problem have focused on lubricating the rails with a number of liquid systems including water and greases. However, commercially available systems have only shown mixed success, not only in terms of reducing squeal itself, but also from an economic and environmental standpoint.


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Experimental heart-lung by-pass surgery presents some problems not generally encountered in human open-heart surgery, not the least of these being the additional burden this essential surgery places on an already hard-pressed by-pass unit.

In evolving a simpler and more satisfactory technique for use in the experimental laboratory various modifications were made to the technique generally employed at Green Lane Hospital. These modifications, and the underlying reasons for making them are outlined.


We have reviewed the clinical data on 120 individuals (from four personally studied families and 14 families from the literature) with inherited symptomatic antithrombin III deficiency in order to obtain information useful for genetic counseling and short- and long-term prophylaxis in heterozygotes of the mutant gene.


Have you ever felt uncomfortable hearing President Obama referred to as "articulate"? This is an example of racially coded language- which can be subtle. This project investigates how racialized adjectives affect language processing speed. We administered a survey in which we ask subjects to list adjectives that they find offensive. Following the survey, we will conduct two rating studies. The first study will ask participants to rate on a Likert scale how offensive they believe an adjective to be, and the second rating study will ask participants to rate adjectives based on how related to race/ethnicity they interpret the adjectives to be. We will use the responses that receive ratings in the middle of the scale to examine how covert linguistic microaggressions affect processing speed in a self-paced reading study- in which participants read sentences word-by-word. The reading study is designed to compare sentences with and without racialized adjectives and where the referent does or does not match the intended covert microaggression (e.g., articulate Barack Obama vs articulate Bill Clinton). We predict that sentences containing a match between the intended referent and the racialized adjective will be processed faster because there is a match of stereotyped expectations that leads to semantic agreement. This work will allow us to identify the effects of racialized language on real-time language processing.


Objective: To assess the e cacy and safety of treating D-IBS with Chinese herbal medicine. Methods: To collect comprehensively the RCTs of treating D-IBS with Chinese herbal medicine by computer search. Results: Up to Nov. 2007, one hundred and sixty-three trials were included. There have 14150 patients, the maximum sample number is 234, the minimum is 40, and the average sample is 87. Because of the complex and various interventions, we just do descriptive analysis. It indicated that the Chinese herbal medicine intervention has obvious e cacy, its cure rate was(50.80±24.70)%,total e ective rate was(90.68±7.30)%and recurrence rate was(18.99±10.61)% all better than the western medicine. Conclusion: Compared with the western medicine and placebo, the Chinese herbal medicine had obvious e cacy in improving the global symptom's cure rate, total e ective rate, symptom score and recurrence rate, and didn't discovery seriously adverse reaction.


A logistic regression method can be applied to regressing the -year survival probability to covariates, if there are no censored observations before time . But if some observations are incomplete due to censoring before time , then the logistic regression cannot be applied. Jung (1996) proposed to modify the score function for logistic regression to accommodate the right-censored observations. His modified score function, motivated for a consistent estimation of regression parameters, becomes a regular logistic score function if no observations are censored before time . In this article, we propose a modification of Jung's estimating function for an optimal estimation for the regression parameters in addition to consistency. We prove that the optimal estimator is more efficient than Jung's estimator. This theoretical comparison is illustrated with a real example data analysis and simulations.


Mars is one of the interesting planets for geoscientists to explore the presence of water on the surface of terrestrial planets. The age, geology and geomorphic processes of Mars are almost similar to Earth surface processes. However, earth as tremendous influence of tectonism. The Martian surface once it was flourishing with water flow and formations of fluvial channels, lakes, deltas and oceans. The planet Mars evolved through ages with different climatic conditions from warm wetter period to cold drier period. In the present paper, different climatic condition and the reasons for escape of water from surface of Mars are discussed with help of review work.


This thesis demonstrates the value of dedicated MRI, mostly with application of a rigid endoluminal coil, for these complex, often disabling and difficult to diagnose diseases.

Dedicated MRI of the pelvis and pelvic floor will facilitate accurate diagnosis, map lesions in relation to anatomic structures and guide appropriate treatment. In case of surgery, MRI is therefore a recommended tool for pre- surgical planning and prevention of recurring disease.


Kazak poet Tangjareh became one of the founders of modern Kazak literature for his patriotic works and persistency in the struggle against imperialism and feudalism,so did Uyghur poet Mutalip in Uyghur literature.Since they lived in the same era and have similar living experience,they shared the same topics in their works.Although their writing style is quite different,there are still some similarities in their technique of expression.


at appropriate places. One can see Mildred grow from a three-month-old baby to a ninety-four-year-old woman. Photographs of her husband, Allen Olmsted, and Mildred's life-long friend, Ruth Mellor, are also included as well as thoughtful pictures ofMildred, the elder stateswoman, telling her story to the next generation of women like Jane Fonda, Joan Baez, Eleanor Smeal and Coretta Scott King. The book is a carefully researched account ofboth public and private life of a complex woman. Written with sensitivity to both Olmsted's strengths and weaknesses, it is also a wonderful resource for those interested in the historical inner workings of WILPF and the twentieth-century peace movement in general.


The article draws upon Jeffrey Alexander's conceptualization of civil society and particularly, in order to be included in such sphere, groups must first be reconstructed according to the characteristics associated with the democratic code. Baued on the analysis ofthe 1985 earthauake victims movement. the artick shows how social movements contribute to the symbolic redefinition of social groups and how in so doing, movements become vehicles for the elaboration of contested discourses that challenge exclusion.


The concept of enterprise risk management will be examined in the context of multi-strategy hedge funds and fund of hedge funds. This paper seeks to demonstrate that risk at these organizations has to be considered holistically and not in "silos". A number of qualitative and quantitative tools will be suggested and their use will be demonstrated on such hedge funds as Amaranth. The result of implementing these tools will show that the risks in these funds were increasing months prior to their blow-ups. This finding will be used to demonstrate the need for qualitative filters at fund of fund investment committees to suggest redemption even though returns have not suffered. Having outlined the ERM concept for hedge funds and some tools that could be used to implement it, it will be shown how implementing ERM can lead to a less risky portfolio that should lead to greater investor confidence and a more stable business model.


Approximate circuits are digital circuits which are intentionally designed in such a way that the specification is not met in terms of functionality in order to obtain some improvements in power consumption, performance or area, in comparison with fully functional circuits. In this paper, we propose to design approximate circuits using evolutionary design techniques. In particular, different error metrics are utilized to assess the circuit functionality. The proposed method begins with a fully functional circuit which is then intentionally degraded by Cartesian genetic programming (CGP) to obtain a circuit with a predefined error. In the second phase, CGP is used to minimize the number of gates or another error criterion. The effect of various error metrics on the search performance, area and power consumption is evaluated in the task of multiplier design.


Airway remodelling is a feature of asthma that contributes to loss of lung function. One of the central components of airway remodelling is subepithelial fibrosis. Interleukin (IL)-13 is a key T-helper 2 cytokine and is believed to be the central mediator of allergic asthma including remodelling, but the mechanism driving the latter has not been elucidated in human asthma. We hypothesised that IL-13 stimulates collagen type-1 production by the airway fibroblast in a matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)- and transforming growth factor (TGF)-&bgr;1-dependent manner in human asthma as compared to healthy controls. Fibroblasts were cultured from endobronchial biopsies in 14 subjects with mild asthma and 13 normal controls that underwent bronchoscopy. Airway fibroblasts were treated with various mediators including IL-13 and specific MMP-inhibitors. IL-13 significantly stimulated collagen type-1 production in asthma compared to normal controls. Inhibitors of MMP-2 significantly attenuated collagen production in asthma but had no effect in normal controls. IL-13 significantly increased total and active forms of TGF-&bgr;1, and this activation was blocked using an MMP-2 inhibitor. IL-13 activated endogenous MMP-2 in asthma patients as compared to normal controls. In an ex vivo model, IL-13 potentiates airway remodelling through a mechanism involving TGF-&bgr;1 and MMP-2. These effects provide insights into the mechanism involved in IL-13-directed airway remodelling in asthma. IL-13 potentiates collagen production in a TGF-&bgr;1-dependent manner providing insight into airway remodelling in asthma http://ow.ly/r5v7s


Sec. 100.1 Purpose. 100.2 Application of this regulation. 100.3 Discrimination prohibited. 100.4 Assurances required. 100.5 Illustrative application. 100.6 Compliance information. 100.7 Conduct of investigations. 100.8 Procedure for effecting compliance. 100.9 Hearings. 100.10 Decisions and notices. 100.11 Judicial review. 100.12 Effect on other regulations; forms and instructions. 100.13 Definitions. APPENDIX A TO PART 100—FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WHICH THESE REGULATIONS APPLY APPENDIX B TO PART 100—GUIDELINES FOR ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION AND DENIAL OF SERVICES ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AND HANDICAP IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS


The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the palate re-repair by the auditory-perceptual assessment of speech.

 Nonsyndromic individuals with operated cleft palate ± lip and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), aged 6–22 years (10 men and 10 women), were referred to secondary palate surgery by the Sommerlad technique. Speech characteristics related to velopharyngeal function (VPF) were analyzed by auditory-perceptual assessment using digital audio recording 5 days before and 13 months after the palate re-repair, on average. Hypernasality, global impression of VPF, and active speech symptoms were scored and blindly rated by three experienced speech-language pathologists before and after surgery. The effect of age and the type of cleft on the outcomes was also analyzed.

 Surgical success, interpreted as the elimination or reduction of hypernasality, was observed in 13 of the 20 patients analyzed (65%). Adequate nasality was observed in 55% of the patients, and the degree of hypernasality decreased from moderate to mild in 10% of the patients. Postoperative normal nasality was only seen among the children (73%). There was a tendency for better outcomes in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate.

 The auditory-perceptual assessment of speech showed that re-repairs were effective in eliminating hypernasality and normalizing VPF in the majority of children analyzed, but not among the adults. In view of these results, the Sommerlad surgery should be prioritized in children as a secondary intervention in order to eliminate VPI.


I recently spoke with a new client who is doing extremely well. He wants to continue striving for greater success because he has no idea how long the growth will endure. This isn't a pessimistic point of view but a realistic, strategic perspective. In the business world, the philosophy of accomplished CEOs is "strike while the iron is hot." This dentist knows that everything changes, and that the best plan is for him to take advantage of a good situation while it lasts.


In 2010, 9120 pertussis cases with 10 deaths were reported in California — the highest numbers since 1947. Although waning immunity has been proposed


In this study, EEG was compared and analyzed in the environmental test room depending on the stimulation of color temperature, sound fluctuation rhythm, and aroma. The condition of the environmental test room was temperature 25[ ℃ ], relative humidity 50[RH%], air current speed 0.02[m/s], and illuminance 1000[lux]. The stimulation experiment set up different sensory stimulation conditions: before exposure, single-sensory stimulation of RED color lighting, single-sensory stimulation of fluctuation rhythm a=1.106 jazz music, single-sensory stimulation of aromas, and multi-sensory stimulation of RED color lighting, fluctuation rhythm a=1.106 jazz music and aroma scent. At multi-sensory stimulation, attention and capacity for work were increased and stable heart and health were maintained. It was found that multi-sensory stimulationt increases the amenity, productivity, and concentration than more than both before exposure and single sensory stimulation.


The title compound, [Tb(NO3)3(C12H16N3O2)2], was prepared from the nitroxide radical ligand 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(pyridin-2-yl)-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide and TbIII nitrate. The TbIII ion adopts a doubly-capped square-antiprismatic coordination environment defined by three chelating nitrate anions and two N,O-bidentate nitronyl nitroxide radical ligands. Weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the molecules into a three-dimensional framework. The title structure is isotypic with the Ho analogue [Li (2012 ▶). Acta Cryst. E68, 550].


Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium species in 2013, 9 million people sick with tuberculosis and 1.5 million died from the disease but the positive is that between 2000 and 2013, 37 million lives were saved by the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.


A 14-year-old male presented to an outside emergency department (ED) 2 days after starting penicillin for a 2-week history of intermittent sore throat. He had significant odynophagia and was unable to swallow the pills. He was noted to have a temperature of 38.7 C and was in respiratory distress with stridor and tachypnea. Patient was also noted to be drooling with trismus. In the ED, he was intubated to secure the airway due to an unclear etiology. He also received dexamethasone, racemic epinephrine, and clindamycin. He was then transferred to our institution for further evaluation. On arrival, patient was afebrile and the oropharynx examiation, while limited by endotracheal tube, revealed bilateral palatal effacement and enlarged anterior pillars. Bloodwork was significant for leukocytosis with left shift. Computed tomography scan of neck revealed bilaterally enlarged palatine tonsils with rim-enhancing fluid collections measuring 3.0 2.2 3.5 cm on the left and 2.3 1.9 3.7 cm on the right. Inflammation and thickening of uvula were also noted. An additional faint rim-enhancing fluid collection was noted in the retropharyngeal space, extending from C2-C3 to C5-C6, measuring 0.5 cm in thickness. Multiple mildly enlarged cervical lymph nodes were noted bilaterally with the largest measuring 1.6 cm on the short axis. Finally, an abnormal tracheal contour at the level of the thoracic inlet was noted (Figure 1, 2, 3). Patient was taken to the ED, and 10 mL of pus was drained from the peritonsillar spaces bilaterally and sent for culture. Patient was extubated on postoperative day 1 (POD1) and weaned to room air the same day. The following day, cultures grew group C b-hemolytic Streptococci. The patient was then discharged on POD2 with a 2-week course of amoxicillin– clavulanate. Peritonsillar abscess (PTA), or quinsy, is a collection of pus within the space between the tonsillar capsule and the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle. It is the most common deep neck space infection. It often presents with trismus, odynophagia, ''hot potato'' voice, fever, an edematous or erythematous tonsil, and contralateral uvular deviation. Fusobacterium necrophorum (23%) and group A Streptococcus (17%) are the most common organisms cultured from PTAs; group C (or G) Streptococcus is encountered approximately 5% of the time. The true incidence of bilateral PTAs is uncommon. A thorough review of the literature leads us to believe this is the 21st case report in the English literature. Both the average and the median age across these case reports is 23 years (range 1-47 years) with an equal male to female ratio. However, the incidence of a subclinical, contralateral PTA noted at the time of surgery has been reported to be 5.5%.


Earlier studies of business clusters have been carried out at the level of companies and industries as units of analysis. This paper explores the Cambridge high-technology cluster with individuals as the principal focus as they help to shed light on entrepreneurial processes, particularly on how their prior work experience together has shaped many of the start-ups and spin-outs from the University of Cambridge, local consulting organizations and other companies.

This research explores serial entrepreneurship in the Cambridge high-technology cluster using a family tree and interlocking directorships approach. It reveals a mini-cluster of Cambridge entrepreneurs as the key influence on the success of the growth process and their links between the companies as the structural and relational social capital of the cluster.

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The consumption pattern of human is highly influenced by socio-cultural and economic factors. An ethnodietary preparation is a dish eaten by a specific tribal or ethnic grouping which is generally a soup and usually made up of several plant-derived ingredients. Since ancient times, Moringa oleifera has been known with numerous ethnodietary values in many traditional societies around the globe. Nutritional analyses show that the leaves are very rich in all essential vitamins and minerals as well as proteins which are most uncommon in the available diets to the rural dwellers in Nigeria. The Moringa plant is the most inexpensive and readily alternative to good nutrition as well as providing cure and prevention of diseases. In fact, Moringa leaves displayed a wide array of pharmacological activities, but unfortunately, the people who need this information most are the rural dweller that consumes the leaves but are unaware of its usefulness. Moringa is especially promising as a food source in the tropics because the tree is in full leaf at the end of the dry season when other foods are typically scarce which can be used alleviating poverty. To explore the ethnodietetic uses of Moringa oleifera leaves amongst the ethnic groups in Bida, Niger State and investigate one of its potential values in the treatment of diabetes by assessing its hypoglycemic effects. Structured questionnaires were administered to both sexes within the age group of 10 to 79 years. Standard procedures were used to study the effects of Moringa oleifera extracts (stem bark, leaves and root bark) on some biochemical and hematological variables in alloxan-induced rats. The findings revealed that the plant is mainly consumed as salad by Hausa and Fulani ethnic groups (15%) as food, while other ethnic groups (Nupe 65%; Yoruba 10%; Kakanda 5%; Jaba 2.5%; Bwala 2.5%) used it as food as well as medicine in the treatment of diseases including diabetes. The result showed increased body temperature (39.3 o C to 40 o C) and blood glucose level (250mg/dl to 500mg/dl) in alloxan-induced rats when compared to the control (Temperature=37.3 o C, blood glucose= 60mg/dl), while general decrease in body weight was observed in alloxan induced rats. 15mg/dl of blood glucose was reduced in the group treated with M. oleifera stem bark. The liver transaminase (GPT) was generally low in experimental groups than the control. The alkaline phosphate is 248 iu/l (least) in the control than experimental groups. The packed cell volume (PCV) and hemoglobin level were generally reduced in alloxan induced rats. The groups treated with the root bark have higher neutrophil than lymphocytes above other experimental groups. The report also indicates the presence of phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, tannins and steroids which are responsible for its hypoglycemic effects. The present results support the traditional usage of this plant for treatment of diabetes since its administration can lower the blood sugar levels which prevent complications associated with diabetics. Further studies on toxicity of the extracts of M. oleifera as well as their hypocholesterolemic properties are recommended.


Flow characteristics and heat transfer of a water droplets laden flow behind a backward-facing step have been experimentally and numerically investigated for the condition of isothermally heated dry wall. Two sizes of step heights were employed corresponding to ReH = 5.3x10 3 , 1.1x10 4 . Water droplets of about 60 μm in mean diameter and small fine mist of less than 1 mm as a tracer of air flow were added at the section of the spraying system which was located far upstream of the test section. Humidity in this flow system was almost saturated for all experimental condition.The Phase Doppler Anemometer (PDA) system was employed for the measurements of the droplet size, droplet mass flux, and X and Y components of velocity. Numerical simulations were performed by a standard k-e model for the gas phase and a Lagrangian Stochastic model for the trajectories of droplets. The equation of particle motion


Benign Increased Intracranial Pressure: also called Idiopathic intracranial hypertension or Pseudotumor Cerebri is a condition in which there is elevation of cerebrospinal fluid pressure with unknown aetiology (so, idiopathic). This disorder usually affects women in childbearing period. With this disorder, there is No diagnosed exact pathology causing this problem. There are also no abnormalities in CSF pathways within the ventricles. Neuro-radiological diagnostic studies are also normal except those denoting high cerebrospinal fluid pressure. Also, there is no evidence of other secondary causes of increased intracranial pressure can be detected. We present a case of benign increased intracranial pressure in a young obese female presented with Unilateral papilledema and sudden unilateral deterioration of vision.


Cyberlearning is transforming education by offering course content through multiple context and platforms. As part of this transformation, this paper describes the experience of developing, recording, encoding, uploading, and organizing audiovisual lectures for an engineering course in Numerical Methods. More than 200 short modular videos are currently available that cover the syllabus of a typical Numerical Methods course. An initial assessment of these resources is made via the video analytics tool made available by YouTube. This assessment shows increasing popularity of the videos, but also gives insight into the audience attention, and demographics by gender, age, and geography.


. Interpretation of the results provides information about volume status, acid-base status, and baseline renal function. Evaluating any disequilibrium in electrolytes can be challenging and requires an understanding of the pathophysiology of diseas-es that can cause electrolyte imbalances; the counterregula-tory pathways of the body to correct the imbalance; and the various approaches to augmenting the specific electrolyte through use of medications, specific electrolyte replacement, or removal of the electrolyte. Understanding these distur-bances can improve patient care, be cost-effective, prevent complications from primary disease, and ultimately reduce mortality and morbidity.


From the definition of the line graph,this paper extensively researches the characters of the line graph.The connection of the line graph,the calculation of the L(G) and when L(G) is isomorphic to graph G.are emphasized.The vertex connectivity of the L(G) and how the L(G) is Eulerian and collapsible are also researched.We give and prove the proposition in this paper.


One in 7 people who identify as LGBTQ avoid seeking healthcare for fear of discrimination by providers, reports Stonewall UK.


The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the application of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in individuals with cleft lip and palate (CLP). A literature search was conducted from September 2016 to December 2017 in Medline, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Ebscohost databases using keywords "CBCT, cleft lip and palate." The inclusion criterion was any published original article where CBCT was used to assess the craniofacial structures in patients with CLP. An additional Google and manual search was carried out by examining the references of the included articles. All retrieved relevant articles (69 original articles) were tabulated under different sections and analyzed. Data were tabulated as follows – CBCT in the assessment of craniofacial structures in CLP, first author, year of publication, study design, characteristics of the study population and number of participants, age/gender distribution, and conclusions of the studies which are also described in the narrated review. Apart from this, the search also included guidelines for the application of CBCT in patients with CLP. This article gives the cleft team a compilation of all recent literature regarding the use of CBCT in patients with CLP, which helps in providing better care for patients with CLP, keeping in mind the various guidelines issued by different professional bodies regulating the welfare of patients.


Visualization of software code flow is a powerful yet underutilized tool applicable to software development, debugging, optimization, and reverse engineering. Intra-function block-based code flow graphs are an effective visualization form, but automated graph layout is the most difficult obstacle to implementation. This paper focuses on the practical issues of automated graph layout for the code flow of compiler-generated machine code.