Cloud computing is an application and set of services given through the internet. However it is an emerging technology for shared infrastructure but it lacks with an access rights and security mechanism. As it lacks security issues for the cloud users our system focuses only on the security provided through the token management system. It is based on the internet where computing is done through the virtual shared servers for providing infrastructure, software, platform and security as a services. In which security plays an important role in the cloud service. Hence, this security has been given with three types of services such as mutual authentication, directory services, token granting for the resources. Since, existing token issuing mechanism does not provide scalability to large data sets and also increases memory overhead between the client and the server. Hence, our proposed work focuses on providing tokens to the users, which addresses the problem of scalability and memory overhead. The proposed framework of token management system monitors the entire operations of the cloud and there by managing the entire cloud infrastructure. Our model comes under the new category of cloud model known as "Security as a Service". This paper provides the security framework as an architectural model to verify user authorization and data correctness of the resource stored thereby provides guarantee to the data owner for their resource stored into the cloud This framework also describes about the storage of token in a secured manner and it also facilitates search and usage of tokens for auditing purpose and supervision of the users.


Objective:To investigate the DTP vaccinations adverse reaction and preventive measure.Methods:A retrospectively review of the adverse reation after vaccined against absorbed DTP in our hospital during October 2007 to October 2010.Results:Investigate 12124 chilren vaccinated against DTP ,aged from 3 month to 24 month.162 children have the adverse reaction (1.33%) and 125 children′s adverse reaction resulted form adsorbed diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis vaccine(77.2%),the other 37 caused by absorbed diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis vaccine(22.8%).The rate of the former happened is higher than the later,and almost happned in july to October.Conclusions:Recommend using whole-cell DTP instead of absorbed acellular DTP.When vaccining,the liquid should be shaked completely,choose the correct place for vaccination and change frequently,disinfect rigorously.


THE NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS OF THE OROMOS AND SOUTHERN SUDANESE are new types of anticolonial struggles in the postindependent peripheral nation-states of Ethiopia and Sudan, and they aim to facilitate the national self-determination of Oromia and the southern Sudan respectively. As Oromo nationalism emerged in opposition to Ethiopian colonialism, southern Sudanese nationalism developed to fight against northern Sudanese domination. These two movements emerged in opposition to colonial domination, economic exploitation, cultural destruction and repression, and the denial of individual and national rights. Since these nationalisms are modem phenomena and an integral part of the modem world, this comparative analysis is done in the context of the global system. There have been two major historical waves in the capitalist world-system. The first historical wave was characterized by slavery, conquest, colonization, ethnocide, and continued subjugation; it extended approximately from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The emergence and expansion of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries in Western Europe increased the need for raw materials, free or cheap labor, expanded markets, and the intensification of global colonial expansion during this historical wave. The second historical wave was a turning point and emerged after World War I in the form of national liberation movements and revolutions. Wallerstein (1979: 234) notes that the war "marked the opening skirmishes of a worldwide struggle of movements of national liberation against Europe's world political hegemony, which had been based on the latter's temporary technological advantages and deep-rooted racism." The objective long-term economic crisis, plus objective evidence of the ability of the oppressed to organize successfully, made those who held power and privilege lose the bloom of arrogant and smug self-confidence and face their future with anxiety and hatred. The first phase of this second global historical wave was mainly manifested as a form of territorial nationalism. This nationalism opposed colonialism, which had been grounded on metropolitansatellite relations. The second phase of this wave has been characterized mainly by ethnonationalism within established nation-states. The ongoing national s truggles of the Palestinians, Bosnians, Kurdistans, Northern Irish, Chechens, Sabrawi, Sidamas, Afars, Oromos, southern Sudanese, and others indicate the significance of the second phase of this secoad historical wave. Initially, Oromos and southern Sudanese resisted conquest and colonization without systematically organizing themselves; their cultural and political resistance has continued after their colonization because these two peoples were assigned to the status of colonial subjects and second-class citizens by the Ethiopian and Sudanese nation-states respectively. Although the national struggles of these two peoples are the continuation and culmination of previous resistance, they emerged from certain historical and sociological factors. This comparative essay historically situates the emergence and development of these nationalisms, and explains how the resistance to colonial domination was transformed into the Oromo and southern Sudanese national movements. It also assesses whether the principle of national self-determination is applicable to the conditions of Oromia and the southern Sudan. Similarities and Differences Between the Two Movements Oromos and southern Sudanese are under colonial domination and neither have respective national sovereignty; hence, they have been engaged in national liberation struggles. They are under the total control of Ethiopian and northern Sudanese nation-states respectively. Habashas and northern Sudanese manifest cultural arrogance and racist beliefs claiming that they are Semitic. The Amhara and Tigrayan peoples are descendants of some Arab elements and Africans; these Arab elements probably immigrated to African coasts early in the first millennium B. …


OBJECTIVES
To assess the clinic efficacy of treating chronic prostatitis by Neisseria gonorrhoeae with azithromycin aspartic-acid injection.

METHODS
Nineteen cases were treated with monotherapy and once-daily intravenous dosing of azithromycin injection. The effects and side-effects after treatment were observed.

RESULTS
Twelve of nineteen cases were cured.

CONCLUSIONS
A short term therapy with azithromycin injection for chronic prostatitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae is very effective and easy to used and thus eliminate any problem of compliance.


SWAM is an exhaustive systematic algorithm that employs a sliding window strategy to identify all candidate morphological decompositions (segmentations) of a given Arabic word. At the upper level, the algorithm applies lexicon driven morphotactics and utilizes morpheme level unigram and bigram statistics (inner word context) to rank the resulting morphological segmentations and pick the topmost candidate. As a side effect, the algorithm identifies the surface non-vocalized morphological pattern and the relevant features of the input word. The lexicon-driven morphotactics are used to handle deletions, transformations or transpositions resulting from morpheme interaction during the derivation process. The main tactics used include injecting artificial surface roots and patterns in the respective lexicons. This greatly improves the coverage of the algorithm, but leads to some redundancy. Inverse mappings are then used to identify the real deep morphemes. At the lower level, Viterbi algorithm is used to refine the search and identify the vocalized deep version of the surface pattern. Combining the deep pattern with the lexeme leads to a composite tag that provides a wealth of features associated with the input word. The accuracy of the algorithm is very impressive, ranging from 97.3 to 98.2. SWAM does not impose a restricted tag set and support multilevel fine-grain tagging.


We study the energy-level statistics for electrons in a lateral two-dimensional superlattice in dependence on the strength of the modulation potential at a given perpendicular magnetic field. The interminiband statistics at some selected point in the magnetic Brillouin zone shows a transition from degenerate Landau levels to universal spectral correlations while the corresponding classical dynamics displays a crossover from regular cyclotron orbits to chaotic motion. In terms of the nearest-neighbor spacing distribution, we observe the occurrence of level repulsion for all nonzero modulation amplitudes, which indicates a discontinuous transition to universal fluctuations for the smallest level spacings when the rotational invariance of the system is broken by a finite superlattice potential. In order to test the universality of the transition on larger scales, we propose a random matrix model with one transition parameter for comparison. Confirmed by two different types of potential shapes, we detect an explicit influence of the potential shape on the level spacing distributions, which hence cannot be described by the one-parameter model. Using the spectral rigidity, however, universal long-range fluctuations in the regime of negligible Landau-level mixing are found, in agreement with our random matrix model.


The survivability of the warship is defined as the capability to avoid or withstand a man-made hostile environment. Susceptibility is defined as the inability of a warship to avoid the attack by a hostile weapon threat. Vulnerability is the probability of warship to withstand the man-made hostile environment. Recoverability is the probability distribution of the time or residual ability required to control the damages and to return to a predefined capability. Considering the susceptibility, vulnerability and recoverability, this paper has discussed the procedure of integrated survivability assessment for the small warship. Integrating the factors supporting the survivability assessment, an example of the propulsion system is shown to assess the integrated survivability of a warship under the penetration attack such as fragment hits


Barley landraces harbor significantly higher genetic diversity than modern cultivars. Diversity of agronomic and morphological traits was investigated for 386 accessions of Korean landrace barley which were back-introduced from Okayama University, Japan. Among the accessions, 279 were covered barley and 89 naked barley. Seeds were sowed in late October and major growth characteristics were investigated at maturity and after harvest. The traits evaluated exhibited higher variation with respect to the CV, ranging from 47 to 60. The trait exhibiting the greatest variation was flag leaf width (FLW, CV=60 with 2.8x difference between minimum 0.6 and maximum 1.7). Those traits exhibiting least variation were heading date (HD, CV=47.2 with 31 days difference between the earliest and the latest) and seed number per spike (SNS, CV= 48.9 with 2.8x difference between minimum 36 and maximum 72). The other eight traits [maturity date (MD, CV= 53.7), culm length (CL, CV= 55.4), flag leaf length (FLL, CV= 51.6), spike length (SL, CV= 54.3), awn length (AL, CV= 54.4), whole spike length (WSL, CV= 52.9), spike density (SD, CV= 52.7), seed rows of spike (SRS, CV= 50.1)] were intermediate in their level of variation with respect to the CV. The first, second and third principal components explained about 30.3%, 17.0% and 13.4% of the total variation of the traits, respectively. The traits which contributed more positively to PC1 were SL, SD, WSL and AL. The traits which contributed more positively to PC2 were SRS and SNS, and those contributed more positively to PC3 were FLL and FLW. The Korean landrace barley accessions contain significantly diverse variation to explore for the improvement of agronomic and morphological traits of current elite cultivars. This work was supported by a grant from Regional Subgenebank Support Program of Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.


We investigate the dynamics of an electron coupled to dispersionless optical phonons in the Holstein model, at high temperatures. The dynamics is conventionally believed to be diffusive, as the electron is repeatedly scattered by optical phonons. In a semiclassical approximation, however, the motion is not diffusive. In one dimension, the electron moves in a constant direction and does not turn around. In two dimensions, the electron follows and then continues to retrace a fractal trajectory. Aspects of these nonstandard dynamics are retained in more accurate calculations, including a fully quantum calculation of the electron and phonon dynamics.


In this paper, we illustrate how second order traffic flow models, in our case the Aw-Rascle equations, can be used to reproduce empirical observations such as the capacity drop at merges and solve related optimal control problems. To this aim, we propose a model for on-ramp junctions and derive suitable coupling conditions. These are associated to the first order Godunov scheme to numerically study the well-known capacity drop effect, where the outflow of the system is significantly below the expected maximum. Control issues such as speed and ramp meter control are also addressed in a first-discretize-then-optimize framework.


A new inert anode consisited of Fe-Ni-Co-Al-O was made for aluminum electrolysis. Electrolysis with this anode was conducted at 960 ℃ for 10 h in a cryolite-alunima electrolyte with CR2.6 and Al_2O_3 content 6%, the anode current density is 1.0 A/cm~2(100A). The purity of aluminum metal attained is in the interval of 96%~99%, and the anode gases analysed by an Orsat apparatus is 98%~99%. The back EMF value of the cell is 2.45 V at 960 ℃, which is about 0.250.35 V higher than the theoretical decomposition voltage of the above electrochemical reaction. X-ray diffraction and electron probe micro-analyzer results on the anode after electrolysis show that there are NiFe_2O_4, FeAl_2O_4 at the surface of this anode, and there are FeAl_2O_4, NiCo_2O_4 and Ni, Fe metals under the surface of this anode, metal phases and ceramic phases are well dispersed forming compact metal ceramic structure.


Stripe noise perturbs image qualities of push-broom-type aerial camera, thus eliminating stripe noise is of vital importance to improve the precision of posterior data analysis. The main sources and the model of stripe noise in aerial images are analyzed and a new destriping stripe noise algorithm based on total variation is proposed. The gain and offset of each pixel are estimated based on quasi-homogeneous regions. The total variation algorithm is utilized and the image is reconstructed by the gradient descent method iteratively. The qualitative analysis results demonstrate that the peak signal-to-noise ratio of the simulated image is improved from 31 dB to 40 dB and the improvement factor of radiometric quality of the real aerial image is improved to 9 dB. Compared with traditional methods, the proposed algorithm can achieve higher inverse coefficient of variation and improvement factors of radiometric quality. Stripe noise can be effectively removed with detailed information of the original image reserved.


As fermions are added to a lattice gauge theory, one is driven to stronger bare coupling in order to maintain the same renormalized coupling. Stronger bare couplings are usually associated with larger gauge fluctuations, leading to larger cutoff effects and more expensive simulations. In theories with many light fermions, sometimes the desired physical region cannot be reached before encountering a phase boundary. We show that these undesired effects can be reduced by adding Pauli–Villars fields. We reach significantly larger renormalized couplings while at the same time damping short-distance fluctuations of the gauge field. This may allow for controlled continuum extrapolations from large lattice spacings.


At the example of ferrous metallurgy enterprise the paper considers the place of risk management system in company's strategies. The authors build a unique scheme of production process at the blast-furnace processing and steel-making stages taking into account material flows. On its basis a technological risk map for this business process is designed. The risk map can be used at any enterprise of this industry.


Experiments were carried out on the NRC Low Speed Centrifugal Compressor Rig on a 4-foot - l0½-inch diameter model of a fan impeller with highly swept-back vanes. The impeller was run over a range of speeds and throttle settings to explore the who le operating field. The flow was measured at inlet and impeller exit by hot-wireanemometer traverses, and motion pictures of the flow were made using smoke visualisation. The flow through the impeller is described in detail, and is compared with that in other types of impeller investigated on the same test rig. A comparison is also made with the flow in a geometrically similar impeller tested in the water tunnel at Waterloo University, and reported by Howard and Lennemann. The correspondence between the flows seen in these two experiments is shown to be very close.


YBa,Cu,O, (YBCO) films have been deposited on buffered metal substrates by Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD). Cube-textured nickel substrates were fabricated by a thermomechanical process. Epitaxial CeO, films were deposited on these substrates by thermal evaporation. Nickel alloy substrates with biaxially-textured Y ttria-Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ) buffer layers deposited by Ion Beam Assisted Deposition were also prepared. Highly biaxially-textured YBCO films were deposited by MOCVD on both types of metal substrates. A critical current density greater than lo5 A/cm* at 77 K has been achieved in YBCO films on metal substrates.


This study was aimed at investigating the "Export Performance of Turmeric in India". The nature of data for study is mainly based on secondary sources.The nature of data for study is mainly based on secondary sources. The time series data was obtained for 20 years from the year 2000-01 to 2019-20. The period of study was divided into different periods, i.e. Period I (2000-01 to 2009-10), Period II (2010-11 to 2019-20) and Overall period (2000-01 to 2019-20). The data on export quantity and value were collected from the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), Government of India, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and National Agricultural Processed Food Product Export Development Authority (APEDA).To examine the growth in export of turmeric from India compound growth rate (CGR) was computed based on its fit using non-linear models, especially the exponential model. Coefficient of variation and Cuddy-Della Valle Instability Index will be used to estimate the instability in export of turmeric data. The present study was undertaken to analyse growth rates and instability in export of turmeric. The study revealed that, compound growth rates were found positive and statistically significant at 1 percent level of significance for all periods for quantity, value in rupees and value in dollar except for value in US dollar in period II. It's significant at 10 percent level of significance. CVandCDIofturmericexportmeasuredinquantitywas0.47and 0.15 respectively. It was 0.87 and 0.32 for value in rupees and 0.74 and 0.31 for value in dollar respectively. Thus, the export of turmeric from India in terms of quantity, value in rupees and value in dollar were not steady during the reference period. So, the government of India should take the necessary steps to increase both area and production by way of more subsides (irrigation, fertilizer and insecticides, etc.) and introduce high yield varieties of turmeric seeds.


The Exploding Carts is a popular introductory physics activity in which a one-dimensional explosion is simulated utilizing two dynamics carts that are pushed apart by a spring-loaded plunger released from one of the carts. Traditional treatments of the Exploding Carts usually involve multiple trials where the mass of one or both of the carts is increased, producing explosions with varying post-explosion speeds (the speed at the instant contact is lost between the carts). The subsequent analysis normally entails comparing post-explosion speeds within a given trial, which leads to the concept of momentum and its conservation. Though generally not emphasized in traditional treatments of the Exploding Carts, it is also an interesting endeavor (and the focus of this paper) to compare post-explosion speeds between different trials. Specifically, the post-explosion speed of a constant mass cart in various trials can be compared to the post-explosion speed of the equal mass explosion (no additional mass added to ...


The global debate about democracy between the West and the non-West is one of the defining conflicts of our time. The appeal of the democratic values is weakened both by an ever greater degree of alienation between the population and the democratic institutions and by the fact that pro-democracy rhetoric is often cynically used to justify undemocratic decisions and practices. Moreover, the legitimacy of the western monopoly to define what democracy means in political practice is vigorously challenged by non-western leaders in many parts of the world. These attempts to decentre the West by exposing the Eurocentric nature of democracy promotion have to be taken seriously despite their underlying instrumental motives, because what makes them possible in the first place are genuine grassroots concerns about democracy dysfunctions and western unilateralism. This paper is based on post-structuralist theory of hegemony and uses discourse analysis to study counter-hegemonic conceptualisations of democracy with a focus on Russia. In addition to that, it brings in a perspective from postcolonial studies to conceptualize Russia"s position in the international system and the prospects of alliance-building between Russia and postcolonial countries. Introduction: democracy and hegemony Recent developments in global politics, and in particular the attempts by a number of non-western states including Russia to re-politicise and re-conceptualise the universal 1 The work on this paper has been supported by the Estonian Science Foundation (grant ETF8295). Some arguments in this paper were developed in cooperation with Maria Mälksoo and Bahar Rumelili. I would also like to thank Piret Eh in, Artemy Magun and Elena Pavlova for useful comments and suggestions on previous versions of this paper. Of course, I am alone responsible for any mistakes and shortcomings of


This work aims to facilitate the teacher and the student preparing didactic and hands on labs to learn the fundamentals of data communication, to distinguish the problems arising in the transmission of information, methods of transformation data to be seen tot the correct ways of receives. Identifying all the factors of communication recognized the right equipment to improves pinging receiving. Recognize problems in receiving and modifying the information with the use of different transmission media. The student gets the knowledge required for certification requested by the university and the time when they are applying with examples of common use in conjunction with the materials that has the capacity to generate recommendations in professional life.


Parameters of the positron annihilation spectra for pure water previously subjected to the freeze-thaw process are mea- sured. It is shown that orthopositronium lifetime in melted water slightly vary with time after melting (typical time is less than few hours) and then reach the value corresponding to ordinary water. This may indicate that molten water is a nonequilibrium system with a rather long relaxation time. This phenomenon may reflect the process of restructurizing of large clusters of water molecules linked through hydrogen bonds.Parameters of the positron annihilation spectra for pure water previously subjected to the freeze-thaw process are mea- sured. It is shown that orthopositronium lifetime in melted water slightly vary with time after melting (typical time is less than few hours) and then reach the value corresponding to ordinary water. This may indicate that molten water is a nonequilibrium system with a rather long relaxation time. This phenomenon may reflect the process of restructurizing of large clusters of water molecules linked through hydrogen bonds.


This article, presents some results obtained in the face recognition using Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLP) Neural Networks for classification. Two designs are studied: single network model and multi networks model. The input images are resized, and converted to a vector of pixels before they are applied to the input of the MLP Network. The back propagation algorithm is used to train the MLP network. The best performance achieved with a single neural network is 99.375%.We use a data base of 400 images of 40 individuals which is the ORL (Olivetti Research Laboratory) [1].


More than 20 other NHS trusts are in such serious financial difficulties that they risk following South London Healthcare NHS Trust down the pathway of administration and potential bankruptcy.

On Monday evening health secretary Andrew Lansley announced he had begun the process of placing South London Healthcare NHS Trust, which is £150m (€187m; $233m) in debt, into administration. He said that he was planning to use for the first time powers granted to him under the 2009 Health Act to appoint a "trust special administrator" to determine the best way of getting the trust's finances …


INTRODUCTION Articular cartilage is a highly specialized tissue, which plays an important role in contributing to the load support and cushioning of joints during movement. Healthy cartilage is largely avascular and alymphatic, consisting primarily of low-density chondrocytes that secrete a rich extracellular matrix (ECM) composed of collagen and proteoglycans. Fractures in the articular cartilage resulting in osteochondral defects (OCD) may arise through trauma or congenital and metabolic diseases, often heralding the early onset of degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis. Spontaneous healing can occur, however it is generally in the form of fibrocartilage that is in itself unstable and prone to degradation. While the options for treatment of articular cartilage defects have previously been limited to transplantation of the periosteum and perichondrium or osteochondral autografting, the development of new tissue engineering strategies involving the use of autologous cells and smart biomaterials hold promise for the restoration of natural biomechanical and physiological properties in previously damaged tissue. Elastin is an insoluble, polymeric ECM protein that is synthesized as a soluble tropoelastin precursor and is highly expressed in elastomeric tissues including the arteries, lungs, ligaments and skin. Tropoelastin is composed of a unique alternating hydrophobic and crosslinking domain structure which allows for the self-aggregation and coacervation of the individual tropoelastin subunits into ordered filamentous structures. Interestingly, fragments of insoluble elastin (α-elastin) or synthetic elastin-like peptides (ELPs) containing the alternating hydrophobic and cross-linking domains are also capable of undergoing self-assembly, allowing for their potential future use as a biomaterial for many biomedical and tissue engineering applications. Distinct ELPs have been created on the basis of repeated units corresponding to exons 20, 21, 23, and 24, each of which display a characteristic set of physiological and biomechanical properties when cross-linked to form a biomaterial.[1] It was hypothesized that a preformed, genipin-crosslinked material composed of one of these ELPs, designated EP4, can function as a scaffold to promote the repair of fullthickness osteochondral defects. This study was designed to determine the early biocompatibility of this ELP-based material in a rabbit model of a femoral condyle OCD lesion.


The object of the invention is to develop a supply device for a tower, in particular for a wind energy plant, which tolerate the one hand due to the wind fluctuations of the tower, without hitting against the inner wall of the tower, and on the other hand, inexpensive, can be mounted quickly and easily , This is achieved with a supply device for a tower, in particular for a wind energy plant, comprising a ladder (8), a plurality of power cable (10) and a supply chute (11) for 230 V cable and a light supply and possibly other built-in components such as a fall protection system, and Footrests comprises, characterized in that the ladder (8), the power cable (10) and the supply shaft (11) via a pre-assembled load-bearing structure (5) on at least one carrying cable (2) are fastened, wherein the at least one carrying cable (2) on the turret head (3) mounted freely suspended and at the lower end by a clamping unit (4) is suspended criminal. Such utilities are in towers, for example, for a wind energy installation for supporting all the necessary installations, such as used, for example a ladder for maintenance of the arranged in the top of the tower gearbox and generator, for the guide of the lift, as well as for holding electrical cables.


We investigate both theoretically and experimentally a gigantic enhancement of the spin Seebeck effect in a prototypical magnet LaY2Fe5O12 at low temperatures. Our theoretical analysis sheds light on the important role of phonons; the spin Seebeck effect is enormously enhanced by nonequilibrium phonons that drag the low-lying spin excitations. We further argue that this scenario gives a clue to understand the observation of the spin Seebeck effect that is unaccompanied by a global spin current, and predict that the substrate condition affects the observed signal.


PurposeThe objective of the study is to identify and analyse drivers of smart manufacturing using integrated grey-based approaches. The analysis facilitates industry practitioners in the identification of preference of drivers through which smart manufacturing can be implemented. These drivers are explored based on existing literature and expert opinion.Design/methodology/approachModern manufacturing firms have been adopting smart manufacturing concepts to sustain in the global competitive landscape. Smart manufacturing incorporates integrated technologies with a flexible workforce to interlink the cyber and physical world. In order to facilitate the effective deployment of smart manufacturing, key drivers need to be analysed. This article presents a study in which 25 drivers of smart manufacturing and 8 criteria are analysed. Integrated grey Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (grey TOPSIS) is applied to rank the drivers. The derived ranking is validated using "Complex Proportional Assessment – Grey" (COPRAS-G) approach.FindingsIn total, 25 drivers with 8 criteria are being considered and an integrated grey TOPSIS approach is applied. The ranking order of drivers is obtained and further sensitivity analysis is also done.Research limitations/implicationsIn the present study, 25 drivers of smart manufacturing are analysed. In the future, additional drivers could be considered.Practical implicationsThe study presented has been done with inputs from industry experts, and hence the inferences have practical relevance. Industry practitioners need to focus on these drivers in order to implement smart manufacturing in industry.Originality/valueThe analysis of drivers of smart manufacturing is the original contribution of the authors.


The development of IF-steel at MMK started in 2002. The manufacturing of this product is organized according with the following production scheme: BOF shop hot rolling mill 2000 (shop 10) cold rolling mill 2500 (shop 5) 2-stand reverse mill (shop 5) continuous hot galvanizing line (shop 6). Fine cleaning of the ferrite matrix from interstitial atoms of carbon and nitrogen in production of highly formable cold-rolled steels provides grain growth, formation of the required structure and good plastic properties. Minimization of the content of these interstitial atoms of carbon and nitrogen elements and their stabilization through binding into carbides and nitrides determine the technical and economical characteristics. The general trend of the production process of this technological development is obtaining minimal values for the carbon and nitrogen content. The best results are obtained with a carbon content below 0.002% and a nitrogen content below 0.003%. One of the most complex problems in production of 006/IF is the provision of a minimum carbon content in the final product. With this aim, the modernization of the circulation installation for steel vacuum degassing was performed. The modernization of the vacuum degassing installation made it possible to supply oxygen through a stationary installed tuyere mounted in the hood of the vacuum chamber. As a result of this modernization, a mean carbon content of 0.0035% (min.: 0.002%, max.: 0.006%) can be obtained in steel after vacuum degassing, nowadays. Deep decarburization of the metal can be only realized through vacuum degassing. This process is limited by diffusion of reagents to the reaction zone and liberation of products into gas phase. Therefore the organization of well-developed mass-transfer processes and gas liberation surfaces is a compulsory condition of this technology. With this in mind the prerequisite conditions of this process are the permanent support of the oxidation potential by means of oxygen lancing, agitation of metal by argon, decreasing of surface-active substances, in particular sulfur and nitrogen. High solubility of nitrogen in steel at temperatures of steelmaking, especially in reaction zones is characterized by higher temperature, caused by exothermic processes of nitrogen removal. It complicates the process of nitrogen removal. Obtaining low nitrogen content in steel requires complex measures of limiting its penetration into the metal during this technological process. 169 International Symposium on Niobium Microalloyed Sheet Steel for Automotive Application Edited by S. Hashimoto, S. Jansto, H. Mohrbacher, and F. Siciliano TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2006 Metallurgists use clean raw materials and apply oxygen blast and protect liquid metal from contact with air. Some changes were made in the technology of melting providing the variation of blowing intensity, slag foaming, metal jet and liquid pool surface protection during tapping, secondary treatment and continuous casting. The method of "low" temperature reheating of slabs was used during IF rolling on the hot rolling mill 2000. The optimum coiling temperature and corresponding schedules of hot rolling were also used. All these measures allowed for obtaining high quality IF-steel strip of the dimensions 2.2-3.2 x 1170-1541 mm on the hot-rolling mill 2000.


Safe operation of ships in restricted areas, in particular in canals and waterways of restricted width and depth, often with presence of current. depends on operator skill. One way to influence operator skill and hence to increase safety against collisions and groundings is proper training of operators in realistic environment. Training could be accomplished on board ships, which takes, however, long time but also on simulators. There are two types of simulators: full mission bridge simulators (FMBS) working in real time and physical simulators using large manned models in purposeful prepared training areas (MMS). Capabilities of both type simulators are discussed in detail. Capability of FMBS depends on computer codes governing them. Few examples of capability of FMBS to reproduce correctly ship handling situations are shown. There are few MMS in the world, one of which is Ilawa Ship Handling Research and Training Centre. In the centre models of several types of ships are available and training areas are developed representing different navigational situations. The main purpose of the training exercises is to show the trainees how to handle the ship in many close proximity situations, in the presence of current, in very restricted water areas etc.


The invention discloses a lateral-pressure monolayer radial-surface machining method of bamboo flooring. The machining method includes breaking and slicing bamboos to form bamboo strips with certain thicknesses and lengths; subjecting the bamboo strips to rough plane, high temperature digestion, high pressure carbonization, drying and finish plane to form bamboo sheets; and subjecting the bamboo sheets to color separation and sheet selection, gluing, assembling, bundling, flooring pressing, sanding, chase mortise, painting and the like to obtain the bamboo flooring. The pressing refers to that positive pressure, lateral pressure, front and back pressures are exerted on five surfaces of the flooring, the positive pressure is exerted on one radial surface of the flooring, the lateral pressure is exerted on two chordwise surfaces of the flooring, and the front and back pressures are exerted on the front and back ends of the flooring. According to the machining method, raw materials are saved, and the obtained bamboo flooring is good in structural symmetry, small in transverse deformation, good in bounding strength, not easy to degum and separate and the like.


A new type of solar cell is fabricated using the eco-friendly nanoscale-material TiO2. The TiO2 is prepared using the plant extract. The prepared TiO2 material is characterized using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDXA), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman Spectroscopy. The paste of characterized TiO2 prepared using the dilute nitric acid is coated on the conductive side of the indium doped tin oxide (ITO) glass using the spin coating technique. The prepared thin film is kept in the Ruthenium solution (photosensitive material) for one night. The ruthenium solution acts as a dye on the TiO2 thin film. Furthermore, on another ITO conductive glass, the graphite is coated known as a counter electrode (cathode). The graphite acts as a catalyst. The pores of these layers are filled with a potassium iodide which acts as a redox electrolyte for hole transport between photosensitive TiO2 layer and the counter electrode. The ecofriendly and low-cost solar cell is achieved by the simple overlap of each counter electrode with the back contact of the adjacent photoelectrode.


Transdermal films of Flurbiprofen were prepared using polymers such as hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) and carboxy methyl cellulose (CMC). The drug release was studied across various diffusion barriers that includecellophane membrane and rat abdominal skin. The prepared patches were evaluated for thickness, drug content and stability. The permeation rate from various diffusion barriers were compared. The HPMC films showed a greater rate of release compared to that of CMC across all the barriers used.


This study aims to determine the effect of the current ratio, return on equity, debt to equity ratio, and assets growth on the dividend payout ratio in manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2014-2016. The population in this study were 124 companies. The sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling with a sample of 57 financial statements consisting of 19 companies. The data analysis technique used is multiple linear regression analysis using the SPSS program. The results showed that the current ratio did not affect the dividend payout ratio with a significance value of 0,246> 0,05. Return on equity has a positive effect on dividend payout ratio with a significance value of 0,030 <0,05 and a regression coefficient of 0,284. Debt to equity ratio has a negative effect on dividend payout ratio with a significance value of 0,042 <0,05 and a regression coefficient of -0,155. Assets growth has a negative effect on dividend payout ratio with a significance value of 0,045 <0,05 and a regression coefficient of -0,378.


Background: Periarthritis Shoulder (PAS) is a major musculoskeletal disability characterized by insidious onset, progressive pain and loss of active and passive mobility in the glenohumeral joint. The incidence of PAS is between 3%-5% in the general population and as high as 20% among individuals with diabetes. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Cupping therapy and Acupuncture plays major role in treating PAS. Cupping therapy is the ancient technique of healing which restores the balance between Yin-Yang by strengthening the body resistance, ejecting the pathogenic factors, and promoting blood circulation to alleviate the pain. The aim of the study is to compare the Effectiveness of Cupping Therapy on Local points SI.15 (Jianzhongshu), GB.21 (Chienching), SI.9 (Chiencheng) and Acupuncture at specific point St.38 (Tiaokou) on PAS. Methods: Sixty subjects were randomly assigned into Cupping therapy group (CTG, n=30) and Acupuncture group (AG, n=30). Both groups were assessed at baseline and at the end of 4 sessions for Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Shoulder Pain and Its Disability Index (SPADI) and the range of motion (ROM). Intervention was given weekly once for four weeks. In CTG, Sterile fiber glass cups are placed over the Acupuncture points like SI.15 (Jianzhongshu), GB.21 (Chienching) and SI.9 (Chiencheng) for 20 min. For AG, Sterile needle was placed for 20 min on St. 38 (Tiaokou). Results: Both Cupping therapy and Acupuncture groups, shows improvements within the group in VAS, total SPADI score and ROM. But Cupping therapy shows significant changes in both statistically and clinically in VAS score (p<0.001), pain index (p<0.003), disability index (p<0.002), total SPADI score (p<0.001), shoulder flexion (p<0.005), abduction (p<0.05) and external rotation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Cupping Therapy and Acupuncture may have similar effect in management of shoulder pain and its restriction which was measured through VAS, SPADI and range of motion–flexion, abduction and external rotation. However Cupping Therapy showed higher therapeutic benefits on patients with PAS.


In industries such as engraving and precision machinery processing,the digital image of the curved surface profile of the components with complicated shape and high measurement accuracy is obtained through the CCD image acquisition system,and then parallel process on the image is conducted. However,how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of digital image processing for the surface profile has become a main topic of current research.By experimental analysis of the parallel situation of multiprocessor systems in digital image processing,aparallel implementation method for image preprocessing and image enhancement processing is proposed in this paper,which makes multiple processors work more coordinately and makes full use of the CPU,thus greatly improving the performance of the multiprocessor computer system and the efficiency and effectiveness of the image processing.


The characteristics of the radio telescope servo system are vulnerable to the effects of wearing, aging and thermal deformations, which cause plant parametric uncertainties. In this paper, the performances of conventional proportional-integral-derivative (PID), Linear Quadratic Gauss (LQG), linear active disturbance rejection control (LADRC) and mixed-sensitivity H_infinity $(\mathrm {H}_{-}\mathrm {i}\mathrm {n}\text{f}$) for radio telescope servo system are investigated. The control algorithms are analyzed quantitatively from rising time, overshoot, settling time and the integral of time multiplied absolute value of error (ITAE) in MATLAB. Simulation results show that mixed sensitivity H_inf is the best choice under plant model known premise for its minimum performance indexes. While LADRC ranks the second as a suboptimal choice and can maintain robust performance without requiring comprehensive information of plant model. PID has a worse property than the other three algorithms. Our results are important reference for accurate servo control of radio telescope.


The synthesis of the cationic hydridotris(pyrazolyl)borate iridium(III) complex (Tp(PMe 3)IrMe(ClCH2Cl))(BArf) (2-CH2Cl2) is reported. Spectroscopic characterization of 2-CH2Cl2 in CH2Cl2 solution indicates that exchange of bound CH2Cl2 with free CH2Cl2 is slow on the NMR time scale. Under 50 atm (1 atm = 101.325 kPa) of N2, the CH2Cl2 in 2-CH2Cl2 is displaced by N2 to yield (Tp(PMe3)IrMe(N2))(BArf )( 2-N2). The stronger nucleophile CH3CN reacts rapidly with 2-CH2Cl2 to produce (Tp(PMe3)IrMe(NCCH3))(BArf )( 4). A kinetic study was performed on CH2Cl2 substitution in 2-CH2Cl2 by CD3CN. The data are most consistent with dissociative loss of CH2Cl2 to generate the un- saturated species ((Tp(PMe3)IrMe)(BArf)) which then reacts with CD3CN to generate (Tp(PMe3)IrMe(NCCD3))(BArf). Further evidence for a dissociative mechanism was obtained by comparison of ligand substitution rates for the Tp com- plexes with the analogous Tp Me2 complexes (Tp Me2 = hydridotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate). The relevance of these substitution experiments to C—H activation by cationic iridium(III) complexes is discussed.


The report is devoted to the estimation of the remote results of the surgical treatment for benign prostate gland hyperplasia in combination with hyperbaric oxygenation in early postoperative period. Due to the usage of uroflowmetry, ultrasonography, morphological techniques, standardized questionnaires, urination registration book, Doppler ultrasonography of bladder vessels it was demonstrated that hyperbaric oxygenation positively influenced detrusor hemodynamics, urination disturbances regression, quality of life in patients in remote postoperative period.


[Objective] The study aimed to clone and construct the eukaryotic expression plasmids containing mouse IL-5 cDNA and investigate whether they expressing in 293 cells.[Methods] Total RNA was extracted from mouse spleen to amplify mouse inerleukin-5(mIL-5) cDNA by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).After sequence analysis,mIL-5 was cloned into expression vector Fc-pRc-CMV.The recombinant plasmids were transfected into 293 cells and the expression of target gene was detected by RT-PCR and ELISA.[Result] The inserted DNA sequence in Fc-pRc-CMV was identical to mIL-5 cDNA,which was verified correctly by sequencing.The corresponding gene expression was detected in recombinant plasmid transfected 293 cells.[Conclusion] The mouse IL-5 cDNA was successfully cloned and its eukaryotic expression plasmid was constructed.


Two commercial biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) resins, resin A and resin B , having different processing properties, were fractionated by preparative temperature-rising elution fractionation (TREF). The TREF fractions were further characterized by gel permeation chromatography (GPC), gel permeation chromatography coupled with light scattering (GPC-LS), wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). GPC-LS did not find visible long-chain branching in either resin A or B . The results from TREF and DSC indicate that the fractional melting parameter f ( T ) may be used to predict the profile of the TREF cumulative weight distribution curve. GPC results show that the molecular weights of the fractions tend to increase with elution temperature. WAXD and DSC data show that the crystallinity of fractions does not increase monotonically with increase of elution temperature. There appears to be a maximum in the plot of crystallinity versus elution temperature. The high-speed BOPP resin A has a lower isotacticity but a homogeneous isotacticity distribution and a higher molecular weight but a broader molecular weight distribution than resin B .


It is provided a method for changing the adhesive of the adhesive material, the method by contacting the adhesive material with a cyclodextrin compound in an amount effective to reduce the sticking of the adhesive material. In a preferred embodiment, the method is a method for changing the adhesive of the adhesive contaminants in the process fluid, the method, one or more adhesive materials (e.g., pitch, pressure sensitive adhesives, hot melt material, latex, binders, and steps contaminant particles to provide a process fluid are dispersed containing these combinations of); as well as the process fluid, sufficient to reduce sticking of the adhesive material It comprises adding an amount of cyclodextrin compound. The process fluid may be present in the process stream in the pulp and paper mill.


[This article][1] ([1][2]) has been retracted at the request of the editors. Following an institutional review by Peter MacCallum Cancer Center (Victoria, Australia), the primary affiliation for several of the authors, it was not possible to confidently identify and assign the primary datasets to


Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) in an organization is needed to improve the productivity and efficiency of the organization. The formation of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) behavior is driven by the commitment of the individual profession. The phenomenon of TNI staff officers has a lower commitment than those working with private companies. resulting in high levels of rotation and absence resulting in decreased productivity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of professional commitment with its three components (affective, normative and continuance) to Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). The research method used is quantitative approach. Subjects used in this study were 202 TNI AD of male gender. The tool used by profession commitment scale is affective commitment, normative commitment, continuance commitment, and scale Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). Analysis of data used is with simple linear regression. The results the effect of affective commitment, normative commitment and continuance commitment to Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB).


''The Book of Pooh'' incorporates the mesmerizing look of Bunraku, a form of Japanese puppetry that dates back 300 years, combined with real-time CG virtual sets of the entire Hundred Acre Woods. Copyright held by creator.


Background: In spite of significant progress in diagnostics and surgery for
 pancreatic injuries in the last few decades, there have still been
 professional controversies about its management. Aim: Retrospective analysis
 of patients with pancreatic injuries, treated at the Clinic for Urgent
 Surgery of the Emergency Center, Clinical Center of Serbia (2003-2013),
 highlighting the relevant diagnostic and therapeutical aspects of the
 pancreatic injuries, present dilemmas, as well as review of post-operative
 complications and mortality. Methods: Statistical analysis. Results: In the
 abovementioned period, 60 patients with pancreatic injuries were treated.
 More than 50% of patients were managed by lesion suture and drainage. A total
 percentage of complications was 32.6% and an overall mortality was 18%.
 Conclusion: Management of pancreatic injuries might present a serious
 professional problem, even if managed by qualified and experienced teams in
 highly specialized ("high volume") centers.


was also proposed. And the average pore size of the catalyst is 20.91 nm by BET. The near-superparamagnetic properties of La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.85Fe0.15O3 enable it to achieve simple separation in an external magnetic field, avoiding the disadvantages of ordinary catalysts that are difficult to separate. Therefore, La0.7Sr0.3Mn0.85Fe0.15O3 is an advanced multifunctional nanocatalyst and could be widely used in the field of wastewater treatment.


Discloses a refrigerated transport container control system and method for internal air circulation in the (1), the refrigerated transport container (1) comprises a cooling unit (40) and a control unit, wherein the cooling unit (40) comprises at least a compressor (6) and an evaporator (16), an evaporator (16) comprises one or more evaporator fans (10), wherein the method comprises the steps of: during a period of the compressor (6) is not operated, based on a or more predetermined heat load related indicators to control the operation of one or more evaporator fans (10), wherein the one or more evaporator fans (10) is controlled in one or more predetermined heat load increasing the internal air circulation metrics indicating increased thermal load, and one or more evaporator fans (10) is controlled to decrease the internal air circulation is reduced in one or more predetermined heat load related indicators indicating heat load.


In this paper, a novel approach of sensor placement is proposed for the purpose of maximizing fault detectability and isolability. This new approach rests on the basic fact that faults are embedded in the analytical redundancy relations (ARRs) and that the occurrence of a fault will change the consistency of the corresponding ARRs. Based on these basic facts, the minimal isolating (MI) set is introduced to formulate the full/maximal isolability which is the constraint for sensor placement. Consequently, the optimization problem for sensor placement is reformulated as searching an MI set which is related to the least number of candidate sensors. To find the optimal MI set, a low complexity dynamic programming (LCDP) algorithm is developed on the fault set F that consists of system faults and sensor faults. However, sensor faults are varied as different candidate sensors are used. Therefore, another dedicated procedure is proposed to handle this issue. A case study shows that the proposed approach outperforms an existing sensor placement approach in terms of efficiency.


The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment (1) having an A-pillar (2), the side of a windscreen (14) of the vehicle is arranged and connected one with the A-pillar (2) strut (7) wherein the a-pillar (2) and the strut (7) at a distance from each other connected to a side wall portion (6) of the passenger compartment (1), wherein further on the side facing the vehicle interior side of a (first) covering part (11) is arranged that with the A-pillar (2) is connected. In such a motor vehicle according to the invention provided that in the A-pillar (2), an airbag (10) is mounted that is disposed between the A-pillar (2) and the first covering part (11) and forward to about the engagement area of the strut (7) on the A-pillar (2) also extends. With such a design of the vehicle occupant safety in the event of a crash is significantly increased.


The purpose of this study was to investigate the purpose and role portfolios are playing in developing reflective practice in student teachers and to assess the degree to which this role is being achieved in practice. This study was a interpretive small scale case study. The target groups were 3 student teachers in their final year of study, 3 teacher educators and the vice-rector of the college.

Data were obtained through interviews and document analysis. The findings indicated that the students had no meaningful orientation to both the role of portfolio development and reflective skills. The sources of this were the lack of common understanding among teacher educators, lack of support for both teacher educators and student teachers and lack of time, lack of guidelines for construction and clear assessment rubric. The results of this study indicated that the teacher educators were in need of vigorous professional development and considerable implementation strategies are needed to develop the desired reflective skills.


Objective To investigate the management behavior of public hospitals in Beijing in order to provide evidence to promote the policy development and evaluation.Methods A questionnaire was designed based on the research framework.51 hospitals were drawn out from hospitals with more than 500 beds and county level integrative hospitals.Results The managers are less familiar with some financial indicators than other kinds of indicators of behavior.They are more familiar with and more frequently use indicators of income and expenditure,development goals,patients' satisfaction,and medical malpractice error incidence,while less familiar with indicators,especially cost accounting methods under vary payments,as well as efficiency,effectiveness related indicators.Conclusion The current governance structure of public hospitals failed to motivate managers to consider the management from the hospitals' long-term development perspective,as well as the efficiency and effectiveness of resources.


This study aimed to test and prove empirical evidence of: 1) The effevt of morality with the tendency corruptibility on financial report. 2) The effect of motivation with the tendency corruptibility on financial report. The type of this research is classified as causative research. The population in this study was SKPD in Sawahlunto City. The sample was selected by using total sampling method. The data used in this research is a primary data. The data was analyzed by using multiple regression and t-test to see the effect of morality and motivation with corruptibility on financial report. The results of statistical test proved that : 1) The morality have a significant negative effect to the tendency of corruptibility on financial report. 2) The motivation have a significant positive effect to the tendency of corruptibility on financial report. This study suggested: 1) For the government, they need to increase their morality and they need to decrease their negative motivation so they can decrease the corruptibility. 2) For the next researchers who are interested in researching the same title may collect the data by using surveys technic and direct interviews with the respondents so the respondent's answers will reflect the actual answer and they can understand well about negative and positive assertion on the corruptibility's questioner. Keywords: morality, financial statement, SKPD


In this paper a method for the reduction of the uncertainties in robotised assembly process is presented. The generated assembly strategies are based on the determination of the contact points. The assembly task is divided in two main subtasks, the initial and the main. To reduce the uncertainty of the process a deliberate misalignment of the peg is used. This paper is focused on the determination of the position and the forces at the contact points between the peg and hole under uncertainty. The available data are the force signal retrieved from the force sensor, the geometry of the assembly parts and the geometry of the robot. The analysis presented in this paper is a part of a knowledge-based system, which generates assembly strategies under the presence of uncertainties.


Cholera still remains one of the major causes of high morbidity and mortality in developing countries. In Nigeria this has been attributed to poor health management response to outbreaks. So during a cholera outbreak in Lagos state in October 1997, water samples were examined to identify the epidemic strain and determine the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of any Vibrio cholerae isolated.
Twenty-four water samples from various sources (wells, taps, boreholes and packaged water) from the affected areas were processed using alkaline peptone water and thiosulphate citrate bile salt agar. Various biochemical and serological tests were used for identification.
Vibrio cholerae, 01 serogroup, Ogawa serotype and EI-Tor biotype was isolated from 20.8% of the water samples tested. These isolates showed multiple resistance to antibiotics particularly tetracycline but were susceptible to the cephalosporins. Eleven other water samples (45.8%) showed growth of Enterococcus faecalis while two others (8.3%) grew diptheroids. Samples from Ikeja area (control) showed no bacterial growth.
This study isolated a V. cholerae that was the same as the strain reported in previous cholera outbreaks in Nigeria. Isolation of other faecal bacteria suggests faecal pollution of water sources in the areas studied. [J. of the Nig. Infection Control Assn. Vol.3(2) 2000: 6-8]


We propose an integrable model of one-dimensional interacting electrons coupled with the local orbitals arranged periodically in the chain. Since the local orbitals are introduced in a way that double occupation is forbidden, the model keeps the main features of the periodic Anderson model with an interacting host. For an attractive interaction, it is found that the local orbitals enhance the effective mass of the Cooper-pair-like singlets and also the pair correlation in the ground state. However, the persistent current is depressed in this case. For the repulsive interaction case, the Hamiltonian is non-Hermitian but allows Cooper pair solutions with small momenta, which are induced by the hybridization between the extended states and the local orbitals. [S0163-1829(99)11207-4].


Mathematical model for definition of residual resource of the power transformer using methods of the theory of indistinct sets at construction of neuro-indistinct network which is used for determination of model parameters.


This celebration of the art of Catholic Hispanic New Mexico accompanies a traveling exhibition that commemorates the 400th anniversary of Spanish influence in the Southwest. In addition to representing the work of 110 artists, the book includes lists of Hispanic settlements in New Mexico, feast days, U.S. collections of New Mexican art, saints in New Mexico, and Hispanic churches in New Mexico, along with a bibliography on New Mexican santos.


High expression levels of the tumor-associated antigen MUC1 have been correlated with tumor aggressiveness, poor response to therapy, and poor survival in several tumor types, including breast, pancreatic, and epithelial ovarian cancer. Herein, we report the synthesis, characterization, and in vivo evaluation of a novel radioimmunoconjugate for the immuno-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) imaging of MUC1 expression based on the AR20.5 antibody. To this end, we modified AR20.5 with the chelator desferrioxamine (DFO) and labeled it with the positron-emitting radiometal zirconium-89 (t1/2 ~3.3 d) to produce [89Zr]Zr-DFO-AR20.5. In subsequent in vivo experiments in athymic nude mice bearing subcutaneous MUC1-expressing ovarian cancer xenografts, [89Zr]Zr-DFO-AR20.5 clearly delineated tumor tissue, producing a tumoral activity concentration of 19.1 ± 6.4 percent injected dose per gram (%ID/g) at 120 h post-injection and a tumor-to-muscle activity concentration ratio of 42.4 ± 10.6 at the same time point. Additional PET imaging experiments in mice bearing orthotopic MUC1-expressing ovarian cancer xenografts likewise demonstrated that [89Zr]Zr-DFO-AR20.5 enables the visualization of tumor tissue—including metastatic lesions—with promising tumor-to-background contrast.


The paper deals with the evaluating the thermal lifetime of the electro insulating transformer oil as part of the prognosis of the remaining lifetime of the transformer as a whole. The thermal-oxidative ageing accelerated tests have been carried out for the oil samples TR 25A at the temperatures of 100 - 130°C, with the control of the oxygen content, the temperature and the catalysts. The measured parameters have been the dielectric losses factor, the index of neutralization at the temperature of 20°C, and the interfacial tension against the water at the temperature of 20°C. The data proceeding allow the obtaining the model of thermal-oxidative degradation process, described by a combined function in dependence on temperature and time. The proposed combined function expression was experimental validated. Based on this relation, a procedure for prognosis the lifetime of the oil was established.


IRS-P6 LISS III geocoded FCC data in conjunction with Survey of India toposheets (1:50,000) and field inputs were used for thematic mapping. Geomorphic units identified through visual interpretation of FCC include: fluvio-marine sediments, flood plain, coastal plain, beach ridges, swale and palaeo-channels. In addition, lineaments were also mapped. Based on the geomorphology, geology, DEM, subsurface faults and lineaments hydrocarbon prospective zones in a part of Cauvery Basin has been identified. The demarcated prospective zones were compared with the gravity and magnetic data as well as topographical and structural maps.


The invention discloses channel steel used in a high-strength forklift gantry and a preparation method of the channel steel. The channel steel used in the high-strength forklift gantry comprises the following chemical components in percentage by weight: 0.14-0.20% of C, 0.30-0.50% of Si, 1.35-1.55% of Mn, less than or equal to 0.030% of P, less than or equal to 0.020% of S, 0.090-0.12% of V and the balance of iron and microimpurities. A channel steel product used in the high-strength forklift gantry is produced by using a vanadium-nitrogen microalloying process in combination with controlled heating and after-rolling cooling control, the produced channel steel is good in mechanical property, the yield strength is greater than 480MPa, the tensile strength is greater than 635MPa, and the HB hardness is greater than 190.


ABSTRACT Most Staphylococcus lugdunensis strains (49/59, 83%) were related to clinical infections, were susceptible to most antimicrobial agents with an overall oxacillin-resistant rate of 5% (3/58), and carried relatively great genetic diversity. Community-acquired infections (41/49, 84%) were dominant, often developed in patients with comorbidity, and had rather benign clinical courses without mortality.


The quality of water is a powerful environmental determinant of health, increased productivity and enhanced economic development. Levels of As, Fe, Pb, Zn, and Cu were determined in both water and sediment samples within ten communities in Bibiani and its environs using the Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. The results for most of the physiochemical parameters determined were below the WHO permissible limits with the exception of colour and turbidity. Cd, Pb, and Zn in water were below detection whereas As were in the range of 0.006 to 0.047 mg/l and Fe below detection to 2.00 mg/l. Pamuso had the highest As the level of 0.480 mg/l whilst Pataboso recorded the least value of 0.006 mg/l. Fe in two communities were above the limit but Cu was within the WHO limit. The mean levels of heavy metals in sediment obtained were in the range of: As (1.451 to 4.220); Cd (below detection to 1.104 mg/kg); Cu (below detection to 3.951 mg/kg); Fe (46.215 to 549.450 mg/kg); Zn (0.351 to 2.350 mg/kg) whilst Pb was below detection. The HI results in six communities were above the guidance value of 1.0 for adults and in all samples for children which is likely to pose risk to human health. Moreover, the CRing for As was above the USEPA guidance value of 1 x 10-6 in all the communities which imply consumers are likely to be exposed to cancer risk. The concentrations of As, Cd, Cu and Zn in the sediments were lower than the corresponding effect range low (ERL) values in the sediment quality guidelines and could have no adverse effects on aquatic organisms.


Green manufacturing (GM in short) is beneficial to the alleviation of environment burdens. The optimization selection of tool is an important approach to improving environmental performance of cutting machining. The objective factors of decision-making problems for traditional tool selection are time, quality and cost. Based on the main idea of environmental consciousness, a decision-making framework model of GM is proposed; a multi-objective decision-making model for cutting tool selection is put forward. The objectives include Time (T), Quality (Q), Cost (C), Resources (R) and Environmental impact (E), where T aims to minimize the produce time, Q means to maximize the quality, C means to minimize the cost, R means to minimize the resource consumption and E means to minimize the environment impact respectively. Each objective is analyzed in detail and application of the Fuzzy Analysis Algorithm in the decision-making is discussed. A case study in which a practical decision-making problem of cutting tool ...


The utility model relates to a new-type polypropylene plow-type continuous mixer which is horizontally arranged. A plow-type blade mixing shaft in the mixer shell is horizontally arranged, the mixing shaft is driven by a drive device, the mixing shaft's one end near the drive device is provided with a plow-type mixing paddle of the spiral uniform distribution and its other end is provided with a blade mixing paddle of the spiral uniform distribution; the upper part of the mixer shell's one end near the drive device is respectively provided with a feed inlet and a liquid nozzle; the upper part of the shell's one end near a feed outlet is provided with a level adjusting mechanism and its lower part is provided with a drainage adjusting system; a shaft end seal composed of a ceramic shaft sleeve, a packing seal, a buffer chamber and a labyrinth seal is arranged between the two end shaft heads of the plow-type blade mixing shaft and the shell end plate. Compared with the helical ribbon or mixing paddle rotary mixer, the utility model greatly improves the mixing performance, the sealing performance and the operational flexibility of the equipment.


Rights ion exchange glass plate for Mengaihikari beam coupling, a first surface, a first ion exchange glass region parallel and adjacent to the first surface, parallel core adjacent the first glass region glass region, having a second surface adjacent to the core glass region parallel and adjacent to the parallel second ion exchange glass region and a second glass region. One end of the glass plate is spread over at least one thickness of the glass region, having an inclined end face which is inclined to the plane of the flat ion exchange glass plate. To prepare a flat ion-exchange glass plate, a plane light beam coupled into a plane with a flat ion-exchange glass plate, scattering the combined light to illuminate at least selected areas of the exposed surface of the glass plate how to also disclosed.


Characterize the emotional state of cancer patients with cognitive behavioral psychological treatment, it is the objective pursued in this work, for it is resorted to psychological foundations to know and understand the emotions and mood of a person, the importance of affection in cancer patients, and that every human being needs to feel loved, valued and recognized by someone stands, esteem and affection brings happiness.


This study was conducted at Golden Voice Online Store Semarang. The purpose of this study is to analyze the implementation of consignment sales and the recording method used in Golden Voice Online Store. This study uses qualitative method of case study by using triangulation of data sources, namely observation, interview and documentation. The sources of the data taken were the data from Golden Voice Online Store. The results of this study indicate that in the financial statements, Golden Voice Online Store has not recorded the consignment in accordance with the applicable Accounting Standard. The method of accounting recording for consignment sales used is inseparabled method.


Human nasal lavage fluids (NLFs), and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALFs) were analyzed with two‐dimensional gel electrophoresis (2‐DE) and the protein patterns were evaluated with a computerized imaging 2‐DE system. With silver staining about 1000 spots were detected in 10 μg samples of NLF or BALF. Both BALF and NLF 2‐DE patterns showed similarities to a reference plasma pattern and about 25 plasma proteins were identified in NLF as well as in BALF. Comparison showed that the levels of albumin and transferrin appeared to be slightly higher in BALF than NLF, while the levels of IgA, IgG and haptoglobin β were higher in NLF than in BALF. In contrast to BALF and blood plasma, NLF contained large amounts of a cluster of acidic proteins (pI 4.5–5.5) with molecular masses of 15–30 kDa. Distinct alterations in the NLF 2‐DE patterns were found in a worker who developed an asthmatic condition with bronchial hyperreactivity after exposure to organic acid anhydrides. After exposure, 14 protein spots were increased and one decreased by a factor of > 3 as compared to the levels before exposure and compared to healthy individuals. This is the first study indicating that 2‐DE of NLF may be used to investigate early changes in airway protein patterns induced by occupational exposure to irritating chemicals.


The QCD factorization is the fundamental concept to provide theoretical grounds for applying the PerturbativeQCD to description of hadronic reactions. According to the factorization, any scattering amplitude A in QCD canbe represented as a convolution of a perturbative (E) and non-perturbative (T) contributions:A = E ⊗T (1)There are two kinds of the factorization in the literature: Collinear factorization[1] and the k


In implementing the fault diagnosing of rotating machine, the measured vibration signals, include both noise and the signals from other machines. Therefore it is an essential step to separate the individual signals of each machine and reduce noise from the signal mixture . In this paper, the source separati on is performed by means of fourth order cumulants methods, with which the vibra tion signals will be separated. The computer simulation and experimental verific ation show that the algorithm can well restore source signals from their mixture ..This method can be seen as a pre-processing step that improves the diagnosis.


Abstract The discovery, during the 2001 season at Sidon, of a group of Middle Bronze Age burials presents a new corpus of funerary offerings and animal sacrifices. The analysis of the animal remains provides archaeozoological data on the practices of burying animals and providing food offerings for the dead, and essential data for the understanding of burials and funerary rites which can be compared with the sparse literary information relating to these practices.


A portable LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) book reader is provided to show words of the desirable size on a TFT(Thin Film Transistor) LCD screen through a camera sensor control unit and an LCD control unit by changing an image into a digital signal and controlling a digital magnification ratio in a CPU(Central Processing Unit). A portable LCD book reader is composed of a close-up lens(12) for inputting an image; a camera sensor(14) for converting the input image into a digital signal; a camera sensor control unit(26) for controlling the input image signal; an LCD control unit(24) for controlling a TFT LCD screen; and a CPU(22) for magnifying and reducing the image signal and controlling the camera sensor control unit and the LCD control unit.


The following Degree Work aims to explain the concepts of communication as an area of study to apply in professional organizations and companies in society, based on several recognized and relevant authors on the subject, studied and applied throughout the profession Organizational Communication and Public Relations at Universidad San Francisco de Quito; by implementing Organizational Communication that determines the principal objective of a company in relation to what it represents in its environment and the perception that its environment has of it. This is known as Corporate Identity, Corporate Image and, at long term, Corporate Reputation. Finally, the following study explains the method to determine the actual situation of communication within a company, which is known as Internal Communication Audit leading to proposals for change by implementing communication campaigns for better development of the company. Later, start with the Global Communication, Commercial and Institutional which is directed to the company`s environment and the importance of maintaining a long-term relationship with its stakeholders. On this occasion, the communication audit method will be developed in the company DHL Global Forwarding in Ecuador.


The abnormal IR effects(AIREs) of the adsorption of CO on electrodes made of Pt nanostructured thin films generated in square wave potential treatment were obs erved. Based on the experimental results, the AIREs were analysed and simulated by taking into consideration of the interparticle interaction and the electron- hole damping. The results illustrate that the islanded nanostructured Pt surface s give rise to the interactions between CO molecules as well as between CO molec ules and nanostructured Pt surface. The energy transfer due to electron_hole dam ping and the enhancement of interparticle interaction are the important cause of the changes of IR absorption spectra.


Small-scale systems and integrated concepts are currently being explored to promote the widespread application of solar cooling technologies in buildings. This article seeks to expand application possibilities by exploring the feasibility of solar cooling integrated façades, as decentralized self-sufficient cooling modules on different warm regions. The climate feasibility of solar electric and solar thermal concepts is evaluated based on solar availability and local cooling demands to be met by current technical possibilities. Numerical calculations are employed for the evaluation, considering statistical climate data; cooling demands per orientation from several simulated scenarios; and state-of-the-art efficiency values of solar cooling technologies, from the specialized literature. The main results show that, in general, warm-dry climates and east/west orientations are better suited for solar cooling façade applications, compared to humid regions and north/south orientations. Results from the base scenario show promising potential for solar thermal technologies, reaching a theoretical solar fraction of 100% in several cases. Application possibilities expand when higher solar array area and lower tilt angle on panels are considered, but these imply aesthetical and constructional constraints for façade design. Finally, recommendations are drafted considering prospects for the exploration of suitable technologies for each location, and façade design considerations for the optimization of the solar input per orientation.


The present invention relates to improvement of scratch resistance of an epidermal agent for an instrument panel made of a soft TPU (Thermoplastic Urethane), and provides a composition for improving scratch resistance suitable for a soft TPU for an instrument panel. The composition consists of branched, straight and aromatic C 4 -C 8 hydrocarbons and polyols. The soft TPU molded by mixing these compositions has improved scratch resistance.


A survey of 27 species of marine phytoplankters, representing 4 algal classes, was conducted to determine if selenium was required for growth. The species were grown in natural and artificial seawater media to which 1 0 ~ M Na,SeO, was added (controls) and in artifical seawater with no Se addition. Fifteen out of 20 species of diatoms tested required Se for growth. Eight out of 9 oceanlc diatoms showed an apparent Se requirement. Only 1 (Scrippsiella trochoidea) of the 4 dinoflagellates tested exhibited a similar SE requirement. Two Chrysochromulina spp. and the one Synecl~ococcus p. grew normally in the artifical seawater medium without added Se. For the species that did not require a Se addition to the artificial seawater medium, it was not possible to determine whether these species have a very low Se requirement that is met by the background Se contamination in the artificial seawater or they actually have no Se requirement. The effect of various Se concentrations (10-l0 to 10-' M) on growth rates of 4 diatom species (3 coastal and 1 ocednic) were examined. The half saturation constant for growth (K,,) was approximately 10-' M Se for all 4 species.


Objective To investigate the value of the home made new kit(CA15-3-TRFIA) for detection of CA15-3 by the time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TRFIA). Methods Compared with the techniques of ECL, measuring the level of CA15-3 from the 1014 blood samples with the CA15-3-TRFIA. Results The positive accordant ratio was 98.68% , and the negative accordant ratio was 95.70% . The accordance of new kit with ECLIA was good as the accordance coefficient was 0.922. Conclusion CA15-3-TRFIA was a valuable diagnostic kit for clinic application.


The economical production of flexible, chemically-functionalized carbon nanotube (CNT) electrodes is appealing for the manufacture of electronic textiles with integrated charge storage capability. In this paper, a commercial CNT sheet is treated with 0.02 M potassium permanganate at room temperature to accomplish in-situ deposition of manganese dioxide. The morphology, elemental oxidation states, and crystallinity of the modified CNT sheet are studied using SEM, EDX, XPS, and XRD. Manganese loading is varied from 4 to 20 weight-percent by tuning solution treatment time, and metal oxide hydration state is influenced by thermal annealing at 200 °C. Electrochemical measurements reveal that charge is stored not only via CNT-induced electrical double-layer capacitance, but also through metal oxide-mediated Faradic reactions. The MnO 2 -decorated CNT sheet exhibits a specific capacitance of 89.6 F/g at 1 A/g, a tenfold enhancement compared to pristine CNT sheet. Overall, this simplified processing approach holds promise for cost-effective incorporation of electrochemical capacitors into functional fabrics for energy-generation applications.


Let `n be the length of the n-th instability interval of the Hill operator Ly = −y′′ + q(x)y. We prove that if `n = o(n−2) and the set {(nπ)2 : n is even and n > n0} is a subset of the periodic spectrum of the Hill operator, then q = 0 a.e., where n0 is a sufficiently large positive integer such that `n < εn−2 for all n > n0(ε) with some ε > 0. A similar result holds for the anti-periodic case.


A facility for detection of scattered neutrons in the energy interval 50–130 MeV, SCANDAL (SCAttered Nucleon Detection AssembLy), has recently been installed at the 20 – 180‐MeV neutron beam line of The Svedberg Laboratory, Uppsala. Elastic neutron scattering from 12C, 16O, 56Fe, 89Y, and 208Pb has been studied at 96 MeV in the 10 – 70° interval. The results from 12C and 208Pb have recently been published,6 while the data from 16O, 56Fe, and 89Y are under analysis. The achieved energy resolution, 3.7 MeV, is about an order of magnitude better than for any previous experiment above 65 MeV incident energy. The present experiment represents the highest neutron energy where the ground state has been resolved from the first excited state in neutron scattering. A novel method for normalization of the absolute scale of the cross section has been used. The estimated normalization uncertainty, 3%, is unprecedented for a neutron‐induced differential cross section measurement on a nuclear target. The results are com...


The study focuses on networking and collaboration on sustainability of public boreholes water projects. The following was the objective; to assess the extent to which learning from networking and collaboration influences the sustainability of public borehole water projects in Kitui County-Kenya. The study tested the null hypothesis to establish whether the association among the study variable was significant. The target population was 366234 project beneficiaries, 396 chairpersons and 8 undertakers. A sample was drawn from this population using a formula adding to 383 project beneficiaries, 167 chairpersons and 8 undertakers. With R2=0.267, r=0.811, F(2,506) =30.41 at p=0.000, the hypothesis that there is no significant relationship between capacity building initiatives and sustainability of public borehole water projects in Kitui County-Kenya is therefore rejected. The findings from the study are expected to create a strong basis for enhancing future public borehole water project planning, designing, implementation, and management and also provided vital information for national government, county government, NGO's, project managers, local communities and project implementers which was  useful for initiating sustainable projects.


Performance assessment of image processing systems may be carried out using large volumes of data with known ground truth. Unfortunately such data, collected in sensor trials, can be challenging to source for many problems of interest. In particular, trials collection may require the acquisition of imagery in a range of scenario settings, imaging geometries and environmental conditions. An alternative to trials data collection uses synthetically generated imagery of objects and environments configured into realistic scenarios. For performance assessment of image processing chains, large volumes of synthetic imagery may be required in order to characterise individual algorithmic steps or for complete system assessment. In order to generate sufficiently large volumes for such characterisations the simulation approach must also be fast to execute. This paper presents a process for the generation of simulated Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery which is fit-for-purpose for the task of algorithm and systems performance assessment of image processing for Automatic Target Detection, Recognition and Identification (ATDRI) tasks. The approach taken is based on the exploitation of computational geometry primitives. It uses a simplified imaging model and correctly treats both layover effects and shadowed regions on both the target object and within the background region. For speed and simplicity the simulation process synthesises single bounce reflections only. This means that the simulation is effective only up to the intermediate resolutions which are typically used for ATDRI applications. The input models are comprised of three-dimensional triangulations representing the geometric structure of the scene content, with each triangle having a parameterised scattering response based on distributional models often used for SAR imagery. The synthesis process generates a collection of two-dimensional arrays of distributional parameters of the same size as the image to be produced. It is straightforward to use these to generate representations of, for example, mean scattering response, or realistic-looking simulated SAR images with speckle 'noise'. Results are presented for different scene content and sensor configurations, including target aspect and sensor depression angles.


The Virtual Prototype model of underactuated hand used in radioactive source detecting robot was set up by MSC.ADAMS and erified,then analyzed the influencing factors of contact force.The simulation of the Virtual Prototype shows that the measurement and theoretical results of contact force are dovetailed;the measurement results can be in place of physical prototype in grabbing analysis and the most important factors influencing contact force are drive-torque and grabbing-distance.The real-time contact force can be available by simulation,which provides evidence for grabbing stability analysis.


The article reveals various types of informal youth associations in modern Russia in the course of employment of graduates of institutions of higher professional education and negative attitude of society to informal youth groups and its effect on the process of employment.


With the rapid development of the Internet, the Internet cafe has become an integrated network of information services and entertainment field which provide many services for people such as browsing information, participating in online games, chatting or entertaining online as well as receiving and dispatching e-mails. Based on the questionnaire survey of young people of Zhejiang, Hunan and Gansu provinces, research results show that the Internet cafe is one of the important ways for the majority of young people to contact the world and feel the information age; Access to the emotional, achievement and interpersonal satisfaction is the Internet's appeal to young people; meanwhile it is the main motive to young people to chat online, play online games and see movies or listen to music on-line,.


The objective of evaluate the physical and chemical characteristics of three samples of dried meat with different fat levels (light, lean and fat), prepared with cut side (end-to-needle) "baby" Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), which adds value to the marketing of lower courts. Animals were used in about 20 months old. The product was prepared with the addition of 10% salt ground, placed in cell cure for 17 hours, and after, lying in a room with a temperature of 20 ° C for another 17 hours. It was then packed in pieces, using plastic bags and placed under refrigeration. After cleaning the meat to remove chips, the product has obtained a final yield of 53.48%. The sun-dried meat had satisfactory physical and chemical characteristics.


AIM To establish the optimal sample size for the chemical fingerprint of Quyu Qingre Granules(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma,Persicae Semen,Cinnamomi Ramulus,Crataegi Fructus,Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma).METHODS The HPLC was performed on a Kromasil C18 analytical column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm),and acetonitrile-phosphoric acid water solution(0.1%) was taken as the mobile phase at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min and the detection wavelength was at 273 nm.The column temperature was maintained at 30 ℃.Ratio of single characteristic peak to total peak in HPLC was selected as the entropy of information and connected with the sample size.RESULTS Fifteen microliter of sample size was calculated as the maximum entropy,which was equivalent to 0.032 μg aloe-emodin,0.041 μg rhein,0.030 μg emodin,0.084 μg chrysophanol and 0.023 μg physcion.CONCLUSION Entropy of information of fingerprint can determine the optimal sample size of Quyu Qingre Granules.


Much research in the past few decades focused on the development of noise reduction algorithms that can suppress background noise. While these single‐microphone based algorithms have been proven to improve the subjective speech quality, they have not been effective in improving speech intelligibility. This is partly due to the fact that most noise‐suppression algorithms introduce speech distortion and partly because most algorithms are not optimized to operate in a particular noisy environment. Furthermore, none of the existing noise‐reduction algorithms was designed to optimize a metric that correlates highly with intelligibility. This talk will present intelligibility data collected with normal‐hearing and cochlear implant listeners who were presented with noisy speech processed by environment‐optimized algorithms. It will also present algorithms that were designed using metrics that correlate highly with speech intelligibility. The data from these studies suggest that it is possible to develop noise re...


Contemporarily, the dramatic progress that proceeded in astrophysical simulation stems from the computational upgrade. Simultaneously, the relative algorithms are from naive to mature. Some imaginary algorithms spring up like bamboo. The typical methods are Monte-Carlo, Particle-in-Cell, and Magnetohydrodynamic considering the relativistic effect. This paper reviews the typical progress of the above three methods as well as their hybrid method in astrophysics. These results offer a guideline for further research in astrophysics simulation.


Many people believe that environmental factors promote giftedness and invest in many programs to adopt gifted students providing them with challenging activities. Intellectual giftedness is founded on fluid intelligence and extends to more specific abilities through the growth and inputs from the environment. Acknowledging the roles played by the environment in the development of giftedness leads to an effective nurturing of gifted individuals. Further, giftedness requires a context that enables it to develop. However, no study has investigated the direct and indirect effects of environment and fluid intelligence on intellectual giftedness. Thus, this study investigated the contribution of environment factors to giftedness development by conducting tests of fluid intelligence using CCFT and analytical abilities using culture reduced test items covering problem solving, pattern recognition, audiologic, audio-matrices, and artificial language, and self report questionnaire for the environmental factors. A number of 180 high-scoring students were selected using CCFT from a leading university in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling was employed using Amos V.16 to determine the direct and indirect effects of environment factors (family, peers, teachers, school, society, and resources) on the intellectual giftedness. The findings showed that the hypothesized model fitted the data, supporting the model postulates and showed significant and strong direct and indirect effects of the environment and fluid intelligence on the intellectual giftedness. Environment plays an essential role as an incubator hold the energy, direction, and feedback which give the gifted opportunities to manifest their potentials, and support constructing connections between the fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence through social interfaces (Al-Shabatat et al., 2008). However, giftedness requires social context that enables it to develop and individuals' aptitudes need nurturance and support. The child surrounded environments such as family, peers, school, and community, beside the social, economical, and political institutions can help to determine the field of talent that society expects to be achieved (Tannenbaum, 1991). However, researchers advocating the environment, or nurturing, account of talent development promoted the belief that appropriate environmental conditions could lead to the development of giftedness to become into talent. Individuals' dedication to their activities is typically accompanied by great sacrifices for both the individuals themselves and their families, they are surrounded by others, who support and nurture their talent. Further, families, peers, and teachers play an essential role in the development of expertise (Bloom, 1985; Csikzentmihalyi et al., 1993; Feldman, 1986; Winner, 1996).


Investigations of post-harvest spoilage of dry beans have been inconclusive about the moisture level at which loss of quality will occur. This study evaluated and compared different moisture equilibration and moisture determination methods used with dry beans in previous investigations. Our results indicated that significant variation among individual dry beans existed for all methods of moisture equilibration especially with direct addition of water. No significant differences were found among methods of moisture analysis. Storage of pinto beans with a moisture content of 14.1% (aw= 0.755) or less is recommended for microbial stability. Because of bean to bean variation, a mean and coefficient of variation for moisture content of a representative sample of beans described the condition of the beans better than a mean alone.


|This paper investigates the design of a modi(cid:12)ed matrix interleaving algorithm as a way to improve the performance of turbo codes. This proposed solution, known as the matrix-dithered golden (MDG) interleaver, utilizes the charac-teristics of a matrix interleaver combined with the golden section theory. The performance of the proposed interleaving method is compared with that of matrix (M), random (R), and dithered golden (DG) interleavers. The comparison is made in terms of bit error rate (BER), frame error rate (FER), computational complexity, and storage memory requirement. The turbo coded system is implemented and simulated using Mat-lab/Simulink software. Results of simulations performed both in the additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel and the Rayleigh fading channel demonstrate the e(cid:11)ectiveness of the proposed interleaver. The MDG interleaver is an e(cid:11)ective re-placement for random interleavers, as it improves BER and FER performance of the turbo code and is also capable of reducing the storage memory requirement without increasing the system's complexity.


In our previous studies we have examined solar wind and magnetospheric plasma turbulence, including Markovian character on large inertial magnetohydrodynamic scales. Here we present the results of the statistical analysis of magnetic field fluctuations in the Earth's magnetosheath, based on the Magnetospheric Multiscale mission at much smaller kinetic scales. Following our results on spectral analysis with very large slopes of about −16/3, we apply a Markov-process approach to turbulence in this kinetic regime. It is shown that the Chapman–Kolmogorov equation is satisfied and that the lowest-order Kramers–Moyal coefficients describing drift and diffusion with a power-law dependence are consistent with a generalized Ornstein–Uhlenbeck process. The solutions of the Fokker–Planck equation agree with experimental probability density functions, which exhibit a universal global scale invariance through the kinetic domain. In particular, for moderate scales we have the kappa distribution described by various peaked shapes with heavy tails, which, with large values of the kappa parameter, are reduced to the Gaussian distribution for large inertial scales. This shows that the turbulence cascade can be described by the Markov processes also on very small scales. The obtained results on kinetic scales may be useful for a better understanding of the physical mechanisms governing turbulence.


The opening and operation of high-speed railway will be soon. Therefore, it is urgent to generate the appropriate train program. However, the program mapping of the train plan and optimization methods are very complex and diverse, the urgent need for the train plan is to provide information technology to support programs. It will effectively help train plan to be programmed and adjusted. This paper integrates the technologies of the train plan at home and abroad with a variety of expressions of the program, which is designed based on high-speed railway passenger train plan for multi-granularity expression system. The purpose is to achieve passenger train visual programming operations management and multi-objective analysis and help promote the modernization and upgrading of the railway management means the level of rail transport to provide strong support for the organization.