A 1680 g girl was born in April 1980 at 40 weeks of gestation to a normal, gravida 0, para 0, 25-year-old mother. The pregnancy was complicated by mild toxemia. Delivery was uneventful but the Apgar score of the patient was 5 at 5 min. Physical examination showed microphthalmia, short and slightly upslanting palpebral fissures, epicanthal folds, thin eyebrows, low-set malformed ears, bulbous nose, small mouth, micrognathia, protruding upper lip and cleft palate (Fig. 1). Joint limitations were noted in hips, knees and elbows. Dislocated hips were not recognized. The patient suffered from a urinary tract infection at 4 months of age. A renal ultrasonogram showed right vesicourethral reflux with hydronephrosis. Cranial computed tomography was performed and displayed no remarkable abnormalities. She experienced frequent episodes of urinary tract infection during infancy and early childhood, despite prophylactic use of cephalexin or trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxasole. She also had urinary retention, possibly due to neurogenic bladder, and an indwelling catheter was inserted. The patient died of respiratory failure subsequent to pneumonia at 15 years of age. Postmortem examination was not permitted. Throughout life her weight and length remained below the 10th percentile. Her psychomotor development was severely delayed. Until death she remained bedridden and could not speak.


To diagnose the brain abnormalities and diseases such as comma, epilepsy and many more comprehensive studies of the brain is essential which is done by placing electrodes on the scalp of the brain and examining the electrical brain activity and this whole procedure is known as Electroencephalogram (EEG). Presently, the EEG in hospitals is done using wires, several electrodes which require time for preparation and in some cases involve surgery, however, the non-invasive EEG has the potential to examine the brain activity without any surgery. Additionally, the technology used in hospitals for EEG is RF-based which could interfere with electronics devices and might affect the health of the patient as due to Electromagnetic interference specifically in the areas where the use of mobile phones and RF is prohibited. Hence, keeping in view the challenges of RF based EEG in hospitals this research work focuses on the Optical transmission of EEG signals using LED/PD pair deploying Labview. Experiments were carried out in LOS condition using On-Off Keying Non-Return to Zero (OOK_NRZ) modulation scheme employing LED/PD pair. The experimental results show the improvement in SNR in comparison to available literature and show the accuracy and reliability of the proposed system.


369 Background: A multi-center prospectively specified retrospective study Validating Indicators to Associate Recurrence (VITAR) is assessing the relationship between guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) gene expression in formalin fixed LNs and recurrence risk in stage II CC pts not treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. Here we report the preplanned initial analysis performed with 241 pts.

METHODS
GCC mRNA was quantified by RT-qPCR using FFPE LNs tissues from untreated stage II CC pts diagnosed from 1999-2006 with at least 10 LN examined blinded to clinical outcomes. Cox regression models examined the relationship between GCC nodal status and the prespecified primary endpoint of recurrence risk.

RESULTS
Twenty-ninepts (12%) had a disease recurrence or cancer death, median follow-up was 60 months and median LNs examined was 15. The ratio of the number of GCC+ LNs over the total number of informative LNs (LNR) significantly predicted higher recurrence risk for 84 pts classified as high risk (HR, 2.38; p=0.02). The estimated 5-yr recurrence rates were 10% and 27% for the low and high risk group, respectively. After adjusting for age, T stage, number of LNs assessed, and MMR status, the significant association remained (HR, 2.61; 95% CI, 1.17-5.83; p=0.02). In a subset of 181 pts with negative margin, T3 tumor only and ≥12 LN examined, the GCC LNR had a HR for recurrence of 5.06 (95% CI 1.61-15.91, p=0.003), translating into 5-yr recurrence rates of 4% among low risk pts and 27% for the high-risk group.

CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that GCC expression in LNs is a significant determinant of recurrence in appropriately staged CC pts not treated with adjuvant chemotherapy. The validation component of the study is ongoing. [Table: see text] [Table: see text].


Two big sufistic poets Yunus Emre and Rumi who lived in the same period of time but in different region had an important role for the social and religious life of Anatolian civilazation. Because of the period people in the region had to struggle against some problems. The Mongol Invasion, Babai Rebellion and throne struggtle are the main ones. Alongside variety of deep struggles and disorders, people had to face psychological, social and faith problems along with economical problems. Because of being a prosperous and having political stability Anatolia was a preferable place to move, but at the same time social and demografic structure of the region changed. Particles of socialization which were not part of problems during the good time caused problems after economic plight and political instability. In that period Yunus Emre and Rumi who inspire oneness, unity and tolerance rather than separation and collision advised people to be patient and meritorious. Two sufistic characters made important remindings and cursings for people's social and religious lives through the mediation of their didactic works. As a result Yunus and Rumi enlightned people for happiness in both wordly and the next wordly lives by takin into consideration their humanitarian sctructures their times.


Mexico's five polyvinyl chloride producers finally are reaching the point where their long-held optimism about the future seems justified. Their raw material position is shaping up. Capacity increases are in the works that will enable them to satisfy a domestic market that probably will grow at an estimated 12 to 17% annual rate through 1985. And excess capacity will soon be available, allowing them to get their feet wet in the export market. These have been the goals of the five PVC producers for some time. But, until now, they never have been in a position to realize them. One of the biggest problems has been a shortage of raw materials, most of which are the exclusive responsibility of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), the state-owned oil company. By law, Pemex is the sole Mexican producer of 37 basic, or "primary" petrochemicals, including ethylene and vinyl chloride. Right now, Pemex has only one vinyl chloride unit operating—a ...


Intracranial infectious (mycotic) aneurysms are very rare, but continue to be challenging and technically demanding, which need careful diagnosis and therapy. We present an 18-year-old man with an intracranial infectious aneurysm located on the left posterior cerebral artery who was successfully treated with endovascular embolization by a liquid embolic agent (onyx) and who recovered well.


There exist some specific problems in the narrative of 18th century French literary history,which can be reconsidered and discussed from the present perspective.The paper covers the reassessment of the achievements of French Enlightenment Literary Movement,interpretation of the public literary genre,and the possibility of reconstructing the 18th century French literary history.


ZnO is the functional material with many excellent properties and extensive application values.In this paper, the properties, varieties, preparation technologies of ZnO transparent conductive films have been summarized.The recent achievements and application prospects in various fields have been described.Different kinds of preparation processes as well as their advantages and disadvantages are discussed in detail, by comparing various methods of preparation transparent conductive films.We proposed that electrochemical deposition is the optimum method for ZnO thin films based on its advantages, its application prospect is better and the research on the method is of certain importance.


To model variations in leaf/stem ratio in connection with studies of field-drying of grass, account was taken of the effects that the stage of morphological development of grass has on the allocation of biomass to plant components, as well as on duration of growth and peak yield. A comparison of experimental data and corresponding daily weather data suggested that it is more satisfactory to express the stages of grass development in terms of degree-days than time alone. On the basis of one set of weekly measured data, the ratio of green leaf weight to aboveground biomass was found to be a close fit to a positive linear relationship early in the growth period (during expansion of the first leaf on each tiller), followed by negative exponential relationship (during expansion of subsequent leaves), in relation to relative development expressed as growing degree-days. Similar trends, but with some quite large variations in absolute values because of unknown factors, were found in two other datasets consisting of a few measurements only.


The pressure fluctuations in a centrifugal compressor with different inlet guide vanes (IGV) pre-whirl angles were investigated numerically, as well as the pre-stress model and static structural of blade. The natural frequency was evaluated by pre-stress model analysis. The results show that, the aero-dynamic pressure acting on blade surface is smaller than rotation pre-stress, which wouldn't result in large deformation of blade. The natural frequencies with rotation pre-stress are slightly higher than without rotation pre-stress. The leading mechanism of pressure fluctuations for normal conditions is the rotor-stator (IGVs) interaction, while is serious flow separations for conditions that are close to surge line. A few frequency components in spectra are close to natural frequency, which possibly result in resonant vibration if amplitude is large enough, which is dangerous for compressor working, and should be avoided.


Find resources and learn how to site, design, install, and maintain a rain garden - a cost effective and beautiful way to reduce polluted stormwater runoff.


Detailed design of Hong Kong's next major bridge is now under way after the US$13.2 million design contract was signed with the consultant. The bridge will have a super-slim deck based on designs first put forward for the Messina Bridge. The bridge forms the major part of the southernmost section of Route 10, which will provide a link from Lantau Island to the New Territories. The article provides description of the design of the bridge as well as the project schedule, with completion expected in 2007.


Autonomous virtual humans have been of particular interest in last few years. Apart from avatars in shared virtual environments, applications can be found for virtual storyboards, virtual salespersons and assistants. In this paper we discuss the issues involved in the autonomy of such virtual humans and considerations involved in the communication with them. In particular we focus on the emotional aspect of the autonomous virtual humans. We concentrate on the evolution of the emotional state of the virtual actor through dialogue. The implementation of an emotionally autonomous actor and the possibility of conversation are discussed. The personality of an emotional autonomous virtual actor is defined and modeled to help the evolution of emotional state in a dialogue.


Recent work has emphasized that the rebinding kinetics of ligands to heme systems can exhibit nonexponential kinetics below the glass transition due to inhomogeneous spreads in factors other than enthalpy. We show that an expected distribution in the nonadiabatic electronic prefactor will lead to a t−1/2 dependence for the rebinding rate at long times. This will occur at temperatures below the glass transition but for T≳1/2αR, where α characterizes the enthalpy spread and R is the gas constant. We show that this spread in prefactor explains the long time behavior in the appropriate temperature range for Mb–CO and Mb3–CO.


In this work, the effects of blocking layer and optimally fabricated electrolyte were investigated with respect to impedance and conversion efficiency of the cells.A layer of TiO 2 less than ∼200nm in thickness, as a blocking layer, was deposited by rf sputtering onto the F:SnO 2 (FTO) glass to be isolated from the electrolyte in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). Also, optimum condition of electrolytes preparation for DSCs was investigated. 3-methoxyppropionitrie and redox pairs with LiI and I 2 were used as solvents for fabrication of electrolyte. The electrochemical impedances of DSCs using this photo-anode were R 1 : 13.8, R 2 : 15.1, R 3 : 11.9 and R h : 8.3Ω, respectively. The R 2 impedance related by electron transportation from porous TiO 2 to FTO showed lower than that of normal DSCs. The photo-conversion efficiency of prepared DSCs was 6.4% and approximately 1.3% higher than general one.


Zaprionus indianus Gupta (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a fly species native to the Afrotropical biogeographic region that expanded its geographical distribution to the American continent around 1999. This fly lays eggs, feeds, and develops on a wide variety of fruits colonized by yeasts and bacteria, as well as on ripe, non‐damaged soft‐skinned fruits. The arrival of Z. indianus to American ecosystems entails co‐existence with other drosophilid species with the same resource specificity, such as the cosmopolitan human commensal Drosophila melanogaster Meigen. In this scenario, the oviposition strategy could be relevant for invasion success in terms of partitioning the utilization of resources in space or time. We investigated whether Z. indianus avoids laying eggs in resources previously used by another species (D. melanogaster), or whether oviposition is unaffected by the presence of other species' larvae. Results show a stable oviposition behavior of Z. indianus, considering that this fly lays the same number of eggs regardless of whether the oviposition resource has larvae of other species, whereas D. melanogaster showed a flexible oviposition behavior when presented with the same oviposition resources. Zaprionus indianus being a good larval competitor against other drosophilids, this stable oviposition strategy could be positive for invasiveness as it ensures a continuous spread of eggs and subsequent larval development during invasion in new and heterogeneous ecosystems.


Nowadays, social networking has become the main way of socializing for people. Through the Internet, people can shop, chat, watch videos, check emails, and so on. Most people may not have noticed that every time people use a network device, their browsing records and personal information are transmitted in some ways. This paper is written by reading some literature and related cases on information technology. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the phenomenon of social mass network data being collected today, some of which illustrate how information is collected and how collectors use it. After studying several documents, some methods to prevent information data from being collected are summarized. The paper also reminds data collectors of the potential risks and impact of their actions on the public. The conclusion is drawn as follows: There is a need to strengthen the supervision and punishment for breach of online privacy and security. There is also a need to empower the weak so that they can protect their privacy. Through this paper, the author hopes that the public can have a clear understanding of the social phenomenon of personal information being collected and used.


Cereal Chem. 70(l):27-28 A modification of the bicinchoninic acid assay that can be used for between replicates. With two commercially prepared flours (Micro-Crisp the rapid determination of protein in cereal-based materials is described. and Pure n Thick), direct comparisons with the Kjeldahl assay showed Samples are directly suspended in bicinchoninic acid reagent, where under general agreement. In two other samples (corn meal and zein), higher sonication the protein undergoes reaction and a soluble purple chromoreadings, possibly derived from the contribution of nonprotein nitrogen, phore is released. After a clarification step, absorbance readings are obwere obtained by the Kjeldahl method. The solid-phase assay represents tained and protein quantified by comparison with a standard curve. In a rapid alternative to the Kjeldahl assay, especially when numerous the various corn-derived fractions tested, the solid-phase assay was linear insoluble proteinaceous materials require screening. with the amount of sample added, and high reproducibility was observed The importance of rapid methods for quantification of protein in biological tissue has long been recognized (Davis 1988). Colorimetric assays such as the Lowry assay (Lowry et al 1951, Peterson 1979) and newer methods such as the Bradford assay (Bradford 1976) and the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) protein assay (Smith et al 1985) are highly sensitive, and numerous variations have been designed to eliminate interferences (Brown et al 1989, Gates 1991). Although these methods are highly accurate when used to assay soluble proteins, the hydrophobic and largely insoluble nature of cereal proteins poses special problems that have generally precluded use of colorimetric assays. Even when urea, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), and a reducing agent are used in combination, most but not all of the protein becomes soluble. Thus, the Kjeldahl method (AACC 1986) has remained the standard technique for assay of proteins in cereal-based materials. Although highly reliable, the Kjeldahl assay is labor-intensive, requiring separate digestion and titration steps; therefore, the number of samples that can be rapidly screened is limited. Moreover, protein levels can be significantly overestimated in samples containing significant amounts of nonprotein nitrogen. Recently, Stich (1990) reported a variation of the BCA assay that directly assays protein bound to agarose beads, and Gates (1991) measured protein bound to nylon membranes. The ability to use this procedure to quantify insoluble proteins derives from the reduction of Cu+ to Cu+ by the protein. Cu+ then complexes to BCA to form a purple chromophore (BCA-Cu+ complex) that is freely soluble in aqueous solution. Here, we demonstrate that with addition of a clarification step to remove suspended material, the BCA protein assay is a convenient and highly effective method for rapid screening of protein levels in corn meal. MATERIALS AND METHODS Solid-Phase Protein Assay Colorimetric reactions were conducted under the conditions described by Smith et al (1985). Samples (corn meal, Lauhoff Grain Co., Danville, IL; Micro-Crisp (42% amylose, 18% amylopectin) and Pure n Thick (60% amylopectin), National Starch, Bridgewater, NJ; zein, Sigma, St. Louis, MO) ranging from 2 to 7 mg (ground in a mill to 40 mesh) were weighed into 1.5-ml amber microcentrifuge tubes and suspended in 1.0 ml of BCA reagent (Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, IL). The BCA reagent was prepared by combining 49 ml of reagent A with 1 ml of reagent B as specified by the manufacturer (Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, IL). The samples were then incubated at 370C for 30 min in a thermostat-controlled ultrasonic cleaner (model 3200, Branson Ultrasonics Corp., Danbury, CT) with New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station publication D-10544-2-92. 2 Department of Food Science, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick 08903-0231. @1993 American Association of Cereal Chemists, Inc. intermittent vortex mixing at least every 10 min. The samples were then cooled in an ice bath for 5 min and centrifuged at 13,600 X g for 10 min in a microcentrifuge at room temperature. A 0.2-ml aliquot of supernatant was removed and diluted with 0.8 ml of BCA reaction buffer A solution. This solution was thoroughly mixed and centrifuged at 13,600 X g for 30 sec, and its absorbance at 562 nm was read. A standard curve (50-400 ,ug) was constructed using bovine serum albumin (Sigma, stock concentration 10 mg/ml) in 1% SDS and 12.5 mM sodium tetraborate, pH 10.0. Samples were brought to 1 ml with BCA reagent, incubated at 370C for 30 min, cooled on ice, diluted, and read at 562 nm as described above. Kjeldahl assays were conducted as described (AACC 1986). Protein, expressed as a weight percentage, was calculated as the product of Kjeldahl nitrogen X 6.25. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The solid-phase assay consists of suspending samples directly in BCA reagent, where the protein undergoes reaction and a soluble purple chromophore is released. Sonication is employed to maximize interaction of the reactants with the insoluble sample. After clarification by microcentrifugation and dilution (Chan and Wasserman 1992), absorbance readings are obtained and protein is quantified by comparison with a standard curve. Figure 1 demonstrates that for the samples analyzed, the solidphase assay exhibited an essentially linear response between 2 and 3.5 mg of sample. Samples less than 2 mg were not routinely assayed to avoid variations arising from weighing errors. It should be noted that addition of 1% SDS or 8M urea to protein suspensions had no significant effect on protein content, indicating that surfactants were not necessary to expose buried protein domains within the sample matrix that might be inaccessible to BCA. Table I compares the solid-phase BCA assay with the Kjeldahl method. Of the four samples analyzed, protein values for the two purified starch products, Micro-Crisp and Pure n Thick, were in close agreement. In the other two samples, corn meal and zein, the solid-phase assay gave values that were 20-30% lower than those obtained using the Kjeldahl assay (Table I). A possible reason for the observed differences in corn meal and zein may lie in the relative purity of these two materials. Whereas the BCA assay measures the number of peptide bonds accessible to the color reagent, the Kjeldahl method quantifies total nitrogen of both proteinaceous and nonproteinaceous compounds. Thus, any sample containing significant levels of nonprotein nitrogen would yield higher values by the Kjeldahl assay. It is not known whether the apparent differences with zein and corn meal are due to the presence of interfering substances, masking of reactive sites, or differences in the reactivity between each respective set of assay reagents. Nonetheless, replicates of zein and corn meal exhibited the same low variability as both of the commercially prepared flours. Vol. 70, No. 1, 1993 27


The arterial illness is rare in Behcet's disease (MB), it constitutes a major evolving turning point and darkens the prognosis. We report a case of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm (PAA) in the course of Behcet's disease that affects a 51 year old patient who consulted for haemoptysis. The chest X-ray showed a left hilar projection pulmonary opacity. The chest CT angiography showed an aneurysm of the trunk of the left pulmonary artery measuring 65 X 98 mm. Aneurysms of the pulmonary arteries constitute an infrequent illness (1-7%) in the course of Behcet's disease and typically of poor prognosis that we have to consider in the presence of evocative signs of the disease.


In 2015, Atrium Health (AH) established second shift pharmacy services in the tele‐critical care (TCC) setting to optimize medication therapy and serve as a drug information resource to facilities across the health care system. TCC pharmacy services expanded to the first shift in July 2017. In September 2017, the first shift pharmacist began participating in virtual multidisciplinary rounds 1 day per week, which increased to 3 days per week in October 2019 at AH Lincoln, a community hospital with a 10‐bed intensive care unit (ICU).


Abstract The study explored the legislative database for the maritime sector to be sustainable and have an intact blue economy. The problem for organizations with shipowners that have fishing boats older than 20 years is stated. Decision-making authorities face challenges nowadays. To be in the fleet for the next decade, shipowners for their ships should deploy energy efficiency projects for marine system retrofitting to improve energy efficiency and meet environmental regulations. The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan's development principles are discussed due to the current need for its deployment from 2021, so shipowners can contribute to the fast adoption of new regulations by the International Maritime Organization. In this work it is being offered to incorporate energy management issues with guidelines for upcoming regulations as well as those that are currently enforced. To improve energy efficiency, reduce environmental impact and cut fuel consumption costs, marine system retrofitting has been proposed. In this paper the focus is being put on studying energy management strengths and weaknesses which can lead to a qualitative understanding of the performance of the organizational structure, this work also focuses on the management settings concerning energy efficiency. If the organization wants to win by integrating energy policy, high-quality communication or promotion of energy efficiency issues should be employed. Marine plastic debris challenges fishing carriers on the African Union route. A possible beneficial solution for shipowners is discussed in this study.


Kayode K. Ojo, Richard T. Eastman, RamaSubbaRao Vidadala, Zhongsheng Zhang, Kasey L. Rivas, Ryan Choi, Justin D. Lutz, Molly C. Reid, Anna M. W. Fox, Matthew A. Hulverson, Mark Kennedy, Nina Isoherranen, Laura M. Kim, Kenneth M. Comess, Dale J. Kempf, Christophe L. M. J. Verlinde, Xin-zhuan Su, Stefan H.I. Kappe, Dustin J. Maly, Erkang Fan, and Wesley C. Van Voorhis Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle; Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry, and Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Washington, Seattle; Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Washington; and Global Pharmaceutical R&D, AbbVie, North Chicago, Illinois


In this paper, we propose a method for detecting circular shapes with subpixel accuracy. First, the geometric properties of circles have been used to find the diameters as well as the circumference pixels. The center and radius are then estimated by the circumference pixels. Both synthetic and real images have been tested by the proposed method. The experimental results show that the new method is efficient. Keywords—Subpixel, least squares estimation, circle detection, Hough transformation.


Using an everted sac technique, the intestinal absorption of insulin in the rabbit has been investigated.Insulin was shown to cross the intestinal wall, as demonstrated by the immunoreactive insulin inside the sacs (serosal fluid). The rate of insulin transference for a period of one hr was small, corresponding to approximately 0.1% of the insulin added to the mucosal fluid. This rate was not inhibited by the addition of 2, 4-dinitrophenol.The small transference rate would indicate that the submucosal and muscular tissues of the intestinal wall, in the absence of vascular perfusion, present a barrier to the movement of large molecular weight substances.


Probabilistic graphical models are being used widely in artificial intelligence and statistics, for instance, in diagnosis and expert systems, as a framework for representing and reasoning with probabilities and independencies. They come with corresponding algorithms for performing statistical inference. This offers a unifying framework for prototyping and/or generating data analysis algorithms from graphical specifications. This paper illustrates the framework with an example and then presents some basic techniques for the task: problem decomposition and the calculation of exact Bayes factors. Other tools already developed, such as automatic differentiation, Gibbs sampling, and use of the EM algorithm, make this a broad basis for the generation of data analysis software.


With the continuous progress of new energy technology, new energy vehicles have gradually become the mainstream. More and more new Energy Vehicles (EV) are put into use, which not only brings challenges to the current Smart Grid (SG) system, but also brings brand new opportunities. Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is a new technology, which not only realizes the power transmission from the grid to the Vehicle, but also realizes the auxiliary power transmission ability from the vehicle to the grid. But the privacy problem and the fairness of the transaction are still an urgent problem to be solved. Privacy issues can lead to the user's privacy being obtained and analyzed by malicious participants, resulting in the user's property being threatened. Fair exchange means that in the transaction process, if one party is malicious, the honest party has no loss or the loss is negligible, or if both parties are malicious or honest, there is no loss for either party. This paper proposes a Vehicle-to-grid privacy protection fair exchange system based on blockchain. Homomorphic commitment and hash chain are introduced to achieve privacy protection and fair exchange.


The three‐dimensional structures adopted by RNA molecules are crucial to their biological functions. The nucleotides of an RNA molecule interact to form characteristic secondary‐structure mctifs. Tertiary interactions orient these secondary‐structure elements with respect to each other to form the functional RNA. Here we describe the basic structural elements with special emphasis on a novel tertiary motif, the pseudoknot.


Abstract. A parameter dependent nonlinear differential-delay equation in a Banach space is investigated. It is shown that if at the critical value of the parameter the problem satisfies a condition of linearized stability then the problem exhibits a stability which is uniform with respect to the whole range of the parameter values. The general theorem is applied to a diffusion system with applications in biology.


One of the RL10 engines slated to help lift a Boeing CST-100 Starliner into orbit during the Crewed Flight Test was test-fired as part of acceptance testing before it is connected to a Centaur upper stage.


Background: The objective of warehouse processes is to satisfy customer's desires and requirements whilst using house, equipment and labour effectively. However, in Nigeria studies have revealed operational problems in warehousing and a lack of customer satisfaction in the delivery of construction materials. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of customer satisfaction with the delivery of construction material from the manufacturers' warehouses to customers or other terminals, with a view to improving the operations. Method: This article adopted a case study research design method in which quantitative data were collected and analysed. The target population was the North-Central geo-political zone of Nigeria. A total of 32 construction material manufacturers were purposively selected from the zone. The observation and measurement approaches were adopted for data collection. A total of 72 customers' orders were observed and recorded to be representative of deliveries from the sampled ( n = 32) manufacturers' warehouses to other terminals. A customer quintile benchmark metric was also adopted for analysis and for comparing field results with best practices. Results: The findings revealed that the involved construction material manufacturers' warehouse processes, were suboptimal and ineffective in terms of perfect order completion and total order cycle time. These results indicated major opportunities for improvement. Conclusion: This article concludes with providing construction material manufacturers with information about their warehouse processes that might help to ensure that the construction material arrives at its final destination in optimal quality, time and cost.


FIELD: power industry. SUBSTANCE: wind power plant having a foundation (210) configured to be mounted on the ground (10) or to the ground (10) having a ground level and a tower (102) that is located on the foundation (210). The foundation (210) has a foundation plate (211) and a foundation base (212) on the foundation plate (211) located above the ground level. The foundation plate (211) is located below the ground level. A connecting element (213, 214) for the pulling cables is provided on the base member (212), having a plurality of apertures (213a, 214a) for receiving the pulling cables (230). The pulling cables (230) are tensioned from the underside (213b, 214b) of the connecting element (213, 214) by means of the head (240) of the pulling cables. The foundation plate (211) and the base plinth (212) are cast in one piece from the concrete poured in place. The distance between the upper side of the foundation plate and the underside of the connecting element for the pulling cables is of a size providing enough space for the workers to pull the pulling cables. EFFECT: improvement of the foundation of the wind power plant. 6 cl, 8 dwg


Anthropocentrism needs to develop and be improved unceasingly. People's value and benefit is the axle centre of anthropocentrism. Ecological crisis as well as some global questions results from misunderstanding and wrong practices of the anthropocentrism. The implementation of anthropocentrism is restricted by the historical, realistic conditions and people's ability. There is no the third objective fair principle beyond anthropocentrism, so we should walk on the way of anthropocentrism.


The experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary protein and lysine level on growth performance and serum biochemical indexes of growing pigs.A total of 90(Duroc×Landrace×Large white) pigs(32.0±1.5 kg) were randomly allocated into 5 groups of 3 replicates with 6 pigs in each replicate.Group 1 was control with diet of crude protein(CP) 17.47% and digestible Lys(Dlys) 0.80% and group 2 to 5 was experiments.The experiment was designed with 2×2 factors,the diet CP were 15.47% and 13.47% and the diet Dlys were 0.80% and 0.85%.The experiment lasted for 50 days.The results showed as follows: Compared with control,the diet of low CP and constant Dlys had no significant effect on the production of growing pigs.The contents of serum urea nitrogen were significantly decreased(P0.05) and the essential amino acid and free amino acid were insignificantly affected(P0.05) in CP 15.47% and Dlys 0.80% or Dlys 0.85% group.The contents of serum urea nitrogen were significantly decreased(P0.05) and the essential amino acid and non-essential amino acid were insignificantly affected(P0.05) in CP 13.47% and Dlys 0.80% group.But the contents of serum urea nitrogen,Thr,Phe,Arg and essential amino acid were decreased significantly in CP 13.47% and Dlys 0.85% group(P0.05).


(57) Abstract: several zones different disposable absorbent body comprises a breathable polymeric film that is at least partially combined with the fiber material for the laminate for use as a backsheet material having a air permeability


There are rich nutritional substances in soybean germ,such as soybean germ oil,tocopherols,sterols,soybean isoflavone, soybean saponin and so on.This paper described the nutrition value and the present situation of soybean germ,and some suggestion of soybean germ comprehensive use.The results show that:soybean germ contains protein 28%,oil 8.7%(in which the unstaute fatty acid is about 80%),vitamin E(in oil)190 mg/100 g,soybean isoflavone 1 23%,sterols 0.37%.


Pedicle or free transverse flap from anterior abdominal wall is currently the most common approach in breast reconstruction after radical mastectomy. However, lack of soft tissue in the anterior abdominal wall or previous surgery (midline laparotomy, abdominal plasty) make this techniques contraindicated. The progress in microvascular transplantation has resulted in the use of gluteal region as a donor area. The paper describes the first experience (15 cases) of inferior gluteal flap breast reconstruction. This method allows transplantation of sufficient plastic material without serious damage to the donor area. Though technically difficult, the procedure provided good cosmetic results in all cases. Today this approach is the second most common technique (after microvascular transfer of a free flap from anterior abdominal wall) for breast reconstruction.


People all across the world, especially in Vietnam, have been motivated to make online purchases since the COVID-19 pandemic, which started in early 2020. Despite the problematic developments of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the 2020–2021 period, Vietnam has experienced a considerable increase in e-commerce, both in terms of users and revenue, contributing considerably to national economic growth. The purpose of this study is to examine how COVID-19 affects Vietnamese customers' online purchasing decisions. We conducted a survey of 638 Vietnamese internet shoppers for this, and the results were analyzed using SPSS. The results show that attitudes, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and subjective norms all positively and significantly impact customer purchase intention. The desire to make an online purchase, however, is negatively and negligibly impacted by perceived risk. Online purchasing behavior is positively influenced by the intention to buy online. The perceived risk of the COVID-19, in particular, significantly modifies the relationship between perceived usefulness and perceived usability and online shopping intention, but only marginally modifies the relationship between attitude, subjective norms, and perceived risk and online purchase intention. Using a combined Theory of Acceptance Model (TAM) and Theory of Planned Behaviors (TPB) model with COVID-19 as an external model variable, the study adds to the body of knowledge by providing empirical findings.


are likely to follow from an excessive increase of population. This report is one which ought to be read by every educated person in India, as it appears to contain a lesson for this country. Here are some of the facts. Within forty years (1800 to 1840) the population of Ireland more than doubled itself, and became more than eight millions. At least half the people depended on the potato for subsistence. Stephen Gwynn thus describes the state of affairs which existed about


Disclosed is a flexible LED module with a flexible circuit board and with a number arranged thereon LEDs having a flexible, substantially transparent layer that extends at least over a top surface of the circuit board and arranged thereon LEDs. In addition, the LED module has a valve disposed at a lower side of the circuit board, flexible base member having an edge portion which extends laterally along an edge side of the board beyond the latter. this edge portion is also at least partially covered by the flexible, substantially transparent layer. Disclosed is a process for the production of such a flexible LED module comprising a step of pouring an upper surface of the circuit board and the at least one edge portion of the flexible LED module.


We generalize Menon's identity by considering sums representing arithmetical functions of several variables. As an application, we give a formula for the number of cyclic subgroups of the direct product of several cyclic groups of arbitrary orders. We also point out extensions of Menon's identity in the one variable case, which seems to not appear in the literature.


Studies were carried out on the male meiosis of Ellobius lutescens . The testicles of 29 male specimens were used for this purpose. Among 100 pachytene figures, 25 revealed an associ


Background/Aims: Several European studies have reported an increase in acute pancreatitis. Therefore, we decided to investigate whether acute pancreatitis in one area of Germany also displays changes in frequency, etiology, and severity over time. Methods: The study included 608 patients with a first attack of acute pancreatitis, all from Lüneburg County, northern Germany, admitted to the Municipal Hospital of Lüneburg between 1987 and 2006. Results: The age-standardized rate (world) per 100,000 inhabitants/year was 16.0 for men and 10.2 for women. Division of the study period into four 5-year segments revealed no increase or decrease in the frequency of acute pancreatitis nor did the etiology change. The severity of disease, however, decreased over the course of time, as shown by lower Ranson scores, a lower proportion of cases with necrosis or a severe course, and lower lethality. Other measures of severity remained unchanged. The decrease in severity was particularly marked in patients with alcohol-related pancreatitis who are apparently seeking hospital treatment earlier than used to be the case. Conclusion: In contrast to other European countries (Denmark, United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Sweden), this study showed no change over time in the frequency or etiology of acute pancreatitis. There were, however, signs of a decrease in disease severity, and this aspect merits further investigation.


The BECOC prototype - "Banc Estructurat de Coneixements sobre Elements Constructius" (Structured Knowledge Bank for Construction Elements) - is the first practical step to have been taken in the research project of the SITEC model. It is an example of a system designed to provide assistance in the control of standards in the project process of building design. More specifically, it controls the acoustic, thermal and gravitational standards, and is centered on the design of a building's shell. This prototype has represented a considerable advancement in the research on integrated modular systems and on knowledge representation systems in applying Artificial Intelligence techniques.


function-and the long-range results of this are unknown. However, its relative, tolbutamide, has recently been released for general use in the United States, but there are rigid criteria by which the indications for its use are judged. The most recent reports available cover its use in some 5000 cases for a period of six to 15 months, with satisfactory results. Undoubtedly this drug is a step forward, but more time is still required to evaluate its full effect, and to determine whether any toxic reactions in the later periods will operate against its use. Of equal importance in its overall practice is whether this drug will in any way minimize the occurrence of complications.


Proteins in all three domains of life are subjected to post-translational modification via glycosylation to enable an immense number of biological functions. The majority of these constitute N-glycosylation of archaeal and eukaryotic proteins, where the archaeal N-glycans is considerably more diverse compared to eukaryotes. Archaea belonging to the TACK superphylum are considered to be most similar to eukaryotes. From the few functionally characterized archaeal glycosyltransferases, it has been shown that a donor substrate, usually an NDP sugar, as well as an acceptor substrate, typically a polyisoprenyl-based lipid carrier, are needed. Here, we report the first crystal structures of a glycosyltransferase of TACK origin, namely the membrane glycosyltransferase PcManGT from P. calidifontis, in complex with both nucleotide and donor substrate. The structural investigation shows stabilization of the nucleotide within the active site, and further indication of interaction with the donor's mannosyl group. In the absence of a suitable acceptor substrate, our functional studies reveal enzymatic hydrolysis of the donor substrate. Furthermore, the comparison with similar 3D structures suggests that PcManGT is an enzyme that catalyzes a single glycosyl-transfer reaction to a Dol-PP-linked acceptor molecule as part of the Nglycan biosynthesis in this crenarcheon, rather than acting as a sugar polymerase.


We present two SiP modulator architectures for PAM-4 signal generation. We demonstrate the transmission of 56 Gbaud PAM-4 over 1 km of SMF. An 84 Gbaud PAM-4 generation below KP4 FEC threshold is also achieved.


In this paper is given a description of the manufacture of laminated, coil and torsion bar springs, together with some notes on the various defects which may arise and the precautions taken to prevent them occurring.The mechanical properties of springs are discussed, and tentative design data are presented.Consideration is given to shot peening and scragging, and an analysis is presented of the internal stresses caused by these processes.The MS. of this paper was received at the Institution on 23rd May 1953. For the Minutes of the meeting in Sheffield, at which this paper was presented, see p. 118.


Many times, the Engineer responsible for setting motor protection for existing motors has very little documentation on the motor itself. Very few documents discuss how to adequately protect motors when proper motor documentation is not available. This paper will present an overview of fundamental motor protection concepts and then proceed to perform various setting examples for motors with and without complete motor data. An ideal case with a fully documented (all information such as thermal limit curves, safe stall times, locked rotor amps) motor will be analyzed first. Subsequently cases where only typical nameplate data available will be analyzed. Techniques on how to estimate various parameters using the power of modern microprocessor relays will also be discussed. An iterative approach to determining proper settings will be discussed. Several setting examples covering a wide range of driven equipment will be presented.


Officially, Swedish drug policy is proclaimed to be successful. The success, it is claimed, depends on the implementation of a "restrictive" – in comparison to the 1960s and 1970s – drug policy in Sweden today. The question addressed in the article is whether the strict drug policy has led to less harm from narcotics than earlier. The analysis of the development of drug use is based upon case-finding studies, time series on sentenced persons, drug use among young people, and deaths as a result of drug use, among other things. According to available data, the success of the Swedish drug policy cannot be established by counting the number of drug abusers; the number increased during the 1980s. When it comes to the number of new drug users, a decrease was especially noticeable during the less strict 1970s. Whether there is a decrease also during the 1980s is a matter of interpretation, since different data sets give partly different answers. The uncertain and limited decrease in the costs of drug consumption since the beginning of the 1980s must be seen in relation to the clearly increased costs for the control of drugs. Such costs are connected to the disregard for law, increased use of limited law enforcement resources, increased use of compulsory treatment, more and longer prison sentences, and, possibly, increased mortality among drug abusers. The repressive features have become clearer. The conclusion must therefore be that the official description of Swedish drug policy as a restrictive and successful model hardly is supported by neither the terminology nor data.


Twenty two wild relatives of mungbean belong to seven Vigna species were screened for salt tolerance under two salinity levels (control and 250mM NaCl) with five replications per treatment. The experiment was carried out in earthen pots containing soil, sand and farmyard manure (1:2:1 ratio) and lined with polythene bags in complete randomized block design (RBD). The investigated genotypes exhibited significantly variable response towards salt stress. The adverse effects of salinity on plant growth, branching, leaf size and color, necrosis and chlorosis symptoms were observed visually by taking photographs at regular intervals during the crop season. The symptoms of major biotic stress encountering with salinity stress i.e. yellow mosaic virus were also observed. Less reduction in the observed traits in the genotypes EC528960 and TCR86 indicated their efficient adaptability under saline environment and can be considered as salt tolerant as compared to the genotypes which exhibited reverse response. Salinity caused ≥80% up to 100% loss of yield in most of the genotypes that indicated their high susceptibility for salt stress. The identified salt resistant genotypes EC528960 and TCR86 can be effectively used as a source of major genes or traits that can be introgressed into the susceptible genotypes as mungbean or other related week crop by breeding for their genetic enhancement for saline regions.


Extended Abstract Musculoskeletal disorders are health impairments caused by minor damage to muscles and joints because of excessive use of certain body parts or degenerative changes in tissue due to aging. Specifically, low back pain accounts for a large proportion of total musculoskeletal disorders in which spinal stenosis is the major cause of pain [1]. Severe disorders are also caused in the lower extremities due to the push from deformed vertebrae to the peripheral nerves. Although several studies were conducted in the past on the aforementioned-type of low back pain, most of them involved direct experimentation for clinical purposes which costs significant time and space expenses. Therefore, recent studies have focused on constructing a computational model and confirming the expected results via computational analysis. Computational analysis saves time and cost involved in experimentation which can be used to perform an efficient study by minimizing space constraints. In the present study, a computational musculoskeletal model is constructed to proceed with inverse dynamics and analyzed the muscle forces [2] between two groups, namely the group with normal subjects and group with stenosis subjects, using computer. Ten normal subjects and ten stenosis subjects who were approved by the hospital's institutional review board were recruited and gait experiments were performed. After attaching motion capture markers and EMG sensors to the subjects, the movement for gait analysis was performed to collect kinematic information and muscle activity signals. The kinematic information was input into the computational musculoskeletal model generated by AnyBody S/W [3] and the optimization process for marker positions was performed. Subsequently, muscle activity and muscle force of major muscles were calculated by using inverse dynamic analysis. The calculated muscle activities were compared to the muscle activity signals of the subjects measured through the EMG sensors for verifying the computational model. The calculated and measured signals showed similar tendencies and exhibited almost the same values at the maximum as confirmed in the study. The calculated maximum values for muscle forces in normal and stenosis subjects were analyzed to determine statistically significant differences. The stance and swing phase were separately analyzed. There were significant differences in the erector spinae, psoas major, gluteus medius, and gastrocnemius at the stance phase, and also in the erector spinae and obliquus externus at the swing phase. Therefore, it is concluded that the risk of injury to the muscles of stenosis patient is high, and this should be considered during diagnosis and rehabilitation. By using a computational musculoskeletal model, efficient research can be conducted with minimum time and space constraints.


With the development of radio telescopes to large aperture, high frequency and high precision, the fitting accuracy of the reflector can be deteriorated by the time-varying wind load, leading to the reduction of the telescope performance. Therefore, wind load is an unneglectable environmental factor affecting the telescope. In this paper, the feasibility of designing a wind barrier in front of the telescope to reduce the wind disturbance on the telescope is discussed, and the effect of wind barrier size parameters on reducing the wind disturbance is analyzed through orthogonal experiments. The numerical simulation indicates that the wind barrier can effectively reduce the wind pressure on the reflector surface. Orthogonal experiments suggest that the height of the wind barrier is the most significant factor affecting the shelter effect, while the width of the wind barrier ranks the second, and the length of the wind barrier has the least effect.


This paper introduces and demonstrates an AI integrated method ("AIM") for predicting reservoir permeability of sedimentary rocks in drilled wells in the petroleum exploration and development industry. The method employs Takagi-Sugeno's fuzzy reasoning, and its fuzzy rules and membership functions are automatically derived by neural networks and floating-point encoding genetic algorithms. The method is trained with known data and tested with unseen data. The results show that AIM has a good generalisation capability and is an effective approach for large scale industrial application. AN AI INTEGRATED METHOD FOR PERMEABILITY PREDICTION IN PETROLEUM RESERVOIR Y. Huang , P.M. Wong and T.D. Gedeon School of Computer Science and Engineering School of Petroleum Engineering The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia


The endocrine activity of the nereid brain supports caudal regeneration in young worms and inhibits both the onset and progress of gametogenesis and metamorphosis. A single hormone is believed to influence these processes. There is also evidence that the nereid brain, like that of many other polychaetes, secretes a tropic hormone that is indispensable for normal vitellogenesis. It is not known if the inhibitory and tropic functions of the brain are caused by separate hormones. The cellular origin of this endocrine activity is unknown. Some cerebral neurosecretory cells have terminals located in the infracerebral complex on the ventral region of the brain. The infracerebral complex, which has some features of a neuroendocrine organ, also has epithelioid infracerebral cells, one type of which resembles cerebral neurosecretory cells. The infracerebral complex is undoubtedly hormonogenic but the functions and interactions of its various components are unknown. Evidence that cerebral neurosecretory cells of nereids produce neurohormones or control the activity of infracerebral cells is circumstantial. The neuroendocrine status of this neurosecretory system is uncertain in the absence of demonstrated interactions between nervous and non-nervous endocrine tissues.


This study expands on Vanderwal's early interpretation of Papuan axe/adze shapes by exploring the potential for axe/adzes types to inform the current debate about coastal Papuan prehistory. A multivariate analysis of 158 specimens from 16 assemblages reveals spatial and temporal patterns consistent with current interpretations of pre-contact exchange systems. Moreover, the highly restricted range of axe/adze forms between about 2000 and 1000 years ago promotes the view that social, rather than just utilitarian factors played an influential role in inter-regional exchange.


This study was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding probiotics(gene modified yeast) on the egg quality in laying hens. The laboratory method of this study is as follow: In hens, 300, 36 weeks old ISA brown commercial layer, were employed in 13weeks feeding trial with a 7 days adjustment period. Dietary treatments are 1) control (basal diet) 2) Y0.3 (basal diet+0.3% probiotics), 3) Y0.5% (basal diet+0.5% probiotics), 4) PY0.3% (basal diet+0.3% plasmid modified probiotics), 5) PY0.5% (basal diet+0.5% plasmid modified probiotics). For overall period, hen-day egg production, egg weight (p


This paper discusses the discovery of frequent pattern and association rules in databases , which is the most fundamental and important problem in data mining area. Since the pioneering work of Agrawal, there has been an increase of research interest in this problem. Yet. it is not fully addressed because of the inherent computational complexity. We present an overview of the different kinds of algorithms and new developments of research in this area, and discuss the future direction of the research.


Preface - A Deal is Struck: December 1915 - A Debt is Paid: Winter-Spring, 1916 - Postal Sector 189: July 1916-March 1917 - The REF and the Nivelle Offensive: April 1917 - Revolution Delayed: The Russian Rebellion in France, April-June 1917 - A High War of Hatred: The Encampment at La Courtine, June-August 1917 The Battle of La Courtine: July-September 1917 - Quo Vadis? To Russia, to the Front, or into Slavery: September, 1917-January 1918 - This Little Piece of Russia: Winter 1917-Spring 1918 - The Light in the Tunnel: 1918-1919 - The Last Mile Home: The Crucible of Civil War, 1918-1919 - Epilogue


A substantial body of evidence exists to suggest that neuropeptides, including vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), can modulate immune responses and that they may play an important role in inflammatory disease states.' For example, it was shown that VIP is found in increased amounts in the intestinal tissue of patients with Crohn's disease, an inflammatory bowel disease that is associated with severe immunological dysfunction.' A similar association between elevated neuropeptide levels and immune abnormalities was found in cystic fibrosis patients.' Most of our observations on the effects of neuropeptides on immunity have been based on in vitro studies. Vasoactive intestinal peptide in physiological doses inhibited lymphocyte pr~liferation.~" The activity of so called "natural killer" cells is also affected by VIP, although there is some controversy regarding this, possibly due to differences in methodologies used.'*6 Very little is known about their effects in vivo. There is evidence, however, that they may have an immunoregulatory role in vivo. Vasoactive intestinal peptide appears to play an important role in determining the selective migration of murine T lymphocytes into the intestine.' Specific receptors for VIP are present on human* and murine lymphocytes? the majority of them on T lymphocytes with an equal distribution among T helper and T suppressor cells. A single class of receptor with dissociation constant in the nanomolar range, which is within the concentration that gives the most pronounced physiological effects, has been described on lymphocytes and lymphoblastic cell lines?" Vasoactive intestinal peptide is said to be present in mucosal mast cells'' and polymorphonuclear leukocytes I' as well as in neurons and their endings13 leaving the question of its origin and local synthesis by cells of the immune system as yet unanswered. Vasoactive intestinal peptide can influence immunity in both direct and indirect ways. Its indirect effects include relaxation of vascular smooth muscle and subsequent


Affirmation of the Central Role of Human Resource Management in Asia PART I: Human Resource Management of Asian Firms The Rise of a Venture Business Culture and the Changes in Human Resource Management in Japan Deployment of Knowledge Workers in Japanese Corporate R&D at the Turning Point Towards the Knowledge-Based Economy On Human Resource Development and Human Resource Management in the Chaebols of South Korea in Response to a National Economic Crisis Transitions and Tradition in Chinese Family Business: Evidence from Hong Kong and Thailand Thai Business Culture: Hierarchy and Groups, Initiative and Motivation Career Planning and Development of Managers in Thailand Training in Thailand: Trends and Cases from the Service Industries The Future of China's Human Resource Management in its Asia Pacific Regional Context: A Critical Perspective PART II: Human Resource Management of Western Firms in China Cross-cultural Human Resource Strategies in China and India Human Resource Development for Localization: European Multinational Corporations in China Management of Human Resources in Joint Ventures in China Culture and BrainStyles(c)TM: New Alternatives for Human Resource Strategies to Develop Chinese-Western Cooperation


Strategic planning is often associated with radical organizational shifts. Sometimes, these are in response to rapid changes in the environment. Frequently, however, they are a result of changes in management values and style. There may, however, be circumstances when going for a series of small wins is a more appropriate strategy than going for one big win.


This report concentrates on the development of an overall strategy for promoting export growth in Sierra Leone. This follows a specific request from the Sierra Leone authorities, in the context of the International Growth Centre (IGC) Country Programme of Sierra Leone. This report was carried out through a fact-finding mission in May 2011. The mission received the full cooperation of the relevant ministries and agencies, in particular the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA). The mission also benefitted from the views of the private sector, foreign and domestic, bilateral donors and international development agencies. A preliminary version of this report was discussed at a meeting at SLIEPA headquarters in Freetown on May 24, 2011.


china's situation lends itself to hyperbole. the people's republic of china (prc) has the largest population in the world, the fastest growing economy in the world, the largest army in the world, the largest middle class in the world, a permanent seat on the united nations security council, a manned space programme, a nuclear arsenal, and so on. but analysts, commentators and policymakers have yet to decide just how to understand china.


Abstract Past research has shown that waste degradation in landfills could be affected by augmenting with manganese peroxidase (MnP) enzyme via increased hydrolysis of organic waste. However, at pr...


The accuracy of deep neural networks is easily degraded by image corruption. Therefore, there is a need to develop adaptation techniques to ensure durable models and predictions against changes in data distribution. We focus on the task to fit a trained model with a different distribution from training data under the condition that the training data are not available for test time. In this paper, we propose a novel adaptation method in test time for online learning named multi-step layer adaptation (MuSLA). The proposed method achieves high adaptive accuracy by sequentially applying loss functions to specific layers only, especially considering the roles and inter-actions of the layers and employing domain adaptation and semi-supervised learning techniques. The proposed method can be widely applied to already existing trained models with-out additional networks. We show that our approach outperforms conventional methods in image corruption benchmark data experiments.


In order to improve the measurement accuracy of thermal shrinkage rate of tear tape,an automatic test facility for thermal shrinkage rate of tear tape for cigarette was designed.It was put forward to use tension sensor to determine the tensioning state of the tear tape for cigarette in both sample and measure conditions,and use displacement sensor to monitor the change in length.The designed device was used to test thermal shrinkage rate and according to the test results,this device had good accuracy and repeatability.The facility could meet requirements from this test method.


Power definition is established and accepted in electrical literature for quite some time, but non-active power definitions are another story. In this paper we will use two power definitions with improved averaging algorithm for calculating active and reactive power of an arc furnace plant. Both of these definitions are easy to implement in practical applications. Since rated frequency of the plant is 50 Hz, with a 128 μβ sampling time, there are 156.25 samples per cycle. Non-integer number of samples would result in cyclic calculation error. This paper proposes an optimized averaging algorithm to account for asynchronous sampling rate. In the algorithm, the remaining 0.25 of the sample is considered as 157th sample with quarter of normal value. Simulated results from sinusoidal and non-sinusoidal voltage and current data show that the optimized algorithm helps to improve accuracy of the calculated power components. Considering an actual Electrical Arc Furnace (EAF) Plant with 90 to 108 MVA total apparent power, the measured voltage and current data are used to calculate active and reactive powers. Using simulation results both methods with normal and optimized algorithm are analyzed.


A major strength of statistics lies in modeling. Modeling a musical structure or performance is both an interesting and challenging endeavour given that the true model is not only complex but unknown even to the composer. On the other hand, although statistical models are neither perfect nor unbiased, it should be understood that i. we can at least make the data objective or nearly so ii. the true model may have multiple parameters and we usually do not have explicit knowledge about them nor we know how or in what functional way they enter the model and iii. doing a stochastic realisation of this deterministic true model (the decision process of the composer is deterministic as any musical sequence of notes is planned and not random) is within the scope of statistics including controlling the errors in the model. The present work highlights our maiden attempt to model the national anthem of India using a simple exponential smoothing. The fit is found to be explaining the note progression well enough with a smoothing factor 0.716404. Should such a model work well for the national anthem of any other country, it is of interest to see how the smoothing factor varies. Experimenting with other sophisticated models like Kalman filter where the smoothing factor is not fixed but varying is also of interest.


Factors to understand properly the biological influences caused by 3D images are discussed based on the physiological background, especially focused on the conflict between lens accommodation and vergence eye movement.


An outer circumferential surface of the rotor (25) (29) of the second arc (31) and composed of a first arc, the first arc portion is located in the magnetic pole center, is located between the second arc electrode portion, the first circular arc than the second more arc projecting radially outward, the air gap (15) respectively with the central portion between the magnetic pole portions toward the adjacent pole becomes large morphological changes, radially outward of the magnet insertion hole having a hole defining a third portion curved circular arc (33), the radially inner portion defining a hole having a curved fourth arc (35), the front portion of the tooth corners openings (7a), the opening of the first arc, and a third arc the same angle.


BackgroundThallium 201 reinjection has been shown to enhance the detection of myocardial ischemia in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. However, limited data are available regarding its value in patients after acute myocardial infarction.Methods and ResultsWe performed adenosine Tl-201 tomography in 126 patients in stable condition at a mean of 5 ± 3 days after acute myocardial infarction (MI). After acquisition of redistribution images, patients were reinjected with 1 mCi of Tl-201 and reinjection images were then obtained. The stress, redistribution, and reinjection images were quantified to determine the total perfusion defect size and percent ischemia and scar. The mean age of patients was 54 ± 10 years. Of the patients, 64% were male, 56% had Q-wave MI, 46% had anterior MI, and 34% received thrombolysis. The percent total defect size was the same on the stressredistribution and stress-reinjection images (28.3% ± 19.0%). The reinjection images showed an increase in ischemic defect size (14.7% ± 13.5% vs 12.8% ± 12.0%, P = .001) and a decrease in scar defect size (13.6% ± 13.1% vs 15.5% ± 13.9%, P = .001) compared with the redistribution images. The enhancement in the detection of myocardial ischemia was seen in both the infarct (P = .001) and noninfarct (P = .01) zones.ConclusionsTl-201 reinjection enhances the detection of myocardial ischemia after acute MI compared with stress-redistribution alone. (J Nucl Cardiol 2003;10:117-20.)


TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Master's Degree Programme in Information Technology MÄÄTTÄ, JONI-MATTI: Design and Implementation of a Generic Image Reconstruction Pipeline for Camera Phones Master of Science Thesis, 43 pages, 0 Appendix pages May 2013 Major: Computer and processor engineering Examiners: Prof. Timo D. Hämäläinen, Dr. Tech. Jarno Vanne


Our current research activities in the Lambwe valley are located within the National Youth Service (NYS) outpost at Lambwe, Ruma (00° 35" S & 34° 12" E) in Nyanza Province, Suba District, western Kenya. The altitude of the area is 1400 meters above sea level. It is situated about 10 km east of Lake Victoria in Western Kenya, southwest of Homa Bay and east of Gembe and Gwasi Hills (See map below). The terrain is mainly rolling grassland, with tracts of open woodland and thickets dominated by tree species of Acacia, Rhus and Balanites and a wide diversity of grass species, the dominant being Themeda triandra, Panicum maximum and Cynodon dactylon. The soils are largely "black cotton" clays. The park"s surrounding area is settled, with a mix of small-scale cultivation and grassy pastureland. The park (formerly Lambwe Valley National Reserve) was established in 1966 but its isolation, and consequent lack of income, ensured a very slow pace of development. With its elevation into a National Park since 1983, game viewing tracks and General Park maintenance have been established however, the park still retains its natural status due to low tourism activities. Main grazing animal populations consist of roan antelope and Jackson's hartebeest, a larger and redder species than Coke's which is found in most Kenya parks, Oribi, one of the smallest of the antelope family and Rotschild giraffes.


Choosing a single supplier for an electric commercial vehicle propulsion system offers the benefit of a highly engineered, purpose-built solution


This paper proposes a semi-blind approach for the separation of sources that are not totally uncorrelated. Up to now, all work on separation of components in astrophysical maps have assumed statistically independent sources. In this work, we attempt to perform a dependent component analysis of astrophysical sources and we propose a semi-blind algorithm which provides separation using second-order statistics only.


While the effect of Operational Sex Ratio (OSR) on reproductive behaviour of males has been studied extensively, little is known of the response of females facing a female-biased OSR. We investigated the effect of different OSRs on female reproductive behaviour using the rosy bitterling, Rhodeus ocellatus, a freshwater fish that lays its eggs inside the gills of living freshwater mussels. Three levels of OSR (male/female ratio 1:1, 1:3 and 1:5) were tested. We demonstrated that inspection of the mussel (spawning substrate) by individual females increased with increasingly female-biased OSR, but that the rate of following territorial male decreased. Aggression towards other females was not affected by the OSR. Interestingly, when a male bitterling led a non-dominant female towards the mussel, the dominant female would become aggressive to the male and chase the non-dominant female away. Aggression towards male followed a bell-shaped pattern and was highest at an OSR of 1:3. In both the female-biased OSRs examined, almost 50% of dominant females tended to chase away other females and defend the mussel, showing territoriality in a similar manner to males. These observations suggest that female reproductive behaviour is strongly affected by the OSR, and their reproductive tactics during courtship change from a passive role in courtship (following a male) to an active role in courtship (approaching a male), with presence of female territorial behaviour as the OSR becomes increasingly female-biased. This study provides strong evidence that a female-biased OSR has an important effect on female reproductive behaviour.


In order to promote the sustainable development of animal husbandry and prataculture,perennial ryegrass was planted in the soil applying compound fertilizer,water retention agent,earthworm manure and straw charcoal,the effect various kinds of modifier on perennial ryegrass growth,soil moisture content as well as the drought resistance were explored in extremely dry weather conditions.The results showed that after the application of compound fertilizer in the soil,water retention agent,earthworm manure and straw charcoal,the average plant height(60days)of perennial ryegrass were increased by 20.78%,16.13%,51.16% and43.46%than conditioner treatment,and the above ground biomass of perennial ryegrass was increased by42.75%,33.70%,76.09% and 60.14%.After the application of compound fertilizer,water retention agent,earthworm manure and straw charcoal,soil effective water increased by 16.75%,13.68%,30.63% and20.65% than giving conditioner respectively.Under the condition of continuous drought,the permanent time of perennial ryegrass delayed 5dsignificantly applied the earthworm dung and straw charcoal,the drought resistance coefficient was 11.5and 9.2 percent point higher than conditioner processing,which improved the drought-resistant ability of perennial ryegrass significantly.


1. Mounting element of the system with an air contact system, which is pivotal plastic part (1, 3 or 4) of a polymer reinforced with fiberglass (FRP), particularly when the trolley wire retainer side suspension, characterized in that the plastic part is a rod (1 , 3 or 4) on opposite sides has recesses (5, 6) extending in the longitudinal direction. ! 2. Mounting element according to claim 1, characterized in that the cross-section of a rod of plastic parts (1, 3 or 4) is an oval, a narrowed middle. ! 3. The mounting member overhead contact system network, which is a plastic rod part (2, 3 or 4) of a polymer reinforced with fiberglass (FRP), particularly when the trolley wire retainer side suspension, wherein the plastic rod part (2 , 3 or 4) comprises a fiber reinforcement member. ! 4. Mounting element according to claim 3, wherein the plastic rod part (3 or 4) on opposite sides has recesses (5, 6) extending in the longitudinal direction. ! 5. Mounting element according to claim 4, characterized in that the rod cross-section of the plastic part (3 or 4) is an oval, a narrowed middle. ! 6. Mounting element according to claim 3, wherein the plastic rod part (2) is covered shlangoobraznym reinforcing element (7). ! 7. The mounting element according to claim 3, characterized in that the plastic part is a rod (3) is covered by a two-part reinforcing member (8) consisting of upper (9) and the bottom (10), said plastic rod part (3) of the upper part ( 9) is partially covered by the top and bottom parts


This preliminary study shows that median birth weight, length, and occipito-frontal circumference of northern normal healthy term neonates were 30 IS gm., 51.5 cm., 33.5 em. for males and 2925 gm., 50.5 cm., 32.8 cm. for females respectively. Babies who were delivered in winter had the largest somatic growths and the smallest were for those delivered in summer. The possible reasons are comprehensively discussed and further research is suggested


Dynamic attribute reduction is one of the important issues in rough set theory.A dynamic attribute reduction model based on information granularity was constructed in dynamic decision table,and an incremental approach for computing information granularity was discussed in detail when some new attribute set is added into decision table.On this basis,a dynamic attribute reduction algorithm was proposed by using information granularity as the heuristic information.The proposed algorithm can use attribute reduction and information granularity of original decision table,which can effectively reduce the computational complexity,so that the attribute reduction has better inheritance.Finally,the example and experimental comparison indicate the feasibility and validity of the proposed algorithm.


Because of the growing interest in low dose computed tomography (CT) scanning, noise has become a major issue in CT imaging. Diffusion filtering is a well-known technique for filtering noise from images. We propose a hybrid diffusion model, which combines edge-enhancing diffusion (EED) and coherence-enhancing diffusion (CED) in a continuous manner. This diffusion model is compared with five existing diffusion schemes. Quantitative experimental results are presented on clinical CT chest scans, using high dose and simulated low dose scans


Accounting policy is a set of guidelines, regulations and rules selected from the applicable accounting law. The policy enables preparation of a company's financial statement that is of high quality and reflects its real situation. Proper selection of accounting policies could have an impact on some measurements of assets and financial performance of an entity, which may influence the decisions made by users of financial statement. However, an accounting policy cannot be used by entities as a means to arbitrarily benefit a company's financial position and therefore improve the image of a company compared to competition. Income-boosting accounting changes, income -smoothing accounting changes or non-disclosure of stakeholder relevant information could be considered fraud.The purpose of this paper is to present the significant role of accounting policy and its influence on the reported figures. By examining the financial statement of ABC Company the study portrays the range of accounting policies and highlights the difficulty of distinguishing accounting changes applied in order to enhance the credibility of information provided by the financial statement from deliberate adjustments in the book of accounts made with the intent of gaining advantages and meeting internal targets. Therefore, in order to facilitate understanding of the issue this study provides practical examples of some deliberate adjustments and indicate their direct impact on the financial statement.


BACKGROUND: Cellulitis is a common infectious disease with typical feature – the tendency for recurrence.
AIM: The aim of the study was to define comorbidities, clinical, and laboratory – biochemical factors associated with longer length of stay (LOS) in patients with recurrent cellulitis in the lower legs.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study is a retrospective-cohort study conducted at the Department of Dermatovenerology at General Hospital in Skopje, from January 2016 to August 2019. In the study, we included and analyzed only hospitalized patients admitted for recurrent cellulitis on the lower legs. Inclusion in the study recorded the following variables – comorbid conditions in the patients – present in the medical records or obtained from the interview of the patient and initial values of laboratory assays on admission.
RESULTS: The study included hospitalized 205 patients, admitted for recurrent cellulitis. The most significant comorbid conditions and laboratory parameters which correlate with increased LOS are as follows: Type 2 diabetes mellitus – insulin dependent (p 10 mg/L (p 109 L (p = 0.009).
CONCLUSION: Cellulitis is potential medical emergency event. Recurrence is the most significant complication of cellulitis and lower legs cellulitis is associated with a risk for long-term morbidity. The study has identified several independent factors that are significantly associated with an increased LOS. This independent factors present on admission can stratify the patient with the highest risk of mortality, can improve patient care for better outcomes, and decrease the number of relapses and hospital readmissions.


Catalytic Routes to Adamantane and Its Homologues The Superacid Route to 1-Adamantyl Cation Carbocations and Electrophilic Reactions of Cage Hydrocarbons Fragmentation and Transannular Cyclization Routes to Cage Hydrocarbons Bridgehead Reactivity in Solvolysis Reactions Stabilization of Cage Compounds through Steric Hindrance by tert-Butyl Groups Homologues of Barrelene, Bullvalene, and Benzene: Concepts, Questions, and Results


The mechanisms governing the enzymatic clarification of apple juice were studied by electron microscopy techniques. Full ripe and unripe apple juice samples (Granny Smith) were treated with commercial pectinase (Solvay 5XLHA) and amylase (Rohalase HT) enzymes, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy studies revealed that commercial amylolytic enzymes quickly reduced starch content in unripe apple juice to undetectable values. It was also observed that after pasteurization of this juice (90C, 5 min) all starch granules gelatinized. Using transmission electron microscopy, it was possible to observe pectin bonded to ripe apple juice particles. This protective colloid is known to be responsible for cloudy juice stability. The effect of pectic enzyme to destroy the protective pectin colloid was also detected with this technique. As a result of the enzymatic treatment, average particle size initially increased from 1000 to 1500 nm and decreased thereafter to ≈1100 nm, and Z-potential increased in absolute values from -9.6 to -11.4 mV. It was speculated that the destruction of the weak pectin net by the action of the specific enzyme caused particle aggregation, followed by the collapse of aggregates, increasing the number of particles <500 nm.


A cutting tool according to an embodiment is equipped with a holder and cutting inserts mounted in insert pockets of the holder. Each cutting insert has a leading end surface, a rear end surface, a front side surface, a back side surface, an outer side surface, and an inner side surface, and a cutting edge is disposed on a ridgeline where the front side surface, leading end surface, and outer side surface intersect with one another. The insert pocket has a restraining surface that comes into contact with the back side surface. From a leading end view, the restraining surface has a curved projection part that projects frontward in the rotation direction, and the back side surface has a recessed part for the projection part to come into contact therewith.


The advanced study of the analgesic activity of N-(3-pyridylmethyl)-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxamide selected by the results of the primary pharmacological screening as the leading structure has revealed a significant change in anesthetic properties in different samples of this compound. Since the substance under study was not soluble in water, and animals received it orally as a thin aqueous suspension, the most likely cause of the effect observed was thought to be the changes in the crystalline structure of N-(3pyridylmethyl)-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carboxamide occurring in it under the influence of external factors. This assumption has been fully confirmed by the thorough microscopic investigation of high – and low-active samples, as well as more objective data, the methods of powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. Thus, in particular, it has been found that with all the variety of crystalline and amorphous forms included in the samples studied their qualitative composition appeared to be quite similar. At the same time the quantitative content of some of the phases varies greatly, and obviously, it was the factor determining the size of the analgesic effect.


The development of smart structures has seen many applications both in areas of acoustics and vibrations. We will explore a problem in vibration suppression where the application of smart structures is not only logical but necessary. This system is the control of a flexible ribbed antenna structure. In order to better incorporate smart structures into the vibration suppression problem, a methodology for utilizing a single piezoceramic segment as both a sensor and an actuator simultaneously has been de veloped. The technique for accomplishing this will be presented, and experimental results for the structure will be shown.


This paper introduces the theory of practice by such figures as Kant,Hegel,and Feuerbach and then elaborates the steps Marx took in critically inheriting his predecessors' achievements.Marx's research of human social history is based on practice,which contributes to the revolutionary reform of social development theories based on practice.


This paper describes an architecture based on the Internet ofThings (IoT) for the electronic cane project. It was designed toassist the locomotion process of visually impaired individuals inthe context of smart cities. The architecture allows, through amicrocontroller and a GPS module embedded in the cane, toregister and subsequently identify obstacles according thegeographic coordinates. A smartphone was used to transmit andstore this information in the cloud for further processing. Theinteraction of the cane with the smartphone will open a futurerange of applications, such as the identification of points ofinterest, detecting the proximity of other users of the electroniccane, among other uses. The functionality tests were satisfactory,with an accuracy of 80% identifying the recorded obstacles.


ABSTRACT By dispersing a small amount of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in a high tilt antiferroelectric liquid crystal, a nano composite is prepared. Though the phase sequence remains the same, the transition temperatures of the composite get changed, the stability of SmA* and SmC* phases increases whereas that of SmCA* phase decreases. Pitch of the helicoidal structure shows a discontinuous change at SmC*–SmCA* transition. Absorption strength and critical frequency of the anti-phase antiferroelectric mode are reduced in the composite. The dielectric increment of the Goldstone mode (GM) decreases and the critical frequency increases due to increased elasticity of the composite. A two-fold increase in the critical field for suppression of the GM is observed which signifies more stable helical structure in the composite. The switching time is reduced by 56% in the nano composite as a result of decrease in rotational viscosity but the high tilt remains intact. An observed lower value of conductivity indicates ion trapping in the composite.


Within the transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily of ion channels, TRPV5 is a highly Ca2+-selective channel important for active reabsorption of Ca2+ in the kidney. Its channel activity is controlled by a negative feedback mechanism involving calmodulin (CaM) binding. Combining advanced microscopy techniques and biochemical assays, this study characterized the dynamic bilobal CaM regulation and binding stoichiometry. We demonstrate for the first time that functional (full-length) TRPV5 interacts with CaM in the absence of Ca2+, and this interaction is intensified at increasing Ca2+ concentrations sensed by the CaM C-lobe that achieves channel pore blocking. Channel inactivation occurs without CaM N-lobe calcification. Moreover, we reveal a 1:2 stoichiometry of TRPV5:CaM binding by implementing single molecule photobleaching counting, a technique with great potential for studying TRP channel regulation. In conclusion, our study proposes a new model for CaM- dependent regulation – calmodulation – of the Ca2+-selective TRPV5 that involves apoCaM interaction and lobe-specific actions.


Currently, companies find themselves facing a competitive environment that is ever more globalized and changing and to which they must adapt themselves. This...


This paper is to examine the effect of Ti and Nb on mechanical properties of IF steel sheet.The optimum content of alloy elements has been given in the present study according to the experimental results in the laboratory.The effect of Ti and Nb on recrystallization temperature of cold rolled sheet and microstructure of hot band has also been discussed.


It was in the mid-1970s that the possibility of giving insulin much earlier in the life history of type 2 diabetes began to be considered. At the time, insulin therapy basically had been reserved for the end-stage management of a disease that was called back then 'non-insulin dependent'. However, physicians noted that many patients who had been thought to be well controlled by diet alone continued to have high levels of plasma glucose. When evaluated in a clinical trial, the 24-h blood glucose profiles in non-diabetic subjects were observed to be quite different from those of patients with type 2 diabetes. In subjects without diabetes, glucose was exquisitely tightly controlled–the excursions after meals were short and sharp. Overnight stable glucose values were maintained by the normal homeostatic feedback loop from β-cells. This was substantially different from what was observed in patients with type 2 diabetes who were not on any glucose-lowering medications but were treated by diet alone. In addition to glucose being higher before meals, two other features stood out. Postprandial glucose (PPG) excursions were both higher and longer than in normal subjects. And in contrast to the thinking of the time, basal glucose levels did not return to normal overnight. Instead, basal glucose remained at a level above baseline in a manner that was repeatable for individual patients and that was reflective of the degree of insulin deficiency specific to each individual. It was then decided to assess the impact of a long-acting insulin administration titrated to the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels. Success in achieving FPG goals was easily obtained; however, A1C goals were not normalized in the absence of PPG level control. This was the first study suggesting that type 2 diabetes was an endocrine-deficiency disease and that a logical treatment strategy would be hormone replacement therapy with exogenous insulin [1]. When these ideas were first presented at the International Diabetes Federation meeting in 1977, they were met with considerable scepticism.


This paper briefly introduces the well-field structure and geo-hydrologic conditions of the large shaft of Jinhua Coal Mine,and according to the mining experiences,probes emphatically into the selection and the construction of the comprehensive water-release tunnel,and sums up the economic and social benefits obtained in this engineering.


Summary Background: Electronic referral (eReferral) from community into public secondary healthcare services was introduced to 30 referring general medical practices and 28 hospital based services in late 2007. Objectives: To measure the extent of uptake of eReferral and its association with changes in referral processing. Methods: Analysis of transactional data from the eReferral message service and the patient information management system of the affected hospital; interview of clinical, operational and management stakeholders. Results: eReferral use rose steadily to 1000 transactions per month in 2008, thereafter showing moderate growth to 1200 per month in 2010. Rate of eReferral from the community in 2010 is estimated at 56% of total referrals to the hospital from general practice, and as 71% of referrals from those having done at least one referral electronically. Referral latency from letter date to hospital triage improves significantly from 2007 to 2009 (p<0.001), from a paper referral median of 8 days (inter-quartile range, IQR: 4–14) in 2007 to an eReferral median of 5 days (IQR: 2–9) and paper referral median of 6 days (IQR: 2–12) in 2009. Specialists upgrade the referrer-assigned eReferral priority in 19.2% of cases and downgrade it 18.6% of the time. Clinical users appreciate improvement of referral visibility (status and content access); however, both general practitioners and specialists point out system usability issues. Discussion: With eReferrals, a referral's status can be checked, and its content read, by any authorized user at any time. The period of eReferral uptake was associated with significant speed-up in referral processing without changes in staffing levels. The eReferral system provides a foundation for further innovation in the community-secondary interface, such as electronic decision support and shared care planning systems. Conclusions: We observed substantial rapid voluntary uptake of eReferrals associated with faster, more reliable and more transparent referral processing.


The development of small and medium b usinesses in Western China plays a decisive role in the local economic devel-opment.Given that supply and demand are basically in equilibrium in the d omestic market and that small and med ium businesses in Eastern China have tak en the lead in occupying the market,market limitedness becomes the major obstacle to the development of small and mediu m businesses in Western China.In ord er to promote their development,it i s necessary to take account of the current market situation,increase the market demand in Western China with heavy government investment,provide market space for them,seize the opportu nity of macroeconomic restructurin g,and further enlarge their market.


This paper investigates the problem of nonreconfigurable, nonpreemptive scheduling of parallel tasks in a homogeneous system of processors. Given a task precedence graph where each task T may be executed on up to $\delta (T)$ processors, the problem is to find a schedule such that the makespan is minimized. A scheduling policy is nonreconfigurable if when more processors become available after a task T has been scheduled on p processors, $p < \delta (T)$, they cannot join the execution of task T. It is nonpreemptive if each task is executed without interruption until completion once the task has started execution. The problem of scheduling parallel tasks is NP-hard. The performance ratio of the makespan produced by the original list scheduling algorithm proposed by Graham [SIAM J. Appl. Math., 17 (1969), pp. 416–429] to the optimal makespan is $\Delta + \frac{m - \Delta} {m}$ [Inform. Process. Lett., 37 (1991), pp. 291–297], where m and $\Delta $ are the number of processors in the system and the maximum ...


After the Russian crisis in August 1997, its adverse impact spread into the Post Communistic countries essentially via several channels , which caused the collapse of domestic currency regimes. An essential factor in helping the spread of the currency speculative effect was the removal of capital control regulations in the earlier 90s. To analyse and answer the research question, the paper constructs multi-country investigation. Probit Panel model was adopted to analyze the multi-country study of post-communistic countries. Evidently, the analysis of this panel pointed out that those countries with free capital flows experience a lower likelihood of currency crisis , if the sequence of CAL reformed is adjusted to economic performance of the economy. Furthermore, outcomes from analysis suggest that speed and sequence of the capital account liberalization process is one of the most important factors to increase the probability of crisis and it should be adequate to country conditions of macroeconomic and political fundamentals.


Distribution of pico- and nanophytoplankton in surface waters was investigated in relation to environmental factors at 10 stations in the North Water (NOW), northern Baf- fin Bay, and at 4 more southerly stations in Baffin Bay in fall 1999. Water temperature (T), salinity (S), dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), phosphate concentrations and pico- and nanophytoplankton abundances were measured in the sur- face waters in the studied area. A clustering analysis was per- formed on these data and allows 2 major ecological regions to be distinguished. An eastern region was characterized by warmer, more saline, surface waters (T > -0.04°C, 31.1 3000 cells ml -1 ) in the northern sub-region and their distributions fol- lowed the change in DIN concentrations. DIN and phosphate concentrations were higher in the northern sub-region than in the eastern region and the western sub-region, although DIN and phosphate concentrations were low in the NOW, with values ranging from 0.1 to 1.0 and 0.09 to 0.69 µM, respec- tively. Based on these ecological results, it is hypothesized that a surface current flows northward along the western coast of Greenland in fall, bringing warm, more saline water to the eastern part of the NOW. In contrast, surface Arctic water (colder, less saline) coming from the Kane Basin flows southward along the western part of the NOW. These 2 dis- tinct water masses, with their different physical and chemical characteristics, govern pico- and nanophytoplankton distribu- tions in the NOW during the fall.


We adapted the ultracentrifugation method of the Lipid Research Clinics Program for the separation of lipid subfractions (LDL, VLDL and HDL cholesterol) to a tabletop ultracentrifuge (Beckman TL-100). Centrifugation time was reduced from 18 h to 2·5 h and the sample volume from 5 mL to 2 mL plasma. The imprecision of the LDL-cholesterol estimation (coefficient of variation = CV) was 2·9–7·4% and that of HDL-cholesterol measurement was 1·4–3·9%. Imprecision of the VLDL-C measurement was high (CV = 15·6–29·8%). The results correlated with those obtained by the Lipid Research Clinics method (P < 0·001). Our method could be conveniently adapted by clinical laboratories serving specialist lipid clinics.


Abstract The object of this note is to derive certain multivariate Paley–Wiener bounds for Riesz bases ofL2[−π, π]sthat improve a recent result of Favier and Zalik.


Tetraselmis sp., a green flagellate, shows promise as a good source for larval crustaceans. This paper discusses culture techniques. Typical densities produced in the mass-culture tanks ranged from 275,000 to 450,000 cells per ml.