The execution of multiple, mutually distrusting applications or multiple instances of the same application for different users in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) requires a form of multi-processing which protects the integrity of the JVM as well as the integrity of individual applications. Existing solutions protect processes by loading application classes in dedicated process class loaders and by allowing sharing of only the core Java classes between processes. These techniques are costly in terms of memory consumption, startup time and inter-domain communication. This paper describes a new approach which overcomes these limitations. It proposes a byte code transformation which allows the safe sharing of application classes between processes even in the presence of static fields. The feasibility of our approach is verified in a quantitative performance evaluation.


Sopianae was an important Roman town in the province of Pannonia. By the fourth century AD it gained a status of the provincial capital, when Pannonia was divided into four provinces. The fourth century was the time when Pannonia was probably the most important as the home province of Constantine the Great and many 'Pannonian Emperors'. To be more specific, the Balkans, – where, I will argue, Sopianae belonged – seems to be a united region within the empire with its own traditions, influenced as much by the west as the east. However geographically it did not belong there, Sopianae was the northernmost town within the Balkans' cultural circle.


That slow muddy Red River of the North that runs to Hudson's Bay has terrorized centuries of settlers, and a hundred years of civil engineering doesn't seem to have tamed it. (Includes two illustrations!)


In the paper, we continue the research in the field of decision systems over ontological graphs. Some relations defined over attribute values in such systems are partial order relations. Therefore, we try to incorporate Dominance-Based Rough Set Approach (DRSA) for decision systems over ontological graphs. Due to this approach, we can define decision rules, similar to that defined in DRSA, which give us a new look on data included in such systems.


The transreal numbers, introduced by James Anderson, are an extension of the real numbers. The four arithmetical operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division are closed on the set of transreal numbers. Transreal arithmetic has engendered controversy because it allows division by zero and is proposed as a replacement for real arithmetic. Anderson introduced the transreals intuitively and axiomatically. In the history of mathematics, constructive proofs have ended controversies. We construct the transreal numbers and transreal arithmetic from the very well accepted real numbers and real arithmetic. This construction proves consistency. We then extend the very well accepted algebraic structure of a field to a transfield. We show that, just as the rationals are the smallest, ordered field and reals are the unique, ordered, complete field, so, under suitable conditions, transrationals are the smallest, ordered transfield and transreals are the smallest, ordered, complete transfield. Thus we both prove consistency and demonstrate the wider applicability of the transreals. We hope this does enough to end controversy about the correctness of the transreals, leaving an assessment of their usefulness to future experience.


The program understanding task is usually very time and effort consuming. In a traditional way the code is inspected line by line by the user without any kind of help. But this becomes impossible for larger systems. Some software systems were created in order to generate automatically explanations, metrics, statistics and visualizations to describe the syntax and the semantics of programs. This kind of tools are called Program Comprehension Systems. One of the most important feature used in this kind of tool is the software visualization. We feel that it would be very useful to define criteria for evaluating visualization systems that are used for program comprehension. The main objective of this paper is to present a set of parameters to characterize Program Comprehension-Oriented Software Visualization Systems. We also propose new parameters to improve the current taxonomies in order to cover the visualization of the Problem Domain.


Unemployment in the individual tends mostly come from the workforce with senior high school level both general or vocational, and Bachelor degree compared with the level of junior and elementary education. This is due to the lack of synchronization between educational planning as well as available employment from the higher level of education owned by the workforce will be higher also aspirasinya to get a more appropriate position or employmentopportunities. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect both simultaneously and partially the minimum wage, economic growth, investment, and the proportion of working age population to uneducated unemployed regency or individual. This study uses multiple linear regression analysis and using secondary data. Based on the test results, simultaneously minimum wage, economic growth, investment, and proportion of working age population simultaneously affect the educated unemployed regency or individual. Partially the minimum wage, economic growth, and investment have a negative and significant effect and the proportion of the working age population has a positive and significant impact on the unemployed educated regency or individual.


Purpose: The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is frequently activated in human cancer and plays a crucial role in medulloblastoma biology. We were interested in gaining further insight into the potential of targeting PI3K/Akt signaling as a novel antiproliferative approach in medulloblastoma. Experimental Design: The expression pattern and functions of class IA PI3K isoforms were investigated in medulloblastoma tumour samples and cell lines. Effects on cell survival and downstream signaling were analyzed following down-regulation of p110α, p110β, or p110δ by means of RNA interference or inhibition with isoform-specific PI3K inhibitors. Results: Overexpression of the catalytic p110α isoform was detected in a panel of primary medulloblastoma samples and cell lines compared with normal brain tissue. Down-regulation of p110α expression by RNA interference impaired the growth of medulloblastoma cells, induced apoptosis, and led to decreased migratory capacity of the cells. This effect was selective, because RNA interference targeting of p110β or p110δ did not result in a comparable impairment of DAOY cell survival. Isoform-specific p110αinhibitors also impaired medulloblastoma cell proliferation and sensitized the cells to chemotherapy. Medulloblastoma cells treated with p110α inhibitors further displayed reduced activation of Akt and the ribosomal protein S6 kinase in response to stimulation with hepatocyte growth factor and insulin-like growth factor-I. Conclusions: Together, our data reveal a novel function of p110α in medulloblastoma growth and survival.


As far as super-highly watered cut oil fields are concerned,the appreciation of the reservoirs should be conducted quantitatively so that the results can govern the dependable crop and the potential capacity.Nowadays,there are some ways of evaluating the reservoirs,such as mathematical statistics,comprehensive mathematical discrimination,professional weight discrimination.The bounders of different kinds of reservoirs are not defined scientifically in these methods.In studying the character of V oil group reservoirs in Henan,China,we took the way of professional weight discrimination to evaluate the core wells,getting the data of comprehensive apprehension.The reservoirs are divided into 4 types by using cumulative probability to determine the bounders of the reservoirs.The principle of using cumulative probability to determine the bounders is that the comprehensive parameters of evaluation will drop on the same line as long as the reservoirs have the same characters.Using the step by step discriminant program to define the non-core reservoirs,therefore,creating the discriminant equations of evaluating the reservoirs.The field experiment shows that the data agreement percentage is over 90%,showing that the new method is feasible.


A calcium-binding protein, calmodulin is thought to be an intracellular mediator for many calcium-dependent processes. In this report, to see the immunohistochemical localization of calmodulin in human tissues, routine paraffin sections were studied using either indirect immunoperoxidase or immunofluorescent method, and the characteristic staining was observed in some types of the epithelial cells, the neurons and others. After the preservation of the tissues in the formalin and in the paraffin sections, the immunoreactivity of calmodulin could still be demonstrated, which allows the accumulation of the knowledge concerning the pathological as well as normal distribution of calmodulin in human tissues for the elucidation of calmodulin functions in the human body.


Background: The use of high heels with long periods of time can cause trauma to the muscles. The imposition of excessive and done repeatedly on the muscle tissue could cause taut band to the muscles, which can lead of decreased flexibility of the gastrocnemius muscle.
Objective: To analyze the influence of myofascial release dynamic calf stretch combinationon gastrocnemius muscle flexibility onhigh heels users at LBK Bina Avia Persada.
Research Methods: This research methods used is Quasi Eksperimentalusing the approach of two group pretest-posttest control design. Respondents in this research are flight attendants who use high heels at LBK Bina Avia Persada. A total of 26 respondent samples have met the inclusion criteria.
Results: The results of the research showed that the used of Paired Sample t-test with intervention of myofascial release dynamic calf stretch combination in experimental group with t count > t table (9,585 > 1,745) and giving dynamic calf stretch case group with wilcoxon test obtained sig value 2 tailed 0.026 < 0.05. Based on the test of Mann-Whitney test the result of gastrocnemius muscle flexibility value is sig 2 tailed 0.824 < 0.05 it can be concluded that H0 is accepted which showed that there is no effectmyofascial release of dynamic calf stretch combination on gastrocnemius muscle flexibility on high heels users at LBK Bina Avia Persada.


We calculate the response of a lead-based detector, such as the Helium and Lead Observatory (HALO) or its planned upgrade HALO-1kt to a galactic core-collapse supernova. We pay particular attention to the time dependence of the reaction rates. All reaction rates decrease as the neutrino luminosity exponentially drops during the cooling period but the ratio of one-neutron (1n) to two-neutron (2n) event rates in HALO is independent of this overall decrease. Nevertheless, we find that this ratio still changes with time due to the changing character of neutrino flavor transformations with the evolving conditions in the supernova. In the case of inverted hierarchy (IH), this is caused by the fact that the spectral splits become less and less sharp with the decreasing luminosity. In the case of normal hierarchy (NH), it is caused by the passage of the shock wave through the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein (MSW) resonance region. However, in both cases, we find that the change in the ratio of 1n to 2n event rates is limited to a few percent.


Virtualization technology in cloud environment is characterized by the property of sharing system resources among multiple operating systems. It also maintains isolation between the virtual machines. In virtualized environment, network intensive applications such as web services or databases are being consolidated onto a single host. In these applications, an efficient communication between virtual machines (VMs) is required. Isolation is very important for security reasons but, it increases inter-VM communication overheads. This paper proposes a protocol for efficient and transparent inter-VM communication. It optimizes the inter-VM communication between co-located VMs. It provides synchronization and support for live migration of communicating VMs.


ABSTRACT A novel liquid-phase microextraction procedure for the determination and extraction of caffeine using a deep eutectic solvent based liquid-phase microextraction method (DES-LPME) was developed. A deep eutectic solvent consisting of choline chloride-phenol (1:3) and tetrahydrofuran as a dilution solvent were used for the extraction of caffeine from Turkish coffee samples. The quantitative recoveries were obtained when the DES volume was 400 µL, and the volume of tetrahydrofuran that was used as an emulsifier solvent was 800 µL. The limit of detection and the limit of quantification were found to be 0.12 and 0.40 µg mL−1, respectively. Linear dynamic range was 0.5–100 µg mL−1, and coefficient of determination (R2) was 0.9998. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was 2.20% when the standard solution concentration was 1.0 µg mL−1. The fact that the determination coefficient obtained from the calibration curve was greater than 0.9998 gives information about the accuracy of the method. Also, in order to determine the accuracy of the developed method, selected coffee samples were spiked with 25 and 50 µg mL−1 caffeine. Graphical abstract


Leptospirosis is neglected emerging zoonoses, occurring both in urban
environments as well as rural regions worldwide. During occupational and
recreational activities, humans that come in direct contact with infected
animals or environments contaminated by the urine of reservoir animals are
at a higher risk of infection. Prevention is basically through improved
hygienic measures and rodent control which is very difficult to achieve
particularly in developing countries. Development of an effective vaccine
against leptospirosis remains a challenge. The heat-killed whole-cell vaccine
has been seen to produce some undesirable side effects which include pain,
nausea and fever, short term immunity and serovar restricted protection.
Multi-epitope peptide DNA vaccines are effective against some viruses and
they have recently been shown to have potential efficacy against some
bacterial diseases including leptospires. They are also known mimic antigen
processing and presentation during natural infection and can induce more
potent immunoreaction than the whole protein vaccine. The aim of this
study is to develop a multivalent DNA vaccine that can stimulate significant
antibody production that will aid the control and prevention of leptospirosis
using hamster model. Antigenic B cell epitopes from highly conserved
leptospiral genes LipL32, LipL41, OmpL1, Loa22 and LigA were predicted
using bioinformatics tools, assembled and linked using Gly-Ser spacer and
chemically synthesized. The vaccine constructs were composed of the
lipopolyscharide genes (LipL32, LipL41), the outer membrane porin and
outer membrane-like protein (OmpL1, Loa22), the immunoglobulin-like protein (LigA) and the final construct that is a combination of all the other
constructs. The synthesized DNA was cloned in a pBudCE4.1 mammalian
expression vector. The multivalent DNA(s) were expressed (invitro) and
confirmed by indirect immunofluorescence antibody test. The indirect
immunofluorescence test showed that the recombinant protein was
expressed in CHO-K1 cells and it reacted with antibodies against the V5 and
Myc epitope tags fused to the cloned expression plasmid vector at the 5' end
of the constructs. To evaluate the efficacy of the DNA vaccines, 3-4 weeks old
golden Syrian hamsters were immunized with 150μg of the vaccine in equal
volume of incomplete Freund's adjuvant. Subsequently, all the hamster
groups were challenged with L. interrogans Copenhageni Fiocruz strain
except the control group. Analysis of humoral immune response by
microscopic agglutination tests showed agglutinating antibodies production
(p<0.05) by the immunized hamsters and the antibodies were
immunologically cross-reactive with a range of reference pathogenic
leptospira strains including L. interrogans, L. borgpetersenii, L. weilii, L.
santorasai belonging to different serogroups. Similarly, all the vaccines were
able to stimulate secretion of neutralizing antibodies that prevented the
growth of a number of pathogenic leptospira species as indicated by the
invitro growth inhibition test using a panel of 19 serovars. Histopathological
evaluation of kidneys of challenged hamsters showed that the vaccine
significantly reduced kidney colonization by the leptospires as indicated by
the moderate to severe pathological lesions observed in the kidney tissues. In
conclusion, the multi-epitope chimeric DNA vaccine proves to be a
promising antigen for the prevention of renal colonization and urinary
shedding of the bacteria, which is the major contributing factor for the
persistence of the bacteria in susceptible animals as well as as the
environment. It also showed great potential for stimulation of cross-reactive
immunity against a broad range of pathogenic leptospira serovars.


Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa) is a key regulator of the inflammatory response and a therapeutic target in a variety of disease settings, including cardiovascular conditions such as congestive ...


This special volume of Exploration Geophysics has its genesis in a DHEM workshop held at Macquarie University in June, 1993. To attend this meeting, one had to be an author, or co-author, of a paper; ie, no observers, just participants. The presentations were to be progress reports, with a formal paper to be submitted for publication following the workshop. Abstracts for most of the papers were distributed in a folder given out at the workshop. Appendix 1 gives a list of the papers presented, the principal author and his then affiliation. This volume contains 13 papers which, mostly, are developments from the workshop presentations. The delay in publication can largely be laid at our feet-apologies to those (few) authors who submitted their papers promptly after the workshop.


The occupational disease refers to bodily injury you may suffer as a result of the professional practice of their profession. Among the illnesses of the dentist, we found the highest incidence of which are musculoskeletal injuries are regularly related to body postures, and carpal tunnel syndrome, which is a neuropathic compression of the median nerve at the wrist, which directly affect the job performance of dentists can even cause the inability. We contribute to the theoretical-practical utility collection of scientific articles, interrelating knowledge on the subject, but in a special way, is intended to provide dentists in training, knowledge of the diseases which are likely during their work. Dentists, alarmingly, are exposed to occupational hazards, and that the most common diseases of dentists are musculoskeletal injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. The case studies showed that 92% of dentists expressed adopt poor posture and having discomfort in the neck and back by more than 53%, reflecting conditions such as cervical and lumbar pain. It´s recommended to reduce the risk of injury, keep your back straight and arms resting for precise movements, it´s also important to educate students of the risks to which they are likely to adopt early on good habits.


In this paper, we investigate the stability and uniqueness of generalized traveling wave solutions of lattice Fisher-KPP equations with general time and space dependence. We first show the existence, uniqueness, and stability of strictly positive entire solutions of such equations. Next, we show the stability and uniqueness of generalized traveling waves connecting the unique strictly positive entire solution and the trivial solution zero. Applying the general stability and uniqueness theorem, we then prove the existence, stability and uniqueness of periodic traveling wave solutions of lattice Fisher-KPP equations in time and space periodic media, and the existence, stability and uniqueness of generalized traveling wave solutions of lattice Fisher-KPP equations in time heterogeneous media. The general stability and uniqueness results established in this paper imply that the generalized traveling waves obtained in many cases are asymptotically stable under well-fitted perturbation.


An array antenna system with innovative signal processing can enhance the resolution of a signal direction of arrival (DOA) estimation. The performance of DOA using an estimation signal parameter via a rotational invariant technique (ESPRIT) is investigated in this paper. The DOA angles are derived from the auto-correlation and cross-correlation matrices. Three matrix estimation methods, (1) temporal averaging, (2) spatial smoothing, (3) temporal averaging and spatial smoothing are used to evaluate the performance. Extensive computer simulations are used to demonstrate the performance of the processing algorithms. The DOA performance as a function of signal to noise ratio (SNR), number of snapshots and effect of spatial smoothing are discussed. The position of array antenna elements may deviate from the ideal location. The imprecise element position will increase the DOA estimation variance. Sensitivity analysis due to non-ideal element position is also discussed in this paper


Studies on the effect of oxygen consumption on the cochlea of guinea pigs exposed to powerful stimnlatins of 500cps and 1000cps pure tone (100db, 10-180 minutes.) were performed.Oxygen consumption of the cochlea of guinea pigs was measured by means of Warburg manometer, immediately after the cochlea was taken out.The results were as follows:1) Oxygen consumption of the cochlea increased in the cases exposed to stimmulation for 10-90 minutes, but decreased in those exposed to stimmulation for 90-180 minutes.2) There is no significant difference of oxygen consumption of the cochlea between the cases used of succinate as substrate and those of glucose.3) Following to the exposure to 500cps stimmulation (at 100db, for 30-60 minutes), oxygen consumption of the cochlea increased for three days, then decreased for 4-12 days after the stimulation. It recovered after two weeks.


Chronic alcohol abuse increases the risk of developing the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 3–4‐fold. Based on experimental models, alcohol disrupts alveolar epithelial permeability and is associated with an increase in claudin‐5 (cldn‐5). Here we used viral expression systems to alter cldn‐5 expression by cultured primary rat alveolar epithelial cells (AECs). AECs transduced to express increasing levels of cldn‐5 showed decreased transepithelial resistance (TER), which plateaued at 80% of control levels. Conversely, decreasing cldn‐5 using shRNA increased TER of normal and "alcoholic" AECs by 25–35%, thus improving barrier function. By immunofluorescence, cells expressing increased cldn‐5 showed disrupted localization of cldn‐18 and ZO‐1, where cell junctions had an increase in strand breaks and inward projections ("spikes") suggesting decreased stability. Analysis of differential Triton X‐100 solubility was used to biochemically confirm these observations. This suggests a model for tight junction assembly, where bidirectional interplay between claudin and scaffold protein composition determine tight junction morphology and function.


The goal of this study was to compare and analyze the Boston Innovation District, the London Tech City, and the New York City's Lower Manhattan and extract urban planning elements for building a smart city as a part of industrial regeneration policy. These leading districts were examined across three dimensions: space/place, technology/service and policy/governance. They all incorporated the concept of smart city to construct a built environment that facilitates innovation and improvement of the quality of citizens' life. For space/place dimension, makerspace and co-working space served as the core infrastructure of the innovation districts. At the same time, non-physical programs including education of high-tech equipment and software and networking events were offered. For policy/governance dimension, either a dedicated agency was established, or startup accelerators played active roles in the innovation districts with legal and institutional support from the public sector. Finally, a high-tech work environment was provided to support the operations of high-tech companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs in the innovation districts by constructing ICT infrastructure such as ultra high-speed broadband network.


The invention discloses a preparation method of a titanium dioxide photocatalyst. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: firstly, putting a Ti-Cu amorphous alloy strip into a sealed container containing a nitric acid solution with the mass percent of 65%; adding NaF and citric acid; keeping the heat of the sealed container at 60 DEG C to 80 DEG C for 36h-72h, and taking out the sealed container; and finally, sintering obtained substances at 450 DEG C to 550 DEG C for 1h-2h to obtain the titanium dioxide photocatalyst. The titanium dioxide prepared by the invention is anatase type titanium dioxide with a porous hexagonal prism shape and is the titanium dioxide with a good photo-catalytic performance. The preparation method provided by the invention is simple to operate and a reaction process is easy to control; the obtained titanium dioxide has excellent performances and the preparation method is an efficient and economical preparation method.


With regard to the current needs for greener aviation, this study focuses on a novel concept of Box-Wing Aircraft (BWA). Labelled SmartLiner (BWA/SL), this conceptual aircraft comes as a triplane comprising backward and forward swept wings. The aerodynamic performance and structural characteristics of this BWA/SL aircraft are here explored through numerical simulation, using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI). The computational approach is first validated using NASA's Common Research Model (CRM) aircraft, which is then taken as a reference solution against which to compare the aero-structural merits of the BWA/SL concept. Results show that, although its design is still preliminary and lacks optimization, the BWA/SL aircraft exhibits very decent aerodynamic performance, with higher lifting capacities and a reasonable lift-to-drag ratio. Moreover, thanks to the closed frame of its peculiar planform, it demonstrates superior structural characteristics, including under extreme loading scenarios. Based on this preliminary analysis and considering the room left for its further optimization, this conceptual aircraft thus appears as a potentially promising alternative for the development of more environmentally friendly airliners.


A nanostructured zirconia coating was prepared by plasma spray sol process. The phase composition and microstructure of the coatings and powders dried from the sol were analyzed by means of X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Results showed that spontaneously dried sol had amorphous structure, and it was transformed to crystal structure after being heated. The coating preparedby plasma spray had mixed monocline and cubic crystal structure,and it was composed of dense blocks formed by well melted particles and contained micro - cracks as well.


This study aims to apply the Student Teams-Achievement Division (STAD) learning model assisted student worksheet to increase learning activities and understanding of concepts in biology, especially the principle of trait inheritance material. Class action research consisting of two cycles, each cycle consisting of three encounters is used in this research method. Research instruments are in the form of pre-cycle questionnaire sheets, learning outcomes evaluation sheets, student activity observation sheets, and teacher activity observation sheets. Evaluation sheet of learning outcomes to determine the improvement of understanding of concepts in the material of the principle of inheritance of traits. Student and teacher activity sheets are used to view the interactions that occur between teachers and students.  Descriptive statistics are used in the analysis data to see student learning outcomes and increased student activity. The results of the study concluded that the understanding of student concepts and the increase in learning activities. The percentage of learning activities in cycle I and cycle II respectively averaged 50.95% and 81.21%. The percentage of learning outcomes in cycle I and cycle II respectively averaged 64.61% and 84.31%. The percentage of students who completed cycle I and cycle II respectively was 44.44% and 80.56%. So it can be concluded that the learning with STAD model assisted worksheets can improve students' activities and understanding on the material of the principle of inheritance of traits.


A very rich and weil preserved Late Turolian soricid material (formerly named Amblycoptus topali JANOSSY 1972) is described, which have been found in Polgardi quarry, Locality 5. Detailed anatomical studies of these remains constituted the basis for description of the new genus Kordosia and for drawing some phylogenetical and ecological conclusions. Morphological characters suggest this genus to be closer relatived to Anourosorex than Amblycoptus. On the basis of Mediterranean occurrence of Kordosia ? jessiae (DOUKAS1995), an other member of this genus, a relatively warm elimate is indicated.


This excimer laser may be provided with a laser chamber in which a gas is sealed, a pair of electrodes which are arranged inside of the laser chamber, a power source which supplies a voltage pulse across the electrodes, a gas supply unit which supplies gas to the inside of the laser chamber, a gas discharge unit which partially discharges the gas inside of the laser chamber, and a gas control unit which, on the basis of a deterioration parameter of the electrodes, controls the gas supply unit and the gas discharge unit to exchange part of the gas inside of the laser chamber. On the basis of the deterioration parameter of the electrodes, the gas control unit may determine the amount of the gas inside of the laser chamber to exchange.


'I Acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins' 'There is one body and one Spirit, … one Lord, one faith, one baptism' (Eph. 4.4 f). What precisely is here the significance of the word 'one' ? It would clearly be inadequate to see this unity simply as a matter of Church order—though it may yet be more significant than we have allowed that, in spite of everything, divided Christendom still today recognises a single baptism. We should be nearer the heart of the matter to say that baptism is one because it makes one. Just as it is 'because there is one bread' that 'we, who are many, are one body' (I Cor. 10.17), so it is baptism which in the first place creates this unity: 'In one Spirit were we all baptised into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free' (I Cor. 12.13); 'for as many of you as were baptised into Christ … are all one man in Christ Jesus' (Gal. 3.27 f). Yet there are other elements in the NT doctrine of baptism which suggest that even this does not exhaust the meaning of the phrase. To be baptised 'into Christ' is not merely to find a new and given unity among ourselves. It is to be 'baptised into his death' (Rom. 6.3), to be 'circumcised … in the circumcision of Christ' (Col. 2.11).


Porous silicon (p-Si), prepared by two routes (metal induced etching (MIE) and laser induced etching (LIE)) have been studied by comparing the observed surface morphologies using SEM. A uniformly distributed smaller (submicron sized) pores are formed when MIE technique is used because the pore formation is driven by uniformly distributed metal (silver in present case) nanoparticles, deposited prior to the porosification step. Whereas in p-Si, prepared by LIE technique, wider pores with some variation in pore size as compared to MIE technique is observed because a laser having gaussian profile of intensity is used for porosification. Uniformly distribute well-aligned Si nanowires are observed in samples prepared by MIE method as seen using cross-sectional SEM imaging. A single photoluminescence (PL) peak at 1.96 eV corresponding to red emission at room temperature is observed which reveals that the Si nanowires, present in p-Si prepared by MIE, show quantum confinement effect. The single PL peak confirms the presence of uniform sized nanowires in MIE samples. These vertically aligned Si nanowires can be used for field emission application.


This paper offers some long term perspective on what has been happening to some baseball statistics for Korean professional baseball. The data used are league summaries by year over the period 1982-2013. For the baseball statistics, statistically significant positive correlations (p < 0.01) were found for doubles (2B), runs batted in (RBI), bases on balls (BB), strike outs (SO), grounded into double play (GIDP), hit by pitch (HBP), on base percentage (OBP), OPS, earned run average (ERA), wild pitches (WP) and walks plus hits divided by innings pitched (WHIP) increased with year. There was a statistically significant decreasing trend in the correlations for triples (3B), caught stealing (CS), errors (E), completed games (CG), shutouts (SHO) and balks (BK) with year (trend p < 0.01). The ARIMA model of Box-Jenkins is applied to find a model to forecast future baseball measures. Univariate time series results suggest that simple lag-1 models fit some baseball measures quite well. In conclusion, the single most important change in Korean professional baseball is the overall incidence of completed games (CG) downward. Also the decrease of strike outs (SO) is very remarkable.


The production and consumption of methylchlorosilane(MCS)in China and the existing gap between MCS production enterprises in China and foreign companies were introduced.The complexity of production technology on direct synthesis of methylchlorosilane,such as the structure of fluid bed,synergistic effect of catalysts and the effect of impurities containing impurity in raw silicon during synthesis should be paid attention to,and urgently solved the problems for silicone monomer enterprises in China.The suggestions on attaching great importance to basic research for the improvement of selectivity of dimethyldichlorosilane and comprehensive utilization of high boiling by-products were offered.


In the present articles the determination of creati on elements adaptation in the process of training-l earning of college lesson planning and suggestions in the fiel d of development and optimization of these elements through the Deleuze thoughts have been paid attention; therefor e, the main aim is to consider the relationship of creation with the philosophical process of Deleuze thoughts and nattitudes towards college lesson planning at hig her education. The research method has been separately made as questioner; then the obtained findings have been compared an analysis by these two groups; the data analysis was carried out by spss 20 software. The r showed that the quality and quantity of Deleuze cre ation elements have been paid attention by educatio nal professors and Phd students, but at present the rel ated process has been limited more. Professors and Phd students are not also familiar with these elements presentin g that these have been paid attention very low.


Objective: This study explored relationships among perceived stress, BMI, waist circumference, and eating and physical activity behaviors in college students and gender differences in these relationships. Participants: Students from fourteen universities (n=1,116) recruited for a web-based health intervention in fall of 2009. Methods: Secondary data analysis of study sample at baseline. Associations between stress, BMI and waist circumference, diet, weight-related eating behaviors, and physical activity were explored, as were the between-gender differences in these


A process for using biologic surfactant to increase the activity of cellulase prepared from trichoderma viride AF93252, pulverized rice straw and nutritive inorganic salt features that the biologic surfactant, rhamnolipid, generated by pseudomonas aeruginosa AB93066 is proportionally added to the solid or liquid fermenting culture medium of trichoderma viride to increase the activity of cellulase by 60-70% for solid fermenting or 100-120 % for liquid fermenting.


Silicate glasses, because of their abil i ty to i nco rpo ra t e high p r o p o r t i o n s of po l lu t ing elements such as heavy metals or transition elements, represent one of the best matrices for stabilizing and storing industrial or domestic wastes. Nevertheless, these glasses are subject to atmospheric agents or pore waters during their storage or valorization, and may be deteriorated by leaching. Under natural conditions of pH, the polluting elements (Pb, Cu, Zn, Cr...) trapped in the vitreous matrix can be partly leached in aqueous fluids over several decades or several centuries. The result is potential pollution and the impossibility to valorize these vitrified wastes. Thus, a comprehension of the leaching processes of polluting elements in a vitreous matrix and the quantification of their release as a function of time, is a prerequisite for storing or valorization of vitrified wastes. As a complement to experimental studies of leaching, we show that the evaluation of the longevity of vitrified wastes can be tackled by an analogical approach. Although basaltic glasses have already been used as natural analogues, we suggest that the stained glasses of medieval cathedrals dating from the XII to XIVth century are a much more suitable model for the study of the ageing of stabilized glasses. Indeed, these stained glasses not only have a composition very similar to that of the vitrified wastes, but have also undergone conditions of alteration which are probably similar to those envisaged for the waste glasses. The stained glasses studied have compositions rich in silica, calcium and alkalis (see Table). They are very similar to vitrified wastes. This holds not only for major elements, but also for trace and volatile elements. Indeed, their coloration was obtained by adding heavy metals or transition elements whose concentrations are close to those measured in vitrified wastes. Moreover, stained glasses were conserved on windows or were accidentally buried underground. Thus, they allow us to follow the alteration of glass under different condit ions after 600 to 900 years exposure. These glasses show three types of alteration: 1) a meteoric alteration as deduced from a study of the outside of the windows, 2) an alteration by condensation of water as deduced from a study of the inside of the windows, and 3) an alteration by ground waters and humic acids of samples in the soil.


In this paper, a Three level NPC four leg inverter is used as a shunt active power filter (SAPF), and the Three level Three Dimensional Space Vector Modulation technique in the aßo axes (3-level 3D SVM) for generate the switching signals of this SAPF for power quality improvements under balanced and unbalanced loads are proposed. In order to, improved the output voltage forms, lower switching losses, fix switching frequency, minimizing the harmonics of source currents, reducing the magnitude of neutral current, eliminating the zero-sequence current, and to compensating the reactive power in the four-wire distribution network, and for a good dynamic the synchronous reference frame (SRF) theory in the dq0-axes for generate and extract the reference currents which should be injected by Three level NPC four leg inverter is presented. Simulation results of three level Shunt Active Power Filter performances are presented to validate the proposed three level 3D-SVM with SRF theory for switching signals and reference signals generating.


In a judgment dated November 14, 2019, the Paris Court of Appeal (the "Court of Appeal") annulled the decision of the French Competition Authority ("the Authority") rendered on September 20, 2018…


Co‐management of weight and glycaemia is critical yet challenging in type 1 diabetes (T1D). We evaluated the effect of a hypocaloric low carbohydrate, hypocaloric moderate low fat, and Mediterranean diet without calorie restriction on weight and glycaemia in young adults with T1D and overweight or obesity.


The Taylor formula is very important in maths promblems.the article introduce the applications of in limit,integration, differentialquation,positive termseries and determinant act.


Objective To study the diterpene alkaloids from the roots of Aconitum ouvrardianum.Methods The silica gel column was used for the isolation and purification of the compounds from the roots of A.ouvrardianum.Their structures were identified on the bases of spectral data,such as NMR,TLC,and references.Results Twelve diterpene alkaloids: talatizamine(1),pengshenine B(2),cammaconine(3),sachaconitine(4),crassicauline(5),liljestrandisine(6),14-acetylsachaconitine(7),chasmaconitine(8),vilmorinine(9),geniculatine D(10),isotalatizidine(11),and detaline(12) were isolated and identified in the acetic ether extract from the roots of A.ouvrardianum.Conclusion All these compounds are C19-diterpene alkaloids without C-3 or C-6 oxygen substitution and are found in this plant for the first time.The C19-diterpene alkaloids are the main chemical constituents in A.ouvrardianum.


Within the last decade, adult education has faced significant challenges in terms of its relevance to socio-economic development as it sought to define itself through many international conferences. In spite of these re-conceptualisations, adult education continues to be relegated to the periphery, and therefore lacks the needed funding to play a key role in national development. This paper traces the history of university-based adult education in Ghana. The paper examines how various conceptualisations of adult education have affected university-based adult education in Ghana. Within the context of globalisation and the progression towards knowledge-based society, the paper discusses adult and continuing education as lifelong learning and explains how the Institute of Continuing and Distance Education could transforming itself into a university-based lifelong learning institution.


This thesis presents experimental results of terahertz imaging and spectroscopy techniques to analyze excised breast cancer tissue. The pulsed terahertz system at the University of Arkansas was used to assess formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissue obtained from 22, 40, and 46 year old patients. The tissue for this research was sliced to relatively thin sections of 10 μm thick and mounted on glass slides. Terahertz reflection time and frequency domain images of the breast cancer tissue were then obtained and compared to histopathology slides from the same patient. Results showed good correlation between the reflection images and histopathology slides for the 40 and 46 year old patients. However, there were inconsistent results for the 22 year old patient, possibly due to the age of the patient. The measurements obtained from reflection imaging were also compared to the theoretical solution of the reflection coefficient. The theoretical solution used tissue properties found via terahertz spectroscopy. Thus the strong correlation of this comparison indicated good agreement between the two techniques. Standard electromagnetic techniques were used to formulate the expression for spectroscopy of a single dielectric layer, and the results were validated against literature for the glass slide. Then the formulation was developed to find the properties of tissue on a glass slide via terahertz spectroscopy. A large number of points across the samples were measured to find the electrical properties of infiltrating ductal carcinoma and fibroglandular tissue up to 1.2 THz that best matched the analytical solution. Statistical analysis of the spectroscopy data showed distinct characteristics between the cancerous and normal tissue in the 40 and 46 year old patient consistent with the terahertz reflection imaging. However, there was a wide margin of error in these measurements due to the large absorption in the glass slide. Overall, terahertz was found to have a strong potential for applications with breast cancer tissue. Acknowledgements The Author would like to acknowledge Dr. Magda El-Shenawee for her work as the advisor and thesis director of this work, without which this thesis would not have been possible. He would also like to thank the committee members of this thesis, Dr. David Zaharoff and Dr. Roy McCann, for their participation and contribution to this work. The Author would like to thank the faculty of the Biomedical Engineering Department of the University of Arkansas for advice and support throughout this work, with special thanks to Dr. Wolchok and Dr. Zaharoff for the use of their lab space and equipment. The Author would like to thank Dr. S. G. Sharma with the Department of Pathology at UAMS and Dr. Lucas Campbell with NWA Pathology and Associates for providing the histopathology assessment for this work. The Author also would like to thank Dr. Suzanne Klimberg, MD, Professor of Surgery and Breast Cancer Oncology at UAMS for providing the medical insight on breast cancer lumpectomy and margins that inspired this research. Finally the Author would like to thank Dr. Taday of TeraVIEW, Ltd. for his training and feedback, the Computational Electromagnetics Group members at the University of Arkansas for their support, and all family and friends whose patience and support made this work possible. Funding for the Pulsed Terahertz System used in this work was provided by NSF/MRI award #1228958. Student funding for this research was provided by the NSF GRFP, the NSF GK-12 Program as part of award #1228958, and the University of Arkansas Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship. This research was supported by a grant from the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Programs (ABCRP). The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Translational Research Institute (CTSA Grant Award # UL1TR000039) provided resources during the review and selection process. Additional support was given by the Arkansas Biosciences Institute (ABI). Table of


This Study aims to analyze how service quality affect repurchase interest of the customers Lion Air Airlines in Yogyakarta International Airport. The Population of this research is customers who already repurchase more than twice of Lion Air Airlines in Yogyakarta International Airport. The Sample is 60 respondents. The Data of this Study were collected with online questionnaires distributed to the respondents. The Result of this study concluded that quality service does have an affected on re-purchasing interest, and included how much affect quality service on re-purchase interest.
Keywords: Service Quality, Re-Purchase Interest, Lion Air, Yogyakarta International Airport


Aberrometry is a branch from optical metrology and more directly from astronomy. Applied to the science of vision, it allows for dramatic improvements in human vision research, such as refining the visual capabilities of healthy and diseased subjects beyond physiological limits. In retinal imaging, it permits observing with very high resolution, photoreceptors allowing glimpsing an earlier diagnosis of some retinal pathologies as well as the observation and assessment of more effective treatments. They rely on the ocular wave front collection with the help of an aberrometer which allows establishing the precise and quantitative record of the various optical aberrations of the human eye, whether low or high degree. In this work, we draw our approach to apply these concepts to refractive surgery and contact lenses adaptation, to relate the changes in higher-order aberrations (HOAs) following wavefront-guided femtosecond laser-assisted (WFG FS-LASIK), and to explore the correlations between preoperative spherical equivalence (SE) and mechanisms of HOAs affecting the visual quality.


BEFORE discussing the present position of medical history in the German medical curriculum I should like to make some historical remarks. The paper begins therefore with the part played by the history of medicine in Germany during the nineteenth century up to the first world war. Thereafter it will deal with the time between Sud-hoff's foundation of the Institute of History of Medicine at the University of Leipzig and the second world war. The main topic will be the period after 1945 when nearly every German medical school established a chair and an institute or department of history of medicine. A short survey of the research that is done in these institutes will follow, and finally we shall glance at the teaching programme of the German medico-historical institutes. In the beginning of the nineteenth century German medical schools already offered lectures and courses in the history of medicine, like many medical schools in other European countries. But the aim of the instruction was not the same as today. Today a course in the history of medicine is intended to demonstrate to students that medicine is not an isolated phenomenon, but depends on cultural, religious, economic and social factors, and that the actions and thought of the modern physician have been shaped by the theories, doctrines, findings and errors of countless generations of physicians before them. In the first decades of the last century the medical student had to study classical medical authors in order to learn from them how to practise as a good doctor. Kuhn's Greek-Latin edition of Galen, published in twenty-two volumes at Leipzig from 1821 to 1833, applied to the physician, not to the philologist. This pragmatic conception of the history of medicine was given up about the middle of the century. The leading medical men realized that progress in medicine could not be achieved by persisting in traditional theories or the study of historical texts, but from the scientific approach to disease. The systematic application of physical and chemical methods to the phenomena of life characterized German medical research from the time of Theodor Schwann, Carl Ludwig, and Hermann Helmholtz. There remained no place for the history of medicine: medico-historical lectures disappeared from the curriculum or found no audience. Although the history of medicine did not enjoy great standing as an academic discipline, the University of Berlin had a chair in medical history. Until 1850 it …


The chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant activity of the essential oil of propolis (EOP) collected from 25 locations in China was investigated. Steam‐distillation extraction was used to extract the EOP, and chemical composition was identified by GC/MS. The antioxidant activities of EOP were also measured. The result showed that a total of 406 compounds were detected in EOP. The major compounds of Chinese EOP were cedrol, γ‐eudesmol, benzyl alcohol, phenethyl alcohol, 2‐methoxy‐4‐vinylphenol, 3,4‐dimethoxystyrene and guaiol. Principal component analysis revealed the significant correlation between EOP compositions and their origins, and certain correlation was detected between EOP and their color. Linear discriminant analysis showed that 88 % and 84 % of the propolis samples were predicted correctly as the groupings identified by climatic zone and the color, respectively. Furthermore, the differences of antioxidant activities of EOP were significant. EOP of Shandong had the strongest antioxidant activities, whereas EOP of Guangdong, Yunnan and Hunan showed the poorest.


Autonomous shipping with adequate decision support systems is widely considered as a high-potential development direction in the maritime industry in the upcoming years. Prediction technologies are one of the key components in these decision support systems and they usually require a large number of data sets to estimate vessel states. Certain vessel motion models are generally implemented with the above-mentioned prediction technologies to improve the accuracy and robustness of the estimated states. In contrast to wider research studies of different motion models for the applications of ground vehicles, the studies of appropriate motion models for maritime transport applications are still insufficient. Therefore, it is necessary to develop reliable motion models for vessels, and that can improve the decision supporting capabilities in future vessels, especially in autonomous shipping.
 In this paper, two kinematic motion models which can be used to estimate various vessel maneuvering states are examined and compared. In the current stage, the proposed models are used to investigate ship maneuvers produced by a ship bridge simulator. Two nonlinear filter algorithms combined with Monte Carlo-based simulation tests are applied to estimate the respective vessel states. In the conclusion, a comprehensive comparison of the estimation algorithms is presented with the estimated vessel states. Hence, this study provides robust and convenient estimation algorithms that can support autonomous shipping navigation in the future.


Seasonal montane forests are found in a variety of land elevation, climatic conditions, isolation and fragility. This study aims to establish the floristic composition and to assess species contribution from regional woody communities to the Pico do Jabre montane seasonal forest (06° 02'12'' to 08° 19'18'' S and 34° 45'12'' e 38° 45'45''W). This area contains the highest regional elevation (1197 m) in Northeast Brazil. A survey was carried out during three years, monthly vouchers were incorporated into the University of Paraiba (JPB) herbarium. The floristic list registered 87 species, 65 genera and 34 families. The richest families were Fabaceae (20) (4 Caesalpinoideae, 9 Faboideae and 7 Mimosoideae), Myrtaceae (12), Erythroxylaceae and Euphorbiaceae (5), Solanaceae and Salicaceae (4) and Malvaceae and Sapindaceae (3). The local flora included species found in regional Ombrophylous Montane and Lowland Seasonal Forest communities, several from the neighboring Caatinga as well as some others with large distributions in Brazil, all of which highlight the importance of its preservation.


In the nuclear field, the correct evaluation of the effects of design-basis accidents is fundamental to correctly design the countermeasures needed to preserve the integrity of the containment barriers and to confine the ra-dioactive material. Therefore, both in fission and in fusion, notwithstanding the different amounts of radioac-tive materials, the availability of models that can predict the accidental transients is crucial. Here we describe the model recently developed to analyse an in-vessel Loss-Of-Coolant-Accident in the EU DEMO fusion reactor, and implemented in the GETTHEM code. In particular, we focus on the release of coolant inside the Vacuum Vessel (VV) following a break in the breeding blanket cooling loop, considering a helium-cooled blanket solution. The model of the VV pressure suppression system is calibrated and bench-marked exploiting results from the validated CONSEN code by ENEA.


An Eulerian-Eulerian three-dimensional CFD model was developed to study the effect of different inlet designs on deoiling hydrocyclone separation efficiency. Reynolds averaged Navier Stokes and continuity equations were applied to solve steady turbulent flow through the cyclone with the Reynolds stress model. In addition, the modified drag correlation for liquid-liquid emulsion with respect to the Reynolds number range and viscosity ratio of two phases was used and the simulation results were compared with those predicted by the Schiller-Naumann correlation. Pressure profile, tangential and axial velocities and separation efficiency of the deoiling hydrocyclone were calculated for four different inlet designs and compared with the standard design. The simulation results for the standard design demonstrate an acceptable agreement with reported experimental data. The results show that all new four inlet designs offer higher efficiencies compared to the standard design. The difference between the efficiency of the LLHC, of the new inlets and the standard design can be improved by increasing the inlet velocity. Furthermore, the simulations show that the separation efficiency can be improved by about 10 % when using a helical form of inlet.


In this paper, the researchers present a multi-objective linear fractional inventory model using fuzzy programming. The proposed method in this paper is applied to a problem with two objective functions. The resulted fuzzy model is transformed into an ordinary linear programming. The implementation of the developing model presented in this paper is demonstrated through the use of some numerical examples.


The present study was concerned with Amsel's theory of frustrative nonreward (I) as it might apply to children. The major implication tested is that the relationship between symbolic (verbal) expectative responses and frustration is similar to the postulated relationship between more peripheral expectative responses (i.e., fractional anticipatory goal responses) and frustration. According to Amsel, the latter relationship is positive, and hence the present prediction was that the former relationship is also positive; i.e., the stronger the symbolic expectative responses of reward, the greater the amount of frustration when that reward is removed.


This study compares fluid content profiles derived from high-resolution geophysical data acquired before and after a controlled light non-aqueous phase liquid release experiment with those from hydrogeological models (Van Genuchten and Brooks-Corey) based on laboratory saturation-capillary pressure data for the porous medium. Standard petrophysical relationships (e.g., Archie's equation, Topp's equation and Complex Refractive Index Method) were used to convert in situ geophysical properties to fluid contents and saturations. The total fluid content profiles estimated from neutron probe data using a linear relationship is a good overall match to the hydrogeological prediction for both uncontaminated and contaminated conditions. In contrast, the water saturation and content profiles estimated from the vertical resistivity probe and time domain reflectometry data, respectively, differ appreciably from the hydrogeological model predictions of water content. Further, these differences are greater for the three-phase contaminated case. The results of this study suggest that care should be exercised when estimating fluid content from geoelectrical properties using standard petrophysical relationships. The inference of water content from geoelectrical probes therefore requires more study necessitating the development of petrophysical relationships that are applicable over a wider range of vadose zone conditions. Introduction A major objective in hydrogeophysics is the extraction of hydrogeological parameters from geophysical data. In the vadose zone, geophysical data can be used to obtain water content and saturation profiles from which saturation-capillary pressure relationships can be inferred. Subsequently, these relationships can be used to estimate relative permeability and the vertical distribution of immiscible contaminants. For example, Binley et al. (2002) used geophysically-inferred water content estimates as the input to the hydrogeological relationship of van Genuchten (1980) to predict hydraulic conductivity in the vadose zone. The important elements of this process are the hydrogeological models that describe the fluid content-capillary pressure relationships in two and three phase systems and the petrophysical equations that connect fluid contents with geophysical properties. In this study, we examine the nature of these elements by analyzing detailed geophysical profiles acquired before and after a light non-aqueous phase liquid (LNAPL) release within a controlled vadose zone and comparing them with hydrogeological model predictions based on the laboratory characterization of the saturation-capillary pressure relationship. Field Experiment This study analyzes high-resolution geophysical data acquired by DeRyck (1994) during a controlled LNAPL release experiment where kerosene was injected into a large-scale test cell containing repacked Borden sand. During that experiment, vertical profiles were obtained using a neutron soil moisture probe, a vertical resistivity probe (VRP) and a time domain reflectometry (TDR) array. The


Service problems encountered on the F-4 aircraft showed that the environmental qualification requirements for the UHF blade antenna were not adequate. Although the individual environmental levels were stringent enough, only combined environmental testing could duplicate the conditions in which service problems occurred. Techniques for applying static side load simultaneously with vibration and temperature were developed. The combined environment testing was instrumental in the rapid assessment of antenna modifications and resulted in a final configuration which proved satisfactory in service. A need to include combined environmental testing for qualification of blade antennas was established.


This thesis describes the development of the 4-bromobenzylsulphonyl (4-
Bbs) group as an enzymatically cleavable protecting group for the side chain of
arginine. The protected arginine was utilised to synthesise RGD peptidcs both
with and without a spacer arm and these peptides were incorporated into
hydrogels. Hydrogels were made from 1,2-propandiol-3-methacrylate (glycerol
methacrylate, GM MA) or butyl methacrylate (BMA) and 1,2-ethandiol
dimethacrylate (ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, EGDMA) and photopolymerized
as 60~m coatings. Removal of the 4-Bbs protecting group was achieved by
incubation with the enzyme Glutathione-S-Transferase.
Culture of human dermal fibroblasts on the materials showed significant
improvements in cell adhesion and viability in serum free media on glycerol
methacrylate hydrogels with nominal RGD concentrations of 1 ~mol/g or greater.
A spacer arm between the peptide and the bulk was not necessary to promote cell
attachment. No significant improvement in cell adhesion and viability to butyl
methacrylate hydrogels was observed at any of the peptide concentrations tested.
The effects of peptide concentration, GST pre-treatment of materials, cell
passage number and culture with soluble RGD were investigated by examining
cell morphology, adhesion, viability and F-actin organisation.


To provide a connector mounting structure and stringed instrument the connector for a mounting hole formed in the mounting member can be stably and reliably fixed. The invention relates to a connector attachment structure for attaching the connector 72 to the mounting hole 48 formed in the body 12 has a shank 86 which is inserted into the mounting hole 48, and forward thread on the proximal end side of the shaft portion 86 the first male screw portion 96 consisting of one thread of the hand thread is formed, and a connector second male threaded portion 98 on the distal end side of the shaft portion 86 made of the other screw of the forward screws and hand thread is formed a body 74, provided on one side of the body 12 has a first female screw portion 106 screwed into the first male screw portion 96, a positioning nut 78 for positioning the connector body 74 with respect to the body 12 provided provided on the other side of the body 12, a second female screw portion 110 screwed into the second male screw portion 98, and a fixing nut 82 for fixing the connector body 74 with respect to the body 12. .BACKGROUND 9


This thesis analyses cooperation between France, Germany and the United Kingdom (the 'EU-3') throughout different episodes of the 2011 uprisings in Libya. Focusing on (i) the provision humanitarian assistance and consular support, (ii) measures taken in the realm of border protection and migration management, (iii) the use of restrictive measures, (iv) the diplomatic recognition of the Libyan opposition, and (v) the decision to intervene (or not) militarily, the study provides the first overview of the activities of the three most influential member states at the time. Drawing on a large set of original empirical material from primary and secondary sources, including 77 semi-structured interviews with foreign policy elites and experts in Berlin, Paris, London and Brussels, the thesis applies a novel two-step explanatory framework to account for decision-makers' actions. This approach first identifies those normative factors which influenced the way in which decision-makers constructed their respective state's interests, and subsequently demonstrates how these interests helped to form their interpretations of a given situation in light of the costs and benefits of the various options available to them. The study thus contributes to the growing body of literature that underlines the added value of ideabased research in foreign and security policies, and to crisis response in particular.


In this paper, a novel robust design approach is proposed to design the robustness of the nonlinear system under large uncontrollable variation. First, a variable sensitivity approach is proposed to formulate the nonlinear effect into the variable sensitivity matrix. Then, a variable sensitivity-based robust design is developed to minimize the variable sensitivity matrix so that the influence of the uncontrollable variation to the performance will be minimized. Since the proposed robust design considers the influence of the nonlinear term in a large design region, it can effectively improve the robustness of the nonlinear system despite large uncontrollable variation. Simulation examples have demonstrated the effectiveness of the proposed design method.


1. It has been found that a prostigmin analogue, the dimethylcarbamate of (2-hydroxy-5-phenylbenzyl)-trimethylammonium bromide (HoffmannLaRoche Nu-683) is capable of inhibiting selectively the activity of the non-specific or pseudo-cholinesterase. 2. Injections of this compound have demonstrated that an almost complete inhibition of pseudo-cholinesterase in the blood and tissues of dogs can be effected without eliciting symptoms indicative of the accumulation of acetylcholine. 3. Symptoms indicative of the accumulation of acetylcholine appear only when the activity of the specific or true cholinesterase is significantly depressed as well. 4. These results show that pseudo-cholinesterase plays no essential part in the hydrolysis of acetylcholine in vivo.


Abstract As a basic research for revitalization of cycling that is emerging as a means of green transportation, this study aims to analyze the impact of neighbourhood environmental factor perceived by the local residents on cycling satisfaction as the concern for energy and environmental issues is increasing. For this, a survey was conducted through a questionnaire to the residents in Sangju-si and the impact of the perceived neighbourhood environmental factor to cycling satisfaction with ordered logit model was analyzed. The result showed that the factors such as quality of bicycle lane, quality of bicycle conveniences, accessibility of major conveniences, safety of cycling and amenity of street made a significant impact on cycling satisfaction. Based on such result, this study suggested the considerations to be made in designing a cycling environment. Key Words : Bicycle, satisfaction, Ordered logit model, Perceived environmental factor, Bikeway 이 논문은 2012년 대한국토․도시계획학회 춘계학술대회에서 발표된 논문을 수정․발전시킨 것으로 2011년도 정부(교육과학기술부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단 기초연구사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임 (과제번호 : 2011-0014414)


Portable stream programming language (PSPL) is a language for stream based application programming on reconfigurable many-core architectures. It provides the programmer with useful domain specific primitives that allow for bitwise operations on data. The first step in its development has been completed. The syntax has been fixed and a parser has been provided for the front end of the PSPL compiler. The scanner and the parser where generated using automatic tools (scanner and parser generators) which rely on complex mathematical algorithms for their generation. Abstract syntax (data structures that preserve the source program so that program structure is evident) has been implemented for the parser using a "syntax separate from interpretation" style of programming. Tests have been carried out to ensure that the correct data structures are generated. The final outcome is a parser that other phases of the compiler can depend on for onward transmission of the source program in an unambiguous manner. The development of subsequent phases of the compiler will form the next logical step in the process of transforming PSPL to a standalone language for computing on reconfigurable many-core architectures.


The invention discloses a method for digitalizing a cutting template, comprising the following steps of: marking parameters for a camera device of a measuring system to obtain internal parameters; utilizing the camera device to obtain an original image of a background and performing imaging correction and/or distortion correction and gray processing on the image to obtain a background gray image; putting a plane reference object with known area in the background, imaging the plane reference object, performing imaging correction and/or distortion correction, gray processing, differential operation and binary processing on the image to obtain nonzero pixels of an binary image of the plane reference object, and obtaining pixel equivalence of the measuring system; putting an object to be measured in the background, and obtaining nonzero pixels of an binary image of the object to be measured; transforming an binary image of the cutting template into an edge profile image of the cutting template; and according to pixel equivalence of the digitizing system of the cutting template, transforming the edge profile image of the cutting template into a vector image of the cutting template.


In this article the answers provided by 98, 12-year-old students to questions included in an end-of-year science examination are analysed. Almost all of the students are able to explain day and night, but the reason why the Moon always presents the same face to the Earth is less well understood. Estimations of the time in Earth days from sunrise to sunrise on the Moon vary. Most students can explain the apparent movement of stars across the night-sky, but their direction is less certain. Implications of the findings for teaching and learning are addressed.


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This work investigates halide segregation in methylammonium-free wide bandgap perovskites by photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and advanced electron microscopy techniques. Our study reveals ho...


Brecht's The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui was presented in October 2002 by the National Actors Theater (NAT) in New York, and the result was less a production than the scene of a traffic accident. Colliding there were the NAT's flimsy schema, the ambition of Al Pacino to play Arturo, and the sway of Simon McBurney, the director. All through the performance I felt that I was surveying wreckage. The first victim was the National Actors Theater. What is it? Not what its title says it is. It is not national—it is located in New York— and it is no more an actors' theater than any other production. The enterprise was launched in 1991 by Tony Randall, who had large but gauzy ambitions, questionable judgment, and a lot of money that he had earned in television. (It was supplemented by donors.) The NAT under Randall has presented a number of great plays with widely varying artistic results, but it has never resolved into a company with perceptible long-range purpose. Continuity and growth and a sense of ensemble have been blatantly absent. I have seen fewer of their productions than has Michael Feingold, and he writes, "I have been going to the NAT for a decade now, and I still don't know what it is." This Brecht instance looked as if Pacino's ambition had crashed into whatever was left of Randall's nebulous aims and had left the raison d'être of the NAT even more shaky. Whether it will survive this collision and what its future productions will be are questions that do not bate the breath. The Brecht play was done in an auditorium at Pace University, not only with Pacino in the lead but with a number of well-known film actors in the cast, including Randall. The venue and the cast announced that some high-salaried people were proving their anticommercial humility. The nub of the venture was, of course, Pacino's long-nurtured ambition to play Ui. He had done it in his prefilm days in Boston, and in 1974, after his first film successes (including The Godfather), he had rehearsed it in a workshop at the Public Theater. "We will evaluate it," Joseph Papp had said while the workshop was in progress, "and then groom it for the Vivian Beaumont," the Lincoln Center theater that he then managed. Evaluation must have been negative; the production never opened. Thus early, however, Pacino was a bifurcated figure. Besides his first films, I saw him off Broadway in The Indian Wants the Bronx and The Local Stigmatic, on Broadway in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, and at the Beaumont in Camino Real and had recognized that this longwaisted, short-legged actor was, at his best, a high-voltage dynamo. I followed his screen career with recurring admiration, but I knew— it was no secret — that he had concomitant theater plans. Among them were Arturo Ui, Richard III, and Herod in Wilde's Salome, all of which he had already performed. (The third of these monsters he has recently done again in a public reading). Now that he has brought about this large production of the Brecht play, perhaps his Arturo ambition is satisfied. productions


This study aims at investigating the effects of electron beam irradiation on the montmorillonite and alumina trihydrate–added low-density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends. The mechanical, flammability and electrical resistivity of the montmorillonite and alumina trihydrate–added low-density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends were investigated. The addition of montmorillonite provided the reinforcing effect to the alumina trihydrate–added low-density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate, whereby the tensile strength of 150 kGy and 250 kGy irradiated samples gradually increased with increasing of montmorillonite composition (i.e. 5 phr to 20 phr). Furthermore, the addition of montmorillonite into low-density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends increased the limiting oxygen index and thermal decomposition temperatures of samples, thus improving the flame retardancy and thermal stability. The increasing of montmorillonite and irradiation dosage promoted the char formation during combustion. Besides, the increasing of montmorillonite loading levels gradually decreased the surface and volume resistivities of the polymer blends. The high irradiation dosages (i.e. 150 kGy and 250 kGy) were found to slightly decrease the electrical resistivity of the alumina trihydrate–added low-density polyethylene and ethylene vinyl acetate blends especially at high loading of montmorillonite. The irradiation effect improved the mobility of montmorillonite ions in polymer matrix, subsequently causing the reduction of the electrical resistivity of the polymer blends. The storage capacity of electrical charges of samples was slightly declined with the increasing of montmorillonite loading levels and irradiation dosages as shown by the dielectric constant results. The dielectric loss tangent of samples slightly increased at the increasing of montmorillonite loading level. However, the dielectric loss tangent was declined with increasing of irradiation dosages.


This work introduces a laser guidance system for improving the performance of surgical navigation. It consists of a laser pointer mounted on a pan-tilt platform calibrated with the tracking system from the navigation platform. With two pan-tilt rotation axes, the laser beam of a green laser pointer can reach any location in 3D space. The calibration between the pan-tilt platform and the tracking system is done by using Levenberg-Marquardt and Least-Squares Estimation of Transformation algorithms. The registration between organ and 3D virtual model is obtained by the tracking system and therefore, the laser is also implicitly registered. Therefore, important points or the resection path of the 3D model can be projected precisely on the surface of the organ with the laser pointer.


Background: Although dobutamine‐atropine stress echocardiography (DASE) has been widely used for evaluating patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), dynamic changes that occur at microcirculatory level during each stage of stress have not been demonstrated in humans. Aim: We sought to determine variations in myocardial blood flow (MBF) during DASE using quantitative real time myocardial contrast echocardiography (RTMCE). Methods: We studied 45 patients who underwent coronary angiography and RTMCE. Replenishment velocity of microbubbles in the myocardium (β) and MBF reserves were obtained at baseline, intermediate stage (70% of maximal predicted heart rate), peak stress, and recovery phase. Results: β and MBF reserves were lower in patients with than without CAD at intermediate (1.65 vs. 2.10; P = 0.001 and 2.44 vs. 3.23; P = 0.004) and peak (1.63 vs. 3.00; P < 0.001 and 2.14 vs. 3.98; P < 0.001, respectively). In patients without CAD, β, and MBF reserves increased from intermediate to peak and decreased at recovery, while in those without CAD reserves did not change significantly. Optimal cutoff values of β reserve at intermediate, peak, and recovery were 1.78, 2.09, and 1.70, with areas under the curves of 0.80 (95%CI = 0.67–0.94), 0.89 (95%CI = 0.79–0.99), and 0.69 (95%CI = 0.53–0.85). Sensitivity, specificity and accuracy for detecting CAD at intermediate stage were 68% (95%CI = 48–89), 85% (95%CI = 71–98), and 78% (95%CI = 66–90), at peak stress were 79% (95%CI = 61–97), 96% (95%CI = 89–100), and 89% (95%CI = 80–98), and at recovery were 74% (95%CI = 54–93), 65% (95%CI = 47–84), and 69% (95%CI = 55–82), respectively. Conclusion: RTMCE allows for quantification of dynamic changes in microcirculatory blood flow at each stage of DASE. The best parameter for detecting CAD in all stages was β reserve. (Echocardiography 2011;28:993‐1001)


Sixty calves were examined for cryptosporidia from January to April 1985 using faecal samples collected daily from 1 to 28 days after birth. Samples of fresh faeces were stained with carbolfuchsin according to Heine. Ooocysts of Cryptosporidium sp. were found in 578 (36.65 %) out of a total of 1577 faecal samples examined. The excretion of oocysts was first observed as early as 5 days after birth, rose substantially from about 1 week of age and continued till the end of the observation period. Maximum values of extensity (i.e. per cent of infected animals out of the number of animals under consideration) and intensity (i.e. severity) of infection were found between 9 and 14 days of age. From the epizootiological point of view, this period poses a particu~ar danger as regards the spread of infection. A direct relationship between the intensity of cryptosporidial infection and diarrhoea was demonstrated. It is concluded that the incidence of cryptosporidia and their effect on the development and course of diarrhoeal disease in calves up to 28 days of age should not be underestimated. The method of examination used in the study proved reliable.


Objective To investigate the cell growth inhibition and apoptosis induced by rapamycin on human hepatocellular carcinoma Bel-7402 cells and to study the role of mitochondrium membrane potential in the process of apoptosis. Methods Bel-7402 cells in vitro were given 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 nmol/L different concentrations of rapamycin, and the cell growth inhibiting ratio of Bel-7402 was assessed by MTT assay. The changes of morphology of Bel-7402 were observed by Hoechst 33258 staining and flow cytometry (FCM), respectively; The cell mitochondrial membrane potential was detected by using JC-1 staining method. Results Rapamycin could inhibit the growth of Bel-7402 cells significantly by inducing apoptosis, and the growth suppression and the cell apoptosis both presented time-effect relationship and were also dose-dependent. The rates of inhibiting and cell apoptosis after 72 h exposure to 50 nmol/L rapamycin were significantly higher that those of other groups (P0.01). Typical morphological changes of cell apoptosis were observed very clearly after the Bel-7402 cells had been exposed to rapamycin for 48 hours using Hoechst 33258 staining method, and it was also observed that the mitochondrial membrane potential decreased when apoptosis occured (P0.01). Conclusion Rapamycin could inhibit the growth of Bel-7402 cells by inducing cell apoptosis, and the descent of mitochondrial membrane potential may play an important role in the process of cell apoptosis.


Instructional design of hypnosis-based reading interest guidance is the development of guidance material of reading interest that previously has been created by Perpustakaan Nasional Indonesia (National Library of Indonesia) for the training of Calon Pustakawan Tenaga Ahli (CPTA) or Expert Librarian Candidate. The development of learning design that combines theory and practice is absolutely needed. Moreover, the result of class survey signifies that only 10% of CPTA training participants are interested in reading. This instructional design employs MINERVA model since it aims to result instructional system directing to the formation of CPTA employability skill. The skill in bibliotherapy for CPTA in a college to guide reading interest is required, especially to boost the motivation and learning capacity of civitas academica, specifically librarian who experience stress symptom due to final project. The skill in bibliotherapy requires provision in effective reading capacity and efficient reading comprehension. Through the learning of hypnosis-based reading interest guidance, firstly CPTA participants can reflect the level of reading awareness, secondly be the support of bibliotherapy program in college library, and thirdly boost mental awareness. Librarian is not only limited to administrative service, but also it has role as vanguard in mental literacy service through bibliotherapy.


For p‐polarized laser light obliquely incident on overdense plasmas with steep density gradients, a new collisionless absorption mechanism (sheath‐transit absorption) is studied analytically and numerically. Complementary to Brunel's ''not‐so‐resonant'' resonant absorption, and to the conventional resonant absorption, the sheath‐transit absorption is most effective for steep density gradients and when the light pressure is less than the plasma pressure. It is also shown that the assumption of instantaneous particle reflection, usually a reasonable assumption for the normal incidence case, is invalid for the p‐polarized oblique incident case. A test‐particle model which provides a simple physical picture of the sheath‐transit absorption is presented. Absorption coefficients obtained from the test‐particle model agree reasonably well with those from particle‐in‐cell (PIC) simulations. The transition from the resonant absorption to the sheath‐transit absorption as the density gradient steepens is demonstrate...


The article deals with diagnosis ,etiological factor ,neuropathology,treatment and prognosis of persistent vegetative state (PVS) patients. There are no uniform standard for diagnosis of PVS. PVS mainly caused by traumatic brain injury. The main neuropathology of PVS is diffuse axonal injury,diffuse cortical contusions and selective thalamic lesion. Positron emission tomography(PET) may be useful for predicting the possibility of recovery from PVS. There are no special useful treatment for PVS and the outcome of PVS after traumatic brain injury is better than other PVS.


A beam scattering model was proposed to analyze volume reverberation signals received by a broadband acoustic Doppler current profiler(BBADCP).Broadband signals for the BBADCP were also simulated.Analysis showed the validity of the beam scattering model.Based on the beam scattering model and simulated signals,the Pulse-Pair method was applied and Monte Carlo statistics were generated to analyze estimation performance.Statistical analysis showed that performance was mainly affected by cell range,current velocity and the signal to noise ratio(SNR).So the model is both a useful theoretical tool and a simulation method aiding further research and analysis of BBADCP based measurements.


Using glutinous rice and milk as raw materials,the Kefir and rice wine were fermented,followed by the blending with other materials to develop a novel milk wine.The optimal formula for the novel wine was confirmed by orthogonal test as follows:Kefir 20%(v/v),rice fermentation broth 15%(v/v),sucrose 3%(w/v),aspartame 0.05%(w/v),citric acid 0.06%(w/v),and complex stabilizer 0.55%(w/v).The milk wine not only has a special mixed flavor of Kefir and rice wine,but also is good for human health with full nutrition.


Previous research on the nutritional vulnerability of the elderly has failed to examine the unique potential for dietary enhancement provided by gardening and food preservation among the rural elderly. The goal of this paper is to describe contemporary home gardening and food preservation practices in persons 55 years and older in rural Kentucky. Data come from a year of qualitative research and two subsequent surveys designed to record seasonal variation in diet and nutritional strategies of a sample of 639 respondents. Fifty‐six percent of the elders had home gardens; they were in better functional status and less likely to live alone than nongardeners. A core garden of 7 items most commonly raised was identified from a total of 22 items reported. Most elders preserved home produce; preservation techniques specific to particular foods are identified. Patterns of foods grown and favored preservation techniques are analyzed in relation to historical traditions, traditional beliefs, and food preferences in...


Single Particle Plasmon Sensors as Label-free Technique to Monitor the Dynamics of MinDE Protein Wave on Membranes Weixiang Ye, Christina Lambertz, Ariadna Martos, Andreas Henkel, Andreas Neiser, TorbenTobias Kliesch, Andreas Janshoff, Petra Schwille and Carsten Sönnichsen Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Mainz, Germany Graduate School Materials Science in Mainz, Germany Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Goettingen, Germany


The paper aims to find that whether steel girder or spatial steel-pipe truss is better in steam turbine building with large span whose roof is two slope.The applications of these two structural styles are analyzed and compared with case study.At present,the roof frames used in power plant which applies spatial steel-pipe truss are mostly singular slope;two-slope is rare;it emphasizes on two-slope spatial truss to give a reference for the design aftertime.It optimizes spatial steel-pipe structure to obtain the optimization.Secondly,it compares the optimization with steel girder from techno-economic appraisal.Finally,it is concluded that the 45degree steelpipe shuttle-shape spatial truss of reversed triangle which is one type of spatial steel-pipe truss is better than steel girder in many aspects.Also,it discusses the support type of the roof frame and points out its influence on the computing-model and gives the predigestion principle of support.


The aim of the study was to determine the changes in grain yields in relation to the sterile to fertile plants ratio.Total of 21 mixtures of 0, 5, 10 up to 100 % of fertile plants mixed with the sterile variant of the hybrid ZPSC 341 was made. Because of reliability of the experiment the original fertile hybrid ZPSC 341 was used as a check three times. Effects of fertile, i.e. sterile cytoplasm of the observed hybrid on yield and yield variations were studied. The extent of dependence of the percentage of fertile plants on yield was determined. Furthermore, the sterile to fertile hybrid variant ratio resulting in the highest yield was established. The analysis of results indicate that the highest average yield (13.273 t ha) was obtained with 90 % fertility, while the lowest average yield (11.510 t ha) was gained with 10 % fertility.


The synthesis of a number of 8-(dialkylamino)- and 8-alkoxyxanthines (3 and 6, respectively) is described. Treatment of 3 with m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA) gave by a novel rearrangement 3-(disubstituted amino)-4,7,9-trimethyl-1-oxo-2,4,7,9-tetraazaspiro[4,5]dec-2-ene-6,8,10-triones 10. Also, the corresponding 3-alkoxy-subtituted spiro compounds 12 were obtained by an analogus treatment of 8-alkoxyxanthines 6. In attempts to elucidate a tentative mechanism for this rearrangement 8-[(dialkylamino)methyl]caffeines 7 when treated with m-CPBA did not undergo the rearrangement but only yielded the expected N-oxide derivatives 16. This result seems to indicate that a necessary structure element for this rearrangement to occur is an atom with an unshared pair of electrons to be attached to the 8-position of the investigated xanthines. In agreement with this statement is the fact that N-oxides of 8-[(dialkylamino)methyl]caffeines 16 do not undergo the novel rearrangement but rather give the expected Meisenheimer rearrangement or the Cope elimination depending upon reaction conditions.


The rapid development of the technology of the computer, pushing forward the advance and development of enterprise greatly. This demands to have management mode of enterprise conforming with it, making sciential prediction and policy with the market changing accurately in time. Markov analysis model is a prediction model, as tool of business administration, it have already succeeded in using predicting decision and simulation of various computers system now.


This paper presents the Tweetsted system implemented for the SemEval 2013 task on Sentiment Analysis in Twitter. In particular, we participated in Task B on Message Polarity Classification in the Constrained setting. The approach is based on the exploitation of various resources such as SentiWordNet and LIWC. Official results show that our approach yields a F-score of 0.5976 for Twitter messages (11th out of 35) and a F-score of 0.5487 for SMS messages (8th out of 28 participants).


Abstract. WestudyAlfv´enwavetransmissionthroughparallelshocks. First, the paper corrects for mistakes made in a previ-ous study by Campeanu & Schlickeiser on the same subject.It is shown, contrary to CS, that first-order Fermi accelerationby multiple shock crossings is generally more effective thanstochastic acceleration in the downstream region. Moreover,we demonstrate that in a large region of the physical parame-ter space the scattering center compression ratio is much largerthan the gas compression ratio. This leads to flat spectra forthecosmicraysacceleratedbythefirst-orderFermimechanismespecially at low Alfvenic Mach number shocks.´Keywords:accelerationofparticles–shockwaves–turbulence– cosmic rays1. IntroductionParticle acceleration at shock waves is a universal mechanismfor the origin of non-thermal particle populations since shockwaves occur in many astrophysical sites (Drury 1983a, Bland-ford and Eichler 1987, Jones and Ellison 1991). In the conven-tional picture of diffusive shock wave acceleration energeticparticles are confined by low-frequency plasma waves near theshock, gaining energy both by (1) multiple crossings of theshock(Axfordetal.1977,Krymsky1977,Bell1978,Blandford& Ostriker 1978), and by (2) stochastic second order Fermi ac-celerationinthedownstreamregionoftheshock(Campeanu&Schlickeiser1992,Schlickeiseretal.1993).ThelatterprocessisunavoidableduetotheinteractionoftheupstreamAlfvenwaves´with the shock, which produces a cross helicity state of down-streamAlfv´enwavesdifferentfrom |H


Vertex Pharmaceuticals will pay Ribometrix $20 million to develop up to three RNA-targeted small-molecule treatments. The partners are not identifying drug targets, but Ribometrix previously disclosed to C&EN that it is pursuing molecules that bind to messenger RNA related to the cancer driver c-Myc and that target mRNA connected with the protein implicated in Huntington's disease. Ribometrix was founded in 2017 based on discoveries of chemist Kevin Weeks at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


AbstractThe performance of the centrifuge dewatering unit in Sungai Udang centralized sludge treatment facility has been studied using multivariate statistical approach. The relationships between bio-solids production and 14 parameters were analyzed using principle component analysis (PCA) and multiple linear regression (MLR) analysis. PCA was used to simplify the complexity among variables affecting the production of bio-solids in the treatment facility. All varimax factor (VF) values obtained from the PCA were used as independent variables in MLR analysis. It was found that VF1 (wet sludge and mixed liquor suspended solids) and VF4 (polymer dosage) had significant linear relationships with bio-solids production, which accounted for 74.32% of variations in the bio-solids production. This approach could be used to precisely estimate the amount of sludge produced by the centrifuge dewatering unit and for better evaluation of system performance that meets the design criteria and future requirements for slud...


The salamander is a key limbed vertebrate from which many major scientific questions can be addressed in the fields of motor control, evolutionary biology, and regeneration biology. An important gap of knowledge is the description of the electrophysiological properties of the neurons constituting their central nervous system. To our knowledge, some patch-clamp electrophysiological recordings were done in the spinal cord and recently in hindbrain slices, but not in any higher brain region. Here, we present a method to obtain patch-clamp recordings in slices of the telencephalon, diencephalon and rhombencephalon of salamanders. The method includes dissection of the brain, brain slice preparation, visual identification of neurons and patch-clamp recordings. We provide single cell recordings in the rhombencephalon, diencephalon and telencephalon of salamanders. This method should open new avenues to dissect the operation of salamander brain circuits at the cellular level. Highlights - Salamander brain slices of telencephalon, diencephalon, and rhombencephalon - Patch-clamp recordings in salamander brain slices - The salamander as a model to decipher tetrapod neural microcircuits


The present invention relates to functionalized Hochvinylaromaten-containing diene rubbers and their preparation, to rubber compositions containing these functionalized Hochvinylaromaten-containing diene rubbers, as well as their use for the production of rubber vulcanizates.


Energy consumption worldwide has increased significantly over the past few decades due to increasing population and economic growth. Efficient building energy consumption prediction plays an important role in energy planning, management, and conservation in smart buildings. This paper presents a new machine learning (ML) approach for the prediction of energy consumption in industrial buildings. It presents a trade-off between the performance and the interpretability of ML models which are major issues for building energy prediction using ML. The applicability of the proposed approach is demonstrated by a real case study to predict energy consumption in the steel industry. It shows that the Random Forest (RF) model provides the most effective prediction results, and the permutation feature importance helps the steel industry experts to better understand the judgments of the model. Hence, it will assist them to optimize energy consumption and make the most appropriate decision in industrial buildings.


ABSTRACT This study seeks to advance how intergroup dynamics can help us better understand the relations between humans and robots. Intergroup contact theory states that negative feelings toward an outgroup can be reduced through controlled intergroup contact. This study tests this theory by having study participants interact with either a human (member of the ingroup) or large humanoid robot (member of an outgroup) and measuring changes in social distance before and after the interaction. The findings suggest that robotkind is a distinct social group separate from humankind and as predicted by intergroup contact theory, exposure to a specific robot can override held prejudices against robots as a social group.


The research achievement of doctor cultivation quality in our country is briefly reviewed from the five aspects of survey and research report,monograph,dissertation,and periodicala.It is concluded that in spite of the short history of the existed research in China,its development is fast with increasingly widened research view and gradually improved research depth.However,it is still lack of the true doctrinal research and firm policy research while there are a lot of marginal researches,and a little of core research.