This paper, which is based on the Martindale-Giesekus yarn model, points out recent advances in research on point processes, extends them where necessary, and so provides a solution to the problem of estimating the statistical anomaly of the underlying point process of fiber end points. It is argued that estimating the anomaly (a function) is the natural extension and refinement to estimating Huberty's κ (a constant), and therefore the proper method of measuring yarn irregularity. The estimators of 1 — κ are in fact estimators of the anomaly at argument zero.


Objective To observe the clinical therapeutic effect and safety of Maixuekang capsule on old patients with convalescing cerebral infarction. Methods 180 patients aged 60 years or older convalescent patients with cerebral infarction were randomly divided into study group (n=90) and control group (n=90). Both groups were given oral compound Danshen tablets, nimodipine tablets, aspirin enteric-coated tablets, piracetam tablets and other conventional treatment, and control of blood glucose, blood lipids, blood pressure. The study group on that basis was given oral Maixuekang capsule (4 pills tid).The study course was 6 weeks for both group. Results In study group, the total effective rate was 92.22%, while in control group that was 77.78%.The study group was better than the control group. The difference was statistically significant (P 0.05). Blood rheology indexes were significantly improved in the study group (P0.05), while those indicators were not significantly improved in the control group (P0.05). Both groups had no apparent adverse reaction. Conclusion Maixuekang capsule in the treatment of senile cerebral infarction in convalescence is very effective and safe.


The article considers military issues in the work of Olzhas Suleimenov.
O. Suleimenov knew about the war not by hearsay, he was friends with
Rakhimzhan Koshkarbayev, Dmitry Snegin and Baurzhan Momyshuly and
heard about the war another truth ... It is no coincidence that the author
often regrets about the fact that so far the Kazakh literature does not present
a novel about that war, filled with truth.
The author, in describing the events of the war years, starts from the
formula: «the war touched everyone» trying to understand a person caught up in the border situation, faced with a choice between life and death, and sets out what is happening in the ballad form which is characterized by tense tragic dynamics inherent in such subjects.
His poems about the war are concrete, filled with factographic information; between the lines, in the subtext there emerges what the poet did not express in the poetic form.
The article analyzes such verses of Olzhas Suleimenov as: «Their
names rustle as assault flags», «Nameless height», dedicated to the memory of Kurban Badelbaev and others


The utility model relates to a multi-function laser detection device for detecting the evenness of the road surface, the device is provided with an outer framework with walking wheels. A rigid detection beam under which a plurality of laser displacement sensors are arranged is hung on the inner circumference of the outer framework through a plurality of springy shock-absorbing objects. A hinge folding draw frame, a withdrawing shading protection panel and so on are also arranged on the outer framework. The utility model adopts a datum transferring measuring method and detects the road surface through full optical laser displacement sensors. The laser displacement sensors detect the distance to the surface while the device moves. The collected data is received and stored by a computer directly after preprocessed by an interface control case. The product has the advantages of low price, convenient use, fast, objective and accurate detection and high efficiency, etc.


A procedure for changing the course of the atomic-layer chemical vapor deposition (ALCVD) growth of TiO 2 from TiCl 4 and H 2 O on amorphous SiO 2 substrates/underlayers at low temperatures is proposed. The changes are characterized by the real-time incremental dielectric reflection measurements and post-growth spectrophotometry and reflection high-energy electron diffraction measurements. In the procedure, an ultrathin layer of the material is deposited and, subsequently, in situ inhomogeneously etched in the TiCl 4 flow, both steps being performed at a temperature above 350 °C. As a result, an ultrathin microrough mixed amorphous/anatase-phase surface layer is created. By using this layer as a seed layer, the crystalline-growth temperature of the material is reduced. So anatase (mixed with amorphous phase) TiO 2 thin films on SiO 2 substrates at 125 °C are, for the first time, grown. The films are shown to be depth-inhomogeneous. The upper part of the films, when they are thicker, is well textured.


Muscle herniation is defined as a protrusion of muscle through an acquired or congenital defect of enclosing fascia. There have been 19 cases of symptomatic forearm muscle herniation reported in the literature. In this article we present a case of a 26-year-old factory worker who developed a traumatic forearm muscle herniation diagnosed on ultrasound and MRI, and we review the imaging of muscle hernias.


(57) Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for purifying immunoglobulin G from a crude immunoglobulin-containing plasma protein fraction. The method comprises several steps, it is preferred that the anion exchange chromatography and cation exchange chromatography are linked successively. Acetate buffer having a pH of about 5.0 to 6.0 and the molar concentration of about 5~25mM are preferred for use throughout purification process. The method includes further immunoglobulin product obtained by this process. Further, the present invention will have a purity higher than 98%, the content of IgG monomers and dimers is higher than 98.5% IgA content is IgA / l of less than 4 mg / l, immune containing agglomerates with the polymer of less than 0.5% on globulin products. The product does not contain detergent, PEG or albumin as a stabilizer. The product is stable for intravenous administration of immediate, without the risk of viral, easy to handle in the liquid.


Electro-optical testing device is the important technical means to guarantee the operation efficiency of laser range equipment in complex battle environment. Several important indexes must be tested to ensure the good operation of pulse laser range equipment, such as the collimation of optical axes, the maximal measuring distance, laser emitting energy, resolution capability, and laser spot quality. A new kind of testing device is provided in paper. On the one hand, delay simulating space distance by computer and quasi-laser is used in the term of testing electrical parameters. The testing method is to collimate the emitted laser beam and disperse the beam into a photometric sphere. Then, emit with a regulated temporal delay a new beam into the receiver module of the laser range finder, which can realize automatic, fast and non-disassembly testing to electrical parameters. On the other hand, a new kind of infrared-detecting transforming device based on up-conversion effect is used in the term of testing laser spot characteristics, which can realize the capturing of laser spot in real-time to the pulse laser range finder and high-frequency pulse laser measuring range system. Applications show the testing device is automatically and quickly for many kinds of laser range finder, which has the characteristics of compact structure, portability, high reliability, which is especially suitable to the application under field operations.


CPH leads to the improvement of the functional state of diaphragm, normalization of diaphragm excursion under forced respiration and contractility of diaphragm muscle, which gives an opportunity to increase the effi-ciency of treatment of these patients.


In the text of the paper the soliton creation energy was chosen to correspond to a pair of neutral solitons. However, it has recently been pointed out that the branching ratio for the production of neutral solitons is zero. The soliton creation energy should be corrected accordingly. Also, the experimental data in Fig. 3 were obtained from an unpublished version of an article subsequently published2 without these data (not from Ref. 11). The data which were published do not extend over as many decades of photoconductivity; fits to these data are not as satisfactory but do not lead us to doubt the essential validity of our model.


Objectives: To study the real-world effect of hybrid closed loop systems (HCLS) on glycemic control and quality of life (QoL) in pediatric patients with T1D.
 Methods: Patients 2-20 years old with T1D for ≥ 1 year were recruited when starting t:slim x2 with CIQ (TS) or Omnipod 5 (O5). We collected time in range (TIR), time low (BG <70 mg/dl), A1c, and QoL survey responses at baseline and 3 months. Kruskal-Wallis rank sum test and chi-squared test were used for data analysis.
 Results: Baseline data is in Figure 1. TIR improved by 7% after 3 months of HCLS use (p=0.004). Time low was unchanged after 3 months (p=0.3). Figure 2 shows results by subject.
 Discussion: In this real-world study, HCLS improved TIR at 3 months without change in hypoglycemia. Data collection, enrollment, and analysis are ongoing with more results (A1c, QoL surveys) expected shortly.

 C.V. Tillotson: None. P.H. Nichols: None. K. Mofford: None. N. Leibel: None. R. Gandica: None.

 National Institutes of Health (5T32DK065522-18)


International focus on the Arctic environment has increased during the past decade due to the environmental and geopolitical changes in the region. The Arctic is a major focus for long-range atmospheric transport of pollutants from industrial regions at mid-latitudes. For example, compared to the background, the Pb concentrations in recent Greenlandic lake sediments have increased about 2.5-fold, with slightly higher enrichments towards the coast, where annual precipitation is highest [1] Accumulation of persistent pollutants in the environmental as well as bioaccumulation in the food chain of Arctic mammals


Food and beverage processing is considered as the most dominant manufacturing sector in the country. However, due to the seasonal nature of agricultural commodities several products lose their value during the marketing process. These products are either sold at a very low price or considered as a production waste. This study was conducted to evaluate the production performance of Emerald Durian Palace, to identify the profit maximizing production quantity to decrease surplusassociated costs, and recommend strategies to increase sales. The current production of the company is at the optimal level, but it could still improve by 16% to attain maximum revenue. Results suggest that the company is also loosing 27% of its production associated with over-production wastes and not being able to meet the demand of the market. The researchers recommend to decrease the cost of production associated with unsold inventories and increase their sales revenue by following the recommended production level. Several marketing strategies were also formulated to provide a sure market for products and a fast-moving inventory.


The paper discusses the advantages of solving boundaryvalue problems by the use of eigen-function expansions of suitable fourth order differential equations instead of those of second order equations. Some such expansions are constructed, their convergence properties studied and their use in different types of boundary-value problems are discussed.


The planned launches of European, Japanese, and American satellites for monitoring the earth will provide many terabits of data which can be used to help answer numerous environmental questions. So far an enormous effort has been made so that this information can be used for specific scientific objectives such as providing data for the calibration of global circulation models. At the same time, very little effort has been spent in understanding how this information is made available to and used by political decision makers. Even though the purpose of Mission to Planet Earth is to directly aid the difficult political decisions on what to do about human activated global climate change. This paper discusses the likely requirements that may be placed on the end‐to‐end information system so that it might actually be used as the basis for political decision making. A Decision Center is proposed and an associated mechanism that meets the necessary requirements for linkage of the scientific and political.


Black crystals of [Rb(crypt-2,2,2)]4(I5)2(I8) were obtained from a dichloromethane/ethanol solution of RbI, I2 and Kryptofix-2,2,2®. The crystal structure (monoclinic, P21/c (no. 14), a = 1250.1(1), b = 2555.2(2), c = 2313.4(3) pm, β = 121.45(1)°, V = 6309.9(11)·106 pm3, Z = 2) consists of [Rb(crypt-2,2,2)]+ cations leaving three-dimensional channels for the V-shaped (I5)− and Z-shaped (I8)2− anions which are isolated from each other.


South Asian Journal of Cancer ♦ Volume 7 ♦ Issue 3 ♦ July-September 2018 192 28. Kondaveeti SS, Sundaram R. Therapeutic effect of concurrent radiation with single agent nimotuzumab in locally advanced and recurrent HNSCC: Retrospective analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol 2014;90:S561. 29. Talapatra K, Deshpande M, Goyle S, Majumder D, Badhwar S, Mistry R. Nimotuzumab and intensity modulated radiation therapy in the concurrent setting of locally advanced head and neck cancers: Early results of a prospective trial in India. Int J Radiat Oncol 2016;96:E359. 30. Wykosky J, Fenton T, Furnari F, Cavenee WK. Therapeutic targeting of epidermal growth factor receptor in human cancer: Successes and limitations. Chin J Cancer 2011;30:5-12. 31. Perez R, Moreno E, Garrido G, Crombet T. EGFR-targeting as a biological therapy: Understanding nimotuzumab's clinical effects. Cancers (Basel) 2011;3:2014-31. 32. Qu YY, Hu SL, Xu XY, Wang RZ, Yu HY, Xu JY, et al. Nimotuzumab enhances the radiosensitivity of cancer cells in vitro by inhibiting radiation-induced DNA damage repair. PLoS One 2013;8:e70727. 33. Garrido G, Tikhomirov IA, Rabasa A, Yang E, Gracia E, Iznaga N, et al. Bivalent binding by intermediate affinity of nimotuzumab: A contribution to explain antibody clinical profile. Cancer Biol Ther 2011;11:373-82.


2:2′-Biquinolyl, prepared by catalytic dehydrogenation of quinoline, has been found to give a purple colour with the cuprous ion under certain conditions. The colour reaction is sensitive, specific for copper, and the intensity of the colour produced follows Beer's law. A procedure has been worked out for the detection and estimation of copper, the smallest amount of copper detectable being 1 part in 100,000,000. Stable complexes with cupric copper and cobalt have also been prepared.


Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is in the frontier region and its overseas tourist market is mainly based on the border tourism differing from the general one. The study on the overseas tourist market in the autonomous region is of significance. In this paper, a case study on the change of the temporal structure, spatial structure and tourists' consuming structure of the overseas tourist market in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is carried out. The conclusions are as follows: (1) The increase of overseas tourists is slow, and the seasonal change of tourist flow is fairly obvious. The peak of tourist flow appears in December when the border trade is the most active, because the market of border trade and tourism is dominated by entry touring, accounting for 90% of the total overseas tourists. (2) The spatial structure shows some distinctive characteristics. Firstly, the main part of tourist market has the strong border property, and the market is very concentrated. Secondly, the tourist market depends strongly on Mongolia and Russia. Lastly, the stability of development of international tourism is poor. (3) Overseas tourists make a short stay in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The tourists' consumption level is low, so the proportion of touring exchange in the whole country is rather low. This paper also explores the change of the demands of overseas tourists in 21st century. Combining with the characteristics of the international tourist market, some measures of developing the overseas tourist market in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are put forward in the paper, including the development and integration of tourist products, spatial distribution of tourism development, etc. It is hoped to promote the sustainable development of international tourism industry in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.


A single-mode Yb-doped fiber laser producing 1 W at 980 nm is demonstrated with a high conversion efficiency of 66%. A 33 mW power at 498 nm is reported by frequency-doubling in a ppLN waveguide.


The invention discloses a processing method of special flavor eggs and preserved eggs, comprising the following steps of: (1) raw material examination; (2) cleaning and air-drying; (3) immersion in a feed liquid; (4) unloading and cleaning; (5) blending; (6) removing and air-drying; (7) vacuum packaging; (8) sterilization; and (9) finished product. The invention has the following beneficial effects: the prepared products have unique flavors of fruit, flower and wine fragrance and health value, and are suitable for a wide range of people; and the shelf-life at normal temperature can reach 180 days.


There is no doubt that our century has witnessed a widespread rebellion against historical consciousness, and that in consequence of this rebellion history can no longer lay claim to the central intellectual position to which it aspired in the nineteenth century, when "iorthodox" historiography-by which I mean the tradition of professional academic historiography initiated by Ranke-came into being. If, as is suggested by the work of a multitude of poets and philosophers and by the reflections of some historians, we are cun-ently undergoing a crisis of historical consciousness, it is clear that the crisis has been going on for some time. Already, in the works of various late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century writers, the preoccupations and procedures of professional historians were being roundly condemned,' while the First World War and the devastating events that followed, by destroying the intellectual respectability of the idea of progress, knocked the foundations out from under the historicist assumptions that had dominated nineteenth-century thought and thus turned the rebellion against historical consciousness into a general revolt.2 Under the aegis of the ideas of progress and of organic or dialectical develupmentunder the aegis, that is, of ideas stressing the continuity between past and present-it was easy to believe that history was a vitally important discipline; under the reign of discontinuity the inclination is to turn toward other disciplines more relevant in their subject matter or more creative in their practice. The characteristic response of twentieth-century historians to the threat of history's potential irrelevance has been to attempt to preserve its vitality by extending


Public Health Policy has developed programs for diagnosis, treatment and follow up of chronic diseases with severe impairment of patients compromised with autonomy, therefore unable to go to clinical ambulatory. This concern is usually seen in older people with several pathologies, including cardiovascular, orthopaedic, but especially neurodegenerative or cerebrovascular disorders. For this reason the figure of territory neurologist developed more and more prominence for these purposes. In particular, it has been showed a progressively higher incidence of behavioural and psycho-organic symptoms that severely compromise the management of patients and quality of family life, including the efficacy of caregivers (in the person of relatives or external, often foreign, caregivers). Usually the most common and urgent request which the neurologist on the territory is subjected is to give back the saneness of the whole family's context. The main diseases presenting with serious symptoms are: after effects of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, Dementias like Alzheimer's Disease, patients with psychiatric disorders undergoing to regressive syndromes linked to aging. The main symptoms to manage are aggressiveness, impulse dyscontrol, insomnia, dysphagia, persecution complex and other obsessive-compulsive behaviours. O.G., was a 89 yr old female, with previous hip fracture, Paget disease with deformities of sines in saber shape and of the little joints, calculi liver. She was affected by a degenerative/ mixed dementia associated to organic impulse dyscontrol with aggressivness and resistant insomnia, therefore it was included in the Unit for Home Care Patients according to the complexity of pathologies and age. Several attempts of the neurologist to treat behavioural disturbances were performed by using prometazine up to 25 drops/die, trazodone 75 mg/ die and quietapine up to 50 mg/die; this drugs were used both in monotherapy and in association particularly trazodone and quietapine. Due to the advanced age, and renal as well as hepatic malfunction the dosage of these drugs could not be increased and the use of valproic acid was contraindicated due to hepatic lithiasis.


Abstract For an increasing number of women globalization has led to migration: more and more women are involved in internal, regional and international migration to find jobs and most of them are employed to do agricultural and domestic work. In this paper an attempt has been made to see the migration of Mexican women to urban informal sector particularly to Monterrey Metropolitan Region. The paper has found a constant flow of female migration to informal sector, though there was a decline trend during 2000 and 2002, but after that it again starts increasing significantly. Whereas the socio-demographic profile of these migrants states that they are elder in age that is to say they are more than 20 years. Very few women found less than 20 years in informal sector; this may be due to as they are young, so still they have good chances to get employment in sector formal. Moreover young populations do not have any economic pressure to sustain the family livelihood. When we compared these migrant women with their education and marital status it gives a clear picture that most of them who are occupied in informal sector are have little education and are married. However, result indicates that women in sector informal basically occupied in sellers, street vendor, craft women, working in manufacturing sector and domestic servants.


Growing interest in the notion of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes being a collaborative partnership between ITE providers and local schools (Le Cornu and Ewing, 2008) guided the reframing of The University of Waikato's Bachelor of Teaching (BTchg, Primary) ITE programme in 2012. Situated in Hamilton, New Zealand, The University of Waikato has had a longstanding relationship with local Normal schools, who have traditionally been models of exemplary teaching practice. This reframed Collaborative University School Partnership (CUSP) repositioned the education of pre-service primary school teachers as a collaborative partnership between the University of Waikato's Faculty of Education and these local Normal schools. This reframed model was implemented through a co-constructed and co-delivered Professional Practice and Inquiry 1 (Prof Prac 1) course, which was taught by both university lecturers, and an appointed in-school (honorary) associate lecturer at each of the local Normal school sites. It was expected that this collaborative development work would result in shared responsibility for the preparation of teachers, and build a more robust relationship between faculty staff and schools.


This article is a summary of arthor's teaching practice in several years. It proposes that the discussing course of Algebric exercise which can foster the student's ability in analysing and solving problems and can improve the elementary reseach and creative power of students is a valuable link in the reform. Introducing the discussing course of Algebraic exercise is also a important step to improve the teaching quality in the series courses of Algebra.


The present investigation, was undertaken to test the American suggestion that the higher mean concentration of haemoglobin in males in America, compared to this country, is due to the chronic inhalation of carbon monoxide from the exhaust of closed motor cars (Price-Jones, 1931).


Aims and objectives : Vitamin D deficiency is common in general population in India inspite of adequate sunlight. We have decided to find out the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in type 2 diabetes individuals. Method: 370 type 2 diabetes individuals attending Karnataka Institute of Diabetology outpatient department and 100 normal individuals were studied. Fasting plasma glucose, post prandial plasma glucose, lipid profile, vitamin D levels, BMI, waist circumference and BP of these subjects were measured. Results :0 Out of 370 type 2 diabetes subjects 67.3% were males and age group ranging from 21 to 80 years. Duration of diabetes range from 0 to 20 years. Vitamin D deficiency was present in 83%, insufficiency in 13.8% and only 3.2% had normal vitamin D levels. Vitamin D deficiency was common in individuals >50 years, males, BMI 25030. Family history of diabetes was present in 60%. Hypertension was present in 47.6%. Total cholesterol, LDL, Triglycerides were lower and HDL levels were higher in type 2 diabetes individuals with vitamin D more than 20 nanograms per ml. In 100 South Indian non type 2 diabetes individuals taken as controls 62% were males, age group ranging from 21 to 80 years. Vitamin D deficiency was present in 82% and insufficiency in 12% and 6% had normal vitamin D levels. Conclusions :0 Vitamin D deficiency was present in 83% of type 2 diabetes individuals and 82% of normal individuals. So both south Indian type2 and non type 2 diabetes individuals are equally deficient in vitamin D. Further studies are needed to know whether correction of vitamin D deficiency help in improving glycemic control.


The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of message framing strategies and approach avoidance trait moderators on health communication intervention messages aimed at encouraging adaptive coping among parents of those children with eating disorders (PCEDs). Parents of children with eating disorders (N = 108) were randomly assigned in a three-condition (gain frame, loss frame, and control) online message pretesting experiment. Outcome measures included decisional balance (Transtheoretical Model) and behavioral intentions. Gain frames were more beneficial in promoting adaptive behaviors among PCEDs, as loss frames were often harmful. Findings are qualified by approach/avoidance moderator interactions. Formative research benefits from incorporating experimental pretesting methods. Interventions using framed messages should consider relevant personality traits that serve as moderators to behavior adoption.


This paper presents the robust controller design strategy for nonlinear systems. A novel controller parameter selection methodology is incorporated in the design procedure so that the system states can quickly reach the defined desired level. The experiment is first performed in a simulation environment and the parametric values obtained from the experiment are applied in a real time physical system. The dynamic performance of the system with the variation of parameter values are also incorporated in the paper.


A new framework for the development of global high resolution models using a vertical‐meridional, two‐dimensional pole‐to‐pole domain is proposed. Compared with the three‐dimensional global model, the two‐dimensional framework can simulate cloud‐scale convection at significantly reduced computational cost, data volume, and turn‐around time, and accelerate the development phase. Although idealized, it allows for simulation of various clouds and scale interactions under a wide range of environmental conditions, even though zonal waves such as mid latitude storms cannot be simulated. Physics schemes can be tested and assessed over a full array of simultaneously occurring cloud regimes. The framework can serve as an intermediate step between a one‐dimensional simulation and a full three‐dimensional global model. Using this framework, we analyze the resolution dependencies of simulated clouds and the Hadley circulation in a range of global high resolution models by performing multiple 1000‐day simulations; for some resolutions tested, for example, 2 km horizontal resolution, three‐dimensional simulation is not feasible at the present time. Analysis shows that both horizontal and vertical resolution determine the properties of the Hadley circulation and clouds, and that the differences among the simulated Hadley circulations are understood as differences in scale interactions influenced by resolution.


Objective To measure the craniofacial soft tissue thicknesses of juvenile malocclusion sufferers from 12 to 17 age in Xi'an and to discuss the feature of them. Methods Craniofacial soft tissue thicknesses at 9 landmarks were measured with DR and statistically analyzed in 380 juvenile (male=184,female=196) malocclusion sufferers and 30 normal occlusion volunteers in Xi'an. Results The measured values were from (4.33±0.66)mm~(17.32±2.20)mm of facial soft tissue thicknesses of juvenile malocclusion sufferers in Xi'an. There are significant differences in the basis nasi,upper lip,lower lip and mentolabial furrow between males and females in craniofacial soft tissue thickness (P0.05). Conclusion There is significant difference in craniofacial soft tissue thickness among different positions of face in juvenile malocclusion sufferers in Xi'an.There are differences in craniofacial soft tissue thickness between sex.


Additive effects on plasma etching durability for positive resist have been studied. The radical scavenger and plastics antioxidant increase the plasma etching durability of positive resists by reducing thickness loss and pattern deformation after plasma etching (thickness loss decreases about 2 times for 10% additive). The sensitivity, contrast, and development of additive‐containing resists, showing slight difference from original resists, are investigated by electron beam exposure.


China's rapid urbanization has led to unprecedented growth of rural-to-urban migrant children. Although previous studies have shown that migrant children report more peer victimization and internalizing problems, limited studies have yet examined associations between peer victimization and internalizing problems, as well as the direction of these relationships. Therefore, the current longitudinal study aimed to explore characteristics of peer victimization and associations between peer victimization and internalizing problems over a two-year period. A sample of 426 addition, internalizing problems in Wave 2 significantly predicted peer victimization in Wave 3, which, in turn, increased reported internalizing problems in Wave 4. Multi-group cross-lagged analysis showed that the bidirectional relationship between peer victimization and depression, as well as between peer victimization and loneliness, did not differ by school group (i.e., migrant or public). However, the association between peer victimization and social anxiety was stronger for children enrolled in the migrant school than for children enrolled in public schools. These findings contribute to our understanding of the complex relationships between peer victimization and internalizing problems among rural-to-urban migrant children in China. Moreover, the findings have important implications for the development of prevention and intervention programs for this at-risk group. Programs that aim to improve the mental health of migrant children and to reduce incidents of peer victimization among this vulnerable group may be helpful in breaking the detrimental cycle between peer victimization and internalizing problems.


To the Editor: I would like to reply to John Ward's letter in the April 14 issue of the Journal. My main objection to his and his group's stand is that they continually attack nuclear weaponry in the West and ignore the massive buildup of nuclear and other weapons by Russia. This will have the effect of further weakening our defences in a Russian attack, and he agrees in his last paragraph that this is very possible. The only way to prevent a Russian attack is by being militarily stronger than Russia in all areas of modern warfare. From this point of view we should encourage our defence experts to do their job in order to protect our freedom. Freedom is what the ANZACs fought for, and is a subject never mentioned by Dr Ward's group. Although he agrees that there may be a war in the future, he and his group never mention civil defence, which should be a top priority for any group of doctors to reduce loss of life in this country. The Soviets have several thousand nuclear-proof bunkers, as well as dispersal and shelter arrangements for the general population. T. N. Best, FRACS BoltonStreet Newcastle, NSW 2300


In this thesis, a multi link structure for rear independent structure of heavy vehicle is designed and modelled in 3D modelling software Creo 2.0. Two models are done by varying the pitch value of spring 12.6mm and 18.5mm. Finite element analysis is performed on the structure by varying materials Chromoly 4130, Alloy Steel 1018, Aluminium alloy 6061. Static, Modal and Random Vibration analysis are done to determine displacements, stresses and frequencies. Analysis is done in Ansys.


Electrically isolated switching circuit supplies pulses at potentials up to 6.5 kV and currents up to 6.5 A, lasting as long as few microseconds. Turn-on time about 40 ns; turn-off time about 3 microseconds. Electrically isolated from control circuitry by means of fiber-optic signal coupling and isolated power supply. Electrical isolation protects both technician and equipment. This and similar circuits useful in such industrial and scientific applications as high-voltage, high-frequency test equipment; electrostatic-discharge test equipment; plasma-laboratory instrumentation; spark chambers; and electromagnetic-interference test equipment.


The present invention, the cell proliferative disorder, metabolic disorder, signaling selectively mediated by certain native and / or mutant tyrosine kinases associated with various diseases of humans and animals, such as allergic diseases and degenerative diseases regulation relates to novel compounds selected from 2-amino-aryl oxazole control and / or inhibit expression I. More particularly, these compounds are potent and selective c-kit, bcr-abI, FGFR3 and / or Flt-3 inhibitors.


Nonviolent action refers to those methods of protest, resistance and intervention without physical violence in which the members of the nonviolent group do or refuse to do certain things. They may commit (1) acts of omission that is, they refuse to perform acts which they usually perform, are expected by custom to perform, or are required by law or regulation to perform; or (2) acts of commission that is, they perform acts which they usually do not perform, are not expected by custom to perform, or are forbidden by law or regulation from performing; or (3) a combination of both.


In connection with the short of study to evaluation method on tourist competitiveness at the prefecture district level,synthetic evaluating index system of the tourist competitiveness is built in light of the following 4 cores,i.e.real competitiveness,potential competitiveness,and support competitiveness as well as environment competitiveness.And then,the level of tourist competitiveness in 8 prefecture districts in Guizhou karst area is measured and evaluated according to comprehensive tourist competitive capability by means of both the AHP and the Delphi method.The results show that Guiyang city,belonging to the phase of capital strength competition,ranks the highest mark(369) and is followed by Anshun(120),Liupanshui(119),Qiannan prefecture(116) and Zunyi city(113),which belong to the phase of production and marketing competition from their marks.However,Qianxinan,Bijie and Tongren prefectures,as their marks are lower than 100,they belong to the phase of resource competition.In light of the research results,Guiyang city,being at the first level,should play its leading role in tourist training,tourismt products innovation,tourist organization and management and so on;Zunyi city,Anshun city and Qiannan prefecture,should bring their resource superiorities and enhance their quality of tourist products;and Liupanshui city should further exert its economic advantages to cooperate with other regions;but Qianxinan and Bijie as well as Tongren prefectures should promote the distinguishing feature or quality of their regional tourist products and cooperate with neighboring provinces to enhance the tourist competitiveness level.


A coaxial laser fluorescence system using two-photon excitation of hydrogen atoms from their ground states to 3s, 3d states and Hα fluorescence observation was proven to have sufficient performance for local density measurements of hydrogen atoms in the periphery of high-temperature plasmas. The detection limit estimated against the Hα background radiation was shown to be adequate for the purpose.


Epithelioid sarcoma is a highly malignant soft tissue tumor that is largely resistant to conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Because paclitaxel has been proven to be effective in other human malignancies refractory to conventional chemotherapy, the authors analyzed the in vitro growth inhibitory effects of paclitaxel on the human epithelioid‐sarcoma cell line GRU‐1 and its clonal subpopulations GRU‐1A, GRU‐1B, and GRU‐1C.


This article takes two cities, Rio and Medellin, to show the relationship between power and social tissue. In the first part, the text analyzes the administration of violence as a means of establishing an order headed by the symbolic framing of approaching death. In a next part, take the other side of the power, the pursuit of "consensus" and legitimacy. Then we look at the efforts and results to eradicate the problem. Finally, it considers the impacts on social arrangements and outlines possible action against the two axes of mafia power: social integration and economic compensation.


A 56-year-old man presenting with abdominal pain had an elevated serum immunoglobulin 4 (IgG4) concentration. Computed tomography angiography revealed a celiacomesenteric trunk aneurysm with wall. After admission, the celiacomesenteric trunk aneurysm grew rapidly along with wall thinning. Emergency transcatheter arterial embolization was completed using detachable coils. After transcatheter arterial embolization, the patient's abdominal pain disappeared completely. Steroid administration, which continues to the present day, was started 1 month after the transcatheter arterial embolization. No clinical symptoms associated with recurrent arteritis or other IgG4-related disease have been confirmed.


We present a scaling theory of magneto-transport in Anderson-localized disordered ferromagnets. Within our framework a pronounced magnetic-field-sensitive resistance peak emerges naturally for temperatures near the magnetic phase transition. We find that the resistance anomaly is a direct consequence of the change in localization length caused by the magnetic transition. For increasing values of the external magnetic field, the resistance peak is gradually depleted and pushed towards higher temperatures. Our results are in good agreement with magneto-resistance measurements on a variety of disordered magnets.


Using a sample of Chinese convertible bond issuers over the period 2000-2004,this paper investigates the operating performance both prior to and following the issuance of convertible bonds.The result indicates that the operating performance declines slightly in the two years after issuance.Compared with the industry and size matching firms,convertible bond issuers perform better both prior to and following the issuance.This is closely related to the issuing policy of Chinese stock markets.Compared with the equity issuers,there is no significant difference,but the increasing indexes are better than the matched.


The Hollywood Jim Crow marks Black and racial minority movies culturally and economically inferior using the unbankable label—a presumption that they will not perform sufficiently well at the box office, especially in foreign markets. This chapter highlights how the unbankable label is present in Sony emails between Hollywood insiders. Unbankable becomes a new way to discriminate and explicitly use race to make decisions about moviemaking. Hollywood insiders suggest that Black cast movies will make less money and attract smaller audiences compared to white cast movies. Subsequently Black directors work on films with smaller budgets and targeted advertising and promotion to niche audiences. Hollywood decision makers overlook successful Black films as exceptions and still apply the unbankable label to Black cinema as a whole, limiting opportunities for Black and racial minority directors.


Purpose: To determine the extent of structural and functional cardiovascular (CV) abnormalities in asymptomatic obese subjects with and without untreated comorbidities.

Methods: We evaluated 2174 consecutive asymptomatic subjects, age 25 to 80, who presented to our Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Assessment Center for CVD risk evaluation, utilizing Early CVD Risk Score [ECVDRS]. ECVDRS, also known as Rasmussen Risk Score (RRS), consists of 10 non-invasive tests: large (C1) and small artery (C2) stiffness, blood pressure (BP) at rest and post mild exercise (PME), carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), abdominal aorta and left ventricular ultrasound, retinal photography, microalbuminuria, ECG, and pro-BNP. Fasting lipid panel and blood sugar were measured for each subject. Obesity was assessed using waist circumference measurement (> 35 inches for female and 40 inches for male). Co morbidities were defined as BP>140/90mmHg, LDL>130mg/dl, HDL 150mg/dl, and FBS>100mg/dl.

Results: Among the subjects screened 949(44%) met criteria for obesity, 458(48%) were not receiving any CV medications and were divided in two groups: A 100 subjects (22%) with no comorbidities (CM): 68 (68%) female and 32(32%) male; and group B - 358 subjects (78%) with CM: 199(56%) female and 159(44%) male. The presence of CVD abnormalities among the subjects in the different groups is shown in Picture 1.

Conclusions: 1. Obesity is very prevalent disease in Sarasota County-close to 50% in our study. 2. Co morbidity superimposed on obesity did alter significantly the incidence of abnormal C2 and BP rise PME, while there was only slight increase in the incidence of CIMT abnormalities.3. Based on our data early evaluation for structural and functional cardiovascular abnormalities in obese subjects will help risk stratification and appropriate therapeutic intervention to delay or overt future catastrophic events

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Limited factors and calculation method of VOLTE capacity were analyzed in this paper. Firstly, several factors of the limited capacity were presented. Then, the influence of key technology was analyzed. At last, the calculation methods of each kind of restriction factors were analyzed and examples of calculation were proposed.


The collection of four specimens of Glyphobothrium zwerneri extends the geographic distribution of the species from the original locality (Chesapeake Bay, Virginia, U.S.A.) to at least Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, Mexico, at the southern limit of the Gulf of Mexico. The species is a parasite of Rhinoptera bonasus , a stingray that is thought to migrate within a wide range, suggesting that conservation efforts should be consistent within the stingray's range, just as is necessary for birds and other species that migrate.


This paper presents a hexapod-type reconfigurable parallel mechanism that operates from a single actuator. The mechanism design allows reproducing diverse output link trajectories without using additional actuators. The paper provides the kinematic analysis where the analytical relationships between the output link coordinates and actuated movement are determined. These relations are used next to develop an original and computationally effective algorithm for the reconfiguration procedure. The algorithm enables selecting mechanism parameters to realize a specific output link trajectory. Several examples demonstrate the implementation of the proposed techniques. CAD simulations on a mechanism virtual prototype verify the correctness of the suggested algorithm.


PURPOSE: To improve a hotmelt adhesive for the bookbinding use by constituting with an adhesion-imparting resin, a waxy diluent and a radial styrene butadiene block copolymer. CONSTITUTION: This composition is provided by blending each component (A) 10-40 w% radial styrene butadiene block copolymer {styrene content: more than 35 w%, preferably 37-40%, modulus of elasticity: more than 4.5 Mpa at the elongation of 300%, preferably 4.6-5 Mpa, solution viscosity (25%/toluene, 23°C, Brookfield viscosity meter): less than 1,000 cps, preferably 640-750 cps}, (B) 20-65% blending adhesion-imparting resin (a natural or a reformed rosin or an ester thereof, a natural or a synthetic polyterpene or the like), (C) 0.1-4% stabilizer (high molecular weight hindered phenols and polyfunctional phenols are suitable) and (D) residual % waxes (paraffin, fine crystalline wax or the like) to reach 100%. COPYRIGHT: (C)1990,JPO


Abstract « Centaurea haynaldii » Borb. subsp. « julica » (Hayek) E. Mayer new for the Italian Flora. — A new locality of « Centaurea haynaldii » Borb. subsp. « julica » (Hayek) E. Mayer is given for the Mount Zajavor (Western Prealpi Giulie) which for the first time shows that this species takes part also of Italian Flora. On top of this mountain « Centaurea haynaldii « subsp. » julica » appears in the association of the « Seslerio-Semperviretum » from 1.500 m onward.


The scoring mechanism of the text features is the unique way for determining the key ideas in the text to be presented as text summary. The efficiency of the technique used for scoring the text sentences could produce good summary. The feature scores are imprecise and uncertain, this marks the differentiation between the important features and unimportant is difficult task. In this paper, we introduce fuzzy logic to deal with this problem. Our approach used important features based on fuzzy logic to extract the sentences. In our experiment, we used 30 test documents in DUC2002 data set. Each document is prepared by preprocessing process: sentence segmentation, tokenization, removing stop word, and word stemming. Then, we use 9 important features and calculate their score for each sentence. We propose a method using fuzzy logic for sentence extraction and compare our results with the baseline summarizer and Microsoft Word 2007 summarizers. The results show that the highest average precision, recall, and F-measure for the summaries were obtained from fuzzy method.


This paper presents an algorithm to predict the outcome of a protein x-ray crystallisation trial. Results obtained from classification of individual images in a time-course are used, along with random forests, to make a prediction of the time-course outcome. Experiments on multiple datasets show that the first 8 frames of each time-course are quite sufficient to predict the final outcome.


Pottery with a finely burnished surface, brown to deep black or less commonly red, was plentiful among the Geometric deposits, and not scarce in the higher levels in which the pre-Mycenaean Melian predominated. The sherds found in still later deposits were isolated and must be regarded as out of place; whilst, close to the rock, which in the area excavated this year means in the middle period of the First City, they were also scarce. It belongs therefore to the early period of the Second City, and is contemporary with the Cretan Middle Minoan.


This paper is concerned with the characterization of all self-adjoint domains associated with two-interval even order singular C-symmetric differential operators in terms of boundary conditions. The previously known characterizations of Lagrange symmetric differential operators are a special case of this one.


Two classes of gamma-ray bursts were identified in the BATSE catalogs characterized by their durations. There were also some indications for the existence of a third type of gamma-ray bursts. Swift satellite detectors have different spectral sensitivity than pre-Swift ones for GRBs. Therefore in this paper we analyze the bursts' duration distribution and also the duration-hardness bivariate distribution, published in The First BAT Catalog. Similarly to the BATSE data, to explain the BAT GRBs' duration distribution three components are needed. Although, the relative frequencies of the groups are different than they were in the BATSE GRB sample, the difference in the instrument spectral sensitivities can explain this bias in a natural way. This means theoretical models may have to explain three different type of gamma-ray bursts.


The approach apples to the processing of the reflection seismograms. It combines several methods used in the seismic data processing. They are spectro-statistical method (S. Goldin, G. Mitrofanov) or surface consistent corrections (M. Taner, G. Cambois), ray-method of seismic waves propagation (B. Gelchinsky, A. Alekseev, V.Babich) and AVO-analysis (W. Ostrander) on frequency.


Abstract This paper describes our approach to the evolution of enterprise privacy policies and related privacy management ecosystems. We argue that it is important to be able to express enforceable privacy policies, to explicitly manage accountability and to develop the whole privacy infrastructure, rather than just one part of this. In this paper we briefly illustrate our philosophy and vision, present a list of key requirements and describe our ongoing research. In our approach we emphasise three key aspects: extension of policy languages to allow specification of the use of trust and security techniques, enforceability of such privacy languages and management of accountability across enterprises in respect of privacy policy enforcement. Keywords: privacy policy, privacy language, enforcement, accountability, and mobility 1. Introduction Personal identities and profiles are becoming more important as they enable interactions and transactions in inter-enterprise environments, on the web, in federated e-commerce sites and in mobile environments. Digital identities and profiles enable business and social opportunities among people and organisations, including public administrations; on-line communication and the related easier gathering and transmission of information give rise to a number of threats to people's privacy, such as identity and profile thefts, as well as unauthorised disclosure of confidential data. Privacy management issues are of increasing relevance: these need to be analysed and addressed in a holistic way that still focuses on people and the protection of people's privacy. In this paper we describe approaches to privacy policy specification and enforcement that potentially could enable citizens and consumers to participate more confidently in the digital economy, and open up more markets for e-commerce and e-government solutions. In particular, new scenarios may be possible that are just too risky today, such as accessing very sensitive personal or corporate information in generally untrustworthy environments.


The paper focuses on similarities and difference between adaptive threshold and sub-look processing in ship detection by Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The main goal is to formalize the cascade application of both methods to achieve an overall reduction of the false alarm rate. The methods are tested on TerraSAR-X stripmap SAR data collected over the Gulf of Naples, Italy. Input parameters are set considering vessel traffic statistics in the area. Preliminary results confirm the capability of both the methods to attain very high detection rate (with zero missed detections in the considered case), and show that the synergic use of the methods reduces the number of false alarms, with respect to application of a single method.


In agro-food complex of Kazakhstan various types of associations based on vertical integration have developed, which allow to integrate all steps of technological process, optimize taxation and reduce the risks. One of the most effective forms of cross-sector integration is the formation of agro-industrial holding companies, which link agricultural production, processing and marketing of products, enhancing the efficiency of production and processing of agricultural products, stabilize national and regional food markets in the country. [Mizanbekova S.K., Bogomolova I.P., Omelchenko O.M., Rachimzhanova G.M. Integration of enterprises into vertically integrated holding in agri-food complex of economy. Life Sci J 2014;11(11s):700-703] (ISSN:10978135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 157


Embedded systems have become an essential part and are widely used worldwide. Memory plays a crucial role in designing embedded systems. A larger memory can accommodate more and large applications but increases cost, area, as well as energy requirements. Code compression is a technique used to address this issue by reducing the code size of application programs. In this paper, a bitmask-based code compression which is a modified version of dictionary-based code compression is presented. The basic purpose of bitmask is to record the mismatched values and their positions to compress a greater number of instructions. A dictionary selection technique to minimize the code size based on the selected bit-masks is proposed. Inorder to achieve the potential performance gain (compression ratio) without introducing any decompression penalty, the decompression mechanism is used. The proposed architecture is simulated using Xilinx ISE design suite.


Most books of Chinese history hold the idea that Yandi and Huangdi are of the same generation and some even believe they are brothers of the same mother. This article, based on the social and economic documents related to Yandi and Huangdi, is of the opinion that Yandi, also knowned as Shen Nong, lived in the age of matriclan, about 6-7 thousand years ago while Huangdi, also known as Xuan Yuan, lived in the age of patriclan, about 4-5 thousand years ago. There is a gap of over 1000 years. The alliance of Yandi and Huangdi clans after their three wars in Banquan to fight against Chi You may have taken place in the rule of Jiang clan, the descendents of Yandi.


Biologically inspired self-organization methods can help to manage the access control to the shared communication medium of wireless ad-hoc networks. One lightweight method is the primitive of desynchronization, which has already been implemented as MAC protocol for single-hop topologies successfully: periodically transmitting nodes establish a collision-free TDMA schedule autonomously. However, multi-hop topologies are more realistic, but each node now requires knowledge about its two-hop neighborhood to solve thehidden terminal problem. In this paper we describe our experience using an extended version of a MAC protocol for multi-hop topologies based on the primitive of desynchronization. We identified stale information as pitfall of desynchronization when using phase shift propagation to solve the hidden terminal problem in multi-hop topologies. As a result, we included a refractory threshold to manage stale information at the self-organized MAC protocol based on the primitive of desynchronization for multi-hop topologies.


Failure to modify risk before coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) significantly reduces long-term graft patency. To study the effects of preoperative lipid lowering on short-term outcomes after CABG, these investigators retrospectively examined a cohort of 323 consecutive CABG patients; 104 were taking statins preoperatively, and …


This work introduces the development of reduced-order ventilation models for transient pollutant dispersion. We focuss on transients resulting from a step change in pollutant source distributions, and we further simplify this to a decay problem. The solution to this is formulated in terms of a matrix exponential, that is accurately represented with only a few dominant eigenmodes. Using a 2D ventilation case, dominant eigenmodes with their physical relevance, and pollutant concentration results are presented. We find that the first 4 eigenmodes are sufficient to predict the pollutant concentration decay throughout the ventilation enclosure. We also find that the complex eigenmodes play an important role in the indoor recirculation processes.


We would like to thank the reviewer for the detailed review of our manuscript which gives us the opportunity to clarify some points. In the following we quoted each review question in the square brackets and added our response after each paragraph. Corrections/clarifications [The latter part of the title should be altered to: "1. Model description and evaluation of air concentrations", as currently only the air concentrations are evaluated and not the deposition or exchange fluxes as presented in the model description.] Done.


Abstract Between 1863 and 1868, over 9000 Native Americans were interned under US military guard at the Bosque Redondo reservation in New Mexico. The objectives for internment were to end Indian raids of military forts and to assimilate native people. The prisoners' survival despite inhumane conditions is now commemorated at the Bosque Redondo Memorial, which opened to the public in 2004. This paper recounts the history of the site before it was a memorial, exploring why such designation was not established sooner, and it addresses the aspiration for the Memorial to become an accredited member of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.


Since SSR or microsatellite DNA profiles are a powerful tool in fingerprinting analysis, numerous SSR loci have already been developed and genetic data have been collected in many plant species. To facilitate the data processing, a computer program for plant DNA fingerprinting analysis was developed, and applied to identify modern soybean varieties. The SSRFING program can identify varieties with the same of different DNA profiles using single locus or combined loci information, select the best primer sets, and estimate the parameters which are frequently used, such as effective allele number, differentiation ratio, etc. The program consisting of main menu and different files, can run on any IBM-compatible computer under DOS operating system as well as be applied to other molecular markers besides SSR for the same purposes.


The world forested area — which covers 31 % of total landmass — is currently subject both to deforestation
 in tropical areas and to extension due to natural growth or plantations in temperate areas. Sustainable management
 of natural "stabilised" forests and of close plantations and agro-forestry plantations would yield
 many benefits including alleviating pressure on primary forests, hence preserving their biodiversity, supplying
 energy to 2.4 billion population, maintaining or creating jobs and mitigating the greenhouse effect by using
 wood products instead of materials such as concrete or steel that require a lot of energy to be produced,
 all of which would account for a significant 8 billion ton mitigation in carbon emission by 2050


This paper investigates the use of orthogonal functions to analyze the structure of dynamic systems. It is first shown that the concepts of observability and controllability of the state-space and the space of orthogonal functions are equivalent, provided that two weak conditions are met. This result ensures the invariance of observability and controllability under the transformation introduced by the approximation. Furthermore, new criteria to test observability and controllability are given in terms of the coefficient matrix of the orthogonal expansion. It is shown that all the results obtained remain true even for an approximation with low accuracy. These properties allow the application of orthogonal functions for the analysis of the system structure. Several examples are included to illustrate the applicability of the proposed criteria.


Aim To explore the effects of born morphogenetic protein-7(BMP-7)on high glucose-induced rat glomerular mesangial cells(MC)proliferation and its possible mechanisms in vitro.Methods Cultured rat mesangial cells were divided into four groups:normal group with 5.5 mmol·L-1 glucose(NG),high glucose group with 25 mmol·L-1 D-glucose(HG),100 ng·L-1BMP-7 and HG +100 ng·L-1BMP-7 groups.MC proliferation was measured by cell counting and MTT assay.MC cell-cycle was analyzed by flow cytometry.The levels of cyclinD1 and cyclin A2 were determined by using Real-Time PCR and Western blotting analysis.Reactive oxygen species was assessed by 2,7-dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFDA)fluorescence.Results BMP-7 inhibited the HG-induced MC proliferation.HG treatment decreased the G0/G1 phase cells,and increased the S phase cells.BMP-7 inhibited the effect of HG on MC cell cycle progression.BMP-7 inhibited HG-induced expressions of cyclin D1 and cyclin A2.BMP-7 inhibited HG-induced accumulation of ROS in MCs.Conclusion BMP-7 may inhibit HG-induced MC proliferation via blocking the generation of ROS,and it may be one of the potential therapeutic targets against diabetic nephropathy.


A comparison has been made of the rate of elimination of nicotine by the dog, cat, rabbit and mouse, and it has been shown thata considerable species variation exists in this regard.


Abstract The main purpose of this essay is empirically taking estimation of capital mobility for developing countries based upon the presence of sterilization. We used an uncovered interest rate model (developed by Edward & Khan,1985) to estimate the degree of capital mobility and extension by Haque & Moteil (1991), and then discussing the structure change in the effect of a change in the sterilization coefficient on the index of capital mobility. The sample countries, we particularly investigate the capital mobility for two fast-growing Asian developing countries, Korea and Taiwan. Yet, along with sterilization frequently exercised by developing counties, Willett et al. (2002) proposed a model which is more applicable to help to estimate the capital mobility for some developing countries. The empirical evidence concludes that the capital mobility for two fast-growing developing countries is truly overestimated while the sterilization is present.


Perceived value, brand trust and brand image has been assessed as an imperative predecessor of brand loyalty. Brand loyalty helps companies to attain higher performance that leads to higher market share. The purpose of this research study is to investigate the impact of Perceived value, brand trust and brand image on brand loyalty among aavin milk consumer. The sample of the 664 respondents was taken from tiruchengode region, namakkal District. Through structured questionnaire data were collected and with the help of statistical tools the data was analyzed. The results revealed that brand trust and perceived value make a positive impact on brand loyalty. Hence the companies need to focus on  long-term  profitability and brand loyalty with the support of brand trust and perceived value. Marketers can employ the findings and develop marketing strategies in order to improve the brand trust and perceived value in more clear-cut manner.


As one of the motion control methods of electric vehicles (EVs), a driving force controller (DFC) with a slip ratio limiter has been proposed. The conventional controller has a slip ratio limiter for safety reasons, but it does not consider the lateral slip of the tire during cornering. To deal with this problem, this paper proposes a DFC with a variable slip ratio limiter based on brush model. The experimental results show that the proposed controller can work on both acceleration and deceleration cornering, by increasing the lateral force and lateral acceleration for smoother cornering.


In the beginning of this note we review the fundamentals of Grassmann and flag bundles, stressing their key role in the geometrical formalism of nonlinear PDEs. Then we observe that the equation of involutive planes of the Cartan distribution—a nonlinear PDE naturally associated with any jet space—is equipped with a polar distribution. The equation plays the role of "empty equation" in the context of singularity equations, while the polar distribution is a source of contact invariants. In the last part, some examples of polar distributions are described explicitly.


Bombyx mori is one of the key lepidopteran model species, and is economically important for silk production and proteinaceous drug expression. Baculovirus and insect host are important natural biological models for studying host–pathogen interactions. The impact of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infection on the proteome and acetylome of Bombyx mori ovarian (BmN) cells are explored to facilitate a better understanding of infection‐driven interactions between BmNPV and host in vitro. The proteome and acetylome are profiled through six‐plex Tandem mass tag (TMT) labeling‐based quantitative proteomics. A total of 4194 host proteins are quantified, of which 33 are upregulated and 47 are downregulated in BmN cells at 36 h post‐infection. Based on the proteome, quantifiable differential Kac proteins are identified and functionally annotated to gene expression regulation, energy metabolism, substance synthesis, and metabolism after BmNPV infection. Altogether, 644 Kac sites in 431 host proteins and 39 Kac sites in 22 viral proteins are identified and quantified in infected BmN cells. Our study demonstrates that BmNPV infection globally impacts the proteome and acetylome of BmN cells. The viral proteins are also acetylated by the host acetyltransferase. Protein acetylation is essential for cellular self‐regulation and response to virus infection. This study provides new insights for understanding the host–virus interaction mechanisms, and the role of acetylation in BmN cellular response to viral infection.


The interspecific relationship between abundance and body size in animals is often claimed to be strongly negative, with species abundance limited by energetic requirements. This view has been criticized for a number of reasons, but is still widely accepted. Here, we provide evidence of further fundamental difficulties with this relationship as derived from compendium studies. We suggest that there is a potential artefactual component to these relationships resulting from variation in the areas over which the densities of species of different body size are censused, and differences in the ways species use these areas. While the interspecific relationship between body size and abundance is still likely to be negative after accounting for the artefactual component, the slope of the relationship is unlikely to support energetic equivalence arguments.


The landing task of an aircraft under low aerodynamic pressure on carrier requires precise airplane control,A flight/thrust integrated control system(FTICS)with constant ad,actual angle of attack,is developed using LMI-based H∞synthesis.The typical single input/outputspecifications are translated into the weighting functions of an H∞output-feedback synthesis problem.The motiva-tion of the work is to improve the key performance of dy-namic tracking and air disturbance attenuation.The FTICS can keep the attitude andgle and the path angle un-changeable as the airplane is passing through the ramp at which the tracking radar doesnot work and the guidance signal is terminated.For engineering application,an or-der-reduction method of the H∞controller is also pro-posed,Simulational results indicate that the system satis-fies the design requirements quite well.


A portable, battery operated microcatalytic reactor capable of safe controlled temperature operation from ambient to 800 °C is described. This system was designed to interface with a carbon monoxide air pollution monitoring instrument to provide a method for the continuous selective filtration of air pollutants. It permits a wide range of operating conditions (nature of catalyst, temperature, gas/catalyst contact time) to be fully utilized and significantly increases the application of many present day air pollution detection and monitoring techniques which utilize high‐temperature furnaces by allowing portability.


In this note we describe the re-formation of a spawning aggregation of mutton snapper (Lutjanus analis). A review of four consecutive years of survey data indicates that the aggregation may be increasing in size. Mutton snapper are distributed in the temperate and tropical waters of the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to southeastern Brazil (Burton, 2002). Juveniles and subadults are found in a variety of habitats such as vegetated sand bottoms, bays, and mangrove estuaries (Allen, 1985). Adults are found offshore on coral reefs and other complex hardbottom
habitat. They are solitary and wary fish, rarely found in groups or schools except during spawning aggregations
(Domeier et al., 1996). Spawning occurs from May through July at Riley's Hump (Domeier et al., 1996) and peaks in June, as indicated by gonadosomatic indices (M. Burton,
unpubl. data). Mutton snapper are highly prized by Florida fishermen for their size and fighting ability, and the majority of landings occur from Cape Canaveral, through the Florida Keys, including the Dry Tortugas (Burton, 2002).


PURPOSE: To provide packaging method for beverages containing gas in solution to extricate and develop foam in a comparatively large head space in a container by reducing the difficulty in related to the current packing technique. CONSTITUTION: A beverage package container includes a primary chamber 1A to store a beverage containing gas in solution to extricate and develop foam into a head space 15A, and a relief chamber 6 which does not communicate with the beverage in the primary chamber 1A prior to sealing the container and opens after sealing. When the relief chamber 6 is opened, a part of the beverage in the primary chamber 1A moves into the relief chamber 6 to be accommodated. The head space 15A is extended to store the foam in the head space 15A.


In this research, a miniaturized two-element multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna with high isolation by using metamaterial (MTM) has been presented for dual-band of millimeter-wave frequency (28 GHz and 38 GHz). The proposed MIMO antenna array has been etched on Rogers-5880 with an overall size of 23×10×0.787 mm3. The high isolation between two-element antennas was obtained by reducing the mutual coupling which employed the square split-ring resonators (S-SRRs). The S-SRRs can be achieved a low transmission coefficient of −34.56 dB and −49.85 dB at the entire operating frequency of 28 GHz and 38 GHz, respectively. The diversity performance of the proposed MIMO antenna array has been verified in order to prove the MIMO performance for mm-wave wireless communications.


The paper has analyzed the development current situation of cataloguing authority control in China from both theoretic research and practice,and put forward development strategy of authority control in bibliographic data under networked environment in order to expand and popularize authority control work,and implement information resources sharing.


A person can be in some states during his worship or dhikr due to the situation he is in. Those who witness these behaviors may perceive the situation as exaggeration and showing off. It is seen that especially those who are in such situations are given adjectives such as murai (hypocrite) and mutazehhid (non ascetic) as a religious concept. The subject of hypocrisy has a wide scope in terms of its different reflections. For this reason, our study is limited to the approaches to murailik (hypocrisy) in particular dhikr. Scholars have expressed their views in detail in their works so that people can get rid of this disease. In particular, the danger of this thought or intention has been mentioned as well as a share of realization. The aim of our research is to examine the perception of hypocrisy/müraism that may occur in humans in the face of a number of cases during dhikr. Of course, there are studies on the details of the hypocrisy issue. However, a detached study could not be seen in which the issue we examined was examined through the relevant hadiths. Therefore, it is aimed to draw attention to new research. In our study, the subject resources were combined with the scanning model using qualitative research method. It has been seen that the hadiths that constitute the framework of our research have a mixed health status. However, the weakness of these narrations in the category of weak hadith is not advanced; It was thought that it should be addressed in the study because it encourages goodness. Keywords: Mysticism, Hypocrisy, Hypocrite, Dhikr, Attraction, Non Ascetic.


The invention relates to an automatic method of processing multimedia streams (F1, F2, F3) to be rendered on a terminal (T) of restitution, comprising the following steps, carried out on request of a user (UT) and the terminal comprising: • a first return stream on the terminal (step E1), and • the interrupt reproduction of the first stream and returning a second stream on the terminal (step E4), According to the invention, comprising: • associate each flow (F1, F2, F3) a preference indicator (ICI, IC2, IC3) specifying whether the corresponding stream (F1, F2, F3) is a main flow or a secondary flow (step EM) • recording the first stream simultaneously with the return of the second stream if the first stream is a main stream (step E6) .L'invention also relates to a system, a recording device and a computer program suitable for implementing the method of treating flow.


Background: Pregnancy-induced hypertension is a major health issue in the obstetric population, as it is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The Present study aims to determine the nurses' knowledge, effect of education program about pregnancy induced hypertension, and find out the association between the effect of education program with their demographic characteristic such as (age, gender, level of education, year of experiences, and training course. Method: A quasi-experimental study design was carry out in the primary health care centers at Holy Karbala City between the periods 15th of November 2021 to 5th of April 2022. A non-probability (purposive) sample of (52) nurses were selected. Results: The results of the study indicated that there were high statistical significant difference between the pre and post-test of the education program related to the pregnancy induced hypertension. The study found no statistical significant association between the effects of the education program related to the pregnancy induced hypertension with the demographic characteristics. Conclusion: The study concluded that the education program had a positive impact on nurses' knowledge concerning pregnancy induced hypertension. Recommendations: Recommendation, Continuous educational program to improve nurses' knowledge regarding pregnancy induced hypertension.


It is not uncommon to read studies that either state explicitly or work under the assumption that the synoptic problem has been solved. Using the parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven as a test-case, it becomes clear that the problem is far from a solution. Each of the three major source hypotheses has its strengths (and weaknesses) when it attempts to account for the data generated by these two peri copae. Although this paper concludes that the Two-Document Hypothesis (2DH) deals with the data with the fewest problems, the strengths of the other hypotheses coupled with the weaknesses of the 2DH should help keep the 2DH honest.


The extraction of cobalt from weakly acidic solutions with di-(2-ethylhexyl) phosphoric acid (D2EHPA) in various low polar diluents such as benzene, toluene, o-xylene, m-xylene, n-heptane, cyclohexane and n-heptanebenzene mixtures was studied. The extraction efficiency decreased in the following order, n-heptane>cyclohexane>m-xylene>o xylene>toluene>benzene and this order was in a good agreement with the order of solubility parameters of diluents. When n-heptane and cyclohexane as diluents were used, the extent of the salting-out effect was smaller in comparison with other diluents. When n-heptane and cyclohexane as diluents were used, Co-D2EHPA polymer were formed in low loading ratio in comparison with other diluents. Meanwhile, when n-heptane-benzene mixtures as diluents were used, the extraction efficiency, the extent of salting-out effect and the formation of Co-D2EHPA polymer were changed consecutively by changing the composition of n-heptane-benzene mixtures.


Measurements of volumetric flow rate obtained rapidly and without recourse or reference to bulk density have been used to estimate the bulk flow parameter and also the size correction parameter for an equation proposed by Beverloo et al. (1961); the test materials were rape seed, panicum seed, and amaranth seed. Flow parameters obtained from volume flows are consistent with those derived from mass flow measurements. This approach eliminates the need for knowledge of material bulk density and is thus intrinsically robust and accurate.


This book is the edited proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Finite Elements in Water Resources, held at the University of Vermont, USA in June 1984. This Conference cont inues the successful series started at Princeton University in 1976, followed by the Conference in Imperial College, London, UK in 1978, the third Conference at the University of Mississippi, USA in 1980 and the fourth at the University of Hannover, Germany in 1982. The objective of this Conference is to provide engineers and scientists interested in water resources with the state-of-t- art on finite element modelling. The Proceedings review the basic theory and applications of the technique in groundwater and seepage, transport phenomena, viscous flow, river, lake and ocean modelling. The fundamentals of the numerical techniques employed in finite elements are also discussed. Many applications illus trate the versatility and generality of the Finite Element Method for the simulation of a wide range of problems in water resources. More recent schemes, in particular, boundary elements, are also presented, together with a series of advanced numerical techniques. The Conference has become an internationally accepted forum for the presentation of new developments of finite elements in water resources techniques. Because of this, a large number of abstracts were submitted to the Organizing Committee and it is our only reg ret that it was impossible to accept all these contributions. The overwhelming response to our Call for Papers has ensured the high quality of these proceedings."


Distributed cognition and computer supported collaborative design. Walking through the entrance to the office I could feel a sense of tradition in the atmosphere. Glossy magazines and trade brochures were piled neatly on glass topped tables in the waiting room. There was an air of quiet competence in the air; the secretary took my details and handed me a security pass, then telephoned my contact. We arose in a silent lift to the fourth floor, and entered into an open plan office area. To my left were several large screened computers running CAD software, and all around, smartly dressed people worked quietly at their desks. Occasionally, they would walk over to other people's desks, smooth out large sheets of paper, and discuss these in hushed tones. A desk had been prepared for me-would I be requiring access to a computer? The first day on the site was quite depressing-here I was to study communication, to see how engineers coordinated their activities in design, yet they barely appeared to speak to one another, and then only in hushed tones that did not invite further investigation. The next few days were more enlightening-I learned who was working on particular areas of various projects, and began to feel more a part of the process. I attended a number of meetings, both at the company offices and at the other ORGANISATIONS involved with the project, eventually becoming a fixture and having project related mail delivered to me alongside the rest of the design team. Nevertheless, the processes and procedures that the engineers used to perform work and to coordinate their planning activities were still largely concealed, and only by wading through a mass of project documentation was it possible to learn something of the nature of the work and its coordination ; in a well coordinated activity, continuous communication and monitoring was not required. The design proceeded in a well practiced process operating within a socially and historically embedded fabric, and only when serious conflicts or disagreements arose did these procedures break down to reveal something of the complexity underlying the coordination of these activities.


Inadvertent plagiarism is a source monitoring error described in laboratory studies. In the present study, the existence of this phenomenon in everyday life and the impact of a variable considered in laboratory (i.e. source similarity) were investigated. Two hundred and two participants were asked to remember an episode involving inadvertent plagiarism in the past, and to describe it. Results showed that inadvertent plagiarism occurs in real life conditions with respect to various types of activities. Moreover, source similarity had an impact on inadvertent plagiarism. In particular, same-sex plagiarism occurred more often than opposite-sex plagiarism. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


We have conducted experiments on the effect of polymer solutions on the formation and propagation of vortex rings. We study this effect in aqueous solution of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (PAMH) at different concentrations. Addition of PAMH imparts shear-rate dependent viscosity and elasticity to the solvent. With increasing concentration of PAMH both the zero-shear-rate viscosity ($\eta_0$) and the infinite-shear-rate viscosity ($\eta_{\infty}$) increase. The relaxation time also increases with the increase in concentration. We generate vortex rings using a piston-cylinder mechanism in a glass tank and measure vortex ring properties such as ring position, ring circulation, enstrophy, kinetic energy and peak vorticity using particle image velocimetry (PIV). Experiments are conducted by (1) matching impulse, and (2) matching Reynolds number. We show that, at constant impulse, vortex ring properties in PAMH solution deviate from that in Newtonian water. As the concentration of the PAMH solution increases, so too does the deviation from water. We further perform experiments in water by matching the limiting Reynolds numbers of the PAMH solution corresponding to both $\eta_0$ and $\eta_{\infty}$. We find that while the circulation of PAMH solutions lies between the circulation curves of the two extreme Reynolds number matched water experiments for an extended period of time, the enstrophy and peak vorticity do not. We attribute this behavior to the modification of vorticity distribution within the core of vortex rings in PAMH solutions. We also study the effect of polymer solutions on the formation number. We find that the formation number remains the same even in polymer solutions. We also demonstrate, using planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF), the phenomenon of ring reversal.


Because the decision maker has three preferable levels to their decision. They are "completely satisfactory", "completely negative" and "uncertainly satisfactory". Then the "certain-uncertain" system for the decision-making space is formed. Firstly, this paper builds up the IDO connection degree of decision-making expression based on set pair analysis; secondly, the IDO situation ordered structure in decision-making system is set up according to the decision situation; thirdly, the decision-making method is given based on the IDO situation ordered structure, which is more scientific and more applicable to the practice; finally, the method is applied to both-branch fuzzy decision-making. Both-branch fuzzy decision-making and its factor fields are ordered separately according to the situation; in the meantime, the dynamic situation is analyzed so as to judge the stabilization of the both-branch fuzzy decision-making


The invention relates to a sulfur recovery organo-sulfur hydrolysis method. A catalyst of 20ml is added into a reactor at the reaction temperature of 190-360 DEG C. Gases at an inlet contain 2% of H2S2,1% of O2, 3% of H2O and the balance being N2. The gaseous hourly space velocity is 500-6000h . The catalyst is composed of titanium oxide, active alumina and an auxiliary agent. Based on the weight of the catalyst, the content of titanium oxide is 80-95%, the content of active alumina is 4-15%, the content of soluble titanium sulfate salt is 0.5-10%, and sulfuric acid is 0.5-10%. The strength is 250-400N/cm; the specific surface area is 150-300m /g; the bulk density is 0.6-0.8g/ml; and the surface titanium oxide content is 10-30%. The catalyst provided by the invention has high strength, large specific surface area, less bulk density, high claus conversion rate and high organo-sulfur hydrolysis rate.


The motivation for the design of a specialized file server and network protocols for continuous media such as video and audio is well established [5][7]. A continuous media application typically transfers large volumes of sequential data. As well, the resource requirements of the network and server itself differ considerably from a conventional distributed file service. In order to guarantee continuity, the allocation of network resources such as bandwidth must be guaranteed. Similarly, the availability of resources at the server, such as processor cycles, RAM, and disk bandwidth, must be guaranteed to properly service the client.


Thank you Cyril for your warm words of welcome. I am grateful to you for inviting me to open the SIMI National Franchise Dealers Conference today. I know from our contacts over the years that this is an important event for SIMI and that it gets great support from dealers all over the country. I am glad to be here this morning to renew old friendships, to wish this year's conference every success and to offer some thoughts about the issues which will arise as part of your discussions in the coming days.


of nationalities. with them values and health systems which are not part of our American world. How can one design a health system to meet the diversity of medical and health needs?


The World Health Organization defines a person as blind when the visual acuity (VA) in the better eye is less than 3/60 which corresponds to an impairment ranging from total blindness to inability to count fingers in daylight. VA is the most easily tested indicator of visual function. In clinical practice the best corrected VA is assessed using testing charts with appropriate optotypes (letters or numbers the illiterate E or Landolts rings and Sjogrens hand). Up to 80% of the blindness in the world afflicts less developed areas. In industrial countries the main causes are congenital and hereditary diseases in children hereditary retinal degeneration and diabetic eye disease in adults and senile macular degeneration and glaucoma in the elderly. In developing countries the leading causes are cataract infectious and parasitic disease (trachoma leprosy onchocercosis) malnutrition (xerophthalmia-keratomalacia) and glaucoma. Cataract is the single most common cause of blindness responsible for 50% of all blindness worldwide and in some countries for up to 67%. Intracapsular cataract extraction (ICCE) under local anesthesia is the recommended method of treatment by WHO in a large-scale cataract surgery. Trachoma accounts for 25% of global blindness. Blinding complications generally occur in persons over 35-40 years of age after 15-20 years of repeated exposure of the conjunctiva. It is sensitive to sulphonamides tetracyclines erythromycin and rifampicin. Xerophthalmia and keratomalacia are caused by vitamin A deficiency which causes 70% of blindness in 1.5 million blind children in the world. Immediate administration of a large dose of vitamin A by mouth is the choice of treatment with protein-rich diet. 18 million people were afflicted by onchocercosis in 1985 but the 1974 Onchocerciasis Control Program has been successful. Leprosy also accounts for blindness in 4-7% of 10-12 million patients. Other conditions include ocular traumas and glaucoma. Prevention of blindness primary health care and eye care secondary and tertiary health care and eye care are also discussed.


With administrative power as its core, government power plays a vital role in the modern society. With the development of the new age, people's recognition of government power features diversity. For people to develop a correct recognition of government power, a balance between government power and civil rights should be attained since a balanced recognition of government power has its rationality.


The present invention relates to a preparation method of beta-methylcarbapenem antibiotic-meropenem. Said invention provides its chemical structure formula, and concrete steps of its preparation method.


Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of postoperative hypophosphatemia on liver regeneration after major liver surgery in the scenario of Associating Liver Partition with Portal vein ligation for Staged hepatectomy (ALPPS) and living liver donation (LLD). Background: Hypophosphatemia has been described to reflect the metabolic demands of regenerating hepatocytes. Both ALPPS and LLD are characterized by an exceptionally strong liver regeneration and may be of particular interest in the context of posthepatectomy hypophosphatemia. Methods: Serum phosphate changes within the first 7 postoperative days after ALPPS (n=61) and LLD (n=54) were prospectively assessed and correlated with standardized volumetry after 1 week. In a translational approach, postoperative phosphate changes were investigated in mice and in vitro. Results: After ALPPS stage 1 and LLD, serum phosphate levels significantly dropped from a preoperative median of 1.08 mmol/L [interquartile range (IQR) 0.92–1.23] and 1.07 mmol/L (IQR 0.91–1.21) to a postoperative median nadir of 0.68 and 0.52 mmol/L, respectively. A pronounced phosphate drop correlated well with increased liver hypertrophy (P<0.001). Patients with a low drop of phosphate showed a higher incidence of posthepatectomy liver failure after ALPPS (7% vs 31%, P=0.041). Like in humans, phosphate drop correlated significantly with degree of hypertrophy in murine ALPPS and hepatectomy models (P<0.001). Blocking phosphate transporter (Slc20a1) inhibited cellular phosphate uptake and hepatocyte proliferation in vitro. Conclusion: Phosphate drop after hepatectomy is a direct surrogate marker for liver hypertrophy. Perioperative implementation of serum phosphate analysis has the potential to detect patients with insufficient regenerative capacity at an early stage.


Accurate cell segmentation and counting play an important role in medical diagnosis. However, the size and shape of cells are varied largely, and the presence of overlapping cells complicates cell counting. Recent studies have shown that multi-task learning methods perform well in deep learning. In specific, we design Multi-task Segmentation Regression Counting Network (MSRCN). For cell segmentation, a multi-scale attention mechanism module is designed to suppress irrelevant regions and learns salient features for a specific task. For cell counting, a regression model is utilized to learn a mapping from cell feature information to target counts. The proposed MSRCN model is analyzed and compared with other states of the art cell segmentation methods and cell counting methods. MSRCN outperforms these methods in all evaluation metrics. The Dice similarity coefficient, root mean square error, and mean absolute error of the proposed method is 0.9316, 2.1215, and 1.5927, respectively. The experiments results show that the proposed method not only improves the functioning of cell segmentation, but also outperforms direct regression counting methods in terms of cell counting.


Visamäki Campus Degree Programme in Construction Engineering Author Ahmed Muhumed Year 2013 Subject of Bachelor's thesis Sustainability of the rural water services implemented using community-managed project approach in Amhara region of Ethiopia


Abstract : The homopolar generator at the Naval Research Laboratory can store up to 4 MJ in the inductor. It has operated at 3.0 MJ level as a source of pulsed energy generated by interrupting the current in the inductor. The magnetic energy has been transferred to resistive and inductive loads using several switching modes. Using an explosively-driven breaker which generates up to 15 kV arc, 40 sec commutation time to resistive load was achieved, with inductor-to-load efficiency of 95%. The addition of fuse switching stages was used to raise the commutation voltage to 200 kV. At this level, a current step-up transformer used as the generator load has been excited in short time ( 100 se c) to generate a 0.5 MA output into a 1 mO load. Fast opening switches in the high-current secondary of the transformer generate high voltage pulses to provide high power output typically associated with low impedance pulse lines. A current step-down transformer was also used to generate long duration ( 0 .2 sec) 10 kA pulses for testing of power line protection equipment .


Globally, the displacement of persons is reaching record numbers, including millions of refugees seeking safety outside of their native countries. The existing literature on factors of successful refugee settlement lacks specific quantitative analysis, and most of the available information on the role of culture is limited to psychological and social research. I expect that large perceived differences in the culture of the refugee and the culture of the country in which they settle will cause a combination of xenophobic public responses and restrictive government policies, and therefore will be negatively related to successful social integration of those refugees. I assess the role of culture in settlement by analyzing quantitatively the relationship between cultural distance the gap between the culture of the refugee and the culture of the country in which they settle and successful settlement in society. I expect that cultural distance will be negatively associated with achievement of legal status. I also analyze prominent refugee crises between the late 1970s and 2016 to qualitatively assess the role of culture in integration. The case study section discusses the history, cultural factors, and integration of Syrian refugees in Germany, Venezuelan refugees in Colombia, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, and refugees from El Salvador to the United States. I find that cultural distance is negatively associated with education, employment, and sanitation of living conditions, and positively associated with xenophobia within the country of settlement. Thesis Mentor:________________________ Dr. Bhattacharya Honors Director:_______________________ Dr. Steven Engel December 2020 Department of Political Science and International Studies University Honors Program Georgia Southern University


This paper examines the relationship between the EBRD's project portfolio in the Western Balkan energy sector, and the region's main energy and environment problems. It argues in favour of geographically centered appraisals of the environmental sustainability of multilateral energy investment. Empirical analyses have been placed within the context of this bank's broader policy mandate to support the reconstruction and development of, among other aspects, energy operations in the post-socialist states of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, while promoting environmentally sustainable development in the full range of its activities. The paper categorizes the Western Balkans' energy and environment problems in two main groups: the failure to shift away from carbon-emitting sources of energy, and the inability to introduce efficient technologies in the generation, transmission, distribution and consumption of energy. It investigates the level to which these issues have been represented in the bank's energy investment activities in the region. The observed mismatch between the EBRD's declarative policy commitment to sustainable development and on-site developments in its client countries has been attributed to, among other factors, the strategic selectivity of the relevant states, and the decision-making process within the bank itself. These processes are related to the structural legacies of central planning in ECE, and the organizational culture embedded within the institution at its inception.


Production parameters of young Simmental and Aberdin-Angus bulls under different management technologies are described in the article. The highest values of energy consumption and utilization, dynamics of liveweight gain, meat performance and economic efficiency were observed in young cattle kept in stalls. Among the compared breeds the results obtained show that Simmental bulls possess higher breeding qualities than the Aberdin Angus bulls.