We establish sucient conditions for the existence of positive so- lutions to five multi-point boundary value problems. These problems have a common equation (in dierent function domains) and dierent boundary con- ditions. It is interesting note that the methods for solving all these problems and most of the reference are based on the Mawhin's coincidence degree the- ory. First, we present a survey of multi-point boundary-value problems and the motivation of this paper. Then we present the main results which gen- eralize and improve results in the references. We conclude this article with examples of problems that can not solved by methods known so far.


The litter-bed pig house, made up of a conventional concrete floor and a litter-bed area, serves a dual purpose: pig raising and pig waste treatment. It was developed by the Taiwan Livestock Research Institute (TLRI) to make full use of animal manure and exempt it from wastewater treatment. In the study conducted on the growth performance of pigs in the litter-bed pigpen, the pigs' growth was as good as those in the conventional concrete floor, be it for piglets or for growing-finishing pigs. As long as the litter was kept dry, the temperature of the litter-bed was maintained and the odor of the pig farms was controlled. The management of the litter-bed pig farm also paid great attention to animal and environment welfare.


Along with the development of communication technology,how to better provide service for customers with one-to-one has become one of the goals of enterprises.The traditional ACD strategy obviously does not meet one-to-one advocacy service business purposes.This paper proposes a SIP-based personalized services to meet the corporate call strategy model that combines the company's Customer Relationship Management(CRM) system and communications systems.According to the difference of customer's caller number,referencing to the original customer information,the system can dynamically decide to call the agent and change the agent's priority.


This study aims to analyze the performance of equity mutual fund in
Indonesia by looking at the ability of market timing and stock selection.
Performance measurements carried out by the method of measurement with riskadjusted
measures equipped with an analysis by the method of Treynor-Mazuy
(1966). This study uses monthly data NAV / Unit of equity mutual fund in
Indonesia 2007-2012 period based on a sample of 10 firms of the Investment
Manager.
From the result of this study, concluded that the performance of equity
mutual fund GMT Dana Ekuitas is managed by PT. GMT Aset Manajemen as
manager of the investment, scored the highest performance of the 10 samples that
had been taken while BNI Dana Berkembang performance is the smallest value as
well underperformed. In this study, it was found that nine out of ten samples of
the equity mutual fund managed by all fund managers with a positive value
indicates the probability of t-statistic values are not significant at the I± = 5
percent. Only BNI Dana Berkembang is managed by PT. BNI Securities showed
negative results. Thus, since the probability of t-statistics are not significant at the
I± = 5 percent, it can be concluded that the equity mutual fund managed by
investment managers in this study do not have market timing and stock selection
ability by individual test.
By using a panel data regression for the entire test on the model of
Treynor-Mazuy, it can be concluded that the investment manager in Indonesia do
not have a stock selection skill and market timing ability. This is evidenced by the
coefficient I±p and I²pt positive but not statistically significant.


This study has two purpose of follow. The early childhood education contents must reflect an universality value of a world information period. Also the contents for the early childhood reunification education must reflect special value of South Korea and North Korea. Study problems to set is as foll...


Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is used adjunctively to treat chronic, non-healing wounds. Increased nitric oxide (NO) production during HBO is suggested as an important mechanism that promotes enhanced wound healing. The purpose of this study is the documentation of NO production during and following HBO treatments (txs). Diabetic and non-diabetic patients receiving HBO therapy (20 txs; 2.0ATA × 90 min) provided wound fluid and fasting plasma and urine specimens for nitrate (NOx) determinations. Nitrate measurements were obtained prior to HBO (baseline), after 10 and 20 txs, and at one and four weeks following HBO completion. In patients healing after HBO baseline plasma NOx ranged between 17.7 and 33.20 μM. At 10 txs plasma NOx increased >50% to between 35.8–43.5 μM. At 20 txs plasma NOx decreased to between 22.3–35.5 μM. Healing diabetic patient plasma NOx increased after HBO reaching 170% of baseline at one month (57.8 ± 0.15 μM). Plasma NOx of healing non-diabetic patients decreased to baseline levels at one month after HBO. Urine NOx values mirrored those of plasma NOx; wound fluid NOx elevations were delayed compared to plasma and urine. Conversely, non-healing HBO patients did not demonstrate the early, significant elevations of plasma NOx after 10 txs. This study documents, for the first time, an early (10 txs), significant elevation of plasma and urine NOx after HBO that is associated with successful healing in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. A similar early increase in plasma and urine NOx was not observed in patients not responding to HBO therapy. These findings suggest that HBO-mediated increased NO production plays a critical role in the correction of impaired wound healing in selected patients. Furthermore, early plasma and urine NOx determinations after HBO therapy may prove valuable in the prediction of the clinical outcome of treatment.


A brief discussion of the background and current status of pertussis immunization has indicated the need for a more satisfactory immunizing agent.
 The clinical evaluation of a new non-cellular pertussis antigen is described.
 Statistical analysis of data from 197 children completely immunized with the non-cellular antigen, 207 completely immunized with whole organism vaccine and 238 non-immunized control children suggest the following conclusions:
 The epidemiological data relating to the non-cellular antigen indicates its ability to produce a satisfactory level of immunity to pertussis.
 The significantly higher agglutinin titers and better protection in humans suggest that there is a better response to time non-cellular antigen than to the control vaccine even though mouse protective activities were approximately equal.
 The non-cellular pertussis antigen caused a febrile reaction of shorter duration than the control vaccine and other less quantitative measures of toxicity indicated that the non-cellular antigen was less toxic than the control vaccine.
 The frequency of pertussis cases in both immunized groups was significantly lower than in the non-immunized control group.
 The groups employed in the study were significantly uniform and thus permitted a valid comparison of the results among the various groups.


Objective:To investigate the efficacy of health belief model on self-care behavior of the diabetic patients.Methods:A self-control observation based-on health belief theory was carried out in 65 patients with type 2 diabetes.The diabetes knowledge,self-care ability and blood glucose control of the patients were compared before and after intervention.Results:After intervention,the patients′ knowledge about diabetes,ability of diet control,regular exercise,medical order compliance,foot care and preventive management of high and low blood glucose were enhanced,and their blood sugar level improved significantly(P0.01),while their self-monitoring ability presented no significant difference before and after intervention(P0.05).Conclusions:Health belief model can improve the efficiency of diabetes healthy education as well as the self-care behavior of the diabetic patients.


Face recognition system uses human face for the identification of the person. Face recognition is a very difficult task there is no separate method that provides an accurate and efficient solution in all the situations like the face image with different pose, illumination and expressions. Local Binary Pattern (LBP) and Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) operators. Support Vector Machine classifier is used to recognize the human face. The LoG algorithm is used to preprocess the image to detect the edges of the face image to get the image information. The LBP operator divides the face image into several blocks to generate the features information on pixel level by creating LBP labels for all the blocks of image is obtained by concatenating all the individual local histograms. Support Vector Machine classifier (SVM) is used to classify the image. The algorithm performances are verified under the constraints like illumination, expression and pose variation.


— Culture change is one of the most interesting and significant features of human society, but until now there has been no book for the classroom which looks explicitly at this phenomenon. Cultural Change in Modern World History covers different kinds and levels of culture change since 1500 – from colonial culture contact in British India to modernization in Meiji Japan and changing attitudes towards gay marriage in the past decade – considering how we should define culture change, how to deal with causation and how to evaluate continuities and consequences. This study focuses on processes of change in culture. This is an issue that is by all accounts one of the focal marvels causing pressure in our general public and our work-life these days. It is talked about in the media, in magazines and in our quick rests. Hierarchical changes are probably going to happen, particularly regarding consolidations and acquisitions, when firms are set up or shut down, portions of organizations are sold, and authoritative change programs are done. We have considered the social signs ordered inside the association as stories, talks or accounts - that have been investigated in the theory as a feature of the authoritative world. Subsequently, we have thought about culture as a framework, the item and maker of social practices, that pervades all of authoritative life as opposed to simply being a variable of the association. This methodology remains rather than hierarchical investigations that depict associations as single substances held together by formal structures, solid purposes and endurance procedures.


Reduction of ankyrin-B activity impairs maximal insulin release and is a risk factor for diabetes. This is a conversation with Vann Bennett about a Research Article published in the 16 March 2010 issue of Science Signaling.


Disputes that take days or weeks of litigation settled in a matter of hours leading to considerable savings in time and money.


In the article on menorrhagia (5 March 1990, p18), reference 6 gave the wrong year. The paper by Rybo et al is in the Lancet 1981; 1: 608–09.


The irreducible Green functions method is developed to obtain an interpolational Green function for the Hubbard model that is appropriate both in the band limit and in the atomic limit. The metal-insulator transition occurs due to the collapse of the electron and hole Fermi surfaces and it is a very smooth transition of the 2.5 kind. The quasiparticle damping is zero on the Fermi surface in the metallic phase.


Cell penetrating peptides have a unique potential for targeted drug delivery, therefore, mechanistic understanding of their membrane action has been sought since their discovery over 20 years ago. While ATP-driven endocytosis is known to play a major role in their internalization, there has been also ample evidence for the importance of passive translocation for which the direct mechanism, where the peptide is thought to directly pass through the membrane via a temporary pore, has been widely advocated. In this talk, I will question this view and demonstrate that arginine-rich cell penetrating peptides can instead enter vesicles and cells by inducing multilamellarity and fusion, analogously to the action of calcium ions. The molecular picture of this penetration mode, which differs qualitatively from the previously proposed direct mechanism, is provided by molecular dynamics simulations. In addition, the kinetics of vesicle agglomeration and fusion by nonaarginine, nonalysine, and calcium ions are documented in real time by fluorescence techniques and the induction of multilamellar phases in vesicles and cells is revealed both via electron microscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy. We thus show that the newly identified passive cell penetration mechanism is analoguous to vesicle fusion induced by calcium ions, demonstrating that the two processes are of a common mechanistic origin. L25.2


Low back pain is pain that occurs in the lumbosacral region and would get worse with increasing the gestational age. The purpose of this study was to determine the decrease of the low back pain before and after doing antenatal yoga. The design of this study was quasy experiment study using unequal control groups, the group divided into experimental and control groups. The study was conducted at BPM Hj. Suharni Cermee Bondowoso, the number of respondent was 50 pregnant women that chosen using a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used an observation sheet. In this study yoga was performed 4 times in 2 weeks with a duration of 1 hour per session. Data analysis using the Paired T-Test. Statistical results showed the value of p = 0,000 <0.05. There is a significant effect of antenatal yoga to the low back pain scale in the third trimester of pregnant women.Keywords: Low back pain, pregnant women, antenatal yoga.


As the most closely related layer with human,the planetary boundary layer's height directly reflects the state of the atmosphere near the ground.Now the lidar has become the most effective tool to observe the planetary boundary layer,but the retrieval of the planetary boundary layer height from a large number of measured data limited its application.Four kinds of commonly used methods,such as the gradient method,standard deviation method,fitting method and wavelet covariance transform method,are introduced and analyzed,with the continuously measured data of polarization-Raman-Mie scattering lidar.The results show that the four methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.The gradient method,the standard deviation method and the wavelet covariance transform method are similar and accurate in data process,but not stable.The fitting method has good stability,but its derivation is not so accurate relative to the three methods above.All in all,the fitting method is better to be used to process a large number of data.


In this paper, we study the unsteady hydromagnetic flow of a Walter's fluid (Model B') down an open inclined channel of width 2a and depth d under gravity, the walls of the channel being normal to the surface of the bottom under the influence of a uniform transverse magnetic field. A uniform tangential stress is applied at the free surface in the direction of flow. We have evaluated the velocity distribution by using Laplace transform and finite Fourier Sine transform technique. The velocity distribution has been obtained taking different form of time dependent pressure gradient g(t), viz., i) constant ii) exponential decreasing function of time and iii) Cosine function of time. The effects of magnetic parameter M, Reynolds number R and the viscoelastic parameter K are discussed on the velocity distribution in three different cases.


Method for processing ash, particularly fly ash, in which method several elements are separated from the ash. In the method both noble metals and rare earth elements are separated.


Fresh whole roasting chickens were cooked to an internal temperature of 79°C (175°F) in either a microwave, convection microwave or conventional electric oven. The sensory attributes of breast meat samples from chickens cooked in the three ovens were evaluated by untrained and laboratory panels. Untrained panelists found convection microwave cooked samples to be more acceptable in terms of juiciness than microwave cooked samples. Laboratory panelists rated the chicken cooked in the conventional oven as significantly more tender and juicy but similar in flavor intensity to chicken cooked in the microwave ovens. Thiamine retention on a dry weight basis ranged from 77% in conventionally cooked chicken breasts to 98% in microwave cooked chicken legs.


The invention belongs to the technical field of application of solar power generation grid-connection self-use power supply, and in particular relates to a structure and a method for a solar power grid-connection self-use multi-functional system. In order to endow a solar power generation system with functions of power generation, grid connection and self-use, a technical scheme is changed through a direct current power regulating circuit, a system allocating control circuit, an electronic control switch group and a power on-off controllers, wherein according to technical scheme, the system structure is that solar power generation systems can supply power to alternating loads of users only through storage batteries and inverters, and the internal power path is single. Therefore, when the multi-purpose solar power generation power supply system which can generate power, connect the grids and realize self-use is constructed, the system hardware scale is reduced, the structure of the system and formation of the internal power path are optimized, power consumption and resource waste are reduced, the using efficiency of solar power is greatly improved, and return on investment is greatly increased.


The following work contains an analysis from the novel Cuestion de habitos, from the Colombian author R.H. Moreno Duran, in which three Baroque aesthetic are exposed, these synthesize the literary work through the space, the characters and the language as a last resort that allows to condense said three considered aesthetic, which are: the theatrical aesthetic of Spanish Baroque, the t aesthetics a Hispanic Baroque, represented in imaginary that the work evokes, and a neo-Baroque aesthetic that is shown in the same form of the language, but also in its unveiling criteria or deconstructive of the theatrical Baroque aesthetics.


The localization of trains in a railway network is necessary for train control or applications such as autonomous train driving or collision avoidance systems. Train localization is safety critical and therefore the approach requires a robust, precise and track selective localization. Satellite navigation systems (GNSS) might be a candidate for this task, but measurement errors and the lack of availability in parts of the railway environment do not fulfill the demands for a safety critical system. Therefore, additional onboard sensors, such as an inertial measurement unit (IMU), odometer and railway feature classification sensors (e.g. camera) are proposed. In this paper we present a top-down train localization approach from theory. We analyze causal dependencies and derive a general Bayesian filter. Furthermore we present a generic algorithm based on particle filter in order to process the multi-sensor data, the train motion and a known track map. The particle filter estimates a topological position directly in the track map without using map matching techniques. First simulations with simplified particular state and measurement models show encouraging results in critical railway scenarios.


Using Poeverlein's graphical method, three-dimensional ray path calculations are performed to evaluate the path-integrated growth of auroral kilometric radiation (AKR). The ray tracing results indicate that waves whose initial wave vector lie in the local meridian plane continue to propagate in that plane and that among these waves, those with frequencies near the cutoff frequency (fR = 0) refract substantially, whereas those with frequencies well above the cutoff frequency suffer little refraction. It is also shown that waves whose initial wave vector lies outside of the local meridian plane propagate in the longitudinal as well as the radial and the latitudinal directions. The refraction of these waves is also highly dependent upon the wave frequency, i.e., waves with frequencies near fR = 0 refract substantially, whereas waves with frequencies much above fR = 0 undergo little refraction. In order to test the electron cyclotron maser mechanism as a method for generation of AKR, a typical electron distribution function measured in the auroral zone by the S3-3 satellite is used to calculate path-integrated growth of representative rays. The results of this study indicate that electron distribution functions like those measured by the S3-3 satellite are not capable of amplifying cosmic noise background to the observed intensities of auroral kilometric radiation and that much steeper slopes (∂F/∂υ⊥) at the edges of the loss cone are required. The presence of such distribution functions in the auroral zone is plausible if one assumes that backscattered electrons in this region have energies less than a few hundred eV.


We sought to identify determinants of downtown image and retail patronage, which contribute to tourism development in small and mid-sized communities. The purpose of our research was twofold: (a) to understand how visitors perceive the business mix, safety, and atmosphere of the Fargo, North Dakota, downtown and (b) to identify what factors influence their perceptions of the downtown and patronage of the downtown retail businesses. A total of 155 visitors to Fargo's downtown participated in our survey. Although we investigated one specific downtown, our findings may be relevant to Extension professionals in other small and mid-sized cities.


A hearing-enhancing device includes a cap adapted to be worn on a person's head, and a pair of hearing-enhancing members connectable to the cap. The cap size can be adjusted to accommodate varying user head sizes. The hearing-enhancing members each act to substantially enclose the person's ears leaving a forwardly facing opening allowing sound to enter therein, and are constructed so as to direct sound to the person's ears. A connection arrangement is provided between the cap and the hearing-enhancing members for allowing the members to be moved to varying locations on the cap, to provide proper positioning of the members even when the cap is adjusted to accommodate different user head sizes.


A decade after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, all three sites of violent impact have seen the dedication of national memorials to the victims. Hundreds of memorials have appeared in less likely places in the United States and around the world. This article offers an analysis of international 9/11 memorials along the lines of Michael Rothberg, as "a complementary centrifugal mapping that charts the outward movement of American power." It traces well-established memorial aesthetics, such as walls and statues, in a selection of 9/11 memorials located in the United States, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Italy, and Israel. Richard Gray's hypothesis, that no fundamental change occurred in American prose writing, the works rather "assimilate the unfamiliar into familiar structures," lends itself to examine 9/11 memorial aesthetics. In fact, despite the proclaimed sense of historical rupture, we do not witness great innovations of memorial design but a continuation of known patterns: modernist minimalism augmented by figural representations.


This study employed a Tobit model to examine factors that influence the adoption and intensity of utilisation of improved maize varieties in the West Shoa Zone in the central highlands of Ethiopia. The estimated results indicate that level of education, household labour, farm size, extension services, farm income, and timely availability of improved maize seeds significantly influence the adoption and intensity of use of improved maize. It also showed that the impact of off-farm income and age of the household head on adoption and intensity of use of improved maize seed was insignificant.


In order to determine correlation between some traits and path analysis of grain yield in hull- less barley, fifteen genotypes were evaluated in randomized complete block design with three replication. Result of analysis of variance indicated that there were significant differences among the genotypes in the majority of traits. The results of correlation analysis showed that grain yield had positive and significant simple correlation with number spike per square meter, harvest index, biological and straw yield, and negative correlation with spike length and awn length. The highest positive correlation was obtained between biological yield and grain yield. Using stepwise regression, 1000 kernel weight, number of spike per square meter, kernel per spike and harvest index was the most important yield component. Path analysis for grain yield showed that the number of spike per square meter and harvest index had positive direct effect on grain yield.


It propose a simple yet effective Structural Patch Decomposition with Gaussian Filter (SPDGF) approach for multi-exposure image fusion (MEF) that is robust to ghosting effect. It decomposes an image patch into three conceptually independent components: signal strength, signal structure, and mean intensity. Upon fusing these three components separately then reconstruct a desired patch and place it back into the fused image. This novel approach benefits MEF in many aspects. First, as opposed to most pixel-wise MEF methods, the proposed algorithm does not require post-processing steps to improve visual quality or to reduce spatial artifacts. Second, it handles RGB color channels jointly and thus produces fused images with more vivid color appearance. Third and most importantly, the direction of the signal structure component in the patch vector space provides ideal information for ghost removal. It allows us to reliably and efficiently reject inconsistent object motions then a chosen reference image without performing computationally expensive motion estimation. Now compare the proposed algorithm with SPD-MEF methods on different images (with camera and object motion). Extensive experimental results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm not only outperforms previous MEF algorithms on static scenes but also consistently produces high quality fused images with little ghosting artifacts for dynamic scenes. Moreover, it maintains a lower computational cost compared with state-of-the-art MEF de-ghosting schemes.


The fluorescence of chlorophyll a (Chl) nm can be detected in water leaving radiance and related quantitatively to the concentration of Chl. Solar-induced fluorescence has also been related to photosynthesis in deeper waters. However, little is known about the relationships between Chl, fluorescence, photosynthesis, and irradiance near the sea surface. Quantum yields of fluorescence and photosynthesis, as well as the ratio of fluorescence to photosynthesis, change during exposures to bright light. Several physiological processes are at play. Consequently, it is difficult to construct models of near-surface quantum yields. Experimentation and comprehensive sampling in the field are required for critical information. Some approaches are presented here. Radiometer buoys that measure downwelling irradiance at 490 nm, Ed(490), and upwelling spectral radiance, Lu(lambda) are good tools for measuring solar-stimulated fluorescence during studies of near-surface biology. Results can be compared with experimental measurements using a fluorometer with a very weak measuring beam that does not perturb the balance between fluorescence and photosynthesis. Comparisons indicate that relationships between near-surface Chl, fluorescence, photosynthesis and irradiance can vary widely for reasons that are not yet well resolved. Still, Lu(683), corrected for backscatter and normalized to Ed(490), is a useful measure of near-surface Chl in many environments.


Objective To investigate the value of multislice spiral CT in evaluating the parametrial invasion of cervical carcinoma. Methods 75 cases of FIGO staging II cervical carcinoma who had received the surgery were studied. Their imaging and the FIGO staging were analyzed retrospectively. Results For FIGO staging, the accuracy for evaluating the parametrial invasion was 53.3%(40/75), the rate of underestimation was 26.7%(20/75), the rate of overestimation was 20.0%(15/75); For CT, the accuracy of evaluating the parametrial invasion was 69.3%(52/75), the rate of underestimation was 14.7%(11/75), the rate of overestimation was 17.3%(13/75). In 40 cases, both FIGO staging and evaluation by CT were consistent with the surgical results. In 35 cases, FIGO staging was different from the surgical results. In 29 cases, evaluation by CT was different from the surgical results. In 10 cases, CT could correct the error of FIGO staging. Conclusion CT scan can acquire the multi-plane image, and can directly reflect the parametrial space. It is more accurate than FIGO staging, and is an important complement to FIGO staging.


Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, West Bethesda, Maryland,USAOnline Publication Date: 01 January 2008To cite this Article: Rittschof, D., Orihuela, B., Stafslien, S., Daniels, J., Christianson, D., Chisholm, B. and Holm, E.(2008) 'Barnacle reattachment: a tool for studying barnacle adhesion', Biofouling, 24:1, 1 - 9To link to this article: DOI: 10.1080/08927010701784920URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927010701784920PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLEFull terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdfThis article maybe used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction,re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expresslyforbidden.The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will becomplete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should beindependently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings,demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with orarising out of the use of this material.


The purpose of the rhythmic movement study is to build up a sun based box authority, development chamber and charcoal channel for desalination of sea water, filtration of got water test without hardly lifting a finger technique which offers various focal points. Sun controlled box finder, development chamber and charcoal channel were created, sun arranged box authority contains aluminum sheet cleaned on one side with sun based keen film which is fixed perfectly healthy using an iron packaging. A copper pipe covered with dim paint on outside surface of the copper pipe and is fixed at the purpose of assembly of the figurative finder, copper pipe is encased using a glass plate which is fixed can't avoid being fixed informative power and a plastic Can is used as saline water amassing tank which is covered with dull paint on outer surface. Development chamber includes plastic box which has two on either sides one for straight and another for outlet through which a wound copper pipe is fixed. By then it is stacked up with coolant, for instance, water, the saline water amassing tank, sun controlled box authority and development chamber are related by strategies for pipes, a valve is fixed at the inlet daylight based box finder to control discharge in copper pipe, a tee crossing point is given at outlet of copper pipe so the unevaporated water can be disengaged from water exhaust. Charcoal channel involves a layer of 10mm stone spread at the lower some portion of the plastic holder, followed by a layer of 6.25mm stone and a layer of charcoal which is accordingly followed by a layer of coastline sand whose thickness is a component of infiltration rate. After filtration the water test is attempted to know the proportion of minerals present in it.


In this paper, we focus on an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) system for printed text documents in Khmer language by using Zernike Moment. The Zernike Moment method is used as a feature extraction method to solve the recognition problem. We compute the moments from sub-characters to extract their feature vectors. The final recognition result is achieved by employing a classifier based on the Nearest Neighbor method. The method is experimented on 5 documents with font size of 12, 15, and 36 respectively.


Abstract:This paper examines the poetics of Bojić's play Autumn of the King, posing the question of genre of the "historical drama" in a theoretical context and looking at the function of the historical realia of the play in aesthetic terms, as a means of stylization of the historical themes and characters. By analyzing the language of the play as a vehicle for expressive, affective contents, the conclusion is reached that the play is a staging of the structure of language as finitude, and an embodiment of metaphor as a living performance. The linguistic analysis is informed by psychoanalytic and post-structural theories of desire, transgression, the gaze, and finitude. Finally, the plot of the play, centring on the Wagnerian love-death motif of modernism, is seen as the ultimate key to the poetics of Bojić's lyrical drama of the fin-de-siècle, which makes Bojić an innovator of the Serbian poetics of modernism.


A geophysical survey employing the electrical resistivity method was carried out within the permanent site of the University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB), Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria. A total of 46 Schlumberger vertical electrical sounding (VES) stations were occupied using the ABEM Terrameter SAS 300B model with maximum inter-electrode spacing (AB) of 200m. The aquifer units are characterized by sand, sandy clay/clayey sand, weathered and fractured rocks. The plot of the aquifer resistivity against the coefficient of anisotropy shows that the basement in the study area is underlain by three types of rocks: Quartzite with aquifer resistivity in the range of 50 – 430m and coefficient of anisotropy between 1.01 and 1.18. This weathered mainly to sand with good to high groundwater yield; Granite-gneiss with aquifer resistivity in the range of 40 – 90m and coefficient of anisotropy of between 1.18 and 1.88. This weathered to a mixture of clay and sand with low to medium groundwater yield; Mica-schist with aquifer resistivity in the range of 16 – 40m and coefficient of anisotropy of between 1.3 and 2.3. This weathered into more of clay because of its high ferromagnetic mineral content and as such has zero to very poor groundwater yield.


Purpose of the project is to evaluate the use of integrated farm energy systems for dairy farms in the southeastern United States (Phase I); select and design alternative energy systems which are economically feasible for use on the Mathis farm (Phase I); install the selected systems (Phase II); and operate and monitor performance of the systems (Phase III). This report covers Phase I. Results of the Phase I work indicate that the most technically and economically appropriate alternative energy systems for the farm are: (1) anaerobic digestion of dairy cattle manure to produce a methane-rich biogas and to use the manure as a source of cattle bedding material and as a fertilizer; (2) use of the biogas to fuel a spark ignition engine coupled to an induction generator, producing a major portion of the electricity needed on the farm and all of the thermal energy required in the dairy operation; and (3) implementation of energy conservation measures, including waste heat recovery from the bulk milk refrigeration system, water conservation, irrigation scheduling, and minimum tillage.


This paper contributes to the literature of overlapping regulations as we introduce a model, which gives insights in an effective combination of the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and the promotion of renewable energy within the electricity sector. Under consideration of EU long term objectives in CO2 mitigation we evaluate the efficient share of renewable energy. Hence, we give rise to the question, if the actual amount of renewable energy production already exceeds this share making a stop or at least a modification of its promotion necessary. Our approach proves to be robust to a change of pattern of marginal abatement costs (MAC), while resulting variances can be narrowed down and quantified. For its application to empirical data, we develop a method to evaluate the performance of the ETS and the promotion of renewable energy. On that basis we suggest modifications of the ETS to uncouple the certificate price from economical fluctuations and the development of renewable energy leading to their better combination and stronger mitigation incentives. For Germany it turns out, that the electricity generation of renewables has not exceeded its optimal share yet, while data is restricted due to low mitigation incentives set by the ETS. Therefore both the suggested improvement of the ETS and the monitoring of the development of renewable energy, referred to our model, is strongly recommended.


In this paper,a ultra-narrowband high temperature superconducting(HTS) filter works at L band is presented.The equivalent model,theoretical result,coupling matrix,and the simulated result of the 4-pole filter are demonstrated.The desired filter is designed and fabricated using double-sided DyBa2Cu3O7 thin films on MgO wafer 2 inches in diameter and 0.5 mm in thickness.The fractional bandwidth of the filter is only 0.5‰,and insertion loss is 0.3dB.The measurement results show that the response of practical filters is in good agreement with that of simulated results and theoretical analysis.


The issue of urbanization has gained much importance over the last few decades due to its significant influence on economic growth and environmental quality, especially in developing countries. The...


A major evolution of the UMTS standard is high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), which provides higher cell throughput and peak data rates of 10.8 Mbps. Key enabling technologies include fast scheduling, adaptive modulation and coding (AMC), as well as hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ). To ease the implementation of HSDPA all coding elements are identical to standard WCDMA. In particular, the rate 1/3 turbo code is reused and no trellis coded modulation scheme has been introduced. The resulting drawbacks are analyzed and it is shown how they are efficiently counteracted by bit-mapping techniques accounting for the different bit reliabilities within a 16-QAM symbol. This paper focuses on the implementation and performance of HARQ and bit-to-symbol mapping functions. The performance of different HARQ schemes is compared for QPSK and 16-QAM and varying code rates. It is shown that depending on the code rate and the user terminal capabilities different HARQ types are favorable.


Somatic embryogenesis using apical meristematic tissues of mature trees of conifers has many practical applications in the commercial forestry. However, induction of somatic embryogenesis in conifers has many challenges. This review paper highlights the recent achievements made in the somatic embryogenesis of conifers particularly the mature tree cloning. Our recent study showed that the induction of somatic embryogenesis in many recalcitrant pines is influenced by shoot bud collection timing, thin cell layers of apical meristems, nutrient medium composition, cambial  layer activation (stem cells), smoke-saturated water, triacontanol, and 24-epibrassinolide.  Therefore, the exact molecular events underlying the conversion from differentiation of somatic to embryogenic cell fate needs further studies in order to understand the somatic embryogenesis in conifers.


Skin cancers are the most common form of cancers in humans. It is a deadly type of cancer. Most of the skin cancers are cure able at initial stages. So an premature detection of skin is possible. The automatic diagnosis can help to increase the accuracy of detection. The diagnosing methodology uses Image processing techniques and Artificial Intelligence. Automated image segmentation and classification of skin lesions as malignant or benign. The dermoscopy image of skin cancer is taken and it is subjected to pre-processing for noise removal and image enhancement. Then the image is undergone image segmentation using Thresholding. There are certain features unique for skin cancer regions. Such features are extracted. These features are given as the input nodes to the neural network. Back-Propagation Neural (BPN) Network is used for classification purpose. It classifies the given data set into cancerous or non-cancerous.


This case study documents how one school of social work addressed the growing complexity of distributing information by developing a state of the art portal andwebsite system to serve itsmany audiences and campuses. Preliminary findings are discussed.


A summary on the in vitro experimental methods and principles for the elimination of O2·、·OH、H2O2 andDPPH· free radicals by health functional foods .The chemical methods in witch system the free radicals can be produced fordetecting the elimination effect on the free radicals were introduced. In these methods, by the production of color changes or lightemission phenomenon can be identified indirectly the free radical content or by detecting the oxygen tension changes to identifythe free radical content directly. The experiments showed, adding the health functional food having the elimination effect on thefree radicals to the detecting system, the free radicals in the system minimized, according to this, the quality of the healthfunctional food for the elimination free radical effect can be ascertained, The in vitro detection is fast and sensitive, it's good forpreliminary screening the eliminating free radical health functional food.


On retiring as Director of the British Cast Iron Research Association, I accepted a consultant assignment from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris. It had a Research Committee which was interested in research as a factor in promoting increased industrial productivity, since a current major objective of the O.E.C.D. is to promote a 50 per cent increase in the Gross National Product of the 20 participating countries during the period 1960–70. This Committee was conscious of the problem of what it called research administration, which I prefer to call research management.


The purpose of this paper is the classification of ECG heartbeats of a specific patient in five heartbeat types according to AAMI recommendation, using an implementable neural network such as Block-based Neural Network (BBNN). A BBNN is created from 2-D array of blocks that are connected to each other and easily can be expanded. Each block is a neural network. Because of flexibility in structure and internal configurations of BBNN, we can implement that with a reconfigurable digital hardware such as field programmable gate array (FPGA). The internal structure of each block depends on number of incoming and outgoing signals. Therefore, the overall construction of network is determined by the moving of signal through the network blocks. Network structure and the weights are optimized using particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Input of the BBNN is a vector that the elements of this vector are the features that extracted from ECG signal. In this paper wavelet transform based features and temporal features that extracted from ECG signals create the input vector of BBNN. ECG signals are time varying and also for different people are unique. The BBNN parameters have been optimized by PSO algorithm witch can overcome the possible changes of ECG signals. The performance evaluation using the MIT-BIH arrhythmia database shows a high classification accuracy of 97 %.


'Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled.' One underutilised aspect of corporate governance is the fiduciary obligation. Given that the balance between corporate governance and commercial activity is of concern both in Australia and overseas, the value of developing a broader principle of fiduciary obligation between directors and shareholders should be considered along with whether it can contribute to achieving this balance. This article will discuss the current use of the fiduciary obligation within the corporate context, and its potential for future development and application within corporate governance.


Environmental problems have crucially influenced the development of the human being. The article states the production and the essential of the environment problems, discusses the influence of environmental problems and points that the population explosion and the inflation of desirability have produced and sharpened the environment problems. In the end, the article points out the side effect of the science and technology on the environmental problems. To resolve environmental problems, all of us first should notice the environmental fundamentality and the two sides of effect of science and technology.


The weighted criterion of optimality of object detection during joint optimization of search and detection in the current area of view is specified taking into account the differential characteristics of the average risk. An expression is obtained for the likelihood ratio in the current area of view. An example of calculating the weight coefficient when making two-alternative decisions is presented.


Canada's mountain ranges offer great opportunities in high-mountain cartography, but also great challenges, given limited national mapping resources to deal with such extensive areas. Following post-war initiatives that introduced Swiss mapping styles into Canadian cartography, federal cuts and restructuring diverted resources to the generation and management of digital data. The increasing accessibility to GIS and mapping software and digital elevation data are enabling progress from government agencies, private companies, and university researchers, albeit to a relatively limited degree, when compared to the terrain to be mapped. Les chaines de montagnes du Canada sont une reelle opportunite pour la cartographie de haute montagne, mais sont aussi un veritable defi puisque les ressources cartographiques nationales sont tres limitees pour decrire ces immenses secteurs. Apres les initiatives d'apres-guerre qui consistaient a introduire des techniques de cartographie suisses au sein de la cartographie canad...


Regarded as an inevitable consequence of wartime violence against women has for a long time been considered as a traditional form of masculine dominion. Furthermore, it has been denoted as a determinative method and mean of the conventional warfare. The raise of awareness about the enduring suffering of females shifted the traditional paradigm toward the need of feminine protection and security. One of the methods to eliminate the violence and achieve female protection is to be observed within the concept of the Responsibility to protect adapted to suit the special needs of feminine protection. Namely, as a female logic is allotted in the discourse of care and solidarity, the standard application of R2P envisaged in the use of force as a form of masculine logic, is not to be considered as an adequate method. Its inadequacy is especially alarming, as women rights are additionally endangered during the forcible application of R2P and similar methods. Female issues, therefore, cannot be administered in the masculine way. On the contrary, only with the systematic concern and methodological administration of women protection, due analysis of feminine victimization and intensive responsibility in regard to all aspects of violence against them, the protection of feminine population could be achieved. Referring to R2P doctrine, the first and third pillars of the doctrine, that is responsibility to prevent and responsibility to rebuild, might be professed as a solid theoretical and practical grounds. For those pillars to be functional, few elements have to be satisfied. Sex and gender crimes more visible, principles of communal concern developed and female position in patriarchic society re-questioned. In this article, the author discusses about those elements, and questions the possibility of renewing the concept of R2P doctrine in regards to feminine protection.


6,8-Diprenylorobol is a phytochemical derived from the roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. 6,8-Diprenylorobol exhibits several biological activities, but the effects of 6,8-diprenylorobol on cancers have been hardly investigated. This study is aimed at elucidating the anticancer effect and working mechanism of 6,8-diprenylorobol in HepG2 and Huh-7, two kinds of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell lines. WST-1, cell counting, and colony formation assays and morphological change analysis showed that 6,8-diprenylorobol treatment decreased the cell viability and proliferation rate. Cell cycle analysis indicated that 6,8-diprenylorobol treatment increased the population of the G1/0 stage. Annexin V/PI double staining and TUNEL analysis showed that 6,8-diprenylorobol treatment increased the apoptotic cell population and DNA fragmentation. Western blot analysis showed that 6,8-diprenylorobol treatment increased the expression of cleaved PARP1, cleaved caspase-3, FOXO3, Bax, Bim, p21, and p27 but decreased the expression of Bcl2 and BclXL. Interestingly, 6,8-diprenylorobol inhibited CYP2J2-mediated astemizole O-demethylation and ebastine hydroxylase activities with Ki values of 9.46 and 2.61 μM, respectively. CYP2J2 siRNA transfection enhanced the anticancer effect of 6,8-diprenylorobol in HepG2 and Huh-7 cells through the downregulation of CYP2J2 protein expression and upregulation of FOXO3. Taken together, this study proposes that 6,8-diprenylorobol treatment may be a useful therapeutic option against HCC by targeting CYP2J2 and FOXO3.


New results for positron lifetimes in liquid argon confirm earlier results of Paul and of Liu and Roberts. In particular the orthopositronium intensity is anomalously low in this liquid, only 7%. I...


We use a well determined three‐dimensional attenuation model to infer the temperature distribution of the subduction zone in western Japan. The tomographic attenuation model was derived from about 19,000 t* determinations for P‐ waves recorded at 128 stations. The attenuation model with a previously determined velocity model was used to infer the temperature distribution of the subduction zone from depths of 15 to 80 km, using the high temperature background method. We can clearly see the cooler slab (400°C to 700°C) that is being subducted under the hotter mantle material (425°C to 850°C). We also show that the deep low‐frequency earthquakes are occurring in regions just above the slab with temperatures of about 500°C to 600°C.


The study consists of literature review on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) initial seed material – minitubers production. This paper covers aspects of healthy potato microplants production techniques and subsequent greenhouse minitubers production methods. The diversity of conventional minituber growing techniques (on solid medium in greenhouses) is discussed. Review showed, that obtained minitubers number depends on growing methods and variety. Physical manipulation during in vitro phase could have positive effects on minitubers yielding capacities.


Family firms receive scant attention in the mainstream management literature, particularly with respect to the development of theories of this firm. This neglect is unfortunate because in terms of contributions, and especially numbers, family businesses represent a dominant form of economic organization throughout the world. Although the field of family businesses has been regarded as a separate academic discipline since the 1990s in the world, in Iran, there are no particular fields of study about this discipline. Furthermore, growth of firms is very important. This study investigated and explained the affective factors for growth and development of family businesses in Iran. It is noted that this research is the first academic research in Iran related to family business. This article tries to fill the gap between family business's theories. It contains textile and oil industries in Tehran. Almost 78 family businesses in textile industry and 80 family businesses in oil industry were identified. A Sample of 88 firms from two industries as examined in this study. The findings showed that there are correlations between growth and independent factors such as risk taking of owner-managers, orientation to innovation, managerial skills, interest of people to participate in their family business, strategic insight in people of family, political environment, cultural environment and economical environment, and there are no correlation between growth and the governance of family on their businesses.

 Key words: Family business, growth and development, entrepreneurship.Family firms receive scant attention in the mainstream management literature, particularly with respect to the development of theories of this firm. This neglect is unfortunate because in terms of contributions, and especially numbers, family businesses represent a dominant form of economic organization throughout the world. Although the field of family businesses has been regarded as a separate academic discipline since the 1990s in the world, in Iran, there are no particular fields of study about this discipline. Furthermore, growth of firms is very important. This study investigated and explained the affective factors for growth and development of family businesses in Iran. It is noted that this research is the first academic research in Iran related to family business. This article tries to fill the gap between family business's theories. It contains textile and oil industries in Tehran. Almost 78 family businesses in textile industry and 80 family businesses in oil industry were identified. A Sample of 88 firms from two industries as examined in this study. The findings showed that there are correlations between growth and independent factors such as risk taking of owner-managers, orientation to innovation, managerial skills, interest of people to participate in their family business, strategic insight in people of family, political environment, cultural environment and economical environment, and there are no correlation between growth and the governance of family on their businesses.

 Key words: Family business, growth and development, entrepreneurship.


A similarity analyzing device, an image display device, an image display program storing medium, and an image display method are provided to analyze a face image of a predetermined person and similarity of a face accurately among photographed images. A similarity analyzing device includes an image obtaining unit for obtaining a plurality of photographed images corresponding to photographing dates; an image registration unit for registering face images obtained by photographing faces and corresponding to photographing dates, a similarity calculation unit for detecting faces from the plurality of photographed images obtained by the image obtaining unit, and calculating similarity between the detected faces and the face images registered to the image registration unit, and a similarity reducing unit for reducing similarity which increases as a difference between the photographing dates corresponding to the photographed images and the photographing dates corresponding to the face images increases and which is obtained by the similarity calculation unit.


Traditional miniature circuit breakers (MCBs) cannot meet the requirement for the intelligence of distributing apparatuses in a smart grid. The intellectualization of MCBs is restricted due to the lack of appropriate current measurement methods. Thus, an electrothermal current prediction method is proposed based on the derived relationship between root-mean-square (RMS) current and steady-state temperature rise. A fast acquisition algorithm is used to obtain the required temperature rise before thermal equilibrium to highly reduce the total time consumption. The presented prediction method is found immunized against the ambient temperature. The theory is validated with experiments using a thermostat. The tested steady-state accuracy and transient performance could meet the overload protection requirements without being affected by the environmental temperature.


This study aims to investigate the effect of the turbulence model on the aerodynamic characteristics of the flow around a Savonius wind rotor. For thus, we have developed a numerical simulation using the commercial CFD code Fluent. The considered numerical model is based on the resolution of the Navier-Stokes equations. These equations were solved by a finite volume discretization method. Two turbulence models are considered: the standard k-ε and the k-ε RNG. Particularly, we are interested to visualize the velocity field, the mean velocity and the static pressure. The good comparison between our numerical results and anterior results confirms the validity of the numerical method.


Cross-user deduplication is an emerging technique to ease the burden of cloud storage in big data era by storing only one copy of duplicate data. Efficiency reflects the feasibility and is a basic consideration when applying the deduplication scheme. However, in order to achieve certain level of security, existing works suffer from heavy overhead of computation as well as communication, which is a big obstacle for the actual deployment. In this paper, we propose an efficient cross-user deduplication scheme for encrypted data, which takes the lead to consider the efficiency during deduplication and makes it a reality to achieve secure deduplication in a lightweight way. To ensure the efficiency, we utilize the proposed re-encryption technique together with a non-interactive convergent key generation scheme to eliminate the cost of users and support batch verification of recovered data. The simulation results show that, with the same level of security guaranteed, the proposed scheme is more efficient comparing with the state of the art.


The loss of bone substance in diaphyseal region of long bones is a common problem faced by veterinarian orthopedic surgeon. In order to recover from cortical bone defect our study proposes to implant an autoclaved orthotopic allograft of one centimeter length and compares effects of covered and uncovered bones with propolis in the femoral diaphysis under general anesthesia and sterile condition. The experiment involved eight adult dogs, from local breed and different sex; split into two groups. An autoclaved allograft without propolis was implanted for the first animals group (control group ) then the same graft has been implanted to the second animals group.The aim of our study is to determine whether the propolis resin can diminish the fragility of autoclaved allografts that was confirmed by the resistance of the graft covered with propolis even once the osteosynthesis material is removed and if the autoclaved grafts covered by the propolis used in our experiments have not suffered resorption despite the intensity of the immune response during the first month.The results show that all grafts covered with propolis remained unbroken and have not suffered of the resorption problems.


from around the world used modern DNA sequencing, state-of-the-art microscopy, and computational analyses to examine underlying patterns and drivers of biodiversity. Most small organisms in the sea cannot be grown and studied in the laboratory and are known only by DNA sequence barcodes—16S ribosomal gene sequences for bacteria and archaea and 18S ribosomal gene sequences for eukaryotes. Even less is known about the genetic makeup of these organisms. Whole-genome sequences are available for the relatively few cultured representatives. Computational approaches (7) and single-cell genomics (8) have generated whole-ge-nome sequences for a select few of the vast majority of marine organisms that remain uncultured. About 10 years ago, the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Survey (GOS) first obtained DNA sequences from entire communities of marine microbes, uncovering previously unknown species and genes across the global ocean (9). Building on these results, the Tara Oceans expedition has added to the global genetic database a remarkable 7.2 trillion bases of metagenomic DNA sequence from viruses, bacteria, archaea, and those eukary-otes less than ~3 µm in size. In addition, it has yielded millions of 16S and 18S ribo-somal bar codes derived from organisms ranging in size from 0.2 µm to 2 mm. An important outcome of the expedition is the creation by Sunagawa et al. (page 873) (2) of an Ocean Microbial Reference Gene Catalog: a collection of more than 40 million nonredundant genes that are blueprints for metabolic function. Given the staggering amount of new sequence information, it is perhaps not surprising that Sunagawa et al. found relatively little overlap with the more restricted GOS gene catalog and even less with available reference sequences, emphasizing the likely enormous reservoir of unexplored genetic diversity in these communities. This work also serves as a reminder that the genetic content of domesticated laboratory organisms can differ greatly from that of the abundant taxa found in the wild (10). The data set undoubtedly holds numerous additional whole-genome sequences that await computational reconstruction. Sunagawa Uncovering hidden worlds of ocean biodiversity Ocean diversity. During the Ta ra Oceans expedition, scientists studied ocean biodiversity in thousands of samples from the world's oceans. From top to bottom, the images show an aquatic virus; filament colonies formed by the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium (colony diameter: about 2 mm); the single-cell dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans (sea sparkle; typical diameter: 0.5 mm) undergoing cell division; and the about 1.5-mm-long zooplankton Appendicularian Oikopleura dioca. Five reports in this issue …


A total of 600 pigs (Exp. 1, n=250, PIC 327 × 1050; Exp. 2, n=350, DNA Line 200 × 400 with an initial BW of 15.6 ± 0.1 and 14.3 ± 0.2, respectively) were used in two 14-d experiments to determine the effects of fish meal source on nursery pig performance. Each experiment had 10 pens per treatment and five pigs per pen. In Exp. 1, pigs were allotted to pens at weaning (d 0) and were fed a common starter diet for 5 d. On d 5, pens of pigs were allotted by BW to experimental diets that were corn and soybean meal-based and contained 10% dried whey. Dietary treatments included a corn and soybean meal-based diet, a diet containing 8.3% HP 300 (Hamlet Protein, Findlay, OH), or diets containing 6% fish meal from one of three sources (IPC 790 Fish Meal, The Scoular Company, Minneapolis, MN; Special Select Menhaden Fish Meal, Omega Proteins, Houston, TX; and Daybrook LT Prime Menhaden Fish Meal, Daybrook Fisheries, Morristown, NJ). The Special Select Menhaden fish meal was from the 2014 catch year, while the LT Prime and IPC 790 were from the 2015 catch year. Samples of each fish meal source were analyzed for total volatile N (New Jersey Feed Laboratories, Inc., Trenton, NJ); a measure of fish meal quality or freshness. All samples of fish meal contained less than 0.15% total volatile N indicating high quality. Results from Exp. 1 indicated that there were no differences observed in ADG or ADFI between any of the treatments. However, pigs fed IPC 790 fish meal had poorer F/G from d 7 to 14 (P < 0.049) and overall (P < 0.009) compared to pigs fed all other treatments. In Exp. 2, pigs were allotted to pens at weaning (d 0) and were fed a common starter diet for 7 d and then pens were allotted by BW to experimental diets. Fish meal sources were the same as in Exp. 1, except they were all from the 2014 catch year. Dietary treatments included the same corn and soybean mealbased diet and diets with 6% fish meal from Exp. 1. In addition, diets with 3% fish meal were included. From d 0 to 14, a fish meal source × level interaction was observed for ADG and F/G. Pigs fed increasing IPC 790 fish meal had a linear improvement in ADG and F/G; however, for pigs fed either Special Select Menhaden or LT Prime Menhaden fish meals, there was no improvement in performance beyond the 3% inclusion. Traditional measures of fish meal quality (total volatile N) did not appear to be correlated with pig performance in these studies.


If politics are based on the need, in any collectivity, to allocate scarce resources, then there should long ago have been a lively politics of social science information—but there has not been. However, political inaction can be attributed not only to non-scarcity, but also to the failure—for whatever reason—of affected persons to take action in their own interest. The fact that scarcities do plague the field of social science information—especially at the international level—will be apparent if one reflects on the following facts: • there is a growing output of social science research around the world, and much of it is carried out by scholars whose graduate education was completed at American universities; • in more and more countries there is an increasing output of primary data—news, survey returns, census data, trade statistics, government documents, plans, maps, archeological findings—that can be used very fruitfully by social scientists in their research; • the capacity of American researchers to secure support for research overseas, for field trips, for attendance at international conferences, and for the acquisition of foreign data has radically dwindled;


The invention discloses a fixing device for protecting a plane structure object. The device comprises a backside casing, an outer bezel of a panel and a rib structure. The backside casing includes a first side; the outer bezel of the panel is utilized in connecting with the backside casing to cover the plane structure object with the backside casing; the outer bezel of the panel comprises a second side and a third side; the rib structure is arranged on the outer side of the plane structure object and located between the first side of the backside casing and the second side of the outer bezel of the panel to ensure that the second side of the outer bezel of the panel is keeping a specific distance with the plane structure object.


A microscopic investigation and estimation of rail line capacity are essential in the planning, design, and operation of railway facilities. This research aims at assessing the effects of railway vertical alignment at uphill sections on railway line capacity as well as on capacity loss at such a railway segment. The evaluation of operation and geometry data to estimate rail line capacity and capacity loss due to rail geometric alignment change was conducted using the backup method of semi-simulation analysis tool from THSRC in Taiwan. A Log-linear type regression model was developed to formulate the relationship between rail capacity loss and uphill alignment characteristics. The developed model is capable of analyzing regular rail capacity and capacity changes due to factors of geometric alignment as well as rail operational setting.


Abstract In the original definition due to A. Weinstein and T. Courant a Dirac structure is a subbundle of the big tangent bundle T M ⊕ T* M that is equal to its ortho-complement with respect to the so-called neutral metric on the big tangent bundle. In this paper, instead of the big tangent bundle we consider the vector bundle E ⊕ E*, where E is a Banach Lie algebroid and E* its dual. Recall that E* is not in general a Lie algebroid. We define a bilinear and symmetric form on the vector bundle E ⊕ E* and say that a subbundle of it is a Dirac structure if it is equal with its orthocomplement. Our main result is that any Dirac structure that is closed with respect to a type of Courant bracket, endowed with a natural anchor is a Lie algebroid. In the proof the differential calculus on a Lie algebroid is essentially involved. We work in the category of Banach vector bundles.


A 40 Gb/s AlGaInAs electroabsorption modulated laser (EML) module with optimized performance is reported. A novel modulation signal feeding line is adopted for module packaging, and dynamic extinction ratio over 8.2 dB is demonstrated at 43 Gb/s modulation.


The basic capital to be able to show performance is mastery of expertise (competence) which includes: technical competence, namely mastery of certain scientific fields such as technology, law, economics, and others. Managerial competence, this is associated with a person's ability in the field of leadership to empower all available resources. Behavioral competence, in this case involves ethics, emotional mastery, motivation and the level of one's wisdom. So motivation as a measure of strength that can encourage someone to behave that can take action internally and externally positively or negatively to provide direction that depends on the strength possessed by the leader. Based on the results of the coefficient of determination (Adjusted R Square) of 0.512 or 51.6%, this means that 51.6% of the employee performance variables can be explained by work motivation and compensation variables. While the remaining 48.4% by other variables not examined. It can be concluded that this study shows that motivation and compensation have an effect on employee performance at the Payung Sekaki Subdistrict Office of Pekanbaru City.


Symmetrical drug-related intertriginous and flexural exanthema (SDRIFE), previously known as Baboon syndrome, is a symmetrical erythematous rash on the gluteal and intertriginous areas observed after exposure to systemic drugs. This was the case of a 35-year-old woman who presented to medicine OPD (outpatient department) of Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH), Dibrugarh with a history of a macular rash over the right and left armpit and right upper back, buttocks and inner aspect of the left thigh.


This paper presents joint adaptive modulation and multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system (JAMAMS) in Long Term Evolution (LTE) network that adapts both modulation type and MIMO scheme based on channel conditions. Specifically, four adaptive modulation-based MIMO techniques, namely, 1 × 2 MIMO with maximum ratio combining (MRC); 2 × 1 and 2 × 2 Alamouti techniques; and 2 × 2 Vertical Bell Labs Layered Space-Time Architecture (V-BLAST) are investigated. Bit error rate (BER) and spectral efficiency (SE) are used as performance metrics and Zero Forcing (ZF) detection is used in all the MIMO techniques. For each of the four techniques, first the signal-to-noise (SNR) thresholds for switching from one modulation order to the next (i.e., adaptive modulation) are determined. Then, based on comparison of the thresholds of the four schemes, a proposal is made when the system has to switch from one MIMO scheme to the other; and the resulting system is called JAMAMS. In the uplink scenario, as an example, adaptive modulation-based 2 × 2 Alamouti, 1 × 2 scheme with MRC, and 2 × 2 V-BLAST schemes have shown "optimal" SE performance in the SNR ranges 4-19 dB, 19 dB-28 dB, and greater than 28 dB, respectively, while satisfying target BER constraint, BERth ≤ 10-2. Moreover, it is shown that JAMAMS has comparable computational complexity in comparison to fixed MIMO systems.


We present a scanning micromirror with 5x better flatness of the mirror plate compared to our previous devices. The devices are designed for a laser scanning displays with VGA resolution. Scanning laser displays are certainly the most demanding application for scanning micromirrors. The fast axis must provide a large mirror plate that remains flat, when deflected to large angles at high frequency. The presented devices meet the specifications for VGA-resolution (640x480 pixels). Oscillation frequency is 16kHz. The mirror-plate has 1mm diameter and can be deflected by +/-10°. Dynamic deformation is below lamba/10 under these conditions. The devices are fabricated in the established SOI process of Fraunhofer IPMS Dresden. Mirror plate and springs are made of 30um of crystalline silicon. Operation is resonant with lateral out-of-plane comb-drives. In this article we present the design, simulation results and measurement results.


A great deal is known about development in Sepia officinalis; however, much of this knowledge comes from animals incubated in laboratory conditions. Since cuttlefish are behaviorally plastic and known as embryos to perceive environmental stimuli from within the egg, we wondered if they are affected by incubation environment and thus whether laboratory-incubated cuttlefish exhibit natural behavior. We investigated the effects of incubation environment on hatchling size, defense and predation behavior in Sepia officinalis by comparing artificially-incubated hatchlings to naturally-incubated ones. Contrary to our expectations, no significant differences were apparent in hatchling size, disruptive body patterning and predation. A significant difference did exist between groups in one type of body patterning: Artificially-incubated hatchlings appeared to be better at producing a uniform body pattern than naturally-incubated individuals, possibly due to their prenatal experience with a homogeneous artificial substrate. This difference suggests some caution when interpreting experiments utilizing laboratory-incubated hatchlings, but overall, the limited effect of artificial incubation conditions demonstrated in this experiment bolsters confidence in previous behavioral results. These results are also promising for cuttlefish culture; eggs that would otherwise be lost as bycatch could instead be cultured artificially.


Compensation for shrinkages with three kinds of lightly burnt MgO expansive agent (LBMEA) is used in a reinforced concrete wall poured in the summer. Influences of the internal temperature history on the expansion of concrete and the microstructure of cement paste containing LBMEA were investigated. The results showed that LBMEA exhibited significant expansion around the end of the fall temperature stage; then, the expansion rate declined obviously, and concrete containing LBMEA with low hydration reactivity (140 s and 220 s) showed larger expansion than LBMEA with high hydration reactivity (60 s). Microstructural analysis indicated that brucite preferentially forms in the pores in cement paste containing LBMEA with high reactivity, but brucite mainly grows on the surface of the MgO particles in cement paste containing LBMEA with low reactivity during the early age. Paste containing LBMEA with low reactivity showed a larger volume of single brucite crystal than LBMEA with high reactivity, which further led to larger expansion in the latter than the former. The results revealed the expansion process of LBMEA and can help engineers select suitable LBMEA for application to actual engineering.


In the article,we mainly introduced the existing methods of producing Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate and the characteristics of theirs. At the same time,we brought forward the technology of producing Potassium Dihydrogen Phosphate using seawater as resource and the zeolite as the medium of ion exchange.The source of raw materials in the technology is abroad and it's price is cheap. The intermidiate product can be used circularly as soon as possible. So the prospect to industrialization of the technology is very wide because of the simple method with low costs and without wastes.


Objectives. Obstetric fistulas are severe sequelae of prolonged obstructed labor, a widespread but incompletely documented problem of low‐income countries. Here, we characterize women with obstetric fistula, test the hypothesis that primi‐ and multipara represent different profiles and that fetal size is an important factor in developing fistula. Design. Hospital registry statistics and questionnaire. Population. A total of 14,928 Ethiopian women with obstetric fistula in 1974–2006 and 434 admitted in 2007–8. Methods. Self‐reported age, marital status, education, distance from home to health facility, parity, duration of labor, neonatal outcome and sex, lag time to treatment; measurement of weight, stature, extent of lesion and clinical assessment of continence before hospital discharge. Outcome measures. Duration of labor, extent of pelvic injury and neonatal survival, cure rate. Results. Primi‐ were more common than multiparous cases (56.8 vs. 43.2%). They were of similar age at marriage (17 years) and stature at hospital admission, but shorter than the population average (152.7 vs. 156.5 cm). Primipara had longer labor than multipara (50.5% > 3 days vs. 27%), larger uro‐vaginal fistula, more stillbirths (95 vs. 88%), recto‐vaginal fistula, vaginal scarring, persistent incontinence after repair and were more commonly divorced. Male fetuses were involved in 76.7% of obstructed deliveries but in only 44.6% of a previous uneventful delivery in multipara. Educational attainment positively influenced outcomes. Conclusions. Obstetric fistula is more commonly associated with primiparous than subsequent pregnancies. Primipara have a longer and more damaging labor. A causative role for cephalo‐pelvic disproportion is supported by the observation that male fetuses are more commonly involved in obstructed labor.


The superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is defined as the set of signs and symptoms derived from superior vena cava obstruction, both intrinsic obstruction and extrinsic compression, which causes an increase in venous pressure in the upper body region. We present the case of a male 64 years old patient with hypotiroidism, diabetes mellitus and end stage chronic kidney disease in hemodialysis treatment who presented with cervical, facial and upper right extremity edema. The tomographic contrasted study demonstrated superior vena cava thrombosis.


Under the background of multifunctional integration,this article analyzes the spatial characteristics of the residential areas in the overall suburb zone,plain zone,the outskirts plain zone of Beijing based on the spatial evolution of residential shape properties.The spectrum analysis shows that,the rural residential areas of the three zones are in crisscross distribution with Qianmen as the center,on the basis of three basic circles of mid-outskirts,outer suburbs,mountainous zone in Beijing.Based on this analysis,the article calculates the spatial dimension and Hurst index of three zones'rural residential patches,and argues that the spatial structure of rural residential patches in overall suburb zone(20-122 km) is complex but not have fractal characteristics;but those in the plain zone(7-76 km) and the outskirt plain zone(7-49 km) are relatively simple but have fractal characteristics.The spatial evolutions of the latter two zones'rural residential patches are different from their agricultural development processes.On the whole,the spatial evolution of the three zones'rural residential areas is driven by urbanization,industrialization and non-agriculturalization of rural areas,and it is current at a critical stage of spatial expansion of the metroposis and coordinated development of agriculture,rural areas and farmers.


Abstract 3572 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is known to be strongly associated with an increased risk of high grade B-Cell Lymphoma (such as Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma and Burkitt Lymphoma). As South Africa has more than 5 million people living with HIV infection, this region sees a sharp increase in the diagnosis of high-grade lymphomas. HIV infection may associate with a number of atypical morphological features making it difficult to differentiate between classically described DLBCL and BL. As these two diseases have different prognosis and treatment, it is essential to accurately differentiate the type of disease and/or to diagnose the intermediate category of B-Cell Lymphoma, unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and BL newly introduced in the 2008 WHO classification. In this study, we report on twelve patients (seven males and five females) who presented with high grade B cell lymphoma and a cell morphology comprising a mixture of medium to large cells that expressed B Cell markers. Patients9 age ranged from 29 to 43 years old with a mean age of 34 years. Eight patients had a documented HIV positive status. Complex cytogenetic features associated with atypical morphologic features best fitted the diagnosis of B cell lymphoma unclassifiable, with features intermediate between DLBCL and BL. Conventional cytogenetics analysis revealed the presence of a complex karyotype in all cases. The chromosomes number varied from 46 to 49 with the exception of one case that had near-tetraploid cells (69 to 84 chromosomes). Ten cases had a t(8;14) classical Burkitt translocation involving the Immunoglobulin heavy chain gene as a partner, and one case had a variant Burkitt translocation t(8;22) involving the lambda light chain gene. Double hits were seen in two cases. In both cases, a translocation t(3;22)(q27;q11) rearranged the BCL6 gene in addition to a t(8;14). MYC and BCL6 genes rearrangements were confirmed using fluorescence in situ hybridization with the MYC and BCL6 break-apart probes (Abbott Molecular) and with the IGH/MYC/CEP probes. The most common secondary chromosomal aberration associated with a MYC rearrangement, was a chromosome 1 long arm structural abnormality present in nine cases, (75%) and resulting in a full trisomy 1q (n=3), or in partial duplication/ triplication of chromosome 1q (n=3), with both types of aberrations associated in 3 cases. Genome-Wide Affymetrix SNP6.0 array analysis was used to delineate chromosome 1q regions of gains. In brief, high molecular weight tumor DNA was extracted from tumor cells together with normal controls. DNA was processed and hybridized to the arrays according to the manufacturer9s instructions. Data analysis was performed using the dChip software and Circulary Binary Segmentation. Copy number analysis using SNP arrays delineated three minimum regions of gains on the chromosome 1 long arm, 1q21.1q23.3, 1q24.1q24.2 and 1q32.1q32.2. The smallest region of amplification 1q24.11q24.2 included 27 genes of which the RCSD1 gene normally expressed in B-cells and previously found to be involved in acute B cell lymphoid leukemia (De Braekeleer et al 2007). These regions were smaller than 1q gains previously mapped by array comparative genomic hybridization in acute lymphoblastic leukemia and BL (Davidsson, et al 2007). Abnormalities of chromosome 7q were also non-randomly detected in four cases, in the form of trisomy 7q, or partial 7q duplication. Gains of 1q and 7q are known to occur in 20% and 10% of Burkitt lymphomas respectively (Boerma et al 2009; Scholtysik et al 2010). On the basis of these molecular cytogenetic features, we argue that these aggressive immunodeficiency associated, mostly t(8;14) positive lymphomas, represent advanced, clonally evolved forms of BL. These findings support the notion that there are distinguishable subgroups in DLBCL/BL intermediate lymphomas. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


encoding difficult implanted scheme occupy interpretation throughout complex scheme communications along prolonged pathway between sensors, actuators, and control processors. This is a difficult, time-consuming, and error-prone procedure need important communication among engineers and software programmers. Moreover, the resultant code usually lacks modularity and strength in the occurrence of failure. Replica-based encoding addresses these boundaries, permitting engineers to agenda immediate scheme by identify high-level manage policy and by accumulate consistent replica of the scheme hardware and software. In implement a manage approach, replica-based supervisory cause regarding the replica "on the fly," to path scheme state, identify mistake, and execute reconfigurations. This paper build up the Immediate Replica- Based Encoding Language (IREL) and its supervisory, called Titan. IREL offer the facial appearance of synchronous, immediate languages, with the additional capability of evaluation and symbols to state variables that are concealed within the substantial deposit being prohibited. Titan implement an IREL plan utilize widespread component-based declarative replica of the stand to pathway situation, evaluate uncharacteristic position, and produce new manage progression. Within its immediate manage loop, Titan utilize propositional conclusion to assume the system's present and preferred states, and it employs replica- based immediate development to progress the stand from the present to the preferred state.


Summary: In this short note, we announce a regularity theorem for the Kähler-Ricci flow on a compact Fano manifold (Kähler manifold with positive first Chern class) and its application to the limiting behavior of the Kähler-Ricci flow on Fano 3-manifolds. Moreover, we also present a partial C 0 estimate of the Kähler-Ricci flow under the regularity assumption, which extends previous works on Kähler-Einstein metrics and shrinking Kähler-Ricci solitons. The detailed proof will appear elsewhere.


Chronic alcohol consumption leads to hypertriglyceridemia, which is positively associated with alcoholic liver disease (ALD). However, whether and how it contributes to the development of fatty liver and liver injury are largely unknown. In this study we demonstrate that chronic alcohol exposure differently regulates the expression of very‐low‐density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR) in adipose tissue and the liver. Whereas adipose tissue VLDLR is significantly down‐regulated, its hepatic expression is dramatically increased after chronic alcohol feeding. While HepG2 cells stably overexpressing VLDLR manifests increased intracellular triglyceride accumulation, VLDLR‐deficient mice are protective against fatty liver and liver injury after chronic alcohol exposure. Mechanistic investigations using both in vitro and in vivo systems reveal that oxidative stress‐induced nuclear factor (erythroid‐derived 2)‐like 2 (Nrf2) activation plays a critical role in alcohol‐induced VLDLR up‐regulation in hepatocytes, but not in adipocytes. Oxidative stress enhances VLDLR gene expression and protein abundance in primary hepatocytes, concomitant with the Nrf2 activation. Conversely, Nrf2 gene silencing abrogates oxidative stress‐induced VLDLR up‐regulation in the liver, but not in adipose tissue. In mice, alcohol exposure induces hepatic oxidative stress and Nrf2 activation. Supplementation of N‐acetylcysteine alleviates fatty liver and liver injury induced by chronic alcohol exposure, which is associated with suppressed Nrf2 activation and attenuated VLDLR increase in the liver. Furthermore, in comparison to wild‐type counterparts, Nrf2‐deficient mice demonstrate attenuated hepatic VLDLR expression increase in response to chronic alcohol exposure. Conclusion: Chronic alcohol consumption differently alters VLDLR expression in adipose tissue and the liver. Oxidative stress‐induced Nrf2 activation is mechanistically involved in VLDLR overexpression in hepatocytes in response to chronic alcohol consumption. Hepatic VLDLR overexpression plays an important role in the pathogenesis of ALD. (Hepatology 2014;59:1381‐1392)


Rockfill materials consist primarily of angular to subangular particles obtained by blasting rock or extracting rounded to sub rounded particles from river bed. The stress-strain (stress-dilatancy) behaviour of rockfill materials is affected by mineralogical composition, particle grading, size and shape of particles and stress level. Particle breakage has an important effect on strength and stress-dilatancy behaviour. Based on a large scale triaxial tests data reported in literature, the stress-dilatancy relationship is analysed using Frictional State Theory. It is shown that stress level significantly influences the stress-dilatancy relationship. The double-effect of particle breakage may be observed: one − the energy consumed for breakage during shear, and the other − the extra contraction caused by breakage. Parameter α of Frictional State Theory represents the energy consumption effect and β represents extra contraction caused by breakage. It is shown that Frictional State Theory can reflect the influence of particle breakage on stress-strain behaviour of rockfill material.


After introductory comments and some words of caution regarding certain modern trends in medical education, I shall set down, as I see them, the items of prime importance in the education and character of those who aspire to high endeavor in medicine. Scripture tells us that the Lord spoke out of the whirlwind to his servant, Job, saying: "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?" Lest you chide me in similar fashion, I must present some credentials. I began participation in medicine forty-seven years ago and have thus observed the careers of a goodly number of students and house-officers in whom I have been keenly interested; there have been a few apparent failures but many successes far beyond the commonplace. Since my retirement from University activities in 1952, I have served as an official of the Committee on Education of the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is an organization of physicians certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. In 1946-47 the Academy conducted a survey of child health services in the United States and Canada. As a part of this survey, there was an evaluation of pediatric education. This latter task was performed by a distinguished alumnus of the Yale School of Medicine and its Department of Pediatrics, now Dean of the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. John McKenny Mitchell. As one outgrowth of this appraisal of pediatric education, the Academy established a Committee on Education. Among its other activities this Committee sponsors group conferences of the


Trees growing in an urban environment often experience very poor rooting environments that have a detrimental effect on the trees' longevity and the benefits that the trees can provide. This study compares the condition of trees planted with RootCells® with trees planted without provision of any additional rooting volume, in a car park with a varying level of soil compaction across the site. Twelve Turkish hazels (Corylus colurna L.) were planted in compacted hard-core, half of which were supplied with RootCells® that increased the volume of these planting pits by approximately 34%. After 5 growing seasons, 2 trees had died (one control and one treatment tree) and we measured a selection of growth and health indicators in the remaining 10 trees, to assess the effect of the RootCells®. Mean stem girth at 1.5 m was 15.4% greater for the treatment group, and mean twig density was 18.3% greater for the canopies of the treatment trees. For a range of other tests, the trees growing with the RootCells® performed marginally better than the control group. However, chlorophyll fluorescence readings gave a contrary reading, which indicates that this method may not always be a reliable means of assessing successful tree establishment.


Garcinia kola seed is taken as a stimulant by the elderly people and traditionalists. Kolaviron is a biflavonoid from the seeds of Garcinia kola , and reports have shown that it may be the active principle for the analgesic, anti-inflammatory and psychoactive activities of Garcinia kola. Moreover, the aqueous extract of the seeds has shown an anxiolytic-like effect. Hence, this study was undertaken to investigate the antidepressant-like effect of kolaviron and probable mechanism(s) of action in laboratory rodents. The antidepressant-like effect of kolaviron (50 – 200mg/kg, p.o.) was evaluated using the Forced Swimming Test (FST) and Tail Suspension Test (TST) in mice. Mice were pre-treated with prazosin (an α 1 -adrenoceptor antagonist), metergoline (5-HT 2 receptor antagonist), and atropine (muscarinic cholinergic antagonist) before kolaviron (100 mg/kg p.o.) was administered, to evaluate the mechanisms involved in its antidepressant-like activity using the TST. Kolaviron (100 mg/kg) significantly reduced immobility time, both in FST and TST. Pre-treatment of mice with prazosin (62.5µg/kg, i.p.), metergoline (4mg/ kg, i.p.), and atropine (1mg/kg, i.p.) before kolaviron (100 mg/kg, p.o.) treatment significantly reversed its antidepressant-like effect in the TST. The results suggest that kolaviron possesses an antidepressant-like effect involving interactions with α 1 -adrenoceptor, 5-HT 2 receptor and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChR).


This reviewer having been a member of the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago at the time of the birth of the scientific school under Charles E. Merriam, Harold Lasswell, and Harold Gosnell must summon all his powers of restraint to review a work by the behaviorist group. As a normative political scientist he was bruised and beaten in the wild crusade of the early enthusiasts. Their intolerance, their dogmatism, their disdain for all work in the field of politics prior to their time has left this dissenter with unhappy memories. At the time his voice was completely drowned out by the noise of adding machines and tabulators. He lived long enough, however, to see the rise and fall of the scientific totalitarians in Europe and to read with satisfaction the last works of Charles E. Merriam wherein he writes of eternal verities and to hear from the lips of this father of the scientific school, in reference to his scientific progeny: "What are these people talking about?" The school still produces its bright young men who would rather be caught dead than using the words "right" and "wrong" or "true" and "false." Some of them still busy themselves with long equations and barbarous English to prove the obvious. Fortunately some able and well-balanced scholars have entered the field. So in the Brookings Lectures we find the excellent contribution of Stephen Bailey who opens the series and the cautious words of David Truman who concludes it. In reference to some of the people in the behaviorist school, Truman says: "The latter-day rebels have mostly rallied around the banner of the behaviorist school to do battle with the 'institutionalists.' Like most embattled revolutionists, many of them have unwisely and impetuously consigned to oblivion all the works of their predecessors. This is unfortunate . . . and betrays a lack of discrimination." And we have the following from Mr. Bailey's lecture: "Those who pretend to see the outline of the 'good society' in the clash of pressure groups, the clash of governmental branches and levels, the clash of political factions, the clash of money, votes, and ambitions have in my estimation too low a view of man and too exalted a view of automatic stabilizers in our moral and political life . . . . Government in the last analysis is a supreme exercise of will and moral choice." To make the methods, the findings, and the conclusions of any discipline more precise is a praiseworthy work for any scholar. Plato tried hard enough to reduce political behavior to mathematical


24 families, each including both parents, a schizophrenic, and a nonschizophrenic adolescent, were subdivided into a parent-patient and a parentnonpatient triad and asked to solve collectively the questions from the Comprehension and Similarities subtests of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale. The groups' recorded discussions were compared for problem-solving efficiency, mutual support patterns, and parent-child sex-role alignments. Contrary to predictions, the 2 triads displayed equal efficiency; parents supported both children equally; fathers and mothers were equally dominant. Patients were more supportive of their parents than were siblings, while parental discord was more prominent in patient than in nonpatient groups.


A laboratory research on the properties of temperature endurance,salt resistance and stabilities of the hydrophobically associating polymer(HAP) and a modified hydrophobically associating polymer(MHAP) solution was studied.At the same time,the power consumption,dissolution time and solution viscosity of polymers in bench scale testing were explored.The experiments showed that the modified hydrophobically associating polymer solution had excellent properties of temperature endurance,salt resistance and stabilities.The bench scale test confirmed the modified hydrophobically associating polymer had high viscosification in aqueous solution,and can reduce power consumption,conserve energy,but the dissolution rate declined.


The investigation in the cyclic behaviour of ultra-fine grained copper produced by severe plastic deformation was performed in fully reversed tension/compression under constant plastic strain amplitudes. It is shown that UFG copper possesses unusual fatigue properties such as a high saturation stress and a clearly pronounced Bauschinger effect. Significant strain localization resulting in formation of shear bands on the specimen surface during the late stages of cyclic deformation is noticed. It is supposed that strain localization plays an important role in mechanical properties of UFG materials.


The invention discloses a password managing method and system based on cloud computing. The method comprises the following steps that a general password synchronization API interface and a safe password protecting protocol are set up between a cloud password managing server and an Internet service provider; a client registers an account on the official website of the cloud password managing server and sets a unique key value KEY and a protecting password when registering the account; the key value KEY serves as the unique ID of the client on the cloud password managing server; the protecting password is used for guaranteeing transmission safety of account password information between the Internet service provider and the cloud password managing server and the storage safety of the client account password information on the cloud password managing server; and the Internet service provider makes the account password information of the registered client and the website information synchronized to the cloud password managing server through the interface. When the client forgets the registered account and password on the website of the Internet service provider and cannot use the website service provided by the Internet service provider, the client can log on to the cloud password managing server and get the forgotten password.