In order to improve the isotopic three parameters and flow measurement data logging data,the accuracy and efficiency of the more reasonable,analyzes on the isotopic water injection profile logging and three parameters of material flow test.Cause isotopic data flow testing material discrepancies with underground,the reason is not sealed,seals, outside the tube slot fluids,stains,loss is caused by the material.The isotopic three parameters,and logging,five parameters isotope injection profile logging,material is more reliable.


An experiment was conducted during 2010–11 and 2011–12 at Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, to assess the effect of weed-control measures on grain yield, weed control efficiency (WCE) and economics of rice (Oryza sativa L.)wheat [Triticum aestivum (L.) emend. Fiori & Paol.] cropping system. Application of pyrazosalfuron @ 0.02 kg/ha as pre-emergence + fenoxoprop-p-ethyl @ 0.06 kg/ha (25 days after sowing) as post-emergence resulted in significantly higher grain yield (5.7 t/ha), weed-control efficiency (76.3%) and net returns ( 41,800/ha) over other weed-management practices adopted in rice. In case of wheat, the highest grain yield (5.5 t/ha), net returns ( 36,200/ha) and weed-control efficiency (89.6%) was obtained with the application of sulfosulfuron @ 0.025 kg/ha (25 days after sowing) as post-emergence. The highest energy productivity (0.426 kg/MJ) was observed due to application of pyrazosulfuron as pre-emergence and fenoxoprop as post emergence in rice, while in case of wheat the highest energy productivity (0.490 kg/MJ) was recorded with application of sulfosulfuron applied as post emergence over the other weed-management treatments.


Quantifying the link between aircraft interaction complexity and the decision making process of air traffic controllers can help developing sound cognitive models and effective intelligent supportive tools. In this paper, we introduced a new relational complexity network framework derived from network theory and cognitive mechanisms to explain some key aspects in the decisional processes of air traffic control tasks. In the validating experiment, we manipulated different aircraft interaction patterns and found that controllers' workload ranking, conflict detection rate, intervention decision and task completion time were significantly influenced by positions of single aircraft or aircraft pairs in the relational complexity network. Theoretical and practical contributions are discussed.


This paper shows a complete approach to solve a given problem, from the experimentation to the optimization of different cutting parameters. In response to an industrial problem of slotting FSX 414, a Cobalt-based refractory material, we have implemented a design of experiment to determine the most influent parameters on the tool life, the surface roughness and the cutting forces. After theses trials, an optimization approach has been implemented to find the lowest manufacturing cost while respecting the roughness constraints and cutting force limitation constraints. The optimization approach is based on the Response Surface Method (RSM) using the Sequential Quadratic programming algorithm (SQP) for a constrained problem. To avoid a local optimum and to obtain an accurate solution at low cost, an efficient strategy, which allows improving the RSM accuracy in the vicinity of the global optimum, is presented. With these models and these trials, we could apply and compare our optimization methods in order to get the lowest cost for the best quality, i.e. a satisfying surface roughness and limited cutting forces.


A case of hypophosphatemia in a 55-year-old black female on maintenance hemodialysis is described. She developed multiple bone fractures and congestive heart failure during her 10-year period on hemod


Node test station for testing the IC device is monitored, occurrence of any undesirable DC transients are detected. Test station for testing the IC device during testing of the IC device, and a test board for holding the IC device, and at least one voltage source for biasing the IC device, the drive coupled to the IC device and a signal driving source for providing a signal. System for the EOS by unwanted DC transients (Electro-over stress) damage to protect the IC device, the at least one voltage source, undesirable in any of the at least one node of the signal driving source and the test board DC a signal measuring unit for monitoring the occurrence of the transient current. The system also includes a data processing unit, and a data interface bus coupled between the signal measuring unit and a data processing unit. Signal measuring unit via the data interface bus, at least one voltage source, a signal of the measured unwanted DC transients in any of the at least one node of the signal driving source and the test board to the data processing unit send. Data processing unit determines whether or not the signal of the undesired DC transient current exceeds the threshold value characteristics. Data processing unit, I / O (Input / Output) for signals of undesired DC transient current to control the components of the test station so that if the test station exceeds a threshold characteristic to stop in proper sequence controller including. IC testing apparatus, after the test station is stopped in this way, can be resumed by resetting the test station.


Formation control of a UAV swarm is challenging in outdoor GNSS-denied environments due to the difficulties in accomplishing relative positioning among the UAVs. This study proposes a vision-based formation control strategy that could be implemented in the absence of an external positioning system. The hierarchical architecture has been constructed for the UAV swarm using the modified leader-follower strategy. The leader UAV derives and broadcasts the locations of the follower UAVs, while the follower UAVs calculate their control inputs to achieve the desired swarm formation. The vision-based localization of the UAVs is accomplished using state-of-the-art deep learning algorithms like YOLOv7 and DeepSORT. The RflySim-based simulation has been conducted to verify the feasibility of the conceptualization, and the validation has been made with a real flight test using a swarm comprised of five quadrotors. Results show the robustness of the vision-based UAV positioning framework with a localization error within 0.3 m. Moreover, the formation control without the GNSS is achieved with a monocular camera and the entry-level AI platforms implemented onboard, which could be promoted to UAV swarm applications for broader scenarios.


The question of the geological age of the earth has been of late very prominently before the minds both of geologists and physicists. There is no occasion to take up time by giving a sketch of the late history of the discussion. I beg leave simply to point out some considerations which seem to lessen considerably the weight of the physical objections to the great extent of geological time. Let us observe before proceeding further that we do not wish to avoid wholesome restriction of geological time. It seems to me that it adds greatly to the interest of geological investigation to know that we have not a wilderness of possibility before us as to the length of time and the consequent deliberateness of geological operations.


The majority of people live and work in urban environments. If the common targets of substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the next few decades are going to be met, it is in the urban environment where change must happen. Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) are commonly seen as one appropriate measure to reduce urban carbon emissions through power generation and as an aid to promote behaviour change of occupiers to contribute to the goal of more sustainable cities. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are often applied as an 'add-on' solution to existing building structures in an aesthetically less than pleasing manner, representing a technological and environmental statement but not always a testament to good design. A more sensitive integration of PV into buildings (glazing, cladding, roo.ng or shading systems) can offer additional benefits by offsetting the costs of expensive materials (e.g. high-value cladding) or by providing additional functions such as solar shading. There is no doubt tha...


In this paper, after describing the basics of LiNbO3 based integrated electro-optic modulators, we will show how techniques such as etching, domain inversion and thin film processing can be used to realize new geometries which can take the performance to unprecedented levels. In particular we will review recent results on the use of domain inversion on a micron scale to improve the electro-optic response of LiNbO3 waveguide modulators in terms of bandwidth and driving voltage. These applications of domain inversion techniques might be even more important and commercially valuable than those in nonlinear optics (e.g. quasi-phase-matched optical parametric devices). With respect to standard single-domain structures, larger bandwidths and lower driving voltages can be obtained, thus achieving figure of merits for the electro-optic response that are up to 50% larger. As a demonstration, a chirp-free modulator, having ∼2 V switching voltage and bandwidth of 15 GHz, was fabricated by placing the waveguide arms of a Mach–Zehnder interferometer in opposite domain oriented regions. The modulator, as indicated by system measurements, could be driven in a single-drive configuration with inexpensive low-voltage drivers, e.g. SiGe based, typically used for electro-absorption devices.


The pandemic caused by the Corona Virus Diseases 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak has had a very significant impact on human life. This epidemic not only caused a health crisis but also had an impact on the economy and the pattern of human life. The policy on social distancing in Indonesia has changed the pattern of public services into services with an online system. The online service model makes people who are not accustomed to using internet infrastructure experience obstacles in accessing the services they need.Changes in service models as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak require the community and government to be able to adapt to a new life pattern or new normal. During the new normal period, the implementation of public services is carried out through restrictions on social interaction by implementing health protocols to prevent the transmission of Covid-19. The bureaucracy must be able to produce innovation and creativity to make it easier for the community to obtain services so that the Covid-19 outbreak does not become a barrier for the bureaucracy in carrying out its main function as a public servant.Online-based service innovations that are easily accessible and easily understood by the public will be able to give confidence to the public that the Covid-19 pandemic is not an obstacle in obtaining public services. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of innovative public services during the Covid-19 pandemic using a literacy study approach.


Perfect personality is the guarantee for development of mental health,and positive emotion as one influential factor of healthy personality attracts the sight of researchers.Based on the introduction of positive affect's connotation and measurement,this paper analyzes the relationship between positive emotion and health,cognitive processing,personality traits and success.The result indicates that the positive emotion plays a positive role that can not be ignored for the formation of perfect personality.Therefore,further study can extend the research domains,use a variety of methods,and carry out more in-depth and careful study for positive emotion to acquire more valuable conclusions.


n this paper the visual inspection of microscopic images of blood is done for the identification of blood disorder. The results obtained from this identification can be used for classification of disease related to blood. Pathologists mostly use the leukocytes to identify the various diseases related to blood. The traditional methods like fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH), immunophenotyping, cytogenetic analysis, and cytochemistry are time consuming. So the proposed method is used for leukemia detection which is very fast and used for analysis of normal and malignant cells. In acute lymphoblastic leukemia the infected lymphocytes are afterword converted as lymphoblast. The disease grows very fast in short duration so that it may destroy life. Since the early detection is important for doctors to treat the patient. In this paper segmentation, shape features with contour signature and texture features are calculated and the results are explained. The MATLAB software is used for this technique. Keywords— Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, White Blood Cells, Median filtering, Automatic thresholding, segmentation.


The purpose of this study is (1) Describes the background sosiohistoris Afifah Afra as the novelist De Winst. (2) Describes the structure of the novel De Winst work Afifah Afra. (3) Presented aspects of Javanese culture in the novel De Winst work Afifah Afra. (4) Describes the results of the research literature, especially the novel in literature teaching junior level. Research using qualitative descriptive methods. Objects that are examined in this study is a sentence in the novel De Winst work Afifah Afra. The data source of this research is the novel De Winst work Afifah Afra. Data collection techniques, ie using library techniques, see, and record. Data analysis technique used is semiotic models, ie, heuristic and hermeneutic reading. The results of this study indicate that (1) the background sosiohistoris Afifah Afra was born on February 18, 1979 in Purbalingga. Afra was born in a simple family, but on the bigger picture. In addition, families Afra also attached to the feel of education, making small Afra grew into an active children who like to write and learn, ranging from history, anthropology, literature, to learn to cook. Afra decided to settle in the city of Solo after meeting with Ahmad Supriyanto and married in 2003. (2) The structure of the novel De Winst Afifah Afra works can be seen from the cohesion theme and the fact crita. Themes novel De Winst work Afra Afifah are shipwreck of a romance for indigenous Javanese palace. Flow used is a advanced or progresivve groove. The main character in this novel is Rangga. Background that is used in the Netherlands and Indonesia. (3) aspects of Javanese culture in the novel De Winst work Afra Afifah divided into (a) the religious system, covering the entire belief system, usually applied in limited groups. (b) kemayarakatan system, in this connection are restricted in the form of kinship and other social and political organizations that are considered relevant. (c) knowledge systems, encompassing various forms of human experience in relation to the nature of objectivity. (d) language, both oral and written. (e) kesnian, with various kinds, such as: art, sound art, the art of movement, and so on. (f) system of subsistence, is the central issue for the sustainability of human life. (g) equipment system of human life, this is to help facilitate in carrying out activities of human life. (4) novel De Winst Afra Afifah work can be implemented in learning Indonesian junior class IX semester of 2 (two).


The title compound, [Zn(C6H6N2O)2(C7H5O3)2], crystallizes as mononuclear molecules with distorted trigonal–bipyramidal zinc coordination. One of the 4-hydroxybenzoate ions is coordinated to zinc as a bidentate ligand, while the other is monodentate. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds between nicotinamide N and carboxyl O atoms, as well as between the nicotinamide O and hydroxybenzoate O atoms, support the molecular packing. Hydrogen bonding of the carboxylate O atoms has an effect on the delocalization in the carboxylate groups.


Based on design of experiments,several kinds of punch pin used in comb binding machines were experimentalized to research their punching performance.The analysis of the shear forces and their changing situations by parameters showed that the smaller the cutting edge depth of punch pin is,the bigger the shear force is;as the quantity of paper increased,the shear force increased linearly;as the shear speed increased,the shear force decreased linearly or kept unchanged.In the punch process,the shear force curves presented twin wave crests.Finally,based on the changing situation of shear force the punching mechanism of punch pins was obtained.


FIELD: metallurgy. SUBSTANCE: steel structure consists of 50 - 90 % bainite and residual austenite; at that, excess carbon is contained in bainitic ferrite with thickness of bainitic plates of 100 nm or less in the concentration exceeding equilibrium concentration and partially in residual austenite. Steel contains the following, wt %: carbon 0.6% to 1.1%, manganese 0.3 to 1.5%, nickel 3%, chrome 0.5% to 1.5%, molybdenum 0% to 0.5%, vanadium 0% to 0.2%, silicon 0.5% to 2% and iron is the rest, excluding unintentional impurities; steel is cooled rather quickly to prevent formation of pearlite from the temperature exceeding the temperature of its austenitic conversion to the temperature above martensitic conversion beginning temperature, but which is equal to or below 260°C. Steel is exposed within the above range during 8 hours to one week to ensure bainitic conversion. Prior to bainitic conversion, steel is cooled to completely pearlitic state and again heated to austenitic state one ore several times. EFFECT: steel is cost-effective and easy-to-process and has high hardness and ballistic resistance. 11 cl, 4 dwg, 2 tbl, 3 ex


The objective of this study is to analyze the working capital practices adopted by companies in the ceramic industry in Santa Catarina in relation to financial theory, in order to verify if the management practices are consistent with financial theory. Ceramic sector companies affiliated to ASULCER (Southern Brazilian Association of the Ceramic Industry for Coating) were investigated, with data collection through questionnaires and interviews, and its balance sheets and financial statements were analyzed for the measurement of working capital management indices. It was verified that the companies present a planned working capital management, executed by managers with knowledge on the subject, but with little defined guidelines. Managers use the available theoretical tools, but the financial indicators regarding the payment capacity are not generally healthy, and the operational indicators show some homogeneity.


The magnitude and spatial variation of the impressed electric‐field patterns inside a compact electron cyclotron resonance ion/plasma source are experimentally measured for argon and nitrogen feed gases. This ECR plasma source consists of several components: a resonant coaxial coupling section, an evanescent circular waveguide section, coupling loop, and the ECR discharge load itself. The electric fields inside the coaxial and circular waveguide sections are measured as the operating pressure and input power and are varied from 0.2 to 2.0 mTorr and 100 to 170 W, respectively. The measured fields verify that a standing wave with a maximum of 20–40 kV/m exists inside the coaxial section of length l. For matched conditions the length of this section varies only slightly between 0.6 and 0.7λ as pressure, power, and gas type vary. However, the evanescent impedance‐matching circular waveguide section of length d changes from 2.5 for argon to 3.2 cm for nitrogen, indicating that the gas type influences the plasm...


The Indonesian government plans to change the Transjakarta bus into an electric bus. Therefore, we analyze the energy consumption of rear-drive electric buses with regenerative braking to estimate the specifications of the electric motor and the batteries needed for one cycle of driving. BYD C6 and ITB electric buses will be compared using the driving cycle in the Transjakarta corridor 1 (Kota—Blok M). Transjakarta corridor 1 driving cycle data is collected several times to get varied driving cycles. The electric bus energy consumption model was created using Matlab/Simulink. The simulation is conducted by using the data bus specifications of BYD C6 and ITB. The results show that BYD C6 electric buses have more SOC battery remaining in one cycle of driving due to a larger amount of battery charge. However, ITB electric bus can recover more energy from the regenerative braking system due to the larger motor specifications.


Soybean for material,This paper studied the effect of different lead density on the change of the soybean seeding's sprout,malon dialdehyde(MDA)content and the activation of superoxide dismutase(SOD),peroxidase(POD).The experiment shows: under low lead density,the sprout index and vigor index approach contrast.With the increase of the density,They drop gradually.This prove that the growth of soybean is inhibition by high density lead.under low lead density,the activation of SOD,POD is strengthened,They decline when under high lead density.But MDA content in stead of being opposite.This indicates high lead density has reduced the activation of SOD,POD and has destroyed the integrality of the cell membrane,increase plasmolema permeability.


This paper focuses on the firm real-time requirements of Time-Critical Wide Area Measurement and Control systems for future Smart Grids. It outlines the findings from the first stage in an ongoing body of work aimed at developing models and techniques that will enable the performance evaluation of these systems to take place prior to their implementation. It then discusses the first phase in the second stage of this project that addresses the problem of evaluation in cases where the output from system's devices is variable. It then presents some preliminary findings and outlines the direction for future work.


This article intends to present some elements for the study of the role of the Computer Sciences in the formation and in the modalities of market operation. At first, a theoretical analysis tries to define the theoretical bias which enables the distinction between orthodoxy and heterodoxy. Then it tries to see how these different theoretical positions analyse the nature of prices in relation to information and how they conceive the operation of market/market operation. Second, it will show how, in a heterodox analysis, it is possible to define the function assumed by the Sistemas de Informacao e de Comunicacao (Communication and Information Systems) in the global capitalism, in terms of formation and of the concrete modalities of market operation.


Article regarding the new German Internet Law aimed specifically at regulating Internet services and other online media. This article introduces these new rules and related constitutional issues and compares them with their United States counterpart, the Communications Decency Act (CDA), which itself has been the source of much recent constitutional debate.


Objective: To investigate the effects of tyrosine‐kinase inhibitors of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet‐derived growth factor (PDGF)‐receptors on non‐malignant tissue and whether they depend upon the stage of vascular maturation.


In the title compound, C15H19NO5, an intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond links the hydroxyethyl side chains, forming a seven-membered ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked into chains via O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds along the b axis. Further, molecules are linked by weak intermolecular C—H⋯O and π–π stacking interactions [centroid–centroid distance = 3.707 (4) Å].


In some countries, most hazelnuts are cracked using semi-industrial or hand-crafted machines and marketed as open-shell. In the process of hazelnut cracking, because of the different sizes and shapes of hazelnuts, many hazelnuts leave the cracking machine in the form of a cracked or closed-shell. The presence of cracked or closed-shell hazelnuts reduces the marketability of the product. Therefore, after the cracking operation, the separation of cracked or closed-shells from whole hazelnuts has largely been conducted by visual inspection, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and lacks accuracy. So, the purpose of this study was to use the deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) algorithm to classify hazelnuts into two classes: open-shell and closed-shell or cracked hazelnuts. To compare the proposed method with pretrained DCNN models, three models including ResNet-50, Inception-V3, and VGG-19 were investigated. The results of the proposed model (accuracy of 98% and

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 -score of 96.8) showed that the proposed DCNN has good capability in predicting hazelnut classes. Compared with pretrained models, because of the small size and simple architecture of the proposed model, this model can be a good substitute for a complex and large model such as Inception-V3. Overall, the results indicate that crack on the hazelnut surface can be successfully detected automatically, and the proposed DCNN has a high potential to facilitate the development of a hazelnut sorter based on surface crack.


Dilatation of perforating veins is commonly caused by the hemodynamic changes that occur with superficial venous insufficiency. Typically, enlarged perforators are noted in the calf and serve as a reentry point for reflux in the saphenous system. When the saphenous reflux is treated, the dilated perforators remain, occasionally resulting in the reversal of blood flow from the deep system back into the superficial. This is particularly true in concomitant deep venous insufficiency. This theory helps to explain why perforators are a common cause of recurrent varicose veins after treatment. However, perforators can also be the cause of primary superficial venous insufficiency. Although this is a less common presentation, these patients can be very symptomatic and typically have an extensive network of varicosities that arise from the incompetent perforator. Because dilated perforating veins are commonly associated with superficial venous insufficiency, their mere presence alone is not an indication for treatment. Residual dilated perforators posttreatment in the calf that are not causing any symptoms can and should be left alone. Perforator treatment should only be offered to patients whose symptoms can be clearly attributed to the incompetent perforator. Making this determination can be very easy or very difficult. When perforators are the primary and only source of superficial venous insufficiency, there is little question that the symptoms are associated with the incompetent perforator. In the setting of multiple superficial venous reflux sources and deep venous insufficiency, it is much more difficult to determine if a specific incompetent perforator is the cause of the patient's primary complaint. Currently, there are several minimally invasive perforator treatment options. These include ultrasoundguided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) as well as endovenous ablation and adhesion. UGFS has been shown to be very effective in the treatment of perforators. Treatment results have demonstrated early closure rates as high as 98% and a 20-month follow-up closure rate of 75%.1 Endovenous ablation with specialized radiofrequency devices and laser fibers has also ASK THE E XPERTS


ABSTRACT Of all the localities that have yielded a diversity of Carboniferous tetrapods, the fossil assemblage at East Kirkton most closely resembles that of the Joggins locality in Nova Scotia. Both assemblages are dominated by dendrerpetontid temnospondyls and a smaller number of small anthracosaurs, which are thought to have been primarily terrestrial in habits. Both localities lack adelogyrinids and lysorophids, and such presumably deep water genera as Crassigyrinusand large embolomeres. The East Kirkton Limestone differs in the presence of aïstopods and a possible nectridean, which are associated with a shallow-water environment in other localities. The absence of amniotes and microsaurs may be explained by the later evolution of these groups, their limited geographical distribution, or the lack of any aspects of the depositional environment that would preferentially select primarily terrestrial animals.


The direct competition between no-frills carrier EasyJet and network carrier British Airways on the London Gatwick-Amsterdam route led to interest in the profile of passengers using the different types of services, as well as the selection criteria of each type of passenger. A survey was carried out at London Gatwick airport of passengers on all EasyJet and British Airways flights to Amsterdam on January 22, 2003. The results lead to the conclusion that the passenger profiles on each of the carriers are slightly different. Furthermore, the selection criteria for each airline type are different: most no-frills passengers rate price as most important while most network carrier passengers rate flight timings. Frequent flier points are still rated highly by network carrier passengers.


Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCCs) are the most popularly used speech features in many speech and speaker recognition applications. In this paper, we study the effect of the second-order derivatives of MFCC on the recognition of the Spoken Arabic digits. The system was developed using the Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) and Tree distribution approximation model. Experimentally it has been shown that, the second-order derivatives of MFCC parameters compared to the MFCC yield improved rates of 4.60% for CHMM. We were able to reach an overall recognition accuracy of 98.41%, which is satisfactory compared to previous work on spoken Arabic digits speech recognition.


In current software development, code completion is necessary to enhance productivity of our programming tasks. However, how developers use code completion tools on integrated development environments is still not elucidated completely. Aiming to improve such tools, we performed an investigation in terms of code completion use. We investigated developers' operation histories on an integrated development environment and found that code completion operations inserting the same text tend to be repetitively performed in a short time period. We also propose new code completion strategies to reduce such repetitive code completion.


Objective:To establish the bacterial endotoxin test methed in Isosorbide Mononitrate Injection. Methods:Ac cording to China Pharmacopoeia 2005 version (Ⅱ) appendix,different batches of Isosorbide Injection from the two different TAL manufacturers were underwent the interference tests. Results:There was no interference in the bacterial endotoxins test when the concentration of Isosorbide Mononitrate Injection was less than or equal to the detection limit 0.02 mg/ml. Conclusion:The method is feasible to carry out the bacterial endotoxin test for Isosorbide Mononitrate Injection.


In science about strength of structural materials the fact of influencing of a detail absolute sizes on its fatigue durability is known for a long time. There were numerous attempts to give satisfactory explanation of this phenomenon, moreover as the determining reasons the metallurgical, technological, scale and statistical factors were advanced [1-5]. The influence of the first and second factors connected with the special features of specific technological process and specific equipment for its realization. So it is difficulty to summarize its. The calculation of the influence of metallurgical and technological factors is usually achieved either on the basis of experimental data. It may be to apply the some coefficients (the safety factors), which guarantee against the dangerous errors of overstating the fatigue resistance characteristics of the structure critical elements. Thus, in the existing theories the influence of sizes is limited by statistical factor and factor of the stress state heterogeneity. The fatigue fracture models, constructed on this basis conception, well agree with the experimental results in a number of cases. However, the universal model, applied to different materials and details of them, is not obtained up to now.


The invention discloses a gold tailing pond in-situ repairing method. The gold tailing pond in-situ repairing method includes the seven steps of sundry removing, pulverizing, mixing, aerating system arranging, closing, oxidation treatment and adjustment solidifying. After sundry removing and pulverizing are carried out on cyanogen-containing tailing slag in a tailing pond, a hydrogen peroxide solution is sprayed to be evenly mixed; then the mixture is arranged in an aerating system, and ozone is introduced to carry out oxidation treatment after the aerating system is closed; and finally chemicals are sprayed to carry out adjustment solidifying. According to the gold tailing pond in-situ repairing method, as pollutants in the tailing slag in the gold tailing pond have the characteristics of being complex in ingredient, difficult to treat and the like, tailing-pond site treatment is achieved with the in-situ repairing treatment technology, and the gold tailing pond in-situ repairing method has the beneficial effects of being simple in working procedure, low in treatment cost, good in treatment effect and the like.


PurposeThe purpose of this study is to improve the computational efficiency and accuracy of fatigue reliability analysis.Design/methodology/approachBy absorbing the advantages of Markov chain and active Kriging model into the hierarchical collaborative strategy, an enhanced active Kriging-based hierarchical collaborative model (DCEAK) is proposed.FindingsThe analysis results show that the proposed DCEAK method holds high accuracy and efficiency in dealing with fatigue reliability analysis with high nonlinearity and small failure probability.Research limitations/implicationsThe effectiveness of the presented method in more complex reliability analysis problems (i.e. noisy problems, high-dimensional issues etc.) should be further validated.Practical implicationsThe current efforts can provide a feasible way to analyze the reliability performance and identify the sensitive variables in aeroengine mechanisms.Originality/valueTo improve the computational efficiency and accuracy of fatigue reliability analysis, an enhanced active DCEAK is proposed and the corresponding fatigue reliability framework is established for the first time.


Hypothesis / aims of study Epidemiological studies show an increased risk of SUI among women who have had vaginal delivery (VD) compared to caesarean section (CS) (1). Although the short-term occurrence of SUI is reduced after CS (2), prospective long-term data is available only for VD (2). Increased antenatal BNM has been identified as one of the predictive factors for SUI (3). Currently there is no long-term data evaluating the effect of delivery mode on BNM, SUI symptoms and its impact on quality of life (QoL) using validated tools. Our aim was to prospectively evaluate the impact of mode of delivery on bladder neck mobility (BNM), stress urinary incontinence (SUI) symptoms and their influence on QoL in primiparous women over a 5 year period using validated measures.


This paper proposes a novel design of rigid-wing bi-directional sailboat and its method of sailing. The proposed design features a bi-directional hull, a rudder on both ends of the vessel and a freely rotating rigid wing sail whose angle of attack is controlled by a tail rudder. The proposed method of sailing involves reversing the vessel's travel direction at every turn and is ideal for micro-scale autonomous robotic platforms as it overcomes the difficulty in turning the boat through the eye of the wind during an upwind sail. A simulation model using aerodynamic and hydrodynamic forces is developed to test the effectiveness of the proposed design and method of sailing and compared to the traditional method of sailing in station-keeping and sailing upwind scenarios. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated with a prototype model equipped with a rigid wing sail.


The paper discusses the concrete ways of developing the disciplinary knowledge service, and points out that the service ability of subject librarian is the key for launching the disciplinary knowledge service, the establishment of disciplinary knowledge base is a foundation for launching the knowledge service, and the subject tracing service is a strategic choice for launching the disciplinary knowledge service.


In recent years, the higher quality has been increasingly required on pharmaceutical management and counseling services.Nowadays the POS (Problem-Oriented System) has been establshed for the purpose. On the other hand, the clinical pharmacy diagnosis is considered to be an effective problem-solving tool in pharmaceutical care.We therefore prepared a database for pharmacy diagnosis, problems, and care, using commercial application software called "KIRI, " and designed a support system for pharmaceutical management and counseling services. According to this method, various documents, such as a probleme list, can be printed out on demand. By using this system, it is possible to reduce the number a disagreements among pharmacists. Moreover, these results also show that pharmaceutical care can be provided to patients to at a stable-level.


Background: Universities provide an influential life structure for students during their transition into adulthood through tuition as well as through the ground's environment. Ensuring a healthy and safe university environment forms the basis of health equity within such institutions. The objective was to evaluate the food environment through vending machines situated across the grounds of the only state university in Malta, whilst acquiring students' perspective on these facilities.
Method: An audit was conducted on the food and beverage items available within vending machines across university grounds. This was reevaluated a year later. Students' perceptions and use of such facilities were gathered through electronic-distributed questionnaires.
Results: All machines were stocked with identical sugary items. 71.03% of responders purchased from machines due to their easy accessibility, while 61% considered items as "too unhealthy", with 74.60% showing enthusiasm for healthier choices. 60% reported a willingness to pay more in exchange for healthier options.
Conclusion: Limited consumable options leave students without healthier options on campus. Provision of a healthier food environment is a prerequisite in addressing health inequalities. Action is required to tackle this situation urgently especially due to the growing obesity epidemic.


3048 Background: The receptor tyrosine kinase RON is critical in tumorigenesis and a validated drug target for cancer therapy. Here we report the development and therapeutic efficacy of anti-RON mAb Zt/g4-maytansinoid conjugates (Zt/g4-DM1) with enhanced cytotoxicity against colorectal cancer cells (CRC) in mouse xenograft tumor models. Methods: Zt/g4 (IgG1a/κ) was selected as the drug carrier for its ability to induce RON endocytosis in CRC cells. Zt/g4 was conjugated to DM1 via the thioether link to form antibody-drug conjugate Zt/g4-DM1 with an antibody-drug ratio of 1:4 molecules. CRC HCT116, HT29, and SW620 cells were used as the model for in vitro and in vivo studies. Results: Zt/g4-DM1 retains the intrinsic activity that causes rapid RON internalization. Targeted payload delivery induced cell cycle arrest at G2/M phase, reduced cell viability with IC50 values at ~1.2 μg/ml, which results in massive cell death within a period of 72h. The cytotoxic effect of Zt/g4-DM1 was negligible in cancer cells w...


The invention relates to a synergistic sterilizing wettable powder and a preparation method thereof, which relates to the technical field of synergistic bactericide combination. The synergistic sterilizing wettable powder comprises active ingredients, a dispersing agent, a wetting agent and a filler, wherein the active ingredients comprise 1 to 30 percent of thifluzamide and 1 to 20 percent of hexaconazole based on the total mass of the wettable powder. The preparation method of the synergistic sterilizing wettable powder comprises the following steps of: adding the raw materials into an enamel stirring tank to mix uniformly; and pulverizing or grinding the raw materials through airflow to prepare a thifluzamide-containing and hexaconazole-containing wettable powder-shaped or suspending agent-shaped bactericide composition. Due to the compounding use of the thifluzamide and the hexaconazole, the synergistic sterilizing wettable powder has the advantages of low toxicity, low residues, wide sterilization spectrum and high long-term effectiveness and is an ideal high-efficiency and low-toxicity pesticide preparation variety for preventing and controlling various rice diseases.


Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is a drug used world-wide that selectively causes the death of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) cells by novel mechanisms and induces complete clinical remission in 90% of patients without significant toxicity. The outstanding success of As2O3 therapy in relapsed APL patients has not been replicated by an equivalent success in other types of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We have studied As2O3 mechanism(s) of action and identified agents to use in combination to improve the use of As2O3 as a treatment for other types of AML. As2O3 produces higher levels of H2O2 and apoptosis in APL NB4 cells than in other AML cells at therapeutic concentrations of 1-2 uM. As2O3 does not induce apoptosis in HL-60 cells but is synergistic with ascorbic acid (AA) or epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG). Both AA and EGCG produce H2O2 which is augmented by the addition of As2O3. Apoptosis induction by As2O3 in combination with AA or EGCG is inhibited by catalase and the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), a major neutrophil enzyme, augments H2O2-induced apoptosis by converting it into more potent reactive oxygen species. HL-60, NB4, SKNO-1 and PLB985 cells which express high level of MPO, but not U937 and K562 cells without expression of MPO, are responsive to As2O3 plus AA or EGCG-induced apoptosis. HP-100 cells, a subclone of HL-60 cells without MPO expression, are resistant to both combination treatments. MPO stable transfection sensitizes K562 cells to apoptosis following treatment with As2O3 and AA or EGCG. NADPH oxidase is an enzyme complex which generates O2− and H2O2 in neutrophils. In APL NB4 cells, As2O3 induces expression of NADPH oxidase members and is thought to participate in H2O2 production required for As2O3 response. X-CGD cells, a subclone of PLB-985 with targeted disruption of the gp91phox gene (Zhen et al, PNAS 90:9832, 1993) and loss of NADPH oxidase activity but with high levels of MPO activity, are responsive to treatment with As2O3 and AA or EGCG. These results suggest that AA and EGCG enhance As2O3-induced apoptosis through a synergistic production of H2O2 which is independent NADPH oxidase activation in non-APL AML cells. MPO augments the apoptotic effect of H2O2 produced by As2O3 plus AA or EGCG and it could be used as a marker to predict the sensitivity of AML cells to both combination treatments.


Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) cures many patients, but often with the risk of late effects and impaired quality of life. The value of quantifying patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) is increasingly being recognized, but the routine collection of PROs is uncommon. This study evaluated the feasibility of prospective PRO collection by an outcome registry at multiple time points from unselected HCT patients undergoing transplantation at centers contributing clinical data to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR), and then it correlated the PRO data with clinical and demographic data.


It is known that the cloudy or snowy weather expands from the Japan Sea side to the Pacific side through the pass in the backbone range of Japan. Visiting all the villages in piedmont district of Miyagi prefecture, leeside of Ou mountains, the authors collected the data of maximum snow depth in their villages by means of hearing from residents. The distribution of the depths thus obtained is shown in Fig. 2.There are discontinuities in the distribution which indicate the boundaries of deep snow areas as is shown in Figs. 3 and 4. It will be summarized that the deep snow areas are not found on the leeside of the pass of the range but are found on the leeside slope of mountain masses with higher altitudes.


There are 15 weeks left until the UK's (revised) scheduled departure from the EU on 31 October 2019. A new leader of the Conservative party, and so de facto Prime Minister, will be chosen by party members and presented to Parliament just before it plans to rise for summer recess on 25 July. When Parliament returns on 3 September, there will be just 8 weeks left to resolve the question which has plagued UK politics since the 2016 EU referendum: how, and on what terms, should the UK withdraw from the European Union?


Monocilia of ductal epithelia are a chief focus in polycystic kidney disease. Most protein products of mouse and human PKD genes localize to the apical central monocilium. Published work has implicated both autocrine ATP signaling and mechanical stimulation of monocilia in cell calcium (Ca2+) signals. To account for cilium‐driven signaling and underlying autocrine purinergic signaling, we examined ATP secretion and its role in cilium‐driven Ca2+ signaling in cilium‐deficient and cilium‐competent cortical collecting duct principal cells (CCD PC) from orpk ARPKD mice. In well‐polarized monolayers grown on 6.5 mm translucent polyester filter supports, apical ATP secretion was examined very near the luminescence sensor using luciferase‐luciferin‐based detection. Constitutive ATP release under basal conditions was not different between cilium deficient and cilium competent cells. ATP secretion stimulated by mechanical perturbations, hypotonic cell swelling, and ionomycin was more robust in cilium competent cell monolayers. Flow‐induced Ca2+ signals were also more robust in cilium competent cell monolayers, were dependent on Ca2+ entry and Ca2+ release, and were dependent on gadolinium‐sensitive Ca2+ entry and release. Importantly, flow‐induced and cilium‐dependent Ca2+ signals were blocked by the ATPase/ADPase scavenger, apyrase. We hypothesize that the intact monocilium coalesces "releasable pools" of ATP and Ca2+ "releasable stores" dedicated to itself. As in Ca2+ wave propagation, cilium‐driven signaling may also require autocrine ATP signaling.


During the last 5 years, we have performed more than 250 nephrostomy punctures by the retrograde technique'3 and have found it invaluable. This method ultimately establishes a guidewire from the flank to the perineum, eliminating the possibility of guidewire dislodgment during the procedure and providing enough stability for various endourologic procedures. However, although the desired calix can always be entered easily with the torque-control catheter, this does not guarantee needle exit at the optimal angle, especially in punctures of upper-pole and medial lower-pole calices, and in this situation, there is a risk of inadvertent puncture of vital structures, as attested by the occasional reports of transhepactic punctures. On the other hand, the standard percutaneous puncture through the flank does not always enter the desired calix, and occasionally it proves impossible to insert a guidewire or catheter or to maintain their position in the tract. All of these problems are eliminated by the combined antegraderetrograde nephrostomy technique described here. This method also can be used in other parts of the body wherever access is available in two directions.


Background: Despite decades of research, little clarity exists regarding pathogenic mechanisms related to schizophrenia. Investigations on the disease biology of schizophrenia have primarily focused on neuronal alterations. However, there is substantial evidence pointing to a significant role for the brain's microvasculature in mediating neuroinflammation in schizophrenia. Summary: Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMEC) are a central element of the microvasculature that forms the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and shields the brain against toxins and immune cells via paracellular, transcellular, transporter, and extracellular matrix proteins. While evidence for BBB dysfunction exists in brain disorders, including schizophrenia, it is not known if BMEC themselves are functionally compromised and lead to BBB dysfunction. Key Messages: Genome-wide association studies, postmortem investigations, and gene expression analyses have provided some insights into the role of the BBB in schizophrenia pathophysiology. However, there is a significant gap in our understanding of the role that BMEC play in BBB dysfunction. Recent advances differentiating human BMEC from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) provide new avenues to examine the role of BMEC in BBB dysfunction in schizophrenia.


In summer-hot and winter-cold area,there are some projects,which annual thermal load is larger.It will break the heat balance of soil temperature field,so the solar energy could be used.According to the analysis on the solar energy and cases in Nanjing,the solar-assisted ground source heat pump system is compared with the conventional ground source heat pump system for heating from the technical and economical aspects.It can be concluded that the performance of the ground source heat pump system assisted by the solar energy is better than the conventional ground source heat pump,when the thermal load is larger than the cooling load.Besides,the solar-assisted ground source heat pump system maintains the heat balance of soil temperature field,so it is feasible in some certain cases.


The presence of NMR active nuclei that are not 100% naturally abundant and/or spin 1 2 can complicate NMR spectra. Representative examples are presented and the splitting patterns discussed.


Fused filament fabrication 3D printers, which are commonly used in non-industrial indoor environments, emit gases and particles that may deteriorate indoor air quality, and adversely impact human health. This study characterized particle and chemical emissions from various 3D printers using an established test method and controlled environmental chamber. High concentrations of ultrafine particles, and numerous hazardous volatile organic compounds were observed during printing. The emissions are due to heating of the filament and varied depending on print conditions and filament and printer properties. Particle toxicity was assessed using various methods, and exposure concentrations were estimated using a model.


Cathodoluminescence (CL) and mineral inclusions investigations show that zircons from Yinggelisayi UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneiss in Altyn Tagh exhibit core-mantle.rim internal texture with magmatic residual core, the metamorphic overgrowth mantle and the late stagerim. SHRIMP ^206Pb/^238U ages of 5 spots from the mantles vary from 484±11 to 491±12 Ma with Th/U ratios from 0.01 to 0.03, yielding a weighted average age of 487±10 Ma (2σ)as the age of the UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneiss. The ^206Pb/^238U ages from the oscillatory zoned cores range from 809±19 to 885±21 Ma with Th/U ratios ranging from 0.42 to 0.83, which are interpreted as the crystallization age of the protolith of the granitoid gneiss. The metamorphic age(487±10Ma) of the UHP metamorphosed granitoid gneiss, well consistent with the peak metamorphic age (about 500Ma) of the UHP eclogite with crystallization age of the protolith between 809±19 and 885±21 Ma at Jianggelisayi in western Altyn Tagh, indicates the existence of a UHPM belt along the south margin of the Altyn Tagh as a result of deep subduction during Early Paleozoic age of previously existing continental crust.


The catalytic protodealkylation mechanism of arenes (R—Ph), using a SiO2–AlPO4 catalyst has been studied using the microcatalytic pulse technique. Two hydrocarbon series were used: normal series (R = Me, Et, n-Pr, and n-Bu) and α-methylated series (R = Me, Et, i-Pr, and t-Bu). In all cases it was shown that the process may be described by means of Bassett–Habgood's kinetics. That is to say, the process is a first order reaction (r = kPHC) where the rate-controlling step is the surface reaction.Real activation energies of the superficial process have been determined, all results showing values of the same order within the experimental error, which indicates that the transition state is the same for all alkylbenzenes because all the kinetics are first order.Correlations between kinetic constants and electrical (σ*) and steric (Es) parameters have been sought. The best are obtained when values for the α-methylated series are plotted against σ* and those for the normal series against Es.A possible reaction pa...


A system of a low-profile SPM-deflectometer (SPM - scanning probe microscopy) which makes it possible to increase the aperture of the supplied objectives to the currently record value NA = 0.75 has been developed, manufactured and tested. The introduction of such a system will significantly improve the performance of optical techniques for combined SPM / optical microspectroscopy systems.


∗-semirings are algebraic structures that provide a unified approach to solve several problem classes in computer science and operations research. Matrix computations over ∗-semirings are interesting because of their potential applications to linear algebra. In this paper, we present a parallel algorithm for solving systems of linear equations on ∗-semirings using linear arrays. Most of the work in solving systems of linear equations assumes the elements are drawn from a field. As fields can be treated as ∗-simirings, our algorithm can be used to solve linear equations on fields as well. Interestingly, this approach results in a faster algorithm than the known parallel algorithms for this problem on fields using linear arrays. We also present a partitioning technique for solving a problem of larger size on an array of smaller size.


Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton is a shrub belongs to family Asclepiadaceae which known by its medicinal properties. It is a widely growing plant distributed in tropical and sub-tropical Africa, and America. This study is the first report which highlights the diversity of bacterial endophytes from C. procera as sources of numerous hydrolytic exo-enzymes. Endophytic bacteria were isolated from all plant parts such as; roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits and latex. Bacillus was the prevalent genus. At the species level, the bacterial diversity was high. Eight representative species were isolated including; Citricoccus alkalitolerans (Cps2) (NR025771), Bacillus cereus (Cps1) (NR074540), B. pumilus (Cps3) (NR112637), B. firmus (Cpl1) (NR025842), B. niabensis (Cpl3) (NR043334), B. subtilis (Cpl4) (NR113265), B. amyloliquefaciens (Cpl10) (NR041455) and B. subtilis subsp. spizizenii (Cpl13) (NR112686). Results of the current study emphasized that C. procera plant hosts diverse endophytic bacteria, which are potential producers of several economically important hydrolytic enzymes i.e., amylase, protease, cellulase, lipase and L-asparaginase.  The aims of the current study were to identify the endophytic bacteria associated with the different organs of the medicinal plant C. procera, and to evaluate their potentialities to produce diverse extracellular hydrolytic enzymes.


Background: Empirical evidence regarding the connection between group development (maturity) and the success of software development teams is lacking. Since software development is primarily a product of team effort that involves human interaction, it is important to investigate the influence of group development on the performance of software development teams. Objective: The purpose of this research is to gain a qualitative and quantitative understanding of how performance of software teams relates to group development. More specifically, the analysis of group maturity and its association with velocity and planning effectiveness is the objective of this research. Method: The Group Development Questionnaire (GDQ) was given to four participating work groups from company A to assess their group development levels. The work groups' responses to the survey were checked for correlation with development velocity and planning effectiveness. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 individuals to explore issues about their group maturity and to increase the validity of our findings. Results: The group maturity measurement had a strong association with the planning effectiveness measurement and showed a significant convergent validity, which means that a more mature team is also a more effective one in planning its requirements. On the other hand, the correlation results between group development and velocity showed no convergent validity, i.e, the group maturity is not related to the velocity of work groups in accomplishing tasks. Conclusion: We conclude that the dynamics within software development teams relate to their ability to deliver the expected outcome as planned, but does not relate to their ability to work faster.


form of a One-Group Pretest-Posttest with 20 respondents with hypertension. Data collection tools in the form of a sphygmomanometer, a questionnaire containing the respondent's biodata, gadgets, loudspeakers, and stationery. Instrumental music is played once with a duration of approximately 5 minutes using a device connected to a loudspeaker. Before and after blood pressure measurements were taken. Data analysis in this study using Wilcoxon. Results: The results showed that the average systolic pre-test score was 142.86 while the post-test average was 135.24 with a p-value = 0.001. The average posttest diastolic value was 87.62 and the average post-test score was 84.29 with a p-value = 0.122. Conclusion: There is an effect of kacapi suling "Ayun Ambing: instrument music on decreasing systolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients but there is no effect on diastolic blood pressure.


This section of the book Raiding Saint Peter: Empty Sees, Violence, and the Initiation of the Great Western Schism (1378) contains a list of reference books and articles relevant to discussion of a pillaging problem attached to ecclesiastical interregna and the nature of ecclesiastical elections contributed to the problem. The entries are arranged in alphabetical order.Keywords: ecclesiastical elections; Great Western Schism; Saint Peter; violence


Coal preparation can remove most of the impurities in raw coal, reduce ash, and improve coal quality. Reducing the ineffective transportation of vermiculite, reducing the environmental pollution caused by burning coal, and providing the basic guarantee for the further clean and efficient use of coal are the foundation of clean coal technology. The domestic status of the automation technology of the coal preparation plant is introduced, and the issues needing attention in the automation technology of the coal preparation plant in China are introduced. Briefly describe the main contents of the current coal preparation plant automation technology and the issues needing attention in the control loop, and the possible consequences of an unreasonable design of the coal preparation plant automation system. By analyzing the development trend of the automation technology of the coal preparation plant, the broader development prospects of optimal control and video surveillance substation technology are expected. The scientific development of the coal preparation plant is to make full use of advanced coal preparation technologies, processes and equipment, improve the raw coal selection rate, continuously improve and improve the process, develop and introduce new efficient and high-yield washing equipment, and improve automation, professionalism, and informationization. And intelligence


We designed a water soluble benzotriazole-cored donor-acceptor-donor molecule bearing four triphenylphosphonium moieties for mitochondria targeting. The organic molecule showed strong singlet oxygen sensitizing capability (ΦΔ 0.64), minimal dark cytotoxicity and high photocytotoxicity. The molecule is efficient in photodynamic killing of tumour cells under normal and hypoxia conditions using a very low light flux, and has potential in near-infrared two-photon imaging and photodynamic therapy.


Introduction: To determine the anatomical location and functional impairment in acute Purtscher's retinopathy (PR). Material and Methods: A 15-year-old boy with acute PR was examined with optical coherence tomography (OCT) and microperimetry (MP). Results: His initial best corrected visual acuity was 20/30 OD and 20/80 OS, the MP demonstrated absolute scotomas in the central and peripapillary area of the cotton-wool spots. On the OCT, there was a hyporeflective area in the inner aspect of the retina, corresponding to white patches on funduscopy. After he had been treated with oral prednisolone 100 mg, his visual acuity improved to 20/20 OU within 4 weeks and there were no scotomas on the MP. The central retinal architecture returned to normal with no sub- or intraretinal fluid. Discussion: Cotton-wool spots in PR represent infarctions of the retinal nerve fiber layer. Deeper layers of the retina may also be involved, causing a breakdown of the inner blood-retina barrier with temporary intra- and subretinal edema.


Association rule mining is a data mining method that extracts correlations, frequent patterns and causal dependencies between attributes of datasets. Association rules can be used for data classification as they provide a comprehensible and intuitive way to categorize data. The effectiveness of a rule is typically measured using support-confidence framework. This paper studies several other objective measures of the worthiness of a rule and tries to determine their suitability for classification of data. The impact of these different measures with respect to accuracy of rules and size of rules is analyzed by combining them with a novel soft computing based rule mining method. Section I introduces the task of association rule mining and the soft computing method. Section II provides a review of literature pertaining to rule mining techniques. Section III discusses computation of several interestingness measures. Section IV provides description of proposed algorithm and conducted experiment. Section V discusses results. Section VI concludes the paper with some directions for further work.


The invention discloses a beautifying and whitening pill and a preparation method of the beautifying and whitening pill. The pill comprises the raw materials as follows: honey, herba epimedii, Agastache rugosus, flowers carthami, almond, glossy privet fruit, radix rehmanniae preparata, Astragalus mongholicus, fructus amomi, Gorgon fruit, coix lachryma-jobi kernel and Chinese yam. The preparation method comprises the steps of (1) smashing almond, Gorgon fruit, coix lachryma-jobi kernel, Chinese yam and fructus amomi into 100-140 meshes to obtain powder A; (2) adding water into herba epimedii, Agastache rugosus, flowers carthami, glossy privet fruit, radix rehmanniae preparata and Astragalus mongholicus to decoct twice, adding 3-8 times of water by weight every time, combining a medicine liquid and concentrating to 0.4-0.6 time in weight to obtain a concentrated liquor B; and (3) mixing honey and powder A and concentrated liquor B to prepare the pill, drying till the water content is smaller than or equal to 5% by hot wind at 100-140 DEG C, sterilizing and packaging to obtain the pill. The beautifying and whitening pill is free from any chemical additives, has the functions of conditioning qi of middle-jiao energy, developing heart-yang, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, removing cold and resolving dampness, and eliminating facial macula, pouch, and black eye, and beatifies and whitens rapidly.


In this article questions on improvement of the methodology for organizing financial accounting in travel companies are disclosed. The essence of accounting policy and its need, as well as proposals on the approximation of international standards, features of the general, methodical, technical and organizational sections of accounting.


This thesis will present guidelines of how to select sensors and algorithms for indoor positioning and localisation systems with sensor fusion. These guidelines are based on an extensive theory and ...


A series of lightly Tl‐doped CdO thin films (1%, 1.5%, 2%, 2.5%, and 3%) have been prepared by a vacuum evaporation method on glass and Si wafer substrates. The prepared films were subjected to structural study by X‐ray diffraction, optical characterisation by UV–VIS–NIR absorption spectroscopy, and dc‐electrical measurements. Experimental data indicate that Tl3+ doping slightly stretching stresses the CdO crystalline structure and changes the optical and electrical properties. It was observed that Tl doping widens the energy gap of CdO from 2.22 eV to 2.83 eV via a Burstein–Moss energy level shift. The band gap shrinkage was also observed for carrier concentrations Nel > 1.13 × 1020 cm–3, which was explained by merging of the impurity band with the conduction band. The optical properties were explained by using Hamberg et al.'s band‐to‐band transitions and classical Drude theory. The electrical behaviour of the samples shows that they are degenerate semiconductors. The 2% Tl‐doped CdO sample shows an increase in its mobility by about 1.4 times, conductivity by 5 times, and carrier concentration by 3.6 times relative to the undoped CdO film. From the transparent‐conducting‐oxide point of view, Tl is sufficiently effective for CdO doping but does not emulate other dopants like In, Sn, Sc, and Y. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


Aqueous solutions of sodium cumene sulfonate give quantitative and faster extraction of reserpine from Rauwolfia vomitoria as compared to the extraction using methanol. The extraction rate is influenced by intraparticle diffusion and increases with increasing temperature and hydrotrope concentration. The dynamic extraction data were fitted in a mass transfer model to evaluate diffusion coefficient of reserpine in the solid plant matrix. Amongst all hydrotropes, sodium cumene sulfonate, gave the best extraction and extraction rates of reserpine. The reserpine crystals recovered from aqueous hydrotrope solutions were much smaller in size and showed different morphology than those from methanol.


In this paper we reflect on the challenges of developing and teaching two new first-year (intensively inter/cross-disciplinary and online learning focussed) and two third-year units (more traditional capstone and discipline-based seminar/workshops) in the Department of Social Sciences at Curtin University in a time of significant change to both structural and institutional frameworks. We interrogate our discursive understandings of student responses to units which subvert expectations and demand that students become border crossers (often of self-constructed barriers). In describing and analysing several of the strategies used in the spiral development of skills such as persuasive argument, image-word narratives and cultural accounts, and the ways in which online technologies can be deployed to make these strategies possible, we seek to understand the complexities of the demands felt by students (and staff) as we enter the foreign culture of the 21st century university.


A new approach to the synthesis of arithmetic circuits to minimise leakage power consumption under circuit timing constraint is presented. This is believed to be the first work that addresses the minimisation of leakage power consumption in RTL synthesis of arithmetic circuits. The leakage optimisation is based on the use of dual-threshold voltage (V/sub t/) technology. The proposed approach is performed in two phases: (i) a timing-driven synthesis and placement technique is applied to an arithmetic expression using FA/HA cells with high-V/sub t/ (i.e. slower but lower leakage power than that of low-V/sub t/) to produce a synthesis and placement result with least leakage power consumption; (ii) a technique of minimally replacing the FA/HA cells with high-V/sub t/ from the result in (i) by FA/HA cells with low-V/sub t/ (i.e. more leakage power but faster than that of high-V/sub t/) to meet the timing constraint of the circuit is applied. Experiments using a set of benchmark designs have shown the approach is quite effective, producing designs with on average 34.6% less leakage power over the conventional method without increasing circuit delay.


Part 1 Preparation of single cell suspensions: introduction methods of dispersal viability measurements separation of viable and non-viable cells cell characterization. Part 2 Fractionation of cells by sedimentation methods: introduction the theory of sedimentation separation media solutions for iso-osmotic gradients preparation of iso-osmotic gradients choice of separation method separation of cells on the basis of size separation of cells on the basis of density conclusions. Part 3 Centrifugal elutriation: introduction principles equipment the elutriation procedure applications advantages and disadvantages conclusions simulation of centrifugal elutriation for the Beckman JE-6B chamber. Part 4 Separation and fractionation of cells by partitioning in aqueous two-phase systems: introduction theoretical background and its impact on methodology practical aspects of phase partitioning selected applications conclusions manually opeated countercurrent distribution apparatus. Part 5 Separation of cells by flow cytometry: introduction the basic instrument cell sorting by droplet deflection other flow sorters. Part 6 Immunomethods - magnetic, column and panning techniques: introduction column and panning methods reagents for immunoseparation methods general cell separation using immunomagnetic beads functional approaches. Part 7 Separation of cells using free flow electrophoresis: introduction buffers preparation of cell samples for free flow electrophoresis preparation and application of free flow electrophoresis for separation of whole cells evaluation of the electrokinetic properties of cells separated by FFE overcoming problems combination of FFE with other techniques.


This study set a sharing proportion of loss compensation between the owner and the lessee in apple orchard, where the compensation is made by government order for disease control of fire blight in fruit. For the study, apple income survey data from Rural Development Administration were obtained and tree value, total revenue and income were calculated by farming type and tree year in a present value form, where the separation of value items was prerequisite for sharing loss compensation. The sharing proportion is based on a law, which is the base for compensating private agricultural assets in case of public confiscation. The sharing can be divided into thirteen cases with mix of tree compensation and farming loss compensation according to farming entity, residency in rural area, contract period and level of contribution to tree value. More compensation is given to the lessee when the longer is the remaining contract period and the bigger the contribution to the tree value. Total compensation reaches the maximum when the tree begins to produce fruit as a full grown tree and then decreases smoothly during the durable years.


With Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza (1987), Gloria Anzaldua offers a dramatic and revolutionary view on the life in the borderlands. Her ideas are still able to question the strictness of some cultural and political identities and the way they are used to reject diversity in the U.S.. And she does that by proving how diversity and complexity already characterize each and every identity in itself. Our aim was to re-read Anzaldua in the light of what Michel Foucault proposed in Les Mots et Les Choses (1966) and in Des Espaces Autres (1967). We tried to interrogate Anzaldua's work starting from the principes chosen by the Foucault to identify heterotopies. According to Foucault in fact, "the site is defined by relations of proximity between points or elements". Then, how is identity built out of spatial relations? We applied Foucault's principles to Anzaldua's work and to the American borderlands as a heterotopia within a heterotopia. We chose to consider both the border reality she denounces and the borderland conception she proposes.


Bioelectric signals are significant indicators of the state of health of the human body, especially in sports monitoring, where athletes' fatigue state and performance need to be monitored in real-time to develop a proper training plan. Due to the characteristics of sports, it is difficult to obtain the dynamic bioelectrical signals of the human body during exercise. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge on Intelligent Garment Systems (IGS) for long-lasting bioelectric monitoring in sports. This review includes a detailed examination of human bioelectric signals, focusing on ECG, EMG, and GSR signals and their applications in intelligent wearable technologies. The definition and development history of IGS is also discussed, along with a review of the primary research components of IGS, including dry textile electrodes, methods for connecting sensors to IGS, and processing methods for bioelectric signals. The paper concludes by highlighting the current challenges faced by IGS in terms of real-time dynamic monitoring and connection problems and outlining the future directions for this field, including the need for further advancements in bioelectric signal processing and analysis, the development of new materials and connection technologies, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning into IGS.


A 40-year-old man with congenital atrioventricular block and dilated cardiomyopathy presented with rapid worsening of dyspnoea and syncopal attacks during exercise. He had undergone mitral valve replacement 14 years ago and the pacemaker system was upgraded to a biventricular device 7 years ago. Echocardiography revealed severe left ventricular dysfunction (ejection …


3D reconstruction and novel view synthesis of dynamic scenes from collections of single views recently gained increased attention. Existing work shows impressive results for synthetic setups and forward-facing real-world data, but is severely limited in the training speed and angular range for generating novel views. This paper addresses these limitations and proposes a new method for full 360{\deg} novel view synthesis of non-rigidly deforming scenes. At the core of our method are: 1) An efficient deformation module that decouples the processing of spatial and temporal information for acceleration at training and inference time; and 2) A static module representing the canonical scene as a fast hash-encoded neural radiance field. We evaluate the proposed approach on the established synthetic D-NeRF benchmark, that enables efficient reconstruction from a single monocular view per time-frame randomly sampled from a full hemisphere. We refer to this form of inputs as monocularized data. To prove its practicality for real-world scenarios, we recorded twelve challenging sequences with human actors by sampling single frames from a synchronized multi-view rig. In both cases, our method is trained significantly faster than previous methods (minutes instead of days) while achieving higher visual accuracy for generated novel views. Our source code and data is available at our project page https://graphics.tu-bs.de/publications/kappel2022fast.


Sialidosis (neuroaminidase deficiency) is a lysosomal storage disease characterized by the accumulation and/or excretion of sialic acid covalently linked to oligosaccharides and/or glycoproteins. The disease was classified as sialidosis type 1 - normomorphic (cherry red spot - myoclonus syndrome) and type 2 - dysmorphic, infantile and juvenile form. Clinical, biochemical and neuroradiological findings are presented of two siblings, 20-year old girl and 15-year old boy affected with type II sialidosis. In both diagnosis of MPS IV was suspected at the age of 3-5 years, as they presented with short trunk and relatively long limbs, coarse facial features, impaired hearing, dysostosis multiplex and average intellectual development. By the age of 11 years both children developed myoclonic seizures, ataxia and dysarthria. They developed contractures and became immobile between the age of 15 and 20 years. Diagnosis was made by the finding of elevated levels of sialooligosaccharides in the urine and profound sialidase deficiency in skin fibroblasts and leukocytes. The patients illustrate a clinical variability of neuraminidase deficiency. Characterization of the molecular defects is needed to better understand the genotype-phenotype correlation in sialidosis patients.


CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLUENCE on gastric ulcerogenesis was demonstrated in the 1840's by Rokitansky 1 and Schiff. 2 It remained, however, for Cushing's 3 clinical observations reported in 1932 to confirm the concept of this relationship and thus render impetus to further experimentation in this field. It has previously been demonstrated that stimulation of the anterior hypothalamus results in enhanced hydrochloric acid secretion 4 as well as increased blood flow. 5 By contrast, stimulation of the posterior hypothalamus did not initiate hydrochloric acid secretion, in fact, it resulted in inhibition of hydrochloric acid secretion following subcutaneously administered histamine. 4 Further experiments revealed a marked decrease in gastric blood flow following posterior hypothalamic stimulation. 5 Thus a relationship between blood flow and secretory capacity of the stomach influenced by the autonomic nervous system was in part established in separate studies. The following experiment was devised in order to measure directly blood


This paper aims at comparing the study motivation of students in West and East parts of China by the documentary study.The results indicated that many factors,such as economic element,affect students' study motivation in West and East parts of China.The study motivation of western school students is more positive,despite the low lever of the whole study motivation in China.Gender gap also affects the study motivation in different stages of study.


actually resulted from the Board's new authorizations in 1955-56. Although recognizing the importance of Board decisions made after the period which he studied, he did not include them in his detailed analysis because "it was necessary to consider only cases which were decided early enough for the subsequent schedule and traffic data to be satisfactorily developed under the new authorizations." Those who have followed the nation's financial news in the latter part of 1961 are aware that the airlines are currently suffering from a severe profit squeeze. A number of airline managements have named excessive competition as a major cause of the industry's present financial plight. Present CAB membership has shown some evidence of a sympathetic inclination toward this point of view. Professor Richmond, however, does not answer in very precise or specific terms the question of what direction the Board's future policy should take. He concluded from his study, probably in late 1960 or early 1961, that "whether the current blend (of competition and regulation) is viable is not yet clear." He definitely feels, however, that some blend of the two is preferable to a single monopoly carrier for the nation or, alternatively, unrestricted competition. His book is written, by and large, from the objective viewpoint of an historian. The book will provide valuable background information for serious-minded people having an interest in the subject. Richmond sums up one point of view in a quotation from Board Chairman Ross Rizley: "... You just cannot say that the Board as a whole ever has a fixed philosophy for any very fixed period of time because the members come and go, and they do come and go pretty fast down there." In the latter half of the book, Professor Richmond makes a detailed and scholarly analysis of the farreaching impact of a change in the Board's philosophy as evidenced in a series of important decisions from September, 1955, through September, 1956. For some half-dozen years prior to that time the Board had gone rather slowly in authorizing new competition. This conservatism was in effect reversed in the 13month period ending September, 1956. His analysis includes decisions in 14 docketed cases (including the New York-Chicago Service Case, the Denver Service Case, the Southwest-Northeast Service Case, and the New York-Florida Case). By its decisions, the Board, in addition to substantially increasing the number of carriers authorized to serve various routes, also launched what has been described as a policy of "making big ones out of little ones" by permitting smaller trunk carriers to parallel the more lucrative routes of the larger carriers. Professor Richmond discusses at length the criteria used by the Board in (1) determining where new competition was warranted; (2) determining the nature and type of competition required; and (3) the selection of new carriers to provide the competition. He devotes a chapter to the analysis of competition that


The dc bristle mutant in the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), is shown to have variable expression in male and female flies. A new trait discovered within the dc line affects the regularity of eye facet pattern and causes the eye to appear sparkling. The gene governing this trait behaves as a simple autosomal recessive with complete penetrance and uniform expressivity in males and females. The gene is not separable by crossing over from the dc locus and is probably a pleiotropic effect of dc . In future genetic studies the sparkling trait should prove to be a more reliable phenotypic marker of the dc locus than the double chaetae trait.


Numerous proposals exist worldwide for the representation of data models and services for the main manufacturing activities. The ISO10303 STEP has developed more than 40 standard Application Protocols for product data representation, and they reflect the consolidated expertise of major industrial worldwide specialists working together for more than 20 years, covering the principal product data management areas for the main industries. However, these standards are focused on product data representation. A framework to enable them to interoperate at meta-model and knowledge levels permits the reuse of this existing expertise, extending its capabilities in complementary application domains, like advanced modelling tools, knowledge management and the emergent semantic web technologies. This paper proposes a framework for the development, usage and extension of integrated data and knowledge models, using as a reference existent standard-based protocols. The work results from the research and development completed by the authors under the umbrella of international projects.


Nowadays road accidents, traffic congestion and road hazards are the main traffic problem that are facing today. According to the survey made, India was listed under top 10 countries were maximum road accidents are taking place. To overcome, VANET can play a major role. The project is focusing on an android app, a database server and the hardware equipment's. Using the app, the user can know the traffic congestion prior, if in case accident occurred then the hardware equipment's report to the main server automatically with the help of GPS module, so that the web server can forward that message to authorized person. The app can also help with the route direction, weather forecasting and also it can warn the driver if there is a chance of accident due to the speed of the vehicle or any such symptoms. The Project can save many lives. It can detect the unaware accidents and the app can save their


As the most important security automatic equipment in coal mine power supply system,the safety and reliability of the relay protection device will directly affect the safe and reliable operation of the whole power supply system.Only to ensure the reliability of the relay protection device can the reliability of the operation of power supply system be guaranteed.


The deflation of Japan has lead to lower nominal interest rates of Yen,which helps Japan to manage to release from deflation and to achieve economic growth.It is the interest differential between Yen and other currencies that triggeres Yen carry trade,generating higher rate of return for Japanese investors.The arbitrage position also depresses the value of Yen.However,the Yen carry trade makes Japanese economy more vulnerable to international shocks.Shrinked interest differential will drive investors to excute reverse trading by buying Yen,causing the exchange rate of Yen to appreciate dramatically and to hurt Japanese growth.


Objective this article was designed to investigate psychological intervention's effect in patients with axillaryosmidrosis after operation treatment. Methods 86 experimental subjects were chosen from the patients who were treated in dermatological department of author's hospital during 20101 to 20136. Both the experimental and control groups,each including 43 subjects,were given normal treatment. Besides,psychological intervention was given to experimental group. Results compared with the control group,there were less complications in the experimental group. Meanwhile,grades of SAS and SDS were lower,the difference was statistically significant. Conclusion psychological intervention was effective in axillaryosmidrosis' treatment,therefore it should be popularized.


General information about ice-wind accidents on overhead transmission lines (OHL) in distribution electric networks is given/ The authors point to the need for an ice melting system on OHL wires which is confirmed by operating experience and regulatory documents. Innovative solutions for the ice melting system on the OHLs as part of an intellectual ice melting system, which is planned to be implemented in the subsidiaries and affiliates of PJSC Rosseti, are proposed. The automation of melting and the observability of ice formation and the electrical network allow eliminating "technological vulnerability points" of the electrical network and to improve characteristics of reliability of consumer power supply. Already installed controlled ice melting plants were proposed to be supplemented with a high-voltage ice melting switch, thereby replacing ice melting disconnectors, managed by personnel, which will increase the effectiveness of ice melting systems. The factors determining planned technical and economic benefits from introduction of intellectual ice melting system on the wires of an OHL of electrical networks are indicated.


Flat panel displays have been in commercial use for decades. In recent years, there has been a tremendous push to manufacture displays on flexible substrates. The cross section in Fig. 1 shows an active matrix array that is comprised of an array of thin film transistors fabricated on a flexible substrate. Making displays flexible have created numerous failure mechanisms [1]. We report on the effect of mechanical stresses, imposed on the transistor gate interconnect lines during cyclic bending of the substrate, on the reliability of thin film transistors on flexible substrates. The evolution of stresses during cyclical substrate bending and its effect on interconnect electrical degradation has been determined.


Equity analysts and asset managers often focus on which stocks to buy rather than which stocks to sell. Consequently "sells," or overvalued stocks, may be perceived as relatively less efficiently priced. A market-neutral long-short equity strategy may be able to leverage "sell" information more efficiently than a traditional long-only strategy. Claims of the superiority of a long-short investment strategy are often based, however, on misunderstandings of modern investment theory. Increases in active return associated with the strategy are typically accompanied by increases in active risk.Given the level of information in most institutional stock forecasts, the implied level of portfolio risk, additional costs and available alternatives, many long-term institutional investors may prefer traditional long-only strategies. Long-short investing may be most appropriate as a special-situation strategy.


New research is challenging the notion that the Wnt pathway is held responsible for the majority of colon cancer cases in humans.


The present work focuses on spatial/frequency analysis of epiluminesence images of dysplastic nevus and melanoma. A three-level wavelet decomposition was performed on skin-lesion images to obtain coefficients in the wavelet domain. A total of 34 features were obtained by computing ratios of the mean, variance, energy and entropy of the wavelet coefficients along with the mean and standard deviation of image intensity. An unpaired t-test for a normal distribution based features and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test for non-normal distribution based features were performed for selecting statistically correlated features. For our data set, the statistical analysis of features reduced the feature set from 34 to 5 features. For classification, the discriminant functions were computed in the feature space using the Mahanalobis distance. ROC curves were generated and evaluated for false positive fraction from 0.1 to 0.4. Most of the discrimination functions provided a true positive rate for melanoma of 93% with a false positive rate up to 21%.


In the last ten years or so, the study of sexuality and gender in Iran has expanded significantly. Historians, social scientists, and literary critics have worked to make sex and gender analytical categories to approach some of the most pressing historiographic and cultural questions about Iran. Iran's relationship with the West, nationalism, subject formation, and, most of all, "modernity," have been interrogated through analyses of sex and gender.[1]


An abelian variety A defined over a finite field Fq admits sufficiently many complex multiplications, as Tate showed in [27]. For some details about complex multiplication, see §1.1. Is A the reduction of an abelian variety with sufficiently many complex multiplications in characteristic zero? We formulate several versions of this "CM-lifting problem" in §1.2. Honda proved that for some finite extension Fq′ of Fq there is an isogeny A ⊗ Fq′ ∼ B over Fq′ to an abelian variety B which admits a CM-lifting. By [23], in many cases such an isogeny is necessary: there are abelian varieties over Fp which do not admit a CM-lifting. In this paper we consider some obstructions which can be used to study various aspects of CM-lifting problems, especially what we will call the residual reflex condition (see §1.3–§1.5). In §2 we show that CM-lifting up to isogeny is possible over Fq if the residual reflex obstruction is avoided in the strongest sense. In §3 we give counterexamples to the CM-lifting problem over a normal domain. In the main result of this paper (stated in §1.6), we show that the residual reflex condition is the only obstruction to the lifting problem denoted (NI) in §1.2: the existence of a CM-lifting over a normal domain up to an isogeny.


Opening Remarks.- I. Anatomy of the Visual System.- 1. Periodic Structures and Structural Gradients in the Visual Ganglia of the Fly.- 2. Synaptology of the Lamina ganglionaris in the Fly.- 3. Some Interrelationships between the First and Second Synaptic Regions of the Fly's (Musca domestica) Visual System.- 4. Columns and Layers in the Second Synaptic Region of the Fly's Visual System: The Case for Two Superimposed Neuronal Archicetures.- 5. The Fine Structure of the Compound Eye of Formica polyctena - Functional Morphology of a Hymenopterean Eye.- 6. Measurements on the Arrangement of Ommatidial Structures in the Retina of Cataglyphis bicolor (Formicidae, Hymenoptera).- 7. The Ultrastructure of the Photosensible Elements in the Eyes of Collembola and Their Orientation (Insecta).- II. Optics of the Compound Eye.- 1. The Visual System of Musca: Studies on Optics, Structure and Function.- 2. Pupil and Pseudopupil in the Compound Eye of Drosophila.- 3. Directional Intensity Distribution in Single Ommatidia of the Honeybee, Apis mellifera.- 4. Pigment Migration and the Pupil of the Dioptric Apparatud in Superposition Eyes.- 5. Eye Movements in the Housefly Musca domestica.- III. Biochemistry of Visual Pigments.- 1. Photoreconversion of Invertebrate Visual Pigments.- 2. Metarhodopsin in Single Rhabdomeres of the Fly, Calliphora erythrocephala.- IV. Intensity - Dependent Reactions.- 1. The Discrimination of Light Intensities in the Honey Bee.- 2. Photopositive Reactions of Honey Bees to Circular Areas of Varying Sizes and Light Intensities.- 3. Screening Pigment and Visual Field of Single Retinula Cells of Calliphora.- 4. Orcadian Sensitivity Changes in the Median Eyes of the North African Scorpion, Androctonus australis.- 5. Dark Activation of the Stationary Flight of the Fruitfly Drosophila.- V. Wavelength - Dependent Reactions.- 1. Electrophysiological Studies on the Eyes of Diptera, Mecoptera and Hymenoptera.- 2. Wavelength-specific Behavioral Reactions in Drosophila melanogaster.- 3. A Preliminary Report on the Analysis of the Optomotor System of the Bee - Behavioral Studies with Spectral Lights.- 4. A Preliminary Report on the Analysis of the Optomotor System of the Honey Bee - Single Unit Recordings during Stimulation with Spectral Lights.- 5. Spectral Sensitivity and Wavelength Discrimination in Cataglyphis bicolor (Formicidae).- 6. ERG of Formica polyctena and Selective Adaptation.- VI. Pattern Recognition.- 1. Pattern Modulation and Pattern Detection in the Visual System of Hymenoptera.- 2. Experiments on Pattern Discrimination in Honey Bees.- 3. A Qualitative Model for Pattern Discrimination in the Honey Bee.- 4. The Ability of Honey Bees to Generalise Visual Stimuli.- 5. First Steps in a Behavioral Analysis of Pattern Discrimination in Diptera.- 6. Intraaxonal Visual Responses from Visual Cells and Second-order Neurons of an Insect Retina.- 7. Ethometrical Investigations into the Spatial Interaction within the Visual System of Velia caprai (Hemiptera, Heteroptera).- 8. Mechanisms of Orientation and Pattern Recognition.- 9. Observations on the Visual Reactions of Collembola.- VII. Visual Control of Orientation Patterns.- 1. Processing of Clues from the Moving Environment in the Drosophila Navigation System.- 2. Behavioral Diagnostics a Way to Analyse Visual Mutants of Drosophila.- 3. Resultant Positioning between Optical and Kinesthetic Orientation in the Spider Agelena labyrinthica clerck.- 4. Idiothetic Course Control and Visual Orientation.- 5. The Relation of Astromenotactic and Anemomenotactic Orientation Mechanisms in Desert Ants, Cataglyphis bicolor (Formicidae, Hymenoptera).- 6. The Significance of Different Eye Regions for Astromenotactic Orientation in Cataglyphis bicolor (Formicidae, Hymenoptera).- 7. The Visual Orientation of Desert Ants, Cataglyphis bicolor, by Means of Terrestrial Clues.- 8. Distance Measuring as Influenced by Terrestrial Clues in Cataglyphis bicolor (Formicidae, Hymenoptera).- VIII. Storage of Visual Information.- 1. The Time-Dependent Storing of Optical Information in the Honey Bee.- 2. Learning Experiments on the Use of Side - Specific Information in the Olfactory and Visual System in the Honey Bee (Apis mellifica).- IX. Methods of Quantifying Behavioral Data.- 1. The Relationship between Difference in Stimuli and Choice Frequency in Training Experiments with the Honey Bee.


For coordination of product lifecycle data among contemporary manufacturing enterprises,three data integration schemes adopting file transport technique,distributed database technique and distributed object technique were investigated.A product data model and the open architecture of product data management(PDM) were proposed.A Web-based PDM system using Web services component technology was developed for data exchange and sharing in one company and among cooperative enterprises.Compared with traditional PDM,PDM based on Web services can shorten the process of product data integration,and strongly support collaborative design.


In this paper, we analyze the impact of economic conditions on bilateral migration from Poland to Germany by estimating a two-country DSGE model using Bayesian methods. We build a simple two-country DSGE model that examines the business cycle fluctuations of labor. Households in the low-income country can choose to supply labor at home and abroad. Labor supply depends on the differential of real wages, but migrants and natives are imperfect substitutes. The migrants remit their income and increase the utility of the households in the country of origin. Prices are sticky according to Calvo price setting and, therefore, need time to adjust. With this setting, the model is parsimonious but reflects essential characteristics of intra-EU migration. We estimate the model using data from Poland and Germany, as both countries share a common border and migration is significantly large. We observe significant differences in real wages among both countries, migration costs are low and migration has a long tradition. It is an open question whether migration does follow business cycle pattern and to what extent business cycles of the host or the country of origin are more important. The results of our paper imply that a common labor market already exists, as, by comparing two DSGE models with and without the internal market, we can show, that migrants link labor markets of member states by choosing the optimum location for the provision of labor. The shock absorbing properties of the common market, however, benefits foremost the home rather than the host country of migrants.