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This paper reports the findings of research which examines the contrasting roles played by interruptive strategies in British and Italian management meetings. Much of the work on interruptions originates within conversation analysis (Bennett, 1981; Kennedy and Camden, 1983; Jefferson, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1993; Schegloff 1987; Roger et al., 1988, etc.) and has focussed on either gender or power or both (Zimmerman and West, 1975; West, 1979; West and Zimmerman, 1983; Dindia, 1987). Most of these studies involve dyadic conversation. Little research has been done on business discourse (Drummond, 1989), and relatively few studies have attempted cross-cultural and/or cross-linguistic comparisons (Murata, 1994; Makri-Tsilipakou, 1994). Defining what is to count as an interruption in sequences of natural language data involving speech overlap is a complex matter, especially if interruptions are seen as indicators of power. Our research attempts to define what we call interruptive strategies and their pragmatic significance in British and Italian management meetings, which are task-oriented and multiparty speech events. Power relationships are an important variable, and this paper examines the cultural and linguistic differences which the respective use of interruptive strategies by British and Italian managers reveals


Context. Although more than one thousand sub-stellar companions have already been detected with the radial velocity (RV) method, many new companions remain to be detected in the public RV archives. Aims. We wish to use the archival data obtained with the ESO/HARPS spectrograph to search for sub-stellar companions. Methods. We use the astronomic acceleration measurements of stars obtained with the Hipparcos and Gaia satellites to identify anomalies that could be explained by the presence of a companion. Once hints for a companion are found, we combine the RV data with absolute astrometry and, when available, relative astrometry data, using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm to determine the orbital parameters and mass of the companion. Results. We find and characterize three new brown dwarfs (GJ660.1 C, HD73256 B, and HD165131 B) and six new planets (HD75302 b, HD108202 b, HD135625 b, HD185283 b, HIP10337 b, and HIP54597 b) with separations between 1 and 6 au and masses between 0.6 and 100 MJup. We also constrain the orbital inclination of ten known sub-stellar companions and determine their true mass. Finally, we identify twelve new stellar companions. This shows that the analysis of proper motion anomalies allows for optimizing the RV search for sub-stellar companions and their characterization.


Sexuality education, an important aspect of learning in any culture, takes on particular significance in a complex society such as ours. The ever-changing world of work, family, and medical technology, along with the information explosion, confronts us with increasingly difficult questions and decisions about sexuality. At the same time, the topic of sex education continues to evoke emotional responses. Everyone seems to have a conception of what sex education is and what it should be. This article considers


In this study, we analyzed the causal relationship among the Korean Won to US Dollar exchange rate (ER) and the consumer price index (CPI) provided by the Bank of Korea, and the KOSDAQ index provided by the Korea Exchange (KRX). The sample data were monthly data from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2018. As the research model, we used the vector autoregressive model (VAR model), which is a vector time series model, to perform Cointegration Test, Granger Causality Test, Impulse Response Function Analysis, and Variance Decomposition Analysis. The results are as follows. The cointegration test of the economic time series variables CPI, KOSDAQ, and ER shows that there is no cointegration relationship between Trace and Maximum Eigenvalue statistics. In the Granger causality test, each of the variables shows that the significance probability of the chi-square statistic is smaller than the significance level of 0.05, indicating that there is a bidirectional linear dependency respectively, which is influenced by the past values of the self and the other two variables. The analysis of whether it affects volatility shows that the significance probability of the F-statistic is smaller than the significance level of 0.05, and therefore the model has predictive power. The results of impulse response function analysis to see how long the predictive power persists shows that the impulse of the CPI on the KOSDAQ negatively affects up to time lag 4 and disappears, and on the ER up to the time lag 2. In addition, the variance decomposition analysis of prediction error was performed to estimate the extent to which the changes in the CPI, the KOSDAQ, and the ER interact with each other. The result shows that, after the sixth lead, the CPI has an explanatory power of about 97% for itself, the KOSDAQ has an explanatory power of about 98% for itself, and other variables do not affect the CPI and the KOSDAQ. The ER does not affect the CPI, has an explanatory power of about 12% for the KOSDAQ, and about 87% for itself.


A simplified approach to the development of a high-frequency printed circuit (HFPC) involving a complicated ground plane through creation of a negative of the master pattern using an interactive graphic system is described.


The field trial results indicated that amistar 25% SC was a good fungicide for control pepper blight (Phytophthora capsici Leonian). The relative control effect was as high as 82.50% in 10 days after spraying three times. Amistar was safe to the crop, so it can be used in large area.


Low-loading Re2O7/Al2O3·B2O3–MR4(M = Sn or Pb, R = alkyl) catalysts show high activity and selectivity at room temperature (293 ± 2 K) for the metathesis of functionalized alkenes; this is attributed to their strong Bronsted acidity.


Image processing has considerably evolved since the first works, forty years ago. The currently observable tendency is that the methods are more and more mathematically-based with an objective of generalization of the concepts for high-level image interpretation of images. Nevertheless, these methods, despite their generic formulation, are always specialized on image modality and research context in order to obtain better and more reliable results. This specialization is carried out by integrating knowledge. In medical imaging, the studied objects are anatomical and functional structures associated with a corpus of medical knowledge which can be advantageously exploited in the image processing techniques. © 2004 Elsevier SAS. Tous droits réservés. Mots clés : Intégration de connaissances ; Traitement d'images ; Imagerie médicale ; Méthodologie ; Évaluation


A representative sample of public opinion was investigated concerning the processes by which the public accepts/rejects homicide defendants' mental illness legal defenses. Lesser acceptance of a mental illness defense was associated with: (1) political conservatism; (2) traditional or orthodox religious beliefs; and (3) a "free will" rather than a "determinism" philosophical stance. Mental health professionals were accorded little influence in the public's determination of their positions on the mental illness defense. However, for those who did not have strong opinions on the mental illness defense, mental health professionals were defined generally as having significant influence on their decisions.


The object of this study was to determine the role of ovarian aromatase р450 in the pathogenesis of primary ovarian deficiency. The study included 48 patients with normogonadotropic ovulation, associated with the external genital endometriosis (EGE) in 29 women, and polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in 19 women. The comparison group included 16 women with normal ovulatory menstrual cycles. The expression of aromatase р450 by ovarian granulose cells was determined with the help of immunohistochemical method. Ovarian biopsy materials were obtained during laparoscopy at the 10th -12th day of menstrual cycle. The survey also included pelvic organs ultrasound, detection of gonadotropins, androgens and estradiol level in the serum. According to the results of the study we may conclude that during normogonadotropic ovulation aromatase р450 expression in ovarian granulose cells is down regulated. The deficiency of aromatase р450 in EGE and PCOS patients causes inadequate preovulatory surge of estradiol in serum and anovulation.


The article considers the information space of the network of trading systems, as well as models and methodsfor segmenting the client environment.


A pivotant.Elle utility vehicle refers to a vehicle which comprises an adjusting device (2), a turntable (3), a motor (11), a hydraulic fitting (4) disposed in front of the turntable, a hydraulic apparatus, a rear cover (28) covering the engine, and a side cover (42) covering the hydraulic equipment. The rear cover comprises a pivoting device disposed in a front end region of the cover and can be pivoted between closed and open positions to expose the motor, and the side cover comprises a pivoting mechanism arranged in its region of front lower end and can be pivoted between closed and open positions to expose the apparatus to hydraulique.Application backhoes.


A 31-year-old female patient suffering from hemoptysis was scheduled for a lobectomy. Her preoperative electrocardiogram was normal sinus rhythm and electrolytes were within normal range. During mask ventilaton a short run of ventricular tachycardia appeared, but she returned to normal sinus rhythm after lidocaine 60 mg was injected. However, after intubation, sustained ventricular tachycardia developed and did not respond to additional lidocaine immediately. Blood gases and electrolytes were in acceptable range and severe hypotension did not occur during the attack. Several minutes later, the rhythm changed spontaneously to sinus rhythm with intermittent premature ventricular contractions. However, stimuli such as position change and endotracheal suctioning caused another paroxysmal ventricular tachycardia. Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia was suspected and esmolol 30 mg was injected. Ventricular tachycardia terminated abruptly and changed to sinus rhythm so that the lobectomy was done successfully with a continuous infusion of esmolol. Weare going to report this clinical experience with review of its mechanism, treatment, and long term prognosis.


For computations one typically truncates the series after a number M terms chosen sufficiently large for an acceptable truncation error. A large value of M , however, constrains the feasibility of numerical methods for approximating u = u(ξ) or Q = Q(u(ξ)) based on stochastic Galerkin or stochastic collocation discretization. Thus, our goal is a sparse expansion (2) of a which still allows a good approximation of Q. A common choice for the basis {ψm}m∈N are the eigenfunctions of the covariance operator


This study aims to investigate the response of the brain when a person is stimulated by unicolor images displayed on a monitor screen using electroencephalograms (EEG). Specifically, a classification system was proposed in order to relegate the EEG signals according to the color shown. The three primary colors: red, green and blue (RGB), and their shades were used as stimuli. The response of the brain was recorded using a 14-channel EEG headset. The data obtained were pre-processed and the pre-identified features were analyzed for significance to ensure proper classification of the EEG response with respect to the color stimuli. The power spectrum vectors of the alpha and beta waves were considered in the study. Alpha asymmetry was explored and results show that the frontal and temporal nodes were left asymmetric and the parietal and occipital nodes were right asymmetric. Artificial neural networks (ANN) were utilized to implement color detection using the features which significantly characterized the color stimuli in the EEG. The maximum accuracy obtained is 86.07% using the alpha band and 88.69% using the beta band.


Motivated by applications in topological DNA-based data storage, we introduce and study a novel setting of Non-Adaptive Group Testing (NAGT) with runlength constraints on the columns of the test matrix, in the sense that any two 1's must be separated by a run of at least d 0's. We describe and analyze a probabilistic construction of a runlength-constrained scheme in the zero-error and vanishing error settings, and show that the number of tests required by this construction is optimal up to logarithmic factors in the runlength constraint d and the number of defectives k in both cases. Our results reveal that runlength-constrained NAGT is not more restrictive than unconstrained NAGT when d = O(k), and that for almost all choices of d and k it is not more restrictive than NAGT with a column Hamming weight constraint only.


This study investigates the characteristics of permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance motor (PMASynRM) using coupled FEM and Preisach modelling. The focus of this paper is the characteristics analysis of d, q axis inductance according to magnetizing direction and quantity of interior permanent magnet for PMASynRM. Investigation on nonlinear characteristic of the machine is performed by Preisach's theory application. Comparisons are given with characteristics of normal synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) and those according to the quantity of residual flux density (0.3 T and 0.4 T) in PMASynRM, respectively.


of global hegemony. Insights from the work of Gramsci and Vico have helped to underline the importance of civil society in the creation of global power structures, enriching our understanding of the patterns of domination by examining the role of international institutions, ideology, and transnational class alliances in creating hegemonic "consent."1 Similarly, postmodern, postcolonial, and feminist theorists have emphasized the importance of deconstructing world orders and denaturalizing claims to power.2 In combination, these contributions have opened our eyes to the role of nonstate actors both in creating and resisting global power structures, making "visible" the "invisible" structures of gender, class, race, and colonization. Because such factors are also deeply implicated in the construction of the concepts of self, nation, and other affiliations, the question of identity formation in the context of global communications and blurred national borders also has received growing attention.3 As part of this increased focus on civil society and the construction of hegemonic consent, the notion of culture has reappeared as an important analytical category in understanding international political economy. Once we step out of the realm of the state in explaining power relations, more amorphous influences such as religion, education, and, yes, even art, become important considerations in understanding the complexity of accumulating and consolidating power. Many discussions of culture and power in international relations theory have remained at the metatheoretical level.4 A growing body of literature, however, is providing a more precise account of


The invention provides a method for quickly testing sensitivity of Botrytis cinerea to bactericide, and particularly to a method for testing the inhibition effect of the bactericide to Botrytis cinerea based on the microtiter method. When used for testing the inhibition efficiency of the bactericide to spore germination of Botrytis cinerea, the method includes the steps of: firstly, setting different medicament concentration processing groups and control groups; and secondly, testing OD values, then testing the OD values after cultivation for 24 hours, and calculating the inhibition efficiency of medicament to conidium germination as per the variation of the OD values. Used for testing the inhibition efficiency of the bactericide to Botrytis hypha growth, the method includes the steps of: firstly, cultivating a Botrytis spore suspending liquid for 12 hours in a micropore plate, and setting different medicament concentration processing groups and control groups; and secondly, testing OD values, then testing the OD values after cultivation for 12 to 24 hours, and calculating the inhibition efficiency of medicament to Botrytis hypha growth as per the variation of the OD values. The method integrates the advantages of the spore germination method and the hypha growth rate method, is high in testing speed and accurate in results, and has excellent reproducibility and practicability.


Electrical Vehicles are being made mandatory in many countries and India hopes to accomplish this feat by 2030. Out of the many problems like charging infrastructure, range anxiety, cost, the main hurdle to be considered is the raw materials required for the battery. The 2W segment looks promising in India compared to other markets owing to a lot of reasons. Few major players have introduced electric models in the 4W segment and many are expected to release new ones in the coming months. It is also seen that incentives from the Government have boosted the sales in many countries and the same is being done in India. This paper focuses on the supply chain of the batteries, Energy required for the complete transition to EV and also discusses cyclic economy in the EV industry which could churn out a lot of opportunities and reduce the cost of the vehicles. The paper also specifies the challenges being faced currently and also emphasizes ways in which the problem becomes an opportunity in a side-by-side basis.


1 Summary We propose a context-based, adaptive, predictive coding system for lossless/nearly-lossless compression of continuous-tone images. The system provides better compression than other lossless image coders in the literature. This is accomplished with low time and space complexities. The high coding eeciency of the proposed image compression system is due to the use of a novel, nonlinear, context-based predictor; the low time and space complexities are made possible by an eecient technique for forming and quantizing prediction contexts. The proposed coding system gives an average lossless bit rate of 2.99 bits/pixel on the 18 8-bit test images selected by ISO for proposal evaluation, versus an average bit rate of 3.98 bits/pixel for lossless JPEG on the same set of test images (we cannot compare the two methods on images of higher than 8 bit intensity resolutions, because there is no available implementation of lossless JPEG to handle these images). Even more encouragingly, our system obtains 1 % lower bit rate than the recent UCM (Universal Context Modeling) method 6]. The latter is a highly sophisticated and complex context-based image coding technique which was considered to be indicative of lower bound on lossless bit rates achievable by other more practical methods. Furthermore, in its nearly lossless version, the proposed image coder yields signiicantly higher compression than the The contact person.


As a rule we treat people as responsible for what they do. We admonish them if they behave badly, praise them if they do well. We punish people. And we reward them. There are exceptions, of course. For example, we do not punish someone for doing something he has been compelled to do, perhaps by having a gun in his back. And we even recognize such a thing as psychological compulsion, as in the case of kleptomania.


Accurate pore pressure evaluation is essential for safe and cost-effective well drilling and also provides quality geo-scientific databases for future drilling prospects. The study carried out on an onshore Niger Delta field, dealt with the concept of overpressure, its mechanism and estimation using real-time mud log data/MWD logs and post drill wireline logs and comparing the results quantitatively to build a more robust geopressure model for the field using all data sets. Quantitative pressure analysis carried out on eight wells using Wireline/MWD logs revealed that compaction disequilibrium is the dominant geopressure mechanism in the field with trend deviations from normal compaction clearly discernible from the sonic logs around 9000ft. Shale pressures determined using standard Eaton and Equivalent depth methods revealed three pressure regimes, the normally pressured section(≤ 0.442 psi/ft), the transition zone(0.442 – 0.495psi/ft) and the abnormally pressured section(≥ 0.495 to 0.70 psi/ft) showing SMK 1,8,11,12 and 13 to be moderately geo-pressured which agrees with a disequilibrium compaction model while SMK 6,10 and 14 are normally pressured to transitionally pressured wells with resistivity logs spiking shale pressures in the MWD logs. The pore pressure estimation using the D-Exponent served as both as a quantifier by identifying the over-pressured wells (SMKs 1, 12 and 13) and the normally/transitionally pressured wells (SMKs 6 and 14) and as a calibrator to confirm the accuracy and precision of pore pressure prediction using the well logs and a careful analysis showed that these results are corroborated excellently by quantitative pressure analysis from the five mud logs using the D-exponent.


A new method to calculate OOIP of each kind of oil well is established by means of integrating waterflood characteristic curve and relative permeability curve.At the same time,the above reserves in each kind of oil well have been calculated.By combination of dynamic and static data,the distributary feature of remained reserves in Lasaxing oilfields has been analyzed, and further adjusting and tapping directions have been made clear.The development situation of remained recoverable reserves proportion, water cut,oil production rate and so on controlled by waterflood classified wells in Lasaxing oilfields is studied, and then the current existing main problem and contradiction during oilfield development are analyzed. In the light of the reality of nearly same water cut in these wells,the follow conclusion is drawn:under the condition of meeting a certain oil production requirement,when fluid production proportion of the above wells is near to their OOIP proportion, the effect of water control is the best.With the help of this conclusion,development pattern adjustment and structure optimization of waterflood classified wells in Lasaxing oilfields have been studied.


Buck-derived topologies are a popular alternative for the inverter stage of distributed generation systems. The lack of a grid connection places high reliability demands on the inverter controller. Dual-loop linear schemes are traditionally employed for the control of single-phase full-bridge inverters because of their simple implementation. However, the voltage loop dynamics are usually sluggish due to the requirement of making the outer loop's bandwidth much lower than the inner loop one. On the other hand, state-plane-based controllers offer fast and stable response against large signal disturbances, but constant switching frequency can only be achieved at the expense of a high computational cost. This work introduces a hybrid dual-loop control technique for inverters that combines the advantages of linear and state-plane-based controllers. The proposed dual loop scheme features a geometric-based voltage outer loop that provides fast and robust performance. The outer loop controller is complemented with a linear inner loop that ensures constant switching frequency and simple implementation. The derivation of the geometric controller is performed in the normalized state plane. Simulation and experimental results are provided in order to validate the proposed control scheme.


Reprint requests: Mr. Moore, Natus Medical Inc., 324 Lakeside Drive, Foster City, CA 94404. The technology explosion of recent decades has transformed the role of industry in many fields of human endeavor. In the health care environment, industry has adopted and adapted many new technologies, enabling it to play an increasingly valuable partnership role to the clinician in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of a wide variety of diseases and disorders. At the same time, rapidly changing economic forces are producing their own demands on the health care system. As the system absorbs these changes, a widening array of nonclinical constituencies are influencing the quality and availability of health care delivery. By its inherent need to accommodate both clinical and the economic demands in the course of its everyday business, the medical device industry is particularly well positioned to lend its experience to influencing positively health care delivery in these changing circumstances. This article addresses one medical device company's contribution in both aspects— providing the clinician with improved methods of screening for hearing impairment through the application of new technologies, and the application of communications programs to leverage the concern of a variety of constituencies to improve the application of large-scale screening programs for hearing impairment.


Author(s): Wang, Mingjin | Advisor(s): Bowers, John E | Abstract: Electronic and optical devices typically use bulk or quantum wells today, but nanowires are promising building blocks for future devices, due to their structural characterizations of larger aspect ratio and smaller volume. In situ growth of semiconductor devices is extremely attractive, as it doesn't require expensive lithography treatment. Over the past ten years, a great deal of work has been done to explore NW, incorporation of group III-V materials and band engineering for the electronic and optoelectronic devices. Because pseudo one-dimensional heterostructures may be grown without involving lattice mismatch defects, NWs may give rise to superior electronic, photonic, and magnetic performances as compared to conventional bulk or planar structures.


Motor current signature analysis is defined as a strategy to diagnose the motors significant events by locating a set of frequency components using pattern recognition. However there is no index to give a clear idea about the fault extension and advise the deadline time and protection action on the situation. In this paper a new definition for protection levels based on dynamic of faults is presented. Here the main point is to have a clear alert for the system operators and buy a proper time to do the corrective action before a hazardous failure going to be unreturnable.


Exploring the potential of nature-based outdoor recreation to serve the Kristianstad Vattenrike goals : A report on analysis of 2013 Naturum visitor data.


This article describes a VLSI CAD workstation with a massively parallel computer the connection machine, as hardware accelerator. The connection machine offers workstation users general-purpose acceleration capabilities and high interactivity. Workstation software includes a novel CAD-system kernel and tools operating on the connection machine. The system kernel, designed to permit efficient interfaces to existing tools and tool environments, also includes more advanced design tools (procedural tools, for example) providing a suitable basis for knowledge-based tool development.


Context: Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is a chronic infectious disease caused by parasites of the Leishmania donovani complex, also known as Kala Azar. It is an endemic disease in the Indian subcontinent, mainly seen in the states of Bihar and West Bengal. VL can cause a variety of haematological disorders like anaemia, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia. Myelofibrosis, Myelodysplasia and hemophagocytosis can be seen in the bone marrow. Objective: To study the haematological parameters in visceral leishmaniasis. Material &methods: The study included retrospective analysis of 30 patients diagnosed as having leishmaniasis on bone marrow aspirate smears. The haematological parameters – haemoglobin, total leucocyte count and platelet count were studied. Statistical analysis was done. Results: The mean age of patients was 35.4 with standard deviation of 16.3 with male:female ratio 1.5:1. Haematological parameters studied showed mean haemoglobin (Hb) of 6 ± 1.3 gm/dl. (Range 5-7.1gm/dl). Leucopenia was present in 25 patients. Total Leucocyte count (TLC) was 3.6 ± 2.4 x 10/L (Range 2.3-3.6 x 10/L). Thrombocytopenia was seen in 22 patients & mean platelet count was 88.7 ± 62.2 x 10/L (Range 43-152 x 10/L). Pancytopenia was noted in 20 patients. Conclusions: In this study we found that, anaemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia were present in the bone marrow aspirates of the VL patient.


Financial reports are made to determine a com- pany's nancial condition. The nancial statements made by a company can be determined from the ratio of activity value, pro tability and leverage. So it can be assessed also in the company's ability to earn pro ts. This study aims to measure the in uence of activity, pro tability and leverage to pro ts is owned by the company. The hypothesis of this study is whether the ratio of the above has the eect of si- multaneous and partial to pro ts. Testing this hypothesis using multiple linear regression analysis and simple. Inde- pendent variables in this study is the ratio of the activity by using the total assets turnover ratio, pro tability ratios by using the net pro t margin and leverage ratio by using the debt ratio, while the dependent variable is pro t. The results of this study is to simultaneously have the eect of activity ratios, pro tability and leverage to earnings of PT Bukit Asam Coal Mine (Limited) Limited during the pe- riod 2005 to 2010. And the partial probability ratio over the period 2005-20 10 has an in uence on the earnings of PT Bukit Asam Coal Mine (Persero) while the ratio of ac- tivity and leverage over the period 2005 to 2010 is partially do not have any eect on earnings of PT Bukit Asam Coal Mine (Persero)


HISTORIANS HAVE LONG BEEN ALLERGIC to psychological forms of explanation, so it seems unlikely that many will be eager to jump on the bandwagon of neuroscience or neurohistory. Despite many reasons for caution, an ongoing dialogue with neuroscience offers the prospect of new approaches to such perennially vexed issues as agency, experience, action, and identity. Neuroscience does not provide a handy model that historians can simply apply to their research. It functions more like psychoanalysis once did (and still does for some); as a field, it poses important questions and opens up new approaches to the mind, the self, and human behavior. Neuroscience is a fast-growing field that has gained much attention of late, especially at universities, but also among the general public. Membership in the Society for Neuroscience increased by 46 percent just between 2001 and 2010, to more than 41,000 members.1 Research on the brain has increased exponentially since the development of new brain imaging techniques, especially the introduction of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in the 1990s. Use of fMRI makes it possible to detect functional activation of different locations in the brain through measurements of blood volume changes or changes in the concentration of oxygen. In 1992, fMRI provided the experimental basis for just four publications. By 2007, the rate had reached eight per day.2 Add to that the explosion of research at the cellular level of neurons, glial cells, and synapses in humans, mice, roundworms, sea slugs, and other animals, and the output is staggering. As might be expected, new books aiming to synthesize these studies are appearing at an accelerating rate, too. I cannot pretend to do justice here even to the synthetic works on the subject. The rapid expansion of research in neuroscience means that it is not a stable, fixed object. As historians have begun to test the waters of this field, it has rapidly become apparent that neuroscience can serve various ends; criticisms of humanists trying to engage neuroscience often include charges that they have read the wrong studies, misinterpreted the results of experiments, or worse yet, turned to neuroscience looking for a universalizing, anti-representational and anti-intentional ontology to bolster their claims.3 But those debates notwithstanding, the question of the self is a


Kuzmin's theoretical formula (σR / σz) 2 = 1+(σR/σφ) 2 is recalled. It is compatible with new data for stars of various ages.


ageing western world population. It is now accepted that cancer is a complex disease resulting from the interplay between the tumor cell and its microenvironment. Cancer cells are highly proliferative, are protected from apoptosis and from the immune system and can transform their microenvironment. A key facet of cancer is the activation of quiescent blood vessels to induce neovascularization, to support tumor growth and metastasis dissemination [1]. Angiogenesis, the new blood vessel formation from preexisting one, is not only crucial for cancer, but also for embryogenesis, tissue repair and ovulation and is associated to inflammation and diabetic retinopathy. One of the yet unmet needs in anticancer therapy is how to abrogate its metastatization, often the primary cause of death for most parenchymatous tumors [2]. In this respect, antiangiogenic therapy that starves the tumor bulk from oxygen and nutrients and reduces the conduits for cancer cell dissemination outside of the primary tumor location is a widely explored avenue. Classically, antiangiogenic therapies inhibit Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), the main driver of angiogenesis. They comprise antagonist monoclonal antibodies like Bevacizumab, FDA/EMA approved for colon, lung, renal and breast cancer; or small molecules inhibitors of VEGF receptor tyrosine kinase activity like lapatinib, sunitinib, sorafenib, axitinib, and pazopanib, approved for breast, renal, soft tissues, hepatocellular and rarer cancers [3]. However, as these therapies are being used in the clinics, oncologists are confronted with the emergence of resistance, calling for the identification of new antiangiogenic therapies that do not directly target the VEGF pathway.


This report summarizes a parametric analysis performed to determine the effect of varying the percent on-cell reformation (OCR) of methane on the thermal and electrical performance for a generic, planar solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack design. OCR of methane can be beneficial to an SOFC stack because the reaction (steam-methane reformation) is endothermic and can remove excess heat generated by the electrochemical reactions directly from the cell. The heat removed is proportional to the amount of methane reformed on the cell. Methane can be partially pre-reformed externally, then supplied to the stack, where rapid reaction kinetics on the anode ensures complete conversion. Thus, the thermal load varies with methane concentration entering the stack, as does the coupled scalar distributions, including the temperature and electrical current density. The endotherm due to the reformation reaction can cause a temperature depression on the anode near the fuel inlet, resulting in large thermal gradients. This effect depends on factors that include methane concentration, local temperature, and stack geometry.


In birds, spinocerebellar (SC) projections to the cerebellar cortex have not been understood well. We examined SC fiber terminal fields originating from the cervical and lumbosacral enlargements (CE and LSE, respectively) in the chicken. SC fiber terminals show parasagittal bands in the granular layer. Labeled terminals from the CE were distributed primarily in folia II–V and IX. Parasagittal bands of labeled terminals from the CE were not clearly separated in folia II and III but were clearly separated in folia IV and V. In folium IX, labeled terminals were diffusely distributed in all subfolia with no evidence of banding. The numbers of bands were 5 in folium II, 12 in folium III and 7 in folia IV and V at maximum. Labeled terminals from the LSE were distributed primarily in folia II–VI and IX. Labeled terminals from the LSE were arranged in 4 bands in folium II and in 8 bands in folium III at maximum. Parasagittal bands from the LSE in folia IV and V were not clearly separated. In folium VI, the numbers of parasagittal bands was 6 at maximum. In folium IX, labeled terminals were mainly found in subfolium IXc forming 6–8 parasagittal bands. There were more parasagittal bands of labeled terminals from the CE than from the LSE. The topography of SC fiber terminals from the CE was different from that of SC fiber terminals from the LSE.


The rule which is issued by the government more or less is always giving effect for the finance sectors generally and the stocks especialy. One of those rules is about Surat Edaran Bank Indonesia No. 14 / 10 / DPNP of Implementation of Risk Management in Banks Doing Lending for Home Ownership and Vehicle Credit. The purpose of the research is knowing the effect of that rule in properties and real estate stocks price activity. The description research through analyzing the stocks price activities graphic of the properties and real estate stocks. The author reach a conclusion that generally, stocks price is affected by the loan to value rule. Keywords: stocks, stocks price, properties and real estate, risk management in banks, , home ownership,loan to value.


Datamining is a useful tool for building classifiers to distinguish intrusive behavior from normal network traffic. In this paper, we provide new pruning techniques for the reduction of frequent episode rules to build anomaly-based intrusion detection systems (IDS). This reduction is crucial to use datamining for anomaly detection of unknown attacks. Otherwise, the rule search space may escalate too large to be practical for just one day's collection of network traffic records. The new approach being reported here accelerates the entire process of machine learning and profile matching using a normal-use model, instead of using the misuse model associated with signature-based IDS. To solve this problem, we developed a base-support mining algorithm for generating effective frequent episode rules (FERs). Several rule-pruning laws are introduced to reduce the search space as much as 80% in anomaly detection. Through testing the new pruning techniques over the DARPA 1999 IDS evaluation data sets, we demonstrate a 15% reduction in the number of false alarms over 50 network attack incidents ranging from Probes to R2L (remote-to-local) and DoS (denial of service) attacks. Our experiments reveal an intrusion detection rate of 76%, 42%, and 82%, respectively, for the 3 categories of network attacks. These results are higher than the average case of using association rules alone. We demonstrate with ten examples on anomaly-based intrusion detection of unknown attacks embedded in telnet, http, ftp, smtp, Email, and authentication requests of TCP or UDP connections.


from treatment innovations of the period: models of milieu treatment and aftercare programs that appeared to offer practical alternatives to long-term custodial care [3]. Changes in psychosocial treatment, coupled with the introduction of neuroleptic medications, permitted the first large-scale changes in the public hospital system. In 1955, the resident census in state and county psychiatric hospitals began the steady decline that has persisted into the present. Deinstitutionalization, in its most literal sense, had begun. In 1963 the United States Congress passed the Community Mental Health Centers Act and instituted the first national policy of community care for the mentally ill. This legislation established community mental health centers to provide a standard range of local services in selected federal catchment areas throughout the United States. The goals of community care were ambitious, going far beyond the notion of hospital reform. They included not merely the relocation of the mentally ill in more humane settings but the rehabilitation of psychiatric patients and their reinsertion into society. They emphasized prevention of the behaviors associated with longterm hospitalization and, through this, eventual elimination of the


It is the ultimate rite of passage for the 21st century junior neurology resident: administering IV tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) for an acute ischemic stroke for the first time.

It was only a few months into residency, but the telephone number that glowed on my pager, accompanied by the repetitive shrill "beep," had become an all-too-familiar experience. However, the dreaded "911" was affixed to the emergency department's telephone extension, indicating a "stroke code," and signifying that dinner would unceremoniously conclude—3 bites into my slice of cold pizza.

I ran to the emergency department (ED) and was given a brief history by the ED physician, who said, "This lady is in her 70s, is demented and living in a nursing home, and comes in with slurred speech and altered mental status that started an hour ago." I was concerned but skeptical, unsure if this was truly an acute ischemic stroke worthy of that 911 suffix.

The IV lines were placed, the bloodwork was sent to the lab, and I helped push the …


In this thesis, the new methodology of an oscillator-based capacitive air touch sensor system is introduced for future touch screen technology. This high sensitivity and low power solution is based on oscillation frequency shifts for air touch screening position identification with improved touch sensitivity and extended reliability. This system includes two parts: first, analog circuits are used to sense signals from the antenna, and then digital circuits are used to determine and analyze the detected human's finger positions.The system is designed and implemented using a 65nm CMOS technology. It is capable of detecting up to 20fF capacitance difference, which is 50 times more sensitive than current projected-capacitive touch screen products. With fixed 1V supply voltage, the power of the entire system is only 1.3mW. The core size is 1mm by 1.2mm, which is compact enough to be adopted in any commercial products.


The surfactant-free synthesis of Upsalite®, a mesoporous magnesium carbonate and its use as a solubility enhancer for poorly soluble drugs : -


Sensing has played an important role in the 5G wireless network. It is well recognized that the energy efficiency of mobile devices can be further improved with the assistance of sensing. As an important sensing resource, attitude information is highly related to the angle of arrivals (AoAs) information when user equipments (UEs) rotate. It provides great potential to improve transceiver designs for multi-user millimeter-wave (mmWave) green communications. In this paper, we propose an attitude information aided block diagonalization receiver design algorithm. We first adopt angle of departure aided block diagonalization (AoD-BD) to eliminate inter-user interference (IUI). Then we compensate the rotation for each UE by only updating the receiver with attitude information from motion sensors. Compared to the joint transceiver design performance, we have theoretically proved that the sum spectral efficiency performance penalty of keeping transmitter unchanged is generally negligible. Furthermore, we consider the effect of imperfect attitude information, and derive a robust receiver by modeling the measurement error as Gaussian. Finally, the simulation results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed design. It is noted that no feedback is required between the base station (BS) and UE during the rotation, which substantially reduces the system overhead.


The Universidad Veracruzana, through its academic training program (PROFA), provides training courses and / or disciplinary and pedagogical updates to academic staff at the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Poza Rica-Tuxpan area, which counts with 38 teachers, to whom, every semester period, they are offered and implemented training courses. This article aims to demonstrate how relevant and sufficient these courses have been, from the academic perspective. To do this, quantitative field research was carried out through surveys applied to 20 teachers equivalent to 52.6% of the population. Of this sample, 50% think teachers training is more focused on pedagogical than disciplinary courses. 65% of the teachers surveyed mention that the training has met their expectations and the 95% that has had a positive impact on their teaching practice. It is concluded that the areas to be reinforced are the management of software and TIC, sustainable development, administrative scope and disciplinary area, which defines a precise panorama on the next courses to be offered.


The effects of the intranasal administration of synthetic alpha-human atrial natriuretic polypeptide (alpha-hANP) were investigated in14anesthetized spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR; Okamoto-Aoki strain). They were given intranasally synthetic alpha-hANP in distilled water at doses of10ƒÊg/kg, 50ƒÊg/kg and 100ƒÊg/kg. Intranasal application of200ƒÊl of distilled water as a control was also performed in3anesthetized SHR. Sixteen anesthetized SHR were examined for the effects of intravenous administration of alpha-hANP at doses of4ƒÊg/kg, 10ƒÊg/kg, 20ƒÊg/kg and40ƒÊg/kg. Urinary volume and the urinary excretion of sodium increased2-to3-fold during the50minutes following intranasal administration of a single dose of 50ƒÊg/kg or100ƒÊg/kg, although neither the urinary volume nor the urinary excretion of sodium increased after intranasal administration of10ƒÊg/kg of alpha-hANP or200ƒÊl of distilled water. There were no significant changes in arterial pressure or heart rate after the intranasal administration of synthetic alpha-hANP or distilled water. In contrast, arterial pressure was decreased and urinary volume and urinary excretion of sodium were increased, in a dose dependent manner, within5minutes after intravenous bolus-injection of alpha-hANP and returned to their baseline levels within20minutes. These results indicate that intranasal administration of synthetic alpha-hANP exerts its diuretic effect without concomitant changes in arterial pressure or


Ultraviolet communication (UVC) is becoming increasingly popular due to its ability to effectively communicate in non-line-of-sight (NLOS) mode, which offers alternative communication system advantages over visible light communication and infrared links. However, the performance of UVC is affected by atmospheric turbulence, which is generally ignored under the assumption of short-distance links. In this paper, we consider a NLOS UVC system experiencing turbulence due to variation in the refractive index of the atmosphere. The atmospheric turbulence results in fading due to fluctuations in the received signal strength, thus deteriorating the quality of communication. Spatial diversity is proven to mitigate the effect of fading by introducing multiple parallel communication paths between the transmitter and receiver. We present a spatial diversity reception in the form of ${N_r}$-branches selection combining at the receiver. The channel coefficients are assumed to be exponentially correlated, and turbulence is modeled using log-normal distribution under weak turbulence conditions. Closed-form expressions for the outage probability and average symbol error rate for general order rectangular quadrature amplitude modulation (RQAM), cross-QAM, and hexagonal QAM schemes are derived. Furthermore, the ergodic capacity of the system is computed as a function of the channel correlation coefficient. The numerical values are compared with computer simulations to validate the accuracy of the theoretical analysis.


Two synthetic and three natural magnetite samples that were obtained from an iron ore deposit located in Central-Western Mexico, were used to investigate the magnetite surface reactivity of different particle sizes towards aqueous Pb(II) and Zn(II). From these, the synthetic samples < 50 nm [specific surface area (SSA)] = 39.3 m /g), < 5 mm (SSA = 7.3 m2/ g), and natural samples 948-fine (SSA = 7.6 m /g), 948 (SSA = 3.0 m /g) and 996 (SSA = 1.4 m /g), successfully removed Pb(II) from aqueous solutions at the investigated pH value of 5.8, but only the three first, finer magnetites removed significant aqueous Zn(II) at pH 7.0. The adsorption kinetics data were fitted using pseudo-second order and intraparticle models. The Pb(II) adsorption capacities were 140.1, 33.3, 65.4, 69.8 and 17.0 mmol/g, for samples < 50 nm, < 5 mm, 948-fine, 948 and 996, respectively, while for Zn(II) they were 159.2, 38.8 and 28.2 mmol/ g, for the first three previous samples, respectively. These adsorption capacities suggest that magnetite may play an important role as adsorbents of cationic contaminants in the environment, or that it may be used as efficient remediating agent, but it's limited to particle sizes with specific surface areas above 3 m /g.


This paper presents the main directions and trends which are manifested on the market of organic products in Romania in order to identify the industry's perspectives. The paper begins with a brief review of the data on the Romanian market of organic products. As a first step, we tried to identify the main trends of organic market in Romania. Then, we aimed to identify which are the main organic products preferred by the Romanian consumers. Also, we aimed to know who the main Romanian producers of organic products are. Key-Words: organic products, organic agriculture, organic market, bio-products


Folding coupled to binding is ubiquitous in biology. Nevertheless, the relationship of sequence to function for protein segments that undergo coupled binding and folding remains to be determined. Specifically, it is not known if the well‐established rules that govern protein folding and stability are relevant to ligand‐linked folding transitions. Upon small ligand biotinoyl‐5′‐AMP (bio‐5′‐AMP) binding the Escherichia coli protein BirA undergoes a disorder‐to‐order transition that results in formation of a network of packed hydrophobic side chains. Ligand binding is also allosterically coupled to protein association, with bio‐5′‐AMP binding enhancing the dimerization free energy by −4.0 kcal/mol. Previous studies indicated that single alanine replacements in a three residue hydrophobic cluster that contributes to the larger network disrupt cluster formation, ligand binding, and allosteric activation of protein association. In this work, combined equilibrium and kinetic measurements of BirA variants with alanine substitutions in the entire hydrophobic network reveal large functional perturbations resulting from any single substitution and highly non‐additive effects of multiple substitutions. These substitutions also disrupt ligand‐linked folding. The combined results suggest that, analogous to protein folding, functional disorder‐to‐order linked to binding requires optimal packing of the relevant hydrophobic side chains that contribute to the transition. The potential for many combinations of residues to satisfy this requirement implies that, although functionally important, segments of homologous proteins that undergo folding linked to binding can exhibit sequence divergence.


OBJECTIVE To establish a RP-HPLC method for determination gastrodin in Toutongding syrup.METHOD Hypersil BDS C18 column(250mm×4.6mm,5μm)was used with acetonitrile and 0.05% phosphoric acid(3∶97) as mobile phase at the flow rate of 1.0mL·min-1.The column temperature was 30℃ and the detection wavelength was 220nm.RESULTS The linear range was 0.007~7.385μg for gastrodin.The average recovery was 96.8%(n=9) with RSD 0.27%.CONCLUSION The method is simple,accurate and reproducible for the quality control of Toutongding Syrup.


Two-dimensional black phosphorus (BP) recently emerged as an outstanding material for optoelectronics and nanophotonics applications. In contrast to graphene, BP has a sufficiently large electronic bandgap and its high carrier mobility allows for efficient free-carrier absorption in the infrared and terahertz regimes. Here, we present a reflective structure to enhance the response of nanostructured monolayer BP at terahertz frequencies and investigate localized surface plasmon resonances in BP nanostrip arrays. Anisotropic absorption is observed in the proposed BP metamaterials due to the puckered crystal structure of the monolayer BP, and further investigations show that the plasmonic resonances are strongly depending on the geometric parameters of the nanostrips and the coupling between the adjacent nanostrips. We expect that the monolayer BP is an outstanding candidate of highly anisotropic plasmonic material for ultrascaled optoelectronic integration.


alism is war' the conviction that drives his determination to convert Europe as an idea into political reality. If we acknowledge that war is a negative sum game in which all parties lose, everyone will agree upon rules and institutional structures that prevent the emergence and sustenance of nonconsensual political orders. Any need for assuming some ambiguous stance of moral superiority is thereby avoided. A final note: we shall all miss the Jean Hampton who speaks to us in this book. Her intellectual honesty in facing up to the controversial issues that she examines shines through these pages. She had few peers in this dimension, and political philosophy has suffered mightily by the untimely thinning of its ranks.


Current knowledge of the developmental cycle of subterranean termite (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) colonies is primarily based on observations of colonies maintained in laboratory containers. Because-laboratory-reared colonies never attain the population size of field colonies, little is known of the mature or declining phases of colony growth. In a unique long-term study we report 16 yr of observations on the estimated population size and wet mass of individual termites collected from a Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki field colony in Hawaii. During this period, the mean wet body mass of individual foraging workers more than doubled, from 6 mg, while the estimated colony foraging population declined exponentially. The size of the colony foraging population ( y ) was negatively related to individual worker body mass ( x ) by a power equation of the form y = 37.136 x 2.109. These data support the conclusion that older or less vigorous C. formosanus colonies contain workers that are larger in body mass than younger colonies, although other genetic and environmental variables also may influence observed variation in individual mass among termite colonies. Given a baseline estimate of colony foraging population, the subsequent proportional decrease in the population of this C. formosanus colony ( y ) could be predicted from the proportional increase in individual wet mass ( x ), as expressed by y = 36.402 x 0.169.


• Functor categories can combine with their arguments by the following rules: (2) Forward application (>) X/Y Y ⇒ X (3) Backward application (<) Y X\Y ⇒ X • Derivations are written as shown below, on the left side. Note the direct correspondence to the upside-down constituency tree shown on the right.


Wanting to improve the quality outcomes of their joint care program, a team approach was used to implement a program with integrated care across the continuum. The authors describe the joint care program and its outcomes that included a decrease in length of stay, fewer complications, improved functional status, higher discharge disposition to home, and lower variable costs per case.


The thesis work entitled "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACCOUNTING PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION ORDERS IN THE" QUEEN OF THE CISNE LOJA, ASOREILOJ PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION "OF THE CITY OF LOJA, PERIOD FROM 01 OCTOBER TO DECEMBER 31, 2017", was developed with the purpose of knowing the financial and economic situation of the Association as well as knowing the unit costs of each one of the garments, household items and school kits and making the most appropriate decisions for their development and growth.
As a first instance, the Initial Inventory of assets and rights was drawn up through physical verification, which allowed knowing the inventories and their capital, a situation that made it possible to determine the Asset and Patrimony of the "Queen of the Swan Production Association". ASOLEILOJ "to October 1, 2017, and which served in the later for the preparation of the Initial Situation Statement, and start the accounting record.
In a second moment, the Accounts Plan was structured according to the needs and policies of the Association, chronologically, duly ordered and codified, both the patrimonial accounts and the results, which served as the basis for the realization of the Accounts Manual that includes the description, movement and balance of each of the accounts that make up
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the Plan, elements that served as a basis and guide for the application of the accounting process.
In a third moment, the main accounting records were drawn up, which are applicable in all the accounts, among them the General Journal, the Major, Verification Balance and Worksheet; In the same way, auxiliary records were designed, including order of production, requisition of materials, watch cards among others that allow to know exactly the real value of the raw material and labor used, as well as the valuation and distribution of the real unit and total production costs and on the basis of which a sale price can be set that allows it to establish reasonable surpluses and thus raise the level of production.
Fourth and last moment, we proceeded to the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements, starting with the State of Production Costs Sold, the Income Statement, the Statement of Financial Position, and finally the Statement of Cash Flow, which allowed know the real economic and financial situation of the Association.


Summary Objetives: Identifying biomarkers that relate osteoporosis to occupational and environmental lung diseases. Material and methods: Using integrated medical terminology databases, diseases related to lung diseases were obtained which, together with osteoporosis, were analyzed in DisGeNET to obtain the genes associated with each disease and form a protein‐protein interaction network (PPI) through the Cytoscape StringApp. Applying different centrality algo‐ rithms using CythoHubba in Cytoscape, the 5 network proteins with the highest degree of centrality were selected. Results: 9 diseases were included in the group of pulmonary diseases. 2,698 genes associated with lung diseases and osteoporosis were obtained. Genes associated with osteoporosis and with at least two of the included lung diseases re‐ sulted in a PPI network with 152 nodes and 1,378 axes. The proteins with the highest degree of network centrality were AKT1, ALB, IL6, TP53 and VEGFA. Conclusions: There is a significant relationship between osteoporosis and the environmental lung diseases studied, through genes with dual involvement. We propose five important genes that link these diseases. This could provide a coherent basis for further research in this field.


With emerging use of real time communication (i.e., high band width videos, video calls etc.) and IoT, this become challenge to manage network and handle traffic. SDN is a technology which provides scalability and flexibility to network by decoupling of control plane and data plane. It is also difficult to allocate resources depending upon types of tasks and user requirements. SDN central controller provides global view of network which makes resource allocation more reliable. In this paper, survey of recently proposed techniques for research allocation in SDN will be presented.


All types of Android devices are required to have the photograph functions.Taking into account the diversity of the platform and device model differences,the need to carry out the the corresponding transplanting of Camera system.Analyze Camera implementation on various hierarchy about Android system,based on understanding of the structure of the Android sys tem,and then illustrates work content about Camera transplantation.


This paper proposes a novel dc-link voltage regulation (DCVR) strategy for the series-series compensated wireless motor (SSWM) system. The steady-state voltage control is presented to optimize the system efficiency and the feedforward voltage boost control is proposed to improve system resilience. The rated capacity identification (RCI) scheme is proposed to design proper parameters for the SSWM system. To achieve steady-state voltage control, the system efficiency characteristic is analyzed in detail and the efficiency optimization can be achieved without an auxiliary dc/dc converter. The influence of impedance matching, the power capacity of the system, and overmodulation of the motor drive are all investigated. Then, the dynamic model of the system is established to analyze the stability of dc-link voltage. In the proposed feedforward voltage boost control, the dc-link voltage is boosted according to the motor operation state to increase the instantaneous power capacity. The dc-link voltage stability is improved and the system resilience is enhanced against power disturbance. Besides, at the end of the acceleration process, the dc-link voltage is smoothly adjusted to the optimal dc-link voltage. The effectiveness of the proposed RCI scheme and DCVR strategy is verified by experiments on a three-phase wireless permanent magnet synchronous motor platform.


Cationic graft-polymerizations of 2-methyl-2-oxazoline on p-nitrobenzenesulfonate group-introduced silica composite particles, prepared by polymer coating of monodispersed colloidal silica of 470 nm in diameter, were studied. Ring-opening polymerization of the oxazoline was observed to take place on poly(styrene)-coated silica particles, derived from radical copolymerization of styrene, hydroxymethylstyrene and divinylbenzene, but most grafted polymer chains were dragged out for lack of cross-linking in the copolymer layer. The polymerization of the oxazoline on the composite surface, made from poly(maleic anhydride-styrene)-modified silica particles, led to the grafting of oligomer chains of octamer or nanomer, which were terminated by reaction with water molecules inside the particles.


Introduction Patients present for facial rejuvenative surgery for a variety of reasons. They may have fine periocular or perioral wrinkling, generalized actinic skin changes, malar soft tissue hypoplasia, jowl ptosis, truly sagging facial skin, or various combinations of the above. Most also have significant degenerative changes of the neck skin and the appearance of their neck is a major concern in the majority of cases. Analysis of these patients in the younger age group rarely shows any facial relaxation problems. 1 Older individuals similarly may have little facial skin laxity but are more likely to show accompanying malar soft tissue atrophy or ptosis of the jowls. It is our belief that a large number of patients do not need a classic facelift but rather need a neck tuck.f The desirability of neck restoration as a solution to an isolated complaint has become increasingly apparent. 3-5 Additionally, many patients, especially males, are opposed to operations that might leave visible scars. Some are unwilling to be isolated for the length of time required for scar maturation. They will however accept a less obvious operation to obtain the same end. In an effort to meet the needs and desires of these groups of patients we have devised a simplified approach bypassing the classic facelift in favor of posterior neck lift. Our simplified neck lift has greatly decreased the surgical time, morbidity, and recuperative time.


The authors have investigated the electrical and magnetic properties of the mixed crystals Eu(As1-xPx)3 by measuring the temperature and magnetic field dependences of the electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility and specific heat. The variation from semimetallic (EuAs3) to semiconducting (EuP3) behaviour is explained in terms of a simple electron energy scheme. The antiferromagnetic ordering observed in the whole concentration range below about 10K is believed to be due to an Eu-Eu superexchange via two-bonded (2b)X- atoms (X=As, P). The exchange coupling constants for EuAs3 are given within a molecular-field approximation.


Objective To find out the anatomical and visual outcome of scleral buckle surgery in young patients with long-standing retinal detachment.Design Retrospective case series.Participants The clinical data of 60 young patients(64 eyes) with long-standing retinal detachment treated by scleral buckle surgery in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2007 to March 2011 were retrospectively reviewed.Methods Postoperative visual acuity,intraocular pressure and retinal status were recorded to see the anatomical success rate at 1,2 weeks,1,3 months after scleral buckle surgery.Best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) at 3 months follow-up was noted.The meaningful improvement was definited if the postoperative visual acuity was improved more than or equnl to 2 lines.The definition of successful operation is that the retina had reattached more than 3 months after the first operation.Main Outcome Measures Retinal reattachment rates,postoperative BCVA.Results 61 eyes(95.3%) had retinal attachment by 3 months duration,3 eyes(4.7%) had undergone repeat surgery within 3-month duration(pars plana vitrectomy).Best corrected visual acuity(BCVA) at 3 months was improved in 43 eyes(67.2%).Conclusion Conventional scleral buckling can be used in majority of young patients with long-standing retinal detachment.Proper treatment should be given in time.


A
 simple electron count shows that the ring carbomers of (anti)aromatic [N]annulenes are (anti)aromatic according to the formal criterion of the Huckel rule. Basic VSEPR theory suggests that the ring carbomers of (anti)aromatic [N]annulenes should be (anti)aromatic according to the structural criterion, namely (dis)symmetry with respect
 to DNh. These predictions are here confirmed by DFT geometrical optimization at the B3PW91/6-31G** level. Calculations
 of the NICS at the center of the rings produce negative (respectively positive) values for singlet 4n
 + 2 (respectively
 4n) and triplet 4n structures. The structural and magnetic aromaticity criteria are thus correlated. A relevant measure of energetic topological aromaticity is based on the Huckel method. The DFT πz levels are shown to vary with
 the corresponding HF levels with a universal slope and to closely correlate with the Huckel MO analysis. Values of the resonance integrals β are derived and Breslow's resonance energy (RE) is calculated. The latter is emphasized to represent the energetic effect of the ring-closing π overlap and thus the switch-on of a π ring current. The RE values of [N]annulenes vary with those of their carbomers in accordance with the Huckel rule. The πxy system in the carbomer rings thus has
 minimal effect with respect to the πz system. However, the DFT πxy levels are also correlated with the corresponding HF and Huckel levels: the weak degeneracy lifting with respect to the ideally isolated
 πxy MOs indicates
 a weak in-plane homoaromaticity.


This paper shows an enhanced training for the EKF-RTRL (Extended Kalman Filter - Real Time Recurrent Learning) single neuron Equalizer using heuristic mechanisms on the training algorithms enabling them to make the training process initial conditions set-up more automatic. The method uses a parameter which evolves accordingly in the training period. The equalizer is used for fast fading selective frequency channels using the WSS_US (Wide Sense Stationary - Uncorrelated Scattering) model. The EKF-RTRL is a symbol by symbol neural equalizer. The performance results here presented depicts several scenarios regarding the channel variation speed. The performance considered in this paper is the symbol error rate (SER).


A capillary pen drawing technique, developed as a new patterning methodology for the large-area patterning and fabrication of organic electronics, provides several advantages over conventional approaches: the method is simple and versatile, there are no restrictions on the patterning shapes that could be produced, and the method can be tailored to a variety of substrates.


Abstract This paper deals with the conversion of atoms into molecules in optical lattices. We show that in the absence of collisional interaction, the atomic and molecular components in different lattice wells combine into states with macroscopic condensate fractions, which can be observed as a strong diffraction signal, if the particles are abruptly released from the lattice. The condensate population and the diffraction signal are governed not only by the mean number of atoms or molecules in each well, but by the precise amplitudes on state vector components with different numbers of particles. We discuss ways to control these amplitudes and to maximize the condensate fraction in the molecular formation process.


Objective To discuss on the principle and influential factors of caliber AI from eTRACKING. Methods The principle of conventional pressure AI and caliber AI of ET were analyzed and the illustrations of AI from ET technique were researched attentively. Results Pressure AI and caliber AI have different definitions, translations, formula descriptions, arteriosclerotic sites by forecasting and parameter transformations of peripheral arteries and central arteries. Yet they had the same results of predicting arteriosclerosis. Conclusion Compared with the pressure AI, the caliber AI of ET provides more referential information and even exacter location of affected arteries. The caliber AI may reflect the relationship of the entire and local arteriosclerosis but the pressure AI can't. As the data of AI has relatively big fluctuation and obvious individual variation, the data obtained need to be analyzed synthetically.


A comprehensive international programme to ensure food security isn't crippled by climate change was formally launched at the Agriculture and Rural Development Day at COP16 UN climate talks in Cancun.


The application of PLG in the copper alloy extrusion press PLC position control system is introduced,and the design principle of hardware and software are also presented.The practice shows that this position control system has advantages of exact and reliable ability.


I propose an organizational theory on the genealogical persistence of gender hierarchies that uses insights from organizational imprinting (e.g., Stinchcombe 1965) and gender hierarchies in groups (e.g., Ridgeway 1997) to extend recent research on organizational genealogies (Phillips 2002). I argue that founders replicate the gender hierarchies of their parent firms. Founders from firms that historically lacked women in high-ranked positions are less likely to place women in positions of power within their own firms – independent of the degree of direct contact with high-ranked women. Rather, it is founders from firms that historically have women in prominent positions that are more likely to start firms that in turn hire and promote women into prominent positions. Similarly, founders from firms that historically have women in subordinate positions are less likely to hire or promote women into prominent positions. Also consistent with the theory is the finding that the persistence effect is stronger for founders who were previously lower-ranked employees. Using data on male-founded Silicon Valley law firms, findings support the theory while controlling for several alternative explanations. Supplemental analysis suggests that gender hierarchies may in part be transferred within a set of routines. * I would like to thank the participants in the Organizations and Markets workshop and the MOB brownbag at the University of Chicago GSB, as well as the participants of the organizations seminar at the Yale School of Management. INTRODUCTION At the intersection of research on organizations and gender inequality sits a substantial body of work on the role that organizations play in creating, sustaining, and altering differences in attainment between men and women (Baron 1984). Indeed, employment settings are one of the primary structural arrangements that recreate ordinal status rankings of individuals by gender – referred to as gender hierarchies (Ridgeway 1997). Whether the outcome is hiring (Fernandez and Sosa 2003), wages (Madigan and Hoover 1986; Kilbourne, et. al. 1994; Hersch and Viscusi 1996), promotions (Olsen and Becker 1983; Cannings 1988; Lazear and Rosen 1990; Jones and Makepeace 1996), or turnover (Spurr and Sueyosji 1994), scholars have often found that women are disadvantaged within organizations. Not surprisingly, attention to gender inequality extends beyond academia to include members of the popular press (Miller and Friday 1992; Seligman 2001) and business leadership community (Gordon and Whelan 1998). Despite the vast interest and research in this area, less is understood about the structural antecedents of gender hierarchies within organizations. Specifically, we know little about the relationship between founding conditions and subsequent employment and promotion opportunities for women. Indeed, research within this area is just emerging (Baron, Hannan, Hsu, and Kocak 2002). At the same time, this new focus is rife with potential, as it allows us to not only determine the conditions under which gender inequality emerges in new organizations, but to also improve our understanding of the persistence of gender inequality across generations of organizations.


Objective To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Solitaire AB stent in performing mechanical thrombectomy for acute cerebral artery occlusion.Methods During the period from May 2010 to May 2011,arterial embolectomy by using Solitaire AB stent was carried out in 31 patients with acute cerebral artery occlusion.The obstructed arteries included internal carotid artery(ICA,n = 6),middle cerebral artery (MCA,n = 12),basal artery(BA,n = 9),MCA plus BA(n = 1) and distal segment of ICA plus MCA (n = 3).The immediate effect after the treatment and the occurrence of postoperative bleeding were retrospectively analyzed.Modified Rankin scale(MRS) scores at 90 days after the treatment were determined. Results Successful recanalization was obtained in MCA and BA.Recanalization of ICA was seen in 6 cases. Residual luminal stenosis after recanalization was found in 12 cases and stent implantation had to be employed.Postoperative intracranial hemorrhage occurred in 4 patients(12.9%),and death occurred in 8 patients(25.8%).In five of the eight fatal cases the responsible artery was the ICA,while in the other three fatal cases the responsible artery was the BA.The time from the onset of the symptoms to recanalization was over 8 hours in 8 patients,amongst them death occurred in two who suffered from ICA occlusion.During the follow-up period lasting 90 days,15 patients(48.4%) had a good MRS scores(2) at the time of discharge.Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the Solitaire AB device can get high recanalization rate and good clinical outcome in patients with MCA and BA occlusion,although Solitaire AB stent thrombectomy for IAC occlusion is not satisfactory as its revascularization rate is lower and its mortality is higher.


The so-called steady dropwise condensation consists of the transient dropwise condensation occurring repeatedly from place to place on the tracks of departing drops. By taking statistical and geometrical conditions into account, the author derives fundamental equations describing the process of this transient dropwise condensation. By solving these equations, the existence of a universal drop-size distribution is predicted. Further, by introducing a model for the cycle of drop departure, a general expression for the heat-transfer coefficient under the so-called steady dropwise condensation is obtained.


Copied from the mimeographed version, issued by the Statsvetenskapliga institutionen in 1994, ISBN 91-506-1030-9, which in its turn was copied from the 1966 original in the Skytteanum archive.The investigation analyses the Swedish public debate in newspapers, booklets and pamphlets on Norways secession from the union with Sweden in 1905. In the first part covering the period from February till June 7, Norway´s strategy is at the centre of attention. After the Norwegian break-out on June 7, Swedish reactions to the secession are clarified. Above all, the right-wing nationalistic agitation is analysed. While targeted at the Norwegian secessionists, it was also directed at the allegedly unpatriotic Swedish left-radicalism as well; the argumentation of the latter was debunked as repulsive courting of and loathesome ovations for the Norwegian revolutionaries.One line of argument in the dissertation is that Swedish right-wing parties and parliamentarians were motivated by an internal domestic agenda. They were using the union issue to agitate a Swedish nationalistic opinion wave against Norway in order to beat the left in the upcoming elections in order to stop a development towards universal suffrage and progressive income tax.


The authors present the results of optical limiting measurements of ∼10nm wide bismuth nanorods suspended in chloroform. Their Z-scan measurements reveal that optical limiting under 532nm excitation stems from a strong nonlinear scattering (NLS) subsequent to nonlinear absorption (NLA) by suspension. On the other hand, the optical limiting is entirely due to NLA when excited with 1064nm excitation in the nanosecond regime. The occurrence of NLS at one wavelength and absence at another is unusual, especially when compared to the behavior of carbon nanotubes under similar conditions, in which NLS is dominant at both wavelengths.


African countries have been urged to reform their urban policies, practices and laws in order to turn urban areas such as cities and towns into more effective engines of economic growth and play a central role in economic transformation and national development. This chapter examines how urban legislationpromotes sustainable development cities in Africa. Specifically, it discusses the characteristics of cities in sub-Saharan Africa, reviews international legal and policy framework for urban governance and analyses how urban legislation addresses sustainable development aspects in four Africa cities namely: Addis Ababa, Accra, Kampala and Johannesburg.


1. Variable Distributions 2. Bivariate Regression Analysis 3. Basics of Multiple Regression 4. Regression Criticism 5. Fitting Curves 6. Robust Regressions 7. Logit Regression 8. Principle Components and Factor Analysis


Objective:To study the preparation and quality control of Jiawei Baohe granules. Methods:Jiawei Baohe Granules were prepared by spraying-drying method and qualitatively identified by thin-layer chromatography(TLC). Result:The preparation technology was simple and stable. Conclusion:The preparation of this granules is feasible. The identification of active constituents was repeatable.


Background: There is a relationship between poor people being more likely to develop non-communicable diseases. This study was conducted to compare the socio-demographic differences mostly looking at the employment status between urban and rural low-income individuals (B40 group) with hypertension in Malaysia. Material and Methods: The communities were selected from rural and urban populations in four peninsular states. Following a multistage sampling approach, communities in each stratum were selected according to probability proportional to the size and identified based on national census data. Households were randomly selected. Eligible individuals were those aged between 35 and 70 years old, self-reported or identified as hypertensive at screening. Informed consent was taken. A survey using validated questionnaires was conducted. Results: A total of 611 respondents were involved in this study. 308 (49.6%) were from urban and 308 (50.4%) were from rural areas. The characteristics of the sociodemographic from both locations were comparable (p>0.05) except for the job description (p<0.001). There were around 50% worked full-time employment and 75.8% disagree that they lost their job within 6 months. There was no significant difference in household income between urban and rural respondents (p=0.550). Unfortunately, there was only a third of them received regular cash transfers, subsidies or payments through B40 Malaysia and 14.0% of the respondents had no more income after deducting taxes. Conclusion: There were not so many differences in the characteristics of the respondents in both locations except for the job description. It might be helpful for the government in the formulation the policies to reduce the poverty and assist this population to receive medical treatment to control their hypertension.


Abstract Two classes of liquid crystals of good chemical stability are discussed, which are characterized by high response speed. The epoxy compound have a fairly high spontaneous polarization, 30 nC cm−2, whereas the lactic ethers show the somewhat lower values of 10 and 14 nC cm−2. Tilt angle, polarization, and viscosity measurements are presented. The dynamic field-response is discussed in some detail.


The paper relates to the application of "negative resistance" and "negative inductance" in the development of attenuation equalizer elements for telephone transmission systems. Non-reactive impedances of the type Z=±ω 2 (L 2 /r) are obtained from combinations of positive and negative circuit constants. Attenuation, increasing gradually with frequency, is obtained by connecting an impedance of the type Z=ω 2 (L 2 /r) in a circuit containing a source of A.C. power of internal resistance Z 0 , a load resistance Z 0 , and an additional adjustable resistance r 1 Attenuation, decreasing gradually with frequency, is obtained by connecting an impedance of the type Z=-ω 2 (L 2 /r) in a circuit similar to that described above. Resistances r and r 1 control the form of characteristics.


Nowadays we can get anywhere in the world. The success of civil aviation became possible thanks to flight safety improvement. However, flight safety performance indicators are still low. This is because the ensuring flight safety is largely due to the peculiarities of the impact of socio-cultural factors in different regions. The article is noted that flights are performed by humans with the help of technical means, but it is important to establish anthropological and socio-cultural factors that influence human decision-making. But during the process of communication between the representatives of technocratic and traditionalist societies, misunderstandings, differences of interpretations keep arising. These differences in interpretations are the result of socio-cultural differences. In a traditionalist society; the priority of the senior in status has an unconditional priority over the impersonal universalism of the instructions and norms. From the standpoint of technocratic thinking, the requirements of mechanisms, technical systems and norms have unconditional priority over human orders. But from the standpoint of the traditionalist world view the system of interpersonal relations the dominant are the attitudes and demands of the person, senior in status. Independent, analytical thinking can free a person from the unconditional recognition of the authority of the senior in status.


Mississippi State University (MSU), like many other institutions across the country, has seen a significant decline in the number of computing majors since the early 2000's when the Dot Com crash caused many students to shy away from majors involving computing. In addition, the diversity of the students who have remained in the field has decreased in two ways. First, female students make up a smaller percentage of majors in these fields. Second, the percentage of underrepresented minorities has decreased significantly. Therefore, MSU's computing departments (Management and Information Systems, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering) combined forces in 2010 to propose an NSF funded Broadening Participation in Computing program that would work with the state's large community college system to recruit more students into these computing related majors at MSU. This program received funding in the spring of 2010 and has run two successful Summer Computing Experience programs for this targeted group. This paper presents an overview of the program components and discusses the assessment results so far for the program.


The isotope 153Sm (T1/2 = 46.3 h, E = 810 keV) which emit is both therapeutic beta and diagnostic gamma energies and it is ideal for therapy plus diagnostic application. The specific activity of 153Sm was increased by using the Szilard-Chalmers reaction and nanoparticles Sm2O3 after gamma activation on LAE. It is shown that the isotope 153Sm after gamma activation there are no radioactive impurities and no changes of chemical and phasic structure.


This article introduces the negative effects of disabilities on young children's play skill development, which also adversely affects their social interaction with peers and their independence. Strategies recommended by studies in addressing young children's social skill improvement through play activity are introduced. Applicable and practical tips are summarized and provided for parents to use and help their young children improve social skills in natural environment together with real examples. Vignette David, a two and half year old boy, has a vision impairment and has worn glasses since age 2. He is used to wearing glasses but his peers. They like to grab his glasses away, which leaves him confused where he is or where he should go to get his glasses. Except to make fun of him, the other children seldom play with him because he is too slow. David, himself, prefers to play alone both indoors and outdoors. Often, he plays in the sandbox during outdoor time. Indoors, he likes to build blocks by himself. If others come to join him, he will take the blocks away from a peer and fight with them. What Does Research Say Young children spend most of their time playing. Play skills open the first and a very important window through which young children interact with the outside world. Jordan and Lifter (2005) found that children's social and play behaviors are closely related. If children have difficulty with typical play skills, their development of relationships with peers, teachers or other community members will be impeded. According to Owen (1998) impairments in physical, cognitive, communication, sensory, emotion and behavior, and medical disabilities as well as cultural and social class issues all hinder children's typical play skills establishment, which are directly connected with children's social skills development. For example, physical impairments hinder children ability to move to materials or areas available for play, which limits the children's play activity with their typically developing peers. Children with cognitive impairment need more time to learn to imitate and learn special play skills than typically developing children, thus they usually find it difficult to engage in complex socio-dramatic play. Play is considered the most effective means to improve social interaction with the outside world for children with disabilities (Jordan & Lifter, 2005). Through peer imitation, peer modeling, and peer meditation, children with disabilities can master some basic play skills and improve play behaviors. Garfinkle & Schwartz (2002) did a study on the effects of peerimitation on child's play skills using a previously examined protocol such as teaching typically developing children to imitate the target child and providing effective and efficient prompts to the target child. They also measure the effectiveness of the intervention in different settings, e.g., the peer imitation and social interaction in training and generalized session. Results show that although participants differed in their behaviors, all target children could imitate the peers' behaviors to some extent and they can imitate without intervention for a period of time.


Objectives: The study was designed to explore possible associations between the presence of Au-and Pd-based dental alloys, oral lesions, systemic complaints, and specific in vivo and in vitro immune responses. Methods: The investigated population consisted of three groups: 26 non-metal allergic volunteers, 25 metal allergic patients, and 20 oral disease patients. Medical histories were taken, oral examinations were carried out, and compositions of all dental alloys were determined. Next, Au and Pd skin tests and in vitro assays were performed, revealing cytokine production of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (Th1: IFN-γ ; Th2: IL-5 and IL-13) and lymphocyte proliferation (LTT-MELISA ® ). Results: Non-plaque-related gingivitis (NPG) was associated with the presence of Pd-based dental alloys, Pd-positive skin tests and in vitro assays. Collectively, participants with Pd-based dental alloys showed increased Pd skin test reactivity (p<0.05) and lymphoproliferation (p<0.05). In contrast, oral lichenoid lesions were associated with Au-based alloys (p<0.05), but this was not reflected by Au-specific immune reactivity. Conclusions: Oral lesions and Pd-induced immune responses are associated with the presence of dental alloys. Still, most oral disease patients did not show positive skin test results or in vitro signs of specific immune reactivity, suggesting local toxic reactions or involvement of innate immune responses.


BACKGROUND
Low blood glucose and HbA1c levels are recommended in the literature on management of diabetes. However, data have shown that low blood glucose is associated with serious adverse effects for the patients and the recommendation has been criticized. Therefore, this article revisits the relationship between HbA1c and all-cause mortality by a meta-analysis of observational studies.

AIM
The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a J- or U-shaped non-linear relationship between HbA1c and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes patients, implying an increased risk to premature all-cause mortality at high and low levels of HbA1c.

METHODS
A comprehensive literature search was conducted using PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Library databases with strict inclusion/exclusion criteria. The published adjusted hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals of all-cause mortality for each HbA1c category and per study were analyzed. Fractional polynomial regression was used with random effect modeling to assess the non-linear relationship of the HR trends between studies. Seven eligible observational studies with a total of 147,424 participants were included in the study.

RESULTS
A significant J-shaped relationship was observed between HbA1c and all-cause mortality. Crude relative risk for all-cause mortality identified a decreased risk per 1% increase in HbA1c below 7.5% (58 mmol/mol) (0.90, CI 0.86-0.94) and an increased risk per 1% increase in HbA1c above 7.5% (58 mmol/mol) (1.04, CI 1.01-1.06). Observational studies revealed a J-shaped relationship between HbA1c and all-cause mortality, equivalent to an increased risk of mortality at high and low HbA1c levels.

CONCLUSIONS
This increased mortality at high and low HbA1c levels has significant implications on investigating optimum clinical HbA1c targets as it suggests that there are upper and lower limits for creating a 'security zone' for diabetes management.


Metastasis to the brain is a clinical problem in patients with breast cancer (1-3). Between the breast and the brain reside the secondary lymphoid organ, the lymph nodes. We mined published microarray data (4, 5) to compare primary and metastatic tumor transcriptomes for the discovery of genes associated with metastasis to the lymph nodes in humans with metastatic breast cancer. We found that TNF receptor superfamily member 9, TNFRSF9, was among the genes whose expression was most different in the lymph node metastases of patients with metastatic breast cancer as compared to primary tumors of the breast. TNFRSF9 mRNA was present at increased quantities in lymph node metastases as compared to primary tumors of the breast. Importantly, expression of TNFRSF9 in primary tumors of the breast was correlated with patient overall survival, in lymph node negative patients but not in lymph node positive patients. Modulation of TNFRSF9 expression may be relevant to the biology by which tumor cells metastasize from the breast to the lymph nodes and the brain in humans with metastatic breast cancer.


In this paper, a methodology for improving the Leaf Area Index (LAI) product of the vegetation canopy and the preliminary retrieval results by integrating Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) data is presented. We attempt to improve the estimation of LAI through a physical inversion algorithm with a canopy reflectance model. Taking Konza Prairie experiment as an example, the results suggest that this method can utilize effectively the MISR and MODIS observing information and the prior knowledge which can be obtained from the ground measuring and the sensor products.


The paper addresses some critical success factors of hub development. Some factors are 'natural' and not to be influenced by any policies, such as the geographical location strength of the home markets of the hub airport. Other factors are more 'strategic', such as acquiring traffic rights, coordination between arrival and departure flights, airfares or connecting time at the hub. The paper shows a methodology of measuring the performance of hub airports in connecting markets using the NetScan model. This model utilises two perspectives. The 'supply' perspective looks at connectivity — how many realistic (direct and indirect) connections exist between two points — while the 'demand' perspective looks at the market share particular hubs can obtain in specific markets. This methodology is illustrated using the example of Cairo Airport and the specific market between North Africa and the Middle East. Although Cairo has favourable 'natural' conditions, its performance as a hub is poor. Some recommendations for schedule changes are made as well as the related improvements in the performance of this hub. It is concluded that relatively minor changes made to schedules and connecting times may lead to significant improvement in the performance of hub airports.


The device has a fibrous material web (1) guided over a support drum (2), which is supported at an end (3) of a vertical swinging arm (4). The fibrous material web is rolled by a winding device (5). Force between the swinging arm and a fixed counter part (6) is measured by a force measuring device (7). The swinging arm is clamped against the force measuring device by a clamping element (8) e.g. hydraulic cylinder and pneumatic cylinder. Clamping force is adjusted for clamping the swinging arm against the force measuring device by the clamping element.


The War Next Door, reported by Sally Sara. Foreign Correspondent. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Broadcast: 12 May 2020. 30 minutes. https://www.abc.net.au/foreign/the-war-next-door/12239998
'WE GOT to keep on pushing forward,' sings the band Sorong Samarai, which means from the tip of West Papua, Sorong, to Samari, the island which lies at the eastern tip of mainland Papua New Guinea, Samarai. 'One people, one soul, one destiny.'


During the Anti-Japanese War,Sichuan district became the center and rear of the war.Sichuan,especially Chongqing,a key target of Japanese air raid,suffered severely but remained comparatively active and prosperous.Over the eight years,the armed forces and people of Sichuan joined hands with the people of the whole nation to fight invaders,experience hard times and provide support to the front,and accordingly formed the Sichuan spirit of "patriotism,fighting,dedication,optimism and cooperation".


We demonstrate the application of high-speed video analysis to Wet Etch and Cleans process and equipment improvements in a high-volume semiconductor manufacturing environment. Through high-temporal-resolution video usage, a method of analysis was developed for systematic defect reduction, yield improvement, and cost reduction efforts. Three case studies are presented showing utility of high-speed video analysis that led to defect origin isolation from faulty equipment, chemical usage reduction saving almost 30% in costs per year, and high-speed capture to analyze flow-controller dependent flow stabilizations.


The present paper contains new geometric theorems proven in mixed characteristic case. We derive a bunch of cohomological consequences using these geometric theorems. Among them an isotropy result for quadratic spaces, a purity result for quadratic spaces, Grothendieck–Serre conjecture for groups SL1,D, where D is an Azumaya algebra. The Gersten conjecture for the functor K2 is proved. Bloch-Ogus type result is obtained as well. Suslin's exact sequence is derived and its application to a finiteness result is given. A version of the Roitman theorem is proved. A very general result concerning the Cousin complex is obtained for any cohomology theory in the sense of Panin–Smirnov.