The invention provides a pumpkin-sweet potato-mung bean cake and a processing method. The cake comprises the following raw materials by weight: 300 to 400 parts of pumpkin, 300 to 400 parts of sweet potato, 100 parts of mung bean powder, 550 parts of long-shaped rice and 8 parts of yeast. The processing method comprises the following steps: cleaning the pumpkin, removing pulp and seeds of the pumpkin, stripping and slicing the pumpkin and subjecting the sweet potato to washing, peeling and stripping and slicing; cleaning the long-shaped rice, soaking the long-shaped rice in water for 5 h (in summer) to 10 h (in winter), steaming the pumpkin and the sweet potato and stirring the steamed pumpkin and sweet potato to obtain puree; draining the soaked long-shaped rice, adding 200 parts of water and carrying out pulp refining; uniformly mixing pumpkin puree, sweet potato puree, rice milk and the mung bean powder with the yeast with stirring and carrying out fermentation for 2 to 4 h; and putting a food steamer in a die, filling fermented batter, steaming the batter to obtain a finished product and subjecting the finished product to vacuum packaging. According to the invention, the raw materials are all purely natural; no additive is used during processing; the prepared pumpkin-sweet potato-mung bean cake has comprehensive nutrients, health-preserving and health care effects, soft taste, delicate fragrance and slight sweet taste, is safe and healthy and is convenient to eat and applicable to people with hyperlipidemia, hypertension and hyperglycemia.


The effect of pressure to 150 kbar has been measured on the spectra of several transition metal ions in MgO and Al2O3. In general, there is an increase in crystal field strength with increasing pressure. The inter‐electronic repulsion parameter decreased slightly with increasing pressure indicating a small increase in covalency. For Al2O3, Dq shifts as (V0/V)5/3 indicating that the R−5 law holds, and the local compressibility is the same as the bulk compressibility. In MgO the shift is always more rapid than R−5, indicating local relaxation near the foreign ion. Above about 50 kbar there is a marked increase of trigonal distortion in Al2O3.


Aloe barbadensis Miller, commonly known as Aloe Vera is extensively used as a base element in preparation of medicine, cosmetics and food supplements. The objective of this study was to find out the effect of different levels of nitrogen on morphological and physiological characteristic of Aloe vera plants. Treatments included four levels of nitrogen (0, 500, 1000 and 1500 mg pot -1 ). After 12 months growing morphological and physiological treats such as plant height, leaf number, leaf length, leaf diameter, leaf wide , leaf weight, gel fresh weight, fresh weight of leaf peel, gel to peel ratio were measured. The results showed that the application of nitrogen increased the growth factors such as leaf number, leaf thickness, offset numbers and leaf. The highest levels of aloin concentration and chlorophyll content were obtained in N1500 mg. Increasing N supply positively on increasing aloe vera yield, growth and aloin concentration.


Thesis. Exposure of rats to 700 rads whole-body /sup 60/Co gamma irradiation increased capillary permeabilily by 47% and increased lymph flow by 124% 48 hrs following irradiation, while exposure to 1000 rads caused an increase of capillary permeability of 98%, but did not change lymph flow from control values. The latter result may have been due to the relative dehydration and immobility of the 1000 rad group. Rats drinking large quantities of 5% dextrose + 0.7% NaCl solution did not increase lymph flow measurably above control levels. (CH)


Over the past decade, the use of a new generation of safety barriers - those meeting the requirements of the EN 1317 in Europe, was promoted in Israel. This study examined safety and economic benefits stemming from the new barriers' installations on non-urban roads in Israel. Based on a 2010 road survey, a database of 497 road sections was prepared, including 148 sections with higher presence of the new barriers. Applying a multivariate statistical analysis, explanatory models were fitted to 14 accident types. On single-carriageway roads, a reduction of accidents due to the new barriers' presence was observed mostly in single-vehicle accidents with heavy vehicles, while on dual-carriageway roads the new barriers were associated with a reduction in severe single-vehicle accidents and in total injury accidents. Furthermore, an economic evaluation showed that on single-carriageway roads benefits from the new barriers' installation could not be demonstrated, whereas on dual-carriageway roads the accident reduction benefits supported the economic feasibility of the new barriers.


Provided a set of acquired BRDF data, realistic image synthesis requires evaluation of the rendering equatuation over a hemisphere of directions on a surface. We store the basis representation of the BRDF, acquired directly from the sample material, in a pair of three-dimensional textures to offload the work to the GPU. For materials that produce artifacts in the basis representation, we use data fitted to the D-BRDF model as an alternate method of rendering the BRDF. We discuss the usage of environment maps and importance sampling algorithms as a method of representing complex natual illumination. Through this approach, the solution of the illumination integral can be approximated for real-time and interactive applications that opt to use measured BRDFs.


Gradual core-shell silicone-acrylic emulsions for water-based wood coating were prepared by the gradual monomer dropping polymerization method.Influences of emulsifier,polymerization method,organosilicon oligomer,soft /hard monomer ratio etc on the performances of emulsions and coating films were investigated.Particle size distribution and morphology were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that emulsion with excellent properties could be prepared when the composite emulsifier system is OP-10/SDS/MS-1,organosilicon oligomer is totally mixed with other monomers,and the soft/hard monomer ratio is 1∶2.Solid content of emulsion is 45%,minimum film-forming temperature(MFFT) is 48℃,adhesion is grade 1,pencil hardness is 2H,emulsion particles have an obvious core-shell structure.


Participants will be invited to experience the use of mathematical phenomena to stimulate interest and to encounter core-awarenesses which lie behind mathematical topics, and to develop richly interconnected example-spaces. These experiences will be related to a four-fold structure of the human psyche which can inform choices of pedagogical strategies and didactic tactics. Ancient psychology suggests a fourfold structure of the human psyche, often referred to in the west as cognition, affect, enaction and will-intention. Recasting these as awareness, emotion, behaviour, and attention, I will suggest ways in which learners can be provoked to harness their emotions towards educating their awareness and training their behaviour through restructuring their attention. Notes in retrospect


Advanced gravitational-wave observatories, such as LIGO and Virgo, will detect hundreds of gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes in the next few years. The collection of detected sources is expected to have certain properties. It is expected that a selection bias will exist toward higher mass systems, that most events will be oriented with their angular momentum pointing to or away from Earth, and that quiet events will be much more numerous than loud events. In this paper we show how all these assumptions are only true for existing detectors and do not have any universality. Using an network of proposed third-generation gravitational wave detectors, we show how each of these assumptions must be revised and we discuss several consequences on the characterization of the sources.


We prove that the graded ring of modular forms of weight divisible by 3 is naturally isomorphic to a certain log canonical ring of the corresponding elliptic modular surface.


For joint space control of the pneumatic translational parallel manipulator, in order to improve the tracking accuracy of the space trajectory, not only the tracking error of a single driving limb needs to be reduced, but also the coupling of driving limbs and the motion coordination need to be considered. A linear active disturbance rejection control with consideration of position error compensation is proposed for pneumatic translational parallel manipulator. A linear active disturbance rejection controller is used for single driving limb to overcome the compressibility of the gas, the time-varying load and the friction. In addition, position error compensation is used to solve the problem of the motion coordination, further reducing tracking error of space trajectory. The effectiveness of the control strategy is verified by experiment.


A method of the colorimetric determination of titanium has been developed, based on the fact (IV) forms a stable blue complex with methylthymolblue(MTB) which is suitable for spectrophotometric determination of titanium in the concentration range of 0.2 to 22 g per ml as . The determination was carried out in the solution of pH range of 2.6 to 3.6, and the absorbancy of complex was at 600m with Coleman spectrophotometer. Titanium forms a 1:1 complex with MTB, which has a molar absorptivity, at 600m. The effects of hydrogen ion concentration, reagent concentration, stability of complex, and hydrolysis were studied. Most of cations do not interfere seriously; however, many of anions such as oxalate, citrate, phosphate, chloride interfere in this determination.


Somalis in the diaspora constitutes, to the mind of this reviewer, a missed opportunity and a serious shortcoming. Finally, readers of this journal may want to note that this book is not framed as a study that documents the histories of the diaspora communities or traces change-over-time within them in any detail. Such themes may be fruitfully explored in the future. For example, one wonders whether, now that many Somalis have been in the US for twenty years or more, there have been changes in men's negative evaluations of a new gender order that empowers their wives' economic agency at their expense but has also expanded opportunity for their daughters. All in all, this ambitious, pioneering, and informative study, which draws on ethnographic fieldwork in three different countries, is an important accomplishment that solidifies Cawo Abdi's position as a major scholar in the field of Somali and Somali diaspora studies.


Resembling several cities in developing countries, intense rural-urban migration starting in the 1950's led to an extremely rapid urban development in Bogota, the
capital city of Colombia. Together with a poor urban water management, this has resulted in the worsening of water quality; channelization and interring of rivers;
destruction of wetlands; and the growth of lowincome neighborhoods on river floodplains. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) is defined as a design approach which integrates local natural hydrological cycles into urban planning and development projects. Private surfaces constitute a large share of Bogota's land, making it necessary to include WSUD practices in private developments.
This thesis, using the ET-CAN development project as case study, realizes a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the performance of two WSUD
strategies: Green Roof and Rainwater Harvesting and Use Systems, for the specific characteristics of Bogota. The assessment has been based on water management criteria, together with additional environmental and financial aspects. Results evidence that the use of both strategies would be successful
and complementary. A holistic analysis on the effects related to the implementation of both strategies results into optimized designs which, supported by sensible policy incentives, could reduce the impacts of decades
of poor urban water management in Bogota.


This is the seventh ACM self-assessment procedure. The earlier ones appeared in Communications in May 1976, May 1977, September 1977, February 1978, August 1978, and August 1979. This procedure is about Software Science which theorists describe as dealing with algorithms and their implementation and which a practitioner would say has to do with relationships between a program and the effort needed to write and de~ug it. The work is motivated by the need of software engmeers for theoretical and experimental foundations to their efforts. Because the subject is in an early state of development and, therefore, one that will not be familiar to many readers, the procedure includes a tutorial introduction. Also, as the devotees of self-assessment will note, the suggested approaches to using this procedure are different from the ones published in the past. An additional kind of educational follow-up will soon be available in the form of an ACM Professional DevelopmentSeminar. Notwithstanding the novelty of the subject, the SelfAssessment Committee's goal of providing an opportunity to learn something about a given subject remains the same. In this case, the Committee believes Software


The electronic structure of the Cu(111) surface changes upon adsorption of CO or ${\mathrm{N}}_{2}$. Comparing the results for both adsorbates, we are able to differentiate between changes in the electronic structure induced by a change in the potential at the surface or by a chemical bond. The ${\ensuremath{\Lambda}}_{1}$ surface state is involved in the chemical bond of CO. On the other hand, a surface resonance at the top of the $d$ bands and an adsorbate-induced surface state at the bottom of the $d$ bands are caused by changes in the potential.


The objective of this study is to understand the performance associated with using the aerocapture maneuver to slow high-mass systems from an Earth-approach trajectory into orbit around Mars. This work is done in conjunction with the Mars Entry Descent and Landing Systems Analysis (EDL-SA) task to explore candidate technologies necessary to land large-scale payloads on the surface of Mars. Among the technologies considered include hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerators (HIADs) and rigid mid-lift to drag (L/D) aeroshells. Nominal aerocapture trajectories were developed for the mid-L/D aeroshell and two sizes of HIADs, and Monte Carlo analysis was completed to understand sensitivities to dispersions. Additionally, a study was performed to determine the size of the larger HIAD which would maintain design constraints on peak heat rate and diameter. Results show that each of the three aeroshell designs studied is a viable option for landing high-mass payloads as none exceed performance requirements.


A new procedure for percutaneous screw insertion in the scaphoid is proposed. The procedure involves pre-surgery planning using computed tomography imaging and intra-operative guidance using three-dimensional ultrasound. Preoperatively, the desired screw location and orientation is chosen on a three-dimensional surface model generated from computed tomography images. During the surgery, ultrasound images are captured from the targeted anatomy of the patient using an ultrasound probe that is tracked with a Certus optical camera. The tracked probe enables the registration of the surface model and the surgical plan to the patient in the operating room. The surgical drill, used by the surgeon for screw insertion, is also tracked with the optical camera. A graphical user interface has been developed to display the surface model, the surgical plan and the drill in real-time. By means of this interface, the surgeon is guided during the screw insertion procedure. Our experiments on scaphoid phantoms demonstrate that the accuracy of the proposed procedure is potentially of the same order as an open reduction and screw fixation surgery. The advantages of this new procedure are a reduced risk of infections and minimal soft tissue damage due to its percutaneous nature. The procedure also reduces the exposure to ionizing radiation for patients and operating room staff due to the employment of ultrasound imaging instead of fluoroscopy.


Throughout this paper we analyze the influence of St. John of God in healing, because in different and multiple databases appear manifest and publications which mentioned the Holy of St. John of God as a contributor to the care of the sick. Objective: Describe the contributions and impact of San Juan de Dios in the care of the sick, it made for an analytical reflection on them and evaluating whether there is a parallel with the current reality health. Methodology: Performing a literature review through a systematic search of the terms: St. John of God, Care, Culture and Sick in databases: ENFISPO, Dialnet, PubMed, Cochrane Library SciELO and Virtual Andalusian Public Health System, and subsequent reflective analysis of existing documentary research. Conclusions: The contributions of San Juan de Dios involve the implementation of a new culture of care, concerning both organization and to changes in the ways of conceiving the disease, which even today still existing today.


A finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method is proposed for the simulation of coupled acoustic and electromagnetic (EM) fields. The method is based on the FDTD method for EM fields and the FDTD method for acoustic fields. In this FDTD scheme, a new staggered grid both in time and space for coupled acoustic and EM fields is presented. Via this staggered grid, the FDTD method can be applied to coupled acoustic and EM fields without any difficalty. To the best of our knowledge, this paper represents the initial attempt to apply the FDTD method for the simulation of coupled acoustic and EM fields. Feasibility of the new approach in this paper is demonstrated by a numerical example of a one-dimensional problem in poroelastic media. The counterpart of numerical results for two/three dimensional cases will be reported elsewhere.


We present a description of an urban simulation system work in progress. The goal is to create a large-scale immersive simulation of Dublin City that can then be used as a research test bed for various further projects including crowd and traffic simulation, and distributed graphics research. The long-term aim of the project is the evaluation of methods of handling of large data sets efficiently in real-time.


Long-duration space missions (LDM) place unique physical, environmental and psychological demands on crewmembers that directly affect their ability to live and work in space. A growing body of research on crews working for extended periods in isolated, confined environments reveals the existence of psychological and performance problems in varying degrees of magnitude. The research has also demonstrated that although the environment plays a cathartic role, many of these problems are due to interpersonal frictions (Wood, Lugg, Hysong, & Harm, 1999), and affect each individual differently. Consequently, crewmembers often turn to maladaptive behaviors as coping mechanisms, resulting in decreased productivity and psychological discomfort. From this body of research, critical skills have been identified that can help a crewmember better navigate the psychological challenges of long duration space flight. Although most people lack several of these skills, most of them can be learned; thus, a training program can be designed to teach crewmembers effective leadership, teamwork, and self-care strategies that will help minimize the emergence of maladaptive behaviors. Thus, it is the purpose of this report is twofold: 1) To review the training literature to help determine the optimal instructional methods to use in delivering psychological skill training to the U.S. Astronaut Expedition Corps, and 2) To detail the structure and content of the proposed Astronaut Expedition Corps Psychological Training Program.


At a recent meeting of clinical nurse specialists (CNS) in your region, the question was raised about sample size considerations when evaluating specific research reports in the professional literature. Discussion ensued about what factors need to be considered to determine just how big a sample should be to have confidence in the study findings. You also struggled with this same question last year when you were a graduate student writing a research proposal for a nursing research project. So you offer to prepare a brief presentation on the sample size issue to present at the next meeting of the CNS group.


Honeywell's Earth Reference Attitude Determination Sensor (ERADS) is a wide field of view ultraviolet imaging sensor for satellite attitude determination. The sensor was designed for small satellite applications1, where size, weight, and cost are the primary drivers. Use of the ultraviolet region of the spectrum provides a unique capability to simultaneously image stars, Earth's limb (day or night), and other celestial objects, and to tolerate the sun in the field of view. This is because the solar output is lower relative to the other objects of interest in this waveband, and eliminates the need for expensive and cumbersome sun shields. The field of view consists of a 10° annular region at 71° from axis, and a 10 degree center field. Higher accuracy attitude information is obtained from measurements of stellar location. The accuracy with which these measurements can be made is limited by the number of pixels on the focal plane, the blur spot dimensions, and the photon count rates. The detector array of the sensor was a megapixel CCD. The field of view of the sensor was effectively increased by making use of an array of six folding mirrors, and the field remapping effectively increased the pixel density in the area of interest. The optimal blur diameter for the centroiding algorithms proved to be the width of three pixels, if a photon rate of 50 per star for fourth magnitude stars could be maintained.


Artemisinin, is a sesquiterpene lactone which is originally extracted from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua L. Artemisinin is a very effective antimalarial agent, however it is produced in very low amounts in plants. Chemical synthesis of artemisinin is complicated and not economically feasible. Researchers often use elicitation methods to increase artemisinin content in a laboratory scale with biotic or abiotic elicitor. This study examined the effect of elicitation using endophytic fungi Aspergillus sp on artemisinin content of callus A. annua cultures. Observations were made on its growth, texture and color, chlorophyll content and dry weight. Fungi were isolated from the stem tissue of A. annua and callus were grown on Murashige and Skoog medium. After 3 weeks of incubation, callus treated with four different elicitors concentration (0, 2, 4, 6 mg/mL). There were significant alterations on callus culture in terms of growth, texture, color and chlorophyll content after elicitation. The results clearly demonstrated that the endophytic fungal elicitor Aspergillus sp could increase artemisinin content but did not affect the callus dry weight of A. annua. The treatment of 4 mg/mL  elicitor produced the highest artemisinin content, that increased 7.6 times compared to the control, from 0.0036% to 0.0275%.


I should like to discuss where the left stands in relation to the so-called new world order. The idea of a new world order has been widely ridiculed, rightly so if it is taken to mean the coming into being of a new era of peace and prosperity. It is true that the threat of global annihilation by nuclear war has been lifted, but the world is nevertheless as much in the grip of crisis and violence as it has ever been. In a different sense, however, a world order that is not new does exist, but it has some significant new features, stemming from the disintegration of the Soviet Union. I must warn you that my comments paint a rather depressing picture of this world order, at least from the perspective of the Left, but this cannot be helped if one is to be realistic. Nonetheless, I will bring in some more cheerful perspectives below and suggest that the gloom and demoralization so common on the Left is greatly exaggerated. As has often been observed, the disintegration of the Soviet Union left only one superpower standing, thus eliminating the challenge the USSR represented in various ways to U.S. hegemony and to Western hegemony in general. Ever since 1917, and particularly since 1945, the USSR had been a major presence on the world scene, a major point of reference for both the Western powers and the developing world. Soviet interventions on the world stage after 1945, as one of the two superpowers, were marked by opportunism and caution, as well as by a dedication to a Realpolitik that easily sacrificed principle to expediency. Yet after this has been registered, the fact remains that revolutionary and liberation movements in the developing world could normally count on Soviet help in various forms, as could regimes produced by such movements. Cuba is the most obvious case in point. The Cuban Revolution owed little or nothing to the Soviet Union; once the Castro regime had been established, however, it relied massively on Soviet economic and military help. So, too, did liberation movements and new regimes in Africa rely on Soviet and East European help. The existence of the Soviet Union also gave developing countries some bargaining strength vis-a-vis the United States. In a somewhat different perspective, the Soviet Union was also widely thought to represent an alternative model of development, with comprehensive central planning and public ownership as its main features. Though it is unfashionable to recall this nowadays, it had made remarkable progress under that system in the development of its productive apparatus and became the second most powerful industrial country in the world. It was only in the 1970s and 1980s, with the faltering of Soviet economic performance, at least in comparison with the West, that this belief in the existence of a viable alternative model to capitalism was replaced by skepticism and disillusion. Even then, the coming of Mikhail Gorbachev to power in 1985 raised hopes that the Soviet Union had at long last begun the painful process of moving out of the straitjacket of Brezhnevism and that the loosening of the bureaucratic grip on the economy, allied to political democratization, would set the USSR on the road toward an approximation of socialist democracy. In fact, the Gorbachev years, despite the real advances in political and cultural terms that they registered, were marked by incoherence, uncertainty, and failure on a catastrophic scale. Unfortunately, there was no other plausible model of a noncapitalist, socialist economy and social order available; and this meant that the ideology of the "market economy," that is to say capitalism, was left in command of the field, on a worldwide scale. It was enthusiastically adopted by the new rulers of ex-Communist countries, as in Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, as well as the Soviet Union. Moreover, the new rulers often included highly placed members of the old nomenklatura, now converted to the market economy and privatization. …


As we know that the Sharia Supervisory Board (DPS) has a very important role in overseeing various sharia banking products and operations. DPS will oversee violations of sharia principles which will tarnish the reputation and credibility of sharia banking. Various challenges faced by the Islamic banking system such as in supervising the application of wakalah contracts on murabaha financing to be in accordance with sharia principles. DPS as an institution that is authorized to oversee the alignment of Islamic banking operations with the DSN fatwa is shrouded in a number of issues. First, until now, there is no specific law that is used as a reference for supervision of Islamic banking cases. Second, there is no authority to act decisively on the results of supervision. DPS can only give warnings but cannot close down banking business problems, and supervision by DPS has been ignored. Third, moreover, DPS is appointed and paid by Islamic banks. Things like influencing process control and result control are misleading, just formalities. This is not the right way to maintain the reputation of Islamic banks in providing services in accordance with Islamic principles. To overcome various problems, this study adopted an analytical method based on doctrinal content, by applying four types of legal approaches, namely: (i) historical/historical; (ii) fiqh/philosophy; (iii) comparison; and (iv) analytical and critical. In addition, a harmonious approach is needed to harmonize the reputation of supervision of the application of the wakalah contract to murabahah financing to conform to sharia principles.


Injuries to the skin often result in large hard subcutaneous abscesses on the dorsal aspect of the foot on raptors. Staphylococcus spp. are the bacteria most commonly isolated from these lesions. In this chapter disorders of the feet are presented and discussed in alphabetical order.


Reliability assessment is an important link to ensure product quality. However, both the approximate analytical method and the simulation method have shortcomings in applicability. At present, active learning Kriging surrogate model has become a hot spot in reliability assessment methods owing to its high calculating effectiveness and accuracy. The composition and structure for the Kriging theories, the methods for samples generation, together with the theories related to active learning are described in detail. Several kinds of classical active learning Kriging algorithms are analyzed. This paper emphasizes the status of research on Kriging algorithms with active learning processes for solving small failure probability, system reliability, time-dependent reliability and hybrid variable problems. Finally, the development prospect of active learning Kriging algorithm is discussed.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current level of best manufacturing practices in Malaysian ISO 9000 certified small and medium enterprises (SMEs).Design/methodology/approach – The authors conducted a survey on 270 ISO 9000 certified manufacturing SMEs. Based on an extensive search of literature on performance requirements, eight areas were identified. Thus, the questionnaire was designed consisting of the eight areas which are management, human resources development (HRD), technology and product innovation, marketing strategy, quality, production process, supply chain management (SCM) and customer focus. Data were analysed using the SPSS software.Findings – The results showed that among the eight areas, customer focus is the most implemented area with the highest mean of 4.16, followed by quality (3.92), management (3.78), SCM (3.56), HRD (3.27), marketing strategy (3.05), production process (3.02) and technology and product innovation with a score of 2.95. The results showed tha...


Subsynchronous oscillation (SSO) usually caused by series compensation, power system stabilizer (PSS), high voltage direct current transmission (HVDC) and other power electronic equipment, which will affect the safe operation of generator shafting even the system. It is very important to identify the modal parameters of SSO to take effective control strategies as well. Since the identification accuracy of traditional methods are not high enough, the stochastic subspace identification (SSI) method is proposed to improve the identification accuracy of subsynchronous oscillation modal. The stochastic subspace identification method was compared with the other two methods on subsynchronous oscillation IEEE benchmark model and Xiang-Shang HVDC system model, the simulation results show that the stochastic subspace identification method has the advantages of high identification precision, high operation efficiency and strong ability of anti- noise. Copyright © 2014 IFSA Publishing, S. L.


Seoul Seonyu footbridge links the main town of Seoul to Sunyudo Island in the Han river. The footbridge consists of two steel accesses that will be borne by a Ductal® arch. The span length of the a...


Abstract : In a fiscally constrained environment, Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) must assign its recruiters to maximize the annual number of accessions by each recruiting station. Our thesis built on research in this area and made use of open source socio-economic data from several sources, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Beginning with a response variable of annual Navy accessions and a set of 71 independent predictor variables populated from ZIP code-level data, we fit and validated six predictive regression models. Models were fit using multiple linear regression (MLR) at the station level and zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) regression at the ZIP code level. We identified average number of recruiters, adjusted gross income (AGI) $25,000, and total veterans as the principal drivers of accession production. We identified AGI $200,000, unemployment compensation, and total number of universities in a ZIP code as the principal inhibitors to accessions. With out-of-sample data and using 95% prediction intervals, we tested the performance for each of the MLR models and validated them using the five assumptions of linear models. We tested the ZINB models against an out-of-sample subset using Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) and true negatives, which verify the prediction rate of structural and random zeros. MAD and true negatives demonstrated improvement from previous zero-inflated Poisson models developed in 2011 by Y. K. Pinelis, E. Schmitz, Z. Miller and E. Rebhan, of the Center for Naval Analysis (CNA), in An Analysis of Navy Recruiting Goal Allocation Models.


An antineoplastic medicine, ampelopsin, is prepared from the dried porcelain vine plant through reflux extraction in alcohol, recovering alcohol, adding water, extracting with petroleum ether and chloroform, vacuum distilling to separate out solid, dissolving the solid in water, adding activated carbon, boiling, filtering and still standing to separate out crystal. Its advantages are high curative effect, broad spectrum and less toxic by-effect.


In this article, we build on our 2015 review
of 'what works' in education in emergencies
research (EiE) to assess the recent trajectory of
the field. We identify significant growth in areas
that include refugee education, girls' education,
social-emotional learning, and tertiary education
for conflict-affected populations; emerging
research that includes protecting education
from attack and 'preventing violent extremism';
emerging trends that promise to focus on
inclusive education for children with disabilities
and early childhood development; and a striking
absence of research on education and disaster
risk reduction, despite the fact that the effects of
climate change disasters dwarf those of conflict.
We argue that the areas of programming and
research that have grown most rapidly within
EiE have done so because of a confluence of
security and humanitarian interests.


The possibility of developing an experimental method for forecasting the seismic effect of powerful underground detonations (of some kilotons magnitude) from the results of registering the seismic waves generated by a charge of some hundreds kilogram magnitude exploded in the same region has been investigated. The Seggern-Blandford model of seismic source was used for the calculation of the longitudinal wave spectrum of powerful detonation from the experimentally obtained spectrum of a calibrating explosion.


The title compound, [Cu(C10H8N2)(H2O)3](C20H10O7S2·2H2O, was obtained by a hydrothermal route. The asymmetric unit contains one copper complex cation including three coordinated water molecules, one organic anion, three coordinated water molecules and two uncoordinated water molecules. The CuII atom exists in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. Face-to-face offset π–π stacking and intermolecular hydrogen-bond interactions generate a three-dimensional supramolecular array.


High quantum yields, colloidal stability and surfaces amenable to diverse chemical modifications are critical objectives for quantum dot (QD) synthesis. We present an approach of QD preparation developed for achieving these criteria. In addition, the nascent QDs are already water-soluble. We then partially exchanged the N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) ligands on our core–shell–shell CdTe/CdS/ZnS QDs for dithiol-poly(ethylene glycol) (dithiol-PEG). This resulted in mixed-dispersant QDs with photoluminescence properties rivaling those of QDs synthesized under high temperature conditions and modified by ligand exchange using dithiol-PEG. Optimization of the dithiol-PEG adsorption conditions not only retained efficient surface passivation by NAC as well as luminescence properties, but also resulted in sufficiently dense PEG-grafting to confer strong colloidal stability. Since particle properties such as solubility and protein resistance critically depend on the PEG conformation and density, we also evaluated the effects of various adsorption and grafting conditions on the polymer, using ATR-FTIR and TGA analysis. Leakage of cadmium ions from the core is prevented by the ZnS-shell, which is stabilized by the remnant NAC and physicochemically shielded by the PEG-layer. Furthermore, the residual NAC has carboxylic groups that can in principle still be chemically-modified with diverse functional groups. These characteristics, particularly their excellent solubility in water, render our QDs compatible for use in biomedical and environmental applications.


Compared with traditional air data sensitive system,flush air data sensitive system(FADS)is more accurate,and more reliable,and can be used in wider range.Before the application,it is a good idea to build the error models existing in application,and to carry out simulations to know how the errors affect on the FADS system precision.Then,the Monte-Carlo simulation is designed to provide a feasible method for analyzing errors along a flight trajectory.The method can be used to analyze precisions under different algorithms under different flight conditions to provide reference for algorithms selection for FADS system.


This paper evaluates the extent Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Delta State Nigeria adopt and practice marketing orientation and the extent innovative marketing has affected their performances. It hypothesizes that the adoption of high level of marketing orientation practice and creation of value added offerings among SMEs; and the development of marketing competencies among SMEs would improve their performances. Using a sample of 213 SMEs drawn from a population of 496 registered SMEs as contained in the 2013 Delta State Business Directory, the study used a survey to collect data from randomly selected respondents from the area under study. Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Chi-square Test of Association were used to analyze the collected data. Results show that there was a weak positive correlation between marketing orientation and value creation; and an association between marketing strategic competencies and performance of SMEs in Delta State. The poor results indicate low adoption and practice of marketing orientation and very shallow knowledge of innovative marketing among SMEs in the State. It was therefore recommended that an investment on the project of training the SME operators on the purpose and processes of marketing orientation will be of immense benefit to the SMEs as it will help them to improve on their performances as well as contribute to national development. International Journal of Advanced Research in Statistics, Management and Finance Hard Print: 2315-8409 Online: 2354-1644 Vol. 4, No, 1 September 2016 Journal Page 112 http://internationalpolicybrief.org/journals/science-publishing-corporation-journals/intl-jrnl-of-adv-research-in-stats-mgt-and-nance-vol-4-no1-sept-2016 Background to the Study Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have over the years proven to be great contributors to sustainable national development and competitiveness of nations around the globe. As the backbone of developing and emerging economies, the SME sub-sector continues to be a source of dynamism, growth and innovation (Odeh, 2005; Dabalen, Oni & Adekola, 2000).Ironically, Nwaizugbo (2010)observed that while the SMEs constitute over 70 percent of the total enterprises in Nigeria and enjoyed reasonable support from international agencies, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), they contribute less than ten percent of the nations GDP. He also observed that most SMEs' grow this hindered by a myriad of constraints which include lack of value-added marketing strategies, lack of modern technology, and lack of marketing skills/competencies among others which are indicators of poor practice of marketing orientation. Marketing orientation is dened as an embodiment of marketing practice and values which relates to needs identication and instilling a mind-set to promote the marketing culture in the entire organization. The practice of marketing orientation has been proved to provide superior organization performance in dynamic and competitive environments in both developed and developing economies as well as across spectrum of large and small enterprises. Thus, a perspective to superior performance in SMEs relates to a continuous development of new and improved products/processes; either through using the latest advances in scientic research and technology or using existing technology applied in new and interesting ways (Trott, 1998). Arguably, all organizations must be able to adapt and evolve if they wish to survive hence the evolving of the traditional marketing orientation to innovative marketing. Innovative marketing is the process of creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging new products/processes/markets/methods which addresses customers' requirements more competitively and protably than existing solutions (O' Regan & Ghobadian, 2005; McEvily et al., 2004). Interestingly, the vast majority of studies reviewed have consistently found that innovative marketing practices is relevant to both small and large businesses (Mavondo, 2011; Reijonen, 2010; O'Dwyer, Gilmore & Carson, 2009; Trott, 1998).This is in recognition that businesses operate with the knowledge that their competitors will inevitably come to the market with a product that changes the basis of competition (Gilmore, Carson & Grant, 2001).Hence, in recent years, it is seen that the advanced economies(United States, Japan, Germany, UK etc.) are being transformed from industrial economies to knowledge and information-based service economies. This study recognizes the fact that numerous factors could lead to superior organizational performance; however, due to the crucial role of marketing in the life of an organization and the competitive/dynamic nature of contemporary marketing environment coupled with the realization that the acquisition and application of traditional marketing concepts and tools are no longer valid to achieve the high level of success expected of SMEs (Brooksbank, 1999); innovative marketing practices is being advocated as the 'missing link' to leverage and complement the practice of marketing in


To find out the decay character of residual chlorine (RC) in the sea water, the concentration of RC was analyzed by N, N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPD) method under different simulation experimental conditions, in which salinity, temperature, and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) were selected. The water used in the experiment was the mixture of aging ocean water, coastal water and extracting solution of coastal sediment at appropriate level. Results are shown as follows: (1) Piecewise function can well reflect the decay dynamics of RC in the cooling seawater. Concretely, the decay dynamics of first 1 min is too rapid to ascertain using a specific kinetic function, and that of the time from 1 to 30 min is fit for the first-order kinetic model. (2) The results could be the foundation of the chemical behavior of RC in seawater, and be used as not only the guidance of the coastal power plants production and sea water desalting companies, but also the establishment of the correlative trade standard.


Nonlinear time-history analysis (NLTHA) of Dutch masonry buildings in the Groningen area demands a lot of efforts of modelling work but also tremendous computational capacities. Convergence is another challenge, which needs to be highly concerned in the calculation. As the most objects involve an enormous number of elements in the calculation, simplification of modelling and improvement of calculation efficiency become the big challenges for the project. Using an indirect excited structural model but considering the soil-structure interaction (SSI) seems a feasible method for the improvement. The basic idea of this method is to improve the calculation efficiency of NLTHA by reducing the nonlinearity or the size of model. The concept of this method and verification cases are presented in this paper. Meanwhile, the advantages and limitations of the method are also discussed.


Ten years after the debut of the Journal of Media Practice, the digital explosion has dramatically changed the way journalism is manufactured and consumed. From podcasts to plagiarism; backpack journalists to bloggers; al-Jazeera to amateur videographers, journalists have a huge array of methods to convey news. It both empowers the consumer and challenges Western hegemony. But does it make the journalists better or simply exhausted? This review of the technological developments in journalism in the past decade goes beyond a recitation of new computers and programs which have rendered equipment obsolete. More important are the social and economic impacts of these technological developments at two levels: the manufacture1 and the consumption of what constitutes 'news'. First, a word of historical context on western media and leadership. A decade ago, Tony Blair was the newly elected (1997) Prime Minister of Great Britain; in Canada, Jean Chrétien was in the fourth year of what would be a decade-long administration; and Bill Clinton was in the final two years of his presidency. A casual glance at The Columbia Review of Journalism shows that the term 'online' journalism was being hinted at, and there were occasional references to Salon and Slate magazines, but it would not be until 1999 before a group would organize themselves into the first online journalists association in the United States. To begin a review of the changes in journalism and news coverage, it is important to describe what journalists feel constitutes news. Miller2 lists what qualifies as news: the unusual, matters of consequence or impact, conflict, proximity, prominence or celebrity status and human interest stories. These continue to have the same draw to readers, viewers and listeners as they have always had – as has the need to tell correctly spelled, properly punctuated and accurately quoted stories which contain thorough, thoughtful, balanced journalism. What have changed are the delivery systems and what constitutes consequence for consumers. In November 2008, the American phone company ATT reported that there was a 44 per cent increase in the number of text


The original home of the secret societies: "That all the mysteries throughout the world were the same in substance, being derived from one source, and celebrated in honor of the same deities, though acknowledged under different appellations, is further evidenced from the fact that they are traced to the plains of Shinar before the dispersion of mankind."--The Traditions, Origin, and Early History of Freemasonry, Pierson, 33°, Past Grand Master, Past Grand High Priest, p. 233, in the first 384 pages of this work bear the page heading "Coincidences with the Mysteries."


With the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) technology and the expansion of UAV application scenarios, the demand for communication and airspace resources is increasing explosively. Traditional UAV authentication and access control schemes cannot meet the requirements of seamless access, and face security and efficiency challenges. Considering the mobility of UAVs, cross-domain authentication operations are repeatedly performed, resulting in low efficiency. Centralized authentication scheme faces the risk of single point of failure. In addition, relying solely on cryptography methods cannot meet regulatory requirements. To solve the above challenges, we present a blockchain-assisted UAV authentication and access control scheme, where regulatory authority (RA) and service provider (SP) collaborate on-chain to conduct UAV management efficiently and securely. Specifically, Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) is introduced to help regulation in our scheme. Access point (AP) completes the UAV access based on ADS-B signals and on-chain information, which makes the access process reliable and secure. We demonstrate the feasibility and efficiency of our scheme through extensive experiments.


Diffusion saturation of steels with vanadium leads to a substantial increase of the surface hardness and wear resistance of machine parts. Data concerning the effect of vanadium coatings on the corrosion resistance of steels are fragmentary.


Many large and small scale Flood Control and Drainage Projects have been implemented in Bangladesh. It is reported that due to drainage congestion very few projects are functioning properly. The present study was taken up to critically review the procedures for determination of drainage coefficient used by consultants and agencies. The methods developed by MPO, BWDBIUNDP and BRTCIBUET for determination of drainage coefficient have been reviewed during the present study. Teesta Barrage Project, the largest irrigation and drainage project in Bangladesh, is now under implementation. BWDB (1985) planned and designed the drainage system of the project which have been reviewed by the Bureau of Research Testing and Consultation (BRTC, 1989) of BUET. The drainage coefficient value was re-assessed for the design of drainage channels without considering the crop specific drainage requirement. The present study was also taken up to determine the drainage coefficient by two recent methods, graphical and analytical, using 25years recent rainfall data in the project area and compare the results. From the present analysis, it is observed that the drainage coefficient by graphical method is lower in premonsoon season but higher in monsoon season. The results of the drainage coefficient obtained by BRTC are 15% lower in central and southern zones and 12% higher in northern zone in the project area compared to the present study results. This is due to the provision of 3-day 5-year cumulative rainfall in contrast to lO-day lO-year in present study.


We present dynamical studies of the surface photochemistry of dimethylcadmium (DMCd) adsorbed on GaAs(110) and CdTe(110) surfaces. This important precursor for chemical vapor deposition is studied using time-of-flight (TOF) spectroscopy in conjunction with temperature programmed desorption (TPD). For the case of greater than one monolayer coverages, on these surfaces, both photofragmentation and photodesorption are observed following irradiation. The relative probabilities of these two processes are found to be strongly dependent on adsorbate coverage and incident photon energy. Direct photoabsorption by the adsorbed molecule is found to dominate the photofragmentation process, with the substrate strongly reducing the probability of photofragmentation at low coverages due to the operation of substrate mediated channels for excited state relaxation. The CH3 fragments observed following photodissociation are found to have kinetic energies that are invariant with the energy of the exciting photon (193 and 24...


This paper is to investigate the determinants effective tax rate for the firms listed on China's stock markets. The panel data consists of 481 firms from 2007 to 2009 as our empirical data. In order to illustrate a country's tax policies on firms' real tax burdens, the dependent variable, ETR, is left-censored at 0 and right-censored at 1, the estimation for panel data model with two-sided censoring suggested by Alan, Honor´e, and Leth-Petersen (2014) is implemented in this paper. There are two important findings are obtained: first, this model can add more observations especially the observations with tax preferences. Second, theories suggest that ETR reflects outcomes of tax preference and this paper is the first time to consider the effective tax rates set between 0 and 1 and this range is more meaningful for the ETRs.


Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) has been used in clinical practice for more than 15 years with the goal of increasing live birth rates after IVF. In this thesis it is shown that PGS in its current form instead decreases live birth rates after IVF. Reasons for its inefficacy are provided and new forms of PGS and the role of embryo selection in the near future of IVF are being discussed.


Purpose – The purpose is to show the importance of language in economic activity and encourage economists to pay more attention to language than hitherto. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines John Searle's work and consider its implications for economic theory. It discusses Searle's "background" and its role in the explanation of intentional phenomena. It analyses the implications of the background for the notion of rule-following and illustrates the role the background plays in decision making by examining conversation-analytical studies of decisions involving responses to invitations. Findings – Searle offers a novel interpretation of rules which contrasts to that found in economic theory. The decisions I examine manifest a "preference structure" independent of the preferences of individuals. These can be called "background preferences". Personal and background preference rankings can conflict with each other. This leads to a possible interpretation of the phenomenon "weakness of will". The paper concludes with remarks on why language is a neglected phenomenon in economic theory. Originality/value – Searle's work is slowly coming to the attention of a few economists. However, most contributions to the debate so far are at a very general level and do not tackle concrete issues of economic theory. By looking empirically at decision making, this paper shows the relevance of Searle to an issue at the heart of economic theory.


Four-wave mixing in highly nonlinear materials requires dispersion engineering to obtain anomalous dispersion at telecom wavelengths. We show that tailoring the quartic dispersion can enhance the bandwidth, and propose how to achieve this in practice.


Since reform and open-up,the political development in the national autonomous areas demonstrated a course that has expanded progressively step by step,from part to whole and from inside of system to outside of system;At the same time,it also emonstrated another course that deepens progressively from being easy to difficult,from periphery to centre,from light surface to deep layers.This course has obvious phased characteristics.Therefore,we can roughly divide it into three stages,namely,the stage of starting and adjustment,overall deepening stage and rapidly moving forward stage.In different stages,the motive force,broadness,depth and theme of political development have obvious differences.


Previously published research has linked gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD) with tooth erosion. Additional reports suggest that saliva and salivation may mediate the effects of acid refluxed into the esophagus and mouth. This article briefly reviews GERD and presents results from a study suggesting that increasing salivation during sleep may significantly improve symptoms associated with the condition, including morning hoarseness, reflux acid taste, night time heartburn, and perceived reflux. The results also have important implications for dentists treating dental erosion resulting from GERD and offer another treatment remedy that can be combined with dental restorative care and medical intervention to manage erosion. This study demonstrates that use of an OTC dry mouth product specifically designed for use during sleep, such as OraCoat XyliMelts, may be of potential benefit in reducing stomach acid that causes dental erosion. Journal of Oral & Dental Health J Oral Dent Health, 2018 occurs at the rate of about once per minute during the day under normal circumstances, moving saliva, and food, into the esophagus [32,33]. Saliva at rest and during stimulation differs significantly. The normal resting, or unstimulated, whole salivary flow rate is 0.25-0.50 mL (or grams)/min. The normal, whole stimulated (by chewing paraffin) salivary flow rate is 1-3 mL (or grams)/min. As a general rule, 0.7 ml/min is the cutoff point for defining normal versus abnormal stimulated flow of whole saliva and 0.1 ml/min is the cutoff for below-normal unstimulated whole salivary flow [34]. Saliva production normally falls off during sleep. Age also plays a significant role in the production of saliva and can also disturb esophageal motility. Not only can there be a decrease in esophageal peristalsis coupled with an increase in frequency of "nonpropulsive and repetitive contractions" but saliva production in the elderly may be reduced for a variety of other reasons. For example, salivation, as well as esophageal motility and sphincter function, may be reduced by numerous medications and by conditions commonly occurring in the elderly, such as cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, diabetes mellitus, and Parkinson's disease [35,36]. The list of medications that can reduce salivary function and cause dryness is extensive and includes: anti-convulsants, antiparkinsonian agents, anti-psychotics, anti-depressants, anti-pruritics, anti-histamines, anti-hypertensives, anxiolytics, expectorants, decongestants, diuretics, narcotics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, sedatives, systemic bronchodilators, cardiac antiarrhythics, and skeletal muscle relaxants [37]. It has been proposed that increased salivation resulting from esophageal acidification may be mediated through an 'esophagosalivary' reflex [38]. Reflex salivation with associated bicarbonate secretion appears to be greatest when acid accumulates in the upper region of the esophagus [39]. The effect of acid infusion into the lower part of the esophagus does not appear to have the same effect on salivary flow. It has been reported that a significant increase in heartburn occurs when acid reaches the upper area of the esophagus [40,41]. In patients with reflux where stomach acid does not reach the upper area of the esophagus, a reflexive increase in saliva production may not be initiated. Hence, it has been proposed that, during sleep, individuals with a normal reduction in saliva might benefit from stimulated saliva release with its buffering capacity. Conceivably, increased salivation during sleep could also protect the teeth from erosion caused by acid reaching the oral cavity but this idea has not been tested to date [42]. Recent Research Recently published research suggests that some symptoms of GERD occurring during sleep can be improved by salivary stimulation. The study was designed as a randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial involving two over the counter products currently on the market for use in the management of dry mouth symptoms. The product of interest was cleared by the FDA for investigation in the context of GERD on September 4, 2014 [43]. The product of interest was OraCoat XyliMelts, produced by OraHealth Corporation in Seattle, Washington. XyliMelts adhere in the mouth for safe use while sleeping and contain ingredients that are commonly used in foods. These include 550 mg xylitol for sweetness to stimulate saliva, mild mint for additional flavor, cellulose gum to slow dissolution and lubricate the mouth, acacia gum adhesive layer, a small amount of calcium carbonate to neutralize acidity of the acacia gum, and magnesium stearate. Previous research involving XyliMelts indicated that a single disc dissolved in 5 parts water resulted in a pH of 8.1 [44]. When used by subjects with dry mouth during the day, salivary pH was measured at 7.25 and use of the discs did not make saliva more basic [45]. The discs more than doubled saliva production while awake [45]. The discs slowly dissolved over six hours during sleep and the flavor was still sensed upon awakening after 8 hours of sleep [43,46]. The product used as a control was a water based gel containing cellulose hydrocolloid gums with sorbitol and xylitol sweeteners marketed as a remedy for dry mouth. As it is a soluble gel introduced prior to sleep, it was presumed to be eliminated from the oral cavity fairly quickly via salivary stimulation by the sweet flavor. Those qualifying for the study were assigned to a baseline information collecting period of two weeks. Each day subjects were required to complete a short questionnaire that included the following questions: • Did you taste refluxed stomach acid during your sleep last night (yes/no); • How severe was the reflux (mild, moderate, severe, very severe); • Did you have heartburn when you slept (yes/no); • How severe was the heartburn (mild, moderate, severe, very severe); • Did you keep water by your bedside because of dry mouth occurring during sleep (yes/no); • Did you have uncomfortable dry mouth when you slept or upon awakening (yes/no); • Did you experience hoarseness of your voice in the morning (yes/no); • Did you need to take antacids during sleep (yes/no); and • If so, how many did you take (number). Upon completion of this first baseline phase, qualified subjects were then entered into the product phase of the study (phase two). Qualification for entry into phase two was based on having reported reflux taste on eight of the 14 days of baseline and dry mouth seven of the same mornings. Randomization was to one of two groups: treatment or control. Each subject then received by mail either the adhering discs disguised in unmarked packaging (treatment), or the sweet water based gel in an unmarked white tube (control), with printed instructions copied from the manufacturer's instructions for their method of use at bedtime. The analyzed variables of interest included reflux taste, reflux severity, heartburn sensation, heartburn severity, morning voice hoarseness and antacid use during sleep time. 53 subjects were then randomly selected to receive the disc or gel to use during sleep for two additional weeks. Comparisons were made within and between groups for all outcome variables. Results Subjects in the two final intervention groups were not significantly different when compared on the basis of gender, age, or prior medical diagnosis of reflux. For the symptom of heartburn, subjects using the discs demonstrated a significant reduction in reported pain of heartburn when compared with baseline (one sided U-test p value <.001). Subjects using the gel also experienced a significant reduction in pain when compared to baseline (U-test p value <.001). When these two remedies were compared via U-test, disc intervention demonstrated significantly greater improvement in heartburn pain than gel intervention (U-test p value <.01) (Figure 1). Volume 2 | Issue 1 | 2 of 5 J Oral Dent Health, 2018 Figure 1 In terms of reflux severity, subjects using the disc intervention reported a significant reduction in reflux severity when compared with baseline (one sided U-test p value <.001) (Figure 2). Subjects using the gel also experienced a significant reduction in reflux severity when compared to baseline values (U-test p value <.001). When the performance between the disc and gel treatments was compared, a statistically significant difference was not observed (U-test p> 0.13).


To enhance the quality of entrepreneurship education,optimal entrepreneurship education curriculum system must be constructed as the assurance.The present implementation of entrepreneurship education courses of higher vocational schools in China confronted with the following problems:lack of recognition,old teaching method,weak practice courses and shortage of teaching staff.Therefore,higher vocational schools in China should strengthen the construction of entrepreneurship education curriculum system,and the material measures are:taking the cultivation of entrepreneurship quality as the objective;taking entrepreneurship sense,entrepreneurship mental quality,entrepreneurship knowledge and entrepreneurship ability as the content;adopt various teaching methods to carry out the course,etc.


If Max, of Sendak's (1963) Where the Wild Things Are, is the quintessential child of classical Freudian psychoanalysis, then Hushpuppy, the 6 year-old protagonist of Beasts of the Southern Wild (Gottwald et al., 2012), is the baby of current relational trauma theory. Max had it easy. We're not quite sure what inspires him to don his wolf suit and "make mischief of one kind or another". Oral aggression? (He does threaten to eat his mother up.) Oedipal issues? Be that as it may, when Max is exiled to his room for bad behavior, he manufactures a fantasy in which he cavorts gleefully with his internal wild things, gains control over them, and ultimately decides to surrender the thrill of uncontrolled instinctual abandon for the security of home and family. He returns to his safe little room and finds his supper waiting for him and "It [is] still hot." Max has the good fortune to be held, in a Winnicottian sense, in a safe, reliable environment that can survive his destructive rage (Winnicott, 1971). Max is able to use symbolic play to master the stresses and strains faced by any child as he navigates through the developmental waters leading to maturity. His imaginary boat trip to the land of the wild things takes place in a transitional space (Winnicott, 1951). With the security of an indestructible and containing environment bracketing his experience both before and after his voyage, it becomes safe for Max to venture into the world of fantasy play, and fantasy and reality remain clearly differentiated for the reader. We can assume that underlying Max's capacity for symbolic play is an ability to exist in the paradoxical intermediate zone that Winnicott called "transitional space". By this, Winnicott meant the ability to enjoy illusion and to contain the "doubleness" of fantasy and reality (1951). Not so for little Hushpuppy, however. Beasts of the Southern Wild tells the story of Hushpuppy and her father, Wink, who live "off the grid" somewhere in the vicinity (but not really) of New Orleans, in a sultry, swampy, isolated region that its residents call "The Bathtub". Hushpuppy and her Daddy live in adjacent, squalid, rickety shacks precariously perched on what look like woodpiles atop patches of land that appear to have sprung from nowhere. They eat dead chickens pulled from a picnic cooler and cooked over an open fire. At one point, when Int J Psychoanal (2016) 97:1431–1437 doi: 10.1111/1745-8315.12558


Compared with relay control system,PLC is a kind of ideal tool in industrial automation control with high reliability,strong antijamming capability and low cost.This paper introduces reformation of X62W milling machine based on SIEMENS S7-200 PLC and describes detailedly each step of the reformation,which is beneficial in Production practice.


An outdoor cooling unit (100) for an air conditioning device for a vehicle is provided with: a housing (1) which has a discharge section (12) and suction sections (13) which are formed in a tilted position on both sides of the discharge section (12); heat exchangers which are disposed so as to face the suction sections (13); and a propeller fan (3) which is disposed below the discharge section (12) and which discharges air upward. A line normal to each suction face and the axis of the propeller fan (3) form an acute angle. The propeller fan (3) is configured in such a manner that: the straight line (327) which connects the blade chord center point (325) of the inner peripheral end (321) of a blade (32) and the blade chord center point (325) of the outer peripheral end (322) of the blade (32) tilts to the discharge section (12) side as the straight line (327) extends to the outer peripheral side; and a blade chord center line (326) which extends from the blade chord center point (325) of the inner peripheral end (321) of the blade (32) to the blade chord center point (325) of the outer peripheral end (322) of the blade (32) forms a curve which protrudes to the discharge section (12) side in the entire region in the radial direction.


The silver tsunami brings new challenges to societies across the globe. At the forefront of this greying population trend is the desire for older adults to lead active and independent lives well into their later-years. As a result, lifelong learning initiatives that promote physical, psychological, and socioeconomic well-being are imperative. In particular, health education programs that assist with the detection, management, and prevention of chronic diseases such as diabetes, are at the forefront of public health discussions. Knowing when to retire, where to access long-term care services, and what to do if there is an Alzheimer's disease diagnosis are just some of the educational opportunities available to older adults through lifelong learning. Education about the aging process is not only essential for the increasing numbers of baby boomers reaching retirement age, but for society as a whole. Staying informed and engaged is the key to success.


Published in conjunction with the exhibition Balfron Project II, 2 Willow Road, the National Trust Erno Goldfinger Museum, Hampstead, London.


FD-3017RaA is a new instrument testing RaA, which has two parts, one is pump, and the other is operation platform. It uses the electrostatic method to collect RaA as the object for measureing the density of RaA. There are some deep fractures at a hydroelectric station's left bank, which affect the hydraulic architecture and the stability of the slope and become the most emergent problem of the hydroelectric project. In order to verifying and forecasting the distribution of the deep fractures we tested the density of Radon in 9 exploration tunnels.It indicates that the Radon density changes regularly along the depth of the tunnels. Where there are some deep fractures, the rock quality is bad and the density of RaA is high. At the means time the data is corresponded with the sonic data. Where the sonic data is high, the rock's quality is good, and where the density of RaA is low, the quality is bad. So RaA measurement is a new method used in asserting the degree of the rock's breakage and forecasting the quality of the rock's ahead. As a new method it has its own merits and drawbacks.


The asset trading volume on blockchain-based exchanges (DEX) increased substantially since the advent of Automated Market Makers (AMM). Yet, AMMs and their forks compete on the same blockchain, incurring unnecessary network and block-space overhead, by attracting sandwich attackers and arbitrage competitions. Moreover, conceptually speaking, a blockchain is one database, and we find little reason to partition this database into multiple competing exchanges, which then necessarily require price synchronization through arbitrage. This paper shows that DEX arbitrage and trade routing among similar AMMs can be performed efficiently and atomically on-chain within smart contracts. These insights lead us to create a new AMM design, an Automated Arbitrage Market Maker, short A2MM DEX. A2MM aims to unite multiple AMMs to reduce overheads, costs and increase blockchain security. With respect to Miner Extractable Value (MEV), A2MM serves as a decentralized design for users to atomically collect MEV, mitigating the dangers of centralized MEV relay services. We show that A2MM offers essential security benefits. First, A2MM strengthens the blockchain consensus security by mitigating the competitive exploitation of MEV, therefore reducing the risks of consensus forks. A2MM reduces the network layer overhead of competitive transactions, improves network propagation, leading to less stale blocks and better blockchain security. Through trade routing, A2MM reduces the predatory risks of sandwich attacks by taking advantage of the minimum profitable victim input. A2MM also offers financial benefits to traders. Failed swap transactions from competitive trading occupy valuable block space, implying an upward pressure on transaction fees. Our evaluations shows that A2MM frees up 32.8% block-space of AMM-related transactions. In expectation, A2MM's revenue allows to reduce swap fees by 90%.


Abstract The United States' response to COVID-19 has been predominantly led by state governments. To understand if, why, and how state governments include enforcement language in their executive order response, this article conducts an analysis based on 1,357 coded executive orders. It is found that decisions to include enforcement language are influenced by a governor's political circumstances and perceived risks associated with the crisis. This paper offers insight into how these findings are important for future research and an explanation of the distinct ways that US state governments are choosing to address COVID-19.


The existing literature on conservation compensation programs shows that their outcomes depend on whether the project design correctly matches the causes of land-use behaviors as well as succeeds to motivate people to conserve nature in a profound and sustained manner by building on different types of motivations, without crowding-out the intrinsic ones. This study analyzed farmers' motivations to conserve forests or deforest in relation to a regional in-kind compensation program in the Bolivian Chaco. In this program, upstream households can voluntarily engage to protect their forests and water sources in exchange of in-kind compensations. The objective of this study was to test whether the program is indeed targeting the causes of deforestation behaviors and supporting existing motivations from local land users. We used deforestation data quantified on each individual household plot, using Hansen et al. (2013) global forest cover loss dataset, and a household survey conducted prior to start of the program in control communities (to which compensations have not been offered) and treatment communities (to which compensations have been offered). Firstly, we identified the causes of deforestation by ccomparing individual households' deforestation data against households' characteristics using multivariate tobit models, only using the communities to which the program was not proposed. Secondly, we identified the motivations for and barriers to participation in the program by comparing the characteristics of households that decided to participate and those that decided not to participate using multivariate logistic models. We compared the causes of deforestation to the motivations to participate in conservation program, classified into different types: financial and material motivations, social motivations and environmental motivations. We showed that the program is not targeting the socio-economic causes of deforestation through its compensations but that its communication and motivation strategy to align with local intrinsic motivations and social norms may be working. In addition to shedding a nexw light on the roots of farmers' deforestation behaviors in the Bolivian Chaco, these results will allow improving the design of conservation interventions so that they are consistent with sakgolders' motivations and assure the long term success of forest conservation.


In inflammatory bowel disease, the experimental model s have been proven to be important tools to investigate the potential therapeuti c agent and to study the mechanism of pathogenesis. Literatures available were r eviewed on the methods of induction, characteristic and availability of all kind s of chemically induced IBD animal models. It would provide some information for selection of the experimental model in pharmacology and pathogenesis study.


Playing online entails far more than dragon-slaying, identity experimentation, communication, and elaborate synchronized aggression. Letting other players affect your experience means placing yourself—if ever so slightly—at their mercy. In other words, you need to trust them, evoking a concept that has divided philosophers for millennia. This article describes how trust is an important factor in multiplayer gaming, how it can be approached theoretically, and how it may be favorably affected by game design.


Summary of benefit rates social security benefits - general principles benefit provisions in detail special circumstances - children, liable relatives, benefit choices income tax Child Support Act 1991.


The small camera head passes over the teeth without touching them to obtain a 3-D digital image, which is displayed immediately on the screen. In this way, the patient is spared the usual biting into an impression compound. It is not possible to capture the entire dentition with just a single shot in all three dimensions. The dentist scans the teeth by moving the camera with its finger-sized head in a smooth motion over the teeth at a short distance to create a number of frames that can be joined to form a complete 3-D image. The entire process is quick. Since the restoration can be placed immediately, the placement of temporaries and the usual waiting period of several weeks for permanent restoration are avoided. The camera is very precise and captures the opposing teeth, which is necessary for establishing good occlusion. CAD/CAM technology


Using the methods of questionnaire,visiting investigations,individual case investigations etc.to do positive research on the inferior group and development of sport in our country.The findings are that the study and inheritance of inferior group's filial generations in small towns depend not only on the passing-inheriting character,but also on the development of economy and society,the passing-inheriting character of inferior group's setting-up exercise has the feature of tending towards similarity and differentiation;"filial piety" is the Chinese traditional way to support ageing parents,the less developed rural towns are,the more inferior group rely on their children.Therefore,the pension and medical insurance are what the inferior group in rural towns want most urgently.


William Beatty, the surgeon aboard the Victory who tended Nelson in his final moments, had an unusual set of surgical instruments, put together to his own specification


Although eating habits and hygienic practices have been suggested to also have a role, such a relation is not widely accepted at present. Recently, several researchers have found some relation between the development of appendicitis and different seasons. Few epidemiological data on appendicitis is present in Indian and Asian population as most studies are on western population. Therefore, present study was undertaken in a tertiary care ABSTRACT


2Institute of Synthetic Polymeric Materials N.S. Yenikolopov RAS Abstract. Studies are dedicated to assessing the impact of the plasma treatment of fibrous fillers on the adhesive properties of the adhesive compositions based on polychloroprene rubber. It has been found that the introduction of the adhesive composition of fibrous fillers pretreated with a plasma to improve adhesion properties of these compositions for bonding rubbers.


IMO introduced e-Navigation concept to improve the efficiency of ship operation, port operation, and ship navigation technology. IMO proposed sixteen MSPs (Maritime Service Portfolio) applicable to the ships and onshore in case of e-Navigation implementation. In order to meet the demands of the international society, the system implementation work for the Korean e-Navigation has been specified. The Korean e-Navigation system has five service categories: the S2 service category, which is a ship anomaly monitoring service, is a service that classifies emergency levels according to the degree of abnormal condition when a ship has an abnormality in ship operation, and provides guidance for emergency situations. The navigation safety module is a sub-module of the S2 service that determines the emergency level in case of navigation equipment malfunctioning, engine or steering gear failure during navigation. It provides emergency response guidance based on emergency level to the abnormal ship. If an abnormal condition occurs during the ship operation, first, the ship shall determine the emergency level, according to the degree of abnormality of the ship. Second, an emergency response guidance is generated based on the determined emergency level, and the guidance is transmitted to the ship, which helps the navigators prevent accidents and not to spread. In this study, the operational concept for the implementation of the Korean e-Navigation system is designed and the concept is focused on the navigation safety module of S2 service.


Abstract : Wave transmission is a leading parameter determining the response of the shoreline to a detached breakwater, reef, or spur attached to a jetty. To improve the predictive capability of the shoreline response numerical model GENESIS, published empirical formulas for the wave transmission coefficient were incorporated to calculate time-dependent wave transmission and shoreline response. Simulations for different structural configurations, wave climates, and water levels demonstrate the functional utility of time-dependent wave transmission on shoreline response predictions. Results indicate that variable wave transmission is of significance for modeling the response of the beach to submerged and emergent near-surface structures. Predictions of the model are examined in application to a functional design of a submerged spur being studied as a possible sediment-control measure for the north jetty at Grays Harbor, WA. Results show that for design applications, beach response under time-varying forcing cannot be anticipated with a constant transmission coefficient. The improved capability is expected to have wide applicability.


Based on the AE source simulation method proposed in the first report, we studied the dynamics of microfractures in unidirectional GFRPs with different interfacial qualities. Three types of microfractures were revealed by the AE source simulation. AE event counts due to the Mode-I fiber fracture, Mode I and II interfacial fractures (debonding and disbonding) were observed at higher stresses in UD-GFRP with poor interfacial qualities (with wax in matrix) than in UD-GFRP with good interface quality, but increased rapidly with an increase of stresses. Dynamics of microfractures changed depending on the interfacial qualities.


The results of open-heart surgery in a group of 50 patients who had had previous cardiac operations were analysed and compared with the results in a group of 50 patients having their first operation. The hospital mortality in the re-operated group was 22% and that in the control group was 8%. Postoperative morbidity was also increased in the re-operated group. Technical hazards related to the previous operation did not contribute to the increased operative mortality, which was considered to be due to the more advanced disease present in these patients.


Background: Mother's death is a tragic and traumatic event and it has a severe impact on the family, community and eventually the nation. Maternal mortality refers to the death of a woman who dies during pregnancy or within six weeks after delivery. Objectives: To determine the trend of maternal mortality, explore the main causes of maternal mortality and identify the factors associated with maternal mortality for ten years' period in the Al-Najaf governorate/South of Iraq. Materials and Methods: A retrospective descriptive, cross-sectional study that utilized all maternal mortality data for the period from 2009 to 2018. Data were collected by using a structured questionnaire and get information from hospital records in the statistics departments and forensic medicine reports also contact the family by phone as needed. The duration of data collection continued for the period from December 2019 to March 2020. Reviewed (158) records of maternal death occurred in public hospitals of the Al-Najaf governorate. Result: The maternal mortality ratio trend in the Al-Najaf increased sharply during 2016 (66.76/100.000 live births) compared to that of 2010 (18.34/100.000 live births). The most direct and indirect causes of maternal death were hemorrhage (26.58%) and heart diseases (13. 29%). Most of the maternal deaths were from women aged 20-24 years old (24.7%) with Mean±SD (Range) 29.5±7.4 (15-47), residence in urban areas (63.3%) with primary educational level (55.7%) and housewives (94.3%). Regarding the obstetrics characteristics, most of the maternal deaths were irregular antenatal care (62.3%), with gravidity ≥ 5 (27.5%), gestational age 36-42 weeks (66.0%), and (43.7%) terminate a pregnancy by cesarean section. Most of the death (60.1%) occurred after delivery or during the puerperium period. Conclusions: According to the present findings, the trend line of maternal mortality was increasing during the period of the study. Hemorrhage and heart diseases are the main causes of maternal mortality. Educational level, gravidity and number of previous cesarean sections are factors increased risk of maternal mortality. Recommendations: It is necessary to determine the trend of maternal mortality for all governorates of Iraq for different period to assist the authorities for proper decision-making and resource allocation to achieve the Millennium development goals in addition to strengthening and monitoring the registration system of maternal mortality and their exact causes in all health facilities of the Al-Najaf governorate are the main recommendations of the study.


The efficiency of protective coatings applied on the surface of Nd2Fe14B-based permanent magnets by electrochemical deposition (electroplating) and cold gas-dynamic sputtering was estimated under conditions of high both humidity and temperature and salt vapor (mist) using a standard testing equipment. Domestic and Chinese permanent magnets were studied. The highest corrosion resistance was found for the Russian permanent magnets with anticorrosive Al-Zn coating applied by cold gas-dynamic sputtering. The distribution of elements along the coating thickness was studied using glow-discharge spectroscopy.


Solving differential equations rigorously is a main and vigorous topic in the field of verified computation. Here, solving rigorously means that a computer program supplies an approximate solution along with error bounds that respect all numerical as well as all rounding errors that occurred during the computation. An exact solution is proved to be enclosed within these rigorous bounds. In this context so-called Taylor models have been used successfully for solving ordinary differential equations (ODEs) rigorously. Implementations are COSY INFINITY [1], FLOW [2], ODEIntegretor [3], and RIOT [4]. Here, COSY INFINITY developed by Berz and Makino and their group is the most advanced implementation. Recently, we implemented the Taylor model approach in MATLAB/INTLAB [5]. We give a short introduction to Taylor models, their rigorous arithmetic, and the Taylor model method for enclosing solutions of ordinary differential equations in a verified manner. We only treat initial value problems


An investigation considering the efficiency gains of electrical pulse-shaping for a two-stage reluctance accelerator system has been undertaken. An optimum gross efficiency of (1.36 ± 0.02)% was achieved, amounting to an increase of (290 ± 20)% relative to the performance of an equivalent single-stage accelerator. The performance increase due to pulse-shaping for a two-stage setup was found to surpass that achieved for this single-stage setup in terms of both efficiency and velocity. This investigation highlights the potential of pulse-shaping methods to increase the feasibility and flexibility of electrical acceleration for a variety of practical applications. The intention of this paper was to exhibit the potential of reluctance acceleration technology in multi-stage, initially by using a two-stage system. Possible avenues for further investigation are proposed, to build upon the results of this study.


A state's power, indeed its very survival, is closely related to the adequacy of its military organization to meet foreign policy needs. Not only is this adequacy dependent upon manpower and other economic resources, plus efficiency, training, and morale factors; it is also greatly affected by weapons technology. Alexander Gerschenkron has noted that the requirements of external war compelled Russia to seek the most advanced military techniques even though it lacked a comparable level of economic and technological development. Russia's attempts to meet these needs deeply involved the government in the country's economic development, with the result, Gerschenkron argues, that this development was "peculiarly jerky," because the government's intervention in the economy fluctuated according to military exigencies. During periods of great military need the government would place heavy burdens on the population; then, when the emergency passed, the government would relax its intervention in the economy, leaving the country disorganized and exhausted.


The present invention discloses a process for preparing an aqueous enzyme krill oil, and the microcapsules and the low-fluoro peptide Antarctic krill, Antarctic krill raw material to heat treatment, enzymatic hydrolysis after homogenization, enzymatic hydrolyzate after centrifugation divided into four layers, from top to bottom are free ⅰ oil + emulsion layer, aqueous layer, emulsion layer ⅱ, the residue layer. Collection of free oil + emulsion layer and the emulsion layer Ⅰ Ⅱ, as a core material thereof, gum arabic and gelatin mixed solution was heated wall material, after emulsification, homogenization by spray drying the microcapsules krill. The aqueous layer was ceramic membrane filtration, the filtrate was concentrated in vacuo, and then spray drying to obtain low-fluoro krill peptide powder. Green present invention, no solvent residue, to avoid the insoluble remnants like insecurity caused by the solvent method, supercritical fluid extraction overcomes the method lipids extraction problem of incomplete; and present invention respectively Antarctic krill oil, Antarctic krill-fluoro-microcapsules and low peptide Antarctic krill, krill oil rich variety of products.


Abstract The selective lignin degradation in a LCC was proceeded with the γ-TTSA method, which is a selective cleavage method for β-O-4 linkages in lignins, in order to obtain more precise information concerning LCC bonding sites. To this purpose, crude MWL from Eucalyptus globulus, containing lignin and xylan, was treated by the γ-TTSA method. This approach consists of four steps: (1) γ-tosylation, (2) thioetherification, (3) sulfonylation, and (4) mild alkali treatment. The degradation products were extracted consecutively with Et2O, EtOAc, and THF for the lignin removal, and thus the residue was enriched in LCCs. The residue was characterized by HSQC-NMR. Results indicated that the residue contained xylan and β-β substructures, although lignin was degraded. It can be concluded that the β-β substructures play an important role in the bonding sites between lignin and xylan of Eucalyptus globulus.


In September 2019 Indonesia was busy discussing the revision of the Corruption Eradication Commission Law which was passed, in this condition Tempo magazine depicts the symbol of President Jokowi with the silhouette of Pinocchio on the cover of the 16-22 September 2019 edition of Tempo magazine. The purpose of this study describes the meaning of the signs and symbols is included in the cover of the Tempo magazine edition dated 16-22 September 2019. Apart from that, he also wants to reveal the meaning contained in the cover of the Tempo magazine. This study uses a constructivist paradigm, with a descriptive qualitative research approach using Charles Sander Pierce's triadic semiotic analysis model. The results showed that the sign of a man dressed in white with wrinkles on the forehead and pouting lips, this shows the problems that occur in Indonesia so that the president is responsible for handling corruption cases. The silhouette of President Jokowi with a long nose resembling Pinocchio here is a depiction of Pinocchio's character. Here, Tempo tries to be critical about events in the community, and with this picture the people have their own perceptions of the current situation.  Keywords: Reality Construction, Magazine Cover, Triadic Model SemioticsCharles Sander Pierce.


In July 2011, during routine invasive exotic mosquito surveillance inspections at companies that import used tyres, two invasive exotic mosquito species were found at three locations in the Netherlands: the Asian tiger mosquito (Ae. albopictus) [Stegomyia albopicta sensu Reinert et al., 2004] and the American rock-pool mosquito (Ae. atropalpus) [Georgecraigius atropalpus sensu Reinert et al., 2006]. Mosquito control was initiated one week after the first invasive mosquito was found, using adulticides and larvicides, and continued until the second week of November. Despite control, findings of these species continued in August and September, with the last finding in the first week of October. The same species were also found at these sites in 2010, followed by control until the end of the season. The available surveillance data suggest, although not conclusive, that the findings of 2011 are the result of unrestricted import of used tyres from Ae.albopictus- and Ae. atropalpus-endemic areas in 2011, rather than from surviving specimens found in 2010.


The three different punishment procedures of time-out, electric shock and slaps were used to eliminate the highly undesirable behavior of the placing of nonedibles in the mouth by a severely retarded girl. All three punishment procedures were found effective in suppressing this response. However, in all three procedures it was found that the punishment situations were highly discriminated from those conditions of non-punishment, a finding that suggests some limitations in the use of punishment. It was also found upon a discontinuation of one of the punishers (electric shock) that the undesired response returned in strength above that level observed prior to the introduction of the shock.


The invention provides a measured data transmission method of a high-density electrical method. The measured data transmission method includes the steps of: S1, establishing a Bluetooth communication connection between a high-density electrical method meter host and a handheld computer or a tablet computer, and establishing WiFi communication connection between the handheld computer or the tablet computer and a processing device; S2, receiving measured data sent by the high-density electrical method meter host by the handheld computer or the tablet computer, and packaging the measured data of every D measure points into a data file according to the quantity of the measure points; S3, after the handheld computer or the tablet computer completes the packaging of one data file, sending the data file to the processing device. According to the measured data transmission method, on the occasion of a great many of measure points, the measured data of the measure points are packaged and transmitted at different times by the handheld computer or the tablet computer, the WiFi wireless communication frequency between the handheld computer or the tablet computer and the processing device is reduced, and the WiFi wireless data transmission efficiency is improved.