MicroRNA‐9 (miR‐9) presents to exert distinct and even opposite functions in different kinds of tumors through targeting different cellular genes. However, its role in cervical adenocarcinoma remains uncertain. Here, we report that miR‐9 is down‐regulated in cervical adenocarcinoma due to its frequent promoter‐hypermethylation and exerts its tumor suppressor role through inhibiting several novel target genes, including interleukin‐6 (IL‐6). The promoters of miR‐9 precursors (mir‐9‐1, ‐2, and ‐3) were hypermethylated in cervical adenocarcinoma tissues. Demethylation treatment of HeLa dramatically increased the expression of mature miR‐9. Both in vitro and in vivo functional experiments confirmed that miR‐9 can inhibit the proliferation, migration, and malignant transformation abilities of HeLa cells. Bioinformatics methods and array‐based RNA expression profiles were used to screen the downstream target genes of miR‐9. Dual‐luciferase reporting assay, real‐time qPCR, and ELISA or Western blot confirmed four genes (CKAP2, HSPC159, IL‐6, and TC10) to be novel direct target genes of miR‐9. Pathway annotation analysis of the differently expressed genes (DEGs) induced by ectopic miR‐9 expression revealed the enrichment in Jak/STAT3 pathway, which is one of the downstream pathways of IL‐6. Ectopic expression of miR‐9 in HeLa inhibited Jak/STAT3 signaling activity. Moreover, such effect could be partially reversed by the addition of exogenous IL‐6. In conclusion, our results here present a tumor suppressor potential of miR‐9 in cervical adenocarcinoma for the first time and suggest that miR‐9 could repress tumorigenesis through inhibiting the activity of IL‐6/Jak/STAT3 pathway. © 2015 The Authors. Molecular Carcinogenesis, published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


Nanostructured tin oxides have been synthesized in the form of nano-pins using SnCl2 · 2H2O as precursors in a short period of 2.5 min by microwave plasma enhanced CVD. The resulting nano-pins have square cross sections of 50–60 nm at the pin head, 10–20 nm at the pin proper and less than 5 nm at the pin tail; the full length of the pin is about several micrometres. The optical properties measured by cathodoluminescence show strong indigo emission at 404 and 460 nm. The nucleation and growth are dominated by a self-catalytic vapour–liquid–solid mechanism, which has been studied in this work.


X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to investigate the evolution of damage during implantation of 300 keV Eu ions at room temperature in AlN. At low fluence, a strain increase is observed in a buried layer where clusters of point defects and stacking faults (SFs) coexist. At higher fluence, a saturation of the strain is observed in this layer, and the XRD curves exhibit characteristic features which coupled with TEM results enable the identification of additional, spatially separated, dilated and contracted regions. From these observations, the following damage mechanisms are proposed. As the SFs grow by trapping point defects, a dense network of basal and prismatic SFs forms, which leads to the ejection of point defects from the buried damaged layer and consequently to the saturation of the strain. In this process, interstitials in excess migrate towards the undamaged bulk where they form clusters inducing large strain values. In contrast, defects ejected towards ...


Ride hailing (RH) services have become a common mode of transportation in the last decade. Usually, statistical tools are used to improve their performance, whereby the tools typically divide the whole operational area into multiple regions. These tools usually assume that the regions are independent of each other even though vehicles from one region can be used to serve neighboring regions, thereby a method is required that consistently relates vehicle demand and supply between geographically neighboring regions or to the whole operating area. This hinders tapping into the full potential of region-based performance improvement techniques like the repositioning of idle vehicles. Therefore, we develop an innovative reachability function-based method that coherently builds a relation among all regions in the form of a spatial density of the measured quantity. We use it to calculate the differences of vehicle supply and demand for the whole operational area in the form of an imbalance density. Based on this, we derive a novel repositioning formulation that significantly reduces both the overall vehicle imbalances and the total distance of repositioning trips, and thus improves the long-term RH performance. We test the approach in an agent-based simulation for an RH scenario with automated vehicles, using open-source New York City taxi data as demand. The approach shows a remarkable improvement over the state of the art repositioning strategies that balance the fleet over the individual regions. Furthermore, we introduce kernel-based key performance indicators (KPIs) that can be calculated at the time of making repositioning decisions. We also show the correlation of the KPIs with long-term performance gains. We expect that these KPIs can benefit future statistical (machine learning) approaches for repositioning.


Due to its nature of short headway, dispatching or rescheduling operations of a rail transit play a major role to maintain service reliability and prevent causing severe delay from a minor accident, especially under an abnormal condition. Dispatching operations generally include the changes of train movement, vehicle assignment, crew assignment, and track utilization. In practice, dispatchers make real-time dispatching plans in accordance with the guideline in the Rule Book. In order to evaluate practical strategies and propose effective rules, a tool for simulating dispatching operations of rail transit is developed. System operation plans, passenger demand, track layout, and technology parameters are required, to simulate a result of actual operation of train movement, vehicle assignment, driver assignment, and track utilization, while actual waiting time, in-vehicle travel time, and transfer time for each passenger can be estimated as well. In the paper, the simulation model is present, and a case study with events of varied primary delays of Taipei MRT is conducted, to demonstrate the performance of the model, and evaluate the effectiveness of dispatching operations.


Legal issues surrounding unincorporated associations continue to present themselves before the courts. In particular, over the years the courts have had to adjudicate on matters relating to the legal nature of an unincorporated association and the destination of surplus finds on winding up of such an association. This article explores the recent decision of the High Court in Hanchett-Stamford v Attorney General and revisits some of the principles which have emerged in the case law governing the surplus assets of unincorporated associations.


Inheritance of the viscosity potential of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruits was studied using parents and F1, BCP1, BCP2, and F2 progeny from the crosses VF145-7879 × VF109 and VF145-7879 × 9039-M. Differences in viscosity from both crosses were controlled by 3 or fewer genes. In the VF145-7879 × VF109 cross there was bimodal distribution of BCP1 and F2 progeny which supports relatively simple inheritance. Partition analysis of the VF145-7879 × 9039-M cross supported the view that 3 or fewer genes were involved in viscosity difference. The heritability estimates were high for both crosses (0.75 and 0.68) and analysis of genetic variance showed that additive genic effects were most important. In the VF145-7879 × VF109 cross there was small, but significant, additive × dominance interaction whereas in the VF145-7879 × 9039-M there was no interaction but there were dominance effects. Study of the heritabilities of 5 components of the alcohol-insoluble solids did not clarify the genetic analysis of viscosity potential. Possible effects of competition for photosynthate on the genetic analysis are discussed.


China's folk culture has its own independent culture features because of China's particular regional economy and national historical culture. Its major characteristics include: multiplicity and complexity; orderliness and locality; mysteriousness and practicality; and stableness and variability. This kind of folk cultural features is still in existence to different extents.


In recent years, political satire has risen in popularity and recognition as an effective means of transmitting political news to a younger generation of voters. This recent development brings forth new questions about the role of political satire in setting the public's political agenda. Using Agenda-Setting Theory as a framework, this study takes The Colbert Report, one of the most popular satire television shows of this generation, and analyzes it for a possible political agenda. In the end, what this study finds is that in the six weeks leading up to the 2008 U.S. presidential election The Colbert Report chose to significantly and primarily focus on the issue of economics, therefore setting a political agenda to its audiences. The effects of this political agenda are yet to be measured. COLBERT & AGENDA SETTING 8


The administration of law school externship programs is extremely time intensive because the American Bar Association Standards require a great deal of quality control over the students' field placement experiences, often requiring periodic site inspections at dozens of field placements. This article chronicles the development of the Greater Los Angeles Consortium of Externships [GLACE], and how that group has provided both an increase in quality control and reduced individual school's externship offices' administrative regulatory burdens. The Appendix includes the GLACE supervision standards.


Organizations confronting the realities of a COVID-19 world find themselves managing challenging and unprecedented demands: redeploying talent, establishing remote workforces, building needed capabilities, propping up distressed supply chains, contributing to humanitarian efforts, choosing among firing/furloughing/ retaining employees, and planning for reopening amid uncertainty. In this context, the crisis has revealed three implications for research and practice on agile and sustainable organizations in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. First, how to characterize the COVID virus and our response to it is unclear; what is clear is that we were unprepared. Second, despite the rhetoric, too many organizations did not have the capabilities to respond. Saying you are agile does not make it so. Third, the COVID-19 pandemic reveals our community's silence on structural inequality (e.g., financial, social, and racial). We enabled unethical positions from the safety of our positivistic and supposedly neutral values. As reference, we define organization agility as the capability to make timely, effective, and sustained change when it results in a performance advantage (Worley et al., 2014). Sustainable organizations expand the term "performance" to address the optimization of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes as well as financial results. Since the relative emphasis on these outcomes changes over time and the methods for achieving them change, there is no sustainability without agility (Lawler & Worley, 2011).


Beethoven turned with renewed focus to writing large-scale instrumental music in early 1806. By year's end, he had completed his Fourth Piano Concerto, Fourth Symphony, Violin Concerto, and Three "Razumovsky" Quartets, among other works. These works seem to represent a departure from the "heroic" topics and traits that characterize Beethoven's music of 1803–5, suggesting a stylistic turn. The nature of and motivations for this turn are explored, with a focus on Beethoven's reactions to critics in the wake of Leonore, his expanding social network, and changes in the political climate following the French occupation of Vienna in late 1805.


Is Porter postmodern? The project originated in my need to 'make sense' of the strategic management literature, and specifically the place of Michael E Porter within it. The question, what is strategic management?, often leads to the work of Porter. Strategic management texts inevitably contain his models, theories and frameworks which imply that they are 'fundamental' to the field. An historical journey through six prominent management\organization journals, Strategic Management Journal, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Advances in Strategic Management, shows that Michael E Porter was not a constant contributor, in fact he is almost absent from the journals, but his work is often the study of empirical testing or theoretical debate (Foss 1996; Hill & Deeds 1996; Sharp & Dawson 1994; Miller & Dess 1993; Bowman 1992). This article does not attempt to account for his popularity, as others have offered substantial and convincing accounts (Barry & Elmes 1997; Whipp 1996; Knights 1992).


Scholars have long proposed that a subset of biblical laws in Deuteronomy 19–25 is rooted in an older collection of family laws. These laws include Deut 21:15–17, the case of a man with two wives; Deut 22:13–19, the case of a man who accuses his wife of adultery; Deut 22:28–29, the case of an assaulted virgin; Deut 24:1–4, the case of a two-time divorcee; Deut 25:5–10, the case of a widow and her negligent in-law; and several others. These and several other texts bear striking parallels to the Mesopotamian legal-pedagogical genre of fictional cases, however, suggesting that the biblical texts reflect an analogous group. Only later were these units supplemented and put to new ends, an act that created the illusion of a law collection in Deuteronomy.


A series of novel pyridone carboxylic acids having a 4-hydroxypiperazinyl group at the 7-position of norfloxacin and ciprofloxacin were prepared. The in vivo antibacterial efficacies of these compounds were superior to those of corresponding piperazinyl derivatives. From the results of the studies on the pharmacokinetic profile and toxicity, the 4-hydroxypiperazinyl derivatives were confirmed to be pharmacologically superior to corresponding piperazinyl derivatives. Thus, a 4-hydroxypiperazinyl group was revealed to be a beneficial substituent for potential use in future quinolone antibacterials.


Abstract : This research concerns the development of molecular control theory techniques for designing optical fields capable of manipulating molecular dynamic phenomena. Although is has been long recognized that lasers should be capable of manipulating dynamic events, many frustrating years of intuitively driven laboratory studies only serve to illustrate the point that the task is complex and defies intuition. The principal new component in the present research is the recognition that this problem falls into the category of control theory and its inherent complexities require the use of modern control theory tools largely developed in the engineering disciplines. Thus, the research has initiated a transfer of the control theory concepts to the molecular scale. Although much contained effort will be needed to fully develop these concepts, the research in this grant set forth the basic components of the theory and carried out illustrative studies involving the design of optical fields capable of controlling rotational, vibrational and electronic degrees of freedom. Optimal control within the quantum mechanical molecular realm represents a frontier area with many possible ultimate applications. At this stage, the theoretical tools need to be joined with merging laboratory optical pulse shaping capabilities to illustrate the power of the concepts.


There are several clinical types of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (LE), including acute cutaneous LE (ACLE), which occurs in 50–60% of patients with systemic LE (SLE), chronic cutaneous LE (CCLE), which is almost the same as discoid LE (DLE), and subacute cutaneous LE (SCLE). Although several important hypotheses have been proposed to explain cutaneous LE, the pathomechanisms still remain complicated and obscure. Of special interest is whether and how the T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire of infiltrating lymphocytes is involved in the development of the different types. To address this issue, we immunohistochemically examined the Vβ usage of infiltrating T cells in skin lesions, as well as in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with cutaneous LE. The number of Vβ3.1 CD3+ cells in the PBMC of patients with ACLE and CCLE was significantly lower than in controls. In contrast, the number of Vβ3.1 CD3+ cells was elevated in the skin lesion of CCLE over that in psoriasis vulgaris or atopic dermatitis. Furthermore, skin lesions in CCLE patients showed a higher incidence of Vβ8.1 CD3+ and Vβ13.3 CD3+ cells than did those in ACLE patients. These results suggest that skin lesions of CCLE are oligoclonally associated with selective expansions of TCR Vβ chains and may be induced by antigen stimuli, including superantigens.


The experiment was carried out in pot culture in simple polyhouse with a wooden framework and shade net without fan and pad cooling system. The different substrates assessed were coco peat, peat, soilrite, perlite, vermi compost and compost in various combinations. The economics of the media substrate per plant per pot was calculated as per the prevailing retail market rates of the substrates and the flower yield returns were calculated as per the rates in the wholesale market. The flower returns depended on both flower quality and quantity. Coco peat combined with compost (1:1) and cocopeat (60%) + perlite (20%) + rice husk (20%) produced flowers with the highest net returns (Rs. 28.77 and 28.76, respective). The substrates, coco peat and vermicompost were found to be cheaper and produced comparatively bright coloured flowers. All the coco peat combinations were found to be cheaper than the peat combinations for better yield and quality flowers. Though, all the different substrate media treatments were costly as compared to the control consisting of garden soil only, the income obtained in terms of the flower yield compensated the high substrate cost.


The present invention relates to a battery having a plurality of battery cells (12) (10), the battery cells are formed upright on the base plate of the battery (10) (18) monomer component (14). At least one wedge (20, 22) for the battery cells (12) are clamped together. By at least one fixed to the base (18) of the bracket (24), at least one wedge (20, 22) and the monomer component (14) in its position relative to the base plate (18) is fixed. By at least one wedge (20, 22) can be compensated for battery cells (12) of the manufacturing tolerances, and the bracket (24) is not only fixed wedge (20, 22) and also fixing monomer component (14).


Summary Increase of weight in the adrenals of the normal immature (1.9 mo.) pigeon, and degree of maintenance of adrenal weight during 10 days following hypophysectomy in the pigeon, and also cytological evidence of stimulation in their cortical cells, are found to agree satisfactorily with Moon's method of assay of adrenocorticotropin in 21-day rats. As tested by these 3 methods the ability of pituitary extracts to stimulate cortical tissue is independent of their prolactin, FSH and thyrotropin potencies. Gamone stimulates both cortical and medullary tissue in both normal and hypophysectomized pigeons. Estrone stimulates cortical tissue at least in intact birds. Thyroxine, plus vitamin supplements, gave evidence of ability to stimulate cortical tissue in hypophysectomized pigeons.


For the school organization in the reform,conflicts are everywhere with those of interest being the focus.Conflicts of interest are various,but the causes are mainly the inequality in the distribution of authority and power structure,and the "prisoner's dilemma" brought about by the logic of "collective action".In view of this,it is suggested that strategies to solve the problem mainly include the management of conflicts,"the sharing of interests" by different subjects which require the reachment of agreement between "economic person" and "moral person" and the realization of heterogeneous cooperation,and the stimulation of subjects' sense of moral mission,so that the sharing of interests in the school reform will be achieved.


Algorithmic outputs are increasingly shaping the employee experience, presenting a host of risks and impacts with far-reaching consequences. This contribution considers how algorithmic impact assessments should complement, as well as inform, an overarching 'top-down' framework for the governance of algorithmic management systems. While generalised obligations are crucial, identifying risk mitigations on a case-by-case basis can provide significant added value by (i) identifying and evaluating risks and impacts, and facilitating context-specific responses; (ii) striking a balance between generalised requirements and complete self-regulation; and (iii) ensuring that due regard to anticipated impacts and risk mitigation is built in from the design and development stages, through to deployment in the workplace. The criteria for an effective impact assessment obligation in the algorithmic management context are identified, including the appropriate stages, actors, and procedure. The Good Work Charter, which operates as a synthesis of legal principles, rights, and obligations, as well as ethical principles as they apply to the workplace, is proposed as an assessment framework. Finally, the article compares the proposed model with the existing obligation to carry out data protection impact assessments for high-risk data processing. The shortcomings of the latter obligation are explored, and a legislative approach to avoid duplication is proposed.


During the North Song dynasty,Di Qing invaded and defeated Nong Zhigao in the south.After Di Qing's death,sacrificial temples in honor of him were built,especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties.This was done by officials to strengthen their control of the local society in Guangxi.Through the building of the temple,they tried to instill "loyalty" to the people,which was an important idea in state ideology.Although the Pinghua people from southern Guangxi say their ancestors were from Qingzhou,Shandong Province who came to the south with Di Qing to conquer the southern barbarians,hence their worship for Di Qing,but the Zhuang society has its own evaluation system.So the effect of Di Qing temples stays at the level of government officials,and cannot penetrate into the hearts of the public.


A neurysmal bone cyst (ABC) is a benign lesion of the bone, composed of blood-filled spaces separated by connective tissue septa. It contains fibroblast and osteoclast-type giant cells and reactive bone tissue. ABC can exist either as a primary bone lesion (about 70% of patients) or as a secondary lesion in which a preexisting bone lesion usually is identified (about 30% of patients). It is a rare lesion with a prevalence of 0.14 per 100,000 and most commonly occurs during the second decade of life. The reported male to female ratio is 2:1. In a study of 411 children with ABC the most common locations were the femur (22%), the tibia (17%), the spine (15%), the humerus (10%), the pelvis (9%) and the fibula (9%). A number of surgical techniques have been described to treat ABC. Traditional methods include curettage, resection, intracystic injections and embolization. Treatment choice is controversial and dependent on cyst size, location and the patient's age. We report a patient with a large ABC in a periarticular hip location treated with surgical hip dislocation. This was selected because it allowed for adequate exposure of the lesion for its full excision, minimized the risk of pathological fracture, prevented collapse of the articular surface, and preserved the blood supply to the femoral head. The patient was duly informed and consented to use of data related to this case for publication purposes.


The aim of this study was to evaluate the 3-month in vivo disintegration rate of 4 different types of luting cement, multi cure glass ionomer orthodontic band cement (3M Unitek Monrovia, USA), composite resin (ultra band-lok Reliance ortho product), transbond plus light cure band adhesive (3M Unitek), and MR lock LC visible light cure band cement (American orthodontics). Headgear tubes (1.2 mm in diameter and 3 mm in length) were filled with the cements (one cement for each tube) and the tubes were placed on the four first molar orthodontic bands. Nine patients, 6 females and 3 males with a mean age of 15.6 years, were selected for this study. All patients had fully erupted no-caries permanent first molars. Although two of the tested cements (multi cure glass ionomer cement and MR LOCK LC) showed variable amount of vertical cement loss and the other two tested cements (ultra band lok and transbond plus) showed variable amount of swelling, analysis of the disintegration rate with one-way ANOVA test demonstrated no significant difference existing between the tested cements. Also, application of paired t test to determine the effect of the location on the disintegration rate was not significant.


To improve the speed and accuracy of the industrial system fault diagnosis,an ensemble framework of real-time fault diagnosis is proposed. Based on the structure,a series of real-time fault diagnosis methods are put forward. The corresponding experimental research platform is developed. Taking Penicillin experimental process as an example,the realtime fault diagnosis method with lifting wavelet,recursive PCA,and recursive least square support vector machine are conducted. Experimental results showthat the performance of real-time ensemble-based approaches is superior to that of traditional fault diagnosis methods with single structure.


you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms Background: There are very few effective, scientifically validated treatments with known mechanisms of action for treatment of hair loss in both men and women. Fibroblast growth factor 5 (FGF5) is an important factor in the irreversible transition from anagen to catagen, and inhibition of FGF5 prolongs anagen phase and reduces hair loss. Objective: We aimed to screen botanically derived molecules for FGF5 inhibitory activity in vitro and assess efficacy in a clinical setting. Methods: We screened for FGF5 inhibitory efficacy via a novel 2-step in vitro pipeline consisting of an engineered FGF5 responsive cell line, followed by an activated dermal papillae (DP) cell method. Efficacy in a clinical setting was assessed in a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial against early-to mid-stage pattern hair loss in men and women. Results: We observed FGF5 inhibitory activity for a number of compounds from the mono-terpenoid family, many showing greater inhibitory efficacy than our previously reported crude plant extracts. Evaluation of a lead candidate in a clinical study over 112 days showed a significant improvement in anagen:telogen (AT) ratio (p = 0.002), reduced hair fall (p = 0.007) and improved visual grading (p = 0.004). Scientifically matched photography on a subgroup of randomly chosen participants highlighted significant improvement in hair density, with increases evident in all tested participants compared to baseline. Conclusion: Isolates from the monoterpenoid family displayed efficacy in FGF5 inhibition in vitro. A topical formulation containing a leading isolate significantly improved AT ratio, reduced hair fall and increased apparent hair density in the tested population of men and women.


In this work kinetics parameters and electrochemical mechanism for electrooxidation of acetaminophen in the absence and presence of captopril in a condition close to acetaminophen natural oxidation pathway was investigated. The electrooxidation of acetaminophen in the presence of captopril was investigated by voltammetry and coulometry methods. The results of this work show that acetaminophen is oxidized to its respective p-quinoneimine. The quinoneimine attacked by captopril, forms thioether. The proposed electrochemical mechanism is ECEC. The estimated value for homogeneous rate constant kobs is 3.1×104±155 M−1s−1 and kf/kb is 1.6×108±8.0×105.


Non-invasive geophysical exploration methods a play key role in the exploration of ore deposits. In the present study, the audio-frequency magnetotelluric (AMT) method was applied to metallic mineral exploration. The metallic mineral deposit targeted was the recently discovered super large lead–zinc deposit of the Zhugongtang mining area of Hezhang County in the northwestern Guizhou province in China. The main objectives of this study were to estimate the geoelectric strike and generate geoelectric models that estimate both the depth and distribution of resistivity structures across the deposit. To achieve the objectives, we deployed sixty-one (61) AMT survey sites with an interstation separation of 20 m on a 1280 m survey track perpendicular to the geological strike across the Zhugongtang deposit. We operated in fifty-three (53) frequencies in the range 1–10,400 Hz to record the resistivity distribution of subsurface to a depth of more than 1200 m. The results from the AMT data computations estimated the geoelectric strike that varies between NE285° and NE315°. This range of strikes suggested that structures across the deposit are oriented in the NW–SE direction. Obtained two-dimensional (2D) models elucidated a remarkably low resistivity body (<15 Ωm) at an elevation of less than 1600 m above sea level (>0.50 km depth), thus extending to great depth and were interpreted as lead–zinc mineralization. Furthermore, low resistivity (<63 Ωm) features were imaged both in superficial and deeper depths and interpreted as shale, sandstone, claystone, and silty mudstone units. Dolomite and limestone lithologies were found widely distributed with high resistivity (>1000 Ωm). Bioclastic limestone and dolomite limestone were inferred and characterized by moderate-high resistivity (>250 Ωm) and were not widely distributed. A unit of basalts was found with moderate resistivity (>63 Ωm). In addition, it was also found that regions with high number of faults tend to have low resistivity values compared to regions with a low fault number. In summary, this case study presents the results of applying an AMT approach to explore the conductivity characteristics of structures across the Zhugongtang deposit. The findings may contribute to the literature about this deposit.


Power system is made up of the generator 、 the transformer、the transmission line and the loader. So it is,the transmission line is the important part of the power system. The destruction of the transmission line must cause the power net ridiculous running and must cause industrial manufacture lost。The transmission line must assembly reliable protection detection ,in order to respond the failure and eliminate the potential danger in the rudiment form.


Thirteen species of the genus Labidocera Lubbock, 1853 were identified. Plankton samples collected from nine sites around coastal areas of Indonesia from 2003 to 2015. Among these species, there were three recently described species, Labidocera javaensis Mulyadi, 1997, L. muranoi Mulyadi, 1997, and L. kaimanaensis Mulyadi, 2014, three new records, L. bengalensis Krishnaswamy, 1952, L. pavo Giesbrecht, 1889 and L. sinilobata Shen & Lee, 1963, and seven previously recorded species from Indonesian waters. These species divided into five species-groups, detruncata-, kroyeri-, minuta-, pectinata- and an unassigned group, based on its morphological characters. The Labidocera detruncata-group includes the following species: L. bataviae A. Scott, 1909, L. detruncata (Dana, 1849), L. kaimanaensis Mulyadi, 2014, L. madurae A. Scott, 1909, L. pavo Giesbrecht, 1889, and L. sinilobata Shen & Lee, 1963. The Labidocera kroyeri-group includes L. kroyeri (Brady, 1883) and L. muranoi Mulyadi, 1997. The Labidocera minuta-group includes L. bengalensis Krishnaswamy, 1952 and L. minuta Giesbrecht, 1889. The Labidocera pectinata-group includes L. javaensis Mulyadi, 1997, L. papuensis Fleminger et al. 1982, and L. rotunda Mori, 1929. The unassigned group includes L. acuta (Dana, 1849) and L. laevidentata (Brady, 1883). Since the descriptions of these species groups and also species as yet unassigned to groups were often not given in sufficient detail, we provide re-descriptions of their species groups and their zoogeography in Indonesian waters, adjacent waters, and the world oceans


As the subject of law enforcement, the public security organization possesses the right of reputation. The situation of damaging the reputation of public security organization by Internet news information is as follows: fabricating, spreading and disseminating rumors, depreciating, insulting the reputation and defaming the image of the public security organization. The key solution is to allow citizens exercising the right of criticize instead of fearing the rumors, determine on handling intentional cases, building system of publicity on public security, as well as improving Netizen's cognition of public security. Keywords-internet; infringement; reputation; solution I. PUBLIC SECURITY ORGANIZATION POSSESSES THE LEGAL RIGHT OF REPUTATION In recent years, some individuals instigate the hatred of public security through Internet, which is forbidden by law. They create things out of nothing, slandering, attacking and defaming public security an d police on du ty. Their behavior has damaged the image and auth ority of public security, as well as the right of reputation. The right of reputation is t he right of citizen and legal entity, by which the object is the reputation of citizen and legal entity. As the subject of law enforcement, the public security has the right of reputation. The right of reputation is an important part of the ri ght of personality by public security, which is conferred by law, necessary in safeguarding the right of independent legal entity and giving fair social evaluation, as well as the external image of public security. In Article 101 of the General Principles of the Civil Law in o ur country, the right of reputation and personal dignity of ci tizen and le gal entity are prot ected by law. That is, no matter by verbal, literate or Internet, slandering, defaming and dispraising in order to damage the public security organization, which brings damage to public security organization, are taken as the behavior of damaging reputation and had to bear legal liability. The important factor of damaging the right of reputation is the illegal behavior of doer, where the doer has spread false comment and information that are fo rbidden by law. In this regard, it contains as follows: (1) Fabricating, spreading and disseminating rumor. (2) Openly depreciating and insulting reputation and pers onal dignity of others, among which the comment is much ado about nothing; the insult is to spread and disseminate the existing defect and untruth in order to defame the reputation of others and to dishonor others. 2The truth does existed but the words are insulting and slanderous in a subjective way, which results in bad impression of the victim by information receiver. According to the regulations mentioned above, though the problems reflected by the articles are generally verified, the contents have humiliated the public security organization and damaged its reputation, therefore, it should be taken as in fringing the right of reputation of the public security and police. II. THE EXSITING LEGAL PROVISIONS AND PROBLEMS OF PUBLIC SECURITY ORGANIZATION ON PROTECTING RIGHT OF


Introduction:  Most patients with breast cancer are likely to benefit from local treatment (surgery and/or radiotherapy). Historically an arbitrary cut‐off of 70 years has been widely used, above which women were considered for tamoxifen‐only treatment. We looked at the proportion of our patients who did not have early surgery for breast cancer to see if this cut‐off might have been used too rigidly, resulting in suboptimal treatment of some patients over 70 years of age. A step change in the rate of surgical treatment around age 70 was sought as evidence.


The catalytic effect of transition metal salts on the rate of autoxidation of organic substances reaches a constant value at some critical catalyst concentration. Three possible explanations of this phenomena are critically examined. The cobalt acetate catalyzed autoxidation of tetralin in acetic acid has been reinvestigated and the limiting rate of oxidation at high cobalt concentrations has been shown to be due to the production of a steady-state concentration of hydroperoxide. The present results are in fair agreement with the experimental work of Woodward and Mesrobian (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 75, 6189 (1953)) and are in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions.


ABSTRACT The paper presents two novel circuits of sinusoidal oscillator featuring single differential difference dual-X second-generation current conveyor (DD-DXCCII) based realisation. One of the presented circuits provides voltage output signal and employs one DD-DXCCII, two capacitors and two resistors. Another presented circuit offers current output signal and employs one DD-DXCCII, two capacitors and three resistors. Both the circuits use grounded capacitors only. The output signals of presented circuits are obtainable at suitable impedance terminals (voltage signal at low impedance terminal and current signal at high impedance terminal), therefore the presented oscillator circuits offer rich cascadability. The additional performance features such as good operating frequency (49 MHz), low total harmonic distortion (<1.16%) and low power consumption (2.5 mW) are available from the presented oscillator circuits. The non-ideal, parasitic and stability aspects of the circuits are also investigated. Furthermore, the proposed ideas are enriched by presenting their MOS-C equivalent structures. Thus proposed structures are well-liked CMOS compatible structures which are well-suited to IC implementation. The presented circuits are verified through simulation outcomes which are carried out using PSPICE tool with 0.18 μm technology parameters.


Background: Although the technical feasibility of laparoscopic management of Crohn's disease has been described, it remains of limited perceived usefulness in the management of surgically complex Crohn's. Successful management of such disease by using minimal access techniques is described. Patients and Methods: Seventeen patients underwent laparoscopically assisted procedures to address clinically complex disease. Goals of the laparoscopic phase included mobilization of pertinent structures, localization of disease, and precise selection of incision location. Clinical situations encountered included fistulas, multiple-or long-segment disease, abscesses, and reoperative management. Results: Conversion to completely open procedures was not necessary in any case. Operative time was longer in complex Crohn's disease than in concurrently managed patients who underwent laparoscopic ileal/cecal resection for limited disease (244±18 vs 127±5 minutes, P<0.05). Management of long-segment or multi-segment disease was associated with the longest operative times (292±36 minutes). Length of hospitalization was also longer than after management of limited ileal disease (7.1±1.4 vs 4.5±0.4 days). Major complications occurred in 18%. Conclusions: Laparoscopic techniques can be applied to complex Crohn's disease with effective disease management. In patients who may require multiple procedures, maintenance of abdominal wall integrity should be of significant value.


Ubiquitous Computing System is available anytime, anywhere communications and computing systems, and information sharing and mutual cooperation between computing systems. Existing computing environment is interactive operation between user and computer. But, The Ubiquitous Computing System required to be aware of physical environment situation oneself. In addition, For Ubiquitous Computing System, it is need the sensor technology to detect information of users and the surrounding environment. But, the user and the surrounding environment input is uncertain and ambiguous information. And Research is not enough awareness about the situation. For these reasons, this paper proposed CRS (Context Recognition Switch) and DOS (Dynamic and Optimal Standard) based Context-awareness system architecture. It included following three main part of architecture. First, it included pre-processor for multi sensor of bio and environment. Second, it included HPSP (High Performance Speed Processor) for real time process. At last, it included Network Topology Processor for Network System as like MANET (Mobile Ad-hoc Network). Finally, this paper show implemented UoC (Ubiquitous System on Chip) base on the IEEE 802.15.4 WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) standard.


They say a picture paints a thousand words but is it also true that a picture paints a thousand numbers? The British Library's latest exhibition Beautiful Science: Picturing Data, Inspiring Insight considers the role of diagrams and data display in the development of scientific theory over the ages. It has impressive works from the archive, mixed with modern artwork and video sound bites from Professor Dame Sally Davies all underlying the importance of data illustration in our understanding of the world. It is divided into three areas: climate, evolution, and public health and opens with a computer animation showing the flow of the ocean currents crunched from thousands of NASA satellite readings.


Supplemental digital content is available in the text. Abstract AIM This study evaluated the effects of a program designed to help students provide culturally competent care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer, intersex, plus (LGBTQI+) patients. BACKGROUND The LGBTQI+ community faces disparities linked to stigma and discrimination. The Advocacy™ Program was developed to supplement the curriculum in schools of nursing. METHOD Nursing students from six schools of nursing (n = 1,398) received advocacy training. Students were administered the Genderism and Transphobia Scale, the Homonegativity Scale, and additional knowledge questions before and after training. RESULTS The findings were positive, indicating an increase in student attitude scores, vocabulary and disparity knowledge, and knowledge regarding care for an LGBTQI+ client (p < .05). CONCLUSION By building a culture of inclusion through recognition of diverse patients in the curriculum, nursing schools can develop a culture of connection that strengthens patient-provider relationships and improves mental and physical health.


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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the association of chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) with substance abuse treatment outcomes as measured by illicit drug use, unemployment, and arrests 12 months after an intake assessment. Methods: The sample included 1196 adults from 14 community-based substance abuse treatment programs that incorporated residential, outpatient, case management, and intensive outpatient services. Within the sample, 226 individuals reported the occurrence of CNCP at both treatment intake and 12-month follow-up. Binomial logistic regression analyses were used to examine substance abuse treatment outcomes comparing cases with CNCP (n=226) to cases without CNCP (n=970). As mental health confounds both CNCP and substance abuse treatment issues, baseline covariates were used to control for self-reported depression and anxiety in the models. Results: Individuals in the sample at intake who were older, of white race, who reported past 12-month anxiety symptoms, use of illicit drugs, and who were unemployed, retired, or disabled were more likely to report CNCP. Binary logistic regression models indicate that within this sample, CNCP was associated with continued illicit drug use at 12-month follow-up, but not with arrests or unemployment status at follow-up. Conclusions: The higher rates of illicit drug use at intake and continued drug use at follow-up for individuals with CNCP may indicate the need for specific pain management assistance. Recommendations include providing standard CNCP screening and assessment as part of substance abuse treatment protocols along with resource referrals.


A Ienrning system is defined as a function from a set of behaviora to a set of stimuli-response pairs. Them, the learning system is represented as a graph with vertices mpreamting behaviora and edges representing the structure of the system. The graph repreamtation of the learning system is used to derive a number of structural pmpertiea of the system, like hierarchical decompositions, pattern idmtiktions, etc. Algebraic Definition of Learning systen3s Izt Sand Rbetwosets thatrepresenta setofstimuliaod a discrete set of maponses respectively. It is assumed that S contains a null stimulus i.e. no stimulus at all is received by the learning system and that R contains a null response. CmAder a function f defined as follows k (SXR)"->5 where the * operator produces the set of all sequences of stimuli-response pairs, called behaviors and ~ represents the set of 811subsets of atimu[i-response pairs. If q ,q, . ..% E S and rl, r2, . . .rmG R then the sequence (behavior) a = s1rl~r2. .. .V, E (SXR)-. 'l%elength 1of u is defined to be equal with the number of s-r pairs in u i.e. l(u) = n for the above sequence. Note that the * operator produces an intinite enumemble SK4of sequences. A sequence u = (slr&r2. ..~rJ G (SXR)is called f-legal if and only if siri C f(u~) for every i < l(u), where UJ is the head of the squence u proceeding the pair ~r, i.e. u~ = s,rl~r2.. .SE 1.For example u = ~r1~r2... .SJn is f-legal if and only if sir, E f(null), ~r2 G f(slr,) . . . SJm G f(slr,~r2. ..% ,rW,).Note that the_null sequence belongs to (SXR)-. ~-=vrmhtia~dti~b~~ti l&a#NmwNdBa~ti&8m ~ ~*=f#@8&~~-~Wb~,tihti~.d&b #mDtbm~kbypll dti~ fnr~XmMNIY. To w~=-w~mhw~b~,. MmmWWMmm Let X be a subset of stimulus-msponse paira, i.e., X G P. The firat projection Iimction on X, z,(X), produces the set of all stimuli elemmts of the stimuli-reqonae pairs inlX~,F;$ampIe, if X = {s,r,,vz. ...sJJ then s,(X) = s .. . A learning system over S,R is defined in [7, 8] as a flUICtiOll of such that f : (SXR)–> 2M and for each aequmce u E (SXR)"if u ia f-legal then ml(f(u )) = S. If u is not f-legal themf is undefined. Note that f(u) is a set of stimuhuwesponse paim and the first projection function produces the whole set of stimuli. Graph Representation Of A laming Syatern Let f be a learning system defined over S, R, and = (sl,rl) ..(% ,rJ be a legal aequmce of f. In a graph representation of f, the set of vertices denotes the set of legal sequences off. Note that, if u is a legal sequence off, thm every subsequence of u is also a legal aequmce of f. This is obvious from the definition of legal aequmces. Furthermore, the null sequence A is always a legal sequmce of any learning system f. From the above discussion it is concluded that a legal sequence u, with length n, detines n vertices of the graph. The edges of the gmph represent the "immediate follows" relation of the s-r pairs in a legal sequmce. Thus, the sequence u is represented by the following digraph: A (sl,r,) (sl,r,)(~,r~ u *-_ > *___– > *___ >*.. *_._>* In an alternative way, a can be represmted by a labeled digraph with the s-r pairs as its edge labels @ 193 AN 0d9791—firstname.lastname@example.com 469 (s,,r,, (s2,rJ (~,rJ (~,rJ *._>*_ >*_>*,... *_>* The graph representation of f c4msi* of the union of the graphs that represent the legal sequences off. Consider two legal sequences al, U2off. The sequences u,, Uzand therefore the corresponding vertices, are defined to be equivalent relative to f u,(9 = U2(f) if and only if I J {u= ala= a legal sequemce of f) = {u u,a, a legal sequence of O, i.e. if all possible future "behaviors" off starting either from al or al are iktical. The above relation is an equivakmt relation and therefore &finea equivalence classes of legal sequences (vertices). A mapping that maps a vertex to its equivalent class is a homommphic mapping and therefore it defines an induced relation among the equivalence classes from the relation of the vertices. Thus, a new graph can be derived from the original graph with vertices representing equivalence classes of the original vertices and with edges denoting the induced relation among the classes. The new graph is a reduced graph representation off. From the above it is cmcluded that the final graph that represents f has the following properties: 1. has an initial vertex (null sequence), 2. is completely specified (rl(f(u )) = S) 3. is COmected ( definition of legal sequence@, 4. is deterministic over SXR (by definition of f, each (s,r) in u has only one immediately follow(s, r) pair), 5. is completely reduced (equivalence classes representation). Graphs As Tools To Derive Results On Learning Systems bt G,, Gz be tWO graphs IqWX?Dttig tWO ]eanling SJ@f3UlS over S, R.


Prospero homeobox protein 1 (PROX1) is highly expressed in high-grade malignant astrocytic gliomas. However, the role of PROX1 in the pathogenesis of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains unclear. The present study overexpressed PROX1 in human GBM cell lines and examined its effects on cell growth, tumorigenesis, and invasiveness. In addition, the involvement of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway in the action of PROX1 was examined. It was identified that overexpression of PROX1 significantly increased the proliferation and colony formation of glioblastoma cells, compared with empty vector-transfected controls. Furthermore, ectopic expression of PROX1 promoted the growth of GBM xenograft tumors. Western blot analysis revealed that PROX1 overexpression induced nuclear accumulation of NF-κB p65 and upregulated the expression levels of the NF-κB responsive genes cyclin D1 and matrix metallopeptidase 9. An NF-κB reporter assay demonstrated that PROX1‐overexpressing glioblastoma cells had significantly greater NF-κB-dependent reporter activities compared with empty vector-transfected controls. Transfection of a dominant inhibitor of κBα mutant into PROX1-overexpressing cells significantly impaired their proliferation and invasion capacities, which was accompanied by reduced levels of nuclear NF-κB p65. Collectively, these data indicated that PROX1 serves an oncogenic role in GBM and promotes cell proliferation and invasiveness potentially via activation of the NF-κB signaling pathway. Therefore, PROX1 may represent a potential target for the treatment of GBM.


Soft biological tissues are characterized by a highly nonlinear, time dependent mechanical response. Constitutive model equations capturing this material behavior often make use of evolution equations given in rate form (see [4]). In this contribution a new perspective of the mixed finite element formulation was developed together with a strongly objective integration scheme of the evolution equations. The capability of the developed finite element formulation and the strongly objective integrator was demonstrated by an indentation example


A new method for determining the exterior-constitutional types based on the determination of the mass-specific coefficient (CMR) using 4 body measurements and the animal's live weight was developed and proposed according. Depending on the size of the UMK, the cows were classified into three exterior-constitutional types: loose ( 1.36 and less), intermediate (1.37-1.54) and dense (1.55 or more) types. The aim of the work was to differentiate the full-aged cows of the red steppe breed of the intra-breed type "Kubansky" (n =
146) according to the types of constitution and the study of the immunobiological status of the organism, the level of milk productivity and reproductive capacity. It was found that the highest specific gravity of cows was found in a dense body type - 46.2%, which is 11.6% higher in individuals of intermediate type and 27.0% in loose body type. The yield of cows of loose type of constitution was higher than that of other types of individuals on average by 254-335 kg (P 0.95) with an average milk yield for the experimental population - 5496 kg. At the same time, cows belonging to the loose type of constitution, produced more fat and protein milk milk, whose superiority over dense-type contemporaries was 0.11 (P 0.99) and 0.09% (P 0.999), respectively. The best preserved cows were of dense type, the production use of which was much higher than that of peers of loose type. Despite the greater yield of cows of loose type for a separate lactation, this did not provide them with an advantage in terms of lifetime productivity, they were inferior to dense animals on an average of 2109 kg of milk.


The Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is a kind of important metal enzyme for protecting organism from toxic oxidation. In this paper, the structure and evolvement of Spirulina platensis Fe-SOD were predicted by the method of bioinformatics. Related to its function, it was showed that: about its structure, the midst of the protein sequence (26AA~160AA) was tight and it was the active center of the enzyme, the ends were far from the active center; as to its evolvement, the ends of the protein sequence were more inclined to mutant. According to the Fe-SOD, a hypothesis about the mechanism of this relation was put forward for the first time.


The worldwide pregnancy rate using cryopreserved mammalian embryos has not improved over the past 2 decades, probably because the freeze-thawing processes cause significant damage. Therefore, it is now relevant to examine the feasibility of short-term non-freezing preservation, and whether this could be applied to embryos that have high vitality and are to be transferred into recipients within several days. We introduce here an artificial dormancy fluid that can extend the hypothermic storage period of bovine embryos for a maximum of 7 days. First, to examine the effect of different basal media and the optimal concentration of fetal bovine serum (FBS) for hypothermic preservation, bovine blastocysts produced in vitro were stored at 4°C in a plastic ministraw in 1 of the following 3 media: PBS, medium 199, or Leibovitz L15 with various amount of FBS (0, 5, 20, 50, or 100%) for 3 days. Second, to examine the effect of Good's buffers, bovine embryos produced in vivo (morula to blastocyst stages) were stored at 4°C in a plastic ministraw in medium 199 plus 50% FBS supplemented with various Good's buffers [HEPES, TES, piperazine-N,N′-bis(2-ethanesulfonic acid) (PIPES), MOPS, and 4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-1-propanesulfonic acid (EPPS)] for 7 days. Following hypothermic preservation, the chilled embryos were squeezed out of the straw into PBS and washed 3 times in the same medium. Subsequently, the embryos were cultured in CR1aa medium supplemented with 5% FBS for 48 h at 38.5°C under 5% CO2 in air with high humidity. The viability rate of the embryos was assessed at the end of the culture period. Finally, to observe the pregnancy rate of chilled embryos, 32 embryos produced in vivo were stored at 4°C for 7 days in medium 199 plus 50% FBS supplemented with HEPES. Following hypothermic preservation, the chilled embryos were transferred into recipient heifers (1 embryo per recipient). Pregnancy was determined by real-time B-mode ultrasonography (Convex scanner HS-1500, Honda electronics Co. Ltd, Toyohashi, Japan) on Day 60 of gestation. Data were analysed using the chi-squared test. The viability rate of the embryos after hypothermic storage for 3 days was significantly increased for medium 199 plus 50% FBS [27/30 (90%)] compared with PBS [18/30 (60%)] or Leibovitz L15 [15/30 (50%)] plus 50% FBS (P < 0.05). Chilled embryos stored for 7 days in medium 199 plus 50% FBS supplemented with HEPES had much higher survival than embryos stored in the same medium with other Good's buffers. The pregnancy rate of the chilled embryos stored for 7 days was extremely high [24/32 (75%)] and normal live calves were delivered at term. In conclusion, maintaining artificial dormancy of bovine embryos for 7 days using a simple medium appears to be feasible. This is the first documented success of storing chilled mammalian embryos in a viable state for 7 days. To be of practical value, bovine embryo preservation at hypothermic temperatures must be able to maintain viability for periods longer than 7 days. This work was supported by the Program for Promotion of Basic and Applied Research for Innovations in Bio-Oriented Industry.


We report observations of carbon monoxide (CO) toward 26 T Tauri stars and related objects. In 19 of these objects, broad CO line wings of intensity > or approx. =0.1 K were detected, implying mass outflow is a common phenomenon in T Tauri stars. The velocity width (full width) of the wings ranges from 10 to 80 km s/sup -1/ and clusters around 25 km s/sup -1/. In general, the line wings are asymmetric with respect to the line core and the sense of asymmetry varies among sources. In the case of T Tauri, which has the broadest wing detected in these sources, the sense of wing asymmetry varies with position and may be due to source geometry.


ABSTRACT A new glance on the comparison between membrane distillation (MD) and pervaporation is performed. There is a difficulty in this comparison, mainly due to different hydrodynamic conditions reported in the literature. Pervaporation and MD are similar although the comparison between these two processes can be tricky. In that way, how can we make a proper comparison between results of these two processes? This study proposes a reasonable comparison between MD and pervaporation for ethanol–water separation. Two very distinct regions of results in terms of selectivity and flux are presented. Feed temperature and composition and concentration polarization effects were also investigated.


Closed-form expressions for the discrete Fourier transform (DFT) of cyclically shifted Zadoff-Chu sequences of arbitrary length are presented. These expressions allow for a very efficient DFT implementation based only on the elements of the corresponding already generated basic (non-cyclically-shifted) ZC sequence.


As traditional vod affected by the line bandwidth transmission rate of the defects,this paper designed a kind of system,which is based on ARM and Linux operating system.As the video on demand terminal,Embedded Platform selected Play List in the QT interface and called mplayer play.what's more,through wifi wireless Local Area Network the Embedded Platform got the directory to download and transfer video file.The PC-Port loaded and provided resources through the home directory of video files in the FTP server.According to the Test,the terminal can be obtained clear video images in real time,suitable for large shopping malls and home environment application.


This study aimed at examining the "effect of using computerized multimedia shows in teaching on the jump-shot performance skill level in basketball. The study samples consisted of (226) male and female students, distributed over six sections, i.e. (3) females and (3) males of the 8th graders. The grade sections were randomly distributed over three groups: first experimental comprised (39) male students and (38) female students, and learnt through the use of text, pictures, audio and video package; second experimental group comprised (37) male students and (36) female students, learnt through the text and fixed pictures package; and a control group comprised (39) male students and (37) female students, learnt through the regular method.
In order to achieve the study objectives, the researcher designed computerized multimedia shows to teach the scoring skill during jumping in the basketball. In addition, the researcher employed the computerized slides (text and fixed pictures). A test was developed to measure the skillful performance level. Following to the data collection, the statistical analysis process results were as follows:
- There are statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group which learnt using the text, pictures, audio and video, as compared with the text and fixed pictures group and the regular group, on the level of the skillful performance test.
- There are statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group which learnt using the text and fixed pictures as compared with the regular method group, on the level of the skillful performance test.
- There are statistically significant differences in the skillful performance level with the 8th graders due to gender in favor of males.
- There are no statistically significant differences in the skillful performance level with the 8th graders due to the interaction between the method and gender.


Amaranth is a drought tolerant and a highly nutritive crop that grows fast in the tropical areas of Kenya. Amaranth leaves and grain have the potential to enhance the nutritional status of vulnerable communities and address food security issues. In order to reap such benefits, it is vital to strengthen the existing supply chains. Thus, the aims of this study were to evaluate consumer preferences and utilisation patterns of amaranth products and to map the amaranth chains in Kenya so as to identify the crucial points that need intervention. This study adopted a value chain approach as applied to a case study, using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. Data were gathered from five consumer focus group discussions, 128 in-depth consumer surveys and seven interviews with amaranth value chain stakeholders in Kenya. Results revealed that 93% of rural respondents consumed amaranth produced in their farms while 61% of urban respondents purchased amaranth from stores. Amaranth leaves are more popular and cheaper than grain and other amaranth products. Leaf colour and size, and grain colour and prices were the key factors that influence amaranth leaves and grain purchase decisions. The majority of rural consumers were aware of the nutritive value of amaranth but they had minimal processing facilities and inadequate knowledge on postharvest practices. Consumption levels of urban consumers were affected by poor quality and inconsistent supply. This study showed that value chain interventions are needed to improve the consumption levels of this highly nutritive crop.


A double waveguide (DW) method is proposed to retrieve the electromagnetic (EM) parameters of biaxial anisotropic materials. The material under test in this method is not needed to change its orientation, making the measurement much easier. Accurate closed forms are given to predict the constitutive material parameters by using the correlation relationship between the DWs. As a proof-of-concept example, one homogeneous biaxial anisotropic medium is considered. The material parameters are numerically extracted using the DW method, which are in good agreement with the given ones, indicating the method is effective.


minating in the elections of 1962, but was unable to bring down Duvalier in Haiti during 1963. Due to the failure in Haiti and disenchantment with democracy in the Dominican Republic, President Kennedy's interest in anti-dictatorial interventions waned by the summer of 1963. The Department of State's career Foreign Service officers preferred stability and promoted a non-intervention policy, helped by a reinterpretation of role of the Latin American military in social progress. Accordingly, a partial return to the earlier policy began with weak United States responses to coups in the Dominican Republic and Honduras in 1963. The retrenchment


Background Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use poses threats to health, particularly among adolescents. These risks would be exacerbated to the extent that high-intensity drinking (e.g., 10+ drinks in a row) and marijuana use (e.g., 1+ joints per day) are associated with a higher likelihood of SAM use. The current study examines the extent to which the intensity of alcohol use and of marijuana use are associated with adolescent SAM use prevalence, and whether associations remain after controlling for key covariates known to associate with both alcohol and marijuana use; it identifies alcohol and marijuana use intensity levels associated with the highest risk of adolescent SAM use. Methods Data come from nationally representative samples of US 12th graders who participated in the Monitoring the Future study from 2005 to 2014 (N = 24,203 respondents; 48.4% boys, 51.6% girls). Results SAM use during the past year was reported by 20% of 12th graders overall. SAM use prevalence was strongly and positively associated with alcohol and marijuana use intensity even after controlling for covariates. High school seniors at highest risk for engaging in SAM use were those who reported 10+ drinks and those smoking at least 1 joint/day. Approximately 60% of those who had 10–14 or 15+ drinks in a row during the past 2 weeks and 76%–80% of those who had 1 or 2+ joints per day on average during the past 30 days reported SAM use. Conclusions Results suggest that high school seniors who consume high quantities of alcohol and marijuana are very likely to consume these substances so that their effects overlap.


In this thesis we develop techniques for analyzing security-relevant functionality in a program that do not require access to the program's source code, only to its binary form. Such techniques are needed to analyze closed-source programs such as commercial-off-the-shelf applications and malware, which are prevalent in computer systems. Our techniques are dynamic: they extract information from executions of the program. Dynamic techniques are precise because they can examine the exact run-time behavior of the program, without the approximations that static analysis requires.
In particular, we develop dynamic program binary analysis techniques to address three problems: protocol reverse-engineering, binary code reuse, and model extraction. We demonstrate our techniques on a variety of security applications including active botnet infiltration, deviation detection, attack generation, vulnerability-based signature generation, and vulnerability discovery.
Protocol reverse-engineering techniques infer the grammar of undocumented program inputs, such as network protocols and file formats. Such grammars are important for applications like network monitoring, signature generation, or botnet infiltration. When no specification is available, rich information about the protocol or file format can be reversed from a program that implements it. We develop a new approach to protocol reverse-engineering based on dynamic program binary analysis. Our approach reverses the format and semantics of protocol messages by monitoring how an implementation of the protocol processes them. To demonstrate our techniques, we extract the grammar of the previously undocumented C&C protocol used by MegaD, a prevalent spam botnet.
Binary code reuse techniques make a code fragment from a program binary reusable by external source code. We propose a novel approach to automatic binary code reuse that identifies the interface of a binary code fragment and extracts its instructions and data dependencies. The extracted code is self-contained and independent of the rest of the functionality in the program. To demonstrate our techniques, we use them to extract proprietary cryptographic routines used by malware and show how those routines enable infiltrating botnets that use encrypted protocols.
Model extraction techniques build a model of the functionality of a code fragment. Closed-source programs often contain undocumented, yet security-relevant, functionality such as filters or proprietary algorithms. To reason about the security properties of such functionality we develop model extraction techniques that work directly on program binaries. To produce models with high coverage, we extend previous dynamic symbolic execution techniques to programs that use string operations, programs that parse highly structured inputs, and programs that use complex functions like encryption or checksums. We demonstrate the utility of our techniques to discover vulnerabilities in malware and use the extracted models to automatically find subtle content-sniffing XSS attacks on Web applications, to identify deviations between different implementations of the same functionality, and to generate signatures for vulnerabilities in software.


. Background: Individuals react differently to stress and there is a general feeling that the much needed relaxed disposition among educational administrators has been on the decrease. This study therefore examined how some demographic variables affect the perception of the various school stressors by educational administrators in Edo state of Nigeria.
Materials and Methods: A random sample of 17.6%of educational administrators participated in the study (22 males and 38 females). The instrument of the study was constructed by the researcher and titled school management stressors (SMS).
Results: Both male and female administrators perceived the stressors in the same way. Age of the administrators affected the way the stressors are perceived. The stressors that affected the administrators most were; students' indiscipline, energy demand, crowded classrooms and inadequate provision of funds by the government.
Conclusion: the supervising bodies should take cognisance of the above findings and find ways of ameliorating them. This will loosen the burden on the administrators and bring out the much needed efficient management of schools.
Key words: stress, educational administrators, Edo state

[Jnl College of Medicine Vol.7(1) 2002: 35-37]


Triggered by outburst flood, mudflow is a kind of debris flow and also a form of soil erosion, and it is an indicator of the most serious soil erosion process in the Loess Plateau. More than 98% of the solid contents in the fluid are composed of sand, silt and clay grains, the average grain size of which is 0.025 mm. Mudflow occurs mainly in the northwest Shanxi, north Shaanxi, east and west Gansu, the 4 main regions in the Loess Plateau, and mudflow also occurs dispersedly in the marginal zones of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the Mongolia Plateau. The occurrence of mudflow is based on the plentiful Quaternary loess deposits, heavy rainfall and extensively distributed gullies and ravines. Moreover, reclamation on steep slopes, deforestation, excessive pasturing and others irrational human activities also trigger a great number of artificial mudflows in the Loess Plateau. According to the physical and mechanical properties, mudflows can be classified into semi-viscous, viscous and plastic categories. The higher the fine-grain soil content in the mudflow fluid is, the greater the viscosity and static stress of mudflow fluid will be. Composition of solid materials in mudflow fluid is homogeneous because of the homogeneous loess deposits. Velocity of mudflows varies in a range from 1.32 m/s to 5.59 m/s, but it is only 0.073 m/s in some mudflows with high density and viscous-plastic fluid. The discharge of mudflows is several to several ten times higher than that of outburst floods in the same ravine. Mudflow deposits are generally composed of loess with little sand, pebbles and Ca nodules, so the granularity distribution is similar to that of loess. In the course of motion, mudflows erode and polish ravine beds and bank slopes, and some polishing faces form on their surfaces. A great number of mud-pebble balls and loess pieces are deposited at ravine beds and mudflow alluvial fans. Mudflows can result in the dangers and disasters to agriculture, cities, towns, mining areas, main traffic lines in the plateau and the lower reaches of the Yellow River.


The effect of thickness change of a tungsten heavy alloy (WHA) on its dynamic behaviors has been studied. Exploding bridgwire (EBW) detonator has been used to drive the alloy plate. The particle velocity at the rear free surface of a specimen was measured by means of VISAR. Simple experimental technique has been introduced herein to obtain the Hugoniot elastic limit and spall strength of materials in the form of small disc plate (diameter of ∼7 mm) with varying thickness. The peak pressure decay is analyzed as a function of time for traveling of the wave through each specimen. The fracture behavior of WHA caused by the high strain rate herein is similar to that due to the Charpy impact test.


SUMMARY This memoir consists of two parts, of which the first deals with the foundations of the theory of the struggle for existence, and begins with the intro duction of the important concept of quantity of life, besides that of population. The fundamental equations are then established for the case where the individuals of the biological association mutually devour each other, the reasoning being based on the principle of encounters and on the fundamental hypothesis of the existence of equivalents of the individuals constituting the different species which form the association. Having now obtained the equations which determine the rates of change of the numbers of individuals and of the quantities of life of the species, the memoir proceeds to find the equations relating to the stationary (equilibrium) state, by establishing theorems which are afterwards applied for the purpose of obtaining the three general laws of the fluctuations. This investigation of the equilibrium state is then followed by the determination of the integrals of the fluctuation equations, and the deduction from these of their most important consequences. The second part of the memoir contains the enumeration and demonstration of the general laws of the struggle for existence, which flow from the discussion of


The purpose of the study is to create an understanding of what meaning companies within the Swedish financial sector ascribe the concept of Sustainability. Also, the aim is to conduct a study unlimited by existing theoretical frameworks.

The data of this study were generated solely through using qualitative method. A content analysis was conducted. The content analysis of this study was based on a model which strength lies in its inductive generation of data. Quantitative method was applied in the study through presentation and structuring of data into diagrams and charts.
Stakeholder theory and legitimacy theory, with a focus on the social contract, have been used to explain the outcomes of the study. To provide a more in-depth understanding to the outcomes of the study, complementary theoretical frameworks were also applied. These frameworks included relevant concepts such as responsibility and sustainability. Other frameworks served as an inspirational base for the analysis. Venn-diagram and Triple Bottom Line inspired the KAT-diagram which were used to present the generated data of the study.

The main object of the study consisted of nine of the largest companies within the Swedish finance sector.

The main findings of the study suggest that the meanings in which companies understand sustainability vary. The most frequent meaning given to the concept is social meaning, followed by economic meaning and finally environmental meaning. All companies within the study understand environmental impact as a decoupled area, which seldom has connections to either social- or economic factors. Some understandings of sustainability couldn't be specified.


Disclosed is a method for removing a layer of tin or tin-lead alloy from a copper substrate of a printed cir cuit board employing the two different reagents in a two-step procedure without damaging the substrate, and at the same time, preventing formation of whitish precipitates in the treating solution. In the first step, the layer of tin or tin-lead alloy is selec tively removed with the first reagent having a compara tively mild oxidation capability, then in the second step the intermetallic layer consisting of tin and copper is removed with the second reagent having a compara tively strong oxidation capability. This process ensures a smooth and effective operation in the production of high quality printed circuit boards.


The potential contribution of polyamines (PAs) in the regulation of physiologically induced fruitlet abscission was investigated in cuttings from two cultivars of Vitis vinifera L., Pinot noir (PN) and Merlot (MRT). Abscission was higher in MRT than in PN and was preceded by a decrease in free PA levels. This decline was more pronounced in inflorescences than in leaves of the sensitive cultivar. Soluble conjugated PA showed an opposite trend in both cultivars. This suggests a cause-effect relationship between free and/or conjugated PA levels in floral organs and susceptibility to abscission. Spermidine (Spd), but not putrescine (Put) or diaminopropane, supplied at 0.5-1 mM to the nutritive medium prior to the anthesis, increased free and conjugated PA levels in the inflorescences and markedly inhibited abscission. α-Difluoromethylarginine, an inhibitor of arginine decarboxylase, but not α-difluoromethylornithine, an inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, lowered PA levels and increased abscission. Treatment with cyclohexylamine or β-hydroxyethylhydrazine as potent inhibitors of Spd synthase and PA oxidases, respectively, reduced the Spd and/or spermine levels and enhanced free Put in the inflorescences, inducing an increased abscission of floral organs shortly after anthesis. These data suggest that PAs, particularly Spd, could be involved in the regulation of grapevine fruitlet physiological abscission.


: While it is often said that robotics should aspire to reproducible and measurable results that allow benchmarking, I argue that a focus on benchmarking can be a hindrance for progress in robotics. The reason is what I call the (cid:212)measure-target confusion(cid:213), the confusion between a measure of progress and the target of progress. Progress on a benchmark (the measure) is not identical to scientific or technological progress (the target). In the past, several academic disciplines have been led into pursuing only reproducible and measurable (cid:212)scientific(cid:213) results — robotics should be careful to follow that line because results that can be benchmarked must be specific and context-dependent, but robotics targets whole complex systems for a broad variety of contexts. While it is extremely valuable to improve benchmarks to reduce the distance between measure and target, the general problem to measure progress towards more intelligent machines (the target) will not be solved by benchmarks alone; we need a balanced approach with sophisticated benchmarks, plus real-life testing, plus qualitative judgment.


BACKGROUND/AIM
This study aimed to investigate the effects of three treatment methods on the immunological function of patients with advanced malignant obstructive jaundice (MOJ).

PATIENTS AND METHODS
Patients with advanced MOJ were randomly divided into three groups according to biliary drainage methods. Detection of levels of multi-indices were investigated in different time periods.

RESULTS
After drainage, the levels of complement 3 (C3) and complement 4 (C4) were increased. Forteen days post-operation, the levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A (IgA) and immunoglobulin M (IgM) in the group undergoing palliative surgery decreased significantly compared to those in both percutaneous transhepatic cholangio drainage (PTCD) and endoscopic retrograde biliary drainage (ERBD) groups. The level of serum endotoxin in the group undergoing palliative surgery decreased gradually.

CONCLUSION
Palliative surgery for reducing jaundice is superior to PTCD and ERBD in improving immune function of patients with MOJ.


Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) is emerging as a key enabler to address the growing spectrum congestion problem and satisfy increasing demands for ubiquitous sensing and communication. By sharing various resources and information, ISAC achieves much higher spectral, energy, hardware, and economic efficiencies. Concurrently, reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) technology has been deemed as a promising approach due to its capability of intelligently manipulating the wireless propagation environment in an energy and hardware efficient manner. Given the extensive research on RIS-assisted communications, in this article we mainly focus on the potential of deploying RIS to improve sensing performance and enhance the trade-off between communication and sensing performance. We first describe the fundamentals of RIS and its applications in traditional communication and sensing systems, then introduce the principles of ISAC and overview existing explorations on RIS-assisted ISAC, followed by one case study to verify the advantages of deploying RIS in ISAC systems. Finally, open challenges and research directions are discussed to stimulate this line of research and pave the way for practical applications.


Objective
To investigate the predictive effect of oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) blood glucose on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the second trimester of pregnancy.

Methods
A total of 840 pregnant women were prospectively recruited from Jin Shan Branch of Shanghai Sixth Peoples′ Hospital (Zhujing area of Shanghai) between January 1st, 2017 and December 31st, 2018. All subjects received 75 g OGTT test in initial antenatal examination (8-16 gestational week) and received GDM screening in the second trimester. GDM were divided into F-GDM [only diagnosed by fasting plasma glucose (FPG)] and P-GDM (diagnosed by OGTT 1hPG or 2hPG). Correlative relationship was analyzed between OGTT FPG, OGTT 2hPG in initial antenatal examination and OGTT FPG, OGTT 1hPG, OGTT 2hPG for GDM screening in the second trimester. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to predict F-GDM with OGTT FPG and P-GDM with OGTT 2hPG in initial antenatal examination, the optimal cut-off points were found respectively. Then the cut-off points were used as the diagnostic criteria of GDM in the first trimester of pregnancy. Diagnostic characteristics of GDM in initial antenatal examination and GDM in the middle stage were analyzed by four-fold table. The t test was used for comparison between the two groups, Spearman correlation analysis was used for correlation, Fisher Z transformation method was used for correlation coefficient, and u test was used for comparison.

Results
(1) FPG in initial antenatal examination was correlated with FPG, OGTT 1hPG or OGTT 2hPG in the second trimester (r1, r2, r3 was 0.461, 0.146, 0.087, respectively, all P 0.05). OGTT 2hPG in initial antenatal examination was correlative with FPG, OGTT 1hPG or OGTT 2hPG in the second trimester (r4, r5, r6 was 0.201, 0.425, 0.436, respectively, all P 0.05). (2) The maximum area under the ROC curve of F-GDM predicted by FPG in initial antenatal examination was 0.781 (95%CI: 0.734-0.829, P<0.001), and the optimal cut-off of FPG was 4.95 mmol/L, the sensitivity was 67.3%, and the specificity was 74.4%. The maximum area under the ROC curve of P-GDM predicted by OGTT 2hPG in initial antenatal examination was 0.790 (95%CI: 0.742-0.839, P<0.001), the optimal cut-off of OGTT 2hPG was 7.595 mmol/L, the sensitivity was 67.9%, and the specificity was 80.8%. (3) Compared with GDM in the second trimester, GDM in initial antenatal examination diagnosed with these two cut-off values, the sensitivity was 78.0%, and the specificity was 60.7%, the positive predictive value was 33.2%, and the negative predictive value was 91.7%.

Conclusions
OGTT may be used to screen GDM in initial antenatal examination, FPG≥5.0 mmol/L and OGTT 2hPG≥7.6 mmol/L may be used as a reference value for abnormal blood glucose at the beginning of pregnancy.

Key words:
Diabetes, gestational; Glucose tolerance test; Receiver operating characteristic curve; Prediction; Prospective


The paper argues that the immigration of single European males to the Cape throughout the Dutch period has been overlooked in the debate about the expansion of the frontier. The presence of these immigrants affected the demography of the settlement and accounts for the consistently high free male sex ratio at the Cape. The paper challenges the mythology of large self-perpetuating pre-1707 settler families using up available land and pushing the frontier forward. It also draws attention to the fact that the Dutch East India Company, while not actively supporting immigration, was favorably disposed to able-bodied single men in their service taking up residence at the Cape, as thousands of successful applications for burgher status indicate. These immigrants, drawn from economically depressed urban areas of northern Europe, cautiously entered the settler economy first as knechts, bywoners, hunters, traders, and graziers, before ultimately acquiring their own farms. It was they, who as early as 1702, made contact with the Xhosa. Moreover, they vied with Cape-born men for marital partners. Local women, both slave and free, showed a preference for the newcomers, demonstrating a tendency to exogamy not appreciated in the persistent mythology of a closed settler community, or a herrenvolk democracy.


Many of the subsea pipelines in the North Sea are dosed with inhibitors to control corrosion. It has been normal oil production practice to select corrosion inhibitors for pipeline service by laboratory test methods and then to check on service effectiveness by online monitoring or testing. The long subsea pipelines have introduced uncertainties into traditional practice in that it is not normally possible to monitor close to the expected corrosion hazard area. The laboratory test techniques and monitoring methods required to give a sensible assessment of the corrosion hazards are described and discussed.


Abstract Achieving quality with cost effectiveness in the NHS is the goal of current government initiatives, but how is quality measured? Within the NHS, individual Trusts and primary care groups have a statutory responsibility for quality but clinicians remain individually responsible and accountable for their clinical practice and the quality of care that they give. To assure a quality service, service levels need to be measured within the clinical environment and a potential measurement tool is film reject analysis. This paper reviews some of the current quality drivers within the NHS and their impact on clinical practice and it aims to evaluate the role of reject analysis in the modern imaging department, identifying areas where reject analysis can assist in the improvement of service quality and cost-effectiveness. Particular attention is given to the role of reject analysis in directing and supporting the clinical development and role extension of the radiographer in line with government quality directives and clinical governance.


In real‐world intelligent transportation systems, accuracy in vehicle license plate detection and recognition is considered quite critical. Many algorithms have been proposed for still images, but their accuracy on actual videos is not satisfactory. This stems from several problematic conditions in videos, such as vehicle motion blur, variety in viewpoints, outliers, and the lack of publicly available video datasets. In this study, we focus on these challenges and propose a license plate detection and recognition scheme for videos based on a temporal matching prior network. Specifically, to improve the robustness of detection and recognition accuracy in the presence of motion blur and outliers, forward and bidirectional matching priors between consecutive frames are properly combined with layer structures specifically designed for plate detection. We also built our own video dataset for the deep training of the proposed network. During network training, we perform data augmentation based on image rotation to increase robustness regarding the various viewpoints in videos.


The burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis is known to cause pepper yellows of black pepper. An attempt was made to manage the burrowing nematode population infesting black pepper under field conditions for four years, using the bio-control agents viz. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), Paecilomyces lilacinus and Pasteuria penetrans. The black pepper vines were trailed on to individual live standards of Glyricidia maculata stems. The plants inoculated with burrowing nematode alone had the minimum vine length, number of leaves, shoot and root weight, maximum root-lesion index and highest population of burrowing nematodes. The bio-agents individually or in combinations were highly effective in enhancing plant growth and suppressing nematode multiplication. This study clearly indicated that both burrowing and root-knot nematode population on black pepper can be managed using the three bio-agents and can avoid the application of nematicides. The introduction of the bio-agents is to be done to the nursery potting mixture as well as into the planting pits at the time of transplantation in the field.


The 3-parameter model of Item Response Theory gives the probability of an individual (examinee) responding correctly to an item without being sure of all the facts. That is known as guessing. Guessing could be a strategy employed by examinees to earn more marks. The way an item is constructed could expose the item to guessing by the examinee. A study on comparison of the Psychometric properties of the Biology Examinations conducted by West African Examination Council and National Examination Council, in the year 2000, identified items that were prone to guessing.


The current standard for establishing thresholds of passing zones on two-lane roads is based on target heights of 115 cm. As the percentage of Canadian vehicles equipped with daytime tuning lights continues to increase, it may become appropriate to lower the target height to 60 cm to correspond with the minimum height standard for headlights. The revision would recognize a possible change in behavior where the driver may become accustomed to identifying oncoming vehicles by the presence of headlights. With such a revision there will be a corresponding reduction in the number of passing opportunities on two-lane roads resulting in decreased operation levels. The net reduction will depend on prevailing terrain (level, rolling, mountainous) and operating speeds. A sample of arterial and collector highways was surveyed using a decreased target height of 60 cm to quantify the changes in passing opportunities which may result from a decreased target height. Results showed that a target height reduction would decrease the capacity utilization on facilities by an overall average of only 1% and in most cases there was no change in the level of service grade assigned to a facility.


Author: Kim, Min Ku. MSME Institution: Purdue University Degree Received: May 2018 Title: Stretchable Thin-Film Electronics for Wearable Biomedical Applications Major Professor: Chi Hwan Lee Stretchable Thin-Film electronics which are mechanically reinforced by interconnected nanocomposite elastomers of high quality metallic nanowires deliver conducting paths for electronics. Due to the mechanical properties of the networked nanowires, the resistance against crack and edge delamination was improved. Theoretical and experimental studies demonstrates its enhancement in stretchability, adhesion to skin and resistance against crack generation and propagation. Such nanocomposite elastomer structures mechanically strengthened with networked nanocomposite can be fabricated into a class of biomedical devices capable of electrophysiological monitoring via the skin.


Terrorism Criminal Acts in the Region Poso Regency, Second Scope of Research, this research was conducted in Poso Regency, Third Research Methods, Empirical research methods which means the type of legal research that functions to see the law in reality, Fourth Summary of Results, various efforts have been made by the Central Sulawesi Regional Police in tackling terrorism criminal acts include, First, the approach to the community, Second, through law enforcement and the existence of obstacles in the effort to eradicate terrorism, among others, namely the difficulty of the terrain, the factor of the wrong understanding and the lack of police personnel in Poso district. The fifth conclusion is that the police are the frontline in eradicating criminal acts of terrorism. Various efforts have been made by the police in limiting criminal acts of terrorism, including carrying out repressive measures, but criminal acts of terrorism still continue to occur in the Poso Regency. Keywords: Terrorism. Police


Acknowledgements 1. What is justice? 2. How to deserve 3. How to reciprocate 4. Equal respect and equal shares 5. Three kinds of need 6. Separate persons and the limits of justice.


In this work, we investigate the hypothesis that adding 3D information of the periocular region to an end-to-end gaze-estimation network can improve gaze-estimation accuracy in the presence of slippage, which occurs quite commonly for head-mounted AR/VR devices. To this end, using UnityEyes we generate a simulated dataset with RGB and depth-maps of the eye with varying camera placement to simulate slippage artifacts. We generate different noise profiles for the depth-maps to simulate depth sensor noise artifacts. Using this data, we investigate the effects of different fusion techniques for combining image and depth information for gaze estimation. Our experiments show that under an attention-based fusion scheme, 3D information can significantly improve gaze-estimation and compensates well for slippage induced variability. Our finding supports augmenting 2D cameras with depth-sensors for the development of robust end-to-end appearance based gaze-estimation systems.


The aim of this study is to achieve experimental estimation of whole-body averaged specific absorption rate (SAR) of human models using the radiation-field scanning technique. The relationship between the reference level of ICNIRP Guidelines [1] and the whole-body averaged SAR was established mainly based on numerical calculations for highly simplified human modelling. Recently, many dosimetry estimations for human exposure including high accuracy numerical phantom models have been reported [2]. However, due to the difficulty of the measurement in the whole human body exposed by RF plane-wave, there have been a few experimental investigations based on calorimeter or thermography method [3]. It is very important to obtain reliable measurement data that can contribute to validity analyses for the recent precise computational estimations. Previously, we proposed a new whole-body averaged SAR estimation method based on electric power consumption based on the cylindrical field scanning technique [4]. In this paper, we develop the experimental set-up for whole-body averaged SAR estimation using human phantom made of tissue-equivalent material and scaled model. Additionally, measured results of whole-body averaged SAR of standing human for 2GHz far-field exposure are shown. 2. Principle of Proposed Whole-Body SAR Estimation Method A whole-body averaged SAR method which is based upon the power balance between exposed RF power and absorption power on the human body is proposed (Figure 1). In this method, the absorbed power (Wab) due to the human phantom is obtained by estimation both of the outward radiated electric power (Wout) from the arbitrary closed area including the human phantom and the power (Win) of the exposure plane wave. The total absorption power of the human is obtained by the following expression: out in ab W


On the night of 14 June 2017, a 24-storey skyscraper in North Kensington, London, caught fire, leaving 71 people dead and hundreds homeless. Grenfell Tower was a public housing block, built in the early 1970s in Brutalist style, which underwent a controversial refurbishment in 2016. This tragedy in one of the richest areas of one of the richest cities on earth points to a contemporary paradox: the need for more affordable housing is far from being behind us and, indeed, is returning to the fore as a social problem. Our starting point is that housing policies in most European societies have gradually reduced their scope and, breaking with the post-war tradition of cross-class mass housing, are now limited to supporting the more vulnerable households. One of the many effects of this public policy transformation is that public intervention is now conceived as marginal, leaving the market as the main vehicle for service provision (housing, in this case). A second effect can be seen in public facility maintenance: cost cutting has trumped improvements. The Grenfell Tower fire draws attention to several aspects. Here, we will focus on three: the rise of a homeowners' society, the link between social inequalities and housing, and the financialization of housing. The article suggests the need for a radical shift in housing policies, tackling the nexus between inequality reproduction, extraction mechanisms, and living conditions.