THE existence of seasonal fluctuations in the marriage rate is well known. 'Unlike birth and death,' wrote William Farr in I885, ' marriage is a voluntary act, and if men so will, all the marriages of a country may be celebrated in any single month of the year. But human will is influenced by motives, and these appear to operate all through the seasons of the year with variable force. In London the close of the season among the higher classes is a matrimonial epoch; among the working classes the festivals of Whitsuntide and Christmas, and the season of Lent exert some influence, so do the terms of service which vary in different countries. The geniality of spring is perceptible, but Lincolnshire is the only county in which the spring weddings exceed the autumn weddings in number. The accumulations of autumn supply a store of food and the harvest wages of young swains in agricultural districts are often wisely invested in the furniture of a cottage." A little later than Farr, Sir Arthur Newsholme cited 'the Registrar-General's statistics ' as showing that December, October, April and June were the most favoured months for marriages and that May was the least favoured month.2 The only statistics of the Registrar-General that I have been able to discover on this point are in a table of his report for i88r giving the number of marriages each month in two districts-Gloucestershire and Manchester-for comparison with the monthly figures of several countries in Europe.3


The theory of the dispersion of the refractive‐index anisotropy induced in nonpolar fluids by external electric fields is extended to the case of chemically reacting fluids. Explicit expressions for the induced anisotropy are derived for a model nonpolar fluid with (1) no pair correlations, (2) rotational diffusion dynamics, and (3) a simple two‐state (or species) chemical equilibrium. Limiting cases of the results are discussed.


In spite of huge advances in measurement technology in the past two decades, separating the influence of the instrument from the measurement continues to challenge ocean engineers. This session includes three fascinating papers which illustrate this problem. The first paper quantifies the response of a new spar buoy design. The second teases out the influence of wakes on high resolution velocity measurements in very low flows. Finally the third paper introduces another solution to the measurement of velocity by an acoustic Doppler profiler near the instrument and near the surface.


Face validity of meta-analyses is important given the summative nature of the technique and special education's increasing reliance on their apparently definitive results. However, reported meta-analytic information is often incomplete, thereby significantly influencing judgment of meta-analytic face validity and any subsequent conclusions for theory and practice. Twenty-four meta-analyses in mental retardation, learning disabilities, and emotional behavior disorders were reviewed and analyzed across 6 domains of information necessary for securing face validity of published meta-analyses. Results indicate a wide variation in the amount of reported data similar to Mostert (1996), which could influence the summative results of meta-analyses. In addition, temporal analysis of 44 meta-analyses in special education indicates increasingly higher proportions of information appearing in later than earlier meta-analyses.


Absorption and fluorescence spectra, fluorescence decay times, and quantum yields of fluorescence and triplet state formation have been determined for N-phenyl and substituted N-phenyl derivatives of 1,2-, 2,3-, and 1,8-naphthalimides, using stationary irradiation and laser flash excitation methods. The effects of substituents on the N-phenyl group on solvent polarity and viscosity have been studied. A short-wavelength (SW) fluorescence, similar to the luminescence emitted by the N-alkyl derivatives, and/or a considerably red shifted long-wavelength (LW) luminescence are observed, and the ratio of the SW and LW fluorescence components is found to depend on substitution and on solvent properties. A striking characteristic of the N-phenylnaphthalimides (in contrast to the N-alkyl derivatives) is the very efficient internal conversion which results in short fluorescence decay times and in low fluorescence and triplet yields. On the basis of the experimental results, it is suggested that solvent and geometric...


Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is an established procedure for the secondary prevention of variceal bleeding and management of refractory ascites. Portal vein thrombosis presents technical difficulty during TIPS due to non-visualization of portal vein. In such patients, trans-splenic approach can be utilized to navigate thrombosed portal vein and use a snare as a fluoroscopic guidance for the intra parenchymal pass. The patient had a 2-year history of PVT complicated by abdominal pain, ascites, and paraesophageal varices. The main SV was punctured percutaneous under ultrasound scan guidance. Portal vein (PV) access, PV and Splenic Vein (SV) venoplasty, and TIPS placement were successfully performed without complex techniques. Our case suggests transsplenic (PVR) Portal vein reconstruction-TIPS to be a safe and effective alternative to conventional PVR-TIPS in patients with PVT and SV thrombosis.


During a dramatic development of the field over the last decade, German groups and institutions have played central, often decisive, roles in high-energy astrophysics. Both spatially resolved and temporal studies of gamma-ray sources are conducted with unprecedented sensitivity, deciphering the physical processes in Galactic and extragalactic sources of high-energy emission, and providing new insights into fundamental physics. Radio observations of compact objects, especially black holes and neutron stars, permit exploring physics under extreme conditions and testing for fundamental properties such as the existence of event horizons around black holes. Observations of ultra-high energy cosmic rays provide information on particle acceleration at the highest energy. The first detection in 2013 of cosmic high-energy neutrinos was named the Physics World breakthrough of the year.


It was shown the general characteristic of nanomaterials which are used in cosmetic industry, it was studied their diversity and the principle of operation. There were raised issues about the accuracy of assessment methods of their safety for consumers' health and the environment. It was studied the International market of the producers of nanocosmetics and it was analyzed the major trends in domestic production. It was emphasized the importance of creating of a strong relevant regulatory and technical support in terms of social responsibility for the development of nanotechnology in the cosmetics industry. As a nanorevolution in the cosmetics industry cannot be ignored, moreover stopped, any inaccuracies in scientific risk assessment will cause a negative public attitude to nanotechnology, which can lead to slower development of new technologies.


It is my pleasure to submit an application entitled " Improved statistical methods for CNV detection and cross-platform integration " in response to the National Cancer Institute's RFA-CA-08-005 " Advanced Genomic Data Analysis and Visualization Methods for the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) Data (R21) ". In this application, we have identified a series of urgent statistical questions that are highly relevant to the TCGA project, and have assembled a strong research team to tackle them. The amount of methodological development is substantial, most of which are expected to make a timely contribution to the Project's overall success. We have also described in great detail the mathematical formulation of our methods and our preliminary results. This application, if funded, will go a long way towards upgrading the data analysis repertoire, not only for the TCGA project, but also for other genomewide analyses of complex disease processes. As I have mentioned to you previously, this project will foster the continuation of a currently active and fruitful collaboration. I also think (speaking from early impressions of my new academic home) it will serve to harness the abundant enthusiasm and expertise in the University of Michigan for cancer research and biostatistical analysis. We are excited by having this opportunity, and eagerly anticipate working with you in the future. If there is any question regarding this application please do not hesitate to contact me.


While taxation is by far the most well researched area on public finance, there has been a dearth of studies conducted in the government expenditure, budget process and public debt arena. Moreover, the volume of studies conducted are heavily concentrated on the 1960s and on the 1970s, interest in the field has started to weaken. Based on the review of existing literature on public finance, this study has proposed several research projects.


This paper discusses using a remote sensing fusion method, based on' adaptive sparse representation (ASP)', to provide improved spectral information, reduce data redundancy and decrease system complexity. First, the training sample set is formed by taking random blocks from the images to be fused, the dictionary is then constructed using the training samples, and the remaining terms are clustered to obtain the complete dictionary by iterated processing at each step. Second, the self-adaptive weighted coefficient rule of regional energy is used to select the feature fusion coefficients and complete the reconstruction of the image blocks. Finally, the reconstructed image blocks are rearranged and an average is taken to obtain the final fused images. Experimental results show that the proposed method is superior to other traditional remote sensing image fusion methods in both spectral information preservation and spatial resolution.


In this paper we develop a framework in which implied correlation can be rigorously defined for a class of derivative contracts written on two assets. Within this class, we show that implied correlation exists and is unique provided that the observed two-asset contract price is free of arbitrage. We also obtain an analytic result to compute the sensitivity to implied correlation of a contract's price. We then provide a numerical illustration of these results applied to spread options.


A compound facial defect including the columella, a wide full-thickness loss of the upper lip, and the nasal floor is a severe disfigurement. This patient was a victim of noma in childhood. This report includes a discussion of the problem and a way of solving it with possible available methods in order to obtain an acceptable result.


Meeting the daily physical, mental, spiritual, social, and emotional needs of children with disabilities is already challenging and exploring, discovering, and nurturing their gifts and talents is even more difficult. The practical and limited goal of the parents, school, and community is to just help children with needs be as independent and functional as possible and discovering and nurturing their gifts and talents often takes a backseat, if considered at all. However, MindHaven School has been implementing and evaluating different approaches in discovering and nurturing the gifts and talents of children with needs since 1993 and has proven that Creative Dramatics and the Performing Arts should be essential components of its Inclusive Program. To help children with needs develop their cognitive, non-cognitive, and art skills, the school has a Children's Theater which produces a year-end showcase/play/musicale. Utilizing Creative Dramatics, the Performing Arts, and Children's Theater has positively affected the harmony and collective dynamics of the stakeholders of the school. The children's interactions with peers, adults, and materials provided opportunities for holistic development and all adults involved took on the roles of scaffolds, facilitators, and mediators. This study particularly seeks to answer the following questions regarding having a Children's Theater in a school for children with and without needs: 1.) How are the children engaged in Creative Dramatics and the Performing Arts in preparation for it? 2.) What skills does it develop in children? 3.) How are gifts, talents, and skills identified through it? 4.) What innovative teaching approaches are needed to implement it and 5.) What are the perceptions of the involved stakeholders? Keywords—children's theater; school play; performing arts; creative dramatics; inclusive school; inclusive program; children with needs


ABSTRACT. This article examines the theoretical problem of understanding the relationship between personal and social dimensions of national identity. It does this by relating ethnographic data collected during a study of a merger between a Scottish and an English bank to three conceptual frameworks. First, it considers Michael Billig's thesis of 'banal nationalism'. Then it addresses Anthony P. Cohen's concept of 'personal nationalism'. Finally, it adapts a conception of the relationship between personal and social identity found in the recent work of Derek Layder. Based on this it argues that national identities, like all identities, are rendered salient for persons when they seem to address personal issues of power over one's life, and that the various social organisational settings through which people realise control over their lives (in this case, the bank) are thus crucial contexts for understanding people's attachments to identities, national and otherwise.


Market forces played a negligible role in the allocation of industrial land before 2007 in China. Since 2007, the central government has launched a reform that strictly implemented two policies: 1) all the urban industrial land must be sold through public auction; 2) there is a minimum land price (MLP) constraint on industrial land transaction. This paper investigates the micro-foundations of the industrial land market in urban China post-2007. In this market, the local government as monopoly supplier auctions off industrial land in order to gather land sales revenues and boost local industrial development, subject to an MLP regulation from the central government. Using a large land-transaction data matched with county-industry-specific characteristics, our empirical analysis finds that: first, the industrial land markets have been fledging in China, fostered by the reform since 2007. Specifically, in contrast to before the reform, the industrial land sale prices become pretty responsive to both the demand factors (e.g., industry agglomeration and coagglomeration, local economic development) and the supply factors (land cost) of the market; moreover, in terms of quantity, more land is sold to industries with higher degree of specialization or concentration in a county, suggesting improved allocation efficiency. Second, local governments selectively support industries in their land supply decisions. We find that local governments tend to sell more land at lower prices to those industries that are strategically important (classified as priority industries) or that can bring higher coagglomeration externalities to a county. Third, although about 70% of land transactions in our sample are not bounded by the central government's minimum price constraints, still the MLP constraints are binding in 55,000 land transactions amounting to a total land area of 2,824 square kilometers, and costly downward adjustments are involved there. Our analysis reveals different preferences between local governments and the central government. Compared with local governments, the central government tends to value less the coagglomeration externality in developed regions. Also the central government tends to be more concerned about the social cost of land supply than local governments in general.


IDEArq is an information system designed for the dissemination of archaeological data on the Internet through its geospatial dimension under open access conditions. IDEArq is a Spatial Data Infrastructure (IDE), an open-source georeferenced information distribution platform designed according to international standards and norms. The data can be consulted through a web service from different applications (web browsers, GIS software) and through the cartographic visualizer of the IDEArq geoportal. IDEArq-C14 is integrated in IDEArq. It is a file of radiocarbon dating from archaeological sites in the Iberian Peninsula. The chrono-cultural scope of the data ranges from the Epipaleolithic / Mesolithic to the Iron Age, although it includes previous (Paleolithic) or later (Roman and Medieval) dates for deposits that also present these phases of occupation. The dating is accessible through the sites to which they are linked. Each site is georeferenced and described by a series of basic attributes (place name, administrative units, chrono-cultural and typological descriptors, general description). In turn, the data belonging to it are shown in list form, with the following attributes: laboratory acronym, BP date with standard deviation, material, method of measurement, stratigraphic context and observations.


Objective:To examine and analyze the expression of two isoforms of Livin(Livinαand Livinβ),a novel inhibitor of apoptosis protein(IAP)family member in benign prostate hyperplasia(BPH)and prostate cancer(PC),and to explore relationship between Livin expression and prostate cancer.Methods:Livin mRNA in BPH,PC and normal protate tissue(NP)were detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).Results:LivinαmRNA was expressed in 17 of 26 PC cases(65.38%) and in 12 of 20 BPH cases(60.00%),No Livinαexpression was detected in NP,Livinβwas not detected in BPH,PC and NP.The Livinαpositive expression ratios had significant differences(P0.05)between NP and BPH or PC,No significant differ- ence of Livinαpositive expression ratio was found between BPH and PC(P0.05).There was no relationship(P0.05)between the Livinαexpression and histologic grade or clinical stage of PC.Conclusion:Livinαis highly expressed in PC and BPH, which may play an important role in generation and progression of PC and BPH


Two instruments sensitive to nocturnal airglow emissions were flown aboard the NCAR Electra aircraft during the 1990 ALOHA campaign—a Fourier transform spectrometer and a 1/4 meter grating spectrometer. The two instruments were chosen to provide complementary data in the near infrared spectral region, the former between 6000 and 10000 cm−1, and the latter between ∼11300 and ∼11600 cm−1. Coordinated measurements were acquired by both instruments of several ro-vibrational transitions within the ground state of the Meinel band of hydroxyl and one electronic transition of the O2 At system. Rotational temperatures were deduced from both species, including several transitions within the Meinel system. It is usually assumed that the mean height of the O2 At layer is several kilometers above the mean height of the OH layer, implying a means of determining a neutral temperature height profile, albeit coarsely. Data from two flights show an interesting behavior: temperatures inferred from OH and O2 At emissions from the March 31, 1990, mission are equal, T(OH) ∼ T(O2), within error bars during the start of the west-to-east flight while T(OH) > T(O2) during the latter part of the flight. For the March 22, 1990, mission, the dependences are reversed with T(OH) > T(O2) during the first part of the south-to-north flight, and temperatures similar at the end. A comparison with a standard temperature profile model for April at various latitudes indicates that the best fit is for an altitudinal temperature profile for 30 N latitude. A lower T(O2) indicates a high mesopause existed during the ALOHA experiment.


IN order that a common basis, may be established for tabulatling results obtained under sanatorium treatment it is essential that the physicians incharge of these institutions should agree upon the terms used to denote the stage of the disease in patients coming under treatment; and, again, that they should give a clear explanation of the headings under which the results are tabulated. The commonly-accepted terms for the clinical stages of the disease-early, intermediate, and advanced-cannot be improved upon. as they harmonize with the pathological conditions of condensation or commencing consolidation, marked consolidation with softening, and distinct excavation. The difficulty arises in coming to such an agreement regardingthe interpretation of the physical signs as will lead to cases being similarly classified in the different sanatoriums; and the following descriptions are submitted as the result of the writer's experience in drawing upinstitutional reports. The early stage of condensation presents such physical signs as defective expansion over the apex of one lung, slight increaEe of vocal fremitus and vocal resonance, diminution of percussion reEonance in the supraclavicular and supraspinous regions, with an alteration of the respiratory murmur which may display itself as prolongation of expiration, cogged-wheel respiration, or feebleness of the breath sounds; and as regards adventitious sounds, a series of rAtes may be audible during quiet respiration' or after coughing,having the character of crepitations, medium-sized muco-crepitant sounds, or even an occasionalsmall click. Along with the physical signs the quantity of expectoration must be taken into account in putting a case into its proper category; and it may be stated that in the earlystage the sputum does not average more than a few drachms in the twenty-four hours, unless there is concomitant bronchitis. The importance of considering the amount of expectoration is apparent in those cases in which the focus of disease is covered by normal lung tissue and the abnormal physical signs are masked, when a fairly abundant expectoration would indicate a degree of softening of the lung not otherwise apparent. J


In this study, Controlled releas e matrix tablets of Ofloxacin - Ethocel at different drug to polymer ratios were prepared by direct compression method. Main focus of this investigative study was the release patterns and release rates of drug from the matrix tablets, the influence of severa l co - excipients (CMC, HPMC and Starch) on the drug release rates and the mechanism involved. Different grades of Ethocel were used in this study including (7P, 7FP, 10P, 10FP, 100P and 100FP). In vitro dissolution studies in phosphate buffer PH 7.4 showed the prolonged release of drug from the formulations containing Ethocel Premium and FP polymers, but most prominently prolonged release was from the formulations containing FP Premium polymers of Ethocel. All the co - excipients used in Ofloxacin - Ethocel CR t ablets enhanced the release rate of Ofloxacin from the matrix tablets but the most rapid release of drug from the tablets was found in the formulations having CMC as co - excipient. The co - excipients enhanced the release rate in the order of CMC > HPMC > Sta rch. Dissimilarity factor f 1 and similarity factor f 2 were applied to the formulations for the checking of dissimilarities and similarities between the release profiles of drug from the test and the reference standard formulation.


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The utility model relates to a sandwich board with a combined structure of net frames (trusses) and concrete, which is a novel building element. Steel bars (wires) with small diameters are adopted to be made and designed into sandwich net frames (trusses) with small heights, and then the net frames (trusses) are combined with concrete boards, so that the utility model has the characteristics of light self-weight, rigidity in three directions and favorable bearing capacity. If the utility model is used for walls, vertical, horizontal and lateral loads can be born at the same time. Steel bar concrete borders don't need to be arranged, and cold bridges are omitted. The purpose of one family with one big long-span floor board is achieved, so that a room can be freely divided. Floor boards and wall boards can be fabricated and hoisted in advance, so that factory-like and assembling housing production is realized.


Objectives The objective of this study was to investigate the changes in the epidemiology (incidence, age at diagnosis, and survival) of head and neck cancers (HNCs) in Canada in the past decade. Study Design Analysis of a national cancer data registry. Setting All Canadian hospital institutions treating head and neck cancer. Subjects and Methods Using Canadian Cancer Registry data (1992-2007), the authors categorized HNCs into 3 groups according to their possible association with human papillomavirus (HPV): oropharynx (highly associated), oral cavity (moderate association), and "other" (hypopharynx, larynx, and nasopharynx), which are not HPV related. They calculated age-adjusted incidence, median age at diagnosis, and survival for each category. Results Oropharynx tumors increased in incidence over the study time period (annual percent change: 1.50% men, 0.8% women), whereas oral cavity tumors decreased (2.10% men, 0.4% women), as did other HNCs (decreased by 3.0% for men and 1.9% for women). The median age at diagnosis for oropharynx cancer decreased by an average of 0.23 years/y. There was no change for oral cavity tumors but an increase for other HNCs of 0.12 years/y. Survival for patients with oropharynx cancer increased by 1.5%/y but was significant for men only. Survival for patients with oral cavity and other HNCs also increased in men only by 0.9%/y and 0.25%/y, respectively. Conclusion Oropharynx cancer, which is highly correlated with HPV infection, is increasing in incidence in Canada, with a decreasing age at diagnosis and an improvement in survival. This could have implications for screening strategies and treatment for oropharyngeal cancers in Canada.


Strengthening security detection system development of agricultural products quality has significant meanings. In the article,it expounded the development performance of agricultural products quality security detection system in Liaoning province, analyzed the problems existing in the development, and provided suggestions and measures for improving the development.


Automated image interpretation and object recognition is an important task in numerous applications ranging from security systems to natural resource inventorization based on remotesensing. Recently, a second generation of adaptive machine-learned image interpretation systems have shown promising performance in several challenging domains. While demonstrating an unprecedented improvement over handengineered or first generation machine learned systems in terms of cross-domain portability, design cycle time, and robustness, such systems are still severely limited. In this paper we pose several open challenges critical to further progress in learning vision systems. The issues are illustrated with recent efforts and examples.


Certain groups of living Chlorophyta (green algae) have thalli made up of long, tubular cells with many nuclei and many plastids (Tappan, 1980; Bold and Wynne, 1985). The only cross walls in these coenocytes are those that isolate the gamete-producing structures. As the coenocytes approach the edges of the thallus, they branch, generally dichotomously, one or more times and eventually terminate in clavate or bulbous segments called utricles (Latin for small bag or bottle). Thus, the utricles are the termini of coenocytes that occur along the surface of the thallus and interface with the environment. Utricles have been figured in many descriptions and illustrations of such calcified genera as Halimeda (Wray, 1977) and such noncalcareous genera as Codium (Bold and Wynne, 1985). Because of the easily recognized distinction between the parts of the coenocytes, the thallus in cross section consists of a cortex occupied by the utricles and their contiguous segments and a medulla occupied by the long tubular portions of the cell (Figure 1).


This thesis focuses on the translation of entries beginning with the letter M in the dictionary Diccionario de Americanismos, Lima, 2010. Another goal is to sort and add missing data, which relate to those terms. The work also includes the translation commentary, which accurately describes the procedure process. The thesis should be beneficial to project Spanish-Czech Dictionary of Americanisms leaded by professor Jiři Cerný.


The red-eared slider Trachemys scripta elegans is currently the only reptile species that can be legally sold as a pet in Singapore. We report on the species of tortoises and freshwater turtles that were found for sale during a survey of 27 pet shops in 2004. Although the red-eared slider was the most common species for sale, small numbers of 11 other species were available. Of these, the import of one species (the Chinese soft-shell turtle Pelodiscus sinensis) is allowed for food but import of the other 10 species is not permitted for either food or the pet trade. We found that illegally held chelonians are often not kept on the pet shop premises. Our findings suggest that the Singaporean authorities' efforts to address illegal wildlife trade have to include other methods in addition to conducting raids on shop premises.


Focal cortical dysplasia type IIb (FCDIIb) and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) are typical causes of developmental delay and refractory epilepsy. G‐protein‐coupled receptor 30 (GPR30) is a specific estrogen receptor that is critical in neurodevelopment, neuroinflammation, and neuronal excitability, suggesting that it plays a potential role in the epilepsy of patients with FCDIIb and TSC. Therefore, we investigated the role of GPR30 in patients with FCDIIb and TSC. We found that the expression of GPR30 and its downstream protein kinase A (PKA) pathway were decreased and negatively correlated with seizure frequency in female patients with FCDIIb and TSC, but not in male patients. GPR30 was widely distributed in neurons, astrocytes, and microglia, and its downregulation was especially notable in microglia. The GPR30 agonist G‐1 increased the expression of PKA and p‐PKA in cultured cortical neurons, and the GPR30 antagonist G‐15 exhibited the opposite effects of G‐1. The NF‐κB signaling pathway was also activated in the specimens of female patients with FCDIIb and TSC, and was regulated by G‐1 and G‐15 in cultured cortical neurons. We also found that GPR30 regulated cortical neuronal excitability by altering the frequency of spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents and the expression of NR2A/B. Further, the relationship between GPR30 and glycometabolism was evaluated by analyzing the correlations between GPR30 and 18F‐FDG PET‐CT values (standardized uptake values, SUVs). Positive correlations between GPR30 and SUVs were found in female patients, but not in male patients. Intriguingly, GPR30 expression and SUVs were significantly decreased in the epileptogenic tubers of female TSC patients, and ROC curves indicated that SUVs could predict the localization of epileptogenic tubers. Taken together, our results suggest a potential protective effect of GPR30 in the epileptogenesis of female patients with FCDIIb and TSC.


Offshore outsourcing is on the increase as businesses seek more cost effective manufacturing options for their products. Supporting outsourcing is as much about communication of tasks as it is about the tasks themselves. We argue that there is need for more fundamental research into the relationship between communication and design for remote collaboration. In this paper we explore early design and testing issues for a "mashup" of existing technologies to support remote collaboration for the fashion industry. We discuss the development of the Textual Virtual Tangible Multi-touch (TVTM) system (Yang et al 2010) for supporting remote collaboration via multi-touch tables, and explore the methodological decisions and early findings from a novel version of the Video Card Game (Buur & Soenderborg 2000) to study participants' use of the system.


ABSTRACT Participation in activist groups has been demonstrated to have myriad benefits for LGBTQ+ individuals, including decreasing the negative mental health effects of discrimination. In this brief report, we present results from an exploratory study examining two factors that impact individuals' involvement in activist groups: internalized heterosexism and connection to LGBTQ+ community. Participants (N = 1999) were LGBTQ+ adults aged 18–80 who were recruited online. Results revealed that participants who engaged in activist groups reported more connection to the LGBTQ+ community and less internalized heterosexism when compared to participants who did not engage in activist groups.


The problem of formalizing the computational- logical problem of recognizing radio-emitting objects and their states on the basis of the formal-logical approach is considered. As a formal system for creating logical models of knowledge and a logical inference procedure, calculus of first-order predicates is used. A new method for formalizing the problem was developed, which ensured the creation of an intelligent expert system for recognizing radio-emitting objects and their states. Experimental studies were carried out, which confirmed their effectiveness and high reliability of the results.


This thesis discusses the member's perception of the law for the results of mudarabah financing in the Multipurpose Cooperative of Syariah An Nur with the aim to find out how the members' perception of the law for the results of mudarabah financing on the Multifarious Cooperative Cooperative An Nur Tawangsari and how the member's perception of the law for the results of mudarabah financing .
The type of this research is field research by using descriptive approach, that is research which aims to adjust between argument with member's perception to law for result of financing of mudarabah so as to produce the law in question. In collecting data of this research use method of interview, documentation and observation. In this study the researchers analyze the data obtained by way of descriptive analysis that describes the state or a phenomenon with words or sentences, then obtained a conclusion.
From the research that has been done the following results obtained, that the member's perception of the law of profit sharing Mudarabah Financing on Multifarious Cooperatives An Nur Tawangsari states the share of mudarabah financing made by the cooperative all-round sharia business an nur not in accordance with the system of calculation of financing results according to Islamic law. This is because the way the profit sharing done by the Multipurpose Business Cooperative An Nur using the profit sharing from the percentage of financing proposed by members not from the percentage of profits derived from the business members.


Recent progress in design of diode-laser-pumped CW tunable narrowband mid-infrared sources based on difference-frequency generation (DFG) is addressed. Application of two such tunable sources to high-resolution spectroscopy and sensitive atmospheric trace detection of methane near 3.2 micrometers is reported. Methane detection limit in air of 12 ppb- m/(root)Hz is reported based upon the signal-to-noise ratio observed in the direct absorption spectra. Performance characteristics of these sources are examined including tuning range, phase matching bandwidth, output power, and amplitude stability. Applications of diode-laser-pumped CW tunable DFG may include atmospheric trace detection of several major hydrocarbons such as ethane, ethylene, and benzene, and toxic air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitric and nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, and methyl chloride.


Progress discussed includes: the gathering of information that led to the design approach of the machine, and a summary of the findings in the areas of study along with a description of each station of the machine. A cell stringing and string applique machine is to be built which will be flexible in design, capable of handling a variety of cells and assembling strings of cells which can then be placed in a matrix up to 4' x 2' in series or parallel arrangement. The target machine cycle is to be 5 seconds per cell. This machine will be primarily adapted to 100 MM round cells with one or two tabs between cells. It will place finished strings of up to twelve cells in a matrix of up to six such strings arranged in series or in parallel. The design of the machine will be flexible so that it can be modified to handle other cell sizes, string lengths and module arrangements.


Cirsium discolor (Muhl) Spreng (Asteraceae) and Penstemon digitalis Nutt. (Scrophulariaceae) produce sticky material only in their inflorescences. While there is a wealth of printed information concerning such sticky traps occurring in other parts of plants, there is relatively little about those specifically in inflorescences. In order to determine whether sticky traps in the inflorescences of these two plant species defend against seed predators and other herbivores and predators, it was necessary to discover what arthropods use them. Literature search revealed very little about arthropods associated with C. discolor, and nothing about those associated with P. digitalis. Observations showed that, for both plant species, pollinators do not come in contact with the traps, and each plant has several seed predators able to successfully avoid the traps. Several predatory arthropods occur on C. discolor. Two of them, a minute pirate bug and a small salticid spider, seem to glean from its sticky traps. A theridiid spider occasionally builds its web in P. digitalis inflorescences, but was not seen to glean from sticky traps. An undescribed pteromalid parasitizes one of the seed predators of P. digitalis. Ants and aphids are deterred by the traps. ____________________ Hundreds of plant species, in many families, catch insects in sticky traps formed by mucilaginous or resinous secretions. However, in Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald 1950) I found only 68 species, divided among 14 families, that have such traps only in their inflorescences. Among these were two species found in Illinois: Foxglove penstemon (Penstemon digitalis Nutt.: Scrophulariaceae) and Field thistle (Cirsium discolor (Muhl) Spreng: Asteraceae). The function of sticky traps in plants has been debated since Darwin (1875) argued that trapped insects might enhance plant nutrition via direct digestion and absorption. Kerner (1878) countered that their main function was to defend against creeping insects. Willson et al. (1983) theorized that when these sticky traps occur in inflorescences they defend against seed predators. The attraction of predators that might remain and defend the plant was suggested by work on carnivorous plants (Lloyd 1942) and extrafloral nectaries (Inouye and Taylor, Jr. 1979). Eisner and Aneshansley (1983) suggested trapped insects might decompose when they were washed to the ground by rain, the products of their decomposition then being absorbed by the plants. From 1980 through 1987 I investigated these four theories: direct nutrition, direct defense against seed predators and other herbivores, indirect defense by attracting predators, and indirect nutrition after decomposition of insects. The theories of Darwin and of Eisner and Aneshansley require no knowledge of the specific insects that come in contact with inflorescences with sticky traps. However, to investigate the defense theories it was necessary to know what insects and other arthropods use the inflorescences, and how they are able to overcome sticky-trap barriers. Behavioral or other adaptations that allow them to do so would be of considerable interest. Although there is very extensive 1 Thomas: Arthropods Utilizing Sticky Inflorescences of Cirsium Discolor Published by ValpoScholar, 2007 170 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST Vol. 40, Nos. 3 & 4 literature about insects in relation to plant surfaces (Juniper and Southwood, eds. 1986 provide in depth discussions and references), most research papers I found concerned agricultural plants such as tobacco (Van der Plank and Anderssen 1944), tomatoes (Johnson 1956, Stoner et al. 1968, Rick and Tanksley 1981), cotton (Wannamaker 1957, Stephens 1961), and alfalfa (Johnson, Jr. et al.1980). Kerner (1878) mentioned thistles versus ants, and papers by Lamp (1979), Lamp and McCarty (1978), and Rees (1977), considered seed predators of two thistle species other than C. discolor. Only Willson et al. (1983) discussed seed predators of C. discolor. I found no papers about insects utilizing P. digitalis inflorescences. In order to understand insect/plant relationships in the sticky inflorescences of these two plant species, I investigated the arthropods found in their inflorescences. My findings are reported in this paper.


We establish sufficient conditions for the existence of solutions for a nonlinear impulsive multi-order Caputo-type generalized fractional differential equation with infinite delay and nonlocal generalized integro-initial value conditions. The existence result is proved by means of Krasnoselskii's fixed point theorem, while the contraction mapping principle is employed to obtain the uniqueness of solutions for the problem at hand. The paper concludes with illustrative examples.


I5NH,+ was added to Cladophora sencea mats to give ca 30 % enrichment The mats were incubated in the dark and the dllution of the I5NH,+ was followed Some of the 15NH4' label was not recovered in the algal cells nor in the water at time zero. This loss amounted to ca 40% of the I5NH,' label. The lost label reappeared during the incubation. 15NH,+ was incorporated into the cells In the dark. The incorporat~on rate was greater when the cells had previously been exposed to strong sunLight. There was little change in NH,' concentration durlng incubation, but the calculated rate of NH,+ production was 3.82 mm01 m-2 d ' This was presumed to be the amount available for resynthesis into cells.


As one of the most important cultural and entertainment industry of the world,online games have comprehensive and far-reaching impact on the vocational colleges.The paper takes the south campus of Guangdong Communications Polytechnic as an example.Firstly,it gives a preliminary understanding of the situation about online games of vocational colleges.then,analysis positive and negative effects of online games.lastly,it gives some comments,such as improve the training system of vocational college,enrich the campus culture with higher characteristics,and strengthen the campus environment and so on to guide the studens to positive rationly treat online games.


This book makes a valuable and easy to read contribution to the extensive 'end-of-life care' ethics literature. The clear structure helps the reader to gain an overview of the key ethical aspects of palliative care.


In 1990 a complete survey of the south Pennines in England (covering 725 km2) was used to estimate the population sizes of ten species of upland breeding birds. We investigate whether survey effort could have been reduced by using a sample based approach. Random sampling could have produced large reductions in survey effort for Curlew Numenius arquata, Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria and Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus, which tended to be relatively evenly distributed across the region. A random sample of less than 50% of the study area could estimate the populations of these species to within 10% of the value obtained through the complete survey. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra and Twite Acanthis flavirostris tended to be locally common and so over 80% of the study area would need to be surveyed to provide equivalent population estimates for these species. Regression sampling could not reduce survey effort significantly in comparison with random sampling, because species-environment correlations tended to be relatively low. The largest reduction in survey effort occurred for Golden Plover in association with the distance to the moor edge in which a 41% regression sample had an equivalent accuracy to a 47% random sample. Stratified sampling could produce the largest reductions in survey effort when the allocation of survey effort to individual strata was related both to strata size and to the variation of bird numbers within strata. Reductions in survey effort of over 25% in comparison with random sampling were obtained for Dunlin Calidris alpina stratified by percent moorland, and Twite stratified by northing. No single environmental variable could provide the most efficient means of stratification for all species. We discuss the choice of sampling strategy for different bird species and given different survey objectives, and consider how the results obtained in the south Pennines may be used to determine appropriate sampling strategies in other regions.


The articles in this special section focus on initiaves by the IEEE Communications Society to promote education, research, training, and career development for students as well as communications professionals.


The aim of this scientific research article is to describe the satisfaction with family relations of Latgale inhabitants', as well as illustrate how this factor affects their feeling of happiness. Family relations as one of the most important factors influencing happiness are highlighted in many studies of positive psychology. Because of this author of this article chose to investigate this theoretical knowledge in Latgale region. The theoretical interpretation of the happiness phenomenon is based on the findings of positive psychology, according to which happiness is defined as a life satisfaction and positive evaluation of his life and positive emotions over negative emotions. The author developed methodology " Family, Job, State" and "Oxford happiness questionnaire" adapted by the author to Latvian culture and socio-demographic survey, were used in the research paper. It was found out that Latgale inhabitants are satisfied with their family relationships. However, the happy inhabitants of Latgale are characterized by greater correspondence between the ideal requirements of the social relationships in the family and family's emotional background and satisfaction with the actual quality of these factors, than the unhappy inhabitants of Latgale region.


The joint effects of digital innovations constitute a continuous change process known as digital transformation. Every digital innovation is inevitably preceded by the initial idea for it. Furthermore, the success of innovations and, thereby, digital transformation is vitally dependent on their starting points, that is, ideas. Literature and practice observations reveal that SMEs often base their idea selection on intuitions and gut feelings rather than rigorous methods. Furthermore, they often miss the opportunity to involve external support units. Therefore, the research objective is to develop an IT-supported, criteria-based, and multi-stage idea evaluation method supporting the selection of digital innovation ideas in the context of SMEs' digital transformation. Methodologically, a design science research approach is followed. A structured literature review, two focus group discussions, and three interviews inform the artifact's design. The artifact comes with a comprehensive set of evaluation criteria embedded into a flexible evaluation method that involves an interaction concept with external supporters. Thereby, it solves a practice-inspired problem and contributes to the existing repertoire of idea management tools.


Composing, controlled principle and usage performance of DMAC Ⅱautomatic monitoring and control system for HM technical parameter are introduced at Huoshaopu Mine, Coal Preparation Plant.


The complexity of coastal societies and our country dependence on fishery resources makes it necessary to look for research approaches that account for both spatial and temporal aspects. A theoretical-methodological proposal of historical-geographical analysis is proposed for the study of the artisanal-fishing system in the inland sea of Chiloe, through the construction of a broad definition of landscape. The evolution of the landscape concept in Human Geography is analysed, the inland sea is territorially characterized, and a landscape definition based on notions relevant and applicable to the context mentioned above is proposed. Results show a definition capable of reconstructing the spatial history of the small-scale fishing system in the inland sea, which would support a base of interpretative analysis to various issues linked to artisanal fishing and the appropriation, use, and management of fishing-artisanal resources.


Aiming at the problem that it is difficult to obtain basic geographic information data along the beach, this paper proposes a method of using an airborne laser scanning system to obtain basic


This project is focusing on developing a multifunctional automated guided vehicle. This AGV system has to be obtained by the major part of all workstations into shop floor. This type of vehicle is assigned to all over the shop floor. This article has presented as an analytical concept of design a AGV system. The concept model has obtained a performing of design procedure which consists of two steps, 'selection of feasible zones' and 'selection of final guide path.'This AGV for all manufacturing industry which contains the features like it can carry the finished component pallets, collision detection and computer control. A command based or teach pendent interface based wireless control is provided to control the robot. A collision detection sensor ensures robot may not hit any obstacles in its path. The robot has compact size which can easily move on rough area. In this project we describe the development of automated guided vehicle that provides you with a FMS environment for modeling and prototyping automated guided vehicles


STUDIES of pulmonary function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis have established that the vital capacity is frequently reduced and that the maximum ventilatory capacity is decreased proportionately less than the vital capacity.1 2 3 In the most comprehensive survey of ventilatory function in this disease reported to date, Rogan, Needham and McDonald3 demonstrated that the reductions in vital capacity and total lung capacity were the most striking and consistently abnormal findings, and showed the best correlation with the severity of the disease as judged by radiologic criteria. Their studies also showed that the ratio of residual volume to total lung capacity was . . .


Sources of error mentioned by Eales (for reference, see this Bibliography Vol. 31, No. 7, 12 E67-05752) are recognized, but they do not discount the importance of glare.


The advent of pixelated micropolarizer arrays (MPAs) has facilitated the development of polarization-sensitive focal plane arrays (FPAs) based on charge-coupled devices (CCDs) and active pixel sensors (APSs), which are otherwise only able to measure the intensity of light. Polarization sensors based on MPAs are extremely compact, light-weight, mechanically robust devices with no moving parts, capable of measuring the degree and angle of polarization of light in a single snapshot. Furthermore, micropolarizer arrays based on wire grid polarizers (so called micro-grid polarizers) offer extremely broadband performance, across the optical and infrared regimes. These devices have potential for a wide array of commercial and research applications, where measurements of polarization can provide critical information, but where conventional polarimeters could be practically implemented. To date, the most successful commercial applications of these devices are 4D Technology's PhaseCam laser interferometers and PolarCam imaging polarimeters. Recently, MPA-based polarimeters have been identified as a potential solution for space-based telescopes, where the small size, snapshot capability and low power consumption (offered by these devices) are extremely desirable. In this work, we investigated the performance of MPA-based polarimeters designed for astronomical polarimetry using the Rochester Institute of Technology Polarization Imaging Camera (RITPIC). We deployed RITPIC on the 0.9 meter SMARTS telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory and observed a variety of astronomical objects (calibration stars, variable stars, reflection nebulae and planetary nebulae). We use our observations to develop calibration procedures that are unique to these devices and provide an estimate for polarimetric precision that is achievable.


Yogic therapies are traditional, the oldest, and powerful combination with various methods to cope with different stressors
and developing a healthy mental and physical health as an interventional program. The present study aimed to see the
effect of yogic techniques on academic stress and psychological well-being among young adult girls. A total of 20 young adult unmarried nursing
girl students were selected with age range 17-20 Years, and then randomly divided into 02 groups, 10 in experimental and 10 in control group.
Scale for Assessing Academic Stress (SAAS) and Checklist for Psychological well-being were used as assessment tools. They assessed at the
beginning and after 30 days of yogic practices intervention program. The Experimental group has been received a structured yogic intervention
programme. The result found that yogic practices has signicantly effective on academic stress and psychological well-being on experimental
group participants. Yogic practices are also effective in enhancing self-esteem level, positive mental-health and to developing self-awareness to
all age groups.


Results of the development of additive technology of the Luneburg lens manufacturing are presented. Results of measurements and calculations of the scattering properties of a reflector based on a Luneburg lens which was manufactured from the polylactide plastic using 3D printing are presented. Angle dependence of radar cross section of a reflector based on Luneburg lens in X band for different metallization area is investigated.


In the virtual space,the feeling is existing owing to body.Thereinto,"flesh" is the carrier,the inner side and the realizer of virtual reality,and it makes individuals associate.The close relation between "flesh"and "virtual reality"lets people enjoy the timely chippy pleasure with forsaken duty and endure the trouble brought by the habits from virtual reality.


Rainfall is an important factor for the safety of waste dump.A waste dump with high bench is taken as an example.According to the saturated-unsaturated seepage theory,the stable seepage and transient seepage of the waste dump in the condition of rainfall and non-rainfall are analyzed with the finite element method.The result shows that the rainfall makes significant influence on the safety of waste dump.It provides an important basis for the security governance and engineering design,which can be a reference for the safety analysis of similar waste dumps.


This thesis has two aims. The first is to provide a description of constituent ordering in Silozi syntactic structures. It also describes the language's morphological structure. The other is to ascertain, in an empirical way, the extent to which Dik's categorial complexity hypothesis (or LIPOC) affects the ordering of constituents in Silozi syntactic structures. It is claimed that the internal structure of a constituent can have a direct effect on its placement, since the composition of syntactic units in terms of length and structural complexity is a further factor influencing their linear ordering. Using a database of spoken and written Silozi texts, the thesis employs both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the distribution of constituents in their functional profiles. The methodology used involves counting and studying the distribution of all the constituents (elements) of the clause and sentence. The constructions studied are SVX, XSVX and special focusing constructions. In short, the study considers parameters of constituent order variation in discourse. The study concludes that there is a strong correlation between the internal structure of constituents and the position in which they occur in a clause or sentence. This is so especially in constructions that place the subject in the initial position (SVX) which constitute the bulk of the data. There is also evidence for this hypothesis in some focusing constructions. The study has also found that in constructions which place constituents other than the subject in the initial position, the ordering significantly contradicts the predictions of this hypothesis. The bulk of these are those which place adverbial constituents in the initial position. Left dislocations and fronting or topicalizations also contradict the predictions of the hypothesis. Although evidence for the effect has been found in both spoken and written discourse, the study takes the view that the two mediums of Silozi display different syntactic patterns of use. This is primarily because the two types of language have different syntactic patterns of use, which are attributable to the circumstances under which they are produced. This study is significant in several ways. First it introduces Silozi to the linguistic world as a separate Southern African Bantu language. Second it contributes to constituent ordering studies, which are highly Euro-centric and parametrically biased. It does so by bringing data from a little known language. Further, it shows that focusing on the central constituents of the clause, which is the main stay of most studies is not adequate in explaining constituent order facts. One issue that the study raises is that the use of authentic data is vital in the formulation of linguistic theories and explanation of language phenomena. The thesis espouses the view that constituent ordering explanations should take into account the formal and discoursepragmatic characteristics of language.


'The Khmer Rouge doesn't eat rice,' said Tuon Chay, 'they eat ideology.' He knew what he was talking about. As a commander in General Lon Nol's army he fought a losing civil war against the Khmer Rouge from 1970 to 1975; then he watched the Khmer Rouge rule Kampuchea with a bloody hand from 1975 to 1979; then as a guerrilla commander he fought in a coalition with the Khmer Rouge against the Vietnamese occupiers of Cambodia during the 1980s.


In this paper, we study the effect of the outer boundary location for the flow past an impulsively started circular cylinder at low Reynolds numbers (Re). The assumed far field represented by the outer radius of the annular physical domain is thoroughly investigated along with that of the position of the cross-cut. We present numerical solutions for the steady-state Navier-Stokes equations that govern the incompressible viscous flows such as the one studied here. The simulations are carried out with the help of a recently developed fourth order accurate compact scheme. It is seen that length of the outer radius always affects the flow variables irrespective of the grid size and the cross-cut positioned at the left side of the cylinder yields more efficient computation than the one located on the right. Comparisons are made with established numerical and experimental results and excellent agreement is found in all the cases, both qualitatively and quantitatively confirming the efficiency of the HOC scheme being used.


Let be a coherent pair of Jacobi measures. In most cases, we obtain convergence and boundedness of the Fourier series for Sobolev polynomials with respect to this kind of measures.


The starting point of the Volume-CAD System Research Program has been the setting up of a new geometric volume model of deformable bodies, labeled as VCAD, which assures a rapid generation of solid FE meshes, and is endowed with relatively simple functions for mesh refinement, volume data storage, and data transfer [1]. Specifically, this flexibility allows an integrated numerical approach of the successive phases of a deformation or manufacturing process, even when the phases of the process are simulated by different numerical codes.


With obtained bioinformatics software,the homology and functional sites and many other parameters of the ascorbate peroxidase's cDNA sequences ZjAPX were analyzed.The results showed that this sequence was a protein of outside membrane and had an open reading frame(ORF) whose full-length was 753 bp,encoding 251 amino acids,its molecular weight 62.55 kDa;and theoretical isoelectric point 5.10.Conservation analysis of ZjAPX showed that it belonged to a plant heme peroxidase family with a typical zone of binding ferredoxin;similarity analysis showed that the protein had highly homologous with other known ascorbate peroxidase;the comparison between Theobroma cacao L.,Gossypium hirsutum and ZjAPX was 93%.Therefore,it was named ZjAPX(DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank:AB608053).Tertiary structure of ZjAPX was speculated by Swiss Model program(http://au.expasy.org/tools/).Using the cloning vector pSPORT1 carrying Zizyphus jujuba ascorbate peroxidase gene's cDNA sequence as a template to amplify the objective gene,then the PCR products were digested by BamH Ⅰ and Sal Ⅰ and connected to recombinant with plant expression plasmid PEZR(K)-LNY,and the sequencing results showed that the plant expression vector was successfully constructed.This data laid solid foundations for further research on the biological function of plant tissue and the possible ways of active regulation.


${\beta}$- Eucryptite (LiAlSiO4) is a potential electrolyte for Li- ion battery due to its high Li- ion conductivity and very small volume thermal expansion coefficient. We have performed ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations of $\beta$- Eucryptite to study the origin of high temperature superionic phase transition in this material. The simulations are able to provide the microscopic understanding of the one -dimensional superionicity that occurs along the hexagonal c-axis and is associated with the order-disorder nature of the phase transition. The Li ionic conductivity is found to enhance due to the anisotropic negative thermal expansion along hexagonal c-axis. The introduction of defects in the crystal like, excess Li in interstitial sites, Li vacancy and O vacancy are found to significantly increase the ionic conductivity and hence might reduce the temperature of the superionic phase transition in this material.


In this article, we extend an early agent-based spatial model of the prediction market by taking into account the heterogeneities of agents in their tolerance capacity (tolerance to neighbors with different political identities) and in their exploration capacity (exploration of the political identities of other agents). We then study the effects of these heterogeneities on the behavior of the prediction market, including prediction accuracy, determinants of earnings, and income distribution. First, in terms of prediction accuracy, we find that, compared to the homogeneous case, bringing heterogeneity into the model can generally improve the prediction accuracy, although its statistical significance is limited. In particular, the well-known empirical regularity known as the favorite-longshot bias remains almost unchanged with this extension. Second, through the heterogeneous-agent design, we find that both capacities (personality traits) of agents have a significant positive effect on earnings, and the effect of the exploration capacity is even more dramatic. Third, through their effects on earnings, both capacities also contribute to income inequality, but only to a mild degree with a Gini coefficient of 0.20.


Over the past 30 years, much has been written about the negative consequences that minor disorders and quality of life offenses can have on public places. The literature documents cases where disorder contributed to the deterioration of locations such as the New York City subways, the downtown Civic Center in San Francisco, and MacArthur Park in Los Angeles (Kelling & Coles 1996; Sousa & Kelling 2010). The literature also describes the process by which disorder leads to the decline of public places. According to the 'broken windows' hypothesis (Wilson & Kelling 1982), disorder can generate fear among citizens, causing them to avoid locations where disorder is a problem. These locations, which lack informal social control mechanisms, are potentially vulnerable to more serious forms of crime.


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The effects of fermentation on protein, in vitro protein digestibility (IVPD), amino acid, total phenolics, phytic acid and colour values of four maize cultivars (two bi-colour waxy corn and two super sweet corn), namely Jing Tian Zi Hua Nuo NO. 2, Jing Tian NO. 3, Bright Jean and Su Ke Hua Nuo 2008, were determined and compared with those of their unfermented counterparts. Results showed that fermentation caused significant increase in protein (43.5% largest increase), most kind of amino acid (131.5% largest increase in lysine content) and total phenolic content (23.4% largest increase), but significant reduction in phytic acid content (24.3% largest reduction) of four maize cultivars. The IVPD of four maize cultivars, except Suke2008, did not change significantly. Colour values of two waxy corn were resulted in the increase in a-values and reduction in L-values.


This study targeted community members who have purchased smartphone and have joined the official brand fan pages of the smartphone brands for at least six months. A total of 681 valid samples were collected. Structural equation modeling was employed to conduct path analyses, and the results show that the 7 hypothetical paths proposed in this study are supported by the theoretical model, which exhibited desirable goodness of fit. In the mediation effect, brand passions partially mediate exogenous factors and brand loyalty. This study is aimed at increasing understanding of how a firm that possesses a cluster of fans who actively protect its brand maintain a strong brand relationship with its brand fans through brand community.


The relationship between nitrogen application at different stages and the physiological activity of flag leaf of super high yielding wheat at the later stage was studied. The results showed that the activity of superoxide dismatase (sod) and chlorophyll content in flag leaf decreased in later period, while the membrane lipid peroxidation MDA and relative conductivity declined to increase. Nitrogen application appropriately at connective stage could suppress chlorophyll's degrading, keep the activity of SOD at high level, and decrease membrane lipid peroxidation level, prolong the functional stage of the leaf.


closure (LAAC) is increasingly performed as an alternative to oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention with nonvalvular atrial fi brillation. Good procedural imaging during LAAC is essential for the acute and long-term procedural success. for


ABSTRACT:Every year thousands of neologisms, or new words, are coined. Most neologisms are compounds or derivations. Existing words used with a new meaning (e.g., English smart [slim in Dutch] 'appearing to have a degree of intelligence' [OED]), often used attributively before a machine or device) and new multiword units (urban gym) are also treated as neologisms. New loanwords are often considered neologisms as well: in Dutch many neologisms are borrowed from English, as with frosecco 'frozen prosecco' and the more familiar crowdsourcing and staycation, for example.Not every neologism is widely used and the majority of new words will disappear. The more widely adopted or firmly rooted neologisms are often described in dictionaries, such as the Algemeen Nederlands Woordenboek (ANW), an online dictionary of present-day Dutch. Why are some new words adopted, while others are ignored? Is it necessary to register and describe neologisms that are likely to disappear, for example in a dictionary of neologisms? And what should a dictionary of neologisms look like?In this article I present a pilot version of a new dictionary of Dutch neologisms. Firstly, I explain how neologisms are created in general and what Dutch neologisms look like. Secondly, I demonstrate why it is necessary to register and describe neologisms (including those that are not adopted in contemporary speech) in an online dictionary portal. Then I zoom in on Dutch and show how potential neologisms in Dutch can be detected with the aid of the computer tool Neoloog and through corpus analysis. Finally, I examine the lemma structure of a Dutch special-domain dictionary of neologisms, the Neologismenwoordenboek (NW) and discuss how it differs from the ANW in the way it describes neologisms.


In the paper, the influence of user trust relationship on recommendation is mainly analyzed, user rating and trust relationship are also clearly defined. Meanwhile, the traditional SVD matrix factorization algorithm is extended to introduce the explicit influence (user trust value) and the implicit influence (friends trusted by users) of the user trust into the matrix factorization recommendation model. Subsequently, TFMF (Trust-fused Matrix Factorization) recommendation model is proposed in the paper to infer model training & learning in detail. The user trust relationship is not considered in implicit feedback SVD++, in other words, the itemratings marked by the trusted users can also influence the recommendation prediction. Therefore, the matrix factorization recommendation algorithm based on implicit trust relationship fusion is designed in the paper. Compared with original matrix factorization algorithm, the proposed algorithm not only has better prediction accuracy and flexibility, but also has better performance in the sparse data set due to the introduction of the trust relationship implicit feedback mechanism.


In an attempt to determine whether or not anti‐human IgG antibodies could influence the activity of thyroid‐stimulating antibodies (TSAb), we investigated the effects of anti‐human Fc antibody (anti‐Fc antibody) and IgG from rheumatoid arthritis patients (RA‐IgG) on TSAb activity using FRTL‐5 cells. It was found that these anti‐human IgG antibodies enhanced the TSAb activity in vitro. FRTL‐5 cells were first incubated with Graves' disease IgG for 30 min at 37|MoC, then washed and incubated in Hanks'balanced salt solution with anti‐human IgG antibodies for 60 min at 4|MoC, and then for a further 120 min at 37|MoC. The level of cAMP accumulated in the medium was determined by RIA. Anti‐Fc antibody significantly augmented the cAMP formation stimulated by 16 out of 24 Graves' IgGs, whereas anti‐F(ab')2 antibody did not potentiate cAMP accumulation. Three of five RA‐IgGs, which are usually defined as specific antibodies for the Fc fragment of human IgG, mimicked these stimulatory effects. Protein A also potentiated the cAMP formation stimulated by Graves' IgGs. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between the TSAb titres of these Graves' IgGs and the potentiating effects of anti‐Fe antibody (r= 0.495, P < 0.05, n= 21). These results suggest that the interaction of TSH receptor antibody with anti‐human IgG antibodies might modulate thyroid function in Graves' disease.


In this paper we introduce an integration framework for Control/Communication/Computation (3C) co-design based on the motivating example of fleet control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) supervised by an Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV). Specifically, we address the problem of almost sure stability of an unstable system with multiple observations over the packet erasure channel with emphasize on coding computational complexity. We look at the tradeoff between duty cycle for feedback channel use, coding computational complexity, and performance. We compare coding computational complexity and performance for two cases: a) No feedback channel at all, and b) Feedback channel all the time. It is shown that the strategy of using feedback channel results in a better performance.


This article is concerned with improving some existing methods for probabilistic safety analysis of roads and highways. After a quick review of a Bayesian network model, in which special attention is devoted to human error and all safety related items or elements existing along the road are considered, important problems are dealt with and some solutions provided. This includes: (1) a new and general method for a detailed description of the conditional probabilities of variables given their parents leading to closed‐form formulas, (2) a partitioning technique that allows us to reduce drastically the CPU time required for the calculations, based on dividing the Bayesian network into very small subnetworks using the conditional independence property and leading to a reduced complexity, which is linear in the number of variables or road length instead of the nonlinear character of alternative methods, and (3) a range sensitivity analysis method, which takes advantage of the partitioning technique and is superior to a local sensitivity analysis. Finally, some real examples are provided to show the usefulness of the proposed methodologies to assess the safety of highways or conventional roads.


62 January 2011 • Volume 7 • The AnnAls of AfricAn surgery by the abdominal distension and discomfort. He neither had history of trauma nor urethral instrumentation. He was not a known peptic ulcer disease patient and no ingestion of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. There was no fever or other constitutional symptoms. He was a known patient, of the unit, who had histological confirmation of benign prostate hyperplasia two and a half years earlier, but declined prostatectomy on financial ground. Physical examination showed a middle-aged man in distress. He was tachypnoeic and tachycardic with respiratory rate of 34 cycles per minute and pulse rate of 124 beats per minute respectively. The blood pressure was 170/90mmHg. Abdomen was notably distended, tense and tender with no differential fullness of the suprapubic region. The prostate was clinically enlarged with benign features on rectal examination. The chest was clinically clear. A clinical diagnosis of spontaneous intraperitoneal urinary bladder rupture was made. Abdomino-pelvic ultrasound scan revealed extensive sonolucent intra-abdominal fluid with the bowel loops freely floating. There was a wide rent of the bladder wall with mucosal to serosal bridging posteriorly leading to free communication between fluids in the urinary bladIntroduction Spontaneous rupture of the urinary bladder is rare and commonly follows bladder wall pathology such as tumour, inflammation, wall weakness from over-distension and outlet obstruction (1-6). The diagnosis may be missed because of non-pathognomonic presentations until at laparotomy, autopsy or during radiological work up (3). Laboratory findings are supportive. Radiological methods such as ultrasonography, contrast cystography and computed tomographic cystography are diagnostic (4). The treatment options include laparoscopic or open surgical repair (7). However, spontaneous healing can be achieved with trans-urethral continuous catheter drainage (11,12), as it was encountered in the case being reported where the uncommon spontaneous intraperitoneal bladder rupture followed an even more rare cause, benign prostate hyperplasia.


SiO C: (the same than for the mean component of% by weight) 1.2% (excluding 0%) or less, Si: 0.01% or less (0%: 1.2 to 4%, Mn: 0.1 to 2.0%, Al Excluded) it includes, and balance of iron and a steel unavoidable impurities, of inclusions in steel, and an oxygen concentration of more than 25


vi LIST OF FIGURES xii LIST OF TABLES xiv ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xv Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 General 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 3 1.3 Objectives of the Study 4 1.4 Organization of the Thesis 4 1.5 Limitation 4 Chapter 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 5 2.


The invention provides a high-voltage heavy-current compound injection DC circuit breaker synthetic test circuit and method. The DC circuit breaker is a hybrid high-voltage DC circuit breaker. The circuit comprises a heavy-current test circuit, a hybrid high-voltage DC circuit breaker and a high-voltage test circuit. The heavy-current test circuit and the high-voltage test circuit are both connected in parallel with the hybrid high-voltage DC circuit breaker. The DC circuit breaker synthetic test circuit and method not only can check the passing current capacity and breaking current capability of the hybrid high-voltage DC circuit breaker, but also can check the platform voltage withstand energy of the hybrid high-voltage DC circuit breaker. The high-voltage heavy-current compound injection DC circuit breaker synthetic test method reduces test implementation difficulty and cost.


A method for improving the accuracy of composition Hochdruckgradientenpumpen for high pressure liquid chromatography, the method comprising the steps of: Providing a first solvent line with a first set of pumps and a second solvent line with a second set of pumps said first set of pumps in fluid communication communicating with a first solvent reservoir and said second set of pumps in fluid communication engages with a second solvent reservoir, Connecting the first set of pumps to a first pulse dampener and connecting the second set of pumps to a second pulse dampener wherein said first pulse dampener being in fluid communication communicating with a first back flow preventing means and said second pulse dampener being in fluid communication with a second back flow preventing device, where the backflow prevention devices substantially reduce the fluidic interaction between the solvent lines, connecting the reverse flow preventing means with a mixing tee, to to promote solvent composition.


The effect of high-energy mechanical milling of CaCO 3 (calcium carbonate) and STC (a mixture of sericite, tridymite and cristobalite) on mechanical properties, rheological and dynamical mechanical behavior of high-density polyethylene (HDPE)/CaCO 3 and HDPE/STC was studied through SEM (scanning electron microscope), DMTA (dynastic mechanical test analysis), mechanical and melt rheological properties tests. The experimental results show that addition of fillers treated by coupling agent and vibromilling to HDPE makes the impact strength of HDPE greatly increased. The impact strength of HDPE/treated CaCO 3 (60/40) and HDPE/treated STC (60/40) is ca. 4 and 3 times respectively as high as that of HDPE. The SEM micrographs of impact fractured surfaces of treated fillers filled HDPE show extensive plastic deformation of HDPE matrix, indicating that the plastic deformation of matrix induced by the treated fillers is the main contribution for absorbing a great amount of impact energy. This is the reason why the impact strength of HDPE greatly increases with addition of coupling agent and vibromilling treated fillers. The intensity of γ relaxation peak of HDPE in HDPE/treated CaCO 3 on tan8 vs. temperature curve increases and the peak shifts to higher temperature due to its stronger interface interaction as compared with that of HDPE/untreated CaCO 3 .


. Measles is a highly contagious viral infection transmitted by airborne droplets, characterized by fever, intoxication and specific rashes on the skin and mucous membranes. Despite the availability of highly effective vaccines and many years of efforts by the world medical community with active immunization of the world's population against this infection under the auspices of WHO, measles still remains a serious problem. The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of measles infection in adults upon the of their cytokine markers varied greatly. In the patient group, a shift in the type of immune response towards Th2 and Th17 was found, activation of Tfh and Treg was detected, and increased expression of HLA-DR and CD38 activation markers was found. In response to measles infection, there are several independent, multidirectional processes observed in the patients. On the one hand, the measles virus attacks epithelial cells of mucous membranes and skin and immunocompetent cells, exerting a cytopathic effect and leading to lymphopenia and selective decrease in various lymphocyte subsets. On the other hand, the measles virus initiates activation of both innate and adaptive immunity, thus causing production of the corresponding cytokines, expression of activation markers, and an increase in effector cell subsets. Better understanding of the immunopathogenesis of measles infection and associated immunosuppression will help us to improve vaccination outcomes against this infection and prevent measles-related mortality.


Macroinvertebrate fauna of the bog-springs in the Gorce National Park is presented and compared to faunas of other typically aquatic habitats: springs and springbrooks. It apeared that bog-spring fauna is richest in term of taxon numbers, however the fauna density is similar to that of spring and springbrooks. e assemblages of Limoniidae and Pediciidae (Diptera; Nematocera) inhabiting bog-springs was compared to that fo- und in soils of various plant communities. Number of the limonid and pedicid taxa was close to numbers achived in soils where the communities Petasitetum kablikiani and Dentario glandulosae-Fagetum allietosum, whereas the larva density is significantly higher in bog-springs than in various types of soils.


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the risk of abnormally thickened endometrium associated with tamoxifen treatment in postmenopausal breast cancer patients.

METHODS
Two groups of asymptomatic postmenopausal breast cancer patients were recruited in the study. The first consisted of 70 patients taking 20mg/day of tamoxifen for at least 6 months. The second group included 140 patients without tamoxifen treatment. Endometrial evaluation using transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) was conducted for all patients. Fractional curettage was carried out for patients whose endometrial thickness was greater than 5 mm on TVS.

RESULTS
The prevalence of abnormally thickened endometrium (greater than 5 mm on TVS) was significantly higher in patients receiving tamoxifen (58.57% VS 10.71 %, P = 0.0001). Patients undergoing tamoxifen treatment had a 5.61 relative risk of developing abnormally thickened endometrium (95% CI= 2.65 -11.86).

CONCLUSION
Tamoxifen significantly increases the risk of developing abnormally thickened endometrium in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. There is, thus, a true need for gynaecologic surveillance in such patients to early detect neoplastic change of endometrium that may arise as a result of tamoxifen use.


This paper discusses theoretical points of drug-induced abnormal mental states. The reaction of 3 different drugs, sodium amytal, pervitin, and mescaline, on the same individual is described and the differences noted. The relationship of personality type to drug reaction is evaluated and the normalizing and disorganizing effect of certain drugs on mental patients discussed.


Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate empirically the relationship between intellectual capital and financial performance of 65 Indian banks for a period of ten years from 1999 to 2008.Design/methodology/approach – Reserve Bank of India's database and Annual reports, especially the profit and loss accounts and balance sheets of the banks for the relevant years have been used to obtain the data. Value added intellectual coefficient (VAIC™) method is applied for measuring the value based performance of banks. Return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) are used to measure the profitability and productivity of Indian banks, measured by assets turnover ratio (ATO). The intellectual capital (human capital and structural capital) and physical capital of selected banks have been analyzed and their impact on corporate performance has been measured using multiple regression technique.Findings – The analysis indicates that the relationships between the performance of a bank's intellectual capi...


The classical cable equation has been only used to represent the response of peripheral nerve to external electrical field in the direction of the nerve, and can not describe the excitation of peripheral nerve to the transverse field induced by pulse magnetic field. In this paper, a modified cable equation is obtained to represent the response of peripheral nerve to a transverse field. The simulation results demonstrate that the excitation results from net inward current along radial direction. It is in agreement with the empirical results of Struijk of the magnetic stimulation of myelinated nerve in vitro. This modified cable equation can be used to represent the response of peripheral nerve to arbitrary electric field and to improve the stimulation coil in magnetic stimulation.


In this communication, the analysis of the entropy generation on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Eyring-Powell nanofluid over a stretching sheet with the effects of heat source/sink is reported. The presence of thermophoresis and Brownian motion are responsible for the enhancement in the
 properties of heat transfer. With the help of suitable similarity transformation entity, the involved governing partially differential equations (PDEs) are converted into nonlinear coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs). Further, converted differential equations are solved by numerical
 methods such as Runge-Kutta fourth order correlated with shooting technique. Influence of various pertinent physical parameters is discussed via velocity, temperature, concentration and entropy profiles. The effect of these variables on the quantities of engineering advance such as Nusselt
 and Sherwood number are furnished in illustrative form and discussed. Further, the major findings of the outcomes are laid down as follows; the Brownian motion of the particles enhances the fluid temperature whereas thermophoresis retards significantly. The entropy generation overshoots due
 to the increase in the Reynolds number. Nanofluids with high critical heat fluxes and high-power density have the potential to provide the required cooling effect in military ships, submarines, wave energy converters and high-power laser diodes.


Semantic web provides virtual communities that enable intelligent interaction between software agents and people due to availability of standard open ontologies. But, as the semantic web is gaining much popularity, there is a massive growth seen in the ontology development which poses new research challenges such as ontology classification, ranking, searching, retrieval, etc. This results many recent developments, like OntoKhoj, Swoogle, OntoSearch, that facilitate user for such tasks. These semantic web portals mainly treat ontologies as plain texts and use traditional classification algorithms of plain text for classifying ontologies in directories and assigning predefined labels rather than using semantic knowledge hidden within the ontologies. These approaches suffer with many types of classification problems and lack of accuracy, especially in the case of overlapping ontologies that share common vocabularies. In this paper, we define ontology classification problem and categorized it into many sub-problems. We present a new methodology for ontology classification that is based on ontology approach for ontology classification and retrieval. The proposed framework, ONTCLASSIFIRE, benefit construction, maintenance or expansion of ontologies directories on the semantic web, and helps in ontology management and retrieval for software agents and people. We conclude that the use of context specific knowledge hidden in ontologies gives more accurate results of ontology classification and retrieval.


The thermodynamical properties of the antiferromagnetic, nearest-neighbor, frustrated Heisenberg spin-1/2 system on a kagom\'e lattice are investigated within the quantum decimation technique. Some thermodynamical functions are calculated. The specific heat exhibits a double peak. \textcopyright{} 1996 The American Physical Society.


We conducted a study to evaluate the effects of dietary protein and fat levels, while maintaining appropriate levels of lysine and protein for nutrition, on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and meat quality in finishing pigs. Crossbred pigs (n = 32) were assigned to a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement of four dietary treatments: two protein levels (20% vs. 23%) and two fat levels (approximately, 2.5% vs. 6.2%). The examined diets were filled lysine content for finishing pigs. Each diet had similar digestible energy content. Average daily gain was not affected by dietary protein levels. No significant differences were observed in carcass characteristics. Intramuscular fat content in the longissimus dorsi muscle increased with higher dietary protein and the moisture and shear force were decreased. Most measurements of meat quality except for fat quality were not significantly affected by dietary fat. Our study indicates that intramuscular fat and marbling increase with increased dietary protein (assuming the diet contains sufficient lysine according to the feed standard), without having an adverse effect on the growth performance of finishing pigs and that intramuscular fat was affected little by dietary fat level.


This article aims to review the evidence from recent clinical trials in mesothelioma, and to provide an overview of relevant clinical trials that are currently in progress.


The distribution, enrichment, accumulation, and potential ecological risk of copper (Cu) in the surface sediments of northern Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan were investigated. Sediment samples from 12 locations of northern Kaohsiung Harbor were collected and characterized for Cu, aluminum, water content, organic matter, total nitrogen, total phosphorous, total grease and grain size. Results showed that the Cu concentrations varied from 6.9–244 mg/kg with an average of 109±66 mg/kg. The spatial distribution of Cu reveals that the Cu concentration is relatively high in the river mouth region, and gradually diminishes toward the harbor entrance region. This indicates that upstream industrial and municipal wastewater discharges along the river bank are major sources of Cu pollution. Results from the enrichment factor and geo-accumulation index analyses imply that the sediments collected from the river mouth can be characterized between moderate and moderately severe degree enrichment and between none to medium and moderate accumulation of Cu, respectively. However, results of potential ecological risk index indicate that the sediment has low ecological potential risk. Keywords—accumulation, ecological risk, enrichment, copper, sediment.


Abstract This essay argues that the building of Angelo da Fonseca's critical fortune as a Christian artist from the 1930s to the 1950s was simultaneously and necessarily the building of his later misfortune and oblivion as a modern artist. Angelo da Fonseca was characterised as a Catholic painter during the first half of the twentieth century after the advice to 'paint churches' purportedly given to him by Rabindranath Tagore (or perhaps his nephew, Abanindranath Tagore). At the time, there was a generalised movement for the creation of a new Christian art involving many artists from all over the world. They too have vanished from art history's printed memory. This was due to modernism's exclusion of Christianity as a subject, which made it impossible for historians and critics to deal with twentieth-century Christian art. This, it will be argued, eventually led to a further exclusion: Indian Christian art was seen as simultaneously un-modern and un-Indian and was, therefore, omitted from the process played by the arts in India's nation-building.


D32.1 "Participant recruitment procedures" is a public deliverable which describes the recruitment strategy of each Operation Site (OS).
Participant recruitment falls within the scope of SP3 "Data collection" under the guidance of ERTICO. The deliverable provides recruitment guidelines and strategies for work in UDRIVE work package (WP) 3.2 "Operation site preparation and adaptation".
This Deliverable addresses the following topics:
- Recruitment procedures
- Preconditions for recruitment
- Recruitment methods
- Practical implementation at each OS
General pre-requisites for recruitment, guidelines and input from other work packages necessary for recruitment are described. Furthermore, possible channels to reach the target group were specified. However, the focus is on the planned practical implementation at each OS as an important milestone for OS preparation.
Finally conclusions are drawn including issues that may arise concerning the next Go/No go decision and further input needed from other work packages .


There are use cases, specifically in Internet of Things (IoT) and
constrained environments that do not require confidentiality, though
mutual authentication during tunnel establishment and message
integrity is still mandated. This document defines the use of HMAC
only as ciphersuites in TLS 1.3.


Voltage regulation at the subtransmission and distribution levels strongly relies on the use of transformer tap changers, implemented nowadays by means of sophisticated electromechanical mechanisms. The possibility of replacing such slow and prone-to-wear switches by electronic devices has been the subject of much interest in the last few veal's, particularly at subtransmission levels. In this paper, the application of on-load electronic tap-changers to MV/LV distribution transformers is proposed and the operational benefits from their widespread use on a sample realistic feeder, both at normal and emergency conditions, are illustrated.


Understanding the curing mechanisms of adhesives presents basic knowledge of planning adhesive application and bonding processes. The demand for short manufacturing cycle times drives the development of rapid curing adhesives. Furthermore, the processing parameters influence both: the process time and the adhesive properties. This motivates upgrading the boundary conditions of common rheometric measurement methodologies to reflect application process parameters. For this purpose, it is imperative to investigate the interaction of fast-curing adhesive, rheometric method and measuring device setup. Influences on the measurement accuracy caused by highly dynamic heating processes must be minimized or compensated for in the evaluation of the results. At the same time, knowledge must be acquired on how to determine the material-specific process limits. The resulting systematics for the development of fast-curing adhesives and for the planning of adhesive manufacturing processes will enable a significant industrial spread of fast curing with all its advantages. This paper provides a first step in this process by investigating the curing behavior of a thermal rapid curing one component polyurethane adhesive at heating rates of 50 and 100  K/min. The results for the evolution of the shear modulus are compared to the results from standard rheometric methods.