Let $f$ be a non-constant complex-valued analytic function defined on a connected, open set containing the $L^p$-spectrum of the Laplacian $\mathcal L$ on a homogeneous tree. In this paper we give a necessary and sufficient condition for the semigroup $T(t)=e^{tf(\mathcal{L})}$ to be chaotic on $L^{p}$-spaces. We also study the chaotic dynamics of the semigroup $T(t)=e^{t(a\mathcal{L}+b)}$ separately and obtain the sharp range of $b$ for which $T(t)$ is chaotic on $L^{p}$-spaces. It includes some of the important semigroups, such as the heat semigroup and the Schr\"{o}dinger semigroup.


The importance and practicality of near‐infrared (NIR) light for the biomedical field has attached importance to the academe and industry with the development of technology. Luminescent materials with different doping strategies are promising candidates for covering near‐infrared biological windows from 700 nm to 1 700 nm. The relationship between NIR light, nanophosphors, and biological tissue towards the function of diagnostic and therapy in different NIR windows is explored clearly, which corresponds to diffuse reflection spectroscopy with bioimaging and light‐emitting diode (LED) photobiomodulation. The diseases can be monitored with specific chromophore absorption under the NIR light source, which also can be traced to the dynamic change of the biological environment by luminescent materials. Especially in brain diseases, cytochrome c oxidase in mitochondria as the crucial photoreceptor can be activated under NIR irradiation to achieve the non‐invasive treatment of neuron protection and recovery. NIR light attributed to LED or nanophosphors show the potential of theranostic approaches in biomedical technology. Cr3+‐ and Ni2+‐activated phosphors covering NIR windows I and II are presented with optical properties to explore the feasibility and practicability of non‐invasive precise medical treatment in the future.


J.C. M. Souza, S.L Barbosa, M. Henriques, R. Oliveira J.-P. Celis, L.A. Rocha Centre for Mechanical and Materials Technologies, Research Group on Functionalized Materials and Surfaces Performance, Universidade do Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal Departmento de Engenharia Biologica (DEB), Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering (MTM), Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Departmento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade do Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal


Summary Experiments were conducted over three years to determine the optimum storage conditions for 'Gala' apples. Fruit was stored in a range of carbon dioxide and oxygen concentrations at 1.5 and 3.58°C and in air at 0 and 1.58°C. Firmness during storage was retained most effectively at high carbon dioxide concentrations and low oxygen concentrations. During a subsequent 7 d simulated marketing period in air at 20°C, softening was greater in samples which had been stored in oxygen concentrations above 1% than in samples from 1% oxygen. The content of flavour volatiles declined rapidly after storage for ten weeks, but the scores for acceptability given by a sensory panel declined only slowly during storage and were positively correlated with firmness. Storage in air at 08C was limited to ten weeks, after which fruit was unacceptably soft. Firmness was maintained adequately at 1.58C in <1% CO2 + 1% O2 and 5% CO2 + 1% O2 , but the development of scald and low-temperature breakdown limited the storage life of the variety to 21 and 27 weeks, respectively. The incidence of disorders was not related to the starch-iodine staining pattern at harvest.


In this paper, p-type CuInS2 quantum dots are synthesized by a solvothermal route and incorporated with n-type TiO2 nanoparticles by a thermal treatment process. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results indicate that the CuInS2 quantum dots distribute uniformly and the size is ∼3.4 nm. Photocatalytic activities of the TiO2 nanoparticles sensitized with the CuInS2 quantum dots are evaluated by the degradation of the methyl orange aqueous solution under ultraviolet (UV) and visible (vis) light irradiation and show an enhanced performance, compared with the pure TiO2 nanoparticles and the pure CuInS2 quantum dots. Microstructural, morphological, and optical properties of the TiO2 nanoparticles sensitized with the CuInS2 quantum dots are characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, TEM, and UV–vis absorption spectroscopy. Results indicate that the CuInS2 quantum dots greatly enhance the absorption of UV and visible light due to the p–n heterojunction being constructed between p-type CuInS2 quantum...


Abstract Spurious response occurs when survey respondents claim to recognize or remember advertisements, names, institutions, or other stimuli that do not exist. Researchers fear that these same respondents may give invalid responses to genuine survey items as well, thereby distorting the findings and conclusions of survey research. In a field experiment to reduce spurious recall of bogus brand names without also reducing recall of genuine brand names, 300 grocery shoppers in a southern city were provided with a warning or disclaimer that some questionnaire items were fictitious along with a "don't-know" response option. The results showed that only the don't-know option reduced spurious response, and this by very little. Genuine brand response, however, was unaffected. The data also suggested that spurious response could bias the findings of a survey.


dishes are pagan in content, whereas five of the spoons bear Christian inscriptions, all factors to be considered when assessing possible owners. The two smaller Bacchic platters each have the Greek graffito eutheriou, perhaps indicating possession of the Treasure by Julian's official in Gaul, Eutherios, from whom, P. tentatively suggests, it could have passed to Julian's magister equitum Lupicinus and gone with him to Britain in A.D. 360, being buried at the time of Lupicinus' subsequent arrest. A commendably short catalogue raisonni is followed by a particularly welcome technical report on the Oceanus dish, which was apparently cast as one thick disc with foot ring, hammered, and then decorated on the front face with punches and chasing tools, the displacement technique being used.


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This book was produced posthumously with Jan Jansen of Oslo as editor. This is the first volume of a two-volume reference work, the continuation to be devoted to the cerebellum of mammals. It is a magnificent study to which Dr. Larsell devoted the last ten years of his life and gives every promise of becoming a classic of its kind. In the tradition of our other great works in comparative neurology (Herrick, Kappers, Huber and Crosby), its emphasis is upon structural relations developed in the phylogenetic context. Following a brief introduction which covers the history of the cerebellum and the general principles involved in establishing homologies in the cerebellar lobules between different species, genera orders, and classes, the main text divides into 16 sections covering protovertebrates and vertebrates through the birds. The editorial plan for subdivision of the sections is a wise one, evolving in a systematic fashion as the


We report an all solution-based method producing hybrid heterostructures with efficient light-emission in the near-infrared. This robust, low-cost and versatile architecture is especially useful for flexible or reconfigurable optoelectronics, energy harvesting and biosensing chip-integrated platforms.


Sensing applications often require participants to share context information about the physical social, or network environment in which they operate. Building shared views of context requires exchanging sensed information, often via peer-to-peer links. In-network aggregation enables efficient distributed data collection, but the goal has been almost exclusively collect a single aggregate value at a single sink node. In contrast, we design and implement a simple protocol for exchanging context information in aggregate in a peer-to-peer fashion, where every node needs to acquire a shared view of the aggregate context. In our protocol, when a node receives new context information from a neighboring node, it aggregates the new information into its local view of the shared state of the world which it then subsequently shares with its neighbors. We demonstrate (both theoretically and empirically) the situations in which participants' raw context information is fully or partially recoverable by other participants from an aggregate and quantify the tradeoffs in communication overhead for the quality of shared context knowledge. Compared with non-aggregation communication for sharing context values among 100 nodes in a simulated network, we show an overhead savings of at least 78.0%, and an overhead savings of 66.0% with 99.8% average accuracy in a 54 node emulated network driven by real world data.


This article discusses the effects of the AIDS epidemic in southern Africa. It has been reported that 2 million people have died and 4 million are infected annually. Negative effects on the economy and social networks have been documented because of the disease. In Zimbabwe maize output decreased by 61% while in Zambia 600 school teachers died from AIDS in 1998 and approximately 1300 were expected to die in 1999. In some communities in KwaZulu-Natal Province South Africa social workers reported that the generation aged 25-40 years has virtually disappeared due to AIDS-related problems. In 1996 the South African census estimated that the average life expectancy was 65.6 years and was expected to increase to 71.7 years by 2020 although in 1999 analysts revised the figures to reflect the impact of AIDS on South Africa. Life expectancy is now expected to be 54 years by the year 2000 while the UN Population Division reports that it would be more likely to be between 40 and 48 years in most of the southern African countries. From 1993 to 1998 MCC programs did not allocate funds for AIDS work but between November 1999 and February 2001 a budget of nearly US$90000 has been allocated for AIDS-specific projects. Implementation of programs has been easier due to close partnerships with other organizations and involvement of local churches. The article underscores the need for wise partners in Africa and a knowledgeable humble constituency in North America to effectively decrease and eventually eliminate the spread of AIDS.


This research investigated the effects of a compatibilizer of maleated polybutadiene‐grafted polypropylene (MAPB‐g‐PP) on the properties of wood‐flour/polypropylene composites through the analysis of mechanical properties, water absorption, thermogravimetry, differential scanning calorimetry, and scanning electronic microscopy. The results demonstrate that the mechanical properties of composites were significantly increased; the thermal stability and water absorption were improved. The crystallization temperature and crystallinity were decreased. These improvements have been attributed to the strong interfacial interaction of MAPB‐g‐PP with both wood and polypropylene. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 26:17–23, 2020. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers


In this paper, we discuss the main features of the generalized higher-order proportional-integrative-derivative control (HO-PID) based on the integral-plus-dead-time (IPDT) plant models. It was developed by extending the traditional PI-control to include $m$ th-order derivatives and $n\geq m$ th-order binomial series filters. The HO-PID control provides two additional degrees of freedom, which allow to appropriately modify the speed of the transients and the attenuation of the measurement noise, together with the closed-loop robustness. In this way, it pursues similar goals as an alternative fractional-order PID control. A broad family of the HO-PID controllers with the included low-pass filters is employed to solve a number of new problems. Their integrated suboptimal tuning, based on explicit formulas derived by the multiple real dominant pole (MRDP) method and evaluated by a novel approach that relates the speed of transients to the excessive input and output increments, has been simplified by introducing two integrated tuning procedures (ITPs). The main new finding is that HO-PID control enables faster transients by simultaneously reducing the negative effects of measurement noise and increasing the closed-loop robustness. A brief experimental evaluation using new sensitivity measures fully confirms the excellent HO-PID characteristics and shows that commissioning remains almost as simple as with the filtered PI-control.


This paper proposes an outdoor barbecue restaurant environment control system based on AIoT technology in Penghu, Taiwan, which provides a more convenient restaurant management method for barbecue restaurant service providers and improves the comfort of diners in barbecue restaurants. The proposed system can automatically adjust the temperature and humidity of the restaurant, which uses image processing technology to count the number of diners in the restaurant and set up cameras in the food storage refrigerator to identify whether there are empty plates in time. In response to the COVID-19 epidemic when entering a restaurant, mask identification is carried out using object recognition so that diners who wear masks abnormally can be detected in time, and the virus infection problem can be reduced. All information can be monitored through the proposed IoT monitoring platform.


The paper proposes a comparative analysis of the relations between the lattice dynamics, both of phononic and relaxational character, the structural phase transitions, their nature and sequence, as well as the ferroelectric properties of several ABO3 solid solutions. These considerations are illustrated by significant experimental and theoretical results obtained on pure and mixed perovskite oxides such as KTa1-xNbxO3, BaTiO3, AgTa1-xNbxO3 and PbZr1-xTixO3. The origin of the non-linear terms in the dielectric susceptibilities, their dispersive behaviour and their magnitude are discussed.


1 Ta€ıeb A. Which HOME for atopic dermatitis? Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:1286–7. 2 Chalmers JR, Schmitt J, Apfelbacher C et al. Report from the third international consensus meeting to harmonise core outcome measures for atopic eczema/dermatitis clinical trials (HOME). Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:1318–25. 3 Boers M, Brooks P, Strand CV, Tugwell P. The OMERACT filter for Outcome Measures in Rheumatology. J Rheumatol 1998; 25:198–9. 4 Chren MM. Giving 'scale' new meaning in dermatology: measurement matters. Arch Dermatol 2000; 136:788–90. 5 Schmitt J, Spuls P, Boers M et al. Towards global consensus on outcome measures for atopic eczema research: results of the HOME II meeting. Allergy 2012; 67:1111–17. 6 Thomas KS, Dean T, O'Leary C et al. A randomised controlled trial of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children. PLoS Med 2011; 8:e1000395. 7 Schmitt J, Spuls PI, Thomas KS et al. The Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) statement to assess clinical signs of atopic eczema in trials. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2014; 134:800–7. 8 Schmitt J, Langan S, Deckert S et al. Assessment of clinical signs of atopic dermatitis: a systematic review and recommendation. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2013; 132:1337–47. 9 Sinha IP, Smyth RL, Williamson PR. Using the Delphi technique to determine which outcomes to measure in clinical trials: recommendations for the future based on a systematic review of existing studies. PLoS Med 2011; 8:e1000393. 10 Schmitt J, Apfelbacher C, Spuls PI et al. The Harmonizing Outcome Measures for Eczema (HOME) roadmap: a methodological framework to develop core sets of outcome measurements in dermatology. J Invest Dermatol 2015; 135:24–30. 11 Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema. Meetings and events. Available at: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/homeforeczema/meet ings-and-events/next-home-meeting.aspx (last accessed 19May 2015). 12 Flohr C. Third time coming HOME: not just EASI. Br J Dermatol 2014; 171:1287–8.


This article revisits Kobayasi's and Yosiki's algorithm for conversion of OSA-UCS into XYZ cooordinates. It corrects some mistakes on the involved functions and initial guesses and shows that that hundreds of thousands of coordinates can be converted in less than a second with full accuracy.


The structural and magnetic properties of SmxMn1−xS (0.01 ≤ x ≤ 0.2) solid solutions synthesized on the basis of an antiferromagnetic semiconductor α‐MnS are experimentally studied in the temperature range 4.2–300 K in magnetic fields up to 9 T. The magnetic hysteresis in Sm0.05Mn0.95S is observed in the magnetic fields 6 T < H < 9 T at low temperatures and linear magnetization dependence on field for compound with x = 0.2.


Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a relatively unknown yet potentially debilitating long term condition (LTC). This paper describes the main symptoms before highlighting the key clinical issues and psychology opportunities.


Analects of Master Zhu is a collection of his lectures,the content of which is extensively concerned with social life in Southern Song Dynasty and collected abundant words about social culture.Besides,many homo-morphemes words classified into "kuan"(款) reflect the political culture at that time.Neither these words are included in dictionaries nor they are paid attention to the former scholar Shi Yan-yi and his explanation is erroneous.So it is worth studying so that the extending meaning of words is understood,the previous classics can be read,the traditional culture will be inherited and the reference is provided when compiling dictionaries.


Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.


It is becoming increasingly evident that the multifunctionality of effector cells at the single‐cell level is an important factor to predict the quality of T‐cell response in immunological protection. The significance of the multifunctionality of T cells in anti‐tumor immunity, however, remains unclear. Here, we assessed the IFN‐γ and TNF‐α production and CD107a mobilization in adoptively transferred tumor‐antigen‐specific CD8+ T cells at the single‐cell level. Tumor growth of the murine fibrosarcoma CMS5 was found to limit the induction of multifunctionality in the transferred cells. These cells exhibited insufficient acquisition of the CD25highGITRhighCD62Llow phenotype and reduced infiltration in tumor. Depletion of Treg facilitated the induction of high multifunctionality of the transferred cells even in the hosts with progressing tumor, leading to enhanced tumor regression. The multifunctionality of the transferred cells correlated with in vivo CTL activity, and T cells with high multifunctionality harvested from hosts with successful therapy induced tumor regression when re‐transferred into the tumor‐bearing hosts. These data suggest that the appearance of multifunctional CD8+ effector T cells in vivo is a critical determinant of the success of anti‐tumor immunotherapy and Treg play an important role in the mechanism inhibiting the induction of multifunctionality in effector cells.


This invention concerns a method of two-way communication between different nodes arranged at different positions in a vehicle, where information in the form of binary symbols is sent on at least two serial communication busses connecting said nodes. The nodes are separated into at least two groups where communication between nodes belonging to one group is more or less critical for driving the vehicle with respect to communication between the nodes in another group; and said different groups of nodes are connected to different communication busses where one end of each bus is connected to a gateway node. The invention also concerns a local area network and a motor vehicle including such an LAN.


Liquid biofuels produced from biomass have the potential to partly replace gasoline. One of the most promising biofuels is butanol which is produced in acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation. The ABE fermentation is characterized by its low butanol concentration in the final fermentation broth. In this research, the simulation of three in situ recovery methods, namely, vacuum fermentation, gas stripping and pervaporation, were performed in order to increase the efficiency of the continuous ABE fermentation by decreasing the effect of butanol toxicity. The non-integrated and integrated butanol production systems were simulated and optimized based on a number of objectives such as maximizing the butanol productivity, butanol concentration, and butanol yield. In the optimization of complex industrial processes, where objectives are often conflicting, there exist numerous potentially-optimal solutions which are best obtained using multi-objective optimization (MOO). In this investigation, MOO was used to generate a set of alternative solutions, known as the Pareto domain. The Pareto domain allows to view very clearly the trade-offs existing between the various objective functions. In general, an increase in the butanol productivity resulted in a decrease of butanol yield and sugar conversion. To find the best solution within the Pareto domain, a ranking algorithm (Net Flow Method) was used to rank the solutions based on a set of relative weights and three preference thresholds. Comparing the best optimal solutions in each case study, it was clearly shown that integrating a recovery method with the ABE fermentation significantly increases the overall butanol concentration, butanol productivity, and sugar conversion, whereas butanol yield being microorganism-dependent, remains relatively constant.


This paper holds that "the functions of financial management" is not "the function of finance",and the specific functions of financial management are assurance,regulation,monitoring,forecasting,decision-making,planning,control,analysis,raising funds,using capital,consuming capital,etc.In the market economy,the methods that can give full play to the functions of financial management are: to make financial management as the center to stimulate the scientific management of the entire enterprise,play well its functions in the daily management of the enterprise,and create and optimize the conditions for exerting the functions.


Objective To investigate the general rules and characteristics of adverse reaction caused by ambroxol,and promote rational drug use.Methods Analysed the adverse reaction of ambroxol publicly reported in recent years in domestic and foreign periodicals.Results 21 cases adverse reactions was caused by ambroxol,men slightly more than women,the systemic damage and damage to skin and accessories was the most(61.90%),various agents count cause adverse reactions.Conclusion Attention to adverse reaction of ambroxol,to enhance drug monitoring,to avoid the occurrence of adverse reaction.


AbstractThis paper discusses the effect of the particle packing method (PPM) of mix design on the fracture behavior of concrete. A three-point bending (TPB) test was performed on single-edge notche...


COVID-19 infection brings about both physical and psychological stress. These stresses subsequently activate the hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis and sympathetic–adreno-medullar (SAM) axis. The dysregulation of these two axes resulted in maladaptive physical–emotional–behavior cascade which resulted in fight or flight response. Herein, we intend to report a case of COVID-19, who experienced severe HPA and SAM axes dysregulation which resulted in sympathetic hyperactivity state (SHS) during his hospitalization, had assaulted another person without recollection of memory. The condition was further mitigated with antipsychotic treatment. Proper forensic psychiatry assessment determined that he was in the state of unsound mind at the time of offence. In conclusion, the psychological response of SHS is devastating. This case shed light on the importance of early identification and intervention of SHS. Hence, the devastating consequence which includes the involvement of the criminal justice system could be prevented.


A Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a software system designed to facilitate teachers in the management of educational courses. The system can often track the learners' progress, which can be monitored by both teachers and learners. While often thought of as primarily tools for distance education, they are most often used to supplement the face-to-face classroom as well as blended learning. Plethora of research conducted on VLEs has reported positive impacts from various contexts. Keeping in view the benefits, the work has been initiated to review concept, features and issues of virtual learning environments. Some of the most used OSS VLEs are discussed. Further it determines the suitability of a VLE for higher education. The chapter also explore and identify the recent contributions to the concept by analyzing ongoing virtual learning initiatives and projects by different organizations and information centres to stimulate future Research and development trend in the field.


The purpose of this research was to
develop and validate an instrument designed to assess programming of youth
development organizations. The instrument can be used by leaders of youth
development organizations to monitor the organization's performance in
developing productive and engaged citizens. This research viewed youth
development organizations as a microsystem that youth interact with (Bronfenbrenner
& Morris, 2006). A complete review of the literature on youth development
organizations was conducted to determine the components of positive youth
development organizations. The resulting conceptual framework consisted of project,
skills and knowledge, community contribution, high-density experiences,
environment, non-parental adult, and near-peer role models.An item pool was developed based on
the literature available on youth development organization programming. This
item pool was reviewed by experts in youth development organization programming
and inclusion. Then the items were entered into two tools to assess grammar and
concise language. Third, the items were administered to a small sample then
analyzed for correlations and contributions to reliability. Items were
eliminated if they correlated too highly with other items and if they did not
contribute to the reliability of the scale. Fourth, the items were administered
to a broader sample and correlations and reliability measures were analyzed
again with more items removed. Finally, the items were administered to another
sample and analyzed for multicollinearity and reliability. The final sample
took the survey a second time and responses were compared based on paired
t-tests to establish test-retest reliability.The 15-item instrument exhibits
appropriate measures of validity and reliability to recommend its usage by
youth development organization leaders to evaluation programming. The
instrument is parsimonious so leaders can add program-specific questions while
avoiding participant fatigue. A complete version of the instrument is available
in the appendices.


Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) is the active ingredient of Skilarence™ and Tecfidera™, which are used for the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, respectively. Various immunomodulatory mechanisms of action have been identified for DMF; however, it is still unclear what effects DMF exerts in vivo in patients with psoriasis.


2. Gravitational Lenses: partially based on the paper 'Gravitational Lenses' by Sjur Refsdal and Jean Surdej, published in Rep. Prog. Phys. 56 (1994) 117-185. ABSTRACT: According to Einstein's general theory of relativity, a gravitational field bends electromagnetic waves in much the same way as low atmospheric air layers, subject to a vertical density gradient, curve the trajectory of a propagating light ray. Large mass concentrations in the Universe (stars, galaxies, clusters, etc.) can thereby act as a sort of lens, a gravitational lens. Magnificent cosmic mirages may sometimes result and it is therefore not a surprise that gravitational lensing perturbs our view of the distant Universe and also affects our physical understanding of various classes of extragalactic objects. After briefly reviewing the history of gravitational lensing since the early thoughts of Newton in 1704 until the serendipitous discovery of the first gravitational lens system by Walsh, Carswell and Weymann in 1979, we recall the basic principles of atmospheric and gravitational lensing. We then describe a simple optical gravitational lens experiment which has the merit of accounting for all types of image configurations observed among presently known gravitational lens systems. Various types of gravitational lens models (point mass, singular isothermal sphere, uniform disk, spiral galaxy, etc.) are described in detail as well as the resulting image properties of a distant source. An updated list as well as illustrations of the best known examples of multiply imaged quasars, radio rings and giant luminous arcs and arclets are presented. Finally, we show how it is possible to use gravitational lensing as a cosmological and astrophysical tool, the most interesting applications being the determination of the Hubble parameter H0, the mass of very distant lensing galaxies as well as the distribution of luminous and dark matter in the Universe. We also show how to determine the size and structure of distant quasars from observations of micro-lensing effects. Such observations may also be used to probe the nature of dark matter in the Universe. Gravitational Lensing (I) 20/5/2009 Nice (Lab. Fizeau), J. Surdej 4 20/5/2009 4 2. Gravitational lenses


The invention relates to polyurethane thickeners obtained by a process comprising the reaction of A) at least one alcohol component comprising B) at least one isocyanate component, which is characterized in that, prior to complete reaction of the isocyanate component B) a compound C) of the general formula (I) R is added and the reaction is continued until substantially no more NCO groups are present.


Focusing on the copper/copper clad steel exothermic welding of grounding system.The influence of welding material and process were investigated.The effects of particle diameters and component to the reaction speed/inclusion/melting point/gas hole were studied.The reaction speed fells down with the particle diameter and specific area increasing.The reaction speed and base metal melting point can be controlled by adjusting the particle diameter.On the premise of the firm oxidant and accessories rate,Al2O3 rate increases with the reductant addition.The melt point of the weld metal falls down.The base metal preheating and cleaning are good for the joint's properties.


Internet of things (IoT) is nowadays one of the fastest growing technologies for both private and business purposes. Due to a big number of IoT devices and their rapid introduction to the market, security of things and their services is often not at the expected level. Recently, machine learning algorithms, techniques, and methods are used in research papers to enhance IoT security. In this paper, we systematically review the state-of-the art to classify the research on machine learning for the IoT security. We analysed the primary studies, identify types of studies and publication fora. Next, we have extracted all machine learning algorithms and techniques described in primary studies, and identified the most used ones to tackle IoT security issues. We classify the research into three main categories (intrusion detection, authentication and other) and describe the primary studies in detail to analyse existing relevant works and propose topics for future research.


The business sector produces and markets products and services for profit. Information and communication technology describes any technology used to create, process, and disseminate information that is critical to business performance. The objective of this paper is to show how various ICT tools can help marketers to improve on their marketing operations to bring about customer satisfaction and thus increase their market share and profits. The drawbacks associated with use of ICTs are also highlighted. With regards to the methodology, this is a review article that attempts to show the various ways that specific ICT tools can help marketers achieve success in their operations. The findings from other studies, which the paper hinges on show that the contributions of ICTs to marketing are enormous and this has enabled businesses to carry out anytime, anywhere, marketing, to the convenience of customers, while the marketers smile to the bank.  The paper recommends that ICT in marketing must be brought to a new paradigm, where the tools of ICT will be used maximally, effectively and efficiently to gain business value and competitive advantage business organizations invest heavily on ICTs infrastructure, and give their staff regular up- dating ICT training, because this is what can help transform their businesses and allow them operate more effectively on the global stage.


Frying batters are used to add value to a product by improving texture, flavour, weight and volume and reducing water loss during frying which, in turn, lessens oil absorption. The physical characteristics of fried batters were studied using model systems based on rice flours. Crispness was positively correlated with amylose content, while oil absorption was negatively correlated with amylose content. Addition of pregelatinised rice flour improved crispness but resulted in increased oil absorption because of the porous nature of the fried product. Amongst the proteins (egg yolk, gluten, skimmed milk, whey and ovalbumin) studied, ovalbumin was able to reduce oil absorption and improve the crispness of the fried batter. Addition of calcium chloride also reduced oil absorption and improved crispness, while a little oil reduced the oil content of the fried batter and improved its taste. Addition of ovalbumin, oil or calcium chloride beyond the optimal levels reduced crispness and increased oil absorption in a linear manner. Modified tapioca starch and diglyceride emulsifiers improved crispness but increased oil absorption. The amount of water added to the formulation affected the physical characteristics of the fried batter. The optimal formulation for a crisp frying batter with reasonably low oil absorption was an amylose/amylopectin ratio of about 18: 67; with (g kg−1) 850 pregelatinised rice flour; up to 150 modified tapioca starch; 30 ovalbumin; 1 calcium chloride; 20 oil; 20 emulsifier and a water/flour ratio of 2:1. © 1998 Society of Chemical Industry.


Finland's neighbouring countries have actively adopted macroprudential instruments to counter stability risks relating to lending for house purchase. Sweden and Norway are taking strong measures to restrain housing credit growth and the associated risks. Of the Baltic States, Estonia and Lithuania, in turn, have imposed limits on the maximum loan servicing costs and length of housing loans so as to prevent risks proactively. Finland has adopted new macroprudential instruments more slowly. The loan-to-value cap that will enter into force in Finland in summer 2016 is more lenient than the requirements imposed in neighbouring countries.


In Islamic religious education, especially in the procedures for purification where ablution and tayammum are very important because these are mandatory requirements in carrying out prayers. Often the procedures for ablution and tayammum are not understood properly and correctly because the process of delivering the material is still using conventional methods with media in the form of books that are less interesting and interactive. The purpose of making an application for purification procedures using Augmented Reality as a visual learning medium that can be understood by users, namely early childhood and emphasizes the importance of ablution and tayammum in Islam. The Multimedia Development Life Cycle method is used in making this application with six stages carried out starting from concept generation, design, material collection, manufacture, alpha and beta testing and the last stage in the form of distribution of applications that have been built. The results of this study can be used as an alternative learning media with interactive features using augmented reality which discusses how to perform ablution and tayammum properly and correctly in worship according to Islamic law.


Treadmill walking gait analyses are frequently conducted due to their ease of collecting multiple strides of data, minimal space required and ability to finely control speed. The question of whether treadmill (TM) walking gait replicates overground (OG) walking gait on a level surface, has been extensively studied. From a spatiotemporal perspective, TM walking on a level surface generally simulates OG walking [2,5].


The aim of this paper is to assess landuse/landcover change distribution in Kuje area council Federal Capital Teritory Abuja Nigeria. To achieve this, the landuse/area coverage of the study area over a period of 35 years was identified. Also determined were the rate, nature and direction of urban growth in the study area. The landuse change and its effects during the time period were also determined. To obtain the necessary data for the study, seven hundred and eighty - three (783) respondents constituting about 0.2% of the total population of Kuje Area Council as projected from the census figures of National Population Commission of 2006 to 2010, questionnaire was also administered to 140 professional Urban Planners, Land Administrators and Ward heads. The secondary data were sourced from Institutions and Governmental Organizations relevant to the study. Onscreen digitization of the study area maps was employed in delineating the built-up area, hill, stream, roads, forest land, fadama land and the arable land from the various data sets for the years. Map overlay operation was performed in order to identify and detect landuse classes over the years. The mean change per year (arithmetic mean) in Km 2 /year and % / year for the periods was calculated. The rate of development (increase or decrease) was ascertained. The study revealed that between 1975 and 1980, the built-up area expanded from 2.6% (47 Km 2 ) to 4.2% (75 Km 2 ) of the total area. The major road networks expanded from 7.3% (131 Km) to 8.8% (159Km). 'Fadama' landcover which is the Hausa word for irrigable land, flood plains and low lying areas decreased from 17.7% (319 Km 2 ) to 16.4% (310 Km 2 ). The research therefore concluded that the present innovations in GIS and Remote Sensing technologies make available potent instruments for detecting and mapping of transformations in landuse/land cover. Keywords : Fadama Land, Landuse/Landcover, Arable Land, Degradation, Environment,Vegetation.


Manual appointments for immigration services are still used by Bogor Immigration Office. It is undeniable that the manual system has obstacles in its implementation such as not having a personal data recap of its visiting guests and the difficulty regarding the appointment registration mechanism. This study aims to determine the appointment mechanism at Bogor Immigration Office and provide a design application for an appointment. The research was conducted to overcome problems that occur in the application of the appointment mechanism and provide innovation in the form of a website-based appointment application. This design was carried out using the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) method with the waterfall model. The results of this study are in the form of a website-based appointment application which can later be applied at the Bogor Immigration Office.


With the development and deepening of the scientific research field, as well as the more and more comprehensive and standardized laboratory management, the business data and the management data of the laboratory are increasing with the geometric progression. How to effectively record, manage and utilize these data resources has become an important problem to be solved urgently. If only by artificial means of classification, sorting and analysis, it is obviously unscientific and unrealistic. Today the information technology development is increasingly mature, the establishment of laboratory information management system to realize the sharing of all kinds of laboratory quality data collection, processing, fast transmission, and storage, is of great significance for the development of laboratory.


With the rapid development of the postgraduate education in our country, the branches of libraries and intelligence in the high schools and scientific research institutes should regard the postgraduates esp. those of foreign language majors as a special group of customers who need studying systematically. According to their basic characteristics of applying information resources and writing papers, the libraries should be reinforced in serving concepts and internet resources construction, this a green passage will be opened to improve the distinct appearance of the postgraduates dissertation with high quality and talent showing itself.


A novel Built-in Self-Test (BIST) approach to test the configurable Input/Output buffers in Xilinx Virtex series SOCs using Hard Macro has been proposed in this paper. The proposed approach can completely detects single and multiple stuck-at gate-level faults as well as associated routing resources in I/O buffers. The proposed BIST architecture has been implemented and verified on Xilinx Virtex series FPGAs. Only total of 10 configurations are required to completely test the I/O buffers of Virtex devices.


Figure-errors as an optical manufacture error would degrade the performance of optical system. Optical components-clocking around optical axis is a classical method of figure-errors compensation. However, the compensation ability of optical component clocking is limited by the distribution of actual figure-error. This paper proposes a compensation-surface method, which is a simple and effective method for figure-error compensation. Based on the predicted wavefront error with actual figure error, an analytical computational method of figure function of the compensation-surface is built. The figure of compensation-surface is a deterministic polished surface. Finally the other figure errors can be largely compensated by the compensation-surface. The method is implemented on a manufactured optical system, a 193nm small-field projection lens. Simulation experiment proves our method can greatly reduce the aberration caused by figure errors. The WFE can be reduced to 0.04λ (λ=193.29nm) from 0.265λ and reduced by 84%. The compensation effect is more remarkable, and nearly 2.7 times the compensation effect of optical-component clocking method.


The objective of this study is to quickly develop collaborative mixed reality (MR) applications using 3D city models. People can collaborate with each other using holographic 3D city models through mixed reality applications based on head mounted display (HMD) devices. We have implemented a prototype of mixed reality applications using 3D city models. We used 3D geospatial data from VWorld system, a kind of geospatial open platform of South Korea. We implemented light-weight applications for a stand-alone MR device, HoloLens. Users can place reconstructed holographic 3D city models on tables, and they can explore these models with gaze and gestures. Information such as building, route, real-time weather, air condition, and POI information are visualized on 3D city models. The prototype provides spatial analysis functions such as measurement, sunlight analysis, viewshed analysis, and landscape view. Multiple users can share 3D city models and collaborate with each other using this prototype.


This study aims to test empirically the influence of firm size and intellectual capital on corporate performance. Intellectual Capital is comprised of (consists of) intellectual materials (knowledge, information, property intellectual capital, experience) that can be used to create wealth. This construct is believed to play an important role in increasing corporate value and financial performance. Based on the sampling method with the method of purposive sampling with the period 2001-2010 study obtained a sample of 17 companies and data obtained as many as 170 data Ganti jadi A purposive sampling technique within period 2001-2010 resulted in sample of 17 companies and 170 data. Hypothesis testing is done using multiple linear regression analysis. The results suggest that intellectual capital has a positive effect on corporate performance, but when diinteraksikan with firm size effect of the variable will be negative. Ganti jadi: Having tested by multiple regression analysis, the findings reveal that intellectual capital has a positive effect on corporate performance. However, this effect turns to be negative when it interacts with firm size.


An improved electrothermic instrument for measuring watts, amperes, or volt-amperes, actuated by the thermal expansion of a liquid in a closed system which includes a Bourdon tube, is described in this paper. The new instrument is not subject to the errors inherent in the bimetallic strip type of electrothermic instrument, it has a linear input-deflection characteristic, and its time period may be adjusted readily to any desired value up to at least 60 minutes.


The studies were carried on 24 pigs divided into 4 groups: control and 3 experimental. The pigs were fed for 8 weeks the diets: basic diet (control group) and supplemented with 10% raw grass pea seeds (group II) or with 10%) raw grass peas seeds plus methionine (group III) and supplemented with 20% extruded grass pea seeds and methionine (group IV). The protein content in the pancreas did not differ significanty between mean valeus for control and experimental groups. In the control group the protein content in pancreas amounted 755.00 ± 52.7 mg/ml, while in the three experimental groups 691.27 ± 25.55, 715.83 ± 54.84 and 763.33 ± 50.62 mg/ml, respectively. Proteolytic activity of the pancreatic homogenates was significantly lower in both experimental groups (II and III) of pigs fed on diets with 10% raw grass pea seeds. There were no significant differences between the pigs from group IV and control. Tryspin activity of pancreatic homogenates from pigs of the groups I I and I I I was significantly lower than in control pigs and pigs from group IV.


Magnetic switching of a single molecule magnet (SMM) due to spin polarized current is investigated theoretically. The charge transfer between the electrodes takes place via the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) of the SMM. Generally, the double occupancy of the LUMO level, and hence a finite on-site Coulomb repulsion, is allowed. Owing to the exchange interaction between electrons in the LUMO level and the SMM's spin, the latter can be reversed. The perturbation approach (Fermi golden rule) is applied to calculate current-voltage characteristics. The influence of Coulomb interactions on the switching process is also analyzed.


Objective:To analyze the effect of hemoperfusion to treat organophosphorus pesticide poisoning combined with atropine poisoning (dual-poisoning). Methods:All the patients were treated with conventional therapy,but the treatment group in the conventional therapy group based on the use of hemoperfusion treatment. Results:The total effective rate in treatment group was significantly higher overall response rate,the difference was significant ( P0.05). The treatment group in a coma for the time,cholinesterase easter time,hospital stay,complications were significantly lower than the control group,the difference was significant (P0.05). Conclusion:Hemoperfusion is effective to treat patients with organophosphorus pesticide poisoning combined with atropine poisoning (double poisoning),it is worth clinician attention.


DYING TO LEARN, LEARNING TO DIE THE CRAFT OF DYING IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH DRAMA AND THE CULTIVATION OF DYING-VOICE LITERACY by SIMON G. FORTIN Adviser: Professor Mario DiGangi This dissertation contends that, through their relentless dramatization of agonies, the early modern English dramatists taught their audiences how to die. Attending a play where characters devised, discussed, prepared for, plotted, inflicted, endured and witnessed death, constituted an apprenticeship I demonstrate, akin to going to school, though informal it may have been, where audiences learned about mortality, death as an event, and dying as a process. Thus, this study points to the early modern English stage as a locus of human achievement that acculturates the experience of dying during the long Reformation, this complex historical unfolding that recalibrates many doctrines relating to death, dying, funereal rites and the afterlife. The dramatists accomplish this acculturation by positing "literacies of the liminal" that are alternatives to the pervading religious protocols of preparation for death known as the ars moriendi (the craft or the art of dying), a continental literary tradition born in the late medieval period. Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatists I show, aim at more than merely representing the agonal process; living in a moment of religious fluidity, these stage artists interrogate mortality; they embody and encode 'the living death' by resorting to their two-fold agency: the creation of an imaginative/literary stage-bound idiom and the immediacy of performance required for its expression. Like any living language, this


To find the productive implications beyond 'Weber fever', a contested theme of 'the Confucian ethic and economic development', this article attempts to first examine the dual context in which Weber's works were introduced before 1949, then to scrutinize the interpretations and evaluations of Weber's work in the 1980s. Besides, an overview of the Chinese translations of Weber's work and influential introductory materials is also necessary to understand the reception of Weber. While the reception among early Chinese sociologists before 1949 was separated by the division of disciplines, the reinvention of Weber during the 1980s appeared in at least three different forms in Taiwan and mainland China. Both Taiwanese and Chinese sociologists played crucial roles in establishing Weber as a social theorist of modernity, respectively resisted the Americanized Weber and developed a particular image of Weber in Chinese-speaking academic world.


An increase in fructose consumption coincides with a rising incidence of metabolic disorders. Dietary fructose has been shown to affect hepatic lipid metabolism in a way that may lead to lipid deposition in the liver. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the effects of fructose overconsumption on hepatic lipid metabolism differ between sexes. To that end we examined the effects of a high-fructose diet on the expression of key enzymes and transcription factors involved in the regulation of fatty acid oxidation and de novo lipogenesis in the liver of 12-week-old male and female Wistar rats. Immediately after weaning, the rats were subjected to a standard diet and 10% fructose solution or drinking water for 9 weeks. The fructose-enriched diet induced hypertriglyceridemia and increased hepatic de novo lipogenesis in both sexes, without lipid deposition in the liver. At the same time, visceral adiposity was observed only in female rats, while in males the treatment stimulated hepatic fatty acid oxidation. The fructose-enriched diet induced sex-specific effects on hepatic lipid metabolism in young rats. These results imply that male and female rats employ different strategies to cope with dietary fructose-related energy overload and to avoid lipid accumulation in the liver. [Project of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. III41009]


The Supreme Court's 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education,' striking down state laws that sanctioned racial segregation of public schools, marked the dawning of the modern civil rights era. All of the cases, laws and policies mandating equal treatment and opportunity that followed are traceable in one way or another to Brown; they stand in stark contrast to the policies of governmentally fostered or tolerated racial separation and inequality that preceded.


Abstract Introduction Data modelling studies confirm a role for food fortification to improve vitamin D intakes and status. However, there is very little research reporting the bioavailability of vitamin D from foods to inform food fortification strategies. There is some evidence to suggest that the lipid component of foods impacts vitamin D uptake in cells; however, no studies have examined the absorption kinetics of vitamin D from different lipid delivery systems in humans. The aim of this research is to compare changes in serum vitamin D concentrations using different vitamin D emulsions as delivery systems. Methods A single blind, controlled, 4-way crossover postprandial study was conducted. Participants consumed 4 different 20μg vitamin D enriched emulsion drinks (olive oil emulsion, fish oil emulsion, mixed micelle emulsion and a non-fat control drink) with a low-fat breakfast on 4 occasions separated by a 1-week washout. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D3) concentrations and cardiometabolic risk markers were measured at baseline and 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours after consuming the drink. Statistical analysis was performed in IBM SPSS Statistics, Version 24 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, IL, USA). Repeated measures ANOVA was performed to assess the effects of the 4 treatments. Results Six males and six females aged between 22 and 65 years completed the study. All participants were healthy with a mean BMI of 24.7 ± 4.1kg/m2 for males and 25.1 ± 4.5kg/m2 for females. Each 100 ml drink contained 106 kcal, 4 g fat, 11.9 g carbohydrate and 5.5 g protein, apart from the control which contained 70kcal and 0 g fat. The breakfast contained 321 kcal, 0.7 g fat, 66 g carbohydrate and 10.3 g protein. There was an increase in 25(OH)D3 concentrations over the 8-hour assessment period following consumption of all 4 drinks. Two-way repeated measures ANOVA showed a significant drink*time interaction. No participants experienced any negative side effects after consuming any of the drinks. Discussion The absorption kinetics of vitamin D is different depending on the lipid delivery system. This is the first human study demonstrating the bioavailability of vitamin D3 from various emulsions including a novel mixed micelle emulsion. All emulsions were palatable, effective and safe to consume.


Abstract Extraction of Eu(III), Tb(III) and Lu(III), as representatives of lanthanides, has been studied with picrolonic acid [1-p-nitrophenyl-3-methyl-4-nitro-5-pyrazolone (HPA)] as extractant in various solvents such as acetylacetone (ACAC), 1-octanol (ONL), n-hexanol (HNL), 1-butanol (nBNL), 2-butanol (iBNL), cyclohexanone (CHN), n-butyl ether (BE), di(1,2-dichloroethyl)ether (DCEE), diisobutylketone (DIBK), benzene and toluene from aqueous solution of pH 1–2, having ionic strength of 0.01 mol dm−3 (K+/H+, Cl−). The composition of the extracted adduct has been determined as M(PA)3 except in DCEE where it is M(PA)3·(HPA). Extraction constants (logߙKex) were calculated and on the basis of logߙKex, the role of diluents in the extraction process has been discussed. The solvents with respect to their extractability of the rare earth metal ions can be arranged in the order ACAC>DIBK>BE>DCEE>ONL>HNL>CHN.


This paper aims to analyze Korean echo questions based on Sobin (2010). I argue that in Korean echo wh-questions (i) CEQ in the outmost CP should undergo Agree with echo wh-phrases, establishing the Probe-Goal relation, (ii) Comp freezing is held, preserving the sentence-type suffix, (iii) echo wh-phrases circumvent the Intervention Effect, providing evidence that they stay in situ at LF, (iv) multiple echo wh-questions have single-pair answers only, again supporting for the in-situ phenomenon, and (v) root scope is taken by the Agree operation. From this analysis, it is concluded that echo wh-questions are formed syntactically, not violating non-echo wh-question formation and that echo wh-phrases do not move while non-echo whs-in situ have been arguable between non-movement and covert movement.


Coconut (Cocos nucifera L) is a plant whose fruit is used as a source of oil. Palm fruit oil contains quite a lot that is 34.7 grams per 100 grams of oil. Coconut oil including oil group does not dry (non-drying oils). Fats and oils can be obtained from the extraction of animal or plant tissue in three ways, namely rendering, pressing, or with solvent. Two common ways in which the pressing mechanical pressing hydraulic (hydraulic pressing) and pressing threaded (screw pressing). How hydraulic presses require pre-treatment consists of the cooking process or tempering. The object in this research is to study the effect of temperature, time and pressure on the yield of coconut oil. Copra has been shredded is heated at a temperature of 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80oC with a variable time of 10 minutes. Copra are compressed with variable pressure (1500 and 1800 psi) and pressing time (5,10 and 15 minutes). The analysis will be conducted on the products are yield, density, viscosity, acid number, and saponification. Lab work that has been done, the oil produced in all the variables have a value of the acid number and saponification in accordance with the terms coconut oil quality standards SNI.01-2902-1992 ie free fatty acid content max. 5% and saponification number 255-265 mg KOH / g of oil. Obtaining the greatest yield is at 6 variables as much as 48.80%.
Keywords: Coconut, Coconut oil, Hydraulic pressing


Rock magnetic investigation of the Mangshan loess shows strong similarity to that of the Loess Plateau.Palaeomagnetic measurements reveal that there is no Laschamp excursion recorded in the Mangshan loess section.When heated to 300 ℃,the relative intensity of the samples shows positive correlation with the frequency dependent susceptibility.Therewith we render the knowledge of the partially chemical remanence origin for the Mangshan loess.The remnant magnetization(RM)of loess and paleosol consists of depositional and chemical remnant magnetization(DRM and CRM).Their relative contributions to the RM determine the influence of the "smoothing"effect on the magnetic record of loess and paleosols.The contribution of DRM and CRM to the RM varies with the degree of pedogenesis,i.e.stronger pedogenesis generates more CRM contribution.The reason why the Laschamp excursion is not recorded in the section is also discussed.


The linearized Vlasov equation is employed to investigate the stability of the various equilibrium solutions determined from the following model: an infinite slab of width 2L contains a uniform density N of infinitely massive, singly charged, positive ions. The bounding planes (cathodes) emit fixed Maxwellian electron distributions and absorb all impinging electrons, so that the total number of electrons in the system, and their energy, need not remain constant. This model permits three types of time‐independent, equilibrium solutions for the electron distribution. One of these solutions shows a Maxwellian electron velocity distribution everywhere in the slab and is stable. The other two types of solution have regions where the electron velocity distribution is not Maxwellian. These latter solutions are shown to be unstable for a range of system parameters to a longitudinal electron collective mode with a growth rate on the order of ωp≡(4πe2N/m)12.


Using a solution of Cs as a tracer, radioactivity of a Cs solution is measured by coincidence and anticoincidence counting methods. Sample sources in this study are fabricated by mixing Cs with tracer, and the mixing ratios are 1/3 and 1/5, respectively in coincidence and anticoincidence methods. Specific activities of a Cs solution are calculated by means of f-channel low energy threshold level variation and efficiency extrapolation. The results obtained by coincidence and anticoincidence counting methods are 552.78 kBq/g and 554.32kBq/g, respectively on the reference date and the combined uncertainties are 1.60kBq/g and 1.51kBq/g for each method. These two results show a good agreement within the uncertainty range.


The term glaucoma applies to a group of diseases in which an elevated pressure in the eye causes optic nerve damage resulting in visual loss. Current medical and surgical treatment of glaucoma is designed to lower intraocular pressure to a level at which no further optic nerve damage occurs. This review serves to describe the following aspects of glaucoma and its treatment: aqueous humor dynamics and elevation of intraocular pressure; the pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic nerve damage; the nature of visual loss from glaucoma; the modern medical management of glaucoma; and a discussion of a new drug, forskolin, with potential for clinical use in the treatment of glaucoma.


A new basic choline ionic liquids Ch Im with an imidazolide anion group was synthesized by a two-step method.Its catalytic activity in the transesterification of Jatropha curcas oil with methanol to produce biodiesel was investigated.The effects of reaction temperature,reaction time,catalyst concentration and the molar ratio of methanol to Jatropha curcas oil on the yield of biodiesel were investigated.The results indicated that the yield of biodiesel could reach 94.7% under the conditions of T=65 ℃,t=3 h,catalyst concentration 4%,the molar ratio of methanol to Jatropha curcas oil 6∶1,moreover,it could be easily separated from the reaction system as well as repeatedly used.


This article investigates the meanings of the public space, specifically addressing urban marginalized areas. It explores the issue of inequality in relation to public space and how this is reflected in urban policies. Starting from a theoretical framework based on three heuristic dimensions regarding practices, imaginaries, and norms, the authors will analyze through a multidisciplinary approach—that brings planning and cultural anthropology into dialogue—three cases related to some resignification and re-appropriation dynamics within a neighborhood of social housing located in Milan. The three cases concern: a regeneration project of a road accomplished through an experimental municipal device; a recently renewed square located on the border of the neighborhood; the organization of a public event to clean up waste. The public space of San Siro will emerge as an arena where several social actors and their conflicting interests clash, thus affecting the everyday life of its residents and the possibilities for planning an inclusive city as a whole.


Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction Commynes: The Memoirs Machiavelli: Advice to Raffaello Girolami Guicciardini: The Ricordi Gentili: Three Books on Embassies Hotman: The Ambassador Bacon: Of Negotiating De Vera: The Perfect Ambassador Grotius: On the Right of Legation Richelieu: Political Testament Wicquefort: The Embassador and his Functions Callieres: The Art of Negotiating with Sovereign Princes Bynkershoek: Jurisdiction over Ambassadors Pecquet: Discourse on the Art of Negotiating Vattel: The Law of Nations


Universality or near-universality of citation distributions was found empirically a decade ago but its theoretical justification has been lacking so far. Here, we systematically study citation distributions for different disciplines in order to characterize this putative universality and to understand it theoretically. Using our calibrated model of citation dynamics, we find microscopic explanation of the universality of citation distributions and explain deviations therefrom. We demonstrate that citation count of the paper is determined, on the one hand, by its fitness -- the attribute which, for most papers, is set at the moment of publication. The fitness distributions for different disciplines are very similar and can be approximated by the log-normal distribution. On another hand, citation dynamics of a paper is related to the mechanism by which the knowledge about it spreads in the scientific community. This viral propagation is non-universal and discipline-specific. Thus, universality of citation distributions traces its origin to the fitness distribution, while deviations from universality are associated with the discipline-specific citation dynamics of papers.


Lung cancer is one of the most common type of cancer in the world and Libya is no exception. Nutrition intervention is often needed for nutrition-related complications of cancer treatment, which include but are not limited to vomiting, anorexia, nausea and, and esophagitis. The purpose of this paper is to identify the nutritional status of lung cancer patients in Benghazi city of Libya via crosssectional study using Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG‐SGA). The study was carried out on 121 lung cancer patients. Out of 121 lung cancer patients; Only7.5% of the subjects were well nourished. 22.3% of were severe ly malnourished; while 70.2% were either at risk of malnutrition or suspected to develop malnutrition in the future. The mean age of the subjects' ±SD was 49.5±0.6. Age, family income, Original Research Article Nouh et al.; JCTI, 6(3): 1-10, 2017; Article no.JCTI.38345 2 and physical activity levels were associated with nutritional status of the subjects at (P< 0.05). All sections of the PG-SGA has a significant statistical positive correlation with its total score (r = 0. 96 – 0.51, P< 0.05). Dietitians played a very limited role in patients' nutritional care.


Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the clinical significance of closing the mesenteric defect in laparoscopic colectomy. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 369 patients who underwent left-sided or right-sided resection via laparoscopic colectomy at our institute. Patients were stratified by open versus closed handling of the mesenteric defect. The perioperative clinical factors, surgical maneuvers, and postoperative complications were statistically analyzed. Results: No significant intergroup differences were found in the perioperative clinical factors or surgical maneuvers except for number of days to the first soft diet (P=0.0214) and postoperative complications (P=0.0379). Among the postoperative complications, only ileus occurred more frequently in the closed group than in the open group (P=0.0227). Conclusions: This study revealed that closure of the mesenteric defect following laparoscopic colectomy might be associated with an increased incidence of postoperative ileus.


The first edition of this book appeared in 1962 and I had the privilege of reviewing it for this journal at that time. I noted then that the book was an ideal compromise between a straightforward atlas of the fundus of the eye and textbooks on ocular disease. My conclusion at that time was, "This is the best book available to date on the fundus of the eye and is highly recommended to all physicians who have an occasion to use an ophthalmoscope." In the intervening nine years, enormous changes have taken place in our understanding and evaluation of diseases of the retina and choroid. This has come about through new clinical modalities such as fluorescein angiography, binocular microscopy with contact lenses, and ultrasonography, and through laboratory developments such as electron microscopy, karyotyping, and enzyme analysis. This new edition incorporates all these developments and more. For example, in the area


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Polyethylenimine is considered as the gold standard of gene transfection; is one of the largely investigated cationic polymers for gene delivery. PEI possesses high cation density (a positive charge per 43 Da) and depending on the linkage of the repeating ethylenimine units, it occurs as branched or linear morphological isomers. Branched PEI is synthesized by acid-catalyzed polymerization of aziridine whereas linear PEI is prepared via ring opening polymerization of 2-ethyl-2-oxazoline followed by hydrolysis. LPEI contains secondary amines in its backbone except the terminal primary groups. On the other hand, BPEI contains primary, secondary and tertiary amino groups at the estimated ratio of 1:2:1. PEIs, ranging from low MW to higher ones, have extensively been exploited as effective gene delivery vehicles. It has been earlier reported that of linear and branched PEIs, the latter ones are more toxic and less efficient for transfection, particularly at higher N/P ratios. The present chapter provides an exhaustive detail of the studies exploring PEI for in vitro and in vivo gene delivery.


Author Institution: US Army Research Laboratory; Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia; US Army Edgewood Research Development and Engineering Center, Aderdeen Proving Ground


In this paper we study the problem of learning the weights of a deep convolutional neural network. We consider a network where convolutions are carried out over non-overlapping patches with a single kernel in each layer. We develop an algorithm for simultaneously learning all the kernels from the training data. Our approach dubbed Deep Tensor Decomposition (DeepTD) is based on a rank-1 tensor decomposition. We theoretically investigate DeepTD under a realizable model for the training data where the inputs are chosen i.i.d. from a Gaussian distribution and the labels are generated according to planted convolutional kernels. We show that DeepTD is data-efficient and provably works as soon as the sample size exceeds the total number of convolutional weights in the network. We carry out a variety of numerical experiments to investigate the effectiveness of DeepTD and verify our theoretical findings.


Given the growing popularity of fully mechanized longwall mining, hydraulic shields have emerged as the most crucial pieces of equipment whose rated support capacities are a significant assurance for safe extraction of coal seams. Based on the extraction in the 1,692 panel of the No.9 coal seam in Qianjiaying coal mine, a detailed study of the reasonable shield support capacity under an extremely close goaf was conducted using field measurements, theoretical analyses, and system development. The results show that the ZY4800-13/32 shield employed in the 1,692 panel is unreasonable owing to its large surplus coefficient of support capacity and low support utilization rate. The voussoir beam structure is established for a given load of the loose body to calculate the shield support capacity when the lower coal seam is extracted under an extremely close goaf. The calculated shield support capacity required for the No.9 coal seam was 3,560.03 kN, so the rated support capacity should be 4,000 kN. A calculation and analysis scheme for the shield support capacity under the given load of loose body was developed using a GUI in Matlab, and this scheme was used to examine the influence degrees of the relevant parameters of the immediate roof, main roof, and loose body on the shield support capacity. The thickness of the main roof was found to have the greatest influence on the shield support capacity. Finally, presplitting the main roof was proposed as an effective method for controlling the breaking length and reducing the shield support capacity based on existing research.


The authors use propensity score matching to evaluate the effectiveness of CONAFE, a compensatory education program in Mexico, in improving student test scores and lowering repetition and failure rates. They find that CONAFE is most effective in improving primary school math learning and secondary school Spanish learning. Secondary education delivered by way of television to remote communities and bilingual education for indigenous students are both shown to improve student achievement. CONAFE also lowers primary school repetition and failure rates. The authors conclude that this compensatory education program can effectively improve short-term learning results for disadvantaged students, but that improvement varies by the subject of instruction and the demographics of students taught.


Spenser's design for the second book of The Faerie Queene involves hidden parallel and synnnetrical patterns, previously undetected, that have serious hermeneutic significance for the study of that poem and other literature of the Renaissance. My study is of form. The first chapter considers the structural approach to literature of the Renaissance and discusses my methodology. Chapter II reveals the simultaneous existence of a parallel and a symmetrical pattern of the stanzas of Book II as a whole. Chapters III and IV explore the simultaneous operation of five patterns--three parallel and two synnnetrical--for numerous pairs of cantos. Chapter V demonstrates the simultaneous existence of parallel and symmetrical patterns within each canto of Book II. What is presented is a demonstration of intricate construction along consistently predictable parallel and symmetrical lines. Such patterned composition has been detected previously in shorter Spenser poems, Epithalamion and "Aprill," in particular. My discoveries result from applying a method which, from shorter Spenser poems, one has an expectation will work. The method involves counting stanzas and dividing by two to determine the midpoint or arithmetical centre, then considering the stanzas in parallel and synnnetrical arrangements. Spenser creates, through the parallel and symmetrical placement of the episodes, characters, images, and themes of Book II, a microcosm of hidden analogies. The patterns are intricate and readily iii predictable. Spenser must have composed his poem according to such principles. While the ordinary reader may have experienced only the superficial sense of romance rambling that Spenser obviously intends to give, his more curious readers may have been aware of patterned composition along inevitable parallel and symmetrical lines and may have used presumption of patterning as a means of interpretation. They could have predicted a pattern and used the information of comparison, contrast, and reciprocal connnent to illuminate an image, character, or episode which they did not understand. For example, a reader who discovered the pairing of Belphoebe, a known type of Elizabeth, with Medina or Alma would get the hint that the latter are types of Elizabeth, though otherwise such a conclusion might seem only guesswork. The patterns provide a useful tool for criticism, suggesting and confirming interpretation. The patterns I have detected may not be the only ones awaiting discovery in The Faerie Queene. There may be some underlying principle involved that we don't see at the moment. Perhaps there is a set of mathematical ratios--some sort of mathematical formula for composition--involved in making the goodly framework of the poem. Pythagorean ratios and other symbolic proportions are now known to have been used in Renaissance architecture. Spenser speaks of Book II as a building and fills it with houses and temples as major symbols. He makes his book according to a "goodly frame." The mystique of arcane construction no doubt has Pythagorean, nee-Platonic, hermetic, and numerological significance. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/14180 Identifier: opendissertations/9005 10094 5611148 Appears in Collections: Open Access Dissertations and Theses


The focus of this research is on literacy practices and literacy events observed for the teaching of reading in English in two high schools (a private one and a public one). Analyzing several excerpts of exercises, fragments of the interviews held with the teachers as well as the answers of the students to a questionnaire, we have identified similar conceptions of language and education in both schools. We have also observed regularities related to the curricular learning paradigm that dominates both institutions, as well as contradictions between the practices developed inside the school and the practices that take place out-of-school, through an interactive learning paradigm enabled by information and communication technologies. A qualitative approach is adopted as well as the procedures that belong to ethnographic research, since the instruments are best suitable to the objectives proposed by a research that requires participation and observation about literacy practices and events that take place in the classrooms. The data collected and triangulated supplied information to interpretive analyses through the lenses of a sociological perspective developed in the 1990's known as Critical Literacy, an approach to literacy designed under the umbrella term of New Literacy Studies. We also use the concept of Multiliteracies, which focuses on two key aspects of contemporary societies: first, the interaction of cultural and linguistic boundaries within and between societies and second, multimodality, multiple modes of meaning making: linguistic, visual, auditory among other semiotic media that are an increasing tendency in texts mediated by new technologies. We have observed similar literacy practices and events in both institutions indicating that conventional conceptions of education and language that have been used to the teaching of reading in English do not correspond to the needs of a networking society that integrates globally the production and distribution of words, sounds and images interactively. The research analyses indicate the need of a revision in the concepts of reading, learning, language and knowledge that have been used in schools in order to restructure and adequate the practices to the demands of a post-industrial society based on information and communication technologies.


Background: Recent studies in adults have shown that polymeric (whole protein) diets are as effective as semi‐elemental and elemental formulae for the induction of remission in small bowel Crohn's disease. Whole protein diets are more palatable and cheaper. There have been no studies confirming efficacy in children.


The purposes of this study were to investigate the frequencies of acatalasemia and hypocatalasemia in Korean population to compare with those of Japanese, Chinese and chiefly Taiwan population. The results obtained were as followings; 1. In south area of Korea, Jeonju, Gwangju, Busan and Daegu, a total of 3,629 individuals were tested. No acatalasemia was found but 0.26% of hypocatalasemia in Jeonju, 0% in Gwangju, 0.21% in Busan and 0.06% in Daegu were found. 2. The frequency of hypocatalasemia in south area of Korea was found to be lower than in middle area. 3. The frequency of hypocatalasemia in this study was similar to that of Chinese(in Taiwan) and higher than that of Japanese. 4. The reason of the geographical differences in the freqency of the hypocatalasemia was considered to be due to the natural selection. And the reason of the higher frequency of Korean population living in Japan was considered that originally the frequency of Korean population is higher, and the maintenace of this higher degree is obliged to the assortative mating beteen them.


The authors conducted laboratory tests on fluid phenomena in porous media, using the neutron source (Ra, Be) and radioisotope tracer (I131). And, radioisotope techniques on measuring fluid saturation and its gradients in small synthetic core were discussed.


: Before the green revolution, the problem of macro and micro nutrient deficiency was not an impediment in crop production in India due to subsistence farming with local crop varieties with low production potential. After the late sixties, green revolution changed the scenario of Indian agriculture. While aiming to achieve targeted yields, the fertility aspect of soil was ignored this led to many problems related to soil health, along with deficiencies of nutrient elements. Available data suggest annual nutrient gap of N, P and K of about 8 to10 millions tonnes in the Indian agriculture and 3.39 million tonnes in Maharashtra agriculture. Hence, assessment of macro and micronutrients status of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra state was carried out to delineated deficiency-sufficiency level of macronutrients and micronutrients for futuristic land use planning. A survey comprising of 450 farmers from 15 Tahsils of Jalgaon district of Maharashtra was carried out during the year 2019-2020. Representative surface soil samples were collected as per the method suggested by Yadav and Khanna (1965). They were analyzed for soil pH, electrical conductivity, organic carbon content, calcium carbonate content, available macro nutrients viz. N, P, K, S, and micronutrients like Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn . It was evidenced that soil pH of the Jalgaon district varied between 6.79 to 8.85 with an average of 7.74, while electrical conductivity was 0.14 to 2.38 dSm -1 . Showing slightly acidic to alkaline and most of the soils are safe in total soluble salt content. Organic carbon content was very low to very high and soils are non calcareous to highly calcareous in nature. All soils found to be deficient in available nitrogen. The phosphorus was low to medium, however wide spread deficiency of P is noticed. The soils are rich in potassium and sulfur. Available Iron and zinc content was low to medium while copper and manganese content was sufficient. The data further suggest that soils are becoming saline and sodic in some part of Jalgaon district. The area of phosphorus and zinc deficiency is increasing. The lime induced iron chlorosis is becoming serious problem in irrigated and highly calcareous soil. Available Nitrogen :The data showed that availability of nitrogen in Jalgaon district was varied between 88.68 kgha -1 . (Low) to 524.00 kgha -1 (high). The average availability of nitrogen in the soils was to the content of 210.76 kgha -1 . The lowest available nitrogen content was recorded in Erandol tahsil while highest available nitrogen content was seen in Bhusawal tahsil. The average nitrogen content 210.76 kgha -1 shows the soils are medium in nitrogen availability. This might be because of relatively higher content of organic carbon content. Patil (2014) observed that the nearly 98 percent nitrogen in there soils comes from the organic matter content of soil. This statement supposed by many researcher.


The mechanism of propagation of longitudinal dynamic stresses in a conveyor belt, the material of which corresponds to the Maxwell model of an elastic element, is considered. The features of the occurrence of longitudinal vibrations in the material of the conveyor belt for the section of the transport system equipped with asynchronous motors are considered. It is shown that the acceleration of the conveyor belt occurs as a result of an abrupt change in the traction moment of the asynchronous electric motor when the power consumption of the conveyor section changes. The process of acceleration/deceleration of the conveyor belt is periodic and is determined by the uneven distribution of material along the transport route. This imposes additional restrictions on the synthesis of algorithms for optimal control of the conveyor belt speed. Accounting for uneven distribution of material along the transport route is based on an analytical PiKh-model of the conveyor section. To analyze the longitudinal vibrations in the conveyor belt section of the transport system, the wave equation is written and the boundary conditions are substantiated. An estimate of the propagation velocity of longitudinal vibrations in the conveyor belt is given. A solution of the wave equation based on the method of successive approximations is obtained, which determines the dynamics of the propagation of dynamic stresses along the conveyor belt. An estimate of the value of the characteristic acceleration time of the belt, which determines the continuous mode of operation of the transport conveyor section, is given. The scientific novelty of the results obtained lies in the improvement of the control systems for the flow parameters of the transport system in the presence of restrictions associated with the occurrence of longitudinal vibrations in the conveyor belt. The practical significance of the results obtained lies in the construction of a methodology for calculating the limitations of the acceleration/deceleration mode of a conveyor belt unevenly loaded with material along the transport route.


Reply from the Authors: We agree with Sudo and Toshiro that B12 deficiency should be considered in patients with various neuropsychiatric disturbances associated with white matter lesions on brain MRI. In our patient with B12 deficiency, along with one previously reported by Chatterjee et al.,2 white matter hyperintensities were observed on brain MRI. In both patients, clinical and radiologic abnormalities partially resolved with hydroxocobalamin replacement therapy. This prompted us to investigate further the frequency and characteristics of pathologic findings on brain MRI in patients with B12 deficiency. …


Electro-oculogram (EOG) is such kind of sensitive biosignal that comes from eyes activities. Using the NF Instrument as the sensor to obtain the signal from gaze motion, the optimum electrode positions in order to distinguish the distance of vertical and horizontal movement were observed based on the magnitude and the stability of EOG signal. There were twelve electrode positions, each six beside and below the eye, as the candidate for the suitable electrode position to acquire the EOG. Another experiment to compare the signal difference between left and right eye was also investigated in horizontal and vertical eye movement. The result shows that the position number 2 satisfies the desired condition for horizontal movement and position number 11 leads in magnitude and stability of the EOG signal in vertical movement. Position number 10 is available for vertical and horizontal gaze motion for the alternative option. These positions were tested by finding the relationship between displacement (pixel) and EOG signal(μV). The result shows that linear approaching to this condition successfully detect the system not only in horizontal or vertical case but also in diagonal gaze motion with average error pixel around 80 pixels or 1.6 cm. Based on this result, we concluded that although we can get easily the EOG signal around the eyes, but not all positions can give a clear figure, so it is very important to determine the suitable electrode position


The present invention relates to a sterilization composition containing flutriafol and SYP-Z048, wherein the active ingredient is obtained by compounding flutriafol and SYP-Z048, a mass ratio of flutriafol to SYP-Z048 is 1-50:50-1, a mass part ratio of flutriafol to SYP-Z048 in a preparation is 1-85%, and the balance is a pesticide acceptable auxiliary component. According to the present invention, the dosage forms of the sterilization composition can be emulsifiable concentrates, suspending agents, aqueous emulsions and microemulsions, and the sterilization composition is mainly used for prevention and control of plant powdery mildew, gray mold, peronospora, phytophthora and other pathogenic bacteria.


The Cross docking through the years represents an increasingly important role within the logistics operations, as a result has managed to reduce unnecessary processing time and thus achieving cost reductions in search of profits for each of those involved in this especially chain to the end customer.


Kv7 (KCNQ/M) channels are known to control excitability and generate subthreshold M‐resonance in CA1 hippocampal pyramidal cells, but their properties and functions have not previously been compared along the dorsoventral (septotemporal) axis We used whole‐cell recordings to compare electrophysiological properties of dorsal and ventral CA1 pyramidal cells in hippocampal slices from 3‐ to 4‐week‐old rats Blockade of Kv7/M‐channels with 10,10‐bis(4‐pyridinylmethyl)‐9(10H)‐anthracenone dihydrochloride (XE991) had a stronger impact on electrical properties in dorsal than ventral pyramidal cells, including input resistance, temporal summation, M‐resonance, spike threshold, medium after‐hyperpolarization, excitability, and spike frequency adaptation. Voltage‐clamp recordings revealed a larger amplitude and left‐shifted voltage dependence of XE991‐sensitive current (IM) in dorsal vs. ventral cells. IM‐dependent differences in excitability and resonance may be important for rate and phase coding of CA1 place cells along the dorsoventral axis and may enhance epileptiform activity in ventral pyramidal cells.


The present invention reduces to quantify the loss of the tuning type band-pass filters with a ferroelectric capacitor. When the insertion loss and the quality factor of the resonator is given requirements, the geometry loss and the metal loss arising from the specific structure of the ferroelectric capacitor, a description will be given of an ferroelectric quantification of acceptable loss.


Wireless passive sensors based on inductor-capacitor (LC) circuits have been an area of intense research in wearable electronics because of their battery-free and wirelessly connected operation. However, significant challenges remain in achieving high sensitivity and long-range performance for such device. In this study, we present a bilayer coils LC wireless passive iontronic pressure sensor (BWIPS) that overcomes these limitations. The bilayer coils strategy enhances the coupling effect and extends the operating distance up to 20 mm. Meanwhile, the capacitive iontronic pressure sensor (IPS) achieves high sensitivity (0.54 kPa−1) and a broad sensing range (400 kPa). By integrating bilayer coils and IPS, the BWIPS exhibits a remarkable sensitivity of −37.4 kHz kPa−1. Furthermore, the flexibility of the sensor allows it to maintain its resonant frequency regardless of various bending radius, making it suitable for use in prosthetic devices. Our BWIPS technology holds great potential for advancing the development of wireless passive sensors in the future, particularly in applications that require high sensitivity, broad sensing range, and non-contact detection at a distance.


We present the numerical calculation of the fine structure of optical field at diffraction on subwavelength hole arrays by using new modified Sommerfeld diffractive integral (MSDI). Different configurations of geometrical parameters were analyzed and correlative field distributions are obtained. Qualitative coincidence with the experimental data is demonstrated. The developed method can become a powerful instrument for modeling space-frequency filters


Polyetherester elastomers comprising about 25 to about 59 weight percent poly(trimethylene ether) ester soft segments and about 41 to about 75 weight percent hard segments, wherein the poly(trimethylene ether) ester soft segments are derived from poly(trimethylene ether) glycol having a number average molecular weight of about 600 to about 2500. Compositions thereof and articles made therefrom are disclosed.


Objective To investigate Fosinopril effect on expression of PKC and myocardial collagen remodeling of rats induced by Adriamycin.Methods 32 SD rats were randomly divided into NC group(n = 8),ADM group(n = 12) and group F(n = 8).To make myocardial remodeling model of rats and observe pathological changes of myocardial and fiber structure by the optical microscope.The expression of PKC and type Ⅰ,Ⅲ myocardial collagen of the rats and calculate the ratio of Ⅰ/Ⅲ were detected.Results The myocardial tissue injury of rats in group F was significantly reduced than in ADM group.The expression of myocardial PKC and type Ⅰ,Ⅲ collagen and the ratio of Ⅰ/Ⅲ in group F was decreased significantly co mpared with ADM group,but was increased significantly compared with group NC group.Conclusion In myocardium fibrosis of Adriamycin dilated cardiomyopathy rats model,PKC may involved in the process.Fosinopril could reduce the degree of myocardium fibrosis,and its mechanism might affect the expression of PKC in myocardium cells of the rats.


An investigation has been conducted in the Langley Unitary Plan Wind tunnel to determine the static stability and drag characteristics of a 1/10-scale model of the AVCO booster vehicle. The tests were made at a constant Reynolds number, based on maximum nose diameter, of 1.09 x 10(exp 6)6 at Mach numbers of 1.60 and 2.00.


the reader to Braund's review (Gnomon 83 (2011), 549–52), which documents well the volume's unsatisfactory copyediting. Even so, I would encourage the reader not to give up on the rst part of the commentary ('The Battle of Ilerda'), which, though poorly copyedited, approaches in substance the standard of the third. But I advise the reader to steer clear of Part II ('Volteius and the Opitergians'), which has been prepared in a hasty and careless manner. It is the thinnest portion of the commentary, covering about eight lines of text per page (compared with 41⁄2 per page in Part I and 3 per page in Part III). Groups of lines are passed over in silence or acknowledged only by unnecessary paraphrase (see, e.g., ll. 425–30, 434–9, 450–4, 535–8, 540–3, 558–61, 563–7), and when there is commentary, it is often too brief to be helpful; extreme examples include A.'s note ad 557–8 ('See Esposito 2001, 42–3') and the enigmatic 'uergere] mergere' ad 525–6. A. overlooks many details that deserve attention (e.g., odoratae pinnae (l. 438), uaris (l. 439)) and on several occasions ignores relevant secondary literature (e.g., M. Leigh's Lucan: Spectacle and Engagement (1997) in connection with deuota iuuentus in l. 533 or when the phrase reappears in l. 695). The rich intertextuality of the text often fails to come sufciently into view as well; for example, in ll. 549– 56 (the Spartoi/terrigenae simile) several allusions might have been noted, but are not (e.g., Ap. Rh. 3.1391–2 ad 553–4, Ov., Her. 12.97–100 ad 555–6; also, cf. Ov., Met. 3.120–1 ad 546–7). The following line numbers also do not match up with those in the text: 532–3 are given as 531– 2 in the commentary, 538 as 539, and 543–4 as 544–5. The volume concludes with a bibliography, an index locorum, and an index nominum et rerum.