The utility model discloses a device for measuring the liquid level of the oil water in an oilcan, which is characterized in that two level meters which are a radar level meter and a radio frequency transadmittance level meter are installed on the oilcan, a radar level gage (1) is connected with a wave guide pipe (2) by a flange (3), and the wave guide pipe (2) is welded on the top of the oilcan; the lower end of the wave guide pipe (2) is level with the horizontal center line of an offlet (12); a radio frequency transadmittance level gage is connected with the top of the oilcan by a connector, and the height of the lower head end of the radio frequency transadmittance level gage is lower than the offlet. The device can measure the oil level and the water level in the oilcan at the right time, discharge the water and supplement the oil in time, ensure the production to run normally, save energy, reduce the output of waste gas and reasonably plan the production and purchase according to the measured oil level; meanwhile, the labor intensity is lightened.


This article explores the potential of blockchain database and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to improve the trustworthiness of the agri-food supply chain. It provides an overview of the challenges facing the supply chain, including food safety, traceability, and sustainability, and how blockchain and IoT can address these challenges based on secondary data. This paper presents a case study of a blockchain-based platform that utilizes IoT sensors to provide end- to-end visibility and traceability of food products. The findings demonstrate the potential for this technology to improve food safety, reduce waste, and increase transparency in the agri-food supply chain. Overall, the study demonstrates the potentiality of blockchain and IoT in revolutionizing the agri-food industry and creating a more trustworthy, responsible and sustainable food system.


Data center increasingly relies on storage systems to achieve the core business data storage,key data protection,efficient backup and archiving and disaster recovery system.Making heavy use of advanced technical approach is conducive to found storage systems that are suited to public health system,which can solve the problems of today's business system fast growth,great variety,storage limited and service continuity.This paper,takes the Chinese CDC as an example,states combs to the storage resources of operation system.Not only this,it puts up some solutions of SAN-based storage consolidation,storage virtualization,disaster recovery systems and cloud storage platform.The expectation is providing some helpful references for the planning and building of the storage systems of public health data center through these concrete practical discussions.


The Buchdahl dispersion model provides a rapidly converging polynomial form for describing the dispersion of refractive materials. Via this model, the dispersion of a material over the waveband of concern can be accurately characterized by a simple polynomial form, often out to only the second order. In this paper, the Buchdahl model is applied to hybrid refractive-diffractive achromats for both 3-5μm (MWIR) band and 8-12μm (LWIR) band. For each waveband, Buchdahl dispersion coefficients of IR materials and the diffractive optical element (DOE) are defined by optimally choosing the Buchdahl chromatic coordinate and best-fitting the Buchdahl model to the dispersion of materials and the DOE. The principles for selecting 1 to 2 IR materials combined with a DOE to produce hybrids achromatized at 3 and 4 wavelengths are discussed. A series of thin lens predesign examples are presented.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to engender new thinking regarding the intersection between universal human rights and development, and associated programmes. This leads to three subsidiary objectives: demonstrating the mutually reinforcing relationship between human rights and development; considering the practical divide between having and exercising a right; understanding the impact of non-state actors; and emphasising the ways in which state capacity and social capabilities need to be enhanced to both transform the consideration of human rights into a meaningful development catalyst and treat development as a significant contributor to human rights endeavours.

Design/methodology/approach
The paper begins by exploring the historical and contemporary understanding of the relationship between development and human rights – arguing for the increasing recognition of their mutually reinforcing relationship. The second section analyses the controversy regarding the existence of genuine "universal" human rights; followed by considering whether human rights are mere aspirations or genuine rights – exposing the difficulty of monitoring, evaluating, and enforcing adherence to human rights mandates, particularly given the growth of non-state actors, such as multinational corporations (MNCs)/transnational corporations (TNCs). The paper closes with a call to strengthen social capabilities and state capacities to consolidate the union between development and human rights.

Findings
Credence is broadly given to the moral argument for including human rights within a development framework. However, the economic argument remains largely neglected and certainly under-emphasized. Human rights and development should not be viewed or pursued as separate ends in themselves – competing objectives for separate organisations or programmes – but as mutually reinforcing. Both drive the same goal: the inclusive, equitable and qualitative development of human well-being. Further, to transform human rights into meaningful development catalysts one needs to be able to "exercise" the given rights – which in turn calls for strengthening social capabilities and state capacities.

Originality/value
Unlike some previous works, this paper does not prescribe a particular remedy. Rather, accepting the intangibility of human rights and the associated large degree of subjectivity, it provokes the reader to move beyond the strictures of conventional theories and frameworks. For example, the difference between "having" and "exercising" a right – a stark feature of actual practice has frequently been omitted from theoretical discussion. Likewise, the role of non-state actors, such as MNCs and TNCs, and the way in which their power can impede or support development goals and human rights is a relatively new point of discussion demanding further exploration.


Local park and recreation agencies supply a variety of community-based services, often at little or no direct cost to users. To supplement tax-based allocations, many agencies rely on partnerships with park foundations, nonprofit organizations that directly support park and recreation service delivery. Despite their prevalence and importance, there is a lack of empirical evidence about the agency-foundation (AF) relationship; this project begins to address this need, and seeks to inform the efforts of professionals navigating these partnerships. Results from a survey of National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) member agencies (n = 235) illustrated that these partnerships are generally viewed as close, effective, and strong, and of particular value relevant to "big picture" agency activities such as fundraising and community engagement. A comparison of communities indicates that the AF relationship is more common in larger communities, and among larger and more complex agencies. Practical implications for practitioners and potential directions for future research are discussed.


With the gradual enlargement of communication net scale,remote monitoring of telecom power has been a key technology in communication field.As the traditional monitoring system can not fit the requirement of this new era,a new distributed monitoring system controlled by is described in this article,to solve the problems that whether the system could work as usual while the equipment room is unattended.By using this system,the maintained quality is improved,the maintained cost is reduced and the requirement of safe power supply security is also assured.


This paper present the overview of status of hvdc systems in the world today and discuss about the technology of hvdc systems, methodology of hvdc transmission, types of hvdc transmission, comparison between hvdc transmission and hvdc, advantage of hvdc system


Over the past 12 years, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has supported research on adaptation to climate change through a range of programs. This includes the IDRC-funded Climate Change Adaptation in Africa program (CCAA) (2006-2013), Urban Poverty and Environment (UPE) (2005-2010), Climate Change and Water (CCW) (2010 – 2015), and the Climate Change Programme (CCP) (2015-2020).


Objective:The pathogenesis of endometriosis(EMT) was explored by detecting the relationship of progesterone receptors(PR) and apoptosis-associated factors with EMT.Methods:Immunohistochemical imaging analysis was used to quantify the expression of PR,Bcl-2 and Bax in ectopic and eutopic endometrium in patients with EMT.Results:Expressions of PR and Bcl-2 in eutopic endometrium are higher than those in ectopic endometrium(P0.05).Expression of Bax in ectopic endometrium is higher than that in eutopic endometrium(P0.05).There is no statistical difference of PR,Bcl-2 and Bax expression between proliferative and secretary endometrium.Conclusions:Either in proliferative or secretary phase,expressions of PR in eutopic endometrium are higher than those in ectopic endometrium,thus eutopic endometrium is more liable to proliferate in low level continuously,migrate and implant.Expressions of Bcl-2 and Bax in eutopic and ectopic endometrium have no relationship with endometrium cycling.The apoptosis of ectopic endometrium is weakened and its proliferative power is continuously enhanced.


Necessary conditions for solvability of systems of linear equations over associative rings are considered. In some cases, these conditions are also sufficient for solvability of systems.


Objective: The objective of this research was to evaluate reduction of blood cholesterol level by fraction extracts of binahong (Anredera cordifolia) o n male Wistar rats. Methods: The rats were given high fat food every day for 3 months and pure cholesterol on week 0, 3, 7 and 11.  After that each binahong fraction (n-hexane fraction, ethyl acetate fraction and water fraction) with doses of 50 mg/kg bw, 100 mg/kg bw, 200 mg/kg bw were given orally for 3 weeks and observed for lipid profile on day 21. Results: The result showed that n-hexane, ethyl acetate and water fractions of binahong leaves decreased total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL level, and did not influence the HDL level. Meanwhile statin decreased total cholesterol, triglyceride and LDL level, and increased HDL level. Conclusion: Ethyl acetate fraction of binahong leaves significantly reduced total cholesterol level, triglycerides, LDL level compared to negative control group (p< 0.05) and had no influence in HDL level. K eywords : Atherosclerosis, Anredera cordifolia, cholesterol


Athletes are advised to receive the COVID-19 vaccination to protect them from SARS CoV-2 infection during major competitions. Despite this, many athletes are reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to concerns that symptoms of vaccinosis may impair athletic performance.

OBJECTIVE
To determine the effects of COVID-19 vaccination on the physiological responses to graded exercise.

METHODS
Healthy physically active participants completed a 20-minute bout of graded cycling exercise at intensities corresponding to 50, 60, 70 and 80% of the pre-determined V̇O2max before and ~21 days after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (2 dose Pfizer mRNA or 1 dose Johnson&Johnson).

RESULTS
Vaccination had no effect on a large number of physiological responses to exercise measured in blood (e.g. lactate, epinephrine, cortisol) and by respiratory gas exchange (e.g. oxygen uptake, CO2 production, ventilation, respiratory exchange ratio, predicted V̇O2max, ventilatory threshold) (p>0.05). We did, however, find significant elevations in heart rate (~5 bpm) and norepinephrine (p = 0.006 and 0.04, respectively) in response to vigorous (e.g. 70-80% V̇O2max) intensity exercise after vaccination, particularly in those that received the two shot Pfizer mRNA vaccine regimen. These findings held true when compared to demographically matched controls who completed identical bouts of exercise several weeks apart without receiving a vaccine.

CONCLUSION
Recent COVID-19 vaccination has minimal effects on the physiological responses to graded exercise in physically active healthy people. The small elevations in cardiovascular and neuroendocrine responses to exercise after the Pfizer mRNA vaccine regimen could have implications for athletes at the elite level and warrants investigation.


Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, usually abbreviated to NSAIDs but also referred to as Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics (NSAIAs) or Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory medicines (NSAIMs)—are a class of drugs that provides analgesic (pain-killing) and antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects, and, in higher doses, anti-inflammatory effects. The term nonsteroidal distinguishes these drugs from steroids, which, among a broad range of other effects, have a similar eicosanoid-depressing, anti-inflammatory action. As analgesics, NSAIDs are unusual in that they are non-narcotic and thus are used as a non-addictive alternative to narcotics.


A modified two-channel LLC resonant converter with optimal efficiency for wide input voltage applications. The converter has the same voltage gain and power handing ability as conventional full-bridge (FB) resonant converter, but the hardware cost is lower than conventional FB resonant converter, and the operational frequency range is narrower than conventional resonant converter for the same working condition. It has the characteristics of low input impedance at low input voltage, which is used to provide high voltage gain, and high input impedance at high input voltage, which is used to provide low voltage gain, the above characteristics are analyzed and optimized to improve the efficiency for photovoltaic applications where wide voltage gain is require. A 1 kW prototype is developed, the input voltage ranges from 80 V to 200 V, the output voltage and output power are 400 V and 1 kW, the experimental result shows that the full-load efficiency can reach 96.5% over the entire input voltage range, and the peak efficiency can reach 96.9% at full-load state.


A CSFQ (core stateless fair queuing) based algorithm using rate-based buffer management(rr-CSFQ) was presented. On the basis of the estimated packet arrival rate and the status of network congestion in router, the buffer was managed using rate-based random early detection(RED). By adjusting the drop probability, the algorithm solved the problem of drop tail caused by the poor delay characteristic of CSFQ, and improved the fairness in bandwidth allocation between different data flows. Simulation results prove that the algorithm can allocate the bandwidth between TCP(transmission control protocol) flows and UDP (user data protocol) flows in the condition of little buffer.


In the paper,a diesel shafting with a component of 3 order stiffness is used as a basis model.The calculative formulas and numerical iterative steps to solve periodic response of non linear torsional vibration have been derived according to an incremental harmonic balance method,by which the periodic response of non linear torsional vibration of a S193 diesel shafting has been calculated.And the method can also solve response of non linear and linear torsional vibration of a diesel shafting.Compared with other methods,it is more effective to solve response of strong non linear torsional vibration by this method,which costs less time and whose result is more accurate.


The theory of photon-phonon superradiation in extended samples of impurity molecular crystals was developed within the framework of the nonequilibrium statistical operator method. Optical superradiation on indirect transitions of anisotropic impurity molecules involving resonant phonons under conditions of their hermodynamic equilibrium was studied. Two-quantum superradiation on a Stokes indirect transition accompanied by emission of coherent photons and phonons with nonequilibrium initial phonon subsystem was also examined. Prerequisites to the effect were analyzed and its main properties were described. 16 refs., 3 figs.


Optimized on- line gasoline blend system is to guarantee the quality of product gasoline with advanced optimized blend software. At present, the system mainly blends gasoline 90 # and 93 # and operates well with successful once - through blend rate of 100% . The margin of octane number can be controlled within 0.3 while other detection indices and control acouracy meet the technical specification.


The utility model discloses a static magnetic property measuring instrument which comprises a detecting module, a control module and an operating module, wherein the detecting module is composed of an inverted U-shape magnet, an excitation coil wound on the magnet and a Hall element arranged on one end of the magnet, the control module comprises a programmable controller, an A/D converter, an excitation power supply, a relay and a switch power supply, the programmable controller is electrically connected with the A/D converter, the coil of the relay is electrically connected with the programmable controller, the ports of the relay are respectively electrically connected with the excitation coil and the excitation power supply, the output end of the hall element is electrically connected with the input end of the A/D converter, the power supply end of the Hall element is electrically connected with the switch power supply, and the operating module consists of an industrial computer electrically connected with the control module. The static magnetic property measuring instrument does not need to demagenetize in the measuring process, realizes the continuous measurement of magnetic property parameters, and improves the measuring efficiency.


Eggleston proved in a landmark monograph that, in every finite dimensional normed space, a bounded closed convex set with constant radius from its boundary is diametrically maximal. We show that this is no longer true in general and we characterize a set with constant radius by means of an equation involving its radius and diameter. A somewhat similar equation yields the definition of a constant difference set, a notion which turns out to be stronger than diametrically maximal but weaker than constant width. We investigate the interplay of these notions with the geometry of the underlying Banach space.


Auto rate fallback (ARF) is a link adaptation algorithm that uses layer-2 acknowledgement messages to make decisions to increase or decrease the transmission rate. The algorithm is configured by choosing thresholds to define its behavior. The ARF algorithm is applied to voice-over-IP users in an IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN system, and system simulation is used to determine the optimal ARF configuration. Configuration performance is judged using a unique voice quality metric, which is used to establish a measure of system capacity for a single access point with several voice users. Results indicate that the ARF configuration can significantly impact capacity, and one configuration of ARF provides a capacity within 13% of the available capacity.


New technique is presented for modeling the total cross sections of electron scattering by Na, K, Rb and Cs atoms in the low and intermediate energy regions. The calculations have been performed in the framework of genetic programming (GP) technique. The GP has been running based on the experimental data of the total collisional cross sections to produce the total cross sections for each target atom. The incident energy and atomic number as well as the static dipole polarizability have been used as input variables to find the functions that describe the total collisional cross sections of the scattering of electrons by alkali atoms. The experimental, calculated and predicted total collisional cross sections are compared. The discovered functions show a good match to the experimental data.


Male accessory glands and ejaculatory duct of Drosophila melanogaster are reproductive organs which synthesize secretory seminal proteins. Several products of these organs involved in egg laying, receptivity, and sperm stability or storage were isolated from their lumens. Despite their secretory process play an important role, exocytosis pathway in these organs is not well known. In the present study, we characterized secretory protein profiles and determined their secretory mechanisms. Eight accessory gland secretory proteins and two ejaculatory duct secretory proteins were detected in their lumens. All these proteins were constitutively synthesized in these organs and secreted to their lumens. Secretion of newly synthesized proteins initiated at about 1 h after synthesis, and reached the peak at 4 h after synthesis. It seems that secretion of the proteins may occur via constitutive exocytosis pathway.


A new dansyl–diethylenetriamine–thiourea conjugate (DT) was prepared as a highly selective and sensitive fluorescent chemodosimeter for Hg2+ ions. A Hg2+-induced desulfurization reaction followed b...


Since 2004, a group of German-speaking geographers inspired by social and cultural theories are holding an annual meeting under the label 'New Cultural Geography' (Neue Kulturgeographie, NKG). Right from the beginning it has been their explicit ambition to radically renew German-speaking human geography. Have they succeeded? Thirteen years after the first conference took place, it is about time to take a closer look at the NKG's role and positioning in German-speaking geography. From a network-analytical scientometric perspective this article empirically scrutinises the myths of the NKG's formation, it's self-descriptions and -conceptions, as well as it's internal and external distinguishing features in the German-speaking countries.


O N l i N e Q u i Z Introduction Osteosarcoma is a malignant cancer which usually affects individuals in their teens and twenties, with 75% of tumors occurring in individuals under age twenty.1 it is the most common primary malignant tumor of bone and accounts for 20% of primary bone cancers.1 Men are more affected than women, with a ratio of 1.6 men to every one woman diagnosed with osteosarcoma.1 Bone and joint cancers in general are rare in comparison to other cancer types, and there are only three thousand new cases in the United States every year (0.2% of all new cancers).2 Of these, only a fraction are osteosarcomas. In individuals under age 25, there are just an estimated 450 osteosarcoma cases per year.2


In re MFW Shareholders Litigation established a standard for the examination of transactions where a controlling shareholder offers to purchase the rest of the company's shares in a going-private merger. According to the court's opinion, under certain conditions this transaction would be examined through the lens of the business judgment rule (BJR) as opposed to the entire fairness review, which normally applies to such transactions. This judgment reflects a more lenient approach by the court towards going-private mergers with a controlling shareholder. As such, it is worth a closer examination. This Article will begin with a review of the MFW case, followed by a review of the judicial history prior to this decision. Then it will try to analyze, albeit partially, some of the reasons for why this judgment is timely and reasonable considering changes that occurred in the last decades. It will also address some of the courts' reasoning and its persuasiveness.


The invention discloses a preparation method for a sodium alginate-nano silicon dioxide compound film. Through a series of technical means of performing in-situ compounding on sodium alginate and nano silicon dioxide, performing ultrasonic defoaming treatment before film casting, increasing the concentration of sodium alginate by step control in a preparation process, controlling addition time and speed of hydrochloric acid and the like, so that nano silicon dioxide is ideally dispersed in a reaction system, an agglomeration phenomenon is avoided, and the sodium alginate/nano silicon dioxide film which is compact in structure, colorless, transparent, airtight, high in quality, degradable, good in waterproof performance and strong in ultraviolet-proof capability, has comprehensive performance indexes and is suitable for food packaging is prepared. Compared with the prior art, the preparation method has the characteristics of simple and easily controlled process, low preparation cost and the like.


A century and a half after it became part of the Constitution, the First Amendment finally began to fulfill its promise of protecting freedom of speech and press. Only in recent decades have courts extended that protection to a broad range of expressive activity. In an era of emerging media technology, courts will be called on to establish new constitutional principles to deal with the changing communications landscape. Once unleashed, the "new"; First Amendment standards will be available to change the legacy of landmark cases that some consider to be overly‐solicitous of freedom of speech and press. Protecting the First Amendment in the cyberspace era is best accomplished not by creating new standards, but by applying and thus preserving established First Amendment principles.


In this paper, we consider identity testing problems in a distributed setting, in which each terminal has data only related to a subset of random variables involved. Each terminal sends compressed message to a decision maker, who will then decide whether the distribution of distributed data is the same as or certain distance away from a given distribution. By interpreting this as a distributed composite hypothesis testing problem, we investigate both zero-rate data compression and positive-rate data compression scenarios. Under either constant-type or exponential-type constraints imposed on the type 1 error probability, we characterize the best error exponents of the type 2 error probability by providing universal coding/decoding schemes.


Pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus (PNYDV) is a nanovirus that was first detected in pea crops ( Pisum sativum ) in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany in 2009 (Grigoras et al ., 2010). In 2016, PNYDV was detected countrywide in both Germany and Austria not…


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Combining the presentations on diversity and global perspectives turned out to be very productive. We discovered a natural affinity between the conference's goal of creating a collaborative teaching and learning environment that bridges the cosmopolitan and local knowledge teachers and students bring together in the classroom and the substance of what we wanted students to learn about diversity within and among countries in a period of accelerating globalization. While the contexts and stakes could not be more different, the challenges of combining a professor's "cosmopolitan knowledge" with students' "local knowledge" are theoretically analogous to the political challenges of honoring the local knowledge that grows out of our diversity while simultaneously nurturing a more shared, cosmopolitan knowledge that can connect us in mutually acceptable ways. Put differently, when it comes to understanding the politics of diversity and globalization, the classroom can be used both as an example and as an application of political theory. Working within this broad theme, we discussed a variety of very specific ideas to promote collaborative and active learning about diversity and world politics.


The technology approaches of preparing low VOC architectural emulsion paints, in terms of latex blend, core-shell emulsion, ambient self-crosslinking and reactive adjuvant, are reviewed. The principles and research progress thereof are focused.


A simple flux‐free fusion technique was developed to analyse major and trace element compositions of silicate rocks. The sample powders were melted in a molybdenum capsule sealed in a graphite tube to make a homogenous glass in a temperature‐controlled one‐atmosphere furnace. The glass was then measured for both major and trace element concentrations by LA‐ICP‐MS using a calibration strategy of total metal‐oxide normalisation. The optimum conditions (i.e., temperature and duration) to make homogeneous glasses were obtained by performing melting experiments using a series of USGS reference materials including BCR‐2, BIR‐1, BHVO‐2, AGV‐1, AGV‐2, RGM‐1, W‐2 and GSP‐2 with SiO2 contents from 47 to 73% m/m. Analytical results of the USGS reference materials using our method were generally consistent with the recommended values within a discrepancy of 5–10% for most elements. The routine precision of our method was generally better than 5–10% RSD. Compared with previous methods of LA‐ICP‐MS whole‐rock analyses, our flux‐free fusion method is convenient and efficient in making silicate powder into homogeneous glass. Furthermore, it limits contamination and loss of volatile elements during heating. Therefore, our new method has great potential to provide reliable and rapid determinations of major and trace element compositions for silicate rocks.


Smooth scouringrush is a creeping perennial with a high silica content in stems that may impede herbicide uptake. Smooth scouringrush has become a troublesome weed in no-till cropping systems across eastern Washington. In previous field studies, glyphosate provided inconsistent control of smooth scouringrush. The objective of this study was to determine if the addition of an organosilicone surfactant to glyphosate would improve the efficacy and consistency of control through stomatal flooding. To test this hypothesis, glyphosate was applied at three field sites at 3.78 kg ae ha-1 alone, with an organosilicone surfactants (OS1 and OS2), an organosilicone plus nonionic surfactant blend, or an alcohol-based surfactant applied during the day or at night. Stem counts were taken one year after herbicide applications. Five of the six effective treatments observed across the three study sites included organosilicone surfactant or an organosilicone plus nonionic surfactant blend. At two sites, when there was a difference in efficacy between application times, daytime applications were more effective than nighttime applications. These results support the hypothesis of stomatal flooding as a likely mechanism for enhanced efficacy of glyphosate with the addition of an organosilicone surfactant. However, at one site, the treatments containing organosilicone surfactant were more efficacious when applied at night than during the day. At this site, high daytime temperatures and low relative humidity may have resulted in rapid evaporation of spray droplets. The addition of an organosilicone surfactant to glyphosate is recommended for smooth scouringrush control and daytime treatments are preferred but should be applied when temperatures and humidity are not conducive to rapid droplet drying. Further research is necessary to confirm that stomatal flooding is responsible for improved glyphosate efficacy.


The table in the back of Teen Central resembles a computer graveyard; plastic casings, circuit boards, and wires are strewn across the table's surface while a group of young people use pliers and other tools to pull strange groans and wails from the circuits. Library-sponsored cyborg torture? Nope! These teens are participating in a circuit-bending workshop. In 2009, Teen Central at the Hennepin County Library--Central in Minneapolis, Minn., was honored to be awarded a Teen Tech Week Mini-Grant, sponsored by YALSA and the Verizon Foundation. The grant provided funds for one-on-one training at the Science Museum of Minnesota, where I learned the basics of this unusual and creative activity. The remaining grant money funded a Teen Tech Week circuit-bending party. Circuit-bending is the process of using electronic sound-making circuits to create sounds and music that the circuits were not designed to create. Electronic music-making toys for children are the most common instruments; they contain simple circuits and are designed to make various noises, be they polka beats or mooing cows. Initially developed in the 1960s, circuit-bending remains on the cutting edge of electronic music; artists such as Blur and Peter Gabriel include circuit-bent instruments in their work. (1) Circuit-bending offers an opportunity to demystify technology hardware and experiment with music and creativity. What is great about circuit-bending is that you can run this activity on your own. Experts are a fantastic resource, and if your budget can cover it, I strongly recommend hiring an expert circuit-bender to lead workshops. But if that's not an option, you can learn the necessary skills and lead a workshop on your own. You do not even need to be highly tech-savvy. Provided that the sight of a circuit board does not cause you to hyperventilate and you are willing to experiment, this is a skill that is within your reach. I strongly recommend Circuit-Bending: Build Your Own Alien Instruments by Reed Ghazala as a starting point. It covers electrical components, tools, instrument decoration, and more, all with a wonderfully irreverent tone. It also includes step-by-step instructions for making specific circuit-bent instruments, so if you can find the appropriate raw materials, you can create a fully functional instrument for demonstration without all the trial and error. Materials Needed Tools. You will need screwdrivers in many sizes and types, especially one with a Phillips head. Look for screwdrivers with long necks to reach the screws. A set of tiny jeweler's screwdrivers is essential for the interior screws. You will also need wire cutters and wire strippers. Needle-nose pliers, though not essential, are useful for maneuvering into tighter spaces. I suggest skipping the soldering iron; permanent connections are not strictly necessary and it takes some practice to use the iron safely and successfully. Supplies. Various supplies all serve the same basic purpose--to connect points on the circuit board. Play-dough is the simplest tool, and some connections can be made with your hand, but ideally you also want electrical components. Test leads (lengths of wire with alligator clips at each end) are the easiest to use, but simple pieces of insulated wire will also work. LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, add a visual component to the experimentation. You should also collect various kinds of switches--push button (e.g., computer power button), toggle (e.g., light switches), and potentiometers (e.g., volume controls). Purchasing resistors, capacitors, and transistors is optional; although they can make some pretty cool sounds if you find the right connection points, it is more difficult to locate those connection points. These supplies can be purchased at low cost from a surplus store. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Your most essential raw materials, however, are children's toys. For these, I suggest a thrift store, or if you do not have a budget, try asking teens and your coworkers to bring in electronic toys they no longer need. …


Product design and development needs a lot of relevant and background information at the initial stage itself and literature review is one of the initial and important process in the new product design (NPD) process. In NPD, patent analysis is an important part of literature review, since the patent documents represent a huge reservoir of most systematic and updated information about any particular technology and product. A systematic search on a trusted global patent database with proper analytical tools could be used as powerful R&D tool to not only identify the state-of-art but also to extract leads to solution for critical R&D problems. Therefore, a focused search on professional patent database was performed to extract most relevant patent documents for R&D work related to the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) decontamination device. Semantic keyword search and IPC based search followed by a thorough screening and analysis of the searched documents resulted in useful patent documents. These patent documents disclosed various aspects related to CBRN decontamination device which helped in the design & development of a novel CBRN Decon device.


Organized as a primary health care initiative within the existing health infrastructure the Universal Immunization Program (UIP) was launched in India in a phased manner in 1985-86 to eventually cover districts of the country by 1989-90. The program aims to achieve universal immunization coverage of infants with the full course of DPT OPV BCG and measles vaccines and tetanus toxoid in pregnant women. Other measures have also been made to strengthen cold storage facilities and streamline logistics for vaccines and other essential supplies. This paper summarizes major findings issues of interest common features and trends identified in an evaluation of the program. The study was conducted in 2 randomly selected districts from each of the following states: Haryana Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Orissa and Tamil Nadu. Quantitative data were gathered in the field by means of a vaccination coverage evaluation survey a lameness survey and a neonatal mortality survey in survey cohorts of 210 children 210 mothers 2000 live births and 10000 children under age 5 years. Qualitative data were obtained by visiting district health facilities and outreach services. It was found that the UIP has had different effects in different areas. Of the states investigated Haryana Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu are ready to move ahead with additional measures to eradicate polio and neonatal tetanus. Greater emphasis must however be given to sensitizing the medical community orienting district staff extending diagnostic laboratory facilities throughout the country and enhancing the degree of public awareness on the issues. Stronger management and greater overall commitment are also required for program success.


Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction plays a critical part in many battery-powered applications. Statistical filter, i.e., particle filter (PF) is widely used to predict RUL with various models as well as its uncertainty representation. However, PF commonly used suffers from the lack of poor adaption of long-term prediction and iterative prediction. This disadvantage may further reduce the RUL estimation performance. To overcome this difficulty, this paper proposes a hybrid approach with dynamic updating for lithium-ion battery RUL estimation. The estimation results based on data-driven model of long-term degradation trend estimation are used as the observation value for regularized PF (RPF) to obtain the optimal estimation. Moreover, this optimized estimation value is utilized as the update online input to dynamically train the data-driven model, to improve the iterative predicting capability. The proposed approach comprises two ideas: (i) a dynamic updating strategy to predict the capacity of Li-ion battery and (ii) a modified combination of regularized particle filter and ND-AR (Nonlinear Degradation-AutoRegressive) model for accurate and stable RUL estimation. Experiment results suggest that the proposed approach, as a dynamic updating method combined with data-driven and empirical models, achieves better performance on both estimation accuracy and uncertainty representation.


In this paper, we study several alternatives of protection for a time-domain wavelength interleaved network (TWIN), an optical burst switching technology for transport networks with active edge nodes, passive core nodes, and time-slotted operation. The main difference between those alternatives concerns the degree of resource sharing (transmitters, receivers, and wavelengths). After an extended study on the protection challenges in TWIN, we distinguish three main protection schemes: totally shared protection, partially shared protection, and dedicated protection. We propose a network dimensioning comparison for the aforementioned schemes, based on linear programming formulation addressing the optimization of a used resource. In addition, we assess the ability of the proposed schemes to maintain network performance during the failure in terms of delay, jitter, and packet loss ratio. The obtained results show that the totally shared protection scheme outperforms the other schemes in terms of resource utilization with nonsignificant degradation of the performance and a prompt recovery time.


we have investigated the conic support in the radiant cooler for infrared detector by using finite element method. Results show that the stiffness of the support increases with an increasing of the coning angle in case of launched state, while the situation is reversed in the orbited state. It is also found that the heat loss of the support caused by the thermal conduction decreases with the reduction of the coning angle. Moreover, the optimized coning angle is provided as a function of the thickness.


A T the Second Symposium, various contributors discussed the possibility that star formation might provide the energy to maintain the motion field in the interstellar medium. Although Oort and Spitzer1 emphasized the importance of the recoil momentum produced by the gradual ionization of the surrounding gas, the important effect appears to be the gas pressure itself when the ionized region is enclosed by the surrounding gas. Indeed, Kahn 2 has shown (for onedimensional flow into a vacuum) that the recoil momentum is inefficient in producing mass motion; only a limited range in photon fluxes result in acceleration of neutral hydrogen. We are led to consider the motions of the ionized region around a newly formed Ο star. The result of the high pressure in the ionized region is the formation of compressed neutral hydrogen and of a shock front moving into the undisturbed gas. It was recognized by Schlüter and Bierman3 and by Kahn and Schatzman4 that as the HII region expands, it increases in mass. There is the possibility that the resulting ionization of the compressed gas is so rapid that the ionization front catches up with the shock front. Savedoff and Greene 5 studied the relative motion of the ionization front assuming that


Objectives: To determine if preoperative ultrasonographic measurement of the cross-sectional area (CSA) of the gracilis tendon (GT) and semitendinosus tendon (ST) could predict the diameter of the quadrupled ST-GT autograft as accurately as the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and how different magnifications of the MRI slices could influence the accuracy of the measurement. Methods: 33 patients scheduled for ACL reconstruction with hamstring autograft and with MRI performed at our institution were included. CSA of every GT and ST was calculated with ultrasonography (US) and with 2 different types of measurements on axial 1.5-T MRI at the widest point of the medial femoral epicondyle. In the first type of MRI measurement (MRI-2x method), the images were all analyzed under a 2x-magnified view while in the second type (MRI-4x method), under a 4x-magnified view with the method described by Hamada M et al (Figure 1). The CSA was calculated with the PACS workstation (Centricity Enterprise Web V3.0) with the region of interest tool. Every coupled GT and ST was doubled over around a suture and passed through a closed-hole sizing block. The smallest sizing hole through which the proximal end of the quadrupled ST+GT graft could be pulled with maximal manual force was the final diameter considered for the study Purpose: Results: The Pearson correlation coefficient for the US cross- sectional area to the intraoperative graft diameter was 0.506 (p=0.003). When the CSA was major than 16 mm2 resulted in graft diameter of at least 8 mm in 100% of cases. The CSA on MRI of the GT + ST with the MRI-2x and MRI-4x methods were 27.2 ± 4.4 mm2 and 18.8 ± 2.8 mm2 respectively. Intraoperative graft diameter measurement positively correlated with preoperative MRI tendon CSA measurement with both measurement techniques. However, whether the correlation was only moderate with the MRI-2x method (0.536; p=0.001), it was excellent with the MRI-4x method (0.86; p<0.001) (Figure 2). With the MRI-2x measurement method, when the CSA was major than 25 mm2 resulted in graft diameter of at least 8 mm in 95% of the cases. With the MRI-4x measurement method, when the CSA was major than 17 mm2 resulted in graft diameter of at least 8 mm in 100% of cases. Conclusion: Preoperative calculation of the cross-sectional area of hamstring tendons with MRI and US can help to reliable estimate quadruple ST+GT graft. In terms of correlation of the CSA with graft diameter, US was comparable to MRI at 2x-magnification, but MRI at 4x-magnification showed superior accuracy. A ST+GT CSA threshold value of 25 mm2, 17mm2, and 16m2 with the MRI-2x, MRI-4x and US methods, respectively, predicted a 4-stranded graft of a minimum 8mm in diameter.


Mucins are high molecular weight glycoproteins that are primarily expressed by the apical surfaces of respiratory, gastrointestinal and reproductive tracts. They are involved in protection, growth and repair of epithelial surfaces. Apart from its protective function, mucins also regulate diverse functions in normal cells and have a crucial role in oncogenesis. MUC4 is a type-1 transmembrane mucin, which is overexpressed in several cancers and has been implicated in oncogenic transformation, proliferation, invasion, inhibition of apoptosis, and chemoresistance properties associated with these cancer cells. It is a 930 kD glycoprotein, consisting of a large high molecular weight subunit, MUC4α, containing the identical 16 amino acid tandem repeat region and MUC4β, a membrane-bound subunit, containing three EGF (Epidermal Growth Factor)-like domains. The latter subunit is responsible for the oncogenic functions of this molecule and can potentially be targeted. The monoclonal antibody 8G7 has been used extensively to study MUC4 expression. Since 8G7 binds an epitope in the tandem repeat (TR) region on the MUC4α subunit it cannot detect the cleaved cell surface associated form of MUC4 or isoforms that lack the TR region or heavily glycosylated TR regions. The MUC4β subunit however, is attached to the surface of the cell making it an ideal candidate for studying and targeting MUC4. The aim of this study is to generate and characterize monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against the β subunit of MUC4. Thirty-two mAbs against MUC4β subunit were initially isolated using ELISA screening. Flow cytometry was used to test high affinity binders in MUC4 transfected cells. It was then tested whether these mAbs were able to immunoprecipitate transfected MUC4 from detergent extracted lysates. Finally, four high affinity mAbs (E9 (IgG2b), 6E8 (IgG2b), 1C7 (IgG1), and 3B4 (IgA)) were selected from these analyses. All the four mAbs immunoprecipitated full length MUC4 from native cancer cell lines. All the four mAbs bound to native human MUC4 expressed on cancer cell surface of different cell lines albeit with varying affinities. 3B4 recognized a conformational epitope and exhibited cell surface binding. The mAb 3B4 was internalized into MUC4 expressing cells in a concentration time-dependent manner. 6E8 showed partial internalization while E9 mAb did not show any internalization. Both 3B4 and 8G7 were able to cap MUC4 at the cell surface of cancer cell lines. Our results suggested that these antibodies can potentially block MUC4 function. The mAbs, 3B4, 1C7 and 6E8 inhibited the growth of MUC4 expressing cells in MTT and colony forming assays. Studies are currently underway to evaluate the utility of these novel MUC4β-domain specific mAbs to target MUC4-expressing tumors in vivo. Overall these mAbs can be used as reagents to study MUC4 cleavage and can also be developed into MUC4 specific diagnostic and therapeutic agents. Citation Format: Catherine Orzechowski, Abhijit Aithal, Wade Junker, Prakash Kshirsagar, Surinder Batra, Maneesh Jain. Generation and characterization of novel antibodies against the β subunit of MUC4 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 3829.


Amherst Systems, Inc., under the sponsorship of Rome Laboratory, has developed a visualization tool for use within both the DIS and the simulation and modeling communities. This product uses the IVIEW2000 software provided by the Air Force's National Air Intelligence Center (NAIC). The capabilities of IVIEW2000, combined with a DIS interface, provide analysts and developers with a free, government-owned visualization tool for the evaluation of DIS exercises. IVIEW2000 is a software package providing a visualization environment for engagement reconstruction used by the simulation, modeling and analysis community. IVIEW2000 provides many different viewing capabilities, access to player data, and a fully featured control panel with VCR-like functions. It allows analysts to view the entire or selected portions of the scenario from a variety of different angles simultaneously, while monitoring various types of player data. Prior to the addition of the DIS interface, IVIEW2000 allowed only scripted scenarios to be played and re-played. With the addition of the DIS interface, IVIEW2000 is now able to read and process DIS PDUs and operate as a real-time visualization tool. It allows an operator to attach to any/multiple DIS entity(s), provides bird's-eye view, out-the-window views, data -readouts, etc. IVIEW2000, with the DIS interface, operates on a standard SGI indigo-class machine, making it an affordable alternative to commercial DIS visualization packages.


The stability of a new antispasmodic, nafiverine, in an aqueous solution and in rabbit plasma was investigated. Metabolites of nafiverine in blood, bile, and urine were determined quantitatively. The effectiveness of an intramuscular administration of nafiverine was comparable to that of an intravenous administration. One metabolite of nafiverine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N'-[alpha-(naphthyl)propionyloxy-2-ethyl]piperazine, is a new compound and its synthesis is described.


A.-It is difficult to say how frequently conjunctivitis is caught from swimming-pool water, but bacteria and viruses rapidly accumulate in pools containing inadequate concentrations of disinfectant. A number of outbreaks of viral conjunctivitis believed to have been acquired in swimming-pools have been described. Chemical conjunctivitis may result also from swimming in water containing excessive concentrations of chemicals, and prolonged immersion in pure water may affect the eyes, probably through an osmotic effect. The build-up of bacteria and viruses which quickly occurs in occupied pools can be prevented by chlorination. Concentrations of free chlorine between 0-2 and 0 5 p.p.m. completely inactivate a wide variety of viruses and bacteria in less than 10 minutes.1 The necessary apparatus, methods, and controls are described in The Purification of the Water of Swimming Baths.2


The utility model relates to an engine crankshaft multi-stage series torsion vibration damper which comprises a primary torsion vibration damper, a secondary torsion vibration damper and an oil-containing bearing, wherein the primary torsion vibration damper comprises an outer wheel boss, the inner side of the outer wheel boss is provided with a rubber vibration damping ring, the upper side of the rubber vibration damping ring is provided with a geared ring, the secondary torsion vibration damper comprises an inner wheel boss, the upper side of the inner wheel boss is provided with an another rubber vibration damping ring, the primary torsion vibration damper and the secondary torsion vibration damper are connected in series through the outer wheel boss, and the oil-containing bearing is arranged between the two rubber vibration damping rings. The vibration damper has the beneficial effects that the damping coefficient of the vibration damper doubly increases, and the amplitude of the damping reduces correspondingly, which improves the vibration-damping performance, and enables the drive inertia of an engine to be completely cleaned out, thereby improving the performance of the engine, and prolonging the service life of an engine crankshaft.


The present research featured the psychological characteristics of the young people who migrated from Transcaucasia and Central Asia. These two groups proved to share such aspects as nepotism and patriarchy, but the specifics of victim behavior were different. The psychodiagnostics tools included O. O. Andronnikova's methodology for victim behavior propensity and M. A. Odintsova's questionnaire of role victimization. The study sample consisted of 122 teenagers from families that came to Russia from Transcaucasia (60 people) and Central Asia (62 people). All the respondents studied in schools of the KhantyMansi Autonomous Okrug (Yugra). Teenagers from Transcaucasia were more prone to aggressive, self-destructive, and selfharming behavior, while those from Central Asia were more prone to uncritical and realized type of victim behavior. Teenagers from Transcaucasia assumed the play role of a victim, while students from Central Asia assumed the social role of the victim. The victim profile of teenage migrants from Transcaucasia was characterized by a direct relationship between the propensity to realize the victim play role and active victim behavior; a direct relationship between the propensity to realize the victim play role and aggressive type of victimization the inverse relationship between social victimization role and passive type of victim behavior. Teenagers from Central Asia demonstrated the statistical significance of the relationship between the social role of the victim and the passive type of victimization. In addition, the study revealed an inverse relationship between the social role of the victim and the propensity for an active type of victim behavior.


Teaching English at Indonesian special senior high schools is applied based on the curriculum determined by the government. However, there were some problems found in English language teaching for visually impaired students especially in writing. This research aimed to investigate the teachers' challenges in teaching English writing for visually impaired students. The respondents were taken purposively, namely the English teachers at Indonesian special senior high schools for visually impaired students namely SLB Sri Mujinab, SLB Negeri Pembina and SLB Kasih Ibu. The data for the research were collected from semi-structured interview conducted to get specific information about what challenges encountered by the English teachers teaching writing skills for students with visual impairment. The challenges encountered by the teachers in teaching writing were inappropriateness of curriculum and syllabus with the students' need, time constraint of teaching, lack of learning media, lack of teaching strategy, inappropriateness of teacher's qualification, and students' attitude problem. These challenges made the teachers difficult in teaching English writing.


The article deals with a topical issue – forming the foreign language communicative competence of students in the process of foreign language learning in a non-linguistic educational organization. Foreign language is an educational discipline that helps students acquire and improve their reading and speaking skills in the language they are studying, as well as form the basis of their communicative competence. In this capacity, a foreign language plays an important role in specialists training of the Internal Affairs bodies, since the foreign language knowledge is a mandatory component of a modern police officer professional competence. The authors focus on the choice of learning strategies, which are based on the development of the ability and real readiness to implement foreign language communication, the ability to achieve mutual understanding with native speakers. Attention is paid to the selection of educational material focused on the foreign language communicative competence formation, an important indicator of which is not only the correctness of speech from the point of view of the language norms, but also from the point of view of the cultural context. The authors come to the conclusion that the main tasks for the foreign language communicative competence formation is to constantly stimulate students' cognitive activity and to increase their motivation to learn a foreign language.


To implement a function of detecting phase change at a high precision in MIT system, a phase-change- detecting unit based on RF Lock-in Amplifier SR844 was designed at the frequency of 1 MHz. The unit provided a gain range of 3.52 dB ~ 61.1 dB and a phase resolution by 0.02 deg. And an experiment with neuron cell model from SD rat cortex was made to detect phase change produced by edema neuron cell model and normal neuron cell model respectively. The results of the experiment showed that the phase change produced by edema neuron cell model was smaller than that by normal neuron cell model and that the unit had good capability of detecting the phase change produced by edema neuron cell model and normal neuron cell model effectively. These may be of great help for further cerebral edema-detecting work.


The publication of this book marks an important step in the efforts by scholars in recent decades to gain a fuller understanding of the institutions of higher education (i.e. the collèges and universities) in early-modern France. Whereas other recent works have dealt almost exclusively with such matters as administration and the 'sociology of attendance' (page 448), Professor Brockliss presents a thorough study, based on exhaustive research of fragmentary evidence, of instructional methods and content.


Background: The delay in cognitive and language development can be caused by multifactor, including chronic deficiency of micronutrient, zinc. Level of zinc serum is influenced by food intake which can cause bias. There are inconsistencies in previous studies between zinc levels and the development caused by differences of sample or subjects. This study using hair as sample in analyzing the association between zinc level on cognitive and language delays in children aged 9-24 months old.
AIM: To find out that low hair zinc level is associated with delayed of cognitive and language development in children 9-24 months old.

Method: This analytical observational study with case-control design. Case group consisted of 69 children with cognitive and language development delays, based on CAT/CLAMS scores < 85 subjects aged 9-24 months meanwhile the control group consist of 69 children with normal cognitive and language development. Chi-square test was used to assess the association between zinc levels and the incidence of cognitive and language delays. Multivariate analysis was performed by logistic regression.
Results: Univariate analysis showed no association between low zinc level and delayed of cognitive and language development in children aged 9-24 months (OR 1.263; 95% CI 0.64-2.46; p=0.495). Logistic regression was performed for other variables and screen time > 2 hours and lack of stimulation were risk factors for cognitive and language development delays (adjusted OR 2.78; 95% CI 1,284-6.058; p=0.010 and adjusted OR 3.96; 95% CI 1.833-8.581; p<0.001).
Conclusion: There is no relationship between low hair zinc level and delays in cognitive  and  language  development  in  children  age 9-24  months,  but  there  is an association between screen time more than two hours per day and lack of stimulation with delays in cognitive and language development in children 9-24 months 24 months.


We consider the existence of positive solutions for nonhomogeneous semilinear elliptic problem - Δ u=u p+λf(x) under homogeneous wixed boundaty value,that is the third boundary value un+αu Ω =0,where ΩR N is a bounded domain,α,λ≥0,p=N+2N-2.We prove that there exists a constant λ *0 and when λ∈(0,λ *),the problem has at least two positive solutions.


SUMMARY The parameters of program-controlled current pulses for obtaining stable protective coatings with low internal stress are established by analysing theoretical calculations and experimental data.


This paper defines a problem type, called the transportation-location problem, that can be considered a generalization of the Hitchcock transportation problem in which, in addition to seeking the amounts to be shipped from origins to destinations, it is also necessary to find, at the same time, the optimal locations of these sources with respect to a fixed and known set of destinations. This new problem is characterized mathematically, and exact and approximate methods are presented for its solution.


Average service quality perception toward Government hospitals lead to increasing demand for good quality Government health care in Mayiladuthurai Taluk. Observing the growth of private health care sector, highly number of patients get satisfied with the service quality of private hospitals in Mayiladuthurai Taluk. This study attempts to identify the service quality factors that influence patient satisfaction with Government vs. private hospitals. A survey was conducted on patients of nine different hospitals and ward in Mayiladuthurai Taluk. The Convenient sampling method was used in the research to obtain information regarding patients' perceptions toward 13 service quality dimensions of Government and Private hospitals. Multiple-regression was used to identify the service quality factors that influence patients' satisfaction. And descriptive statistics represented the patient's satisfaction level with different service quality factors.


A novel calibration architecture that calculates the gyro biases without any external equipment and without any user intervention is proposed. This architecture uses a Kalman filter algorithm and utilizes multi-level constraints, such as pseudo-observation updates and the accelerometer and magnetometer measurements. Walking tests with smartphones show that the proposed architecture is effective and accurate when being used under various scenarios with different phone contexts.


Chosen shot peening pressure,nozzle scanning velocity,target distance as effect factors,chosen glass pill whose diameter was 0. 25 mm,did shot peening test to 45 steel and 2Al1 aluminum alloy material by premixed water jet. Adopted stylus method for measuring shot peening surface roughness,observed macroscopically shape character of shot peening surface by scanning electron microscope. The result indicates that the surface roughness of peened material obviously augments because of premixed water jet shot peening,and surface roughness augments as the increase of shot peening pressure and minishs as the increase of scanning velocity,the biggest surface roughness target distance exists. The bar distortion area which is"furrow"shape with approximatively equal width appears on the whole shot peening surface,and countless non clearance impacting concave whose shape is anomalous bestrews on the whole shot peening surface,roughness curve presents"saw tooth"shape,it quite inosculates with"furrow" shape character on shot peening surface.


In this paper, we propose a system of models to show the importance of Petrochemical's Industry value added. The Petrochemical Industry is structured in a network, having different alternative routes of production and their correspondent technologies in a network formed initially from the basic until final petrochemicals. It has been considered that basic petrochemicals were produced through Refineries with a different technology composition each to other. Network techniques and multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) were utilized in order to choose the best route of production for each petrochemical product. Demand of basic petrochemicals of each refinery configurations were modelled by means of Linear Programming (LP). The results of the MCDA analysis and the dual problem were interpreted for the case study. Finally, a comparison showed that the value of the final petrochemical products is at least so attractive than the only exportation of crude oil.


The invention provides a system of pasture detecting and reseeding, which comprises a detecting device and a seedling device, wherein the detecting device comprises a detecting rack, a rotating shaft, a detecting plate and a switch, the detecting plate is fixed on the rotating shaft, the two ends of the rotating shaft are connected with the detecting rack, the switch comprises a contact part and a control part, the contact part and the control part are respectively fixed on the detecting plate and the detecting rack, the reseeding device comprises a seed box, a seed sowing device, a motor and a transmission part, the motor is connected with the seed sowing device through the transmission part, the seed sowing device is arranged at the lower end of the seed box, and the switch is connected with the motor through a lead. According to the invention, the seed missing detecting and reseeding of pasture are full-automatic, so that the manpower can be saved, and the large-scale operation is realized; and according to different pasture and different harvesting modes, the height of the detecting plate can be adjusted, after multiple kinds of cradling, the seed missing condition of the land can be detected, and the universal range is wide.


Trimble Navigation was one of the original contractors building military grade GPS receivers and has been a dominant manufacturer in the civilian market. Two Trimble user groups have been formed. By participating in GPS user groups, members become more aware of GPS capabilities and opportunities, meet people with similar interests and needs, expand business opportunities, and provide Trimble with valuable information needed to engineer better GPS equipment.


This study analyzed the trend of research on Heathy City projects using social network analysis (SNA). To this end, phases of the Healthy City projects were categorized into take-off phase, growth phase and maturity phase, and the research papers were analyzed with a focus on their major stakeholder...


A historical perspective is presented in terms of the major features and status of two families of computer simulation models in which the human operator plays the primary role. Both task oriented and message oriented models are included. Two other recent efforts are summarized which deal with visual information processing. They involve not whole model development but a family of subroutines customized to add the human aspects to existing models. A global diagram of the generalized model development/validation process is presented and related to 15 criteria for model evaluation.


* In issue 37(1) of Behavioral Disorders, we published the findings of three studies addressing the status of Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) as an organization and of the field of special education for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD). In order to continue discussion of the status of CCBD, the editors of Behavioral Disorders invited three distinguished scholars from the field - Geoff Colvin, Steve Forness, and Mike Nelson - to comment on the article.We are pleased to continue this dialogue. We are grateful for the comments by Colvin, Forness, and Nelson. Their compliments about our studies and their endorsement of our general ideas as well as their instantiation of specific recommendations are all appreciated. We urge readers to carefully review each of their perspectives in issue 37(1 ).In this paper, we highlight three topics on which we agree and about which we believe the CCBD Executive Committee (EC) needs to act. We also discuss the few inconsistencies between our findings and some of the recommendations of our distinguished colleagues, recognizing that these topics require further study. We begin with a discussion of the consistencies between our findings and the insights presented by Coivin, Forness, and Nelson on three issues: (a) the need for an organizational name change, (b) professional development, and (c) increased role in advocacy.Need for Organizational Name ChangeIn our studies, we found that a change in the name of the organization to one that recognizes emotional disability in addition to behavioral disorders was highly desirable. From our interviews and our survey data, we found that members believe that the field currently fails to sufficiently attend to students who display internalizing disorders to the extent that it addresses externalizing behaviors. This is seen as an important shortcoming of current services for students with E/BD, and a name change would at least acknowledge that CCBD is aware of the issue and is being responsive to member concerns. While Forness (201 2, p. 44) generally agrees, he suggests an alternative name (Council for Children with Mental Health Disorders) to our suggestion (Council for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders) that reflected the majority response to the survey. We knew from the interview study that there were lead members of CCBD, including some members of our research team, who desired a shift to more of a mental health focus for the organization. We did include several possible name changes with a mental health focus in the survey, but a majority of the members in the survey rejected those options. We recognize that Colvin (201 2, p. 50) was less enthusiastic about a name change, but we believe that some of the other issues that we discuss later (i.e., advocacy, journal content, and conferences) will alleviate some of his concerns. Colvin also questions whether it is wise for CCBD to limit itself to students with E/ BD when students with other disabilities also experience behavioral challenges. We knew from the interview studies that some lead members of CCBD would welcome such a widening of purpose, but, once again, a majority of respondents desired a focus on the E/BD population.Professional DevelopmentOverall, our research found strong support for the organization to focus on the education component of services for children and youths with E/BD. Highlighting educational services (as opposed to addressing purely behavioral concerns) would give the organization a unique identity among professional organizations working on children's mental health. We note that Nelson (2012, pp. 47-48) agrees on the importance of the topic and that Colvin's comments regarding student learning (2012, p. 51) can be seen as additional support. Forness (2012, p. 44) also recommends that the organization conduct and disseminate periodic reviews of proactive practice. These recommendations are consistent with our findings that emphasize professional development opportunities to support practitioners in evidence-based teaching practices for students with E/BD, and we heartily endorse this and recommend it to the EC for action. …


Human computer interaction (HCI) involves a multidisciplinary fusion of technologies, through which the control of external devices could be achieved by monitoring physiological status of users. However, physiological biosignals often vary across users and recording sessions due to unstable physical/mental conditions and taskirrelevant activities. To deal with this challenge, we propose a method of adversarial feature encoding with the concept of a Rateless Autoencoder (RAE), in order to exploit disentangled, nuisance-robust, and universal representations. We achieve a good trade-off between user-specific and task-relevant features by making use of the stochastic disentanglement of the latent representations by adopting additional adversarial networks. The proposed model is applicable to a wider range of unknown users and tasks as well as different classifiers. Results on cross-subject transfer evaluations show the advantages of the proposed framework, with up to an 11.6% improvement in the average subject-transfer classification accuracy. IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics c © 2021 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works. Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc. 201 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 IEEE JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS, VOL. XX, NO. XX, XXXX 2020 1 Universal Physiological Representation Learning with Soft-Disentangled Rateless Autoencoders Mo Han, Ozan Özdenizci, Member, IEEE , Toshiaki Koike-Akino, Senior Member, IEEE , Ye Wang, Senior Member, IEEE , and Deniz Erdoğmuş, Senior Member, IEEE Abstract— Human computer interaction (HCI) involves a multidisciplinary fusion of technologies, through which the control of external devices could be achieved by monitoring physiological status of users. However, physiological biosignals often vary across users and recording sessions due to unstable physical/mental conditions and taskirrelevant activities. To deal with this challenge, we propose a method of adversarial feature encoding with the concept of a Rateless Autoencoder (RAE), in order to exploit disentangled, nuisance-robust, and universal representations. We achieve a good trade-off between user-specific and task-relevant features by making use of the stochastic disentanglement of the latent representations by adopting additional adversarial networks. The proposed model is applicable to a wider range of unknown users and tasks as well as different classifiers. Results on cross-subject transfer evaluations show the advantages of the proposed framework, with up to an 11.6% improvement in the average subject-transfer classification accuracy. Human computer interaction (HCI) involves a multidisciplinary fusion of technologies, through which the control of external devices could be achieved by monitoring physiological status of users. However, physiological biosignals often vary across users and recording sessions due to unstable physical/mental conditions and taskirrelevant activities. To deal with this challenge, we propose a method of adversarial feature encoding with the concept of a Rateless Autoencoder (RAE), in order to exploit disentangled, nuisance-robust, and universal representations. We achieve a good trade-off between user-specific and task-relevant features by making use of the stochastic disentanglement of the latent representations by adopting additional adversarial networks. The proposed model is applicable to a wider range of unknown users and tasks as well as different classifiers. Results on cross-subject transfer evaluations show the advantages of the proposed framework, with up to an 11.6% improvement in the average subject-transfer classification accuracy.


The title compound, C17H9N3O, cyrstallizes with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. Both independent molecules have essentially the same geometry. The angles between the planes of the quinoline group and the phenyl ring of the phthalonitrile group in the two molecules are 84.36 (4) and 83.69 (4)°.


Structural instability becomes an important concern in the composite plate safe and reliable design. In this research, a resistance analysis is carried out on plates made of hybrid composite material with and without elliptical cutouts using the finite element method. The carbon/epoxy/aluminum laminated plates are arranged in the following ordered manner [Al/(θ/-θ)/Al]. The hybrid plate resistance to buckling submitted to uniaxial compression is highlighted. Results indicate that given a structural geometry, boundary and loading condition and stacking sequence, the buckling resistance of such plates is strongly influenced by the ply orientation, the anisotropy ratio, and the cutout presence, position and size. The critical load reduction is found to decrease linearly with the decrease of the geometric ratio a/b. When b=8a, the reduction factor N* increased from 1.8% to 7% when φ=90ο and φ=0ο respectively regardless of the ply orientation. Maximum reduction of the buckling critical load is important when the elliptical cutout is located in the middle of the plate. Regardless of the declination of the elliptical cutout, maximum reduction of the critical buckling stress is obtained when the ratio E2/E1=1.


Samples of semi‐insulating GaAs were annealed for 5–18 s at 650–950 °C using rapid thermal annealing. Cathodoluminescence was used to compare as‐received and annealed samples to determine the effect of the heat treatment. Cathodoluminescence images of the surface of samples show a change in background intensity after heating. Images of cleaved cross sections indicate that the change is not uniform throughout the thickness of the sample.


Discovering in a text the geographic references it may contain, is a task that human readers perform using both their lexical and contextual knowledge. Using a gazetteer to label such targeted references in a dataset, this paper proposes an approach to learning the context in which they appear and by this means extending the prior knowledge encoded in the gazetteer. The present work was carried in the particular framework of a system for disease outbreak alerts detection and geo-indexing.


Often, disks rotating at high speeds are fabricated from high-strength, filament-wound composites. The carbon and glass fiber bundles, or tows that makeup a filament, are often similar in different disk designs, and steady-state stress analyses are usually reported. Typically, little information is reported about the dynamic deformation and vibrations of the disk, which are important for understanding instabilities at high rotational speeds. First, experimental and FEM modal analyses are performed for a non-rotating disk to verify the FEM model. The disk is made from composite rings which are press-fit or urethane bonded onto a hub. Then, the FEM model is used to analyze the effect of prestressing and stress stiffening due to rotation at various speeds.


Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined as a rare, life-threatening autoimmune disorder leading to multiorgan failure. Probable APS, with clinical manifestations similar to APS without antiphospholipid antibodies, was suggested to be seronegative catastrophic APS. The triggering factors of catastrophic APS are various, including infection, trauma, malignancy, and surgery. In approximately 40% of patients, catastrophic APS develops from an unknown cause. We report a case of seronegative catastrophic APS due to an unknown origin. A 20-year-old man presented with cough, abdominal pain, skin lesions, tunnel vision, and watery diarrhea without fever. His symptoms and laboratory test suggested disseminated intravascular coagulation. Considering seronegative catastrophic APS, we treated with intravenous steroid and intravenous immunoglobulin, but the effects were limited. After weekly treatment with rituximab, an immune-modulating agent, his laboratory findings including thrombocytopenia and coagulation tests, returned to normal. We conclude that rituximab can be an effective treatment for seronegative catastrophic APS.


ABSTRACT A method has been developed for the rapid, specific, accurate, precise and sensitive determination of glufosinate, glyphosate and its major metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid, in edible oils, by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. Oils were extracted with acidified water (1% formic acid), and the extracts were directly injected into an LC using a Hypercarb column as the stationary phase. The analytes were eluted by a mobile phase of methanol and water containing 1% acetic acid, and they were ionised by electrospray ionisation in negative ion mode. The method was validated and limits of quantification ranged from 5 μg kg−1 (aminomethylphosphonic acid) to 10 μg kg−1 (glyphosate and glufosinate). Three concentrations (10, 50 and 100 μg kg−1) were selected to perform recovery studies. Mean recoveries ranged from 81.4% to 119.4%. Intra and inter-day precision were lower than 19%. Different edible oils were analysed, and no residues of the studied herbicides were detected above limits of quantification. Graphical Abstract


All North American plum cultivars investigated in Poland for their reaction to plum pox potyvirus appeared to be susceptible, showing severe symptoms on the leaves. Fruits of cvs Valor and Empress were also heavily damaged. Of the Yugoslav cultivars evaluated, Cacanska Najbolja was most tolerant whereas Cacanska Rodna appeared to be most sensitive to PPV.


It has been recently proposed that the two "emerging" hallmarks of cancer, namely altered glucose metabolism and immune evasion, may in fact be fundamentally linked (Kareva and Hahnfeldt, 2013). This connection comes from up-regulation of glycolysis by tumor cells, which can lead to active competition for resources in the tumor microenvironment between tumor and immune cells. Here it is further proposed that cancer stem cells (CSCs) can circumvent the anti-tumor immune response by creating a 'protective shield' of non-stem cancer cells around them. This shield can protect the CSCs both by creating a physical barrier between them and cytotoxic lymphocytes (CTLs), and by promoting competition for the common resources, such as glucose, between non-stem cancer cells and CTLs. The implications of this hypothesis are investigate using an agent-based model, leading to a prediction that relative CSC to non-CSC ratio will vary with the strength of the host immune response, with the highest occurring at an intermediate state of immune activation. A discussion of possible therapeutic approaches concludes the paper, suggesting that a chemotherapeutic regimen consisting of regular pulsed doses, i.e., metronomic chemotherapy, would yield the best clinical outcome by allowing CTLs to most effectively reach and eliminate CSCs.


It is Locke who actually turned Bacon's scholarticism into systematic experimentalism and influenced Hume and Kant and other western schools of experimental philosophy. Scholars home and abroad have no enough knowledge of the relation between Locke' s philosophy and natural science. Locke's philosophic contributions result from not only the production of American revolution but also the production of American natural sicence. His criticism of the idea that a genius is born stablized the foundation of experimentalism and promoted the new science movement.


Background of the Satyricon, «Latomus» 18, 1959, pp. 790-99 and P. MORENO, Aspetti di vita economica nel Satyricon, «An.Ist.It.Num.» 9-11, 1962/3, pp. 53-73. Citations of the Satyrica are quoted from K. Müller's Teubner edition of 1995. 2 P. VEYNE, Vie de Trimalcion, «Annales ESC» 16, 1961, pp. 213-47. R. DUNCAN-JONES, The Economy of the Roman Empire, 1st ed., Cambridge 1974; 2nd ed., 1982, ch. 5, pp. 238-56. For Trimalchio's typicality, note M. I. FINLEY, The Ancient Economy, 1st ed., 1973; 2nd ed., Berkeley 1985, 36, 50f.,115f., etc.; P. GARNSEY, Independent Freedmen and the Economy of Roman Italy under the Principate, «Klio» 63, 1981, pp. 359-370; J. H. D'ARMS, Commerce and Social Standing in Ancient Rome, OMNIA IN NUMMIS: MONEY AND THE MONETARY ECONOMY IN PETRONIUS


Application of 3D technologies to the wide range of Geosciences knowledge domains is well underway. These have been operationalized in workflows of the hydrocarbon sector for a half-century, and now in mining for over two decades. In Geosciences, algorithms,
structured workflows and data integration strategies can support compelling Earth models, however challenges remain to meet the standards of geological plausibility required for most geoscientific studies. There is also missing links in the institutional information infrastructure supporting
operational multi-scale 3D data and model development. Canada in 3D (C3D) is a vision and road map for transforming the Geological Survey of Canada's (GSC) work practice by leveraging emerging 3D technologies. Primarily the transformation from 2D geological mapping, to a well-structured 3D modelling
practice that is both data-driven and knowledge-driven. It is tempting to imagine that advanced 3D computational methods, coupled with Artificial Intelligence and Big Data tools will automate the bulk of this process. To effectively apply these methods there is a need, however, for data to be in a
well-organized, classified, georeferenced (3D) format embedded with key information, such as spatial-temporal relations, and earth process knowledge. Another key challenge for C3D is the relative infancy of 3D geoscience technologies for geological inference and 3D modelling using sparse and
heterogeneous regional geoscience information, while preserving the insights and expertise of geoscientists maintaining scientific integrity of digital products. In most geological surveys, there remains considerable educational and operational challenges to achieve this balance of digital
automation and expert knowledge. Emerging from the last two decades of research are more efficient workflows, transitioning from cumbersome, explicit (manual) to reproducible implicit semi-automated methods. They are characterized by integrated and iterative, forward and reverse geophysical
modelling, coupled with stratigraphic and structural approaches. The full impact of research and development with these 3D tools, geophysical-geological integration and simulation approaches is perhaps unpredictable, but the expectation is that they will produce predictive, instructive models of
Canada's geology that will be used to educate, prioritize and influence sustainable policy for stewarding our natural resources. On the horizon are 3D geological modelling methods spanning the gulf between local and frontier or green-fields, as well as deep crustal characterization. These are key
components of mineral systems understanding, integrated and coupled hydrological modelling and energy transition applications, e.g. carbon sequestration, in-situ hydrogen mining, and geothermal exploration. Presented are some case study examples at a range of scales from our efforts in
C3D.


The utility model discloses a duodenum cannula capable of being placed into the body under an endoscope for treating diabetes. The duodenum cannula comprises an anchoring part and a cannula body with the two ends communicated, wherein the anchoring part is composed of two nickel titanium nobelium alloy rings which are arranged side by side and a continuous expanding part of the cannula body, the pipe wall of the cannula body is provided with pipe channels into which liquid or gases can be injected, the two nickel titanium nobelium alloy rings are arranged on a triangular tooth-shaped structure of the anchoring part, and an opening of the continuous expanding part of the cannula body is expanded through the nickel titanium nobelium alloy rings. The duodenum cannula has the advantages that the adopted materials are nickel titanium nobelium alloy and biocompatible polymers which can be directly used under the endoscope, related instruments can be implanted into the body to treat the 2-type diabetes. The duodenum cannula can be taken out under the endoscope when not used, and an operation is not needed.


This paper makes an analysis of problems concerning social insurance funds and their causes in order to open up more channels for collecting social insurance funds and to improve the supervision and management of the social insurance funds.


PURPOSE: To obtain perfluorobutylsulfonyl fluoride at a high yield and high area/time yield by allowing a specific molar ratio of octyl sulfonyl fluoride to exist at the time of electrochemically fluorinating butylsulfonyl fluoride, sulforan or the like. CONSTITUTION: The butylsulfonyl fluoride, sulforan, sulforene or their mixture (described as a compd. A) is electrochemically fluorinated together with the octyl sulfonyl fluoride in HF anhydride by setting the molar ratio of the compd. A to the octyl sulfonyl fluoride at 86:14 to 99:1. The perfluorobutylsulfonyl fluoride is obtd. at the high area/time yield distinctly larger than that of the perfluorobutylsulfonyl fluoride obtainable by a known method by this process. COPYRIGHT: (C)1994,JPO


An efficient protocol for the synthesis of structurally diverse imidazoles by Ag2CO3-mediated coupling of vinyl azides with secondary amines was developed, and 22 different examples were synthesized in good to high yields. This operationally simple synthetic strategy allows the formation of three new C–N bonds by cascade reactions that involve sp3 C–H functionalization.


This article discusses the concept of entrepreneurial risk analysis and classification of the key risks inherent in the network operators. The mechanism of risk management telecommunication company and risk management as a central element of strategic management at all levels of the company. Shows the directions of improvement of integrated risk management systems and their role in enhancing the competitiveness of telecom operators.


We present a hybrid symbolic-numerical algorithm for piecewise interpolation and representation of surface-to-surface intersections { a fundamental and diicult problem in Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD) and solid modeling. Our method helps to get a fast and accurate insight of the intersections { This is the main contribution of the paper. The method overcomes the main diiculties of numerical tracing, namely nding a sample point for every real branch and marching through singularities by using techniques for real root isolation of polynomials with real algebraic number coeecients. On the other hand, the method does not require the expensive computation of birational mapping, projections, reconstructions , etc. as in a pure symbolic method. Further it utilizes non-uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) to piece-wise interpolate the intersection in order to improve the eeciency of the algorithms and the smoothness of the plots. Experiments from surface-to-surface intersection examples found in the literature show a dramatic speed up of the method.


BACKGROUND
β-sitosterol is a plant metabolite with a broad range of anti-fungal activity, however, this compound is not toxic against few fungal species. The target of β-sitosterol and the nature of its selective toxicity is not yet clear. Using a yeast model system and taking advantage of molecular biology and computational approaches we identify the target and explain why β-sitosterol is not toxic against a few fungal pathogens.

RESULTS
β-sitosterol (200 μg/ml) is toxic against yeast cells expressing only Osh4 (an oxysterol- binding protein) and harboring upc2-1 mutation (which enables sterol uptake). Whereas β-sitosterol is not toxic against yeast strain expressing all 7 Osh proteins and harboring upc2-1 mutation. Furthermore, β-sitosterol is not toxic against yeast strains without upc2-1 mutation irrespective of the number of Osh proteins being expressed. The deletion of COQ1 (a gene which is known to be highly induced upon deletion of OSH4) enhances the toxicity of β-sitosterol in the yeast cells expressing only Osh4 and harboring upc2-1 mutation. Molecular modeling suggests that β-sitosterol binds to Osh4 and the binding mode is similar to the binding of cholesterol to Osh4.

CONCLUSION
Our results indicate that the concentrations of β-sitosterol, and Osh4, as well as its homologs within cells, are most likely the main determinants of β-sitosterol toxicity. Furthermore, some fungal species do not take up sterols e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae, under aerobic conditions. Therefore sterol uptake may also contribute to the β-sitosterol anti-fungal effect. These findings enable predicting the toxicity of β-sitosterol against plant fungal pathogens. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


We discuss in this review recent progress, especially by our group, on linear scaling algorithms for electronic structure calculations with numerical atomic basis sets. The principles of the construction of numerical basis sets and the Hamiltonian are introduced first. Then we discuss how to solve the single-electron equation self-consistently, and how to obtain electronic properties via post-self-consistent-field processes in a linear scaling way. The linear response calculation with linear scaling is also introduced. Numerical implementation is emphasized, with some applications presented for demonstration purposes.


The effects of perinatal risk and gestational age on sensory responsiveness and the ability to habituate were evaluated in three groups of preterm newborns designated as at high-, moderate-, and low-risk for developmental disability. Two major hypotheses were investigated: 1) that preterm infants have an elevated sensory threshold leaving them relatively unavailable to stimulation and 2) that once the preterm is stimulated sufficiently to respond, he/she is largely unable to habituate to repeated stimulus presentations. Additionally, the reliability of responsiveness and habituation over a 24-hour period was assessed. Cardiac and behavioral responses to repeated presentations of a pre-recorded rattle stimulus were monitored while the infants were in active sleep. The rattle series, consisting of 10 habituation trials, 1 dishabituation trial, and 4 additional rattle trials, were presented to each infant twice, once at 85 and once at 75 db on day 1. Order of stimulus intensity was counterbalanced within each group. The dishabituation trial consisted of raising the head of the baby f s bassinette by 3-4 inches and releasing it. On day 2, each infant was again tested with the rattle series at the intensity level which had been presented first on day 1. Both the 85 and 75 db stimuli elicited reliable heart rate accelerations in the lowand moderate-risk groups, but high-risk neonates failed to show a significant heart rate response to either intensity. All groups showed cardiac acceleration to the dishabituation stimulus, but the response pattern differed among groups. For moderateand high-risk prematures, response onset was delayed and return to baseline was slower, compared to low-risk infants. Additionally, a pattern of perseveration was observed in high-risk infants. In contrast to their cardiac responses, high-risk infants showed general behavioral activity which was of comparable magnitude to low-risk infants, both spontaneously and in response to stimulation. However, moderateand high-risk subjects showed consistently fewer startle responses and a greater number of color changes than low-risk babies. The behavioral data suggested that if the infants did react to stimulation, the subjects at greater risk tended to respond with diffuse physiological change, while low-risk infants responded with discrete behavioral responses. None of the groups showed consistent habituation to the rattle stimuli. Most infants demonstrated limited behavioral shutdown, while low-risk infants did show inhibition of phasic heart rate responses in the 85 db condition . Only low-risk infants showed day-to-day reliability in reaction tendency: when low-risk babies were rank-ordered by the magnitude of their heart rate acceleration, their rank scores correlated significantly over days. These results indicate that perinatal risk in combination with vi


Two-qubit X-matrices have been the subject of considerable recent attention, as they lend themselves more readily to analytical investigations than two-qubit density matrices of arbitrary nature. Here, we maximally exploit this relative ease of analysis to formally derive an exhaustive collection of results pertaining to the separability probabilities of generalized two-qubit X-matrices endowed with Hilbert-Schmidt and, more broadly, induced measures. Further, the analytical results obtained exhibit interesting parallels to corresponding earlier (but, contrastingly, not yet fully rigorous) results for general 2-qubit states--deduced on the basis of determinantal moment formulas. Geometric interpretations can be given to arbitrary positive values of the random-matrix Dyson-index-like parameter $\alpha$ employed.


Provided is a MIMO communication device which can maintain the MIMO communication characteristic at a certain level regardless of the device installation position. The MIMO communication device (100) includes antenna elements (101-1, 101-2) as a first and a second antenna element which are arranged on a single straight line and an antenna element (102-1) or an antenna element (102-2) as a third antenna element which is arranged out of the straight line. A MIMO modulation unit (105) is connected to all the antenna elements. This assures that there exists a combination of antennas having other than 0 as a matrix expression of a channel estimation matrix in a propagation path between the MIMO communication device (100) and the communication partner regardless of the installation position of the MIMO communication device (100) with respect to a communication partner. As a result, it is possible to realize the MIMO communication device which can maintain the MIMO communication characteristic at a certain level or above regardless of the device installation position.


The popularization of smartphones in daily life offers numerous opportunities in terms of urban sensing. More and more users are ready to share certain information as part of scientific research, including their GPS location. From these mobility traces, we developed a roadmap inference algorithm using raw mobile data supplied by users of smartphones. This algorithm can generate a map composed of oriented routes, which are annotated by a certain amount of metadata.