Let u and U be two Maass–Hecke cusp forms of weight 0 for the full modular group. In this paper we express the inner product of u and |U | 2 by a finite linear combination of triple products involving Maass forms of weight 1/2.


Featured with specific relationship between luminescence intensity and stress, mechanoluminescence (ML) has shown great application potential in stress sensing. However, the uncertainty in acquisition of absolute ML intensity may cause significant error in ML‐intensity‐based stress sensing. A ratiometric ML scheme has been recently proposed as an alternative solution to circumvent such problem. In this paper, a novel strategy based on a lanthanide structural probe is demonstrated to realize the ratiometric ML for stress sensing, where the stress‐induced change in local site symmetry leads to the establishment of the relationship between the ML asymmetry ratio of the structural probe and the applied stress. This strategy offers a brand‐new design solution toward ratiometric ML aiming at improving the reliability of stress sensing.


A FASTBUS Master primarily intended for the development, testing, and mantainance of FASTBUS modules and systems as well as the development of small data acquisition systems at low cost and size has been implemented. The single wide Module consists of a SLAC FASTBUS Controller coupled with a MC68000 based Multibus SBC. It has been interfaced to both a terminal and an IBM PC. With the use of the IBM PC, high level languages can be used to perform FASTBUS operations and access data on FASTBUS. The various hardware and software configurations will be discussed, and performance specifications will be given.


There has been limited research on the correlates of organizational commitment among community correctional staff, regardless of the nation. Using data from 225 community correction officers from Hubei, China, this study examined community correctional staff commitment to their agencies and its predictors. The study found the majority of the respondents had commitment to their organizations. Organizational structure variables were more powerful than job characteristics in explaining the variance of the organizational commitment. All relationships between organizational structure variables, job characteristics, and organizational commitment were mediated by job satisfaction.


The paper delivers details on salt and wind attack on large Adriatic Bridges, and focuses on damage tha resulted from this attack as well as methods, techniques and feasibility of structural repair. Large Adriatic Bridges denotes a group of six large reinforced concrete arch bridges located on Croatian Adriatic cost. The most famous among these is the Krk Bridge, the largest spanning conventional reinforced concrete arch in the world even 25 years after its completion.The bridges are exposed to harsh environmental conditions with frequent strong winds, most natably Bora winds. High Bora winds lead to major traffic disruption, but are also adversely affecting long term performance of structures set in meritime environment. The winds spray sea-salt on the exposed structural members, thus speeding up deterioration in concrete structure due to chloride corrosion. Many repairs were performed on the majority of Adriatic Bridges over the years. Repair works have proved to be not only expensive but also technically very demanding engineering tasks.


The Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and dsDNA are commonly used as a screening test for various suspected connective tissue disorders and autoimmune diseases. They help to monitor disease activity along with diagnostic and prognostic assessment. Systemic lupus erythematosus. (SLE) is one of the main immune complex mediated disease. Antibodies to double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (dsDNA) are most sensitive for diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus. Infectious and environmental factors which, mainly include seasonal variation, interact for the autoimmune disease development. The seasonal variation found in ANA and dsDNA tend to increase during the colder months. Anti dsDNA in combination with the levels of complement proteins C3 and C4, fluctuate with changes in disease activity and are indicators of disease flare. Serum samples were obtained from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung hospital. Serum samples were tested for the presence of ANA. The dsDNA and complement levels were done in the suspected SLE patients. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of ANA and anti dsDNA using Elisa in patient with suspected autoimmune disease along with the level of complement proteins by Nephleometry technique. Newer techniques like immune florescence can be used for better results.


The aim of the study was to assess Cs+ ions transport phenomena from
 solidified spent ion exchange resin by mathematical modeling. The
 experimental results comparison was obtained by Hespe?s Standard Leaching
 Method. For the leaching prediction rate as a time function diffusion and
 semi-empirical models were used. Due to the presence of spent ion exchange
 resin, the cement matrix absorbed a larger amount of water, swelled, and
 degraded. This phenomenon caused a significantly lower value of mechanical
 resistance to pressure. Also, through the increase of bentonite and zeolite
 content, the cement matrix decreased its mechanical resistance. The
 retention of cesium ions in the cement matrix was low and they were leached
 during the early phase of the investigation. The diffusion coefficient, De,
 decreased by three orders of magnitude with the addition of zeolite and
 bentonite in the cement matrix. Linear regression of experimental Cs+
 leaching results under static conditions displayed that the semi-empirical
 parameter K3 absolute values were one to two orders of magnitude lower than
 the absolute values of the parameters K2 and K1. Therefore, the contribution
 of matrix dissolution to the total radionuclides transport was irrelevant to
 the prevailing share of diffusion and surface washing processes.


Volume 54, no. 1, p. [64–67][1], 2016. Page 64, abstract, lines 2–4: The parenthetical reference at the end of the sentence beginning "Recently, …" should read "(R. Patel, E. A. Vetter, W. S. Harmsen, C. D. Schleck, H. J. Fadel, and F. R. Cockerill III, J Clin Microbiol 49:4047–4051,


At the end of my letter, Deceased patients: down the tube (Viewpoint, September 8), you printed my name, rather unfortunately, as Dr Mike Ffarcs.


Abstract Under bifunctional squaramide and thiourea organocatalysis, a series of vicinally bis(trifluoromethyl)-substituted 3,3′-pyrrolidinyl spirooxindoles were successfully synthesized via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of 3-(trifluoroethylidene)oxindoles with diethyl 2-((2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)imino)malonate and N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)isatin ketimines. The highlight of this protocol is the efficient construction of the vicinally bis(trifluoromethyl)-substituted pyrrolidine unit of spirooxindoles, including multiple contiguous stereogenic centres, in excellent yields and stereoselectivities.


This paper introduces the system configuration,measuring principle of the economical oil pot liquid level supervisory system,which can meet the precision demand of user.


For achieving a flexible and maintainable IT, companies increasingly design their IT architecture in a service-oriented manner using web services. As the effectiveness of this transition is influenced by the design of the architecture, patterns and best-practices have been evolved that are expected to be considered during the development process. However, reviewing the architecture regarding these guidelines is complex and time-consuming as a lot of interpretation and calculation has to be performed. This article introduces an approach for efficiently measuring design quality with a focus on the service layer, thus the service interface and service component design. To illustrate the approach, services of an automotive scenario are developed using a product that integrates the introduced concepts. Keywords-soa; web service; design; quality; metrics


The post anaerobic digestion thermal hydrolysis process (PAD-THP) has been designed to improve dewaterability of digested sludge and biogas production by recirculation of the energy rich liquor back to the digester. Full-scale data show that the liquor can be quickly degraded in the digester. Efficient degradation of the liquor was investigated with a granular anaerobic digestion (G-AD) process. Results show 85 % degradation of the soluble chemical oxygen demand (sCOD) in 1.5 d hydraulic retention time (HRT) and at an organic loading rate (OLR) of 25 g COD/L reactor day. The G-AD effluent alone showed no further methane production in biomethane potential tests (BMP), indicating that the effluent was stable, and the system could potentially be tested at higher OLR.


As the technology of microbial identification by mass cataloging has been widely used, we have developed the micro-bial identification software, MicrobIdentifier, which integrates and automates different steps in the procedure of rapid species identification based on mass-spectrometry. This software is written in Java for cross-platform intention.


The invention discloses a photoelectric coupler, which is used in a photoelectric conversion device. The photoelectric coupler comprises a first end face, a lower surface and a reflecting face. At least one first light-entering coupling lens and at least one first light-exiting coupling lens are formed on the lower surface. The first light-entering coupling lens is used for being coupled with a light-emitting element. The first light-exiting coupling lens is used for being coupled with a light receiving element. At least one second light-entering coupling lens and at least one second light-exiting coupling lens are formed on the first end face. The reflecting face is used for reflecting the light emitted by the first light-entering coupling lens to the second light-exiting coupling lens and reflecting the light emitted by the second light-entering coupling lens to the first light-exiting coupling lens. The diameter of the first light-entering coupling lens is larger than that of the second light-exiting coupling lens, and the diameter of the second light-entering coupling lens is larger than that of the first light-exiting coupling lens. The invention also relates to a photoelectric conversion device.


Taylor and Maclaurin series, and polynomial approximations of the Standard Nield-Kuznetsov function of the second kind are obtained in this work. Convergence and error criteria are developed. The obtained series represent alternatives to existing asymptotic and ascending series approximations of this integral function, and are expected to provide an efficient method of computation.


Introduction: Most people show signs of behavior appropriate to their biological and physical gender. While a minority of people exhibit behaviors that are different from their sexual appearance, it is called Gender Dysphoria. Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Role of family function in the prediction of Gender Dysphoria in women and transgender men. Method: This is a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included all individuals with Gender Dysphoria, visiting the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran, from 2014 to 2016, in order to follow legal proceedings for gender reassignment. The participants included 50 women and 50 men with Gender Dysphoria were selected via convenience sampling, gave informed consent, and completed two questionnaires: family function questionnaire and gender identity disorder questionnaire. Statistical steps were performed using spss software version 21 and data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and simultaneous regression. Results: The results of regression analysis showed that the best predictor of gender dysphoria in transgender women is the Communication (p<0.010) and General Functioning (p<0.012) of the family, and in transgender men, the best predictor of gender dysphoria was Communication (p<0.017), Affective Responsiveness (p<0.039), and Affective Involvement (p<0.035). Conclusion: Disrupted communication in family functioning can be a major contributor to Gender Dysphoria.


It is important to give prominence to the political and ideological education function of college newspaper, for bringing up the constructer and successors who have ideals, morality, knowledge and disciplines to the socialist cause. Based on college's primary mission and the unique function of college newspapers, the paper emphasizes the importance of the political and ideological education function of college newspaper, and puts forward that only depend on taking measures: 5 aspects and 3 main potencies, we can give prominence to the political and ideological education function of college newspaper, and make good use of college newspaper for colleges' undertaking development and talent cultivation.


Recently, the dual-permanent-magnet-excited (DPME) machine has attracted growing attention due to its high torque density. Due to the bidirectional field modulated effect (BFME), airgap flux density harmonics (AFDHs) are more complex and abundant than traditional permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs). Moreover, the back-electromotive force (EMF) generated by AFDHs is also complex. Unfortunately, only a few papers qualitatively analyze back-EMF. The qualitative analysis for back-EMF can reveal some important conclusions; for example, only AFDHs meeting specific pole pair numbers (PPNs) can generate back-EMF. However, it may also ignore some details and valuable findings. In this paper, a purely analytical magnetomotive force (MMF) permeance model (PAMPM) for a DPME machine is built to quantitatively analyze the back-EMF. The PAMPM does not require a numerical method, such as conformal transformation. With the PAMPM, AFDHs that contribute to the generation of back-EMF can be recognized and quantified. Interestingly, AFDHs with $m_{2}p_{2}=np_{3}$ cause PM flux-linkage to have a dc bias, and not all AFDHs play a positive role in the generation of back-EMF. The main recognition results are as follows: 1) the S-II and R-II types of AFDHs in a 12/10 DPME machine overall make a negative contribution to the generation of back-EMF; and 2) AFDHs with PPN=22 in the two types mainly cause a negative contribution. To further verify the above results, 2D finite element simulation and experimental tests of a prototype machine are also conducted.


A temperature controlled 1 Ω and 10 kΩ standard resistors setup has been developed at National Institute of Metrological Research, (INRIM), to transfer the traceability to high accuracy multifunction electrical instruments used in Secondary calibration laboratories. These two standards are formed respectively by ten in parallel connected 10 Ω and 100 kΩ resistors inserted into a temperature controlled aluminium box. In addition, the 10 Ω resistors are put in separate place from the 100 kΩ resistors and in oil bath. Preliminary results of short time stability (2h) were about few parts of 10–8 .


Inelastic light scattering from the free surface of the liquid crystal ethyl p-[(p-methoxybenzylidene)amino] cinnamate (EAC) has been used to determine its surface tension and viscosities in both the nematic and smectic-A mesophases. In the nematic mesophase (117-138 ?C) the molecules are parallel to the surface and are aligned by the 2 kG magnetic field. At 133 ?C the surface tension (dyn cm?1) and viscosities (P) (?; ?1, ?2, ?3) are (47?5?2?5; 0?09?0?02, 0?14?0?02, 0?30?0?10), and at 120 ?C they are (50?0?2?5; 0?17?0?04, 0?18?0?02, 0?30?0?15). For the smectic-A mesophase (107-117 ?C) the molecules are perpendicular to the free surface and to the smectic-A layers. The scattering spectrum is independent of ?2 in this case. Thus at 109 ?C the three parameters (?; ?1, ?3) were obtained: (52?5?2?5; 0?19?0?04, 0?70?0?30).


In the open 3.0 era which aims to reshape globalization, MOOCs provides learners with the globalized multiple exchanges and learning platform. Intercultural learning is becoming the main form of MOOCs learning. The hierarchy of MOOCs intercultural learning needs is established based on the observation, investigation and research in the platform Futurelearn. Its essence is the multivariate refactoring of learners' cultural identity. The hierarchy and the cultural identity multivariate refactoring both include four aspects: the need for safety (impact on cultural identity), the need for belonging (personal cultural identity), the need for participation (group cultural identity) and the self-actualization (collaborative development of personal and group identities). For learners, they are not cultural immigrants, but they should insist their original culture and then be able to view and understand the diversity of other cultures. The strong confidence on native culture can help learners make better on intercultural learning. For the course providers, multiple designing is essential which can help learners to achieve multivariate refactoring of cultural identity rapidly and improve the performance of intercultural learning.


Macrophages have been implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for many years. Macrophages are major producers of proinflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF ) and interleukin-1 , and their excessive recruitment into the joint is believed to play a major role in the inflammatory process, ultimately leading to cartilage and bone destruction. Inhibition of TNF has been shown to have striking clinical benefits. Therefore, a therapeutic strategy aimed at reducing the recruitment of monocytes/ macrophages from the circulation into the joint would be a logical way to prevent the pathogenic effects of these cells. The family of proteins that direct cell migration, known as the chemokines, were first identified about 2 decades ago. In fact, certain chemokines were originally identified by their ability to specifically recruit monocytes, which is reflected in their names, monocyte inflammatory protein 1 and monocyte chemoattractant proteins 1–4. The subsequent identification of the receptors for these chemokines, CCR1 and CCR2, has provided new targets for therapeutic intervention in diseases such as RA, in which macrophages play such a pivotal role. However, as we learn more about the biologic characteristics of macrophages, it is clear that CCR1 and CCR2 are by no means the only chemokine receptors expressed on these cells; CXCR1, CXCR2, and CXCR4, CCRs 1–5 and CCR8, as well as CX3CR1 have all been reported to be expressed on these cells. However, CCR2 has been widely believed, in the chemokine field, to be the predominant monocyte/ macrophage chemokine receptor, analogous to CCR3 being the major chemokine receptor expressed on eosinophils. Over the years it has also emerged that there are not simply "monocytes" in the circulation that will become "macrophages" in the tissue. Monocytes and macrophages can present a variety of phenotypes, each having different roles and which, to some extent, can be defined by the differential expression patterns of chemokine receptors. For example, inflammatory monocytes in the mouse have been defined as being CCR2,CX3CR1, whereas CCR2,CX3CR1 cells were defined as being resident monocytes (1). This definition supports the receptor CCR2 as a target for inflammation. However, in my opinion, no extensive study elucidating the expression levels of different chemokine receptors, as well as their ligands, in patients with rheumatic diseases has ever been fully undertaken. There are numerous reports of high levels of certain chemokines in the synovial fluid of RA patients, but it is frustrating not to have a more complete picture. Does the expression of certain chemokines correlate with the expression of their receptor counterpart? Are there other chemokine receptor/ligand pairs that could be implicated in disease? An interesting recent study has highlighted that certain CCR1 ligands, which were previously described as being low-affinity ligands, are in fact processed by aminopeptidases in vitro, as well as in synovial fluid, to become highly potent CCR1 ligands— even more potent than the canonical CCR1 ligands CCL3 and CCL5 (2). What is particularly interesting is that the CCR1 ligands are also present at significantly higher concentrations than are CCL3 and CCL5; however, the levels of the principal CCR2 ligand, CCL2, were not measured for comparison. In order to determine which ligand/receptor pairs Amanda E. I. Proudfoot, PhD: Merck Serono Geneva Research Centre, Geneva, Switzerland. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Amanda E. I. Proudfoot, PhD, Merck Serono Geneva Research Centre, 9 chemin des Mines, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland. E-mail: amanda. firstname.lastname@example.com. Submitted for publication February 26, 2008; accepted in revised form March 21, 2008. Arthritis & Rheumatism


To the editor:

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) accounts for one-fifth of leukemia in adults.[1][1] The rates of second primary malignancies (SPMs) in childhood ALL are significantly higher than in the general population.[2][2],[3][3] However, there is a lack of information on SPMs in adult


We investigated association between sociodemographic characteristics and COVID‐19 disease among pregnant women admitted to our unit, the largest high‐risk maternity unit in the Milan metropolitan area.


Background: TOPBP1 interacting checkpoint and replication regulator (TICRR), a hub gene of the Cdk2-mediated initiation step of DNA replication, has been identified as a prognostic biomarker in papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC). Nevertheless, there are few studies on the comprehensive analysis between mRNA expression of TICRR and lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).
 Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database of LUAD were acquired to analyze the mRNA expression between tumor and normal tissues, survival prognosis, and clinicopathology characters. The GO, KEGG, and gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) were performed using the R package. The correlation of TICRR with immune cell infiltration, RNA epigenetic modification, DDR pathway, and RNA metabolism of LUAD were further explored using TCGA and GEO database.
 Results: TICRR was confirmed significantly upregulated in several cancers, like LUAD, Lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), Uterine Corpus Endometrial Carcinoma (UCEC), except for Prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD), Thyroid carcinoma (THCA), which was downregulated in tumor tissues. Cox analysis indicated the overexpression of TICRR was related to poor survival in several cancers. The KEGG enrichment showed TICRR expression positively related to cell cycle, homologous recombination, mismatch repair, DNA replication, and cysteine metabolism in LUAD. Pathway enrichment showed a close relationship with spliceosome, oxidative phosphorylation, and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. Immune infiltration analysis revealed TICRR expression was negatively correlated with B cell expression, immune score, stromal score, and immunostimulators like IL2 (P<0.001), and positively correlated with neutrophil cell expression, immune inhibitors like PD-L1 and CTLA4. Interestingly, high mRNA expression of TICRR correlates with DDR pathway signature (37 genes), 37 m6A/m5C regulated genes, and some metabolism-regulated genes. Single-cell analysis of six LUAD samples showed that TICRR was significantly enriched in macrophage and T cells.
 Conclusions: TICRR has been identified to be a prognosis biomarker in LUAD, which is involved in immune activation, pathway transportation, RNA modification, and tumor energy metabolism. TICRR can be used as a promising therapeutic target and prognosis indicator for LUAD.
 Citation Format: Xunbo Zheng, Jun Guan, Chenteng Chen, Li Han, Hanxing Huang. TICRR is a prognosis biomarker associated with RNA epigenetic modification, DDR pathway, and RNA metabolism of lung adenocarcinoma [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2023; Part 1 (Regular and Invited Abstracts); 2023 Apr 14-19; Orlando, FL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(7_Suppl):Abstract nr 1477.


Approximation' is one of central conceptions in calculus. A basic conception for explaining 'approximation' is 'tangent', and 'tangent' is a 'line' with special condition. In this study, we will study pedagogically these mathematical knowledge on the ground of a viewpoint on the teaching of secondary geometry, and in connection with these we will suggest the teaching program and the chief end for the probable teaching. For this, we will examine point, line, circle, straight line, tangent line, approximation, and drive meaningfully mathematical knowledge for algebraic operation through the process translating from the above into analytic geometry. And we will construct the stream line of mathematical knowledge for approximation from a view of modern mathematics. This study help mathematics teachers to promote the pedagogical content knowledge, and to provide the basis for development of teaching model guiding the mathematical knowledge. Moreover, this study help students to recognize that mathematics is a systematic discipline and school mathematics are activities constructed under a fixed purpose.


Advanced robotic technology has become an important component in various medical specializations, including rehabilitation treatment such as physiotherapy. Robot aided rehabilitation is a new practical approach created to provide intensive therapy that typically required an important effort by the therapist in conventional rehabilitation. Robot aided rehabilitation is used to assist patients such as stroke victims while saving the therapist's time. This treatment also aims to help the patient in recovering from their lacking functional capability, obtaining new skills, and increasing their quality of life. In addition to the complex design of this kind of robots, the collaboration with humans who suffer from an uncontrollable upper limb makes the robot subject to many uncertain dynamics which can influence the performance of the robot. This paper presents a tracking control by proposing a new Non-Singular Terminal Second-Order Sliding Mode Control incorporating Time Delay Estimation implemented to an exoskeleton robot with dynamic uncertainties and unknown bounded disturbances. The success of the second-order sliding mode is due to its attractive features of accuracy, attenuation of chattering and fast convergence. However, its dilemma is that the unknown dynamics of the exoskeleton robot and external disturbances generated by its different wearers can be magnified by the second derivative of the switching surface, which drives to the instability of the exoskeleton system. Applying Time Delay Estimation will approximate the uncertain dynamics while overcoming the main restriction of the second-order sliding mode. The stability analysis is formulated and established based on the Lyapunov function. Experimental results with two healthy subjects validate the effectiveness of the suggested control.


We exhibit a non-varying phenomenon for the counting problem of cylinders, weighted by their area, passing through two marked (regular) Weierstrass points of a translation surface in a hyperelliptic connected component $\mathcal{H}^{hyp}(2g-2)$ or $\mathcal{H}^{hyp}(g-1,g-1)$, $g> 1$. As an application, we obtain the non-varying phenomenon for the counting problem of (weighted) periodic trajectories on the Ehrenfest wind-tree model, a billiard in the plane endowed with $\mathbb{Z}^2$-periodically located identical rectangular obstacles.


This paper describes a new method for studying the characteristics of the forest canopy using the signals of navigation satellites. Experimental data on measurements of L-band radio-signals lost range in several types of boreal forests of Siberia are presented and discussed.


A BMA calculator and an encoder using the same are provided to compress video at a high compression rate by allowing a wide search range. A first storage unit(10) stores all the pixel data of a current macroblocks(current blocks). A second storage unit(20) stores certain pixel data constituting respective macroblocks(reference blocks) within a search range whenever a certain pulse is applied. Subtracting units(30) are provided by the number of pixel data stored in the first storage unit, and performs subtraction on the pixel data stored in the first storage unit and the pixel data stored in the second storage unit whenever the pulses are applied. SAD(Sum of Absolute Difference) storage units(40) are provided by the number of the pixel data stored in the first storage unit. If a single subtracting unit and a single SAD storage unit corresponding to the certain pixel data of the first storage unit are called a stage, the SAD storage unit adds a result value obtained by performing subtraction by the subtracting unit at a current stage and a value stored in the SAD storage unit of a previous stage, and stores the same.


In the discussion paper of Weber et al. (2015) a simple model of the anthropogenic carbon cycle is presented. The authors describe a simple linear model, consisting of one ordinary differential equation which describes the changes in CO2 content of the atmosphere over time. The two free parameters of the equation are derived by fitting the results of the model (carbon content of the atmosphere) to the observations or reconstructions covering the last 150 years. The model is then applied to calculate the response of the global carbon cycle to future anthropogenic emissions and some conclusions on the fate of the anthropogenic carbon emissions until the year 2150 are then drawn. The findings show a rather fast reduction in atmospheric CO2 and the conclusions are in contrast to the results of virtually all other global carbon cycle models, (e.g. Meinshausen et al., 2011; Stocker et al., 2013; Friedlingstein et al., 2014), which — in contrast to the simple model presented here — include the current state of understanding of the processes involved in the global carbon cycle.


The Covid-19 pandemic caused learning activities to immediately stop and be diverted online. There are many obstacles faced by teachers and students. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the right learning media so that the learning process remains optimal. One media that can be used as a learning media is a website. This study aims to describe the effectiveness of the website as a media  for learning mathematics during the online learning period. This type of research is descriptive quantitative with survey method. The sample in this study were 15 students of class VIII SMP Nurul Falah Pekanbaru who were selected by simple random sampling technique. Data obtained using google form which contains statements related to 5 aspects of website assessment, clarity of material, interactivity, accessibility, nature of efficiency, and effectiveness. The results obtained by the majority of students like the website as a medium for learning mathematics. The effectiveness of using the website was in the quite good category, 40% of students said the website was very effective, 53,3% said it was effective, and only 6,7% said it was ineffective. Based on this, the website becomes an effective learning medium to be used during the online learning period.


Performance estimation of neural architecture is a crucial component of neural architecture search (NAS). Meanwhile, neural predictor is a current mainstream performance estimation method. However, it is a challenging task to train the predictor with few architecture evaluations for efficient NAS. In this paper, we propose a graph masked autoencoder (GMAE) enhanced predictor, which can reduce the dependence on supervision data by self-supervised pre-training with untrained architectures. We compare our GMAE-enhanced predictor with existing predictors in different search spaces, and experimental results show that our predictor has high query utilization. Moreover, GMAE-enhanced predictor with different search strategies can discover competitive architectures in different search spaces. Code and supplementary materials are available at https://github.com/kunjing96/GMAENAS.git.


For automotive Millimeter Wave (MMW) Radar imaging, curved trajectory imaging is inevitable. Compared with other SAR algorithms, the Backproject (BP) algorithm is more suitable for curved line imaging. However, the extensive calculation of BP makes applying to engineering applications with high real-time performance challenging. In this paper, the imaging principle of the traditional BP is introduced. Subsequently, the subaperture BP is proposed, which significantly reduces the redundancy of BP calculation by reasonably selecting the sub aperture imaging grid. Finally, the effectiveness and practicability of the method are verified by actual measurement data.


This study aimed at analyzing the impact of Problem-based learning (PBL) on Students' productive skills and attitude toward English language learning (ELL). The study employed embedded mixed-method design which involved the collection of both quantitative and qualitative data. The data collection involved the use of pre-test, post-test, closed-ended questionnaire, open-ended questionnaire, observation checklist, and interview guide. Quantitatively, the data were analyzed by using Kolgomogorov-Smirnov formula to find the normality of the data and Paired Sample T-test to find the difference between students' productive skills and attitude before and after the treatment. Qualitatively, the data were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman data analysis which consists of data reduction, data display and conclusion drawing. The result of the study showed that there were significant impacts of PBL on students' productive skills and attitude toward ELL. This study also concluded that PBL gave positive impact on teaching and learning process.


Objective To investigate whether the green fluorescence protein (GFP) specific short hairpin RNA (shRNA) can inhibit the expression of GEP gene in human glioma BT325 cell lines. Methods An oligo sequence of shRNA was designed and constructed for GFP gene, and co-transfected with report gene pEGFP-N1 to BT325 cell. After confirming the optimal ratio of transfection, expression of GFP and depressing effect of shRNA on GFP were observed under fluorescence microscope. Results The plasmid carrying GFP gene was cut into 6 kb and 100 bp by restriction endonuclease analysis, which was proved to be the same as original construction. The highest expression of GFP was seen when the ratio of transfection for plasmid DNA and XP-1 was 1︰2.5. The expression of GFP was obviously inhibited by GFP shRNA after 48 h transfection. Conclusions RNA interference exists in BT325 cell line. shRNA could induce specific and stable inhibition of GFP expression, which will provide a new strategy for researching gene function in cancer cell lines.


This paper present a design of a Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) to improve gain and efficiency of a microstrip patch antenna operating in X-band at 10 GHz. The band-stop frequency selective surface (FSS) designed at the operating frequency of the antenna is used. FSS structure is configured as a superstrate for the microstrip patch antenna. The main goal of this paper is design a compact microstrip antenna module (microstrip patch and FSS structure). Simulation results using CST studio showed that high gain (54 % increment) and efficiency is increased to 97% have been achieved by the proposed antenna module (MS and FSS). The equivalent circuit of proposed FSS unit cell in ADS software has been evaluated and compared to simulation results (CST studio) to improve characteristics of the antenna. The proposed antenna module is extremely compact high gain and it can be used for X-band applications.


Marxism is obviously in a crisis in the developed Western capitalist countries. But this crisis did not begin with the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union and in the countries of Eastern Europe dominated by it. Western Marxism had already distanced itself much earlier from the Marxist-Leninist approach propagated by the Soviet Union. One of the theses of this paper is that the crisis of Marxism as a revolutionary working class movement came with the outbreak of the First World War. This crisis reflected the failure of Marx adequately to understand the social and economic realities of his time. His strength lay in the perceptive analysis of the development of a capitalist economy on a global scale, which in many aspects proved to be correct. Nevertheless this analysis was inseparably connected with a conception of history predicting the inevitable progression from capitalism to socialism which turned out to be mistaken. Marx had expected the transition from bourgeois society to socialism to occur still during his life time as the result of a victorious revolution of the working class. 1 Instead the working class movements saw the defeat of Chartism in England, the 1848 Revolutions on the Continent, and the Commune in Paris. As Richard Ashcraft wrote as early as 1978 in a review of Perry Anderson's Considerations of Western Marxism, "one unbroken link in the tradition of Marxism is certainly the defeat of the revolutionary working class within capitalist


Wireless sensor Networks have many promising applications for monitoring and store critical region information, such as military surveillance and tracking endangers target. Therefore it is necessary to provide wireless sensor network not only with the acceptable reliability of services but also provide adequate level of security. Protecting source location becomes important and also difficult to implement in case secure wireless sensor networks are gives their operating constraint. In existing solution defend the leakage information from a limited local adversary who can only monitor network traffic in small region, while the global adversary can monitor the large network traffic. We proposed, In Sensor networks use random walk path and generate fake packet to make hard for an adversary to trace real information in network. We have required setting time for a particular node for activating path on that time period to confuse for global adversary. We are deployed eavesdropping active and passive, malicious node, black-hole, gray-hole, faulty node in network simulation. In black hole, gray-hole attacks, compromised node drops all the packets forwarding through it. The simulation result shows that the schema improves the safety time, secure time compared to an existing method. We had analyzed the ability of our proposed scheme to withstand different attacks and demonstrate. Our main aim is to focus on safety time, security time as a major parameter. We can achieve comparable privacy protection, routing Load normalization, packet delivery ratio, throughput and end to end delay as a minor parameter.


A drive apparatus for an injection molding machine, characterized in that it comprises: (A) a driven member; (B) a transmission shaft with a screw shaft portion and an output shaft portion, and which is connected to the driven part, so that it can be rotated with respect to these, and which can be advanced and retracted; (C) a nut which is threadedly engaged with the screw shaft portion; (D) a motor frame mounted on a motor mounting frame; (E) a rotor which is mounted on the output shaft portion; and (F) a stator mounted on the motor frame.


Introduces a kind of biomedical instrument based on Digital Signal Process (DSP). The design of hardware and software is discussed. The automatic performances of this instrument in recording ERG signal, plotting dark-adaptation curves and detecting abnormal color vision by quantitative analysis are described in detail.


ABSTRACT Audit Delay is the time span of completion of the audit conducted by auditors in carrying out the field work. Auditing process requires a lot of time because it requires precision in auditing financial statements that indicate the length of the Audit Delay . The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the total assets of the company, the level of solvency as well as the auditor's opinion on Audit Delay . The population in this study is a manufacturing company that is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange 2009-2011. The number of samples obtained as many as 144 companies that have been determined by purposive sampling method. The data analysis technique use dismultiple linear regression analysis. The test results showed that thevariabels affect the solvency and the auditor's opinion on Audit Delay , where as no effect on total asets Audit Delay . Keywords : total asets , solvency , the auditor's opinion , the Audit Delay


Dairy production systems in south-eastern Australia are based primarily on grazed pasture. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) is the major grass species used in this region and farmers are faced with the challenge of choosing from more than 60 commercially available cultivars. This paper describes the development of a system termed as a forage value index that ranks the overall performance of perennial ryegrass cultivars relative to cultivar Victorian according to the summation of the estimated difference in the value of seasonal dry-matter (DM) yield of the cultivars. Average predicted seasonal DM yields were calculated by analysing the results of eight available perennial ryegrass plot trials across south-eastern Australia, using a multi-environment, multi-harvest linear mixed model. The differences in the model-predicted DM yield of each cultivar was compared with cultivar Victorian in each of five seasonal periods (autumn, winter, early spring, late spring, summer) to generate a series of performance values (1 per period) for each cultivar. Each performance value was then multiplied by an economic value (AU$/kg extra pasture grown) relating to each of four regions (Gippsland, northern Victoria, south-western Victoria, Tasmania) and seasonal period and aggregated to generate an overall forage value index rating for each cultivar. Economic values ranged from AU$0.11 to AU$0.39 per extra kilogram of DM grown, depending on the season and region, which translated into estimated benefits on dairy farms of up to AU$183 per ha per year for farmers that use high-yielding cultivars in place of cultivar Victorian perennial ryegrass.


and Schwarzbard also seems somewhat unpersuasive. The unreserved acclamation of the Ukrainian Jewish avenger as a national Jewish martyr versus the reluctance to adopt Dreyfus as a Jewish hero some thirty years earlier stems from the extraordinary violence of the pogroms of the Civil War, compared by many contemporaries to the Armenian genocide. This exceptional volume brings together some unique sources that remind us of the ambivalent and fragmented nature of the politics of memory in twentieth century Europe, where narratives of victimhood and victimization coexisted, clashed, but rarely intersected.


The successful application of traffic conflict technique to the evaluation of traffic safety at intersections depends on the standardization program of the technique. The standardization program of the traffic conflict technique applied in the evaluation of the traffic safety at intersections in China is studied based on the analysis of the characteristics of the mixed traffic at intersections. This paper looks at the follows: (1) the definition and classification of traffic conflicts; (2) the discrimination of serious conflicts from non-serious conflicts; (3) the place selection and method of conflict observation; (4) the investigation time of conflicts; (5) the choice of observers; (6) the data sample volume of conflicts.


A method of manufacturing a split bearing ring, comprising: forming a first edge (34) and a second edge (loop ring of the formula (42) 46; removing between said first and second edges ring to form at least a portion of at least one hole (50, 54); hardening the ring; and after curing, the split of the ring adjacent the at least one orifice to form the first and second mating ends of the ring (74, 78).


The electrical conductivity of the atmosphere was measured over the Pacific Ocean. The measurements were made at altitudes of 3.8, 5.2 and 6 4 km and between geomagnetic latitudes of 22 and 45°N. The value of q computed from the measured conductivity values agrees very well with those derived from cosmic-ray data.


Visual hallucinations and related phenomena, such as deja vu, are reminders that conscious perception does not always accurately reflect external reality. We might be startled by a garden hose that at first glance looks like a snake, or feel an eerie sense of familiarity in new surroundings. For


This paper presented an FPGA implementation of high- throughout adaptive equalizer for QAM receiver. The system was designed based on the architecture for adaptive decision feedback equalizer. Constant modulus algorithm was considered for the blind equalization mode which was followed by direct- decision (DD) mode. The feed forwards filter and feedback filter were designed based on FIR filter in the transpose-form which can achieve shorter critical path for hardware design. The whole design, which can achieve the channel equalization for 16-, 32- 64-, 128- and 256-QAM, was implemented under Xilinx Vertex 4 XC4VSX55 FPGA. The maximum clock frequency after routed reached to 128.6MHz. Simulations showed the good performance of this design. By FPGA implementation, the efficiency was proved.


Resolution is a fundamental property of encoded video. Understanding the impact of resolution on quality as an independent parameter can help design better, more efficient systems, such as selecting optimum rendition in adaptive video streaming applications. One known quality model that considers resolution for predicting the perceived picture quality is the Westerink and Roufs (WR) model, which establishes the relationship between subjective quality and two parameters of viewing setup: angular resolution and viewing angle. This paper first validates the WR model on recent datasets and shows that it is reasonably accurate. We then propose a generalization of this model, allowing operation in a broader range of parameters and with more graceful saturation in extended regions. We then validate the performance of the proposed Generalized WR model on the new datasets and show that the proposed model achieves even a better fit to the recent datasets. We also demonstrate that the proposed Generalized model can account for the differences in scaling algorithms, including more advanced ML-based methods such as super-resolution. We conclude with a discussion of several possible applications of this model, including its use to guide the rendition selection decisions in streaming players and adapt that decision logic based on the upsampling algorithms used at the player.


Some fungal structures (Pyrenomycetes) found on leaves and stem impressions from the Upper Permian of Uruguay are briefly described and illustrated.


The purpose of this study is to obtain the dynamic model of an electrical powered wheelchair and to estimate the state variables of right and left DC motor currents with the designed observer. First, the dynamic equations are written and then discrete-time state space model of the electrical powered wheelchair is directly obtained from this dynamic equations. Discrete time state space model of the electrical powered wheelchair is verified with the transfer function obtained using the dynamic equations. In addition, the accuracy of the estimated left and right DC motor current values are validated in the simulation results.


The objective of the present investigation was to study antibacterial activity of mono-2-ethylaniline phosphate by determining minimum inhibitory concentration for development of novel antibacterial agents with high potency. Different concentrations (50-10000 µg/ml) of this compound were applied against four Gram negative bacteria using paper disc diffusion method to examine their antibacterial activity. Growth of inoculums were inhibited entirely in a circular area around the paper disc


Chemical changes with time of frying-fats during the frying process (beef tallow with 0.01% BHA and 0.01% BHT, turnover rate 9%/hr and temperature) of Ramyon on a commercial scale were studied. No significant changes of carbonyl value and peroxide value were noted up to 120 hrs. However, small increases in acid value, color and dimeric fatty acid were noted. Small decreases in iodine value and the content of unsaturated fatty acids were also observed. Under the experimental storage condition, when the stability of fats heated were compared to fresh fat, minor differences in carbonyl value and weight gain were noted. All of these demonstrated that frying-fats commercially used in Ramyon frying system were maintained in good quality during the frying process.


The previous revision of Zygophyllum L. by Van Huyssteen (1937) included all known species of the cosmopolitan genus Zygophyllum. The present study deals with the species of Zygophyllum occurring in the southern African region which includes Angola, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. The majority of Zygophyllum species occur in the arid and semi-arid, western parts as well as in the interior parts but some species do occur to the south of the area where milder climatic conditions are experienced. Zygophyllum species are typically described as shrubs or shrublets, rarely herbaceous annuals or biennials, with simple, sessile leaves or sessile, bifoliolate or petiolate, bifoliolate leaves of a succulent texture. Macromorphological as well as phytogeographical data were studied in order to delimit the taxa and to determine their relationships as well as their distributions. Various tables summarizing diagnostic characters of taxonomic importance as well as line drawings depicting the salient features of the species are given. The division of the genus Zygophyllum into two subgenera was investigated and this division is corroborated with additional evidence concerning floral, fruit and seed morphology. The absence or presence of an elaiosome on the seeds found in the two subgenera reflects on their different dispersal strategies. The structure of the morphologically different mucilage produced by the seeds of the two subgenera is touched on. The division of the subgenera Agrophyllum (Neck.) End!. and Zygophyllum, each into several sections, was investigated. Two sections, one from each subgenus, were transferred: the monotypic §Morgsana (Huysst.) Van Zyl to subgenus Zygophyllum; and the monotypic § Grandifolia Eng!. to subgenus Agrophyllum. The § Prismatica Van Zyl is newly described and the §Annua Eng!. is reinstated. seventeen new species are described, a few names sunk into synonymy and several name changes made. Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za


The article provides a comprehensive discussion of the multiple dimensions of family planning efforts and suggests an appropriate framework to evaluate government family planning programme efforts in Nepal. Guided by the Lapham-Mauldins framework as revised by Entwisle the author proposes a model of how a comprehensive and detailed case study might be done. (authors)


The search warrant has the function of authorization,at the same time,it also has the function of restrain through specific describing the search object.In theory and practice of Chinese criminal procedure,the search warrant's authorization function has been accepted by all,but the restrain function of it has not yet attracted sufficient attention.For example,the contents recorded in the search warrant is very limited,usually limits to some general description of the search object,therefore not enough to restraint the investigator's power during search.


Ensuring stable economic growth of the countries of the BRICS integration group presupposes the intensifi cation of mutual foreign trade turnover. In the article, the author examines the evolution of approaches of the BRICS member countries to the development of mutual foreign trade, identifi es the factors infl uencing the growth of trade. Noteworthy is the common position of the BRICS countries on global trade policy, their support for the existing rules of the multilateral trading system with the central role of the WTO. The article is devoted to the refl ection and systematization of the peculiarities and identifi cation of the prospects for the development of trade and economic indicators of the BRICS countries. The role of China as a fundamental trading partner of the BRICS countries is determined. The role of bilateral cooperation between the BRICS countries and their role in the development of the integration group is refl ected. The prevailing trade positions in international trade of each of the BRICS countries are considered. The main priorities of the BRICS countries are identified and promising areas, sectors and markets that can form a synergistic eff ect and mutual benefits are reflected. The analysis of the growth rates and GDP growth of the BRICS countries is carried out. The potential, dynamics and commodity structure of mutual trade for the period from 2015 to 2019 is analyzed. Indicators of the level of economic development of the BRICS countries are reflected and compared with developed countries. It was stated that the current economic situation, both throughout the world and in the BRICS countries, negatively aff ects the international and intra-integration fl ows of goods and investments. To overcome negative global economic trends, recommendations have been formulated to improve the tools for market integration of the BRICS countries. and commodity structure of mutual trade for the period from 2015 to 2019 are analyzed.


This thesis describes how the "In Plant Activation" (INPACT) expression platform was adapted into a molecular resistance strategy against circular single-stranded DNA viruses. The system was first optimized using a model geminivirus in the dicot host tobacco then applied to a commercially relevant pathosystem. When used in conjunction with RNAi, the platform provided immunity to the devastating bunchy top virus in the elite banana cultivar "Cavendish". This work shows that a multi-faceted approach to engineered resistance may be a simple means of generating immunity to this important family of viruses.


Purpose: This is a head-to-head comparison between Gallium-68 Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen ( and 18 F-Fluciclovine Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT) in a series of 10 patients with prostate cancer (PCa) recurrence. Methods: 288 patients with PCa recurrence were enrolled in a prospective study of 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT imaging for recurrent disease localization (NCT02940262). We retrospectively identified 10 patients who underwent clinical indicated 18 F-Fluciclovine PET/CT prior enrollment. Results: The median time between both scans was 2.3 months (range 0.2-4.2). The median PSA value was 1.0 ng/ml (mean 4.7 ng/ml; range 0.13-18.1) and 1.1 ng/ml (mean 6.2 ng/ml; range 0.24-31.3) at the time of 18 F-Fluciclovine and 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT, respectively. 5/10 patients (50%) were negative on 18 F-Fluciclovine PET/CT but showed positive results on 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT. 2/10 patients (20%) had both positive 18 F-Fluciclovine and 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT but 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT showed additional lymph nodes (LN) metastasis. 3/10 patients (30%) had both negative 18 F-Fluciclovine and 68 Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT. Conclusion: This case series suggests improved detection rates of 68 Ga-PSMA-11 when compared to 18 F-Fluciclovine PET/CT in patients with recurrent PCa. Prospective trials designed to directly compare 68 Ga-PSMA-11 and 18 F-Fluciclovine PET/CT should be initiated.


The aim of this study is to examine whether career adaptability and career adaptability subscales of senior undergraduates could predict subjective well-being.  The research was a descriptive correlational study which was conducted on 310 senior students (173 women, 137 men) in a state-funded university on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and participants participated in this study voluntarily. Participants ranged in age between 20 and 28 years. Career Adaptability Scale, Life Satisfaction Scale, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule were used as data collection tools in this study. Pearson's Product-Moment Correlation Analysis, Simple Regression Analysis, and finally Multiple Regression Analysis were performed to examine the effect of the total score of career adaptability and subscale scores of careers adaptability of senior undergraduate students on subjective well-being. All analyses were conducted using the SPSS version 20.0. The findings of the research showed that career adaptability predicts the subjective well-being of university senior students. Control as a subscale of career adaptability was found to be the strongest predictive variable for subjective well-being among senior university students. Concern and confidence as subscales of career adaptability were found to be other predictive variables of subjective well-being in this study. However, curiosity as a subscale was not found to be a predictor of subjective well-being. These findings are discussed through career construction theory.


Statistical and computational models have been used worldwide by the researchers to forecast time series. This paper implements two techniques; Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average models and Neural Networks backpropagation algorithm to predict wind speed time series for Gwadar, a coastal city of Balochistan. Based on the wind speed forecast, power output has been estimated for a 50MW wind farm, choosing the appropriate turbine and optimum hub elevation for the installation of wind turbine. Furthermore, a financial study is presented of such a wind farm at Gwadar. For turbine selection, 317 turbines of various ratings and manufacturers were surveyed through software at different elevations - 60m, 80m, 100m and 120m. The results show that Neural Networks capture the trend in the wind speed time series more accurately than its statistical counterpart. Also, the optimum hub elevation for installing wind turbine at Gwadar is found to be 100m. Annual energy production under these circumstances is found to be 58.31 GWh/year.


The previously UNESCO initiated policy of inclusive education has been adopted by the Indonesian governmentsince 2003. As a new policy, inclusion will require many changes in the existing system of education which tends tobe segregative. This research investigated the effects of a two-day workshop on parents attitudes, teachers'competence and knowledge related to inclusive education..The subjects of the study were 50 parents and 50 teachers of 25 primary schools from 25 subdistricts in the district ofWonogiri, Indonesia. They took part in a two-day workshop in inclusive education using active learning modes ofpresentation. Teachers' knowledge was measured using a written test, while parents' attitudes and teachers'competence were measured using likert type scales.The results showed that:1. The two-day workshop in inclusive education significantly improved parents' attitudes toward inclusiveeducation. The mean score of parents' attitudes before workshop was 137,26 (SD=17.383), and the mean score afterworkshop was 148,46 with a standard deviation of 15,439. A t-test for correlated means resulted in a p=0.000.2. The two-day workshop significantly improved teachers' knowledge about inclusive education. The mean scoreof teachers'knowledge before workshop was 57.60and the mean score after workshop was 67.36, both were belowthe mastery criteris of 70. A T-test for correlated means resulted a p value of 0,00,indicating a signicant improvementof knowledge.3. The two-day workshop also significantly improved teachers' feeling of competence working in inclusiveclassrooms. The mean score of teachers' competence before workshop was 334,82 (SD= 69,857) and the mean scoreafter workshop was372,56 (SD=72,505). A t-test for correlated means resulted a p value of =0.000.


In this paper, we study a system of linear equations that define the Lie algebra of differentiations DerA of an arbitrary finite-dimensional linear algebra over a field. A system of equations is obtained, which is satisfied by the components of an arbitrary differentiation with respect to a fixed basis of algebra A. This system is a system of linear homogeneous equations. The law of transformation of the matrix of this system is proved. The invariance of the rank of the matrix of this system in the transition to a new basis in algebra is proved. Next, we consider the possibility of applying the obtained results in differential geometry when estimating the dimensions of groups of affine transformations from above. As an example, the method of I. P. Egorov is given for studying the dimensions of Lie algebras of affine vector fields on smooth manifolds equipped with linear connections having non-zero torsion tensor fields.


In high consequence systems, all layers of the protocol stack need security features. If network and data-link layer control messages are not secured, a network may be open to adversarial manipulation. The open nature of the wireless channel makes mobile wireless mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) especially vulnerable to control plane manipulation. The objective of this research is to investigate MANET performance issues when cryptographic processing delays are applied at the data-link layer. The results of analysis are combined with modeling and simulation experiments to show that network performance in MANETs is highly sensitive to the cryptographic overhead.


The optimum spray drying condition of green tea extract was investigated in this study. Dried green tea leaves samples were ground using a hammer mill and passed through a 5 mm mesh. One kilogram of product was extracted with 20 L of 90°C water for 60 minutes. Solids were filtered off, extract was concentrated to obtain solution containing 10% total solid using a vacuum evaporator. The concentrated extract was then mixed with maltodextrin at a ratio of 3, 5 and 7% (w/v), respectively. The solutions were subjected to spray drying at 170, 190 and 210°C, with 80°C outlet temperature. The tea powder were collected and kept in aluminum foil bags for analysis. The results revealed that moisture content and total phenolic content of samples were varied in the range of 4.40-4.87% and 14.78-20.37%, respectively. Water activity, solubility, hygroscopicity and bulk density of the samples were varied in the range of 0.21-0.29, 94.76-98.53%, 8.61-13.72% and 0.36-0.48 g/ml, respectively. Color value of tea powder ( L*, a and b) are 30.31-32.84, 1.89-2.59 and 8.61-9.62, respectively. Based on the results it was suggested that spray drying at 210°C with 3% maltodextrin content was produced good properties of green tea powder.


Abstract This study focuses on apparel production and consumption trends in major Asian economies in order to understand a paradigm change in the Asian fashion industry. A comparison of trade among ASEAN, NICs, and developed countries shows the changes that have occurred in terms of production and consumption of fashion products before and after 2000 in Korea, Hong Kong, and China. The flow of imports and exports in the apparel industry was analyzed using UN trade statistics data. The results found a change of industry structures in Asian NICs and ASEAN countries. Garment production bases have moved to lower cost regions like China and ASEAN; in addition, NICs sent a part of their export business in the fashion industry to ASEAN countries. The Asian fashion industry has transformed from a production base for developed countries into a consumption market with the emergence of newly industrializing economies. Keywords NICs, ASEAN, apparel trade, fashion industry, imports, exports International Journalof Human Ecology


ABSTRACT The Rorschach is one of the most widely used, openly accepted, and frequently requested tests in forensic psychology practice (Piotrowski, 1996; Meloy, 1991; Weiner, Exner, & Sciara, 1996). Well-trained psychologists with a sophisticated understanding of the individual, psychological constructs, base rates, and conditional probabilities, derive information from the Rorschach beyond what is available from diagnosis, self-report, and interview. The Rorschach helps us describe the complex interaction among psychological, biological, environmental and behavioral domains (Viglione & Perry, 1991). Despite its favorable status in both clinical and forensic settings and a substantial body of literature attesting to its reliability and validity (Weiner, 1996), the Rorschach has been targeted for attack by a small group of "academic" psychologists. Rather than science, the rhetoric and tactics of these detractors has been likened to "advocacy" or politics (Weiner, 2001, p. 7). This bias against the Rorschach is not new. It has existed since the 1920s among American academic psychology departments, despite the research in support of the Rorschach. As a result of this attack, biased articles find their way into publication and eventually into the courtroom. While they do little to promote scientific study (Meyer, 2000) and provide little useful information to the trier of fact, they do present another avenue for challenge when opposing attorneys search for weaknesses in psychological testimony. Forensic psychologists need to prepare for this additional challenge. In this article we summarize some key issues that can aid in defending the Rorschach.


The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of treating vinasse using anaerobic digestion (AD) followed by ozonation. The AD process was performed using a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic filter reactor (UAFR) under continuous operation at 29 ± 1 °C. Stable conditions were reached at 10 kgCOD m-3 d-1 and a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 5 days. Under these conditions, the efficiency of reduction of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) and the methane yield were 75.1% and 0.315 m3CH4 kgCODr-1, respectively. The anaerobically digested effluent was further treated using ozone in a bubbling column. An experimental 23 array [C(03)g= 70; 100 mgO3 L-1; pH= 7.5; 10; tc = 1 and 3 h] was used. The best conditions for effluent ozonation were 100 mgO3 L-1, pH 7.5 and 3 hours of contact with ozone. The average efficiencies for COD, color and turbidity reduction were 82.4, 93.8 and 99.3%, respectively.


The weaned piglets were chosen to study the effects of Kosteletzkya virginicaroot tuber flour and enzyme preparation on their growth and immunity.Sixty and four 28-day-old weaned piglets were randomly assigned to 4 groups.Control group was fed with basal diet,test groupⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ were respectively fed with 0.02% compound enzyme preparation,0.50% and 1.00% Kosteletzkya virginica root tuber flour in the basal diet.The experiment lasted for 28 days.The results showed that compared with control group,compound enzyme preparation and Kosteletzkya virginica root tuber flour increased the average daily feed intake and average daily gain of weaned piglets to some extent,but there was no significance(P0.05),did not affect the activity of lysozyme in the plasma(P0.05),had a tendency to decrease the content of TNF-α,but not significantly(P0.05),decreased the content of IL-6 significantly(P0.05).Compared with control group,the antibody titers of swine fever vaccine in test groupⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲincreased by 15.27%(P0.05),18.18%(P0.05)and 51.64%(P0.05),respectively.These results indicated that compound enzyme preparation and Kosteletzkya virginicaroot tuber flour have a tendency to improve the growth performance of weaned piglets,and some certain effects on the immunity of weaned piglets.


Extensive welfare services require corresponding revenue. Large spending commitments imply that Sweden's public sector finances are particularly sensitive to changing trends in demography and hours worked. A particular concern is that productivity growth in labour-intensive services is relatively difficult to uphold, the so-called Baumol effect. Increasing costs and spending pose a severe risk to the welfare state, but a risk that should be possible to handle. Though Sweden's public finances remain among the strongest in the OECD, it will be a delicate balance to increase spending on welfare services at the desired rate. A continued focus on improving public sector efficiency will need to be coupled by a suitable balance between tax-funded services and parts that people will have to pay for privately.


This paper attempts to investigate the level of efficiency and financial performance of Malaysia local banks after the banking sector's merger and acquisition in year 2000. This paper will analyse the impact of merger on banks' profitability, cost reduction, liquidity, leverage and shareholder's wealth. Comparative analysis on financial ratios are used to assess the performance of Malaysia local banks during the pre-merger period (year 1999-2001) and the post-merger period (year 2002-2010). In addition, Data Envelop Analysis (DEA), T-Value Testing and paired-sample t-test will also be adopted as methodology of this study. This study would allow IBBM (Institute Bank-Bank Malaysia) to have a better understanding and a clear picture of the effect of "forced merger" among domestic incorporated Malaysia commercial banks. The results of this study shown no significant improvement in the performance and efficiency of the merged banks, IBBM can play a role as an advisor in giving their opinion or advise to the regulatory authorities in determining the future merger and acquisition scheme by knowing whether the acquiring bank can really benefit from acquiring a lesser efficient bank according to theory and vice versa. Decision-makers hence ought to be more cautious in promoting mergers as a means to enjoying efficiency gains.


We evaluated the effects of activation of peripheral adrenoceptors (AR) and imidazoline receptors on nociception and the contribution of &agr;-1 and &agr;-2 AR receptors in agonist-induced nociception by using the tail-flick test in mice. Clonidine (&agr;-2 AR agonist), agmatine (imidazoline receptor and &agr;-2 AR agonist), noradrenaline (mixed &agr;-1 and &agr;-2 AR agonist), phenylephrine (&agr;-1 AR agonist), or 0.9% saline was given by intradermal injection (10 &mgr;L) into the tail. The intradermal injection of clonidine (1, 3, and 10 &mgr;g) and agmatine (3, 30, and 50 &mgr;g) produced dose-dependent antinociception, whereas noradrenaline (1, 10, and 30 &mgr;g) and phenylephrine (1, 10 and 30 &mgr;g) produced dose-dependent thermal hyperalgesia. Clonidine (10 &mgr;g) and agmatine (50 &mgr;g)-induced peripheral antinociception were antagonized by pretreatment with yohimbine (2.5 mg/kg IP), a selective &agr;-2 AR antagonist, but not by prazosin (1 mg/kg IP), a selective &agr;-1 AR antagonist. Noradrenaline (30 &mgr;g) and phenylephrine (30 &mgr;g)-induced thermal hyperalgesia were antagonized by prazosin (1 mg/kg IP) but not by yohimbine (2.5 mg/kg IP). Our results suggest that local thermal hyperalgesic effects of noradrenaline and phenylephrine are linked to &agr;-1 AR and the peripheral antinociceptive action of clonidine and agmatine are linked to &agr;-2 AR.


In line-of-sight massive MIMO, there are use cases where the channel vectors of some users become highly correlated. Highly correlated users lead to a large reduction in the sum-rate of linear and nonlinear precoders with max-min power control. To alleviate the loss in the sum-rate, some users can be dropped and rescheduled. The optimal dropping strategy can be found by an exhaustive search. In this letter, a successive filter-based dropping algorithm (SFDA) is proposed, which improves upon the existing dropping algorithms in the literature. At each step, the user with the highest filter norm is dropped. By comparing the sum-rate of all the steps, the best set of dropped users is found. In contrast to previous threshold-based algorithms in the literature, SFDA does not require a predefined threshold for the spatial correlation of users. Compared to an exhaustive search, the complexity of SFDA is reduced. Simulations results show when a 100 antennas base station serves 10 users, SFDA improves the 5th percentile sum-rate compared to previous algorithms in the literature up to 6 bits/channel use.


It is important to point out that there is some differences between the values of the European Union as they are perceived by the citizens, as they are asserted in the treaties and by the jurisprudence, and finally as they might be concretely derived from the functioning of the EU. From this last point of view, the Greek crisis in the Eurozone indicates that, behind the declarations and mission statements, there is today a relative uncertainty regarding the kind of values that the European Union, which has developed along an economic axis, is supposed to put into effect. This article examines namely the consequences of the Greek crisis on EU values, like human dignity, democracy, freedom and equality. It shows that there is, inside the Union, a certain variety of understandings of these values.


Background: Pigeonpea is an important protein-rich legume and one of the potential crops for rainfed agriculture in many parts of the semi-arid tropics. Worldwide, India ranks first both in area and production. Despite that, the productivity levels in India are low because of various biotic and abiotic stresses, out of which Sterility mosaic disease (SMD), which is caused by Pigeonpea Sterility Mosaic Virus (PPSMV), is a severe constraint during crop production. In the context of the above facts, resistant breeding is one of the most economical and eco-friendly approaches. The present investigation aimed to identify microsatellite markers linked to SMD resistance and potential resistant genetic resources. In this field- laboratory investigation carried out during 2017-2018, thirty genotypes and susceptible check ICP 8863 were evaluated in a randomized block design (RBD) with two replications in SMD sick plots. Observations were recorded based on visual symptoms for SMD incidence, and percent disease incidence (PDI) was calculated. In addition, a molecular study for the same genotypes was carried out with a total of 20 SSR markers. Out of 20 SSR primers, only 16 were amplified, from which only a single SSR marker (AHSSR20) showed polymorphism while the remaining 15 were monomorphic. The marker AHSSR20 have the potential to discriminate resistant and susceptible genotypes. AHSSR 20 primer assign 160 bp bands in resistant genotypes viz., BDN-711, PT-04-281, and PT-704-1-2 while ever, 172 bp bands assign in susceptible genotypes viz. ICP-8863, PT-04-378, PT-012-20, and PT-016-3. Accordingly, we conclude that AHSSR20 is a potent marker that can be helpful to discriminate between susceptible and resistant genotypes and can be used for direct selection of resistant genotypes during early segregating generation and marker-assisted breeding.


A copper condenser dashpot in a refrigeration plant failed prematurely. The dashpot was a long tubular component with a cup brazed at each end. Stereomicroscopic examination of the fracture surface at low magnification revealed a typical ductile mode of failure. The failure was attributed to insufficient component thickness, which made the dashpot unable to withstand internal operating pressure, and to extensive annealing in the heat-affected zones of the brazed joints. It was recommended that the condenser dashpot design take into account the annealing effects of brazing. Hydrostatic testing at a pressure times greater than the maximum operating pressure prior to placing the component in service was also suggested.


Heating System, Ventilanting and Air Conditioning (HVAC) or air conditioning systemsbecome one of the needs in high rise buildings in order to increase comfort in the room,differences in the level of comfort of each individual makes the HVAC system changes in loadpatterns that can result in wasteful use of electrical energy. This study aims to determine thesavings in the use of electrical energy with the use of DDC in the HVAC system at the Langhamhotel. DDC can regulate HVAC system supporting devices such as cooling towers, condenserwater pumps, chilled water pumps and chillers that aim to reduce the performance of the chillersso that energy savings are obtained. By using 2 work operation methods, the results of thecalculation of energy use obtained at the side of the chiller Langham hotel, with manualoperation without the use of DDC obtained a total consumption cost of IDR 3,409,290 andautomatic work operations using DDC obtained a total consumption cost of IDR 2,601,990 sothat it is obtained saving percentage of 24%.


In this paper, we propose a method to numerically design observers for nonlinear systems. The method relies on the theory of nonlinear Luenberger observers, which consist in mapping the nonlinear dynamics to a linear system, for which observer design is easy. Relying on results guaranteeing the existence of such mappings, we propose to approximate them by performing nonlinear regression on data simply generated by solving the system and observer dynamics. We detail different approaches for autonomous and excited systems and the choices made for data generation, pre-processing, and regression.


Abstract The Schiff bases H2SBVD and H2SBND, derived, respectively, from S-benzyldithiocarbazate and 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde or 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde, react with titanium tetrachloride, titanium tetraalkoxides, dicyclopentadienyltitanium dichloride, organotin chlorides/oxides/hydroxides and di-/triphenyllead chlorides in 1:1 molar proportion to yield neutral penta-coordinated complexes of the type X2M(Schiff base) and Ph3M(H-Schiff base) (M - Sn or Pb). The complexes are characterised on the basis of IR, 1H NMR and electronic spectral studies.


We have detected molecular coherence lasting nearly nine times the collisional dephasing time in a Raman generator. Two laser pulses, separated in time, pumped a common set of hydrogen molecules, producing two Stokes pulses whose relative phase was measured interferometrically. By making repeated measurements, the probability distribution of the relative phase was obtained. The variance of this phase distribution is a direct measure of the memory of the molecular coherence induced by the first scattering process. A one-dimensional theoretical model is developed which implies that the technique is capable of measuring a level of molecular coherence equivalent to between 15 and 50 phonons (delocalized vibrational quanta) in the most strongly excited mode


There is an error in the author contributions. KMB should be listed in "wrote the paper" rather than DME. The correct author contributions are: Conceived and designed the experiments: KMB CLE DME. Performed the experiments: KMB JMT MDD. Analyzed the data: KMB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: KMB. Wrote the paper: KMB. Edited the manuscript: CLE DME.


Abstract Positive reachability and positive observability of positive linear systems on time scales are studied. Differential and integral calculus on time scales allows for unified treatment of continuous- and discrete-time systems. Reachability and observability graphs for positive systems are introduced. They are used to characterize positive reachability and positive observability for systems on homogeneous time scales. It is also shown that positive observability is dual to positive reachability. Positive minimality is introduced and characterized with the aid of Gram matrices, Hankel matrices and graphs.


Abstract NaCuL2(OH).1,5H2O, KCuP2(OH).1H2O, Na2CuL4 and K2CuP4-8H2O (HL=Phenobarbitone and HP=Methyl Phenobarbitone) were prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and electronic spectral data and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The ESR spectra show and octahedral environment for the Cu(II) ion.


The crisis that Europe faced in 2015 has never been resolved and countries have adopted different strategies to deal with the influx of migrants . Some of them raise serious legal doubts for good reason. One of the new national solutions currently in the process of passing is the new migration plan announced by the United Kingdom in the Nationality and Borders Bill last year. The aim of the reform is to improve the British asylum system and to fight effectively illegal immigration and people smuggling.The aim of the article is to present the most important assumptions of the British reform in the field of grant- ing refugee status. The analysis would allow to assess the compliance of the designed solutions with international obligations, the fulfilment of which should form the basis of the asylum policy of each State being a party to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. The main aim of the article, however, is to draw attention to the fact that the international protection of refugees should be equated with community interests and referring to the individual interest of the State is an erroneous and dangerous assumption.


(57) [summary] The present invention is, neurodegeneration and treatment in the case of a chronic disease of the brain damage and nervous system, and on the use of a substituted amino methyl black man to promote nerve regeneration.


Cellular Nonlinear Networks (CNN) establish a theoretical framework in which programmable focal-plane image processing arrays can be developed. The conventional support for its analog programmability in VLSI is the implementation of transconductor-based multiplication of the input, output and state variables times the corresponding template elements. However, some distributions of weights can be greatly affected by the intrinsic nonidealities of the physical implementation. This is exactly the case when implementing linear diffusion within a transconductor-based CNN implementation. In this paper we propose an alternative implementation: a resistive grid based on MOSFETs operating in the triode region to realize linear diffusion of the input image, considered as the initial state of the network. In addition, these MOS-resistors can be employed as switches in order to sub-divide the image into bins, sized to track features on the appropriate scale. Thus, by simply controlling the size of the binning and for how long the pixel voltages will diffuse, it will be possible to segment and track dynamic textures along an image flow. Each frame of the flow is described by a smaller image in which each pixel represents the energy of the corresponding image bin, once the non-relevant spatial frequency components have been filtered out. We will demonstrate that the resulting low-resolution representation of the scene is very robust to the different sources of nonidealities in a standard CMOS technology.


Synopsis This paper presents a rational theory for the prediction of the steel quantities required for a fully or partially balanced failure of a prestressed concrete beam of rectangular section subjected to combined bending and torsion. The theory is based on the general theory given in an earlier paper. An interaction diagram is presented which shows the steel strains at failure as a function of the steel quantities. The influence of some parameters upon the steel quantities required for a fully balanced failure is also examined.


Using an improved borosilicate glass with small third-order optical nonlinearities, i.e., nonlinear refractive index (NLRI) and nonlinear absorption coefficient (NLAC), as the matrix and comparative glass, two types of Ho3+-doped glass are prepared with a solid-phase smelting process at a relatively low temperature, and their third-order optical nonlinearities are measured by the closed-aperture Z-scan technique using nanosecond laser pulses at 532nm wavelength. It is found that the matrix glass possesses a positive third-order NLRI and a positive third-order NLAC, and both the third-order NLRI and NLAC of Ho3+-doped glasses are one order larger than those of the matrix glass, respectively. Also, an open-aperture Z-scan experiment and an optical limiting experiment further demonstrate that the Ho3+-doped glasses have a high third-order NLAC. All the experimental results show that this Ho3+-doped glasses have good protection performance for the 532nm-laser.


The author is indebted to Ms. Melanie Hilton for her assistance with research on this project, and to an anonymous referee for valuable comments and suggestions. The author is solely responsible for any errors. Three equally weighted variables, material output life expectancy and literacy. comprise the widely used comprehensive measure of development known as the Human Development Index (HDI). Although the level of development for a society is constrained by its resource endowment traditional HDI calculations ignore this. Economic theory suggests that international trade leads to a more efficient use of resources and can contribute to economic development. This paper addresses the question of whether trade contributes only to material development, or whether it impacts life expectancy and literacy rates as well, taking into account differences in endowments and attitudes towards outcomes. The HDI values, with outcome flexibility. are calculated for a number of countries using data envelopment analysis, controlling for resource use. Then the impact of trade on different variables is considered. Economies in Central Europe or former Soviet republics, or both, are compared to the rest of the world to identify differences in performance and the influence, if any. of trade on performance. Relative to resource endowments, the subset of nations performs well relative to the rest of the world. Trade is seen to have varying influences in the two regions for certain performance variables.


The current the study is  carried out   investigate  of  antimicrobial activity of uracil isophenol compound against  some bacteria pathogens causing  UTI infection  .  The  urine sample were collecting to hospitals in Najaf of (AL Sadr Medical City  ) for the period from (2 in July 2013 to 2 in September  2013 up) The results were as follows: The proportion of isolated bacteria is  E.coli 40% higher and the proportion of bacteria isolated is Staphylococcus aureus 32% and isolation of bacteria Pseudomonas .aeruginosa 28 % in addition to some of the genera were  diagnosed.  . In the course of the program directed towards the synthesis of fused nitrogen heterocyclic compound and as an extension of efforts directed towards the development of convenient synthetic approaches for the synthesis one of pyrimidine derivatives called uracil isophenol with an expected broad spectrum of biological activity. Studies have shown that uracil isophenol exhibit various biological activities.     In biological study was to demonstrate  in trial the new compound "uracil isophenol" in different concentration observed the following  E.coli  exhibit sensitivity to all concentration with differ inhibition zone size ; but the same zone size for (10,15,20) mg/ml the inhibition area was reached for 21 mm . in spite of difference in concentration. While  Staphylococcus aureus  also sensitive and the zone larger than E.coli ,and have the same zone  size of E.coli of concentration(3)mg/ml was  reached for 15 mm . While Pseudomonas.aeruginosa  also exhibit  sensitivity but less than others except for (25) mg/ml it have inhibition zone was reached for size of  25 mm .        Results were compared with control groups were analyzed statistically by results analysis system completely random ANOVA and LSD.


We prove that the distribution of the values of the 4{rank of ideal class groups of quadratic elds is not aected when it is weighted by a divisor type function. We then give several applications concerning a new lower bound of the sums of class numbers of real quadratic elds with discriminant less than a bound tending to innity and several questions of P. Sarnak concerning reciprocal geodesics.


Objective To discuss the adjuvant effect of live lactobacillus preparation in treating trichomonal vaginitis.Method 90 cases of women who had trichomonal vaginitis after puerperium were divided into groups A and B randomly.Group A was treated with live lactobacillus preparation for 10 days continuously while being given orally metronidazole tablets 400 mg twice per day for 7 days.Group B was administered metronidazole tablets only.After 14 days,all the patients were checked for leukorrhea and the clinical effect was analyzed;their vaginal cleanliness and pH degree were compared.After 30 days the patients were followed up and the recurrence of the trichomonal vaginitis was analyzed.Result After 14 days,the complete recovery rate in group A was higher than in group B with significant difference(P0.05).The vaginal pH degree decreased in both groups,with the pH in Group A lower than in Group B,and the difference was significant(P0.05).the rate of I and II degree of vaginal cleanliness in Group A was higher than that in Group B,and the recurrence of trichomonal vaginitis in group A after 30 days was lower than that in group B with significant difference(P0.05).Conclusion Live lactobacilus preparation as an adjuvant in treatment of trichomonal vaginitis after puerperium can help to improve the clinical recovery and vaginal microenvironment,and reduce the recurrence.


Located in Panyu of Guangzhou,Qifu Tunnel is 1988m long in total,and it is designed as two ways 2×3 lane expressway with 100km/h's design speed.As such a long urban underpass tunnel,Qifu Tunnel is rare in China.The paper briefly introduces the experience and principles of Qifu Tunnel,especially discusses the design of structure,waterproof,drainage,uplift and ventilation etc.,which can be a reference for design and construction of similar works.


Responses to Referee comments in ACPD (acpd-2005-0453) I would like to thank the anonymous referees for their helpful reviews and hints which allow us to improve our paper. Below are the responses to the specific comments. Anonymous Referee #1 (comments from 4 May 2006) We agree with the referee that the description of the two comparison methods as a "direct comparison" and a "comparison including averaging kernel information" as well as the last phrase in the abstract could confuse the reader. The related text passages (in the abstract, but also in the text) will be formulated slightly differently to describe the


Abstract The standard ( p ° = 0.1 MPa) molar enthalpies of combustion in oxygen at the temperature 298.15 K of the two bromonaphthalenes to form CO 2 (g), H 2 O(l), and Br 2 (l) were measured by rotating-bomb calorimetry. The standard molar enthalpy of sublimation at the temperature 198.15 K of 2-bromonaphthalene was measured by microcalorimetry. [[formula]] The derived standard molar enthalpies of formation of the gaseous compounds were compared with values estimated assuming the enthalpy increment for substitution of bromine in the 1-and 2-positions of naphthalene to be the same as for substitution of bromine benzene.


Magnetic measurements have been made on samples from the Kurami and the Saigo Groups in the Kakegawa area, central Japan. Thermal demagnetization experiments reveal that the Matsuba Siliceous Siltstone of the late Early Miocene age preserves two magnetic components, distributed between 150 and 350°C and between 350 and 550°C. The fold test suggests that the low temperature component was acquired after the formation of the syncline, and that the high temperature component is of primary origin. The tilt-corrected direction of the high temperature component shows no significant deflection from the expected direction. Along with the Tomikusa and the Nohi-Yatsuo areas in the north, the Kakegawa area is suggested to have not significantly rotated since 16 Ma, while the clockwise rotation of Southwest Japan occurred at about 15 Ma. The bend of the MTL and the Pre-Neogene basement terranes can be attributed to the relative motion between Southwest Japan and the central part of the Honshu Island in the Miocene.


In the light of the fact that the low heating value of a biomass gasified fuel gas is influenced by multiple factors,such as gasification temperature,steam / biomass mass ratio( referred to as mass ratio for short) and equivalent ratio etc. and these factors are interacted,the orthogonally designed test method was used to study the sensitivity extent of the three dominant factors influencing the low heating value of the biomass gasified fuel gas and the test results were analyzed by using the range and variance analytic method to obtain the significance relationship influencing the lower heating value of the fuel gas and the optimum factor combination level. The test results show that in the range of the test conditions,the priority order of various factors and their interaction influencing the lower heating value is as follows: equivalent ratio gasification temperature mass ratio interaction of the mass ratio and equivalent ratio interaction of the gasification temperature and equivalent ratio,among them,equivalent ratio,gasification temperature and mass ratio have a particularly remarkable influence on the lower heating value of the fuel gas. The version optimized for preparing the fuel gas from the gasification of biomass through an analysis of the interaction is given as follows: gasification temperature 750 ℃,mass ratio 0. 75 and equivalent ratio 0. 25. Under such conditions,the lower heating value of the fuel gas will be the highest( 6. 530 MJ / m3).


This paper introduces the design of a low-range overload-resistant capacitance accelerometer and accompanying experimental data. This accelerometer was designed to test a projectile's flight attitude in a medium ballistic trajectory. Experimentation demonstrates that this accelerometer possesses a series of merits and can be used to test the acceleration of a projectile in a medium ballistic trajectory and establish its character


The basal O1 limestone mining area of the gap, solution pores were analyzed comprehensively. It was concluded that the morphology and degree of rock dissolve development characteristics in mining area, which was of great significance in studying the distribution of the ordovician limestone rock dissolve aquifer characteristics, the characteristic of rich water and groundwater migration.


An embodiment of the invention relates to a process for producing reinforced core composites comprising the steps of: - inserting a pin into a foam or filled honeycomb core material, in which - the pin and the core material containing a thermoplastic resin or a mixture of thermoplastic materials; and - the pin is heated such that the core material during insertion of the pin softens or melts at the site of concrete placement; and or - the core material is heated at the concrete placement, so that the core material to soften or melt.


\QTR{it}{The standard framework to study time consistency assumes that economic decisions are made by one legislator. In this paper policies are negotiated in a committee by playing a dynamic voting game. The implications of this change are remarkable: the social optimum becomes time consistent. While concentration of powers in a single legislator creates credibility problems, we show that separation of powers yields commitment. The main focus of the paper is on the time consistency of monetary policy when decisions are made in a monetary committee, such as the F.O.M.C. or the European Central Bank. We prove that making decisions inside a committee works as a substitute for a commitment technology. Notice that this result may hold even when }$all$\QTR{it}{\ legislators in the committee have a one-shot incentive to deviate from the ex-ante optimal plan. Last, we provide normative prescriptions regarding the identity of the agenda setter and the location of the initial status quo necessary to implement the utilitarian optimum


The paper aims to clarify layout conditions of the Nagaya-mon gate focusing on setting up premises of farmhouse. Utsunomiya city in Tochigi prefecture were chosen for investigation of map surveys on web browser and field studies. All gates in the city were categorized into several types from view-points of gate's attributes, such as orientation, common axis with main house, and connection with public road adjacent to the site. Typical patterns of premises' layout are found as follows: 1) both main houses and Nagaya-mon gates mostly face the south; 2) layout of the premises shows that main house and Nagaya-mon gate have common axis along each approach with parallel position; 3) Nagaya-mon gate mainly faces minor public roads or private roads. Considering the transition of the surroundings, original Nagaya-mon gate is assumed to have a private road on its own site.


The Aberdeen Maternity and Neonatal Databank (AMND) was initiated in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, in 1950, by the late Professor Sir Dugald Baird, in collaboration with the Medical Research Council's (MRC's) Medical Sociology Unit. It was originally set up as a resource for the study of the physiology, pathology and sociology of pregnancy, but the usefulness of the AMND has extended significantly beyond this through linkage with other health and social care records as well as intergenerational and family linkages. Intrauterine exposures can permanently alter physiology and metabolism, leading to higher risk of developing some diseases in adulthood as suggested by the Barker Hypothesis. 1 The AMND is an invaluable resource for life-course epidemiology, especially since it is one of the earliest and most comprehensive obstetric databases. From the year 1950 to the present, this unique database has been recording all the obstetric and fertility-related events occurring in women residing in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. The data were initially held on punched cards, computerized in the 1970s. Subsequently, in 1986, it was redeveloped onto a relational database known as Scientific Information Retrieval (SIR). The database was re-platformed in 2007 and is now held in a Microsoft SQL server database with an Access Front End. Databank-related personnel are core funded by the University of Aberdeen, and additional funding from funded projects are used to maintain and enhance the databank.