The topic of the afternoon is &dquo;The Policy of the United States in the Pacific.&dquo; I think I am quite safe in saying from a governmental point of view that there is no policy of the United States in the Pacific at the present time so far as the general government is concerned. And how could it be so with a lack of continuity in the state department, even when it is carried on under the same party but with different participants, a break occurring in the continuity with a change of party, and an absolute lack of continuity in the diplomatic service in the high grades? Mr. Grahame spoke at this morning's session of subordinates who realize that the moment they attain sufficient distinction to be promoted they will be quickly removed. There is an approaching lack of continuity, I am afraid, in the consular service. Consequently, the phenomenon of the enunciation of what will be the policy of the United States in the Pacific is here entrusted to hands that have no official standing so far as creating that policy, but who will give you their own views as to what it should be. Certainly something constructive should be gained from such enunciations. There are curious points in connection with the Pacific. The oldest state of California is only three score years and ten of age. The other states are newer still. Alaska with its rich material is simply approaching middle age. What is known as the slope of the Pacific, bordering on the Pacific Ocean, is practically the largest territory-in fact, the only home territory of any great power except that of Japan, and yet it has been isolated on account of its want of direct water communication with us and with Europe. I doubt whether in any Pacific port of the United States there is a line of


We report Yb-doped photonic bandgap fiber amplifier generating 19 kW nanosecond pulses without stimulated Raman scattering by long-wavelength cut distributed filtering. Modulation instability due to the huge anomalous waveguide dispersion around the cutoff was observed.


A new composite magnetic sensor using giant magnetostriction material and surface acoustic wave resonator is presented.The stress and strain of giant magnetostriction material generated by magnetic field are transfered to surface acoustic wave resonator and the resonant frequency of resonator is influenced.Magnetic field strength can be measured through the detection of resonant frequency.The magnetic sensor can be used to static or dynamic magnetic field measurement,and it also can work as a passive and wireless magnetic sensor.This paper focuses on theoretical analysis of static magnetic field measurement,and experiment results show that the sensitivity of frequency shift to magnetic field variation could achieve 132 Hz/Oe,and the resolution of magnetic field measurement could reach 10-7 Tesla when the resolution of frequency detection is 1Hz.


The journal Shin-Heung, published by Keijo Imperial University graduates between 1929 and 1937, reveals the worldviews of Joseon colonial elites under Japanese rule. Neither independence activists nor collaborators, they actively utilized western ideas when moving through the complexities, paradoxes, and dilemmas of a rapidly changing world. In their struggle with ideologies such as socialism, nationalism, and liberalism, they critically understood and somehow managed to reconcile them. As colonized intellectuals, they were essentially nationalists who were critical of colonial rule. Instead of directly participating in the independence movement, however, they embraced socialism with the hope of experiencing the collapse of the Japanese empire. Concurrently, they were liberals who envisioned a "modern" nation based on individual freedom and democracy. While this flexibility helped them endure their colonial reality and envision a future nation, the potential contradictions contained in their conciliatory understanding of diverse western ideas emerged as the colonial situation deteriorated. As they were losing ground, many began to support Japanese rule. However, the flexible and creative ways in which Korean elites understood various ideas would later shape Korean institutions during postcolonial nation-building. Ultimately, Korean elites' active responses to western ideas also reveal that the process in which western "modernity" proliferated was neither simple nor unilateral, proving the limitations of the western "project of modernity".


Cholesteric mesomorphism was induced in a polymesomorphic liquid crystal with nematic and smectic A phases by mixing it with a low pitch cholesteric. A variety of mixtures for a wide range of concentrations were studied. It was observed that the addition of cholesteric liquid crystal disrupts the smectic phase of the parent polymesomorphic liquid crystal. The measured valuses of ultrasound velocity and specific volume and their related parameters were found to exhibit anomalies near each of the phase transitions. The mean interaction parameter was estimated for different mixtures and was found to decrease with increasing concentration of cholesteric liquid crystal in the mixture. It was observed that smectic A-cholesteric transition becomes second-order at a particular concentration in agreement with the theoretical predictions.


Abstract : Initial development of an optical-serial arithmetic unit is explored. The design is based on lithium-niobate directional-coupler devices as the optical switching elements. The devices can be interconnected by optical fiber to create logic functions with which digital-optic systems may be constructed. Circuit designs for implementing bit-serial multipliers and dividers are presented. Experimental procedures for characterization of lithium-niobate switch performance are described, Measurement of drive-electronics delay is addressed.


Abstract : Workshop Focus The purpose of this workshop is to provide a collegial forum for a small and select group of foreign policy and regional experts to formulate and recommend new directions for American foreign policy for each of the major regions of the world. Workshop Background With a new American administration in office, this is an opportune time to assess American foreign policy and to set future directions. What challenges and opportunities will the United States, and its allies and friends, face in the future? What changes should be made to all elements of U.S. foreign policy, including the diplomatic, economic, military, and informational elements? What elements should continue? What are the varying perspectives of nations within the regions concerning U.S. foreign policy? What changes in U.S. foreign policy would they desire? Overall, what new directions for U.S. foreign policy will better support the interests and objectives of the United States, its allies, and its friends?


Relates modified graphite particles of potato-like shape, group graphite particles, contains impurities into its internal structure in the surface, contain no or containing one or more impurities in a small percentage, impurity, it is one that is commonly found in natural graphite. Further, the present invention is a modified graphite a particle group composed mainly relates consist of deposits and / or deposits coated with prismatic shaped particles of graphite carbonate of a metal, graphite particles are useful as hygroscopic agents and / or oxygen scavenger, thus in performance to the circulation process, it is particularly useful when used in the fabrication of the negative electrode. The negative electrode is preferably used to manufacture the negative electrode for an electrochemical power generator that can be charged. The present invention also preparation of these particles, and to a process for preparing electrodes comprising these particles. .The 13


Seed dressings were tested at two field locations in 1986 for control of soilborne flag smut of wheat caused by Urocystis agropyri. Triazole fungicides effectively controlled soilborne flag smut at both locations. Carboxanilide fungicides were very effective at one location but less effective at the second location. No treatment significantly reduced emergence or grain yield.


"Combining Industry and Education" based teaching and research team is set up to train high-level technical application-oriented personnel.As schools and industry,teachers and companies,students and society all can conduct extensive teaching and research communication,it is an effective way to improve teacher quality and enhance students' employment competitiveness.Issues such as how to build hardwares of practice base and research platform,how to select team members,how to run diversify "project management" operating mechanism for the team,how to implement "the practice based and wide basis" and "school-enterprise guide studing" theory training program,and how to plan research and service orientation to serve regional economic development of "Combining Industry and Education" based on teaching and research teams are all explored in this paper.


Researches show that almost seven million people worldwide are dying due to air pollution every year. Data given by World Health Organization observed that 9 out of 10 people breathe the air that contains significant proportions of poisons. Monitoring helps in evaluating the degree of contamination corresponding to the surrounding air quality benchmarks. In this work, a IoT based air quality monitoring system is developed using Raspberry Pi Internet of Things (IoT) platform. A MQ135 sensor is used to detect gases like CO, Ammonia, Smoke, Alcohol, etc., and the corresponding data is processed using moving average method to avoid the redundant data samples, stored in a database to do further analysis and future predictions of the air pollutants. This will help future generations to take precautions and stay safe.


The understanding of ecosystem processes and the impacts of natural and anthropogenic induced change upon them requires developing techniques to monitor possible changes in the structure, composition, and function of ecosystems. In this research the authors used a 3D radar backscatter model and spatial data analysis to study the relationships between forest patterns caused by logging and spatial properties of radar images. The simulated results compared favorably with AIRSAR data from an area of managed forests.


NiMnSn ferromagnetic shape memory alloys exhibit martensitic transformation at low temperatures, restricting their applications. Therefore, this is a key factor in improving the martensitic transformation temperature, which is effectively carried out by proper element doping. In this research, we investigated the martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of Ni43Mn46-x SmxSn11 (x = 0, 1, 2, 3) alloys on the basis of structural and magnetic measurements. X-ray diffraction showed that the crystal structure transforms from the cubic L21 to the orthorhombic martensite and gamma (γ) phases. The reverse martensitic and martensitic transformations were indicated by exothermic and endothermic peaks in differential scanning calorimetry. The martensitic transformation temperature increased considerably with Sm doping and exceeded room temperature for Sm = 3 at. %. The Ni43Mn45SmSn11 alloy exhibited magnetostructural transformation, leading to a large magnetocaloric effect near room temperature. The existence of thermal hysteresis and the metamagnetic behavior of Ni43Mn45SmSn11 confirm the first-order magnetostructural transition. The magnetic entropy change reached 20 J·kg−1·K−1 at 266 K, and the refrigeration capacity reached ~162 J·Kg−1, for Ni43Mn45SmSn11 under a magnetic field variation of 0–5 T.


This article examines the subject and visual representation of the English working-class lad as both an identification figure for young, modern-day fashion aficionados and a fantasy figure to a predominantly gay audience. It pays special attention to the character's clothed and
 naked body, and its performance down the runway; in recent fashion editorials and British-made gay porn. The article investigates how mostly male British artists view and promote working-class male imagery and specifically how fashion photography of the past two decades frames, produces and
 articulates stories about social class and class difference in the context of masculinity and nudity, and what do these stories tell us about contemporary models of success, failure, struggle and aspiration in multiracial, present day Britain. By linking the current fashion industry's
 fascination with working-class imagery with a similar cultural trend in 1960s Britain, the research aims to establish that today's fashion image makers share similar tendencies with British Social Realist writers and filmmakers in romanticizing the working class, while sticking to a
 similar, fabricated aesthetic. This enduring fascination for working-class heroes and all things 'street' could become problematic when contextualized with industries and commercial ventures such as fashion, and the promotion of clothing and advertising.


27 28 Gillnet fisheries exist throughout the oceans and have been implicated in high bycatch rates of sea 29 turtles. In this study, we examined the effectiveness of illuminating nets with light-emitting diodes 30 (LEDs), placed on floatlines in order to reduce sea turtle bycatch in a small-scale bottom-set gillnet 31 fishery. In Sechura Bay, Northern Peru, 114 pairs of control and illuminated nets were deployed. The 32 predicted mean Catch Per Unit of Effort (CPUE) of target species, standardized for environmental 33 variables using generalized additive model analysis, was similar for both control and illuminated 34 nets. In contrast, the predicted mean CPUE of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) was reduced by 63.9% 35 in illuminated nets. One hundred twenty-five green turtles were caught in control nets while 62 were 36 caught in illuminated nets. This statistically significant reduction (GAM analysis, p<0.05) in sea 37 turtle bycatch suggests that net illumination could be an effective conservation tool. Challenges to 38 implementing the use of LEDs include equipment costs, increased net handling times, and limited 39 awareness among fishermen regarding the effectiveness of this technology. Cost estimates for 40 preventing a single sea turtle catch are as low as $34 USD, while the costs to outfit the entire gillnet 41 fishery in Sechura Bay can be as low as $9200 USD. Understanding these cost challenges 42 emphasizes the need for institutional support from national ministries, international non43 governmental organizations and the broader fisheries industry to make possible widespread 44 implementation of net illumination as a sea turtle bycatch reduction strategy. 45 Ortiz, N., J.C. Mangel, J. Wang, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, S. Pingo, A. Jimenez, T. Suarez, Y. Swimmer, F. Carvalho & B.J. Godley. In press. Reducing green sea turtle bycatch in small-scale fisheries using illuminated gillnets: the cost of saving a sea turtle. Marine Ecology Progress Series. DOI 10.3354/meps11610. Net illumination reduces sea turtle bycatch in Peruvian gillnet fisheries 3 46


A fast two-step procedure for the numerical analysis of curved masonry elements is here proposed. The approach relies on a preliminary kinematic limit analysis by means of consolidated NURBS and mesh adaptation, followed by a non-linear analysis carried out with a discrete model coupled with homogenization procedures. Such an approach allows identifying at first the mechanism of collapse for an assigned load. Then the configuration at the collapse is taken into account in the preparation of the discrete model. The discrete model results as an assembly of elastic units joint by non-linear interfaces. These latter ones are modeled with 3D linear brick elements and Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP), available in Abaqus, is used for modeling the non-linear mechanical properties coming from the homogenization step. The novel discrete approach is validated taking advantage of numerical data already available in literature treating a masonry cloister vault subjected to a vertical incremental load. Afterward, the two-step approach is applied to the same geometry but imposing an inclined force at the top. The combination of such approaches allows overcoming the respective drawbacks of the methods. A numerical comparison in terms of damage pattern and curve load-displacement is finally provided.


CaberNet is the ESPRIT network of excellence in distributed systems consisting of several European research groups. CaberNet has industrial a liates who receive regular information about the research activities of CaberNet members. Most CaberNet members produce technical reports which are of interest to the industrial a liates and other researchers worldwide. This document describes the design and implementation of a uni ed technical report service. A contributing CaberNet site just has to make a bibliography available on a local machine. This bibliography is retrieved by a central site and any new or revised records are placed into a database. These records are processed by a professional library cataloguer who ensures that the information is relevant, complete and correct. The processed records may be searched over the world-wide-web and may be used to generate a summary of recent technical reports that is given to the industrial a liates. Document Status Draft Distribution CaberNet Document # TCD-CS-95-18 c 1995 University of Dublin Permission to copy without fee all or part of this material is granted provided that the copyright notice, and the title and authors of the document appear. To otherwise copy or republish requires explicit permission in writing from the University of Dublin.


The article considers the possibility of introducing ergonomic indicators of the workplace into the system of lean production of the machine-building enterprise. The feasibility of taking into account ergonomic indicators is proved by the main tool of lean production - mapping of the flow of creation of production of the "shaft" part. Studies have shown that the accounting of ergonomic indicators allows to identify losses related to psychophysical factors affecting the employee, environmental factors of the employee (including production equipment) and eliminate them by planning and developing appropriate measures.


Accurate localisation of arrhythmogenic origin is necessary for successful surgery on patients with ventricular arrhythmias, and fragmentation mapping is one of the principal techniques used intraoperatively for this purpose. Fragmentation mapping is normally based on subjective characterisation of fragmented cardiac myopotentials. These fragmented electrograms are an important feature of arrhythmogenic scar and have been used with moderate success to direct surgery. However, very little is known or understood about fragmented electrograms. The aim of the authors' study is to produce a fragmentation mapping system based on the automated classification of electrograms. Therefore, the two main issues that are addressed are the extraction of electrograms from recorded and occasionally noisy signals and evaluating the characteristics applicable to discriminating between normal and abnormal electrograms. The output of the fragmentation mapping system is in the form of a graphical map representing 53 grid positions on the left ventricular epicardium. This will provide a useful tool that will potentially localise the arrhythmogenic origin more rapidly than manual schemes, thus allowing a more effective treatment of arrhythmias.<<ETX>>


Investigated the scattering of steady elastic wave by an interface cylindrical crack. By using Fourier transform and introducing the dislocation density functions as unknown variables, the problem was reduced to a set of singular integral equations of the second kind which were solved numerically to calculate the dynamic stress intensity factors. Numerical results show that material parameters and geometry criteria have both important influences on the resonance peak.


An experimental method is presented for fabrication of almost monodisperse metal nanoparticles on substrate surfaces. It relies on substantial narrowing of broad size distributions through irradiation with short laser pulses by exploiting the size dependent optical absorption coefficient of the metal particles. Successive irradiation by applying two laser wavelengths completely removes the smallest clusters of the distribution and causes a size reduction of the largest particles. Finally, only clusters with diameters in a very narrow size interval remain on the surface. By using this method, Ag clusters with mean diameters of 〈d〉=10 nm and size distributions with standard deviations of Δd/〈d〉=0.13 have been prepared.


In practical application scenarios, the behavior of users watching movies is random and diverse, and also includes spatiotemporal features. Aiming at the fact that the complex ranking model cannot use a large amount of data for learning and updating in real time, especially the problem of insufficient training data for inactive users, this paper proposes a pre-training-based user embedding algorithm model. In the pre-training stage, the SINE model is used to dig out several intents with the highest user interest, improve the hit rate of user interest, and thus improve the accuracy of Inference. The follow-up test results show that the newly constructed recommendation model has better performance, and the evaluation index AUC is increased by 2.4% compared with the model without pre-training, which proves the effectiveness and feasibility of the new algorithm.


SUMMARY The homoxenous flagellate Blastocrithidia triatomae disturbs excretion in Triatoma infestans. During the first 4 and 24 h after feeding, infected 5th instars excreted approximately a 2·5-fold smaller volume of urine. Consequently, about double the normal volume of haemolymph could be obtained from these infected bugs 24 h after feeding. Surprisingly, the in vitro secretion rates of Malpighian tubules from uninfected and infected bugs were nearly identical. In addition, the storage and release of diuretic hormone in infected bugs was sufficient to induce normal secretion rates by isolated Malpighian tubules. Therefore, the previously observed ultrastructural alterations in the upper Malpighian tubules of infected bugs do not result in a disturbed in vitro secretion, although in vivo excretion is reduced.


Mathematical modeling allows a shift away from expensive and time consuming migration analysis. The primary aim of this study was to compare two alternative expressions, Fick's law and Fokker-Planck's law, and gain insight of the diffusive flux migration profiles of lead (Pb) from polyethylene bags (of 30 µ) to Matooke at distances of 0 to 1.5, 1.6 to 3.0 and 3.1 to 4.5 cm, was measured at cooking times of 1, 2 and 3 h under three holding temperatures of 65, 90 and 100°C. The tendency of Fick's law and Fokker-Planck's law to over predict the actual Pb migration was checked using the migration estimation model. In general, it was noted that lead flux is higher at 100°C for cooking time of 3 h and also, the predicted Pb concentration is less than the measured Pb concentration, indicating that the migrant estimation model is not overestimating the Pb migration. Herein, the study makes three conclusions. First, the performance of both the Fickian model and Fokker- Planckian model is comparable under the conditions investigated. Second, high temperature and long exposure time combinations are synonymous with higher lead concentration migration when compared to low temperature and long exposure time scenarios. Third, lead concentrations are higher at surfaces in contact with the black polyethylene bags and lower at the centroid of the food. Future works should focus on model validation to test model robustness.

 Key words: Modeling, migration, food safety, lead contamination, matooke, polyethylene bags, temperature.


The invention discloses health-care bath salt and a preparation method thereof. The health-care bath salt comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 40 to 60 percent of salt, 0.2 to 8 percent of safflower, 0.2 to 8 percent of common bletilla pseudobulb, 0.3 to 8 percent of ginkgo, 5 to 10 percent of surfactant, 0.2 to 8 percent of kojic acid, 0.1 to 8 percent of spice and 0.7 to 10 percent of ethanol. The finished health-care bath salt is prepared by processes such as grinding, mixing, conditioning and the like. The bath salt avoids a defect that bulk salt has high fluidity; meanwhile, salt granules are controlled to avoid scratching the skin during use; in addition, Chinese medicinal materials with health-care functions are added, and through the synergism of the medicinal materials and the salt, the health-care bath salt can achieve the effects of killing bacteria and diminishing inflammation, expelling toxin and removing odor, relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation, moistening skin, beautifying and whitening, and the like, and is suitable for female.


Developing trust among team members is critical for achieving high performance outcomes. Recently, global business operations necessitated working in a team environment with colleagues outside traditional organizational boundaries, across distances, and across time zones. In this article, we discuss how human re-source practices can support organizational initiatives when business operations mandate increased virtual teamwork. We examine the role of HR in enhancing relationship building and the development of trust among workers who may rarely, if ever, meet face-to-face. Using research from teamwork, social exchange theory, and knowledge sharing, we discuss how four areas of human resources management—recruitment, training, performance appraisal, and compensation/re-ward—might combine with technology to facilitate the development of trust among virtual team members.


Denver, Colo., Feb. 14, 1902. To the Editor: —In considering the proposition for change of the by-laws of the various state societies to conform with the new requirements of the Association, might it not be well to bear in mind the legal status of those persons who already have membership in some state societies and who have not maintained their membership in county societies. It has been suggested that any proposal to forfeit the membership of such persons in either the state organizations or the American Medical Association could not be enforced lawfully, so long as these persons continue to comply with the letter of the regulations that were in effect at the time they acquired membership. I do not, of course, presume to pass upon the question so raised, but simply call attention to the fact that it has been brought forward in the discussion of the subject and


According to Stenhouse (1984), "research is systematic inquiry made public". By bringing inquiry into teaching practice we promote learning in three layers: learning of mathematics; learning of the teaching of mathematics; and learning of the processes through which mathematics teaching and learning develop. Through examples of developmental practice from school-based research in the UK and Norway, and research in university-based mathematics teaching in the UK, I discuss ways in which mathematics teachers and mathematics educators can form communities of inquiry to promote development in learning and teaching and look critically at some of the issues involved. These issues raise challenges for promoting development within a philosophy of educational practice and at scale, with reference to the wider dimensions of society, system and culture.


From the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. This study was supported in part by Research Training Grant AM 07024 and Clinical Study Unit Grant RR 300054 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Requests for reprints should be addressed to Dr. Marshall M. Kaplan, Gastroenterology Division, New England Medical Center, 171 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02 111. Manuscript accepted October 4, 1982. l Current address: 106 Irving Street, N.W., Suite 319. Washington, D.C. 20010. + Current address: Lewis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, 4646 North Marine Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60640. Patients with primary biliary cirrhosis have an abnormality of lymphocyte suppressor cell function that could play a role in the pathogenesis of their disease. To investigate this possibility, suppressor cell function in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, in their healthy first-degree relatives, in unrelated household contacts, in patients with other types of cirrhosis, and in normal control subjects was studied. The method used is based on the finding that the in vitro addition of concanavalin A to pokeweed mitogen-stimulated lymphocytes activates suppressor cells, which in turn inhibit immunoglobulin synthesis. Thirteen of 16 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and six of 23 healthy relatives had significant impairment of IgG suppression. All six of these relatives were female. No abnormal suppression was found in unrelated household contacts of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis, in patients with other types of cirrhosis, or in healthy control subjects. There was no correlation between results of the IgG suppressor cell assay and the disease activity in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. These data suggest that the abnormal suppressor cell function is not a direct cause of primary biliary cirrhosis; however, it may be a genetic marker for susceptibility to this disease.


The effects of the newly synthesized compound 9-ß-o- arabinofuranosylguanine 5'-triphosphate (ara-GTP) on the ac tivity of DNA polymerases from mouse cells and oncornavirus were compared with those of 9-/8-D-arabinofuranosyladenine 5'-triphosphate. Ara-GTP did not replace deoxyguanosine 5'-triphosphate as substrate for these DNA polymerases but in hibited the activities of DNA polymerase a, ß,and y and viral DNA polymerase. DNA polymerase a was more sensitive than DNA polymerases ßand y and viral DNA polymerase to inhibi tion by ara-GTP. The inhibitions by ara-GTP and 9-/8-D-arabi-nofuranosyladenine 5'-triphosphate were due to competition or partial competition with deoxynucleoside triphosphate with the same base. The inhibition constant (Ki) and the mode of inhibition of nucleotide incorporation varied depending on the combination of inhibitor, substrate(s), and enzyme species. inhibitory effects of all 4 arabinofuranosylnucleoside triphos-phates on various DNA polymerases. DNA polymerases a (14) and y (12) were purified from mouse myeloma 104E cells as previously described, and the prepa rations at the step of DNA-cellulose column chromatography were used throughout the present studies. DMA polymerase ß was purified from rat ascites hepatoma AH130 cells by the method of Chang (3) with some modifications. The preparation at the step of the DNA-cellulose column chromatography was used in this work. RLV was obtained from the culture medium of an established virus-producing cell line, R-17, and RNA-directed DNA polymerase was purified on a DEAE-Sephadex A-50 column as previously described (18).


In Academics of China and abroad,it focuses on the issue,that is Structure and function of traditional social organization in Sign of house,or Introduce and collect.On the other hand,Scholars ignore cultural symbols.Based on the literature,field work in Yutong,Kangding County,Sichuan Province.This article focus on the cultural symbols and origin of sign of house.This paper argues that the sign of house originated from the fireplace and the Housing and Guo Zhuang Stone in house.This symbolizes the people and the actual place of residence,the relationship between man and God.and then symbolizes the socio-economic status of landlord.


Cerebral hemodynamics were studied in 38 children with "Moyamoya" disease. About 10mCi of Tc-99m was injected into the anterior cubital vein as a bolus, and serial brain scintigrams in one second intervals were obtained with a gamma scintilation camera (Ohio-nuclear Σ410s) and processed on an on-line radioisotope processing system including microcomputers (DEC PDP 11/34, 11/60). The characteristic images of serial brain scintigraphy were obtained in preoperative cases: early accumulation of radioisotope activities in the base of the skull, corresponding to the basal "Moyamoya" vessels, and the poor filling in the territories of the anterior (ACA) and middle cerebral arteries (MCA), indicating disturbance of the cerebral circulation. After bypass surgery, early accumulation of RI activities in the base of the skull diminished and evidence of improved cerebral circulation in the territories of the middle cerebral artery was obtained, but poor filling in the territories of the anterior cerebral artery persisted, measurements of local mode of transit time (MOTT) were made by our modified method which was originally reported by Oldendorf. Regions of interest were bilaterally settled both in the areas of basal "Moyamoya" vessels and in the territories of MCA in the anterior view image. The mean values of MOTT in the MCA territories were significantly longer than in the basal "Moyamoya" (10.8±2.7 sec, 7.7±2.1 sec, N=17, respectively). After surgery, shortening of MOTT in the MCA territory was observed (5.8± 1.3 sec, N=17). Positive static brain scintigrams were observed in only two cases. One patient was the case of cerebral infarction 14 days after the onset, the other patient showed a transient positive area in the region of the frontal lobe without neurological deficit, which was thought to be hyperpermeability of unknown origin. Findings of static brain scintigraphy of "Moyamoya" disease only indicated the results of damage of the blood-brain barrier. From this evidence, it was concluded that dynamic studies using Tc-99m and a scinti-camera were useful not only in the diagnosis of "Moyamoya" disease, but also in the study of the pathophysiology of brain circulation.


Background: Early marriage and pregnancy impede the educational attainment of young women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. Expanding the legal grounds for abortion makes it easier and safer to end unintended pregnancies, but it is not clear whether such high-level policy changes can empower young women and girls to pursue education by delaying marriage or parenting obligations. Methods: I used a difference-in-differences approach to compare marriage, birth, and schooling rates among young women and girls in ten countries that expanded the legal grounds for abortion and eight countries where abortion laws remained extremely restrictive during the period 1996 to 2015. Results: Expanding legal grounds for abortion was associated with a reduction of 2.5 percentage points (95% confidence intervals [CI]: -0.050 – -0.001), or 8.6%, in the annual likelihood of marriage and 0.7 percentage point (95% CI: -0.013 – -.002), or 7.3%, in the annual likelihood of birth. The legal reform was not associated with any statistically significant effect on schooling. The effects of abortion legal reform were driven by those from younger age groups, rural areas, and lower wealth quintiles. The results were robust to several sensitivity analyses. Conclusions: Expanding the legal grounds for abortion enhanced the ability of young women and girls to delay marriage and childbearing. Despite the lack of effects on schooling, this study highlights the broader implications of reproductive health policies to women's agency in low-resource settings.


Excerpt Recent studies from this laboratory have shown (1) an excessive fluctuation of daily urinary aldosterone in hypertensive patients, (2) a significant decrease (p < 0.001) in mean urinary pre...


Abstract This article considers the relationship between the United Nations and its member states in view of the Security Council's assertion of legislative powers. It claims that the exponential growth in UN powers at the expense of the powers of its member states cannot be arrested by legal means, because of the nature of the UN system and the absence of legally enforceable criteria and compulsory dispute-settlement mechanisms. For this reason, it proposes a different approach to law-making in the area of international peace and security – one that is built around the principle of subsidiarity, as reflected in Article 2(7) of the UN Charter. The role of the principle of subsidiarity in this respect is to determine which authority is best suited to exercise legislative power and how such power should be exercised in order to attain the objective of peace and security more efficiently. It is thus contended that the principle of subsidiarity promotes co-operative relations between the United Nations and its member states by protecting the latters' jurisdictional authority from unnecessary interference.


The maximization of driving safety and human vehicle interaction must be an integral aspect of any development of an Intelligent Transportation System (ITS). The introduction of By-Wire-Systems activated by sensor technology is promoting new levels of vehicle intelligence in the average automobile. This paper proposes the idea of the car as the sensor in such future intelligent transportation. Defining the car as the sensor means potential RTA (Road Traffic Accident) avoidance will not be confined just to intelligent highways but to all road networks. RTA cause and effect issues such as human reaction times, human response to visual stimuli, old age, multi-tasking confusion and distraction can be compensated for and enhanced via the use of sensor technology. The paper discusses the potential of sensor technology to enhance Human-Vehicle Interaction via integrated systems thereby reducing those influencing factors responsible for road traffic accident creation. Sensors have the potential to reduce the cognitive input required during current driving practice, providing more cognitive processing time for critical task analysis. Of all the technological developments in the last century, transportation development in the guise of the car must remain one of the most significant. Whether as a means of independence, connection or reduction in the size of our planet, the car has had a central role. Along with such progress we have, up until now, also had to endure the negative impact of the car on our environment, ecology and personal safety. The ISATA conference covers the environmental and ecological influences of the car in its other tracks; the subject of this paper is to discuss the role of sensor based systems and their relationship with the human user. For the covering abstract see ITRD E109346.


Although the effects of earthquakes in destruction found in archaeological excavations have been recognized for decades, their importance remains controversial. New measurements of motions and analysis of earthquakes on active geological faults substantially improve the explanation of often-observed, but rarely understood, repeated destruction revealed by these excavations. Ancient Armageddon (Megiddo), the single most excavated archaeological site in Israel, is a fascinating example of this. It is situated next to the Mt. Carmel-Gilboa fault system, which, according to recent geophysical measurements, is seismically active. Its past activity: (a) has created, over time, the topography that made Megiddo strategically so important; and (b) through episodic earthquakes destroyed Megiddo's walls and buildings repeatedly. The accumulated fault motion created the Nahal Iron Pass, which controlled ancient traffic between Syria and Egypt. Megiddo's strategic location at this pass led to some of the greatest anci...


Refractive index(RI)of 45 glass samples collected from case work in recent 3 years and 45 glass fragments from one headlight were measured by oil immersion method.Student's t,Welch test and analysis of variance(ANOVA)were applied to all pairwise comparisons.The Dunnett's C method in ANOVA analysis controlled typeⅠand typeⅡ errors much better than Student's t and Welch test,giving typeⅠerror at level about 4.44% and typeⅡ error at about 3.54 %.


This research aims to evaluate BIM WIKA Intermediate Allplan training, especially batch 8. The evaluation guide used refers to Kirkpatrick's evaluation model which is limited to levels 1 and 2. This research uses evaluation research methods with a quantitative approach. The respondents in this study were all participants who had participated in the BIM WIKA Intermediate Allplan Batch 8 training series from beginning to the end. The data was collected using questionnaires and testing instruments. The data obtained was analyzed using a weighting formula from Kirkpatrick to determine participant's reaction to the training program, as well as improvement and achievement of participant's learning outcomes during training activities. The result of participant's reaction evaluation to implementation of BIM WIKA Allplan Intermediate Training Program in batch 8 raised a high positive reaction from trainees. Where's the highest satisfaction's level is training material component by 89%, and the lowest satisfaction's level is learning media component by 80%. Meanwhile, in learning evaluation, it was found that the training can increase BIM knowledge for most of trainees, and they were able to practice the knowledge gained during training by conducting practical tests well.


This study analyses post-Civil War reunion and reconciliation, using white Southern engagement with commemorative activity as a lens through which to explore the tensions that lay behind the development of a post-Civil War American identity. It presents Fourth of July celebrations in the Reconstruction-Era South as highly politicized contested spaces and demonstrates that resumption of white Southern celebration of the Fourth was contingent on the political success of the Democratic Party. The Centennial Exhibition of 1876, a world's fair celebrating one hundred years of American independence, provides the thesis' central case study. The thesis demonstrates that discourse around the Exhibition reflected the fractured state of American nationalism in the 1870s. Some Southerners dismissed the Centennial outright, others engaged with it conditionally and pragmatically but this ostensibly unifying and celebratory fair served as an arena for reflecting deep sectional and partisan divisions. Running alongside this is a parallel narrative focused on African Americans. The thesis will examine, in a comparative light, African Americans' engagement with national identity, and their use of commemoration to stake a claim to full citizenship and American identity in the post- Civil War era.


Compared to milling on a macro scale, the micromilling process has several cumbersome points that need to be addressed. Rapid tool wear and fracture, severe burr formation, and poor surface quality are the major problems encountered in the micromilling process. This study aimed to reveal the effect of cutting path strategies on the cutting force and surface quality in the micromilling of a pocket. The hatch zigzag tool path strategy and the contour climb tool path strategy under different cooling conditions (e.g., dry, air blow, and flood coolant) at fixed cutting parameters. The micromilling tests revealed that better results were obtained with the use of the contour tool path strategy in terms of cutting forces (by up to ~43% compared to the dry condition) and surface quality (by up to ~44% compared to the air blow condition) when compared to the hatch tool path strategy. In addition, the flood coolant reduces the cutting temperature and eliminates chips to significantly enhance the quality of the micro milled surface.


In this article, we find the possibility of generalized wormhole formation in the galactic halo due to dark matter using observational data within the matter coupling gravity formalism. Keeping this as a target, we specifically employ f(R, T) gravity with (i) a variational approach concerning the metric, and (ii) the anisotropic source of matter. To understand the features of the wormholes, we thoroughly calculated and analyzed the energy conditions under f(R, T) gravity. We discuss the second embedded wormhole solution, known as the generalized Ellis–Bronnikov spacetime (ultrastatic wormhole model), in terms of the tortoise coordinate. Thereafter we generate and compare different wormhole solutions depending on the parametric values. In the second part of our investigation, we presented dark matter halos and provided interesting features by considering a couple of profiles. For the dark matter halos models, we particularly use the observational data of the M87 galaxy and the Milky Way galaxy.


A new study quantifies the significant improvements in safety that plasma skin resurfacing offers versus ablative CO2 laser resurfacing, one of its authors says.


This theoretical argumentative research considers the scientific justification that underlies the educational and inclusive value of corporeality. Faced with a normative evolution, today's schools must increasingly intervene and act, within the framework of teaching through competences, on the mounting problems caused by the rising phenomenon of SEN. This work, by focusing on corporeality as a cognitive device, also opens a debate on the reduced awareness of teachers in problematising and operationalising inclusive behaviour with the methodological and strategic aid of corporeality according to the scientific model of Embodied Cognitive Science (Lakoff and Johnson, 1999).


TIn the first chapter, the current ideas about crystalline disordered system are surveyed and exemplified by the results allowing for the most straightforward interpretation. Exclusive consideration is intended for broadband dielectric spectroscopy results. Several critical remarks are presented about various predefined forms of the distribution of relaxation times and it physical meaning.
The second chapter is devoted to the experimental and theoretical methods of the broadband dielectric spectroscopy, which have been applied by the author to collect the original data personally.
The third chapter contains results of investigations of the mixed hydrogen-bond betaine phosphite betaine phosphate phase transitions dynamics. Here distribution of the relaxation times, double well potential parameters, local polarization distributions of the investigated crystals are presented. In the fourth chapter the dielectric spectroscopy results of mixed CuInP2(SxSe1-x)6 crystals are presented, phase diagram of these crystals is discussed. The fifth chapter contains the dielectric spectra of PMN-PSN-PZN relaxor ferroelectrics in a very wide frequency range. Formation of the polar nanoregions below the Burns temperature (700-800 K) is manifested by the appearance of the dielectric relaxation in the THz range and by splitting of polar modes in the infrared spectra. Dielectric spectra are analyzed in terms of distribution of relaxation times using the Tichonov regularization method. The distributions splits in two components near room temperature and the origin of both components are discussed. In the infrared spectra interesting phonon anomalies are observed.


Considering the background of high stable precise tracking-pointing Hexapod platform vibration control,ADC(Adaptive Disturbance Canceller) method is analyzed,and then hidden problems are discovered.Firstly,when ADC method is used in structure vibration control,result may be not convergent.Secondly,control result may be affected because of phase lag caused by hardware.According to these two problems,for better engineering application,an improved ADC method with feedforward is given.A parallel velocity feedback is added to improve stability of the ADC method.A serial feedforward is added to compensate phase lag.This given improved method is utilized both in experiment of the macro/micro hybrid actuator and Adams/Simulink Co-simulation of the "cubic" Hexapod platform.Results show not only the necessity of the improvements,but also the effectivity of the given method.In the experiment,vibration of the macro/micro hybrid actuator is suppressed about 90%,showing obvious priority of the given method to PID method.In the Co-simulation,vibration of Hexapod can be well controlled even on a Hexapod with biggish angle pointing procedure.


In Kavikarṇapūra's poetics, rasa is seen as the 'soul' of poetry. Chapter 4 attempts to understand how the language of poetry can embody this soul. I start with Kavikarṇapūra's eclectic philosophy of language, and then examine his poetics proper, as presented in the Alaṃkāra‐kaustubha: his views on suggestion (dhvani), literary excellences (guṇa), figures of speech (alaṃkāra), style (rīti), and literary defects (doṣa). I compare and contrast Kavikarṇapūra's understanding of these with those of earlier authors, and demonstrate that Kavikarṇapūra particularly draws on Vāmana, a ninth‐century theorist, and gives prominence to the excellences and style—the core ideas of Vāmana's poetics—to formulate a poetics that prizes phonetic ornamentation.


The COVID-19 has changing the business and has impacted the national economic system. As a result, not just the international trade has been reduced, but there is a sufficient change of the national and global value chains. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic has not equally impacted on different countries and sectors. Even though the full lockdown has been applied just for 3 months as the preliminary results shows the Bulgarian economy is moved on the back of the EU economies with decrease of 6% for the last years and some of the sectors was shrinking with more than 50% for the last year. The paper analyses the internal change of the Bulgarian economic system and covers analysis of labour and innovation added value to the economic growth in Bulgaria. The analysis opposes the Economic growth before and during the COVID-19 crises. It will be a good starting point to analyse the national economic anti-pandemic measures. The paper aims to analyse what was gone wrong and what was done good insight the Bulgarian economy as result of the COVID-19 pandemic's economy transformation. The analysis is good starting point for post-pandemic development measures that are needed for fast economic recovery in the next few years.


The implementation of knowledge management strategies on construction projects can accrue benefits such as improved performance and continuous improvement. However, many projects are still not utilising knowledge management fully and are thus plagued with inefficiencies, repetition of mistakes and lack of lessons learnt. Poor skills, design changes, errors and omissions contribute to the internal failure cost element of the overall cost of poor quality on construction projects. This study aimed to investigate the extent of the impact that knowledge management has in reducing the cost of poor quality and used a mixed-methods approach. In-depth interviews were conducted with 25 construction industry experts on knowledge management across the UK, followed up by a questionnaire survey of 114 respondents. The data obtained were analysed using thematic analysis and descriptive statistics. It was found that knowledge management had a positive impact in reducing the cost of poor quality, in particular in the area...


The article presents and describes the conservation of masonry structures at archaeological site in Tanais near Rostov-on-Don in Russia. The authors' experiences presented in the article result from many years of cooperation between the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology and the Centre for Research on the Antiquity of Southeastern Europe at the University of Warsaw. Works on masonry structures located in the area of archaeological excavations are characterized by a unique specificity covering both formal issues, resulting from international standards and agreements regulating the conservation of historic buildings, as well as technical and environmental issues. The basic technical issues include ensuring the safety of further excavation works, protection of masonry structures against the destructive effects of atmospheric condition and preparing the structure for possible presentation in archaeological parks organized on the site of trenches. Environmental issues relate to local, social and economic conditions. The article presents the procedures that should be used in the maintenance of antique irregular masonry and presents the specific technological and material solutions used in the example objects.


We have observed the growth of the first generation of bubbles at gas-evolving electrodes by high speed motion picture and measured the increase of the electrical resistance during this period. The resistance of the bubble layer constitutes a significant part of the overall cell resistance. To reduce this resistance, either the electrode coverage or the bubble layer thickness can be lowered. Our studies show that strong coalescence, which occurs most readily in sulfuric acid, promotes both of these desired effects.


We discuss neutrino magnetic moments as a way of constraining physics beyond the Standard Model. In fact, new physics at the TeV scale can easily generate observable neutrino magnetic moments, and there exists a multitude of ways of probing them. We highlight in particular direct dark matter detection experiments (which are sensitive to neutrino magnetic moments because of the predicted modifications to the solar neutrino scattering rate), stellar cooling, and cosmological constraints.


The algorithm of assembly sequences is presented based on assembly fea ture. The assembly feature recognized basis on design mould gives some informati on about touching face set between part involved .It is useful to define whether the two parts could be directly assembled. Therefore assembly-feature could sim plify part couple graph in order to reduce space of assembly cut-set. Based on a ssembly feature, assembly geometry feasibility analysis is discussed.


The paper attempts, using a time-frequency approach, to study of the reproductive process in the parcel and population in general. Analysis of long-term data suggests that the most stable breeding family, found in the tributaries and old rivers. In the relatively limited resources, the families recently settled in land area have the priority in the reproduction. Reducing the intensity of reproduction after the peak is mainly due to the lake-marsh parcel. The main river basin is inhabited by rare breeding families.


The Hipparcos proper motions of 220 galactic Cepheids, together with relevant ground-based photometry, have been analysed. The effects of galactic rotation are very clearly seen. Mean values of the Oort constants, A = 14.82 +/- 0.84 km/s/kpc, and B = -12.37 +/- 0.64 km/s/kpc, and of the angular velocity of circular rotation at the Sun, Omega_0 = 27.19 +/- 0.87 km/s/kpc, are derived. Comparison of the value of A with values derived from recent radial velocity solutions confirm, within the errors, the zero-points of the PL and PLC relations derived directly from the Hipparcos trigonometrical parallaxes of the same stars. The proper motion results suggest that the galactic rotation curve is declining slowly at the solar distance from the galactic centre (dTheta/dR = -2.4 +/- 1.2 km/s/kpc). The component of the solar motion towards the North Galactic Pole is found to be +7.61 +/- 0.64 km/s. Based on the increased distance scale deduced in the present paper the distance to the galactic centre derived in a previous radial velocity study is increased to R_0 = 8.5 +/- 0.5 kpc.


Purpose – Prior research has suggested that consumers typically prefer to have a larger number of options. However, preference of assortment...


Gastrointestinal metastasis of primary lung carcinoma is very rare, although this is found in about 4.714% of cases at autopsy. An 81-year-old man was admitted with masses in the lung, adrenal gland, bladder and colon on his CT scans. We suspected metastases of an unknown origin and we carried out EGD and colonoscopy to differentiate the primary origin of the metastases. The examination revealed a submucosal tumor-like mass with central erosion on the gastric antrum and colonic splenic flexure, and polypoid lesions with a central fissure on the second portion of the duodenum. All the endoscopic forcep biopsies showed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma without evidence of foci of the preinvasive surface glandular lesions. Immunochemical analysis of the tumor cells showed positivity for thyroid transcription factor-1 and cytokeratin 7, and negativity for cytokeratin 20 and caudal-related homeobox 2. Therefore, we diagnosed this case as multiple gastrointestinal metastases of primary lung cancer. This is first case of gastric, duodenal and colonic metastases from adenocarcinoma of the lung in the medical literature.


Mobile edge cloud computing has been a promising computing paradigm, where mobile users could offload their application workloads to low‐latency local edge cloud resources. However, compared with remote public cloud resources, conventional local edge cloud resources are limited in computation capacity, especially when serve large number of mobile applications. To deal with this problem, we present a hierarchical edge cloud architecture to integrate the local edge clouds and public clouds so as to improve the performance and scalability of scheduling problem for mobile applications. Besides, to achieve a trade‐off between the cost and system delay, a fault‐tolerant dynamic resource scheduling method is proposed to address the scheduling problem in mobile edge cloud computing. The optimization problem could be formulated to minimize the application cost with the user‐defined deadline satisfied. Specifically, firstly, a game‐theoretic scheduling mechanism is adopted for resource provisioning and scheduling for multiprovider mobile applications. Then, a mobility‐aware dynamic scheduling strategy is presented to update the scheduling with the consideration of mobility of mobile users. Moreover, a failure recovery mechanism is proposed to deal with the uncertainties during the execution of mobile applications. Finally, experiments are designed and conducted to validate the effectiveness of our proposal. The experimental results show that our method could achieve a trade‐off between the cost and system delay.


Cervical cancer is the most common gynecologic malignant tumor.The detection rate of early cervical cancer increases significantly due to the wide spread of the census and the improvement of the inspect technology. Thus, early radical surgeries become possible and the survival rate of postoperative patients rise to a large extent.As childbearing and menopause delay, the rate of cervical cancer in pre-child-bearing period and pre-menopause relatively increase. Quality of life especially quality of sexual life is important for patients that in their child-bearing age.Its good for the family relationship and the recovery of patients' mental health. Here, the summary of the life quality in patients experiencing cervical cancer surgery.

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cervical cancer; quality of sexual life; quality of life


The trilobite genus Ovalocephalus Koroleva,1959 (=Hammatocnemis Kielan,1960) has long been considered to be biogeographically significant. It was endemic to peri-Gondwana and especially widely spread in China during the Ordovician (Lu and Zhou,1979; Zhou and Dean,1989). Its earliest species previously known is Ovalocephalus primitivus (Lu) with the holotype cranidium (Lu,1975,pl. 45,fig. 7) recorded from the upper Dawan Formation (early Darriwilian) of the Yichang area. Recently,some new material of the genus was gained from the lower part of the Dawan Formation (Floian-Dapingian) in the same area (Turvey and Zhou,2002; Wang et al.,2005). After a critical study on these specimens,we believe that they should be referred to a new species,and may represent an ancestral form of Ovalocephalus.


Listed Company: Wacoal Holdings Corp. Stock Exchange: Tokyo Code Number: 3591 (URL: https://www.wacoalholdings.jp/) Representative: (Position) Representative Director, President and Corporate Officer (Name) Hironobu Yasuhara For Inquiries: (Position) Corporate Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning (Name) Hiroaki Miyake Tel: +81 (075) 682-1010 Scheduled quarterly report submission date: February 12, 2021 Scheduled dividend payment start date: Supplementary materials regarding quarterly business results: Yes Explanatory meeting regarding quarterly business results: Yes (for institutional investors, analysts and the press)


We find that improvements in speedrunning world records follow a power law pattern. Using this observation, we answer an outstanding question from previous work: How do we improve on the baseline of predicting no improvement when forecasting speedrunning world records out to some time horizon, such as one month? Using a random effects model, we improve on this baseline for relative mean square error made on predicting out-of-sample world record improvements as the comparison metric at a $p<10^{-5}$ significance level. The same set-up improves \textit{even} on the ex-post best exponential moving average forecasts at a $p = 0.15$ significance level while having access to substantially fewer data points. We demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach by applying it to Machine Learning benchmarks and achieving forecasts that exceed a baseline. Finally, we interpret the resulting model to suggest that 1) ML benchmarks are far from saturation and 2) sudden large improvements in Machine Learning are unlikely but cannot be ruled out.


Clinical chemistry assays are responsible for 57% of all core lab testing (1) as a result there is an ever-increasing demand to improve the accuracy and reliability of results in clinical laboratories. Sigma metrics have proven to be powerful tools for quantitatively evaluating clinical assay and instrument performance. The Sigma performance of an assay is calculated from the formula (TEa-Bias)/CV. To address modern clinical laboratory performance requirements Abbott has developed and launched a portfolio of clinical chemistry assays under the brand name Sigma STRONG ™ which claim to achieve world class performance with a Sigma Metric of ≥6 for 86% of products within this portfolio (2). The purpose of this study is to assess these assays against Abbott's products requirement (PR) for precision and method comparison.

 Assay precision (%CV) studies were performed based on guidance from CLSI EP05-A3 using 2–3 levels of commercially available serum-based control material. Method Comparison (MC) studies were performed based on guidance from CLSI EP09-A3 using the Passing-Bablok regression method. Assays under investigation were assessed for performance on either the Abbott Alinity c or Abbott ARCHITECT c systems.

 This study has confirmed the sigma STRONG ™ assays, under assessment, have met Abbott's product requirement for both precision and method comparison.


Specimens of algal genus Nitzschia Hassall (Nitzschiaceae, Bacillariales, Bacillariophyceae, Bacillariophyta) were collected from different freshwater habitats at Kasur and Lahore districts of the Punjab Province of Pakistan during May 2004 and January 2005. Nine species of the diatom were taxonomically determined and have been described for the first time from these areas.


Abstract: The main purpose of this experimental study is to investigate the behavior and strength of selfcompacting reinforced concrete continuous deep beams with and without web reinforcement. The program included cast and test of five beam specimens, in which the vertical and horizontal shear reinforcement were varied. All specimens had the same length, depths and main flexural reinforcement ratio and they were subjected to concentrated vertical loads only. It was found that the addition of vertical shear reinforcement with minimum ratio (ρv=0.25%) increases the both of cracking and ultimate loads by about 10%, When vertical shear reinforcement is increased by about 80% (from 0.25% to 0.45%) a noticeable increases in the ultimate load capacity is observed (the enhancement reached to 18.6%). When providing horizontal web reinforcement of (ρh=0.343%) in addition to the provided vertical shear reinforcement (ρv=0.25%), the cracking and ultimate loads increased by about (17.5% and 25%) respectively, while the previous ratios of the cracking and ultimate loads increased to (20% and 33%) respectively when vertical shear reinforcement increased to (ρv=0.45%). Space with a font size 6


Several states are beginning to use roughness measurements from the Rainhart and California profilographs for construction control of rigid pavements. Texas is also considering using the profilograph for such purposes. However, the relationship between the roughness measurements provided by these devices and Present Serviceability Index (PSI), as obtained from the Surface Dynamics Profilometer (SDP), is unknown. Since the initial PSI of pavements is currently used in estimating the life of a pavement, the relationship between roughness measurements from the profilograph and PSI is needed. The other two roughness measuring devices used by the state, the Walker Self-Calibrating Roughness Device (WRD) and the Mays Ride Meter (MRM), have been correlated to PSI. A common measure of roughness, the PSI, is needed for all roughness measuring units to maintain consistent measurements. The paper provides correlations between PSI, as obtained from the SDP, and Profile Index (PI) from the California and Rainhart Profilographs. In addition to the correlations with PSI, correlations are also provided between each profilograph with one another and between roughness data from the WRD. A mathematical model of the two profilographs is provided, and the measuring capabilities of the two profilographs to various road profile frequencies or wavelength components are illustrated.


The most critical objective in security surveillance is abnormal event detection in public scenarios. A scheme is presented for detecting abnormal behaviours in the activities of human groups based on social behaviour analysis. This approach efficiently models group activities than some of the previous strategies that use independent local features. This paper presents a feature descriptor method to signify the movement by implementing the optical flow through covariance matrix coding. The multi-RoI (region of interest) covariance matrix has some frames or patches which could represent the movement in high accuracy. Normal samples are plentiful in public surveillance videos, while there are only a few abnormal samples. For that, the model of a hybridised optical flow covariance matrix is represented in this paper. Optical flow (OF) in the temporal domain is measured as a critical feature of video streams. The logistic regression method is used to detect abnormal activities in a crowded scene. Finally, the behaviours of human crowds can be predicted using benchmark datasets such as UMN, UCSD as well as BEHAVE. The obtained experimental results show that the proposed approach can effectively detect abnormal events from the abandoned environment of surveillance videos.


The present invention describes a driver circuit for supplying a drive current to an LED lighting scheme. In particular, the present invention relates to an AC input driver circuit operable in conjunction with a current regulator device which utilizes a plurality of Zener diodes connected in parallel combinations. The driver circuit comprises a feedback mechanism that is operable to maintain a constant voltage across the current regulator. Embodiments of the present invention seek to address LED ripple and, thus, optical flicker arising from an LED driver, connected at its input, to an AC supply.


> Scrutinizing current voting systems including existing e-voting techniques, one can discern that there exists a gap between casting secret ballots and tallying & verifying individual votes. This gap is caused by either disconnection between the vote-casting process and the vote-tallying process or opaque transition (e.g., due to encryption) from vote-casting to vote-tallying and damages voter assurance, i.e., any voter can be assured that the vote he/she has cast is verifiably counted in the final tally. We propose a groundbreaking e-voting protocol that fills this gap and provides a fully transparent election. In this fully transparent internet voting system, the transition from vote-casting to vote-tallying is seamless, viewable, verifiable, and privacy-preserving. As a result, individual voters will be able to verify their own votes and are technically and visually assured that their votes are indeed counted in the final tally, the public will be able to verify the accuracy of the count, and political parties will be able to catch fraudulent votes. And all this will be achieved while still retaining what is perhaps the core value of democratic elections' "the secrecy of any voter's vote. The new protocol is the first fully transparent e-voting protocol which technologically enables open and fair elections and delivers full voter assurance, even for the voters of minor or weak political parties.


Whilst many educational institutions throughout the world have introduced online learning as an option for delivering teaching content, little evidence exists of a predominance of innovative solutions that promote pedagogical diversity. Aside from a few notable exceptions, the design of most online learning environments is structured around the traditional instructional delivery model and abSTRaCT


Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by chronic inflammation and subsequent destruction of synovial joints. Although its causes remain largely unknown, a substantial gen ...


The Jacobi expansion is well known and easily obtained from the generating function of the Besselcoefficients. The sum of the series on the right of equation (1) when sin (n+½)x is replaced by cos (n+½)x cannot be found in this way but it can be expressed in terms of a definite integral as shown below. The result so obtained is useful in reducing certain triple cosine series to dual series and so simplifying the solution given by one of us for such series in an earlier paper [1].


A micro type band stop filter is provided to improve a skirt property by improving a frequency stop property and a frequency pass property. A spiral resonator(10b) includes a dielectric substrate(13b), a first metal substrate(11b), and a second metal substrate(15b). The first metal substrate is laminated on one surface of the dielectric substrate into a spiral shape. The second metal substrate is laminated on the other surface of the dielectric substrate. A power source is formed on a parallel surface about the first metal substrate, is formed into a vertical direction of the first metal substrate, and forms an electric field which is changed according to a time. An input transmission line is connected to one side of the spiral resonator. A frequency is inputted in the input transmission line. An output transmission line is connected to the other side of the spiral resonator. A frequency is outputted in the output transmission line through the spiral resonator.


The following article presents a typology of images of the future and focuses primarily on the analysis of the relationship between the present and the future. The objective is to elaborate a critical semantic of the historical times of the future. While Koselleck developped a temporal analysis of the times of the past, I propose a temporal analysis of the times of the future. The result will be a philosophy of the future which is coherent with a practical philosophy of history. Future in the emphatical sense of the word necessarily implies a possible change or break from the present – and the problems of action and moral responsibility that go along with it. The deliberations presented here end with an ethics of the future.


The efficiency of new granulated preparation biograne was studied in the small plot field experiments with carrot, cucumber, tomato and cabbage plants comparing to the effect of Azotobacter consortium and local treatment with granulate biohumus on vegetables yield. It was shown that the investigated preparation has stable effect and high efficiency on the increase of cucumber, tomato and cabbage plants productivity. In the case of carrot, its yield was also increased while the use of biograne but it caused the loss of marketable value because of undesirable changes in root morphology.


With the increase in demand for the global research, scholars in engineering and technology discipline do not hesitate in taking up global opportunity for conducting research. Scholars may lack the skill set to work in an international environment and encounter many surprises during field research, directly impacting their productivity. However, prior information regarding climate, work, and traditional culture, etc. will help scholars to acclimatize faster and produce effective results in new environment. Current research utilizes case study method for data collection and data analysis by drawing on experiences of the authors while conducting 18 months field research in Chhattisgarh, India. Where author one and two worked with various government and private sectors investigating the role of technology adoption and innovation in improving the efficiency of agricultural supply chain addressing the issue of global food security. This research highlights the potentials and challenges of conducting research in global setting. Additionally, the authors have developed a model that can be adapted by engineering and technology scholars to conduct research effectively in global environment. Furthermore this paper includes different ways in which international collaborators can be efficiently involved in the project (i) before reaching the field, (ii) during the field research and (iii) once the researcher has left the field. This helps build sustainable relationships between engineering and technology scholars and their international collaborators, which increases the proficient exchange of information, which is linked to positive outcome of the project. Lastly, this research enables the engineering and technology scholar to work with underserved communities globally and address the challenges faced by those in their communities in their day to day living.


One dimensional nanomaterials have attracted much attention from academia and industry. A large series of devices have been created on the basis of 1D nanomaterials. Their applications have changed and will continuously change our daily life. In this paper, we will present a comprehensive review on the synthesis, structure characterization, properties and actual and future potential applications of one dimensional nanomaterials. Due to the large number of review papers on Carbon and ZnO nanomaterials, we will focus only on one dimensional nanostructures based on other important metal oxides than ZnO based 1D nanomaterials. Different general synthesis strategies have firstly been presented. A series of very promising and representative 1D metal oxide nanaomaterials, their synthesis and properties, will then be discussed. The applications of these 1D metal oxide nanomaterials in catalysis, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, in sensors development, in solar cells, in field effect transistor development, in Lithium batteries and in bio-based applications will be detailed.


The study work "The design and realization of interactive biped robots" was completed by three members. Three members accomplish the following three tasks, respectively, (A) gesture recognition, (B) basic motions' control of biped robots, and (C) execution of interactive algorithm for two robots. This thesis focuses on the part (B) basic motions' control of biped robots. The goal of this thesis is to design control techniques to control a pair of biped robots such that they can achieve the following basic motions, walk forward and backward smoothly, shift right and left, turn right and left, squat down and stand up, bow and push-up. Finally, these motions will be applied to the interaction between two robots. The control techniques for those basic motions contain "torque control", "linear interpolation", "delay-time control", and "mirror projection" etc. Furthermore, in order to carry the object successfully, we also design a control strategy such that the robot can clip the object. In the clipping motion control, the robot can read and analyze the feedback information from the actuators of arms, and then clip the object tightly; even the width of the object is not measured in advance. In a conclusion, this thesis accomplishes the basic motions' control of a robot and applies the control to the object transportation between two robots successfully.


Efficient Learning Algorithms for Dynamic Inventory Allocation in Multiwarehouse Multistore Systems with Censored Demand Motivated by collaboration with a prominent fast-fashion retailer in Europe, the researchers focus their attention on the one-warehouse multistore (OWMS) inventory control problem, specifically addressing scenarios in which the demand distribution is unknown a priori. The OWMS problem revolves around a central warehouse that receives initial replenishments and subsequently distributes inventory to multiple stores within a finite time horizon. The objective lies in minimizing the total expected cost. To overcome the hurdles posed by the unknown demand distribution, the researchers propose a primal-dual algorithm that continuously learns from demand observations and dynamically adjusts inventory control decisions in real time. Thorough theoretical analysis and empirical evaluations highlight the promising performance of this approach, offering valuable insights for efficient inventory allocation within the ever-evolving retail industry.


Fifty-seven clinical isolates of previously unidentified gram-positive, fermentative, nonsporeforming rods were studied and compared to the type strains of Oerskovia turbata and O. xanthineolytica. Thirty-five of the isolates were identified as Oerskovia species: 9 were identified as O. turbata, and 26 were identified as O. xanthineolytica. The Oerskovia cultures could be differentiated from the other isolates on the basis of the development of filamentous colonies.


The 250 mm He-Ne laser tube is researched.According to the characteristic of He-Ne laser tube,a He-Ne laser power supply based on SG3525 and IR2110 is designed.The output voltage ranges is 5~6 kV,which can be used for lighting He-Ne laser tube.When the laser tube works in normal condition,the output voltage of power supply ranges is 1.8~2.5 kV.The input voltage control is used in the experiment.When the input voltage is 170 V,the He-Ne laser tube can be fired and work normally.The current can also be controlled.The He-Ne laser power supply is simple,small,light and better in applicability.


The study o f the heart rate variability o f the students was carried out. The indices o f time-domain, frequency-domain heart rate variability and cardiorhythmodrams were investigated. Characteristics o f the microcirculatory bed after occlusion test were studied using the laser Doppler flowmetry method in normotonic and vagotonic types. It was revealed that vagotonic type had a higher initial level o f microcirculation, a higher index o f perfusion during the postocclusion hyperemia and a higher quantity o f the blood flow reserve, and even higher indices that characterize active factors o f the blood flow regulation in comparison with the normotonic type. K ey words: heart rate variability; time-domain heart rate variability; frequency-domain heart rate variability; blood microcirculation; occlusion test. Процесс адаптации организма к комплексу действующих факторов является сложным, многоуровневым и сопровождается значительным напряжением компенсаторно-приспособительных


In light of the chronic stress and mass mortality reef-building corals face under climate change, it is critical to understand the processes essential to reef persistence and replenishment, including coral reproduction and development. Here we quantify gene expression and size sensitivity to ocean acidification across a set of developmental stages in the rice coral, Montipora capitata. Gametes and then embryos and swimming larvae were exposed to three pH treatments ranging from 7.8 (Ambient), 7.6 (Low) and 7.3 (Xlow) from fertilization to 9 days post-fertilization. Embryo development and size, planula volume, and stage-specific gene expression were compared between treatments at each stage to determine the effects of acidified seawater on early development. While there was no measurable size differentiation between fertilized eggs and embryos at the prawn chip stage exposed to ambient, low, and extreme low pH, early gastrula and planula raised in reduced pH treatments were significantly smaller than those raised in ambient seawater, suggesting an energetic cost to developing under low pH. However, no differentially expressed genes emerged between treatments at any time point, except swimming larvae. Larvae from pH 7.6 showed upregulation of genes involved in cell division, regulation of transcription, lipid metabolism, and oxidative stress in comparison to the other two treatments, and smallest sizes in this treatment. While low pH appears to increase energetic demands and trigger oxidative stress, the developmental process is robust to this at a molecular level, with swimming larval stage reached in all pH treatments. Summary statement This developmental time series tracks the physiological and transcriptomic outcomes of early coral development under ambient pH (pH 7.8), and two low pH conditions (pH 7.6 and 7.3).


Dear Editor, Dermatophytes that cause onychomycosis commonly include Trichophyton (T.) rubrum and T. interdigitale, sometimes Epidermophyton floccosum and T. tonsurans.1 In individual cases, however, other, rare dermatophytes must also be considered in onychomycosis. A fungus with a light brown ('hazelnut brown') pigmented, granular surface of the thallus and a brown– red colony underside grew from the removed nail material and skin scrapings of the foot of an 81yearold man with suspected onychomycosis of the toenails and soles. Potassium hydroxide preparation and PCR were not done. Subcultures on Sabouraud's dextrose agar without cycloheximide (Sifin, Berlin, Germany), revealed central raised colonies with radial folds, a white border and radiating bundles of hyphae in the periphery. The reverse side of the colony was coloured irregularly from brown to dark brown. In contrast, the pigmentation of the thallus on agar containing cycloheximide (Becton Dickinson, Heidelberg, Germany) was bright red to redpurple on the upper side (Figure 1) and of darker red– brown hue on the underside. The red pigment diffused into the agar, resulting in its complete discoloration. Macromorphologically, the fungal isolate was consistent with a dermatophyte. Large, 6– 8fold (up to 10fold) chambered, thickwalled, mostly smoothwalled, rarely rough, apically rounded spindleshaped macroconidia were seen under the microscope (Figure 1b). These macroconidia were reminiscent of Paraphyton (P.) cookei (formerly Microsporum cookei) or geophilic Nannizzia (N.) species such as N. gypsea, N. fulva or N. incurvata, but without ornamentation. At least, the macroconidia are quite similar to those of M. canis. The microconidia were oblong or clubshaped and inserted with a straight and narrow base at the hyphae, ultimately a pattern that would also be expected in T. rubrum. In addition, spiral hyphae and arthroconidia were visible, but no chlamydospores. This led to the suspicion of an isolate of the rare geophilic dermatophyte species P. mirabile. The sequencing of the gene of the ITS region of the dermatophytes confirmed the identification of the isolate as P. mirabile.2 The DNA sequence of the P. mirabile strain found here was analysed together with other Paraphyton strains from the BCCM/IHEM collection (designated with an IHEM number) in a phylogenetic tree with a Microsporum and an Arthroderma strains as outgroup (both strains from the Westerdijk Institute with acronym CBS) (Figure 2). For this purpose, a multiple sequence alignment was created using MAFFT, version 7.3941 using the FFTNSi iterative refinement method. The scoring matrix for nucleotide sequences was set to 1PAM/κ = 2. The alignment was then manually evaluated and checked for inconsistencies. This data set was analysed as two partitions: ITS1 + ITS2, 5.8S + 28S.3,4 A maximum likelihood phylogeny (ML) was constructed with RAxML v188.8.131.52 The branch support was calculated on the basis of 1000 bootstrap replicas. The strain of P. mirabile is deposited in the Belgian strain collection BCCM/IHEM (Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms— Fungi Collection: human and animal Received: 22 September 2022 | Accepted: 21 March 2023


To analyze the Influence of Information asymmetric management on the Lending Performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda. This study is important to various stakeholders in particular the Government of Rwanda, academicians, professionals, and researchers. In this thesis, the researcher aimed at developing the notion conceptually, specifically, built on the work of (Chepkoech & Francis, 2014) and (Rannenberg, 2012), whom their works were based on the Information asymmetric in credit markets, bank leverage cycles, and macroeconomic dynamics. Two critical aspects formed the guiding philosophy of the entire research process and these were: (1) the Role of Financial institutions on maintaining the monetary stability and the Political factor as the monetary regulator both as the fundamental actors of Lending Performance of Commercial Banks. The study adopted a descriptive survey as study design. The target population of the study was 931 from Bank of Kigali, Bank Populaire du Rwanda, I &M Bank, Cogebanque, Ecobank, KCB, Equity, GT-Bank, Access Bank, and CraneBank (BCR) where 280 Questionnaires were distributed to selected individuals through stratified and purposive sampling methods and different individuals such as DGs, CEOs, Directors, Head of Units, Specialists, Experts, Professionals from Rwanda were part of the study. The primary data was collected through structured questionnaires; whereas secondary data through reading and analysis of relevant books, reports and journals. The data collected was edited, relationship between hypothesized variables. The study found out that Propitious Selection management has a strong influence on the lending performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda; where it contributes ( β=0 .970) on Working Capital (WC) and ( β=0. 708) on Retained Earnings (RE); Political Drive as a moderating variable plays a positive role on the influencing the Information asymmetric management and on the lending performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda; where it was influenced ( β=0 .783) for Working Capital (WC) and ( β=0 .789) on Retained Earnings (RE); moral hazard management to has a significant influenced the lending performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda on ( β= 0.899) for Working Capital (WC) and ( β=0 .601) on Retained Earnings (RE); however, on the lending performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda; adverse selection management demonstrates a weak influence on the lending performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda with ( β= .542) on Working Capital (WC) and ( β = .500) on Retained Earnings (RE). On conclusion, the researched found out that Information asymmetric management has a statistically significant contribution to the lending performance of Commercial Banks in Rwanda statistical with and on Retained With


The stripper section of a fluid-coker consists of a system of baffles (sheds) that enhances the removal efficiency of entrained and adsorbed hydrocarbons from the fluidised coke-particles. If the particles contain a thin liquid film layer of heavy hydrocarbons, making them excessively 'wet' or 'sticky', and if they stay in contact with sheds for too long, solid deposits are formed that lead to stripper fouling. Extensive fouling decreases stripping efficiency and liquid product yield and can shorten run-times between shutdowns. Because of the fouling, the shape of sheds mostly changes by increasing their surfaces thickness. An early indication of that fouling and the ability to follow its development are essential for choosing optimal parameters of the process. The radioactive particle tracking (RPT) method has been tested to determine its applicability to indicate the change in the shape of internals within a fluidised bed reactor when direct observation is impossible. A single radioactive tracer-particle has been traced in experiments lasting from 2 to 6 h. The experiments were conducted in a lab-scale, cold-flow fluidised bed into which a single shed with walls of different thickness was incorporated. This experimental fluidised bed provides intensive solid phase mixing that allows a single tracer-particle to be located in any place within the reactor. By registering the frequency of the tracer-particle appearance within a defined internal space surrounding the shed, the shape of shed was reconstructed. The conducted experiments suggest that RPT technique allows for tracking internals' fouling within a fluidised bed reactor. © 2012 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering


Lava tour is one of the tours offered by the community on the slopes of Mount Merapi. Lava tour is basically a bundle tour that refers to disaster as tourism commodities. The jeep is used as a medium for accessing all areas are available such as Kaliadem Bunker, the rest in my treasures, the alien rock, Mbah Maridjan historical sites and also the off-road sensation in Kali Kuning. This research uses a naturalistic approach as one of the qualitative approaches of natural. The aim of the research was to explore the value on lava tour tourism in district Cangkringan, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta special region. From the grand tour and the mini-tour produced several units of information categorized into the six themes, namely: physical, trip, history, community cooperation, the community's mental, and economy. Research findings indicate the existence of a social transformation process that is characterized by the presence of community adaptation process and the resilience process. The values that make up the process of social transformation in lava tour tourism consist of inheritance, culture, togetherness and


A compact nested rotate sextupole permanent magnet (Nest-Rot-SPM) lens was designed for the focusing of pulsed neutrons. It is based on the working conditions of the Very Small Angle Neutron Scattering (VSANS) instrument at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS), and is expected to focus a neutron pulse from 6 Å to 10.5 Å, without chromatic aberration. Three hurdles must be addressed, i.e., the tremendous torque, the heat deposition, and the synchronization with the neutron pulse, respectively. The bore diameter and segment length of the lens are optimized using a formula analysis of the key parameters and model simulations of the torque and heat deposition. A twin torque canceling design is used to reduce the torque to one-third of its original value, or even lower. The goal of this project is to take the device into practical use in the VSANS at the CSNS.


Since it does not generate any MTL-algebra (prelinear residuated lattice), the lattice of closed subintervals of [0, 1] falls outside the mainstream of research on formal fuzzy logics. However, due to the intimate connection between logical connectives on and those on [0, 1], many relevant logical properties can still be maintained, sometimes in a slightly weaker form. In this paper, we focus on a broad class of parametrized t-norms on . We derive their corresponding residual implicators, and examine commonly imposed logical properties. Importantly, we formally establish one-to-one correspondences between ∨-definability (respectively, weak divisibility) for t-norms of this class and strong ∨-definability (resp., divisibility) for their counterparts on [0, 1].


The current expanded role of smaller independent oil producers in the OCS has led to concern about the possibility of increased risk of accidents in E&P operations on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. In addition, questions have been posed concerning the effects of the Minerals Management Service`s (MMS) safety regulations and inspection program, firm size, and industry practices on the risk of accidents in E&P operations on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. The specific purposes of the study reported in this paper were to ascertain (1) whether any empirical justification exists for the widespread concern that an increase in independents relative share of E&P operations in the Gulf OCS region will be detrimental to safety, and (2) whether MMS policies and safety programs have reduced the frequency or severity of accidents on the OCS. Our statistical and descriptive analyses of data on accidents from MMS provide no statistical evidence to support the apprehension that an expanded role for independents in E&P activity constitutes any major threat to safety on the OCS. Further, the results of our econometrics analysis confirm the expectation that the more effective MMS inspectors are at detecting incidents of noncompliance the lower the rate of accidents onmore » the OCS is, ceteris paribus. In addition the results indicate that the variability in platform exposure years--cumulative age of operating platform--in comparison to other factors explains a significant portion of the variation in accidents per operating platform. That is, the platform aging process provides more opportunity for accidents than any other contributing factors. Our econometrics analysis also suggests that, if the other factors contributing to offshore accidents are held constant, the responsiveness of accident rate to drilling activity is inelastic while the response of accident rate to production activity levels is elastic.« less


With the computer technology to collect,compare and analyze the test data of high temperature failure of enameled wire,the influences of new test method-double winding is disˉcussed.The result shows that it has less error and higher accuracy.And the computer technology makes sure the test work more safe and convenience.


Abstract : From what types of visual representations does attention select stimuli for further processing? Two alternatives that have been investigated within cognitive psychology are: Array, or location-based representations, and object-based representations. We briefly review the literature on this issue in normal subjects, and then report two experiments on the same issue using parietal-damaged patients with visual neglect. The findings from neglect patients are then discussed with respect to: The clinical literature on the effects of bilateral parietal damage, and the classical distinction between the spatial functions of the dorsal visual system and the object identification functions of the ventral system.


The flavor ingredients of three deeply processed products(essential oil,oleoresin and ultra-micro powder) of roast-chicken flavor spice blends,prepared respectively by using stream distillation,supercritical CO2 extraction and ultra-micro freeze grinding,were comparatively analyzed by GC-MS.The results showed that the three deeply processed products had differences in flavor ingredients;the α-pinene,β-terpinene,eudesmol,γ-terpinene and eugenol were the common ingredients for the three deeply processed products with different contents,but some ingredients were detected from two products or only one product.Therefore,different deeply processing methods have certain influences on the flavor of final product.


This article analyzes the point number two of the Colombian Peace Agreement: political participation and relates it to some of the historical and political reasons for the armed conflict. It describes the measures intended towards expanding democracy in Colombia and guaranteeing the opposition. The measures included in the Peace Agreement imply a reconsideration of the functioning of Colombia's democracy by increasing local participation, a strengthening of national and regional political forces, a guarantee for the opposition, and deliberation. This article aims to describe each point and what has been developed normatively for their implementation in Congress. This, to conclude that it is necessary a renewal of the political forces in Congress to implement the agreement, as well as public pressure through social mobilization.


This research to know influence cash flow, components cash flow (cash flow from operation activity, cash flow from investment activity, cash flow from financing activity),  accounting income, and size of firm to stock price at LQ 45 company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX). This type of research is research into the causative. The population in this research is the LQ 45 company registered in Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2009 until 2012. While the sample was determined by the purposive sampling method to obtain a sample of 23 companies.Types of data used is secondary data obtained from www.idx.co.id. The method of analysis used is multiple regression analysis. Based on the results of multiple regression analysis with a significance level of 5%, the results of the study concluded, cash flow from financing activity, accounting income  and size of  firm  has a positif and significant influence to stock price, while cash flow from cash flow, operation activity,and  cash flow from investment activity have insignificant influence to stock price. Keywords: Stock price, cash flow from operation activity, cash flow from investment activity, cash flow from financing actyvity, accounting income, size of firm


THE CAST TUBE T INTERNALLY IS SUBJECT TO SHELL 1 UNIFORM WATER SPRAY OF APPROXIMATELY 1000C 350C ENVIRON. THEN IT IS FROM A SHELL AND SUBMITTED IN AN OVEN ISOTHERME bainitisation OF MAINTAINING, FOLLOWING WHICH IT COOLS TO OPEN AIR TO ROOM TEMPERATURE. WITHOUT NEED EITHER TO ADD ITEMS Quenchable EXPENSIVE, IS OBTAINED AND TUBES lightened MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF VERY GOOD AND WITH WHICH REMAINS OVALIZATION ACCEPTABLE.