Real Time Extended (RTX) technology works to take advantage of real-time data comes from the global network of tracking stations together with inventor locating and compression algorithms to calculate and relaying the orbit of satellite, satellite atomic clock, and any other systems corrections to the receivers, which lead to real-time correction with high accuracy. These corrections will be transferred to the receiver antenna by satellite (where coverage is available) and by IP (Internet Protocol) for the rest of world to provide the accurate location on the screen of smartphone or tablet by using specific software. The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) low-cost external antenna and possibility for using it with a smartphone to measure the points in Real Time Kinematic (RTK) and (RTX) modes, obtaining the same accuracy by using high-cost (GNSS) receiver with same modes. The assessment has applied through comparing the control points measured in static mode (3 to 5 hours) and corrected by Online Positioning User Service (OPUS) web-based processing software with same control points measured in RTX mode by GNSS low-cost external antenna (5 minutes). The results of an assessment were obtained horizontal and vertical location error in real time, by receiver getting the RTX correction data over the satellite link were RMS (east 41cm, north 35 cm, elevation 94 cm), that means it's more suitable for automotive, agriculture, and forestry application, As for the RTK mode, the comparison of the differences in RTK mode between the two antennas were RMS (north 5 cm, east 6 cm, elevation 10). This result indicates that the GNSS low-cost external antenna might be very useful in accurate surveying application.


Objective: To verify a possible association between periodontitis and low birth weight babies. Materials and methods: Two hundred and eighty antepartum women were examined aged between 18 and 37 years. Demographic, medical and clinical histories were taken under obstetrician's guidance. A thorough periodontal examination was done in all the participants with their consent which included bleeding on probing, pocket depth and clinical attachment level. After delivery, gestational age (in weeks) and birth weight of baby (in kg) were collected from hospital records. Infants were placed into following categories by gestational age (WHO) and by birth weight preterm— 3,900 gm. Results: Based on the findings of the study, a significant correlation was observed between periodontitis and low birth weight and preterm low birth weight (p ≤0.001) and a significant relation was observed between periodontitis and gestational age (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Periodontitis was considered a risk indicator for reduced gestational age and birth weight. Multicentric trials will greatly help to establish the independent role of periodontal disease and their relationship in terms of pregnancy outcomes.


Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is usually diagnosed by histological examination of tissue samples; however, effusion cytology offers an opportunity to identify a strong possibility for mesothelioma diagnosis at an early stage. We conducted a retrospective analysis of cytological specimens from a large series of histologically proven MM diagnosed over 19 years. The cases were reviewed and reclassified according to the International System for Reporting Serous Fluid Cytopathology (ISRSFC).


Abstract : The problem addressed in this thesis is the overload of a linear transducer array. Under normal conditions, such overload results in clipping of the input signal. Such clipping may occur at the array elements or at the output of the beamformer with differing results. This paper presents a comparative study of the effect on beamformer performance of clipping at the transducer elements and of clipping at the beamformer output for sinusoidal signal and interference. The study was made using a computer simulation of a linear, single-line array connected to a bandpass spectrum analyzer. It was found that even hard clipping, i.e., clipping at a level far below that of the input signals, at the transducer elements had very little effect on the directivity of the array. Clipping at the output of the beamformer was found to have considerable effect on the directivity. This effect was strongly dependent upon the signal-to-interference ratio and upon the signal level at which clipping occurred. It was concluded that the beamformer should be designed so as to guarantee that if clipping is to occur, it be made to take place at the elements. (Author)


An investigation was carried out to assess the nature and magnitude of genetic diversity in 36 genotypes of linseed using Mahalanobis D2 statistics. Presences of diversity pave way for exploitation of genotypes in breeding programmes which intended to improve the yield and yield attributing traits. The cluster analysis grouped 36 linseed genotypes into 12 distinct clusters. Clusters II and V were the largest containing eight genotypes each followed by cluster I with seven and cluster VII with five genotypes. The pattern of distribution of genotypes within different clusters was random and independent of geographical origin or region of adaptation. The maximum inter cluster distance was observed between cluster VII and XI (227.97) followed by cluster III and VII (207.29). The greater the distance between the two clusters, wider the genetic diversity between genotypes. The intra cluster distance was maximum in cluster VII (48.85) followed by cluster V (41.30) indicating hybridization involving genotypes within the same clusters might result in good cross combinations. On the basis of cluster mean value, genotypes in cluster VI, VII and IV deserve consideration for their direct use as parents in hybridization programs to develop high yielding linseed varieties.


The aim of this work was characteristic of contemporary artistic bookbindin. This thesis is divided into theoretical and experimental part.
History, distribution, materials and decorative techniques, which are used for bookwork and are described in the theoretical part of the thesis. Also theres is included a description of hand binding, specific binding products, and an overviem of Czech Bookbinders and contemporary art, including examples of their works. In the experimental section there are described the methods of making bookbinding, which were used for the production of the memorial and photo albums.


Surgery for coronary artery disease is known as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). It was one of the landmark operations in the history of cardiac surgery that rescued millions of people afflicted by coronary artery disease. It was first performed by Kolesov,1 was popularized by Favaloro,2 and is still the leading heart operation performed today.

Current reasons for performing CABG are the presence of 3-vessel disease (all the 3 major arteries to the heart are blocked), left main coronary artery disease (the main artery itself is critically narrowed), and 3-vessel disease in diabetics. It also is used for patients with severely depressed heart function and for patients who need surgery for heart conditions in addition to coronary artery disease (such as replacement of valves or reconstruction of the heart muscle).

Similar to a detour on a highway in the setting of a roadblock, CABG involves the strategic placement of bypass grafts that will provide an alternative route for the blood to flow around the blockage (Figure). These bypass grafts are composed of other arteries and veins from the body of the patient that are harvested only when they are numerous in their location or their function in their primary location can be safely and effectively taken over by …


Boosting of big data has brought social changes on various aspects. Big data ethics is not only about the privacy and security, but also has impacts on consumption freedom. According from the big data's impacts on consumption behavior, this paper summarized the characteristics and the marketing reforms in the era of big data. It also analyzed how big data impacts consumption freedom and gave ethical reflections of this


ETS–NOCV charge and bond energy analyses have been carried out for a broad range of transition-metal carbonyl complexes L–[M], comprising different ligand classes, transition metals, and coordination geometries. The resulting electronic redistributions are visually assigned to σ donation, π backbonding, and related interactions. We propose a Hirshfeld partitioning of these electronic redistributions to afford the corresponding charge flow contributions Δqσ, Δqπ, etc. Taken together, a detailed picture of the dative bonding arises, in terms of both energetics and the extent of σ-electron donation and π-electron backbonding. The charge flows Δqσ and Δqπ appropriately quantify trends in the ligand σ-donor and π-acceptor abilities and are transferable across the transition-metal complexes studied and thus promise to be suitable descriptors for ligand knowledge bases. As a case in point, the TEP is well reproduced by the calculated νCO(A1) frequencies and is 3 times more strongly affected by Δqσ than by Δqπ, w...


Background and purpose: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is one of the most commonly procedure which are done by orthopedic surgeon. The aim of this study was to compare knee stability and functional results in two different tunnel position groups.
 Materials and methods: In the current study, 472 patient s documents with ACL tear which were scheduled for reconstruction existed. By exclusion criteria, during the period January 2000 to July 2003, 159 total participants (147 men, 12women) were enrolled and were classified non-randomly in 2groups by the femoral tunnel position which all of them were operated arthroscopically assisted ACL reconstruction.
 Results: In our study 159 patients (147 male and 12 female) were participated. In the first group which femoral tunnel were placed at 11 o'clock position (right knee) and 1 o'clock (left knee), we found 28 cases with normal and 53 cases with varus and in the second group which femoral tunnel were placed at 10 o'clock position (right knee) and 2 o'clock position (left knee), we find 32 cases with normal and other 46 patients with varus mal alignment.
 Conclusion: We found no significant difference between the 10 and 11o'clock femoral tunnel placement position when compared by IKDC and Lysholm score. Other point that we should mention was that there was significant difference in anterior tibial translation between two groups at 25 degree flexion (P value 0.03). Finally, femoral tunnel placement change was not an accurate indicator of functional outcome and knee laxity in our study.


To shorten the acoustic structure design period in preliminary research of the large and complex structures of urban rail train vehicles, theoretical models for prediction of interior and exterior noises of railroad train vehicles are established. An equivalent calculation method switching the sound power level of outdoor sound source to that of indoor sound source is proposed. The sound transmission loss(STL) of the double-layer aluminum extrusions used for urban railtrain vehicle's body is formulated theoretically, and the STL of the structure of the double-layer aluminum extrusions with the damping materials attached to its surface is analyzed. The sound pressure level of an urban railway train's vehicle is obtained and predicted. It is found that there is some difference between the calculation results and the test results, but it is acceptable. In the stage of preliminary research and development of the new train's vehicle, the prediction model can provide a foundation for its acoustic structure design rapidly, and be utilized to improve the acoustic design for old vehicles.


Some writers state that experimental research mustform the core of all evaluation. Others counter that experrmental studies tend not to be used, and urge reliance on more subjective and process-oriented research methods. If we accept the premise that the "hard-science" and "anthropological" approaches are truly paradigms of evaluatron research, the resultant issue is which approach to use m specific cases. The present report rejects the "competing paradigms" thesis, and argues that there is a solid middle ground. It suggests why that ground should be used, and considers how the two approaches can be mixed to surt particular research settings .


The latest projection by Europe Elects for the European Parliament elections, in 2019, shows that the EPP is set to remain the largest group in the parliament with 179 seats, 40 seats less than…


Abstract : An examination of the degradation of a Russian retaliatory nuclear strike if the U.S. and Russia were to deploy theater or anti-ballistic missile defenses in their homelands. Consideration is given to efforts for restoring the effectiveness of a Russian retaliation, and the effects on first strike stability of deployments of theater missile defenses in one or both homelands.


Objective:To study the effect of RB protein expression levels on apoptosis and cell cycle of breast cancer cell lines. Methods:Human breast cell lines (MCF-7/S) were evaluated. The expressive levels of dephosphorylated RB protein were detected with immunocytochemistry. Apoptosis rates and cell cycle were determined by flow cytometry(FCM). Results: Before treatment of ADR, phosphorylated RB protein was positive in MCF-7/S cell lines, but dephosphorylated RB protein was negative; After treatment of different concentration ADR, when the concentration of ADR was increased, expression of dephosphorylated RB protein elevated accordingly in MCF-7/S. FCM assays indicated: After 24 hours treatment of 0.25, 2, 5μg/ml ADR ,the rate of MCF-7/S was 17.1%, 18.4%, 25.9% respectively,the apoptotic rate of MCF-7/S was enhanced accordingly. Analysis of the cell cycle made it clear that after treatment of ADR, MCF-7/S cells were accumulated in G_1 phases. Conclusion: There were positive correlation between the expression levels of dephosphorylated RB protein and the apoptosis of MCF-7/S cells, and MCF-7/S was accumulated in G_1 phase of the cell cycle.


larger historiography of Canadian resource development by shedding further light upon the crucial role of government in spurring private initiative in the resource sector. Government interests were not always in harmony, however, and the oil-sands dimension of Edmonton's and Ottawa's long-embittered feud over natural resource development might have been more fully developed. The important legislative and legal back-drop to activities in the oil sands also is worth more prominent consideration. In sum, however, the book is to be praised for what it does include, and worthy of particular mention is the author's endeavour to situate the Athabasca experience within the larger context of continental petroleum development, hereby avoiding the narrow local focus which limits the value of many similar studies. Ferguson's account offers a timely historical perspective as the place of the oil sands in Canada's energy future emerges once more as a topic of heated exchange between Alberta and Ottawa. D^VID BRF. N University of British Columbia


Aim The exponential integral of Diaz-Metcalf's inequality was studied to extend the general expression,and to obtain the Kantorovich integral inequality and Polya-Szeg integral inequality generalized form.Methods The induction and analogy were used to obtain a new general expression of Diaz-Metcalf's inequality and give a proof method of succinct and interesting structure.Results The Kantorovich integral inequality and Polya-Szeg integral inequality can obviously been solved to utilize the new Diaz-Metcalf integral inequality.Conclusion The induction and analogy,constructive methods are good methods of solving the integral inequalities.


In this paper the effect of Fe and Ti ions on the color and shape of α Al 2O 3 crystal synthesized with hydrothermal reaction was investigated.The sapphire crystals were obtained using the hydrothermal method at lower temperature(430℃) and lower pressure (40MPa).The hexagonal prism crystal was synthesized using hydrothermal reaction without adulteration of other ions.The black crystals in the shape of hexagonal prism were obtained when FeSO 4·7H 2O were added into the reaction medium.The sapphire crystals were obtained with the addition of both FeSO 4·7H 2O and TiCl 3 into the reaction medium. The main products were the congeries of boehmite.The size of sapphire crystal was 300μm with high exponential crystal face.When FeSO 4·7H 2O and TiCl 4 were added into the reaction medium,the exposed faces of sapphire crystals are {0001},{1120},{1123} and the size of maximal twins of sapphire crystal is 200μm,the size of the least crystal is 2μm.There are a lot of congeries of boehmite in the product,and a little of needle crystal of rutile TiO 2 was observed in the product.


Objective
To investigate the application of canthopexy for the correction of spastic entropion of lower lid.

Methods
The data of 56 eyes of 40 cases with spastic entropion of lower lid were analysed netrospectively and they were divided randomly into 2 groups. Patients in group A, 29 eyes of 20 cases were treated with resection of orbicularis muscle combined with canthopexy; and group B, 27 eyes of 20 cases were treated with conventional resection of orbicularis muscle. The follow-up time was 2 years after surgery. The short-term and long-term efficacy were compared between the two groups.

Results
The short-term and long-term efficacy of group A were higher than those in group B, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).

Conclusion
Canthopexy applied in the correction of spastic entropion of lower lid can get better curative efficacy.

Key words:
Entropion, spastic, lower lid; Resection orbicularis muscle; Canthopexy


Nanocrystalline SiC powder was synthesized by carbothermal reduction of the precur- sor of carbon black and silica gel prepared by precipitation-spray drying slurry of carbon black and water glass.The carbothermal reduction of the precursors can be completed at 1500℃for 5h be- cause the method provides intimate contact between the reactants.The product was characterized by XRD,BET,SEM and TEM,the influence of temperature and time on the reaction was also studied.The results show that the powder synthesized at 1500℃for 5h has characteristics of high quality with an average crystalline size of 37nm and specific surface area of 12.4m~2/g.It reveales that during carbonthermal reation,appropreately rising temperature and shortening reaction time will be favorable to obtain the reation product of SiC with high quality.


A study is focused on the composition of mine and surface water
in Rosicko-Oslavany coal basin. Mining of coal, which took
place from 1760 to 1992, had a significant impact on the
environment. Contaminated mine and surface water are the main
and long-term problems which appear after the end of mining and
flooding the pits. The end of mining is associated with the
change of water chemistry and composition. Concentrations of
certain substances, particularly of iron and manganese, are
increasing. The aim of the study was evaluate the water using
Geochemist´s Workbench and to compare different types of water.


: Background : Hollow visceral injury refers to blunt force injury specific to the gastrointestinal system extending from the gastro-esophageal junction, stomach, small and large intestine including the rectum. This study was done to determine the Pattern of hollow visceral Injury among Blunt Trauma Abdomen patients in a tertiary care Hospital. Material & Methods : This Observational prospective study was conducted from July 2018 to December2019 and included all Blunt Trauma Abdomen (BTA) patients admitted in study period at advanced trauma center, PGIMER Chandigarh. Pattern, prevalence, non-operative versus operative management and outcome in term of mortality and morbidity were monitored. Results : Seventy-five patients admitted to ATC during study period were selected for the study. The most common age group affected was 16-30 years which constitute 42(56%) of total affected. Ninety two percent (n=69) of affected population were males whereas 8% (n=6) were females. In the present study, In the present study, hollow visceral organ injured in 19(25.33%) of cases, out of total 75 cases. Jejunum was found to be most common hollow visceral organ injured in this study involved in 9.3% of total blunt trauma abdomen cases followed by Duodenum in 4(5.33%) cases. Second part of duodenum was involved in 75% of duodenal injuries. Ileum was injured in 3(4.0%), colon in 4(5.33%) and rectum in 1(1.33%) of cases. Ileum was injured in 3(4.0% , colon in 4(5.33%) and rectum in 1(1.33%) of cases. Conclusion: In the current study, Jejunum was found to be most common hollow visceral organ injured in this study followed by Duodenum in case of hollow visceral Injuries among Blunt Trauma Abdomen.


The compounds [SnR2X2(MBIm)] (MBIm=N-methyl-2,2′-bisimidazole; R=Me, Et, Bu, Ph; X=Cl or Br) have been synthesized and characterized by IR, Raman, Mossbauer and NMR spectroscopy, and their capacity to inhibit tumour cell division has been assayed. Measurements of conductivity in acetonitrile show the adducts to behave as non-ionogens in this solvent. The IR, Raman and Mossbauer data suggest that all the complexes have analogous pseudo-octahedral coordination geometries, with the R groups trans and MBIm bidentate. The 1H NMR spectra show the MBIm ligand to be partially dissociated in CDCl3. The most active compounds against the established cell line KB were the butyl derivatives. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The potential for extraordinary improvements in channel capacity promised by space-time modem technology has necessitated a greater understanding of space-time channel characteristics. A model that coheres the essential temporal and spatial character of wireless channels would benefit space-time code design but is as yet unformulated. This study concerns itself with the development and execution of field tests to more fully characterize narrowband wireless channels in multiple-antenna systems for land mobile radio systems. Results of these tests suggest an important relationship between channel independence and the relative geometric orientation of the local scattering corridor and transmit antenna array. An explanation involving the available scattering angle at the receiver is suggested as the mechanism for this relationship.


An innovative valueand ecosystem-based management approach (VEBMA) is introduced that aims to expose policy tradeoffs, resolve resource conflicts, and foster ethical governance. VEBMA is applied to the Pacific herring Clupea pallasii fishery in British Columbia, Canada, which is mired in conflict between local and indigenous communities and the fishing industry over the management of herring, a forage fish with significant ecological, socioeconomic, and cultural value. VEBMA integrates an ecosystem-based approach (ecological modelling) with a valuebased approach (practical ethics) to examine the ecological viability, socioeconomic feasibility, and societal desirability of alternative fishery management scenarios. In the socioecosystem-based approach, we applied the Management Strategy Evaluation module within the Ecopath with Ecosim modelling framework to explore scenarios with harvest-control rules specified by various herring fishing mortalities and biomass cutoff thresholds. In the value-based approach, Haida Gwaii community and herring industry participants ranked a set of values and selected preferred scenarios and cutoff thresholds to open the fishery. The modelled ecological and socioeconomic impacts and risks and stakeholder preferences of the scenarios are synthesized in a deliberation and decision-support tool, the VEBMA science-policy table. VEBMA facilitates inclusive, transparent, and accountable decision-making among diverse stakeholders, such as local communities, industries, scientists, managers, and policy-makers. It promotes ethical governance in pluralistic societies via compromise, rather than consensus solutions to resolve 'wicked' problems at the sciencepolicy interface.


• Covers synthesis, environmental application, detection, and characterization of engineered nanoparticles • Details the toxicity and risk assessment of engineered nanoparticles • Includes topics on the transport, transformation, and modeling of engineered nanoparticles • Presents the latest developments and knowledge of engineered nanoparticles • Written by world leading experts from prestigious universities and companies


It is well understood that vegetation influences slope stability in two ways: through hydrological effects and mechanical effects. Hydrological effects involve the removal of soil water by evapotranspiration through vegetation, which lead to an increase in soil suction or a reduction in pore-water pressure, hence, an increase in the soil shear strength. The shear strength of the soil is also increased through the mechanical effects of the plant root matrix system. The density of the roots within the soil mass and the root tensile strength contribute to the ability of the soils to resist shear stress. The effects of soil suction and root reinforcement has been quantified as an increase in apparent soil cohesion. This paper investigates the effects of vegetation on the stability of slopes using the finite element method. Two key vegetation-dependent parameters have been incorporated in the finite element slope stability analysis, namely, apparent root cohesion (cR) and depth of root zone (hR). Parametric studies were performed to assess the sensitivity of the stability of a slope to the variation in the key vegetation and soil parameters. Results show that vegetation plays an important role in stabilising shallow-seated failure of slopes, and significantly affects stability.


The present invention facilitates construction of a production facility that employs a robot in an application operation. An application system of the disclosure of the present invention includes: a transport chamber (2); an application chamber (3) arranged above or below the transport chamber (2) and at least partially overlapping the transport chamber (2) in plan view; a receiving port (4) and a discharge port (5) which open in the same direction as the transport chamber (2); a transport device (10) by which a cassette (C) accommodating a plurality of workpieces (W) is transported from the receiving port (4) to the discharge port (5) along a reciprocating transport route within the transport chamber (2); one or a plurality of elevators (14, 15) by which the cassette (C) positioned on the transport route is hoisted between the transport chamber (2) and the application chamber (3); and a robot system (20) which includes one or a plurality of robots (21, 22) for applying a liquid to each of the plurality of workpieces (W), and which is disposed in the application chamber (3).


The photovoltaic (PV) residential power system is an important application of renewable energy. In this paper, a novel soft-switching current-fed push-pull front-end converter based inverter is proposed. Push-pull converter has only two primary devices with common ground to supply and results in simple and reduced gating requirement. The device voltage is clamped naturally by secondary modulation without active clamping circuit or passive snubbers. Zero-current switching (ZCS) or natural commutation of primary devices and zero-voltage switching (ZVS) of secondary devices is achieved. Soft-switching is inherent owing to proposed secondary modulation, load independent, and is maintained during wide variation of input voltage and power transfer capacity, and thus is suitable for PV applications. A 250 W laboratory prototype is built and tested to demonstrate the converter performance over wide variations in input voltage and output power for PV applications.


E-business is the application based on internet technique which with obvious peculiarities and advantages when compared to the traditional trade, but certain restrictions still exist. In this paper, the author analyzes and elaborates the general features and the application peculiarities, then puts forward the multi-level structure of E-business. Moreover, based on the development of E-business, the author makes a further study of the restrictions, then uncovers the objective problems and probes into the solutions.


This paper is a review of the current state of aerodynamic mathematical modeling for aircraft motions at high angles of attack. The mathematical model serves to define a set of characteristic motions from whose known aerodynamic responses the aerodynamic response to an arbitrary high angle-of-attack flight maneuver can be predicted. Means are explored of obtaining stability parameter information in terms of the characteristic motions, whether by wind-tunnel experiments, computational methods, or by parameter-identification methods applied to flight-test data. A rationale is presented for selecting and verifying the aerodynamic mathematical model at the lowest necessary level of complexity. Experimental results describing the wing-rock phenomenon are shown to be accommodated within the most recent mathematical model by admitting the existence of aerodynamic hysteresis in the steady-state variation of the rolling moment with roll angle. Interpretation of the experimental results in terms of bifurcation theory reveals the general conditions under which aerodynamic hysteresis must exist.


In recent years, a wide range of strategies has been implemented in different EU-countries to increase the share of electricity generation from renewable energy sources. This paper evaluates the success of different regulatory strategies. The most important conclusions of this analysis are: (i) regardless of which strategy is chosen, it is of overriding importance that there should be a clear focus on the exclusive promotion of newly installed plants; (ii) a well-designed (dynamic) feed-in tariff system ensures the fastest deployment of power plants using Renewable Energy Sources at the lowest cost to society; (iii) promotion strategies with low policy risks have lower profit requirements for investors and, hence, cause lower costs to electricity customers.


Regarding welding power-arc system stability (WPSS) as the research object, the paper uses differential theory and considers the full load conditions from the external circuit on the course of dynamic welding, and some models about WPSS are found, they can obtain the analytic expression of system stability coefficient, and a qualitative analysis of WPSS' conditions is so born, on this basis, by the method of the relative conversion of current deviation, a dynamic factor of current deviation (DFCD) is obtained by analytical equation,then to quantify stability of the system by the way of decay time of deviation. Test's results, based on analysis of voltage and current waveforms, are the same to quantify the WPSS based on DFCD.


We present a Gradient Projection for Square Reconstruction(GPSR) algorithm for solving bound constrained quadratic programming problem to reduce the noise in synthetic vein images,which are blurred by various noises.This algorithm is based on the compressive sensing theory.The edge of the vein was extracted by Canny operator to verify the GPSR method.Experiment results show that,compared with the total variation denoising algorithms developed by Rudin,Osher and Fatemi(also called ROF),using the proposed GPSR algorithm can obtain finger vein image with higher Signal to Noise Ratio(SNR),and clearer edge of the vein.So this algorithm can provide more accurate information for vein recognition and extraction.


In LPR system, character recognition subsystem is heavily affected by image quality. To resolve this problem and improve recognition rate, a new algorithm is proposed, in which pulse coupled neural network (PCNN) is applied into the recognition of license plate character. PCNN model is simplified to improve computation efficiency, and then is utilized to extract three features from dimension-normalized binary result of input character image. Based on these features, weighted voting is performed and final estimation of input character is made. The experiment results show that compared with common algorithms based on BP network, the new algorithm based on simplified PCNN model has higher total recognition rate and stronger robustness, and is more convenient and flexible.


White light was generated from SiO2 and ZrO2 sol-gel thin films made with four different combinations of lanthanide-doped nanoparticles. A 33-fold increase in the white light emission intensity was observed with the Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage (CIE) co-ordinates of 0.30, 0.34 from a silica thin film made with combination 2 (Yb/Tm and Yb/Er) nanoparticles when compared to our previous thin film. An absolute quantum yield of 0.1% for the green Er3+ emissions in this sample was determined by an absolute method using an integrating sphere. The quantum yield is defined as photons emitted divided by photons absorbed, so it runs from 0 to 100% for one-photon processes, from 0 to 50% for two-photon processes, etc. Similarly, silica thin films made with combination 1 (Yb/Tm, Yb/Ho, and Yb/Er), combination 3 (Yb/Tm, Yb/Tb, and Yb/Er) and combination 4 (Yb/Tm, Yb/Tb, and Yb/Eu) nanoparticles also produced white light with higher efficiency when compared to our previous thin film. ZrO2 thin films made with these new combinations of nanoparticles also showed similar increases in the efficiency of white light.


Queensland has many provincial cities with high growth rates for which there is a need to provide regularly updated strategic transport planning. Due to the number and frequency of such planning studies, it is desirable to minimise the resource requirements of each study. The transferable nature of trip generation equations used in strategic transport planning studies is investigated. Trip attraction and trip production equations for each of six trip purposes from two recent strategic studies are compared. Conclusions are drawn as to their compatibility and any factors to be considered in the transferring of these equations to other provincial cities. The successful use of transferred equations in two other studies is detailed along with a discussion on the applicability of using transferred equations. (Author/TRRL)


The construction of railway tunnel in carbonaceous slate environment is easy to cause rock mass disturbance, which leads to large deformation of surrounding rock and then threatens the safety of tunnel construction and operation. Therefore, based on the Wanlamu tunnel and Huajiaopo tunnel projects of Lixiang railway, combined with the regional geological conditions of the tunnel, and using the field monitoring technology and statistical principle, this paper analyzes the characteristics of tunnel surrounding rock pressure, secondary lining cracking, and initial support deformation under the conditions of different bedding slate. It is analyzed that the large deformation of carbonaceous slate surrounding rock is mainly related to the bedding, characteristics of surrounding rock, bias pressure, and the existence of high ground stress. The tunnel deformation is mainly manifested in peripheral convergence and vault settlement, and the peripheral convergence value is greater than the vault settlement value. In this study, the maximum daily convergence deformation of the tunnel peripheral convergence exceeds 117.8 mm, and the maximum convergence deformation can reach 951.7 mm, which is seriously affected by the slate bedding. According to statistics, more than 90% of the cross-section surrounding rock deformation of the tunnel with the slate bedding angle of 30° exceeds 600 mm. Then, based on BP neural network, the large deformation prediction model of railway tunnel under the carbon slate environment is constructed, and the accurate prediction of large deformation of carbon slate tunnel is realized, with the minimum prediction error of only 0.81%. It is pointed out that the main factors leading to the large deformation of the carbon slate tunnel are the lithology of the slate, the difficulty in predicting the deformation of the surrounding rock, and the failure of the initial support to close in time. The tunnel deformation can be effectively controlled by strengthening the geological work, optimizing the design parameters (enhancing the support stiffness, multiple support, and increasing the reserved deformation), and mining active reinforcement.


The renormalisation method of Kanatani is intended to find the minimisers of cost functions of a certain form. As such, it has applicability to a wide spectrum of computer vision problems that may be couched in these terms. However, despite its sophistication, the method of Kanatani has been slow to gain broad acceptance, perhaps because of the complexity of its original derivation. In this paper we present an alternative and simpler treatment of this important method.


A method of recognizing or classifying patterns is based on an artificial immune system (AIS), which includes an algorithm and a computational model of nonlinear dynamics inspired by the behavior of a biological immune system. The method has been proposed as the theoretical basis of the computational portion of a star-tracking system aboard a spacecraft. In that system, a newly acquired star image would be treated as an antigen that would be matched by an appropriate antibody (an entry in a star catalog). The method would enable rapid convergence, would afford robustness in the face of noise in the star sensors, would enable recognition of star images acquired in any sensor or spacecraft orientation, and would not make an excessive demand on the computational resources of a typical spacecraft. Going beyond the star-tracking application, the AIS-based pattern-recognition method is potentially applicable to pattern-recognition and -classification processes for diverse purposes — for example, reconnaissance, detecting intruders, and mining data. This AIS method is capable of efficient analysis of large sets of data, including sets that are characterized by high dimensionality and/or are acquired over long time intervals. When the method is used for unsupervised or supervised classification, the amount of computation scales linearly with the number of dimensions and offers performance that is both (a) nearly independent of the total size of the set of data and (b) equal to or better than the performances of traditional clustering methods. When used for pattern recognition, the method efficiently finds appropriate matches in the data. The method enables efficient classification of a high-dimensional set of data in a single pass through the data, and quickly flags outliers in much the same way as the human immune system produces antibodies to invading antigens. The AIS model in this method is embodied in a set of partial differential equations that approximate some aspects of the dynamics of a network of immune-system B cells:


Female Breast Cancer and Electrical Manufacturing: Results of a Nested Case‐control Study: Enrico ODDONE, et al. Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Occupational Medicine Unit, University of Pavia, Italy—


China, Abstract: Nuclear engineering research groups were interested in the phenomena of the interaction between a rising jet and a stratified layer located above in order to better understand the underlying mechanisms of hydrogen accumulation and dispersion in a nuclear reactor containment. Previous studies were performed with an upward jet of fluid heavier or lighter than the upper stratified layer. However, in real configurations, obstacles are present, and dissipate the initial momentum of the gas release. Consequently, the upward flow pattern can be considered "diffuse" and buoyant, neither pure jet nor pure plume. Therefore, this challenging issue was part of a project called HYMERES, which was launched and conducted in the OECD/NEA framework. Dedicated experiments were performed in the large-scale MISTRA facility (HM1-1 test series). These experimental results were offered for a blind and open benchmark exercise. This calculation exercise with its two phases highlighted the difficulties in calculating this complex flow including an impinging lateral jet forming a diffuse upward buoyant flow pattern which interacts with a gas stratification. The results show that the erosion time is blindly predicted with a disparity of +/- 30% with an imposed turbulence model. This difference is greatly reduced when each user's specific experience is included in the choice of turbulence model. On this point, there is consensus to say that the standard k-  model does not allow to model these complex phenomena and that a more elaborate model is then necessary without reaching a consensus on model choice. The gas temperature is generally overestimated by the models compared to the experiment without having really concluded on the origin of this overestimation. Heat exchange models and the effect of water vapor on radiative heat transfer were mentioned as possible sources of differences. To capture the flow structure generated by the impinging horizontal jet a minimal mesh density seems necessary not to diffuse too much the flow structures. Sharing the mesh in a future exercise seems to be essential for progress. The use of a common numerical model has made it possible to analyze that under the term 'standard' are hidden


Among the Selachians of the existing fauna, there are none of greater interest and higher morphological importance than Notidanus, Cestracion, and the recently-discovered Chlamydoselachus from Japanese seas. These are the solitary survivors of once flourishing types, whose immediate congeners are only known to Biological science through the fragmentary remains preserved in the geological record; and the value of the archaic features they present is even further enhanced by the slight information already acquired regarding the geological distribution of their numerous extinct allies.


The GaxIn1−xAsyP1−y lattice-matched quaternary alloy system is particularly promising both for the development of integrated optical circuits realized on InP substrates, and the utilization of these circuits in fiber optic communication systems in the 1.30-1.35/um low-loss, zero dispersion spectral window. The complete optical communication system is composed of an emitter, transmission medium and receiver. Although considerable attention has been paid to the development of new luminescent sources1 and optical waveguides2 near the 1.3/um regime of the optical spectrum, there has been no equivalent development of a detector suitable for optical signal processing in this spectral region. In this paper we present the Ga0.47In0.53As homojunction avalanche photodiode, the first photodiode fully integrable with sources and waveguides on InP substrates. With a direct bandgap at 1.7 um, this photodiode is sensitive to radiation from nearly any proposed GaxIn1−xAsyP1−y luminescent device which can be grown lattice-matched on InP. Operating at room-temperature, these photo-detectors have a dark-current level three orders of magnitude less than that of germanium photodiodes (which show a similar spectral response, but which cannot in any case be grown on InP).


Disciplinary sanctions play a considerable role in the struggle against violations of discipline by the rank and file and officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs [MVD]. (1) Disciplinary sanctions may be applied only if the required basis exists. Under the prevailing legislation a disciplinary violation constitutes such grounds. As a consequence, clarity with respect to the essence of this type of violation by personnel of the internal affairs agencies is of much importance to theory and practice.


The Murotomisaki differentiated gabbroic complex locates at the extreme point of the Cape Murotomisaki, Shikoku Island. This complex intruded into the Murotohanto Group of Eocene in age. The zonal arrangement of which complex shows the indication of the fractional crystallization with gravitational sinking. Principal rock types of the complex are as follows: chilled marginal dolerite, picrite gabbro, fine-grained hyperathene bearing olivine augite gabbro, medium-grained hyperathene bearing olivine augite gabbro, augite gabbro pegmatite and ferrogabbro. The pegmatitic rocks of the latest stage intruded as small veins. Anygrain of pigeonite or inverted pigeonite is not found, whereas a small amount of hypersthene is observable as internal precipitates. Iron concentration in olivine and in augite is conspicuous at the upper part of the complex. Ilmenite is the predominant opaque minerals through the course of fractionation and magnetite appears at the latest stage. Fractional crystallization of OLIVINE THOLEIITE to intermediate iron concentration under low vapour pressure and low oxygen partial pressure is studied on these bases.


In this paper, through theoretical analyses of two phenomena of Disk Ring reactor, shaft crawl and foundation crack,solutions for maintains and design are given out.


The purpose of this research is to know the reproduction (the sex ratio, the gonad maturity level, the gonad maturity index, the size of the first mature gonad, fecundity, and the egg diameter). This research was done in May until June 2014 in four different locations by using census method. The sex ratio is consisting of 21 females fishes and 34 male fishes with a balanced sex ratio. The maturity gonad level for lemeduk female and male are found in I–IV. The gonad maturity index for female is 0,05% – 9,66% and for male is 0,05% – 9,75%. The size of the first mature gonad for male fish is 193 mm. The fecundity of female lemeduk is 5.345–54.372 eggs. The distribution of the female lemeduk egg diameter is 0,068–0,1202 mm. Keyword : Belumai River, Fish reproduction, Barbodes schwanenfeldii.,


This paper reports a case study, developed in K-12 Portuguese Education, that aimed to analyze the computer science teachers' knowledge, interest, and self-confidence to use educational robotics and other programable objects in classroom activities to teach computer science concepts and to promote students' computational thinking skills. The research design was organized into a descriptive and exploratory quantitative approach. The participants were 174 in-service computer science teachers of Portuguese public education. The data was gathered from the participants, through the online application of the Robotics Interest Questionnaire scale (RIQ). Very positive levels of teacher's knowledge, interest, and self-efficacy to use educational robotics for teaching purposes were reported in the study outcomes. These constructs were underlined in several studies as relevant factors to promote the use of educational robotics and other similar technologies by the teachers. Despite the study limitations and the small context, a set of relevant results was highlighted on computer science in-service teachers' interest and preparation to use robotics and to support their students in learning activities with these artifacts.


MATERIALSAND METHODS Protein fromthejack bean, peanut, soybean andkidney beanseeds were extracted withasolution containing 9.3molar urea, 5millimolar K2CO3, 0.5%dithiothreitol and2%Nonidet P40andthensubjected totwodimensional gelelectrophoresis. After electrophoresis, theslab gels were stained with avariety of12"1-labeled lectins andthelectin-binding proteins wereidentified after autoradiography. Incubation ofslab gels ofjack bean withconcanavalin A,peanut with peanut agglutinin, soybean withsoybean agglutinin, andkidney beanwithphytohemagglutinin showedthatthe majority ofthepolypeptides ineachseedtypewereable tobindtotheir homologous lectins. Control slabgels inwhich incubations werecarried outwithidentical amounts ofproteins, 1251I-lectin andanappropriate sugar inhibitor showed little ornolectin binding tothepolypeptides. Additionally, incubation ofslabgels ofpeanut proteins with1251-ricin, 1251-wheat germ agglutinin, 125I-concanavalin A,and1251I-soybean agglutinin eachrevealed aclearly distinct binding pattern compared totheoneobserved withthe peanut agglutinin. Theresults demonstrate that alarge number oflegume seedpolypeptides areglycoproteins andthatthecarbohydrate groups within aseedspecies areheterogeneous instructure, thusindicating the existence ofcomplex glycosylating enzyme systems inlegume seeds. Itis suggested that thehigh degree ofbinding between seedproteins andtheir homologous lectins might havesomefunctional significance inmaintaining large aggregates ofprotein incompact, insoluble form. Although legume seeds areknowntocontain glycoproteins (24,15-18, 20)notagreat dealofinformation isavailable about their structures, thefunction ofthecarbohydrate groupandthe species distribution. Here, astudy wasinitiated toidentify the glycoproteins ofpeanut andother legume seedproteins andto classify themaccording totheir lectin binding properties. To overcome theproblem ofresolution encountered whenanalyzing complex protein mixtures, wehaveseparated thepolypeptides in theseeds using twodimensional polyacrylamide gelelectrophoresis. After electrophoresis, theglycoproteins weredetected using avariety of'25I-labeled lectins whichwillbindspecifically to different carbohydrate residues oftheglycoproteins. Thisapproach, whichhasbeenusedforanalysis ofglycoproteins in mammalian cells (6-9), isconsiderably moresensitive thanconventional procedures suchasthePeriodic acid-Schiff stain, and provides aninsight intothestructure ofthecarbohydrate chains andapossible role oflectins intheseed.


The characteristics of some Nigerian engine oil, petrol and fuel mixture were studied. Engine oil, petrol and fuel mixture are used daily on the Nigerian roads, homes, offices etc. in various machines (engines) as lubricating oils. One important use of these lubricating oils is to reduce friction between parts of a machine in relative motion. The measurement of viscosity of the engine oil and fuel mixture was carried out to determine the characteristics of the oil and the blend with respect to their use. Using an Ostwald Viscometer method, the viscosities of the engine oil and petrol were found to be 1.192 centiPoise (cP) and 0.751 centiPoise (cP) respectively. Various blend mixtures of the petrol and engine oil also gave good results. The results indicate that the viscosity increases with increase in the proportion of engine oil. The time of flow and density also increases as the volume of engine oil increases. The changes in densities and viscosities of the blend were found to be drastic while the proportion of the petrol in the blend increases. The changes were found to be gradual while the proportion of petrol in the blend was less.


The following eight new species of Metopina are described: M. bacanae, M. blaxteri, M. chambersae, M. dormani, M. edwardsi, M. palawanensis, M. prolongata, M. spriggsi. A Key to the females of the Oriental species is provided.


Although some existing carbon markets are facing structural issues and economic difficulties in Europe have put a damper on the European Union emissions trading system, new carbon pricing initiatives are developing rapidly, and these initiatives could help slow down greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 29 May report from the World Bank.


David Hricik* I. Introduction I am often referred to as an "ethics guru," a phrase which reveals much about the attitude of lawyers towards legal ethics: it is somehow unlike "regular" law, vaguely mystical, to be divined by an anointed one. Some lawyers view ethical rules as unusually complex and arcane, causing them to turn to a specialist to discern the propriety of their own conduct. Most large law firms have their own in-house ethics gurus, people who are expected to set policy and provide ethics advice on internal matters, malpractice claims, and similar issues.l As a large law firm ethics guru, I have spent a good portion of every day for the past several years applying ethical rules to common lawyer activity, primarily on the litigation side. Most of the problems that lawyers working for large firms encounter also trouble lawyers generally; however, because of the size of Baker & Botts, L.L.P.-more than 400 lawyers, and several hundred more nonlawyer employees, such as secretaries and legal assistants-I have had a very condensed, very diverse, and extremely rich experience with the ethical rules and their application to the daily practice of law both on the legal services side (disqualification motions, for example), and the business side of the firm (hiring or firing lawyers or other employees, accepting or declining new business, and setting internal policies on various issues). This Article reflects that experience. The principal impact of the legal ethical rules is to create uncertainty, doubt, and confusion with regard to the propriety of many activities which occur on a daily basis in the legal profession. Too often, the most accurate answers to questions of legal ethics are "maybe" or "it depends on whether you're in state or federal court." Because of this uncertainty, inefficiencies result, hampering the delivery of legal services. This Article first surveys the changes in the nature of law firms and the legal profession over the last thirty years, and then analyzes whether the ethical rules have kept pace. It then describes a few key uncertainties in the legal ethical rules governing attorney and law firm conduct and the impact of those uncertainties on the practice of law, particularly on the practice of law in large firms. Along the way, this Article suggests means to avoid these uncertainties, or at least to minimize the harm they do to those of us who practice law, as well as to those whom we represent and for whose benefit the ethical rules ostensibly exist-our clients. II. Despair: Lawyers, Clients and the Legal Business Have Evolved, But the Rules Remain Primordial A central purpose of the rules of ethics is to assist lawyers in identifying conflicts of interests, which occur when the interests of a client conflict with those of the lawyer, of another client of the lawyer, or of some third party. The characteristics of law firms, the career paths of lawyers, and the nature of large firm clients are radically different than they were in 1969 when the ABA Model Code of Professional Responsibility (Model Code) was drafted, or, to a large extent, in 1983 when the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct (Model Rules) replaced the Model Code. Unfortunately, somewhat ironically, the great shifts in the growth of law firms took place immediately after the Model Code was adopted and then again almost immediately after the Model Rules were adopted.2 Thus, the rules have been a step behind the dramatic changes in the development of law firms. Just before adoption of the Model Code in 1969, less than a dozen firms had more than 100 lawyers, and the largest firm had 169 lawyers.3 However, a sudden growth in both the number of lawyers and the size of the largest law firms occurred in the early 1970s.4 As a result, by the time the Model Rules began to be widely adopted by the states in 1985, more than 250 firms had over 100 lawyers, and more than 500 firms had over 50 lawyers. …


Haptic rendering is a process providing force feedback during interactions between a user and a virtual object. This paper presents a real-time haptic rendering technique for deformable objects based on visual information of intervention between a tool and a real object in a remote place. A user can feel the artificial reaction force through a haptic device in real-time when a slave system exerts manipulation tasks on a deformable object. The models of the deformable object and the manipulator are created from the captured image obtained with a CCD camera and the recognition of objects is achieved using image processing techniques. The force at a rate of 1 kHz for stable haptic interaction is deduced using extrapolation of forces at a low update rate. The rendering algorithm developed was tested and validated on a test platform consisting of a one-dimensional indentation device and an off-the shelf force feedback device. This software system can be used in a cellular manipulation system providing artificial force feedback to enhance a success rate of operations.


Abstract. An innovative scheme, named orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM)-based two-dimensional (2D) generalized optical quadrature spatial modulation (GOQSM), is proposed for bandlimited multiple-input multiple-output optical wireless communication (MIMO-OWC) systems. In this scheme, by way of combining two consecutive time slots into one time block, 2D GOQSM mapping can be executed in spatial domain and time domain. Therefore, more spatial bits can be transmitted, resulting in the increase of system spectral efficiency. Furthermore, discrete Fourier transform (DFT) spreading is further introduced in OFDM-based 2D GOQSM systems, so as to substantially reduce the peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) of the transmitted signals. To evaluate and compare the performance of OFDM-based 2D GOQSM systems with other traditional systems, numerical simulations are conducted under various spectral efficiencies. The obtained simulation results prove that the proposed OFDM-based 2D GOQSM scheme with DFT spreading can achieve better bit error rate performance and lower PAPR than other benchmark schemes.


Although most sequencers say the price to decipher a base of human DNA currently hovers at about 50 cents, Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute, told Congress in April that NHGRI has only 40 million high-quality bases to show for the $52 million spent thus far, which comes to $1.30 per base. But some researchers argue that these early figures are meaningless because they're based on too little experience.


The unsteady, incompressible boundary layer flow caused by an impulsively stretching surface under the influence of a transverse magnetic field is investigated. The partial differential equations governing the laminar flow, under boundary-layer approximations, are non-dimensionalised using similarity transformations and then solved numerically using an efficient, implicit finite-difference scheme known as Keller-box method. The numerical solutions are obtained for all dimensionless time from initial unsteady state flow to final steady-state, uniformly valid in the whole spatial region. The numerical results for the surface shear stress are compared with those of the analytical approach results, and they are found to be in good agreement. It is observed that there is a smooth transition from the small time solution to the large time solution. The magnetic field significantly affects the flow field and skin friction coefficient. Indeed, skin friction coefficient found to decrease rapidly, initially, in small time interval before attaining a steadystate for large time.


The present invention is a water-absorbing polymer, a process for the preparation by polymerization of a monomer solution containing allyl acrylate and / or allyl alcohol, the solution is 0.002 mass% at most relative to the acrylic acid allyl acrylate and / or how containing allyl alcohol, an aqueous monomer solution for manufacturing water-absorbing polymers, water-absorbing polymer, a method for manufacturing and hygiene of sanitary products.


1. The impact of genetic disease on families 2. Patterns of inheritance 3. Genetic investigations 4. Genetic services and the primary care interface 5. Common genetic conditions 6. Common consultations in primary care 7. Cancer 8. Chromosomes 9. Fertility, pregnancy, and the newborn 10. The future 11. Resources


The article is dedicated to assessment and forecasting of Gross Regional Product, employment, labour force and unemployment by sectors of the economy in the border regions of Siberia and Far East until 2025. For this purpose, there are developed economic and mathematical models considering the parameters of social and economic development. The social component is based on systematic approach to forecasting employment depending on the anthropogenic burden index, which takes into account duration and standard of living, population literacy, crime rate, environmental status and other indicators of the border regions of Siberia. The economic component uses econometric analysis of the types of economic activity in the border regions of Siberia and Far East, as well as time series analysis to forecast employment both in the medium and short term. In the labour market part, the labour force is projected considering the socio-economic effect of hidden unemployment.


A new method of SAR jamming,the intermittent sampling scatter-wave jamming is proposed.This jamming can form multi-false vivid target scene series which take the real targets' all scattering information,for it takes advantages of both intermittent sampling repeater jamming and scatter-wave jamming.The intermittent sampling repeater jamming can produce multi-false targets in the waveform agile SAR current pulses.As a clever jamming mode,this jamming may realize electronic counter measure(ECM) against waveform agile SAR in time.And the scatter-wave jamming can make the jamming take the real targets' scattering information and form Doppler modulation in azimuth.So the jamming provides a new feasible approach against waveform agile SAR.The theoretical feasibility and validity of the method are proved by simulation experiments.


Dicte´e by Teresa Hak Kyung Cha has received relatively little critical attention mainly because the text resists the expectations of representation commonly associated with Asian American literature. It is an experimental work, which combines fragments of citations and captionless photographs and images. It is also a collage of genres, voices, cultures, languages. The text, however, includes many aspects of Cha`s life and her Korean heritage. The critics of Dicte´e are divided into two groups: one group focuses on Cha`s Korean references, and the other group explores the affinities between Dicte´e and other postmodern texts. This paper attempts to show that the seemingly contradictory elements of postmodern and autobiographical work together to produce an intense critique of colonial language. I focus on the relationship between the fragments in the ten parts of Dicte´e, and its creative use of the nine Muses. It is true that each fragment is juxtaposed with the next for collision rather than linkage. The fragments, however, are related by the theme of language. Cha shows that language can be very powerful in uncovering suppressed voices and providing new visions. At the same time, she also shows that language is not transparent but opaque, that it can be used as an ideological apparatus, and that it can be dislocated and fossilized because it is subject to time. Cha`s experience as immigrant and exile gave her different perception and orientation toward language. In Dicte´e, the reader is central in that s/he is the activator of the work. Its fragmented structure invites the readers to produce multiple dimensions to the work by multiple interpretations.


Electronic noses are one of the predominant technological choices for gas mixture detection, but their application in real-world atmospheric environments still leaves several issues to be resolved. The key bottleneck is the effect of turbulence caused by the diffusion of gases in the atmosphere on the quantitative and qualitative analytical performance of the electronic nose. In light of this, this paper presents a quantitative and qualitative analysis strategy for gas mixture monitoring. This strategy adopts baseline manipulation of the raw sensor data to reduce drift interference, and then performs feature extraction on the multidimensional response signals of the MOS gas sensor array using principal component analysis (PCA). In order to improve gas mixture recognition accuracy, the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) is used to optimize the network structure of the long short-term memory (LSTM) model for turbulent gas mixture composition recognition. The least squares support vector machine (LSSVM) algorithm is adopted to implement turbulent gas mixture concentration prediction. This paper focuses on two aspects of hyper-parameter optimization for the development of an LSSVM with particle swarm optimization (PSO) and for improved training sample selection for the LSSVM which should subsequently increase the accuracy of concentration estimation. The effectiveness of the proposed strategy is evaluated with a dataset from a chemical sensor array exposed to turbulent gas mixtures. Experimental results revealed that the proposed strategy for turbulent gas mixtures has satisfactory outcomes for both qualitative gas composition recognition and quantitative gas concentration prediction.


A successful public library is a dynamic organisation working with other institutions and with individuals to provide a range of library and information services to meet the varied and changing needs of the community. To be effective it requires experienced, flexible and well trained managers and staff able to use a range of management techniques. This chapter deals with the key elements of public library management.


Terahertz (0.06–10 THz) band serves as a promising technology to accommodate the exponential increase in data rates and number of connected devices. The THz band propagation is greatly affected by channel variations. In this paper, a novel and accurate approach is developed for time-varying channel modeling and tracking for the THz indoor communications. In particular, a three-dimensional time-varying THz channel model that captures the peculiarities in propagation parameters is presented. Moreover, based on the THz channel characteristics, an extended Kalman filtering approach is proposed to accurately track the line-of-sight component along time variation. Additionally, the proposed channel modeling and tracking approach under a realistic access-point-to-user-equipment link scenario in an office environment is evaluated in detail. Based on the simulation results validated from ray-tracing techniques, the proposed time-varying channel model yields satisfying system capacity.


The paper deals with the equality of women and men in the labor market in the Czech Republic compared with the European Union in connection with the strategy for equality between women and men for the period 2010-2015. The aim of the research was based on analysis of available statistical data to describe and assess the evolution of the situation in this area in the last five years, assess the benefits of the Strategy and to assess the achievement of the objectives that the European Commission has identified. Data is processed and analyzed from the perspective of the whole of the European Union, with a focus on the Czech Republic.Based on the analysis of available statistical data, and through selected indicators described the current situation in selected areas of the issue of the achievement of the three equality between women and men in the labor market. The obtained data are compared with the data from 2009. The development of the rate of equality between women and men in the labor market are evaluated by the method of induction. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/cbme.2017.029


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The toxic effect of EOW on eggs of the white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei ) was studied. Gravid healthy females (n= 20) of White shrimps were netted, and transferred to 50 liters holding tanks with low aeration for spawning. With the use of filters, 500 eggs were selected at random for each treatment. Group 1 was considered as control with no treatment. Group 2 was disinfected using iodine-PVP (50-100 ppm/10-60 sec) before rinsing again with abundant clean seawater in another recipient. To group 3, 50 mL of EOW diluted 1 : 50 was added to their holding tank. To group 4, 50 mL of EOW diluted 1: 100 was added to their holding tank. Group 5 received 50 mL of a dilution of 1:200 of EOW to their holding tank. Eggs hatching in the control group was in the order of 86%, and when eggs were treated with iodine-PVP percentage of survival was on the order of 91%. In the holding tanks where eggs were treaed with EOW in different solutions it was observed that hatching was >98% (P>0.01). In this work it was concluded that EOW was effective as first choice treatment for eggs of the White shrimp when used in different concentrations without producing a deleterious effect on hatchability, results that show that EOW should be considered as important sanitizer and disinfectant for this purpose.


For various construction repair and rehabilitation work, grouts need to have good fluidity, stable hardening characteristics and high durability to fill and reinforce gaps. There are some reports that mixing fly ash with cement-based mortar improved the mortar's flowability. In Japan, effective uses of fly ash have been promoted due to the limited disposal sites. The development of grouts containing high volumes of fly ash makes an important contribution to the environment in reducing landfill waste, and subsequently to the realization of sustainable societies. This study has shown that circularity of fly ash particles and grout particle size distribution do have an influence on fluidity. Compared to original fly ash, classified fly ash increased compressive strength and freeze–thaw resistivity of grout. Finally, construction examples utilizing this developed fly-ash-enriched grout for repair work and rehabilitation are presented.


Aim To investigate the relationship between serum concentration of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) and coronary collateral circulation(CCC) and the severity of atherosclerosis. Methods 80 patients with severe coronary stenosis were recruited.The CCC were rated by Rentrop rating system: rate 0(n=26),rate 1(n=22),rate 2(n=18),rate 3(n=14).Serum concentrations of bFGF were measured by ELISA,and the severity of coronary artery atherosclerosis was evaluated by Gensini's score system. Results The serum concentrations of bFGF were 20.75±6.89 ng/L,22.04±5.18 ng/L,27.32±6.14 ng/L and 32.27±12.04 ng/L in patients with CCC rate 0,1,2 and 3 group respectively.The serum concentrations of bFGF was increased with CCC rating(P0.05).Spearman corelation analysis demonstrated that there was a positive correlation between CCC rating and the serum bFGF concentrations(P0.01). Conclusions In patients with severe coronary artery disease,serum concertrations of bFGF in groups with better CCC formation were significantly higher than those in groups with bad CCC formation.Serum bFGF concentrations showed a positive correlation with the rating of coronary collateral circulation formation.


Some studies on parks in Gubeng Sub-District shown that there is park that can not be used optimally by the community in terms of function, design, accessibility and it's compiler materials. So how the concept of an active park arrangement that can meet and encorage active physical activities and recreational activities on active park in Gubeng Sub-District area? Mixed method sequential is the research approach that used in this research. Data were collected using field observation and questionnaire, then analyzed using descriptive analysis and correlation statistics. Observation and analysis on park characteristics shown that active parks in Gubeng Sub-District belongs to three typologies, first is an active park that available in housing area that serve neighborhood community (neighborhood park). Second is an active park that serve urban society (urban park). Third is an active park which not only serve Surabaya urban community but also citizen from other city or region (urban-regional park). Correlation analysis then show that active park on higher level of service have more variables that are correlated significantly with visitors satisfaction while they're doing activities in active park. Arrangement concept for neighborhood park is directed to use participatory with citizen in housing community. On urban park, the arrangement concept is directed to match existing park theme and major activities that occur in urban park. Next for active urban-regional park, it's arrangement directive is to optimize operational management system as well as their competence of park management personnel to support it's high intensity of park utilization at it's peak visiting hours. Kata Kunci active park, active physical activity and recreation activity, active park arrangement concept.


Belautozap is a company located in Belarus that designs and manufactures hydraulic cylinders struggling after production took a toll. Now things are and looking for solutions to increase their This research work aim to implement cylinders. Most of the data used from employee interviews bottlenecks in improve productivity. This project reveal workers who Other than that, was possible to reduce it by rearranging people. At the end of this project Belautozapchast that led to


The gangliosides in six colorectal and two pancreatic carcinomas were examined. Their concentration in the primary tumour and the metastases was 5-10 fold higher than in normal colon mucosa. This increase involved the simple gangliosides, GM3 and GD3, as well as complex mono- and disialogangliosides. Some complex monosialogangliosides were detected in all the colorectal and pancreatic carcinomas but neither in normal colon mucosa and pancreas nor in kidney and lung carcinomas.


Mycolactones A/B (1a/b) are exotoxins of Mycobacterium ulcerans that are the molecular cause of Buruli ulcer. 1a/b represent a rapidly equilibrating mixture of Z/E isomers about the C4'═C5' double bond of the C5-side chain. Here, we describe the syntheses of mycolactone analogs with configurationally stable C5-side chains (2a, E mimetic; 2b/c, Z mimetics). Based on the cytotoxicity of 2a-c, the Δ4',5'-trans isomer of mycolactones A/B (1b) appears to be the major virulence factor.


The primary objective of the existing paper deals with to examine the relationship of hockey coaches and team cohesion with the performance of field hockey players of Pakistan and their impact on players' performance. However the secondary objective was to measure the field performance of hockey players on practical measures. The research methodology is based on both descriptive and inferential statistical approaches. The descriptive data was collected in the form of field performance tests (technical skills and fitness capabilities) while the inferential data perceived by players was collected using survey questionnaire. A number of 296 national field hockey players of Pakistan were selected from 14 national departments of field hockey as samples. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analysis were employed through SPSS (version 21.0). The results of the field performance tests were found below than average (weaker) in technical skills and fitness capabilities of national field hockey players of Pakistan. However, the findings of the inferential analysis revealed that hockey coaches and team cohesion have positive and significant relationships with the performance of field hockey players. Implications of existing study were also briefed.


Objective:To explore the significance of the examination in mydriasis fundus by three mirror contact lens before laser in situ keratomilensis(LASIK).Methods:385 cases(721 eyes) of mydrcasis fundus were examined by three mirror contact lens and recorded.Results:Retinal degeneration in 136 eyes(18.86%),retinal break in 16 eyes(2.22%) and retinal detachment(RD)in 5 eyes(0.69%) were discovered. All were treated by photocoagnlation except that 1 RD eye was performed with RD surgery.Conclusion:The three mirror contact lens exam should be used as one of the routine examinations. The indications for photocoagulation are also suggested.


This paper presents an ethnographically-based account on the impact of technologies appropriated in the livelihood strategies of people with disabilities (PWDs) in Sierra Leone, West Africa. In contrast to other developing countries, Sierra Leone presents a situation where people with disabilities are socially marginalized but not necessarily wholly disadvantaged. Through a lens of technology-amplified capabilities we show how PWDs leverage information and communication technologies (ICTs) to counteract social dampeners they regularly experience that prevent their participation in society. We discuss the role of the war experience and its impact on services and attitudes towards people with disability and how disruptive contexts can open up opportunities to support and amplify existing life skills towards development goals.


Quantifying changes in oceanic aerobic respiration is essential for understanding marine deoxygenation. Here we use an Earth system model to investigate if and to what extent oxygen utilization rate (OUR) can be used to track the temporal change of true respiration (Rtrue). Rtrue results from the degradation of particulate and dissolved organic matter in the model ocean, acting as ground truth to evaluate the accuracy of OUR. Results show that in thermocline and intermediate waters of the North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre (200–1,000 m), vertically integrated OUR and Rtrue both decrease by 0.2 molO2/m2/yr from 1850 to 2100 under global warming. However, in the mesopelagic Tropical South Atlantic, integrated OUR increases by 0.2 molO2/m2/yr, while the Rtrue integral decreases by 0.3 molO2/m2/yr. A possible reason for the diverging OUR and Rtrue is ocean mixing, which affects water mass composition and maps remote respiration changes to the study region.


N arratives of personal experience written by economists are generally considered to be illegitimate as empirical data in the field of economic science as defined by the dominant conception of economic methodology. However, they are both numerous and rich. They feed journalistic commentaries and accumulate in historians' archives, from which they sometimes emerge in the form of individual or collective biographies, and may be used by sociologists as materials in their explanatory or descriptive analyses. This article will focus on this last use. It proposes to consider autobiographical accounts of experience written by economists and, more generally, economic actors (central bankers and finance ministers first of all), as an important contribution to the reflexivity of the social sciences, in Bourdieu's sense (Bourdieu 2005). It will methodically take into account the multiple consequences of researchers' integration in their society and, in return, integrate into the analysis of the "facts" the role played by knowledge and scholarly practices in the construction of social reality. This approach can be based on the notion of the "theoretical effect" developed by Pierre Bourdieu (1991), or on "performativity" as conceived in works by, for example, McKenzie, Muniesa and Callon (Callon 1998; Muniesa, McKenzie and Siu 2007). We will begin by discussing some of the classic issues in autobiographical narratives on the basis of various bibliographical references providing testimonies from economists, then we will deal more directly with two recent contributions to the analysis of crises, translated into several languages, by Ben Bernanke (2015), which concerns the United States and the Great Recession of 2008, and by Yanis Varoufakis (2017), concerning the Greek and euro-zone crisis. The modest objective of this article is to draw from these examples some of the characteristics of autobiographical narratives by economists and economic actors and, above all, to propose a preliminary reflection on their possible uses for a social-historical science of economics, paying particular attention to the role of expert actors, discourses, and ideology in economic dynamics.


PURPOSE: An electron emission device, electron source and image forming device and method for fabricating the same is provided to give a long period reliable and good characteristic of electron emitter. CONSTITUTION: An electron emission device, electron source and image forming device and method for fabricating the same comprising a conductive member having 2nd gap(17) is arranged on a substrate(11); at least the 2nd gap is irradiated with the electron beam from the electron emission device arranged and spaced from the conductive member in a carbon compound contained atmosphere; a power voltage applied on the conductive member in a carbon compound contained atmosphere


Apart from the income level,the population,the concept of consumption and stereotype,the rural residents' consumption is also affected by the income asymmetry among different districts.This paper used the data of actual income and consumption from each districts of Hubei province between 1994 and 2008 analyzed the long term stabilization relationship between the asymmetry income level and the average consumption,which is based on the test of cointegration.The results showed the consumption of rural residents was not only prompted by increasing income,but also improved by setting larger gap of income between different districts.


In order to combine information from different sensory modalities the brain must deal with considerable temporal uncertainty. In natural environments, an external event may produce simultaneous auditory and visual signals yet they will invariably activate the brain asynchronously due to different propagation speeds for light and sound and different neural response latencies once the signals reach the observer. One strategy the brain uses to deal with audiovisual timing variation is to adapt to a prevailing asynchrony to help re-align the signals. Here we investigate audiovisual recalibration and show that it takes place extremely rapidly. Our results demonstrate that exposure to a single, brief asynchrony is sufficient to produce strong recalibration effects. Such fast-acting recalibration provides a mechanism for overcoming inevitable audiovisual timing variation and serves to rapidly re-align signals at onset to maximize the perceptual benefits of audiovisual integration.


This study aimed to identify the level of parents' satisfaction regarding the services provided to their children with speech and language disorders in AlmadinaAlmunawara city. The study sample consisted of (124) parents of children with speech & language disorders and through the descriptive approach and questionnaire application. The results showed that the parents' level of satisfaction towards the services provided to their children was high. The study results did not reveal any statistically significant differences in the level of satisfaction with the services provided due to the difference in sex, age, and monthly income; revealed the existence of statistically significant differences at (0.05) among study sample who have a bachelor's degree, and an intermediate qualification or less, in favor of those with an intermediate qualification or less in two dimensions (educational support services, family support services). It was found that there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) due to the child age variable between ages (less than 6) and (9 to 12) and in favor of age (less than 6). There are statistically significant differences at (0.05) due to the child's age variable between age (9 -12) and (above 12) in favor of age (above 12).


Objective To assess shunt volume in patients with atrial septal defect(ASD) by single cardiac cycle real-time three-dimensional echocardiography(sRT-3DE).Methods Thirty simple secundum ASD patients without middle or severe valvular regurgitation were enrolled.The sRT-3DE was used to obtain images of left and right ventricle.Left and right ventricular stroke volume(systemic,pulmonary blood flow QsRT-3DE,QpRT-3DE) were automatically measured with Va15a analytic software.The correlation among Qp/QsRT-3DE,Qp-QsRT-3DE and the area of the defect,the ratio of pulmonary flow to systemic blood flow(Qp/Qs2D) and their difference(Qp-Qs2D) measured by Doppler echocardiography were analyzed.Results ①Qp/QsRT-3DE was positively correlated with Qp/Qs2D(r=0.832,P0.05),Qp-QsRT-3DE was positively correlated with Qp-Qs2D(r=0.668,P0.05).②Qp/QsRT-3DE,Qp-QsRT-3DE,Qp/Qs2D,Qp-Qs2D were positively correlated with the area of the defect(r=0.873,0.861,0.801,0.822,all P0.01).Conclusion sRT-3DE can easily and accurately estimate the shunt volume in patients with ASD.


In order to study and analyze socio-economic indicators displayed on thematic maps of different regions of the Russian Federation, a number of thematic maps presented in atlases are analyzed: Novosibirsk region, Republic of Buryatia, Amur region. The methods of cartographic representation of indicators on maps are determined. The main socio-economic indicators on the considered maps are revealed in accordance with the indicators presented by Rosstat. As a result, conclusions are drawn about the most used cartographic methods of depicting socio-economic indicators on thematic maps and about cartographic solutions for transmitting additional information in the form of various techniques. Analytical, synthetic and cartographic methods were used in the study.


Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Sciences Arizona State University College & University Dr. Tempe, AZ 85287-1501 The U.S. Endangered Species Act provides powerful legislation to conserve imperiled populations but provides little consideration for the long-term viability of species that are deemed "recovered" and subsequently removed from the ESA List. Since it's inception in 1973, a mere 15 species have been delisted from the ESA (Noecker 1998). The eastern north Pacific gray whale was the first marine mammal to be removed from the ESA and has been applauded as an endangered species "success" story (Gerber et al. 1999). In recent years, gray whales have experienced a steady population decline – in fact, the most recent abundance estimate suggests that the population has declined by 33% since delisting (Rugh 2003). In light of this population decline, in this paper we re-examine the risk of extinction and ESA status of eastern north Pacific gray whales. We determined that the current population decline does not warrant reclassification as threatened or endangered, but that longer timeseries are needed to obtain a realistic picture of population dynamics. Given the uncertain trajectory of delisted species, monitoring beyond the 5 years required by the ESA is needed to ensure long-term viability of species removed from the list.


This paper presents an analysis of the Doppler shift and spread caused by moving blood flows using only a phased array beam steering. A mathematical system model provides the exact phase information without using approximation, which a conventional beam steering and focusing is based on. The target's movement relates to the beam steering time known, as slow time. We assume that the target is stationary when the beam at a certain steering angle interacts with the target under the beam propagation time known, as fast time. The velocity component in the beam direction relates to Doppler shift. The other velocity component perpendicular to the beam propagation direction corresponds to Doppler spread. The true velocity vector of the region of interest (ROI) can be estimated with a single phased array that is based on measurement of the Doppler shift and spread in the spatial domain. In our analysis, we suppose that the ROI contains multiple velocity vectors where each vector has a different magnitude and direction. In fact, the maximum and mean velocity of the ROI can be acquired under laminar flows. If the ROI is with turbulent flows it hardly estimates ROI's mean velocity. However, it is possible to indicate whether it is a laminar or turbulent flow. The numerical simulation results will be shown.


A temperature measurement system which based on virtual instrument was designed.The temperature measurement module of lower computer was built up taking the 1-wire digital sensor DS18B20 as the foundation,the AT89C2051 MCU as the main component.The upper computer software was designed using LabVIEW.The functions such as temperature collection,analysis,display and storage capabilities were realized through the upper computer communicating with the lower computer through USB interface.It is showed by the practice results that there are many advantages such as the convenient usage,the low cost,the high precision for the system,and it can be applied in many kinds of temperature measurement.


In countries like India, 'railways' is the most preferred travel mode. It is cheap and has an all-pervasive network. At the same time, for covering long distances, railways often take in the excess of 15-16 hours to reach the destination. As a result, a part of the railway demand would prefer airlines in spite of the higher travel costs incurred. People living in small regions having no airport then have to travel to nearby larger cities to avail that option. This causes a leakage from railway demand. However, traveling to the nearby airport has a lot of associated hassles viz. increased leg, multiple bookings, increased waiting time, need for coordinating travel plans etc. The goal of this paper is to consider the possibility of combining two modes of transport, in regions where no airport exists. In recent times the increase in the number of low cost airlines has made airtravel prices more comparable to that of railways. This paper aims at modeling a situation where an airline might benefit by introducing services between non-airport and airport cities to increase its demand. This means a combined travel plan for the passenger with one single flight ticket. It might be possible to increase this leakage and thus add to the air demand.


The inner core of the globular cluster M15 within approximately 2 sec of the geometrical center has been explored with high-resolution images taken through several broad-band UV filter with the Faint Object Camera (FOC) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Approximately 210 stars in this region down to a 5 sigma detection limit of m(sub 220) = 21.5 were reliably identified and located on a UV - U color magnitude diagram for the first time. A majority of stars (about 70% of the total) observed this way lie above the expected main-sequence turn-off of this cluster and below the sparsely populated horizontal branch. The extension of the main sequence above the turn-off separates this population in two roughly equal components situated to the right and left of this line. Most of the former must be classical blue stragglers while the rest belong to a new, as yet unidentified, population of very blue stars. Possibilities include, but are not restricted to, well-mixed single stars, subdwarfs, and helium white dwarfs. Similar objects are also found just outside the core out to approximately 6 sec from the center, but the brighter, presumably more massive ones, are sharply confined to the core itself. The measured excess of bright blue stars and the relative deficiency of bright red giants in the core are consistent with the blue inward color gradient measured from the ground and imply that dynamical evolution can significantly affect the stellar population in the very dense central regions of a high-concentration globular cluster like M15.


The objectives of this study were: to develop knowledge about the diversity of leaf-cutting ants in the genera Atta in the Southwest Region of Bahia; Develop knowledge about the geographic distribution of those species; Relate the occurrence of species with the predominant vegetation. The survey comprised 36 municipalities and was performed at every 50 km along road sides. The predominant vegetation at the collection points was recorded. The collected material was screened at UESB's Entomology Laboratory and fixed in 70% alcohol for later identification at the species level at UNESP's Laboratory, Botucatu campus, SP. Three species belonging to the genus Atta were found in the southwestern region of Bahia: A. sexdenssexdens, A. laevigata, and A. opaciceps. The species that occurred most frequently in the genus Atta was A. sexdenssexdens. In general, vegetation differences were small, which made it difficult to establish bioecological relations.


Quran has quite clearly mentioned the rules on which expansion or contraction of rizk (income & wealth) depends. According to Quran any human being if obeys the rules of Quran, he will get expansion in rizk. No discrimination is made on the basis of believe (Iman). However if a person accepts the teachings of Islam and becomes Muslim then he / she will get Rizk-un-Karim (Honourable Income & Wealth) by following the same rules. This is the main distinction between Muslims & Non-Muslims in this regard. Quran has described some actions under the title of Amal-e-Salah (Good deeds). When a Muslim performs these functions then its ultimate result is expansion of rizk. On the same lines the Muslims who spend their wealth in the way of Allah, help refugees, support the fighters, who are fighting in the way of Allah, and who are sincere for Allah will get honourable rizk. On the other hand some actions, like deviation from Devine rules, un-gracefulness of Allah, parsimony, lack of social security systems etc, are those actions which ultimately reduce the volume of rizk. Keywords : Rizk, Quran, laws, expansion, contraction


] ]]]] Verb raising to the higher V is obligatory in non-elliptical structures: (3) *You will Bob believe. (4) You will believe Bob. • Just the matching feature of the lower verb is attracted to check a strong feature in the higher V position in overt syntax. • Once the matching feature of the lower verb is attracted, the lower verb becomes phonologically defective. (≈ "isolated features and other scattered parts of words" may not be interpretable/usable at the interface [Chomsky 1995: 262]) • A phonologically defective element causes a PF crash. • To avoid PF crash, either the entire lower V is pied-piped, or the phrasal category containing the lower V is deleted.


The utility model relates to a temperature measuring probe and an intelligent online temperature motoring system, and discloses a temperature measuring probe for a tulip contact and an intelligent online temperature monitoring system comprising the same. The temperature measuring probe for the tulip contact comprises a shell, wherein a temperature controlling element, a circuit board and a battery are arranged in the shell; the shell comprises an upper base for accommodating the temperature controlling element, the circuit board and the battery, and a bottom cover which is contacted with the tulip contact; the shell is flat; and the thickness of the shell is between 5 millimeters and 15 millimeters. The intelligent online temperature monitoring system comprising the probe for the tulip contact comprises a temperature sensor, a wireless base station and a management terminal, wherein the temperature senor comprises a temperature measuring probe which is arranged on high-voltage electric equipment in an equipotential way; and the temperature measuring probe is applied to the tulip contact. Due to the adoption of the temperature measuring probe for the tulip contact, real-time monitoring of the temperature of the tulip contact is realized; and real-time monitoring of the temperature of the tulip contact is realized by the intelligent online temperature motoring system comprising the temperature measuring probe for the tulip contact.


Systems and methods for producing a triethanolamine product stream with a degree of purity of 85% by weight from the triethanolamine distillation columns in a reactive distillation process without blending the TEA 99 product stream with a pure cut of DEA 99%. The desired triethanolamine product stream can include 85% TEA and 15% DEA and can be created by using a dummy stream at the triethanolamine column via (1) increasing the bottom stream flow rate of the diethanolamine column, and/or (2) reducing the TEA 99 product stream at the triethanolamine column. The bottom stream flow rate at the diethanolamine column can be increased by 80 kilograms per hour and the triethanolamine product stream flow rate can be reduced by 500 kilograms per hour. This process can result in up to a 23 degree temperature reduction in the triethanolamine column, which can improve the color properties of the triethanolamine product.


A month or two ago, when Mr. Wilson first asked me to undertake this assignment and to deliver this paper, I was naturally fearful of what might lie before me. Was I expected to criticize present trends in technical education, at a moment when the nation is crying out for more of it? Should I be urging the claims of a liberal education in a den of technological lions? At least it is a comfort to find this morning that the lions, and their den, look amiable enough; some of you at least appear to have been weighed on some bathroom balance and not found wanting.