PURPOSE: A die casting mold apparatus is provided to manufacture a hot plate with a heating wire fixed by pressing the heating wire placed in a movable mold with a heating wire support core of a fixed mold. CONSTITUTION: A die casting mold apparatus comprises a fixed mold(10), a movable mold(20), a sprue(10H), and a position fixing unit(40). The movable mold is installed to move toward the fixed mold and combined with the fixed mold to form a cavity(C). The sprue is formed in the fixed mold and connected to the center of the cavity in order to inject molten metal. The position fixing unit fixes a heating wire, which is composed of a terminal part and a heating part and placed in the cavity, and presses the heating part of the movable mold when the fixed and movable mold are coupled.


Background and Objectives :-The study was done to investigate the level of biomarkers in male mice asthma models induced by Ovalbumin such as periostin and Galectin -3 and Interleukin -33 levels in serum as predictive indicators of the disease for detection, diagnosis and early treatment of disease . Materials and Methods :-In the current study ninety one of male mice weighting (25-30 g) aged (15-17)weeks at the animal house faculty of science / university of Kufa during the period from January 2017 to September 2017. This study included some physiological criteria to evaluate the protective role of omega-3(2 and 3 mg/kg) and silver nanoparticles (5 and 10 mg/kg) against asthma that induced by ovalbumin .The animals experimental are divided into 16 groups (n= 6 mice per each group) for duration of one and two months. Results :-The result sowed significant increase(p<0.05) in the serum level of periostin and Galectin -3 and Interleukin -33 in asthma group as compared with control group . The results of protective group(for 21 days ) also showed a significant decrease (p<0.05) in leukocyte count in the group of omega-3 and silver nanoparticles for 21 days after treatment by ovalbumin induced in mice. The results indicated a significant increase (p<0.05) in the serum level of Periostin , Galectin -3 and Interleukin -33 in asthma group as compared with control group ,while ,there was a significant decrease (p<0,05) in the serum level of periostin and galectin-3 and interlukiune -33 in the treated groups with omega-3 and silver nanoparticles as compared with asthma group. Conclusion:-The present study concluded that omega-3 and silver nanoparticles had a protective and treated effect on asthma disease that induced by ovalbumin .


Catalogue to accompany exhibition of Scott's work, from his early series to recent pieces. Includes article by Jo dahn, colour images and portrait of Scott


Shape memory polytriazole actuatable by both heat and solvents is presented. Hydrogen bonding solvents exhibit strong influence on shape recovery. In this work, a dual-stimuli responsive (both temperature and solvents) polymer is synthesized from propargylated bisphenol-F (PF) and a tris azide (TA) monomer via an azide–alkyne polycycloaddition reaction in the presence of a copper catalyst. The polytriazole exhibits a trigger temperature at 103 °C and displays cyclic shape memory properties. The SMP shows a storage modulus >2 GPa with a cross-link density of 6.9 × 103 mol m−3. The SMP possesses shape memory features in different solvents. Highly polar solvents lead to shape recovery with cracks whereas hydrogen bonding solvents like ethanol supported crack-free shape recovery. A two-step kinetic profile is seen in the shape recovery sequence of SMP in hydrogen bonding solvents. The SMP is hydrophobic and no recovery in water is observed.


Improving safety culture is necessary to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on construction sites internationally. A comparative study of eight developed and Arab countries shows that Saudi Arabia is performing poorest in terms of the rates of major injuries and fatalities, and embedding a safety culture in practice remains a challenge. Three key elements of a safety culture model are identified from the literature: person (safety climate), environment/ situation (safety management system) and behaviour (safety behaviour). These have been constituted into safety culture models. There is also a fourth element relating to organisation. However, there is a lack of research which considers how these components can be integrated into a holistic safety culture model. A conceptual framework is proposed that adopts and integrates these elements for application to the Saudi construction industry. The framework is composed of the three elements derived from the existing frameworks in the literature, and the fourth element of organisational context. The framework will be developed and tested using Saudi construction projects and it is expected that the results of the study will be of benefit to contractors for measuring their own safety culture performance.


The effects of aggregation on the excited-state properties in a solution of perylene diimide self-assembled helix-like structures of different sizes are investigated by means of first-principles density functional theory (DFT), time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT), and classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Excited-state analysis based on the one-particle transition density matrices is then used to study the exciton nature and its delocalization as a function of the thermal motion and aggregate size. Overall, the results point to a rather small delocalization of the Frenkel excitonic state even in large aggregates also related to a concerted motion of blocks of four monomers along the MD trajectories. Although dynamic effects do not remarkably affect the calculated position and shape of the absorption spectrum, they cause the appearance of several low-energy states of charge-transfer character and hence of weak intensity (dark states) that might be populated along the ultrafast exciton relaxation process p...


This paper deals with the representation of ontology-based knowledge and its use in multi-agent systems. Basing on topic interest and that knowledge has immense value in all kinds of businesses and in people's daily lives and also in the elearning field. The research presented in this paper aims to establish a stronger link between Knowledge Management Knowledge (KM) and Multi-Agent Systems (MAS), using ontology as tools. design and definition of knowledge and the semantic web as a space for production and reuse.


In this study, domestic regulatory requirement was investigated for self-disposal of concrete waste from nuclear fuel processing facility. And after self-disposal as landfill or recycling/reuse, the exposure dose was evaluated by RESRAD Ver. 6.3 and RESRAD BUILD Ver.3.3 computing code for radiological assessments of the general public. Derived clearance level by the result of assessments for the exposure dose of the general public is 0.1071Bq/g (3.5% enriched uranium) for landfill and (5% enriched uranium) for recycling/reuse respectively. Also, residual radioactivity of concrete waste after decontamination was investigated in this study. The result of surface activity is and the result of radionuclide analysis for taken concrete samples from surface of concrete waste is 0.0297Bq/g for concentration of , below 2w/o for enrichment of and 0.0089Bq/g for artificial contamination of respectively. Therefore, radiological hazard of concrete waste by self-disposal as landfill and recycling/reuse is below clearance level to comply with clearance criterion provided for Notice No.2001-30 of the MOST and Korea Atomic Energy Act.


A Peripheries A-Z. Historical Background. Script and Sound. B Morphology 1 Nouns 2 Pronouns 3 Verbs 4 Adjectives 5 Adverbs 6 Postpositions 7 Conjunctions 8 Interrogatives 9 Emphasisers, Particles, Interjections C FUNCTIONS C 1 Noun Phrase Structure 2 Pronouns in Use 3 Verbs of Being 6 Compound Verbs 7 Conjunct Verbs 8 Verbal Noun C 9 Imperfective Participle C 10 Conditional Participle C 11 Perfective Participle C 12 Verb Valency D Syntax 1 Sentences and their Components 2 Sentence Classification E Semantic Features 1 Case Use 2 Tense Use 3 Aspect 4 Negation 5 Modals 6 Pairings and Doublings 7 Onomatopoeia 8 Individual Verbs 9 Idioms 10 Numerals F Lists 10 Index Bangla 11 Index English


Four species of Lejeunea: L. discreta Lindenb., L. parva (S. Hatt.) Mizut., L. princeps (Steph.) Mizut. and L. subacuta Mitt. are reported and described here for the first time from Nagaland.


Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the blastocyst culture and transfer compared with the cleavage stage transfer.Methods Patients were recruited into this study from those embarking on IVF treatment for the reasons of fallopian tube and male infertility.The cleavage stage transfers were performed on 110 cases and the blastocyst cultures and transfers on 57 cases.The numbers of obtaining and fertilized ovum,embryonic implantation and clinical pregnant rates as well as the blastocyst formation rate、 the relationship between the embryo numbers of each transfer and the multiplets and clinical pregnant rates were evaluated.Results The numbers of obtaining and fertilized ovum rates in the blastocyst group was higher than that in the blastocyst group(4.98 and 3.98,respectively).The blastocyst formation rate was 32.9% using G1/G2 sequential culture media.The embryonic implantation rate and clinical pregnant rates were significantly higher in the blastocyst group than that in the cleavage stage group(31.2%,42.1% and 11.5%,25.5%,respectively).There was no significantly difference between transfer 2 or 3 blastocystes.It appears that the numbers of twins was reduced in transfer 2 blastocystes.Conclusion The results of our study confirmed that the blastocyst transfer has more advantages than the cleavage stage transfer in rising the embryonic implantation rate and clinical pregnant rate.Transfer 2 blastocyst is best choice for IVF-ET.


This is a case report on excellent clinical outcome and neotendon infilling at one year follow up in a degenerative rotator cuff full thickness tear following percutaneous tenotomy and platelet rich plasma injection.


The present work studies the metallurgical and mechanical properties of two alloys, Inconel 600 and Stellite, which are within the group of high hardness al...


In the theoretical part of the thesis alkaloids, caffeine, its properties and occurrence are characterized. In this section the methods commonly used for determination of caffeine are also describe. The experimental part is focused on the determination of caffeine in coffee and instant coffee beverages by chromatographic method HPLC with UV detection.


In the paper the solution evolutionary method of hydrodynamic stability problems is offered. The essence of this method consists that an arbitrary initial disturbance is described by one wave with the greatest increment on large times, which varies according to the lawexp(-iωτ) . In order to verify the new method and to work out the numerical scheme the stability calculations were carried out also on the base of the classical theory. The evolutionary method is used to study the effects of the gas injection direction through a porous surface on stability of a supersonic boundary layer at the Mach number M=2. It was established that with reduction of a slope angle of a gas injection to the flat plate the stability of a boundary layer increases, and the tangential blowing influence on a boundary layer stability of is poorly


This study examines the short-run dynamic relationships between nonborrowed reserves, the federal funds rate, and transaction accounts using daily data from 1979 through 1982. Separate models are estimated for each day of the week, and simulation experiments are performed. The results suggest that the funds rate responded quite rapidly to a change in nonborrowed reserves, but that the short-run nonborrowed reserves multiplier for transaction accounts was only about 18 percent of its theoretical maximum. In addition, the Federal Reserve appeared to accommodate about 65 percent of a permanent shock to money, and lagged reserve requirements seemed to delay depository institutions' response to a money shock.


Corruption is the activity where public servants abandon their duties and disobey the law, and collaborate with others in taking the economic rent out of the state. The corruption function model shows that the state controls the economy and creates economic rent, which is the fundamental source of corruption. The more the rent is, the more the corruption is. And the discretionary powers of public officials increase the frequency and magnitude of corruption, whereas their accountability has the opposite effects. The law and discipline punishment might suppress corruption but could not wipe it out. Corruption could co-exist with the fast growing stages of economic development, which forms a kind of paradox. Corruptions shock those "evil laws" during the fast-growing and transformation periods, and tend to help improve the economic efficiency.


Selective acetylene hydrogenation is an important method for removing traces of acetylene in the ethylene feed for the production of polyethylene. Typical catalysts show a limited selectivity and long-term stability. This can be attributed to the presence of active-site ensembles. This drawback can be overcome by using the intermetallic compound PdGa which possesses palladium atoms in the crystal structure well isolated by a gallium shell. PdGa shows higher selectivity and increased long-term stability compared to commercial catalysts. In situ XRD and in situ EXAFS experiments demonstrated that PdGa exhibits high bulk stability during acetylene hydrogenation. The XPS investigation before the reaction revealed a significant modification of the Pd electronic state in the intermetallic compound compared to Pd metal: the Pd3d5/2 peak is shifted by 1 eV to higher binding energy (Figure). In situ XPS measurements showed a high stability of the Pd surface states without appearance of any additional components or significant shifts of the Pd3d5/2 peak when applying the reactive atmosphere and temperature (1.0 mbar H2 0.1 mbar C2H2 at 120 oC). This is in contrast to Pd metal for which the formation of an additional Pd component during alkyne hydrogenation was reported recently. The adsorption of CO on PdGa at room temperature results in the appearance of only one band with a maximum at 2047 cm, which should correspond to linearly bound CO (Pd–CO). It should be mentioned that the observed band (2047 cm) is shifted to lower wavenumbers compared to the respective CO (on-top) species forming upon adsorption on metallic palladium (2100-2080 cm), which may be an indication for the modification of the Pd electronic states by covalent bonding in the investigated intermetallic compound. The absence of bands due to bridged carbonyls in the spectra and the fact that the observed band is not coverage dependent indicates that the active sites in PdGa are really isolated. Characterization of PdGa revealed high surface stability during the hydrogenation of acetylene and confirms the isolation of the active Pd sites on the surface. In combination with the modified electronic Pd states – perhaps due to the covalent bonding – it leads to superior catalytic properties high selectivity and long-term stability.


Decoding of convolutional codes poses a significant challenge for coding theory. Classical methods, based on e.g. Viterbi decoding, suffer from being computationally expensive and are restricted therefore to codes of small complexity. Based on analogies with model predictive optimal control, we propose a new iterative method for convolutional decoding that is cheaper to implement than established algorithms, while still offering significant error correction capabilities. The algorithm is particularly well-suited for decoding special types of convolutional codes, such as e.g. cyclic convolutional codes.


Introduction Weedy forbs and brush cause more losses on the United States 252 million hectares of rangeland than all other pests combined (Quimby et al. 1991), in which herbicides continue to be the main method of controlling these plant species. Herbicides are effective in controlling noxious weeds and other troublesome plant species, however, due to environmental constraints and costs of herbicides many land managers are forced to use alternative methods. Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is just one of many plant species that cause economic burden to land managers and the rural communities.


We present new detections of the CO(5−4), CO(7−6), [CI] and [CI] molecular and atomic line transitions towards the unlensed, obscured quasar AMS12 (z= 2.7672), observed with the Institut de Radioastronomie Millimetrique (IRAM) Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI). This is the first unlensed, high-redshift source to have both atomic carbon ([CI]) transitions detected. Continuum measurements between 70 m and 3 mm are used to constrain the far-infrared (FIR) spectral energy distribution (SED), and we find a best-fitting FIR luminosity of log10[LFIR/L⊙] = 13.5 ± 0.1, dust temperature TD= 88 ± 8 K and emissivity index β= 0.6 ± 0.1. The highly excited molecular gas probed by CO(3−2), (5−4) and (7−6) is modelled with large velocity gradient models. The gas kinetic temperature TG, density n(H2) and the characteristic size r0 are determined using the dust temperature from the FIR SED as a prior for the gas temperature. The best-fitting parameters are TG= 90 ±8 K, n(H2) = 103.9 ± 0.1 cm−3 and r0= 0.8 ± 0.04 kpc. The ratio of the [CI] lines gives a [CI] excitation temperature of 43 ± 10 K, indicating that the [CI] and the high-excitation CO are not in thermal equilibrium. The [CI] excitation temperature is below that of the dust temperature and the gas kinetic temperature of the high-excitation CO, perhaps because [CI] lies at a larger radius where there may also be a large reservoir of CO at a cooler temperature, perhaps detectable through the CO(1−0) line. Using the [CI] line we can estimate the strength of the CO(1−0) line and hence the gas mass. This suggests that a significant fraction (∼30 per cent) of the molecular gas is missed from the high-excitation line analysis, giving a gas mass higher than that inferred from the assumption that the high-excitation gas is a good tracer of the low-excitation gas. The stellar mass was estimated from the mid-/near-infrared SED to be M★∼ 3 × 1011 M⊙. The Eddington-limited black hole mass is found from the bolometric luminosity to be M•≳ 1.5 × 109 M⊙. These give a black hole–bulge mass ratio of M•/M★≳ 0.005. This is in agreement with studies on the evolution of the M•/M★ relationship at high redshifts, which find a departure from the local value of ∼0.002. We discuss the implications for the evolution of the black hole in AMS12 and its host galaxy.


Petrol Fuel Stations (PFS) is the most commonly available hazardous facility within urban and rural areas. Hazardous materials such as petrol, diesel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and kerosene oil normally sell and stores at PFS. PFS can be considered as small refinery within the city. A 3.5 year study conducted and 3216 non-compliances were recorded from PFS located in various cities of Pakistan. The operating company was ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certified. The recorded non-compliances during study period were categorized into 8 potential factors. These were Housekeeping (HK), Transportation Hazard (TH), Slips, Trips and Falls (STF), Carelessness (C), Fire Risks (FR), Electrical Fault (EF), Miscellaneous Cases (MC) and Medical Treatment Cases (MTC). Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used and categorized 8 factors were prioritized. The same data was further classified based upon to cause fatality, accident, incident and near miss cases. A total numbers of 14, 426, 975 and 1804, fatality, accident, incident and near miss cases were recorded. With application of Exponential Smoothing method the fatalities, accident, incident and near miss cases for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 were forecasted. The results of AHP and forecasted hazards will be presented and discussed in this study. It is hope that the both approaches will assist health and safety professionals for future hazards predictions and hazards weights determinations. Health and safety practitioners can take remedial and preventative measures by using past data with utilization of proposed techniques.


To assure product quality, an early warning and inspection system to predict the variation (trend) of a products quality (i.e. the product thickness) in the manufacturing process is necessary. Here, a manual online measurement of a production line installed with an online automatic warning system that will prevent manually accumulated errors from occurring is presented. Using this system, a quality trend profile will be made. The abnormal trend distribution will be obtained by randomly selecting the period of the quality trend profile and translating it into a time distribution bar chart. The monitoring online system will be pre-warned via the abnormal trend distribution. A products thickness can be obtained using a linear variable differential transformer (LVDT). The analogue signal will be transmitted to the AD converter of the PLCs analogue input channel. The digital signal will be transmitted from the series port to the remote PC via the web control unit. A profile of the products thickness measured by the LVDT will be monitored online and dynamically exhibited in the web-based remote system by using an embedded Javascript, an HTML, and a web control unit. The upper/lower thresholds will be preset in the product thickness profile. In addition, the quality monitoring system will be pre-warned via the time distribution bar chart when the abnormal trend distribution occurs. Consequently, the web-base monitoring system can be extended to remotely connect to all the LVDT devices.


The development of information technology also developed in line with thedevelopment of human civilization. The development of information technology is veryhelpful, one of which is the internet. The use of the internet has developed into anappropriate means to convey information that is fast, effective and accurate. Submissionof information is not limited to all soldiers and the general public by utilizing technologicalfacilities, namely websites. In conveying the history of Indonesia Warship Raden EddyMartadinata 331 and Indonesia Warship I Gusti Ngurah Rai 332 are still stored in the formof documents on a computer and are still printed in the form of sheets of paper. Inconveying the history of Indonesia Warship, it must be developed further to conveyinformation in the current era. Historical research that executive focuses on the past. Sofar, information on the Indonesia Warship Indonesia Warship's historical informationsystem Raden Eddy Martadinata - 331 and Indonesia Warship I Gusti Ngurah Rai - 332on the web-based Indonesian Armed Forces fleet are still in print. besides usinginformation books, then try to make other alternatives by creating a website, besides thatmembers are expected to access information easily and efficiently. With theineffectiveness in managing Indonesia Warship Indonesia Warship historical data RadenEddy Martadinata - 331 and Indonesia Warship I Gusti Ngurah Rai - 332, a design of theIndonesia Warship historical information system was built in the web-based IndonesianArmada fleet which aims to facilitate the process of Indonesia Warship history search.PHP as a programmer and MySQL as the database.Keywords: Website-Based Indonesia Warship History Information System. PHP MySQL.


The remote measurement and control system for water well net of oil filed was constructed with GPRS wireless communication,LabVIEW virtual instrument and embedded system based on the ARM embedded system.The μC/OS-II operation system was transplanted into the kernel ARM7 of LPC2124.And the hardware of the water well station based on LPC2124 realized the data collection and control in the locale,by using the sensors and relays. The software of the control computer was developed with the virtual instrument LabVIEW.The communication between the water well station,the control computer and the remote control was carried out through the GPRS net.The concrete realization of each part were introduced,the hardware frame of the embedded system and the crucial technology in the μC/OS-II transplantation were expounded.The application in the local field proved the rationality and reliability of the whole system.


An EBIS has been built to provide nuclei up to Ne10+ (1010 ppp) and polarized particles (3.1011 with storage). This EBIS uses a superconducting solenoid (3T, 1.5 m long). The electron density is higher than 103 A. cm-2 by space charge neutralization. Results of preliminary experiments show spectra with Ne10+, A18+ Kr34+ and Xe44+. Further applications of CRYEBIS are discussed.


An experimental investigation was conducted to study the behavior of semirigid precast beam-column connections subjected to simulated seismic forces. Four full-scale interior beam-column assemblies representing a portion of a frame subjected to simlated seismic loading were tested, including one monolithic specimen and 3 precast specimens. The behavior differences of these types of connections with respect to strength, ductility, stiffness, energy dissipation, and bond deterioration at the joint core are presented and discussed. Test data showed that properly designed precast beam-column connections maintained ductility and strength and exhibited excellent energy capacity when subjected to large inelastic deformations under load reversals.


The Son Of X-Shooter (SOXS) is a two-channel spectrograph along with imaging capabilities, characterized by a wide spectral coverage (350nm to 2000nm), designed for the NTT telescope at the La Silla Observatory. Its main scientific goal is the spectroscopic follow-up of transients and variable objects. The UV-VIS arm, of the Common Path sub-system, is characterized by the presence of a powered Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector composed (ADC) by two counter-rotating quadruplets, two prisms, and two lenses each. The presence of powered optics in both the optical groups represents an additional challenge in the alignment procedures. We present the characteristics of the ADC, the analysis after receiving the optics from the manufacturer, the emerging issues, the alignment strategies we followed, and the final results of the ADC in dispersion and optical quality.


"'Blacks in all Quarters of the Globe': Anti-Imperialism, Insurgent Cosmopolitanism, and International Labor in Pauline Hopkins's Literary Journalism" traces the genealogy of black radicalism to Hopkins's early twentieth century writings in the Colored American Magazine. Not only do these fiction and nonfiction works address race relations in the United States, they also engage international politics by imagining a collective anti-capitalist, anti-imperialist project that connects African Americans to Haitians, Native Americans, and Filipinos. Until Booker T. Washington removed her from her editorial post in the magazine in 1904, Hopkins's insurgent prose challenged U.S. foreign and domestic policies regarding race and economic exploitation. In historical sketches about Toussaint L'Ouverture or famous women such as Harriet Tubman as well as in Winona, an historical novel that features John Brown as a major character, Hopkins presages a proletarian revolution that will bring about her economic and political version of divine justice.


Doctors and patients tell Kathy Oxtoby what has got them through the year, and the positives they have taken from 2020


A model of near-neutral and convective steady-state internal boundary layer evolution is presented. the model deals with the internal boundary layer that forms over land in coastal and lake areas during onshore winds. Near the ground, the growth of the internal boundary layer is controlled by friction velocity in accordance with surface layer theory. Farther downwind, the growth is determined by the atmospheric stability and friction velocity within the internal boundary layer, and the temperature gradient in the air above. the wind profile inside the internal boundary layer is assumed to follow Obukhov similarity theory. an expression for the strength of the inversion that caps the layer is derived and used in the model. A comparison is carried out with independent experimental observations of internal boundary layer growth in the sea-land transition.

Kinematic heat flux through the top of the internal boundary layer is described by the formulation − h = 0.2s + 2.5 uT/gh + the Zilitinkevich correction. the terms 0.2s and 2.5uT/gh account for convective and mechanical turbulence, respectively, and the Zilitinkevich correction is a turbulent kinetic-energy storage term that ensures finite growth rate of the internal boundary layer near the ground. the relative importance of mechanical and convective turbulence as well as the Zilitinkevich correction is discussed. the Zilitinkevich correction dominates the growth process of the internal boundary layer when it is lower than roughly 50m. As the layer grows, the importance of the Zilitinkevich correction diminishes. Then mechanical turbulence dominates the growth process until the internal boundary layer has reached a height of approximately −1.4L. Further growth is controlled mainly by convective turbulence. Conditions of high wind speed and large values of the potential temperature gradient over water result in a deep zone where the growth of the internal boundary layer is controlled by mechanical turbulence. With near-zero potential temperature gradient over water, the zone becomes shallow and may vanish.


One of the forms of state intervention in market development is state aid (subsidies) to private sector enterprises. Over the period of 2004--2006, a great part of the EU aid was granted to business in Lithuania through the EU structural funds. State aid is a complicated phenomenon. It may have several aims, with none of them being dominant. The effects of this aid may also be varied and hardly described by a single criterion or indicator. Therefore, multiple criteria evaluation methods can be used to compare the aid to various businesses and to determine its effect on their development objectively. The analysis of state subsidies to enterprises based on these methods allowed us to state that the aid had the greatest effect on the development of projects in the areas of production, research, experiments and education. The most influencing factor is aid intensity (the more intensive the aid, the greater the effect), while the best ratios of investments to the effect obtained was found in the area of educational projects, followed by research, experimental and production projects. The aid to enterprises providing services was the least effective. The results obtained in multicriteria evaluation of state aid to business show that these methods are well suited to the analysis of this phenomenon, providing an objective view of the picture.


We investigated the status of women in corporate governance in Indian private sector enterprises. A quantitative empirical study was conducted on a convenient sample of 22 women who are members of the supervisory board or the board of directors of BSE 100 companies in India. An in-depth interview was used as a research tool. A 5-point Likert scale questionnaire was prepared to address a few objectives. The study documents that, despite the numerous misconceptions encountered in their job, women generally believe they are appreciated equally by their male co-workers. Achieving work–life balance is a significant problem because of the complex nature of women's roles in their home and professional lives. The study also documents that women's development in corporate governance bodies is based on the assistance they get from the more extensive system and society. Research identifies the antecedents of corporate governance and work environment. This research contributes to the study of corporate governance in the workplace. It offers insights into how women handle social bias and work–life balance to succeed professionally. The study's outcome is helpful for all the stakeholders to understand the various factors which significantly influence women's position in the work environment to make corporate governance more effective.


Thick successions of quartzose and argillaceous metasediments in the northern part of the Southern Snake Range and the central Schell Creek Mountains of eastern Nevada and the southeastern part of the Deep Creek Range of adjacent Utah are assigned to the Late Precambrian and are here named the McCoy Creek Group. This group is overlain concordantly but with sharp boundary by Lower Cambrian Prospect Mountain Quartzite (Restricted). The lower part contains minor marble and, in the Deep Creek Range, tillitic schists. The base is not exposed. Regional metamorphism ranges from very low to medium grade and is considered Mesozoic in age. It is not associated with the formation of any migmatites or gneisses in the three areas described. In the Southern Snake Range the upper 3,600 feet of the McCoy Creek Group are exposed; six new formations are proposed most of which are also recognized in the southernmost part of the Northern Snake Range. Synkinematic regional metamorphism is of low-chlorite-zone grade and extends upward through the Lower Cambrian. Superposed dynamic metamorphism in Late Precambrian and Cambrian rocks is localized near a decollement thrust, and still later contact metamorphism occurs at post-orogenic granitic intrusions. Different combinations of the three genetically separate metamorphisms have produced various kinds of polymetamorphic rocks, including mimetically, recrystallized contact schists. In the McCoy Creek area of the Schell Creek Mountains, 8,800 feet of the group are exposed; eight formations, designated as McCoy Creek Unit A through H, and several subdivisions are recognized. At least the upper 4,300 feet are equivalent to the formations exposed in the Southern Snake Range. The lower part includes minor marbles and local amphibolite. In the upper part of the section, as well as in overlying Prospect Mountain strata, synkinematic regional metamorphism is of the same low-chlorite-zone grade as in the equivalent rocks of the Southern Snake Range, but in the lower part the grade increases to the biotite and garnet zone. There is no orogenic unconformity or metamorphic break, and metamorphic history, analyzed in detail, is similar throughout the sequence, though on the evel of different grades. Being synkinematic and therefore orogenic, the regional metamorphism is considered to be later than the concordant Late Precambrian-Paleozoic-Early Triassic succession of the region, and to be connected with the major Mesozoic orogeny as its deep-seated expression. Though the metamorphic grade was controlled by stratigraphic depth, metamorphism was triggered by orogeny, deformation playing the role of catalyst. Superposed dynamic and contact metamorphism are absent in the McCoy Creek area but dynamic, and possibly contact metamorphism, occur in Prospect Mountain Quartzite and other Paleozoic rocks near Connors Pass farther south in the Schell Creek Range. End_Page 289------------------------------ In the Trout Creek area of the southeastern Deep Creek Range about 8,800 feet of metasediments are exposed which represent the lower part of the McCoy Creek Group and are believed to include strata older than any exposed in the McCoy Creek area. Seven formations, designated as Trout Creek Unit 1 through 7, and several subdivisions are recognized. The lower part includes some marble and three units of tillitic schists totalling about 1,350 feet. The erratic pebbles and boulders were derived from an earlier Precambrian terrane of gneisses, granitic rocks, migmatites, and schists with quartzite and minor marble. The erratics were dropped haphazardly into bedded, argillaceous-silty-sandy sediments. They are believed to have been rafted by icebergs, rather than to have been deposited by su aqueous slides. Metamorphism is regional-synkinematic and mostly of garnet-zone grade; it closely resembles the metamorphism in the lowest part of the McCoy Creek section. In the tillitic schists the erratics generally were fully recrystallized. Hornblendic interbeds in the lower parts of the section largely are of sedimentary derivation. Similar schists, but without tillitic members, were mapped by R. B. Nelson on the west side of the area described. These schists are overlain by the highest Precambrian strata along a shearing-off thrust. The latter strata have the same lithologic character, the same low-chlorite-zone metamorphism, and the same stratigraphic position as the equivalent upper part of the McCoy Creek Group exposed in the Southern Snake Range and the McCoy Creek area. Altho gh the later thrust faulting here has broken the continuity of sequence of the McCoy Creek Group, the medium-grade regional metamorphism of the Trout Creek area is interpreted as post-Paleozoic, in analogy with the more conclusive relationships exposed in the McCoy Creek area of the Schell Creek Mountains. Other occurrences of Precambrian rocks in eastern Nevada are briefly outlined. The McCoy Creek Group is exposed also between the southern end of the Cherry Creek Mountains and the northern Egan Range, as well as in the Egan Range north of Ely. The stratigraphically well defined outcrops of the McCoy Creek Group are contrasted to areas of complex crystallines in which migmatites, gneisses, and related granitic rocks are associated with metaclastic rocks and some amphibolites. Such a rock association is displayed typically in the Northern Ruby-East Humboldt Range where regional metamorphism is of high and higher-medium grade and is associated with large-scale, syn- and late-kinematic migmatization. The Northern Ruby-East Humboldt Complex probably represents an earlier Precambrian baseme t, though evidence is not conclusive. In the Wood Hills, east of the East Humboldt Range, a thick Paleozoic section of marbles occurs. In the Northern Snake Range the lower plate of a decollement thrust includes limited outcrop areas of low-grade metasediments of the McCoy Creek Group and of non-metamorphic Prospect Mountain Quartzite, but the predominant rocks are medium-grade metaclastic schists, gneisses, and related granitic rocks; amphibolitic rocks also occur. The gneisses are derived from granitic intrusions; migmatization is rare and, where present, is on a small scale. The age of the clastic rocks and of their intrusion and regional metamorphism is uncertain. It is possible that Late Precambrian and Lower Cambrian rocks are involved, but the possibility that earlier Precambrian lements are present also exists. Precambrian rocks exposed in the Grouse Creek and Raft River Ranges of northwesternmost Utah and in the Albion Mountains of adjacent Idaho comprise metaclastic schists and an amphibolitic unit, invaded by massive and gneissose granitic rocks of doubtful age. Correlation with rocks in eastern Nevada is uncertain, although two sequences can be recognized in the Raft River Range.


This study investigated teacher candidates' perceptions of 21st-century
competencies, compared the perceptions among teacher candidates from different majors and academic achievement levels, examined the relationship between teacher candidates' perceptions of the competencies and their learning achievement, and determined approaches to enhance such competencies. A survey was conducted among 250 teacher candidates from 13 different majors, and six university lecturers were interviewed in an open-admission university in
Thailand. The results revealed that the teacher candidates realized the high importance of 21st-century competencies regarding the role of teachers as facilitators, learning management skills, technology and media literacy skills, morality and professional ethics, assessment and evaluation, knowledge and understanding of the social context, communication skills, and research skills. Teacher candidates from different majors and with varied academic achievement levels had the same perceptions of 21st-century competencies in all but two areas: knowledge and understanding of the social context and communication
skills. Furthermore, no relationship was found between teacher andidates' perceptions of the competencies and their academic achievement. The results suggest that faculty and other related organizations must realize the importance of developing teacher candidates' 21st-century competencies by creating efficient, high-quality programs, to prepare them for a successful career path


By use of the linearized Saint-Venant equations, this paper first recalls the so-called constant volume model of open channel networks. Based on this model, a predictive model of open channel networks is derived. It takes the storage volume variations as state variables and gate openings as control variables with constraints. Considering the structure complexity of open channels and constraints, the control problem of open channel networks is cast in the framework of model predictive control. An equivalent aggregation scheme for the model without any constraints is presented to improve the computational efficiency significantly without any loss of control performance. Then the idea of equivalent aggregation scheme is generalized to the case with constraints and a quasi-equivalent aggregation scheme is developed. A detailed study for a particular open channel network consisting of two pools is illustrated to demonstrate the efficacy of the aggregation-based model predictive control algorithm.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of top management control in stimulating innovation through their effect on the creation of knowledge in new product development (NPD) projects. Top management has a crucial role in stimulating innovation in companies, in particular as top managers affect knowledge creation through their interaction with project teams before and during an NPD project, which can of course affect innovation.Design/methodology/approach – Through comparative case‐based research in two companies in high‐velocity industries, chosen through theoretical sampling, the authors have studied six NPD projects.Findings – The control top management exercise over an NPD project influences the creation of knowledge in different ways, both hampering and facilitating knowledge creation. In particular, this control focuses on explicit knowledge, and not tacit knowledge, which may reduce the overall capacity for knowledge creation and ultimately innovation.Research limitations/implica...


Background: Abnormal scapular displacements during arm elevation have been observed in people with shoulder impingement syndrome. These abnormal scapular displacements were evaluated using different methods and instruments allowing a 3-dimensional representation of the scapular kinematics. The validity and the intrasession reliability have been shown for the majority of these methods for healthy people. However, the intersession reliability on healthy people and people with impaired shoulders is not well documented. This measurement property needs to be assessed before using such methods in longitudinal comparative studies. The objective of this study is to evaluate the intra and intersession reliability of 3-dimensional scapular attitudes measured at different arm positions in healthy people and to explore the same measurement properties in people with shoulder impingement syndrome using the Optotrak Probing System. Methods: Three-dimensional scapular attitudes were measured twice (test and retest interspaced by one week) on fifteen healthy subjects (mean age 37.3 years) and eight subjects with subacromial shoulder impingement syndrome (mean age 46.1 years) in three arm positions (arm at rest, 70° of humerothoracic flexion and 90° of humerothoracic abduction) using the Optotrak Probing System. Two different methods of calculation of 3-dimensional scapular attitudes were used: relative to the position of the scapula at rest and relative to the trunk. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and standard error of measure (SEM) were used to estimate intra and intersession reliability. Results: For both groups, the reliability of the three-dimensional scapular attitudes for elevation positions was very good during the same session (ICCs from 0.84 to 0.99; SEM from 0.6° to 1.9°) and good to very good between sessions (ICCs from 0.62 to 0.97; SEM from 1.2° to 4.2°) when using the method of calculation relative to the trunk. Higher levels of intersession reliability were found for the method of calculation relative to the trunk in anterior-posterior tilting at 70° of flexion compared to the method of calculation relative to the scapula at rest. Conclusion: The estimation of three-dimensional scapular attitudes using the method of calculation relative to the trunk is reproducible in the three arm positions evaluated and can be used to document the scapular behavior. Published: 21 June 2007 BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007, 8:49 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-49 Received: 11 December 2006 Accepted: 21 June 2007 This article is available from: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/8/49 © 2007 Roy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


Sky cover method can be used to determine sky condition by cloud amount of the Korea Meteorological Administration. And, HCI (Hourly Clearness Index) method is another method determined by measured horizontal global radiation data. The results of the HCI methods of Erbs et al. (1982), Orgill and Hollands (1977) seem to be not good enough because of the air pollution such as smog phenomenon or yellow sand phenomenon and so on. Therefore, HCI should be corrected. The aim of this study is to improve HCI. Therefore, this study is to analyze and compare on the sky conditions from Sky cover method and HCI, and then presents hourly correction factor based on Sky 채팩 method. The results of corrected HCI improved.


Abstract Danish Dance Stories is an artistic initiative manifested through a series of collegial encounters in 2018 and 2021, which revolves around the sharing of personal (hi)stories across generations and geographic affiliations. Documentation from the events and contributions from participants have been organized as stories on the website danskedansehistorier.dk. By revisiting and through the writing process engaging in conversations with the content of the stories, the text is an attempt to articulate and reflect on issues and potentials of the initiative. The conversations raise questions about hegemony, hierarchy and access, discussed through the lens of the terminology that constitute the ambiguous title of the initiative; Danish, Dance and History. By leaning onto the knowledge and experience of colleagues, complexity, multiplicity and repetition are proposed as a possible direction for a future local dance community.


Solderability is a major aspect to be considered in module manufacturing. To understand the effects governing the soldering process it is necessary to understand the solderability as a system. It is composed of the suitability of the materials, the feasibility of the process and the reliability of the interconnection [1]. For determining the suitability of involved materials, we recommend using a wetting balance analyzer. In the first part of the paper, we show how the analyzer works. We explain the experimental setup and which boundary conditions affect the results. The size of the test samples should be defined and identical. The number of measurements with one piece of solder should not be too large. Generously fluxing both cell and solder is very important to achieve trustable results. An exemplary series of measurements is given to explain how to handle them. To prove the suitability of the system, we show the differences in wetting of three different alloys. A standard SnPbAg and two lead free alloys: SnAgCu and SnBi. Additionally we show how different kinds of flux influence the wetting behaviour of SnAgCu alloy.


Extracellular matrix (ECM) components regulate stem‐cell behavior, although the exact effects elicited in embryonic stem (ES) cells are poorly understood. We previously developed a simple, defined, serum‐free culture medium that contains leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) for propagating pluripotent mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells in the absence of feeder cells. In this study, we determined the effects of ECM components as culture substrata on mES cell self‐renewal in this culture medium, comparing conventional culture conditions that contain serum and LIF with gelatin as a culture substratum. mES cells remained undifferentiated when cultured on type I and type IV collagen or poly‐d‐lysine. However, they differentiated when cultured on laminin or fibronectin as indicated by altered morphologies, the activity of alkaline phosphatase decreased, Fgf5 expression increased, and Nanog and stage‐specific embryonic antigen 1 expression decreased. Under these conditions, the activity of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 and Akt/protein kinase B (PKB), which maintain cell self‐renewal, decreased. In contrast, the extracellular signal‐regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 activity, which negatively controls cell self‐renewal, increased. In the defined conditions, mES cells did not express collagen‐binding integrin subunits, but they expressed laminin‐ and fibronectin‐binding integrin subunits. The expression of some collagen‐binding integrin subunits was downregulated in an LIF concentration‐dependent manner. Blocking the interactions between ECM and integrins inhibited this differentiation. Conversely, the stimulation of ECM‐integrin interactions by overexpressing collagen‐binding integrin subunits induced differentiation of mES cells cultured on type I collagen. The results of the study indicated that inactivation of the integrin signaling is crucial in promoting mouse embryonic stem cell self‐renewal.


The invention relates to the technical field of folding cars, and discloses a portable folding car. The portable folding car comprises a collapsible base and a handlebar, wherein the base comprises a front seat plate and a rear seat plate; the inner end part of the front seat plate is hinged with the inner end of the rear seat plate; the lower end of the front seat plate is provided with a front wheel; the lower end of the rear seat plate is provided with rear wheels; front concave cavities used for accommodating the rear wheels are formed in the lower end of the front seat plate; a rear concave cavity used for accommodating the front wheel is formed in the lower end of the rear seat plate; the lower end of the handlebar is hinged to the front seat plate; the upper end surface of the front seat plate is provided with a groove strip for embedding the handlebar therein when the base is folded; the front seat plate and the rear seat plate are opened to be flat by swinging; the lower end of the front seat plate is connected to the front wheel; the lower end of the rear seat plate is connected to the rear wheels; a user stands on the base, and the base travels on the road through the wheels, so that the use is convenient; and the front seat plate and the rear seat plate swing, so that the front seat plate and the rear seat plate are superposed together, and the handlebar also can be folded, and therefore, the floor space of the portable folding car is small, and the portable folding car is convenient to carry.


Human-machine interfaces are constantly evolving. Within this group, the interfaces based on natural gestures of users allow converting these movements into commands for a computer system without contacting any surface. This paper describes the architectural model of a system that addresses these interfaces to control home automation systems. An armband for gestural capture called MYO® is selected in this case. This device combines the measurement of electrical activity produced by the movement of forearm and hand muscles in order to detect the hand gesture, but it is also able to capture the orientation and rotation of the movement. Finally, a study is performed of its application.


This paper will make an attempt to analyze the gap in views of Gandhi regarding the role which should be played by women in society and politics and the current status of women in Indian society after seventy three years of independence. Gandhi aimed at creating a non-violent society based on truth and equality, love, cooperation, care, sympathy etc the virtues with which women are associated. There is no doubt that Gandhi's advocacy of nonviolent struggle created favorable condition for mass participation of women in all the movements he launched. Gandhi designed his strategy and chose forms of struggle very consciously and deliberately, so as to encourage women's participation in public life so that woman may become unquestioned leader.


In this paper, a new algorithm for symmetric encryption is proposed. This algorithm is intended to encrypt color images, where each pixel is encoded on 24 bits and is based on the principle of chaotic confusion and diffusion, using chaotic sequences generated by one-dimensional chaotic applications, called logistic maps. This algorithm consists of several confusion rounds done by means of chaotic sequence and chaotic confusion keys KeyConf as well as two diffusion rounds that allow mixing properties of adjacent pixels with chaotic diffusion keys KeyDiff. Then, we proceed to analyze the security of our algorithm; this includes an analysis of histograms, an analysis of the correlation between various image sources and their respective encrypted images, an analysis of the sensitivity to secret key, an analysis of the sensitivity to plain image, an estimation of the size of the key space and of the encryption time.


Transition metal oxides with various valence states have high specific capacitance and have attracted much attention. However, the poor cycle stability caused by material agglomeration seriously limits the play of its high activity. Herein, we create a stress dispersion structure (CuxO composite porous carbon net) by in situ lyophilization and one-step carbonization, effectively anchoring highly reactive copper oxides and highly conductive carbon networks combined with high nitrogen doping of 10.7%, to investigate their electrochemical performance in supercapacitors. Specifically, the specific capacitance of CuxO@NPC can be as high as 392 F/g (0.5 A/g) in the three-electrode system with 6 mol/L KOH as electrolyte. When applied to the two-electrode system, the cycle stability of the whole device can reach 97% after 10,000 cycles.


Flow simulations have been performed as part of our effort to better understand powered resonance tube behavior. Scaled simulations of the powered resonance tube have produced reasonable correspondence to laboratory experiments, in terms of the frequency and amplitude of the resonant response. The simulations suggest new insights into the complexity and details of the flowfield. The simulations show that the flow in the integration slot is primarily on the resonance tube side, with almost no flow on the supply tube side of the integration slot. The numerical results suggest that the acoustic waves from the resonance in the resonance tube drive an unsteady separation at the supply tube. The unsteady separation at the supply tube in turn drives the observed large oscillations in the shock structure. The unsteady separation seems to be a key aspect of the resonance phenomena. Very recently it has been discovered that for shallow resonance tubes, the pressure ratio affects the response frequency. Also, the resonance tube is found to impose strong pressure disturbances in a Mach 0.5 boundary layer flow. The presence of the Mach 0.5 external stream and boundary layer reduces the resonance frequency by about 12%, relative to the case without an external stream.


Student Employment Bureau this year has Interviewed 258 new students for registration as well as 6 reregistrants. The effect of enrollment decreases upon the bureau is shown by the fact that this year's total is 264 while last year a t this time 330 were interviewed. Upon registration each student pays a $5.00 fee; the placement fee is $3.00. Seniors have been informed as to the use of this money. At a general information meeting, September 25, the proposed budget for 1941-42 was approved:


The coal mining industry has been a high-risk industries, just that a lot of advanced security technology will first use in coal mining enterprises, the only way to be able to continue to enhance the personal safety of coal mine employees. Mine safety monitoring system based on radio technology has been implemented in many coal mining enterprises, and achieved good security management role. This paper focuses on the common types of radio technology, as well as coal mine safety monitoring system based on ZigBee radio technology.


Under the background of information technology,this paper inherits the classic geography and focuses on the distance decay effect.The sample literatures are got by filtering the related research results in China via multilevel and multi-angle.A relatively complete set of system is established by combining quantitative and empirical research in recent years.The sample literatures are put into 4 main fields based on the summary results of contents and keywords ,some focused contents are summarized in each field to present its development and achievement.Through the comprehensive analysis,it is found that there are three different network information flow decay patterns,respectively are vector diffusion,fuzzy distance attenuation and index and gaussian model;the guidance of network information flow on human flow reveals three different ways,i.e.positive guiding,passive guiding and interactive guiding;the law of center-peripheral about ecommerce spatial distribution is given by domestic scholars from different aspects.There are two new trends(SNS and the unexpected public crisis) in the network information flow decay.


e18053Background: At the time of diagnosis, patients with breast cancer have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors than the general population. It is likely that the prevalence of actu...


The first investigations on the metabolism of yeast cells in vivo by means of the retrieval of the phase distribution from femtosecond cross correlation measurements show a characteristic distribution of the phase shift of coherent light. The obtained phase shift distribution is compared with the phase shift distribution retrieved from a series of phase sensitive measurements carried out on a set of optically identically oriented samples by means of quantitative phase-microscopy. First comparisons show better statistic results by means of the fs-laser-pulse analysis at a considerably reduced measuring time. Consequently, this method is better suited to high throughput investigations.


Organic electronic devices, such as organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs), are very sensitive to air environment, so it is necessary to encapsulate these devices to increase the service life[1−2]. In this study, we report a high transparent inorganic /organic multilayer barrier film, in which the inorganic layer is a high‐quality SiNx layer and the organic layer is clay nanoparticle‐embedded organic—inorganic hybrid (C—H) nanocomposite.


In vibration disease there is the peripheral nerve disturbances (sensory disturbances) of fingers. To detect the sensory disturbances the vibratory sense threshold and the pain threshold and so on have been measured.This paper discribes observations on the change of the pain threshold of the finger before and after cold exposure i.e., immersion of the hand into the water at 30°C, 20°C, 10°C and 5°C and on the relationship between the pain threshold and the vibratory sense threshold at a frequency of 125Hz. Subjects were 79 chain saw operators, who ranged from 30 to 68 years of age. Of the 79 operators, 53 were suffering from vibration induced white fingers (VWF group). 6 operators in good condition of fingers and 7 male laboratory workers were compared with the VWF group as the control.The results were as follows:1) The pain threshold after exposures was high, as the water temperature became cold.2) The pain threshold in the control group was slightly high just after immersion to 5°C, but it became rapidly low with time after exposure. On the other hand, that in the VWF group was very high after immersion into cold water at 10°C and 5°C and it became slightly low with time after exposure.3) In the white finger attack workers, the pain threshold in the fifties was higher than that in the forties.4) There were statistically significant positive correlations between the pain threshold and the vibratory sense threshold for frequency of 125Hz, after exposure to 20°C, 10°C and 5°C.


The anti-oxidant property of HP40 alloy with 5%~20% Al at 1200℃ was studied. It shows that the oxide film on the surface of the alloy mainly consists of Al2O3, thus the anti-oxidant property increases. When Al content is 5wt% and 10wt%, the anti-oxidant property is best. But when Al content further increases, the anti-oxidant property of the alloy decreases. Due to the increase in thickness of oxide film on the allay surface, the film is broken off easily and the anti-oxidant property decreases.


"Culture is the widening of the mind and of the spirit." Jawaharlal Nehru Abstract The aim of this qualitative study is to explore the academic and cultural learning experiences of students from India in United States of America. The results of this study will be useful for future international students in U.S.A. in smooth transition from one culture to another. This study explores the learning experiences and challenges of Indian scholars in the of United States of America.This is a multiple case study. For data collection, a semi structured questionnaire was constructed to conduct interviews of thirty Indian students, these students are studying on F1 visa in different universities of the United States of America. Most of the students reported lack of social interaction, financial issue and unawareness of learning style and U.S. English language ascent problem. Students praised the education system of the United states. They also reported limited interaction with Americans peers. Introduction The number of international students are increasingdramaticallyin the American universities,According to the Open door/IEEE reports, there are more than one million students admitted in year 2016. This increase indicates that in the last 10 years, 32% more international students are studying in American colleges and universities. Although international student enrollment is on the rise, but the past studies indicated that arrangements in the universities are not according to individual differences & different culture values. Due to lack of pre knowledge about foreign national's educational and social system,this group(Indian sojourners) of students face various challenges. The purpose of the study and research questions "International students have to face many problems in a new cultural, linguistic and educational environment." (Curry and Common, 2005) Ms. Chanchal Bhawankhel (Research Scholar) Education Department, Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan Dr. Madhu Mathur Former Dean& HOD Dept. of Education Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan


This paper describes a formal verification for a shared memory-style communication system. We first describe two versions (i.e. abstract and concrete) of the communication system based on an I/O automaton, which is a formal system for distributed algorithms. Then, we prove the concrete version can perform all the external operations of the abstract version. This result, together with a former result [3], leads to the equivalence of the two versions. The proof is done by Larch theorem prover, and is the ever largest case study using I/O-automata.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to estimate the impact of a pay-for-performance (PFP) rule change on US Department of Defense (DoD) employees' job satisfaction by looking at changes in the DoD's National Security Personnel System.

Design/methodology/approach
The data for the analysis are derived from the 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 Federal Human Capital Survey. A difference-in-differences (DID) quasi-experimental methodology was used to examine the effect of a PFP rule change on DoD employee job satisfaction. The Department of Air Force and Navy are analyzed as a proxy for the DoD. This study also undertakes a subgroup analysis strategy to understand the effect of PFP systems on specific subgroups (classified by gender, race and supervisory status).

Findings
This study's results indicate that the overall effect of the introduction of a new PFP rule at DoD is a decrease of approximately 7.9 percentage points in employee job satisfaction, which is a substantial negative effect. In addition, this paper further finds that DoD's PFP system has widened the gender gap in job satisfaction at DoD.

Originality/value
This study contributes to both the theoretical and the empirical understanding of PFP systems and public employee work morale and attitudes.


In conditions in which using plants with protection properties has almost become a "fashion" of modern society, we believe that scientific research is necessary to confirm the existence of these useful substances for health in this plants. With modern methods of scientific research were identified substances with brawl antioxidant activity in juice of Hippophae rhamnoides, Ribes nigrum and Vaccinium myrtillus. The results confirm the existence of compounds with antioxidant activity in plant products analyzed, and beneficial effects on human health that consumption of vegetable produce. However, should be avoided the approach where plants are a universal "panacea".


An approach to constructing the static characteristics of a system from experimental data is considered. It is noted that in many cases the problem is solved by applying the "black box" concept, according to which the data of an experiment containing the values of the measured input and output quantities are used. In practice, the input and output variables in the experiment are determined with certain errors.
It is shown that in solving the problem within the framework of the conventional approach, the availability of various sources and generating factors of interference models is often ignored, which leads to a significant distortion of error estimates and to formation of an inadequate conversion characteristic. In view of this circumstance, the types and sources of errors appearing in constructing the static characteristic are determined, and the models of noises emerging during measurements under real field conditions and during a calibration experiment are studied, and it is shown that they have fundamentally different effects on the measurement result.


A radiochemical neutron activation analysis technique for the determination of 26 elements including the α-emitting elements Th and U and Cu, Fe, K, Na, Ni, and Zn has been developed. The radiochemical separation was performed by anion exchange on a Dowex 1 x 8 column from HF and HF/NH 4 F medium. It leads to a selective removal of the matrix-produced radionuclides 46 Sc, 47 Sc, and 48 Sc and a nearly selective isolation of 239 Np and 233 Pa, the indicator radionuclides of U and Th, respectively. Counting the intensive but unspecific 511-keV γ-ray of 64 Cu was enabled by a selective extraction of copper with dithizone from 15 M HF. For K, Na, Th, and U, a limit of detection of 30, 0.05, 0.03, and 0.07 ng/g, respectively, was achieved. For the other elements, the detection limits were between 0.002 ng/g for Ir and 45 ng/g for Zr. The elements As, Cr, and Mn were assayed only by instrumental neutron activation analysis. These techniques were applied to the analysis of two titanium sputter target materials of different purity grade. Results from seven elements are compared with those of isotope dilution and glow discharge mass spectrometry.


This paper is about a methodology for the optimization of a Permanent Magnet Brushless Direct Current (PM-BLDC) motor. The most advantage of this proposed method is its mathematical modeling effectiveness. In specific, it is focused on multi-objective optimization by using a Radial Basis Function (RBF) Neural Network simulated in the Matlab environment. The aim of this optimization process was to maximize the efficiency and to minimize the permanent magnet mass, active mass, and volume of the motor. In order to verify results, two-dimensional models were developed and thoroughly analyzed using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in Ansys-Maxwell. Moreover, the comparison of the RBFNN and Genetic Algorithm (GA) results were also figured out and the comparison showed that the RBFNN has better ability in finding the optimal solutions and also has less computational time than GA.


The present work aims the recopilation of the necessary information for the construction of a theoretical framework in the topic of financial and operative leverage in the organizations.

This document is based mainly on stablishing a temathic order, of the esencial content all the necessary elements for the understanding of one of the financing tools, that are named financial and operative leverage, starting from the general to the particular, that is to say, is made a tour of finance and its evolution, identify and explain each one of the components that are involved in the conformation of the financial and operative structure of the organizations, taking the elements of each one of the financial decisions (investment, finanacing and dividends).

In conclusion the finality of this monograph is centered on serving the student community of La Universidad de el Quindio, as a reference of query that contains a clear, concise and practical both theoretical and procedure of the aplication of this technique of high rentability in the companies.


In a prospective survey of fifty admissions to a young disabled unit, more than 75% of people with a severe disability expressed a wish to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation should they suddenly collapse. The opportunity to make an informed decision was positively received by all patients, and the information gained is of value in guiding resuscitation decisions.


Spinel ferrite samples TixNi1-xFe2O4 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4) were prepared using conventional solid reaction method. The sample exhibit a single-phase cubic spinel structure with a space group obtained Fd3m. The lattice parameter a increases with the increase of Ti doping level x. But the specific saturation magnetizations, σs, gradually decrease with increasing Ti doping level x at 10 K and 300 K. It is interesting that when the doping level x≥0.2, two transition temperatures, TL and TN, are found: when the temperature is lower than TN, the magnetization is obviously decreased, while at the temperature TL, dσ/d T reaches a maximum value. This phenomenon indicates that an additional antiferromagnetic structure arises in the traditional spinel phase of ferrites which results from Ti doping, that Ti ions will show the form of Ti3+ and Ti2+ cations which have magnetic moments, and that the magnetic moments of the Ti cations are opposite to those of the Fe and Ni cations. The dependence of the magnetic moments of the samples on the Ti doping level x at 10 K was fitted successfully using the quantum-mechanical potential barrier model proposed earlier by our group. In the fitting process, the distributions of Ti, Ni and Fe cations in the samples are obtained. It is found that 80% of the Ti cations will occupy the [B] sites in Ti2+ form.


Today, project managers are challenged with improving efficiency and overall productivity while working on specific tasks. They must be flexible and understand how to use tools and methods to improve results. While Lean Six Sigma (LSS) provides an overall data-driven process for detecting and enhancing system defects, project management has tools to evaluate and create a defined plan and manage a project. This paper examines LSS alongside project management. It breaks down Six Sigma's define, measure, analyze, improve, and control process, and shows how to incorporate both LSS and project management tools. If LSS only focuses on minimizing defects, then time management, cost reduction, and overall project planning must be integrated to achieve successful project completion. The question ultimately is "Can project management benefit LSS?" By combining some critical aspects from project management, this paper proposes a more comprehensive approach to LSS. The approach is known as define, measure, analyze, improve, implement, control, and closure; a list of comprehensive tools and concepts that could be applied are also presented and discussed.


We study experimentally and theoretically the nonlinear interaction between a vortex beam and a soliton lattice. We observe the vortex-induced lattice deformation and lattice twisting due to transfer of angular momentum carried by the vortex beam.


For the inhomogeneous magnetic field MR imager, the polarization field is virtually uniform within horizontal degrees of freedom and decreases monotonically in a direction away from the surface. The authors describe the imaging principle, and present requirements and constraints by terms of key points of physical design such as 90° excitation pulse,180° refocused pulse, encoding manner and pulse sequences. In addition, it reveals that the echo time is restricted by the diffusion effect on signal amplitude due to the huge static field gradient. The data evaluated from diffusion not only restrict the usable TE, but also determine the strength of encoding gradient Gx, Gz and RF excitation field B1 and virtually usable RF pulse. The time spent for scanning one slice of human brain and inability of covering whole brain prohibit such MR imager from surgical intervention. It indicates that the advantage of the unilateral MR imager is portable. It can be used for arbitrary large sample to render MRI analysis of surface-layer in a non-invasive manner.


A seal packing assembly apparatus which assembles a seal packing into a core plate used as a component of a heat exchanger, which apparatus is provided with rollers which push a seal packing into a groove of a core plate while moving by rolling along the groove and guide members which abut against the core plate, the rollers being supported so as to displace matching the shape of the core plate by the reaction force which the guide members receive from the core plate, whereby the reliably of assembly of the seal packing is improved.


In this work, we give a characterization of the existence of minimal elements in partially ordered sets in terms of fixed point type statement. This characterization shows that the assumptions in Caristi's fixed point theorem can, a priori, be weakened. Finally, we give a negative answer to Kirk's problem on an extension of Caristi's result.


When pipelines are shutdown, waxy crude oils tend to form gels, which tend to plug the lines and stop flow. Restart requires sufficient pressure to overcome the yield stress of gelled oils. This study examines the yield strength of well-characterized waxy model oils at temperatures below the pour point. First, the yield stresses of model oils were determined by the vane method at different temperatures. Yield stress values were strongly dependent upon wax amounts and compositions, as expected. The extent of increase in yield stress values with temperature was greater for model oils that had a higher percentage of wax. The x-intercept values obtained from yield stress versus temperature were interpreted as no-flow points, which could be used as alternative measures of pour points. Second, the role of asphaltenes was examined in the evolution of the yield stress as the oil is cooled below the pour point. Asphaltene additions resulted in pour-point reductions, of up to 4 °C for additions of asphaltenes up to...


We present a scheme for the generalization of the two-component theory of Harari and Freund to multiparticle amplitudes and, in particular, to inclusive reactions. Our scheme is based on duality and borrows the terminology of dual perturbation theory but we do not restrict our generalizations to any specific model. We obtain a criterion for the absence of secondary (nonscaling) Regge contributions in inclusive reactions. We show how inclusive reactions may approach their limiting values from below, in contrast to total cross sections which always have positive secondary contributions. The scheme suggests a novel interpretation of diffraction dissociation which we discuss in a separate paper.


Objective To understand the dietary nutritional intake level in permanent residents of Shenzhen City.Methods The three-day dietary nutritional intake levels and frequencies in the permanent residents of above the age of 15 years were investigated.Results It showed that the main staple food is rice and eat vegetable oil with an intake level of 9.6 per person/day(MJ),accounting for 95.8% of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) in China,protein 97.1g,accounting for 131.4% RDA,fat 79.9g and carbohydrate 293.7g.The intake of vitamins are sufficient but for VitB,while the minerals are significantly insufficient.Conclusion Health education on nutrition be conducted,relevant knowledge on rational diet advocated and popularized to improve the health of the residents.


The cultivation of Chlorella sp., isolated from natural pond using urea as a nitrogen source in glass column and fermenter was investigated. The cultivation in modified N–8 medium containing 1000 mgL urea at a light intensity of 5000 lux supported good growth of Chlorella sp. E1708. The results showed that the maximum cell concentration and cell dry weight were 3.88 x 10 cells.mL and 19.82 gL respectively on day 8 of cultivation in a 300 mL glass column. Chlorella sp. E1708 exhibited the highest yield, showing maximum cell concentration and cell dry weight of 2.96 x 10 cells.mL and 18.37 gL, respectively on day 5 of cultivation in the modified medium in a 5 L-fermenter at 100 rpm agitation and 3 Lmin aeration.


The utility model relates to a heat-collecting radiation perforated hollow brick which is especially suitable for heat collecting at a soaking stove grate mouth and is also suitable for the radiation in a furnace cavity. The brick is in rectangular solid and hollow shape, and four faces of a brick wall are provided with perforated channels. If the bricks are built at the soaking stove grate mouth, the heat carried away by soaking furnace fume can be absorbed and radiated out, so the phenomenon of 'black holes' of an exhaust port can be eliminated. Accordingly, the purposes of energy saving, production capacity of the soaking furnace enhancing and the quality of burnt steel are all realized.


Through the more available acoustic information or the polarization information provided, vector sensor arrays outperform the scalar sensor arrays in accuracy of localization. However, the cost of a vector sensor array is higher than that of a scalar sensor array. To reduce the cost of a two-dimensional (2-D) vector sensor array, a hybrid T-shaped sensor array consisting of two orthogonal uniform linear arrays (ULAs) is proposed, where one ULA is composed of acoustic vector sensors and the other is composed of scalar sensors. By utilizing the cross-correlation tensor between the received signals from the two ULAs, two virtual uniform rectangular arrays (URAs) of acoustic vector sensors are obtained, and they can be combined into a larger URA. It is shown that a larger acoustic vector sensor URA with M2+1 degrees of freedom (DOFs) can be obtained from the specially designed T-shaped array with M acoustic vector sensors and 2M scalar sensors. Furthermore, by means of the proposed tensor model for the larger URA, the inter-sensor spacing can be allowed to exceed greatly a half-wavelength. Accordingly, the proposed method can achieve both a high DOF and a large array aperture. Simulation results show that the proposed method has a better performance in 2-D direction-of-arrival estimation than some existing methods under the same array cost.


In this thesis the writer analyzes the ecranisation of Majo no Takkyuubin (Kiki s Delivery Service) a novel by Kadono Eiko to animated movie by Miyazaki Hayao. The writer applies ecranisation theory because there are changes that occur in the plot, character, setting, atmosphere, and themes. Ecranisation is a transformation of a novel into a movie. The transformation of the novel into a movie, inevitably leads to several changes, therefore it can be said that ecranisation is a process of change. The result of the research is there are reductions and additions to the plot, character, setting, and atmosphere. Whereas, varied changes are found in the plot, character, setting, and theme in order to be different from the original novel. One example is the setting of place which is inspired by the city of Visby, Goldland, Sweden since the director was impressed by that city. Keywords: novel, animated movie, ecranisation


This research explores the connection and interaction between literature describing addiction theory and clinical art therapy practice. Literature spanning a wide variety of theoretical understandings of addiction and recovery was reviewed, as well as literature published on the use of art therapy with the substance abuse population. Using the review of the substance abuse literature as a base, key theoretical concepts were identified and formatted into a table that came to serve as a data coding system. Applying case study methodology, this coding system was then utilized as an analysis tool for the art therapy process and artwork of four clients in residential substance abuse treatment. Analysis of the data resulted in the emergence of five prominent themes amongst those listed in the coding system: 1) Intolerance of negative emotion 2) Problematic family dynamics 3) Traumatic experiences 4) Schemas and restructured cognitions and 5) Cultural issues. These findings were then examined in the context of the art therapy literature on substance abuse. The meanings derived from these findings make a case for greater integration between substance abuse literature and art therapy literature, illustrating the utility of clear and organized incorporation of theoretical ideas about addiction into art therapy with substance abuse clients. EXPANDING THE THEORETICAL LENSES OF ADDICTION TREATMENT vi Table of


In this paper it is established that all two-dimensional polynomial automorphisms over a Dedekind Q-algebra are stably tame; in fact, they become tame with the addition of three more dimensions. A key element in the proof is this additional new theorem: Over an Artinian Q-algebra all two-dimensional polynomial automorphisms having Jacobian determinant one are tame.


Over the years, the use of Native American names and images in sports teams' names, mascots and logos has been a widespread practice in both professional and amateur sports arenas in the United States. Whereas amateur teams do not usually own trade marks on those names and images, most professional teams have registered them as trade marks and it is estimated that the sale of professional team apparel generates over a billion dollar each year in licensed merchandise. High profile examples of uses of Native American names and images in sports teams' names, mascots and logos include the team name of the Atlanta "Braves" professional baseball organisation and fan ritual called the "Tomahawk Chop," the Cleveland "Indians" professional baseball team name and "Chief Wahoo" mascot and perhaps the most controversial of all, the Washington "Redskins" professional football team name. Over the past decades, Native Americans and other individuals have been campaigning to change this practice as they consider it to be disparaging, racially discriminatory and to perpetuate racial stereotype.This article will first set the context of the Redskins cases by examining Section 2(a) of the Lanham Trademark Act ("the Lanham Act") which enables the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to refuse to register trade marks which contain immoral, deceptive, scandalous, or disparaging matter. In particular it will focus on trade marks which consist of or comprise scandalous matter and those which may disparage persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols. It will then move on to examine the litigation involving the Washington Redskins trade marks and conclude by analysing the efficiency and usefulness of Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act to protect traditional names and images and the potential implications of the Redskins cases.


The cancer-specific nutrient transporter, SLC6A14, could be a means to target cancer metabolism as described by Babu et al. in this issue.


Prostatic tumors are well known to progress to hormonal therapy‐resistant terminal states. At this stage, there are no chemotherapeutic agents to affect clinical outcome. An effective cell death inducer for these prostate cells may be a candidate as an attractive antitumor agent. The extracts from S. repens have been used to improve the state of prostatic diseases and we have attempted to identify the effective component from the extract.


Mankind is slowly and painfully realizing that sustainability is very complicated in the current patterns of human lives. The fact that a billion times smaller enemy (virus) can put all the achievements of the previous civilization to the test testifies to how powerless man is before nature. Regardless of environmental and humanitarian problems, there is hope that man will be able to react in the right way, with a greater understanding of the dynamics of natural and social processes. So, to survive, it is necessary to expand knowledge, it is necessary to find the right path to sustainability. Dissemination of knowledge helps to raise the environmental awareness of man, and it is necessary at the very beginning of the education of each individual, to introduce knowledge about sustainable development and the ways of the same. With the maturation of the individual, knowledge needs to be increased until the moment when the person himself decides on higher education. The paper represents a modest contribution to achieving the path of Đukić Gordana | Univerzitet u Beogradu, Ekonomski fakultet Beograd | firstname.lastname@example.com Ilić Biljana | Megatrend univerzitet, Fakultet za menadžment Zaječar | b i l j a na . i l i c @fmz . e du . r s Održivost u visokom obrazovanju – poređenje Azijsko pacifičkog regiona i Srbije 10 VISOKA ŠKOLA ZA POSLOVNU EKONOMIJU I PREDUZETNIŠTVO, BEOGRAD, SRBIJA sustainability, pointing out the importance of education in higher education institutions with the aim of understanding the importance of how inseparable man is from nature and how much he depends on it. Therefore, the authors present the practice of higher education from the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, aimed at understanding the importance of higher education for sustainable development. The authors will refer to Higher Education in Serbia as well as how the understanding of sustainability in education is encouraged. Ključne reči: civilizacija, ekološki problemi, širenje znanja, visoko obrazovanje, azijsko-pacifički region, Srbija


A method of selectively coating, for example gold on phosphor bronze. The method comprises printing a mask on the phosphor bronze, which defines the area to be coated, by painting ectrodeposition without mask areas in an electrolytic bath with an epoxy-phenolic paint, setting in an oven of such that the epoxy coating material is a strongly adhering layer and resistant to chemicals, removal using a suitable solvent of the mask that was formed during the first stage, which effect to expose the metal and the metal coating by electro-deposition. The epoxy coating can be left in situ or removed Application of the coating metal parts with precious metals.


The work deals with numerical solution of steady transonic flows with applications in internal aerodynamics. The problems are described by the system of 2D or 3D Euler or Navier-Stokes equations. Our group developed during last years several central or upwind TVD finite volume methods for computation of transonic flows through a cascade or in a channel using grids of quadrilateral cells or triangular cells. We also developed other (non TVD) schemes e.g. MacCormack scheme or several multistage Runge-Kutta finite volume schemes with applications of some acceleration techniques (multi-grid solution or hierarchical residual averaging). Our aim is to present some comparison of results of flows in internal aerodynamics using TVD schemes or other schemes. One can also compare the influence or artificial viscosity effects especially using TVD schemes.


Embedded and real-time systems must balance between many often conflicting goals including predictability, high utilization, efficiency, reliability, and SWaP (size, weight, and power). Reliability is particularly difficult to achieve without significantly impacting the other factors. Though reliability solutions exist for application-level, they are invalidated by system-level faults that are particularly difficult to detect and recover from. This paper presents the C'Mon system for predictably and efficiently monitoring system-level execution, and validating that it conforms with the high-level analytical models that underlie the timing guarantees of the system. Latent faults such as timing errors, incorrect scheduler decisions, unbounded priority inversions, or deadlocks are detected, the faulty component is identified, and using previous work in system recovery, the system is brought back to a stable state - all without missing deadlines.


Streets as primary circulation channels for people in moving through and to places have provided experiences and impressions as streetscapes characters become immediate sources for people in creating general image of the city. Imageable streets have become main street and representation of identity. However, city growths had always been followed by new streets developments and activities. People's perception about the image of a city might probably change as imageable streets were altered. Bogor was known as a colonial resort city and botanical center that had undergone a dynamic process of growth and changes driven by the power of economic forces. This paper attempts to describe the influence of urban morphological development on street imageability, by comparing resident's and visitor's perception, and examining the extent of its influence to the image of the city in relation to urban identity. Conducted survey confirms that familiarity has a major influence on imageability. Morphological analysis of Bogor's street networks development reveals that street functional arrangement policy as well as development of new arterial street had an impact to street familiarity and led to some changes in the street imageability that could affect the perception on urban identity.


The calcifying epithelial odontogenic cyst (CEOC) is a developmental odontogenic cyst, which was first categorized as a distinct entity by Gorlin in 1962. It is an unusual and unique lesion, which may show characteristics of both a solid neoplasm and a cyst. It usually occurs as an intra-osseous lesion but may occasionally occur as an extra-osseous or peripheral variant. It shows a nearly equal distribution between the maxilla and mandible and is commonly seen anterior to the first molar. The clinical and radiographic features of this lesion are not pathognomonic, and it is characterized by its histological diversity, with the most characteristic feature being the presence of a variable number of ghost cells within the epithelial component. Treatment is conservative with surgical enucleation, and recurrences are rare. This report describes a case of CEOC in association with an impacted mandibular first premolar, which was diagnosed in a 13-year-old female patient, along with a review of the literature.


The Canadian criminal code was revised in 1969 to permit therapeutic abortion following committee certification that the pregnancy jeopardized the mother's health. Since that time there has been an increase in the annual number of abortions performed, creating strong national opposition to the law. Passage of the revised law seems to have cut down on the incidence of illegal abortion, illegitimate births, and forced marriages. It is expected that the law will also result in improved perinatal and neonatal health. There remains a need for improved abortion counseling and contraception and sterilization services.


The credit guarantee department of middle and small enterprises is an important part of socialized develop-ment promotion system and the basis of development promotion policies.It is in the middle of the credit chain:supply-ing guarantee for financial department to reduce the risks and supplying credit support for middle and small enterprises to earn loans.In order to develop Jilin provincial economy rapidly and better,it is urgent to establish the guarantee sys-tem for middle and small enterprises.


Abstract National stereotypes and social distance among a group of Indian students. The stereotype images and social distance toward different ethnic groups ofSouth Africa (Afrikaans- and English-speaking South Africans. Bantu, Coloureds. Jews and Indians) ot' Indian students from the University College of Durban were tested. The results indicated that the Indians have an overall positive prejudice image towards the Coloured and English-speaking sections of South Africa. in contrast to the negative and hostile prejudiced image towards the Jewish and Afrikaans-speaking sections.


An algorithm of the frequent Web user access patterns based on the directed graph is presented.The algorithm conducts a scan only to the Web service database and the sequence information between the pages is recorded in the directed graph.The mining process does not produce a huge number of candidate patterns.The efficiency in the discovery of the Web access pattern is distinctly improved.


Combined with practical example of longterm shaft vibration trouble on a 200 MW unit, the vibration phenomenon has been analysed, pointing out that the causes leading to said vibration are mainly due to friction between movable and stationary parts, such as steam seal gland, and oilring retainer for bearings etc..


In March 2009, I accompanied 19 university students to El Paso, Texas, for an alternative spring break (ASB). We traveled to the urban zip code with the lowest per capita income in the country (Acosta, 2009) to study U.S.–Mexico border issues. In the ASB program's language, we sought to gain "new perspectives on social issues while meeting community needs and learning about and building upon community assets" (Community Service-Learning, 2009). As one of two staff advisors, I primarily distributed funds and handled emergencies. In contrast, the two undergraduate student leaders, Julia and Brian, created the itinerary and arranged all of our learning and service opportunities.1 The found poem (Butler-Kisber, 2002) listed above, which I read during our final evening in El Paso, emerged from my recordings of memorable statements spoken by the numerous people we encountered (see Table 1 for trip activity descriptions). In this article, I highlight two powerful learning events that occurred in El Paso. These episodes pushed me, a university-based educator, to contemplate how I structure learning spaces and enter into dialogues on social issues. They also speak to the importance of both


Recently, stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC) has become an essential technique for quantitative proteomics, enabling us to comprehensively compare the protein expression changes in different states of cells. However, several limitations have arisen from the conventional SILAC method with respect to the requirement of using dialyzed serum, quantification of unlabeled cells, and arginine-to-proline conversion. To overcome these limitations, we introduced a dual labeling SILAC approach, which does not require dialysis of serum. Here, we review the principle and the features of our SILAC method as well as its application to quantitative proteomics.


Part 1. Context of Kuhn's life and work Chapter 1. Background to Kuhn's work. Chapter 2. Kuhn's intellectual biography and its context. Part 2. Kuhn's history/philosophy of science Chapter 3. Kuhn's work up to and including The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Chapter 4. Reactions to Structure and Kuhn's responses. Part 3. Appropriation of Kuhn's work Chapter 5. Non-historians/philosophers. Chapter 6. Kuhn's revolution and its future. Bibliography Index.


Abstract : Two compounds for treatment of pulmonary insufficiency were selected for further investigation. Eriodictyol administered orally to rhesus monkeys prevented or reduced the pulmonary congestion and edema induced by iodoacetamide. Other compounds known to provoke pulmonary edema in the dog (alloxan and ANTU) did not induce similar effect in the monkey. The naphthoquinone compound previously demonstrated to protect rodents from pulmonary edema was less effective in monkeys. In the dog heart, eriodictyol is non-toxic and potentiates the coronary vasodilator action of adenosine, a substance known to be released by hemolysis. Two water-soluble benzoylcarbinols were tested in mice. Both were effective in preventing carbon dioxide-induced pulmonary edema. However, benzoylcarbinoltrimetyl acetate produced pulmonary hemorrhages. Benzoylcarbonolmorpholine acetate was selected for future studies to determine if intravenous injection would be effective in treating or reversing acute pulmonary insufficiency. (Author Modified Abstract)