Here's the link to the Original Version of this amazing, inspiring and thought provoking talk by Simon Sinek: Start with why - how great leaders inspire action:TEDxPugetSound http://youtu.be/u4ZoJKF_VuA This is a Short Edited version of one of the most...


This study presents a comprehensive exploratory analysis of truck route choice diversity in the state of Florida, for both long-haul and short-haul truck travel segments. It employs six metrics to measure three different dimensions of diversity in truck route choice between any given origin–destination (OD) pair. These dimensions are: (a) number of distinct routes used to travel between the OD pair, (b) the extent of overlap (or lack thereof) among the routes, and (c) the evenness (or dominance) in the usage of different unique routes. The diversity metrics were applied to a large database of 73,000 truck routes derived from 200 million GPS records. Descriptive analysis and statistical modeling of the diversity metrics offered insights into the determinants of various dimensions of truck route choice diversity between any OD pair. The results are useful for improving choice set generation algorithms for truck route choice modeling and in truck route policies and investments.


We suggest that mammalian endothermy was established amongst Middle Jurassic crown mammals, through reviewing state‐of‐the‐art fossil and living mammal studies. This is considerably later than the prevailing paradigm, and has important ramifications for the causes, pattern, and pace of physiological evolution amongst synapsids. Most hypotheses argue that selection for either enhanced aerobic activity, or thermoregulation was the primary driver for synapsid physiological evolution, based on a range of fossil characters that have been linked to endothermy. We argue that, rather than either alternative being the primary selective force for the entirety of endothermic evolution, these characters evolved quite independently through time, and across the mammal family tree, principally as a response to shifting environmental pressures and ecological opportunities. Our interpretations can be tested using closely linked proxies for both factors, derived from study of fossils of a range of Jurassic and Cretaceous mammaliaforms and early mammals.


Climate change provides for a stronger wave climate and the open water area in this region will increase. The increase in open water area allows for an increase in higher energy surface waves than previously. In addition, human activities are much more complex in this zone, called Marginal Ice Zone, compared to the open ocean, so that there is an increased research interest in the physical processes of wave-ice interaction and the resulting statements on the influence on maritime technology. This work deals with the development of an efficient simulation environment for the 2D wave-ice interaction on the finite platform LS-DYNA. The numerical model based on the coupled ICFD and implicit structural solvers of LS-DYNA. The motion behavior and the mechanical behavior of the ice floe due to the interaction with different waves are investigated. The stronger wave climate in the Marginal Ice Zone intensifies, making the waves more energetic and increasing the wave steepness. The results of the simulation clearly show that larger wave steepnesses have a large influence on the mechanical stress in the ice floe and the deflection increases. These mechanical stresses lead in the critical cases to a fracture of the ice floe into several smaller ice floes. Consideration of the ratio of ice floe length to wave length showed that the smaller the ratio, the larger the heave and surge movements of the ice floe induced by the waves.


The Plast's movement environment of interwar Volyn gave many outstanding students who became famous in various fields. However, their biographies from a scientific research point of view are far from being in a proper state. Accordingly, the relevance of the topic of scientific work is determined by the degree of its scientific development, since at Ukrainian and foreign historiography, the problem of completing biographies of Volyn's Plast's members has not become the subject of a separate special study. The scientific novelty of the obtained results is that for the first time at historiography, Tyzuk's biographical materials were collected. According to the author's calculations, fifteen representatives of this family (Ivan, Philip, Arsen, Vasil, Petro, Fedir, Lydia, Olga, Nadia, Olexandr, Olexandr II, Gregory, Ljubov, Pavlo, Anna Tyzuk) were included in Plast's ranks, UMO, OUN, and also demonstrated their active citizenship in emigration. A significant element of novelty is the introduction to the scientific circulation of a set of documents stored in funds of the Central State Historical Archive of Ukraine in Lviv, State Archive of Rivne region, the State Archive of Volyn region. The aim of the scientific work was to prepare biographical studies of two members of the Tyzuk family – Gregory and Olexandr, who


Objective: The prostate health index (phi) has been shown to improve diagnostic accuracy in prostate cancer (Pca) detection compared with total and free serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA).  The study assessed the cost-effectiveness of early Pca detection with phi plus PSA, compared with the PSA test alone, from a managed care organization perspective.Study Design: Cost-effectiveness analysis. Methods: A Markov model estimated expected costs and utilities of Pca detection and consequent treatment using four strategies in men aged 50-75 years. The strategies differed with the PSA test thresholds (≥2 or ≥4 ng/mL) and methods (PSA alone vs. PSA plus phi) to determine need for a prostate biopsy.  The transition probabilities were derived from the electronic medical records of males in Kaiser Permanente Southern California during 1998-2007.  Health state utilities and prostate cancer-related treatment costs were obtained from the published literature.Results:  The most cost-effective strategy used the PSA plus phi at PSA 2-10 ng/mL to determine need for a prostate biopsy, which had the lowest cost and highest effectiveness [cost/effectiveness (C/E)=13,650/15.491, $1,099/QALY].  Next was PSA plus phi at PSA 4-10 ng/mL [C/E=14,095/12.364, $1,140/QALY), followed by PSA test at threshold ≥4 ng/mL [C/E=15,256/12.304, $1,240/QALY), or PSA ≥2 ng/mL [C/E=15,789/12.287, $1,285/QALY).  PSA plus phi at PSA 2-10 ng/mL displayed a 74% to 86% probability of being cost-effective at a willingness-to-pay range of 0 to $150,000/QALY gained. Conclusions: Using the strategy PSA plus phi at PSA 2-10 ng/mL for Pca detection dominated other strategies, and was an optimal strategy under a willingness-to-pay of $150,000/QALY gained.


THE coincidence ofpulmonary scarring or calcified nodules and histoplasmin skin sensitivity in tuberculin-negative persons was first described in detail by Christie and Peterson ' and Palmer.2 These and subsequent studies 316 have emphasized that lesions which in the past would have been interpreted as tuberculous in origin may be the result of an infection with Histoplasma capsulatum or some other related organism. Widespread surveys correlating the roentgenographic appearance of pulmonary infiltrates with histoplasmin sensitivity, as well as recent descriptions of non-fatal cases'7' 18 have not only stimulated interest in the disease process known as histoplasmosis but have considerably altered the earlier concept that infection with H. capsulatum was rarely encountered and invariably fatal. The increasing cognizance of this alternate concept has resulted in a relatively larger incidence of detected infections. This, in turn, lends support to the postulate that histoplasmin sensitivity may be a direct result of previous infection with H. capsulatum and that a benign form of the disease is prevalent throughout a wide geographical area of the United States. The correctness of such a postulate can be strengthened by detecting a sufficient number of cases in the early acute phase of the disease. Unfortunately, the exact diagnosis of an infection so protean in nature as histo-


SummaryMisalignment can adversely affect measured material properties like tensile strength, modulus, fatigue life and yield stress, and generally increases data scatter. A convenient, effective alignment procedure for aligning hydraulic tensile test machines was developed and is described. A survey of the misalignment of the fixed grip relative to the actuated grip of four test machines was conducted, and alignments performed, demonstrating the effectiveness of the method.


The research aim is to examine the effect of the addition of corporate taxpayers, the delivery of notification period letter, the publication of tax bill and tax audit to the corporate income tax receipts. This research used probability sampling method and multiple linear regression analysis test with the help of the program SPSS version 16.0. The source of data in this research is a secondary data from KPP Pratama Pekanbaru Senapelan period 2010-2014. The results of research indicated that the addition of corporate taxpayers, the delivery of notification period letter, the publication of tax bill and tax audit have a simultaneous significant effect to the corporate income tax receipts. Partially, only the delivery of notification period letter of corporate income tax has no significant effect to the corporate income tax receipts. While the addition of corporate taxpayers, the publication of tax bill and tax audit have a significant effect to the corporate income tax receipts. Keywords:The corporate income tax receipts, the addition of corporate taxpayers, the delivery of notification period letter, the publication of tax bill, tax audit.


Unlike previous financial literacy – financial planning research, we test the moderation effect of personality traits using Big-5 traits on the relationship. We collect 409 respondents and test the hypothesis using Structural Equation Model. This research offers several appealing features for an analysis of financial literacy and financial planning. Psychological factors are added as the moderating variable on that association. This study explores the relationship between psychological factors and financial planning from an empirical perspectives. Specifically, by conducting survey in Malaysia, this research analyzes the influence of psychological factors on financial planning at the individual level focusing on the demographic profiles and financial literacy level. Personality traits are classified according to the 'Big Five' taxonomy: openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism. Conscientiousness, extraversion and neuroticism exert relatively large influences on financial planning in terms of the levels of financial literacy held by each individual. In contrast, openness to experience and agreeableness appear to be unimportant in influencing financial planning. The findings also suggest that personality traits have different moderating effects with financial literacy. For example, only neuroticism trait is found to have small moderating effect with financial literacy towards financial planning, where the other four traits have no moderating effect at all.


Beginning with Edward Said's reflections on the media fall-out post 9/11, the ideological representations of which he likens to the mythi- cal drama enacted in Moby-Dick, the article goes on to revisit the consen- sus achieved in Cold-War criticism of the novel in light of our awareness of the cultural construction of recent events. Specifically, the article ques- tions the dichotomizing of the novel in terms of East and West and the crit- ical casting of Fedallah and Ahab as scapegoats for collective guilt, draw- ing on the work of ReneGirard on the subject. In this way, it confirms the analogical justness of Said's evocation of Moby-Dick in relation to America's ''collective imagination'' of its relationship to the Near East and argues the book's power to re-orient and subvert that very representation by revealing both its mythical core and the collective acts of violence it seeks to conceal or sanction.


In the given article the influence of personal qualities of the teacher on the development of informative activity of the younger schoolboy is revealed, the typology of the teacher's person and the essence of various positions of the teacher-trustee and the teacher-manager is considered.


[Objectives]The aim of study was to provide a theoretical basis on zinc(Zn) absorption,accumulation and distribution of rice by combined application of nitrogen(N) and Zn fertilizers.[Methods]Field experiments were designed as three Zn levels(0,25,50kg·hm-2Zn SO4·7H2O) and two N fertilizer rates(200kg·hm-2,low N; 300kg·hm-2,high N).[Results]Results showed that the concentration and accumulation of Zn in different up-ground organs(leaf,stem,grain) of rice plants were increased with increased Zn application rate,and they were also significantly affected by N supply in different growth stages(tillering,flowering,harvest).The concentration of Zn in various up-ground organs of rice was between 20.1 to 50.6mg·kg-1at different growing stages.Zn concentrations in different organs of rice plants supplied with low N rate of Zn25 and Zn50 treatments were equal with those supplied with high N rate of Zn0 and Zn25 treatments,respectively,except Zn concentrations in the stem at flowering and harvest stages.Zn concentration in the same organ changed a lot at different growing stages and the highest Zn concentration was always found in stems.The accumulated Zn in stems was the highest among all organs during early growing period(tillering,flowering),and the distribution percentage of Zn in stems was more than 60%,higher than those in other organs.In late growing period(harvest),however,the accumulated Zn in the stems and grains were almost equal(40%).At harvest,the totally accumulated Zn in rice plants was 504.6 and 496.7g·hm-2,and the amount of Zn required for the formation of 100kg grain was 2.30 and 2.20g,and Zn in the grains coming from the redistribution of Zn in the rice plants(the transfer) was 43.2% and 46.7% under high N and low N application rates,respectively.The net accumulation and transportation of Zn,the contribution of Zn in plants to grain Zn and Zn harvest index which were higher in the stem than leaf,and also were higher to the high N rates than the low N rates.[Conclusions]High N application enhanced root uptake,root-toshoot translocation and remobilization of Zn,and the combined application of N and Zn fertilizers was necessary in rice production.


The plasticity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) is of major interest for diagnosis and therapy of bone diseases. Interactions between osteoblasts and adipocytes seems are involved in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis. This review is in- tended to elucidate a link between osteoarthritis and the differentiation of MSCs towards the adipocytic or osteoblastic lineage. Viewing osteoarthritis as a systemic disease, recent data underline the importance of the nuclear receptor perox- isome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR ) in its pathogenesis. In contrast to the increase in fat mass in osteo- porosis, in OA, there is evidence of a decrease in PPAR signaling with increasing severity of OA. Therefore, not the dif- ferentiation of osteoblasts to adipocytes, but the development from adipocytes to osteoblast might be a mechanism rele- vant to the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.


Table applied only to the electronic power factor of 1.0 watt power rating can adjust the amplitude, phase equalization. Each phase output amplitude of the deviation of the current conversion circuit (223) and a voltage converting circuit (224) of the equalization is adjusted by pressing the adjustment switch (272), the input power factor of the rated power of 1.0 to Table electronic shoe (200), according to values of active power and reactive power to adjust the phase of each phase, based on the calculation result of full adjustment setting ratings and tile, and the adjustment value stored in the EEPROM (273). Measuring, by the adjustment value of the EEPROM (273) stored adjusted accurately when the tile is obtained.


A 34 year old Caucasian male with symptoms of polyuria, polydipsia, blurry vision and a 40 pound weight loss over a two month period presented to an outpatient specialty clinic. This article describes the evidence-based evaluation and management by the advanced practice nurse (APN) of a patient with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus. Special emphasis is given to the criteria necessary for differentiation between type1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and other types of diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA).


We designed four series of energetic anions by replacing nitro group (NO2) with trinitromethyl group (C(NO2)3) or by inserting N-bridging groups (–NH–, –NH–NH–, –N
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 N–, –NN(O)–) into the bistriazole frameworks. The properties of 40 energetic salts, based on the bistriazole-derived anions and hydroxylammonium cation, were studied by density functional theory (DFT) and volume-based thermodynamics calculations (VBT). It is found that the newly designed energetic salts have good detonation properties due to their larger nitrogen content and better oxygen balance. And one of their corresponding hydroxylammonium salts exhibits better detonation performance (D = 10.06 km s−1 and P = 48.58 GPa) than CL-20 (D = 9.54 km s−1 and P = 43.36 GPa). Moreover, 10 energetic salts not only exhibit excellent energetic properties superior to CL-20, but also have lower sensitivity than CL-20 (h50 = 13.81 cm). In addition, we rationally selected salt B6 from the 10 salts to predict its crystal structure under pressures. By converting energetic molecules with excellent detonation properties into energetic ions, some highly bistriazole-derived energetic salts with both excellent performance and low sensitivity could be developed strategically.


Audiology organizations want Medicare to expand audiology coverage, but they disagree on how. Here's why the Medicare Audiology Services Enhancement Act of 2013 deserves your support.


Various thoughts about the concept of space have brought a variety of paradigms to the trend. Just as existing information innovation applied activity and function of physical space for computers to overcome time and space limits, future space transplants intelligence to all the objects as organic whole in electronic and physical space by using IT technology to create emotional space. The most universal housing space in our living has had considerable changes in application of life style and technology. However, advanced technology space which corresponds to acceptance and desires of residents does not meet the needs and emotion of residents because of its limited network system. Therefore, it should be transformed into smart space which stimulates human emotion in the trend of advanced technology culture. As future residential space needs technological elements and design process which can stimulate human emotion, this study is to analyse it as a base of emotional design. This study aims to present characteristics of space image for space realization which meets the age of smart technology in terms of unifying smart space with emotional design, focusing on four future housing galleries shown by construction companies. First, the study speculated smart space in theory and classified characteristics and types of smart space into connectivity, sensitivity, reiteration and variability according to changes in space paradigm. Second, the study identified the background and main points emotional design appeared, analysed types of smart space based on characteristics of experimentation, connectivity and symbolism and speculated characteristics of emotional design in each type. In respect to characteristics of emotional design in smart space, organic connection and sensitivity are remarkably presented through experimentation and reiteration is presented through organic connection and experimentation, and variability through symbolism and experimentation.


The authors present two algorithms that synthesize a netlist of register-transfer level (RTL) components from a functional description while minimizing hardware costs and delay. Functional synthesis is composed of two subtasks, functionality recognition and component mapping, which were incorporated in the functional synthesis algorithms tool (FSA). The two algorithms solve the component mapping problem and accomplish area and delay optimization. The experiments showed that in most cases the algorithms produced a design that was comparable to that of a human designer. It was also found that FSA improved the design quality by 18% in about half of the example runs. FSA was able to improve 66% of the example designs when using functionality recognition by a 42% improvement in design quality.<<ETX>>


The objectives of the study are to recognize the factors influence animal food consumption (catfish, beef, chicken, chickens egg, condensed sugar milk), income elasticity value of animal food consumption, own price elasticity value of animal food consumption, and amount of animal protein consumption by the people in special region Yogyakarta Province.


After its first description in 1873, anorexia nervosa seems not to have attracted much attention in German-speaking countries. Compared to French and English literature, German publications on the subject were rather scarce in the nineteenth century. This article gives an overview of those writings and an explanation of the lack of interest on the part of German-speaking physicians. Apparently, anorexia nervosa did not appeal to them as a nosological entity distinct from the popular diagnosis of "nervous dyspepsia".


This paper deals with the magnetic and electrical properties of the unsolvated crystals of bisphthalocyaninato lutetium, Pc2Lu. The crystalline structure and the magnetic properties determined by ESR reveal a bidimensional spin diffusion in this system. The conductivity measurements show that Pc 2Lu crystals are extrinsic molecular semiconductors.


The global community has set itself the challenge of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 as a way to combat world poverty and hunger. In 2007, the halfway point, it was clear that many countries would not be able to meet the MDGs without undertaking significantly greater efforts. One constraint that needs to be overcome is that development interventions—projects, programs, and policies—are all too often like small pebbles thrown into a big pond: they are limited in scale and short-lived and therefore have little lasting impact. This may explain why so many studies have found that external aid has had a weak development impact or none in the aggregate, even though many individual interventions have been successful in terms of their projector program-specific goals. Confronted with the challenge of meeting the MDGs, the development community has recently begun to focus on the need to scale up their interventions. Scaling up means taking successful projects, programs, or policies and expanding, adapting, and sustaining them in different ways over time for greater development impact. This emphasis on scaling up has emerged from concern over how to deploy and absorb the substantially increased levels of official development assistance that were promised by the wealthy countries at recent G8 summits. A fragmented aid architecture complicates this task; multilateral, bilateral, and private aid entities have multiplied, leading to many more—but smaller—aid projects and programs and increasing the transaction costs for recipient countries. In response, some aid donors


Objectives Characterize the quality of life and depressive symptoms of university students in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the associated factors. Methods Multi-centre study in 1634 university students recruited by convenience sampling. Quality of life (QoL) was assessed with the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions at three levels (EQ-5D-3L) and depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionarie-9 (PHQ-9). To evaluate factors associated with QoL and depressive symptoms, linear and adjusted regressions were used, with robust variance reporting coefficients (β). Results The percentage of participants most affected by QoL dimension was: anxiety/depression (47.2%) and pain/discomfort (35.6%). Regarding the Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS) of QoL, the score was 76.0 + 25.6. Those who had family economic decline during quarantine (β=-3.4, IC95%=-6.5 to −0.3) or family with chronic diseases (β=-3.7, IC95%=-6.1 to −1.4) presented significantly lower scores in their QoL. Regarding depressive symptomatology, the university students reported a moderate to severe level (28.9%). A higher risk of depressive symptoms was found in residents of Ayacucho (β=0.8, IC95%=0.1 to 1.5), those who were released from quarantine (β=0.7, IC95%=0.2 to 1.2) and those who had a family member with chronic disease (β=1.5, IC95%=1.0 to 2.1). Conclusions Almost half and one third of participants reported anxiety/depression, and pain/discomfort in their QoL respectively. Nearly a third presented moderate and severe depressive symptoms. The deterioration of QoL was worse in those who had a decrease in income and a family member with chronic illness. The presence of depressive symptoms was found in students in Ayacucho, those who left home during quarantine and those who had a family member with chronic diseases.


Providing sealing and axial compression of the column at the same time, disposable chromatographic columns or solid phase extraction low cost reusable end-cap for the cartridge, and chromatography columns using such reusable end cap and solid-phase extraction cartridge. The end cap is provided with a piston having a top portion smaller lower portion in diameter for insertion into the inlet end of the upper portion and the chromatography column body, which is externally threaded.


This report reviews the 31 papers on machine learning that were presented at the Ninth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-85) held in Los Angeles during August, 1985. The papers are grouped according to a taxonomy of the various subareas of machine learning research. The areas receiving the most attention at IJCAI-85 included learning apprentice systems and methods of explanation-based learning, although virtually all areas of machine learning research were represented. The paper describes some opportunities for further research, especially in the area of discovering new terms. The wide variety and high quality of the papers demonstrates that machine learning is a very healthy field of research.


A method for indicating the direction of energy flow in the electrical alternating voltage networks, in which the current of a power conductor (10) is tapped inductively, in which the voltage of the same power conductor (10) is tapped capacitive, and in which an evaluation of the phase positions of the conductor current (I I from the duration (t T


Based on hospital development cycle and the core rigidities theory,the authors made a strategic analysis on the building of research-oriented hospital of the Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital.They put forward that building a research-oriented hospital is key to exceeding the core rigidities of the hospital and promoting core competence.In their practice,they developed the model featuring innovation culture as the leader,"hospital-institute in one" as the pattern,composite talents as the core,integrated innovation as the mechanism,and high-level medical cooperation as promoter.

Key words:
Research-oriented hospital;  Strategic thinking;  Core rigidities;  Core competence


In this addendum we expand on complex contagion by looking at different triggering mechanisms. We also introduce the problem of link prediction, including its extension to signed networks. 1 Triggering Mechanisms In the textbook, we saw a difference between simple and complex contagion. In the simple contagion one contact with an infected node is enough for you to have a chance to be infected. In the complex contagion you require reinforcement. There are different types of reinforcement we can consider, which are subtypes of complex contagion. These are three triggering mechanisms:


With the news that Glenn Roeder, manager of West Ham United, was admitted to hospital following the novelty of a win from his relegation-haunted side, stress and cardiovascular disease are once more on the front pages of our newspapers. It seems that football management is as bad for your health as smoking or drinking,1 and the anguish of standing on the touchline, but being unable to intervene in the drama of the game, seems to be the cause. Studies of 60 top managers have apparently shown that their pulse and blood pressure responses during a match are higher than when the same people ran themselves to exhaustion on a treadmill.

Stress is of undoubted economic importance. The Confederation of British Industry estimates that businesses lost £10.2 billion in 1998 through lost productivity caused by stress, and figures from the Health and Safety Executive suggest we lose some 13.4 m working days per year to stress-related disease. We also employ over 50 000 stress counsellors. It seems odd, therefore, that conventional medicine remains shy of the concept of stress-related disease. A glance at any standard text on general medicine reveals only an occasional mention of stress either in relation to coronary heart disease, hypertension or the metabolic syndrome, which are the …


There has been a recent revival of interest in the geographic component of firm strategy. Recent research suggests that two opposing forces---competition costs and agglomeration benefits---determine whether firms collocate in a given geographic market. Unexplored is (1) whether these forces have different impacts on R&D, production, and sales subsidiaries, leading to diverse collocation levels, and (2) how firm capabilities impact collocation by increasing or decreasing competition costs and agglomeration benefits. I explore these questions using the worldwide location decisions of firms in the cellular handset industry. I find that production and sales subsidiaries are more geographically dispersed, and R&D subsidiaries are more concentrated, than a random distribution would predict. When distinguishing firms by their capabilities, I find that more-capable firms collocate less than less-capable firms, regardless of the activity performed.


This thesis is presented as an initiative of the authors to contribute to the development and progress "Fabrimuebles PAMEL`s company" manufacturers and marketers of TEAK furniture. Proposing recommendations that can make the difference to introduce its business and market its furniture to the market of Guayaquil city, evaluating the current environment, so that owners identify the challenges and threats they face, and the identification new opportunities to consider growth plans and positioning through a Strategic Marketing Plan will allow them to be more competitive, establish is brand in the city of Guayaquil and position your raw teak, timber of the future and, as a luxury with great benefits. Our training and graduated from "Universidad Politécnica Salesiana" allows us to contribute extensively with our knowledge in different sectors, in order to look for everyday business development in our city, with sufficient resources and our contribution will allow the market of Guayaquil, to become a real productive power, so that current and future beneficiaries enjoy a better quality of life.


Using kernel density estimation and mixture models, household size-adjusted income distributions in Italy are cross-sectionally examined over the period 1987-2000. Nonparametric tests assess the shape time invariance and the presence of modes in the distributions. Evidence shows that income tend to cluster around more than one point, giving good reasons to model the shapes by a finite mixture density with an appropriate choice of components which represent homogeneous subpopulations. Effects of socio-demographic factors on the probability of households to belong to one of the component of the mixture are identified by a compositional data analysis.


Objective To study the effects of lobaplatin on the proliferation and apoptosis of osteosarcoma MG-63 cells and the mechanism of its function. Methods MG-63 cells in log phase were divided into control group and experimental groups. Experimental groups were treated with different concentrations of lobaplatin(2, 4 and 8μg/ml). MTT colorimetry and fl owcytometry were used to detect the effects of lobaplatin on cellular morphology change, cell growth, cell cycle, and the induction of apoptosis in MG-63 cells. Cell growth curves were studied at different concentrations of lobaplatin. Western blot was used to detect the effects of lobaplatin on the expression of Bcl-2 in MG-63 cells. Results Lobaplatin could inhibit the growth or proliferation and increase the apoptosis of osteosarcoma cell line MG-63 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Bcl-2 protein level was decreased after lobaplatin treatment. Conclusion The effects of lobaplatin on the proliferation, the apoptosis and changing the cell cycle change of MG-63 cells might be related to its inhibition on Bcl-2 protein expression.


Abstract : Compacts of boron carbide powders with specific surface area = or 8 sq m/g were sintered in argon at temperatures near 2200 C. Several of these powders were prepared by attrition milling of abrasive grade boron carbide. Densification to 95+% of theoretical denstiy could be obtained only with compositions that had appropriate amounts of excess carbon. The microstructures were fined grained and uniform but underwent abnormal grain growth above 2235 C accompanied by transgranular microcracking. This grain growth could be inhibited by increasing the carbon content. Mechanical damping capacity was measured by the free beam and cantilevered beam techniques on boron carbide and other materials. Methods to enhance the damping capacity in a beam structure were analyzed. The flexural strength of sintered boron carbide was evaluated and related to powder processing and sintering parameters. (Author)


In this paper presents biological effect of the Electromagnetic field. The human body consists of cells, tissues, organs with different electrical characteristics. When an electric current flows through the human body, cells and tissues prevent the movement of charged particles. The value of the resistance depends on the type and condition of the cells, the value and frequency of the applied voltage and the duration.


Geological and neoichnological evidence demonstrates the dominance of organisms through their life histories and behaviors as a major soil-forming factor since the Late Ordovician (~460 million years of Earth history). Continental deposits since that time preserve an abundance of paleosols that contain a great variety of trace fossils (i.e., krotovina) of microbes, plants, and animals. Trace fossils produced by animals preserve the burrows, nests, tracks, and trails that are intimately associated with a range of sedimentary and pedogenic structures indicative of immature to mature soil development in fluvial, alluvial, lacustrine, and eolian depositional systems. Neoichnological studies of organisms—field and experimental research on their tracemaking activity—in terrestrial environments confirm their tremendous influence on sediment mixing, soil formation, and soil turnover. Burrowing animals displace sediments by diffusive (mm-scale particle movement) and advective (cmto m-scale particle movement) methods via a combination of carrying, pulling, pushing, raking, breaking or cutting, and forcing that result in traces. These traces have distinct three-dimensional shapes and volumes that are repeated in space and time, resulting in soil formation. Many of these traces have changed little through 100's of millions of years of evolution based on comparisons between modern and ancient animal traces.


In chloralozed dogs with chronic diabetes insipidus induced by hypothalamic lesion, one period of 30 minutes of negative pressure breathing (-10 to -15 cmH5O) did not provoke the usual diuretic reflexe as in normal dogs. This result gives an other argument for the intervention of antidiuretic neuro-hypophyseal hormone in diuretic reflexes provoked by increase of central intrathoracic blood volume.


We verify that ultrasonic atomic force microscopy (UAFM) can detect and evaluate subsurface objects with a resolution of around 10nm. We first show that the resonance frequency of UAFM cantilever shows a measurable change due to subsurface low-elasticity layer by a finite element analysis. We then proved the ability of subsurface imaging in a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) specimen. We found a new type of dislocation motion. As a load was applied to the tip, apparent edge-type dislocations (Frank partial dislocations) moved to the direction of climb over distances of 47nm and returned to the original position as the load was removed. To explain this motion, we propose a possible model where the extra half-plane of the dislocation is elastically compressed to shorten its length due to the normal load applied by the tip.


Chapter 3 introduced the caregivers and invited you to share in their experiences of anticipatory mourning. You were also introduced to their experiences of pastoral care, which appeared to be sincere but were often prescriptive (see Section 3.2). The caregivers expressed some of their practical and spiritual needs and, judging by their responses at the end of the interviews, the need which emerged most profoundly was for someone simply to listen while they tried to make sense of their loss (see the final paragraph of Section 3.3.11). In line with the caregivers' expressed need for non-prescriptive care, this chapter focuses on three areas. The first is the role of practical theology, which is related to examples from Chapter 3 and other chapters. The second is the role of the church and pastoral counsellors in caring for caregivers. The third is suggestions for co-constructed pastoral care negotiated between the caregiver, spouse, pastoral caregiver and God.


The title compound was synthesized and investigated as an electron-transporting and hole-blocking material for an organic electroluminescent (EL) device. EL efficiency of the phosphorescent device ...


The compound 4,4'-methylene bis-(2,6-diisopropylaniline), or MDIPA, has shown good thermal stability, high butt tensile strength, and excellent compatibility with salt when used as a curative for LLL's Halthane 87 prepolymer. Laboratory-scale synthesis of MDIPA by condensation of commercially-available 2,6-diisopropylaniline and formaldehyde has been accomplished, using the amine sulfate as an intermediate. Polymer Pilot Plant scale-up has been achieved; kilogram quantities at acceptable purity levels (98+ percent) have been produced.


This paper shall carry out unique study and investigation on the individual and combined effect of Stator Inter-turn Fault (SITF) and rotor demagnetization effects in a Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet (SPM)-type Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motor. Comprehensive modeling of fault is accomplished using the well-established fault modeling techniques such as Electrical Equivalent Circuit (EEC), Magnetic Equivalent Circuit (MEC), Numerical Methods (NMs) and hybrid modeling-based approaches. The extensive study of SITF conditions using an Improved Winding Function Theory (IWFT) gives better analysis to winding inductance <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$L_{S}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, under fault conditions, while modeling the demagnetization effects using MEC and NM based approaches gives more realistic magnetic field quantities. The outcomes obtained are further remodeled in the developed hybrid model of a BLDC motor to study the steady state performance of a machine in terms of rotor back-EMF, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$E_{B}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and radial magnetic flux density <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$B_{g}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The characteristic performance accomplished through the hybrid model system possess better accuracy with less computational time and therefore finds suitability among efficient and fast diagnosis technique feasible for industrial applications. The significant detectable changes in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$E_{B}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$B_{g}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> under subjected fault conditions, assist in detection, identification and classification of faults in BLDC motor. By obtaining the similar outcome experimentally and under the load conditions, the proposed study on the classification of fault is validated.


The Problem: We work toward a method for the automatic registation of pre-operative CT and/or MR with intraoperative 2D x-ray images (e.g. from biplane fluoroscopy). Specifically, we investigate an intensity-based approach to rigid 3D-2D coregistration, whereby alignment is achieved by optimizing a similarity measure that is evaluated on the joint intensities of the x-ray data and of digitally-reconstructed radiographs (DRR) generated from the volumetric data. The effort is now aimed at producing a demonstration system that will function on plastic pelvis models.


The article covers the problem of legal understanding of international concept of public service, combining state service and service in the municipal entities in the Russian law. Up to the present the concepts of «public administration», «public service» and «public authorities» are quite rare in the statutory documents of the Russian Federation, while the understanding of the necessity of public functioning of the authorities is growing in the Russian science and political legal practice. The author comes to the conclusion that there is a need to make the notion of a public service with a legislatively fixed status.


PurposeIn a world where sustainability is a major aim at all socioeconomic levels, social entrepreneurship plays an important role in achieving the goals that have been set. The purpose of this study is to broaden the knowledge of social start-ups, social incubators and founding teams, highlighting the value of each one. The aim is to use quantitative analysis to determine the possible link between social incubators and social start-up success and identify the founding team profile of social start-ups from each sector according to a sector-based ranking.Design/methodology/approachBootstrap data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to calculate the efficiency of social incubators and social start-ups and thus quantify the impact, in terms of increased efficiency, of social incubators on social start-ups. Then, using cross-efficiency methodology, a synthetic index was used to analyse the founding team profile of social start-ups. The study is based on primary data from a survey of Spanish social incubators and social start-ups.FindingsThe study provides strong quantitative evidence of the positive effect of social incubators on the development of social start-ups. The size of this effect exceeds the know-how of start-ups. In terms of efficiency gains, this research quantifies the impact of social incubators on this entrepreneurial ecosystem. This impact exceeds 35%. The study also shows that the strongest social start-ups are in the food and information and communication technology (ICT) sectors. The founding teams in these cases have a strong business background, have a high educational level, receive subsidies and express a desire to retain control of the company.Originality/valueThere is an extensive literature dedicated to the analysis of the behaviour and characteristics of traditional incubators, accelerators and start-ups. However, despite the recent rise of social entrepreneurship, studies of social incubators and social start-ups remain scarce. This study provides two novel findings. (1) It shows the importance of creating a social start-up in a context where it receives support throughout all its development stages, providing quantitative insight into the contribution of social incubators and social start-ups. (2) It reveals the profile of founding teams in the highest-ranked business sectors.


This article elaborates how experts employ boundary objects to perform collaborative work in situ across boundaries. Our study takes a practice lens to examine the adaptive nature of cross‐boundary spanning. We conduct a field study and analyse engineers' troubleshooting tasks in maintaining sophisticated wafer‐fabrication machines. Our findings report three organizing practices: identifying problem boundaries, orchestrating collective responsibilities, and developing a systemic understanding. This mode of organizing explains how experts draw lessons from boundary objects to facilitate adaptive learning and collaboration for solving complicated problems in interactive systems. Our analysis contributes to theories of cross‐boundary spanning, adaptive learning, and problem‐solving, and suggests practical lessons in managing cross‐boundary work.


Solar steam generation has emerged as a promising and sustainable method of addressing the water shortage issue. The fabricated PPy–wood exhibits high solar energy conversion efficiency and excellent salt resistant performance.


Abstract A web (continuum) traveling in a flow of ideal fluid between two fixed supports with a constant velocity and performing transverse vibrations is considered by modeling the web as an isotropic type elastic panel. The fluid flow is considered as a potential flow. The web transverse vibration process is analyzed taking into account both material elasticity and the fluid-structure interaction between the traveling material and the surrounding flowing fluid. It is supposed that the actuator system is used for suppression of occurring transverse vibrations. An optimization approach based on the modern control theory and calculus of variations is proposed for determining the optimal suppressive actions at a given time interval. The quality of suppression vibration process is evaluated by means of the functional depending on displacements and velocities at the terminal time. The example (carried out in an analytical way) illustrating all basic stages of finding of optimal vibration suppression is presented.


The behaviour of both stand-alone ADCs and entire A/D acquisition channels under time-varying input excitations exhibits non-idealities which are peculiar to the dynamic operation and can not be described by the characteristics of the static response. In addition, even the common dynamic parameters suggested by the current standards usually fail to separately qualify the purely-dynamic non-linearities from all other perturbation effects on the system response. In this paper, the features of the Discrete-Time Convolution Model are discussed by pointing out the properties of the general approach from which it derives, with particular emphasis to the capability of separately describing all the system non-idealities on the basis of their nature. It will be shown how the DTCM characterization methodology and the set of related model parameters represent a suitable resource towards the separate qualification of dynamic non-linearities in A/D channels.


Sign advertisement in ancient China had a long history.Emergence of sign advertisement had direct causality to totem worshiped by primitive people,while development of sign advertisement had close connection with tradesmen differentiation.Although diverse in kind,sign advertisement in ancient China mainly consists of three sorts:image sign,mark sign and written word sign.Advertisement is the body carrying Chinese ancient culture and had salient industry feature.


The stability of the zero solution of a system of first-order
linear functional differential equations with nonconstant delay is considered.
Sufficient conditions for stability, uniform stability, asymptotic stability, and
uniform asymptotic stability are established.


Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) has many benefits for human and animal health and has been widely used as a probiotic. One of the LAB is the genus Lactobacillus which consists of many species used for fermentation and food preservation. This study was conducted to isolate and identify the LAB of the genus Lactobacillus from the faeces of wild Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) at the Suaq Belimbing Research Station in South Aceh. Bacterial isolation was carried out using Man Rogosa Sharpe Agar (MRSA). Colonies that grew on MRSA media were observed for morphology and were Gram stained. Biochemical tests were conducted using KIT API 50 CHL. Data analysis used the Apiweb computer program Version V-5.2. The results showed that the OUL isolate was a species of Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp delbrueckii, with an identity of 93.8%. Based on this, it can be concluded that there is a Lactic Acid Bacteria of the Lactobacillus in the faeces of wild Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) at the Suaq Belimbing Research Station in South Aceh.


The capacity of the yeast from genus Malassezia to determinate antibody production by repetitively and increased dosage inoculations in experience animals was demonstrated in this experiment, using rabbit hyper-immunization (1,2,3). The researches took place between March and July 2007, within the Microbiology Department of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca. Two rabbit groups were used, one for antigen inoculation and a control group, each formed of three animals. M. pachydermatis 19 strain isolated from a dog with otitis was treated with ultrasounds in order to obtain the antigen. This antigen was used for rabbit inoculation and as antigen in immunological reactions for antibody detection in rabbit sera. Inoculation number, doses and inoculation path are presented in table one:


The following paragraphs will describe the purpose and operation of several of the program modules associated with the LCK management control system. Where applicable, the relationship of the program modules to each other and to the cost accounting system will be discussed. Input, output, and information retrieved from, added to, or updated in the common data files, will be mentioned. In addition, an evaluation of the usefulness of each module will be made.


Copenhagen, starting in the 1920s and 1930s and continuing after the Second World War, was not just a center for extraordinary developments in quantum and nuclear physics; it also provided a perfect stage for physicists' abundant humor. We will examine the Journal of Jocular Physics, a humorous tribute to Bohr published on the occasions of his 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays. We will discuss how the articles in the journal reflected attempts by the contributors, such as Leon Rosenfeld, Victor Weisskopf and others, to interpret and explain aspects of Bohr's philosophy, such as complementarity and the abandonment of pure Laplacian determinism. This talk (its title loosely translated in German to 'lustige Physik') is dedicated to the memory of the inspiring physicist and historian of physics Harry Lustig Journal of Jocular Physics • Tribute to Bohr on his 50th, 60th and 70th birthdays (October 7 -1935, 1945, 1955) • Alternative to "Festschrift:" otherwise Bohr would "feel it as his duty to read the contents and even try to learn something." • Written by those who had research visits or associations with the Institute of Theoretical Physics (now Niels Bohr Institute) • Reprinted by Niels Bohr Archive during Bohr's centenary in 1985 along with the much more widelyknown Copenhagen Faust • Shares much with CF in terms of rich veins of cynical humor Gamow's description of humorous plays that proceeded and inspired the journal: "It became customary at the end of each spring conference at Blegdamsvej 15 (the street address of Bohr's Institute of Theoretical Physics) to produce a stunt pertaining to recent developments in physics." (Gamow, Thirty Years that Shook Physics, p. 167). Cover of the reprint version of the Journal of Jocular Physics Cover of Journal of Jocular Physics, Volume I, October 7, 1935 (Caricature of Bohr kneeling on the Earth, right hand on forehead, & pondering deep thoughts, like Rodin's "The Thinker") First piece: "Niels Bohr on His Fiftieth Birthday" by Kanetaka Ariyama. Sentimental ode to Bohr's excellent teaching. Discusses progress in physics, including particles known and speculated about at the time: neutron, neutrino, positron. Written in Japanese translated into German Role of neutrino plays a central, humorous role throughout series • Prominent role in Copenhagen Faust • Association with Pauli, a much-satirized (and admired) physicist • "La Plainte du Neutrino" (The neutrino's complaint) a parody of "Un secret" by Felix Arvers that compares the neutrino's elusiveness to a secret unrequited love. Languages used in the first volume


Abstract The preparation of cholesteryl phosphorodichloridite (2) is described; this compound with aniline (2 mol. equiv.) gave the N-phenylphosphoramidochloridite (5) and the latter by condensation with water afforded the N-phenyl-amidophosphite (6). Similarly the N-phenylphosphoramidochloridite (5) with morpholine gave the morpholidite (7); phenylhydrazine gave the hydrazinophosphite (8) and ethanol the amidoethyl phosphite (9). Cholesteryl phosphorodichloridite (2) by reaction with aniline (4 mol. equiv.) gave the N,N 1−diphenylphosphorodiamidite (10). The reaction of cholesteryl phosphorodichloridite (2) with methanol and ethanol are discussed in relation to the analogous reactions with cholesteryl phosphorodichloridate. Boiling ethanol gave cholesterol as the only isolatable product but at room temperature a low yield of the diethylphosphite (11; R=Et) was obtained. The yield of the phosphite was greatly increased in the presence of base. Similarly the dichloridite 2 with boiling water gave cholester...


In this article the authors explain how rail transit is coming to be more commonly accepted in the American mindset when considering transportation options. While for a large part of the twentieth century Americans have been adverse to rail options, the author explains that opinions began to turn with the opening of the 1981 San Diego light rail transit (LRT) system that ran from the city center to San Ysidro. The article also describes Charlotte's Lynx light rail as part of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), the blending of different transportation technologies to achieve more efficient results, and various other projects being worked on in 2006 and 2007. In addition to LRT, Charlotte also has a historical trolley as well as plans for a more extensive commuter rail. The aforementioned blending discussed here is primarily that between intercity and commuter routes, with a specific mention given to European and Japanese-inspired mixed-use freight/passenger routes. A listing is given for prominent projects in recent years.


An amount of applied web treatment agent at a leveling rod unit is controlled by utilizing a computation formula provided for pre-estimating the amount of applied web treatment agent under varying process conditions. Controlling an amount of applied web treatment agent at a leveling rod unit, involves applying a furnish of a web treatment agent to a moving surface; and a metering the amount of coating furnish applied to the surface (4) by way of pressing the leveling rod (1) of a leveling rod unit against the surface. The method further includes controlling the loading of the leveling rod at least partially based the loading value obtained by the equation (I), where Cw is the amount of applied treatment agent per unit area; mu is the web treatment agent viscosity; V is the speed of the moving surface; L is the lineal loading of the leveling rod; D is the specific size of furnish (3) particles; rho is the furnish density; and a, b, c and d are constants.


In this study, a method of RS232 serial port communication between a host computer and the MSP430 single chip microcontroller (SCM) is postulated based on DelphiTM programming. Meanwhile, a fault diagnosis system for engineering machinery is employed to illustrate the software and hardware realization process. Furthermore, a flow chart of serial port communication module is provided in details. It is revealed that the problems have been resolved during fault diagnosis process. As such, this method has been proven pragmatically-effective.


Introduction Belatacept is associated with a higher incidence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and atypical presentations. Ocular manifestations are rare, representing up to 5% of disease manifestations and previous cases consisted in isolated retinitis. Case Description Herein, we report the case of an 81-year-old kidney transplant recipient who developed an anterior and intermediate uveitis under belatacept therapy. The diagnosis was established using quantitative CMV polymerase chain reaction assays in the aqueous humor. Belatacept was interrupted and oral and topical valganciclovir treatments were instituted. Lesions however extended, leading to intensify the treatment by intra-venous and intra-vitreal ganciclovir injections. Visual acuity stabilized and ocular inflammation was finally controlled after 3 months. Conclusion Clinicians should be aware of CMV infection as a cause of anterior uveitis under belatacept-based regimen, even in the absence of symptoms suggestive of systemic CMV replication.


Compared to traditional windings, hairpin windings feature higher fill factors and increased robustness to mechanical stresses. However, due to the high cross-sectional area of the rectangular conductors, the current density is not uniform when the motor operates at high speeds. To mitigate the skin effect, parallel paths are often required. In this context, an appropriate design analysis and the formulation of suitable connection rules are mandatory. In this paper, the main design issues and the resulting construction aspects of hairpin windings are analyzed. By modeling Joule losses in the hairpin windings as function of the frequency and highlighting the main differences with traditional windings, a set of rules is presented to obtain a correct configuration. Both symmetric and asymmetric bar layouts are considered to point out the optimal configurations that mitigate the skin-effect-driven increase of current density and expose balanced impedances to the parallel paths of phase currents.


The Mekong giant catfish is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world, and is endemic to the Mekong basin. Recently, the number of Mekong giant catfish has drastically decreased. In this study, seven microsatellite DNA markers of the Mekong giant catfish were developed for evaluation of the species' genetic diversity. Mendelian inheritance of four of seven markers was confirmed using offspring (F1) produced from one pair. Number of alleles per locus in the founder population ranged 1–4 with a mean of 2.8, and that in F1 ranged 1–2 with a mean of 1.6. The expected heterozygosity in the founder population ranged 0–0.66 with a mean of 0.38, and that in F1 ranged 0–0.5 with a mean of 0.28. The mean expected heterozygosity in the founder population is apparently lower than that in Pangasius bocourti and other freshwater species, but higher than that in endangered species. In the future, the microsatellite data in this study will be used in minimal kinship approaches, because these individuals constitute the basic seed for release into wild in an effort to conserve the native population of Mekong giant catfish.


Through the interactive function of Chinese information industry and capital market, and the hysteresis of our capital market, the paper puts forward the developmental thought and the policy suggestions to strengthen the structure adjustment of our capital market and develop the multilayer capital market.


In this report, we study the diversity-multiplexing tradeoff(DMT) in MIMO channels. DMT in MIMO channels is first introduced by Zheng and Tse. Based on their ideas, other researchers extended to different aspects. We will study DMT in two different aspects. In the first aspect, we will introduce DMT in different MIMO fading channels. In the second aspect, we will study different codes which will achieve the DMT tradeoff curve.


Photograph of a dog at the wheel of a car. It is dressed in driving gloves, goggles, and a hat, and has its paw on a horn. Location, and owner of dog, unidentified. Photographer also unidentified.
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The use of chatbots in news media platforms, although relatively recent, offers many advantages to journalists and media professionals and, at the same time, facilitates users' interaction with useful and timely information. This study shows the usability of a news chatbot during a crisis situation, employing the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic as a case study. The basic targets of the research are to design and implement a chatbot in a news media platform with a two-fold aim in regard to evaluation: first, the technical effort of creating a functional and robust news chatbot in a crisis situation both from the AI perspective and interoperability with other platforms, which constitutes the novelty of the approach; and second, users' perception regarding the appropriation of this news chatbot as an alternative means of accessing existing information during a crisis situation. The chatbot designed was evaluated in terms of effectively fulfilling the social responsibility function of crisis reporting, to deliver timely and accurate information on the COVID-19 pandemic to a wide audience. In this light, this study shows the advantages of implementing chatbots in news platforms during a crisis situation, when the audience's needs for timely and accurate information rapidly increase.


On the basis of the conducted mathematical modeling and practical research, optimal parameters of nitriding process of differently renewed valves in axial piston pumps (hydro motors) made of steel 38Х2МЮА are determined.


Manufacturing systems belong to a class of discrete-event systems. Main research objectives here include development of suitable models for manufacturing systems and their analysis. Moreover, various control algorithms are being developed to maximize utilization and throughput, while trying to achieve acceptable level of time and space complexity. In general, there is always a trade off between given objectives. In this paper we propose an exact mathematical procedure to relate matrix model of manufacturing systems and control policy based on Banker's algorithm. Matrix model allows straightforward application in industrial systems as well as structural analysis. On the other side, it gives a framework for application of various versions of Banker's algorithm.


Gender bias estimation and mitigation techniques in word embeddings lack an understanding of their generalization capabilities. In this work, we complement prior research by comparing in a systematic way four gender bias metrics (Word Embedding Association Tes, Relative Negative Sentiment Bias, Embedding Coherence Test and Bias Analogy Test), two types of projection-based gender mitigation strategies (hard- and soft-debiasing) on three well-known word embedding representations (Word2Vec, FastText and Glove). The experiments have shown that the considered word embeddings are consistent between them but the debiasing techniques are inconsistent across the different metrics, also highlighting the potential risk of unintended bias after the mitigation strategies.


For a rank two bundle $F$ over a surface $X$, we study the set of singularities $M_\sigma$ of the eigenvalue functions of symmetric symbols $\sigma$ associated to first order differential operators on $F$. We prove that the existence of these singularities follows from topological considerations. We define the degree of the set of singularities and show that it can be used to count the number of directions at which special optical phenomena occur. For the case when $F=TX$ we compute a formula for the degree in terms of the Euler characteristics of $X$ and $N_\sigma$, where $N_\sigma\subset X$ is a manifold with boundary associated to $\sigma$.


A brief description and evaluation of the contributions that Hans-Jörg Rheinberger has made to our understanding of the history of modern views of biological heredity is provided. Focusing on the efforts that Rheinberger and his close collaborator Staffan Miller-Wille, made to bring together previously scattered and unconnected scholarship and produce a unified and strikingly powerful account of the emergence of Heredity first and Genetics later as central explanatory resources for biological sciences, this paper tries to explain the importance of such efforts, and to contribute with suggestions for further work on these topics.


Purpose. Studying geological formations of the Atasu type deposits to identify prospecting criteria. Methodology. Analysis of literature and fund materials, comparative analysis of geological factors characteristic of stratiform ores, stage formation and metamorphism. Findings. The main features characteristic of the deposits of the Atasu type have been formed: their belonging to the lower strata of the Upper Famennian, Upper Devonian to the Visean stage of the Lower Carboniferous; complex composition of ferromanganese and polymetallic ores formed in three hydrothermal stages (sedimentary, metasomatic and vein ones), stratiform, lenticular, localized near volcanic edifices. Originality. The main geological criteria have been established that determine the belonging of the Uspensky ore belt in Central Kazakhstan deposits to the stratiform deposits of the Atasu type formed at different depths in continental rift valleys. The criteria include the age interval of the formation of ore deposits of the stratiform type, hydrothermal staging of mineralization (sedimentary, metamorphic, metamorphic (hydrothermal, dislocation multistage and dynamothermal)); localization of folded and post-folded subvolcanic intrusions near former volcanic edifices. Practical value. The main prospecting geological criteria (features) established for the Atasu type deposits can be used to form a feature space for predicting the areas of mineral deposits localization of the Uspensky ore belt of Central Kazakhstan formed in close time periods, in similar geological-geochemical, thermodynamic and geodynamic conditions.


The appearance of the irst localized CTV outbreaks in Italy, along the Ionian coast, and the homogeneity within each CTV population, suggested its diffusion by aphid vectors. In the spring 2007, ield surveys focused on aphid population took place in three major citrus-growing areas of the Apulia region; the estimation of the number of aphid species landing on citrus trees, their identiication and categorization by species were carried out. During the studied period, the population density of each species was evaluated. This research emphasizes the necessity of epidemiological investigations in order to elucidate the spatialtemporal CTV spread patterns and to prevent possible outbreaks in the Mediterranean area.


Objective To use high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) method for detecting vitamin E in compound hydrocortisone suppository.Methods HPLC method was applied on the Kromasil C18 column(4.6 mm×200 mm,5μm) at room temperature,the mobile phase was methanol,the detection wavelength was 285 nm,flow rate was 1.0 ml/min.Results There was a linear relationship between concentration of vitamin E and peak area in the range of 0.30-1.60 μg(r=0.999 95).Conclusion This method is accurate,sensitive,easy to operate.


Introduction: We have previously reported that fascia lata grafts with peritendinous areolar tissue used to treat severe congenital blepharoptosis gradually shrink within 6 weeks postoperatively and maintain long-term shrinkage of 15.5% on average. Accordingly, it seemed possible that a fascia lata graft without peritendinous areolar tissue would shrink more than the one with peritendinous areolar tissue in a clinical setting. We evaluated this possibility in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome having postoperative deep atonic nasopharynx. Methods: In combination with intravelar veloplasty and palatal lengthening with modified bilateral buccinator sandwich pushback, a ringed fascia lata without peritendinous areolar tissue encircling the levator veli palatini and superior constrictor muscles was grafted to cure severe velopharyngeal incompetence. Results: Obstructive sleep apnea did not occur following surgery. Pharyngoscopy, videofluoroscopy, and nasometry showed no amelioration of velopharyngeal incompetence at 1 month postoperatively, but marked velopharyngeal incompetence reduction was evident at 4 months and 2 years after surgery. Conclusions: The extended recovery period suggests that the anticipated postoperative shrinkage of the ringed fascia lata without peritendinous areolar tissue played a more prominent role than intravelar veloplasty and palatal lengthening, which posteroinferiorly elongated the atonic soft palate. Although the pharyngeal flap procedure is the most popular technique for treatment of velopharyngeal incompetence, it is sometimes accompanied by respiratory complications. Thus, the gradual postoperative shrinkage of a ringed fascia lata graft encircling the velopharyngeal muscles functions as an intravelar palatal lift and may be an additional surgical method with less respiratory complications to narrow atonic nasopharyngeal port.


This article elaborates various prerequisites for the positions of the segments in AD-M pattern in Changning dialect.It also compares this pattern with the others by employing hierarchy analysis and transformation analysis,therefore,explains AD-M pattern from aspects of syntax,semantics and pragmatics.


This paper is major to come from 3 parts to discuss the commercial bank asset bond of our country melt problem, first, have introduced the commercial bank of our country to carry out the feasibility and necessariness that asset bond melts, then have analysed the commercial bank asset bond of our country the present situation that melts and the problem that is faced with , finally through refering to abroad commercial bank, carry out the advanced experience that asset bond melts as the commercial bank of our country makes the suggestion of a few.


This article shows that in the armed forces of the People's Republic of China, the general training of military personnel includes various types of sports games and exercises for general development, as well as elements of various types of martial arts. Hand-to-hand combat plays a special role in the system of combat, physical and psychological training of the military personnel of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). Reforming the PLA of the People's Republic of China is accompanied by painstaking and hard work, which sometimes reaches the point of fanaticism, physical and mental hardening of military personnel. And precisely, hand-to-hand combat, is considered by the command of the PLA as one of the effective approaches to such hardening. The provisions of the tactics of modern combined arms warfire, a part of which is the tactics of close combat and direct hand-to-hand combat as its component, is the starting point for determining the general and special tasks of hand-to-hand training. In addition, it is the final point for checking the effectiveness of the functioning of this system through the performance of a wide range of combat tasks in the conditions of various field exercises. At the end of each academic year, the General Staff of the PLA of China conducts a random inspection of personnel according to the 'General Regulations'. Physical standards in the the PLA are developed in accordance with the 'Military Training Manual of the the PLA' and are intended to standardize the physical training of military personnel, increase the physical skills and combat capacity of personnel.


Binaural hearing aids have been recognized as the most optimal strategy to improve hearing in people with hearing impairment in both ears. In this sense, to improve hearing in noisy environments, binaural methods outperform monaural methods with respect to noise reduction, speech intelligibility and sound quality. Among binaural noise-reduction methods, multichannel Wiener filters (MWF) have shown to be the most promising techniques for binaural hearing aids. The latter due to its good performance in noisy environments and the feasibility to be implemented in ultra-low power embedded devices. However, existing MWF methods have been proposed and tested assuming non-reverberant environments. Since reverberation is a common effect in virtually all everyday environments, existing MWF methods have shown a significant performance degradation in these environments. Therefore, it is required to explore alternative MWF-based methods to efficiently reduce noise in reverberant environments. This paper presents a review of different reduction techniques based on MWF for reverberant noise environments and proposes a new MWF technique to improve existing methods.


Background Deep learning (DL), a subset of artificial intelligence (AI), has been applied to pneumothorax diagnosis to aid physician diagnosis, but no meta-analysis has been performed. Methods A search of multiple electronic databases through September 2022 was performed to identify studies that applied DL for pneumothorax diagnosis using imaging. Meta-analysis via a hierarchical model to calculate the summary area under the curve (AUC) and pooled sensitivity and specificity for both DL and physicians was performed. Risk of bias was assessed using a modified Prediction Model Study Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. Results In 56 of the 63 primary studies, pneumothorax was identified from chest radiography. The total AUC was 0.97 (95% CI 0.96–0.98) for both DL and physicians. The total pooled sensitivity was 84% (95% CI 79–89%) for DL and 85% (95% CI 73–92%) for physicians and the pooled specificity was 96% (95% CI 94–98%) for DL and 98% (95% CI 95–99%) for physicians. More than half of the original studies (57%) had a high risk of bias. Conclusions Our review found the diagnostic performance of DL models was similar to that of physicians, although the majority of studies had a high risk of bias. Further pneumothorax AI research is needed. In this, the first systematic review and meta-analysis of pneumothorax diagnostic AIs, physicians and AI models showed comparable performance in diagnosing pneumothorax from chest radiographs. https://bit.ly/3JZeGN4


very early stages of cranial de- velopment, evolutionary changes are evident, most of which have involved the addition of structures related to the increasing complexity of the brain and associated sensory organs. Spatial complexity of the face has made it a challenging area for embryological investigations. These investigations have led to considerable progress in understanding of the fates of neural crest cells, tissue interactions, morphogenetic movements, and the roles


fundamental reaction, and there is a variety of methods available. Among the conventional procedures, the most common is the use of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea under basic conditions, which generates diazomethane in situ. However, due to the carcinogenic property a safer alternative, (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane, is often preferred. Methyl esters can also be formed by the reactions in MeOH/H2SO4 or 918 Vol. 54, No. 6


The C Language Integrated Production System (CLIPS) is a forward chaining rule-based language. The requirements necessary for an expert system tool which is used for development, delivery, and training are examined. Because of its high portability, low cost, and ease of integration with external systems, CLIPS has great potential as an expert system tool for delivery and training. In addition, its representation flexibility, debugging aids, and performance, along with its other strengths, make it a viable alternative for expert system development.


cDNA for proopiomelanocortin (POMC) of mink has been cloned and sequenced. A comparative analysis of the primary structures of mRNAs coding for proopiomelanocortins of eight animal species and man has been performed. The analysis has revealed conserved and variable POMC mRNA regions. High variability of some of the regions is suggested to be due to the peculiarities of their structural organization. A putative mechanism responsible for the mutations in variable regions is proposed. A tree of the evolutionary relations of POMC has been developed.


Despite widespread use of statins and other therapeutics, hypercholesterolemia remains a significant medical issue for a many patients unable to effectively regulate cholesterol levels. Cholesterol uptake is primarily mediated by the hepatic low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), which binds and internalizes plasma LDL. Elevated LDLR is associated with reduced LDL levels. Recently, the E3 ligase Idol (Inducible Degrader of LDLR) was shown to be a key regulator of LDLR levels. IDOL is a unique E3 ligase that utilizes its FERM domain to specifically target LDLR for polyubiquitylation and subsequent lysosomal degradation. Genetic ablation of IDOL raises levels of LDLR. Thus, inhibition of IDOL may be beneficial for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. The ubiquitin‐proteasome system is a rich landscape for drug discovery. E3 ligases in particular are attractive therapeutic targets in various disorders, including metabolic disorders. Nevertheless, it has been challenging to discover and develop E3 ligase inhibitors as first in class clinical candidates. Here, we report the identification of novel IDOL inhibitors that modulate cellular cholesterol homeostasis. These compounds increased LDLR levels and increased LDL association in various cellular models. Biophysical characterization revealed direct binding of the compounds to IDOL and perturbation of IDOL:LDLR interactions. The most promising compounds were used as starting points to develop novel drug like molecules and the lead compounds are being evaluated in translational models of hypercholesterolemia. Data will be presented summarizing our progress to date targeting IDOL for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. Work supported in part by NIH grant HL127893.


Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a life-changing event potentially leading to permanent paralysis. We developed a mechanical microconnector system (mMS) to promote regeneration after SCI. The new micromolding of the mMS starts with a premaster build from a subtractive 3D printing method called selective laser induced etching (SLE). We additionally could facilitate molding of the silicone master through a monolayer coating of Trichloro(1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctyl)silane (FOTS) and Dimethyldichlorosilane (DDMS). This technology enables us to build complex biodegradable implant structures in a range from 25 micrometers up to several millimeters.


The invention provides an improved cultivation method of three-red crystal grapefruit. In the improved cultivation method, common grapefruit is top-grafted on Wenzhou grapefruit. The improved cultivation method has the key cultivation points: the three-red crystal grapefruit is fond of shading and is suitable for growing at flat and gently innumerable mountains with low altitude at southeast in China; the sapling needs enough fertilizer for promoting tips to grow; water management needs to be enhanced in order to reduce split fruit; 90% of the fertilizing amount for the whole year can be arranged at the time after picking the fruits to early summer, especially, potash fertilizers are intensively applied in summer; an open window is arranged at a selectively-cut upright great branch; a side window is arranged at the periphery of the upper part, a small window is arranged at the fruiting branch at the lower part; intensive branches, upright branches and exuberant branches are wiped out; sapling grows very exuberant and needs to perform reasonable girdling to promote fruits to put into early production; the first girdling is performed during the first ten-day of November- the first ten-day of December and the second girdling is performed after the flowers are fell for 2/3h; the girdling position is a base part of blooming main branch; the fruits are bagged; and the fruits are kept fresh and packaged by applying a POF (Plastic Optical Fiber) heat shrinkable film far infrared fresh-keeping packaging technology.


The utility model discloses a metallic crystallizer strengthened adopting ultrasonic cavitation, which is used in the technical fields such as continuous casting and crystallization of steel and non-ferrous metal, and the like. The metallic crystallizer strengthened adopting ultrasonic cavitation comprises a crystallizer, an ultrasonic signal generator and an energy converter, wherein the energy converter is arranged on the shell of the crystallizer, and the ultrasonic signal generator is connected with the energy converter by a conducting wire. The ultrasonic signal generator generates a high frequency signal so as to enable the energy converter to generate ultrasonic vibration for generating ultrasonic cavitation effect on cooling water in the crystallizer, thus enabling the liquid to change into super turbulence state and strengthening heat transfer. The metallic crystallizer strengthened adopting ultrasonic cavitation has the advantages of improving the cooling capability and the performance of crystallization metallic machinery, being capable of automatically preventing scale, simplifying the structure of the crystallizer, saving energy resources, and being high in cooling efficiency for a long time.


It was found that the spherical particles of the hydrated ferric oxide were prepared by the interfacial reaction method in which the hydrated ferric oxide was formed by the reaction of FeSO4 aqueous solution emulsified in benzene with NaHCO3 aqueous solution. The preparation of the spherical particles by the interfacial reaction method was examined and the best condition for the formation of the spherical particleswere determined. The microphotographs of the hydrated ferric oxides prepared under different conditions were shown in Fig. 2. The adsorption of water, the X-ray diffraction, and the particle size distribution were measured for the hydrated ferric oxide sample prepared by the reaction of FeSO4 saturated aqueous solution with NaHCO3 1 M aqueous solution. The water vapor adsorption isotherm, the X-ray diffraction pattern, the microphotograph, and some properties of the hydrated ferric oxide sample were shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 6, Fig. 7 and Table 1, respectively. The particles of the hydrated ferric oxide sample were essentialy spherical as shown in Fig. 7. The adsorption isotherm of the hydrated ferric oxide sample was classified to the type IV according to the Emmett's classification and the adsorption volume, therefore the specific surface area had the much higher values than the values estimated from the mean particle size (See Fig. 7 and Table 1). These results indicated that the hydrated ferric oxide sample was highly porous. The radii of the pores determinedfrom the adsorption isotherm were ranged from 10 to 50A. The measurements described above were also carried out forthe samples prepared by the heattreating of the hydrated ferric oxide sample at 500 and 900°C. The results were shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 6, Fig. 7 and Table 1. The particles of the hydrated ferric oxide sample did not change their shapes after the heat-treating as shown in Fig. 7. The results of the X-ray diffractions indicated that the hydrated ferric oxide crystallizes by the heat-treating at 500-900°C to form a-ferric oxide, haematite (See Fig. 6). The specific surface areas of the heat-treated samples were decreased with the temperature but their values were much higher than the values estimated from the mean particle sizes (See Table 1). These results indicated that the haematite spherical particles were obtained by 昭和51.1.5受 理 *大 阪工業技術試験所 大阪府池 田市 緑ケ丘 * Government Industrial Research Institute Osaka Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka, Japan


OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the microtensile bond strength of ten dentin adhesive systems. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Sixty human molars were cut to the dentine level and restored with a hybrid composite and one of the adeshive systems. Each teeth were sectioned to obtain sticks measuring 1.0 ± 0.2 mm 2 , which were then stressed at a crosshead speed of 1mm/min in a universal testing machine until failure. The failure modes were verified using optical microscopy. RESULTS: One Up Bond F TM , All Bond 2 TM , One Step Plus TM , Adper Prompt L-Pop TM , One Step TM , Single Bond TM and Clearfil SE Bond TM presented no statistically significant differences (p>0.05); the lowest bond strength values were obtained with Scotchbond MP TM , Prime&Bond NT TM and Excite TM (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The self etch primer systems and conventional systems exhibited the highest bond strength to dentin, except for Scotchbond MP TM , Prime&Bond NT TM and Excite TM . Adhesive fractures accounted for 69% of the total fractures.


Abstract This paper deals with our previously introduced Hedging Zone Policy (HZP), which is a simple-to-implement, well-behaved heuristic for scheduling machine setup changes in real time. In the HZP, a pair of parameters for each product type defines a set in surplus space called the hedging zone, and a different changeover rule is implemented depending on the location of the production surplus state with respect to this zone. When the surplus state lies outside of the hedging zone, a fixed rank ordering or prioritization is used for deciding which item to produce next. When the surplus state is inside the hedging zone, the policy may either produce the current part type at its demand rate until more demand builds up, or change over to the item that is furthest behind (in an appropriate sense). After providing some background and overview of the HZP, we present new results concerning its stability properties. In particular, we show that if a deterministic counterpart of the stochastic system satisfies an easy-to-evaluate condition, the stochastic system with exponentially distributed failure and repair times is rate stable.


The highly conductive surface layers found in nearly all as-grown or annealed bulk ZnO wafers are studied by temperature-dependent Hall-effect and secondary-ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) measurements. In this work, we have used annealing in N2 at 900°C, and forming gas (5% H2 in N2) at 600°C, to cause a large enough surface conduction that SIMS measurements can be reliably employed. The increased near-surface donor density, as determined from two-layer Hall-effect modeling, is consistent with an increased near-surface concentration of Al, Ga, and In atoms, resulting from diffusion. There is no evidence for participation of any donors involving H.


Recently, many healthcare organizations are adopting CRM as a strategy, which involves using technology to organize, automate, and coordinate business processes, in managing interactions with their patients. CRM with the Web technology provides healthcare providers the ability to broaden their services beyond usual practices, and thus offers suitable environment using latest technology to achieve superb patient care. This paper discusses and demonstrates how a new approach in CRM based on Web 2.0 will help the healthcare providers improving their customer support, avoiding conflict, and promoting better health to patient. With this new approach patients will benefit from the customized personal service with full information access to perform self managed their own health. It also helps healthcare providers retaining the right customer. A conceptual framework of the new approach will be discussed.


The invention discloses an environmental sound reminding method and a mobile terminal. The embodiment of the invention collects the sound signal of external environment in real time to process the sound signal according to a processing command so as to obtain the sound processing value of the sound signal; and when the sound processing value is within the reminding range indicated by a reminding condition, a user is reminded by a preset reminding mode according to reminding mode information. The embodiment of the invention realizes the function of automatically reminding user by environment sound information when the sense of hearing is greatly limited, so that users can correctly process surrounding sound in time so as to avoid missing important or emergent matters.


Introduction/Objective. Previous studies suggest that number of suicides and
 suicide attempts will increase due the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this
 study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the
 frequency and characteristics of suicide attempts in the Republic of Serbia.
 Methods. The study observed two periods: the period from March to August
 2020 (the COVID period) and the same period of the previous year (the
 non-COVID period). The observation during the mentioned periods encompassed
 patients who were examined at the Dr. Laza Lazarevic Clinic for Mental
 Disorders in Belgrade due to suicide attempts (1987 persons during COVID
 period and 2300 persons during non-COVID period). Results. Concerning
 suicide attempts, a statistically significant difference between the
 observed periods was registered in respect of total number of monthly
 clinical examinations, monthly distribution of suicide attempts, patients?
 gender and age, mode of suicide attempt and the diagnostic category. Binary
 logistic regression determined that statistically significant factors that
 can influence the suicide attempt were year, months, patients? gender and
 age, and diagnostic category. Conclusion. COVID-19 pandemic creates the
 increased exposure of the people to suicide risk factors, which points to
 the significance of consistent monitoring of mental health during the
 COVID-19 pandemic and thereafter.


A new approach towards highly enantioselective halogen-bonding catalysis has been developed. In order to circumvent the intrinsic issues of the halogen-bond (XB) nature and consequent unresolved limitations in asymmetric catalysis, fine-tuned halogen--halogen interactions between the substrate and XB-donor were designed to pre-organize the substrate in the catalyst's cavity and boost enantiocontrol. The present strategy exploits both the electron cloud (Lewis base site) and the sigma (σ)-hole site of the halogen-substituent of the substrates to form a tight catalyst--substrate--counteranion chiral complex. Thus, this enables a controlled induction of high levels of chirality transfer. Remarkable enantioselectivities of up to 95:5 e.r. (90% ee) have been achieved in a model dearomatization reaction of halogen-substituted (iso)quinolines with tetrakis-iodotriazole multidentate anion-binding catalysts.


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Let (g,[p]) be a finite-dimensional restricted Lie algebra, defined over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic p>0. The scheme of tori of maximal dimension of g gives rise to a finite group S(g) that coincides with the Weyl group of g in case g is a Lie algebra of classical type. In this paper, we compute the group S(g) for Lie algebras of Cartan type and provide applications concerning weight space decompositions, the existence of generic tori and polynomial invariants.


Using two step‐tunable CO2 lasers, we have observed phase‐matched generation of frequencies 70 <ν<110 cm−1 by nonlinear mixing in a birefringent ternary semiconductor, ZnGeP2. An observed power of ∼1.7 μW at 83.37 cm−1 gave a signal‐to‐noise ratio of ∼1000 with a Ge:Ga detector. In combination with tunable optical lasers, this technique should yield a tunable source of submillimeter wave radiation for high‐resolution spectroscopy.


Oscillator strengths ( f values) for the transitions 4 s 4 p 3 P –4 s n d 3 D with n =6 to 12 and -3 d 5 s 3 D of Ca have been determined relative to those of the multiplet 4 s 4 p 3 P –4 p 2 3 P by means of the hook method. The resulting f values are 12–35% smaller for n =6, 7 and 8 than the data of NBS compilation by Wiese et al. Those for other members are first reported in this paper. The spectral density of the f values is found to have a minimum value around 3 d 5 s 3 D and 4 s 9 d 3 D . This behavior is quantitatively explained by means of a multichannel quantum defect theory.