UO in China thatis the mostcomprehensive managing organ in every college plays the central role in managing system,and its basic task is to participate in political affairs and to han- dle with daily affairs,so ithas the functions of giving advice before policy decision,providing in- formation during leaders'decision-making,and supervising officiating circumstances after leaders'policy-making.How to exertthe effectof UO is as follows:trying for leaders'(policy- makers') recognition;improving the quality of office crew;making a good use of information.


We Consider a Layered Elastic Body, Consisting of Base Material with Young's Modulus E0 and Poisson's Ratio ν0 and Coating Thickness δ, Respectively, with E1 и ν1. the Thickness of the Base Is much Greater than the Thickness of the Coating. A Stiffness Model of the Layered Body with Loading His Axisymmetric Load, which Allows to Determine its Elastic Characteristics Is Proposed. the Quantitative Effect of the Relative Thickness of the Coating, the Ratio of the Elastic Properties of the Materials and Forms of the Applied Load Is Shown. an Expression for Determining the Elastic Modulus of the Coating when the Effective Modulus of Elasticity of the Layered Body Indentation Determined by the Method of Oliver-Farr Is Got. the Thickness of a Covering and Elastic Constants of the Main Material and Intentor Are Thus Considered.


Nowadays, there is no need to say that organizational effectiveness is important. In today's competitive world, consultants and academics propose new bases to enhance the effectiveness and performance of organizations. In this paper, we have used two new approaches which have found significant emphasis from the part of researchers: organizational capabilities and managerial competencies. This paper aims to evaluate the effects of managerial competencies and organizational capabilities on the organizational effectiveness. This study develops an integrated model to be tested. The survey data have been collected from 58 managers in all levels of four companies. The results show that the proposed model significantly explains the variance of organizational effectiveness. Findings reveal that both organizational capabilities and managerial competencies contribute significantly to enhancing organizational effectiveness, although the effect of organizational capabilities on organizational effectiveness is more than that of managerial competencies.


The catalytic nature of self-assembled metal-organic polyhedra gives an entirely new dimension to the reactivity and properties of molecules within a well-defined confined space. Encapsulation of a range of guests brings about not only host-guest interactions but also gives rise to unusual reactivities with selectivity and stabilization of various reactive intermediates. This review briefly covers the synthesis of self-assembled metal-organic polyhedra and elaborates their influence in different chemical reactions as well as in the stabilization of unstable chemical species.


We have synthesized alpha- and beta-anomers of tigogenin cellobioside and have determined their effects on intestinal absorption of [1,2-3H]cholesterol in rats. We demonstrated that the loss of tritium label likely to occur in the conversion of cholesterol to coprostanone was minimal. Dose response studies showed that both anomers depressed intestinal absorption of cholesterol but the depression was greater with the beta-anomer.


This work deals with the development of control laws for nonlinear uncertain systems based on sliding mode theory. The standard sliding mode control approaches are state feedback ones, in which the sliding variable and its time derivatives are required. This first objective of this thesis is to propose high order sliding mode control laws with a reduced use of sliding variable time derivatives. The contributions are made for the second and third order sliding mode control. The second objective is to combine the proposed control laws with a gain adaptation mechanism. The use of adaptive gain law allows to simplify the tuning process, to reduce the convergence time and to improve the accuracy. Finally, the applicability of the proposed approaches is shown on IRCCyN pneumatic benchmark. Applications are also made on 3DOF flying system.


The starting material used for the synthesis of the derivatives presented in this Thesis is the ring compound hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene, (NPCI2)3 (Figure 1). Because the chlorine atoms on the phosphorus atom can be replaced easily by other groups this molecule has been the subject of extensive research. Another important topic of interest is the thermal ringopening polymerization of (NPCI2)3 which affords a reactive linear poly(dichlorophosphazene) (IPCI2)n. ... Zie: Summary.


In hypermedia environments, it is important for students to have metacognitive skills while planning, monitoring and evaluating the learning process, since they have more responsibility compared to the traditional learning process. One of the metacognitive activities which could be integrated into web-based learning environments in order to lead students to think about issues such as what, why and how to learn and in what issues they have learning deficiencies is reflective prompts. Reflective prompts support students in effective learning by enabling them to think about their own learning process and to become aware of how they accomplish a task. This article presents a web-based learning environment, which was designed to support students' metacognitive process by reflective prompts. In the study, the development stages of a goal-based learning environment which contains "web designing by using HTML language" is explained. Then, the general characteristics of the system along with its flow cycle are presented. In addition, the technologies used are summarized through discussing the usages of reflective prompts and other metacognitive tools in the environment.


A blood or blood component filtering method comprises that: a volume restrained plate is configured at the outer surface of the inlet side and the outer side of the outer surface of the outlet side of a flexible container on a filter used for removing white blood cells which is composed of the flat flexible container and a slice-shaped filter material used for removing the white blood cells that divides the interior of the container into an inlet side chamber and an outlet side chamber and has the configured thickness of 8.2mm to 8.6mm, and has the thickness of 9.0mm to 9.4mm, the airway pressure loss of 300Pa to 700Pa and the effective filter area of 50cm to 70cm ; the interval which is opposite to the volume restrained plate of the volume restrained plate to be clamped in the filter part used for removing the white blood cells is (the thickness of the filter used for removing the white blood cells plus 0.5mm) to (the thickness of the filter used for removing the white blood cells plus 2.5mm), the filtration is carried out to the blood or the blood components by using the filter used for removing the white blood cells under the pressure of 30kPa to 50kPa, and the expansion of the flexible container which is generated during the filtration period is restrained by the volume restrained plate.


A magnetic levitation type ring-shaped flying vehicle with amphibious function is composed of ring-shaped cabin body, internal and external fan rings and fan cover. Said internal and external fan rings are respectively installed to the internal and external ring tracks on the internal and external peripheral surfaces of cabin body. When the high-power coils at inner and outer sides of cabin body are doing work, the internal and external fan rings are driven by strong magnetic levitation force to rotate at high speed along said tracks, so generating strong lifting force. Controlling the rotation speed and direction of fan ring, gravitation center, and flying attitude can control the flying of said flying vehicle.


Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic common bile duct (GBD)exploration with endobiliary drainage. Methods From October 2011 and May 2013,the clini-cal data of 114 patients with gallbladder and CBD stones underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and CBD exploration were retrospectively analyzed. Sixty-one patients underwent the laparoscopic cholecystec-tomy and LCBDE(T tube drainage group),and 53 patients underwent endobiliary drainage(endobiliary drainage group). The operation time,blood loss,hospitalization costs,hospital stay time,the time of tube extraction and complication rate were compared between the two groups. Results The operation time,blood loss,and hospitalization costs in the two groups had no significant difference(P 〉 0. 05). The hospital stay time and the time of tube extraction of endobiliary drainage group was shorter than that in group T tube drainage(P 〈 0. 05). There were no complications of retained stones,bile leak or biliary stricture. Conclusions Laparoscopic endobiliary catheter drainage is a minimally invasive treatment for bile duct stones,and can keep the integrity of the biliary tract and normal physiological function,so is worthy of promotion.

Key words:
Common bile duct stones; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Common bile duct explo-ration; Endobiliary drainage


The purpose of this chapter is to provide an introduction to the problem of student plagiarism in an environment where use of the Internet is commonplace. What is plagiarism, and to what extent is it a problem? Why do students plagiarize, and what are typical attitudes towards such plagiarism? Why are academics, and institutions themselves, often reluctant to progress cases through official channels? What are some of the technologies used by students to plagiarise, and by academics to detect plagiarism? What solutions are possible, and what potential solutions might be just over the horizon? This chapter attempts to provide answers to all of these questions.


Particle number concentration (particles 0.3-20 μm in aerodynamic diameter) and CO2 concentration were monitored in an office occupied by one adult during 45 days. The temporal characterization and source identification of indoor particulate matter were studied using principal component analysis (PCA) and Independent Component Analysis (ICA). The resulting temporal profiles were explained by relating the calculated source contributions to the information provided by the autocorrelation function. Four particle sources were identified and characterized. The source of 3,5-8,75 μm diameter particles was associated with occupant activity. A random emission source was found to be associated with the larger particles and one continuous emission source was associated with the fine particles.


A long-term regional monitoring program on the relationship between the environment and the occurrence of epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) in fish was initiated in Beel Mahmoodpur, a freshwater lake at Faridpur, Bangladesh in early 1988. Agriculture management practices and climatic conditions were closely monitored and quantitative samples of fish populations were taken fortnightly over a three year period between March 1988 to March 1991. The occurrence of EUS from the study site was recorded between October to March every year. Of the 23 fish species sampled, 10 were severely affected. The prevalence of infection was highest in snakeheads (30%). Results of ANOVA of all the investigated parameters were not significant except low chloride (p < 0.045) and alkalinity (p < 0.043) concentrations. Water temperature also significantly (p < 0.00065) fluctuated during EUS outbreaks. Lower concentrations of chloride with respect to alkalinity as well as lower proportions of anions (chlorides and alkalinity) with respect to cations (hardness) were closely correlated with EUS outbreaks at declining temperature periods. The role of total ammonia at low chloride concentration was also related to the outbreaks. A direct relationship of chloride concentration between habitat water and fish muscle was also revealed from fish muscle analyses and further implies a close relationship between chloride deficiency and EUS outbreaks.


Ted K. Bradshaw, Ph.D. Editor: Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society October 28, 1942-August 5, 2006 The hyphen between Ted Bradshaw's birth and death is filled with an incredible richness and legacy that is difficult to grasp. Ted Bradshaw was born in Ely, Nevada, and died unexpectedly while running on a trail near his home in Oakland, California. He is survived by his spouse, Betty Lou, and sons, Niels and Liam, his father, two brothers, a sister and other family members. Ted Bradshaw was a community development scholar, practitioner and educator. His professional accomplishments are sterling: a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley in 1974; Fulbright Research Scholar in Sweden; an author of four books and over 70 scholarly articles and reports on community and economic development, rural and regional development, alternative technology, the organization of the electrical system, and California's development as a high technology society. He was chair and professor in the Department of Human and Community Development, University of California-Davis. Ted was elected to the Community Development Society Board of Directors and served in that role from 1997-1999. He became editor of the Journal of the Community Development Society in 2001 and worked with the editorial board and the Society's board of directors to implement a bold vision to make the journal the premier community development publication in the field. It led to a significant increase in manuscript submissions and quality; the journal shifted from a biannual publication to quarterly. He inaugurated special issues on community development theory, social capital, entrepreneurship, child care, information technology, and this special issue on disabilities within the context of our field. Guest editors are lined up to deal with other aspects of community development such as poverty, public participation, sustainability, and a range of other issues. It was renamed Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society in 2005 with a fresh new look to draw attention to our field and to reflect the growing interest in community development programs in the world. A new size brought the journal in line with other relevant social science publications. The journal is part of Ted's legacy to us. Ted was a superb community development educator. His students worked in urban and rural settings as part of class assignments. …


when the nature of man is understood, as the metaphysician and ethicist understands it and not after the fashion of the behaviourist and the chemist, will there be much hope of an enduring peace. That is a brief statement of the theme of this latest volume from the Catholic Philosophical Association of America. Naturally in such a collection of necessarily brief papers there is little possibility of detailed or elaborate exposition, but within the limits set there is much that is of value. An able paper by Professor Pegis deals with the failure of the mediaeval Schoolmen to work out an adequate scheme of International Law, a failure that was repaired by the work of the postReformation Suarez, who wrote, three hundred years ago, an analysis of the meaning and basis of International Law which has not been surpassed. A number of ancillary problems—"The Christian Concept of Law," "Liberalism," "A Philosophy of Education"—are competently dealt with. As the author of the last-named paper reminds us: "The essential work of the philosopher is not national in character. There is no possibility of discussing the thought of an Aquinas, an Augustine, or a Socrates in purely local terms; these men and their thought belong to all humanity." The presence of the word "Catholic" on the title-page should not therefore suggest a sectarianism or parochialism of outlook. The Catholic Church has proved herself an able guardian of the philosophia perennis. THOMAS CORBISHLEY.


Introduction to optimal robust control scalar LQG optimal control problem and solution scalar H infinity optimal control problem and solution multivariable LQG optimal control problems and solution multivariable H infinity optimal control problem and solution robust control design procedures H2 optimal filtering smoothing and prediction problems H infinity optimal filtering smoothing and prediction problems industrial applications of H infinity optimal control.


This dialogue continues for seven more paragraphs. Moore's representations of conversations are quite engaging, because they read more like a fiction novel than a memoir. But Moore is a journalist, and journalists are trained to put only the exact words of speakers in quotation marks. As a reader (and former journalist and journalism educator), it is hard to believe thatMoore could verify the specific statements in those quotesword for word. Therefore, while the book is engaging and tells a good string of tales, his use of dialogue puts the veracity of his content into question. The memoir does not provide any bibliographic sources. Nevertheless, the text could be a starting point for historical research by prompting students to learn more about journalism from the early 1960s through the late 1980s. Also, while the memoir is truly a historical text, Moore does not consistently mention the year he is writing about. The stories he tells are written in chronological order, but the reader needs to take cues from the context to get a sense of if it is 1965 or 1985. Interestingly, the one point where Moore calls out a specific year— 1972—is when he decides to leave Life. It also happens to be the year Life leaves the shelves. Moore stops telling his story when he stops being paid to tell stories.


Gold nanochannels were prepared using Al2O3 nanotubules membrane as the carrier and modified with chitosan by a classical N-( 3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-ethyl carbodiimide( EDC) / N-hydroxysuccinimide( NHS) coupling reaction. The nanochannels were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy( FESEM),cyclic voltammetry and AC impedance method. The Au nanochannels modified with chitosan showed a chiral environment and can be used to separate histidine enantiomer. The effects of pore size and solution p H on the separation efficiency of histidine were investigated. To increase the detection sensitivity of D-,L-histidine,Ag nanoparticles were used to enhance the surface enhanced Raman scattering( SERS)activity. The results showed that the chitosan-modified gold nanochannels can be used to separate chiral histidine based on this unique selective nanochannel membrane. L-Histidine and D-histidine were respectively detected by SERS at wavelengths of 1000 and 1590 cm!1. The results showed that L-histidine and D-histidine were separated well in the mixture containing 200 μL of histidine,100 μL of colloidal Ag and 100 μL of80 mmol / L Na Cl( p H = 7. 59) with a separation efficiency of 4. 91.


and the development of his theoretical formulations. I have found that the reading of Kohut's early papers has led me to a deeper understanding of Self Psychology and has provided me with a model for psychoanalytic investigation. Volume I covers the period 1950 to 1968 prior to and leading up to the clear establishment of Kohut's "new view of narcissism" and his revolutionary ideas regarding the treatment of narcissistic personality disorders. Volume II, which covers more recent papers and contribution, contains the references and index, making it essential for the close study of Volume I. This inconvenience might easily be corrected in future additions by duplicating the reference and index list in Volume I. A brilliant 106page introduction by the editor is followed by a selection of published and unpublished writings including nine major papers, four book reviews, four addresses and thirteen discussions of papers presented by other authors (but not published here). The introduction and the selection are well laid out, error free and clearly identified as to their original purpose and date of presentation. Footnotes by the editor usefully link earlier theoretical formulations with more modern Self Psychology concepts, or add Heinz Kohut's verbal comments which help to elaborate and clarify points made in the text. This underscores the basic principle behind this publication: to demonstrate the evolution of Kohut's ideas from his earliest writings through to the present time. In so doing Ornstein further affirms the origins of Self Psychology in the psychoanalytic tradition by demonstrating the early forms of Kohut's contributions embedded within the mainstream of psychoanalytic thought. Ornstein's introduction provides an excellent sequential overview of the evolution of Kohut's ideas. His commentary orients and guides the reader through this complex field clearly and with the spirit and energy of an enthusiastic teacher. He highlights the significant landmarks and lines of evolution encapsulated in the sequential presentation of Kohut's writings and he does this from the perspective of one close to the author and deeply immersed in the psychology ofthe self. This allows the reader to fill in the inevitable gaps and to comprehend more clearly the ultimate significance of particular ideas as they appear in their earliest forms. He appropriately compares himself to a tour guide attempting to acquaint the visitor with the highlights as well as the breadth and depth of the material without overwhelming him, but rather leaving him with his appetite whetted and interested in further exploration for himself. His review deals with the earlier, less well known and partially unpublished work of Heinz Kohut by highlighting the significant contributions he has made to psychoanalysis generally and to the new view of narcissism in particular. The last decade covered in Volume II is discussed as a whole work with the assumption of some familiarity on the part of the reader. While Ornstein makes no attempt at a critical appraisal of the work, this publication sets the stage for those less passionately involved with the psychology ofthe self to evaluate and compare. Ornstein writes' clearly but assumes prior knowledge of Self Psychology and of psychoanalytic theory so that this cannot be recommended as an acceptable introduction to the field. The selections of writings in Volume I will be of particular interest to those wishing to study the psychology of the self in depth. Of more general interest, particularly to psychoanalysts, are some of the important papers contained therein. His papers on music are fascinating examples of applied psychoanalysis leading to further clinical and theoretical insights. These are beautifully demonstrated in the case material of Mr. H whose response to treatment led to a resurgence of creativity in the form of musical expression. Introspection, Empathy and Psychoanalysis is perhaps the most significant paper of all in this selection as it clarifies methodology and theory development and, in so doing, lays the ground work for all of Heinz Kohut's later work. Concepts and Theories of Psychoanalysis by Kohut and Seitz, a beautiful exposition of the basics of structural theory and ego psychology, should be required reading for these subjects. The book ends with two papers on narcissism which both signify the end of this creative period and usher in the more familiar work covered in his first monograph, The Analysis of the Self. For those wishing to explore the earlier writings of Heinz Kohut, this is an essential book. For those who wish to have access to some of his important early papers, it is a useful reference. Ornstein's introduction is an excellent review of the development of the field and will be a standard reference for those studying the Psychology of the Self.


Exosphere provides researcher-friendly software for managing computing workloads on OpenStack cloud infrastructure. Exosphere is a user-friendly alternative to Horizon, the default OpenStack graphical interface. Exosphere can be used with most research cloud infrastructure, requiring near-zero custom integration work.


Objective:To study the clinical features of paralytic ileus caused by antipsychotic drug Method:Clinical features,abdominal X ray examination and prognosis were analysed in 53 psychotics patients with ileus during antipsychotic treatment. Results:The patients who over 40 year old,received antipsychotic treatments for more than 5 years and treated with clozapine (45.2%) suffered bowel obstruction easily.And gradual abdominal distension,weak or disappeared bowel sound or disappear were observed.Intestinal canal distension and fluid level were seen in X-ray examination.49 of those patients finally recovered after treatment and 4 died. Conclusion:All kinds of antipsychotic drug can cause paralytic ileus,X-ray examination can early diagnose of ileus.


A new kind of binding material made from tailings powder (named KWF) was invented and put into practice by the authors based on the stage subsequent-filling method in Sijiaying Iron Mine. To adapt KWF to Gaoguanying Iron Mine with upward-layered cut-and-fill mining method, the authors analysed the tailings' particle size distribution, adjusted KWF's suitability to this mine, compared different binding materials test results on pure cement and other cementitious material under the same conditions in order to compare with those of KWF. The results showed that full-tailings backfill strength mixed with KWF is 1.3-1.6 times higher than that with cement and 1.7-1.9 times higher than that with the other cementitious material. Since the tailings at Gaoguanying mine contains more fine grains and higher clay content, full-tailings filling strength mixed by KWF cannot meet the required design strength (mine requirement strength). Therefore, further optimisation trials were done to modify KWF compositions. New compositions are quicklime 3.5%, hemihydrate gypsum 15% and admixture 1.5%. The corresponding seven day cured fill mix unconfined compressive strength (UCS) reached 1.43 MPa. With 1.5% early strength agent added, the full-tailings KWF fill mix's strength increased to 1.54 MPa, which fully meets the design strength for a safe layered backfill method at Gaoguanying Iron Mine.


Species- and population-specific differences in fungicide resistance and aggressiveness within Botrytis makes basic data on genetic diversity important for understanding disease caused by this fungus. Genetic diversity of Botrytis was surveyed between 2008 and 2012 from grapes from five New Zealand wine-growing regions. A total of 1226 isolates were gathered from symptomless flower buds at the start of the growing season and 1331 isolates from diseased fruit at harvest. Two species were found, B. cinerea and B. pseudocinerea. Botrytis pseudocinerea was common in both Auckland vineyards sampled, and infrequent elsewhere. However, even in Auckland, it was rarely isolated from diseased fruit. The presence of the Boty and Flipper transposons was assessed. Isolates with all four transposon states (Boty only, Flipper only, both Boty and Flipper, no transposons) were found for both species. Both vineyards in the Auckland region had high numbers of Flipper-only isolates at flowering; both vineyards from the Waipara region had high numbers of Boty-only isolates at flowering. Most isolates from diseased fruit at harvest contained both transposons. These observations suggest that B. pseudocinerea, and isolates with one or both of the transposons missing, may be less aggressive than B. cinerea, or than isolates with both transposons present. Two clades were resolved within B. pseudocinerea, only one of which has been reported from European vineyards. Phylogenetic diversity within B. cinerea in New Zealand was similar to that known from Europe, including isolates that appear to match Botrytis 'Group S'. The taxonomic implications of this genetic diversity are discussed.


Pipe management is one of the key elements of coiled tubing operation. Durability of the coiled tubing was simply evaluated by running feet for a long period of time which resulted in tubing failure. After extensive testing at the research facility, we obtained a reliable model to estimate coiled tubing fatigue. Now we have introduced a PC-based pipe management system called "CoilCAT" which eliminates extensive manual recording during operation. It also improves safety, economics and reliability. CoilCAT consists of a sensor network and a PC which acquires and analyzes they data. During operation, circulating pressure, well head pressure, coiled tubing weight, running speed, depth, coiled tubing dimension, and other data are monitored and collected with the history of the tubing already in the PC. At the same time, it will display pressure and tension limits of that particular condition. The system can alert the operator if any of the monitored and calculated values exceed the predetermined limits.


$Objective:$ Information on the metabolism of tissues in both healthy and diseased states plays a significant role in the detection and understanding of tumors, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. Hyperpolarized carbon-13 magnetic resonance imaging ($^{13}$C-HPMRI) and deuterium metabolic imaging ($^2$H-DMI) are two emerging X-nuclei used as practical imaging tools to investigate tissue metabolism. However due to their low gyromagnetic ratios ($\gamma_{13C}$ = 10.7 MHz/T; $\gamma_{2H}$ = 6.5 MHz/T) and natural abundance, such method required a sophisticated dual-tuned radiofrequency (RF) coil. $ Methods:$ Here, we report a dual-tuned coaxial transmission line (CTL) RF coil agile for metabolite information operating at 7T with independent tuning capability. The design analysis has demonstrated how both resonant frequencies can be individually controlled by simply varying the constituent of the design parameters. $Results:$ Numerical results have demonstrated a broadband tuning range capability, covering most of the X-nucleus signal, especially the $^{13}$C and $^2$H spectra at 7T. Furthermore, in order to validate the feasibility of the proposed design, both dual-tuned $^1$H/$^{13}$C and $^1$H/$^2$H RF coils are fabricated using a semi-flexible RG-405 .086" coaxial cable and bench test results (scattering parameters and magnetic field efficiency/distribution) are successfully obtained. $Conclusion:$ The proposed dual-tuned RF coils reveal highly effective magnetic field obtained from both proton and heteronuclear signal which is crucial for accurate and detailed imaging. $Significance:$ The successful development of this new dual-tuned RF coil technique would provide a tangible and efficient tool for ultrahigh field metabolic MR imaging.


SUMMARY The Department of Education and Science launched the Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating Programme (PICKUP) in 1982 The programme aims to help colleges, polytechnics and universities to increase and improve the work they do in meeting adult training, updating and retraining needs of employers and their workforces General progress to date has been impressive and the programme has a target of increasing the participation rate in PICKUP training to 1 in 10 of the working population by 1992


Due to changes in government policy, severe competition and advancement in information technology, the healthcare industry is unstable, highly agitated and very competitive. These market conditions encourage healthcare providers to maximise efficiency by cutting costs, improving decision making processes and increasing the quality of patient care through information technology. The healthcare sector lags behind several other industries in terms of use and implementation of information technology. In order for healthcare organisations to gain and maintain a competitive advantage, it is important for their management to understand the trends and innovations in information systems as they relate to the healthcare industry. This paper describes various decision support systems, internet applications and e-business possibilities for healthcare organisations and presents a future vision of e-healthcare.


Strongyloidiasis is a worldwide intestinal infection produced by the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis. In this study, we report the case of a 47-year-old female patient who was submittedto renal transplant and an immunosuppression regimen. She was admitted to the emergency service with intense abdominal pain, evolving to an acute respiratory insufficiency, gramnegativebacteremia, refractory shock and death. S. stercoralis larvae were identified in the parasitological exam and bronchoalveolar lavage. This provides evidence for the importance of the early diagnosis of this neglected helminthiasis in transplanted patients undergoing immunosuppresive therapy.


The article discusses the results of measurement of soil physical properties and implement draft that has been done within field trial established at Lázně Bělohrad in the North of Bohemia in the year 2014. Different variants of treatment with substances for soil (PRP Sol) and manure (PRP Fix) amendment and with cattle manure were examined in terms of their influence on several parameters including energy demand for soil tillage. In the first stage, soil physical property, i.e. cone index, was measured. The results indicated that at soil upper layer, cone index within some of the trial variants dropped and on the contrary within other variants increased relative to control with no apparent pattern of treatment. Subsequently, draft of chosen tillage implements was measured in order to assess potential decrease in energy demand of treated variants. There was a minor 0.38% increase in relative aggregate unit draft after manure, and soil and manure activators' application compared to the control. The unit draft remained practically unchanged relative to the control within one variant, decreased within two variants, and increased within another two variants. The latter two were the variants where the most treatments were accomplished. It could be therefore assumed that higher number of machinery passes may have resulted in the increased implement draft. The assumed benefits of manure and manure and soil activators may not have had time to take effect.


The original concept of a National Reactive Chemicals database was first discussed by industry and th National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) several years ago, but progress was slowed legal/liability issues. Momentum for this idea returned when the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazar Investigation Board (CSB) published a report in 2002 making a formal recommendation to NIST and t industry groups (ACC and SOCMA) to work together to establish such a database. Many experts agree th there is a need for the development of a coherent strategy for this idea based on a collaborative effort between CSB, NIST and both SOCMA and ACC membership. This paper outlines the critical issues for the establishment of a national database of reactivity and flammability information including a discussion of whether or not such a database is needed and would be used effectively by its intended audience, those companies without well established Reactiv Chemicals/Process Safety programs. This paper includes a vision for the database's structure, proposals on how it could be managed, potential solutions to the liability concerns regarding data donation, the types of data which should be included, how to ensure data quality, how to ensure the data are used properly, and t need for economic incentives to encourage data donation. It is hoped that this paper will stimulate furth interest in the topic and foster broad stakeholder involvement in the process.


Welcome to NATA, the Symposium on Novel Applications and Technology Advances in Computing, which is being held for the second time in 2016, in Atlanta, USA, as an integral part of the reformed organization of IEEE COMPSAC. NATA's major mission includes serving as a forum for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present recent findings, innovations, theories, methodologies, and practical experiences related to novel applications and technologies that leverage today's convergence of massive information sources, powerful analysis techniques, and nearly instant access from any point on the globe. NATA is expected to be a forum where researchers and practitioners engaged with the development of rapidly diverging applications find common ground in technology, and those active in ever-specialized technologies find common ground for their application.


BACKGROUND
The level of evidence (LOE) is an important tool in current evidence-based practice and clinical research. However, in clinical studies on peri-implantitis, the present status of LOE and its association with research impact remains to be determined. The present study aimed to gather the characteristics and level of evidence (LOE) of clinical studies on peri-implantitis conducted during 2017-2021 and to assess the association of LOE with social and scientific impact.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
The PubMed database was searched for retrieving clinical studies that evaluated peri-implantitis related healthcare interventions and were published between 2017 and 2021. A four-level modified Oxford 2011 LOE tool was used to determine the LOE of these studies. Citation count and Altmetric Attention Scores (AAS) were derived from Web of Science and Altmetric Explorer, respectively. Multivariate generalized estimation equation (GEE) analysis was conducted to explore relationships between LOE and citation count, and between LOE and AAS; the publication year was considered the grouping factor for adjusting for potential clustering effects.

RESULTS
Two hundred and thirty-five studies were considered eligible. The percentage of level-1 to level-4 studies was 9.8%, 35.7%, 28.9%, and 25.5%, respectively. Multivariable GEE analyses revealed that studies with higher LOE had significantly greater citation counts (p = 0.008). However, no significant association (p = 0.872) was observed between LOE and AAS.

CONCLUSIONS
During 2017-2021, more than 40% of high-LOE studies on peri-implantitis were published each year. High-LOE studies showed a tendency to have larger scientific impact. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Remediation of nursing studies has been used to help improve progression and retention in nursing school. However, the format to remediate nursing students effectively is not well documented. Several studies have confirmed that case studies have helped to improve critical thinking skills in nursing students. Furthermore, studies have also concluded that remediation is effective to help improve test scores of nursing students. The purpose of this project was to determine if at-risk nursing students (grades less than 74%) placed on a performance improvement plan (PIP) that included case study analysis with weekly study sessions reviews would improve these students' test scores. In the junior level class, thirteen of the 29 students were not successfully succeeding in this class. These students were placed on the performance improvement plan. The students all completed the requirements of the PIP. The results of this project confirm that remediation with a case study results is an effective methodology to help improve test scores and success within a class. In this project, 50% of the at-risk students successfully completed the course as a result of participation in the PIP.


Being fault on the Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines, series capacitor compensation and its protection on the lines can cause additional transient component. This paper analyses the effect of series capacitor compensation on faults current's high frequency transient component, proving that series capacitor compensation does not affect the time of high frequency transient current component transmitting from faults point to protector.


The cost-effectiveness of one-time investments in teacher productivity relies crucially on two different sources of persistence: the future life-time benefits to students exposed to the teachers, and the sustained productivity of teachers. This study tests for both these using results from a randomized evaluation of two different forms of teacher professional development Coaching or Training aimed at improving teaching of early-grade reading in South Africa. We find that for both programs the initial improvements in learning persist, when students are assessed one year after the program ended. However, the impacts on the subsequent cohort of students – i.e. those who were taught by teachers one year after they received coaching/training – is roughly half the size and is only statistically significant for schools where teachers received Coaching. In both programs improvements in teacher knowledge and use of resources persisted up to three years after participating in the program, but only teachers who received Coaching maintain their improved teaching practices. These results demonstrate that resource-intensive programs that induce sustained changes in productivity can be more cost-effective in the long run due to benefits for future cohorts.


Abstract A commons dilemma arises when individuals sharing a resource act according to their short-term interests, resulting in the long-term destruction of a renewable resource. This experiment was conducted to determine if interpersonal attraction impacts destructive commons dilemma behavior. Introductory psychology students (N = 135) participated in groups of three in a commons dilemma simulation. Using attitude similarity, four levels of interpersonal attraction were manipulated, ranging from very high to low to mixed attraction between group members. The results indicated that a high level of interpersonal mutual attraction improved harvesting efficiency, increased self-sacrificing, and extended the life of the commons. In addition, perceived trust among players increased as total harvests increased.


In 2013, a before-and-after intervention study was conducted to evaluate the effect 24-hour intensivist coverage on length of stay and rates of catheter-associated urinary tract infection, central-line associated blood stream infection, and ventilator-associated events. Intensivist coverage for 24 hours did not decrease length of stay or result in a decrease in any specific infection rate. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2016;37(3):352–354


TikTok is a social media platform where users create and share videos. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, the use of this site greatly expanded. Tic and Tourette syndrome content also increased dramatically along with the number of patients with tics in neurology clinics.


Accumulation of tau pathology is a core feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related tauopathies, but tau pathology is pleiotropic. The many species of tau oligomers/aggregates has prevented elucidation of the mechanisms by which tau induces neurodegeneration. Fibrillary tau aggregates are considered to be less toxic than tau oligomers, but have received extensive attention because they are readily identifiable with pathological dyes, such as thioflavines, as well as by reagents used for diagnostic imaging. Multiple studies indicate that oligomeric tau (oTau) is the key toxic species, but the mechanism of toxicity is unknown


The development of dams or reservoirs requires continuous attention. The dynamics of rain as the primary natural resource and the water utilization may change from the design. Climate change is thought to have caused changes in reservoir inflow patterns where the patterns may change throughout the service life of the reservoir. The way of the utilization of catchment areas and reservoir inundation is also very dynamic, along with the dynamics of water demand which is generally aimed at obtaining better human welfare. At the same time, such activities may affect the quality of the reservoir waters, followed by disturbances in the water utilization for various purposes. This paper presents the results of evaluating the carrying capacity of the reservoir environment based on the data obtained from reservoir sedimentation and water monitoring of Kedungombo Reservoir. The adopted method of the environmental carrying capacity of the Kedungombo Reservoir considers the four environment-related carrying capacities, i.e., reservoir sedimentation, water utilization, recreation, and aquaculture. The term overall carrying capacity is introduced, adopting three approximations of weighting factor α of the four parameters. The analysis results show a promising method to evaluate the reservoir environment carrying capacity that could be dynamics during its service life.


Background: Catheter-based assessment of left ventricular (LV) electromechanical activity using a non-fluoroscopic 3D mapping may demonstrate variations in electrical and mechanical activity within regions of infarction or ischemia. This large-scale study examined the correlation between the mapping technique and radionuclide myocardial p&usion imaging. Methods: A 12-segment comparative analysis model was used in 139 patients (96 males, 63+12 yrs) with refractory angina, having reversible and/or fixed perfusion defects on single photon emission computed tomography perfusion (SPECT) imaging. A dual isotope protocol was used, consisting of rest thallium-201 followed by adenosine technetium-99m sestamibi imaging @stress. Average unipolar voltage (UpV) and local shorlening (LS) values ware compared with visual-derived perfusion scores and graded on a 0 (normal) through 4 (absent) activity scale within 1666 segments. Results: There was gradual and proportional reduction in regional UpV and LS in relation to perfusion score @rest and on adenosine stress (p=O.OOOl and p=O.OOOl, respectively, for both comparisons). UpV threshold of ~7.4 mV had sensitivity and specificity of 77% and 70% for detecting viable tissue (i.e. perfusion score <2 @rest) with odds and likelihood ratios of 6.1 and 2.6, respectively. UpV of 11.2 and 5.4 mV had 90% specificity and sensitivity, respectively, to predict viable 1issue. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves showed higher sensitivity and specificity for UpV vs. LS value for detecting viability. The area under the curve was greater for rest vs. stress imaging (area under ROC curve was 0.60 vs. 0.61 for UpV, pcO.01, 0.71 vs. 0.60 for LLS, ~~0.05). Conclusion: Catheter based LV electromechanical mapping correlates well with the scintigraphic assessment of myocardial viability, especially as determined by resting thallium imaging.


Sports sponsorship's contribution to income generation has been a hotly debated issue in the business world. In return for opportunities for advertising or promotion, businesses back teams or sporting events financially through sports sponsorship. This essay looks at the value of sports sponsorship in terms of generating income for both the sponsor and the organisation being sponsored. The paper examines how sports sponsorship can aid businesses in gaining brand recognition, boosting sales, and cultivating customer loyalty. It also examines how athletic organisations can generate money for their operations and investments through sports sponsorship. The paper concludes that, if done strategically and with a clear grasp of the goals and objectives of both the sponsor and the sponsored entertainment, sports sponsorship can be a potent tool for revenue generation


Addresses the debate about gender‐based leadership/management styles by examining and comparing managerial task preferences and rating of work characteristics of women and men in management positions in the USA, Japan, Australia, Israel and Italy. The findings do not support the notion that women have a distinct leadership style, e.g. that they are more people‐oriented than men, or that they differ consistently in their evaluation of various job factors, such as extrinsic versus intrinsic components. However, country of origin has strong and pervasive effects on management style and orientation in these terms. Japanese managers are markedly different from those in other countries (they exhibit a so‐called "feminine" style), while the Americans and Israelis resemble each other. The findings sustain the argument that managerial style is not mainly determined by gender but rather by contextual factors, such as national culture, organization and occupation.


In eukaryotes newly synthesized proteins and membranes in the early secretory pathway are transported by COPII and COPI vesicles. The key componets for the formation of COPI vesicles are the small GTPase Arf1 and the Coatomer complex. Coatomer is recruited to the donor mebrane by GTP-loaded Arf. On the membrane, coatomer polymerizes and deforms the membrane into a coated bud, which can then pinch of to form a free COPI vesicle. Prior to fusion of a vesicle with its target membrane, the coat is removed from the carrier by hydrolysis of GTP in Arf1.
In this work I investigated the structure of the coatomer complex and its interaction with the small GTPase Arf1.
To this end I decided to use coatomer and Arf derieved from the thermophilic ascomycete Chaetomium thermophilum, as proteins from this organism have proven more suitable for structural investigations as proteins from mesophilic organisms. We were able to produce coatomer from Chaetomium thermophilum and showed that it produces COPI vesicles. Also we prepared coatomer variants lacking the e-COP subunit and the C-terminal m-homology domain of d-COP. e-COP and the m-homolgy domain of d-COP have been implicated in forming contacts between coatomer triads on COPI-vesicles to stabilize the coat on the membrane. Surprisingly both coatomer variants retained the ability to produce vesicles.
The structure of the coatomer complex was only partially solved at the atomic level. In this work we were able to solve the structure of a bd-subcomplex of coatomer. The structural information of this complex closes the largest gap in our knowledge of atomic coatomer structure. The structure shows a close homology to gz-COP. The N-terminal part of g-COP and b-COP both form curved a-solenoid folds, whereas z-COP and the N-terminal part of d-COP form longin-like folds. Our structure reveals that an extended linker region of d-COP passes below the a-solenoid of b-COP. The passage of the linker is close to an assumed binding site of the small GTPase Arf1 on b-COP, implicating a potential function of the linker in Arf-binding.
Two major binding sites on coatomer for Arf are implicated in the initial recruitment of the coat complex. One site is situated on g-COP and the other on b-COP. In addition, the d-COP subunit had been reported to bind Arf. We show here that the affinity of bd-subcomplexes to bind Arf is increased by incorporation of the first two a-helices of the linker region of d-COP. This data revealed that b-COP and d-COP bind to the same Arf molecule.


In order to solve the problem of signal identification of a conventional balance in highenthalpic and hypersonic wind tunnels,in this paper it is put forward a new freereleased balance and designed two different models (three componentseparately free released balance;three componentwholly free released balance).The test shows that this kind of balance is successful and solves the problem of conventional balance very well.


Tanh-function method was extended then used to solve BBM equation,also deformation mapping method was used to obtain solutions of BBM quation.With both methods,abundant explicit and exact traveling wave solutions were obtained,which include Soliton solutions,Plural line soliton solution,periodic wave solutions,Jacobi elliptic fuction solutions,and other exact solutions.


The present invention relates to a variable wavelength diode. The variable wavelength diode of the present invention secures the high speed variation and continuous variation of a beam by using multiple cylindrical lenses and a resonator where slab waveguides having different resonance lengths are formed on a planar lightwave circuit (PLC).


With the rapidly increasing of digital logic systems' complexity, its design flows become more and more tedious. In order to increase its efficiency and reduce the cost of engineering, design cycles should tend to be more convenient. This paper presents a modeling methodology for complex digital logic components. It contains formal definition and calculation system of components. Component-based modeling can help the developers to understand the design intent preferably and speed up the development of system. The formal definition gives the specification of components. The calculation system offers a theoretic way to connect components via connectors, and then provides a theoretical basis for further verification.


Abstract Background HER2-gene mutations are considered to be an important prognostic factor in patients with lung cancer. The aim of our study was to assess the frequency and significance of HER2-gene single nucleotide polymorphisms -1985G>T and P1170AC>G among the patients with small-cell and non-small cell lung cancer and to compare this data to healthy subjects. Methods The study was performed among 359 patients (69% males and 31% females; mean age of 59.96 ± 18.24 years) with diagnosis of stage IV small-cell (24.6% of patients) and non-small cell lung cancer (75.4% of patients) compared to 167 healthy subjects (72% males and 28% females; mean age of 69.96 ± 11.74 years). The frequencies of two polymorphisms of the HER-2-gene -1985G>T and P1170A C>G were detected using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) assay. The study was conducted according to the Declaration of Helsinki, the protocol was reviewed and approved by the institutional Ethics committee and all patients provided written informed consent. Results We found statistically significant difference in the distribution of genetic mutation variants -1985G>T and P1170A C>G among the patients with lung adenocarcinoma compared to healthy subjects (p  T and P1170A C>G allelic variants were not significantly expressed among the patient and control groups in overall subject (p = 0.874). Conclusions Our study indicates that the expressions of genetic variants -1985G>T and P1170A C>G is associated with higher risk of development of lung adenocarcinoma. There was no statistical difference among patient and control groups in overall subjects. Legal entity responsible for the study The authors. Funding Has not received any funding. Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


Project Summary/Abstract Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) educators are Cornell University's front line in helping New York field crop producer clientele with crop production and pest management issues. Keeping CCE personnel informed on the latest information and developments helps us meet Cornell's high standards for extension outreach and provides clientele with quality, pertinent, timely and user-friendly programs and resources that maximize our educational impacts. Enhancing communication opportunities between CCE county and campus personnel helps strengthen the outreach network, and is an important component of CCE's professional development. A series of twenty-four conference calls were held weekly to improve campus and field staff communication regarding field crop pest and crop management issues during the growing season. Each call averaged approximately 10 participants and lasted forty-five minutes.


Strong deviation of allele frequencies from Mendelian inheritance favoring Mus spretusderived alleles has been described previously for X-linked loci in four mouse interspecific crosses. We reanalyzed data for three of these crosses focusing on the location of the gene(s) controlling deviation on the Xchromo-some and the genetic basis for incomplete deviation. At least two loci control deviation on the X chromosome, one near Xzst (the candidate gene controlling Xinactivation) and the other more centro-merically located. In all three crosses, strong epistasis was found between loci near Xzst and marker loci on the central portion of chromosome 2. The mechanism for this deviation from Mendelian expectations is not yet known but it is probably based on lethality of embryos carrying particular combinations of alleles rather than true segregation distortion during oogenesis in F, hybrid females. T HE few examples of transmission ratio distortion (TRD) are genetically complex and involve chromosome rearrangements that preserve particular combinations of distortioncontrolling alleles at closely linked loci (CROW 1991). TRD is defined as a statistically significant departure from Mendelian transmission, regardless of its basis. When due to meiotic drive, as inverted duplication in wild populations of Mus musculus musculus (AGULNIK et al. 1993a; RUVINSKY 1995), it is appropriate to refer to the phenomenon as segregation distortion. By contrast, TRD associated with t haplotypes is not a consequence of meiotic drive but rather of the differential ability of sperm to fertilize eggs (LYON 1984; SILVER 1985). In a third situation, deviation from Men-delian inheritance (DMI) probably results from lethal-ity of embryos carrying particular combinations of al-leles at unlinked loci (ZECHNER et al. 1996). Modest but significant DM1 is occasionally found in linkage testing crosses, e.g., chromosome 2 (SIRACUSA et al. 1989), chromosome 4 (CECI et al. 1989) and chromosome 10 (JUSTICE et al. 1990). Except for chromosome 2 (SIRACUSA et al. 1991), these phenomena have not been studied further. It is likely that all three DMIs result simply from sampling fluctuations that are expected when relatively small numbers of mice are typed for many loci. This interpretation is supported by the fact that none of these DMIs has been replicated in independent crosses. By contrast, strong DM1 (70-90%) favoring M.


In the restructuring and reforming of European education, e-learning has become one of the priorities of the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research in France. Since 2001, e-learning virtual campuses have been promoted by the state. Within the context of Economics and Management, the CANEGE project (CAmpus Numérique en Economie-GEstion) was created. Identified as a form of network organisation, this virtual campus will be explored in this chapter in relation to its functioning and its management. Through the academic literature covering network organisation, the main purpose of this chapter is to make recommendations and establish best practices regarding the management of e-learning virtual campuses based on the CANEGE experience. This chapter explores what the authors consider to be the most relevant aspects that need to be considered in relation to the establishment and implementation of virtual campus initiatives that comprise several partners.


Our aim is twofold: First, we rigorously analyse the generators of quantum-dynamical semigroups of thermodynamic processes. We characterise a wide class of gksl-generators for quantum maps within thermal operations and argue that every infinitesimal generator of (a one-parameter semigroup of) Markovian thermal operations belongs to this class. We completely classify and visualise them and their non-Markovian counterparts for the case of a single qubit. Second, we use this description in the framework of bilinear control systems to characterise reachable sets of coherently controllable quantum systems with switchable coupling to a thermal bath. The core problem reduces to studying a hybrid control system ("toy model") on the standard simplex allowing for two types of evolution: (i) instantaneous permutations and (ii) a one-parameter semigroup of [Formula: see text]-stochastic maps. We generalise upper bounds of the reachable set of this toy model invoking new results on thermomajorisation. Using tools of control theory we fully characterise these reachable sets as well as the set of stabilisable states as exemplified by exact results in qutrit systems.


Abstract A paired comparison experiment was performed to study the effects of spatial frequency and position on discomfort glare. The experiment required the subject to choose which of two stimuli, when presented together, caused more discomfort (termed the "choice" data), and then also rate how much more discomforting the one is than the other (termed the "magnitude" data). A rating scale experiment was also performed. Significant Findings: 1. 1. The results show that both position and spatial frequency are significant predictors of discomfort. As position increases above the line of sight, glare decreases. As spatial frequency increases, discomfort increases, with a uniform stimulus causing the most discomfort (where "uniform" is defined here as infinite cycles per degree).2. 2. The results show that the effect of spatial frequency is more pronounced at positions closer to the line of sight.3. 3. The findings here contradict the CIE's complex extension to the Unified Glare Rating (UGR). The CIE complex extension clearly states that a complex source will always predict more glare than the uniform one, which is in direct opposition to the results found in the paired comparison experiment discussed here.4. 4. A relationship between contrast sensitivity and discomfort sensitivity was found. Contrast sensitivity peaks at a particular frequency, and it drops on either side of that peak frequency (at any given eccentricity). That peak frequency decreases as eccentricity increases (Fig. 1). This research shows that discomfort is minimized at a particular frequency, and it increases on either side of that minimum frequency (at any given position), which is contrary to the effect of contrast sensitivity.5. 5. For each position, the lowest glare perception occurred for the frequency which has approximately 3 receptive fields per cycle (see Fig. 23 through Fig. 26).6. 6. The paired comparison technique gave data with much less variability than the rating scale technique, as can be seen from the size of the error bars in Fig. 9 and Fig. 16. It is the recommendation of the authors that researchers consider using a paired comparison experimental technique for glare research in the future.


During the last few years several new results on packing problems were obtained using a blend of tools from semidefinite optimization, polynomial optimization, and harmonic analysis. We survey some of these results and the techniques involved, concentrating on geometric packing problems such as the sphere-packing problem or the problem of packing regular tetrahedra in R^3.


The operating frequencies of current position-sensitive detectors (PSDs) based on lateral photovoltaic effect (LPE) are mainly concentrated in the visible or ultraviolet region. Here we report a remarkable near-infrared-sensitive LPE in nanoscale metal-semiconductor structures of Co/Si. We show that by manipulating the Co thickness, the optimum light wavelength for obtaining the largest LPE in such Co/Si structures can be controlled in infrared region. Besides, the observed lateral photovoltage position sensitivity of 82 mV/mm at 832 nm light wavelength in Co(3.5 nm)/Si is considerably large, suggesting this simple structure a potential candidate for infrared-sensitive PSDs.


As a typical nonlinear impact load,the arc furnace has brought great challenge to the power grid quality management.Therefore,the analysis of arc furnace load access to power grid can effectively formulate management measurements,strengthen the power grid safety in production and improve the economic benefits.Firstly,the load characteristics of arc furnace are classified and analyzed;qualitatively described the characteristics of arc furnace load.Then based on the electric arc furnace energy balance equation and its physical mechanism of the internal chaos phenomenon,through respectively setting up the static mathematical model and dynamic model,under the condition of Simulink;quantitatively simulated the electric arc furnace.Based on the model analysis and combined with the data of typical arc furnace load access to Xianning Power Grid,the validity of the model of electric arc furnace is verified;and some relevant conclusions are given.


ABSTRACT This paper presents a novel image fusion system for multisensor and multiband remote sensing data with an objective to synthesize an image which is either not feasible or not economical to obtain from single remote sensing satellite image. The fusion system focuses on objective, selection of data, pre-processing, registration, and fusion methodology with results. The paper also emphasizes on understanding of physics of remote sensing for meeting the objective as well as for success of fusion. In view of availability and archival of huge amount of remote sensing imagery from several satellites, different combinations for fusion from multisensor and multiband images are proposed. Due to use of images with differing modalities, resolution, and time of acquisition for fusion, a generalized and robust image registration methodology is adopted. Appropriate fusion methodologies are proposed for different fusion combinations and their results are illustrated and compared.


Oviducts of adult female turtles (Chrysemys picta) were flushed at various times throughout the year to determine the time of insemination. Large quantities of sperm were recovered only during October. Much smaller quantities of sperm were recovered from the oviducts in the spring, and these were derived from the sperm storage tubules. Electroejaculation of male turtles yielded sperm only in the autumn, coinciding with the time of sperm appearance in the oviducts of females. We conclude that sperm may be transferred to females during fall copulations.


Alternative solution for availability of inadequate rain data as input to hydrological data is with the assist of TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission) satellite rainfall data which using remote sensing technology (satellite). The purpose of this study is to look for correlations and data corrections and validate TRMM satellite data with rainfall data at the rain station and discharge observation data. Lesti sub-watershed is used as a case study with consideration of the data availability that is considered sufficient. The validation results of corrected TRMM rain data  produce Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (NSE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), Correlation Coefficient (R), and Relative Error/Kesalahan Relatif (KR). Then, conducted an analysis of the flow discharge estimation using TRMM rainfall data and validated with Tawangrejeni AWLR (Automatic Water Level Record) data. The results of flow discharge validation using the FJ Mock Method produce an NSE value of 0,507, RMSE 19,383, Correlation Coefficient (R) 0,713, and Relative Error of 0,001. Overall analysis shows TRMM data can be used as an alternative of the rain data that is used to estimate flow discharge, but the result of flow discharge analysis is still better using rainfall data from the rain station post


In this paper, I will offer a novel perspective on Carnapian explication, understanding it as a philosophical analogue of the transfer principle methodology that originated in nineteenth-century projective geometry. Building upon the historical influence that projective geometry exerted on Carnap's philosophy, I will show how explication can be modeled as a kind of transfer principle that connects, relative to a given task and normatively constrained by the desiderata chosen by the explicators, the functional properties of concepts belonging to different conceptual frameworks. Moreover, I will demonstrate how, in light of this characterization, we can better appreciate the evolution of Carnap's metaphilosophy.


The invention provides a device capable of automatically removing ash for a thermal power generation or thermoelectric boiler. The device comprises a temporary energy storage device, and a gas inlet tube and a flow guide tube which are connected with the temporary energy storage device, and is characterized in that parameters of the gas inlet tube and the flow guide tube are matched with corresponding parameters of the corresponding temporary energy storage device, so as to obtain lowest deflagration energy losses and adjust the shape of a gas flow and the distribution of the intensity of the gas flow. The device capable of automatically removing ash, which is stated in a claim 1, is characterized in that the parameters comprise the shape, the size, cross sectional areas and the volume. The device capable of automatically removing ash is characterized in that the outer diameter of the flow guide tube of the temporary energy storage device is selected from a range of 11mm to 29mm or equal cross sectional areas.


Hydraulic leveling system has been widely used in modern national defense and civilian technologies.The control of hydraulic automatic leveling is a complex nonlinear time-varying system,and during hydraulic leveling,the "implicated coupling" problems between hydraulic legs as well as between the angle and legs would occur to the system.To solve this problem,the "surface-adjust-surface" leveling technique was proposed by the leveling method.The method is based on the target surface with multi-point and multi-direction control by outputting control variables from leveling the relative position between leveling surface and target surface.The decoupling fuzzy controller of MIMO(multiple input multiple output) nonlinear dynamic solution was designed.In the leveling process,the coupling problem was solved and the multi-point adjustment was realized.Online application and experimental verification were in a certain type of special vehicle and a certain type of radar vehicle.The result shows that precise and rapid leveling of hydraulic overloading platform is perfectly realized.


Habitat fragmentation resulting in habitat loss and increased isolation is a dominant driver of global species declines. Habitat isolation and connectivity vary across scales, and understanding how connectivity affects biodiversity can be challenging because the relevant scale depends on the taxa involved. A multiscale analysis can provide insight in biodiversity patterns across spatial scale when information on dispersal ability is not available, in particular for community‐level studies focusing on multiple taxa. In this study, we examine the relationship between arthropod diversity, patch area, and connectivity using a multiscale approach. We make use of a natural experiment on Hawai'i Island, where historic volcanic activity has transformed contiguous native forests to lava matrix and discrete forest patches. This landscape of patches has persisted for 150 yr, and we selected 10,000 ha consisting of 863 patches to analyze landscape connectivity using a graph theory approach. We collected arthropod samples from Metrosideros polymorpha tree canopies in 34 forest patches during multiple years. We analyzed the relationship of arthropod diversity with area, as well as with connectivity across increasing scales, or dispersal threshold distances. In contrast to well‐established ecological theory as well as prior work on birds and fungi in this system, we did not find support for a canonical species–area relationship. Next, we calculated connectivity across spatial scales and found lower Shannon diversity with higher connectivity at small scales, but no effect at increased dispersal threshold distances. We examined the landscape structure and found all habitat patches connected into three subnetworks at a 350 m threshold distance. All patches were connected at 700 m threshold distance, indicating structural dispersal limitation only at small scales. Our findings suggest that canopy arthropods are not dispersal limited at scales shown to impact both soil fungi and birds in this system. Instead, Hawaiian canopy arthropods may perceive the landscape as a connected area where discrete forest patches and the early‐successional matrix contribute resources that vary spatially with regard to habitat quality. We argue for the utility of multiscale approaches, and the importance of examining maintenance of biodiversity in fragmented landscapes that persist for hundreds of years.


In this paper, we present a new idea to approximate high-dimensional nonlinear stochastic partial differential equations (SPDEs) by a kernel-based collocation method, which is a meshfree approximation method. A reproducing kernel is used to construct an approximate basis. The kernel-based collocation solution is a linear combination of the reproducing kernel with the differential and boundary operators of SPDEs at the given collocation points placed in the related high-dimensional domains. Its random expansion coefficients are computed by a random optimisation problem with constraint conditions induced by the nonlinear SPDEs. For a fixed kernel function, the convergence of kernel-based collocation solutions only depends on the fill distance of the chosen collocation points for the bounded domain of SPDEs. The numerical experiments of Sobolev-spline kernels for Klein-Gordon SPDEs show that the kernel-based collocation method produces the well-behaved approximate probability distributions of the SPDE solutions.


• Volume 119 • Number 2 www.anesthesia-analgesia.org 251 A 70-year-old man underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and double valve replacement (CarpentierEdwards Magna: 33-mm prosthesis for rheumatic severe mitral regurgitation and 23 mm for moderate aortic stenosis). After cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), his pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP) was elevated to 31 mm Hg and central venous pressure to 18 mm Hg compared to pre-CPB values of 24 and 12 mm Hg, respectively. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the midesophageal 4-chamber and long-axis view revealed a left atrial (LA) linear structure of homogeneous intensity and random motion, dividing the LA into a small anterior (adjacent to the aortic valve, along the anterior mitral annulus) and a large posterior (along the posterior mitral annulus) compartments (Video Clips 1 and 2, see Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/AA/A912, Supplemental Digital Content 2, http://links.lww.com/ AA/A913; Fig. 1, A and B). In addition, a freely oscillating mass was noticed inside the left ventricle (LV) (Video Clip 1, see Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links. lww.com/AA/A912; Fig. 1A). Color flow Doppler examination of the LA showed antegrade diastolic blood flow from the anterior LA compartment through the mitral prosthesis with proximal flow acceleration (Video Clip 2, see Supplemental Digital Content 2, http://links.lww.com/AA/A913; Fig. 1, C and D). Continuous-wave Doppler revealed a mean diastolic transmitral pressure gradient of 16 mm Hg (Fig. 2B). In a modified midesophageal 4-chamber view, a continuous left-to-right shunt from the anterior LA compartment across the interatrial septum (IAS) was also seen, with a peak gradient of 23 mm Hg (Video Clip 3, see Supplemental Digital Content 3, http://links.lww.com/ AA/A914; Fig. 2C). The posterior LA compartment communicated with the LV through a mitral paraprosthetic defect adjacent to posterior mitral annulus (Video Clip 2, see Supplemental Digital Content 2, http://links.lww.com/AA/A913; Fig. 2A), with blood flow during systole and diastole. The free-floating LV structure was identified as part of the anterolateral papillary muscle (Video Clip 3, see Supplemental Digital Content 3, http://links.lww.com/ AA/A914) in a transgastric midpapillary short-axis view. Pulsed-wave Doppler examination of the pulmonary veins,


A pressure-varying adsorption process with two tanks features that its adsorption tower is divided into two serieses and each series is equipped with a tank for storing the gas used for the regeneration of adsorption tower by ordinary-pressure flushing.


The aim of the work is to study the workload of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) by standard algorithms for further system optimization by shifting some functions to the controller. For these purposes, the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm on the FPGA is implemented in the LabVIEW application software environment using the LabVIEW FPGA software module. The created application consists of three modules: a separate virtual instrument made on the FPGA VI, a virtual instrument on the real-time controller (Real Time VI) and a virtual instrument on the personal computer with the Windows operat-ing system (Host VI). As a result of the research, an as-sessment of the efficiency of memory usage on the FPGA using the analysis of the report on the compilation results of a binary file when replacing the FPGA embedded software using the LabVIEW FPGA module was made, which allows to estimate the amount of FPGA memory occupied by the simplest algorithms like FFT.


The author examines the causes, nature, and socioeconomic consequences of medium-term fluctuations in the sizes of age groups in the Soviet Union, with particular attention to the impact on the dynamics of the nation's labor resources. Developments since World War I are outlined, and projections through the end of the twentieth century are summarized. Changes over time in the age distribution of a small population in a Kama River community are used as an example.


This paper treats procedure of issuing a permit on use of category I building, statistics from municipal archive data and the method of awareness raising programs for the importance of possessing permit on use for this construction category. Paper also aims to show the current procedures of getting permit on use for the 1st category of construction (low hazardous buildings), I addition, paper shows exact number of certificates of use in the Municipality of Pristina since 2001, until 2019, the importance of possessing the certificate of use as well as the citizen awareness method for initiating the procedure for getting permit on use. Furthermore, paper treats and analyses risk and consequences faced for safety and security of users (inhabitants) at the building that did not passed through process of verification and final control before issuing permit on use.


Introduction: COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease caused by an RNA virus belonging to a large family of coronaviruses. WHO declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency and classified it as a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the medical education globally. Aim of the Study: The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on the internship program. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the medical and dental students of various universities in Makkah region of Saudi Arabia. A questionnaire consisting of 15 close ended, pre-tested questions was developed to determine the experiences and perceptions of medical and dental interns due to COVID-19. The data were tabulated and analyzed using SPSS version 21. Chi-square test was used to assess the experiences and perceptions among the Medical and Dental interns. P-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The study included 453 participants, out of which 253 were dental interns and 200 were medical interns. 231 (51%) of male interns participated in this study and 222 (49%) female interns participated. 140 (55.6%) and 138 (69.3%) of the participants of the dental and medical interns respectively felt COVID-19 affected options to select specialties of their interest for post-graduation, whereas, 112 (44.4%) and 61 (30.7%) of the dental and medical interns felt other way. Conclusion: Majority of the participants reported that COVID-19 did not affect them psychologically. In addition, most of the medical and dental interns felt covid-19 affected opinions to select specialties of their interest for post-graduation.


Capsules containing the hydrophobic phase change material core; A first capsule shell comprising the hydrophilic crosslinked polymer; And the first shell is formed on the capsule, there is provided a thermal energy and a second capsule shell comprising a crosslinked polymer of a fixing agent storage capsule. The thermal energy storage capsule can also have a high thermal conductivity and the thermal energy storage capacity, it can have an excellent durability and mechanical strength.


While Barack Obama was in the White House, few Americans on the left devoted much energy to world affairs. As Michael Walzer wrote in these pages a few years back, most leftists adopted the "default position" that "the best foreign policy is a good domestic policy." But to paraphrase an old adage, you may not care about foreign policy, but those who make it care about you. The four articles in this section offer thoughtful, albeit contrasting, views about what liberals and radicals ought to say and do about the world outside U.S. borders.


Objective To sum up the experience of using copper needles for the treatment of angioma and explore a more effective and safer therapy. Methods Copper needles of 1~3 mm in diameter were inserted into the lesions directly or under the guidance of color Doppler ultrasonography to treat 21 cases of angioma.The copper needles were circulated with or without 4~6 V direct current twice,each for 5~10 minutes.Then the needles were left in place for 1 week.Results After treatment,angioma disappeared in 15 cases,shrank in 4 cases,recurred in 1 case,and sustained in 1 case.Total curative outcome is 71.4%.Complications followed with fever and local pain in 18 cases,skin necrosis in 2 cases,and malfunction of fingers in 1 case.Conclusion The therapy with copper needle embolization combined with a direct electric current might be more effective to treat angioma than did the one with copper needle embolizaion only,without obvious damage on the local appearance and function.It might be especially suitable for application in the small hospitals and in the leftover lesions after surgery.


In this study,the dry weight and wet weight of stomach contents were determined once an hour after feeding at 26. 4 ℃ and compared by three mathematical models,which were the linear model,the exponential model and the square-root model to study the gastric evacuation traits and the fitness of mathematical models of juvenile Nibea japonica. The results showed that: the three mathematical models all fitted well to the gastric evacuation data,but the dry weight of stomach contents were better fitting to the mathematical models. The main reason may be that there was some deviations in expressing the weight of stomach contents by wet weight. For the dry weight,the optimal model was the linear model and the equation was: Y = 0. 408- 0. 025t,the 50% and 99% of gastric evacuation time were 7. 88 h and16. 15 h. For the wet weight,the optimal model was the square-root model and the equation was: Y0. 5= 1. 15- 0. 047t,the50% and 99% of gastric evacuation time were 7. 95 h and 22. 31 h. About 8h after feeding,the stomach of juvenile Nibea japonica evacuated more than 50% and the appetite was basically regained. Accordingly,feeding the fish with 8h intervals was more effective.


1. Phentolamine was infused at low increasing doses (0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 mg/min) in five patients with unilateral renal artery stenosis measuring active and inactive (cryoactivable) renin in the renal veins from the stenosed and nonstenosed kidney and in a peripheral vein.


Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic gram-negative pathogen that can cause infection in almost any body part. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the characteristics of patients with P. aeruginosa bloodstream infection (BSI). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we retrospectively evaluated the records of 35 patients with P. aeruginosa BSI admitted to the Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, during 2012 - 2015. Age, sex, clinical symptoms, risk factors, underlying diseases, and the antibiogram test results were recorded and compared between nosocomial and community-acquired infection (CAI) dead and alive patients using the chi-square test. Data were analyzed using SPSS software, version 21. Results: The patients had a mean age of 54.57 ± 20.75 years, with 19 of them being men (54.3%). Intubation was only required in the deceased group (N = 19; P = 0.014). Tachypnea was more frequent (63.2% vs. 13.2%, P = 0.003), and appropriate treatment was less frequent (27.8% vs. 66.7%; P = 0.02) in the deceased group compared to the control group. Most patients with nosocomial infection (N = 24) passed away (66.7%; P = 0.03). All nine patients with a history of burning had a nosocomial infection (P = 0.01). Shivering and decreased consciousness were more frequent in patients with CAI (both P = 0.03) than in other patients. The antibiogram test results showed high resistance to multiple antibiotics. Conclusions: Considering the high mortality rate of P. aeruginosa BSI and resistance to multiple antibiotics, it is necessary to pay greater attention to the prevention of nosocomial infection with this pathogen, especially in patients admitted to burn centers and those with specific clinical signs, like tachypnea and leukocytosis.


The advent of Controlled Radical Polymerization (CRP) techniques has allowed the production of (co)polymers with narrow molar mass distributions and with all kinds of copolymer morphologies, even though using common monomers via the radical mechanism. In particular, three variants of CRP have been widely and successfully applied to obtain tailor-made polymers: Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP), Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization (NMP) and Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT). All of them are based on decreasing the polymerization termination rates. Polymer characterization is also essential to ensure that the (co)polymer designed has been obtained as desired. An up-to-date overview of CRP and polymer characterization and their roles in the production of tailor-made (co)polymers are presented here.


prior to surgery (95% CI 0.627—0.373; p=0.0001), diarrhea (32.9% versus 2.9%, 95% CI 0.410—0.190; p=0.0001), and constipation (44.3% versus 17.1%, 95% CI 0.423—0.120; p=0.001). The parameters of QL characterizing the physical health status of the patients significantly decreased within 9 years after surgery. The decrease was especially pronounced when QL parameters were estimated based on the «emotional role functioning» scale (from 77.8 to 64.7 scores, 95% CI 1.69—24.45; p=0.025) and the «psychic health» scale (from 70.8 to 64.2 scores, 95% CI 5.66—13.5; p=0.0001) that reflect the emotional status of the patients. Conclusion. The frequency of biliary pains (the leading symptom of cholelithiasis) significantly decreased within 9 years after CCE although the other gastrointestinal symptoms (heartburn, diarrhea, and constipation) occurred more frequently than before surgery. CCE resulted in the impairment of the parameters of the quality of life estimated based on the scales characterizing the psychic health status.


The incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing worldwide. The existing therapeutic classes of antidiabetic drugs are not adequately effective in maintaining long‐term glycemic control in most patients, even when used in combination. One emerging novel therapeutic class of antidiabetic drugs is sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors. SGLT2 accounts for 90% of the glucose reabsorption in the kidney. The SGLT2 inhibitors increase urinary excretion of glucose and lower plasma glucose levels in an insulin‐independent manner. Dapagliflozin, the most prominent molecule in this class, is currently in a phase III clinical trial. Other members of this class (eg, sergliflozin, remogliflozin) are also in different phases of clinical trials. This class of novel agents can effectively control blood sugar level without producing weight gain or hypoglycemia. Results of ongoing phase III clinical trials are crucial to determine whether the risk‐benefit ratio will allow approval of this new class of drugs for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus.


Aim To observe effect of vitapex paste in therapy for chronic peperiapical periodontitis.Method 160 permanent teeth chosen with chronic periapical periodontitis were divided into 3 groups randomly,and they were treated with filling vitapex paste,iodoform paste and ZOE paste in rooted cavity respectively,and then the clinical effects of the three groups were compared.Results After the rooted cavity filled operation,the reactive rate of the experiment group in one week is lower than the compared groups A and B(P﹤0.05),the overfilled absorption rate in six months is higher than the compared groups A and B(P﹤0.01),and the recovery rate in one year is higher than the compared groups,up to 90.91%.Conclusion The filling of vitapex paste in rooted tooth cavity has low reaction rate,high overfilled absorption rate,high recovery rate and more organism compatibility.


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Srinivasa Perumal Velu 1 and Klaus A. Hoffmann 2 Department of Aerospace Engineering, Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas 67260 The focus of this current effort is the development of a perfectly matched layer (PML) absorbing technique for treating numerical boundaries, especially those with unbounded domains, in a generalized coordinate system. The PML equations are developed for nonlinear Euler equations in split form through a complex variable transformation. A pseudo mean-flow is used to increase the efficiency of the absorption of waves in the PML domain. Numerical examples are presented to validate and demonstrate the effectiveness of the PML boundary conditions in the generalized coordinates.


THE NONSPECIFIC inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, continue to present challenging problems.1-3The rising incidence of IBD, especially of Crohn's disease, in recent years has generated increased interest in these disorders and the variety of their local and systemic complications that influence the response to therapy and the course of the illness. The complications may assume primary importance in the health of the patient, while in other cases, they may be the initial overt clinical manifestations of an existing underlying IBD. Some complications, eg, iritis, probably reflect an underlying generalized tissue abnormality. Others, such as "intestinal" arthritis and pericholangitis, may reflect intestinal bacterial overgrowth in Crohn's disease. In yet other circumstances, complications such as skin rashes, bone marrow suppression, superinfections, and electrolyte imbalance are among the many iatrogenic complications associated with the treatment of IBD. The pathophysiology of IBD complications probably represents several pathogenetic mechanisms.


The chemokine CCL2 activates its cognate receptor CCR2 to orchestrate monocyte trafficking towards infected, inflamed, and injured tissues during immune responses and the development of inflammatory disease. However, despite research into this area being plentiful, CCR2 antagonists have lacked clinical efficacy. A possible explanation for this may be that other chemoattractants such as extracellular nucleotides steer monocyte trafficking and compensate for a loss in CCR2 function. This study therefore intended to (i) determine the mechanisms involved in CCL2/CCR2-mediated monocyte signalling and function and (ii), examine the requirement of purinoceptor signalling for CCL2/CCR2-mediated monocyte signalling and function. Human monocytic THP-1 cells and PBMCs were employed as models to assess CCR2 activation indirectly by intracellular Ca2+ release, cell migration, and cell adhesion to vascular endothelium. Techniques such as lentivirus-mediated gene-knockdown, RT-PCR, and HPLC complemented these studies. A pharmacological approach indicated a requirement of CCR2, Ca2+, Gαi/o-type G-proteins, PI3K, PLC, IP3Rs, RyRs, SERCA, DAGL, DAGK, and PKC for CCL2-mediated monocyte signalling and/or function. Initial observations from apyrase studies indicated an involvement of extracellular nucleotides in CCL2/CCR2-mediated monocyte signalling and function. Pharmacological experiments also indicated that although P1, P2X1, P2X4, P2X7, P2Y1, P2Y11, P2Y12, and P2Y13 purinoceptors were unlikely to play a major role, P2Y6 and CCR2 engaged in crosstalk. Cross-desensitisation experiments and studies on P2RY6-knockdown THP-1 cells supported this finding and indicated that a blockade of P2Y6 signalling was likely to affect the capacity of monocytes to migrate and adhere in response to CCL2. Moreover, these findings indicated that P2Y6 and CCR2 crosstalk in monocytes was likely to involve ATP release. The findings in this thesis suggest that the CCL2/CCR2 axis is important for monocyte signalling and function and that P2Y6 engages in crosstalk with CCR2. Taken together, these findings may prove relevant in the search for future therapies for monocyte-associated inflammatory diseases.


ductors of musical organizations to be widespread.l The junior high school general music class is an ideal situation in which improvement in music reading may be made. The author felt that the programed-tape approach to the teaching of music reading and sightsinging might provide an ideal instructional method for use with seventh grade general music students. Programed tapes constructed for this project dealt with music fundamentals and the skills of sightsinging and elementary pitch and rhythm dictation. The effectiveness of the language laboratory approach toward teaching these fundamentals and skills was compared to the traditional teacher-classroom method and to the experience of playing in a band, which is also known to improve music reading skills. Also investigated were any-possible influences that might result from the variables of sex, intelligence, and music aptitude. To this end, four null hypotheses were constructed. 1. There is no significant difference between posttest scores of subjects on the Test in Music Fundamentals as a function of teaching method. 2. There is no significant difference between Test in Music Fundamentals posttest-over-pretest gain scores of experimental subjects as a function of sex. 3. There is no significant interaction between intelligence and method of instruction.


The history of the activities in psychiatric rehabilitation in Japan is not new. Dr. Shiizo KurC, founder of psychiatric teaching and care in Japan, established a charity society for mentally ill patients at the beginning of the present century. Mr. Ishii, Mr. Kawada and Mr. Tomeoka-all pioneering educators -established institutions for the mentally retarded and a corrective institution during approximately the same period. In Japan, the "Japanese Federation for Mental Health" consists of 12 member societies and provides various activities for the mentally ill, defective and alcoholic, etc. Among the membx societies, those having somewhat special characteristics are the "All Family Association of the Mentally Disturbed," the "Society of Parents Joining Hands" and the "All Nippon Sobriety Association." "All Nippon Sobriety Association" is an association of A.A.-like groups all over Japan, but it is managed more openly than A.A. It is not anonymous and often contains family members and maintains close contacts with mental health professionals. Family ties are always of importance in our society. At present, the secretary-genera1 of the "Japanese Federation for Mental Health" is Mr. Ohno, chairman of the "All Nippon Sobriety Association." National monetary expenditures for mentally disturbed people, including treatment,


Deep Learning is redefining computing. Deep Neural Networks, or DNNs, have led to breakthrough accuracy improvements for tasks formerly considered AI, like speech recognition, image classification, and translation. Recurrent DNNs are differentiable universal computers. DNNs are layered structures of relatively simple functions with millions to billions of learnable model parameters. The challenge is that these model parameters are obtained by machine learning of sometimes billions of data samples, which often requires harnessing a farm of powerful multi-GPU servers. Microsoft's open source Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK) is used to create the DNNs that power many Microsoft services and products. It enables researchers and data scientists to easily code such neural networks at the right abstraction level, and to efficiently train and test them on production-scale data. This talk will discuss the Cognitive Toolkit and how it takes a functional-style, differentiable user program, compiles it into a computation graph for GPU execution, and distributes execution of its training across a GPU-server farm. This talk will explain how the toolkit's design intersects with several topics of interest to the three co-located conferences.


For the first time in Germany's history, three parties (the SPD, the Bündnis 90/the Greens, and the FDP) will form a coalition government led by Olaf Scholz (SPD). The next Bundeskanzler was sworn in on 08.12.2021. Following 16 years of CDU leadership under Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel, the anticipation was high about the specific changes that the new coalition would propose. The title of the Coalition Agreement for 2021-2025, "More Progress A Partnership for Liberty, Justice, and Sustainability," promised a slew of fresh ideas and innovations. However, what does the coalition propose? We have analyzed and summarized the topics of foreign and security policy, as well as innovation and sustainable development, in our analysis.


Apartments are a viable and a popular choice for people who live in some urban regions. Based on this understanding, this study aims to analyze the apartments in the city of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, using descriptive statistics and factor analysis. In order to study that, a sample of 120 apartments was obtained in real estate sites of that city and the data collection instrument was composed of 14 variables defined by means of literature. Through descriptive analysis, the results have shown that predominantly apartments had two rooms or more and were located into the most valued part of the city. While in factor analysis, by principal component analysis, they identified five factors, of which only two had more than two variables, enabling deeper understanding. These factors were named as quality status and functional characteristics.