Oxidative strong metal–support interactions of supported platinum-group metal catalysts accompanied by the encapsulation of metal nanoparticles by the support was discovered.


The purpose of this study is to understand what influence exercise immersion has on leisure satisfaction, psychological euphoria of tennis club members. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire in which Exercise Immersion Scale as identified bv Scanlan(1993), translated by Jung(1997), Leisure Satisfaction Scale as identified bv Beard & Ragheb(1990), translated by Lee(1992), Psychological Euphoria Scale as amended and supplemented by Yang(1998). 465 subjects were selected from tennis club members in the seoulㆍgyungki by the stratified cluster sampling method. Among these selected subjects, 437 responded, and data analyses consisted of employing descriptive statistics, factor analysis, one-way ANOVA, Multiple Regression Analysis using SPSS/PC+ version 12.0. The following results were obtained: 1. Exercise immersion and Leisure Satisfaction differ statistically and significantly according to gender, club members of Tennis Club Member. 2. Exercise immersion and Leisure Satisfaction differs statistically and significantly according to degree of the participation Tennis Club Member. 3. It was found that exercise immersion has an influence on Leisure Satisfaction. 4. It was found that exercise immersion has an influence psychological euphoria. 5. It was found that on leisure satisfaction has an influence on Leisure Satisfaction.


Abstract An efficient method was developed for the synthesis of the ketoamino acid 2, a key intermediate in the synthesis of the novel sweet compound, monatin 1. Preparation of 2 entails coupling of a suitably protected indole acetate anion to an aspartic acid derivative.


The cerebro-spinal tuberosity fractures (CT) are complex fractures. The existence of a dislocation of the head or fracture even worse prognosis. Several therapeutic alternatives have been proposed in this context. We report a case of fracture dislocation of the humeral head associated with a fracture of the humeral shaft in a matter of 79 years, treated by intramedullary antegrade nailing with self-stabilizing screws type TARGON Consolidation is achieved at 8 weeks, the fracture reduction is acceptable. © 2014 Elixir All rights reserved. Elixir Orthopedics 69 (2014) 22969-22970 Orthopedics Available online at www.elixirpublishers.com (Elixir International Journal)


Structural properties of solutions of both continuous- and discrete-time matrix Lyapunov equations for SISO systems described by state models given in the controllable canonical form are discussed. The solutions have the so-called Xiao symmetric structure and the Toeplitz symmetric structure, respectively. The solution evaluation requires only linear dimension-reduced tasks to be considered. It is shown that the matrices and the right-hand vectors of these tasks are of very simple forms obtained by direct arrangement of the coefficients of the characteristic polynomials of the system matrices. Numerical examples are included to illustrate the solutions for stable minimal and unstable nonminimal systems.


This paper mainly analyzed the advantage of drawing machine after the comparison of Xinzhou kiln ore high voltage variable frequency speed regulation system and string of resistance speed.


Recent innovations in Light-emitting diode (LED) technology and Internet of Things applications have promoted the development of visible light communication and localization applications. LED-based indoor positioning application has been a potential topic attracting the attention of many researchers because this positioning technique provides high accuracy, low cost, simple operation, and medium complexity. This paper focuses on analyzing the positioning quality with different LED layout structures. Furthermore, we consider the influence of noise in these models through the ensemble learning algorithm. We also combine the ensemble learning method with the trilateration algorithm in the proposed solution. The numerical simulation results show that the proposed solution respectively achieved a positioning accuracy of 0.023, 0.011, and 0.009 m when we considered the negative effect of all noises in 3 distinct layouts: 3 LEDs, 4LEDs, and 5 LEDs.


Fourteen ruthenium(II) complexes of the type [RuCl2(η6-arene)L], (arene = 1,4-MeC6H4Pri or C6Me6; L = benzimidazole derivative in which the NH group is substituted by N-alkyl or isoelectronic O or S atoms) have been prepared by cleavage of [RuCl2(η6-arene)]2 with the N-heterocycle L. Their spectroscopic and electrochemical properties are described. The effect of the nature of the benzazole (L) on the catalytic activity of these complexes for the intramolecular cyclization of (Z)-3-methylpent-2-en-4-yn-1-ol into 2,3-dimethylfuran has also been studied; the benzimidazole complexes were found to be the most active.


We introduce an equivalence relation on the set of Dyck paths and some operations on them. We determine a formula for the cardinality of those equivalence classes and use this information to obtain a combinatorial formula for the number of Dyck and Motzkin paths of a fixed length.


Nowadays, sustainability is a key factor that should be considered in the software quality models. It is increasingly important how environmentally friendly is a software product, both in its execution and during its development process. Therefore, we have proposed, in a previous work, a quality model (25010+S) an extension of the ISO/IEC 25010 standard by considering aspects of sustainability on its characteristics and sub-characteristics. However, in order to make the model useful, it is necessary to identify measures for each sub-characteristic and characteristic. For that reason, the objective of this paper is to carry out a Systematic Literature Review to discover the state-of-the art in software sustainability measures.


The alpine snow cover in the mid-latitudes is important in risk management, climatic and hydrologic context. An accurate mapping of snow cover and estimation of snow characteristics requires snow to be distinguished from other surface cover and from clouds. In order to become useful, this information about snow extent, have to be provided on regular bases for various types of users. This study was carried out on a test area located in the central part of Romania - the upper part of Arges basin and Vidraru reservoir. The available information (Landsat ETM+ derived land cover and a 15m digital elevation model) were integrated with the MODIS MYD10A1 daily snow cover products (snow extent & albedo) using a 10m cell grid. Snow was classified in various classes of confidence using additional information such as vegetation cover, vegetation type, slope, aspect etc. This information is being used as input for the determination of the water supply available for the major reservoirs from the winter snow pack. This will allow also, in the very next future, the estimation of avalanche risk-areas as well as the dynamics of the snow cover extent during 2004 - 2005 winter season for different types of land cover. In the same time a four months validation of the MODIS products was carried out using information from the meteorological station network and on-field observation.


Abstract : To investigate the allelic complexity of infection (COI) of Plasmodium falciparum infections in children living in western Kenya, samples from three studies were analyzed. The longitudinal cohort, used to determine the baseline COI, followed 60 children 1-4 years old for 13 months. Results revealed a COI that was dependent on age, parasite density, illness, village location and bed net use. Nearly all infections were with multiple genotypes. Fluctuations of the three examined alleles of msp1, K1, MAD20 and RO33, were rapid and random within individual children, as well as the entire study group, indicating a highly diverse parasite population. Parasite density was found to be directly correlated with COI in those children with clinical illness. As the density increased, the contribution of the K1 allele proportionately increased while the contribution of the RO33 allele decreased. Presence of the invariable RO33 allele was also found to be mildly protective against clinical illness. For the first time, bed net use was found to decrease COI in 1-2 year old children who were both asymptomatic carriers of parasites and ill with clinical malaria; the RO33 allele was again most associated with the decrease in COI. In the phase 1 dose-escalation trial with 135 children, those participants who received the full vaccine dose had a decrease in COI following vaccine administration. In that group of children, the RO33 allele was identified in much greater prevalence following vaccine administration. Samples that were RO33 positive were also predominately chloroquine sensitive. The phase 2 vaccine trial with 400 participants is still currently blinded; initial analysis showed an increased COI in ill patients, a finding that contrasts with previous reports. Combined, the three studies provided evidence of the rapidly evolving immunity to malaria, even within the limited 1-4 year age range of the study participants.


This essay is an appraisement and comparison of the different teacher appointment systems in postsecondary institutions of United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, ending with the conclusion that teacher appointment system in postsecondary institutions could be a double-edged sword. Those countries' experiences in establishing their teacher appointment system can be taken by us for reference.


It's the goal and important task for colleges to help students construct happy life.The paper discusses the construction of happy life for college students through strengthening construction of happy environment,helping students establish the concept of happiness and enhancing the ability to create happiness.


Provided is a high-efficient composite reaction device for anaerobic organism. A water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe are arranged on two sides of a casing, the inner portion of the casing is divided into a plurality of reaction chambers by a plurality of groups of upper baffle plates and lower baffle plates, and the reaction chambers are communicated through water through channels between the upper baffle plates and the lower baffle plates. A supporting piece is arranged in the middle of each reaction chamber, flow-separated ball packing is arranged on the upper portion of the supporting piece, and an anaerobic active sludge area with active sludge is arranged on the lower portion of the supporting piece. A water storage tank is arranged at the tail end of the casing and connected with the water inlet pipe through a return pipe. An aerating device and an alkali feeding port are arranged on the front section of each reaction chamber. The high-efficient composite reaction device is simple in process, strong in water quality adaptability, small in investment, low in operating cost, high in handling ability and efficiency and the like. Compared with a traditional anaerobic organism tank, the high-efficient composite reaction device needs no mechanical stirring device and three-phase separator, also needs no secondary sedimentation tank, combines a biological membrane method with an activated sludge method, and is a novel and applicable environmental device.


We consider a Spin Glass at temperature $T = 0$ where the underlying graph is a locally finite tree. We prove for a wide range of coupling distributions that uniqueness of ground states is equivalent to the maximal flow from any vertex to $\infty$ (where each edge $e$ has capacity $|J_{e}|$) being equal to zero which is equivalent to recurrence of the simple random walk on the tree.


Longitudinal study is widely applied into medical and biological field.Longitudinal data is typical related data,and it is desirable to choose correct data variance structure since the correct structure affects the efficiency of estimation.When the sample size is great,QIF approach shows that the selection of working correlation is same to the selection of unbiased estimating equation.When the sample size is small,we choose the unbiased estimating equation using empirical relative efficiencies.Simulation shows that the increasing of unbiased estimating equation without information would reduce the efficiency of the estimation,and the efficiency would improve when the sample size is increased.


Data mining is a way of searching for information from large amounts of data for the purposes of various applications. Several techniques in data mining can be used for association, classification, clustering, prediction, and sequential modeling. Machine learning is used in medical science to help medical teams find out the condition of patients with heart disease. A lot of machine learning still has limited predictive capabilities, and is incompatible. This study uses different machine learning techniques, namely PSO-based SVM, Neural Network, Decision Tree, Naïve Bayes and SVM to assist in building, understanding and interpreting different models of heart disease diagnosis. The use of the pso-based svm algorithm in the prediction of heart disease shows a 100% greatest accuracy than the Decision Tree, only 88.68% and Naïve Bayes of 82.15%, Neural Network with an accuracy of. 95.71%, SVM with an accuracy of 99.71%. The results of this study are expected to be beneficial for the world of health and for researchers who use machine learning techniques.


To support future 5G computing and communication scenarios, cloud-network management tools should deploy cloud-network services adopting uncomplicated ways, reducing not only the time to market but also broadening the community capable of deploying new services. In this paper, we present the support of NECOS Platform, an EU-Brazil jointly funded project, towards slice-as-a-service creation from non-structured service description. We describe how NECOS architecture allows such functionality during the slice creation loop, and we present the initial efforts we took for structuring such a mechanism.


Nearly 400 hours of ionospheric electric field data have been obtained by a series of four simultaneous balloon flights from six sites located between the plasmapause and the polar cap. Analyses of the long-term averages of these data indicate that magnetospheric electric fields and bulk plasma flow are turbulent with a scale size less than about 100 km in the ionosphere, the average equatorial electric field strength increases with increasing Kp and is independent of altitude to within about a factor of 2 from L=4 to 23, and its direction varies with a typical diurnal pattern. Short-term averages of these data show that this diurnal pattern is associated with magnetic bays, in that the east-west component of the ionospheric electric field in a rotating field of reference becomes westward about an hour before a bay and remains so throughout the night, while the meridional component switches from poleward to equatorward at the onset of the bay near local midnight. A previous model of the magnetospheric electric field variation during a bay is reinforced and extended by the present observations. In this model, bays are triggered deep within the magnetosphere in the equatorial plane by an instability associated with a radial plasma density gradient. This gradient is established by the convective flow stemming from a westward electric field that exists for about an hour before the onset of the bay. The equatorward component of the ionospheric electric field that develops at the onset of the bay drives Hall currents that are largely responsible for the ground-observed magnetic variations. The electric fields implied by this model are in agreement with balloon observations in the auroral zone on a total of 17 nights, during 10 of which negative bays occurred.


Through the single factor experiment, this paper explore the best sample amount of phillyrin separation and preparation, using a combination method of positive phase silica gel chromatography and sephadex LH-20, in order to provide a reference for preparation of industrialization. According to the experimental results, comprehensive best quality and purity of phillyrin could be available when the sample amount was about 3 g.


Purpose

The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to investigate the effect of top management team (TMT) tenure diversity and firm financial performance (return on equity [ROE], return on assets [ROA]), and, second, to examine the moderating effect of TMT average age between TMT tenure diversity and firm performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper presented results from a quantitative study of 744 TMTs in Japanese manufacturing firms. The multiple hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.

Findings

The results show that TMT tenure diversity had a negative and significant main effect on ROE but not ROA. Furthermore, the results also indicated that the negative relationship between TMT tenure diversity and firm performance was attenuated by having older TMTs.

Originality/value

First, this paper expands scope of research on TMT diversity, which has hitherto primarily on non-individualistic variables (such as industry setting) by examining the moderating role of an individualistic variable (TMT average age). Second, this paper extended the attempts to apply the age-related theory by considering the role from the viewpoint of group level, namely, TMT average age.


Heavy metals are an important class of chemical contaminants and food is a major vehicle for entry into the ecosystem. Crucian carp (Carassius auratus Gibelio) is an aquatic organism affected by metals and constitutes a major source of contaminated food in the subsidence area. Therefore, cadmium, copper, lead, and zinc were determined in the water of subsidence pools and different tissues of Carassius auratus Gibelio. In addition, the metal concentrations in water and fish from this study were compared with national and international quality guidelines and literature values. The concentrations of metals in water were in the range of 4.05 to 15.49 µg L−1 for zinc, 3.03 to 5.43 µg L−1 for lead, 0.33 to 1.43 µg L−1 for cadmium, and 7.25 to 26.93 µg L−1 for copper, which are within the permissible levels for culturing fish. Metal concentrations in tissues (viscera, gills, and muscle) varied significantly depending on the site. In Carassius auratus Gibelio, the accumulation of metals was in the sequence viscera > gills > muscle. Metal concentrations in muscle (Zn, 8.63 to 10.5 mg kg−1; Pb, 0.12 to 0.36 mg kg−1; Cd, 0.005 to 0.01 mg kg−1; Cu, 1.14 to 1.77 mg kg−1) of Carassius auratus Gibelio were far below the permissible limits proposed by Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization and Chinese legislation, suggesting that the fish were safe for human consumption. Correlations between metal concentrations in tissues of Carassius auratus Gibelio and in water are also reported.


BITTERMAN, M. E. and WARDEN, C. J.: Inhibition of Convulsive Seizures in White Rat by Use of Electric Shock. J. Comp. Psychol. 35:133-137, April, 1943. Exposure to high frequency auditory stimulation caused convulsions in. four rats, but only a crouching position resulted when five rats were given electric shock through the feet and when six rats were both shocked and exposed to the sound. (The authors believe this evidence supports the "conflict" theory of audiogenic seizures, but the line reasoning is not clear to the reviewer. Ed.)


Traditionally, conflict resolution in an input- buffered switch is solved by finding a matching between inputs and outputs per time slot, which incurs unscalable computation and communication overheads. The main objective of this paper is to propose a scalable solution, called the mailbox switch, that solves the out-of-sequence problem in the two-stage switch architecture. The key idea of the mailbox switch is to use a set of symmetric connection patterns to create a feedback path for packet departure times. With the information of packet departure times, the mailbox switch can schedule packets so that they depart in the order of their arrivals. Despite the simplicity of the mailbox switch, we show via both the theoretical models and simulations that the throughput of the mailbox switch can be as high as 75%. With limited resequencing delay, a modified version of the mailbox switch achieves 95% throughput. We also propose a recursive way to construct the switch fabrics for the set of symmetric connection patterns. If the number of inputs, N, is a power of 2, we show that the switch fabric for the mailbox switch can be built with y log2 N 2 x 2 switches.


[1] Ion beams streaming upward out of the ionosphere are frequently observed in the auroral acceleration cavity. They mainly consist of H + and O + ions drifting along the magnetic field lines and are believed to have been accelerated upward by the same parallel potential drop at the transition from the topside ionosphere. Due to the mass difference, H + and O+ form two distinct beams drifting at different speeds, whereby two-stream instabilities may develop. Here we present ID and 2D PIC simulations of the interaction between the If and O + beams in the cavity. Our model describes an open system, where a population of hot plasma sheet protons and hot electrons is at rest while H + and O+ are constantly injected at the boundary, emulating thus the ion influx from the bottom of the cavity. The study's results indicate two regimes according to the kinetic energy of the injected beams. For moderate energies the unstable waves are of the acoustic type and propagate parallel to the magnetic field. They can trap H + and O + ions, leading to phase-space vortices and the accompanying signatures of ion solitary waves in the electric field. For larger energies, the parallel acoustic waves are replaced by oblique cyclotron waves. The latter waves crisscross, forming a herringbone pattern that energizes the O + ions perpendicularly and leads to drifting conies. By contrast, the protons are hardly energized perpendicularly. The transition between the two regimes depends upon the electron temperature and the ion composition. In either case energy is transferred from the protons to the oxygens.


Introduction: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the commonest childhood neuro-developmental disorder. Methylphenidate (MPH) is a psychostimulant commonly prescribed in clinical practice to treat patients with ADHD. Comorbidity of Type 1Diabetes mellitus (T1D) and ADHD in children can be encountered in clinical practice. However, the impact of MPH on the blood glucose profile is scarcely addressed in the literature.
Methods: Multiple blood glucose concentrations (BGCs) obtained from a 12 years old male with T1D (under treatment with continuous insulin infusion) and comorbid ADHD have been evaluated after having received 2 dose levels (5 mg and 7.5 mg) methylphenidate (MPH). BGCs were assessed at 6 time points, over 3 weeks period. During the assessment periods, the patient had similar daily feeding en activity conditions and unchanged background insulin infusion The means of the values obtained after each dose level were compared with each other and with those obtained before commencement of MPH treatment.
Results: Three clinically relevant findings were encountered. The mean values of fasting Blood glucose levels (BGLs) obtained during MPH treatment periods were lower than that obtained before MPH use, respectively -28% and -23% below BL for the 5 and 7.5 mg dose levels. The means of other post-MPH treatment values obtained, through the day, were higher than that obtained before treatment, respectively +39% and +40% above Base line (BL). In addition, increasing MPH dose level was associated with increased BGL at all assessment time points.
Conclusion: Methylphenidate seems to dysregulate blood glucose levels in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. This might lead to serious consequences, including both microvascular and macrovascular diseases, particularly in vulnerable subjects such as those who receive medication for a long period of time. Commencement of treatment with and up-titration of MPH dose in ADHD patients with comorbid T1D requires close monitoring of blood glucose concentrations to avoid potential blood glucose excursions that might lead to unwanted complications.


With the fulgurating growth of the world of telecommunications, pulled by Internet and stimulated by the penetration of transmission technologies, the problems of processes and data security have currently become of paramount importance. Transactions through networks can be intercepted, above all since adequate legislation has not yet been fully enforced on the Internet. Alone, the functional specification of the information systems (IS) is not enough, for the design and the realization of these systems must take into account, in addition to the functional needs, various security requirements. Taking into account, in the modeling process, the various security constraints (Availability, Authentication, Integrity, Secrecy, Non-Repudiation, etc.) constitutes one of the principal challenges for the designer of these systems. UML is the standard language for the modeling of the multiple views of an information system by using its various extension mechanisms. In this paper, we propose new UML-extensions for the modeling of computer security requirements as well as a new development process (the X process) which takes into account the security constraints of an IS in addition to its functional needs, and also the changes and evolution of the technical architecture of the systems.


The objective of this thesis is introduction of the term graffiti and historical development of the subculture with emphasis on USA, the Netherlands and Czech Republic. Despite geographical and cultural differences were these countries very important for the development of the graffiti subculture in the region. Another objective was the introduction of recent development, the most important new forms of graffiti and possible direction of development of graffiti subculture.


The study uses a seasonal ARIMA model to forecast the number of tourists of Yeongdeok in an uni-variable time series. The monthly data for time series were collected ranging from 2006 to 2011 with some variation between on-season and off-season tourists in Yeongdeok county. A total of 72 observations were used for data analysis. The forecast multiplicative seasonal ARIMA(1,0,0) model was found the most appropriate one. Results showed that the number of tourists was 10,974 thousands in 2012 and 13,465 thousands in 2013, It was suggested that the grasping forecast model is very important in respect of how experts in tourism development in Yeongdeok county, policy makers or planners would establish strategies to allocate service in Yeongdeok tourist destination and provide tourism facilities efficiently.


One of the most promising applications of superconducting magnetic levitation is urban trains. In the Maglev-Cobra proposal, the conventional track is substituted by a rail of magnets interacting with superconductors installed in the vehicle. The main cost of this levitation system is the magnetic rail. Therefore, any improvement in the shape and configuration of magnets and superconductors has a significant budgetary impact. In this paper, the optimization of a magnetic rail is presented. The design variables are the geometrical parameters of the permanent magnets, iron magnetic circuit and superconductor. The objective is to find the geometry that minimizes the total cost, for given levitation and lateral forces, considering the mechanical properties and also assemblage restrictions. A Finite Element model is employed to compute the forces. A formulation for sensitivity analysis is obtained by differentiation of the equilibrium equation. The optimization is carried out with the Feasible Direction Interior Point Algorithm (FDIPA). For an initial feasible point, FDIPA produces a sequence of feasible points such that the cost function is reduced at each iteration. We present several numerical results with significant reduction of magnetic material. The construction of laboratory prototype to validate the results will be the next step of this research work. diamagnetic material. Initially, the lateral force, that ensures the vehicle to perform curves, would be also a design restriction considered in the optimization process. However, in all simulations, this force was greater than the minimal necessary. Therefore, this restriction is only verified in the end of the optimization process. The design variables are parameters that describe the geometry of the permanent magnets, iron magnetic circuit, aluminum and superconductor. The main objective is to find the design variables that minimize the total cost. Numerical results, with significant reductions of magnetic material, are presented. Improvements in the superconductor model and construction of laboratory prototypes will be the next step of this research work.


This report presents the management of five patients who presented with giant recurrent or residual cholesteatoma after periods of 2 to 50 years. Their case histories are highly diverse, but all provide evidence of the need for long-term follow-up.


In the context of legislation to promote employment of persons with disabilities (Americans With Disabilities Act), trend data analysis results are showing employment rates that are moving in a downward rather than an upward direction. This review of two recent books on the labor market involvement and experience of persons with disability demonstrates this puzzle and points out some of the problems that may be contributing to those findings. The definition and measurement of disability in the data sets in use seem to be a key factor in the confusion, and both books contribute interesting material to address this aspect. Although The Labor Market Experience of Workers With Disability is well written with impressive analyses, it is in the traditional economics perspective, and while it introduces useful state policy information, it does not provide an answer to the puzzle. The Decline in Employment of People With a Disability uses an edited format to good effect, providing the reader with many creative approaches to the issues even if the puzzle pieces are not ultimately forced to fit.


Detailed expressions in terms of fundamental molecular parameters are given for the fourth‐order centrifugal distortion constants of the nonlinear XYX molecule. It is shown how these expressions can be used for the determination of the cubic potential constants of the XYX molecule if they are considered in conjunction with the reduced‐Hamiltonian theory of Watson. Three reduced Hamiltonians are treated in detail, and a generalization of Watson's theory is presented, and its need is justified.


Investigations are focused on partial differential operators that commute with certain integral operators analogous to those arising from the communication engineering. An explicit self-adjoint operator is derived for the case of discs in the plane.


The article describes the religious and political situation in the North Caucasus, considers the main factor influencing the development of the operational situation in Kabardino-Balkaria, which is the radical Islamist group functioning on its territory. Its structure, goals and objectives are discussed. As a counteraction to the religious extremism the author proposes a comprehensive approach that includes regulatory, restraining and preventive measures.


It is well accepted that reduced masticatory function resulted from a soft diet with low physical consistency causes morphologic and histologic alterations in the craniofacial skeleton in growing animals. It is also assumed that these alterations are associated with reduced proliferative activity of osteoblasts on the bone surface, indicating a significant role of mechanical stimuli mediated by various local growth factors such as insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and parathyroid hormone (PTH). A previous study demonstrated that PTH accelerated the effect of IGF-I on bone formation. This study was thus conducted to examine the effect of PTH on the induction of osteoclasts and osteoblasts and the subsequent nasopremaxillary growth under different mechanical loading conditions from mastication. In animals treated with PTH, the nasal bone length increased significantly in the solid-diet group. No significant differences in these dimensions were found between the solid-diet mice injected with physiological saline and the granulated-diet group injected with PTH. It is shown that PTH induces nasal and premaxillary growth, and the effects may be exerted if mechanical loading from mastication is sufficient. It is also demonstrated that the effects of PTH are more potent in the osteogenic activity than in the osteoclastic one, in terms of more significant expression of osteoblasts than osteoclasts.


Our purpose was to describe sonographic findings in patients with Peyronie disease that may explain persistent penile pain in these patients. We propose the term penile compartment syndrome for use in radiology and urology practice to describe this condition.


The study analyzes some conditions (including competences) of successful crosscultural communication. The analysis makes use of phenomenological methods and the language of the system approach to communication (this approach has been developed by Charles S. Peirce and his followers, among others Thomas Sebeok and Tartu School). The paper shows the role of definitions in cross-cultural communication. It also indicates cross cultural emotional and behavioral skills.


A document processing method, a data processing apparatus and a storage medium, the data and index data with respect to the data into a plurality of portions, and each portion is compressed to obtain a compressed file, and the compressed files and compressed address information of each section stored in the storage medium.


Abstract Range imaging (RIM) is used to describe a constrained optimization signal-processing method that can be applied to wind profilers capable of operating over a small set of distinct transmitter frequencies. The results of the signal-processing method are typically high-resolution maps of the backscattered power as a function of range. In this paper it is discussed how RIM processing can be implemented in order to additionally obtain high-resolution estimates of the Doppler velocity. The method has been demonstrated using data from a 915-MHz tropospheric profiler located in Platteville, Colorado. Examples of data collected during an experiment conducted on 10 April 2001 are presented. In this experiment the radar was operated alternately in two different modes. The cycle time for the two modes was about 50 s. The particular operation of the radar allowed comparison of radar reflectivity (η) and vertical velocity (V) measurements collected using the two modes. In the first mode, 2-μs pulses were tran...


OBJECTIVE
To determine whether an intra-oral photograph could supplant the need for either a plaster model or occlusal radiograph in pre-implant tomographic assessment with the Imaging Sciences 1S-2000 system.

METHODS
Instant photographs obtained with the CU-5 instant Polaroid camera of 25 patients' maxillary or mandibular arches were scanned into the computer in lieu of a plaster cast or occlusal radiograph. Tomographs were then exposed and evaluated by the referring dentists.

RESULTS
Implant tomographs of diagnostic quality were obtained for all 25 patients.

CONCLUSIONS
The CU-5 system offers the clinician a simpler, faster technique to produce dental implant tomographs than is currently available.


This publication presents a novel realization of a Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) using friction bars. Because of the friction forces in the contact, they dissipate energy similar to a dry friction contact. Because of the nonlinear, amplitude depending damping behavior, it is possible to have the pure absorbing effect combined with broadband damping, which cannot be achieved by the classical, viscousely damped TMD.Special focus is layed on the modeling aspects. The friction contact is modeled using the Harmonic Balance method, and with help of the replacement parameters the system behavior is studied.Copyright © 2013 by ASME


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Dental transmigration is a tooth migration across the midline to the opposite side and the transmigration of a mandibular canine is uncommon due to the anatomical considerations of the area. In this report we present two cases of transmigration of canine mandibular, in case 1 the patient is female, presents a prominent chin and in the intraoral review shows the canine left temporal and clinical absence of permanent canine, looking at the panoramic radiographic is the presence of the permanent canine left in the body of the mandible in the hemiarch opposite of its eruption diagnosing canine transmigration. Case 2 is a male patient with facial asymmetry and convex facial profile. The presence of temporary lower left cuspid as well as of the temporary second mandibular molars, the panoramic radiographic shows the presence of both premolars in eruption process, however the left canine permanent crown is located in the area of the apex of the right permanent canine, diagnosing the transmigration of the canine.


into a cadre, to give them remuneration from state funds and to supervise them. The Committee underrated the difficulty of getting the vilJage communities to bear the cost of such workers. Influenced by these innovative, heterodox views, the Central Government has shown courage in adopting the scheme for the training of communityselected volunteers for part time health service in villages. These workers will be trained at primary health centres and they will dispense simple medicines, indigenous as well as modern. They will receive a small stipend from state funds, but will not be treated as state employees. Nevertheless, they will be given guidance and counsel by the staff of the primary health centres. The success of the scheme will depend on the vigilance exercised by the village communities and the cooperation extended to them by the upper health echelons. -R.N. MADHOK


The purpose of this study is to analyze & through the hypothesis which thriller films based their narratives on the specific characteristics of Koeran society have became mainstream genre in recent Korean film industry. In the viewpoint that popular films and discourses provide the imaginary form of solving problems which threatens the maintenance of status quo in real world. & intend to disclose the identities of antagonist who condense the contradiction of Korean Society and then represent protagonist's practices to integrate disruptions from that contradictions through being a revenger. In the process of reading texts, the fact that there are some crisis in Korean Society not only public realm but also private realm and male-subjects as protagonists struggle for protecting private realm has revealed. But each film appeals to the public using two different narrative strategies. has got popularity by making a fantasy which male-subject success to rebuild the family and punish antagonist severely. In the meantime the protagonist of cannot believe his victory, this kinds of anxiety might come from the traces of antagonist as reflects so many contradictions of Korean Society. At this point, we can expect there will be something new which retrospect our own history and gaze reality itself without ideologically given complex in Korean films in the near future.


This research aims to classify inceptisol soil at sub-district of Lintong Ni Huta, Regency ofHumbang Hasudutan on the various elevation. On the elevation of 1200-1300, 1300-1400, 1400-1500, and >1500m on above sea level. The sampling of soil was took at 3 soil profile holes on FieldMap unit and Key to Soil Taxonomy 2010 . Of the result of this research, it obtain the classification ofprofile 1, 2, and 3 with Ordo, Sub Ordo, and Great Groupin the same is Inceptisol, Udept,and Dystrudept. OnSub Group category the classification of profile 1 is Psammentic Dystrudept. On Sub Group category theclassification of profile 2 is Pachic Dystrudept. On Sub Group category the classification of profile 3 isFluventic Dystrudept.Key words : Various elevation, Inceptisol


: This study empirically examines the "magnification effect" proposed in Yi (2003, Journal of Political Economy). He demonstrated theoretically that, as the number of separable production stages increases, the magnitude of trade increases explosively through the reduction of trade costs. We investigate the existence of the magnification effect for intra-Asian trade in machinery industries. Specifically, we estimate a gravity equation for worldwide trade that includes tariffs and their interaction term with a dummy variable for intra-Asian trade. As a result, we found a significantly negative coefficient for this interaction term, especially in the electrical machinery industry, indicating that tariff reductions increase intra-Asian trade more greatly than other trade. These results are robust against endogeneity in tariffs and other confounding factors. Abstract : This study empirically examines the "magnification effect" proposed in Yi (2003, Journal of Political Economy ). He demonstrated theoretically that, as the number of separable production stages increases, the magnitude of trade increases explosively through the reduction of trade costs. We investigate the existence of the magnification effect for intra-Asian trade in machinery industries. Specifically, we estimate a gravity equation for worldwide trade that includes tariffs and their interaction term with a dummy variable for intra-Asian trade. As a result, we found a significantly negative coefficient for this interaction term, especially in the electrical machinery industry, indicating that tariff reductions increase intra-Asian trade more greatly than other trade. These results are robust against endogeneity in tariffs and other confounding factors.


The catalytic rule of coal-based iron ore reduction was investigated by experiments of iron oxide reduction under tunnel furnace pattern.The results indicate that the rate of reaction can be accelerated by addition of catalysts and the catalytic effect of adding catalysts to the coal is better than other adding modes;increasing the amount of catalysts and reducing the reaction temperature and the sizes of coal powder are favorable to the catalytic effect,the optimizing addition should be less than 5%,considering of the influence of operation and the efficiency of reduction reaction,the optimizing particle size of coal powder and temperature of tunnel furnace after adding catalysts should be 0.074-0.15mm and 1 050-1 100℃;at the same time,the catalytic effect to coals of the same catalyst is different and the more fixed carbon content the better catalytic effect.


Organizational Behavior: Essential Tenets, is a well-organized introduction of the current field of organizational behavior with in-depth coverage of the most critical concepts. Its practical approach shows the power of organizational behavior theory for understanding one's behavior and the behavior of others in any organization. Although firmly grounded in behavioral science theory and research, the text is not a compendium of research findings. Champoux includes examples and builds frameworks that make the material clear and easy to understand. The concise format allows the text to be used as a primer or to be supplemented with additional cases, readings, or exercises.


This paper reviews the history of progress of science and technology history and the history of rural occupation education,detailedly analyzes the facilitation of progress of science and technology to the rural occupation education development,and then puts forward proposals about how the rural occupation education makes use of modern science and technology to promote self development.


This paper summarizes a research study on the employability of recently graduated journalists. It is based on a survey conducted among a representative sample of journalists and interviews with the executives who hire them. The study shows that the high supply and low demand for these professionals translates into unemployment, subemployment and working conditions that are worse in the provinces than in Santiago. The authors suggest improving information on this segment of the labor market, developing the relationship between academia and this market, and elevating study programs to the level of master's degrees instead of having students leave university at undergraduate level. Finally, they propose that a method based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative field studies should be applied to other study programs that show signs of saturation.


Interest to the profound studying surface waves scattering by the edge of a wedge is supported by search of physical mechanisms of formation of the acoustic field caused by geometry of a wedge and acoustic anisotropy of media. In the report for the first time a mathematical model of acoustic wave propagation in an angular area is constructed for small angles of the wedge. The theoretical wave picture agrees well with known measurements.


The article contains opinions of scientists and extracts from legislative and statutory acts concerning labour costs. The term labour costs in administration accounting system is revealed. The functional model of labour costs classification is developed. Labour costs classification in accounting and analytical administration system is considered and broadened. Basic models of labour costs grouping is developed to carry out administration functions.


In an effort to meet the material and social needs of developing countries following the 2nd world war 2 types of programs developed. Community development (CD) the 1st to appear is a rural across-the-board developmental approach stressing agriculture health education and communication. The other is primary health care (PHC) which is designed to cope with the basic health needs of developing countries and set in the context of integrated socioeconomic development. CD and PHC are examined with the purpose of showing that PHC could profit from the experience of the older CD movement. CD and PHC are similar in concept philosophy and goals and it would be expected that PHC planners would be interested in the CD experience. This however is not often the case. The CD experience has not been an unqualified success due to misconceptions characterized in many CD programs and bureaucratic difficulties. Yet PHC should utilize both the positive and negative experience of CD in planning and operation of PHC programs.


The analytical applications of V(V)and Fe(III) hydroxamate systems are reviewed, from the standpoint of the use cf hydroxamic acids as analytical reagents for the detection and determination of these two metal ions. The relevant data arising from the literature of the last 2 decades are summarised in Table 3.


A harmonic gyro-amplifier utilizing a slotted waveguide structure requires a TE/sub n,1/ mode coupler. A 35 GHz input coupler, based on a hybrid structure, has been designed to produce a linearly polarized TE/sub 3,1/ mode in cylindrical smooth-wall waveguide. A nonlinearly tapered transition waveguide to slotted waveguide, having a return loss of -20 dB, has also been designed. X-band versions of the coupler and transition have been fabricated for cold test. Measurements on the coupler indicate a return loss of -9 dB and 3% bandwidth in good agreement with the HP HFSS code. A design study has shown that the bandwidth can be extended by more than 5% by reducing the coupling hole thickness. Preliminary results of a back-to-back coupling test at X-band shows better than 1 dB coupling at the center frequency, again in good agreement with the HFSS code. RF probe measurements have been performed on the X-band coupler. The linear polarization of the launched TE/sub 3,1/ mode has been confirmed.<<ETX>>


In this thesis, the ten stocks with the highest dividend yield from the OMXS30 have been used to construct a portfolio, a strategy called The Dogs of the Dow. The portfolio was equally weighted and ...


On the basis of the pulsating pressure of the measuring locations,the pulsating pressure field of the whole flow passage is structured.A dynamic time-history analysis of pump-house of Huaiyinsanzhan Pumping Station caused by the flow is made to calculate the dynamic response of bulb tubular pump-house.Compared with the conventional method of fixed boundary with no weight foundation,the value of dynamic response decreases by about 50% at the foundation radiation damping,and the influence of the factor is very prominent on the dynamic response of Huaiyinsanzhan Pumping Station.At the same time,the results are evaluated based on control standards,which provide evidence for anti-vibration of projects.


With climate change, we are expecting more frequent extreme weather events in many regions worldwide. These events can trigger disruptive, deadly natural hazards, which catch the attention of the media and raise awareness in citizens and policymakers. Floods, wildfires, landslides are the object of a great deal of research. Yet, they remain difficult to predict and handle. Climate change also means warmer temperatures, especially on land. Glaciers melt, permafrost thaws. Everywhere, the ground gets warmer down to increasing depths. At first sight, not a big deal. What can a few extra degrees do? Microbes and fungi becomes more active, chemical equilibria shift. Silent changes are left unnoticed, even by scientists. In landslide studies, the stability of slopes is a balance of weights, water pressures, and mechanical strengths. Above freezing, temperature is left out, yet it should not be. The strength of clays, which frequently are abundant in soils, is sensitive to temperature. With a simple numerical exercise, we show to what extent temperature can condition and even undermine the stability of clay-bearing slopes, across the seasons and under global warming. A silent change that could make a non-extreme weather event have much more severe consequences.


Automatic target recognition (ATR) has historically entailed the problems of detection, classification and tracking of ground or air targets from high resolution (imaging) sensor data as well as low resolution (radar) sensor data. A popular approach to solving the ATR problem is Bayesian inference, where detection (position and pose), classification and tracking are solved via a parameter estimation framework. The present paper offers a treatment of a subset of the aforementioned problem, which can be stated as "given imaging data of a stationary ground target and assuming that the target centroid's position is known in pixel coordinates, how can one estimate its pose (orientation) and class?" Furthermore, we also address the problem of scale invariance, i.e. how to ensure that, for instance, a target that appears smaller in an image is not misclassified to a class that has a similar sized template in the database? This problem is a very significant one since it is realistic to expect target templates in the database to be only of a certain size and of targets in the observed image to be smaller or larger depending on its relative distance to the camera. Hence, by proposing the use of scale as an additional parameter to be estimated, it is shown, via simulations, that this inclusion enhances the accuracy of class estimation.


Photodissociation of the chloroethane molecular ion (C2H5Cl+) has been carried out in a pulsed ion cyclotron resonance (icr) mass spectrometer using a flashlamp‐pumped dye laser. The relative photodissociation cross section and the ratio of the cross sections for the production of the two photoproduct ions (C2H4+, C2H5+) are reported as a function of excitation wavelength betwen 691 and 455 nm. Structure observed in both the photodissociation spectrum and the branching ratio spectrum indicates that dissociation occurs predominantly from excited electronic states of the molecular ion. Some indication of the qualitative features of the excited state potential surfaces is also given.


Purpose : The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in postural control after the use of new complete dentures by evaluating gait and body sway.Materials and Methods : Nine edentulous subjects who needed to have their complete dentures replaced participated in this study. Gait cycle and velocity while walking for 10 m and the locus of the center of gravity in a standing position for 60 seconds were recorded. To examine the influence of the use of new dentures, records were made when the subjects used their original dentures, immediately after the new dentures were inserted, and also after adjustments to the new dentures were completed. The following three experimental conditions were used to examine the influence of denture wear : dentures worn in an occluded position, in a non-occluded position, and dentures not worn. Two-way ANOVA with repeated measures was performed and then subjected to a post hoc analysis.Results : All the variables were significantly influenced only by the use of new dentures (p<0.05). After the completion of the new denture adjustments, gait cycle decreased and gait velocity increased compared with those observed when using the original dentures (p<0.05). The locus of the center of gravity observed immediately after the insertion of the new dentures was significantly longer than that observed after the completion of the new denture adjustments (p<0.05).Conclusion : The use of new dentures changed gait and body sway, and contributed positively to postural control.


The invention relates to a method for detecting an object which comprises the following steps: capture of data or an image, whereby image data are determined from a representation of a scene; and classification of the colours of at least one predefined object found in said scene to determine a perceived object colour. A mean colour parameter, which is essentially constant for the entire object, is assigned by means of a fuzzy control classification of all image points of the object to one particular colour class from a plurality of colour classes in a defined colour zone. The assigned colour class of the object colour corresponds to the visually perceived colour of the object in the scene. The invention further relates to a visual aid for carrying out said method.


Abstract—In this paper a corotational finite element formulation is employed to derive the equations of motion for a three dimensional rotating Euler beam with constant angular velocity. The steady state deformation and natural frequency of the infinitesimal free vibration measured from the position of the corresponding steady state deformation are investigated for rotating Euler beams with different setting angle. The governing equations for linear vibration are obtained by the first order Taylor series expansion of the equation of motion at the position of steady state deformation. Numerical examples are studied to demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed method and to investigate the effects of the steady twist deformation on the natural frequency of rotating beams with different setting angle.


s The possibility of economic exchange with North Korea is increasing, but there is still a shortage of information of cement industry, which occupies the largest proportion of North Korean construction material industry. Therefore, this study researched the status of cement production facility management using satellite photographs of 16 cement factories in North Korea, and examined the operating status of North Korean cement industry by observing smoke discharged from the chimneys of the cement production facilities. When the satellite photographs were analyzed, it was observed that the monthly stack fog ratio of the North Korean cement factories was 55% in 2016, 60% in 2017 and nearly 65% in 2018. This demonstrates that the average operating ratio has been increasing continuously. However, the operation rate of the five major cement factories reaches the limit, actual cement production is estimated to have maintained the previous level or small increased. keyword: North Korea, Cement, Kiln, Limestone, Satellite image


The purpose of the NASA Institutional Review Board (IRB) is to review research activities involving human subjects to ensure that ethical standards for the care and protection of human subjects have been met and research activities are in compliance with all pertinent federal, state and local regulations as well as NASA policies. NASA IRB's primary role is the protection of human subjects in research studies. Protection of human subjects is the shared responsibility of NASA, the IRB, and the scientific investigators. Science investigators who plan to conduct NASA-funded human research involving NASA investigators, facilities, or funds must submit and coordinate their research studies for review and approval by the NASA IRB prior to initiation. The IRB has the authority to approve, require changes in, or disapprove research involving human subjects. Better knowledge of the NASA IRB policies, procedures and guidelines should help facilitate research protocol applications and approvals. In this presentation, the myths and truths of NASA IRB policies and procedures will be discussed. We will focus on the policies that guide a protocol through the NASA IRB and the procedures that principal investigators must take to obtain required IRB approvals for their research studies. In addition, tips to help ensure a more efficient IRB review will be provided. By understanding the requirements and processes, investigators will be able to more efficiently prepare their protocols and obtain the required NASA IRB approval in a timely manner.


This study was intended to verify the parameter effects of empowerment in the effect of social support of the employees of youth training facilities on the quality of service. The purpose of this study was to provide basic data for improving the service quality of youth training facility workers. As a result of this study, first, social support and empowerment had a positive effect on service quality. Second, the partial mediating effect of empowerment can be confirmed. Based on the results of this study, the following suggestions were made. First, for the social support of the employees, the middle managers and facility managers of youth training facilities should use the Internet environment such as the Internet and smart phones. Second, in order to improve empowerment, support for information related to work, material support related to compensation, and evaluation support related to business processing should be provided. Third, to improve the empowerment of workers, it is necessary to augmented reality(AR), virtual reality(VR), and flip learning program using the Internet of Things environment.


Abstract Friend leukemia cells grow in suspension culture as undifferentiated blasts which do not respond to erythropoietin. An investigation was undertaken to determine if these erythroleukemic cells could be induced to respond to erythropoietin. The rate of heme synthesis was measured in Friend leukemia cells which were first exposed to dimethylsulfoxide and then to erythropoietin. These studies demonstrated that culture for 48 hours in the presence of dimethylsulfoxide renders these cells responsive to erythropoietin as manifested by increased heme synthesis. Erythropoietin did not increase the proportion of benzidine-positive cells in the culture suggesting that the erythropoietin-responsive cells were those cells which had already begun to differentiate prior to exposure to erythropoietin. Hence, these erythroleukemic cells are capable of responding to erythropoietin, the physiologic regulator of erythropoiesis.


The presentation focuses on recent shifts in the foreign language learning paradigm and reviews intellectual realignments of future engineers that follow from these shifts. It then takes a fresh look at the role that foreign language (English) can play in the formation of lingvoprofessional competence.


Considering the weaknesses of signature-based approaches adopted by current antimalware, from both academic and industrial side there is a boost in the development of techniques exploiting artificial intelligence, where one of the most promising are based on the representation of application under analysis as image. In order to understand whether these approaches can be effectively adopted in the real-world, starting from a detector based on deep learning, in this paper we evaluate the resilience of these approaches when morphed samples are considered. We present DexWave, a tool aimed to automatically inject perturbations techniques targeting the smali code representation of Android applications. The experimental analysis demonstrate that image-based malware classifier are vulnerable to simple perturbations attack.


The effects of extracellular ATP on ion fluxes and the intracellular free Ca 2§ concentration ((Ca~+)i) were examined using a suspension of rat parotid acinar cells and were contrasted with the effects of the muscarinic agonist carba- chol. Although ATP and carbachol both rapidly increased (Ca2+) i about threefold above the resting level (200-250 nM), the effect of ATP was due primarily to an influx of Ca ~+ across the plasma membrane, while the initial response to carbachol was due to a release of Ca ~§ from intracellular stores. Within 10 s, ATP (1 mM) and carbachol (20 #M) reduced the cellular C1- content by 39-50% and cell vol- ume by 15-25%. Both stimuli reduced the cytosolic K + content by 57-65%, but there were marked differences in the rate and pattern of net K § movement as well as the effects of K + channel inhibitors on the effluxes initiated by the two stimuli. The maximum rate of the ATP-stimulated K § efflux (~2,200 nmol K+/mg protein per min) was about two-thirds that of the carbachol-initiated efflux rate, and was reduced by ~30% (vs. 60% for the carbachol-stimulated K + efflux) by TEA (tetra- ethylammonium), an inhibitor of the large conductance (BK) K § channel. Charyb- dotoxin, another K § channel blocker, was markedly more effective than TEA on the effects of both agonists, and reduced the rate of K § effiux initiated by both ATP and carbachol by ~80%. The removal of extracellular Ca ~§ reduced the ATP- and the carbachol-stimulated rates of K + efflux by 55 and 17%, respectively. The rate of K + effiux initiated by either agonist was reduced by 78-95% in cells that were loaded with BAPTA to slow the elevation of (Ca2+)i. These results indicated that ATP and carbachol stimulated the effiux of K + through multiple types of K § permeable channels, and demonstrated that the relative proportion of efflux


This paper presents results of investigations on cellular changes produced by extracts of betel leaves (Piper betle Linn.) on root tip cells of onion. Betel leaves together with lime, a few pieces of arecanut and dried tobacco leaves are chewed as 'paan' by many people in countries like India and Ceylon.The specific effect of the extract on mitoses was the production of agglomeration of chromosomes and bridged metaphases. Chromosome fragments were rarely observed. Differences in condensation of the chromosomes, bizarre forms of nuclei, cells with large nuclei with no corresponding increase in cytoplasm etc. were also observed in the treated cells. The present study has provided for the first time informations regarding cellular damage produced by extracts of betel leaves.


Valve-regulated Pb-acid (VRLA) batteries used on electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) are subject to voltage imbalances which greatly diminish battery lifetime and vehicle range. This paper describes an equalizer that is implemented with a high frequency, soft-switching power converter that corrects this imbalance. Experimental results are presented for a pack of 27 batteries.


In 2001, Tanzania implemented the Primary Education Development Program (PEDP) and eliminated public school fees in order to increase access to primary education. Schooling is now mandatory for children ages 7-15, and although enrollment has dramatically increased, Tanzania has not yet achieved universal primary education (UPE). According to different figures, 15-20% of children still do not attend school in Tanzania. 1


Analytic theology (AT) is a particular approach to theology and the study of religion that engages with the tools, categories, and methodological concerns of analytic philosophy. As such, it is neutral with respect to particular substantive, denominational, or religious claims. It is a relatively newly-named approach, yet it has specific antecedents in the last century and formal antecedents in much of the history of Christian theological reflection. It is a fast-growing and well-resourced initiative, and—likely in virtue of this—has proven somewhat controversial. This special issue of Open Theology engages AT with a two-pronged approach. On the one hand, essays in this collection bring the analytic slant to bear on perennial topics in theological prolegomena. Yet, on the other hand, some essays offer critical engagements with AT and ways of integrating AT with other well-attested theological methods. Essays of both kinds push AT further into realms of greater rigor and attractiveness. In this introduction, we highlight some of the history and concerns of AT as a means of offering a tentative location for this special issue on the disciplinary map. As a named-entity, AT arrived on the academic scene with the 2009 Oxford University Press publication, Analytic Theology: New Essays in the Philosophy of Theology, edited by Oliver D. Crisp and Michael C. Rea. AT was arguably represented, prior to this publication, by the proto-analytic theologian Richard Swinburne in his noteworthy works on Christian doctrine (e.g., Providence and the Problem of Evil, Responsibility and Atonement, The Christian God, Faith and Reason, and The Resurrection of God Incarnate). Since the time of the published collection by Crisp and Rea, AT was quickly followed by a three-continent funding initiative by the John Templeton Foundation for projects housed, in North America, at the University of Notre Dame's Center for Philosophy of Religion; in Europe, at the Munich School of Philosophy and University of Innsbruck; and, in the Middle East, at the Shalem Center and then later the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem. More recent Templeton-funded initiatives include a three-year project at Fuller Theological Seminary in California and the establishment of Logos Institute for Analytic and Exegetical Theology at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland. The movement continues with ambitious publication schemes in the journals TheoLogica and the Journal of Analytic Theology, as well the Oxford Studies in Analytic Theology series published by Oxford University Press. However, AT is not just some newcomer on the academic scene. While the fruits of the methodology are presently now ripe, the seeds of AT were sown in the first centuries of the Christian church and heavily fertilized in the last century. One could make the observation that within the Christian tradition, theology has always been done in conversation with philosophy (even if, at times, that conversation were an adversarial one). Whether the conversation partners were Augustine and Neoplatonism, Thomas Aquinas and Aristotelianism, John Calvin and Renaissance Humanism, or Karl Barth and Hegelianism, Christian theology has not operated in a philosophical vacuum. In fact, a theme that has emerged within Christian theology has argued


High-resolution range profile(HRRP)of a radar target offers the distribution of scatter points along the radar line of sight(LOS).Combining the characteristic of gray relational grade models,an HRRP recognition approach based on gray systerm is proposed.Simulations results based on the HRRP dataset of five aircraft models show the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed approach.


To assess the relief of migraine pain, especially in the acute phase, by comparing active treatment, ie, kinetic oscillation stimulation (KOS) in the nasal cavity, with placebo.


Abstract 4154 Background: Monosomal karyotype (MK) has been defined as the presence of two or more autosomal monosomies or of a single monosomy associated with at least one structural abnormality (Breems et al, JCO 2008). The presence of MK has been associated with extremely poor prognosis in patients with not only acute myeloid leukemia (AML) but myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) (Patnaik et al, Leukemia 2011). Our goal was to investigate the efficacy of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for myeloid malignancies with MK. Patients and methods: We combined data from two transplant centers, Sapporo Hokuyu Hospital and Hokkaido University Hospital, and analyzed consecutive patients who underwent allogeneic transplantation for AML and MDS between January 2003 and July 2010. Patients were divided according to MK classification scheme into four groups (Oran et al, BBMT 2011), CN; cytogenetically normal, MK; monosomal karyotype, CBF; core binding factor abnormalities, Oth (Others); non-CBF and non-MK abnormalities. Patients with acute promyelocytic leukemia were excluded. Resuts: One-hundred eighty three out of 229 patients were analyzed with a median age of 48 years(15–68). Sixty one (33%) were from HLA-matched related donors, 86 (47%) from unrelated and 36 (20%) were cord blood.Conditioning regimens were myeloablative (MAC, n=102, 56%) or reduced intensity(RIC, n=81, 44%). Seventy patients (38%) were cytogenetically normal, 27 (15%)had CBF abnormalities, 70(38%) had non-CBF and non-MK abnormalities and 16(9%) had monosomal karyotype. There was no statistically difference between four groups in age, donor source and conditioning regimen. In the MK group, the proportion of MDS and non-remission state at stem cell transplantation were significantly higher than other groups (p=0.002, p Seven of 16 patients with MK died within the first 50 days after transplantation, and 9 patients died within 120 days. Five patients died of infection and 2 died of complicated organ failure and 2 died of progression disease. Three patients who underwent transplantation at non-remission setting, survived more than 1-year experienced chronic graft-versus-host disease, suggesting the existence of GVL effect to myeloid malignancies with MK. Conclusion: This retrospective analysis revealed the dismal prognosis of myeloid malignancies with MK, even after allogeneic HSCT. Novel therapies and strategies are urgently needed for this very poor prognostic group. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.


Cooperative learning is a kind of teaching theory,which takes group work as a main form,and has been applied widely in the elementary educating.Based on the case of "reduce the staff" teaching,this paper explores the teaching model for human resource management course,and hope to popularize the cooperative learning at college.


Mobile ad hoc networking allows nodes to form temporary networks and communicate with each other possibly via multiple hops. By using a special node called the gateway, an ad hoc network can be connected to the Internet so that packets generated in the ad hoc network can be relayed to the Internet and vice versa. However, a problem may arise in which the network bandwidth is not used fairly among the nodes. That is, nodes near the gateway may overuse the bandwidth while nodes far away from the gateway scarcely share the bandwidth. Furthermore, if the destination node is located in the same ad hoc domain as the source, existing route selection methods result in high overhead or long routes. Addressing these problems, we propose an efficient tree construction algorithm that constructs a tree structure rooted at the gateway in order to improve the fairness of the bandwidth usage. We also devise a rerouting algorithm that dynamically finds new and better routes for the internal traffic within the same ad hoc domain.


Drug induced transient tubular dysfunction is often encountered in clinical practice. Zoledronic acid is one of the potent nitrogen containing bisphosphonates used in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis commonly. Zoledronic acid induced transient tubular dysfunction (TTD) has rarely been reported. A 73 years old female with recent history of intravenous zoledronic acid administration for postmenopausal osteoporosis, presented with altered sensorium and with hyponatremia, hypokalemia, hypochloridaemia. She was treated conservatively and patient improved. TTD could be a rare clinical presentation following administration of zoledronic acid with paucity of documentation in medical literature.


Ever since researchers learned a century ago that Earth is bombarded by gamma rays from space, scientists have searched for the sources of this high-energy radiation. The hot gases of stars do not generate light at the wavelengths of gamma rays, which each carry more than a million times the energy of an optical photon. Only the extreme conditions prevalent in phenomena such as jets of relativistic particles driven by accreting black holes, blast waves from supernova explosions, and strong electromagnetic fields around rotating neutron stars can accelerate particles to the energies required to produce gamma rays. The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, launched in 2008, maps and monitors the high-energy gamma-ray sky in much greater detail than previous space-based gamma-ray missions. The Large Area Telescope (LAT)1 views 20% of the sky instantaneously and the entire sky every three hours at energies from 20MeV to > 300GeV. The first year of observations has revealed 1451 distinct gamma-ray sources, five times more than previously known.2 Many are associated with galaxies that contain an active, central black hole or with pulsars and supernova remnants in our galaxy. However, approximately 40% have no obvious relation to catalogued objects at other wavelengths, suggesting that some may be new types of gamma-ray emitters. More than 30% of the sources are variable, changing in brightness over days, weeks, or months. A new outburst may appear at any time. The LAT (see Figure 1) detects gamma rays by converting them into electron/positron pairs that are tracked through the instrument. The design of the tracker balances efficient detection of gamma rays with precise measurement of their arrival directions. Each tower contains layers of tungsten—to convert gamma rays—alternating with silicon-strip detectors to track Figure 1. The Large Area Telescope (1.8 1.8 0.72m3) converts a gamma ray (red dashed line) into an electron and a positron (e ; e: blue dashed lines). Insulation and shielding (yellow) cover a segmented anticoincidence detector (light gray). A 4 4 array of towers, each containing a tracker (top) and a calorimeter (bottom) module, fills the central volume. Layers of silicon-strip detectors measure the trajectories of the electron and positron to determine the gamma-ray direction. The calorimeter measures the energy of the particles to determine the gamma-ray energy.


Abstract Peptic ulcer associated with H. pylori infection and antibiotics resistance warranted the execution of the foregoing study to produce natural and safe alternatives. GC-MS analysis of the essential oil derived from the ripe and unripe peel of Citrus sinensis var. Valencia grown in Egypt was investigated besides its anti-Helicobacter pylori and COX-2 inhibition actions. Ripe mature peels displayed a higher oil yield than unripe ones (0.8 and 0.6%, respectively). Twenty-nine compounds were identified in all samples with volatile monoterpenes as the predominant class, (88.90% and 90.62% in fresh ripe peel (P1) and dried ripe peel (P2), respectively, however unripe fresh orange peel (P3) showed a lower quantity (83.95%). D-Limonene was the major compound in P1 and P2 (85% and 88 %, respectively), while 73% were found in P3. In comparison to standard Clarithromycin (MIC90 = 1.95 ± 0.002 μg/ml), the nano-hexosomal formula of P1 reduced H. pylori action more than P1 alone with MIC90= 1.95 ± 0.0029 μg/ml and MIC90= 3.90 ± 0.006 μg/ml for formulated and unformulated P1, respectively. An anti-inflammatory assay via COX-2 inhibition revealed that the formulated P1 is more potent (IC50= 0.85 μg/ml) than P1 alone (IC50= 2.04 μg/ml) in comparison with Celecoxib® (IC50= 0.28 μg/ml). To unravel the mechanism of the anti-Helicobacter pylori activity, an in silico study on D-Limonene has been performed, using H. pylori urease enzyme, which revealed that D-Limonene showed promising binding scores. Thus, Valencia orange peel essential oil offers a natural, cheap, and relatively safe candidate to combat Helicobacter pylori infection.


In vitro hemorheological action of propofol in diabetic patients can be evaluated by means of digital image analysis. Obtained innovative parameters allow quantifying erythrocyte aggregation alterations, which can increase the possibility of microcapillar obstruction. Article not available.


The development of power big data technology provides the new opportunity for solving the problems in many technical fields of electric power system. This paper discusses the accuracy and implementation issues for solving on-line decision making system based on power big data. First, we elaborate the two existing technical contact and basic linking manner, emphasizing advantages on solving fast data analysis technology based on big data. In addition, we discuss technical difficulties and unable large-scale application of on-line decision making system. Finally, the application of electric big data that may bring new solutions to solve the on-line decision making system is illustrated. The study establishes the foundation for engineering applications of on-line decision making system.


Due to recent reforming and mitigating the regulation, appearance of the scheme to increase dwelling house and rising REITs in the real estate market of korea, there are some symptoms that business prosperity of real estate is to boom. However, if there is large difference between the market price and the real value of the real estate, one say that there is no rationality in the real estate market and vice versa, The absence or insignificance of rationality in the real estate market leads to reduction of economic welfare because it causes buyers to consume less and speculation distorts incentives. To enhance the rationality of real estate market in Korea, we should interest in and embody the policy of choice such as price stability of real estate by supply increase, supplementing and reforming the tax system to minimize the transaction cost in the real estate market, and activating the indirect investment market of real estate etc. Above the policy of choice being embodied, it would be possible to remedy irrationality of the real estate market followed by economic loss. In addition to it, we could experience popularization and advancement of real estate market, development of capital market.


Syncope is a transient loss of consciousness (LOC) caused by global cerebral hypoperfusion; unfortunately, there are no signs or symptoms specific for this hypoperfusion. The initial evaluation of patients with transient LOC comprises a detailed medical history, physical examination, and 12-lead electrocardiogram. Because there are many causes of syncopal and nonsyncopal LOC, an adequate method of taking the clinical history, which is the cornerstone of diagnosing patients with transient LOC, should be used. The first question to answer is whether the patient has had a real LOC; events with similar features, such as falls, drop-attack, and so forth, should therefore be excluded. After a transient LOC has been diagnosed, one should try to exclude a nonsyncopal LOC. After syncope has been diagnosed, one should try to define the cause.


This volume originated from the conference "Impediments to the Transition. The East European Countries and the Policies of the European Community" organized on 24-25 January 1992 in Florence, Italy by the Working Group on East-West Policy Problems. The working group has since 1990 been sponsored by the European Policy Unit (EPU) at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence.


Abstract : An information retrieval program was written to aid in coordinating literature searches by separate individuals. The program utilizes rudimentary techniques originally developed in question answering and theorem proving programs in order to determine whether a fact input to it is relevant to previously stored facts. The list of relevant facts, together with a citation to the article reporting them, is then printed out. The program is currently being used by a group of physiological psychologists on a field trial basis. (Author)


This paper introduces the realization of velocity modulation control in hydraulic elevator by using PWM technology. It mainly includes two parts, one is about how to send out PWM signal via computer to perform the velocity modulation, and the other is about the design of manual PWM velocity modulation device.


The subject of this paper is a classification and discussion of algorithms for solution of nonlinear pure integer programming problems. The survey is organized by characterizing the mathematical form of the nonlinear optimization problems addressed by the various algorithms. If any method can be used without changes to solve mixed integer nonlinear programming problems that fact is mentioned in the description of the algorithm. However algorithms which must be applied only to mixed integer problems are not surveyed.


The Internet provides an abundance of new opportunities for innovative businesses and wealth creation. The large number of e‐business failures attests however, that it is by no means easy to make a success online. One obstacle hindering e‐business start‐ups is the ambiguity in which value creation in e‐business is shrouded. Its consequen ce is the formulation of ineffective strategies that ultimately result in failure. In order to provide greater clarity on the subject and thereby assist e‐business start‐ups, this paper proposes an integrated perspective on sources of e‐value creation. The nature of the research is exploratory, made use of inductiv e reasoning, and drew on existing e‐value creation and generic value creation literature to develop its integrated perspective. The resulting model was subsequently refined through feedback obtained in one‐on‐one interviews with academics and practitioners in the domains of e‐business, strategy, innovation and entrepr eneurship.


ZESHUI XU firstname.lastname@example.com of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, ChinaQINGLI DACollege of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, ChinaAbstract. Based on the transfer formulas of fuzzy preference matrix and multiplicative preference matrix, thispaper presents an approach to improving consistency of fuzzy preference matrix and gives a practical iterativealgorithm to derive a modified fuzzy preference matrix with acceptable consistency. By using two criteria, we canjudge whether the modification is acceptable or not. Finally, a numerical example is given to show the feasibilityand effectiveness of the algorithm.Keywords: fuzzy preference matrix, consistency, criteria


The continuous rotating annular electrophoresis (CRAE) column design is capable of processing relatively large flowrates and can be scaled-up for industrial use. The column geometry, voltage gradient, residence time, angular velocity, and packing material/size can be adjusted in order to achieve the desired separation while controlling the peak temperature rise in the bed. However, actual specification of the operating parameters requires careful consideration of buoyancy effects, dispersion, and electrophoretic mobilities in order to achieve optimum results. A laboratory scale CRAE column has been constructed to verify these findings. This paper summarizes the work that has been done so far in developing the CRAE column


Ceramic scintillator material comprising a sintered body of Seltenerdoxysulfidleuchtstoff containing praseodymium are mixed as the primary activator, wherein said sintered body comprises a structure in the coarse grains of irregular polyhedrons and slender fine grains, the coarse grains have a shape whose average dimension in the range of 50 to 100 microns, the fine grains have a shape whose average short axis is in the range of 2 to 5 microns, and their average long axis is in the range of 5 to 100 microns.


Lepidolite is a lithium mica which has had considerable commercial application in glass and enamels. Its use in porcelain has not been tried to any great extent. This work covers the replacement by lepidolite of the feldspar in a high tension electrical porcelain. The results show that changing the RO of the standard body by molecularly replacing K2O by Li2O raises the vitrification temperature of the body, but that replacing feldspar directly pound for pound by lepidolite greatly lowers the vitrification temperature of the body. Lepidolite gives porcelains having a fine appearance and extreme whiteness. The most important property noted is an improvement of the bodies containing lepidolite in resistance to thermal shocks. Owing to its higher cost it is unlikely that lepidolite will be used in porcelains except in small proportions with feldspar to produce bodies having special properties. As hitherto the most important applications of lepidolite will doubtless be in glasses and enamels where full benefit can be secured from its fluorine content and low fusion temperature.


Around 28% of US women using contraception have accepted female sterilization. Female sterilization is a permanent contraceptive method. A surgeon usually uses a laparoscope to locate the fallopian tubes to either cut or obstruct them with clips, rings, or an electrical current under general or local anesthesia. Female sterilization is usually performed on an outpatient basis. The obstructed tubes keep sperm from fertilizing the egg. Female sterilization is very safe. The rare major complications tend to arise from general anesthesia use. The physician will discuss the risks and benefits of female sterilization before the surgery. The failure rate is 0.2-0.4%. Female sterilization might protect against ovarian cancer. Some sterilized women experience post-sterilization syndrome. Its symptoms include pelvic pain, change in sexual behavior, changes in mental health, changes in the menstrual cycle, increased blood loss, and increase in premenstrual symptoms. Most women do not suffer from this syndrome, however. It is not known whether sterilization is responsible for these changes or the changes are part of normal aging or gynecological problems. Terminating the previous contraceptive method (e.g., oral contraceptives) may contribute to the changes. Sterilization is for persons who do not want any more children. They should discuss sterilization first with their physician. They should ask the physician to explain the procedure and possible risks. Vasectomy should also be considered for couples who want no more children. Generally, due to less inhibition and more spontaneity without fear of pregnancy, sterilization improves sexual activity.


A classification of all the computable functions is given in terms of subrecursive programming languages. These classes are those which also arise from the relation "primitive recursive in." By distinguishing between honest and dishonest classes the classification is related to the computational complexity of the functions classified, and the classification has a wide degree of measure invariance. The structure of the honest and dishonest classes under inclusion is explored. It is shown that any countable partial ordering can be embedded in the honest or in the dishonest classes. The honest classes are dense in themselves, and the dishonest classes are dense in the honest classes. Every honest class is minimal over some dishonest class, but there is a dishonest class with no honest class minimal over it. Every honest class is the intersection (g.l.b.) of two incomparable honest classes, but there are incomparable pairs of honest classes with no g.l.b. It follows that the upper semi-lattice of the recursive degrees of primitive recursiveness is not a lattice. Finally, no r.e. increasing sequence of honest classes has a l.u.b.


The article examines the investment performance of the company, considers the notion of business as a coherent system with the state and the environment, justified the benefit of using the company's value as a criterion for assessing the investment attractiveness over other commonly used criteria.


This paper briefly assesses the conclusions from the long-term research of soil properties of the banks and shore of Lake Most. This paper mainly deals with the long-term development of the soil parameters of the anthropogenic soil profile and, to a lesser extent, the assessment of soil habitats with a typical flora. The experience gained will aid in the planning of further hydrological reclamation.


Objective:To study the preparation method of the inclusion compound of volatile oil β-cyclodextrin in WeiXin Granule and test the formation of inclusion compound.Methods:The optimum process was studied by orthogonal design with score as markers.The inclusion compound was tested by UV and GC.Results Conclusion:The optimum process : room temperature,30 min,4∶0.6(β-CD: volatile oil).The different UV spectrum after being included by β-CD showed that a new physical phase had formed between oil and β-CD.The same GC spectrum showed that the chemical composition of oil did not change obviously after being included by β-CD.


Geminivirus, pathogens of worldwide importance. At present, Latin America has been the region most affected by the whitefly-geminivirus complex,both by number of crops affected and by yield losses, and the agricultural area devastated. Infections by geminivirus within agrosystems are dynamic, because they are complex interactions that involve various factors that can change, such as: the geminivirus, the systems of production,the environment and the biotypes of the vector. For this reason,identification of the virus must be a permanent process, given that new pathogens will require continuous change in management strategies. In this review the organization of the genome in Begomovirus, general multiplication and viral transcription strategies as well as phylogenetic diversity and the most recent hypotheses that try to explain the molecular diversity of these pathogens, is analyzed. Also transmission by the insect vector and the use of molecular techniques as tools for identification and characterization of geminivirus, are reviewed. Furthermore, genetic engineering strategies for the management of the geminivirus-whitefly complex are included..


A mixed-potential spatial-domain integral equation approach is used to model the coupling and junction effects when microstrip structures in two different layers of a common substrate are crossing each other. In particular, some canonical four-port and three-port junctions are characterized by applying a Galerkin method with linear basis functions for the currents. Numerical results are presented.<<ETX>>


Social organizations with advanced cultural guidance competence play an irreplaceable role in the innovation of social governance process. However,there still exist a number of limitations in cultural building of charitable organizations in China,especially the fact that many organizations are merely extensions of government agencies in the domain of social services with strong characteristics of bureaucracy. The focus of cultural innovation for charitable organizations should be the building of organizational culture with both cultural consciousness and distinctive features. The realization of cultural innovation requires both the polymerization of advanced culture and the driving force of essence of the traditional culture,and the external support from the government and market. The practice of cultural innovation of Red Cross organizations in Beijing is an active and vivid example of this path.


To the invention Application The requesting a core material and a fire door core material, a refrigerated warehouse floors, fire-resistant coating material such as non-combustible, including thermal insulation, fire resistance of the heat-insulating construction and anti-condensation, Ltd., a composite panel for preventing heat loss caused under the influence from the outside air as to the construction object, the present invention has the advantage of being possible lightweight filler selection of various materials depending on the application required for as for the purpose of improving heat insulating performance in addition to a mixture of magnesium and a curing agent of magnesium oxide at a predetermined ratio by weight as the main ingredient a self-firing due to the catalyst after the construction by about two to four times the initial thickness of the expansion can be fine air layers formed by raised the heat insulating performance. Initially for rapid foaming reaction to avoid lowering the workability, induced the construction reviews foaming the bubble generating agents in use, and at least achieve a uniform bubbling by inhibiting cell growth. There are advantages that can reduce the air to reduce the curing time compared to conventional wet product is non-combustible insulation with excellent thermal conductivity than the typical combustible insulation EPS.


Abstract Progressive tissue injury in canine leishmaniosis (CL) is related to the deposition of immune complexes, which induces vasculitis and leads to endothelial dysfunction. Homocysteine (Hcy) increase may worsen endothelial dysfunction, but data concerning its concentration in different CL stages and links to the acute phase response and oxidative stress are missing. We compared Hcy levels between dogs with mild (N=24) and moderate CL without treatment (N=17) and treated with anti-Leishmania drugs and vitamin B supplements (N=9). Dogs with moderate CL, regardless of therapy administration, had more distinct clinical signs, lower erythron values, and a higher level of acute-phase proteins (APPs), IgG against Leishmania spp., urea and creatinine, than dogs with mild CL. Hcy values did not differ between stages, but treated dogs had the lowest levels of Hcy. An inverse relationship existed between Hcy and the CL stage, therapy, levels of IgG, and clinical pathology data. The only positive relationship existed between Hcy and the erythron state. The disease stage and therapeutic intervention were not related to the oxidative stress level, except in the case of paraoxonase-1/Hcy ratio, indicating favorable conditions for antioxidative defense in treated dogs. In conclusion, changes in Hcy levels indicated its possible involvement with endothelial dysfunction and inverse relationship to tissue injury evaluated by APPs. Finally, Hcy might be an early marker of favorable conditions for endothelium recovery in CL.


The present invention discloses the priority with respect to consider the lane change control apparatus and method. Change lanes in accordance with an aspect of the present invention the control apparatus includes a character vehicle (ego-vehicle) of the lane change before or during the lane in the interest drive which correspond to the character of the vehicle is during traveling party drive to the target is the self-vehicle lane-change drive collision judging to determine whether the state vehicle collision possibility exists that attempts to change; And the attention when the vehicle is present, to the self-vehicle and the care vehicle lane change from the access and is positioned to the car to be joined above by considering at least one of access to the junction of characters vehicle and note the vehicle to the target drive first first, to perform it characterized in that it comprises a priority determination for determining a ranking vehicle.


A crosssectional study was conducted in and around Bahir Dar, from November, 2016 to April, 2017 to estimate the prevalence of major ixodidea ticks on bovine and to identify ticks on the species level. Study animals were selected randomly. Out of the total of 384 cattle examined, 157(40.9 %) were found to be infested. About 822 adult ticks were collected both sides of animal body parts, then preserved with 70% alcohol within universal bottle and were identified to species level by using stereomicroscope. From the total ticks collected, four genera and species namely; Amblyomma varigatum, Boophilus decoloratus, Rhipicephalus evertsis and Hyalomma marginatu were identified and account for 45.3, 22.9, 15.8 and 17.03%, respectively. From different variables (sex, age, breed and body condition), body condition and predilection sites were statistically significant with tick infestation (p< 0.05). The prevalence of tick infestation was found highest in poor body condition animals (16.9%) while in medium and good body condition, it was found (14.58%) and (9.36%), respectively. It has also been evident that the favorable predilection sites of A.varigatum ticks were preferred scrotum/udder and pernial region. B.decoloratus preferred dewlap, scrotum/udder and Rh.evertis had a strong affinity on anus, dewlap and tail tip. H.marginatum the perineum region and dewlaps were its hiding sites. From this study we can make a conclusion that the prevalent ticks could also be responsible for transmission of tick borne diseases in addition to their physical damage.