Abstract To make news communication better adapt to the era of big data, it is necessary to innovate news communication. Accordingly, this paper constructs a big data analysis platform for news communication innovation methods based on the regression analysis model in big data analysis, determines the parameters and coefficients of the regression model with the help of the maximum likelihood estimation method, and determines the form of the regression model. Based on the platform, the main paths of news communication innovation are analyzed, standardized regression coefficients are calculated, and the main methods of news communication innovation are changing news communication forms and news communication media. To verify that the above methods can make news communication innovative, we designed a visualization information platform to change the news communication format and launched a simulation experiment to analyze the effect of news communication under different media. The results showed that after the visualization of the news communication format, the number of viewers of news programs increased from 2.45 million to 3.65 million, an increase of 1.2 million. The conversion rate of audience behavior of news programs increased from the original 63% to 87%, an increase of 24%. From the above results, it is clear that news communication under the big data approach has improved from a theoretical definition to an operational route.


Palladium(II) forms 2:3 and 1:3 complexes with 2-thiobarbituric acid in water and in 30%V/V ethanol, respectively. The molar composition of the complexes has been determined by continuous variation and molar-ratio methods and confirmed by elemental analysis. The system conforms to Beer's law up to 10 µg ml–1 of palladium [molar absorptivity (Iµ), 1.0 × 104 l mol–1 cm–1 at 374 nm] in water and up to to 6 µg ml–1(Iµ, 7.5 × 103 l mol–1 cm–1 at 386 nm) in 30%V/V ethanol; the detection limits are 0.13 and 0.18 µg ml–1 and the relevant Sandell's sensitivities are 0.0106 and 0.0141 µg cm–2 per 0.001 absorbance unit, respectively.Infrared spectroscopy has been used in order to establish the type of coordination between 2-thiobarbituric acid and palladium.The tolerance limits for platinum metals and other cations are given. The experimental results have been critically analysed and a comparison with the main, most recent, spectrophotometric reagents for palladium is presented.


We study the charmed meson pair (${\bar D}^0 D^0$ and $D^- D^+$) production in ${\bar p}p$ annihilation within an effective Lagrangian model that has only the baryon-meson degrees of freedom and involves the physical hadron masses. The reaction amplitudes include terms corresponding to the t-channel $\Lambda_c^+$, $\Sigma_c^+$ and $\Sigma_c^{++}$ baryon exchanges and the s-channel excitation, propagation and decay of the $\Psi$(3770) resonance into the charmed mesons. The initial- and final-state distortion effects have been accounted for by using a simple eikonal approximation-based procedure in the same way as was done in our previous study of the ${\bar p}p \to {\bar \Lambda}_c^-\Lambda_c^+$ reaction within a similar model. The ${\bar D}^0 D^0$ production reaction is dominated by the $\Lambda_c^+$ baryon exchange process, and the corresponding total cross sections are predicted to be in the range of 0.18 - 0.7 $\mu$b for antiproton beam momenta varying between threshold and 20 $GeV/c$. The $\Psi$(3770) resonance contributions have a large influence on the differential cross sections of the $D^- D^+$ production reaction.


The Wabanaki Two-Spirit Alliance (W2SA), a regional Two-Spirit organization, administered an online survey in May of 2020 to identify priorities and concerns of Two-Spirit (2S) individuals and Indigenous 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Atlantic Canada during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The respondents (n=149) shared health concerns including deterioration(s) of mental health (56.32%) and described mental health supports (68.42%), health supports for Two-Spirit individuals (57.89%), healing gatherings (46.05%) and trans-specific supports (44.74%) as critical interventions in fostering Two-Spirit health. The Alliance's immediate response was to develop community-led responses to address urgent concerns. Our key promising practice has been hosting Two-Spirit gatherings as community-based health/cultural supports; the gatherings also serve as an opportunity for the Alliance to consult the Two-Spirit community about priorities and concerns. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Alliance explored ways to keep the Two-Spirit community safe while maintaining critical social support(s) and gaining invaluable knowledge from the Two-Spirit community. We designed a survey that provided critical feedback resulting in the Alliance shifting priorities towards developing ways to bring Two-Spirit people together safely by virtual means, seeking sustainable resources to address emerging health concerns, and increasing capacity development of the Alliance.


Three open problems on tetrahedralizations are described: Does bisection refinement keep solid angle bound away from zero? Can a tetrahedralization be frozen with respect to flips? Do points in convex position have a Hamiltonian tetrahedralization?


Real Time Strategy (RTS) Game has the same problem which has to be solved in decision making in the real world. These problems are on real-time performance, high complexity caused by the large state space and multi-agent, insufficient information and on-line learning. AI which has been applied to RTS Game is somewhat limited and has poor performance due to these problems. Recent research to apply AI to RTS Game has proposed Dynamic Scripting. This method is generating rule-based game script by using reinforcement learning. Dynamic Scripting, however, assuming arbitrary and limited state space, is not able to fully reflect characteristics of real-time environment. This paper suggests a method to optimize state space as a solution. For state space optimization Case-Based Plan Recognition (CBPR) is utilized to model behavior pattern of opponent agent, and abstract state space which was used in CBPR is also utilized as well. And it leads to simplify state space to decrease high complexity and enable RTS game to apply to real-time environment. This method is used in distributed RTS Game, WARGUS in this paper.


In this paper I consider whether, and if so how artistic creative uncertainty can facilitate processes of imagining new relationships between Indigenous peoples and settlers. Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission's model of reconciliation seems to promise improved Indigenous/settler relationships, yet many Indigenous scholars and allies question the efficacy of it as an approach to expedite relationship-building. For that reason, Indigenous critics like David Garneau suggest that alternate methods be deployed such as 'decolonial aesthetic activism' in order to build relationships that exceed the limits of reconciliation. Within this model, ambiguous, discordant, and indigestible artworks operate as one method by which we/settlers can become aware of how we are implicated in the structures of settler colonialism. I apply Garneau's theory by conducting a close reading of the performative self-portraits by Meryl McMaster. My analysis reveals that art can put forward critiques of settler colonialism that unsettle assumptions, thereby creating new spaces for us to imagine worlds otherwise. Accordingly, I argue that McMaster's art does have the potential to exceed the limits of reconciliation and conclude that critical engagement with her photographs is an important first step in the process that is decolonization, a process that exceeds the limits of reconciliation.


The Food and Drug Administration in March approved the supplemental new drug application of Actavis for SAPHRIS (asenapine) as a monotherapy for the acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in pediatric patients (ages 10–17). SAPHRIS is the only atypical antipsychotic treatment option with a sublingual (under the tongue) formulation.


A linear sigma model with logarithmic mesonic potential is proposed for computing nucleon properties. The logarithmic potential is based on some aspects of QCD. The field equations have been solved in mean-field approximation. Obtained results for nucleon properties are good in comparison with the original model and agree with measured data.


A method to resample and scale data to arbitrary length with built-in interpolation was adapted from the scalar image transformation methods based on the Rothstein binary code for the slope of a line. Unlike other transformation methods, binary code transformations have built in interpolation. The theoretical validity of the method is based on human vision reception. An application to resample simulated signal to data lengths of powers of 2 for a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) was presented as an example. A demonstration of validity was that FFT points from data of arbitrary N scaled to a power of two using the method matched the FFT from the original data series limited to powers of 2. A simple comparison to the methods of zero-padding and an averaging interpolation was also demonstrated. The computational advantage of the method may enhance or supplement standard signal processing techniques.


Monoclonal IgM K from a patient with polyneuropathy associated with paraproteinemia was found to bind to several polysialogangliosides. Binding of IgM to gangliosides was shown by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and by overlaying thin‐layer chromatograms of human brain and peripheral nerve gangliosides with the patient's serum followed by radioiodinated goat antihuman IgM. The latter technique showed that the IgM paraprotein reacted with a number of gangliosides. In an ELISA the IgM paraprotein reacted strongly with GD2, GD3, GD1b, and GT1b, but not with GM1, GM3, and GD1a. Thus, the epitope for the patient's IgM paraprotein appears to involve the disialosyl configurations.


In this paper, a new robust higher order sliding mode controller for uncertain minimum-phase nonlinear systems is designed. The problem is solved in three steps: a) the higher order sliding mode problem is formulated in input-output term; b) the problem is viewed in uncertain linear context by considering uncertain nonlinear functions as bounded non structured parametric uncertainties; c) following the optimal sliding-mode design for linear systems, a time varying manifold is designed through the minimization of a quadratic cost function over a finite time interval with a fixed final state. The control law which engenders the sliding on the time varying surface allows the establishment of an rth order sliding mode. The designed controller is well-adapted to practical implementation and all the features of linear quadratic control can be used to synthesize the controller's gain.


AbstractIt has been asserted that in the thirteenth century the construction of impermanent buildings with earthfast posts was superseded by way of a logical progression towards continuous sill beams on stone sills. However, although there was a general trend towards the construction of buildings on continuous sills, posthole construction was by no means eradicated by that trend. Posthole buildings continued as an alternative to box-framed carpentry for the dwellings of the poor and for ancillary buildings, and were more durable than is often supposed. Three buildings in England, and one in Normandy, illustrate a proposition that alternative techniques of construction persisted until the nineteenth century. Arguably, most framed buildings in Europe derive from a tradition in which the transverse frame was the primary structure, whereas in England the longitudinal frame was normally built first. Some assembly techniques found in timber-framed buildings were probably first used in primitive building systems.


The August 2003 blackout impacted over 50 million people and resulted in the loss of 61,800 megawatts (MW) of load in eight states and one Canadian Province. Following the blackout, the U.S. - Canada Power System Outage Task Force made several recommendations, the number one being to "[m]ake reliability standards mandatory and enforceable, with penalties for noncompliance". The Energy Policy Act of 2005 was the first major energy law enacted by Congress in more than a decade and among other things, it gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) responsibility for overseeing the reliability of the nation's electricity transmission grid. Subsequently, the FERC issued Order 672 which created the Electric Reliability Organization, which eventually was certified to be the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), and set forth Procedures for the Establishment, Approval, and Enforcement of Electric Reliability Standards. The Electric Reliability Standards are enforceable only upon those electric utilities which are registered entities in accordance with established registration criteria. Many rural utilities, connected to the bulk electric system typically through radial transmission lines, do not meet the criteria for registration and thus are not subject to enforcement of the Reliability Standards. However, due consideration should be given to the level of effort expended by NERC and industry participants to continue to develop new, and improve existing, reliability standards. In this paper, an examination of a recent draft of a revised reliability standard currently under development addressing the maintenance and testing of protection systems will yield some best practices worthy of consideration by rural electric utilities in an effort to continually improve the reliability of their systems.


The process of the thermal denaturation of albumin was studied using dynamic speckle methods, which included the time history of speckle patterns (THSP), the THSP based on wavelet entropy (WE), speckle size measurement and the speckle pattern mean contrast techniques. In experiments, the dynamic speckle pattern sequences produced from the albumin colloid during heat denaturation were obtained using CCD camera. And then, using these dynamic speckle methods, the change of the movement properties of protein particles was analyzed during the heating process. All results show that the protein particles become bigger, their mean free path becomes shorter and the velocity of the Brownian movement becomes slower during the heating process. The experiments prove that dynamic speckle methods are useful tools to investigate the particles motion in solution.


The ullmann reaction of 4-chlorophenol and 1-(2,4-dichloro-phenyl) -ethanon by one-pot was researched,which was more efficient and convenient compared with the traditional two-step method.The effect of the ratio of reactants to catalyst,the reaction solvents,alkaline and time on the reaction was investigated.The results showed that the optimal conditions were as followed: the ratio of reactants was 1∶1.2,CuCl as catalyst,isopropyl benzene as solvent,K2CO3 as alkaline,and temperature was 160 ℃ for 18 h,then the yield was 78%.


Mutations of K-ras gene have been proven to play important roles in human tumor progression. Point mutations of K-ras gene located in codons 61 are gene hot spot mutation regions in patients with gastric cancer. A simple and effective capillary electrophoresis (CE) method for point mutation detection in codon 61 of K-ras gene was established. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragments included codon 61 of K-ras gene were analyzed by single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP)-CE method. The CE analysis was performed by using a 1×Tris–borate–EDTA (TBE) buffer containing 3.0% (w/v) poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) (MW 300 000) under reverse polarity with 15 oC and voltage of 15 kV. Forty-two gastric cancer patients were analyzed using this developed method. K-ras gene mutation was found in 17 cases (40.5 %) and the results showed that K-ras gene mutation in gastric cancer tissue is a usual event, and the SSCP-CE was feasible for mutation detection of K-ras gene in populations. Detection of gene mutation of gastric cancer tissue by PCR - SSCP has a certain value to diagnosis of gastric cancer and to prevent gastric cancer associated with clinical and pathological features, living habits of different patients by detection mutation of K-ras gene codon 61.


2011 in Astana. At this meeting, the Astana declaration of the SCO's Tenth Anniversary was adopted, which states that during this time, the Organization has successfully ad-vanced from its institutionalization to the establishment of efficiently functioning mecha nisms of interaction in different spheres. The SCO is a regional international organization, the main tasks of which are strengthening stability and security in the broad area that joins the states belonging to it, fighting terrorism, separatism, extremism, and drug trafficking, developing economic cooperation and energy partnership, and enhancing scientific and cultural interaction. The SCO is an essentially new model of geopolitical integration that makes it possible to unite the interests of Central Asia, Russia, and China. This statement is based on the experience of the SCO member states that are pooling their efforts to oppose non-traditional threats to security in Central Asia—terrorism, flagrant fundamentalism, drug crimes, and separatism. Of course, there are political reasons for unifying the countries within the SCO borne by the desire to ensure security in the region, while economic factors predominate in the traditional integration models. In this case, free trade is the springboard for forming a political union. However, despite the prime importance of the political component in the SCO's activity, it is the economic factors that make it possible to oppose the negative trends in the life of the Central Asian region. his article examines the specific mani-festations of crisis phenomena in the region of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) that are most pro-nounced in countries making progress in the creation of a market economy. The author emphasizes the imitative nature of economic reforms in the post-So-viet space. Based on an analysis of international assessments of the current economic situation in these states, he identifies the main factors that prevent their transition from extensive to intensive economic activity. He stresses the objective nature of the lack of internal prerequisites for a transition to large-scale modernization of the economy and innovative economic development. His conclusion is that the CIS countries (or "newly independent states" in foreign termi-nology) may face high-level threats to national


In this work, we propose a new criterion for blind channel shortening based on high order statistical information. This method overcomes the weakness of two existing channel shortening criteria derived from only second order output statistics of the unknown channel. It is applicable to both single-input-single-output and single-input-multiple-output frequency selective channels. The optimization criterion can be achieved through either a stochastic gradient descent algorithm or a batch algorithm. Simulation results demonstrate successful shortening of wireless channels that the existing criteria fail to shorten.


New geochronologic, stratigraphic, and sedimentologic
data indicate extreme late Cenozoic extension across the
central Death Valley region (fig. 9). ^(40)Ar/^(39)Ar geochronology
of sanidine from tuffs intercalated with steeply tilted
sediments along the eastern margin of the central Death Valley
region, including sections near Chicago Pass and at
Eagle Mountain, indicates deposition from approximately
15 to 11.7 Ma (fig. 10). Clasts of marble, orthoquartzite,
fusilinid limestone, and leucogabbro are prominent at both
locations. The only known source in the Death Valley
region for this clast assemblage is in the southern
Cotton wood Mountains, more than 100 km away on the
western flank of the Death Valley region. U/Pb geochronology
of baddeleyite confirms that leucogabbro clasts from
both sections have the same igneous crystallization age
(~180 Ma) as the leucogabbroic phase of the Hunter Mountain
batholith, in the southern Cottonwood Mountains. The
sediments include debris flows, flood deposits, and monolithic
boulder beds of large leucogabbro clasts (>1 m), suggesting
deposition in an alluvial fan setting. Sedimentary
transport of these deposits is unlikely to have exceeded 20
km. Restoration of the Eagle Mountain and Chicago Valley deposits to a position just east of the southern Cotton wood
Mountains results in approximate net translations of 80 km
and 104 km, respectively, at an azimuth of N. 67° W. (fig.
11). This suggests overall extension magnitudes of at least
500 percent across the Death Valley region since 12 Ma,
with strain rates that approached 10^(-14)/s during maximum
extension. These results support previous reconstructions
based on isopachs and Mesozoic structural features. (See,
for example, Wernicke and others, 1988.)


In order to achieve the visualization of a graphic user interface(GUI) and the integration of a graphics arithmetic module that was transplanted from a mainframe computer to a micro-computer,we proposed a method of making possible the data communication between the GUI and console application using an inter-process communication technique.The definition,storage and establishment of Windows procesce were discussed.A general format proxy module using a pipe mode was programmed.The module fit with the development requirement of a certain surface modeling system.The program and the implementation flow of this proxy were proposed,and the data alternation between the arithmetic module and GUI menu command was realized.This proxy module holds promise for dealing with similar problems with suitable modification.


Abstract:This study aims to investigate the impact of the flipped classroom (FC) on students' grammatical competence. To achieve that, a mixed-methods approach was adopted using a quasi-experimental research design to examine the differences between a control (n=20) and an experimental group (n=20) from two different high schools based in Morocco. The control group was taught by the author using computer-assisted instruction, while the experimental group was taught by a teacher using FC methodology. A post-test was used to test the two groups as well as interviews with a randomized sample of students from the experimental group. The findings suggest differences in favor of the treatment group, but the results were not statistically significant. While the interviews indicated high satisfaction with FC because it gave students opportunity for more interactions with teachers and peers, it also made students autonomous and fully engaged in the classroom activities.


The area of Mazurian Lakeland is the biggest lake concentration in Middle Europe. Its lakes are subjected to various man-made impacts and disturbances, resulting in many changes in the aquatic environment and the fish stocks. Most frequently these changes are typical of the process of accelerated eutrophication, and are connected with undesirable succession in the fish stocks. Generally, predatory species, which naturally regulate the stock and maintaiil its balance, disappear from the environment, as do other valuable fish species, e.g. coregonids. At the same time food resources (weed fishes, plankton) for those species develop abundantly.

Assessment of the management of lakes by one of the State Lake Fish Farms located in Mazurian Lakeland is presented against a background of various man-made influences on the aquatic ecosystems in this region. The State Fish Farm under study manages 56 lakes of total area over 5800 ha. For each of these lakes detailed records were available of the commercial catches of particular species and their artificial stockings over a period of 31 years. These, their trends and inter-relationships have been analyzed. Artificial stockings represented one of the best methods of counteracting adverse changes taking place in the fish stocks, with a simultaneous utilization of the productive potential of the lakes. Against this background, forecasts are made of the expected changes, and basic approaches to the proper management of the fish stocks are suggested.


Color is an indispensable visual element in the Web, now the Web designers dedicate to the research of visual beauty, the results are mainly focused on the aesthetic relationship among the color, style and emotion, whereas the researches on the color interaction, especially the researches on dynamic interactive color, have not been paid extensive and systematic attention. So in this paper, based on the communication of color semantics, the concept of dynamic interactive color is come up with. In terms of the current application of Web-based dynamic interactive color, the principles of semantic communication for dynamic color in the interaction are put forward. The page-navigation bar is taken as an example to illustrate the optimized design and verify usability according to the dynamic interactive color.


from that of neutron radiography based on neutron absorption. In this case, the image resolution of a neutron camera is sensitive to the uncertainty in the interaction position and the gamma-ray background. To determine the interaction position, we made use of the center of gravity in charge signals generated from photomultiplier tubes attached to both ends of the rod. The interaction positions were related to the intensity of scintillation light output at one end of the rod, decreasing due to the attenuation eect with moving away from the position at which the scintillation light output was generated. In order to improve the image resolution, we tried to separate gamma rays from neutrons by using the time-of-flight method. PACS numbers: 25.40.Dn, 29.40.Mc


amplify these observations by employing the isomer of 13 cis-retinoic acid, allRonalde Rameau, M.D. trans retinoic acid (tRA), in combination with IFNa. Astrid Quish, M.D. METHODS. Sequential clinical trials were initiated by the New York Gynecologic John Mandeli, M.D. Oncology Group to test the combination of tRA and IFNa in women with metastatic Robert Gallagher, M.D. or recurrent carcinoma of the cervix who had failed primary therapy. IFNa was Steven Hallam, B.S. administered at 6 MU subcutaneously 3 times per week. In the first trial, tRA was Abbie Fields, M.D. administered at 50 mg/m orally 3 times per day on a daily schedule (daily regiGary Goldberg, M.D. men), whereas in the second trial, tRA was administered at the same dose 3 times Frances McGill, M.D. per day, but only on Days 1–3 each week (intermittent schedule). Clinical outcomes Scott Jennings, M.D. included response to therapy and survival. Plasma pharmacokinetic studies of tRA Robert C. Wallach, M.D. were performed in both trials to assess the effects of different schedules on plasma Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D. levels of the drug. for the New York Gynecologic RESULTS. Fourteen women with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma Oncology Group of the cervix were enrolled in the daily trial and 12 women in the intermittent trial.


In order to accurately obtain the characteristic parameters of the rock mass structural plane of the tunnel and provide effective basis for numerical calculation, based on tunnel of Guiguang railway, this paper measured the structural characteristics of typical tunnel side wall and excavating face by using Sirovision non-contact measurement technology of 3d photogrammetry and accomplished digital geological logging, information statistics of structural plane attitude, rock stability analysis. By using the discrete element software UDEC, the whole process of tunnel excavation, primary support and secondary lining are simulated. The study show that the surrounding rock deformation, internal force of primary support, axial force of anchor bolt will improve with the increase of fragmentation degrees of surrounding rock. The primary support is the determinant of constraint of surrounding rock deformation and bearing the load after tunnel excavation. Secondary support only as a permanent support structure, as a safety margin, the internal force is small compared with the primary support, but taking into account the decreasing of physical and mechanical parameters of the surrounding rock excavation, rheology of soil and reducing of mechanical properties of primary support material. The secondary lining should be calculated and designed as force structure.


Active metamaterials loaded with non-Foster inclusions may exhibit broadband and low-loss material properties, as compared to their passive counterparts. However, the study of their noise performance still remains to be explored. In addition to the Johnson-Nyquist noise from lossy conductors, nonlinear materials used for the design of negative impedance converters (NICs) will give rise to noise as well. In this paper, a general analytical model is developed for the prediction of the noise performance of broadband, stable active metamaterials based on NICs. The noise performance is analyzed in relation to stability, and the effective material properties. The techniques developed in this paper can be applied generally to metamaterials for which equivalent circuit models exist, and results are shown demonstrating the power spectral density and the noise figure of the specific case of an active metamaterial consisting of loaded loop arrays. Results are compared to and verified with circuit simulations.


Carbon dioxide and abscisic acid (ABA) are two major signals triggering stomatal closure. Their putative interaction in stomatal regulation was investigated in well-watered air-grown or double CO 2 -grown Arabidopsis thaliana plants, using gas exchange and epidermal strip experiments. With plants grown in normal air, a doubling of the CO 2 concentration resulted in a rapid and transient drop in leaf conductance followed by recovery to the pre-treatment level after about two photoperiods. Despite the fact that plants placed in air or in double CO 2 for 2 d exhibited similar levels of leaf conductance, their stomatal responses to an osmotic stress (0.16-0.24 MPa) were different. The decrease in leaf conductance in response to the osmotic stress was strongly enhanced at elevated CO 2 . Similarly, the drop in leaf conductance triggered by 1 μM ABA applied at the root level was stronger at double CO 2 . Identical experiments were performed with plants fully grown at double CO 2 . Levels of leaf conductance and carbon assimilation rate measured at double CO 2 were similar for air-grown and elevated CO 2 -grown plants. An enhanced response to ABA was still observed at high CO 2 in pre-conditioned plants. It is concluded that: (i) in the absence of stress, elevated CO 2 slightly affects leaf conductance in A. thaliana; (ii) there is a strong interaction in stomatal responses to CO 2 and ABA which is not modified by growth at elevated CO 2 .


Based on the dynamic governing equations of elastic waves, a hybrid finite-infinite element method is proposed for analyzing axisymmetrically vertical vibration of saturated media. Using the compiled program, the surface vertical displacements of the air-saturated ground (dry soil) are calculated under a surface point excitation, which are agree well with the theoretical solutions of the Lamb's problem. The velocity admittance curves of block on single-piled composite foundations in saturated soil with varied permeability are calculated with the conclusions that the soil permeability will have few effects on the velocity admittances of block at low frequencies and on the resonant frequency, while the velocity admittances of block at high frequencies will increase with increasing permeability coefficient of soil. The conclusion will be of guide significance on further research of dynamic test method for engineering parameters of composite foundations in saturated soil.


Sufentanil, an opioid analgesic, is used as an induction agent for general anesthesia during surgery. Sufentanil is more active than other anesthetics and has a narrow therapeutic range. Therefore, a precise dosage regimen is necessary when administering sufentanil.

This study aimed to develop a bioanalytical method for the determination of sufentanil within the sensitive concentration range more than that in a previous study utilizing protein precipitation (PP) and determine the plasma concentration of sufentanil.

A method for quantitating sufentanil was developed using ultra–high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (UPLC–MS/MS) and detection by electrospray ionization (ESI). The internal standard was sufentanil-d5. Chromatographic separation was performed using an Acquity UPLC HSS T3 column (50 × 2.1 mm, 1.8 µm) from Waters (Milford, MA, USA). Protein precipitation (PP) was used for sample preparation, and gradient elution was conducted using a mobile phase consisting of 1 mL of 2 M ammonium acetate in 99% formic acid in 1 L of water or in 1 L of acetonitrile. The total run time for the analysis was 5 min, and the flow rate was 0.4 mL/min.

Standard curves were linear over ranges of 0.025–30 ng/mL for sufentanil with a correlation coefficient (r2) greater than 0.9998. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) was 0.025 ng/mL. The intra– and inter–day accuracies were 97.66%–108.8% and 101.25%–103.17%, respectively, and the precision did not exceed 15% for sufentanil.

This study developed a validated, simple, sensitive, and convenient UPLC–MS/MS method for quantifying sufentanil in human plasma. This method was applied to determine sufentanil concentration in the plasma of patients undergoing surgery. The bioanalytical method using PP showed a sufficiently sensitive concentration range. This method could be applied to various pharmacokinetic studies of sufentanil.


The debate regarding the effective pedagogical practices for improving test scores and closing the educational gap is long-standing in Chicago. In the last ten years, Chicago has established over 100 charter schools or "turn-around" schools in the city, as school officials work to reform some of the district's most troubled elementary and high schools. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not charter schools are the solution to the educational challenges in Chicago. Opponents are critical of the establishment of charter schools, saying that they are a mere quick fix and do not tackle the root of educational inequities in the city and that more efforts should be focused on improving high schools that already exist in Chicago (Deneen and Catanese, 2011). Proponents contend that charter schools offer unique programs of study and services, thereby providing new educational options to underserved communities (Klonsky & Klonsky, 2008). The Functional Theory focuses primarily on ways that education should serve the diverse needs of society. Thus, this paper hypothesizes that charter schools have proven to be advantageous in some of the Chicago's most challenged communities. Chicago charter and public schools use a variety of pedagogical techniques to convey knowledge to students. This comparative study utilizes quantitative data obtained from books, published reports and scholarly journals collected by using the document analysis technique, as well as data collected through three expert interviews to illustrate both sides of the debate.


Objective To investigate the combination pulsed magnetic fields with Chinese medicine whether it can improve the quality of life of patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. Methods 80 cases of patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease,who were consistent with the clinical diagnostic criteria,were randomly divided into A group and B group of all 40 cases. Two pulsed magnetic field therapy equipment were exactly the same in appearance,No. 1 machine and 2 machine,one of the specially-treated was non-output,another output was normal. A group was treated by No. 1 machine with traditional Chinese medicine retention enema,and B group was treated by No. 2 Machine with traditional Chinese medicine retention enema. The results used intention analysis. Results After 6 courses,there were difference in body pain (BP),vitality (VT),mental health (MH),general health (GH) between two groups; but there were not difference in physical function (PF),role limitations due to physical health (RP),role limitations due to mental health (RE),social function (SF) between two groups. There was no obvious side effect. The results showed that the No. 1 machine had a normal output,but the No. 2 machine had no output when two pulsed magnetic field therapy equipments were opened after analyzing. Conclusion Combination pulsed magnetic fields with Chinese medicine can significantly improve the quality of life in patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease.


The authors investigate the association between self-reported experiences of discrimination and social media use among Black American adults. Experiences of discrimination were assessed using a 10-question scale of self-reported discrimination encounters. Data analysis was based on a sample of 220 Black American adult respondents residing in Texas. The results indicate that Black Americans reporting higher levels of discrimination use social media more frequently than those who report lower levels of discrimination. In addition, Black Americans who experience higher levels of discrimination are more likely to have accounts on Twitter or Facebook than those who experience lower levels of discrimination. Together, these findings suggest that social media sites such as Twitter serve as sites of expression for people of color to air their grievances, find community, and cope with online and offline forms of racism and discrimination.


The purpose of the research was to develop methodical assumptions for measuring goats' mammary gland cisterns using the USG technique, which would be helpful for evaluating milk yield. It was ascertained that the width and cross-section area of the teat cistern may be used to forecast milk performance in goats because of its relatively high correlation to milk yield. Due to the considerable size differentiation in mammary gland cisterns of udder halves, it is important to measure both cisterns. The results of the measurement and clarity of the USG images were influenced by the age of the goats and type of udder. The clearest outline of the mammary gland cistern, which was also free of any deformations, was produced by goats having oval udders.


Excerpt Narcolepsy is being treated with stimulant drugs (amphetamines or methylphenidate) to control the excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep attacks, and imipramine to manage auxiliary symptoms...


This paper presents a survey of the work done so far in the area of intelligent control of industrial robots and gives a view of the future perspectives.


Purpose:  As part of a clinical trial, an investigational epiretinal implant (IMI Intelligent Medical Implant) was implanted in a retinitis pigmentosa patient. The prosthesis was wirelessly controlled by a visual interface containing a microcamera, providing wireless data and energy transmission. Forty‐nine (49) electrodes were used for pattern recognition. This study examined the changes of perceptual thresholds over time and its relation to long‐term stimulation. The goal of the study was to introduce stimulus‐related depression of perceptual threshold (StirDepth) measurements as a method to gain further insight into the safety profile of electrical stimulation.


BACKGROUND: There are many methods for myelin staining,mordant,or the special reaction of osmic acid with lipoid is used according to different principles.The commonly used methods are classic Well staining ,classic lithium carbonate-haematine staining,fast green staining,silver staining ,etc.Luxol Fast Blue can brightly stain myelin sheath,and has certain specificity .The background can be very clean if there is proper differentiation,whereas Luxol Fast Blue is cheap and convenient to operate,thus it is an ideal staining reagent for routine myelin sheath.OBJECTIVE: To show the coricospinal tract of normal adult rats with Luxol Fast Blue shaining method.DESIGN:A repetitive measurement design.SETTINGS: Institute of Nuerobiology,Nantong University;Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University.MATERIALS: Six healthy adult male SD rats of clean dergree,weighing averagely 300 g.were provided by the experimental animal center of Nantong University.1 g/L Luxol Fast Blue solution was provided by Sigma Company;Leica CM1900 cryostat microtome by Leica Company;Leica DMR microscope by Leica Company.METHODS:The experiment was carried out in the Staff Room of Human Anatomy,Nantong University in May 2005.The rats were given intraperitoneal injection of combined anesthetic(2 mL/kg),then the chest was open for perfusing saline and phosphate buffer containing formamint via heart. Brain and spinal cord were removed after 1 hour then fixed,then changed to phosphate buffer(pH 7.4)containing 300 g/L saccharu at 4 ℃.and stayed overnight,tissue blocks at pyramid,decussation of pyramid and cervical,thoracic,lumbar and sacral segments of spinal cord were removed to prepare continuous horizontal frozen sections(30 μm) after sedimentation,the sections were dried at room temperature.The corticospinal tract of normal adult rats were shown with Luxol Fast Blue staining method,and observed under Leica DMR microscope.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:Positive fibers in Luxol Fast Blue staining.RESULTS:After the Luxol Fas


The Issues There are two main issues: the first is the problem of citation errors in our literature; the second is what to do about this problem. Reading WA (2) to indicate to readers the most important and useful studies in the field; (3) to acknowledge sources of ideas, methods, or quotations; and (4) to impress readers, referees, and editors." While one might refine or expand the list (e.g., Martin himself mentions "rivalry citation omission"), he stresses one critical point: "If the source is methodologically central, then careful reading is essential." He disagrees with the need to provide exhaustive citations or read all sources completely. Uncles is concerned with excessive and redundant citations, stating, "the sheer density of referencing is out of control." Indeed, a few decades ago, I could scan an article's references and know the (manageable) prerequisites for reading it. If I applied the same rule today, I would be perpetually engaged in catching up and would never read anything new. Uncles' prescription and goals are simple: cite better and cite less. While his argument is compelling, incentives and institutional norms oppose those goals (see below). A&W's reply provides a manageable list of five action items. I concur with the first four and a relaxed form of the fifth ("attempt to contact that author to confirm the citation accuracy"). The last action item should be relaxed to "ensure that you fully understand (and cite) the substantive and methodological foundations of your work." When one is at all in doubt about understanding a citation, there are good reasons to err on the side of making such contacts to get that assurance. Most of us are proud of our work and seek to have it used and interpreted appropriately. Hence, an important and unstated takeaway for young researchers should be: "Don't hesitate to contact those whose work you cite for clarification or advice." They will be flattered, almost certainly will


Examples of early Scandinavian papers on microfluidics, miniaturized sensors and integrated systems date back to the early to mid-90s. At that time, the emergence of lab-on-a-chip systems and micro-Total-Analysis-Systems was driven on the one side by analytical chemists trying to incorporate and miniaturize all steps of an analytical process. Here, separation methods and, in particular capillary electrophoresis, played a central role in those early days. Coming from another angle, engineers with experience in semiconductor technology, microfabrication and fluid mechanics were also investigating novel ways to manipulate fluids in confined spaces and apply this to problems in chemistry, biology and medicine. Both ''camps'' have a strong tradition in Scandinavia, which is why it is hardly surprising that Scandinavian researchers at academic institutions, as well as in companies, were involved in the establishment of the field of lab-on-achip from the get-go. Across the Scandinavian territory a number of nucleation points can readily be found. In particular, the Uppsala region in Sweden pioneered early developments in industry, headed by Pharmacia Biotech, which had a research unit at the time doing very early developments in hot embossed polymer microchannels for microfluidic manipulations. This later gave rise to Gyros AB, developing centrifugal microfluidics-based assays and sample preparation. Also, the SPR technology and the commercialization of immuno affinity interaction instrumentation was pioneered in Uppsala by Biacore. Since then, many other strongholds, from Aalto University in Finland to the centers in the Oslo area and Trondheim in Norway, to KTH, Chalmers, Linkoping and Lund in Sweden and on to DTU in Denmark, have been established and continue to thrive. An important milestone for the consolidation of LOC research in Scandinavia and an acknowledgement of the research quality in the region was certainly the MicroTAS conference in Malmo in 2004, the major international conference on miniaturized systems for application in the life sciences, at that time attended by about 750 people. Department of Measurement Technology and Industrial Electrical Engineering, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. E-mail: email@example.com Department of Micro and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


Abstract : Attrition from the Delayed Entry Program (DEP) is a continuing problem for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. Previous research on DEP attrition has suffered from small sample size, systematic sample bias, and the omission of economic variables. This research builds on previous efforts, correcting their shortcomings. It uses a binary logistic regression approach to estimate the effects of personal characteristics, recruiting policies, and economic conditions on DEP loss. The estimates indicate that conditions and personal characteristics significantly influence DEP loss. We also find that recruiting policies variables, although small, have a significant impact. Keywords: Delayed entry program, Logistic regression, Attrition, Loss, Recruiting, Personnel policy, Manpower policy.


Corpus is the set of language materials which are stored in computers and can use computers to search, query and analyze for enterprise decision-makers. Automated text categorization has been extensively studied and various techniques for document categorization. But based on the current scarcity of Chinese corpus, especially in the field of text categorization, the Chinese categorization corpus is especially rare; Besides, most of these experimental prototypes, for the purpose of evaluating different techniques, have been restricted to the heterogeneous, autonomic, dynamic and distributed internet environment. This paper proposes and realizes a kind of incremental learning algorithm on large-scale corpus for Chinese text categorization. In this study, an approach based on Support Vector Machines (SVMs) for web text mining of large-scale systems on GBODSS is developed to support enterprise decision making. Experimental results show that our approach has good classification accuracy by incremental learning and it shows speed up of computation time is almost super linear.


In this work, we present an interactive and educational 3D traffic rules game controlled by non-traditional devices (steering wheel, joystick, tablet and smartphone), besides the traditional keyboard. In particular, both the tablet and the smartphone simulate the wheel of a driving school vehicle. In the game, the player must drive safely in traffic, respecting pedestrians, vehicles, traffic signs, traffic lights and the transit authority's gestures. The aim is to familiarize motorists with principles of safe driving and acquaint them to the traffic laws and regulations. The player is informed about the traffic violations whenever commmitted. User-based evaluations using different control devices were also conducted to perform a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the game. The results show that although some input devices propitiated a more stimulating game-playing and learning experience to users than others, our serious game provided experiences that delivered moments of fun, performance, while ensuring motivation and learning.


Objective:To study the quality of life, depression and suicidality in among patients with cholangiocarcinoma at Srinagarind Hospital Method:Between August, 2013 and July, 2014, 125 cholangiocarcinoma patients from the OPD Surgery Unit, Srinagarind Hospital. were evaluated by questionnaire for (a) general information, (b) functional assessment of cancer therapy-hepatobiliary (FACT-Hep) version 4, (c) the KKU-DI depression screening test for Thai patients and (d) Mini international neuropsychiatric interview (M.I.N.I.). Data analysis used descriptive statistics. Results:Fifty fi ve percent of the patients had a high quality of life. The respective score for the physical, social and family and psychological well-being domain was 47.2%, 60%, and 48.8%. The activity domain a was relativity a most (59%) and moderate (49.6%). of the patients had depression severe (4.0%), moderate (5.6%), and mild (49.6%). The suicide ailty was 8.8% which is considered mild. Conclusion:More than half of the patients with cholangiocarcinoma have a high quality of life and depression but low suicidality. Therefore, patients with cholangiocarcinoma should be assessed early psychosocial intervention for depression


Expandable Tube Technology is one of the core technology of the oil industry in the 21st century,it is widely used.Expandable theoretical load is the key parameter of drilling technique for Solid Expandable Tubular(SET).It is the theoretical basis for determining the expansion load,designing and optimizing the expansion tool.According to the characteristics of solid bulged tube,the mechanical model and expanded calculation model of solid bulged tube were established by using elastoplasticity mechanical analysis method and combined with the practical application of the expansion pipe.The model not only considered theminimum swelling force required for expansion pipe plastic limit,also considered the effect of gage protection section resilience on the expansive force.So,the model could calculate a more accurateminimum downward thrust of expansion cone.Through extreme value analysis of the swelling force calculation model,the relationship between expanding cone angle and friction coefficient was obtained,it provided a theoretical basis for optimization expansion tools.


Objective To explore the significance of gene mutations of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase(MTHFR) C677T,cystathionine β-synthase(CBS)844ins68,T27796C and methionine synthase (MS A2756G) in the development of brain stroke. Methods There were no obvious differences in age and sex among the four groups. The plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels of 78 patients with cerebral infarction, 26 patients with cerebral hemorrhage, 29 patients with other neurological diseases and 50 healthy control elders were measured by enzyme-linked immunoassay. Moreover,the genotypes of MTHFRC677T, CBS844ins68, CBST27796C and MSA2756G were detected by PCR-RFLP in four groups. Results The mean plasma Hcy levels in cerebral infarction or in cerebral hemorrhage was significantly higher than those in other neurological diseases or in healthy control elders. The prevalences of CBS 844ins68 and MS A2756G in the cohort studies were obviously lower than those in Caucasian populations. The plasma Hcy level in C677T homozygote mutation was higher than that in wild type or heterozygote. However,heterozygote mutation of CBS T27796C gene reduced Hcy concentration. There were no significant differences in the frequencies of MTHFR,CBS and MS mutations among four groups. Conclusions Hcy might be associated with brain stroke. Moreover,the prevalences of gene mutations of CBS 844ins68 and MS A2756G might vary with different ethnic groups or geographic regions. The homozygosity of MTHFR C677T might contribute to the increase of total plasma Hcy, and CBS T27796C gene heterozygote mutation might lower the raised total Hcy. In addition, four gene mutations are consistent with the law of heredity balance.


1Division of New Drugs Development and Clinical Pharmacology, European Institute of Oncology Ripamonti 435 Milan, Italy, 2Department of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology Ripamonti 435 Milan, Italy, 3Division of Abdomino-Pelvic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology Ripamonti 435 Milan, Italy, 4Division of Gynecology, European Institute of Oncology Ripamonti 435 Milan, Italy, 5Division of Nuclear Medicine, European Institute of Oncology Ripamonti 435 Milan, Italy and 5Divison of Radiology, European Institute of Oncology Ripamonti 435 Milan, Italy


From the connotation of bilingual education in higher education in China, this paper analyzes the factors that may affect the quality and result of bilingual education, such as faculty and students' English level, teaching materials, curriculum system, classroom instruction, teaching quality control, as well as incentives and other factors. The paper focuses on Fuzzy-AHP model as a university bilingual education quality evaluation system, and build an evaluation index system for quality control of bilingual teaching. It also conducts quantitative analysis using analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation on the degree of the bilingual education of business courses in Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), China. By selecting evaluation indicators and using analytic hierarchy process, the paper determines corresponding weight of the indicators. It also establishes sets of standard on evaluation and fuzzy relationship matrix, and conducts an empirical study on the degree of bilingual education of business courses in GDUFS. The paper has certain theoretical and practical significance for bilingualism in higher education in China.


We expand the idea of transfer learning, generally applied in current machine learning paradigm, to the evolving hybrid neural network contrived out of traditional and quantum components for brain tumor recognition from MRI images. The proposed model is a perfect synergy of traditional classical component and a revolutionary quantum component. The notion of traditional components is to customize a pre-trained network to extract features from brain tumor MRI images, whereas the notion of the quantum components is to employ variational quantum circuit to act as a classifier with learnable parameters. Exhaustive simulation experiments reveals the efficacy of the quantum transfer learning scheme to beat the performance of the conventional classical transfer learning.


Progress is reported in three areas of reasearch during the present period: K-shell ionization in high energy collisions of heavy ions with light target atoms using the sudden (Magnus) approximation, K-L level matching phenomena associated with K-shell vacancy production in heavy-ion collisions, and studies of low energy collisions of electrons with molecules using semi-classical perturbation theory. A brief discussion of each of these activities is given.


There are lots of major issues in assessing the safety of the drugs. One of the major issues is Automatic Integration of Drug Indications. The adverse effects of the drugs are not found immediately after prescribed dosage to the patients. They are found only after some duration of usage. The reaction of the high usage of drugs has to be found immediately in a very short period of time. But this is impossible in the medical field. Many doctors research on this area also. This paper researches on a program for analysing the patient's medical history using the detection of PAMM (Probabilistic Aspect Mining Model) Algorithm.


An installation for those who are ready to jump on a skateboard and collect the maximum points in a virtual world, even if they know to control a real skate or not.


SYNOPSIS. Chilomonas paramecium developed significant resistance to INH at concentrations up to 150 mg/100 ml. Once established, the resistant strains grew subnormally in drug-free medium and were more susceptible than the normal strain to sulfanilamide, but were much more resistant to PABA (10-20 mg/100 ml). In addition, INH-adapted strains were less responsive than the controls in PABA reversal of SA-inhibition. Strains adapted to sulfanilamide, sulfapyridine, and nicotinamide were less resistant to INH than the normal strain.


This research illustrates that social anxiety likely emerges in middle childhood in light of developments in social perspectiove-taking ability. Once these abilities develop children experience social anxiety when self-monitoring and doubting their social abilities. This occurs even in children who are relatively well integrated and happy with their social relationships.


China and India, two countries with skewed sex ratios in favor of males, have introduced a wide range of policies over the past few decades to prevent couples from deselecting daughters, including criminalizing sex-selective abortion (SSA) through legal jurisdiction. This article aims to analyse how such policies are situated within the bio-politics of population control and how some of the outcomes reflect each government's inadequacy in addressing the social dynamics around abortion decision-making and the social, physical, and psychological effects on women's wellbeing in the face of criminalization of SSA. The analysis finds that overall, the criminalization of sex selection has not been successful in these two countries. Further, the broader economic, social, and cultural dynamics which produce bias against females must be a part of the strategy to combat sex selection, rather than a narrow criminalization of abortion which endangers women's access to safe reproductive health services and their social, physical, and psychological wellbeing.


We consider discrete 2D behaviors with kernel representation and investigate the question of representability by means of a 2D state/driving-variable (SDV) model. It turns out that a 2D behavior B is SDV-representable if and only if it has a full row rank kernel representation and, additionally, the gcd's of the maximal order minors of any full row rank kernel representation of B are unimodulary equivalent to a 2D Laurent-polynomial with 2D-proper inverse.


In this paper,the author uses recurrent sequence,congruence and some properties of the solutions to Pell equation to prove that the Diophantine equation x3+1=215y2 has only integer solution(x,y)=(-1,0).


A fractured torque link lower sub-assembly and six fractured dowel pins belonging to main under-carriage of an aircraft were sent to the laboratory for fractographic analysis. Examination revealed that the eye-end of the torque link has opened up by tensile overload while all the dowel bolts got sheared off. There were no evidences of delayed failure like fatigue or stress corrosion cracking. It appears most probable that the main under-carriage has extended beyond the limit resulting in shearing off of all the dowel pins. This might have resulted in excessive load on the torque link lower sub-assembly causing it to fracture.


Purpose: Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) can be measured in the common carotid artery (CCA) or the proximal internal carotid artery (ICA). We study which measurement might add predictive value to the Framingham Risk Score. Materials and methods: Framingham risk factors, the mean CCA IMT and the maximum ICA IMT (max ICA IMT) were measured in 2946 members of the Framingham Offspring Cohort mean age 58 years, 55% women. Cardiovascular outcomes were evaluated over an average 7.2 years of follow-up. Multivariable Cox-proportional hazards models were used to determine the incremental predictive value of IMT to risk factors. Reclassification of non-incident/incident cases was evaluated using low, intermediate and high Framingham risk score levels after adding IMT. Results: There were 297 cardiovascular events during follow-up. After adjustment for risk factors, the standardized hazard ratio for max ICA IMT and mean CCA IMT were 1.21 (95% C.I.: 1.13, 1.29; p Conclusion: Max ICA IMT is more strongly predictive of cardiovascular outcomes than mean CCA IMT and adds predictive value to the Framingham risk factors and risk score.


Many application areas in CAD/CAM are concerned with triangulation of
surfaces, and require an error bounded approximation of a parametric
surface model. In this paper we present an overview of the authors
results on surface meshing. Two methods are described for
triangulating objects bounded by trimmed parametric surfaces. The
algorithms approximate the object with a predefined tolerance, and are
adaptive to the surface curvature. The main difference between the two
algorithms lies on the way that adaption is achieved. While the first
method takes into account isotropic bounds of the surface curvature
associated to each parametric point, the second algorithm uses bounds
that do depend on the curvature direction. Emphasis is made on the
computation of the curvature-based bounds and on the triangulation of
the interior of the faces. Examples are presented, and results are
analyzed comparing the two algorithms. Finally, open problems are
enumerated.


Ultraviolet (UV) Excimer laser assisted processing is an alternative strategy for producing patterned silicon germanium heterostructures. We numerically analyzed the effects caused by pulsed 193 Excimer laser radiation impinging on patterned amorphous hydrogenated silicon (a-Si:H) and germanium (a-Ge:H) bilayers deposited on a crystalline silicon substrate [Si(100)]. The proposed two dimensional axisymmetric numerical model allowed us to estimate the temperature and concentration gradients caused by the laser induced rapid melting and solidification processes. Energy density dependence of maximum melting depth and melting time evolution as well as three dimensional temperature and element distribution have been simulated and compared with experimentally obtained results.


In this article, we propose a novel form of unsupervised learning that we call continual competitive memory (CCM) as well as a simple framework to unify related neural models that operate under the principles of competition. The resulting neural system, which takes inspiration from adaptive resonance theory, is shown to offer a rather simple yet effective approach for combating catastrophic forgetting in continual classification problems. We compare our approach to several other forms of competitive learning and find that: 1) competitive learning, in general, offers a promising pathway towards acquiring sparse representations that reduce neural cross-talk, and, 2) our proposed variant, the CCM, which is designed with task streams in mind, is needed to prevent the overriding of old information. CCM yields promising results on continual learning benchmarks including Split MNIST and Split NotMNIST.


ABSTRACT This work presents a probabilistic method to assess the seismic vulnerability of historical masonry structures, such as churches or cathedrals, including uncertainty analysis of the material parameters. The proposed approach considers the pushover analysis using the finite element method for the structural evaluation of the seismic behaviour of masonry structures. A stochastic analysis based on Monte Carlo simulation investigates the effect of the uncertainty of the structural members' mechanical parameters on the evaluation of the seismic fragility. The method is applied to the seismic assessment of the bay structure of Santa Maria del Mar church in Barcelona, Spain. This case study is characterised by complex geometry and material heterogeneity, and shows to be sensitive enough to the uncertainty of the material properties to experience two possible collapse mechanisms in case of an earthquake. The study presents how to derive analytical seismic fragility curves by considering the uncertainties regarding the material properties and the different types of collapse mechanism.


Think about Fran and Sam: which one is better at thinking? , Think about Fran and Sam: which one is better at thinking? , کتابخانه دیجیتال و فن آوری اطلاعات دانشگاه امام صادق(ع)


In this paper, original developments based on high resolution (HR) algorithms (MUSIC, matrix pencil) are proposed for the spectral analysis of reflection and transmission interactions experienced by a short electromagnetic pulse with construction materials. Such algorithms, whose specificity lies in frequency-dependent multipath phenomena, have been used to reconstruct the impulse responses of a sample from data obtained in a wide but limited bandwidth. The influence of parameters associated with the sample structures has been studied in order to evaluate the performance of HR algorithms in material characterization. Such a study leads to a useful tool for the analysis of free-space measurements. Analysis of experimental data obtained from usual materials are presented.


This paper presents an analytical model which describes the dielectric strength of insulating liquids stressed with the impulse electric fields. The Joule heating by the space charge saturated current may cause over-heating of pure liquids or may result in generation of nucleation centers associated with impurities in the case of practical liquids. Evaporation of the liquid from these impurities has been analysed in the paper and formation criterion for percolation chains of gas bubbles in impure dielectric liquids has been established. Based on this percolation condition, the dielectric behavior of n-hexane has been studied. Breakdown volt-time characteristics of liquid n-hexane have been calculated for different temperatures, and its dielectric strength has been obtained as a function of externally applied pressure.


In industrialized construction, accurate estimations of labour productivity and associated cycle times of repetitive operations are crucial for reliable production planning and scheduling. However, the reliability of the standardized productivity and cycle time analyses is hindered by their dependence on various factors that change with the increasing complexity of the working environment, as well as by inherent challenges involved in acquiring accurate measurements. Thus, this study proposes an automated 3D ergonomics-based motion-level productivity analysis method for intelligent manufacturing in industrialized construction that combines an existing predetermined motion time system with ergonomic risk assessments and 3D modelling techniques. The actual and simulated cycle times and ergonomic risks of preliminary cases in the experiment are analyzed to demonstrate the feasibility and reliability of the proposed method. The proposed method can be implemented to improve occupational safety, increase the reliability of planning and scheduling, and boost the overall productivity of industrialized construction.


To improve the adequacy of the shape descriptor using Ankerst′s method,a modified method was proposed.Firstly,the space in which 3D models reside was partitioned using the combination of the shell and sector model,and shape histogram was constituted.Then,intersection points between the model and the rotational planes across the center of the sphere were computed.Closed loops were generated from these points,shape descriptor with topological characteristic was formed.Finally,the similarity between models was calculated using a novel function.The experimental results show that this algorithm can achieve better retrieving efficiency.


In this paper an innovative converter topology is presented that allows improvement of the performance of a switched reluctance motor drive, aimed to equip home appliances. The proposed topology is based on a modified C-dump converter configuration, where the energy recovery stage acts as an active power factor controller for off-line operation. This is made possible by the development of a new technique to manage the freewheeling energy, that is recovered back to the DC bus by mean of a suitable HF transformer. The proposed approach allows omission of the PFC stage, that is normally included in motor drives devoted to home appliances applications in order to comply with power quality requirements. Moreover, the proposed converter topology features only low side configuration switches, allowing easy integration of all the power semiconductors on a single chip exploiting smart power technologies.


The aim of the research is to know influence of yuan exchange and euro to US dollar simultanously or partially. This research used quantitative analyses. Data was formed from January 2015 to November 2015. Data which was analyzed using regression. To examine influence of independen variables using F and t to examine partially.Based on data confirmed output that yuan and euro exchange influenced to US dollar simultanously. This fact based on value of F is 1.341,74, significance level 0,00 lower than 0,05. Yuan exchange influence to US dollar partially. Value of t is 36,261 and significance is 0,00. Euro exchange influence to US dollar partially. Value of t is 23,854 and significance 0,00. That variable influence to US dollar exchange 73,9 % other influenced by other variables.


Novel water-soluble cationic starch esters, namely starch-4-(N,N,N-trimethylammonium)butyrate chloride with high degree of substitution (DS) of up to 0.7 could be easily prepared by conversion of starch of different molar mass with the imidazolide of 3-carboxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride (CPTMACl) homogeneously in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). The products were characterized in detail by FTIR- and NMR spectroscopy including two-dimensional methods. The cationic starch esters possess a high antibacterial activity.


: We report a case of cystic lesion in a 23-year-old female, consisting of an oval-shaped lesion adjacent to the temporomandibular joint ( TMJ ) . She presented with a Class Ⅲ malocclusion with facial asymmetry and tenderness to palpation on the right TMJ. The patient was treated conservatively with a splint for the TMJ-associated cyst and combined surgical-orthodontic treatment for the facial asymmetry. The post-treatment course was uneventful. The authors recommend a conservative approach as one of the treatment options for TMJ cyst.


Echo State Networks are a model used for supervised learning since the 2000s. This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the equations and behavior of Echo State Networks, a series of replicated experiments, the implementation of an R package for the use of Echo State Networks and some application in the field of finance.


Abstract This article analyzes how central features of focused ethnography produce knowledge on teaching and learning history in conflict zones. In particular, it argues how five specific challenges of research in conflict zones are addressed through the methods of video observation, 'hanging out', and interviews, which are all central methods in focused ethnography. Through empirical examples from fieldwork in South Sudan, the article illustrates how the challenges of restricted access, psychological stress, complexity, positionality of the researcher, and unpredictability might be addressed in research on teaching and learning history in a society divided by ethnic conflicts. Thus, the article argues that focused ethnography increases validity in doing research in conflict zones by allowing for an in-depth analysis and triangulation of data both in the field and after leaving the field, and specifically under the conditions of psychological stress that such conflict settings can put the researcher in. Ultimately, the study advocates the use of focused ethnography as a methodological approach in conflict zones – specifically, educational research in South Sudan.


This report presents the results of an archaeological reconnaissance conducted during January and February of 1996 in eastern Mali in the area south of the Niger Bend'. The prime concern of this survey was to collect basic data on open-air sites in a region which has never received any systematic archaeological investigation until now, despite featuring prominently in historical and oral sources. My goal was to build a preliminary framework on the nature and distribution of archaeological sites for this region.


The Sierra Leone, from which the Colony of Sierra Leone takes its name, is a range of palm-covered hills running parallel to the coast (N.N.W.-S.S.E.). It is truncated on the north by the wide mouth of the Roquelle (Rokell) River, which forms the magnificent harbour of Freetown. Towards the south the range terminates at Yawry Bay. The length of the Sierra is therefore about 25 miles and its width, from Kassa Town to Kissy, about 8 miles. On the east side the range descends steeply to the Kwaia plain, from which it is separated by Waterloo Creek. The detachment of the hills from the interior lowland is sufficiently complete to entitle one to speak of the Sierra Leone Peninsula. Freetown is built on the north end of the peninsula, overlooking the harbour, and it straggles up from sea-level to a height of some 800 feet on Wilberforce Hill. The greater part of the peninsula is covered with thick tropical vegetation riglit down to sea-level; and an additional obstacle to geological study is created by the heavy covering of laterite which screens the rocks from observation. In places this laterite mantle is 30 feet thick. But along the northern shore of the peninsula, from Cape Sierra Leone to the mouth of Waterloo Creek, there are nearly continuous exposures of norite, and further useful exposures have been made during the construction of the Hill Railway and along certain of the roads on the hillside. These outcrops make it clear that the whole of the north end of the Sierra is formed of norite, and it would not be surprising to learn that the entire Sierra has the same composition.


We published results of a clinician‐blind, parallel‐group study of Comprehensive, Individualized, Person‐Centered Management (CI‐PCM) in moderate‐to‐severe, community‐residing, Alzheimer's persons (Reisberg…Kenowsky, Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord, 2017). CI‐PCM intervention subjects (n=10) showed 967% greater global improvement than subjects randomized to Usual Community Care (UCC, n=10). Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease‐Frequency Weighted (BEHAVE‐AD‐FW) total scores showed significant benefit in the intervention group at week 28 (p<0.05). Kettunen asserts, (Eur J Clin Pharmacol, 2018), "Among persons with AD, antidepressants are used for treatment of BPSD…their effectiveness in this indication is modest." Casey states, (Pharmacy & Therapeutics, 2015), "Antidepressants…are widely used in dementia for depressed mood, anxiety, agitation, and apathy." Bui recommends, (Cochrane for Clinicians, American Family Practice, 2012), "…antidepressants should be used [in patients with dementia] only if all other nonpharmacologic interventions for neuropsychiatric symptoms are unsuccessful." Herein, we examine the effect of the CIPCM program on antidepressant usage and the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) as measured with the BEHAVE‐AD‐FW.


The existence of scientific journals is fundamental as a place for the publication of scientific articles for academics to show the results of their research work. Along with the development of technology and information, it demands the management of online-based journals for the convenience and transparency of the articles in them. Management of journals with an online system is still not fully understood by academics in several institutions. As one of the universities located not far from UIN Walisongo Semarang, Selamat Sri University (UNISS) Kendal has sufficient resources and according to needs to be a place for community service activities to be carried out with the theme of assisting in the management of online journals based on the Open Journal System (OJS). The purpose of this assistance is to introduce online scientific journal management using the OJS system at UNISS. The method used is lectures and hands-on practice regarding online journal management. The results of this community service activity are knowing information about the availability of infrastructure, articles, Human Resources (HR), and regulations that support the start of managing online journals using OJS. In addition, understanding and awareness of the need to have online journals for the benefit of scientific publications for researchers or academics are also obtained which is the requirement as stated in the Tri Dharma of Higher Education.


We investigate determinants of global knowledge sourcing of overseas R&D subsidiaries, shedding light on various types of cross-border embeddedness and their effects on global knowledge sourcing, a neglected topic in the literature on global innovation. Drawing on social capital theory, which assumes that embeddedness facilitates knowledge transfer, we examine the extent to which various types of global embeddedness - internal vs. external, vertical vs. horizontal, and administrative vs. knowledge - facilitate global knowledge sourcing. We find that vertical administrative embeddedness inhibits global knowledge sourcing, while both vertical knowledge embeddedness and horizontal external embeddedness promote it. We also find that the positive impact of vertical knowledge embeddedness on global knowledge sourcing is weakened by vertical administrative embeddedness as a moderator.


An apparatus for the cleaning of oblong objects is presented wherein
the apparatus comprises two spaced apart main brush devices, between
which main brush devices a washing zone is defined, where each brush
device is substantially cylindrival in shape having a longitudinal axis,
and being rotatable about said longitidinal axis, and further that each
brush device is attached at least in one end to an intermediate frame,
and that the attachment comprises a hinge means allowing the brush
device to pivot in a first plane, and pivot control means comprising an
actuator in such a manner that the relative angle between the
longitudinal axis of the two brush devices may be ajusted, and that the
distance between the two brush devices may be adjusted by sliding
movement initiated by a second actuator means attached to the
intermediate frame, and that said intermediate frame is attached to a
main frame, said main frame comprising means for being attached to a
lifting means is described.


The effects of the cosmic radiation in building up and altering the terrestrial isotope distribution are computed. The most striking effect is the production of radiocarbon, but as this beta-decays to nitrogen it does not alter the distribution permanently. The second important process is the production of tritium, and its subsequent decay into helium three. The problem is discussed quantitatively. Finally it is shown that several other possible reactions do not contribute in an important degree to the existing distribution.


Welding distortion is one major problem aroused in component assembly, which is typical in marine engineering. Predicting the deformations accurately and reducing the values effectively are very important to maintain good assembly quality and provide useful advice for welding technology. A thermal strain method, based on the inherent strain theory, is developed to precisely predict welding distortion. The paper describes an equivalent thermal strain formulation that derives the height of the layer with orthotropic expansion property and the coefficients of expansion. Welding deformations such as angular distortion and transverse shrinkage can be easily obtained by elastic FEM for welded part. In this study, inherent deformations are calculated with the results of thermal elastic-plastic finite element method, and two typical welding joints are simulated by the new developed method. The deformation results of the proposed method show good agreement with experimental results. Furthermore, welding distortion of a large structure is also simulated by the proposed elastic FEM. Comparison between numerical results and experiment results verifies the effectiveness of the proposed method in simulating large welding parts.Copyright © 2010 by ASME


Submitted for the MAR05 Meeting of The American Physical Society Evidence for the robustness of geometric quantum computation SHI-LIANG ZHU, MCTP and FOCUS Center, Department of Physics, Michigan University, PAOLO ZANARDI, ISI Foundation, Torino, Italy — The fact that geometric phases can be used to realize universal quantum computation (QC) is in itself a significant contribution to the field of quantum information that attracted a lot of attention. However, regarding to its realistic application, the key prediction that geometric quantum gates may have built-in fault-tolerant features has still the status of a conjecture. One of the main difficulties in proving, or rejecting, the above robustness conjecture is that one does not have a suitable model which allows a direct and "fair" comparison between geometrical and dynamical operations. Here we describe a model which can be used to attack this problem. The model analyzed is, in a sense, a hybrid between purely geometric gate and standard dynamic one. We find that the maximum of fidelity in the model corresponds to those cases in which the dynamic phase is zero. The results might be the first convincing evidence of the robustness of geometric QC. Our predictions can be, in principle, experimentally tested in already existing QC prototypes. Shi-Liang Zhu MCTP and FOCUS Center, Department of Physics, Michigan University Date submitted: 06 Dec 2004 Electronic form version 1.4


OBJECTIVES:Fibrotest (FT) and Actitest (AT) are biochemical markers of fibrosis and activity for use as a non-invasive alternative to liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). The aim of this study was to perform an external validation of FT and AT and to study the discordances between FT/AT and liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C.METHODS:A total of 519 consecutive patients with chronic HCV were prospectively included in five centers, with liver biopsy and biochemical markers taken at the same day. Fifteen patients were excluded because their biopsies could not be interpreted. Diagnostic accuracies were assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.RESULTS:Median biopsy size was 15 mm (range: 2–58), with 9 portal tracts (1–37) and 1 fragment (1–12). 46% (230/504) were classified F2–F4 in fibrosis and 39% A2–A3 in activity. FT area under ROC curve for diagnosis of activity (A2–A3), significant fibrosis (F2–F4), and severe fibrosis (F3–F4) were 0.73 [0.69–0.77], 0.79 [0.75–0.82], and 0.80 [0.76–0.83], respectively. Among the 92 patients (18%) with 2 fibrosis stages of discordance between FT and biopsy, the discordance was attributable to FT in 5% of cases, to biopsy in 4%, and undetermined in 9%.CONCLUSIONS:This prospective independent and multicenter study confirms the diagnostic value of FT and AT found in the princeps study and suggests that FT and AT can be an alternative to biopsy in most patients with chronic HCV.


We study the evolution of embedded star clusters with the goal to reproduce 30 Doradus, specifically the compact star cluster known as R136 and its surrounding stellar envelope, which is believed to be part of an earlier star formation event. We employ the high-precision stellar dynamics code Nbody6++GPU to calculate the dynamics of the stars embedded in different evolving molecular clouds modelled with the 1D cloud/clusters code warpfield. We explore clouds with initial masses of Mcloud = 3.16 × 105 M⊙ that (re)-collapse allowing for the birth of a second generation. We explore different star formation efficiencies to find the best set of parameters that can reproduce the observations. Our best-fit models correspond to a first generation of stars with a total mass M in the range 1.26 − 2.85 × 104 M⊙. As the initial stellar feedback is insufficient to unbind the parental cloud, the gas re-collapses after about 2 − 4 million years and builds up a second generation of stars with M ≈ 6.32 × 104 M⊙. We can match the observed stellar ages, the radius of the shell of swept up cloud material, and the fact that the second generation of stars is more concentrated than the first one. This is independent of the cluster starting out with mass segregation or without. By comparing with recent measurements of mass segregation and density profile in the central region of the cluster we again find close agreement, providing further evidence for a re-collapse scenario building up multiple generations of stars in 30 Doradus.


The study has been carried out on the basis of the
results of mission Luna 17 (Lunokhod-1) and new
data obtained by LRO spacecraft. A detailed DTM,
generated from Lunokhod-1 stereo pairs, and
orthotransformed panoramic images will be
presented at the conference.


The tyre valve disassembles and assembles the special-purpose machines and tools,uses the spiral manual structure,has the structure simply,the operational safety is fast and so on the characteristic。


Background: Indonesia has a tropical climate, so it cannot be separated from sepsis. Sepsis is a severe health problem with very high mortality worldwide. Type 2 diabetes mellitus comorbidities that Indonesian people often suffer from can affect patient outcomes. The effect of gender on patient outcomes is still controversial. It is estimated that gender differences can affect hormonal responses, which cause differences in immune responses. In addition, random plasma glucose levels can also be associated with the outcome of septic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus due to impaired immune response that occurs in patients. Method: This research is a retrospective study using the Cross-Sectional method by taking the medical record data of sepsis patients treated in the internal medicine room of Dr. General Hospital. Soetomo Surabaya for January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020. Result: Of the 215 study subjects divided into two groups, 123 patients died, while 92 patients were discharged. There were no significant results that gender in type 2 diabetes mellitus sepsis patients was associated with patient outcomes from hospital care (p = 0.055). In addition, there was also no significant relationship between random plasma glucose levels of patients and patient outcomes during hospitalization (p = 0.790). Conclusion: Gender and random plasma glucose levels in septic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus are not associated with hospital outcomes.


Aiming the low efficiency of time domain simulator of raw echo for interferometric synthetic aperture sonar, a fast raw echo simulation method based on reference signal translation is proposed. In the process of measuring the echo of each receiver, the time delay which depends on distance is translated into the translation along range and a two-dimensional reference signal array is established. The starting point and end point of echo can be located quickly in the process of echo generation, which can efficiently avoid redundant computation and greatly improve the efficiency of raw echo calculation. The new method is beneficial to testing the following algorithms such as synthetic aperture imaging and interferometric signal processing. Point target simulation and scene simulation experiments confirm the availability of this method.


Thousands of biochemical reactions with characterized biochemical activities are still orphan. Novel reactions predicted by pathway generation tools also lack associated protein sequences and genes. Mapping orphan and novel reactions back to the known biochemistry and proposing genes for their catalytic functions is a daunting problem. We propose a new method, BridgIT, to identify candidate genes and protein sequences for orphan and novel enzymatic reactions. BridgIT introduces, for the first time, the information of the enzyme binding pocket into reaction similarity comparisons. It ascertains the similarity of two reactions by comparing the reactive sites of their substrates and their surrounding structures, along with the structures of the generated products. BridgIT compares orphan and novel reactions to enzymatic reactions with known protein sequences, and then, it proposes protein sequences and genes of the most similar non-orphan reactions as candidates for catalyzing the novel or orphan reactions. We performed BridgIT analysis of orphan reactions from KEGG 2011 (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, published in 2011) that became non-orphan in KEGG 2016, and BridgIT correctly predicted enzymes with identical third- and fourth-level EC numbers for 91% and 56% of these reactions, respectively. BridgIT results revealed that it is sufficient to know information about six atoms together with their connecting bonds around the reactive sites of the substrates to match a protein sequence to the catalytic activity of enzymatic reactions with maximal accuracy. Moreover, the same information about only three atoms around the reactive site allowed us to correctly match 87% of the analyzed enzymatic reactions. Finally, we used BridgIT to provide candidate protein sequences for 137000 novel enzymatic reactions from the recently introduced ATLAS of Biochemistry. A web-tool of BridgIT can be consulted at http://lcsb-databases.epfl.ch/BridgIT/. AUTHORS SUMMARY The recent advances in pathway generation tools have resulted in a wealth of de novo hypothetical enzymatic reactions, which lack knowledge of the protein-encoding genes associated with their functionality. Moreover, nearly half of known metabolic enzymes are orphan, i.e., they also lack an associated gene or protein sequence. Proposing genes for catalytic functions of de novo and orphan reactions is critical for their utility in various applications ranging from biotechnology to medicine. In this work, we propose a novel computational method that will bridge the knowledge gap and provide candidate genes for both de novo and orphan reactions. We demonstrate that information about a small chemical structure around the reactive sites of substrates is sufficient to correctly assign genes to the functionality of enzymatic reactions.


This article  discusses  methods  to  define  the degrees of the  graph  vertex. These  methods include  union, intersection, and  difference  symmetric  from  vertex set. Based on this definition the relation  between the  degrees  of the graph  vertex and  vertexset  is  obtained. An example is given to illustrate the implementation of the methods.


SUMMARY Arbizelais bridge, 400 meters long, 6 spans, 5 pillars and 25 meters wide is part of the AP-1 Vitoria - Eibar Motorway and is located near the city of Mondragon (Gipuzkoa). A very advance positioning solution made it possible to successfully complete - and on time - the manoeuvre of incremental launching of the bridge's deck over pillars with an error of less than 3 centimetres. Technicians responsible for the launching were able to better adjust their hydraulic system while the deck was moving so there was no need to periodically stop and check the structure. This system has proven to be perfectly suitable for other various engineering projects where large moving structures need to be accurately guided and monitored.


The invention provides formula (I) compound and pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (I) wherein L, X, R a 、R b 、R 1 、R 2 And R 3 It is defined as in the description;Its preparation method;Pharmaceutical composition and their purposes in treatment containing them.


Government-school-enterprise cooperation is the direction for vocational education reform and development and the only way to train skilled personnel.Exploring the institutional mechanisms of government-school-enterprise cooperation,clearing responsibilities of the parties in the cooperation process can make the three parties cooperate in running school,education,employment,and development,thus enhance the educational vitality and ability to serve the local economy.


Agroforestry plantings can provide multiple benefits such as reduced soil erosion, decreased nutrient runoff, increased biodiversity, and greater farm income stability. This array of benefits makes them a promising ecologically based model for agricultural production that simultaneously achieves conservation goals. Despite the benefits conservation programs can provide, many landowners are hesitant to enroll and take land out of agricultural production. This study explores the potential to use food producing tree and shrub species, and/or incorporating cultural benefits like recreation and improved visual quality of the landscape, to increase the likelihood landowners in Missouri would commit to a conservation program. Conservation professionals across the state were interviewed to gather in-depth knowledge on the types of conservation planting designs that include trees and shrubs, conservation agency knowledge and promotion of agroforestry practices, and the relationships between landowners and conservation agencies. The interviews provided direction for a statewide survey to collect landowner perspectives and preferences for different planting plans for their farm and captured their interest in participating in conservation programs to assist in the planting of trees and shrubs on their land. Together, this information helps highlight the opportunities for incorporating agroforestry plantings in conservation programs.


authors whose work is cited only once in the text appear in the index. Indeed, English's reliance on secondary literature is perhaps the book's most glaring shortcoming. Otherwise straightforward information is regularly interrupted with names of other scholars and their publications, as well as numerous block quotes, endless mid-sentence quotes, and, most unfortunately, quotes of quotes. Given a tortuous sentence such as, 'Bouillon also notes that, according to the architect designer Corbusier, the Deutsche Werkbund organized an important conference in 1910 on "The Decoration of Shop Fronts", which "led to a number of revolutionary innovations taking place in Germany'", the reader is left more befuddled by the author's need to tell us that in 1991 Jean-Paul Bouillon quoted Le Corbusier's statement that a conference took place in 1910, than enlightened by the fact that the important event occurred, which is of course the simple takeaway of the sentence. In a general textbook, or any scholarly text for that matter, either going straight to the source or simply mentioning the conference without reference to secondary literature would both improve the flow and clarity of the narrative and create space for adequate contextualization of more concepts and names mentioned throughout the book. That said, the reader will not want for further directions in fashion scholarship to pursue English weaves a literature review into this survey text, wherein lies perhaps another obstacle to a general reader.


In this paper we compare the properties separability and modularity for field extensions. Let be fields of characteristic . K is separable over if K and are linearly disjoint over . K is modular over if K and are linearly disjoint over their intersection for all n > 0. The latter definition is due to Sweedler [12] and is important particularly for Galois theories of purely inseparable extensions [2; 3; 4; 7].


........................................................................................................iv Chapter I: Introduction........................................................................................1 Chapter II: Customer Needs & Requirements and Specifications............................................................................3 A. Customers Need Assessment B. Requirements and Specifications Chapter III: Functional Decomposition.....................................................................5 A. Level 0 Diagram B. Level 1 Diagram Chapter IV: Project Planning.................................................................................8 A. Gantt Chart B. Cost Estimates Chapter V: Final Design and Test Data ...................................................................11 A. Hardware Design B. Software Design C. Results D. Conclusion References.....................................................................................................15 Appendix A. Senior Project Analysis......................................................................17


Abstract : The technical grade chemicals produced no greater than mild primary irritation of the intact skin and of the skin surrounding an abrasion. The 24 percent (w/v) solutions of these chemicals in 95 percent ethanol which were applied during photoirritation studies produced mild to moderate primary irritation of the intact skin, without ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Chemical AI3-38276 produced a photochemical irritant reaction upon irradiation with UV light which was significantly more severe than the primary irritation previously noted. Additionally, although these ethanol solutions were colorless, they produced a marked yellow discoloration of the skin upon application. All three chemicals produced moderate injury to the cornea and, in addition, produced some injury to the conjunctiva.


This paper presents data on the Raman spectra of anhydrous crystalline α‐ and β‐d‐glucose and of equilibrium aqueous d‐glucose solutions containing 5, 15, and 50 moles of water per mole of glucose. Ultraviolet excitation (Hg λ2537A) was employed. A technique for photographing Raman spectra of crystalline organic powders and solutions with very poor scattering power is described. It consisted essentially of the use of complementary filters of aqueous succinic acid (saturated, 4 mm thick) and a mercury vapor absorption cell (10 cm long, 150°C). Thirty‐six lines are reported for α‐d‐glucose, 32 for the β, and numerous new bands including measurements of maxima and shoulders are given for equilibrium solutions. Only the obvious experimental differences are discussed as the detailed discussion will be given in a later paper of this series.