Based on the establishment of evaluation framework for sustainable development of cellulosic ethanol, Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method was used to evaluate the sustainable development of cellulosic ethanol from 2001 to 2010 in Tianjin. The result shows that environmental issues are playing an important role in the cellulosic ethanol development in Tianjin. Compared with coal and oil, cellulosic ethanol is more sustainable. However, with the expansion of the production scale, the greenhouse gas emissions increase. Therefore, in order to control air pollutants including greenhouse gas and develop cellulosic ethanol better, the study of optimal developing scale and speed is the best research direction.


Polymer concretes (PC) were introduced to building and construction industry more than 50 years ago. Gradually, they became a suitable substitute for concrete structures. Their superior properties againt aggresives introduced them as a good overlay for concrete structures; however, their application was shortly diminished due to the higher costs. In this research a homemade cost-quality effective resin (unsaturated polyester) is used as binder in the polymer concrete production. Polymer concrete specimens were evaluated for compressive strength and its fluctuation due to cyclic exposure to different aggresive solutions (sulfuric acid, nitric acid, citric acid, chloridric acid, sodum sulfate, water, demineralized water, sodium hydroxid, potasium hydroxid and gas oil). It was found that PC specimens degraded more in alkali conditioned in comparison to acid solutions.


The more skills a student acquires, the more successful this student is with the corresponding tasks. Empirical data shows that the success in a task grows as a logistic function of skills; this dependence is known as the Rasch model. In this paper, we provide two uncertainty-based justifications for this model: the first justification provides a simple fuzzy-based intuitive explanation for this model, while the second – more complex one – explains the exact quantitative behavior of the corresponding dependence.


One aspect of the present invention, a sedative; about and collectively pharmaceutical composition comprising melatonin or melatonin analog termed "melatonin agents". In one preferred embodiment, the sedative agent is eszopiclone. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are useful in the treatment of a variety of sleep disorders. In addition, the present invention also comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from a sleep abnormality, or insomnia.


This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Thailand and develop a data model for analyzing these characteristics. A total of 1,888,941 cases from the Thailand Department of Disease Control website from January 12, 2020, to October 29, 2021, were analyzed, and 20,110 cases were selected for further analysis. The two-step cluster analysis method was used to cluster the data according to four variables: nationality, occupation, patient type, and risk groups. The results showed the presence of three groups of COVID-19 patients. Group 1 consisted of 5,883 workers in trade and service occupations who had contact with the public and were either Thai nationals or from abroad. Group 2 was the largest cluster, consisting of 7,420 migrant workers classified as foreigners and working in industrial settings. Group 3 consisted of 6,870 cases of indirect transmission, with individuals in this group infected through close contact with family members or individuals in the first two groups. This clustering approach offers valuable insights for pandemic management, aiding in identifying high-risk groups and developing tailored interventions. In future outbreaks with similar characteristics, such as airborne transmission, contact infection, or super spreader events, our model can serve as a valuable tool for devising effective management plans and countermeasures. In conclusion, this study emphasizes the significance of cluster analysis in understanding the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission and highlights its potential for informing effective pandemic management strategies. It also outlines promising avenues for further research to enhance our knowledge of COVID-19's impact on specific populations and inform future public health efforts.


A hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle, having an internal combustion engine for making available internal-combustion-engine drive power. A multi-step transmission has a transmission input and a transmission output. The transmission input can be connected to the internal combustion engine. The multi-step transmission is designed to set up a multiplicity of different forward gear ratios. An electric machine makes available electromotive driver power. The multi-step transmission is a range-change transmission having a first transmission group and a downstream second transmission group. The electric machine is connected to the input of the second transmission group.


Electrochemical energy storage materials are one of the keys to the development and performance improvement of electrochemical energy storage devices. Carbon materials have played an extremely important role in various electrochemical energy storage systems; in particular, the recent emergence of various types of new carbon materials has brought new impetus to the development of electrochemical energy storage. This article reviews the progress in the research on carbon materials, especially carbon nanotubes and graphene, in lithium-ion/sodium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, lithium-sulfur batteries, and flexible electrochemical energy storage.


Cell manipulation has raised extensive concern owing to its underlying applications in numerous biological situations such as cell-matrix interaction, tissue engineering, and cell-based diagnosis. Generally, light is considered as a superior candidate to manipulate cells (e.g., cell release) due to their high spatiotemporal precision and non-invasion. However, it remains a big challenge to release cells with high efficiency due to their potential limition of light-triggered wettability transition on photo-responsive surfaces. In this study, we report a photo-responsive spiropyran-coated nanostructured surface that enables highly efficient release of cancer cells, amplified by the introduction of photo-irresponsive molecule. On one hand, structural recognition stems from topological interaction between nanofractal surfaces and the protrusions of cancer cells. On the other hand, molecular recognition can be amplified by photo-irresponsive and hydrophilic molecule through reducing steric hindrance of photo-responsive components and resisting nonspecific cell adhesion. Therefore, this study may afford a novel avenue to develop advanced smart materials for high-quality biological analysis and clinical diagnosis.


Walking is the main way to travel short distances, and is also one of the terminals connected to a variety of transport modes. Today, pedestrian traffic is a way to encourage, and walking quality has become an important indicator of quality of life. To many mountain cities, walking has a special meaning. People have become accustomed to walking down the street, shopping, playing, and socializing. Walking has become a way of life. With the trip character in Chongqing City, this study analyzed the problems of a walking system and trip behavior and proposed the requirements to the pedestrian facilities. Combined with urban waterfront space and spatial characteristics of the mountain, walking facilities are divided into three types: transportation, recreation and fitness business. This study also proposed a different walking function system plan concept and planned a `Mountain River City' feature walking system.


David T. Clay* and Scott Lynn A dry solids pro~ess has been developed for thesimultaneous removal of NO and so 2 from power plant stack gases. A· catalyst/ absorbent in a net reducing flue gas effects the removal of so2 by absorption as ferrous sulfide or sulfate and the removal of NO by reduction to nitrogen or ammonia. The solid is regenerable; reaction with air produces a.rich stream of so2 and ferric oxide. The so 2 may be converted to saleable H 2 so 4 and the solid is recycled to the ~rocess .. The process is capable of greater than 90% removal of so2 arid . NO. The emissions. of H 2 , CO, and 3 are well below acceptable emissions levels. The concentration o.f the solids in the effluent stream is not .significantly increased .over normal flyash levels. There i_s no significant increase in the quantity of solids which must be disposed of .. No flue gas cooling or reheating is required. There are no large storage vessels or slurry transport lines within the process. The regeneration process is thermally selfsufficient. · Experiments in a flow-through fixed-bed reactor between 370S40°C have confirmed that the process reactions are feasible. Known


Background: Sheep is one of the small ruminant types widely distributed and popular in Indonesia, especially on Java Island. This study aimed to characterize male Indonesian local sheep breeds on Java Island based on their qualitative morphological traits. Methods: This study identified twenty-nine qualitative morphological characteristics in 627 head sheep consisting of Priangan, Garut, Batur, Wonosobo, Javanese Thin Tailed (JTT), Javanese Fat-Tailed (JFT) and Sapudi sheep. Data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, Chi-square analysis (X2), multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) and hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA). Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25 and NTSYS-pc version 2.11.
Result: All the qualitative morphological traits variables were significantly different (P less than 0.01) between the seven sheep breeds. Seven sheep breeds could be categorized into three groups: 1) JFT and Sapudi sheep; 2) JTT, Priangan and Garut sheep; and 3) Batur and Wonosobo sheep. The Garut and Batur sheep have the most distant relationship (26.781). The JFT and Sapudi sheep have the closest relationship (1.345), as well as between Batur and Wonosobo sheep (10.064) and between Priangan and JTT sheep (2.453). Garut sheep have the most distant relationship with other sheep breeds, except with Priangan (4.259) and JTT (8.157) sheep. It was concluded that male Indonesian local sheep breeds on Java Island could be characterized using qualitative morphological traits.


Abstract The aim of this work is to investigate and analyse the microstructure and mechanical properties of dissimilar low carbon steel/dual phase steel (DP600) resistance spot welds. The failure modes of spot welds during the tensile–shear test were detailed by examination of the weld fracture surfaces. Relationships between the fracture path and the mechanical properties (peak load and energy absorption) were developed using the observed microstructures in the fusion and heat affected zones. It was found that the failure of DP600/low carbon steel is initiated from the stronger side (i.e. DP600 side). This was explained in terms of hardness profile, difference in tensile strength and workhardening behaviour of the base metals. A transition in the failure mode from interfacial failure mode to pullout failure mode was observed with increasing the fusion zone size caused by increasing the welding current. However, when expulsion occurred, the spot welds failed in the partial thickness–partial pullout mode, with reduced energy absorption and peak load, compared to those spot welds with the same or smaller nugget size, which failed in the pullout mode. This can be related to the low ductility of the location of the failure initiation (i.e. heat affected zone of DP600 side) in this mode.


There is a very close relationship among city, mountain and water in Jinan City. No spring, no Jinan City. The selection of the location and the overall planning of the city clearly represent the philosophic ideology of the ancient Chinese urban planning. The charming living quarter space, which is centered by spring, formed the unique life style of Jinan people. The artificial natural mountains, springs, lakes are elaborated by people for ages, and have been deeply branded with regional culture.


We address the problem of curvature estimation from sampled compact sets. The main contribution is a stability result: we show that the Gaussian, mean or anisotropic curvature measures of the offset of a compact set K with positive μ‐reach can be estimated by the same curvature measures of the offset of a compact set K' close to K in the Hausdorff sense. We show how these curvature measures can be computed for finite unions of balls. The curvature measures of the offset of a compact set with positive μ‐reach can thus be approximated by the curvature measures of the offset of a point‐cloud sample.


The invention relates to a preparation method and application of environment-friendly urea resin for laminating plywoods from high water-content veneers. The method for synthesizing the resin is simple, and low in cost; the laminated plywoods can meet the national E1 grade and even E0 grade environmental protection requirements; and the problems of low prepressing performance and water resistance when the high water-content veneers are laminated into the plywoods are mainly solved. In the synthesis of the urea resin, an acid-base-acid-base process is adopted, formaldehyde and polyvinyl alcohol are added at one time, urea is added by three batches, melamine is added by two times, and after ammonia water is added, the ammonia water, the urea, the formaldehyde and urea-form condensate are reacted to generate a series of triazine ring compounds, and the microstructure of the resin is improved. When the resin is cured, the crosslinking density is improved, wet shear strength of the plywoods is obviously improved and the formaldehyde emission is obviously reduced.


Utilization of magneto-optical spacing light modulators based on Bi-substituted monocrystalline ferrite-garnet films for spatially distributed magnetic field measurements is discussed. Numerous variants of magnetic field topographical survey for different types (audio & video ...) of magnetic signalogramms geometrical parameters control are described. Special usages for magnetic signalogramms criminalistics examination and faint amplitude signalogramms visualization are described too.


INTRODUCTION
In addition to the mycotoxin swainsonine, the locoweed endophytic fungus Alternaria oxytropis (Pleosporaceae) also produces a series of rarely reported, highly oxygenated bicyclic guaiane sesquiterpenoids. Few investigations on the electrospray tandem mass fragmentation pattern of this sesquiterpenoid have been reported.

OBJECTIVES
We aimed to analyze and detect new guaiane sesquiterpenoid analogues from crude extracts of the locoweed endophytic fungus A. oxytropis by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS experiments.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
Oxytropiols A-J (1-10) and the extract of the locoweed endophytic fungus A. oxytropis were analyzed by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS in positive mode.

RESULTS
Typical neutral losses, McLafferty rearrangement, 1,2-rearrangement, and 1,3-rearrangement were considered to be the main fragmentation patterns for the [M + H]+ /[M + Na]+ ions of 1-10 by UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS experiments, and possible fragmentation pathways of 1-10 were suggested. A unique and undescribed analogue named oxytropiol K (11) was found in the extract based on UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS analysis. Compound 11 was isolated and elucidated by NMR spectrometry, and its UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS analysis was consistent with the fragmentation pathways of 1-10.

CONCLUSION
The results further support that UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS is a powerful and sensitive tool for the characterization of known compounds (dereplication) and the detection of new analogues from crude extracts and imply that the locoweed endophytic fungus A. oxytropis, with few chemical investigations, is an important resource for undescribed metabolites.


To evaluate the stability in seawater of human adenovirus (HAdV2), murine norovirus (MNV‐1) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) in a shellfish depuration system with and without ultraviolet (UV) treatment.


We prove that the Fourier space of a hypergroup constructed from a conditional expectation on a locally compact group has a Banach algebra structure.


Based on the chaotic characteristic of time series of power loads and combining the phase space reconstruction theory of chaotic time series and regression theory of supporting vector machines (SVM), a short-term load forecasting model based on chaotic characteristic of loads and least squares SVM (LS-SVM) is built. At first, the phase space reconstruction of original load data is performed to form phase point series;then the phase points most adjacent to current phase points are chosen as the training samples for the proposed load forecasting model;after the decision function is found by training, the phase points involving the forecasted point can be solved;finally, reverting this phase point, the forecasted load value is obtained. Comparing the forecasting resluts by the proposed method with those from BP neural network method, the advantage and effectiveness of the proposed model in short-term load forecasting is proved.


This paper describes a realization of a bipolar current source developed by the paper authors. The source is intended for the application in galvanic and other industrial plants where pulse-reverse current supply is required (with the desired shape in time). A prototype of the device which provides the outcome current intensity up to ± 50 A, has been constructed. The hardware of the source consists of a PC Pentium IV, a commercial ADDA converter, an interface of authors' original construction as well as a current regulator. The application software is developed using a commercial packet LabView as the basis. 1. INTRODUCTION In advanced industrial plants, primarily in galvanic plants, the current sources are often necessary, with fast and simple change of the current direction and the intensity; what is more, with the desired shape in time [1]. Due to development of electronic and computer equipment, there has been opened a great number of possibilities for obtaining the optional shape of the voltage or the current, accompanied by the complete automation of the process and the introduction of the necessary feedbacks for the sake of eliminating the system disturbances. In this paper there has been described the realization of such a system – bipolar current source with the possibility to set time intervals and current intensities either in one or the other direction. The system is based on the Pentium IV computer as well as the software platform LabVIEW, and the hardware interface, the current regulator and the software applications as the result of the own development.


Joint Registries are a valuable resource for defining the survivorship of prostheses and procedures undertaken for the treatment of joint disease. However, the use of this data as a basis for advocating specific implant designs is controversial because of the confounding effects of variations in patient selection, the training, skill and experience of surgeons, and the priorities of individual patients. Despite these challenges, the Australian Joint Registry has utilized its early survivorship data to identify specific designs that are expected to exhibit lower than average durability in the long term. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of this practice in identifying implants providing inferior long-term performance. Over the period 2004–8, the Australian Registry identified 48 prosthetic components used in primary THA, HRA, TKA or UKA which exhibited a statistically significant increase in the early revision rate. For each of these components, we compared the rate of revisions per 100 "component-years" when it was first identified by the Registry, to its ultimate fiveyear cumulative survival in 2008. These survival parameters were also compared to average values based on procedure (eg.THR) and fixation method (i.e. cemented, cementless, hybrid). Regression analysis was performed to determine the accuracy of initial relative revisions per 100 OCY as a predictive measure of eventual component revision rate. Five year survival data was available on 30 of the 48 implants identified by the registry. There was a strong correlation (R2=0.9614) between initial revisions per 100 component-years and the 5-yr survival of the identified designs. 29 of 30 designs (97%) exhibited lower than average survivorship at 5 years. Six designs (20%) had failure rates within 2% of average values, and 7 (23%) had a 5–year failure rate less than 50% above average values. Although, when identified by the Registry, 80% of identified components exceeded the average rate of revision by 100%, only 60% displayed more than twice the cumulative revision rate at 5 years post-op. These results demonstrate that early data collected by Joint Registries can form the basis of accurate identification of designs which ultimately prove to be clinically unsuccessful. Predictions made by the Australian Registry concerning inferior designs have an accuracy of approximately 80%. Further work is recommended to enhance the valuable potential of Registry data in predicting the outcome of both implants and procedures.


Background Humeral version is the twist angle of the humeral head relative to the distal humerus. Pre-operatively, it is most commonly measured referencing the transepicondylar axis, although various techniques are described in literature (Matsumura et al. 2014, Edelson 1999, Boileau et al., 2008). Accurate estimation of the version angle is important for humeral head osteotomy in preparation for shoulder arthroplasty, as deviations from native version can result in prosthesis malalignment. Most humeral head osteotomy guides instruct the surgeon to reference the ulnar axis with the elbow flexed at 90°. Average version values have been reported at 17.6° relative to the transepicondylar axis and 28.8° relative to the ulnar axis (Hernigou, Duparc, and Hernigou 2014), although it is highly variable and has been reported to range from 10° to 55° (Pearl and Volk 1999). These studies used 2D CT images; however, 2D has been shown to be unreliable for many glenohumeral measurements (Terrier 2015, Jacxsens 2015, Budge 2011). Three-dimensional (3D) modeling is now widely available and may improve the accuracy of version measurements. This study evaluated the effects of sex and measurement system on 3D version measurements made using the transepicondylar and ulnar axis methods, and additionally a flexion-extension axis commonly used in biomechanics. Methods Computed tomography (CT) scans of 51 cadaveric shoulders (26 male, 25 female; 32 left) were converted to 3D models using medical imaging software. The ulna was reduced to 90° flexion to replicate the arm position during intra-operative version measurement. Geometry was extracted to determine landmarks and co-ordinate systems for the humeral long axis, epicondylar axis, flexion-extension axis (centered through the capitellum and trochlear groove), and ulnar long axis. An anatomic humeral head cut plane was placed at the head-neck junction of all shoulders by a fellowship trained shoulder surgeon. Retroversion was measured with custom Matlab code that analysed the humeral head cut plane relative to a reference system based on the long axis of the humerus and each elbow axis. Effects of measurement systems were analyzed using separate 1-way RM ANOVAs for males and females. Sex differences were analyzed using unpaired t-tests for each measurement system. Results Changing the measurement reference significantly affected version (p Conclusion Different measurement systems produce different values of version. This is important for humeral osteotomies; if version is assessed using the epicondyles pre-operatively and subsequently by the ulna intra-operatively, then the osteotomy will be approximately 10° over-retroverted. For any figures or tables, please contact authors directly (see Info & Metrics tab above).


PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of an environmentally friendly natural paint is provided to prevent indoor pollution and environmental pollutions due to the decomposition of a chemical resin using a natural adhesive component extracted from garlic. CONSTITUTION: A manufacturing method of a natural paint comprises a step of manufacturing an adhesive by concentrating an adhesive; a step of adding gum into the adhesive; a step of concentrating the mixed garlic adhesive; a step of heating oil; a step of mixing natural wax and aliphatic acid into the oil, and conducting a reaction of the mixture; a step of conducting a reaction of the material in the third step and the material in the fifth step; a step of adding a filler into the results; a step of adding pigment into the results; and a step of adding flavor to mask the results. [Reference numerals] (AA) During the concentrating process of an existing manufacturing process; (BB) Performance enhancement (Gum addition); (CC) 1000-2000CPS concentration; (DD) Oils; (EE) Heating at 80-100°C; (FF) Natural wax and fatty acid addition; (GG,HH) Reaction for 30 or more minutes; (II) Calcium carbonate addition and stirring; (JJ) Pigment addition and stirring; (KK) Masking fragrant addition and stirring; (LL) Packaging


The book, The Hearing Sciences (Third Edition) by Hamill and Price (San Diego, California) is a soft-cover instructional textbook intended as a primary text for introductory courses and a secondary text for graduate-level training in audiology. The book covers four main topics across its 39 chapters: (1) Acoustics and Instrumentation (Chapters 1–8), (2) Speech Acoustics (Chapters 9–10), (3) Anatomy and Physiology (Chapters 11–26), and (4) Psychoacoustics and Speech Perception (Chapters 27–39). Each chapter includes "Clinical Correlates" – short breakout sections that tie the material to a clinical topic. In Chapter 28, "Classical Psychoacoustical Methodologies", for example, there is a "Clinical Correlates" section on how instructions can influence patients' responses. At the conclusion of each chapter is a summary and bank of review questions. The book is written so that chapters can be read out of order and in a piecemeal fashion. A unique feature of this textbook is that for each of the four topic areas, materials are presented in multiple forms, with separate chapters devoted to introductory, intermediate and advanced learning levels. New to this edition of the textbook is a chapter on advanced vestibular anatomy and physiology (Chapter 26). The authors describe the book as having "intentional repetition", and they draw from learning theory and the notion of "repeated spaced learning" to motivate the book's format. As an example, hair cell physiology is covered across multiple chapters, with increasing levels of detail each time it is presented. The format of the book also helps students bridge topics that might be covered in different courses within their programme of study. Chapter 23 on "The Efferent Auditory System" is particularly effective in this regard. The chapter describes in detail the olivocochlear bundle and the acoustic reflex; however, a shortcoming is that other efferent pathways (e.g. corticocollicular pathway) were not mentioned. In addition to its 39 primary chapters, the book includes helpful resources for the reader, including an appendix called "The Math Needed to Succeed in Hearing Science" and relevant online resources on a companion website (http://www.audstudent.com). This supplemental material consists of interactive demos and case studies. With the exception of the audiometer simulator software, which is behind a paywall, other online materials, including more than a hundred case studies, are free to access and do not require purchasing the textbook. As an instructor of a lab-based electrophysiology course, I found the case studies under the "Introductory" and "Advanced Auditory Electrophysiology" section to be quite useful. The writing style of the textbook is direct but friendly as if reading the transcript from a course lecture and not a traditional textbook. The playful personalities of the authors are evident in how the material is presented both in written and graphical form. Technical descriptions are interspersed with the authors' anecdotes and quips that bring the material to life. This writing style is largely effective as a teaching device but the conversational style is not completely balanced from chapter to chapter, giving the book a somewhat uneven tone. The black and white graphics that accompany the text vary in their descriptiveness, instructional efficacy, stylistic consistency and image quality. But overall, the images are value adding. While the lack of colour photographs has allowed a textbook of such breadth and level of comprehension to stay in the affordable range, the low image quality of the black and white photos – for example in Chapter 8 on the "Equipment Used in Audiology and Hearing Science" – gives the book an outdated aesthetic. Although the material itself is not outdated, the book does not cover the latest hot topics in the field, including recent discoveries relating to cochlear synaptopathy and mammalian hair cell regeneration. In summary, the format of the book makes it ideal for an undergraduate student intending to pursue an advanced degree in hearing sciences and also for a doctoral student of audiology seeking an "all-in-one" text that provides a refresher for basiclevel material as well as more in-depth descriptions and analysis. For students who struggle to integrate material across courses, this book would be an excellent resource, especially in preparation for comprehensive exams. Overall, the textbook is a good investment.


Despite European Union (EU) political support to identify the most feasible Motorways of the Sea, the final decision can only be made by Private Shipping Companies, which are operators of a unique stretch of the intermodal chain. This paper provides a multi-criteria decision method to identify the most suitable Motorways of the Sea taking into account the competitiveness of whole intermodal routes versus the alternative of road transport from the loader's perspective. The analysis is carried out assuming a 'many-to-many' transport model. Firstly indexes of time and cost were defined and evaluated for every available route in the model in accordance with a multi-criteria decision matrix. Secondly, through a Monte Carlo simulation a sensitivity analysis was carried out in order to evaluate the influence on the results of the forecast assumed to construct the matrix. The results obtained are not only quantitative, but also qualitative. The development of intermodal routes via Motorways of the Sea is especially relevant for the peripheral EU countries. Due to the relevance of the freight flow between France and Spain and the congestion of their connections through the Pyrenees, the method proposed was applied to the analysis of this particular case


This article proposes two models to analyse parking search: an analytical model called PARKANALYST and a geosimulation model, termed PARKAGENT, which explicitly accounts for street network and drivers' parking-related decisions. We employ both models to analyse the impact of occupancy rate and demand-to-supply ratio on cruising for parking and to compare the models' outcomes. We estimate the main characteristics of parking dynamics, and find that the spatial effects influence system dynamics starting from an occupancy rate of 85% while become really important for analysing parking when the occupancy rate is above 92–93%.


Abstract Forty sires and forty dams from a female selection and a control broiler line were slaughtered at 47 weeks of age. Males had a mean of .17% abdominal fat and females 3.32% with 37.5% of the males having little or no fat.


Water pollution by antibiotics is a global challenge requiring an affordable, readily available, efficient solution. Therefore, this review evaluates the role of carbon nanotube (CNT) based filtration membrane as an efficient solution to provide clean water free of antibiotic residues. The study considered the preparation of CNTs and CNT filtration membranes and their performance towards removing antibiotics from water. The study revealed that there are several methods for the preparation of CNTs, among which the chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is commonly used. It further revealed that three types of CNT-based membranes exist, which are vertically aligned (VA-CNT), bucky paper CNTs (BP-CNT) and CNT-based composite (CNT-CPS). Despite the high performance demonstrated by the membranes, there is a need to evaluate the cost-effectiveness, safety, and regeneration of the membranes. More studies are also required on a large scale to understand the behaviour of the membranes in the purification of ample water supply and the effect of interference from other co-pollutants in water in the real-life polluted water matrix. The study showed that CNT-based filtration membranes are promising membranes for the future, with reliable properties for effectively purifying contaminated water.


Abstract Background Global food insecurity (FI) prevalence in 2020 was 30.4%. In Israel, in 2021, it was 16.2%. FI is associated with a high prevalence of chronic diseases, more hospital admissions and visits, and a shorter lifespan. Screening for FI in the health setting is less common, despite recommendations. Methods Between July 2022 - February 2023, a mixed-methods study distributed an online survey and a request for qualitative interviews among a convenience sample of registered dietitians (RDs). The survey obtained sociodemographic characteristics and information on work experience, knowledge, attitudes, and barriers toward screening for FI. Sixty-one questions were modified from existing questionnaires. An expert committee reviewed the questions. Later, the questionnaire was pilot-tested by ten RDs and amended according to their comments on the clarity. Results Overall, 140 RDs were surveyed, and 7 RDs were interviewed. 96.7% of the participants were female, with a mean of 13.36±9.9 years of experience. 97% of RDs didn't screen for FI. 65.5% didn't know the percentage of households living with FI in Israel, and 72.1% of RDs didn't know where to refer food-insecure patients for additional assistance. Positive attitudes toward screening and treating FI were documented. About 80% of RDs indicated that FI is relevant to their patients and are willing to screen for FI. Religious and traditional RDs had 10.08 times and 4.46 times, respectively, greater odds of having positive attitudes toward screening and treating food-insecure patients. The main barriers identified were a lack of time, knowledge of screening tools, and missing information on appropriate treatment and referral. Conclusions Further education and training in screening FI should be implemented among RDs. System barriers should be addressed to allow RDs routine screening for FI. Additional research is needed to explore healthcare providers' attitudes and barriers toward screening and treating FI. Key messages • Most registered dietitians had a low level of knowledge and did not screen routinely for food insecurity. • The majority were positive towards screening, highlighting system and training barriers.


The purpose of the article is to study the European experience of the formation and regulation of socially responsible behaviour of economic entities; distinguishing the dominant drivers of corporate social responsibility in Germany and strategic priorities for its implementation. Its contents are interpreted in the expanded and narrow sense. Expanded approach insists that CSR is a set of interrelated types of responsibility (legal, economic, professional, moral, political, etc.) that reflect the system of values of society. Narrow interpretation foresees the definition of the degree (measure) of adoption by the subject of socially significant goals of society, the fulfilment of mutual rights and responsibilities, observance of social norms. The research subject – the peculiarities of the functioning of the European model of socially responsible entrepreneurship, the practice of its implementation in Germany. The methodology of the research is based on the definition of general principles of constructing the system of corporate social responsibility, disclosure the essence of the categorical apparatus, considering its main theoretical concepts. In the process of research, a set of methods of scientific cognition were used: analysis, synthesis, generalization (for the disclosure of the conceptual-categorical apparatus of the subject of the research); statistical method, grouping, empirical approach (while analysing the practice of distributing social responsibility among the subjects of social partnership in the EU for ensuring social protection of the population, and differences between the EU countries on the level of such responsibility of the subjects of the social process, depending on the model of socio-economic development). Conclusion. Under the influence of the challenges of globalization and the 4th Industrial Revolution, aggravation of competition, the conditions of the economy are changing. The need for business models on the basis of the strategy of sustainable development, socially responsible behaviour of business structures on the basis of systemic and long-term is growing. This situation actualizes the problem of creating mechanisms for maintaining social compromise in society. System of ensuring responsibility of the subjects of society for the formation of normal living conditions of society is one of the institutional mechanisms of social control and creating conditions for balancing personal, collective and social interests. Institutional support for the functioning of the mechanism for supporting social compromise regarding the formation of normal living conditions is based on the levers of state regulation (subsidies, preferential taxation, economic incentives, and compliance with the standards of activity); institute of entrepreneurship (international and national standards for doing business); institute of the public (the system of social reporting of enterprises, work with territorial communities). Compliance with product quality standards, with obligations to stakeholders, social reporting and progress reporting (including its environmental parameters), transparent business promotes the implementation of socio-stabilizing functions of entrepreneurial activity both on national and on a world scale. Experience of European (in particular, German) companies proves the need to adherence to the principles of social responsibility in entrepreneurship and the possibility of their use as a competitive advantage.


This paper describes configuring the virtual horizontal machining center LOLA HBG80 within the programming and verification system and the open architecture control system. The horizontal machining center LOLA HBG 80 is represented by an equivalent virtual machine in a CAD/CAM environment (PTC Creo and Catia), STEP-NC Machine environment, and the control system. Virtual simulation is essential for machining, and the developed virtual machines are used for program verification and monitoring of the machining process. The virtual machine in the programming system allows the verification of the program before sending it to the real machine and includes verification of the tool path (CLF-Cutter Location File) and G-code. The paper also discusses the possibility of applying a new programming method known as STEP-NC and preparing an adequate environment that includes a virtual machine. The virtual machine in the control system represents the last level for the final program verification and the process monitoring system.


The feed grade monocalcium phosphate monohydrate, Ca(H2PO4)2·H2O was prepared by the reaction of CaCO3 and H3PO4 at elevated temperature in aqueous solution. The obtained precipitates were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and thermal analysis (TG, DTA) techniques. The chemical composition of final products was evaluated by analysing the phosphorus and calcium content in the samples.


Curtain grouting was adopted to deal with the detour seepage phenomenon of the left dam_shoulder in Taipinghu Reservoir.And the effect shows that it is very successful.


Actual developments and huge extension of online "teaching-training" using the MOODLE platform suggested to the European team of iCo-op Tempus (Industrial Cooperation and Creative Engineering Education based on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation) project to use this platform to develop and integrate many the facilities connected with the Remote Laboratories. The main idea of the research was conducted to find one fast and easy solution to implement and run National Instruments LabVIEW applications (Virtual Instruments VI's) inside the Moodle platform and adapt this development to a new class of devices connected with the use of Cross Technologies in Engineering Education (different Arduino platforms, Cypress PSoC modules, INTEL Galileo and DE2i-150 boards, etc.).


Introduction: The transformations processed in mental health care guide the person with mental disorder to be reinserted in society. In this sense, the family assumes an important role in this perspective, since it comes to be perceived and inserted in the process of socialization of the person with mental disorder, assuming responsibility and commitment in the treatment. Objective: to know the perception of the relatives of clients of the Child and Youth Psychosocial Care Center in face of rehabilitation and resocialization practices. Methodology: This is an exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach based on Content Analysis, this delimited in the thematic analysis and units of records being a set of techniques and systematic procedures of the communications to obtain a description of the content of the messages. The data were obtained by means of an open individual interview with guiding questions and circulars, after a consubstantiated opinion of the Ethics and Research Committee of the Federal University of Maranhao under Opinion no 2,965,571 and signing of the free and informed consent term in two copies. Participants in the study were mothers of children and adolescents from the unit who attended for at least 6 months; the study consisted of a corpus defined by 10 interviews from which 102 recording units and four subjects were extracted. Results and Discussion: The thematic analysis shows that mothers who are more participants have a better understanding of rehabilitation and re-socialization, and that their children had a great improvement over the months in the institution, all interviewees express gratitude to the multiprofessional team for their work, as well as their visions of improvement for these actions, still express their fears, yearnings and the prejudice imposed by society. Final Considerations: The practices of professionals perceived by mothers have become part of the process of rehabilitation and resocialization, improving the social and interactive performance of children and adolescents. Thus, health professionals should widen their gaze by looking at family members. The research indicates a subsidy for the work of mental health in the family, whose rehabilitation and re-socialization process values family participation to achieve success.


The public action of unconstitutionality has expired in the year 2010, hundred years of had been adopted in the constitutional Colombian law. Nevertheless, this constitutional institution has got, as the years go by, many textures and manners of interpreting it, some of more restrictive ways and others more opened to the protection of rights, as it was the original idea in 1910. In this way, since the constitutional "inhibicionismo" that has been developed by the Constitutional Court, this notion, it arises as a constitutional concept with arguments, variations and relevant effects for rights in Colombia and for the same public action. We will see that by means of the inhibitory jurisprudence the Court improve the content of the action and is giving form to its' content, often depending on a few principals and often depending on others.


A mechanistic understanding of electron transfer in solution will advance our understanding of many chemical processes, including heterogeneous redox catalysis and photochemistry–processes which are fundamental in energy storage and solar energy conversion, among other applications. In this thesis, we first apply density functional theory (DFT) to study the mechanistic intermediates of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on metal-oxide redox catalysts. From these thermodynamic calculations, we are able to gain insight into catalytic design principles. Afterwards, we study nonadiabatic electron transfer in solution. After benchmarking various resummations of a fourth-order perturbation theory expansion of a generalized master equation memory kernel for the spin-boson model, we apply our theoretical understanding to study the short-time dynamics of electron transfer beyond the Condon approximation in aqueous iron(II) / iron(III) electron self-exchange. We discuss the application of this method to identify conical intersections in condensed-phase photochemistry. Finally, we examine the range of validity of electron couplings predicted by constrained density functional theory with configuration interaction (CDFT-CI). The nonadiabatic electron transfer methods developed and applied in this work will contribute to a relatively sparse computational toolkit for studying challenging problems in photochemical electron transfer, such as the prediction of nonradiative decay rates from first principle; these, in turn, will contribute to the design of catalytic materials for solar energy conversion. Thesis Supervisor: Troy Van Voorhis Title: Haslam and Dewey Professor of Chemistry


The Biological Basis of Masculinity. Psychoanalysis and the Emotional Life of Men. Learning to be Manly: The Case of the Male Sex Role. Masculinity and Social Relations. The Cultural Domination of Men. Feminism and the Politics of Masculinity.


Curriculum Associates' i-Ready is an adaptive diagnostic and individualized instructional tool that has been used in M-DCPS in the last few years. In addition, Curriculum Associates provides the District with results of their predictive model, which uses the students' outcomes on the Fall and Winter i-Ready diagnostic testing as well as the schoolwide percentages of students scoring proficient on the previous year's Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics to estimate the individual student probabilities scoring at every achievement level on the subsequent FSA ELA and Mathematics grades 3-8.


The workloads of autonomous driving traffic accident cloud data centers exhibit high variance and uncertainty. Accurate modeling and prediction of the variance and uncertainty of cloud workloads are crucial for the realization of reliable resource management in cloud data centers. Existing solutions are point prediction methods that can not capture the variance and uncertainty of the cloud workloads. In this paper, we propose a workload probabilistic prediction method with deep learning to model and predict the variance and uncertainty of cloud workload. Our method is a hybrid deep learning model which combines exponential smoothing, bidirectional long short-term memory (BLSTM) and quantile regression. First, a cloud workload pre-processing method based on exponential smoothing is proposed to smooth the high variance feature of cloud workloads. Then, a BLSTM based cloud workload algorithm is introduced. Finally, a differentiable quantile loss function is introduced into the prediction model to generate predictions of multiple quantiles. The experimental results on the Google cluster trace show that our method outperforms other four baseline models.


Annually, there > 30,000 infants are born with congenital heart defects; in different populations, the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) varies from 2.4 to 14.15%. Women with CHD planning pregnancy are at increased risk of heart failure, arrhythmias, cerebrovascular disease, and embolism. In such patients, pregnancy course is complicated by intrauterine growth restriction, pre-eclampsia, and preterm birth. Their newborns generally have a low birth weight and high risk of congenital malformations including heart defects. European Society of Cardiology (ESC) developed risk assessment-based guidelines to optimise the management of pregnant women with CHD. This approach requires a cooperation of obstetrician-gynecologists, general practitioners, and cardiologists.


Objective To observe the long-term safety of revascularization with sirolimus-eluting stent in patients with multivessel coronary disease compared with bare metal stents.The study was a single center retrospective study.Methods Five hundred and sixty two patients with two-or three-vessel disease,or left main coronary artery disease who underwent revascularization were included and divided into two groups:the SES(n=251)and the BMS(n=311)group,according to the type of the stents implanted.The clinical end points were death and myocardial infarction one year later after stents implantation.Results Clinical follow up was accomplished in 92.9% of the patients and the median time of follow-up was 19.4 months.One year after stents implantation,3 patients died of cardiac causes in the SES group and 1 patient died in the BMS group.Myocardial infarction occured in 2 patients in each group.There was no significant difference in cardiac event rate between the 2 groups(2.3% versus 1.1%,P=NS).No significant difference was found in cardiac death and nonfatal myocardial infarction event free survival rates estimated by Kaplan-Meier method between the two groups(97.3% versus 97.2%,P=0.951).Conclusion One-year cardiac mortality and the incidence of myocardial infarction after SES implantation in patients with multivessel disease were similar to those after BMS implantation which may suggest that late stent thrombosis does not increase with SES.


Very recently a fast radio burst (FRB) 200428 associated with a strong X-ray burst from the Galactic magnetar SGR 1935+2154 has been detected, which is direct evidence supporting the magnetar progenitor models of FRBs. Assuming the FRB radiation mechanism is synchrotron maser emission from magnetized shocks, we develop a specific scenario by introducing a density jump structure of upstream medium, and thus the double-peaked character of FRB 200428 is a natural outcome. The luminosity and emission frequency of two pulses can be well explained in this scenario. Furthermore, we find that the synchrotron emission of shock-accelerated electrons is in the X-ray band, which therefore can be responsible for at least a portion of observed X-ray fluence. With proper upgrade, this density jump scenario can be potentially applied to FRBs with multiple peaks in the future.


A couple of issues are identified in the process to embed absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) flexible bodies in an existing multibody dynamics code. (1) The generalized coordinates of ANCF must be solved together with those of the rest of the mechanism in a combined system of the equations of motion. (2) The various constraints, joints, and forces elements supported in the multibody dynamics code must be extended to the ANCF flexible bodies without major code restructuring. This paper describes two novel techniques that were devised to solve these issues. The first is the idea of interface triad. We will demonstrate how to construct the interface triad such that all exiting constraints, joints, and forces elements are automatically supported. The second idea is to represent the equations of motion of the ANCF body as a user-defined subroutine element representing a set of implicit general state equations subroutine (GSESUB). By treating each ANCF body modularly as a user-defined subroutine, not only all existing integration options of its host solver, e.g., HHT or DAE index-1, 2, and 3, etc., are automatically supported, but also the existing features such as parallel computing and sparse matrix solution of the existing multibody dynamics software are supported with minimum programming. Numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the efficiency and the success of these two techniques.Copyright © 2012 by ASME


The enormous potential of mobile web as an information appliance presents all organizations an urgent need and a compelling reason to not only create mobile specific versions of certain parts of their current systems, but also develop new mobile web applications to derive maximum benefit from this medium. However, as mobile web applications are generally being built using the same web engineering methodologies and tools which are used for building desktop web applications, organizations around the world require significant resources, making it difficult for many to quickly build these applications. In this paper, we describe our aim to mitigate this problem by using a Domain Specific Modeling (DSM) based approach. We explain MobiDSL a Domain Specific Language (DSL) for modeling Mobile Web Applications and show how it can enable system designers and analysts to easily define an application's specification at a very high level of abstraction without any web programming. We also explain how a Virtual Machine (VM) is used to execute MobiDSL models, which helps to radically simplify the testing, deployment and life cycle management of such mobile web applications.


In the UK, almost all people with learning disabilities and autism live either in the family home or with support in their own home or a community based residential service. How much contact people have with their community and the support they have to access their community safely often depends on where they live and their level of ability (Emerson and Hatton, 20081). As people have become more visible and active in their local communities, the issue of personal safety has increased in relevance and importance. The media, official sources such as public enquiries and a
small number of recent research studies have all highlighted disabled people's experiences of victimisation in the community and in particular the problem of disability hate crime. The issue is one of human rights – under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability, article 19(2006) states that people with disabilities have a right to a life in the community – not just a house. The European Convention on Human Rights states that all people have a right to freedom from persecution and torture and a right to liberty and security. The UK Disability
Discrimination Act (2005) clearly sets out the expectation that people with disabilities should be included and not discriminated against in terms of access to services and facilities, employment, education to name just a few. The Mental Capacity Act (2005) clearly sets out that people with intellectual disabilities should be assumed to have capacity for each individual decision they have to make unless strong evidence suggests otherwise.


Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (Harvard Vanguard) decided to develop a Shared Medical Appointment (SMA) program in 2007 for a variety of reasons. The program has launched 86 SMAs in 17 specialties at 12 sites and has exceeded 13 000 patient visits. Currently, the practice offers 54 SMAs and is believed to be the largest program in the country. This article provides an overview regarding staffing, space and equipment, project planning, promotional materials, training programs, workflow development, and the use of quality improvement (ie, LEAN) tools used to monitor the work to be completed and the metrics to date.


Abstract This paper reports X-ray diffraction patterns, Rietveld fit profiles, electrical resistivity dc magnetic susceptibility, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) measurements of La 1− x Eu x NiO 3 (0≤ x ≤1). A shift to high temperature of the metal–insulator transition temperature with x and hysteresis in the electrical resistivity and magnetization versus temperature at intermediate concentration of the compound are observed. The antiferromagnetic order of the Ni sublattice can be observed after subtracting the magnetic contribution of the rare earth ions. A change in space group from R -3 c to Pbnm for x ≥0.4 was detected, as was the appearance of magnetic order. Samples with 1% Gd 3+ probe were studied by EPR. Drastic changes were observed in the shape of the lines with x , though the crystal field symmetry of the Gd sites remained constant in all the samples studied. We observed that when Eu substitution increases, the number of Gd ions that contribute to the crystal-field spectrum diminishes. A possible cause of this effect is a previously reported increase in the Ni–O covalence in the neighborhood of the Eu sites.


Abstract A heuristic wood density prediction model has been developed by means of artificial neural networks (ANNs). Four populations of 32-year-old coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco var. menziesi) trees representing 20 full-sib families growing on comparable sites were in focus of this study. Tree height, diameter, volume, wood density, and acoustic velocity data from 632 trees were considered for the calculations. Two different ANN platforms were developed employing different classes and architectures, namely, the multilayer feed-forward (MLFF) and modular (MOD) models. After establishing the optimal configuration of the model, a MLFF network and a MOD neural network (with the obtained optimal structure) were developed and tested without cross-validation by employing a typical training and testing set methodology. To this purpose, the data set was divided in 480 trees for training and 152 trees for validation. A significant relationship between actual and predicted wood density was obtained with R2 values of 0.50 and 0.52 for the two networks, respectively, demonstrating their predictive potential for wood density estimation. A classic multiple regression analysis produced substantially lower predictive power with an R2 of 0.23. The application of ANNs as a viable predictive tool in determining wood density using growth and acoustic velocity data without additional intrusive sampling and laboratory work was demonstrated. An additional work including other species is required for these approaches.


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With bookstores and the publishing world in crisis, could ads within books be the answer? Victoria's Secret in Pride and Prejudice? Abercrombie & Fitch in On the Road? Ilan Stavans looks at what we might learn from both Homer and Netflix.


The companies active in international project business are faced with the optimization task how the different phases in the technical value chain can most efficiently be shared between headquarter and local country organizations. Many regionalization cases the authors have examined have critical issues in domains such as internal setup, strategy, risk assessment, or know-how transfer. Therefore, in this paper, a process detailing how regionalization efforts in engineering can be effectively organized is explained, especially taking into account how typical risks inherent to regionalization can be identified. The process starts by defining regionalization goals in relation to the business strategy and identifying possible risks. After analyzing the preconditions, a regionalization concept is established by careful evaluation of different scenarios. Upon decision for a certain scenario, detailed planning of regionalization is started, including e.g., preparation of change management and ramp-up of engineering manpower. Setting up the local organization includes training of employees, preparation of suitable environments and adaption of engineering processes. In this phase, the first regionalized projects can be performed. A carefully chosen lessons learned process helps to augment the performance of the organization in its environment; a phase-out step may conclude the work in a regionalized environment. Practical information gained from expert interviews and taken from real regionalization cases in a multi-national company is presented in appropriate detail to illustrate the principles. They verify the approach and show the direction of further research.


The problem of temperature dependence of nucleon mass is addressed by considering a retarded correlator of two currents with quantum numbers of a nucleon at finite temperature T<<F π in the chiral limit. It is shown that a Euclidean moments the leading one-loop corrections arise from direct interaction of thermal pions with the currents. A dispersive representation for the correlator shows that this interaction smears the nucleon pole over frequency interval with width ∼T. This interaction does not change the exponential fall-off the correlator in Euclidean space but gives an O(T 2 /F π 2 ) contribution to the pre-exponential factor


Background. Cardiac troponin T has been found to be accurate predictor of complications and adverse clinical events after pediatric cardiac surgery. Contrary to adult cardiac surgery, the relationship of troponin T to patient survival after pediatric heart surgery has not been previously studied. The purpose of this study was to determine whether troponin T could predict death after pedi-atric open cardiac surgery. Methods. This was a retrospective cohort study in which data from 1001 consecutive children having cardiac surgery during a 5-year period were studied. Peri-operative variables that could influence death at 30 post-operative days were evaluated. Results. Multivariate analysis, using a forward step-wise logistic regression, showed that troponin T measured on the first postoperative day was a strong inde


Abstract : Excitation of propagating modes on a long horizontal wire over the earth by an arbitrary oriented dipole source is investigated. It is shown that with proper tailoring of sources, it is feasible to provide stronger excitation for either the structured-attached mode or the earth-attached mode relative to the others. In general, because the transmission-line (structured-attached) mode usually has higher attenuation in the frequency range of interest, larger percentage change in total current due to the scattering obstacles can be achieved when a smaller wire height is used. Numerical result for scattering due to dielectric obstacles modeling human bodies is included.


To improve patient engagement, EHR data needs to be organized and presented in a coherent summary understandable to the patient. Focusing on inpatient hospital stays, we are developing a system combining physician discharge notes and nurse plans of care into a comprehensive narrative using patient accessible language.


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The research is financed by the Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies in the Applied Science Private University Abstract The penalty clause was introduced as one of the solutions provided by the legislator to regulate the individual legal transactions. Most netting contract contains a penalty clause, particularly contracts that its implementation takes long time, as in the contracts for work and procurement contracts. However, the practice of this legal option is still confused with other legal options and weaknesses in the wording of its terms, transgression and misunderstanding of the scope and limits of the contractual assurance still remains. Therefore, the origin of the subject and the declaration of its true legal context should be examined through this study, which is based on the position of the Jordanian law and its judicial provisions in this regard. Keywords: Penalty clause, concepts, legal system, limits.


Tatkin, S. (2009). Addiction to "Alone time" ‐ ‐ avoidant attachment, narcissism, and a one‐person psychology within a two‐person psychological system. The Therapist, 57(January‐February).


The medical underwriting of substandard lifeannuities has certain features that contrast it with life insurance underwriting. A life underwriter knows that any advance in medical knowledge leading to a longer life span of the insured individual will be advantageous to the insurance company, because more premiums will be paid and payment of a death claim will be deferred. The converse occurs in underwriting annuities, because an annuity contract promises to continue benefit payments while the annuitant is alive. If an individual lives longer, the insurance company will be forced to make unanticipated benefit payments. The underwriter who is reviewing substandard annuities has to worry about the likelihood of medical progress leading to improvement in longevity; this is completely opposite to life insurance underwriting. Substandard annuities most often arise in the settlement of litigations where an annuity is purchased by a defendant to provide lifetime payments to the injured plaintiff.


usually a-glycosidically linked to carbohydrate chains, and can be attached to different positions of various monosaccharides including sialic acids. The variability in binding type gives rise to physico-chemically distinguishable sialic acids and may thus conribute to the great diversity of biological phenomena. In higher organisms, sialic acids frequently occur in terminal positions in carbohydrate chains of glycoconjugates. The feature may be relevant for the architecture and function of the cell membrane. 1 >2) Sialidase (neuraminadase, EC 188.8.131.52) or acylneuraminyl hydrolase is a hydrolytic


Connexins are the major proteins of gap junctions andare important in the key process of intercellular com-munication in most metazoan cell types. Distinct dom-inant mutations in the same connexin molecules havebeen demonstrated to underlie either skin disease ordeafness or, indeed, both disorders.Connexinmutationsalso underlie other disorders, including peripheral neu-ropathy and cataract formation (Francis et al. 1999;Scherer et al. 1999). This review will focus on recentgenetic studies that have demonstrated the importanceof gap junctions in epidermal disease and hearing loss.


his paper investigates the impact of corporate tax rate on foreign direct investment inflows from Germany into five Central and Eastern European countries from 2000 to 2012. We used forward-looking or statutory tax rate to measure the tax burden and found that corporate tax rate has a significant negative impact of FDI inflows in Central and Eastern European countries. This finding is in contrast with findings from most previous research where backwardlooking tax rates extracted from corporate balance sheets were used as a measure of tax burden and showed that corporate tax rate has no impact on FDI inflows.


We used a Monte Carlo method to generate error bars for deconvolved measurements from diagnostics on the National Ignition Facility (NIF). Through a process of masking and normalization of the diagnostic system's known Impulse Response Function (IRF), we were able to diminish the deconvolved measurement error for all points of the waveform by a factor of < 2. This technique is generally applicable to deconvolutions with measured IRFs.


The characteristics of the materials analyzed are expressed in terms of magnetic fields and electric field gradients created at the site of the decaying nucleus. These fields are mainly produced by electrons, and their measurement gives essential information on electronic charge distributions. Disordered systems, temperature dependence of the electric quadrupole interactions in metals and semiconductors, solid state reactions and phase transitions, impurity and defect dynamics as well as determinations of nuclear magnetic moments are presented


A neural network model, called SPAN (space partition network), is presented. This model differs from most of the currently seen neural networks in that it allows a network to adapt its structure by adding neurons, killing neurons, and modifying the structural relationships between neurons in the network. An adaptive vector quantization source-coding system based on SPAN is proposed. The major advantage of using SPAN as the codebook of a vector quantizer is that SPAN can capture the local context of the source signal space and map onto a lattice structure. A fast codebook-searching method utilizing the local context of the lattice is proposed, and a coding scheme, called the path coding method, for eliminating the correlation buried in the source sequence is introduced. The performance of the proposed coder is compared to an LBG (Y. Linde, A. Buzo, and R.M. Gray, 1980) coder on synthesized Gauss-Markov sources. Simulation results show that, without using the path coding method, SPAN yields performance similar to an LBG coder; however, if the path coding method is used, SPAN displays a much better performance than the LBG for highly correlated signal sources. >


Summary. A simple method is described for determining the short term effects of sewages, effluents and individual substances on the nitrifying ability of activated sludge and the results of screening many substances are listed. The effects of mixtures of inhibitors and the possibility of formation of complexes between some of those inhibitors were investigated. The long term effects of inhibitors often differ from their immediate effects, one of the most important factors being the ability of activated sludge to become adapted to the inhibitor.


Onconephrology patients share a common feature: decreased survival. This is where Palliative Care finds a role in managing for these patients. However, during the course of illness and its treatment, providers often overlook the importance of assessing prognosis, predicting disease trajectory, and addressing goals of care discussions with patients and their family. Knowing which factors portend a poor outcome in this population helps bind together the subspecialties of Oncology, Nephrology and Palliative Care and frame interventions within patients' treatment goals. As the life expectancies of patients suffering from cancer and kidney disease is short, knowledge of these foreboding factors helps initiate end of life planning which has shown to be beneficial for our patients' quality of life.


Schwarzschild's metric is extended to obtain a generalized metric for the gravitational field exterior to time varying spherical distributions of mass. The general relativistic equation of motion for a photon in the gravitational field of a time varying spherical distribution of mass is derived .The second-order differential equation obtained is a modification of the equation of motion in Schwarzschild's field. It introduces a unique dependence of the motion of a photon in this field on Newton's scalar potential exterior to time varying spherical bodies.


In this work, elution properties of some polysaccharides in exclusion chromatography in aqueous and aqueous-salt eluents are analyzed. Polyelectrolyte expansion effect depending on concentration of injected probe of polysaccharide was investigated. Ключевые слова: полиэлектролитное набухание, арабиногалактан, пектин, эксклюзионная хроматография, концентрационная зависимость.


The article highlighted the need of studying the pathogenetic aspects of erosive and ulcerative lesions of gastroduodenal zone in children in order to prevent loss of quality of life and early disability children in the country.Were studied the processes of tissue hypoxia in childrenwith chronic gastroduodenal pathology. Dependingfrom destructive lesions of the gastroduodenal zone in children were found specific features of the anaerobic glycolysis. Were revealed the correlations concentration of lactic acid in gastric juice with the presence of structural changes of gastroduodenal zone mucous tissue and with anamnestic and morphofunctional features of chronic gastroduodenal pathology in children. Were proposed methods of forecasting and early diagnosis of erosive and ulcer lesion of stomach and duodenum in children.


With the development of the wind power industry in China, accurate simulation of near-surface wind plays an important role in wind-resource assessment. Numerical weather prediction (NWP) models have been widely used to simulate the near-surface wind speed. By combining the Weather Research and Forecast (WRF) model with the Three-dimensional variation (3DVar) data assimilation system, our work applied satellite data assimilation to the wind resource assessment tasks of coastal wind farms in Guangdong, China. We compared the simulation results with wind speed observation data from seven wind observation towers in the Guangdong coastal area, and the results showed that satellite data assimilation with the WRF model can significantly reduce the root-mean-square error (RMSE) and improve the index of agreement (IA) and correlation coefficient (R). In different months and at different height layers (10, 50, and 70 m), the Root-Mean-Square Error (RMSE) can be reduced by a range of 0–0.8 m/s from 2.5–4 m/s of the original results, the IA can be increased by a range of 0–0.2 from 0.5–0.8 of the original results, and the R can be increased by a range of 0–0.3 from 0.2–0.7 of the original results. The results of the wind speed Weibull distribution show that, after data assimilation was used, the WRF model was able to simulate the distribution of wind speed more accurately. Based on the numerical simulation, our work proposes a combined wind resource evaluation approach of numerical modeling and data assimilation, which will benefit the wind power assessment of wind farms.


Background: Risk factors for central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) among children with cancer in the outpatient setting remain poorly defined, and the microbiology may differ from hospital-onset CLABSI. Materials and Methods: We conducted a matched case-control study of oncology patients followed at the Dana Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Center. Cases (N=41) were patients with CLABSI as per National Healthcare Safety Network criteria who had not been hospitalized in the preceding 48 hours. For each case we randomly selected 2 oncology outpatients with a central venous catheter and a clinic visit within 30 days of the case subject's CLABSI. Multivariate conditional logistic regression models were used to identify independent risk factors for CLABSI. We compared the microbiology to that of 54 hospital-onset CLABSI occurring at our institution during the study period. Results: Independent predictors of community-onset CLABSI included neutropenia in the prior week (odds ratio 17.46; 95% confidence interval, 4.71-64.67) and tunneled externalized catheter (vs. implantable port; odds ratio 10.30; 95% confidence interval, 2.42-43.95). Nonenteric gram-negative bacteria were more frequently isolated from CLABSI occurring among outpatients. Discussion: Pediatric oncology outpatients with recent neutropenia or tunneled externalized catheters are at increased risk of CLABSI. The microbiology of community-onset CLABSI differs from hospital-onset CLABSI.


diameter, there is a risk of breaking the instrument in extraction, and leaving its point in the aneurism. On the other hand, thin needles must be used at first, in order to avoid risk of haemorrhage, if the sac be found to be thin and pulsating strongly; subsequently, however, when repeated seances have led to the formation of coagula of greater or less thickness, needles of greater diameter should be introduced. The needles are of soft iron, and are covered with an insulat-


The NHS Family and Friends Test (FFT) will be implemented into general practice in December 20141 and The NHS Strategic Projects Team is supporting this implementation across the Midlands and East region.

In our workshops, GPs and managers initially considered FFT another mechanism for complaints' generation; but training has demonstrated that FFT can promote a better relationship …


Determination of nitrogen in organic substances after digestion with sulphuric acid in sealed tubes has several advantages, compared to the Kjeldahl method. The digestion can be carried out at an elevated and easily controlled temperature, and the dangers of contamination of the mineralisation mixture by ammonia from surrounding air and of the losses, either mechanical or due to the volatility of ammonium sulphate, are avoided. The digestion in a sealed tube, suggested first for the sample size of several hundreds of milligrams, proved especially advantageous for milligram to microgram samples. In connection with decreasing sample size, the classical evaluations of the ammonia content in digestion mixture by the steam distillation followed by acid-base titration or by photometry was replaced by oxidimetric titration with a hypochlorite solution in the presence of bromide ions. The visual indication of this titration used by Kolthoff and Stenger1 was due to Tomteek and Filipovid2 later replaced by potentiometri c indication, and finally by biamperometri c indication due to ftezaC and Figarova3. For determining nitrogen in microgram samples Belcher and coworkers 4-6 used this titration with iodometric visual end point estimation. Digestion of organic nitrogen-containing substances by sulphuric acid in sealed tube, followed by direct oxidimetric titration of the ammonia formed, is particularly suitable for determination of nitrogen in organometalli c compounds, in contradistinc tion to various modifications of the Dumas method which in this case frequently fail7. Despite of this fact, optimum conditions for digestion of organometalli c compounds, i.e. the composition of digestion mixture, temperature, and time, have not yet been established. In connection with the analysis of complex catalysts we examined in the present work the digestion conditions for nitrogeneous compounds containing Fe, Ni, Co, Cu, Pt, Pd, Rh, and halogens, and studied the effect of these components on the course of subsequent oxidimetric titration of ammonium ions. We limited ourselves to the compounds with N—C, N—H, and N-metal bonds which did not contain N—O or N—N bonds.


In order to better realize the real-time on-line monitoring of the working
state of the coal mill and determine the status of the equipment used in the coal mill, the intelligent
embedded system of the coal mill based on DSP was studied.

Firstly, the working requirement of the coal mill and the task of data acquisition system
have been briefly introduced, and the requirement of the overall embedded system design has been
put forward. Then, the structure design was analysed including both hardware and software, and
the embedded system design including digital signal processing, and data acquisition was completed.
All patents related to intelligent embedded data acquisition and storage system are described in
detail.

After that, the function test of the actual coal mill embedded system was carried out,
which proved the practicability and reliability of the designed embedded system for coal mill and
based on DSP.

The embedded system improves the automation level of coal mill, and is of great significance
to the on-line monitoring and research of large-scale machinery and equipment in the future.


Abstract Personal in-depth interviews with executives of trade and professional business associations are the basis of a report on the state of the art of industrywide advertising self-regulation. Based on the experience developed by over 20 disparate industry groups, five essential criteria for effective advertising self-regulation programs are proposed. The article demonstrates that within industry is the knowledge and experience to increase the effectiveness of advertising self-regulation.


When Jennie "took to bed" years ago, Uncle Bill and Aunt Jennie were living comfortably in their South Dakota homestead farm home. Bill and Jennie were brother and sister. Bill was a farmer and gentleman. Neither was married. Their parents had emigrated from an area near Prague in eastern Europe to Dakota territory, where, through sheer willpower and common sense, sickness and injuries were accepted and treated with patience and prayer. Jennie accepted with no obvious reservations the responsibility of raising the orphaned children of her sister, who died while being operated on for what was apparently a ruptured appendix. One of the girls she raised was my mother. Jennie was a beautiful woman of quiet dignity. All who knew her instinctively accepted her as a person of authority. She had the ability to analyze problems and make correct decisions in a straightforward way. I suppose she could be referred


Using an extended model to calculate the level of growth consistent with the behavior of the balance of payments and the simple structure equation proposed by Thirlwall, a growth rate larger than the observed rate was estimated. This is explained by the accumulated surplus in the commercial account and the balance of payments, and because prices do not adjust demand in international trade. It was found that the income elasticities of demand are variable and are found to be affected by industrial and trade policy. It is concluded that the supply (Krugman) and demand (Thirlwall) approaches are complementary.


For industrial use, ergonomics has traditionally been used to solve the injuries problem from repetitive motion, prolonged postures, and some other physical risks. However, the utility of ergonomics is not just only limited to solve the injuries problem. Good ergonomics investment also can be applied to improve productivity. This project are carried out at Sidmann Composite Sdn Bhd. The Objective of this project are propose a new workplace with ergonomics features for Sidmann Composite Sdn. Bhd. to reduce the level of musculoskeletal risks of the workplace and improve the production process's cycle time. In order to ensure the objectives are met. A comprehensive data collection was divided into three phase, such as phase one is to perform up-front analysis, phase two is to determine the existing working process risk and operational impact, phase three is to estimate proposed working process risk and operational impact. The assessment was carried out by Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) and Strain Index (SI) to assess the level of musculoskeletal risk in this company. Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) was used to determine the labor time for the performing task improvement. Finally, existing process and proposed process was compared in this project.


This article aims to expose a part of the research result in the development of a proportion geometric model that allows the development of a type of visual and constructive balance between the parts that make an entire designed in the objects, industrial products, anthropometric relationships and structures in general. This project belongs to the objects and systems research line of Industrial Design & Complexity research group of the Autonoma University of Manizales and it is based on the existence of geometric principles that are important to determine the balance conditions, where the basic concepts of scale , symmetry and proportion allow the arrangement of a triad that combines form, function, structure.


Abstract An investigation is made into cup anemometer response to fluctuating wind speeds. The anemometer overruns under these conditions and the percentage overrun depends on the wind speed, and the frequency and amplitude of the fluctuations. An estimate of this overrun in the real atmosphere, i.e.,the "μerror" is made and found to be of the order of 1% for a typical micrometeorological anemometer.


The usage of governor control has been much emphasized in present deregulated market for optimal use of existing infrastructure. In this context the efficacy of existing steam turbine governor system needs much improvement for power system stabilization. In this work optimal phase compensation of steam turbine governor is proposed to damp electromechanical oscillations in power system for stabilizing power system. The compensation and steam turbine governor parameter are optimized by Salp Swarm Optimization (SSO) algorithm and has been compared with swarm and evolutionary algorithms like DE and PSO. The disturbance considered is step and frequent change in the mechanical input power to generator. Time and frequency response analysis are performed to justify the effect of proposed control action. It was observed that with optimal phase compensation in the turbine governor loop, the electromechanical oscillations can be damped much effectively without affecting voltage control loop.


The sucker rod pump is an artificial lift method frequently applied in onshore petroleum wells. This system can be described using a numerical simulation based on the behavior of a rod string. In the past, the elastic behavior of the rod string made it difficult to model the system. However, since the 1960s and with the advent of digital computers, it has been modeled numerically. The rod string be-haves like a slender bar, and thus, the propagation of elastic waves along the bar can be represented by a one-dimensional equation. Gibbs (1963) presented a mathematical model based on the wave equation, which is described on the basis of the analysis of forces on the rod string and is incorporated into a boundary value problem involving partial differential equations. The use of the finite differ-ence method allows for a numerical solution by the discretization of the wave equation developed in the mathematical formulation with appropriate boundary and initial conditions. This work presents a methodology for implementing an academic computer code that allows simulation of the upstroke and downstroke motion of the rod string described by the wave equation under ideal operating conditions, assuming a harmonic motion of the rod at one end and downhole pump at the other end. The goal of this study is to generate the downhole dynamometer card, an important and consolidated tool that controls the pump system by diagnosing oper-ational conditions of the downhole pump.


IT IS NOW ten years since the appearance of the previous edition of this familiar and extremely useful resume of progress. The volume has never been intended as a systematic digest of current literature, but rather as an exposition in summary form of what the authors regard as the most important and probably permanent contemporary contributions from all of the neurologic sciences to clinical neurology and neuropsychiatry. The decade covered by the present edition has been an exceptionally fruitful one for the accumulation of new facts and the formulation of new concepts, and it can be said that the authors' selection from this immense offering has been a discerning and well-balanced one. The presentation, too, is as clear as it is concise. References to the literature, though not numerous, are for the most part important and definitive ones. It is heartening to note how largely in the perspective of the book the developments in neurophysiology tie in with advances or potential advances in neuropsychiatry. This is reflected not only in the chapters dealing with the physiology of consciousness, sleep, hallucinations, and prefrontal leukotomy, but also in those concerned with the physiology of the temporal and parietal lobes. In the area of clinical neurology the most notable chapter is that on "The Intervertebra1 Disc and Spondylosis." This is a topic to which Sir Russell Brain has himself contributed in an important way, but it is also one deserving of relatively detailed attention in its own right. Other items of particular clinical interest are carcinomatous neuropathy and myopathy, inclusion body encephalitis, the neurologic complications of liver disease, and the treatment of myasthenia gravis by thymectomy. Separate sections in ancillary lines of diagnosis and treatment have been contributed by other authors, one on electroencephalography by Dr. Denis Hill, one on neuroradiology by Dr. David Sutton, and another on intracranial tumors by Mr. Northfield. The book as a whole will have greatest value for medical students, general practitioners, and others who have had no occasion to follow the neurologic literature of the past ten years. It is, as the authors stated in their preface to the first edition, an "auxiliary text-book of applied neurology" and as such it is admirable. R. B. R.


Patterns of linguistic development for children learning English and several other languages are fairly well established. Nonetheless, we still do not know how people learn their first lan guage, let alone a second language. Several theories have been advanced on language learning. I will refer briefly only to those which have had a profound impact on the practice of foreign lan guage teaching, and will try to recognize their implications, applicability, and shortcomings in a classroom situation geared towards intermediate bilingual learners of their mother tongue. One of the most revolutionary changes in the way foreign languages were taught in this country came as the result of the publication of Skinner's book Verbal Behaviour, in which he applied the theory of conditioning, advocated by behaviorists, to the way humans acquire lan guage. Language was seen as a form of behavior, and therefore, the same model of stimulus response-reinforcement could account for how humans learn language. Our performance as lan guage users according to the behaviorists is then the result of a habit-forming process ensuing from positive or negative reinforcement. Mental processes, memory, consciousness, which were neither outwardly observable nor measurable were, thus, not subjects of inquiry among behaviorists. Supported by a new understanding of language brought about by structural linguistics, be haviorism was enthusiastically received by the language-teaching profession. The success of the Army Language School experiment, which produced effective users in relatively short periods of time, created the momentum for the most comprehensive revision, systematization, and codi fication of teaching materials, classroom activities, and techniques, resulting in the audiolingual method. The method soon invaded even the most traditional academic environments, although not without the strong opposition of many. Language habits were to be established not by grammar-translation exercises and the reading of classical works, but by unending drilling and constant repetition of basic forms and structures taken from everyday speech, followed by the teacher's reinforcement. Correct utterances were immediately praised, mistakes were immedi ately singled out. Just as audiolingualism was beginning to become accepted as a classroom practice, Skinner's behaviorist model of language learning was challenged by Noam Chomsky's theory of competence and performance. In his well known review of Skinner's Verbal Behaviour, Chomsky raised very important questions. If all language is learned behavior, how does it hap pen that growing children can say things that they have never said before? How is it possible that adults through their lives can produce and understand an infinite number of new utterances that they have never said before; a capacity which could neither be accounted for, let alone ex plained by, operant conditioning? Language, according to Chomsky, is not merely an outward form of behavior, but rather an intricate rule-based system. A large part of acquiring language is the result of internalizing that system. What a child gradually acquires is language competence, that is, knowledge of the finite number of grammatical rules in a system that enables him/her to perform creatively as a language user, and allows him/her to experiment and say things never said before.


This disclosure describes a medical device including a bio-corrosive stent member and the graft member. Biological corrosion stent member may include a metal via vapor deposition processes, such as chemical or physical vapor deposition process applied directly to the graft member.


In this paper we prove the exponential decay in the case n > 2, as time goes to infinity, of regular solutions for a nonlinear coupled system of beam equations of Kirchhoff type with memory and weak damping utt + � 2 u M(||ru|| 2 2 (t) + ||rv|| 2 2 (t) )�u


Neither the land nor its people have ever known peace. Every highway of the ancient world crossed in Palestine; its ports commanded the Eastern Mediterranean. Any empire desiring to control the East had first to conquer and subjugate Palestine. As the axis of the East it has come to be one of the bloodiest spots on the face of the earth. One wonders if any generation living in the land will ever know peace, will live out its time free from the omniverous maws of war.


Helicobacter pylori infection increases overall risk for gastric cancer. The incidence of distal gastric cancer is decreasing in the U.S. and other


This study examined the use of past examination question papers (PEQPs) among students and their overall recall  rate during examinations. It employed the descriptive survey research design and used all the 255 undergraduate  students who visit the library in Private Universities such as Novena University Library Ogume, Western Delta  University, Oghara, Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Library, Agbrha -Otor James Hope University, Edwin  Clak University Library, Kaigbodo; Sports University , Library Idumuje, Ugboko, Margaret Lawrence University,  Umunede Library, and Admirality University of Nigeria, Library Ibusa Ugwashi-Uku for PEQPs. Data for the  study were collected in two phases over a period of two academic semesters with the first phase focusing on respondents' collection of PEQPs, and the second phase requiring them to complete a questionnaire designed to elicit  information on why they use PEQPs, what they gain and the overall outcome of their reliance on same. The study  found that fresher rely more on (PEQPs), and most students use PEQPs as study guides as against pretesting  themselves before an examination, the respondents do not see reliance on PEQPs as a major factor leading to  improved academic performance of undergraduate students and this affects their perception of the effect PEQPs on  their overall academic outcome. The study therefore concludes that as important as PEQPs usage seems to be,  improper usage of same could be detrimental to the undergraduate users.


Open market operation is one of important means of national macroeconomic control in modern market economy. During the past 20 years,government bonds,government financial bonds,and central bank bill have become major instruments in open market operation. These instruments have their own characteristics,but are unable to meet the needs of monetary policy adjustment. Therefore,in the short term,the central bank could choose and create those diverse instruments to achieve liquidity management. In the long run,in order to make government bonds become the dominant instrument of open market operation,it is vital to accelerate the reform of financial market and promote the development of short-term bond market.


Arm-weight support has proved to be a key component in robot-aided neuro-rehabilitation in order to permit a wide range of motion for patients with severe disabilities. In this work, a novel motorized platform for sustaining the upper limb of patients during 3D robot-aided rehabilitation and its control architecture are presented. The proposed system is able to support patient's limb in the 3D space through upper limb kinematic reconstruction during the execution of reaching movements. The platform and the adopted control strategy have been tested on 8 healthy subjects performing point-to-point 3D movements. The trajectory executed by the forearm support has been monitored to assess the performance of the chosen control approach. Moreover, a questionnaire based on the Likert rating scale has been submitted to the subjects to evaluate the overall platform. Preliminary results showed that the proposed control algorithm allowed to follow the arm movement in $\pmb{3}\mathbf{D}$ space with a reduced position error $(0.002\pm 0.012$ rad $)$, Moreover the subjects felt their arm completely supported, free to move in any direction of the space and judged the platform easy to use.


Background and Aim: Overweight and obesity is a risk factor for osteoporosis. On the other hand, it has been suggested that regular physical activity can prevent bone disease such as osteoporosis in women. The aim of the present was to study the effect of 8 weeks of Pilates along with taking celery seed on the bone mineral density in hip ans lumbar spine of women with overweight. Materials and Methods: twenty eigth women with a mean age of 31 ± 5.5 years, weight 68 ± 9.5 kg voluntarily participated in this study. Individuals were assigned randomly into four groups (Group I: Control, Group II: Pilates exercise, Group III: celery seed consumtion and Group IV: Pilates exercise and celery seed consumption). Celery seed supplements was taken orally 3 capsules daily for 8 weeks (each capsule contained 1/3 grams). Pilates exercise was done with intensity of 50 % to 80 % of maximum heart rate. Results: Pilates and celery seed consumption reduced body weight, but had no significant effect on the bone mineral density. However, Pilates plus celery sedd consumption showed a significantly better effect than the other intervention groups. Conclusion: the esult of present study suggests a protective effect the drug-free strategy, such as Pilates plus celeryf seed consumption on the pathogenesis responses of bone damage in adult women with overweight.