Carbohydrates are responsible for 25–50% of daily energy intake. The carbohydrate composition of the diet changes with age. In breast milk and standard infant formulas, lactose is the only or predominant carbohydrate; starches and other sugars follow with the introduction of 'beikost'. In the healthy, balanced diet of children and adults starches (and fiber) should prevail. The small bowel only absorbs monosaccharides, so dietary carbohydrates have to be hydrolyzed into their constituent monosaccharides glucose, galactose and fructose. Glucose and galactose are actively transported, while fructose absorption takes place through facilitated diffusion. Not all dietary carbohydrates can be hydrolyzed by human digestive enzymes. Unabsorbed carbohydrate enters the colon as a fuel for the gut microflora. While this is a physiologic process essential for normal colonic function, especially short-chain soluble carbohydrates may surpass the fermentative capacity of the colonic flora. Whether this leads to averse reactions depends on several factors connected to both the carbohydrates involved and local variables. There is no absolute separation between normal and decreased carbohydrate absorption and malabsorption does not necessarily imply intolerance. Here we present the present insights into carbohydrate malabsorption and intolerance, and discuss the clinical consequences, with emphasis on the consequences for the feeding of infants and young children. Whenever relevant, we refer to the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) nomenclature and the 6-digit denominators used in this database. Hernell O, Schmitz J (eds): Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood: Impact on Health. Nestlé Nutr Workshop Ser Pediatr Program, vol 56, pp 57–71, Nestec Ltd., Vevey/S. Karger AG, Basel, © 2005.


The author investigates the endogenous nexus between sunk cost and firm's exporting decision,using a rich firm-level panel dataset of China's manufacturing enterprises from 2004 to 2006.Based on a precise measure of sunk cost's coefficient by using Wooldridge approach,after controlling the possible endogeneity of firms' productivity,this paper finds that sunk cost has positive impact on exporting decision;the lower TFP a firm has,the higher exporting possibility this firm has;scale,endowment,wage,ownership and spillover are all associated with the decision to export.Such findings are robust to variouse methods and have rich policy implications.


Niche characteristics of nineteen main associated tree populations in moso bamboo mixed forests in Luoboyan Natural Reserve were investigated. The results show that associated populations of Sarcandra glabra, Ilex purpurea and Eurya japonica, with high important values have great capacity of adapting to environment and also have broader niche breadths. Liquidamba formosana seldom appear as associated trees and have narrow niche breadth. Castanopsis fargesii, Engelhardia fenzelii, Castanopsis kawakamii, Schima superba, Nyssa aquatic and Carpinus turczaninowii have close niche breadth and similar distribution range within the community. Ilex purpurea- Castanopsis fargesii, Ilex purpurea-Engelhardia fenzelii, Engelhardia fenzelii-Liquidamba formosana, Castanopsis kawakamii-Dendropanax dentiger, Rhododendron pulchrum-Schima superba, Dendropanax dentiger-Castanopsis lamontii and Castanopsis lamontii-Carpinus turczaninowii have high niche overlaps which prove that species having similar or same circumstances demands high niche overlap indexes. Species with broader niches have more chances for niche overlap with other species. Sarcandra glabra distributes widely and has broad niche breadth but low overlap index with other species, which indicates that species with broad niche breadth is not inevitable to have broad niche overlap with other species.


This research aims to understand the rapid transformation of the physical environment of one's daily life in Istanbul, urban memory and the effects of such transformation on the individuals who live in the city. Additionally, it focuses on current art practices in city-memory relations; places of memory and art practices as a method of documentation of the city. This reasearch investigates the question of what happens to a city and its people in an environment in which past can not accumulate and looks the answers within social, cultural and urban memory layers. It approaches contemporary art practices with alternative urban memory diversity. Today city, namely Istanbul, is losing its "aging" face with the help of "creative destruction" and replacing it with a newer one that is more profitable. Throughout the study process of spatial production, that is perceived, designed and experienced in entire city, is addressed with its ties to the society. The change of social, cultural and spatial daily life practices is traced through contemporary art practices. This study questions the role of art in city-memory relations while approaching current art practices as a recording tool of urban "moments" and memoirs and an experience that triggers and documents memory.


The article describes the object of software design and introduces an effective way to simplify a complex system-multi-layer architecture. The article analyzes the disadvantages of early two-tier architecture and advantages of the prevalent three-tiers architecture. Then an online shopping system based on J2EE is introduced. It is a typical distributed multi-layer application system. The article describes how the system is designed through multiple tiers. At last, it brings out the issues of the multi-layer architecture and gives the suggestion to resolve the issues.


This study investigated the effects of a worksheet on rolefulness, which refers to an individual's continuous sense of role satisfaction in their daily life. To this end, 25 female university students from Japan were asked to accomplish the worksheet. Furthermore, their scores on the Rolefulness Scale were compared before and after the work. The results showed that the worksheet contributed to a substantial increase in the participants' social rolefulness. The results indicate that the worksheet can improve an individual's social rolefulness and can be applied in several areas such as education and career development.


This article was written to deliver the idea of the need for digital literacy competencies for archival graduate students in an era of disruption to meet the needs of users and professional development so that in the end the success of digital literacy becomes a new benchmark for soft skills competencies for archiving program graduates. This research is a descriptive qualitative study using the FGD method for collecting data from informants, namely users and graduates of the archiving program itself. The results show that graduates of archives have not been able to meet the needs of soft skill competencies according to user demands, especially regarding the use of digital technology in supporting the implementation of tasks and jobs. It is suggested that college can facilitate the efforts to increase digital literacy competence through learning methods, in addition to students also trying to improve their experience in the use of digital technology.


This article starts from space story construction, display scene design and the "people-oriented" experience design direction, combines with quality cases that leading the world museum display design, discusses how to use the storytelling narrative into museum display design. The paper will help better promote the plot development between space and exhibits, exhibits, people and exhibits, optimize the social education function of traditional museum, and spread exhibition information more effectively.


—In this article, the design aims to merge a large amount of information into an easy-to-understand art form through the image-text combination and hand-drawn form to enable more people to better know Hubei brocade, thereby excavating the historical and realistic value existed all time throughout the ages down the ages and better building up a good image among the masses. The work combed a large amount of historical information, which thereafter was converted into several pieces of graphically and digitally clear image-text combination information. Centering on the concept of highly-efficient popularization of folk culture and considering the effectiveness of information content dissemination, there were new concept designs carried out from such aspects as font and image, for achieving the purpose of a highly-efficient popularization of the knowledge and culture of the non-material cultural heritage of brocade.


The model presented in this article will help to make a decision for the construction of a school (school / high school / university). It is based on agents; each playing a role in the construction process of the establishment. The context of the problem of the construction of a school lies in the finding of a saturation of schools of a locality to the point where the numbers of learners in classrooms become plethoric and their follow-up by teachers becomes difficult causing a rate of high failure and low educational level of learners. These one no longer have possibility to enroll. The model must indicate to the authority in charge of management of educational system the areas where it is necessary to build schools. For this reason it takes into account the maximal distance that a learner must cover by foot from his home to the school. It takes also into account the number of learners by educational level who haven't possibility to enroll because the number of learners in classrooms is plethoric. The authority in charge of the management of education must then evaluate material, financial and human resources allowed at its disposal in order to decide whether to build a school or not in this locality. Agents have been defined for schools, learners and decisions makers to describe the behavior of schools, learners and education authorities respectively. General Terms School, decision-maker, model, algorithm, learner, teacher, system.


Exit rates from unemployment and re‐employment wages decline over a period of unemployment, after controlling for worker observable characteristics. We study the role of unobserved heterogeneity in an economy with asymmetric information and directed search. We show that the unique equilibrium is separating and that skilled workers have more job opportunities and higher wages. The composition of the unemployed varies with the duration of unemployment, so average exit rates and wages fall with time. The separating equilibrium relies on performance‐related pay schemes and the ability of firms to commit to renting an input that is complementary to worker skills.


This study was aimed at identifying the effect of conflict on organizational performance in Nigerian organizations. We used a descriptive survey research design and the sample size selected was 166 academic staff. Data collected through the questionnaire were described using descriptive statistics while Pearson product moment coefficient of correlation was employed to test the hypotheses and establish the relationship between conflict management strategies and its implications on organizations performance. This study however, has shown there is a significant positive contribution of conflict management strategies to organizational performance. The study concluded that Power, style, culture and goal play significant role in managing organizational conflicts. Based on the findings, the study recommended that the management of the private universities should create additional channels of communication with employees as means of obtaining prompt feedback on organizational policies, so that conflicting interest will not arise.


According to basic theories for distributing regular of electric field about surface single spot current source and high density resistivity prospecting method in this paper. put forward an installation which use one current electrode or dipole current electrodes and the others prospecting at the same time to realize high density resistivity method by office date processing,such as wenner pole-dipole A,wenner pole-dipole B ,Wenner Alpha ,Wenner Beta,Wenner Gamma and pole-pole array.


SUMMARY The phytochemical constituents of Pseuderanthemum palatiferum (Nees) Radlk., Acanthaceae, have been little investigated. In our study the presence of phytosterols, lipids, flavonoids, and saponins in the leaves of P. palatiferum was determined by qualitative colour reactions. Silica gel chromatographic separation led to the isolation of n-pentacosan-1-ol; �-sitosterol, stigmasterol and their corresponding 3-O-�-glucosides; kaempferol 3-methyl ether 7-O-�-glucoside and apigenin 7-O-�-glucoside. These compounds were identified by spectroscopic studies (IR, UV, MS, 1 H NMR and 13 C NMR).


Abstract Respiratory and metabolic changes in germinating seeds of « Cucurbita maxima ». The general metabolic behaviour of isolated cotyledons and embryonic axes of Cucurbita maxima var. Mammouth was investigated. I) In cotyledons isolated from seeds during the early phases of germination, we observed: a) a significant increase of Qo2 during germination; b) a fall of the R.Q. value from ca. 0.8 to values lower than 0.6, suggesting a respiratory utilization of lipids as well as a conversion of lipids into carbohydrates through the glyoxylate cycle; c) a clear decrease in the amount of total fatty acids during germination, reaching a value of 3095 after 48 hours of germination; d) a progressive decrease in the content of acid-hydrolizable polysaccarides and principally of sucrose. On the contrary, the level of free reducing sugars increased, reaching at 72 hours of germination a value of eleven times the initial value; e) an increase of the free aminoacids content from 48th to the 72th hour of germination....


Relationship between 1, 3-Propane sultone (PS) induced toxicity measured as percentage seed lethality, seedling growth injury, spike sterility, survival in M1 and its mutagenic response was studied. Higher mutagenic response was obtained at concentrations of PS that caused 30-60% seed lethality, seedling growth injury and spike sterility. Further increase in toxicity as a consequence of rise in concentration had adverse effect on mutability of PS.


Abstract Corporate social performance brought company reputation, insurance or moral capital. It performed in the capital market as soon as the company experienced adverse events. The content of this research is the based on such judge. The paper analyzed the influence of corporate social performance on stock returns when there were adverse events of the listed companies. The empirical results show that the influence of corporate social performance on economic performance is not a direct result. The implementation of corporate social responsibility is to give enterprises more accumulation of social capital.


This qualitative study explored the foster care emancipation experiences of adults who had "aged out" of the foster care system. A snowball sample consisting of twenty-four adults who emancipated from foster care was comprised. A semi-structured interview instrument with open-ended questions was conducted. Ericksonian development and attachment theories informed and guided the study. This study found that foster care had negative impacts on participants' ability to form attachments while in foster care and in their adult relationships. Additionally the findings supported the hypothesis that the foster care system does not, adequately prepare individuals for emancipation.


This study examined the role of the administrator education internship in perpetuating the gap in relationships between teachers and administrators. It explored the moral socialization that teachers in pre-service administrative preparation programs experienced while engaged in administrative internships, examining the messages that administrative interns received which perpetuated the gap. Nine diverse female administrative candidates provided data via written questionnaires, journals, preand post-internship interviews, and audiotaped internship seminar sessions. Using these data, information was gathered on anticipatory and pre-service socialization before, during, and after completing the three-semester internship. Data analysis indicated that during the internship, prospective administrators received powerful messages from teachers and administrators about the nature of their organizational role and the organizational rules governing the role behavior. The messages informed interns that administrators were expected to exercise control and rely on traditional bureaucratic strategies to do so. The use of these strategies was deemed necessary because teachers were subordinates, and thus passive, apathetic, and resistant to authority. Neither group trusted the other, communication was guarded, and they assumed that their relationship was adversarial and acted accordingly. Teacher-administrator relationships were defined along two dimensions (organizational relationships and personal relationships). (Contains 49 references.) (SM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.


Scherer's work on the economics of music publishing is especially informative. Innovations in the printing of music encouraged the rise of music publishing firms in the early nineteenth century, which increasingly reached out to composers for new material. The most successful of these firms generated a new source of income for composers, but only by tapping the growing demand of middle class audiences for music. The rising demand for music paralleled the development of national copyright laws. The English Parliament passed the first modern copyright law in 1709, granting exclusive publication rights to writers and composers for fourteen to twentyone years, depending on the age and type of material printed. Other nations of Europe, however, did not follow suit until the nineteenth century. The impact of these laws on the financial status of composers remains unclear, but Scherer challenges the notion that they automatically improved composers' lives. This book concludes rather weakly, with a halfhearted attempt to draw parallels to music composition in contemporary times. Scherer could have done a better job of recapitulating and resolving his principle themes, and still called for more public support for live music. Even so, this work is a valuable contribution to the historical literature. It addresses questions that previous scholars have largely ignored, and answers them in ways that illuminate broad patterns and trends in the early music business. The book is not as complex or serious as its title suggests. Anyone interested in the rise of market practices in Europe will enjoy it, especially if they like classical music.


IntroductIon In this essay, I advocate the practice of free and collective improvisation in efforts to cultivate the opening of minds in classrooms. I do so by forging conceptual connections between improvisation and the "openness" required by open-mindedness. I explore how open-mindedness is generally conceived, including the openness entailed in these conceptions. I then lay out the distinctive features of improvisation and the processes improvisers engage in. I conclude by connecting these features and processes to the openness required by open-mindedness. To be clear: I do not claim that improvisation cultivates open-mindedness. My specific argument is that free and collective improvisation requires an opening of its players, the sort of opening relevant for those of us concerned with cultivating open-mindedness in classrooms. open-MIndedness Scholars such as William Hare, Jason Baehr, and Hugh Sockett have been exploring the nature and educational value of open-mindedness since the late 1970s.2 Open-mindedness, as they explain it, is an intellectual virtue that disposes us to value and seek truth by taking a particular stance toward what we know and processing new information in particular ways. On the margins of its general acceptance as a valuable educational aim in a liberal democracy, several debates about open-mindedness have taken place. Questions about the limits of open-mindedness, its status as an intellectual virtue, and whether it should be subsumed under Harvey Siegel's "critical spirit" have sharpened our understanding but have not diminished the fundamental recognition that to be disposed to be open-minded (within fairly wide limits) is an intellectual and educational good in a liberal democracy and, moreover, that schools are appropriate places to cultivate this good.


special attention to preparing bachelors of pedagogical education for organizing character building work with schoolchildren in the setting of remote student teaching. The course «Methods of educational work» implements mastering the theory of character building in conjunction with the formation of the individual professional experience of the student. The character-building work of any teacher is carried out through a certain system of techniques, methods, and forms of organizing the life of students. Any educational institution, while organizing character-building work through distance learning technologies, should create necessary conditions for the functioning of the electronic information and educational environment (VK, Skype, WhatsApp, Viber, Zoom, etc.). Extracurricular activities, such as homeroom, web quests, intellectual games, Internet promotions, virtual excursions are aimed at a wide variety of aspects: to unite the students, to form their responsibility, self-preservation, love for their Motherland, to evoke their interest for culture and art. All this allows to generate students' interactive search activity, motivates them to acquire knowledge independently, helps mutual understanding, develops communication and leadership skills when working in a group. For successful character-building work in the setting of distant learning a future teacher has to master new technologies, means of communication, programs and platforms and to use them actively in his practical work.


Due to the high stress,relative low density and excellent resistance of radiation,Zr-based alloys have become promising structural materials used in the space environment.The relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties is the key issue for designing Zr-based alloy in different alloy systems and has attracted extensive research interests.The microstructures could be adjusted by different processes of heat treatment and thus realizing the optimization of mechanical properties.In this work,the initial microstructure and mechanical properties of a high strength Zr_(47)Ti_(45)Al_5V_3(mass fraction,%) alloy was investigated.The XRD results reveal that the initial Zr-based alloy is consisted of a(hep) and p(bcc) phases.Transmission electron microscopy result shows that the lathy α phase homogenously distributed within the β phase matrix.Mechanical tests of this alloy show very high strength but limited plasticity.The tensile strength is 1648 MPa.However,the tensile elongation is only 0.8%.DSC trace indicates that the transition temperature of α phase to β phase is located between 560-750 ℃ that provides the possibility to adjust the microstructures through different processes of heat treatment.In order to optimize the mechanical properties,several different processes of heat treatment were conducted on this Zr-based alloy,and the relative volume fraction of α and β phase is successfully adjusted.According to the mechanical tests,the plasticity becomes larger as the amount of β phase increases with a slight decrease in strength.When the volume fraction of β phase is about 60%,the alloy exhibits the optimal mechanical performance with a tensile strength of 1398 MPa and an elongation of 3.1%.


The impact on an ice surface of an energetic projectile, such as a rifle bullet, which creates an acoustic impulse in the water whose properties are useful for Arctic remote sensing, is discussed. The source level of these impulses is typically between 220 and 230 dB Re 1 mu Pa at 1m and most of their energy is within the band 500 Hz to 3 kHz. Possible remote sensing applications are reviewed together with available experimental data. These include the measurement of ice properties and water depth, as well as bottom imaging. It is concluded that the source described has potential for Arctic acoustic remote sensing applications where probability and ease of deployment are important and the required number of measurements is not too large. >


A new theoretical solution to the Behrens-Fisher (BF) problem is developed using empirical likelihood method. The sampling properties of the empirical likelihood ratio (ELR) test for the BF problem are derived using Monte Carlo simulation technique for a wide range of situations. A comparison of the size and power of the ELR test and the Welch-Aspin test is conducted for a special case of small sample sizes. The empirical results indicate that the ELR test for the BF problem has good power properties.


The aim of this paper is to develop an equivalent dynamic model able to capture the transient behavior of an electrolyzer with the intention to integrate it into the Prince Lab microgrid located at the Polytechnic University of Bari. With this aim, available dynamic models for electrolyzers have been equipped with a controller able to integrate such components into a microgrid.


Exposure to Formaldehyde during Sterilization in Some Manufactures and Assessing Its Absorption by Zeolites Rezvan Zendehdel, Mojgan Zendehdel, Mahmoud Ghazi-Khansari, Homa Khiri, A Abdoli ABSTRACT Background: Formaldehyde is one of the most serious air contaminant that can be found everywhere. Some of the source of formaldehyde include product of building materials, decorated materials, cigarette smoke, etc. Aldehydes compounds especially formaldehyde are used as disinfectants for sterilization in different industries. In this study we measured formaldehyde workplace exposure with NIOSH method in some factories. The NaY zeolite absorption capacity of formaldehyde in different concentration was also assessed. Method & materials: Samples of workplace airborne formaldehyde vapor were taken from 24 workplaces with 159 exposed workers. Of these samples, 11 workplaces were chosen from pharmaceutical companies, 5 workplaces from detergent manufacturing plants and 4 workplaces from poultry Farm Companies. Result: The results show the mean concentration of formaldehyde in pharmaceutical companies was 0.769ppm, in detergent manufacturing was 0.558 ppm, and in poultry farm was 0.432ppm. Considering the short-term exposure limit (TLV-Ceiling) the results of the survey indicate that the number of subjects in exposed group (91.7%) was greater than unexposed group (8.3%). In evaluation NaY zeolite for its purification power it maximally absorbed 56.5% from highest concentration (1.5ppm) of formaldehyde after 8 –hours. Conclusion: Since the inhalation of formaldehyde causes pneumonitis, pulmonary edema and allergic asthma, therefore using suitable personal protective equipment for the people working in these industries is needed. NaY zeolite seems to be a suitable absorption of formaldehyde and further research for its use in protective devices is warranted. Keyword: Exposure assessment, Formaldehyde, Zeolite.


Pneumonia Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Supporting examinations carried out to establish a diagnosis of Covid-19 is through radiological examinations, one of which is Computed Tomography Scan (CT-Scan). The current method used to diagnose COVID-19 from CT scan images is by studying the 2-D CT Scan image data set using naked eye, then interpreting the data one by one. This procedure is ineffective. Research aim is to develop Covid-19 detection application on localized CT-Scan images using Deep Learning Convolution Neural Network (CNN). Pre-Trained Model used is ResNet-50. Test was carried out 3 times. First test uses original CT image, with an accuracy of 92.5%. Second test used pulmonary CT data that had been separated from surrounding tissue, with an accuracy of 95%. The last test used localized CT data (Covid Candidate), the accuracy obtained was 98%.


Title: Mexican-American Families Experience of Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Inquiry Author: Sarah A. Kooienga Approved: Ju th Kendall RN PhD For Mexican-Americans, Type 2 diabetes is the most common and severe chronic illness. Mexican-Americans suffer a disproportionate burden of death and disease from Type 2 diabetes, including metabolically more severe disease, increased incidence and occurrence of complications of diabetes and a lack of access to health care. While much is known of the epidemiology of this disease, less is known of the day to day experience especially for families impacted by this disease. In this qualitative narrative study, stories were elicited from unstructured openended interviews with Mexican-American families about their experiences living with diabetes. Ten Mexican American families living in the mid-Willamette Valley of Oregon participated in this study. Twenty seven interview events occurred with a total of 42 participants, which included persons with diabetes (PWD) and adults and children who were members of the family. Each family had at least one adult member who had lived with Type 2 diabetes for more than six months. Consistent with the methodology, I represented the findings with six story types which occurred across individuals and families. The overriding story for all of these ten families is that Type 2 diabetes creates profound emotional burden and turmoil. The six


The objective of this study is to understand the difference of the behaviors of ZrN thin film oxidation in different atmospheres. The annealing atmosphere and temperature were chosen to be the designate variables. In this study, ZrN thin film was deposited on Si substrate, and the samples were annealed in vacuum and flowing nitrogen respectively at four different temperatures for one hour. The oxygen partial pressure was monitored by a zirconia oxygen sensor during annealing. The solubility of oxygen in ZrN was calculated by comparing the difference of measured oxygen partial pressure between annealing with and without specimen. The dissolution of oxygen in ZrN is an exothermic reaction. The oxidation behavior was examined from thermodynamic and kinetic perspectives. Results indicated that the composition, structure and properties of the specimens annealed in vacuum and flowing nitrogen were completely different. All ZrN thin films were oxidized under annealing in flowing nitrogen. On the other hand, the specimens in vacuum annealing revealed substantial formation of ZrO2 at 1000°C and above. For vacuum annealing, it is observed that the oxygen partial pressure in the system, ranging from 10-15 to 10-8 atm, significantly varied with temperature from 800 to 1100 °C, which is the main factor leading to oxidation. The surface oxide layer formed in vacuum annealing may be different from that in nitrogen gas, and thereby affecting oxidation behavior. Blisters were observed on the surface for the samples annealed in nitrogen. Once the blisters formed, more oxygen could penetrate the thin film through the cracked blisters and the ZrN film would be oxidized rapidly. To avoid blister formation and maintain a smoother surface, heat treatment of ZrN in vacuum was a feasible method.


Metal capped carbon nanotubes, prepared by catalytic decomposition of benzene, have been applied as a magnetic force microscope tip. The particles at the end of nanotubes were about 35 nm in diameter, which were found to be Ni3C from the electron diffraction pattern. The other end of the nanotubes was attached on the tip of conventional Si probes. The magnetization of the particles was carried out parallel to the nanotube axis by applying a pulsed magnetic field of 12.5 T. We demonstrate the performance of these carbon nanotube probes by imaging the stored signal in magnetic recording media with magnetic force microscopy.


A new algorithm is presented which combines the Fast Conjugate Gradient algorithm (FCGA), the Modified Variable Step Size (MVSS) algorithm, and gradient reuse to provide a convergence/tracking performance/complexity trade-off. The proposed algorithm reuses the estimated conjugate direction vector d k (n) at each iteration k to search for the minimum along one particular conjugate direction, and thus performs a one dimensional line search. The variable step size reduces the number of iterations necessary to r each the minimum during the line search portion. Improved convergence and tracking is obtained compared to the NLMS, RLS, FCGA and MVSS algorithms when the input data is correlated and the environment is nonstationary. By restricting the number of iterations performed during the line search, it is possible to achieve the same performance as the FCGA but using a smaller window size, and therefore reduced complexity. A simplified version of the proposed algorithm is also presented that reuses weight updates (i.e the gradient) to avoid calculating gradients and conjugate directions at every sample n. This simplified algorithm only invokes the conjugate gradient update every Pth sample resulting in an overall complexity reduction by a factor of P as compared to the FCGA. Simulation results are also presented.


This paper considers a network where nodes are connected randomly and can fail at random times. The critical- node test detects nodes, whose failures are malicious behavior, disconnects or significantly degrades the performance of the network. The critical node is an element, position or control entity whose disruption, is immediately degrades the ability of a force to command, control or effectively conducts combat operations. If a node is critical node, then more attention must be paid to it to avoid its failure or removal of a network. So how to confirm critical nodes in the ad hoc network is the premise to predict the network partition. A critical node is the most important node within the entity of a network. This paper suggests methods that find the critical nodes of a network based on residual battery power, reliability, bandwidth, availability and service traffic type. The metrics for evaluation has been considered as packet delivery ratio, end-to-end delay and throughput. Nodes in Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are battery powered and hence have limited lifetime. Due to excessive utilization a node may die which can result in energy depletion problem and thereby affect overall network performance. Local rate of energy consumption based on application can be monitored. Thus early detection and avoidance of energy depletion problem is possible based on monitoring of power and remaining battery lifetime. As and when the rate of consumption based on the application returns to efficient levels, the mobile relay is released so that it can be made available for other critical nodes. This technique can be applied to any protocol used in MANETs such as DSDV, DSR, AODV, TORA etc. In this work, we focus on maximizing avoidance of network partition, rather than after the network partition, then taking some remedial measures. We describe the critical nodes compensation approach to increase the network connectivity and improve packet delivery rate. First, we detect the critical nodes which may lead to the network partitioning. Secondly, propose the compensation algorithm to avoid the network partitioning. This approach described in this paper is built around the notion of a critical node in an ad hoc network. Our definition of a critical node is a node, whose failure or malicious behavior disconnects or significantly degrades the performance of the network. Once identified, a critical node can be monitored in terms of resource. If a node is not considered critical, this metric can be used to decide if the application or the risk environment warrant the expenditure of the additional resources required to monitor, diagnose, and alert other nodes about the problem. Determining the global network topology in a MANET gives the time delays of the diagnostic packets and the mobility of the nodes makes this task futile, but determining an approximation of this topology or subset of this topology, within a certain time frame may be useful. An approximation of the network topology can still provide useful information about network the density, network mobility, critical paths, and critical nodes. Even with the uncertainty associated with correctly reconstructing the network topology for a given time period, this additional information can help to reduce the resources consumed to monitor all nodes in the absence of this information.


【Objective】To assay the promoting-maturation activity of MPF to induce immature oocytes to mature in vitro and to observed the metaphase chromosomes of the single mature oocytes.【Methods】Hela cells were blocked at mitotic metaphase by colcemid in order to extract the proteins containing MPF.The culture medium was individed into 3 groups,non-hormone group(without hormone),hormone group(with hormone),injecting-group(without hormone).MPF extracts were microinjectied into immature oocytes of Kunming mouse in the injecting-group medium.Observation and statistic analysis of the cell number with GVBDs(germinal vesicle breakdown) or extrued polar bodies were made among the three group.The metaphase chrosomes of mature oocytes were prepared and observed.【Results】The significant difference of the percent of GVBDs was demonstrated between non-hormone group and injectied-group by statistics(P0.05).The percentage of extrued polar bodies in injected group was significantly higher than non-hormone group and hormone group(53.4% vs 31.08%,33.3%),The significant difference was demonstrated between the injectied-group and non-hormone group,or hormone group by statistics(P0.001,P0.005).And the metaphase chromosomes of the single mature oocytes were observed.【Conclusion】The results indicated MPF extract possess the property that can induce immature oocytes to reinitiate meiosis.


Three biocontrol agents i.e., Bacillus subtilis, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Trichoderma harzianum, were evaluated for their efficacy in controlling powdery mildew on squash plants. In greenhouse experiment, the highest inhibition of disease severity percentage was achieved by P. fluorescens, B. subtilis and T. harzianum, and application of Amistar 250 SC on squash plants resulted significant reduction of disease severity. The bacterial bioagents, i.e. P. fluorescens, and B. subtilis exhibited the highest reduction in disease severity. On the other hand, T. harzianum gave the lowest reduction in the disease severity. All resistance inducers (i.e., potassium nitrate (KNO3), potassium phosphate monobasic (KH2PO4), potassium phosphate dibasic (K2HPO4 and salicylic acid) treatments resulted in significant reduction in disease severity under greenhouse conditions. Under field conditions, similar reduction in disease severity of powdery mildew was observed in treated plants. All treatments significantly increased squash yield per plant. More than 75% increase in yield was observed in treated plants with (KNO3 at 100 mM).


The Personality Emotion Model (PEM) is a workflow for generating quantifiable and bi-directional mappings between 15 personality traits and the basic emotions. PEM utilises Affective computing methodology to map this relationship across the modalities of self-report, facial expressions, semantic analysis, and affective prosody. The workflow is an end-to-end solution integrating data collection, feature extraction, data analysis, and result generation. PEM results in a real-time model that provides a high-resolution correlated mapping between personality traits and the basic emotions. The robustness of PEM's model is supported by the workflow's ability to conduct meta-analytical and multimodal analysis; each state-to-trait mapping is dynamically updated in terms of its magnitude, direction, and statistical significance as data is processed. PEM provides a methodology that can contribute to long-standing research questions in the fields of Psychology and Affective computing. These research questions include (i) quantifying the emotive nature of personality, (ii) minimising the effects of context variance in basic emotions research, and (iii) investigating the role of emotion sequencing effects in relation to individual differences. PEM's methodology enables direct applications in any domain that requires the provision of individualised and personalised services (e.g. advertising, clinical care, research).


The method of approximating an arbitrary function of one variable by a sequence of straight-line segments of suitable slopes is widely used to provide input functions for analogue computations. However, many of the mechanizations of this process are critical in adjustment, and require relatively highly trained personnel to expend considerable time in setting them up.
 The relay function generator here described was developed in an effort to arrive at a simple, reliable device which would accomplish this same purpose, and which could be set up in a purely routine manner by personnel without special training.


One of the most important activities in Mining industry is the exploration step, Because the result of this activities will be as a basis of taking a decision about the continuity of mining activities in the future. This step must give the accuracy of information about the mineral content and the geological condition where the mining activity is done. The sample preparation is one of the parts of laboratory activities in exploration step. This activity is the first process before analyzing the sample content, so that this process must be organized and controlled as well for getting high quality final analysis result which is based on its precision and accuracy value.  In getting the precision and accuracy of value content in the sample, the beginning process until finish in the laboratory activities must be assured that no value interference from the other source or other sample. The Mobile Sample Preparation Unit (MSPU) is one of the designs which can be applied in remote area where the exploration activities are done.


The effects of limited frequency bandwidth on the response of space-integrating acousto-optic correlators are considered. They are studied in the classical scope of pseudorandom sequence correlation, used in spread spectrum systems, in terms of the SNR enhancement in the correlator compared to the ideal (infinite bandwidth correlator) enhancement figure. An analytical approach using filtering of both useful signals and noise at the correlator input is developed. Numerical computations are drawn that show a loss of 4 dB when the code chip rate used is equal to three times the correlator bandwidth. Experimental results obtained for an acousto-optic cell are also presented and agree well with the theoretical results.


Female-led migration is usually explained by a "push-pull" framework. Poverty "pushes" Third World women into domestic labor in First World countries. In this paper I broaden this framework by thinking of gender as "constitutive" of migration and placing the migration of Ukrainian women to Italy in a larger context of post-Soviet transformation. The coming of capitalism has forced many women out of the labor market and necessitated a shift from extended families with working-mothers, peripheral men, and grandmothers as primary caregivers of their grandchildren to nuclear families with mother-housewives, father-breadwinners, and displaced grandmothers. Yet men's salaries are unable to sustain this new gender order which relies on grandmothers, doubly marginalized from the labor market and their families, to work abroad. Gender is constitutive of migration and the construction the "new" Ukraine. At a time when the definition of Ukrainian nationhood is highly contested, migrant women are working towards a vision of Ukraine as "Europe," a utopia of consumer capitalism. But the fear that Ukraine will instead become "Africa," the underbelly of the global economy, is always looming. Migrant women bear the painful contradictions of this nation building project.


The complexity of the text can be determined by lexical density and readability tests. Therefore, the purposes of this research are to find out the lexical density and readability of reading texts and the relevancy of them to the grade level of reading texts. This research took a descriptive qualitative method with library research. The subject is taken from the eleven reading texts in the English textbook "Stop Bullying Now" for eleventh grade. For analyzing data, the researcher used Ure formula and Flesch Reading Ease formula. The finding showed that 8 texts with a lexical density score >50% were categorized as quite-density and 3 texts were categorized as low-density. There are 5 levels of reading and only 4 texts which correspond to the students in senior high school. Based on the average analysis score, the texts are categorized as standard level and more appropriate for students in 8th-9th grade. In this study's data, lexical density and readability do not change considerably as text levels increase.


The conventional time-ratio gray-scale driving method has a problem: the larger the number of scanning lines or the deeper the color, the faster the writing period for the display must be. To solve this, we developed an equally-separated-subframe driving method for AM-OLED. Simulation showed that this method solves the scanning speed problem.


We present a conjecture for the density matrix of a finite segment of the XXZ chain coupled to a heat bath and to a constant longitudinal magnetic field. It states that the inhomogeneous density matrix, conceived as a map which associates with every local operator its thermal expectation value, can be written as the trace of the exponential of an operator constructed from weighted traces of the elements of certain monodromy matrices related to and only two transcendental functions pertaining to the one-point function and the neighbour correlators, respectively. Our conjecture implies that all static correlation functions of the XXZ chain are polynomials in these two functions and their derivatives with coefficients of purely algebraic origin.


The homes featured here live up to the most fanciful of expectations, ranging from cosy little dwellings to castles and stately homes.


In Physical Education classes, the time allocated by the Teacher to practice is determinant to the students' learning opportunities. This time is, however, not totally used in motor activities by the students, once, besides motor activity, there are other behaviours the students experience in that period of time, such as helping their colleagues, manipulating material, displacements, waiting, etc. The student's behaviours must be characterized in different types of classes (racquet sports, wrestling, team sports, gymnastics and athletics) in order improve class planning, particularly the time allocated by the teacher to practice and how the student uses it. This study was developed in the scope of Sport Pedagogy while discipline that contributes for the graduation (formation) of future teachers of Physical Education. This discipline use a process of training based on a model of simulated teaching in three phases: theory, observation training and simulated teaching, where each teacherstudent plan and give two lessons about sports, filmed the lesson in video system, analysed applying observation systems and make a final report with the material collected with the application of the observation systems (Sarmento, Ferreira & Moreira, 2004).


Keywords: Architecture of the internet of things, Spectrometer, RFID, Remote control Abstract:The features, architecture, hardware connection, application software and the transfer protocol about the spectrometer based on the internet of things are presented in this paper. Applying the technology of the internet of things, it can enhance the real-time and remote control ability of spectrometer, improve the production efficiency and quality. This spectrometer based on the internet of things will play a more important role in the industrial production.


The experience of Norman, Oklahoma, demonstrates success in sustainability efforts when local leaders focus on incorporating green initiatives into the "ordinary things" of municipal facilities. Two projects highlight Norman's efforts: LEED-certified fire stations and a CNG (compressed natural gas) fueling facility to help transition the city fleet to cleaner burning alternative fuels. The city overcame the initial funding challenges in two ways. A dedicated sales tax for new public safety facilities provided the necessary funding for the fire stations, and a combination of intergovernmental grants financed the CNG facility. Both projects already show important reductions in environmental impacts and savings in energy costs.


Positrons have many potential applications in the field of high-energy nuclear and particle physics. For the generation of such high-energy positrons, we propose a mechanism via an interaction of optical vortex laser beams with collisional plasma. Based on the multiphoton Breit–Wheeler mechanism, the production of electron–positron pairs shows to be strongly dependent on the energy associated with the synchrotron radiation. Such radiations are emitted by accelerated charged particles in the plasma channel under quasistatic spontaneous magnetic field that confines the motion of the electrons. For the precise regulation of the accelerated positrons important quantities such as the probabilistic generation of positrons and the angular momentum of the plasma electrons are evaluated and discussed. It is observed that the use of the incident Laguerre–Gaussian laser beam helps to generate on-axis sheath formation to focus and accelerate the produced positrons.


The United States is reputed to have freedom of the media and yet there are so few signs of that precious commodity. In a country with essentially three political currents (right wing, extreme right and fascist right) one would not expect anything but a right wing bias. However, the problem is more the all-over bias also shared by much of the rather marginal US left: 'the way the issues are cut'. In this article, some of the current US political discourses are analyzed. Not simply out of fascination, but out of major concern about the way in which many sophisticated theories and books on discourse analysis nowadays only seem to be heading for literary criticism, with texts and sub-texts for their own sake, in the same sacrificial spirit as the former generation of text analists were sacrificed on the altar of significance levels. The obvious exception is formed by those figthing for a subjugated discourse, the women, the blacks, the suppressed of all kinds (often referred to as "minorities" although together they are the clear majority). The implications of authors' own position (discourse control = power = politics and discourse critique = power struggle = counterpolitics) are briefly discussed.


The ultra-low thermal conductivity of Cu2Se is well established, but there is so far no consensus on the underlying mechanism. One proposal is that the fast-ionic diffusion of copper suppresses the acoustic phonons. The diffusion coefficients reported previously, however, differ by two orders of magnitude between the various studies and it remains unclear whether the diffusion is fast enough to impact the heat-bearing phonons. Here, a two-fold approach is used to accurately re-determine the diffusion rates. Ab-initio molecular dynamics simulations, incorporating landmark analysis techniques, were closely compared with experimental quasielastic/inelastic neutron spectroscopy. Reasonable agreement was found between these approaches, consistent with the experimental coefficient of 3.1 ± 1.3 10-5 cm2.s-1 and an activation barrier of 140 ± 60 meV. The hopping mechanism includes short 2 Å hops between tetragonal and interstitial octahedral sites. This process forms dynamic Frenkel defects, however, there is no indication of additional broadening in the density-of-states indicating the intrinsic anharmonic interactions dictate the phonon lifetimes.


the complex character of Socrates' relationship to Athens. Chapters 7 through 8 discuss Socrates' general political views, and Kraut claims that he had "a more complex and interesting attitude towards democracy than scholars have realized" (p. 194). Socrates equated rule by the many with rule by the immoral and ignorant (pp. 197-199), and he preached that moral experts ought to be unconditionally obeyed because they alone would have knowledge of the virtues and the ability to apply standards to the complex situations of political life (pp. 208-210). Yet Socrates' authoritarian political outlook is tempered by his love of Athens and its laws (p. 308), and he believed that "in Athens the law is in many cases a correct guide to behavior" (p. 222). What principles for Kraut harmonize Socrates' acceptance of democracy with his authoritarian stance that the wise few ought to rule and be obeyed? Finding moral experts for Socrates was merely a "theoretical possibility" and not a practical one because neither he nor his followers were able to give justifiable definitions of the virtues (p. 208). If knowledge of the nature of the virtues was lacking, then Socrates could teach no wisdom, and his irony and ignorance were real, not masks disguising his holding the truth (pp. 247-249). Socrates accepts democracy from weariness. Kraut states that the "founding of a new political order was not the sole or even most important aim of Socratic conversation. To fulfill such a Utopian fantasy, the limits of human nature "would have to be transcended" (p. 309). Kraut's views raise some fundamental questions. How could Socrates love Athens and its laws if such laws were made by the many who were judged immoral, vicious and ignorant? Why was Socrates arrogant and defiant if he truly lacked wisdom? Are not arrogance and defiance the marks of a person who indisputably claims to possess the truth? Could Socrates accept basic tenets of Athenian law and custom when these often sprung from the teachings of Homer, that is, from a poetic tradition that Socrates judged deformed Athenian life? If Socrates truly lacked wisdom as Kraut claims, then how could he reject Crito's arguments for escape as indisputably wrong while going to his death on the basis of secure moral convictions? And if Socrates was truly not wise, then why is he so certain that the "unexamined life is not worth living," that one should never return injury for injury, that the virtue of the soul is far more important than prestige and material possessions, that basic elements of Athenian law and custom are quite harmful, and that knowledge is the foundation of virtue and lasting happiness? Could Socrates have preached the merit of the private over the public life when he likely taught that the political order shaped for good or evil the souls of the citizens? Kraut depoliticizes Socrates by introducing a dubious split between politics and morals, between public and private regeneration, and fails to consider that Socrates' "caring for souls" might be a new form of politics, that is, a public activity. Socrates remains an enigmatic figure despite Kraut's herculean effort to fathom the principles of his secret unity. Nietzsche's thought that a multiplicity of eternal contradictions marks the higher soul would seem to apply to Socrates.


The paper is concerned with the optimal dynamic programming approach to the solution of the two armed bandit problem for beta priors for the two unknown probabilities. Some properties of the objctive function are obtained and a conjecture concerning the design is made. The suboptimal one step ahead design in considered and is shown to have the same properties as those of the optimal only in certain special cases.


Key Points Question What are the mortality rates and causes of death by age, gender, and race and ethnicity in a large cohort of people experiencing homelessness (PEH)? Findings In this cohort study of 60 092 PEH, all-cause mortality rates differed by age, gender, and race and ethnicity. Drug overdose was a leading cause of death across age, gender, and race and ethnicity groups, while suicide uniquely affected young PEH and HIV infection and homicide uniquely affected Black and Hispanic/Latinx PEH. Meaning The findings of this study suggest that interventions to reduce mortality disparities among PEH should consider the unique health needs across sociodemographic groups.


Guilin Logistics Center being taken as an example,its future main task and logistics demand are discussed ac- cording to the industrial structure and economic position of Guilin city.On this basis,commercial operation idea and busi- ness mode of a logistics center were discussed.


Growth and development of bull-calves of simmental-sky and black and motley breeds of the Republic of Bashkortostan are studied. The interrelation of growth and development of experimental animals with the tireoidny and metabolic status of an organism of animals was established.


Triage is the first process of assessment and prioritization of all patients who present to emergency departments (EDs) into categories according to their condition and level of urgency. In this study, a systematic review of the literature on the effectiveness of triage systems was conducted in Saudi Arabia. Following PRISMA guidelines, six large databases were searched for relevant articles published between 2003 and 2023. Three authors reviewed the titles, abstracts, and full texts. The databases were searched using the following keywords: triage systems, CTAS, emergency department overcrowding, non-urgent or inappropriate visits to the ED, ED overutilization, and triage and ED overcrowding in the Middle East. A total of 1,051 articles were identified, of which 245 met our inclusion criteria. From the findings of these studies, in relation to the factors that reduce triage efficacy in the Middle East and specifically in Saudi Arabia, it can be argued that there is a need for more studies and solutions to address these issues. Patients are in need of health education, and alternative solutions must be considered to address the high percentage of non-urgent visits to the ED. Emergency department triage is the first screening step that sorts patients in emergency situations by categorizing their urgency levels to prioritize patients for evaluation and treatment. Because the ED is an integral hospital department and a complicated, fast-paced environment, ED healthcare services have evolved to be delivered through effective triage systems to reduce waiting times and overcrowding.


In the paper by Jeyakumar et al. (J. Global Optim. (2006) 36: pp. 127–137), a sequential Lagrange multiplier condition for exact optimal solutions of a general convex programming was obtained, and as a byproduct, a new constraint qualification for an exact optimal solution of the convex programming problem to satisfy the standard Lagrange multiplier condition was also obtained. In this article, we extend these results to ϵ-optimal solutions of the convex programming problem. The new constraint qualification for ϵ-optimal solutions to satisfy a Lagrange multiplier condition is therefore weaker than the Slater-type condition proposed in the paper by Strofiot et al. (Math. Program. (1983) 25: pp. 307–328).


Henry James is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest novelists in the world.But it has been long time that his works has been gradually accepted and widely appreciated in China.This paper is meant to give a comprehensive review of Henry James studies in China in this new century from two perspectives:translation and publication,research.Based on the survey,the present situation and characteristic of his studies has been expounded,and the problems and cause analysis clarified.It then points out the problems and gives a detailed cause analysis.Finally,the prospects concerning future Henry James Studies in China are presented.Some insightful view of how to deepen Games studies has been put forward.


Based on the detection requirements of surface and sub-surface of micro steel ball, control system of defect scanning is studied, aiming at the problem of unfolded surface of steel ball, STC89S52 microcontroller is considered as the control core, then the feasible method of speed and direction control of step motor that driven by detection device, and hardware interface circuit and design of software solutions of the system are put forward, principles of unfolded surface of steel ball and control system of defect scanning and signal about defect scanning are analyzed, then the result are verified valid through the experiment. The results indicate that unfolded mechanics could be driven and flawed steel balls could be detected by the system of surface scanning of micro steel ball, which meet the design requirements.


Ahia, C. E. See Dombrowski, S. C. Bainbridge, W. L. See Lasley T. J., II Benn ett, N., and A. Marr. Judging the Impact ofLeadership-Development Activities on School Practice. 67(4): 344-53 Berry, B. See Lasley, T.1., II Campbell, K. The Efficacy ofConflictMediation Trainingin Elementary Schools. 67(2): 148-5 5 Caranfa, A. On the Pedagogy ofAccountability and ofSolitude, 67(4): 30816 Dombrowski, S. c.,C. E. Ahia, and K. McQuillan. Protecting Children through Mandated Child-Abuse Reporting. 67(2): 11 928 Fickel, L. H. Quality Professional Development: Suggestions about Process and Content, 67(1): 47-54 Field, J . C. See Olafson, L. Fong, A. See Sheets, R. H. Freytag, C. E. Prof essional Licensure: The Desecration of Teacher Preparation, 67( I): 56-62 Gain es, M. C. Educational Infrastructure in an Age ofGlobalization: Intelligent Buildings. Virtual Facilities. and Virtual Instruction? 67(1): 63-68 Garrett, A. W. Teaching with 'Fanfare and Military Glamour ': School Mathematics, the Federal Government, and World War II. 67(3): 225-34 Hanna, G. Reaching Gender Equity in Mathematics Education. 67(3): 204-14 Haselswerdt, M. v., and A. M. C. Lenhardt: Reframing School Violence: Listening to Voices ofStudents. 67(4): 326-36 Holliday, B. W. See Holliday, W. G. Holliday, W. G., and B. W. Hollid ay. Why Using International Comparative Math and Science Achievement Dataf rom TIMSS Is Not Helpful . 67(3): 250-57 Howley, C. B. Understanding Mathematics Education in Rural Context. 67(3): 215-24 Johns, S. Partners in the Leadership Dance: School Vocational Learning Partnerships and Community Development. 67(4): 317-25 Jorgenson, O. Brain Scam? Why Educators Should Be Careful about Embracing 'Brain Research. ' 67(4): 364-69 Kajander, A. Mathematics Education Reform and Disadvantaged Preservice Teachers: A Case Study ofa First Nations Student. 67(3): 258-64 Lasley T. J ., II , W. L. Bainbridge, and B. Berry. Improving Teacher Quality: Ideological Perspectives and Policy Prescriptions. 67(1): 14-25 Lee, J. O. State vs. Local Control of Educational Standards: Effects on Teaching. 67(1): 36-46 Lenhardt, A. M. C. See Haselswerdt, M. v., and Willert, H. 1. Licata, J. W. See Von Bergen, C. W. Little, M. E. Successfully Teaching Mathematics: Planning Is the Key, 67(3): 276-82 Mabie, G. E. Making Schools Saf efo r the 21st Century: An Interview with Ronald D. Stephens, 67(2): 156-62 Marr, A. See Bennett, N. McQuillan, K. See Dombrowski, S. C. Mello, R. A. The Integrated Cohort Program: An Evaluation ofa Preprofessional Course of Study. 67(4): 354-63 Metals, J. L.lnternational Trends in Curriculum Frameworks. 67(3): 235--47 Nelson, N. C. See West, S. S. Null, J . W. An Intellectual Progressive Educator: Toward a Rereading ofWilliam Chandler Bagley. 1874-1946.67(4): 300-07 Nyland, C. K. See West, S. S. Olafson, L., and J. C. Field. A Moral Revisioning ofResistance, 67(2): 140--47 Reyn olds, G. P. The World Trade Center Attacks and Post-Traumat ic Stress Disorder, 67(2): 129-38


Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is an established treatment for paroxysmal drug‐refractory atrial fibrillation (AF). High parasympathetic tone and reconnection of PVs have demonstrated to be possible culprits of AF recurrence after ablation. Our aim was to investigate the association between parasympathetic tone and reconnected PVs in patients with paroxysmal AF.


When applications intend to support accessibility, several aspects of interface design and usability must be reviewed to adapt or extend common functional requirements that are implemented to ensure easy use of applications. However, initiatives to develop guidelines for accessible mobile applications are recent and several approaches present only suggestions rather than a concrete list of requirements. It is becoming increasingly apparent not only the need for social and digital inclusion of people with disabilities but also the urgency to make devices and applications truly accessible to anyone. This work focuses on accessibility requirements for visually impaired users and it is part of a broader effort that involves different types of impairments. Our research method was based on three main steps. First, from an initial set of 1014 scientific and technical articles, 46 were analyzed to identify requirements that are related to visual impairments. Second, we carried out an observation-based analysis to confirm the importance of these requirements, considering a set of accessibility tests with impaired volunteers. Third, the Design Thinking process was used to implement an application prototype, considering the most important requirements that were identified along with the two first steps. This application was submitted to a user-centered evaluation with volunteers, which also supported the evolution of our requirements. We sought to include prior knowledge aligned with all pre-identified requirements, culminating in something that would add to the procedure greater validation. As the main result, this paper presents the complete roadmap of this process, which resulted in a guideline and evaluation method to support the integration of accessibility aspects into mobile applications.


Background: The most common polymers in the treatment of wounds are natural (e.g., polysaccharides, proteins, and peptides) and synthetic polymers (e.g., poly-glycolic acid, polyacrylic acid, polylactic acid, and polyvinyl alcohol) due to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and their structural resemblance to the macromolecules known to the human body. Objectives: The current study aimed to develop an electrospinning method using the nanofibers of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/polyamide amine (PAMAM)/tetracycline (Tet) to cover the wound. The antibacterial effect of PAMAM was also tested against E. coli and S. aureus bacteria. Materials and Methods: The morphology of the composite nanofiber was studied by a field emission scanning electron microscope. Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to characterize the nano chemical structure. Results: Nanofibers were evaluated based on the release of different amounts of the antibiotic tetracycline (1%, 3%, 5%, and 7% by weight) while preventing wound infection. The findings indicated that the highest-profile release of all nanofibers occurred early within 12 hours. It was found that nanofiber membranes loaded with 1%, 3%, and 5% tetracycline released drugs for over 28 days, while those containing 7% tetracycline released drugs for more than 14 days. Conclusions: According to the findings related to the drug release of PVA/CMC/15% PAMAM/Tet and surface morphology of the nanofibers, the optimal amount of Tet was 5%. The results of FTIR spectroscopy indicated that the tetracycline and polyamidoamine were successfully placed in nanofibers.


Hydrocarbon was found in the Permian and its upper strata in Hongche fault zone where is away from the source rock.The hydrocarbon in Hongche fault zone is divided into two types according to the chromatography and the chromatography and mass spectrometry characters and the parameter ratios of the biomarkers in saturated hydrocarbon: A type comes from Permian source rock in Shawan Sag; B type is the mixture of the hydrocarbon from Permian and Cretaceous source rock in Shawan Sag and from Jurassic source rock in Sikeshu Sag. There are two hydrocarbon migration directions: one is westward from Shawan Sag along Hongche fault zone,the other is northward from Sikeshu Sag across Aika fault belt. Based on this,according to multivariate geological conditions and their relationships,it is held that there are three hydrocarbon accumulation modes: the early accumulation mode laterally migrating from near source through permeable strata and unconformable surface,the multi-phase accumulation mode " Z" migrating from distant sources and the late accumulation mode stepwise migrating from distant sources.


Patient: Male, 38 Final Diagnosis: Systemic lupus erythematosus • macrophage activation syndrome Symptoms: Altered mental status • diarrhea • fever • nausea • vomiting • weight loss Medication: — Clinical Procedure: — Specialty: Rheumatology Objective: Rare disease Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has myriad manifestations that can affect any organ system in the body. Macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) is a disease of uncontrolled lymphocyte and macrophage proliferation and activation, which has various triggers, including autoimmune disorder, viral infection, and malignancy. We report here on MAS as a complication of adult SLE, a rare association in the literature, in a patient with an unknown past medical history. Case Report: A 38-year-old male patient presented with severe muscle weakness, diffuse abdominal cramps with vomiting and incontinence of stool, confusion, cough, and sweating increasing in severity for about 1 week. He was unable to give a coherent history and according to his family had been released from prison 3 weeks prior, having been in the corrections system for much of his adult life. The diagnosis of new-onset fulminant SLE complicated by MAS was made, noting the profound degree of bone marrow involvement, neuropsychiatric changes, and hyperferritinemia. Conclusions: Many of the symptoms, signs, and laboratory findings of SLE overlap with those of MAS, and concomitant presence of both of these disease poses unique diagnostic challenges as well as extreme risk to the patient. A robust set of criteria for identifying MAS in the setting of a confounding underlying rheumatological illness does not exist in the adult population; this case illustrates the approach taken by our team to come to this diagnosis.


Chromato-mass spectrometry with a computerized data processing system has been used to study the composition of C 21 -C 29 sterane biomarkers and C 19 -C 3s terpane biomarkers in tertiary crude oils of the North Sakhalin, Okhotsk-Kamchatka and Anadyrsk oil and gas basins. The composition of biomarkers of the crude oils studied indicates the existence in the given oil basins of two geochemical types: the first type of oil, of marine planktogenic origin, is found chiefly on Sakhalin, is generated in argillaceous-siliceous deposits and has a wide range of maturity - from immature to moderate maturity; the second type of crude oil (Sakhalin, Kamchatka, the Anadyrsk oil and gas basin) is genetically related to continental-type organic matter deposited in coastal-marine argillaceous-siliceous rock masses. Crude oils of this type have no more than moderate maturity. An intermediate type of crude oil, generated from organic matter of mixed genesis, is common on Sakhalin.


Abstract Noga Alon is a Professor of Mathematics at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1983 and has had visiting positions in various research institutes including MIT, IBM Almaden Research Center, Bell Laboratories, and Bellcore. He serves on the editorial boards of eight technical journals and has been an invited speaker at many conferences, including the 1990 International Congress of Mathematicians. He has published more than 100 papers, mostly in combinatorics and theoretical computer science, and received the Erdos Prize in 1989 and the Feher Prize in 1991. Joel H. Spencer is Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Courant Institute of New York University. He received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Harvard University in 1970 and has been a visiting professor at MIT, the University of Reading, England, the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and the Mathematics Institute in Budapest. He is the cofounder and coeditor of the journal Random Structures & Algorithms and is also a Sloan Foundation Fellow. He, too, has published more than 100 technical research papers and has also coauthored Probabilistic Methods in Combinatorics with Paul Erdos and Ramsey Theory (2nd ed.). Wiley, 1990, with Ronald Graham and Bruce Rothschild. The reviewer, Peter Fishborn, received his Ph.D. from Case Institute of Technology in 1962. He is a member of the Mathematical Sciences Research Center at AT & T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ. His research interests include discrete mathematics and decision theory. His most recent book is Nonlinear Preference and Utility Theory, Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1988. He was awarded the Frank P. Ramsey Medal of the Operations Research Society of America in 1987.


In order to learn the working mode of a complex system, we need to analyze observed sequential data to find the internal states of a system. In our paper, we focus on finding some fixed patterns from the sensor data, and we also want to extract the internal states and transition of the working state from original data, which has some advantages to reveal the working dynamics of the system. Due to the existence of a large number of unlabeled data, we focus on the unsupervised cluster algorithm to convert data stream into a stream of symbols to obtain the preliminary states of the system. We also propose a kind of Cluster-based Hidden Markov Model (CHMM) to approach the system dynamics (general situations) and intend to solve the predict problem based on states transition result. Finally, we validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method using two real data sets, a smart home energy disaggregation data set and a turbofan engine degradation simulation data set respectively.


Nanoparticles (NPs) have unique and novel properties that lead to a diverse array of products with applications in diagnosis, drug delivery, food industry, paints, electronics, environmental cleanup, cosmetics and sunscreens. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are one of the most widely used engineered nanoparticles in consumer products. They are utilized in many commercial products including cosmetics, paints, textiles, and personal hygiene products. The study aimed to assess the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles administered Intranasal or intravenous on lung tissue.

 twenty-five male Wistar rats were divided into Group I; control group, group II (Intranasal administered group) group II (Intravenous administered group). The animals were injected with 4 mg/kg of ZnO NPs. Rat Lungs were processed for histological, immunohistochemical.

 ZnO NPs caused thickening of interalveolar septa. Mononuclear cells were seen infiltrating the interalveolar septa. Many dilated blood vessels exhibited focal disruption and focal thickening of their wall. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) immune reactivity was significantly increased. These findings increased mainly in the intranasal administered group when compared with the intravenous group.

 ZnO
 NPs administration caused toxic effects on the histological structure of albino rat lung.


Objective: To observe the clinical effects of Pingle Zhanjin Ding(平乐展筋酊,PLZJD)on infrapatellar fat pad injury. Methods: The 20 patients with infrapatellar fat pad injury were treated with PLZJD for three weeks. Clinical situation was observed before and after treatment to evaluate the curative effect. Results: All the 20 patients completed the treatment course. After treatment, the WOMAC score decreased to(7.6±3.6)from(25.8±3.8), compared with before-treatment, there was significance difference(t=16.040, P=0.000). Clinical effects were observed after treatment: 8 cases were cured, 6 cases were markedly effective, 5 cases effective, 1 case ineffective, the total effective rate was 95.0%. Conclusion: Topical Application of PLZJD has a good effect on infrapatellar fat pad injury, and it can prove the function of the patients' knee joint.


We study the stability of nonlinear fractional neutral differential equations with multiple variable time delays in this paper. Some results of the practical and finite-time stability are stretched to the nonlinear fractional neutral differential equations with multiple variable time delays system. Some conditions of the theory of this stability are obtained for the nonlinear fractional neutral differential equations with multiple variable time delays. Finally, an example is given to present the result.


The use of non‐destructive evaluation (NDE) for defect detection and failure prediction in structures and specimens is widespread in energy industries, aimed at ageing power plants and pipelines, material degradation, fatigue and radiation damage, etc. At present there are no suitable electromagnetic NDE methods for the measurement and characterization of material degradation, in irradiated samples in particular, which is very important and timely for the nuclear power industry in the UK. This paper reports recent developments in the field of electromagnetic (EM) NDE at Newcastle University, including pulsed eddy current (PEC), pulsed magnetic flux leakage (PMFL), magnetic Barkhausen emission (MBE) and magneto‐acoustic emission (MAE). As different EM methods have different strengths, an integrative EM framework is introduced. Case studies through the second round robin tests organized by the Universal Network for Magnetic Non‐Destructive Evaluation (UNMNDE), representing eighteen leading research groups w...


China has a large number of disabled people, and its influence is wide. How to effectively protect the rights and interests of disabled people is a key issue that we and society concern most. As an important way to protect the rights and interests of disabled people, the care service for disabled people has just started in China, and the relevant services and systems are not perfect. Establishing and perfecting the disabled care service guarantee system and solving and meeting the needs of the survival and development of the disabled are of great importance to the self-development of the disabled and of great significance to social progress.


Background : Intraoral prosthesis restoration of maxillary defect has a fundamental problem of inadequate stability and retention of the prosthesis. Patients with acquired jaw defects treated with prosthesis present variable prosthesis longevity due to variable factor that influence size and locate of defect, remaining teeth, anatomical tissue foundation and physiologically supported prosthesis. Objective :   To report a case of Intraoral prosthesis restoration for maxillary defect and review the literatures. Methods :   Case report Case report : A 52 year-old man had radiation therapy and surgery treatment for oral cancer at the right side. He complained of The resultant maxillary and palatal defect created a communication between the oral and nasal cavities that will impair the intelligibility of speech, aesthetics and the function of mastication. Intraoral prosthesis was indicated to correct this problem. Conclusion : The problems might be solved depending on oral examination, team approach, accuracy of the clinical diagnosis, understanding prosthesis design and patient education & frequent maintainance is encouraged for the success of prosthodontic treatment. Key words :   Intraoral Prosthesis, Maxillary Defect


The present invention is provided on the first site that through one end of the arm is mounted on the base 18 and connected to the system that the other end is connected to the coupling means (29) provided for articulating the pipeline arm to a second site It is for the assembly comprising (28) articulated pipeline arms 15 and 16 a balanced loading and unloading arm (14) having having a. The assembly is linked to the connection system 28 through its one end to the cable 32 and the connection system 29 that is linked to a means to hang a predetermined tension to the cable coupling means (29) through the other end connecting cable (41) to take a position for being connected to this also includes a winch (42) for connection with wound thereon.


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Perales: Bristol-Meyers Squibb: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Incyte: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Research Funding; Nektar Therapeutics: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Omeros: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Bellicum: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; NexImmune: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; MolMed: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Merck: Consultancy, Honoraria; Medigene: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Servier: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Takeda: Honoraria, Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Kyte/Gilead: Research Funding; Miltenyi: Research Funding. Koreth:Equillium: Consultancy; Amgen: Consultancy; Cugene: Consultancy. Ho:Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy. Soiffer:Mana therapeutic: Consultancy; Kiadis: Other: supervisory board; Juno, kiadis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees, Other: DSMB; Gilead, Mana therapeutic, Cugene, Jazz: Consultancy; Jazz: Consultancy; Cugene: Consultancy. Carroll:Astellas Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Incyte: Research Funding; Janssen Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy. Vasu:Boehringer Ingelheim: Other: Travel support; Seattle Genetics: Other: Clinical trial support. Wang:Abbvie: Other: Advisory role; Kite: Other: Advisory role; Jazz: Other: Advisory role; Astellas: Other: Advisory role, Speakers Bureau; celyad: Other: Advisory role; Pfizer: Other: Advisory role, Speakers Bureau; Stemline: Other: Advisory role, Speakers Bureau; Daiichi: Other: Advisory role; Amgen: Other: Advisory role; Agios: Other: Advisory role. Devine:Kiadis Pharma: Other: Protocol development (via institution); Bristol Myers: Other: Grant for monitoring support & travel support; Magenta Therapeutics: Other: Travel support for advisory board; My employer (National Marrow Donor Program) has equity interest in Magenta. Lindsley:Jazz Pharmaceuticals: Research Funding; Takeda Pharmaceuticals: Consultancy; Medlmmune: Research Funding.


The purpose of the study discussed in this article was to investigate the relationship between social support and alcoholism among lesbians. Fifteen lesbian alcoholics and 15 lesbian nonalcoholics were administered a questionnaire covering their childhood and adolescent history, social support systems, history of drinking, and demographic information. The findings suggested that the alcoholic lesbians' current support systems were not as disrupted as had been anticipated. However, the alcoholic lesbians more often reported having had a less supportive childhood and adolescence, feeling unloved and unwanted, experiencing conflict with adults in their families, and having had a parent with a drinking problem. The implications of these findings for treatment are discussed.


The objective of this paper is to obtain sharp upper bound for the second Hankel functional associated with the k th root transform ( f(z k ) ) 1 k of normalized analytic function f(z) when it belongs to the class of starlike and convex functions with respect to symmetric points, dened on the open unit disc in the complex plane, using Toeplitz determinants.


Patients with severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) have a markedly increased risk of developing myelodysplasia (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Though the genetic basis for this increased susceptibility is unknown, gain-of-function mutations of the G-CSF receptor (G-CSFR) have been found in the great majority of patients with SCN who develop MDS/AML. These mutations are somatic and produce a truncated G-CSFR that, though remaining ligand-dependent, transmits a hyperproliferative signal. We and others have shown that targeted transgenic mice expressing a representative G-CSFR mutation (d715) have markedly exaggerated neutrophil responses to G-CSF treatment. Based on these observations, it has been suggested that these gain-of-function G-CSFR mutations contribute to leukemogenesis. However, direct evidence supporting this hypothesis is scant. Moreover, it is unclear how hematopoietic cells expressing the mutant G-CSFR gain clonal dominance. We previously showed that expression of the d715 G-CSFR results in a strong competitive advantage at the hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) level, but only in the presence of an increased concentration of G-CSF. Herein, we describe studies to characterize the cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for the clonal dominance of HSC expressing the d715 G-CSFR. At baseline, the percentage of cycling c-Kit + lineage − Sca + (KLS) cells was similar in WT (8.9±2.0%) and d715 G-CSFR mice (10±3.0%). However, 24 hours after a single injection of G-CSF, a significantly greater percentage of cycling KLS was observed in d715 G-CSFR compared with WT mice (34.4±2.4% versus 20±3.8%; p


What does the qualitative increase in the brutality of international relations in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China (770–221bc) mean for the implicit progressivism of Alexander Wendt's constructivism, as espoused in his landmark text Social Theory of International Politics (1999)? Wendt's constructivism is useful in understanding international systems outside the contemporary Westphalian order and provides an excellent analytical tool for understanding ancient China. However, this article argues that Wendt's implicit teleology of progressively cooperative 'cultures of anarchy' in international politics is empirically questionable. It is demonstrated that such a progression is not supported by the historical evidence of ancient China, which represents an instance of an international system 'regressing' from a more to a less cooperative international social structure.


Micro-proppants use in hydraulic fracturing has had a significant impact on production and has led to a reduction of treating pressure and thus enhancement of the overall hydraulic fracturing treatment. A number of mechanisms have been proposed to explain the success of micro-proppants. However, the role of these proppants on increasing the conductivity of secondary natural fractures and fracture network development has not been well demonstrated. The objective of this paper is to explore and clarify the potential mechanisms involved in the success of micro-proppants. We study the transport and deposition of micro-proppants in propagating facture networks using an advanced simulator "GeoFrac-3D" that can consider irregular fracture geometries and intersection angles not limited to 90 degrees, thereby capturing realistic flow and proppant transport pathways and deposition sites. The method is 3D and fully couples fluid pressure to stresses and allows for dynamic modeling of 3D fracture propagation. Robust multiple 3D fracture propagation is considered using the displacement discontinuity method for the rock deformation and the finite element method for the fracture fluid flow. The pressure dependent leak-off of the fracturing fluid into the rock matrix/natural fracture system is considered. The proppant transport and deposition within the fracture is modeled by treating the mixture of fluid and proppant particles as slurry. The simulation results show that proppant transport into secondary fractures, and relatively less settling are the major factors in micro-proppant effectiveness. Proppant settling velocities and thus proppant distribution is affected by fluid velocity, micro-proppant size, fluid rheology, fracture aperture, hydraulic and natural fracture interaction and near wellbore tortuosity. The results demonstrates that the micro-proppants being smaller size particles have strong potential for the effective uniform proppant placement into the complex fractured unconventional reservoirs; hence, to increase their conductivity for the oil and gas in-flow. Additionally, as the micro-proppant can enter into the tight natural or secondary fractures, it will reduce pressure dependent leak-off of the fracturing fluid into the surrounding formation, which will result in reduction in treating pressure.


Result shown that their knowledge about principle of sufficiency economy were moderately level. About 92.0% of the farmers brought the knowledge to practice after training and most of them were planting for self-consumption or for marketing (84.66%). Their satisfaction for the Northern Community Sufficiency Economy Learning Center was in high level as well as the opinion towards knowledge transferring process and the readiness of the Northern Community Sufficiency Economy Learning Center was in highly level, too. Result from hypothesis testing has shown that knowledge was significantly related to gender, level of education, income from agriculture activity and knowledge gained on sufficiency economy training at 0.01 level. Practice was related to their debt and sufficiency economy training at 0.01 and 0.05 significant levels.Problems involved with the center were an inconvenience travelling to some center due to far away from community, insufficiency water and seedy soil. Some centers lack infrastructures such as training building and restroom and have less public relation. Suggestion from research found that concerned agency should allocate budget to improve road to facilitate traveling to the center, promote water source and production factor to the farmers. Concerned agencies should continually support the academic i.e. knowledge exchange meeting about technique, process and various activities in order to improve and develop the learning center further.


The present invention relates to processes and methods for obtaining alternative energy, photoelectric which specifically is obtained hydrogen and oxygen atoms by the separation of the water molecule (separation) or split (patition), also produce hydrogen and oxygen using this chemical It relates to a process known as alternative energy. The present invention also relates to a method capable of reducing the carbon dioxide, nitrate and sulphate molecules, producing a high-energy electrons.


The nucleotide sequence of Drosophila melanogaster tRNALYs is pGCCCGGAUAm2 GCUCAGDCGGDAGAGCAVY YGGACUsU*UUtb A*AYCCAAGGm' GDm' CCAGGGTmYCAm' AGUCC CUGWUCGGGCGCCA. The sU* is probably 5-methylcarboxymethyl-2-thiouridine and t6 A* is a mixture of modified derivatives of t6 A including t6A itself and a component sensitive to treatment with cyanogen bromide. This tRNALYS is 95% homologous to the rabbit liver tRNALys.


Biswajit Dey & Sayani Sikdar 1 Research Scholar, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal 2 Research Scholar, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal Abstract: The Covid-19 has become incubus across the globe and mankind is counting the date when they will get rid of such a miserable condition which has changed human behaviour and both the thinking and awareness of life have also been significantly changed. Corona virus pandemic is worsening day by day and with it even the problem of falsified and substandard medicine is increasing enormously. World Health Organisation (WHO) on 31 March published a medical alert to warm consumers and other health care professionals and health authorities regarding false medical products that surely claims to treat COVID-19. In order to reflect and analyse this current situation this paper deals with different loyalty perceptions of the respondents towards the medicinal hygiene products across the demographical, behavioural and awareness constructs. With 125 respondents and several nonparametric tests (like Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, Mann Whitney U Test and Kruskal Wallis Test) as well as regression and correlations tests applied to the study, different conclusions have been drawn from there. From the first construct of the analysis of behavioural and awareness changes before and during the pandemic there has been a statistically significant difference towards availability of medicinal hygiene products, effort and time, quality, price and frequency of purchase before and during covid-19. From regression analysis strong linear dependency of Loyalty index of consumers on Usefulness, Price value and Brand value has been extracted. Loyalty perceptions has also been analysed across demographic constructs. Lastly correlation matrix exactly shows the relationships between the main construct of loyalty with the brand value (indexed), price value (indexed) and usefulness value (indexed). Some managerial implications can also be found out from the study in the sense that the marketers can get an idea towards consumers' attitudes and shopping behaviour as because COVID-19 is greatly influencing the shopping of personal hygiene products with an accelerated shift to digital purchases.


Using digital devices and online products and services requires users to regularly authenticate themselves. Given that the vast majority of websites use passwords to authenticate users, this study focuses on the accessibility and inclusivity of this mechanism, using Universal Design Principles as a lens. Collecting and analysing autobiographical narrative data from 50 respondents, we use a qualitative approach to explore the views and experiences of senior citizens across various phases of website authentication. Our analysis uncovers barriers and challenges, leading to several undesirable consequences, when authentication is not accessible and inclusive. Our findings also show how users, many of whom have cognitive and other age-related infirmities which are seldom accommodated in authentication design, try to cope with these issues. Our findings show how authentication may fail to align with the principles of universal design and highlight considerations in making authentication more accessible and inclusive for all users.


The paper discusses the distinguishing features of earthquake activities in the construction area of the west line of the project of water diversion from the upper Yangtze River in the south to the upper Yellow River in the north.According to these features,by using the regional earthquake data and statistical method,the characteristics of temporal-spatial distribution of earthquakes occurring in the area are discussed,and in addition,the possibility of occurrence of earthquakes in the area in the future is predicted.


The rules and laws that will be upheld by the Indonesian nation is a law based on divinity. Corruption is a more appropriate form of khiyānah crime because it has an identical character that is betrayal belief associated with state finance. Khiyānah belongs to the category of non-definitive crime (ghair maħdudah) so it falls into the ta'zīr category. It is necessary to continuously reform the national laws of Indonesian character and personality, namely the corruption eradication law which has a pancasila spirit and spirit of divinity. Keywords: corruption, khiyānah, ta'zīr, legal renewal


Agile Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the process of infusing and managing enterprise architecture modeling and redesign efforts with principles of agile methods such as iterations and lean thinkin...


Neurobiologically inspired algorithms for exploiting track data to learn normal patterns of motion behavior, detect deviations from normalcy, and predict future behavior are presented. These capabilities contribute to higher-level fusion situational awareness and assessment objectives. They also provide essential elements for automated scene understanding to shift operator focus from sensor monitoring and activity detection to behavior assessment and response decision-making. Our learning algorithms construct models of normal activity patterns at a variety of conceptual, spatial, and temporal levels to reduce a massive amount of track data to a rich set of information regarding the current status of active entities within an operator's field of regard. Continuous incremental learning enables the models of normal behavior to adapt well to evolving situations while maintaining high levels of performance. Deviations from normalcy result in notification reports that can be published directly to operator displays. Deviation tolerance levels are user settable during system operation to tune alerting sensitivity. Operator responses to anomaly alerts can be fed back into the algorithms to further enhance and refine learned models. These algorithms have been successfully demonstrated to learn vessel behaviors across the maritime domain and to learn vehicle and dismount behavior in land-based settings.


Fifteen organic compounds were prepared from triethanolamine and its derivative. The triethanolamine was polymerized by condensation to get P4, P6, and P8 at different molecular weight. The P8 was ethoxylated at different ethylene oxide units (en) (40, 100, and 120) to obtain three compounds (E(en)P8). Every degree of ethoxylate was esterified with 1, 4, and 8 moles of oleic acid to get on 9 ethoxylated polytriethanolamine esters (E(en)P8Om). The effect of adding these organic compounds on the electrochemical behavior of carbon steel in 1 M HCl was investigated by using the weight loss technique. The reported results in this study show that the addition of these surfactants inhibits the corrosion of carbon steel. The inhibition efficiency (I%) for each inhibitor increases with increasing the concentration. The maximum inhibition efficiency (95%) was obtained by (E(40)P8O1) at 600 ppm. The inhibitive efficiency was discussed on the light of chemical structure of the used inhibitors.