Experimental evidence of different kinds of oscillations in floating potential fluctuations of glow discharge magnetized plasma is being reported. A spherical gridded cage is inserted into the ambient plasma volume for creating plasma bubbles. Plasma is produced between a spherical mesh grid and chamber. The spherical mesh grid of 80% optical transparency is connected to the positive terminal of power supply and considered as anode. Two Langmuir probes are kept in the ambient plasma to measure the floating potential fluctuations in different positions within the system, viz., inside and outside the spherical mesh grid. At certain conditions of discharge voltage (Vd) and magnetic field, irregular to regular mode appears, and it shows chronological changes with respect to magnetic field. Further various nonlinear analyses such as Recurrence Plot, Hurst exponent, and Lyapunov exponent have been carried out to investigate the dynamics of oscillation at a range of discharge voltages and external magnetic field...


Abstract : Six plans were selected for extensive hydraulic model testing. Test results consists of comparable measurements for base and proposed improvement conditions. Anlaysis of these data indicates that none of the six plans would cause any significant overall effects to base condition tidal heights, salinities, or dye dispersion. The data analysis does indicate very significant changes in current patterns and magnitudes and in shoaling and scour in the entrance areas and on the outer bar. Most effects were confined to the local area of the plan but generally influenced overall conditions throughout the estuary very little. Plans including the curved extension to the north jetty would each results in a small reduction to the shoaling rates in the outer bar of the channel to such a degree as to offset the gains realized in the outer bar channel. These three plans and Plan 2C would cause hazardous navigation condtions through the entrance due to the extremely high current velocities generated by the plans. Plans D and 3E has the least effects of any of the plans on entrance shoaling and scour. None of the six plans tested had any significant effect on shoaling and scour rates or patterns along the beaches and offshore areas. Each plan resulted in a general but small increase in shoaling along the eastern half of the north shoreline of Plum Island. Plan D provided complete protection of the north shoreline of Plum Island. Keywords: flushing; deposition.


ABSTRACT. The Tenebrionidae from the Tunisian Galite archipelago stored in the Collection Nagel (housed in Centre for Biodocumentation, Landsweiler-Reden, Germany) are presented in this study. Isomira melanophthalma is recorded for the first time for the islands. A preliminary analysis of the immigration of the Tenebrionidae to the Galite archipelago indicates a close relationship to Europe rather than to the nearby African continent. Tenebrionidae may have colonised these islands via one or more of the following means: (i) floating debris, (ii) wind, (iii) former land bridges and (iv) accidental anthropogenic introduction.


We study and compare the efficiencies of stochastic approximation (SA) and sample average approximation (SAA) for stochastic optimization problems when the decision variables are inside the generating probability distributions or when importance sampling can be applied (as in the case of simulation optimization with Monte Carlo samples). We explain how SA is statistically more efficient than SAA in such contexts, a behavior different from conventional situations where SAA is usually held as the statistically optimal procedure. We support our claim with a theoretical minimax framework and a weak duality argument. We also demonstrate our theoretical findings with some simple simulation examples.


Barret et al., "DNA Repair Mechanisms Associated With Cellular Resistance to Antitumor Drugs: Potential Novel Targets", Anti-Cancer Drugs 9:105-123, 1998. Belanich et al., "Retrospective Study of the Correlation Between the DNA Repair Protein Alkyltransferase and Sur vival of Brain Tumor Patients Treated with Carmustine', Cancer Research 56:783–788, 1996. Fink et al., "The Effect of Different Chemotherapeutic Agents on the Enrichment of DNA Mismatch Repair-Defi cient Tumour Cells", British Journal of Cancer 77:703–708, 1998. Friedman et al., "Elevated DNA Polymerase C, DNA Poly merase 3, and DNA Topoisomerase II in a Melphalan-Re Sistant Rhabdomyosarcoma Xenograft that Is CroSS-Resis tant to . . . " Cancer Research 54:3487-3493, 1994. Ludlum, "The Chloroethylnitrosoureas: Sensitivity and Resistance to Cancer Chemotherapy at the Molecular Level", Cancer Investigation 15:588-598, 1997. Pang et al., "Two cDNAa From The Plant Arabidopsis Thaliana That Partially Restore Recombination Proficiency and DNA-Damage Resistance to E. Coli Mutants Lacking . . ." Nucleic Acids Res. 21:1647–1653, 1993. Teicher et al., "Tumor Resistance to Alkylating Agents Conferred by Mechanisms Operative Only In Vivo", Sci ence 24:1457–1461, 1990.


Purpose: To compare the radiographic tibial tunnel enlargement at one year post operatively following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in two patient groups one operated on soon after an acute injury and the other for chronic instability. Also, to correlate the radiographic findings with the clinical results. Patients and Methods: The study group was of 42 patients who underwent isolated central anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with a four thickness hamstring tendon technique. 20 of these were consecutive patients with a mean injury to operation delay of 4.5 weeks. Twenty two were consecutive patients with chronic instability and a mean injury to reconstruction interval of 29 months. All patients were reviewed at year post-operatively, their assessment including clinical examination, Lachman and Jerk Tests, arthrometer testing, Tegner activity level recording and weight bearing AP and lateral radiographs. Tibial tunnel diameters were measured by two independent observers at two points. The proximal measurement was made 5 mm from the tibial articular surface and the distal, 5 mm from the lower end of the tunnel. The tunnel enlargement was calculated from the known drill size after correction for magnification. Tunnel enlargement was compared between the two groups, was correlated with the clinical findings and the results were analysed statistically. Results: Tibial tunnel enlargement was seen in both groups (p .05). At the distal end the mean tunnel enlargement in acute and chronic groups was 24% and 27% respectively. (P>.05). Tunnel enlargement was significantly higher in patients with persistent effusion at one year. (40%:31%) p Conclusion: Anterior cruciate reconstruction by an isolated central hamstring tendon technique, carried out sub-acutely following injury, does not significantly reduce the incidence of tibial tunnel enlargement as compared with knees operated on by the same technique for chronic instability. There was a significant association between tunnel enlargement and the persistence of effusion.


Facial expressions of emotion are key cues to deceit (Frank & Ekman, 1997). Given that the aging literature has shown an age-related decline in decoding emotions, we investigated whether a) there are age differences in deceit detection and b) if so, whether they are related to impairments in emotion recognition. Young and older adults (N = 364) were presented with 20 interviews (crime and opinion topics) and asked to decide whether each man was lying or telling the truth. There were 3 presentation conditions: 1) visual, 2) audio, or 3) audio-visual. For crime interviews only, reduced emotion recognition was related to poor deceit detection for older adults in the visual condition.


Irradiation of 4-methoxy-2-quinolone (IV) in methanol in the presence of substituted ethylenes provided intermolecular addition products. The cycloaddition reaction was shown to be regioselective giving in all cases 5-substituted 3, 6-dihydrocyclobuta [c]-2-quinolones (V). Base treatment of these cycloadducts afforded the corresponding cyclobuta [c]-2-quinolones (VI).


The degradation of InAlN/GaN high-electron-mobility transistors (HEMTs) for millimeter-wave applications has been examined under on conditions. Two dominant permanent degradation mechanisms have been identified as well as two trapping mechanisms which affect the device characteristics in different ways. Under high-voltage, low-current stress conditions, we have observed permanent enhancement in the maximum drain current IDmax that arises from a negative shift in threshold voltage VT. We attribute this mechanism to depassivation of hydrogenated defects. Under the same stress conditions, there is prominent and reversible hot-electron trapping on the drain side of the device that brings IDmax down and increases the drain resistance. Under low-voltage high-current stress conditions, there is a visible permanent reduction in IDmax and a positive shift in VT. This is also the signature of-high temperature stress under unbiased conditions and is attributed to gate sinking.


Eumetula vitrea, a new species of Cerithiopsidae, is described from the upper continental slope outside western Norway. The taxonomic status of the Eumetula species complex is discussed. While Eumetula arctica is a shelf species rarely found in sub-zero waters, E. vitrea is one of a group of species supposedly found only in negative temperature or water fluctuating between negative and positive temperatures (below ~570 m) in the bathyal around the Norwegian Sea.


Emergency healthcare provision is changing, and services need to respond to evolving health economies while providing safe, effective, patient-centred care.


................................................................................................................................ viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... ix Summary of Research Need....................................................................................................... ix Review Findings ........................................................................................................................ ix Phase II Laboratory Experimental Plan ..................................................................................... ix INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 1 CHAPTER 1: 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Overall Program and Phase I Objectives .............................................................................. 2 1.3 Phase I Research Methodology ............................................................................................. 3 1.3.1 Task I-1: State-of-the-Practice Synthesis ....................................................................... 3 1.3.2 Task I-2: Develop Draft Phase II Research Plan ........................................................... 3 1.3.3 Task I-3: Phase I Final Report and Phase II Research Plan ........................................... 4 1.4 Anticipated Benefits.............................................................................................................. 4 REVIEW OF LOW CONCRETE STRENGTH MECHANISMS AND CHAPTER 2: CHARACTERIZATION METHODS ............................................................................................ 6 2.


Whilst crude oil is completely opaque at the visible/NIR regions it shows some transparency at the IR above 4 micrometers. This allows obtaining images from inside the volume containing crude oil.


On a recent set of downs, Curry had moved slowly but convincingly down the field, finally connecting for a touchdown pass, thus making it a very close contest. With the Danes defense perhaps tired from that previous drive by the oppostion (they had begun to weaken noticeably in controlling the run), it seemed the ideal situation for a game-winning touchdown or field goal, for little time would have been left for a subsequent Danes tally.


We present a simple method of probabilistic risk analysis for ecosystems. The only requirements are time series—modelled or measured—of environment and ecosystem variables. Risk is defined as the product of hazard probability and ecosystem vulnerability. Vulnerability is the expected difference in ecosystem performance between years with and without hazardous conditions. We show an application to drought risk for net primary productivity of coniferous forests across Europe, for both recent and future climatic conditions.


Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) is a well-established clinical tool that can be simply defined as individually adjusting the dose of a drug to improve clinical outcomes. It can be based on a priori pharmacogenetic, demographic and clinical information, and/or


Encryption and Decryption technique using quaternion and farey fractions can be used for secure transmission over networks that are vulnerable to attacks. The farey fractions can be used to generate the primary key and same is used by quaternion. Cryptography is the study of methods of sending messages in disguised form so that only the intended recipients can remove the disguise and read the message. The process of converting a plain text to a cipher text is called is called enciphering or encryption and the reverse process is called deciphering or decryption. One of cryptography's primary purposes is hiding the meaning of messages, but not usually their existence. Encryption is perfectly secret if and only if an adversary cannot distinguish between two plain text even if the computing resource of the adversary is unlimited. Good cryptographic systems should always be designed so that they are as difficult to break as possible. It is possible to build systems that cannot be broken in practice.


Ignition capsule designs for the National Ignition Facility (NIF) [G. H. Miller, E. I. Moses, and C. R. Wuest, Opt. Eng. 443, 2841 (2004)] have continued to evolve in light of improved physical data inputs, improving simulation techniques, and, most recently, experimental data from a growing number of NIF sub-ignition experiments. This paper summarizes a number of recent changes to the cryogenic capsule design and some of our latest techniques in simulating its performance. Specifically, recent experimental results indicated harder x-ray drive spectra in NIF hohlraums than were predicted and used in previous capsule optimization studies. To accommodate this harder drive spectrum, a series of high-resolution 2-D simulations, resolving Legendre mode numbers as high as 2000, were run and the germanium dopant concentration and ablator shell thicknesses re-optimized accordingly. Simultaneously, the possibility of cooperative or nonlinear interaction between neighboring ablator surface defects has motivated a s...


The proposal of the "experience economy" provides provide a positive experience for the user by guiding the product design toward the development of the User Experience Design(UED).This article focuses on the definition,methods and studying contents of the UED,discuses about the improving customer's satisfaction and the significance of providing creative ideas for designer.


Enterprise Architecture is an approach for understanding, engineering, and managing all enterprise elements and their relationships. In order to better explain the concepts defined in the quality attributes in enterprise architecture and their relationships, the quality scenarios are used. Because of the breadth and variety of enterprise architecture quality scenarios, the cost of implementation scenarios is high. Therefore, prioritization and selection of optimal scenarios, in terms of quality attributes satisfaction, before implementation, is very important. Due to the diversity of stakeholders, large number of scenarios and possible selections, prioritization scenarios involves searching a large state space and considering all of the possible selections which is not precise. Genetic Algorithm is the intelligent algorithm that solves the problems based on metaheuristic search. This paper presents an innovative method for prioritizing quality scenarios, based on the knowledge and experience of stakeholders using genetic algorithm. The validity of proposed algorithm is evaluated in two case studies and it's precision is compared with similar methods. The results of evaluation show the correctness and performance of this algorithm to prioritize large number of quality scenarios with higher precision and lower computational complexity in comparing to other methods. Keyword: Genetic Algorithm, Quality Scenario, Enterprise Architecture Evaluation


Lossy compression is preferred for many of applications; however, it is not preferred in the remote sensing community, because the use of lossy compression may change the features of remote sensing data. In this paper, we study the effect of lossy compression on two of the most common indices for vegetation feature extraction; Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). The study is performed over several Landsat ETM+ images, and our experimental results show that the different transformations used in lossy compression techniques exhibit different impacts on the reconstructed NDVI and/or NDWI. We have also observed that, for certain compression techniques, a low PSNR may represent more vegetation features. This work shows the recommended compression techniques related to Landsat image vegetation quantity. Results and discussion provide helpful guidelines for joint classification and compression of remote sensing images.


Sustained sub-synchronous oscillations are observed in an islanded microgrid consisting of grid-forming converters under a large transient disturbance. Such oscillations are studied in terms of various types of hidden attractors, namely, hidden periodic orbit, hidden quasi-periodic orbit, and hidden chaotic attractor, which are shown to coexist with the stable equilibrium point, share different basins of attraction, and be transformed mutually for different parameter values. Moreover, the basins of attraction have fractal boundaries, making the nearby trajectories unpredictable. The transient stability of the islanded microgrid can be improved by eliminating the hidden attractors through adjusting control parameters and triggering a homoclinic bifurcation. Furthermore, transient disturbances can be mitigated by protecting critical converters and accelerating the restarting process. Besides, the emergence of sub-synchronous oscillations can be eliminated through tripping off one or more specific converters. Full-circuit cycle-by-cycle simulations are performed for islanded microgrids comprising i) 5 grid-forming converters, ii) 5 grid-forming converters and a synchronous generator, and iii) 30 grid-forming converters to verify the analytical findings.


In this article, I expand trauma hermeneutics to encompass ecological trauma, as well as human trauma. I then apply the resulting ecological trauma hermeneutics to Ezekiel in order to offer an alternative explanation of the causes and agents of the trauma suffered by the exiles in Babylon. To do so, I bring the description of the land east of Jerusalem into conversation with a modern example of soil salinization and apply ecological trauma hermeneutics to Ezekiel's vision in 47:1-12, identifying the necessary conditions for healing the ecological trauma of the land and fostering the future resilience of the human-land community.


In vivo cryotechnique (IVCT) and cryobiopsy are useful to examine native immunolocalizations of serum proteins in tissues of animal organs, re ecting their living states. We used both methods to examine some immunolocalized proteins in living rat kidneys with nephropathy induced by puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) administration. At day 3 or 9 after intraperitoneal PAN injection, IVCT was performed on the kidneys of anesthetized rats. Urinary proteins excretions increased at day 3 and exceeded 300 mg/day at day 9. Moreover, blood chemistry analyses indicated hypoalbuminemia and renal dysfunction at day 9. At day 3, minimal morphological changes were detected by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining, but albumin and immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) were immunolocalized along the cytoplasm of podocytes and in the apical parts of proximal convoluted tubule epithelial cell. At day 9, erythrocyte intravascular congestion was observed in almost all of the glomerular basement membranes (GBMs), with casts in some renal tubules also immunostained for albumin and IgG1. The relative immunoreactivities of albumin and IgG1 were weaker within GBMs, and the deposited renal tubule casts were strongly immunostained, indicating relatively different protein concentrations. Thus, these techniques revealed dynamically changing processes of protein excretion and reabsorption in various nephron segments that enable us to examine the morphofunctional features of animal kidneys in other renal diseases.


We are continuously bombarded by bad news—war, terrorism, recession, deficits, malfeasance, speculation. These events, coming at a mindnumbing frequency, cause us to hunker down and invest more cautiously. In fact, this continuous stream of distressing news, many examples of which are cited in this article, and the related roiled security markets, offer fresh investment opportunities. The good news is that an investor with a diversified benchmark can have confidence in the stability of the U.S. economy, the concept of reversion, and the profitability of a program of portfolio rebalancing. During nearly 50 years in the institutional investment management business, one comes across some useful insights. One such insight is how intense and bleak our feelings are during, and for a while after, a bear market. But then, looking back at the resolution of the crisis, we realize it was not so bad after all. From this first insight comes a second insight related to portfolio strategy: The good sense of rebalancing is affirmed. We are continuously bombarded by bad news—war, terrorism, recession, deficits, malfeasance, speculation. These events, coming at a mind-numbing frequency, cause investors to hunker down and invest more cautiously. Happily, the U.S. economy has demonstrated extraordinary resilience under this constant barrage of bad news. This resilience reflects, among other attributes, the large, productive, and diverse nature of our economy and fruitful monetary initiatives that have been pursued. These fundamental economic strengths can reassure us with respect to investment policy formation. In a diversified investment portfolio, the opportunity to benefit through portfolio rebalancing from others' misplaced fears and related (mostly futile) "timing" has obvious merit. By rebalancing I mean a policy of systematically (quarterly?) trimming winning segments (asset classes) and supplementing losing segments to maintain a portfolio's normal strategic proportions. The good news is that an investor with a diversified portfolio can have confidence in the stability of our economy, the concept of reversion, and the related profitability of a program of portfolio rebalancing.


The crystal field parameters in the family of isostructural RCu2Si2 compounds (R = Ce, Pr, Nd, Ho, Er) have been determined by the method of inelastic magnetic neutron scattering. Comparative analysis of the parameters on the basis of the superposition model of the crystal field showed that the hybridization of the f electrons of cerium and the p electrons of silicon is the dominant component of the crystal field in the heavy-fermion compound CeCu2Si2 and it is responsible for the anomalous electronic properties of this compound. Analysis of the macroscopic properties of PrCu2Si2 based on the parameters determined in the present work for the crystal field split ground-state multiplet of the ~ r + ~ ion showed that their behavior can be interpreted as crystal-field effects and not a manifestation of anomalous electronic properties (quadrupole Kondo effect). O 1996 American Institute of Physics. [SlO63-7761(96)01410-21


Various (S)-selective and (R)-selective ω-transaminases were investigated for the amination of 1- and 2-tetralone and derivatives as well as of 3- and 4-chromanone. All ketones tested were aminated to give the corresponding enantiopure amines (ee > 99%) employing at least one of the enzymes investigated. In most of the cases the (S)- as well as the (R)-enantiomer was obtained in optically pure form. The amination of 3-chromanone was performed on a 100 mg scale leading to optically pure (R)-3-aminochromane (ee > 99%) with complete conversion and 78% isolated yield.


In the past, the extant research of CSR was mainly focused on the relations of CSR to organizational performance, financial performance, social responsibility investment, and firm competitiveness. In this paper, from employees' perspective, we used social identity theory, organizational justice theory, and empirical researches to develop our hypotheses. We acquired 278 valid questionnaires and exercise multiple regression and hierarchical regression. These findings revealed that employee perception of the organization's CSR effort has a positive effect on organizational commitment; employee perception of the organization's CSR effort has a positive effect on job satisfaction; job satisfaction has a positive effect on organizational commitment; and partial mediation of job satisfaction in the relationship between employee perception of the organization's CSR effort and organizational commitment.


Background and Aims:  In spite of the International Agency for Research on Cancer's definition that Helicobacter pylori is the definite carcinogen of gastric cancer, the simple eradication of the bug is not enough to prevent resultant gastric cancer, and increasing microbial resistance further limits the eradication application. Therefore, probiotics, non‐pathogenic microbial feed that can affect the host in a beneficial manner, could be an alternate way to enhance anti‐inflammation against H. pylori. However, the mechanism of their anti‐inflammatory actions is still unclear. In the current study, we hypothesized that suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) signaling could be a feasible anti‐inflammatory mechanism of probiotics against H. pylori infection.


In this paper the problem of sampling from uniform probability distributions is approached by means of space-filling curves (SFCs), a topological concept that has found a number of important applications in recent years. Departing from the theoretical fact that they are surjective but not necessarilly injective, the investigation focused upon the structure of the distributions obtained when their domain is swept in a uniform and discrete manner, and the corresponding values used to build histograms, that are approximations of their true PDFs. This work concentrates on the real interval [0,1], and the Sierpiński space-filling curve was chosen because of its favorable computational properties. In order to validate the results, the Kullback-Leibler distance is used when comparing the obtained distributions in several levels of granularity with other already established sampling methods. In truth, the generation of uniform random numbers is a deterministic simulation of randomness using numerical operations. In this fashion, sequences resulting from this sort of process are not truly random.


Lee Wi-jong is well known as one of the Korean envoys of the second Hague Peace Conference and a son of the last ambassador in Russia . Lee Beom-jin. But aside from this, his life tells us many things in modern history of Korea. He was a person with a very colorful history. He was born in Chosun as a member of Yangban, went to America in te early 10's and received a modern education in the United States and France. Through this he became modernist. While he worked as a Korean diplomat in Russia, he accepted the Russian Orthodox Church to marry with the daughter of a Russian nobleman. His marriage shows us that he was a real modernist who was completely cut off from tradition of Chosun. In 1907-1909, he was playing an important role in the Korea national liberation movements. But in Hague due to indifference of the western imperialist countries and in Russian Far East due to hypocrisy of imperialist Russia, he failed to achieve the goal. Thus He has recognized the reality of imperialism. From then he abandoned the idea of the civilized modernity and accepted that of the colonial modernity. As a result, after the Russian Revolution he stood on the side of the Red Army and fighted against White Army and troops of the imperialist countries. During the Civil War in Siberia he became a commander of the Red Army and members of the Communist Party of Russia. He considered Russian revolution of the foothold to the independence of Korea and for the liberation of the Korean people. Such recognition was also found to many Koreans who struggled for the victory of the Russian revolution in the territory of Russia.


The authors consider the non-linear problem of the excitation of a plasma resonator by the Cherenkov emission of a density-modulated, injected beam of charged particles. It is assumed that the beam current and the resonator length are small and that the particle energy is large, so that the transit time is small compared with the characteristic field rise time. The modulation frequency is assumed to be equal to one of the natural frequencie s of the resonator. The main non-linear effect is considered to be the reciprocal influence of the excited field on the motion of the beam particles; the plasma is assumed to be linear. The authors derive two non-linear equations of first order which determine in this approximation the time-dependence of the amplitude and phase of the field in the resonator. The maximum field amplitude and the corresponding phase value are found, and estimates are made of the pulse duration necessary to reach the maximum and of the average beam particle energy losses per pulse.


Competition between three‐photon resonantly enhanced vacuum ultraviolet third‐harmonic generation and six‐photon multiphoton ionization using the A state in gaseous carbon monoxide is observed. Excitation spectra of the third‐harmonic emission exhibit increasing blue shifts and broadening with increasing pressure due to the phase matching requirements. Estimates for the efficiency and tunability show that third‐harmonic generation in carbon monoxide molecules is a promising source for coherent vacuum ultraviolet light.


Polymethacrylic esters (polymethacrylates) of the formula in which the radicals R are identical or different and are alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, perfluoroalkyl radicals or dialkylaminoalkyl radicals, R is as defined for R or is a radical derived from an alcohol R OH, R is the radical of a chain regulator known per se, where the radical R contains no active hydrogen atoms, and a is a number which is on average >/= 4, with the proviso that the alcohol R OH has a higher boiling point than the alcohol R OH, and at least one radical R is not the same as R in the average molecule. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of these compounds by transesterification under selected process conditions.


Reviews the various definitions of information and proposes that it has a physical, linguistic and cognitive manifestations. The changing landscape of information studies and the factors that contributing to this are examined. The origins and development of library education in USA, UK and India are briefly mentioned. The changing nature of the information profession in terms of the various job titles that information professionals can fit into is reviewed. Briefly reviews the i-school movement, and suggests that i-schools are the way forward.


Dynamic picture of eye obtained with video technology is a comparatively ideal non-contact measuring eyes tired degree methods,and utilize ADF and Hough transform technology of the real-time images to detect,track and analyze the state of eyes and pick-up characteristic parameter of eyes,count closing time of eyes in succession within regular hour,judge the tired degree and take the corresponding measure in value of calculating out PERCLOS.Detection and track algorithm of eyes are transplanted the special-purpose DSP,develop the embedded real-time monitoring system of fatigue driving finally.Experiments show that the algorithm is simple,fast and robust.


The development of the technological era, artificial intelligence is more and more popular among the public. Not only students need to learn the software, but also by the office workers love and embrace. python need to be designed before the use of their own desired module. It is more important to familiarize with the design of the software, each step of the inadmissible errors, the software's prudence and the variety of modes is the cornerstone of the development.


ABSTRACT This study employs hotel property-level data provided by Smith Travel Research to explore the effect of marketing expenditures on future financial performance. Four principal conclusions can be drawn based on our findings: (1) the marginal impact of marketing expense on hotel financial performance one year ahead is decreasing; (2) property-level gross operating profit, net operating income, and revenue in the hotel industry are persistent, indicating these financial performance measures have high prediction power from one year to the following year; (3) decomposing gross operating profit, net operating income, and revenue into relevant individual components provides incremental prediction power; and (4) other expenses have a negative impact on hotel profit, corroborating previous research findings.


The effect of some Green Leafy Vegetables (GLV) extracts namely Lactuca sativa (Lactuca), Eruca Sativa (Arugula), Petroselinum crispum (Parsley), and Anethum Graveolens (Dill) were investigated on inhibition of corrosion carbon steel in 1 M HCl solution using gravimetric (weight loss) method. The inhibition efficiency has increased as concentration of the extract increased. The inhibition efficiency has decreased as the temperature increased. The results obtained showed that GLV extracts inhibited the corrosion process by a physical adsorption mechanism that followed the Langmuir, Freundlich, and Temkin adsorption isotherm models. The adsorption thermodynamic parameters that were calculated include, free energy of adsorption (ΔG°ads), activation energy (Ea), enthalpy of adsorption (ΔH°ads), and entropy of adsorption (ΔS°ads) are proposed for the corrosion of carbon steel in 1 M HCl in the absence and presence of GLV extract.


Miner et al. (2018) call for industrial and organizational (I-O) psychologists to examine the societal structures that influence women's underrepresentation in STEM. Here we extend their ideas and suggest that diversity in STEM would benefit from considering how people develop within the context of their environment. Educational researchers refer to the knowledge people develop through daily experiences with their cultural milieu as funds of knowledge. Funds of knowledge essentially represent a person's expertise, and educational researchers have recognized that designing environments that draw from expertise facilitates success for students, including women and underrepresented minorities in STEM.


ABSTRACTThis article focusses on the steps that I followed in choosing an appropriate research design and data collection instrument for my first research project. The advantages and disadvantages of my chosen methodology are discussed to provide first-time researchers with a foundation on which to consider the suitability of such a methodology for their own purposes. My chosen data collection instrument, the Job Diagnostic Survey, is discussed at length for the same reason.


Virginia Tech is one of the universities participating in Elsevier's TULIP project. OCLC is supplying the software to electronically distribute the collection to their campus. For this purpose, we have modified the Guidon electronic journal interface client software to display page images and have written a program to load Elsevier's data into OCLC's Newton text retrieval program. To make working with image databases as natural as possible, we have made a number of enhancements, including thumbnail page images and a magnifying option in Guidon


The paper focuses on providing details on the application of a continuum-based finite-layer model to estimate ground-borne vibrations induced by moving trucks. The computational model incorporates important pavement response factors such as the noncircular contact area, complex 3-D contact stress distributions (normal and shear), vehicle speed, and viscoelastic material characterization. The proposed method is much more computationally efficient than the moving-load models based on the finite element method. Predictive capability of the approach relative to vehicle-induced vibrations has been demonstrated using realistic pavement loading. As an important design application, particle velocity responses from conventional dual and its recent substitute, viz. wide-base (super-single) tires have been computed and compared.


We report the first comparison of high speed photodiode frequency response measurements up to 40 GHz between NIST and NPL in the 1.3 and 1.5 micrometers wavelength regions. This comparison is an important step in establishing international agreement on photodiode response measurements, with traceability to international microwave power and DC current standards. Measurements at NIST used a Nd:YAG heterodyne system. NPL used DFB heterodyne and integrated-optical modulator-based techniques. Measurements of a photodiode with nominally 20 GHz optical bandwidth show good agreement with average scatter of +/- 0.15 dB (2(sigma) ) below 20 GHz, and +/- 0.30 dB from 20 to 33 GHz. The results diverge systematically above 33 GHz, due to calibration of the RF power sensors. Scatter in the data is well represented by the combined uncertainties of the measurement systems up to 33 GHz.


With the methodic placed on a mathematical foundation by VDI 2048, process data from power plants after determination of physical additional information like mass and energy balances can be checked and respectively corrected. This method is being used in a number of VEW power plants.


DATA WAS COMPILED FROM ENTERING STUDENTS TESTED DURING THE FALL QUARTERS OF 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, AND 1967, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION (IN FRENCH, GERMAN, AND SPANISH) HAD INCREASED OVER THE 5-YEAR PERIOD AND WEINER STUDENT PLACEMENT IN UNIVERSITY COURSES HAD SH/FTED SYSTEMATICALLY. ALTHOUGH TWO YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION WAS THE CONTINUOUS NORM, THERE WAS A SHARP AND CONSISTENT PERCENT INCREASE IN THE PROPORTION OF STUDENTS WITH 4 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE STUDY (THOUGH THIS GROUP STILL REMAINS A SMALL PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SAMPLE). DESPITE PLACEMENT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN YEARS, DATA SHOW THAT HIGH SCHOOL PREPARATION AND LENGTH OF DELAY (BETWEEN PREPARATION AND COLLEGE STUDY) GREATLY INFLUENCE THE AMOUNT OF UNIVERSITY LANGUAGE STUDY AN ENTERING STUDENT MAY EXPECT TO FACE. GERMAN STUDENTS TRADITIONALLY PLACED LOWER IN THE SEQUENCE OF COURSES THAN FRENCH OR SPANISH STUDENTS. (AF)


Using group-III atom Al as doping element, Ba8Ga16AlxGe30−x (x=1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 5.0) type-I clathrates with different Al content were synthesized by combining melting reaction with spark plasma sintering method. The effects of Al content on thermoelectric properties are investigated. X-ray diffraction patterns and Rietveld analysis reveal that the compounds prepared by this method are type-I clathrates and Al atom preference for the 6c site. The Al substitutions do not affect the atomic displacement parameters (ADPs) of framework atoms (Ge∕Ga) and filled atoms (Ba) compared to that of Ba8Ga16Ge30, and the ADPs of Al are nearly equivalent to that of other framework Ge∕Ga atoms. All specimens exhibit the behavior of the p-type conduction. The carrier concentration and electrical conductivity increase while Seebeck coefficient decreases with the increasing Al content for the specimens with ⩽4.0. Ba8Ga16Al3.0Ge27.0 compound possesses the relatively lower lattice thermal conductivity κL due to the mass ...


The third edition of the SA Road Traffic Signs Manual (SARTSM) has been in use since 1993. It constitutes a complete technical revision of the Manual in use earlier and provides guidelines for most situations to be encountered in the road signage environment. Due to the extensive expansion and upgrading of the facilities at the Johannesburg International Airport (JIA) and in particular the construction of the multi-storey parkade, changes had been made to the distribution roads within the Airport precinct. Road signage issues represented a large portion of the complaints received by Airport management in the past. The changes to the road system presented the opportunity to reconsider the way in which motorist guidance was given.


During the manufacture of rectangular resonators, we have shown the necessity of accurately determining the acceptable tolerances for surface flatness and parallelism of the raw material, in this case an AT cut wafer 38.1/spl times/38.1 mm. To this end, we have investigated the dynamic parameter variations of finished units as a function of different levels of surface parallelism. Initially the wafers are plane-parallel, hence we introduced a change of parallelism by chemical etching. Different evolutions of impedance, inductance, Q-factor and unwanted modes in relation to the main mode due to the angular error caused by loss of parallelism in both directions X and Z are discussed.


In this paper we give BMO (bounded mean oscillation) space estimates for commutators of fractional type sublinear operators in generalized Morrey spaces on Heisenberg groups. The boundedness conditions are also formulated in terms of Zygmund type integral inequalities.


In the Klingendes Museum Bern one finds a collection of 49 part books and 20 instruments belonging to a Swiss wind band from the first half of the 19th century. The material leads back to a "Feldmusik" in Rorschach (Canton St. Gallen). This article shows the numerous cross-references between the preserved sheet music, the instruments and the notes of the wind players, and discusses questions with regard to further research on this source.


6066 Background: Defining, measuring and monitoring quality of care is a facet of health services research that is growing in importance. Breast cancer offers a disease model to examine quality end-of-life (EOL) care provided to women. Administrative data have the unique potential to provide population-based measures of quality of care. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of using routinely-collected administrative data to measure quality EOL care for breast cancer patients.

METHODS
A cohort of all women in Nova Scotia who died of breast cancer between 01/01/1998 and 31/12/2002 was assembled from the Cancer Registry and Vital Statistics data. The EOL study period was defined as the last 6 months of life. A total of 864 women met the eligibility criteria. After a literature review, an expert panel identified 19 indicators that were potentially measurable through administrative data. Physician billings, hospital discharge abstracts and seniors pharmacare data, supplemented by clinical datasets, were utilized to calculate the statistics with which to represent the indicators.

RESULTS
Benchmark measures of care across the cohort show 63.4% died in a hospital, a mean continuity of care index of 0.786, and the mean number of inpatient days in the last 30 was 9.9. Indicators of aggressive care include 9.3% had chemotherapy in the last 14 days, 5.6% had more than 1 emergency room visit in the last 30 days, and 29.1% had more than 14 inpatient days in the last 30 days.

CONCLUSIONS
Weaknesses of using these data include: 1) fixed variables with an administrative rather than a clinical objective; 2) lack of comprehensiveness of various datasets; and 3) the use of billings data where increasingly physicians are paid through methods other than fee-for-service. Strengths of this approach are: 1) population-based cohort; 2) comprehensiveness of cohort selection through the provincial Vital Statistics file; and 3) accessibility of data. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Abstract. Satya ED, Sabdono A, Wijayanti DP, Helmi M, Widiaratih R. 2023. Mapping coral cover using Sentinel-2A in Karimunjawa, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 24: 827-836. Coral reefs in the Karimunjawa National Park (KNP) have their own charm, especially for snorkeling and divers, it can be seen from the number of tourist visits which tends to increase every year, except for 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to determine the impact of tourism on coral reef cover in KNP, with islands selected as representatives of high, medium and low level of tourist visits using Sentinel-2A. Comparison of Sentinel-2A coral cover area in 2020 with previous research which used Landsat 8 data in 2018 showed decrease in coral cover area by 16.5% and an increase in sand area by 24.1% for island of high tourist visits. It can be seen that tourism activities have significant impact on coral cover area, especially snorkeling and diving activities that are intentional or not potentially damaging to coral reefs. Sentinel-2A's ability to detect coral area is reliable, since field data is needed as input for data processing to identification locations in detail as needed. Coral area in 2020 using Sentinel-2A obtained for Menjangan Besar Island and Menjangan Kecil, Sintok Island, Tengah Island and Seruni Island were 1.88 km2, 0.303 km2, 0.318 km2, 0.237 km2 respectively.


Abstract We describe the isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria obtained from haemolymph of Cyclocephala signaticollis larvae. Two pathogenic bacteria, a Bacillus thuringiensis and an Arthrobacter sp. caused 90–100% mortality to C. signaticollis in 4 days after hemocoel injection, suggesting they might be useful as biological control agents.


We report on a feasibility study of a free-space Quantum Key Distribution setup operatingat a mid-infrared wavelength. Alice sends polarization-coded pseudo-single photonsfrom a Quantum Cascade Laser at 4.6 µm to Bob, who uses a nonlinear crystal and aSilicon Avalanche Photodiode to perform the detection via Sum Frequency Generation.Theoretical predictions, based on a proof-of-principle experiment, show that, under certainfoggy atmospheric conditions, the proposed system is barely affected, whereas othersystems operating at standard near-infrared wavelengths would simply not work at all.


Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease and one of the major public health problem that causesfunctional impairment and reduced quality of life. To compare the effectiveness of PNF Hold relax stretching versus Static stretching on pain and flexibility of hamstring following moist heat in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Hamstring tightness is the major problem in knee osteoarthritis individuals. Therefore the need of study is comparing the effectiveness of PNF Hold relax stretching versus static stretching on pain and flexibility of hamstrings following moist heat in knee osteoarthritis participants. Determining the effects of PNF Hold relax stretching versus Static stretching along with moist heat on pain and hamstring flexibility by VAS and Active knee extension range of motion in knee osteoarthritis individuals.Methods: 30 subjects with symptoms of knee osteoarthritis were randomly distributed into 2 groups 15 in each group. PNF Hold relax stretching along with moist heat is compared to Static stretching along with moist heat. Pain was measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and hamstring flexibility by Active knee Extension Range of Motion (AKEROM) by universal goniometer. Measurements are taken pre and post intervention.Results: The results indicated PNF Hold relax stretching along with moist heat showed a statistically significant improvement in pain (p<0.05) and improvement in hamstring flexibility (p<0.05) when compared to Static stretching along with moist heat.Conclusion: Subjects with PNF Hold relax stretching along with moist heat showed significant improvement in pain reduction and improving hamstring flexibility than Static stretching along with moist heat.


MOCVD from the tetrameric precursor copper(I) t-butoxyde, results in the deposition of pure copper(I) oxide whiskers at 510K and of copper metal films with ∼2% oxygen contamination at 670K. Both deposits are polycrystalline as judged by x-ray diffraction. The formation mechanisms of have been established from the product distribution studies combined with the results of HREELS and temperature-programmed desorption


Professor of Criminal and Community Justice for the Glasgow School of Social Work at the University of Strathclyde, explores the social implications of the award-winning film Red Road


Diabetes mellitus is one of the most prevalent disease and important cause of mortality in the general population. Despite mechanisms control being accessible to the entire population, from diagnosis to monitoring, is still very large percentage of patients without adequate glycemic control. This study aimed to identify which aspects are related to the difficulty of control in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are under treatment and monitoring by family health teams in a Basic Health Unit in the city of Itajaí / SC. The research used qualitative approaches to data collection conducted through individual interviews and semi-structured, with people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus in treatment and who can not control the glucose level. The data analysis was performed through the thematic content analysis technique, which emerged six categories: representation of the disease; feeding; physical activity; medicines; emotional factors; and doctor-patient relationship. The results show that the organization of care for people with diabetes mellitus, following the attributes of integrity, longitudinality and coordination of care, can interfere positively in self-care in the aspects that hinder glycemic control of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus.


With interest I read the article of Gorst et al. [ l ] on a positive dircct antiglobulin test (DAT) in normal individuals. From this study it appears that: (1) the overall incidence of this abnormality is estimated at 1 in 14,000 normal people; (2) an IgG-type DAT is as frequently seen as a complement-type DAT; (3) potent autoantibodies are rarely found in the serum or in the red cell eluate, and ( 5 ) haemolytic anaemia is reported in only 1 out of 65 individuals. A similar study had been carried out in our institute on 63 blood donors with a positive DAT who were followed for a period of 4 months to 5 years [21. The following findings confirmed or complemented the conclusions of Corst et al. [l]: (1) The estimated incidence of red cell autoantibodies was similar (1 in 13,000), but the great majority of cases had an IgG-type DAT and 25% of them had been on a-methyldopa therapy for a period varying from 5 months to 2 years prior to the study. Warm haemolysins were found in the serum of only 1 individual and cold agglutinins in that of another. (2) Mild anaemia was present in only 10% of the cases. However, in the remaining non-anaemic people, systematic reticulocyte, bilirubin, and 6tCr red cell survival studies showed a high incidence of compensated haemolysis (62%). In only 28% of the cases no evidence of increased haemolysis was seen. (3) Various antitissue antibodies were found in 41% of the cases providing evidence for a multisystem involvement of the immune disorder. (4) In the majority of the individuals who could be followed up the autoantibodies disappeared spontaneously. The clinical and immunohaematological featurcs are thus strikingly similar to those found in 'patients' with autoimmune haemolytic anaemia. They highlight the existence of various intermediate degrees of red cell autoimmunization.


The calculation of the calibration parameter M, which represents the maximum theoretically possible blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal increase, is an essential intermediate step in any calibrated fMRI experiment. To better compare M values obtained across different studies, it is common to scale M values from their original BOLD echo time (TE) to a different echo time according to the theory that M is directly proportional to TE. To the best of our knowledge, this relationship has never been directly tested.


SUMMARY

Bioactuators, biological motors in living systems, are promising for integration and functionalization of microsystems. We have developed a Ca2+-driven microvalve powered by a contractile fiber, a stalk of Vorticella. Cells of Vorticella convallaria were trapped in designed microchambers. Stalks were self-grown in the chambers and their reversible linear actuations were controlled by regulating the concentration of Ca2+. A cell body, connected to a stalk, opened and closed a microchannel by the contraction and extension of the stalk. The flow field in the chamber was characterized to further optimize the actuation performance.


This article examines the factors that stymie contemporary leaders in their quest to practicalize the concepts of stewardship as an alternative form of leadership. Stewardship is herein argued to be a more viable form of leadership than current leadership concepts, and nine dimensions have been identified as personifications of the stewardship concept. The results show that stewardship, as a leadership alternative, has not yet begun to supplant traditional forms of leadership. The concept of leadership and the promises – and failures – that it has held for humankind over the centuries is a well-researched area. Burns (1978) asserts that leadership is one of the most observed, but the least understood phenomena. Goodwin (1998) asserts that there are as many different leadership styles as there are leaders. Consequently, the theories of leadership are many and they originate from diverse sources. Various leadership theorists, in defense of their leadership models, have suggested various definitions of leadership. Burns (1978: 43-44) asserts that: "The essence of leadership in any polity is the recognition of real need, the uncovering and exploiting of contradictions among values and between values and practice, the realigning of values, the reorganization of institutions where necessary, and the governance of change." Bennis and Nanus (1985: 225) describe leaders as individuals who "lead by pulling rather than by pushing, by inspiring rather than ordering, by creating challenging, but achievable, expectations and rewarding progress towards them rather than by manipulating, and by enabling people to use their own initiatives and experiences rather than by denying or constraining their experiences and actions." The theories and models of leadership that have been mentioned supra have in common their focus on the leader as a pedestal personality who is separate from the people being led. However, as Zaleznik (1996: 2) points out: "Leadership is not restricted to the occupants of formal positions." Therefore, we must begin to


Change (FCCC) adjourned at 6:00pm, November 25, 2000. Although the Parties came close to a deal on key elements of the Kyoto Protocol, they didn't quite make it. This is the first time Parties to a COP were unable to arrive at a formal outcome or work plan statement during the course of two weeks of scheduled meetings. Technically, COP-6 was not formally closed, but rather was adjourned until 2001, when the next set of international climate negotiations is already scheduled. The press was not kind to this outcome, characterizing it as a "collapse" of the talks and suggesting dire results for the globe. The political backlash, particularly in Europe, surprised many politicians. Negotiators were attempting to get discussions back on track when this article was written in early December 2000. A meeting between the United States and several European countries took place in Ottawa in early December in an attempt to reach agreement on the remaining issues, at least within this group of countries; no significant breakthroughs were reported, but further talks are under discussion. This article provides a brief snapshot of the issues, players, and policy developments as of the conclusion of the meetings in The Hague. COP-6 was the most highly anticipated climate negotiating session since COP-3 in Kyoto japan, in 1997, which resulted in the Kyoto Protocol. The 182 governments represented at COP-6 were striving to complete an ambitious agenda to reach consensus on a suite of highly complex and technical issues relating to implementation of the Kyoto Protocol. These issues include: • flexibility mechanisms (Clean Development Mechanism, Emissions Trading, Joint Implementation); • a compliance system for the Protocol; • integration of carbon "sinks" (e.g., forests, soil carbon) into countries' emissions reduction mandates; and • needs of developing countries. Unfortunately, the workload proved too ambitious; the Parties were unable to reach agreement by the November 25 deadline. Significant progress, however, was made on several issues. Indeed, the parties came very close to closing the gap in the final hours of COP-6. It


Ascending aortic aneurysms are rare in children and may lead to aortic insufficiency, dissection, and/or rupture. We present a 5‐year‐old child diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm and severe aortic insufficiency, successfully treated with ascending aortic replacement with an aortic valve repair using a bicuspidation technique.


Kendo display at Clyde Quay School, Wellington, by experts Masaaki Mitani and Masahiro Yamada from the fest of Japan. Photographed by an Evening Post staff photographer on the 14th of august 1994
Quantity: 1 colour original negative(s) Single image on negative strip.
Finding Aids: Print in Turnbull Library Pictures Evening Post illustrations file at Recreation-Martial Arts (cabinet 14. drawer 1)..


The advent of nano‐biotechnology has inspired the interface interaction study between engineered nanoparticles (NPs) and biomolecules. The interaction between Fe content titanium dioxide (TiO2) NPs and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) biomolecules has been envisioned. The effect of Fe content in TiO2 matrix was studied using X‐ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The increase in Fe content caused a decrease in particle size with change in morphology from spherical to one‐dimensional rod structure. The Fe incorporation in the TiO2 matrix reduced the transition temperature from anatase to rutile (A‐R) phase along with formation of haematite phase of iron oxide at 400°C. The interaction of Fe content TiO2 NPs with ATP molecule has been studied using spectroscopic method of Raman scattering and infrared vibration spectrum along with TEM. Fe content in TiO2 has enhanced the interaction efficiency of the NPs with ATP biomolecules. Raman spectroscopy confirms that the NPs interact strongly with nitrogen (N7) site in the adenine ring of ATP biomolecule. Engineering of Fe content TiO2 NP could successfully tune the coordination between metal oxide NPs with biomolecules, which could help in designing devices for biomedical applications.


This article contributes to the research of new business development within accelerator programs using the living lab approach in the particular field of eHealth. Although the accelerator phenomenon originating from the United States is rather new, it has been recognized nationally and internationally as a key contributor to the success of business startups (Dempwolf et al., 2014). Due to its relatively short history, research on the impact of accelerators on new businesses is scarce, and systematic information is thin and fragmented (Cohen & Hochberg, 2014; Hallen et al., 2016; Hathaway, 2016; Hoffman & Radojevich-Kelley, 2012). Pauwels and coauthors (2016) have conducted pioneering accelerator research, synthesizing a generic accelerator model from 13 case accelerators. However, research regarding a novel element, the living lab approach, within an accelerator is missing. Hence, this article offers new knowledge and a different viewpoint to this topic, further developing the generic accelerator model.


Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) is one of the most effective therapeutic options for blood cell cancers. While its major anti-leukemic benefits are obtained from allo-immune reactions against leukemic cells, or GVL, the same kind of allo-reactions could be also directed to normal host tissues, giving rise to a severe complication, know as graft versus host disease (GvHD). In HLA-matched transplantation, the development of both reactions absolutely depends on the presence of one or more mismatched minor histocompatibility antigens (mHAgs) and could be further modified by other genetic as well as environmental factors, including for example, cytokine polymorphisms and GvHD prophylaxis. Thus, in view of better preventing GvHD and specifically targeting allo-immunity to the tumor component, it is critical to understand what mHAgs are mismatched and responsible for the development of GVHD or GVL and what genetic factors can influence the overall reactions. To address these questions, we conducted whole genome association studies by genotyping more than 500,000 SNPs in donors and recipients of 1598 unrelated transplants from Japan Marrow Donation Program (JMDP). All transplants were matched for HLA-A, B, C, DRB1 and DQB1, while 1033 (63%) transplants were mismatched for HLA-DPB1. 656 (41.7%) and 245 (14.9%) of transplants had developed grade II–IV and III–IV of acute GvHD (aGvHD), respectively. Overall call rates exceeded 98% both in donors and in recipients. Unobserved HapMap PhaseII SNPs were rigorously imputed using genotyped SNPs. After excluding those SNPs showing grade II aGvHD with the maximum P-value of 1.81 × 10−9 at rs6937034, and thus, successfully captured the association of DPB1 allele mismatch as directly defined by HLA typing (HR = 1.91, P= 2.88 × 10−13). To facilitate the identification of target mHAgs for aGvHD, we performed subgroup analysis, where association tests were confined to those transplants sharing particular HLA types based on the fact that recognition of mHAgs is restricted to particular HLA contexts (HLA restriction). Six loci was identified as candidate mHAg loci whose mismatch may confer increased risk for development of aGvHD. These included rs17473423 on chr12 associated with an A*2402/B*5201/Cw*1202/DRB1*1501/DQB1*0601 allele set shared in ~40% of unrelated transplants in Japanese (grade III–IV aGvHD with maximum P=3.99 × 10−13), rs9657655 on chr9 associated with another common allele in Japanese, A*3303/B*4403/Cw*1403 (grade III–IV aGvHD with maximum P=8.56 × 10−10), and other four loci associated with DQB1*0501, Cw*0102, B*5201, and Cw*1202. Two SNPs in patients were also found to be associated with aGvHD, rs5998746 on chr22 (P=3.41 × 10−8) and rs11873016 on chr18 (P=1.26 × 10−8), although no donor SNPs showed significant associations). Similarly, we identified four candidate SNPs associated with the development of severe cGvHD or relapse. Current study provided a unique opportunity in that combination of two different genotypes, not merely genotypes of single individuals, that is associated with particular disease phenotypes, is explored by whole genome association scans. Although further replication studies and biological confirmation are required, our results suggest that whole genome association studies of allo-SCT could provide a novel clue to understanding the genetic basis of allo-SCT.


Challenges to the descriptive validity of the expected utility model have led to the development of non-expected utility models of decision making under risk including prospect theory which incorporates psychological considerations to account for the loss-gain differentiation in risk attitude and overweighting of small probabilities associated with sizable outcomes. We propose a neurochemical extension of prospect theory by linking two evolutionarily ancient neurotransmitters – dopamine and serotonin – to the valuation and saliency of outcomes over gains and losses. This model provides a biological basis for the phenomenon of loss aversion, diminishing valuation sensitivity towards gains and losses, and nonlinear response to probabilistic stimuli. We derive its testable implications linking the decision maker's genetic makeup modulating her dopamine and serotonin tones to her attitude towards the fourfold risks of moderate prospects, moderate hazards, longshot prospects, and longshot hazards. The empirical validity of our model is corroborated by evidence from within-subject correlations of attitude towards fourfold risks as well as evidence from recent published findings on the molecular genetics of risk taking.


In preterm infants, RDS is primarily caused by deficiency of pulmonary surfactant in an immature lung. For the past 50 years, related research and experiments with regards to surfactant replacement therapy have been encouraging and inspiring.Numerous trials have been conducted to demonstrate that surfactant plays an important role in the management of respiratory distress syndrome in preterm babies, whether it is synthetic, natural or recombinant. The use of surfactant regarding aspects of other disease has been explored as well, including meconium aspiration syndrome, congenital pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.With the advance of science, the molecular structure and function of most surfactant components has been well understood and well established. Pulmonary surfactant associated proteins (SPs) consist of a heterogeneous composition of lipids and proteins and it has been identified as SP-A, SP-B, SP-C, and SP-D.Recently, US FDA approved the first synthetic peptide-containing surfactant (Lucinactant) to treat RDS in preterm newborns. Surfactant replacement therapy has been one of the greatest achievements in the management of preterm newborns in the past few decades.


AT2019wey is a transient discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey in December of 2019. Follow-up optical, radio, and X-ray observations led to classification of this source as a Galactic black hole X-ray binary. We carried out one-epoch 6.7 GHz European VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometry) Network (EVN) and two-epoch multiple-frequency (1.6, 4.5, 6.7 GHz) Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) observations within a year after its discovery. These observations reveal a fading and flat-spectrum radio source with no discernible motion. These features suggest the detection of a compact jet. The source appears resolved at milliarcsecond scales, and the source angular size versus frequency trend is consistent with scatter broadening. This allows us to constrain the lower limit of the source distance to 6 kpc, if the scattering medium is in a Galactic spiral arm. For a source location larger than 3 kpc, the estimated upper limit of the peculiar velocity, relative to the local standard of rest, suggests the asymmetric natal kick may have occurred during the black hole formation stage.


A comprehensive low-speed wind tunnel investigation was performed of leading edge vortex flaps applied to representative aircraft configurations. A determination was made of the effects of analytically- and empirically-designed vortex flaps on the static longitudinal and lateral-directional aerodynamics, stability, and control characteristics of fighter wings having leading-edge sweep angles of 45 to 76.5 degrees. The sensitivity to several configuration modifications was assessed, which included the effects of flap planform, leading- and trailing-edge flap deflection angles, wing location on the fuselage, forebody strakes, canards, and centerline and outboard vertical tails. Six-component forces and moments, wing surface static pressure distributions, and surface flow patterns were obtained using the Northrop 21- by 30-inch low-speed wind tunnel.


Objectives: Lymphoma (Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin) is one of the most common malignancies in Sudan. Contemporaneous studies from several countries including the United States, Japan and Germany suggested a possible etiological link between Merkle cell polyoma virus (MCPyV) and these lymphomas; however, there are no previous studies that have been reported on this topic in Sudan. This study was applied to investigate the role of this virus in lymphoma patients in Sudan. Objective is to detect and characterize Merkle Cell Polyomavirus in lymphoma patients by using molecular techniques Method: Adult Sudanese patients (both females and males) diagnosed with lymphoma were included in this study. Blood samples were used for DNA extraction which was then subjected to Real-time PCR to detect MCPyV DNA. Samples, proved positive by Real-time PCR amplification, were sequenced and phylogenetically analyzed. Results: MCPyV was detected in 16/225 from Sudanese (7.1%) of lymphoma patients of which five were Hodgkin and eleven were Non-Hodgkin. MCPyV sequences in Sudanese patients showed 100% similarity to each other and 100% identity with reference sequences from gene bank. Conclusion: This study is the first evidence that MCPyV exists in a subset of Sudanese lymphoma patients. MCPyV is unlikely to have direct contribution in the pathogenesis of lymphoma in the majority of Sudanese cases. MCPyV identified from the Sudanese lymphoma subjects may constitute an African lineage and its pathogenicity needs to be investigated in future studies. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2020; 10(1):47-52.


This review article covers close to 45 years of free-electron laser (FEL) activity in the UK from the mid 1970s until 2022. Technical details of the projects are given together with personal insights provided by those who worked on specific projects. Both funded and unfunded projects are included to highlight the breadth of ideas generated over the years; this approach also clearly reveals the evolution in FEL activities from the early imperative to reproduce and understand first results at long wavelength towards the development of ever-higher-quality FEL output at very short wavelengths. Also included are the longer-term and broader benefits of the early projects. One aspect of this is the many years of UK experience in the design, operation and use of FEL facilities (in the UK and abroad) which reveal the wider value, financial and intellectual, of much of the work that has been undertaken and that is often not apparent. Continuous development of the UK technological base in this area has led to innovative contributions on a global scale and considerable financial return.


The article describes a new AEG- Telefunken concept for the control of secondary retarders by using a processor, which meets the high accuracy requirements in maintaining the preset exit speeds. The system configuration built around a process computer is described. The control method is digital with the aid of a control and regulating algorithm. An important characteristic of the algorithm is that for determination of the required and permissible braking forces all static and dynamic data of the humping are measured and processed. Braking control is by way of a controlled variable which is proportional to the dissipated kinetic energy. This is formed as a distance-dependent sum function. By means of the results it is shown that the concept meets the requirements and that the chosen equipment has sufficient reserve capacity.


. Let G = GL"(q). q a prime power, and let r be an odd prime not dividing q. Let s be a semisimple element of G of order prime to r and assume that r divides <7dc&|Al - 1 for all elementary divisors A of s. Relating representations of certain Hecke algebras over symmetric groups with those of G, we derive a full classification of all modular irreducible modules in the r-block B, of G with semisimple part s. The decomposition matrix D of Bs may be partly described in terms of the decomposition matrices of the symmetric groups corresponding to the Hecke algebras above. Moreover D is lower unitriangular. This applies in particular to all /--blocks of G if r divides q - 1. Thus, in this case, the /--decomposition matrix of G is lower unitriangular.


The real building Dortmund Project is developed by Ing. Ivan Coba. It consists of seven apartments of 3 bedrooms and 1 suite in the area of San Isidro de El Inca. The project offers a modern design and an optimal distribution of spaces in a part of town that offers facilities like schools, colleges, Commerce, among others.
The business plan is developed below is to determine the feasibility of the project. the macro economic environment, market analysis, supply and demand, and the legal framework in which the project is developed, costs and estimated earnings and cash flows of the project will be analyzed. Customer profile will be analyzed to determine if the proposed product is competitive and if the marketing strategy is suitable according to the socioeconomic level to which it is addressed. Finally a management plan that optimizes processes, mitigate risks and develop proper control of the work is proposed.
This comprehensive analysis will allow us to launch a competitive project, adjusted to customer expectations, the promoter and the environment in which it operates, which results in the highest probability of success and the utility and return on investment expects the promoter.


Various European Union pork chain actors and stakeholders agreed in 2010 on a road map to voluntarily abandon piglet castration by 1 January 2018. Because currently in Serbia, male piglets are surgically castrated and consumers are not used to the boar taint odour and flavour, the introduction of boar meat may modify the acceptability of pork. The objective of the study was to investigate the attitudes, awareness and opinions of future Serbian food technologist towards surgical castration of boars and its alternatives, and to test their sensitivity to androstenone and skatole. We found that they were concerned about the animal welfare issues and that they were willing to pay a little more for meat from animals treated with dignity. This was more so if they were females and less so if they had had a rural upbringing. They strongly believed that surgical castration is painful for the animals, but at the same time agreed that meat from castrated pigs is of better quality. Their ambiguous attitudes regarding efficacy and quality of alternatives to surgical castration clearly indicated the knowledge gap that must be filled by appropriate modifications of the curriculum. Students demonstrated average sensitivity to both androstenone and skatole. Females exhibited higher intensities of difference in both cases.


By using the method of document data,questionnaire,Delphi,trend extrapolation and standard forecast, on the basis of the investigation of the current situation of Shandong sports,this paper discusses the strategic target of making Shandong a powerful province in sports in the year of 2010,and the basic countermeasure for realizing the target.


The problem of improving estimates of rainfall intensity over the sea surface through spaceborne rain radars is addressed. The backscattered signal is composed of volumetric contribution due to rainfall and of the sea surface contribution. When trying to estimate the NRCS of the sea surface, one of the major difficulties is that different scale of roughness of the sea surface should be accounted for in the same e.m. model: the larger due to wind and the smaller due to the raindrop splashes. While in the first case several models are available in the literature, in the second case only a few experimental results or theoretical studies are available. In this paper, a model which accounts for the additional roughness due to the effects of the raindrop splashes is analysed. Furthermore, an enhanced algorithm is proposed for retrieving rainfall rate profiles, which utilises the relationship between sea NRCS and rainfall rate.


Soil surface insects are organisms that have an important role in the process of decomposing soil organic matter, serving as indicators of soil fertility, and maintaining ecosystem balance. This study aimed to determine the diversity and abundance of soil surface insects on three types of land, namely rubber plantations, rubber agroforestry, and secondary forests and the insect that attacks rubber stems in Sintang District, West Kalimantan. The research method used was field observation, sampling with pitfall traps and measurement of environmental conditions, identification, and data analysis on three types of land. The results showed that 649 individuals were found which were divided into 8 orders of 11 families of 14 species. The highest abundance was found in rubber agroforestry land, the highest insect diversity was in secondary forests. The types of insects found attacking the rubber tree trunks, both dead and alive, were Coptotermes curvignathus in rubber agroforestry and Reticulitermes flavipes in secondary forest and rubber plantations.


The advent of the X-15, Dyna-Soar, and other vehicles operating at very high altitudes requires increased familiarity with winds above the normal radiosonde levels. A number of articles have already been published on the subject of high-level circulation patterns. The present paper makes use of the available rocketsonde data to determine the accuracy of climatological and persistence forecasts at 45 km. It was found that, in winter, persistence forecasts are superior to climatology for periods up to about 48 hours; in summer, climatology surpasses persistence after about 18 hours.


Abstract This article looks at the origin of Turkish placenames from the starting point of an assignment given to a class of students at a university in Turkey. The students' stories have been grouped thematically into 1) Names from antiquity, 2) Ottoman or Turkish origin names, 3) City districts, and present a broad spectrum of examples· from across the country including cities, towns, and villages. The sources the student used, and the reliability of those sources, is discussed. As far as possible, the contributions have been verified or varying interpretations noted. Additional sections give information on Turkish pronunciation, cultural aspects, historical developments, and folk etymology. It was found that where there was an absence of written sources, a tendency exists to explain names by means of stories based on age-old Turkish traditions and beliefs.


The equations of state and the derivative approximations as functions of temperature and pressure for the elementary mixture constituents are assumed to be known. Two kinds of multicomponent mixtures are investigated: gas mixtures and mixtures of liquid and microscopic solid particles of different chemical substances homogeneously mixed within the liquid


Introduction: Cardiomyopathies represent a heterogeneous group of diseases that often lead to progressive heart failure with significant morbidity and mortality. Exact epidemiological data on cardiomyopathy in Nepal are lacking. This study was done to observe the demographic and echocardiographic profile of patients with cardiomyopathy attending a medical college teaching hospital.
Methods: Trans-thoracic two-dimensional echocardiographic study was performed by first author on all patients with cardiomyopathy over a period of six months. Patients' demographic and echocardiographic data were collected and analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. Student t-test and Chi-square test were applied where appropriate.
Results: A total of 60 patients were studied from October 2017 to March 2018. Mean age of all participants was 56.38 years (SD = 13.86). Mean age of males was significantly higher than that of females (60.96 yrs, SD = 13.61 versus 51.62 yrs, SD = 13.47) in dilated cardiomyopathy subgroup (p < 0.05). Of all patients, 32 (53.33%) had dilated cardiomyopathy (idiopathic) and 13 (21.66%) had ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Conclusion: Our study highlighted significant burden of dilated cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy appeared in females at earlier age compared to males. Potentially reversible cardiomyopathies like alcoholic and peripartum cardiomyopathies were also present which have a probability of cure if treated properly.


The article introduces the engine of searching for commonly used medical literatures and the searching methods for Chinese and foreign literatures of nuclear medicine. The article introduces the web addresses of the Chinese Nuclear Medicine, the American Nuclear Medicine, Teaching of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Organizations and other countries, International Organizations of Nuclear Medicine. Meanwhile, the article lists the web address of PET.


The class of quasiseparable matrices is defined by a pair of bounds, called the quasiseparable orders, on the ranks of the sub-matrices entirely located in their strictly lower and upper triangular parts. These arise naturally in applications, as e.g. the inverse of band matrices, and are widely used for they admit structured representations allowing to compute with them in time linear in the dimension. We show, in this paper, the connection between the notion of quasiseparability and the rank profile matrix invariant, presented in [Dumas & al. ISSAC'15]. This allows us to propose an algorithm computing the quasiseparable orders (rL,rU) in time O{n2sω-2} where s=max(rL,rU) and ω the exponent of matrix multiplication. We then present two new structured representations, a binary tree of PLUQ decompositions, and the Bruhat, using respectively O{ns log n/s and O{ns} field elements instead of O{ns2} for the classical generator and O{ns log n} for the hierarchically semiseparable representations. We present algorithms computing these representations in time O{n2sω-2}. These representations allow a matrix-vector product in time linear in the size of their representation. Lastly we show how to multiply two such structured matrices in time O{n2sω-2}.


Crohn's disease and Behçet's diseases are two multifactorial autoinflammatory diseases that share many clinical similarities. Their association is exceptional and poses a nosological problem. We report a case of 41 year-old woman monitored for Behcet's disease since 2015 hospitalized in our department for management for chronic diarrhea revealing Crohn's disease. We focused on association of crohn's and Behçet's disease in order to showcase the diagnosis process and therapeutical specifics of this association.


This research aims to describe the influence of FATF in the formation of money laundering legislation in Indonesia. Money laundering has become a global issue that threatens economic system in a country and internationally also. Big impact of money laundering require the more interest of countries in the world to quickly establish a cooperation in an effort to eradicate money laundering. According to Clive Archer in generally, International Organization is a pattern of relations of cooperation accross the borders of its member countries have the same goal to achieve. FATF is an Inter Governmental Organization (IGO). FATF has a role in determining the policies and issuing recommendations to eradicate money laundering which should be adopted by all countries. FATF requires each state to criminalize money laundering. In this case also uses the role theory of K.J. Holsti to describe how International Organizations like a FATF, has a role in international relations. The result shows that the formation of money laundering legislation in Indonesia not in spite of the influence of FATF with various forms of pressures on Indonesia to immediately do the criminalization of money laundering, such as: FATF put Indonesia to the list of reviews and list of Non Cooperative Countries and Territories (NCCT's) accompanied by the threat of sanctions to Indonesia if it doesn't immediately comply with the rules apllied by the FATF. In the end, for the first time Indonesia do criminalization of money laundering with legislated No. 15/ 2002. Keywords: crime, FATF, Indonesia, influence, money laundering


MIMO RADAR WAVEFORM DESIGN AND SPARSE RECONSTRUCTION FOR EXTENDED TARGET DETECTION IN CLUTTER Christopher Alan Rogers Old Dominion University, 2019 Director: Dr. Dimitrie C. Popescu This dissertation explores the detection and false alarm rate performance of a novel transmitwaveform and receiver filter design algorithm as part of a larger Compressed Sensing (CS) based Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) bistatic radar system amidst clutter. Transmit-waveforms and receiver filters were jointly designed using an algorithm that minimizes the mutual coherence of the combined transmit-waveform, target frequency response, and receiver filter matrix product as a design criterion. This work considered the Probability of Detection (PD) and Probability of False Alarm (PFA) curves relative to a detection threshold, τth, Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC), reconstruction error and mutual coherence measures for performance characterization of the design algorithm to detect both known and fluctuating targets and amidst realistic clutter and noise. Furthermore, this work paired the joint waveform-receiver filter design algorithm with multiple sparse reconstruction algorithms, including: Regularized Orthogonal Matching Pursuit (ROMP), Compressive Sampling Matching Pursuit (CoSaMP) and Complex Approximate Message Passing (CAMP) algorithms. It was found that the transmit-waveform and receiver filter design algorithm significantly outperforms statically designed, benchmark waveforms for the detection of both known and fluctuating extended targets across all tested sparse reconstruction algorithms. In particular, CoSaMP was specified to minimize the maximum allowable PFA of the CS radar system as compared to the baseline ROMP sparse reconstruction algorithm of previous work. However, while the designed waveforms do provide performance gains and CoSaMP affords a reduced peak false alarm rate as compared to the previous work, fluctuating target impulse responses and clutter severely hampered CS radar performance when either of these sparse reconstruction techniques were implemented. To improve detection rate and, by extension, ROC performance of the CS radar system under non-ideal conditions, this work implemented the CAMP sparse reconstruction algorithm in the CS radar system. It was found that detection rates vastly improve with the implementation of CAMP, especially in the case of fluctuating target impulse responses amidst clutter or at low receive signal to noise ratios (βn). Furthermore, where previous work considered a τth = 0, the implementation of a variable τth in this work offered novel trade off between PD and PFA in radar design to the CS radar system. In the simulated radar scene it was found that τth could be moderately increased retaining the same or similar PD while drastically improving PFA. This suggests that the selection and specification of the sparse reconstruction algorithm and corresponding τth for this radar system is not trivial. Rather, a tradeoff was noted between PD and PFA based on the choice and parameters of the sparse reconstruction technique and detection threshold, highlighting an engineering trade-space in CS radar system design. Thus, in CS radar system design, the radar designer must carefully choose and specify the sparse reconstruction technique and appropriate detection threshold in addition to transmit-waveforms, receiver filters and building the dictionary of target impulse responses for detection in the radar scene.


This invention relates to a DNS (Domain Name Server) network structure, comprising an authority DNS server (220) used for providing a domain name resolution service, a shadow DNA server (230) that is in data synchronism with the authority DNS server (220) and is used for providing domain name resolution service, a local DNS server (210) that is used for receiving a domain name access request of each user terminal and communicated with the shadow DNA server (230) when abnormally communicated with the authority DNS server (220) to obtain the domain name resolution result and return the domain name resolution result to the user terminal. The invention also discloses a domain name resolution method correspondingly. By using the invention, when the local DNS server is abnormally communicated with the authority DNS server, the domain name accessed by the user terminal is avoided being resolved.


In this paper we present a power attenuator for RF (RadioFrequency) and microwave signals entirely designed in MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical-System) technology. It is fabricated in the RF-MEMS technology available at Fondazione Bruno Kessler (FBK) based on a surface micromachining process. The network is realized in a low-cost manufacturing process and its dimensions are significantly compact compared to traditional implementations of RF power attenuators. More interestingly, employment of MEMS technology for such architecture enables a very large reconfigurability, making the network compatible with different standards and usable in several wireless communication systems. Electromechanical and RF behaviour of the discussed network are simulated and compared against experimental results collected by the first fabricated samples. RF measured performances are rather promising in spite a technology issue occurred during the fabrication deteriorating the attenuator low-frequency characteristic. RF modelling of such issue (already fixed in the batches being currently fabricated) is shown and discussed through this paper.


Two-dimensional hydrodynamical simulations of mass transfer in short period Algol type binaries were performed using the numerical code VH−1. This code uses the Piecewise Parabolic Method with a Lagrangian Remap. Our version of the code also accounts for radiative cooling processes. The purpose of performing the simulations was to study the H α emission from circumstellar gas in the Algols. Using observational evidence from the literature to constrain the gas stream properties, hydrodynamical maps of the H α emissivity in the two systems β Per ( P = 2.87 d ) and TT Hya ( P = 6.95 d ) were made in both Cartesian and velocity coordinates from the simulation data. The velocity maps were then compared to Doppler tomograms constructed from observed H α line emission in these systems. Since the tomograms cannot be directly transformed to maps of emission in spatial coordinates, the simulated Cartesian maps enable us to interpret the dynamical processes which produce the features observed in the Doppler tomograms. We find that the simulations produce asymmetric accretion structures with many features similar to those found in the Doppler tomograms of Algol systems.


Obstfeld and Rogoff (1995) endeavor to investigate the international welfare spillovers with monopolistic competition and sticky output prices in a flexible exchange rate system. This paper applies their framework to analyze the macroeconomic effects of voluntary export restraints (VERs) with fiscal policies, generating plenty of results. The particular contribution of this paper to the welfare effects of country sizes on policy lies in the cases of numerical simulations. The discussions of spillover effects, numerical simulations, and imperfect competition to export quotas as well as fiscal policies abroad fill in the gaps on the literature. Then it takes a further step on international macroeconomics.


The ZUC algorithm is a stream cipher designed by Chinese cryptogists,and is accepted as the international encryption standard for the 4G mobile communication on December in 2011.Recently the FPGA design methods of the ZUC algorithm have been widely researched.A resource-optimized implementation method is of the ZUC algorithm is proposed.The proposed method is optimized the parallel addressing logic of the original algorithm by using time division multiplexing method.After simulation and synthesis,the results show that the proposed method can greatly reduce system resource overhead.When the number of multiplexing is the largest,the reduction of system resource overhead is up to 45%.


: The objective of the study is to assess the current state of corporate culture and business performance of Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises. From there, the study provides solutions and recommendations to improve the business performance of Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises.


Activity coefficients of 42 to 54 organic compounds in the four ionic liquids (ILs) 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate, 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(pentafluoroethylsulfonyl)imide, 1,3-didecyl-2-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate were measured using inverse gas chromatography from (312 to 353) K. The retention data were also converted to gas-to-IL and water-to-IL partition coefficients using the corresponding gas-to-water partition coefficients. Both sets of partition coefficients were analyzed using the modified Abraham solvation parameter model. The derived equations correlated the experimental gas-to-IL and water-to-IL partition coefficient data to within average standard deviations of 0.113 and 0.143 log units, respectively.


TITLE: The Capability of Virtual Reality to Meet Military Requirements [la Capacite de la realite virtuelle a repondre aux besoins militaires] To order the complete compilation report, use: ADA388966 The component part is provided here to allow users access to individually authored sections f proceedings, annals, symposia, ect. However, the component should be considered within he context of the overall compilation report and not as a stand-alone technical report. Computer based human body modeling provides a tool with which human factors issues can be assessed early in a system's design. By populating an interactive visualisation of a design with representative mannequins issues such as fit, reach and vision can be evaluated and design changes recommended at the concept stage. Body modeling tools are continually advancing, offering increasingly sophisticated dynamic representations of the human operator. For the influence of these tools to spread further, they must minimise the demands placed on their users. The user requires a consistent, stable tool which answers the traditional questions of human factors evaluation at an early point in the design cycle.


Drought stress in the most stages of crops growth in arid and semiarid regions causes growth restriction and failure to achieve optimal performance. In order to evaluate effect of irrigation-cutback which was achieved because of lack of water in the study area and spraying the cytokinin hormone (CK) at different stages of crop growth on yield and components of Hamoon wheat variety, an experiment was conducted, with using of split plot design in randomized complete block with four replications, in the crop season 2013-2014. In this study, irrigation-cutback is done in two levels, irrigation in heading stage (Z59) to harvesting and irrigation-cutback at the flowering stage (Z69) to harvesting. The results showed effect of irrigation-cutback treatments on plant height, peduncle height, seed yield and seed weight was significant at the 5% level. Effect of spraying (CK), and full irrigation on grain yield and grain weight was significant. Irrigation-cutback at each stage was impressive, and full irrigation in all growth stages of wheat and spraying CK, simultaneously and without interrupting any of the two, increases grain yield significantly and grain weight in wheat in comparison other treatments. Therefore, the use of full irrigation at different growth stages of wheat and spraying CK, in later stages of the growth of HAMOON wheat to produce more in Sistan region is good advice, if water is provided for farmers with timely or with low latency water is provided for agricultural fields, therefore acceptable performance with spraying CK is seen in their field.