This study analyzed the size of women in their 60s, 70s and 80s in the 2014 Human Body Dimension Survey data among Size Korea's 7th Human Dimension Survey Data in 2015. This study examined the characteristics of changes in female body shape according to aging and the age range. The height item gradually decreased from the 60s and then rapidly decreased to the 80s. In the case of the circumference item, a sharp change occurred in the section from 69 to 70 years old. The reduction in hip height, waist height, and navel level waist height was not significant compared to the decrease in stature. Both width, thickness, and circumference gradually decreased with age. It can be seen that the back bends forward and the legs become thinner than the body due to the aging phenomenon with increasing age. Even for older women, the characteristics of aging differ in their 60s, 70s and 80s, so age segmentation of silver clothing should be considered.


Objective:To observe the effect of picropodophyllin alone or in combination with cisplatin to epithelial ovarian transplantable cancer nude mice and evaluate the mechanism.Methods:The establishment of 32 human ovarian cancer xenografts in nude mice were randomly divided into 4 groups:solvent control group (saline),DDP (5 mg / kg) group,PPP (40 mg / kg) group,DDP (5 mg / kg) + PPP (40 mg / kg) group,intraperitoneal injection every 1 to 3 days,18 days after the death,measured before and after nude mouse body weight and liver and kidney function test,growth curve,calculation of inhibition rate; immunohistochemical method tumor phosphorylation of insulin-like growth factor -1 receptor (pIGF-1R),microvessel density (MVD),vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the labeling index,TUNEL to detect tumor cell apoptosis.Results:DDP group,PPP and PPP+DDP group,the tumor inhibition rate was (26.53±8.42)%,(39.18±10.12)% and (72.17±30.79)%,according to Kim Jong are calculated q value of 1.341; PPP serum alanine aminotransferase,blood urea nitrogen,creatinine,compared with the control group showed no significant difference (P0.05),DDP group of nude mice blood urea nitrogen,creatinine compared with the control group significantly (P0.05),DDP group and the DDP + PPP group serum urea nitrogen,creatinine compared with the DDP group the difference was not statistically significant (P0.05).PPP group and PPP + DDP group,the transplanted tumor pIGF-1R,MVD,VEGF was significantly lower than the control group,DDP group within the tumor MVD,VEGF than the control group decreased significantly (P0.05),but higher than the PPP group and PPP + DDP group,and with both groups significantly (P0.05).PPP group,DDP group and PPP + DDP group and control group,the apoptosis index increased significantly compared to PPP + DDP group the most significant,PPP,the apoptosis index was higher than DDP group difference was significant (P0.05).PPP + DDP group and the PPP group no significant difference in apoptosis index (P0.05).Conclusion:Picropodophyllin has have synergies with cisplatin ,obvious side effects for nude mice liver and renal function. Picropodophyllin may has the function of inhibiting tumor angiogenesis.


We describe synthetic extracellular matrix (sECM) hydrogel films composed of co‐crosslinked thiolated derivatives of chondroitin 6‐sulfate (CS) and heparin (HP) for controlled‐release delivery of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) to full‐thickness wounds in genetically diabetic (db/db) mice. In this model for chronic wound repair, full‐thickness wounds were treated with CS, CS‐bFGF, or CS‐HP‐bFGF films. At 2 and 4 weeks postinjury, wound closure and formation of the new epidermis and dermis were determined. Both CS and CS‐HP hydrogel films accelerated wound repair, even without bFGF. Addition of bFGF to CS films showed partial dose‐dependent acceleration of wound repair. Importantly, addition of bFGF to co‐crosslinked CS‐HP sECM films showed a dramatic bFGF dose‐dependent acceleration of wound healing, as well as improved dermis formation and vascularization. Compared with 27% wound closure in 2 weeks in the controls, 89% wound closure was observed for mice treated with the CS‐HP‐bFGF films. The synthetic CS‐HP sECM films mimic the chemistry and biology of heparan sulfate proteoglycans, and may have clinical potential for topical delivery of growth factors to patients with compromised wound healing.


While in need of being scrutinized, post-Enlightenment human evolutionary accounts do not pose a zero-sum game threat to the inherent worth of human dignity and can even provide helpful insights into human nature. Acknowledging man's perennial interactions with other species is necessary in constructing the narrative of morality – or "inter-morality" – from the Fall to today.


Cyclohexanone-formaldehyde resin (CFR) was in situ modified with tannin (T) in the presence of sodium hydroxide. The purpose of this study is to produce eco-friendly tannin-modified cyclohexanone resins (TCFR) with a one-step method that has higher decomposition temperature than CFR. The solubility, molecular weight and thermal properties of the product were investigated.,Cyclohexanone, formalin (37 per cent aqueous solution) and tannin were mixed and 20 per cent aqueous NaOH solution was added to produce the resin. Tannin has environmentally friendly bio-based phenolic compounds that the tannin structure has been incorporated into the structure of the cyclohexanone formaldehyde resin during the in situ modification of resin, such as resole resin.,The improvement of the properties of the TCFRs produced from condensed tannin. TCFRs were soluble in common organic solvents. The product TCFR has a dark red colour.,The reaction mixture must be stirred continuously. Subsequently, 37 per cent formalin was added drop-wise in total while refluxing. The amount of aqueous NaOH solution of it is limited, as the formed resin may become insoluble in common organic solvents. At the end of the reaction, a water-soluble resin is obtained. Then, the water of water phase was removed from TCFR reaction system, successively by evaporating with rotary evaporator.,This study provides the application of ketonic resins. The TCFR containing tannin groups may also promote the adhesive strength of a coating.,These resins may be used for the preparation of adhesive. Condensed tannin, with a large amount of Catechol groups was considered for reducing the formaldehyde emission level on the adhesive system.,TCFR has been synthesised in the presence of a base catalyst. Environmental and ecological concerns have increased the attention paid by chemical industry to renewable raw materials.


The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya was the last film director Kuroki Kazuo made before he died in 2006. Like Kuroki's previous two films it is set during the chaotic last weeks of the war, when Japan's defeat seemed inevitable, bar some kind of miracle. The film is a very faithful adaptation of a stage play by Matsuda Masataka. The story is simple enough. Etsuko (Harada Tomoyo) lives with her older brother and his wife in Kagoshima. She is in love with a flying officer called Akashi (Matsuoka Shunsuke) from the nearby Navy base. Before Akashi decides to volunteer for a suicide mission to win back Okinawa from the enemy invaders, he acts as go-between in an arranged match between Etsuko and his Navy buddy Nagayo (Masatoshi Nagase), a mechanic. In this way, Akashi can die without regrets, knowing that his beloved Etsuko will not be alone. Etsuko accepts Nagayo's proposal of marriage, and Akashi goes off to sink an American aircraft carrier. Many years later Nagayo remembers those days and wonders why he lived when so many others lost their lives. Etsuko tells him that it is better to have lived, which is as close to an anti-war statement as the film gets. The gently comic tone of The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya is established very early in the film. In the opening sequence Etsuko is visiting Nagayo in a city hospital where he is recovering slowly from an unnamed long-term illness, presumably related to advanced old age. Their conversation wanders in a way that has been described as reminiscent of something out of Beckett or Ozu, but which falls short of either Beckett's bleakness or Ozu's irony. When their talk turns to cherry blossoms they remember the cherry tree in the garden of Etsuko's former home in Kagoshima, and in this way the film/play's central, and decidedly clichéd, metaphor is established. It was spring back then too, and the cherry tree in the garden was in full bloom. And yet, in the same instant the blossoms were falling. Inevitably Etsuko and Nagayo turn their thoughts to Akashi, and those dark days when they realised that their friend was about to leave them forever. And yet ''those days'' in this film do not seem all that dark. What follows the opening scene of The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya is a piece of sustained nostalgia for a youth lived against the background of war, with all of its romantic possibilities. It is uncertain whether the suggestion here is that the war was not so bad, or that it was not so bad for young girls like Etsuko. What is certain is that the film does not Asian Studies Review September 2008, Vol. 32, pp. 427–428


In this paper, we demonstrated optical imaging of objects hidden behind highly turbid media with a femtosecond heterodyned optical Kerr gate (HOKG). The experimental results showed that when compared with traditional optical Kerr gated (OKG) imaging, the HOKG imaging system provided higher image sharpness and higher spatial resolution. In traditional OKG imaging system, low pass filtering due to a photoinduced soft aperture decreased the image sharpness. When the HOKG was used, the high spatial frequency components of the object could be effectively compensated.


The enhancon mechanism removes a family of time-like singularities from certain supergravity spacetimes by forming a shell of branes on which the exterior geometry terminates. The problematic interior geometry is replaced by a new spacetime, which in the prototype extremal case is simply flat. We show that this excision process, made inevitable by stringy phenomena such as enhanced gauge symmetry and the vanishing of certain D-branes' tension at the shell, is also consistent at the purely gravitational level. The source introduced at the excision surface between the interior and exterior geometries behaves exactly as a shell of wrapped D6-branes, and in particular, the tension vanishes at precisely the enhancon radius. These observations can be generalised, and we present the case for non-extremal generalisations of the geometry, showing that the procedure allows for the possibility that the interior geometry contains an horizon. Further knowledge of the dynamics of the enhancon shell itself is needed to determine the precise position of the horizon, and to uncover a complete physical interpretation of the solutions.


The knowledge about the diversity and fauna distribution in tropical freshwater ecosystems is of extreme ecological importance, however studies on this theme still scarce. Organisms belonging to the Oligochaeta Class are considered important bioindicators for environmental quality analysis, but detailed knowledge about these organisms is still insufficient. This study aims to investigate the occurrence of oligochaeta species in eight rivers of the State of São Paulo (Brazil), to expand the species catalogue and identify the its relationship with the trophic state of sampled environments. The samples were collected by the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (CETESB) from 2014 to 2016 and include areas with different land uses, ranging from conservation, agricultural and industrial. We used species richness estimator (Bootstrap) and accumulation curves of randomized species (collector curve), in order to evaluate the efficiency of samples collected. Rivers were classified according to the trophic state, ranging from oligotrophic to hypereutrophic. As a result, we identified a total of 7,398 oligochaetes distributed in 25 taxa, which belong to the families: Alluroididae, Naididae and Opistocystidae. The most frequent species registered in this research, present in seven of the eight sampled rivers was Bothrioneurum sp., followed by Pristina synclites registered in six of the eight sampled rivers.


Although it has withstood fierce battles in its 120-year history, among its toughest is breaking 120 years of habits to gear for the future.


The crystal structure of the title compound, dimethyl 2-((2Z,5Z)-5-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethylidene)-2-{(E)-[2-methyl-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-2-enylidene]hydrazinylidene}-4-oxothiazolidin-3-yl)fumarate displays a conformational disorder which inverts the configuration of the chiral C atom within the cyclohexylidene ring.


ABSRACT The slag from lead-zinc metallurgy bears valuable components and its processing raises an increasing interest both from economic and environmental point of view. Low concentrations of metals and metals' presence as compounds different from natural minerals are the major obstacles in applying classical mineral processing technologies for metals' recovery. The paper compares results for copper extraction by application of different mineral processing technologies (hydrometallurgy, magnetic separation, classical flotation, electrochemically aided flotation, flotation of electrochemically pre-enriched material). Best results are obtained by electrochemically aided sulfide flotation, applied to electrochemically pretreated slag.


Wireless sensor networks are becoming very popular technology, it is very important to understand the architecture for this kind of networks before deploying it in any application. This work explores the WSN architecture according to the OSI model with some protocols in order to achieve good background on the wireless sensor network. The wireless sensor network (WSN) is a combination of sensing, computation, and communication into a single tiny device. A sensor network consists of an array of numerous sensor networks of diverse types interconnected by a wireless communication network. Sensor data is shared between these sensor nodes. The system extracts relevant information from the available data. It acts as information source, sensing and collecting data samples from the environment. Node can also act as information sink, receiving dynamic configuration information from other nodes or external entities. The end portion of a node can be an antenna. The WSNs need not communicate directly with the nearest high-power control tower or base station, but only with their local peers. The concept of WSN is based on a simple block sensing. Keywords— Wireless, Layers, Cluster.


On the other hand, the alleged British spear-head he cites from Sporupland in Jutland is really a native dagger like that from Uelsby, Schleswig. Incidentally the footnote to p. 60 dismisses far too cavalierly the observations made by Rosenberg, the most experienced and most successful excavator in the North, on the position of the Beaker sherds in the Kirke Helsinge tomb. In discussing absolute chronology Forssander pours well-deserved scorn on those who claim the East Alpine Copper Age culture as Northern because it comprises types (polygonal battle-axes and flint sickles) which recur in the North, respectively in the Dolmen and the Stone Cist periods. But he assigns to the Copper Age Hungarian axes which, for all their composition, cannot be older than Aunjetitz. And the evidences for synchronisms-similarities between the Fussschale of Bodrogkeresztur and Troy I, or between the profile of the Hajdu Sams6n swordblade and the Shaft Grave halberd-are not of a kind to yield reliable results. Finally 74 out of 102 figures want scales. Still the book is indispensable for any archaeological library. V. G. CHILDE.


This article identifies four models of philosophic dialogue between China and the West in the light of degrees of recognition of characteristics of each side, and self-confidence in adaptability of Chinese philosophy to modern life. The four models are as follows: (1), without clearly established recognition but with self confidence; (2), without either clearly established recognition nor self confidence; (3), with both clearly established recognition and self confidence; and (4), with clearly established recognition but without self confidence. The author maintains that while the second model had long been dominant in history, the increasing use of the third model in recent years is of great significance. It may lead to reconstruction of the traditional Chinese philosophy in some way, and may develop in positive correlation with the fourth model, which will enables contemporary Chinese philosophy to fit into the contemporary social life. The author predicts that the interactive relation between the third and the fourth models is likely to exist for a long period of time.


There is a sizeable literature on values and ethics in librarianship, much of it by Robert Hauptman, most recently his wide-ranging work Ethics and Librarianship (Hauptman, 2002). Professions need core values to support their work. We all, as CILIP members, are required to adhere to the ethical code of our association; yet how many of us actually know what it states? (CILIP, 2005) A set of values can act like a mission statement for our practise, but it does not necessarily make it a practical tool for day to day library work.


Lipoma is a common soft tissue tumour. Its occurrence in the oral mucosa is rare, accounting for 1% to 5% of all benign oral tumours. Typically, it presents as an asymptomatic yellowish mass. The overlying epithelium remains intact, and superficial blood vessels are often visible on the tumour's surface. The present report presents a case of tongue lipoma in a 50-year-old man who was referred to the department due to a tongue mass. The duration of the mass's presence was unknown. Clinical examination revealed a yellowish nodular lesion. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of classic lipoma, showing mature adipocytes and vessels of varying sizes within the adipocyte lobules. The lesion was surgically excised, and no recurrence was observed during the one-year follow-up period.


The presence of deterministic or stochastic trend in US GDP has been a continuing debate in the literature of macroeconomics. Ben-David and Papell (1995) found evidence in favour of trend stationarity using the secular sample of Maddison (1991). More recently, Murray and Nelson (2000) correctly criticized this finding arguing that the Maddision data are plagued with additive outliers (AO), which bias inference towards stationarity. Hence, they propose to set the secular sample aside and conduct inference using a more homogeneous but shorter time-span post-WWII sample. In this article we re-visit the Maddison data by employing a test that is robust against AO's. Our results suggest the US GDP can be modelled as trend stationary process


1 PG Scholar, Dept.of E&C, Malnad college of engineering, Karnataka, India 2 Associate Professor, Dept.of E&C, Malnad college of engineering, Karnataka, India ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract Wireless sensor networks has a important role in recent network technology, WSN which contains number of sensor nodes used to monitor physical and environmental condition such as temperature, sound, vibration, pressure, humidity, motion or pollutants, further it sends their data through the network to main location. Some of the sensor nodes are furnished with supported battery power through which it can furnish ample of operation and it can also communicate with other nodes. Increasing the lifetime of the wireless sensor network, power management part is essential for improving the performance of WSN. This paper proposes a chaotic encryption with clustered Low Energy Adoptive Cluster Head (LEACH) algorithm for wireless energy efficient networks which also reduces the consumption in WSN. The performance of the proposed work is evaluated and comparison is done.


The oldest batholith along the Minnesota-Ontario boundary is that at Saganaga Lake. It is the only one older than the Ogishke sediments and is therefore assigned to the Laurentian. Since a still older granite gneiss has been found farther east, the Saganaga granite arose late in Laurentian time. It is a roughly oval mass about 15 X 25 miles across and has nearly vertical walls. The main rock, 85-90 per cent of the mass, has long been known and is very uniform sodic hornblende granite. The local phases, described in some detail, include syenite, shonkinite, and hornblendite. For such an old formation the rocks are very little altered. Measurements and chemical analyses give data for tables and diagrams of the differentiated series. The ratio of potash to soda increases with increasing silica toward the central part of the mass. This series resembles that in the Giants Range which is of Algomian age; also some others of later eras.


The Phenomena Of Slang Words Used Almost In All Genres Of Films, That Inspired The Writer Analyze Of The Types And Meanings Of The Slang Words In Michael Bacall's "21 Jump Street". The Purpose Of This Study Is To Classify The Types And Determine The Meanings Of Slang Words That Are Used In Michael Bacall's "21 Jump Street". The Method Used In This Study Is Descriptive Qualitative Method. Eric Partridge (1950) Theories And Other Relevant References Were Used In Order To Obtain The Relevant Analysis Between The Theory And The Statement. To Get The Data Of This Study, Slang Words Which Were Taken From The Film Dialogues Were Classified. The Results Of The Study Found That Public House Slang Was The Slang Language Type That Most Often Used In "21 Jump Street" Film Then Followed By The Society Slang, And The Meanings Of The Slang Language Which Are Related To Vulgarism.

Key Word: Language, Slang Words, Film


Characteristics of testing the full-monocoque bus chassis were discussed in this paper.Three points were chosen on the chassis rear,which met the requirement of loading spectrum of dynamic stress under tow running conditions. The rain-flow counting method is used to analyze the stress frequency on the chassis. The authors find that transport condition's transformation causes the strain load fluctuation, which does not change the load peak-to-peak value frequency distribution basically. This indicates that the road surface with different ranks will cause the chassis varying degree fatigue damage. The results demonstrate that this can provide the technology base for the full-monocoque chassis' s design,simulation and experiment.


In the area downstream of hydroelectric plants, river water circulation patterns represent an important environmental parameter for fish habitat. On the Canadian sector of the Columbia River, white sturgeon use deep eddy pools, which occur both as natural habitat and as features immediately downstream of dams. Adult sturgeon exhibit a preference for deeper water habitats, specifically areas having reduced flow speeds, generally < 0.5 m/s (1.6 feet/s). Two particular sturgeon habitat areas are located downstream of the Hugh A. Keenleyside Dam and in the Waneta Eddy, at the confluence of the Columbia and Pend d'Oreille rivers, immediately downstream from the Waneta Dam on the latter river. For the purposes of environmental assessment studies, ASL has conducted detailed flow measurements downstream of both these dams. These studies have involved a two pronged approach: (1) development and implementation of a three-dimensional, finite-difference hydrodynamic computational model capable of resolving complex eddy patterns and vertical shears in river flows; and (2) field measurement methodologies based on acoustic doppler current profiling instrumentation and real-time high accuracy navigation systems, through which maps of the river circulation, in three dimensions, can be obtained over periods of about one hour. Both the computational modeling and field measurement procedures allow high resolution representation of the full three dimensional flow field to scales ranging from 5 to 25 m in the horizontal and about 1 m in the vertical. High resolution field measurement data sets are used to calibrate, and separately, validate the computational models for the plant discharges in effect during the measurement programs. The computational model can then be applied to determining the effects of other plant discharges, in support of the process to obtain the necessary regulatory approvals. Results from the high resolution model studies, and the related flow surveys, are presented for the areas downstream of the Keenleyside and Waneta Dams.


The electrolytic oxidation of chromium salts is a reaction of both real and potential importance, both in the chemical process industries and also in the metal finishing and electronic industries. The literature, which is mainly of Russian origin, has now been made available in English for the first time. Published work is critically reviewed, and largely reinterpreted in the light of recent advances in the theory of mass-transport together with experimental data in this field now available. The effects of electrode material, temperature, concentration, as well as foreign ions are considered in turn. Modern cell design has resulted in higher throughputs and lower energy costs. These are discussed. The mechanistic implications of the findings are considered.


Storytellers have many strategies for luring in their audience and keeping them interested. These include standardized narrative structures, vivid characters, breaking down long stories into episodes, and subtle methods of reminding the readers of facts they may have forgotten. The typical style of writing mathematics systematically avoids these strategies, since the explicit goal is "proving a fact" rather than "telling a story". Readers are left to provide their own narrative framework, which they do privately, in conversations, or in colloquium talks. As a result, even expert mathematicians find papers — especially those outside their own field — boring and difficult to understand. This impedes the development of mathematics.


A 68-year-old man was referred to your outpatient clinic following a cemented right hip arthroplasty procedure 3 weeks before your examination. He reports that he has had pain in his right calf and thigh since being discharged from the hospital and that these symptoms limit his ability to ambulate. He also reports difficulty getting in and out of bed. You find that he has a swollen right lower extremity and that he complains of pain when you palpate his right posterior calf and knee. You suspect that he may have a deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but you also consider that it is likely that the lower-extremity symptoms are attributable to the recent surgical procedure. Do you contact the patient's physician?


TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) is a common Multi-Attribute Decision Making (MADM) approach based on ordering. The order reversal during an increase of the number of comparing schemes may occur in the traditional TOPSIS and its cause is analyzed in this paper. A modified method is proposed, based on comparing standard and absolute ideal solutions. An example shows that with the modified method which can achieve an order preservation and its scope is explicitly illustrated. Comparing with other ordering approach, the method proposed in this paper uses also the previous calculated results while the number of schemes in the MADM is changed, so the computational amount for the decision making is greatly reduced.


Oil palm requires 7-11 times less land area than soyabean, rapeseed and sunflower to produce the same amount of oil. Therefore, the use of palm oil for food and biofuel, has saved 97-159 million ha of land from being deforested for cultivation with lower yielding oil crops. This has avoided 27-45 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2-e) emissions. Oil palm also sequesters eight times more CO2 than soyabean. As a biofuel, the use of palm biodiesel results in 62-82% Life Cycle Analysis Greenhouse Gas (LCA GHG) reduction when compared with fossil fuel.


Sepulveda et al. recently demonstrated that routine sonographic location of the insertion of the umbilical cord into the placenta is feasible and does not make any significant extra demands on time, personnel or equipment1. This is in keeping with the previously published findings of Nomiyama et al. who performed sonography with color Doppler on 587 women in the second trimester, successfully locating the cord insertion into the placenta in all but one of them2. Sepulveda et al. recommend that location of the placental cord insertion be incorporated into the routine secondtrimester sonographic examination1. A major reason they give for the importance of visualizing the placental cord insertion is to enable the prenatal diagnosis of vasa previa, a condition that is associated with an extremely high perinatal mortality when not diagnosed prenatally3. It is important, therefore, to point out that there are two main ways in which a vasa previa may occur. The first is when a velamentous insertion of the umbilical cord into the placenta overlies the cervix. The second occurs when vessels running between lobes of a bi-lobed, succenturiate-lobed or multi-lobed placenta traverse the membranes below the presenting part and over the cervix4. Catanzarite et al. have termed these types of vasa previa Types I and II, respectively4. Recognition of these two types is essential since, according to Catanzarite et al., Type II vasa previa is the more common variant4. Thus, if sonography is to make a significant impact on the diagnosis of vasa previa, it is important that in addition to sonographic location of the cord insertion into the placenta, as recommended by Sepulveda et al.1, the area over the cervix should be examined using sonography and color Doppler. Catanzarite et al.4 and Lee et al.5 routinely screened large populations of women using these techniques and demonstrated that this is an effective and accurate method for diagnosing vasa previa. If routine sonographic screening for vasa previa becomes standard practice, it is conceivable that vasa previa may cease to be a cause of perinatal mortality.


This paper,based on the status of the current invigilation system and the status of multi-campus school development,using the high-speed campus networking and programming technology,integrated the invigilation system scattered in each school district,realized the centralized monitoring of each school district.


Mean free path is calculated for the shell geometry under the assumptions of (i) diffusive, (ii) isotropic, and (iii) billiard, or Lambertian, scattering. Whereas in a homogeneous sphere case the difference between different models of surface scattering is reflected merely by a different slope of the linear dependence of a mean free path Leff on the sphere radius R, qualitatively different nonlinear dependencies on the inner and outer shell radii result for different model cases in the shell geometry. A linear behavior of Leff on the shell thickness (D) can only be established for the billiard model in the thin shell limit, in which case Leff ≈ 2D, whereas, in the same limit, Leff ≈ (D/2)ln(2R/D) in the diffusive case and Leff ≈ 14(2RD)1/2/[3ln(2R/D)] in the isotropic case. The shell geometry turns out a very sensitive setup to distinguish between the different models of electron scattering, which could be performed in future experiments on single and well-controlled dielectric core-metal shell nanopartic...


Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) can be used for noncontact and continuous measurement of the heart rate (HR). Currently, the main factors affecting the accuracy and robustness of rPPG-based HR measurement methods are the subject's skin tone, body movement, exercise recovery, and variable or inadequate illumination. In response to these challenges, this study is aimed at investigating a rPPG-based HR measurement method that is effective under a wide range of conditions by only using a webcam. We propose a new approach, which combines joint blind source separation (JBSS) and a projection process based on a skin reflection model, so as to eliminate the interference of background illumination and enhance the extraction of pulse rate information. Three datasets derived from subjects with different skin tones considering six environmental scenarios are used to validate the proposed method against three other state-of-the-art methods. The results show that the proposed method can provide more accurate and robust HR measurement for all three datasets and is therefore more applicable to a wide range of scenarios.


The synthesis of multifunctional inorganic materials from robust building blocks (synthons) that have a well-defined structure and can be linked together represents a constant challenge in crystal engineering. We report the synthesis of the deep blue mixed-valence (Mo-VI/Mo-V) compound Na-16-[(Mo124Mo28O429)-Mo-VI-O-V(mu(3)-O)(28)H-14(H2O)(66.5)]. ca. 300 H2O (1). which consists of nanosized wheel-shaped building blocks with 152 Mo atoms. These discrete building blocks can be prepared easily by reduction of an acidified aqueous molybdate solution and, when linked together, they form a layered open framework with nanosized channels. The encapsulated water molecules can be partly replaced by organic molecules. The metal-oxide-based host lattice has altogether 28 4d electrons per ring. These can be assigned to 14 incomplete double-cubane-type compartments spanned by five Mo and six O atoms, which show negligible electronic interaction. The two electrons delocalized in each of these compartments give rise to the deep blue colour.


The drive towards miniaturization, coupled with the latest advances in onboard processing, has given rise to small satellite missions' ability to use more complex attitude estimation algorithms to fit their progressive mission requirements. Earth observation missions typically require higher satellite attitude pointing accuracies to precisely control the satellite orientation. Hence, to provide greater confidence in the attitude estimation accuracies, new advanced algorithms are continuously being developed. Satellite attitude estimation must be performed autonomously in real-time whilst optimizing computational resources such as time and memory. Small satellite missions with higher complexities tend to demand more sophisticated requirements, which push the limits of classical attitude estimation methods. The Particle Filter is an advanced Bayesian estimation technique that has shown significant improvements in satellite attitude estimation. This work describes the Particle Filter and its implementation to the attitude and angular rate estimation for a 3U CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit, whilst comparing attitude estimation performance in two different settings: with three-axis magnetometer measurements; and with combined measurements from a three-axis magnetometer and sun sensors. This work further reports that for attitude determination in small satellites, the Particle Filter is a more accurate attitude estimator than the widely used Extended Kalman Filter. The Particle Filter yields attitude estimation accuracy of ±0.01°, while the Extended Kalman Filter attitude estimation accuracy is ±1°. Moreover, the results indicate that the use of an additional sensor improves the attitude estimation accuracy of the Particle Filter by 17%. It is essential to consider different sensor combinations as it helps select the most suitable sensor suite and attitude estimator for an individual small satellite mission.


Most extension services are actively engaged in promoting new technologies among farmers. Resources are invested in various extensions activities, such as field days or demonstrations, and extension service may undergo considerable reorganization, such as the training and visit system (T & V) (Benor and Harrison 1977). There is a widespread need to place emphasis on monitoring the result of technology transfer and eliciting farmers feedback. Organization responsible for developing new technology need to know if the transfer process is functioning, if their message is being heard. Base on this reasoning I choose to study adoption of Mucuna as soil management crop in Benin. SG2000 project started extension work on Mucuna as technology for recovery of land invaded by imperata and striga and for improving fertility to over exploited or poor soils in Benin since 1992. The major concerns for the study is: suggest ways in which more farmers could adopt Mucuna as a soil fertility management crop. The target population for this study was Benin's farmers. Since the time and the means can not permit to work with all of Benin's farmers, one region was selected in each of the ecological zones of the country. In each region five villages were selected using simple random sampling and in each village ten farmers were selected at simple random sampling. To be sure that all our respondents have equal chance to hear about the innovation (Mucuna for soil management and weed control), the selected villages were those in which SG2000 has an extension agent. Frequencies and percentages were used in respect to demographic data collected. Chi-square, were used to see whether there is a significant difference


Now looking back at the 2003 growing season, who would have thought that it would turn out the way it did? I think that we all got challenged in many unexpected ways and we definitely learned a lot. One thing for sure, many do often underestimate "mother nature" but after the 2003 growing season, I think that we all can agree that no management practice can match "her" power. Another thing that we learned was that different seasons have different pests and pathogens. The interactions between a host, the environment, and a pathogen or pest couldn't have been clearer than in 2003.


Orthogonal design is adopted to optimize the factors for disruption of locust haemocytes and degradation of their DNA and RNA from the mycosed locust by Metarhizium anisopliae.The optimum conditions for separation and purification of the fungal cells from mycosed locust are achieved.The degradation method of the Metarhizium infected host haemocytes,DNA and RNA is as follow.The final concentration of proteinase K in the reaction is 1mg/ml at 26℃ for 60min;Concentration of deoxyribonuclease I and ribonuclease A is 5U and 0.5mg/ml respectively at 30℃ for 35min.In the optimum conditions,fungal cells and mycelia are separated and purified from the haemolymph of locust infected by Metarhizium anisopliae without any contamination of the host DNA and RNA tested by PCR method using a locust specific primer pair.This lays foundation for separating and cloning the fungal genes expressed in the haemolymph of locust after penetration.


1 CMBT, DGHS, Bangladesh 2 NCDC, DGHS, Bangladesh 3 Registrar, Apollo Hospitals, Bangladesh Abstract Foot ulcers caused by diabetes are most important causes of limb amputations especially lower limb in Bangladesh. Treatment of foot ulcers by conventional way often causes hospitalization for long periods results in huge burden to many people. Use of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) mainly by autologous, that is rich in various growth factors, bear some equivalence to the uniform wound healing. Some studies on human are so far showed the potentiality of PRP as a unique and minimally invasive procedure. We included ten case with non healing diabetic foot ulcers, not responding to conventional treatment modalities, was efficiently treated by PRP. Patients and Methods: This study has included 25 patients of both sex ages from 18 to 60 years, with chronic no healing diabetic foot ulcers. These patients were treated with autologous platelet rich plasma activated by calcium gluconate. Few patients needed 2 times PRP therapy but most of the patients needed just one schedule. Results: Healing rate was much higher in PRP treated group than conventional group. Improvement was visible after 2 weeks in PRP treated group was because angiogenesis required time to generate. Conclusion: Activated autologous PRP therapy is more effective than conventional therapy.


This paper proposes a "NFC BASED PUBLIC HEALTHCARE MONITORING SYSTEM", a three way system between the patient; hospitals and the doctors A patient terminal concept is created based on smart cards/phones on NFC (Near Field Communication) technology for patient identification and uploading bio-history and implemented to establish a versatile and easy to use link between patients suffering from diseases and their attending physicians. According to a United Nations report, 75% of the health infrastructure in India – including doctors, and other health resources present in the metropolitan part of the cities is inaccessible to around 716 million people. Thus to meet these requirements a patient terminal concept based on interfacing between the Intel Galileo board and medical sensor devices is developed and the data is acquired using the e-health sensor platform. It is further linked to a GPRS based tele -monitoring system. NI LabVIEW is the software chosen to carry out the analysis of the medical data. .It is used to create the interface is designed to display various health parameters on the computer Results from medium-scale pilot projects indicate that NFC is an enabling technology and has the potential to reduce the complexity of telemonitoring applications to a minimum but keeps security on a high level. It helps to deliver intuitive, secure and reliable solutions to people with chronic diseases, even to elderly and technically unskilled ones.


Ten years on from the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement, Australia is entering another round of negotiations towards the new and controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership. In this Free Trade Scorecard series, we review Australian trade policy over the years and where we stand today on the brink of a number of significant new trade deals.

Students of international relations are often introduced to the problems involved in sustaining international cooperation through Jean-Jacques Rousseau's fable of the stag and the hare.

Rousseau's story told of a group of hunters that went out in search of a deer. Only if they all worked together would they be successful in trapping the deer. But a single hunter acting alone could catch a hare. Distracted by an opportunity to do so, one hunter deserts the party chasing the deer – with the result that the deer escapes. The individual hunter catches a hare but because of the failure to cooperate the group misses out on the chance of trapping the deer, which would have brought greater benefits to all.


A detailed comparison between theory and experiment is used to demonstrate the presence of self‐heating in the Coulomb‐blockade electrometer. When three different heating models are considered, the best fit with experimental electrometer characteristics is obtained for a model in which the electron temperature of the island electrode is determined by heat transfer to the lattice via electron‐phonon coupling. In the successful model, the temperature Ti of the island electrons is related to the power Pi dissipated in the island and the temperature Tl of the phonons by Pi=ΣΩ(Ti5−Tl5), where Σ is an electron‐phonon coupling parameter characteristic of the island material and Ω is the volume of the island. The best fit between theory and experiment yields a value of Σ=0.2 nW/K5/μm3 for the electron‐phonon coupling in aluminum. Our calculations show that the electron temperature of the island commonly exceeds 100 mK even when the lattice remains at 35 mK.


When tumultuous revolts started to spread in the Arab world in the winter of 2010–2011, in what became overoptimistically known as the "Arab Spring," two important narratives were launched. One of them concerned the uprisings themselves: the unexpected political pressures the protesters exerted; international commendations of the uprisings; their apparent defiance of the long-standing notion of "Arab exceptionalism" (Hassan, 2012); and serious misgivings about the end results of the unrest. Yet another narrative kept close to the political story, namely, the role of the media in the uprisings. It is not unusual in conflict-narratives to examine the role of media in the conflicts, exploring, for example, the news framing of events and how the framing may indirectly foment popular dissent. (Gitlin, 1980, for instance, examined the 1968 urban unrest in Chicago and the media's purported influence.) But what is striking about the pan-Arab strife is how it invited a great deal of scholarly and popular examinations of Arab-based media per se, as well as social media usage in the region. To recall, there were attempts to refer to the uprisings as Facebook or Twitter or Al Jazeera revolutions (Abusharif, 2014). These descriptors eventually faded, but what took firm hold (and continues to do so) is this robust interest in Arab media, their growing reach beyond the region, as well as patterns of media usage in Arab societies, especially among the youth culture. As such, it is valuable to have on hand News Media in the Arab World, edited by Barrie Gunter and Roger Dickinson. It is especially helpful for those whose research interests include Arab media and their local consumption. The slim volume covers the media systems of 10 countries—a seemingly hard task to pull off in 188 pages (without the index). But the purpose of this volume is not in offering comprehensive treatments of these 10 countries' news media developments. Rather, the compendium of research, conducted by established scholars of Arab media, addresses important trends, transitions, and original data about the media scene in these Arab countries, which is particularly important in light of an ongoing tumult that seems to be spiraling into further morass. While the international news coverage focuses on the unrest itself, it is important to know that the media landscapes of these countries are hardly in some kind of cryogenic stasis. The tensions between state actors and popular media usages, for example, are quite animated and, in fact, important parts of the unrest-storyline. More generally, as the editors understate, Arab media are "undergoing profound changes" and are "operating in rapidly evolving political and economic contexts" (p. 173). The contributors of News Media, for the most part, offer empirical data in their studies of news media in Egypt, Libya, Iraq, Oman, the Palestinian territories, and Arab Gulf nations. For example, in one study, researchers gathered statistics regarding candidates running for leadership in Iraq and how they were comparatively "treated in a neutral, positive or negative


In this paper, we study a new enlargement of subdifferential for any proper lower semicontinuous function. We know that e-subdifferential of any proper lower semicontinuous function is an enlargement of its subfifferential and any point from the graph of e-subdifferential can be approximated by a point from the graph of sub- fifferential. This nice property, apart from its theoretical importance, gives also the possibility to use the enlargement of subdifferentials in finding approximate solutions of inclusions determined by subdifferentials. We define a new enlargement and observe, in the case subdiffer- entials, the relation between this new enlargement and the e-subdiffer- ential.


It is shown that the presence of dispersion of particles with nano-sizes can lead to the appearance of a local phase transition on the surface layer of a sub-granule or a local bcc / fcc phase transition in pure Fe can occur at the intergranular boundary. In the presence of a large size factor, for example, as in Fe- (Mo, W) systems, the magnitude of the static displacements of Fe atoms located at 2–3 coordination spheres relative to the impurity atom, and simultaneously located in the surface / surface layer of the grain, when the critical value of the atomic displacement is exceeded Fe will lead to a violation of the local mechanical stability of the bcc lattice of Fe.


The complementary characteristics of the existing active wireless networks provide the potential to meet the ever increasing demands of the interactive multimedia services through internetworking. Efficient Mobility Management protocols implemented in the interworking network, allows the mobile users to be continuously connected to the best available access network depending on their requirements. With the existing MIPV6, PMIPV6, and HMIPV6, etc., protocols having their own disadvantages of triangular routing, convergence latency, signalling overhead, scalability and reliability, a proficient solution is required to increase the efficiency of mobile users working with broadband services. In this paper, an EH-MIP (Enhanced Hybrid-Mobile IP) mobility management protocol for Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), World Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) interworking network is proposed. The EHMIP is obtained through modifying the functional elements of existing PMIV6, such as to reduce the delays involved in repeated binding catch messages in signaling. The interworking UMBWiMAX-WLAN-EHMIP architecture is implemented with a service based mobility management algorithm, to allow users to select the suitable channel by analyzing the service type and mobility conditions of the user. The QoS parameters in terms traffic sentreceived, response times, for Email and HTTP, and packet end-to-end delay, packet delay variation for VoIP and Video applications are simulated and its performances are compared using OPNET.


We discuss an effective theory for the quantum static gravitational potential in spherical symmetry up to the first post-Newtonian correction. We build a suitable Lagrangian from the weak field limit of the Einstein-Hilbert action coupled to pressureless matter. Classical solutions of the field equation lead to the correct post-Newtonian expansion. Furthermore, we portray the Newtonian results in a quantum framework by means of a coherent quantum state, which is properly corrected to accomodate post-Newtonian corrections. These considerations provide a link between the corpuscular model of Dvali and Gomez and standard post-Newtonian gravity, laying the foundations for future research.


This study aimed to determine the knowledge of indigenous people of Bali against the Constitutional Court No.46 / PUU-VII / 2010, meaning the Constitutional Court ruling related to the child outside the mating position, to identify and analyze the attitudes of indigenous communities Bali on the discharge of the Constitutional Court. This study is an empirical law with non-doctrinal approach (socio legal research). The results showed that indigenous people in general do not yet know Bali Court Decision No.46 / PUU-VII / 2010 was. Meaning beyond mating gives children the same rights as children born within marriage. Balinese people's attitudes related to this decision, can be classified into two: 1. Most accept the decision of the reason; children outside the mating status to clear, the mother can claim responsibility for the biological father of the child, the child is no longer despised in the family and society. 2. small Sebagain reject reason; children outside mating can cause problems in inheritance in biological father, contrary to the customary law of Bali, girls may prefer not to marry. The attitude of the indigenous peoples of Bali pros and cons of the legal culture of society. Conclusion: Its meaning is to give children the right to marry outside the same as children born within marriage. Balinese customary law community in general have not been aware of the Constitutional Court. Balinese people's attitudes towards the Constitutional Court ruling pro and cons.


Patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis greater than 70 per cent in association with a contralateral ICA occlusion may have an increased risk of stroke following carotid endarterectomy. Such patients might benefit from the theoretically shorter ischaemic time offered by carotid angioplasty and stenting.


In this prospective study the authors compared two approaches to heparin therapy, in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis—continuous infusion heparin and intermittent heparin therapy. Each group was comparable with respect to age, gender, risk factors, and etiologic factors. The continuous infusion group (n=60) received a heparin bolus of 150 U/kg followed by continuous intravenous infusion of 750 U/kg/twenty-four hours. The intermittent group (n=60) received a bolus of 5000 U in every four hour period. In the infusion therapy group, the resolution of clinical symptoms was more rapid, so the hospitalization time was shorter, and the hemorrhagic complications and relapses were fewer than with intermittent therapy. The authors conclude that administration of heparin by continuous infusion appears to be effective and safer than intermittent injection therapy.


This study, which was performed to determine the material characteristics of coal and inner burdens (t=0.5 m) located in coal seam, was carried out in TKI-GLI-Omerler underground mine. Four test areas, which were each having an approximate area of 15 m2, were determined on the A1 panel which with a height of 3.5 m and a length of 110 m. The total area for coal face in A1 panel is 385 m2. These test regions were located on mid part and two edges of the tested longwall face. The experimental regions were divided into 238 measuring areas, cells, within themselves. In-situ Schmidt Hardness tests were then performed, at least three times at the mid-point of each cell, to find final test values for these cells, which were end up totally 238 test values. For the point load strength index test, the coal face of A1 panel was divided into 21 unit regions with approximately 5 meter intervals. Each of these regions divided into five sub-units. Then a total of 563 point load tests were performed by irregular samples selected from each subunit. After that, relations between the results of Schmidt Hardness and Point Load Strength tests were determined to evaluate their mechanical interrelations. In this study, additionally, new classification method was offered to evaluate excavation properties of coal seams.


The third meeting of the Internet Governance Forum was held in Hyderabad, India, on 3-6 December 2008 and focused on the overall theme of 'Internet for All'. The meeting was held in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Mumbai. The participants expressed their sympathies to the families of the victims and the Government and the people of India. While these tragic events led to some cancellations, the overall attendance with 1280 participants from 94 countries, of which 133 were media representatives, was close to that at the second annual meeting.


The status of styrene industry and its localization technology in China are introduced in this paper.Enlargement of styrene production equipment,diverse sources of raw materials,innovation of technology and development of new catalysts are the trends of styrene production.The possible development objectives of the styrene production in the future are summarized as well.


A new heating power calculation method of continuous sintering furnace for solar cell was put forward based on thermal balance principle,and the heating power calculation model was established as well.The suggested method overcomes some drawback of conventional approach.The exactness was illustrated by the comparison between computed results and the data of actual product,and the calculation reliability was proved as well.The way of modeling can be expanded to sintering equipments for other products.


Diode-array spectrometers have become well established for use in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral region, particularly with fiber-optic probes. This article discusses the advantages of array spectrometers, specifically, photometric performance, measurement speed, wavelength resolution, stability and accuracy, environmental ruggedness, and reduced cost. The spectral signal, optical throughput, noise sources, and resolution and the spectral response performance parameters of array spectrometer systems are described.

The properties of diffraction grating polychromators are discussed in detail starting with diffraction grating principles, spectral resolution, and throughput. Stray radiant energy, absorbance linearity, and dynamic range are considered. Specific grating related issues, including multiple diffraction orders, grating efficiency, and Wood's anomalies, are defined. The properties of the concave holographic grating and its unique geometry are described.

Array detectors for NIR spectroscopy have different requirements than those for Raman spectroscopy due to the larger optical signal and dynamic range typical of NIR transmittance and reflectance measurements. The principles of photon detectors, the operational theory of photodiodes, particularly InGaAs, and the responsivity of various NIR detectors are reviewed. Resistive and capacitive transimpedance preamplifier circuits are compared, with an emphasis on dynamic range and signal amplitude resolution.

Discussion of the sources of visible and NIR array spectroscopy completes the review of the principle elements of an array spectrometer system. The spectral radiance of tungsten-halogen lamps and its temperature sensitivity are described, as are the halogen cycle and the issues of lamp life and failure modes. Finally, deuterium arc lamps and xenon arc and flash lamps are discussed in brief.

Keywords:

array detector;
diffraction grating;
polychromator;
array spectrometer;
near-infrared;
NIR;
InGaAs;
photodiode;
resolution;
spectral signal;
optical throughput;
spectral response;
noise;
stray radiant energy;
dynamic range;
linearity;
diffraction order;
grating efficiency;
Wood's anomaly;
concave grating;
responsivity;
transimpedance amplifier;
tungsten-halogen lamp;
deuterium arc;
xenon lamp


This paper will focus on perceptions of languages on signs and the stated preferences of the local inhabitants of the city of Donostia-San Sebastian. It will also discuss the non-market value of the linguistic landscape in terms of the willingness to pay for the preferred way of having language on the signs. An innovative approach derived from environmental economics was employed to study the linguistic landscape (Cenoz & Gorter 2009). Sociolinguistic Context: the city of Donostia-San Sebastian and the Basque Country The city of Donostia-San Sebastian has around 185.000 inhabitants. This city is located on the coast of the Gulf of Biscay, 20 kilometres from the border with France in the Basque Country in Spain. The whole of the Basque Country, ´Euskal Herria´, extends over an area of approximately 20.700 km 2 in the North of Spain and the South of France. The whole of the Basque Country has three million inhabitants, but the territory is not governed as one administrative unit. The population of the Basque Autonomous Community is 2.1 million and the rest is in the Community of Navarre and in the North Basque Country, Iparraldea in France. The Basque language (or Euskara) is completely different from Spanish or French since it is not a Romance language and is not part of the Indo-European family. Basque is spoken on average by about 30% of the population. Recent survey results show that the number of Basque speaking bilinguals in the Basque Autonomous Community is slowly increasing (Eusko Jaurlaritza, 2008). Yet, Spanish is the


Air-Conditioning of non-Chloro Flour Carbon (AC of non-CFC)) is one of the products categorized as green product. In this context, consumer will consider ecological knowledge as a one of an importance variable in influencing the buying process of this product. Moreover, functional and emotional attribute are next variables as part of product attributes considered importance by consumer in deciding to buy the product. This study investigated the influence of ecological knowledge and product attributes (functional and emotional attributes) on attitude and intention to buy the product. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect 200 consumers who intend to buy AC of non-CFC in Surakarta, Indonesia. Structural equation model was chosen to elaborate the linkage among of variables. The result indicates that attitude toward green product is positively influenced by ecological knowledge. Besides that, functional attribute and emotional benefit were found to influence the intention to buy this product. In this study, the results were not significant, also discussed. Furthermore, the study also revealed the implications both from theoretical and practical aspects, as well as the possibility to do the advance studies.


The importance of Chatbots in marketing, particularly in employment or training progressions and maintenance for definite promotional goals, tools as well as approaches was examined in this study. The study seeks to ascertain the opportunities associated with the usage of chatbots in marketing, with specific emphasis on its influence in the process of Human-to-Machine communications, and find out the extent to which Chatbots could be effectively use to examine competitive companies or brands. The researcher explores how chatbot can interact with users using Facebook messenger and investigate the impact and usefulness of digital marketing communications tools on organizational profit maximization, using a real estate business. The study focuses on three sub-processes in the chatbot design, which includes writing handling, language acceptance, as well as reaction generation. Additionally, the survey was piloted with arrangement of chatbot assessment methods and their examination in relation to chatbot categories as well as three central appraisal schemes, which include content estimation, user gratification, and chat function. Findings of the study established that Chatbots could be effectively used to enable companies or brands intensify organizational profit maximization and proved that the limitations of the human agents have been taken over by this automatic Bot, which have been trained to act like human, give responses to customers' requests and even suggest responses to users. It recommends that every organization marketing teams should acquire innovative communication approaches about how to preserve and advance enduring relations with standing consumers as well as how to get the attention of potential consumers.


Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) materials are of interest for the aerospace and aviation industry to master growing economic and ecological challenges. In contrast to conventional metallic materials, they offer both higher specific material properties, such as strengths, stiffnesses, and an increased energy absorption capacity in case of impact loading scenarios. Additionally, the possibility of integrating functional elements, such as actuators and sensors, predestine CFRP for the development of more lightweight structural components. In this study, a generic composite structure is instrumented with embedded piezo ceramic sensor elements. A technology for TEmSAL is presented and applied within an autoclave manufacturing process. Aspects of the designing process, manufacturing and instrumentation as well as experimental impact sensing and self-actuation results are presented and discussed.


A lighting device is provided with LED lines (LL1-LLn) for lighting a panel (3); a light quantity control section (12) for separately controlling emission quantity of each LED line; light sensors (4a-4d) for detecting each quantity of light applied to each section of the panel (3); a light quantity judging section (6) for judging the relative relationship of the detected quantity of light appliedto each section of the panel (3); and a memory section (7) for storing information relating to an emission quantity change of each LED line and a quantity change of the light applied to each section of the panel (3). The light quantity control section (12) monitors judgment results of the light quantity judging section (6), and separately controls the emission quantity of each LED line, based on the related information, so that the quantities of light applied to each section of the panel (3) are uniform. Thus, light quantity nonuniformity is reduced at the time of lighting an object to be lighted by a plurality of light emitting means.


Use of big bale silage and haylage can be difficult on farms where daily forage consumption is comparatively low as speed of deterioration of forage after bale opening may be faster than feed-out rate. Production of smaller bales at harvest is possible, but expensive and work-intensive. Therefore, a pilot study of rebaling forage stored in big bales to smaller bales was conducted. Three separate experiments were included, where microbial and chemical composition of silage and haylage was studied before and after rebaling. In Experiment III, residual big bale forage stored and opened together with rebaled forage was included. Results showed that rebaled haylage and silage had higher yeast counts compared to initial forage; however, residual bales in Experiment III had yeast counts similar to rebaled forage, indicating an effect of storage time rather than of rebaling. In Experiment II, mould counts were higher in rebaled compared to initial silage, but not in haylage. Chemical composition was similar in initial and rebaled forage except for ammonia-N. In Experiment III, ammonia-N was higher in rebaled compared to initial and residual forage and was the only chemical variable affected by rebaling. Bale temperature during aerobic storage followed ambient temperature until day 6-8 in Experiment I and until day 14 in Experiment III where ambient temperature was lower. In conclusion, rebaling can be done without large changes in chemical composition of the forage, but yeast and mould counts may be higher in rebaled forage, and this risk should be considered when using this procedure.


Objective To explore the clinical characteristics of senile psychiatric patients.Methods From 2006 to 2008,600 cases medical records of senile subjects were discharged,comparatived and analysed of the relevant information. Results In senile psychiatric inpatients accounted for 58. 8% was females. In psychiatric disorders,organic mental disorders,schizophrenia,mood disorders were the frequently-occurring species. 2006,the prevalence of mental disorders(42. 4% ) were higher than that in 2007(31. 7% )and 2008(22. 3% ),and that in 2007 was higher than 2008,the differences were statistically significant(P 0. 05 or P 0. 01);Prevalence of schizophrenia in 2006(19. 2% )was lower than that in 2007(27. 9% )and 2008(39. 9% ),and in 2007 was also lower than in 2008,the differences were statistically significant(P 0. 05 or P 0. 01). More than half of patients diagnosed with physical disease. Medication in senile patients should take the 2nd generation antipsy-chotic and(or)antidepressants. Conclusion Doctors should prefer to objective evidences during diagnosing diseases,focus on the safety of senile patients firstly,and the interaction between psychiatric and physical medicine should under consideration as well. Senile patients should have a check-up regularly,in order to find and treat diseases timely.


Polymer supported transition metal complex catalysts have numerous applications as heterogeneous catalysts due to their ease of synthesis and commercial availability. Ru–Py–Merf was synthesized by anchoring 2-(2-pyridyl)benzimidazole to the polymer matrix, followed by loading of ruthenium salt. This Ru–Py–Merf material was thoroughly characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, FE-SEM analysis, EDAX analysis, CHN analysis, AAS spectroscopy and TGA. Ru–Py–Merf showed excellent catalytic activity in the synthesis of symmetric and asymmetric disubstituted ureas by reductive carbonylation of nitrobenzenes and anilines. The as-synthesized Ru–Py–Merf catalyst is entirely heterogeneous in nature, thermally stable and can be easily reused up to six times.


SIRS, I read with great interest the recent article by Petta et al. I congratulate the authors for this excellent article and important results of this study. However, there are some issues that should be considered. The authors point out the independent correlation between visceral adiposity index (VAI) and liver fibrosis. The item of my concern is the amount of exercise of the study patients. Could the authors define exercise amount of patients in the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease group before biopsy? Intrahepatic fat amount may be decreased with exercise, even in the absence of changes in total body fat or visceral adipose tissue. 3 Another issue is diet. Exercise has more striking effect especially on high-fat diet. Thats why the authors should have considered diet when they aimed to assess the host factors associated with VAI. The number of male patients included in the study is higher than the female patients (M:95, F:47). This is important because exercise more effectively decreases liver fat in males compared with females, even in acute exercise. This is why the authors should define the amount of exercise of patients in the study before biopsy.


Aims:  To detect the prevalence, the seasonal occurrence and distribution of Salmonella serotypes in poultry products and to determine the resistance profile of Salmonella isolates.


N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF),for its strong solvency,is widely used in the industry.DMF can enter the body through the respiratory tract and skin,and damage the liver,kidneys,stomach and reproductive system,the immune system,and the other organs or system.The susceptibility to DMF is not the same in different people,this may be related with gene polymorphism.This article summarized the damage mechanism of DMF in organs or system.


In a high-intensity proton beam facility, beam line elements downstream of a production target are exposed to a huge amount of radiation and heat. Beam pipes are closer to the beam than the magnet poles and more difficult to cool sufficiently without tritium production. Therefore, the magnets are placed in a large vacuum chamber, instead of using vacuum pipes located within the pole gaps. We have adopted indirect-cooling mineral-insulation-cable (MIC) coils for these magnets. They have a great advantage that the mechanical strength and the insulation performance can be significantly improved by avoiding the use of ceramic insulation pipes, because electric circuits are completely separated from water passages. We have made coils using 1000-A-class solid-conductor MICs and stainless-steel pipes, and tested magnet operation in vacuum. By improving the structure of end parts of MICs and increasing their emissivity, we have successfully fed the current of DC 1000 A to the solid-conductor MIC coils in vacuum.


period, it is deliberately being ignored by the author in order to emphasize the fundamental characteristics of the society as reflected in the law code. Another philosophical proposition which may be challenged is asserted in the revised final selection, entitled (as is an estimable article of Prof. Ch'ii's) "Confucianization of Law." In discussing the growing assimilation of the It into the law code, the author states, " . . . if they [the li] are enforced by legal norms they wouldnot lose their original character, and the ideal goal of the Confucianist would still be attainable." While in fact the li were at times enforced by punishments (which Prof. Ch'ii equates with law), it is highly dubious that the ideal goal of the Confucianist, as represented for example in the Lun yii, the Li chi, or by Han Confucian officials, is attainable under this condition. In fact, once the It are enforced by punishments, they lose their original character as agents of moral power and become instead fa, or legal rules.


Edited by Robert Bickers, Settlers examines the 'plural identities and cultures' (p. 17) that developed around the British Empire through the presence of 'Britons over the Seas'. Seeing the British Empire as a fluid entity that was constantly changing, this edited collection presents a wide chronological, geographical and thematic dissemination of British communities abroad. Consequently, it makes important contributions to several overlapping historiographies. Particular contributions of interest come from Tim Harper, Elizabeth Buettner and John Darwin. However, for the purposes of brevity, this review will concentrate on chapters from John Lambert and Donal Lowry, which examine the presence of Britons in Southern Africa; in Natal and Rhodesia respectively. Alongside Settlers and Expatriates, this review also examines Josiah Brownell's recent monograph, which explores the final decades of white minority of rule in Rhodesia. Brownell's thesis argues that the collapse of the Rhodesian settler regime was heavily influenced by prior demographic vulnerabilities alongside the escalation of the liberation struggle in 1972. For Brownell, 'the war of numbers was more important, and certainly no less political, than the louder and bloodier war' (p. 1). Structured as six empirically rich chapters, Brownell's thesis adds a new dimension to the existing literature on colonialism in Rhodesia, the nature of settler societies and, more broadly, British presence in southern Africa. Examining Natal's imperial period of 1843–1961, John Lambert explores the manifestation and evolution of British identity amongst the Natalian community. For Lambert, Natalians were 'socially and culturally similar to British settlers elsewhere in the British Empire, sharing a broadly common attitude to Britain, the Empire and the monarchy' (p. 150). However, Lambert also notes that 'the Natalians' sense of British identity was matched by an equally strong sense of belonging to Natal: while their sense of identity was British, their sense of place was Natalian' (p. 157). Lambert argues further that this sense of identity was articulated by the colony's white elite, members of the 'Old Natal Families' who dominated 'Natal's political, social, and economic life' (p. 158). For Lambert this male elite embodied notions of hegemonic masculinity in the colonial context, yet Lambert employs this term without interrogating its conceptual underpinnings, and it rather seems that Lambert is actually labouring towards notions of 'muscular Christianity' rather than hegemonic masculinity. This issue aside, Lambert is to be commended for attempting to gender the Natalians' experiences as Lambert explores 'the largely eroded idealized myth of settler women' (p. 155). For many white women who had moved to the colonies, while colonial life offered freedoms that staying in the metropole did not afford; there was a simultaneous expansion and contraction of opportunity as the position of white colonial women was heavily circumscribed by colonial norms. One particular way in which this idea manifested itself was the interaction of white women and black men. Like many settlers across the continent, 'Natalians stereotyped Africans morally and socially as children' (p. 160) with white ignorance and conceit exacerbating colonial relations. Sporadic rape scares reflected settler anxieties about the virility


Aluminium alloys are essential to a variety of industry sectors, particularly transport, where they are used in the production of cars and aeroplanes. However, aluminium alloys are susceptible to degradation through corrosion which can compromise the inte


Experimental philosophy of language uses experimental methods developed in the cognitive sciences to investigate topics of interest to philosophers of language. This article describes the methodological background for the development of experimental approaches to topics in philosophy of language, distinguishes negative and positive projects in experimental philosophy of language, and evaluates experimental work on the reference of proper names and natural kind terms. The reliability of expert judgments vs. the judgments of ordinary speakers, the role that ambiguity plays in influencing responses to experiments, and the reliability of meta-linguistic judgments are also assessed.


genschaft en: "Was Musil an Ulrichs Werdegang folglich vorführt, ist, dass sich durch die Funktionalisierung der Gesellschaft und den Zuwachs an Informationen und Möglichkeiten kein Bild der Männlichkeit verallgemeinern lässt und dauerhaft halten kann" (304; emphasis in original). Ulrich's performances of masculine roles culminate in Ulrich and Agathe's utopian experiment in gender relationships, which puts off the fulfi llment of cultural expectations of power, law, gender, and sexuality. Th is suspension is the postponement ("Zaudern") of any compensation for the loss of concrete identities. Such procrastination is both an expression of and a constructive, aesthetic enactment of melancholy. In his conclusion, Pohl states: "Es gibt kein Geschlecht ohne Eigenschaft en" (385). Gender discourses represent the limits of Ulrich's experiment in Eigenschaft slosigkeit. None of the various defi nitions and performative realizations of gender are adequate, yet it is impossible to abandon them totally. Ulrich and Agathe resist them, but they are unable to transcend them. For similar reasons, Musil was unable to fi nish Der Mann ohne Eigenschaft en, which constructively draws on cultural melancholy but can counter it only with thematic diversity and formal openness while remaining bound to the binary thought structures of gender (377). Geoff rey C. Howes Bowling Green State University


2. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS ........................................................................................... 3 2.1 Modifications to the agenda ................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Prediction of dietary intake..................................................................................................... 3 2.2.1 Revised guidelines for predicting the dietary intake of pesticide residues........................ 3 2.2.2 Calculation of dietary intake of pesticide residues ............................................................. 4 2.2.3 Estimation of supervised trials median residue levels........................................................ 4 2.2.4 Example of STMR estimation: parathion-methyl .............................................................. 5 2.3 Relationship between Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for pesticide residues, good agricultural practice (GAP), and food safety ......................................... 6 2.4 Estimation of extraneous residue limits (ERLs).................................................................... 7 2.5 Estimation of group maximum residue levels ....................................................................... 9 2.6 Use by the WHO Core Assessment Group of national evaluations of studies.................... 12 2.7 Interactions of pesticides ....................................................................................................... 13 2.8 Environmental Core Assessment Group............................................................................... 14


Wives and Warriors: Women and the Military in the United States and Canada. Laurie Weinstein and Christie C. White. eds. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 1997. 252 pp.


Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine how promotional benefit level moderates consumers' evaluations of different types of promotions including free gift and price discount, This research uses a cross-sectional experiment to manipulate promotional benefit level, type of promotion and measures consumers' value perceptions and purchase intentions, The results obtained suggest that at high benefit levels price discounts are more effective than premiums, while the opposite occurs at low levels. However, a similar evaluation of promotional tools was found at low benefit levels. The findings offer guidance to managers who might benefit from knowing what is the best strategy to promote their products and services. Our work also extends prior related research because, to this date, the effectiveness of price discounts and premiums across promotional benefit levels is an under-researched issue.


The following results were obtained in consequence of the fundamental experiments on the manufacture of Nylon paper by using the traditional method of nagashi-zuki in order to make Japanese paper.1. Neri (obtained from the root of tororo-aoi) were preferred as the dispersing agent. N-methoxymethylated 6 nylon (type 8 nylon) emulsion were used as the bonding agent of nylon sheets.2. We employed nylon staple fiber of 15den. cut in various length (e.g.1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 10mm) in making sheet of paper at 100kg/cm2 heat press using type 8 nylon as a bonding agent.Tensile strength gives maximum value at the fiber length of 4-5 mm, but decreases with increasing fiber length.3. " Kamiko " (Japanese paper clothes) in the Muromachi period and the Yedo period (1339-1867) is regarded as non-woven fabric using kazo of natural cellulosic fiber and neri as a dispersing agent, coating with konnyaku (a paste made from the starch of devil's tongue) and shibu the astringent juice of unripe persimmons as a bonding agent.These paper products were of two sorts : one was plain in color for the winter coats of popular use ; the other being made elegant looking by dyeing fancy figures upon like calico for the use of daimyos and the well.to-do. The distribution of kazo fiber length is the normal frequency distribution at the height of 10 mm. Tensile strength gives maximum value, blended with 20-30 mm cut to 7080%10mm cut fiber length.4. The weight of type 8 nylon remained in the sheet was measured, but were preferred 10-20%. The surface temperature of heated roller press was suitable 180-185°C at 50kg/ 30cm.


Abstract The role of automotive industry, especially car industry plays an important role to support mobility of community in growing a country. This study aims to determine the probability of lifestyle in buying's behavior of Toyota New Yaris. Data were collected through questionnaires of respondents who bought and did not buy. The research design in collecting data named explanative. Binary logistic regression is used in analytical techniques. The results of the study explain that simultaneously lifestyle consisting of activity dimension, interest, and opinion has significant effect to buy Toyota New Yaris car. While, the individual test that dimension of activity does not have significant effect with probability value of 0.329 ( p > 0.05), the dimension of interest significantly influence in buying's behavior of Toyota New Yaris with probability value of 0.010 ( p 0,05).


Objective:To summarize nursing experiences and therapeutic effects of ulcerative nonspraying haemorrhage by endoscopic biogel spraying.Method:150 cases received biogel therapy as experiment group in addition to rountinal physician therapy.Result:In experiment group hemostasis time is shorter,in hospitalized time,is shorter,expenditure is less.Conclusion:Spraying biogel through endoscope is safe,easy,cheaper,without any obvious toxic side effects.


Lease certificate market ha been growing on both government and private sector front in Turkey. Lease certificates are issued as asset based and they distribute rental income as opposed to conventional bonds paying interest to its investors. Investors of the lease certificates face with liquidity risk and high transaction costs due to large bid and ask spreads. Investing in Turkish lease certificates through Exchange Traded Fund can improve the lease certificate market and thus helps increasing the liquidity in the secondary market. The proposed Index (and also the Exchange Traded Fund) will differ from the existing indices by distributing the rental income of the lease certificates. In this paper we tried to set the rules and calculation methodology for Turkish Public Lease Certificates Index such that an Exchange Traded Fund, distributing rental payments will be constructed upon the Index. Keywords: Bond indexing, exchange traded funds, Turkish Lease Certificates, Islamic Finance, Sukuk. JEL Classification: G11, G12, G23


Rural Development Reorganization Act of 1987 - Title I: Reorganization of the Department of Agriculture - Renames the Department of Agriculture the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development to establish and maintain a revitalized nationwide rural development program as set forth in the Rural Development Act of 1972, the Rural Development Policy Act of 1980, and this Act. Establishes in such Department a Rural Development Administration headed by an Administrator appointed by the Secretary, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Secretary to transfer to the Rural Development Administration those agencies, offices, or entities in the Department performing rural development functions. Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to expand the number of designated assistance areas from 225 to 450. Establishes within the Rural Development Administration an Office of Advocacy for Rural Development, whose Chief Counsel shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. Specifies the functions and duties of such Office. Directs the Comptroller General to investigate and report to the President and the Congress about services, functions, and missions of other Federal departments and agencies which could be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development. Directs the Secretary to report, by geographical areas of the United States, to the Congress: (1) within six months after enactment of this Act on the extent to which rural development offices and activities of the Federal Government were located or relocated to rural areas during FY 1981 through 1986; and (2) within six months after the end of each fiscal year beginning with FY 1987 on the extent to which Federal offices and activities were located or relocated to rural areas. Title II: State Cooperative Agreements and Plans - Authorizes the Administrator, Rural Development Administration, to enter int


THE EXODUS EXPERIMENT: THEATRICALLY BRIDGING THE CULTURAL GAP By Kari A. Hatfield, MFA A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2005 Major Director: Dr. Noreen C. Barnes, Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Theatre As a theatre professional and a practicing Christian, I have found it very difficult to bring my two worlds together. Theatre is a tool for education, discussion, and understanding. In my work on this project, I have explored the ways in which theatre can and cannot help us understand each other on the volatile subjects that divide our contemporary culture: homosexuality and religion. Twenty-nine people with various backgrounds and worldviews were interviewed for this project. The words from these interviews were used to create the beginnings of a script for a play that explores the issues of homosexuality, religion, and the so-called "culture wars" from various points of view. While struggling to remain unbiased, this play also introduces new voices in theatre that are not commonly heard.


Pyracantha crenulata is an evergreen shrub grows in the range between 1000 –2600m. In Uttrakhand it is wildly spread in the Nainital, Chamoli, Uttrakashi, Tahri, Almora, Bageshawr, Champawat and Pithoragarh district. Present study focused on the microscopical characteristic of Leaves and fruits of Pyracantha crenulata. Total Ash Value of leaves is observed 5.38%. Ethanolic extract 12.5%, water extractive value 15%, loss on drying 1.16%. Total Ash value of fruits is observed 5.966. Ethanolic and water extractive value s are 10 and 12.5% respectively. LOD is 1.33% observed. Phenolic content is 50% and Flavonoid content is 35%. In the T.S section of leave various cellular component are observed which are mention below in the pic. NO (A-E).


The University of Florida has subscribed to Mead Data Central, Inc.'s educational discount program to provide campus-wide access to LEXIS/NEXIS since 1991. A Coordinating Committee, with representatives from the computing center, the libraries, and academic departments, oversees aspects such as electronic access and training. The Libraries offer both group training and point-of-use isntruction. Since use of LEXIS/NEXIS for social science applications is well documented, this article provides examples of its use for the sciences. Use of the computing center's electronic classrooms for LEXIS/NEXIS training serves as a model for future library instruction.


In this review the various chemical structures of allosteric agonists and modulators of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtype 1 (mAChR1 or M1) and their relevance for possible treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are discussed. Furthermore, their design principles, common structural properties and their unique features with regard to structure–activity relationships (SARs), such as 'molecular switches' and 'steep/flat' SARs, are highlighted. M1 bitopic ligands and hybrid molecules are also considered. All these differently designed M1 allosteric modulators open exciting new paths in medicinal chemistry with most promising therapeutic opportunities to fight AD.


Ling Zhang explores the environmental consequences of a sequence of disastrous floods that started in 1048, when the lower reach of the Yellow River broke its northern bank, scouring a northward course throughout central Hebei. After examining the changing pattern of the Yellow River's floods during the Northern Song period, Zhang shows how these floods disrupted the local water systems of Hebei. The programs to repair the river ruptures consumed vast amounts of local materials, expediting deforestation; and the quality of Hebei's soil gravely deteriorated, becoming salinized and sandized. At once taking an environmental perspective and examining the efforts of hydraulic specialists, Ling Zhang illuminates Hebei's social and economic history during the Tang-Song transition, especially the degradation of population and agriculture in the eleventh century.


The findings of dasycladacea Salpingoporella milovanovici in Cenomanian of Dinaridic and Campania-Lucania Carbonate Platforms suggest that this little known species has had significant geographic distribution within Periadriatic Carbonate Platforms (Adriatic, Dinaric, Campania-Lucania; type region: Mirdita Zone, Intemides). Dasycladacea Salpingoporella milovanovici is described from the Cenomanian limestone of Pastrik mountain (Mirdita Zone) ( R a d o i c i c , 1978). In addition to several localities on the type region, the species was also found in Cenomanian rocks of Vodice in Dalmatia (Adriatic Carbonate Platform). Limestones with Salpingoporella milovanovici on Mt Pastrik bear an assemblage of foraminifers with Pseudorhipidionina casertana (De Castro), Pseudorhapydionina laurinensis (De Castro). Broeckinella (Pastrikella) balcanica Cherchi, Radoicic & Schroeder, Nezzazata gyra (Smout), Trochospira avnimelechi Hamaoui & Saint-Marc, Murgeina apula (Luperto-Sinni) and Nezzazatinella spp. The Apennines: Campania-Lucania Carbonate Platform The outcropping terrains in Monti di Lauria assigned to Campania-Lucania Carbonate Platform. The sedimentary rocks sequence in this region consists primarily of Lower and Upper Cretaceous limestones and dolomites and less extensive Tertiary deposits. Salpingoporella milovanovici was found in Cenomanian limestone in two localities of Lauria area: Monte Messina and Serra Vaddellona. doi:10.5474/geologija.1997.005 A Lower Cenomanian dolomite sequence by the road on Monte Messina eastern slopes includes only one bed of foraminiferal limestone (wackeston grainstone). In this limestone foraminiferal association with frequent Nummoloculina heimi Bonet and other miliolids, rare Biconava bentori Hamaoui & Saint-Marc, Trochospira cf. avnimelechi Hamaoui & Saint-Marc, Nezzazatinella spp., Broeckinella sp. and Cuneolina sp. have been observed. The few dasyclads are represent with Salpingoporella milovanovici and Cylindroporella cf. C. parva Radoicic. The dolomite sequence at Serra Vaddellona western slopes includes several beds of limestone with radiolitids. Salpingoporella milovanovici was recognized in one of the beds with scarce foraminiferal association Pseudorhapydionina dubia (De Castro), Pseudorhapydionina cf. P. laurinensis, Biconcava bentori, Pyrgo globulosa Tronchetti and other miliolids. The Dinari des: Dinaric Carbonate Platform Cenomanian deposits near Niksic (Montenegro) consist of sporadic occurrences of limestones with radiolitids and the prevailingly scarce microfossil content, in addition to beds bearing Chondrodonta joannae Choffat and/or other oysters. Scarce foraminiferal assemblage is formed by Pseudorhapydionina dubia, Pseudorhapydionina laurinensis, Cuneolina, Dicyclina, Nezzazatinella and different miliolids. Algae, Heteroporella lepina Praturlon, Neomeris sp. and Salpingoporella milovanovici are fewer. Localities: west of the Krupac dam and north of Gomje Polje. Salpingoporella milovanovici has been recognized in similar Cenomanian limestones of Popovo Polje area (Hercegovina). Observation on Salpingoporella milovanovici Few specimens of slightly larger thallus than those in the type region are noted in limestones of Serra Vaddellona and Niksic area. According to all of the available data, the measurements od Salpingoporella milovanovici are the following: Outer diameter of calcareous tubes 0.070 0.320 mm Diameter of canal 0.035 0.190 mm Distance between whorls 0.040 0.080 mm Number of branches in the whorl 9 1 6 Calcareous envelope around proximal part of the branches forms a compact tube. Distally, between two successive verticils, the envelope tapers into thin laminae which reach the subcortical part of the thallus and are mainly either partly preserved or barely discernible. The envelope is sometimes reduced to a narrow part around the axis the sections of such tube resemble those of Salpingoporella annulata similarly preserved. The contour of axial cavity has not always been visible, particularly when these fossils (as in Serra Vaddellona limestones) present calcite moulds of the original envelope. The minute poorly preserved Salpingoporella milovanovici are often difficult to recognize as dasycladacean and are easily overlooked. The likely reason is the absence of registered findings since the introduction of the species. The occurrence of Salpingoporella milovanovici Radoicic ... И5 The findings reported in this note suggest a significant geographic distribution of Cenomanian Salpingoporella milovanovici, especially within the Periadriatic Carbonate Platforms. The favourable habitat of Salpingoporella milovanovici were protected platform areas.


Descriptive text is one of the writing materials that is taught to seventh-grade students based on the curriculum of 2013, in descriptive text, students learn how to describe and make a text by writing their idea and information that they get from the subject. Unfortunately, there are still many students who don't have enough capability to write descriptive text well because of some factors. This research is qualitative descriptive research. The data instruments were from the students' writing exercises that were given by the researcher and the interview activities that were conducted with an English teacher and the first-grade students of SMP PGRI 16 Sidoarjo, then the data were analyzed to get the result. The data was taken from the first-grade students of SMP PGRI 16 Sidoarjo. The researcher wanted to know the students' difficulties in writing descriptive text and the causes of students' difficulties. The results indicate that the students' difficulties in writing descriptive text are divided into three things, such as 1) the generic structure, 2) grammar (the use of the noun, pronoun, conjunction, preposition, and simple present tense), and 3) spelling. The causes of students' difficulties in writing descriptive text are the lack of English Proficiency, lack of knowledge in descriptive text material, lack of interest in learning English, and the factors internal and external such as the family background and the skill or capability of the students.


Do not think of a man with a blue guitar. The paradoxes of that sentence contain in brief all the problems of literary color: the inescapability of color as an immediate sense memory (we must think of the blue guitar); the textuality of color words (we think not of blue but of "blue guitar"); the subjectivity of color sensation and recollection (no one thinks of the same blue); the secondary quality of color for philosophy and physics since Locke (the blue as a quality of the guitar, not a thing in itself); the way that words for color both mediate and transmit a textual history (we think immediately of "the man with the blue guitar" in Wallace Stevens); the dialogue between writing and the visual arts (despite Wallace Stevens's injunctions to the contrary, we may think of Picasso's famous portrait "Old Man with Guitar," painted in the palette of his Blue Period). Modernist color, then, evokes both the immediacy of experience and the literary, material, and cultural mediations that underwrite that experience. Recent work in modernist studies takes up the paradoxes of literary color as experience, material production, cultural mediation, and also racial history, in archives ranging from modernist-era American literature, children's literature, and the New Negro novel (Gaskill), to local food cultures in Catherine Keyser's Artificial Color: Modern Food and Racial Fictions (Oxford University Press, 2019), to the vast array of color experiments in 1920s films (Street and Yumibe). Nicolas Gaskill's Chromographia is an impressively wide-ranging and philosophically informed cultural history of American literature in what he terms the "mauve decades," the years between 1880 and 1930 modernism / modernity


Zero-bias Schottky diode detectors operated at room-temperature are the choice for applications, where the ultimate sensitivity of a cryogenic detector is not needed. Furthermore Schottky detectors are intrinsically much faster than the latter ones. This paper describes a compact quasi-optically coupled zero-bias planar Schottky-diode detector with monolithically integrated logspiral antenna for monitoring picosecond pulses of intense, coherent far-infrared radiation from the free-electron laser (FEL) FELBE at HZDR, Germany. The detector offers an intrinsic response time of less than 16.8 ps for short collimated THz pulses at 1.315 THz.