ODAY, the Indian Cement Industry is the second largest in the world. Indian Cement Industry as a key core sector player has to play an important role in creating a world class economy. There has been tremendous growth of activities in the Indian Cement Industry in terms of modernization, in order to keep pace with such modernization / expansion due to technological development, a strong manpower base equipped with latest development has to be built with in Cement Industry, New Training initiative has to be taken at all levels. A Trainer's main objective is to transfer his knowledge and skills to the Trainees. This paper is focused on the Trainer Roles in Cement Industry, the factors which are important to become an effective Trainer. This involves identifying training courses, choosing appropriate Training methods, evaluation of Training activities, and helping the Trainer to deliver good Training to the Cement Industry.


Efforts to promote allyship often focus on creating a common ingroup identity between marginalized and privileged groups, including making salient stigma-based solidarity. In addition, research on allyship perceptions highlights that allies are viewed as more genuine when they are not perceived as motivated by self-interests. Integrating research on allyship perceptions and stigma-based solidarity, the present research examined Black Americans' perceptions of White women's allyship messages that focus on stigma-based solidarity. In three experiments ( Ntotal = 851), White women claiming stigma-based solidarity highlighting shared perpetrators (Studies 1–3) or shared discrimination (Study 3) were perceived as less genuine allies (i.e., less trustworthy and self-sacrificing) who were motivated to reduce racism for their own self-interests compared to allyship claims that only highlighted racism (Studies 1–3) or no allyship claims (Study 2). These findings add to a growing literature documenting marginalized groups' suspicion of privileged groups' motives when claiming allyship.


Liquid fed flame spray pyrolysis (FSP) is a novel one-step synthesis method for preparation of nano-sized particles [1]. Organo-metallic compounds are dissolved in an organic solvent and the precursor solution is sprayed as micrometer sized droplets with high velocity oxygen and ignited with a small methane-oxygen flame [2]. The solvent and metal compounds evaporate and combust to form atomically dispersed vapours, which nucleate to form non-porous nanoparticles. The flame process gives high maximum temperature and a short residence time with thermally stable homogeneous nanoparticles as the product, which is ideal as heterogeneous catalyst. This study investigates supported vanadium and molybdenum oxide as catalysts for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane. The catalysts were used directly after synthesis by FSP without calcination or other processing steps.


Maths students whose PhD supervisors have a higher-than-average number of proteges are more likely to follow in their mentor's footsteps – but only if they do their PhDs early in the mentor's career.


Abstract This article looks critically at the new global youth, peace and security agenda, that has been marked by the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 in December 2015. It argues that this agenda needs to be situated within the broader context of the securitisation of development, and that the increasing interest in youth as a security subject and actor is shaped by three overlapping sets of global security concerns: the concept of the youth bulge is a euphemism for the problem of growing surplus populations worldwide; the ideal of youth as peacebuilders is a model for eliciting youth support for the current global social and economic order; and the spectre of globally networked youth being radicalised by extremist groups has legitimated joint state and private sector projects that are taking an increasingly active role intervening in the online lives of young people around the world. The article draws on an analysis of a collection of core documents that form the heart of the global youth and security agenda; and it argues for the need for greater critical reflexivity in considering the growing attention being paid to youth as a social category in global development and policy discourse.


The Woltjer-Taylor hypothesis suggests that constant-..cap alpha.. force-free fields may arise naturally as a result of magnetic helicity conservation during field relaxation. Thus, an analysis of magnetic helicity is important in the understanding of these fields. We present a general expression for the helicity in spherical and planar geometries, and apply it to constant-..cap alpha.. fields. Inhomogeneous boundary conditions (B x nnot =0) are explicitly allowed for by use of the gauge-invariant relative helicity integral. The relation between relative helicity and energy is given particular attention.


The background of this research that conflict is a natural moment and we usually find of our life, especially in the education institution. Conflict can't be avoided. Conflict in the junior high school of Al-Kautsar involves between headmaster and teachers. It happens because of many policy of headmaster and disciplineless of teachers. There are many method to manage and to solve conflict. This research is to describe conflict and conflict management of headmaster leadership in the junior high school of Al-Kautsar. The kind of this research is field reseach with qualitative research method. The method of data's analysing uses milles and huberman. The method to find data's is observation, deepth interview and documentation. Then the technic to crosscheck about validity of data's is triangulation technic and source, validity, and normality. The source of research data is director, headmaster, vice head and teachers in the junior high school of Al-Kautsar. Technic of analysing data's for qualitative is reduction display, evaluation and data's verification. This result of research shows that: First: conflict that happens between headmaster and teachers in the junior high school is caused by many method and ego of headmaster and teachers. Second: the awareness of discipline of the teachers is still low, especially to understand the rule that has been decided. Third: it is very important to increase coordination and socialization between headmaster and teachers to conflict management at Al-Kautsar's junior high school so that there are much perception and goal in order to increace  quality of education. Actually headmaster and teachers are one of success determining in the education institution, especially at school. Conflict can be solved or managed to be a productive thing. It must be managed by manager or leader of education organization and it can be  mediated by expert of conflict management.


In many mature fields, the production of oil, gas, and water is facility constrained. For such fields, optimal use of existing surface facilities is the key to increasing well rates and/or reducing production costs. Here we propose solution procedures for such nonlinearly constrained production optimization problems. The objective function of the optimization problem is oil or gas production from the field. Production is subject to multiple flow rate constraints at separators, pressure constraints at specific nodes of the gathering system, total gas-lift volumes, and maximum velocity constraints for pipelines. The control variables are the well rates, gas-lift rates, and well allocations to flow lines. The problem is formulated as a mixed integer nonlinear optimization problem and is solved by a heuristic nonlinear optimization method. The optimization algorithm is coupled with models for multiphase fluid flow in the reservoir and surface pipeline network in a commercial reservoir simulator. The proposed procedure was tested in a Gulf of Mexico oil field and a published example, and then applied to the Prudhoe Bay field in the North Slope of Alaska. Results demonstrate the effectiveness and business value of the developed tools. Introduction In some mature fields, oil production is constrained by the gas and/or liquid handling capacities of surface facilities. While facility expansion may be an option to increase rates, it may not be the optimal choice. An economic alternative is to make optimal use of existing production facilities. In this study, we address the following operational decisions to enhance production: 1. How to control well rates with chokes? 2. How to distribute available lift-gas among specified wells? 3. How to route fluids by switching well connections to flow lines? These operational decisions are constrained by multiple capacity constraints in production facilities and wells, along with velocity constraints in flow lines to avoid excessive corrosion/erosion. Various aspects of the gas-lift optimization problem have been studied by Kanu et al., Buitrago et al., Nishikiori et al., and Martinez et al. 4 using various optimization techniques, i.e., the equal-slope method, a Quasi-Newton method, and a genetic algorithm. Fang and Lo proposed a linear programming model to optimize lift-gas subject to multiple nonlinear flow rate constraints. In these studies various gas injection scenarios were evaluated using gas-lift performance curves for individual wells, ignoring interactions among wells. Dutta-Roy et al. analysed a gas-lift optimization problem with two wells sharing a common flow line. They pointed out that when flow interactions among wells are significant, nonlinear optimization tools are needed. They applied a Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) method to a linearly constrained gas-lift optimization problem with 13 wells and showed the advantages of their method. Oil production in the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk River fields is constrained by the gas handling limits of surface facilities. Barnes et al. presented the Western Production Optimization Model (WPOM) for the Prudhoe Bay field. This model maximizes oil production while minimizing the need for gas processing. Their model allocates the oil rate and gas rate to surface facilities and wells based on the "incremental GOR" concept, which produces the next incremental barrel with the lowest GOR. Litvak et al. built an integrated reservoir and gathering system model of the Prudhoe Bay field, and employed some heuristic methods to allocate well connections to manifolds. Gas-lift rates were allocated based on gas-lift tables of gas-liquid ratio, liquid well rate and water cut. Lo et al. developed a linear programming (LP) model that + For the work reported here the VIP simulator of Landmark Graphics Corporation was used.


Paris-Charles de Gaulle has quickly developed to become the second-busiest airport in Europe, reports Cathy Buyck, and it has what most of its counterparts lack : room to grow. d


abstract:In this article, the author sets forth the paradoxes and shortcomings of the designation "Moravian" for the Moravian Church as the name does neither refer to the historical place of origin nor to the ethnic identity of its members. Furthermore, the name suggests a larger degree of continuity between the Ancient Unity of Brethren and the Renewed Moravian Church than many historians are willing to accept. In fact, so the author argues, the previously widely accepted name Unity of Brethren expresses the theological foundations of Moravian identity much better. The author concludes that the name "Moravian" stands for an association with a story, similar to the narrative theology of the Bible. This is the story of those who left Moravia to form a new community of faith, binding together people from different cultures and backgrounds.


1 AGICO Inc., Box 90, CZ-321 00 Brno, Czech Republic 2 Institute of Petrology and Structural Geology, Charles University, Albertov 6, CZ-128-43 Praha, Czech Republic 3 Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, J.A. Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic 4 Dionýz Štúr State Geological Survey, Mlynská dolina 1, Bratislava, Slovak Republic during its intrusion into metamorphic series. The fineto medium-grained biotite granite to granodiorite represents the prevailing rock of the pluton, the amphibol-biotite quartz diorite and younger porphyric muscovite pegmatitic granite to pegmatite occurr less frequently. The granite tectonics is well developed in the rocks of the pluton, the steep S-planes have the NW-SE trend and Q & L-planes are mostly perpendicular to them. The results of the recently published dating show the Lower Viséan age for the main intrusion (Rb-Sr whole rock ages) and its uppermost Carboniferous coolling one (39Ar/40Ar ages). The intrusion comes after the main Variscan tectonic and metamorphic events and has been recently linked by some authors with the late Variscan extensional tectonic regime in the Silesicum. The bulk magnetic susceptibility of the Žulová pluton is relatively homogeneous and low, mostly ranging from the upper part of the order of 10-5 to the lower part of the order of 10-4 (in SI of units). This low susceptibility implies that the magnetic fabric is probably controlled by paramagnetic silicates (biotite), even though minor effects of magnetite cannot be excluded. The anisotropy degree of the rocks of the Žulová pluton is relatively low, P <1.05 in the most specimens; only in a few specimens it reaches values up to 1.2. The magnetic fabric is very variable, ranging from clearly linear to clearly planar. The magnetic foliations of the most specimens are flat, only minor specimens show moderate dips and in rare specimens the dips are very steep up to upright. The magnetic lineations of the most specimens are sub-horizontal, in minor specimens they show moderate plunges and virtually none are vertical. The predominant orientation of the magnetic lineations is NW-SE. The relatively low anisotropy degree and the magnetic fabric ranging from linear to planar imply that the magnetic fabric of the Žulová pluton is intrusive in origin. The magnetic foliations, being mostly flat, cannot contribute very much to solving the problem of the magnetic fabric origin. The magnetic lineations are virtually perpendicular to those in the neighbouring areas of the Rychlebské hory Mts. and the Hrubý Jeseník Mts. This implies that the magnetic fabric in the Žulová pluton was not affected by the tectonic movements that formed the structures of the above mountains.


A field trial on morphophysiological effect of water-retaining agent on potted sugarcane planted in autumn under water stress was conducted at the experimental base of South China University of Tropical Agriculture in 2001. The results demonstrated that the water-retaining agent improved the soil water content and increased plant height, leaf surface area and the dry matter weight of the root, stem and leaf, but decreased stomatal conductance and transpiration rate. The results also showed that the water-retaining agent enhanced chlorophyll content in leaf and net photosynthetic rate, and had better effect on the poor drought-resistant varieties.


The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, SA 5011. Graeme R Russ. MB BS. FRACP, PhD, Transplantation Immunologist. No reprints will be available. Correspondence: Dr G R Russ. T he immune response to allografts in humans is determined by differences in the human leukocyte antigens (HLA) between the donor and recipient. The immunological nature of allograft rejection was demonstrated in the 1940sand it was the pharmacological manipulation of the immune response which allowed the first human organ transplants to be performed in the early 1960s. For many years the mainstay of transplant immunosuppression was combination therapy with adrenocorticosteroids and the purine analogue, azathioprine. This allowed the evolution of renal allotransplantation from an experimental approach to a clinical routine. In the last decade and a half, there have been major advances in immunosuppressive treatment with the advent of cyclosporin and anti-T-cell antibodies. These advances have seen a marked improvement in the survival of renal transplantsand the adventof clinical transplantation programs for other organs. For example, in Australia primary cadaveric renal transplant survival at 12 months improved from 53% for grafts performed in 1979 to 85% for those in 1989 (source: Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry). With an increasing number of immunosuppressiveagentsavailablefor clinical use,varying protocols have been developed which reflect differing requirements for different organs, greater or lesser levels of immunosuppression for differing levels of risk of rejection, and differences in local preference. The many protocols addressthe three main requirements of immunosuppression in allotransplantation: (i) induction of immunosuppression at the time of initial exposure to foreign HLA; (ii) maintenance immunosuppression for the prevention of rejection; and (iii) treatment of established acute rejection. The usual protocolswhich are employed in the 1990s take advantage of the different modes of action of the various drugs, which, in a number of circumstances, are synergistic. For example,


In this project work study of feasibility for a fully rotating actuation of the pantographleg has been carried out. In particular, a suitable model of the leg kinematics analysis and design are presented pantograph-leg for walking machines. In particular, the motion capability of the leg has been studied, together with theoretical acceleration, velocity of the components of the mechanism. A parametric study has been also carried out in order to investigate the influence of some basic design parameters on its motion capabilities Simulation with MATLAB software have been carried out to verify the operation of the leg. The modeling also has been carried out by CATIA software . Structural analysis and FEM with ADAMS software also have been carried out to check the induced stresses during the operation of the mechanism. Keywords— robots, design, Dynamic &stress analysis, Walking robot leg, Pantograph and chebyshev mechanism, four bar mechanism.


Efforts to remove invasive species may benefit native species, but the effects can be complex and unpredictable. Thus, studies of invasive-species removal provide important information for guiding management and providing insight about variation in post-removal impacts within the community. Using southern pine-grassland ecosystems as a model system, we hypothesized that removal of the long-established red-imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta, hereafter RIFA) would positively influence altricial Peromyscus species, due to increased survival of young in the nest and thus increased recruitment to the population, but would not impact semi-precocial hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus), which are mobile more quickly after birth and thus at less risk of depredation by RIFA. We compared small mammal populations on sites treated with a granular insecticide (Extinguish Plus) to remove RIFA in southwestern Georgia, United States, from April 2018 to December 2019. As expected, we detected no difference in cotton rat recruitment. However, contrary to our prediction, the same was true for cotton mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) and oldfield mice (Peromyscus polionotus). We found RIFA removal increased survival both of cotton rats and cotton mice, increasing average population rate of change (λ) on treated sites during the study period. In contrast, we observed lower survival of oldfield mice, with similar λ estimates on treated and untreated sites, but low sample sizes were problematic for this species. Our results show that removal of invasive species can have positive impacts for native species, but both the magnitude of RIFA effects on small mammals and mechanisms by which impacts occur are complex.


In order to identify the type of aerial target accurately and quickly,rough set theory and probabilistic neural network method were introduced to study the problem of target type classification considering the primary characteristics of current aerial targets.The rough set theory was used at first to make an optimized screening to the target characteristic attribute,and then the probabilistic neural network was used to make classification and recognition of the targets.Thus the type classification result was obtained.Simulation was made by using Matlab7.1,and the result showed that this method can not only reduce the human factor influence in identifying the type of target,but also increase the credibility and speed of the classification,which may satisfy the need of naval commander for target recognition in anti-aircraft defense combat.


Levying the real estate tax is a necessary requirement for the taxation reform of China.In the present stage,China has had certain conditions for levying the real estate tax,and may make experiments in some large and medium-sized cities with relatively good average income per capita.Levying the real estate tax should follow the principle of efficiency and fairness,and set up the taxation scientifically and rationally.


Objective To evaluate right ventricular function in patients with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT-3DE). Methods Forty-one patients with TOF underwent RT-3DE before operation,7 days and 3 months after operation. The right ventricular end diastolic volume (RVEDV) and right ventricular end systolic volume (RVESV) of the patients were measured,and the right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) was calculated. Results Compared with pre-operation,RVEDV and RVEF in patients both decreased significantly at 7 days after operation (P0.05 and P0.01). There was no significant difference in RVEDV,RVESV and RVEF of the patients between 7 days and 3 months after operation. Conclusion RT-3DE can be used to evaluate right ventricular function accurately.


Verbal irony is a ubiquitous form of language,used frequently in everyday discourse.In recent decades,the study of ironic utterances has attracted interest from an increasing number of linguists,psychologists,rhetoricians,and other scholars.Among the representative irony theories,such as Sperber Wilson's traditional theory,Clark Gerrig's pretense theory,Salvatore Attardo's inappropriateness theory,etc.,there exists an outstanding problem they share: they do not provide a sufficient explanation of how people judge whether an utterance is ironic or not.In an effort to overcome the difficulties these theories have,the present paper makes use of Utsumi's implicit display theory to attend this issue.


Summary G-proteins play an important role in platelet signal transduction and regulate responses upon activation of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). We have previously reported a patient with impaired platelet responses associated with deficiency in platelet Gαq. To understand the molecular basis for this defect, the cDNA sequence encoding Gαq (1080 bp) was obtained by reverse-transcription and polymerase chain reaction of platelet RNA; the cDNA sequence showed no mutations in the patient. Platelet Gαq mRNA levels were decreased by >50% compared to normal subjects; platelet Gαi2 mRNA levels were normal. Neutrophil calcium mobilization and elastase secretion, upon activation with several agonists, and neutrophil Gαq mRNA and protein levels were normal. These studies demonstrate that the patient has a defect in Gαq gene expression in platelets but not neutrophils, possibly due to defects in transcriptional regulation or mRNA stability, and suggest a hematopoietic-lineage specific defect.


The rapid development of private enterprises in Anhui Province has put a higher standard of scientific management in great demand. Committed to the people-oriented management idea, it is necessary to reform the salary management and establish a new salary system that is both fair and impartial inside and competitive outside to completely ensure a sustainable development for small to medium private enterprises..


The global trends of the constant increase in the digital component indicate that the economy is increasingly tilting into the "virtual plane". Digital technologies are fundamentally changing almost all existing professional areas. Digitalization is not only fundamentally transforming labor relations, but also requires and facilitates the development of new forms of migration. A "transnational virtual space" is emerging, in which vast amounts of data across national borders without the physical movement of workers. With an aging population, virtual migration is becoming one of the most important conditions for the dynamic development of the digital economy. The purpose of this report is to investigate the algorithmic organization of work, combined with flexible labor relations and contributing to the inclusion of mobile labor in a stratified global labor market focused on the penetration of digital technologies into all sectors and spheres of life. The method used by the author is the analysis of the main trends in the development of virtual migration. The novelty of the study lies in examining the impact of digitalization not only on labor relations, but also, in terms of the development of new forms of mobility.


Methods: This study was conducted on 240 blood samples (1 each) from women in four groups: polycystic, diabetes, polycystic-diabetes, and control. Genomic DNA extraction was performed using the extraction kit, according to the protocol. A primer pair was designed and synthesized for the exon 1 sequence of the NOEY2 gene. After gene amplification by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and evaluation of band quality, Sanger sequencing was performed on PCR products. Sequencing results were analyzed using Chromas, GeneRunner, and Alignment software, and statistical calculations were performed by SNPAlyze, SPSS, and Web-Assotest program. two and of nucleotides and in the region of a between affect the affinity to bind in certain transcription factors by allelic changes due to its location in the CTCF overlapping promoter region.


This article review the state of the art on the effect of the joint incorporation of fluorides and sulfates to the cement crudes. This incorporation may be carried out partially replacing the traditional crudes, thus obtaining a new cement produced with a considerable energy saving and with advantageous characteristics with regard to the traditional cement.
The work presents a study of equilibrium diagrams of interest and mentions some industrial experiences developed by the researchers, authors of this article.


An in-vitro study was undertaken to evaluate effect of four recommended commercially available disinfectant solutions on the wettability of three types of elastomeric impression materials at 10 and 30 minutes time intervals. The impression materials evaluated were addition silicone, condensation silicone and polyether. The disinfectants used were 2% glutaraldehyde, 0.5% sodium hypochlorite, 0.05% iodophor and 0.25% benzalkonium chloride. 100 samples of each impression material was made and subjected to 10 different immersion protocols including distill water as control. The surface wettability (contact angle) of all samples was measured using the contact angle analyzer (Digidrop, Contact angle meter, GBX products, France). The data obtained was statistically analyzed. Among the elastomeric impression materials evaluated, wettability wise polyether proved to be the best impression material followed by addition silicone and condensation silicone. Disinfection with 2% glutaraldehyde had shown lowest contact angle values followed by 0.5% sodium hypochlorite solution, 0.25% benzalkonium chloride and 0.05% iodophor respectively.


Conceptualization—AC—THINKING Converging (AC/AE) Assimilating (AC/RO) 13 – Planning Your Online Course Education for a Digital World 203 Co-active interaction A co-active interaction preference means the learner prefers more opportunities for choice and setting the pace for their own learning. A co-active online course design allows more control, providing learner control for sequence, pace and style of interaction within the online environment. Proactive interaction "Proactive interaction is constructivist: the learner prefers to both construct and generate activities to support their learning. A proactive course design enables the learner's actions to go beyond selecting available information and reacting to existing structures, and generate individual constructions and elaborations beyond the rules set up by the design team and instructor" (Sims, 1997, p. 160). Reciprocal interaction Reciprocal interaction preferences means the learner wants a dialogue-like, reciprocitybased interaction with the online course interface and participants. This sort of interaction is usually found only in designs where artificial intelligence or virtual reality are situated. In these learning environments, both learner and system reciprocally adapt to one other. This level of interaction is rare in online courses, but is anticipated to be much more feasible in the not so distant future. READINESS FOR E-LEARNING Design teams can help their prospective learners prepare for, or at the least assess their own readiness to learn within an online environment. Research supports this as a critical consideration, since an individual learner's success in an online course often hinges on this foundation of readiness. Readiness entails three dimensions to assess: the learners' computer or technical skill, learning skills, as well as their time management behaviours. Computer/technical skills: The more experience a student has in using basic computer skills (use of networks, word processing and other software applications, ability to upload and download files, use of the World Wide Web and email, accessing online libraries and other resource databases, and experience with online forums and other discussion applications, the more ready they are to take an online course. Other foundational requirements include access to a stable Internet connection and dependable computer and printer. Learning skills: Readiness is fortified by the ability to work independently, be self-moivated, possess mature reading and writing skills, and a proactive approach to learning, and a positive attitude. Time management skills: Readiness is evident when a learner can safely plan blocks of time for participation and study within their existing lifestyle and commitments. Managing one's time in order to complete an online course requires a respectable level of commitment and discipline. Recommended online tools for gauging e-learning


The purpose of this work is to clarify the mechanism of the action of a pulsed magnetic field (PMF) and adsorbed water on the properties of wood. The need to study these impacts is due to their significant influence on physical and mechanical characteristics of wood. The objects of the study have been microtomic sections of pine and birch wood, the method of investigation has been infrared Fourier spectroscopy. An insignificant change in the IR spectrum of birch wood treated with UTI has been observed in the whole investigated frequency range, except for the band 2 3602 330 cm -1 , where there is a sharp increase in transmission, which is presumably due to the released carbon dioxide. The influence of heat treatment is considered: a short (10 seconds) heating of a sample of birch wood to a temperature of 420 K has led to an inversion of its IR spectrum in the 2 360-2 330 cm -1 range compared to the original sample. After processing the air-dry sample of pine wood for 40 days in saturated water vapor, absorption intensity has increased and absorption band has broadened substantially in the area of 3000-3800 cm -1 . In addition, absorption has increased significantly at 2120 cm -1 and 1540 cm -1 , and double maximum at a frequency of 2360-2330 cm -1 has disappeared. Wide but not very intense transmission maximum has been observed in the frequency range of about 4500 cm -1 . As the sample has been dried under room conditions, it was found that there was no regular change in the spectrum in the frequency range of 2360-2330 cm -1 . The behavior of these maxima has a number of features during other manipulations with wood, observed in our experiments.


Since the early Harvard observations beginning in 1892, several observers have called attention to the decrease in the intensity of the bright hydrogen lines in the spectrum of p Centauri. Curtiss summarized the reports as follows : "Apparently the strong emission of the nineties was distinct in 1904, evanescent in 1912, and non-existent in 1918." Later observations from various sources showed that the bright lines were absent or of very low intensity until 1922. The following notes on spectrograms obtained at Mount Wilson make it clear that the intensities of the bright lines have not been constant since 1922.


This article investigates colour and form as pedagogic content in Swedish upper secondary school floristry education between 1990 and 2015, using an analytical approach that draws on social anthrop ...


Section 1, "Share your Life," focuses on walking alongside disciples and modeling what one wants disciples to be. We often enter each new culture seeing and interpreting everything through our own framework and experiences. "It is helpful to think of this journey as being like people walking along a road together" (6). There must an emphasis on our intentionality, obedience, and multiplication, which are biblical and transformational. We need to analyze forms of communication that are most appropriate—oral and/or written, lineal or circular reasoning, and the role of the narrative, storytelling. We also need to emphasize groups and not just individuals as we often do in the West. Groups are very important in every culture. This section forces one to stop, look, listen, and learn before acting. Building relationships takes time, and this is an investment in learning the language, and sharing life together for successful discipleship. Section 2, "Listen to Disciples," reemphasizes learning to understand the culture, having a respect for the local culture, taking the concerns of the disciples in a serious manner and recognizing the spiritual warfare in which one is engaged. This takes a good deal of time, commitment to care deeply for the nationals, and to walk closely with the power of God. Sections 3–5 are more detailed about relationships that are transformational, helping the disciples find identity through belonging to Christ but not abandoning their own culture. Contextualization of the gospel, the community of faith, and both the message and methods will result in lasting and fruitful disciples. The final chapter addresses the turning over to the ministry to nationals and moving on. This book is not complex, but is realistic and relative to the mission of the church down through the ages. Rolland Allen's Missionary Methods: St. Paul's or Ours? is a classic for all missionaries since its publication. Likewise, Evelyn and Richard Hibbert's book has a classic appeal to help us to see how we can best be making crosscultural disciples wherever God leads us to do kingdom work.


This paper discusses a study on the fundamental aspect of local study in the school curriculum, with reference to the fieldwork approaches in the learning of history and
geography, Integrated Curriculum for Secondary School (ICSS) Malaysia. The focus is discussion on the aim, objectives and nature of fieldwork approaches to local study
related to the inculcation of moral values as stipulated in the Philosophy of Education, Malaysia. The study involved eight hundred students of Lower Secondary level from the
selected schools particularly in the states of Perak and Terengganu. Instruments used were questionnaire and interviews of the selected respondents. The findings of the study were presented in frequency, percentage and analysis of the interviews. The finding of the study shows that there were various perceptions of moral values in the fieldwork of local study.


Prior research has shown that immigration law enforcement contributes to poor health outcomes—including reproductive health outcomes—among Latinos. Yet no prior research has examined how immigration enforcement might inhibit reproductive justice and limit individual's reproductive autonomy. We utilized data from an existing study that consisted of a partnership with a Latino community in Michigan in which an immigration raid resulted in multiple arrests and deportations midway through data collection. Using cross-sectional survey data (n = 192) where no one was re-interviewed, we used ordinal logistic regression to compare desired pregnancy timing of individuals surveyed prior to and after the raid to determine the impact of an immigration raid on desired timing of next pregnancy. We then used qualitative data—including 21 in-depth interviews and participant observation—collected in the community after the raid to contextualize our findings. Controlling for socio-demographic characteristics, we found that Latinos surveyed in the aftermath of the raid were more likely to report a greater desire to delay childbearing than Latinos surveyed before the raid occurred. Our qualitative data showed that an immigration raid has financial and psychological effects on immigrant families and that a raid may impact reproductive autonomy because people are fearful of these impacts. These finding suggest that current immigration enforcement efforts may influence reproductive decision-making, impede Latinos reproductive autonomy, and that family-friendly immigration policy reform is needed.


Kahler quantization of H1(T2,R) is studied. It is shown that this theory corresponds to a fermionic σ model targeting a noncommutative space. By solving the complex-structure moduli independence conditions, the quantum background independent wave function is obtained. We study the transformation of the wave function under modular transformation. It is shown that the transformation rule is characteristic to the operator ordering. Similar results are obtained for Kahler quantization of H2(T2,R).


The lucrative nature of fraud cannot be denied especially, its existence in the form of electronic fraud. The electronic fraud is on rise nowadays. A dataset is investigated for hidden fraudulent websites that can be helpful in assessing a classifier's efficiency in discriminating
 against hidden fraudulent URLs. The dataset includes URLs marked with 185180 and some associated characteristics. Through different features, it has been shown here in the paper that how the dataset can be further utilized. Further, these features can be categorized and helpful for classifying
 the best features for fraudulent website detection.


This paper explores lunar resource extraction and the challenges posed by the Common Heritage of Mankind (CHM) principles. It suggests a balanced framework that combines CHM with property rights, international oversight, and equitable benefit sharing to encourage responsible lunar resource utilization.


ABSTRACT This study investigated dissimilar tungsten inert gas and activated tungsten inert gas welding experimental results of austenitic 202 with a super duplex 32760 stainless steel. Their microstructural study revealed a balanced austenite-ferrite morphology that mainly consisted of Widmanstatten austenite (WA), grain boundary austenite (GA), and intergranular austenite (IGA). The study showed that the use of flux reduced the heat input necessary to achieve complete penetration, which tends to increase ferrite count in the heat-affected zone and the weld zone of weldment, resulting in minimizing the hot cracking propensity. Further, structure-property connections were also established by evaluating these two weldments' tensile strength, impact strength, and microhardness. It was determined that weldments of activated tungsten inert gas weldment had better mechanical properties than traditional tungsten inert gas weldment. A weld zone fracture occurred near the austenitic weld interface in both weldments. It was noticed that unmixed zone formation on the side of the austenitic steel was to blame for the poor mechanical properties and failure of tungsten inert gas and activated tungsten inert gas weld joints. In both cases, the hardness distribution in the weld zones is ranked as super duplex stainless steel base metal > heat-affected zone of super duplex steel side > welded zone > heat-affected zone of austenitic steel side > austenitic base metal.


Introduction: Analysis of absorbed dose in vital organs of radiation workers at Industrial Radioisotope Dept. and Radio-pharmaceutical production line (Tc-99m) with the use of RANDO phantom and TLD method. Materials and Methods: This article examines the experimental simulation method of Gamma-rays'absorbed dose in μSv in the eye cornea, thyroid and testicles measured with the use of a RANDO phantom and the employment of TLD100H (Li:Mg:P:Cu) dosimeters and a model 4500 reader, made by Harshaw, an American manufacture. The simulation method was performed on pre-determined parts in both normal and emergency conditions. Results and Conclusion: The result of this research indicates that the level of absorbed dose in various body parts of radiation workers in ordinary work conditions in controlled areas is less than the allowable absorbed dose. Moreover, despite the fact that the irradiation level for the whole body and different body parts are being 10 times more in restricted and prohibited areas, the absorbed dose is also measured to be less than the allowable dose. However, number of incidences such as human error in charging the gamma cameras in Industrial radio isotope department can cause the whole body irradiation of a radiation worker to exceed the allowable dose of 20 msv per year.


Alger, Justin, "Review of The New Continentalism: Energy and Twenty-First Century Eurasian Geopolitics, by Kent E. Calder," no. 2 (May-Aug.): 361-363. Allan, Jen Iris, "Review of Civil Society Networks in China and Vietnam: Informal Pathbreakers in Health and the Environment, by Andrew Wells-Dang," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 539-542. Anderson, James A., "Distinguishing Between China and Vietnam: Three Relational Equilibriums in Sino-Vietnamese Relations," no. 2 (MayAug.): 259-280. Anderson, Nicholas D., "Review of East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute, by David C. Kang," no. 1 (Jan.-Apr.): 173-175. Brauner, Oliver, "Beyond the Arms Embargo: EU Transfers of Defense and Dual-Use Technologies to China," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 457-482. Cheung, Tai Ming, and Bates Gill, "Trade Versus Security: How Countries Balance Technology Transfers with China," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 443-456. Evron, Yoram, "Between Beijing and Washington: Israel's Technology Transfers to China," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 503-528. Fujimura, Naofumi, Hironori Sasada, and Satoshi Machidori, "Alternative Paths to Party Polarization: External Impacts of Intraparty Organization in Japan," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 409-441. Galway, Matthew, "Review of A Critical Introduction to Mao, edited by Timothy Cheek," no. 2 (May-Aug.): 363-366. Gao, Qiqi, "Review of Will This Be China s Century? A Skeptic s View, by Mel Gurtov," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 534-536. Gill, Bates, and Tai Ming Cheung, "Trade Versus Security: How Countries Balance Technology Transfers with China," no. 3 (Sept.-Dec.): 443-456. Hijino, Ken Victor Leonard, "Delinking National and Local Party Systems: New Parties in Japanese Local Elections," no. 1 (Jan.-Apr.): 107-135. Kang, David C., "International Relations Theory and East Asian History," no. 2 (May-Aug.): 181-205. Kivimaki, Timo, "Review ofASEAN, Sovereignty and Intervention in Southeast Asia, by Lee Jones," no. 1 (Jan.-Apr.): 170-173. Kivimaki, Timo, "Review of A Doctor in the House: The Memoirs of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, by Mahathir Mohamad," no. 2 (May-Aug.): 369-371. Larsen, Kirk W., "Comforting Fictions: The Tribute System, the Westphalian Order, and Sino-Korean Relations," no. 2 (May-Aug.): 233-257.


In the modern society,which is ruled by law,law has decisive significance in confirming and guaranteeing human rights.As to the nature of the guarantee of human rights in the criminal law,the specialties of the criminal norms lead to the negative guarantee of human rights.However,there are also positive aspects.When it comes to the scope and the content of the guarantee of human rights,criminal law is both universal and special.The human rights safeguarded by the criminal law are not common rights,nor moral rights,but legal rights regulated by other laws.As to the object of the guarantee of human rights,criminal law protects not only the human rights of criminals but also the human rights of all the citizens.


Simple Summary The naked mole-rat is a small, long-lived mammal that lives in large colonies in subterranean burrows. The lifestyle of naked mole-rats makes their study difficult, and many details about their biology remain enigmatic. For evolutionary biologists and ecologists, a special trait exhibited by this species, their eusocial lifestyle, is of particular interest. In this study, we explored the determinants of early offspring survival using data from observations of 14 captive colonies over a total period of seven years. Our study revealed that early pup survival was significantly improved by higher pup body mass and maternal number of mammae and significantly reduced by increased maternal body mass and colony size. The latter negative effect may, however, be an artifact of the captive conditions in which colonies were kept. We further discuss the implications of the similarities and differences of naked mole-rats to eusocial insects and cooperatively breeding mammals in these determinants to shed light on the origin and maintenance of eusociality in mammals. Abstract In eusocial insects, offspring survival strongly depends on the quality and quantity of non-breeders. In contrast, the influence of social factors on offspring survival is more variable in cooperatively breeding mammals since maternal traits also play an important role. This difference between cooperative insects and mammals is generally attributed to the difference in the level of sociality. Examining offspring survival in eusocial mammals should, therefore, clarify to what extent social organization and taxonomic differences determine the relative contribution of non-breeders and maternal effects to offspring survival. Here, we present the first in-depth and long-term study on the influence of individual, maternal, social and environmental characteristics on early offspring survival in a eusocial breeding mammal, the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber). Similarly to other mammals, pup birth mass and maternal characteristics such as body mass and the number of mammae significantly affected early pup survival. In this eusocial species, the number of non-breeders had a significant influence on early pup survival, but this influence was negative—potentially an artifact of captivity. By contrasting our findings with known determinants of survival in eusocial insects we contribute to a better understanding of the origin and maintenance of eusociality in mammals.


Nowadays automated data processing is an urgent problem as concerns training specialists in cadastre. The paper presents basic characteristics of one of the modern software packages to be used while developing delimitation plans for cadastral registration of land units.


The concept of agonistic democracy put forward by Ch. Mouffe opposes both the understanding of political conflict as antagonistic, the parties of which regard each other as implacable enemies, and the actual denial of the conflict in the consensus theories of democracy. This concept, in which a political conflict is seen as a struggle between two opponents, each of which recognizes the legitimacy of the other, has found its implementation in the activities of new left-wing radical parties that have appeared in Western Europe over the past 10–15 years. Their appearance was a reaction to the crisis and the decline of most of the «old» left-wing radical parties that came after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the USSR. The «new» left-wing radicals seek to develop their own identity, which is different from the communist and socialdemocratic ones, which is also manifested in the new emblematic symbols they invent, which are not like the sickle, hammer, and five-pointed star of the «old» left-wing radicals, and in the new discursive strategies. On the example of the Podemos party (Spain), as well as the Left Party of France and the Party «Unconquered France», it is examined how the «new» left radicals construct the subject of political action – «people», «popular majority» or simply «We», opposed «Those above», «caste», «oligarchy». But with all the harshness of anti-capitalist and anti-liberal rhetoric, the conflict of «new» left-wing radicals with the system is more agonistic than antagonistic: they want not to destroy the old institutions, but to win them back from the opposite side, not to replace democracy with the dictatorship of the advanced class, but to «return» its people and expand it.


A 30Gbit/s 3 × 3 optical Mode Group Division Multiplexing system with Mode-Selective Spatial Filtering (MSSF) using single-mode fiber is demonstrated over 20m graded-index multimode fiber. Crosstalk among the mode groups is minimized through MSSF.


This document serves to present the views and recommendations of ITS Focus members on the DOT consultation document entitled "A Policy for Using New Telematic Technologies for Road Transport." The response is structured to mirror the issues raised by the DOT document. The first section comments on government policy and the respective roles of the public and private sectors. The next section addresses a range of issues regarding integration and systems architecture. Comments are then presented on the range of ITS applications described in the DOT document. The last section addresses specific questions raised by the government and recommendations are then made.


The article presents a method for digital synthesis of signal structures based on sequential truncation of the time and spectral components of the original functions. The physical prerequisites for its implementation are substantiated. Examples are given that explain the features of its implementation. The possibilities of using a Gaussian wavelet of the first order as the initial forming function are investigated. Simulation results are presented. Suggestions for practical use have been formulated.


Introduction: A country's health is measured in terms of infant mortality. India accounts for 24% of global neonatal mortality. The neonatal care was revolutionized after the inception of NHM. After reduction in neonatal mortality rate, the goal is to reduce the morbidity of neonates by disease specific intervention. It is important to study the mortality and morbidity pattern as it helps to implement new treatment protocols, interventions, planning and policy making which helps in better survival and improvement in the quality of life among survivors. So, this study aims at identifying the morbidity and mortality pattern in a secondary care SNCU of a Regional Hospital. Methodology: Hospital data based retrospective study from August 2016 to January 2018. Results: Total of 868 neonates were analyzed. Male: female ratio was 1.45:1. Low birth weight babies accounted 34% and pre-term babies around 28%. Jaundice requiring photo therapy (42.5%) topped the list of morbidities followed by sepsis (12.9%) and respiratory distress (5.6%). Ninety one percent (91%) neonates were discharged and mortality in this study was 0.46%. Conclusion: Neonatal jaundice, Sepsis and respiratory distress were the leading causes of morbidity. Neonatal sepsis can be prevented by enforcing strict hand hygiene and aseptic protocols. Low birth weight and prematurity were the significant contributors to morbidity and mortality. Hence antenatal programs to prevent prematurity and low birth weight babies should be strengthened.


An acoustic pressure type sensor is fabricated on a supporting substrate by depositing and etching a number of thin films on the supporting substrate and by machining the supporting substrate. The resulting structure contains a pressure sensitive, electrically conductive diaphragm positioned at a distance from an electrically conductive fixed electrode. In operation, the diaphragm deflects in response to an acoustic pressure and the corresponding change of electrical capacitance between the diaphragm and the fixed electrode is detected using an electrical circuit. Two or more such acoustic sensors are combined on the same supporting substrate with an interaural flexible mechanical connection, to form a directional sensor with a small surface area.


In the context of contemporary corporate atmosphere, auditors are pivotal. They act as a financial guardian in the interests of stockholders and stakeholders. Hence, there is a gradual trend of increasing reliance on auditors and their report. Most importantly, the report is lodged at the Companies Commission of Malaysia to enable stockholders and stakeholders to view the report. Hence, this study will examine the office of auditors pertaining to laws governing eligibility, appointment, qualification, disqualification, resignation and removal. The study will determine whether there are any weaknesses in the relevant laws which contribute to the passive role played by auditors. The study then proceeds to scrutinise whether the powers and rights entrusted to the auditors are adequate in protecting the interests of the stockholders and stakeholders. In doing so, the study will show that the powers and rights of the auditors are superficial in truly protecting the interests of the stockholders and stakeholders. The study will then recommend the necessary reforms to be made to the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 1965 to enhance the accountability of auditors. This is important since there is also a growing trend to make professionals more accountable.


To match the requirements of managing achievements of electronic waterway maps for surveying center of the Yangtze River waterway,this paper analyzes properties in material management.Based on this,the author put forwards an approach to the design of the electronic waterway maps management system,and describes it from the system's logical structure,functional structure and data structure respectively,which verifies the reasonability of the system design.This system has achieved good results and satisfies the demand from the survey centre to the waterway map's management.


Services managers are dependent on forecasting purchase behavior when making resource allocation decisions. Purchase intentions are commonly used as a basis to forecast purchase behavior. This practice is, however, not without its critics. In a study of restaurant patrons, it was found that the patrons who expressed strong purchase intent and made a subsequent purchase demonstrated distinct attitudes differences when compared to those patrons who also expressed strong purchase intent but failed to make a subsequent purchase. The results suggest that the service manager could be misled, and therefore could make costly service mix mistakes, if purchase intent is used solely to model purchase behavior. Specific strategy implications are discussed.


We examined the association between perceived organizational support (POS) and COVID‐19 vaccination intention as well as the influence of the implementation of workplace infection prevention measures.


Insoluble trypsin has been shown to attack preferentially some peptide bonds of ovine prolactin, within the large disulfide loop. The peptide bond most susceptible to immobilized trypsin was identified as the Arg125-Leu126 of the ovine prolactin structure.


The present study was designed to determine the correlation between a commonly used cognitive ability test (i.e., Wechsler) and a verbal memory test (i.e., Rey Auditory-Verbal Learning Test) by analyzing archival data from a clinical sample of adults. Many researchers have continued to establish the relationship between cognitive ability, or IQ, and learning and memory skills; however, there is little research regarding when differences between IQ and memory scores are statistically significant. Results of this study indicated 17 of 20 IQ index/memory correlations were statistically significant and a series of simple regressions generated standardized residuals. These residuals generated confidence bands that can permit practitioners to interpret when differences between IQ and memory scores are uncommon and, therefore, meaningful. Implications and suggestions for future research are provided.


Entrepreneurship education in higher vocational colleges is not only beneficial to change the students' employment concept,but also conductive to improving the students' employment competitiveness.At present,Tnterpreneurship eduction in higher vocational colleges in Hebei province there are some problems,Such as old concept,unreasonable system,practical education,insufficient security measures and so on.To solve these problems,we should draw lessons from experience in advanced countries and provinces,make accurate position on the entrepreneurship education in higher vocational colleges,reasonable arrangement of curriculum,strengthen teaching staff,give students more practice opportunities,and improve the students' consciousness and ability.


The somatomedin and/or growth-stimulating activity of serum from hypopituitary children and short children with normal growth hormone (GH) response to stimulation tests were studied using different bioassays: thymidine incorporation into human activated lymphocytes; sulfate incorporation into chick embryo cartilage; and simultaneous thymidine uptake into the same cartilages. The results showed that lymphocyte assay is highly sensitive to small amounts of serum and is GH-dependent in children with low GH secretion. On the contrary, the cartilage assays need higher serum concentration and their GH-dependence appears only in subjects with normal or low-normal GH secretion. The lack of correlation between the results of the three bioassays suggests that they measure both somatomedins and different serum factors involved in the regulation of growth.


Wireless microphone networks or so-called wireless acoustic sensor networks (WASNs) are a next-generation technology for audio acquisition and processing. As opposed to traditional microphone arrays that sample a sound field only locally, often at large distances from the relevant sound sources, WASNs allow to use many more microphones to cover a large area of interest. However, the design of such WASNs is very challenging, especially for real-time audio acquisition and signal enhancement due to the significant data traffic in the network. There is a need for scalable solutions, both on the signal processing level and on the network-communication level. In this paper, we give an overview of applications and trends in the field of WASNs, and we address the core challenges that need to be tackled. We mainly focus on the signal processing level, and we explain how advances in the area of signal processing can relax the high-demanding constraints on the network layer design. Furthermore, we address the interaction between the application layer and the network layer, and we explain why cross-layer design can be important to improve the performance of WASN applications.


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Now it is a hot topic to use the character of quantum for quantum encrypt communication in password and quantum information world.So the BB84 protocol with identity authentication is proposed.In production and disposition of the BB84 protocol with identity authentication,users can authenticate identity each other by the authentication key,which can not only strengthen its security,but also improve efficiency.


The load input tensile tester, the performance of which is not influenced by the meehanical properties of the material to be tested, was constructed. Its ability is investigated experiment ally, to show the following results. 1) To avoid the velocity error the servo mechanism should satisfy the inequality: 1/Ks+Kpf•áKmKf 2) To avoid the influence of the material properties to be tested, the hydraulic servo system should satisfy the inequality: (A2/k2)Kpf•â1 3) To make a performance of the tester independent of the material properties to be tested, a compensation circuit of the servo system should satisfy the conditions: KoT2Tpf•âKpfT1 Gc(s)=(T2s+1)/(T1s+1), T2>T1


ESR and spectrophotometric studies have been made of a number of 1 : 1 complexes of copper (II) with ethylenediamine, its analogues, and amino acids in aqueous-methanolic solutions. It has been shown that the complexes in the solutions are characteristic of copper(II) ions with a normal tetragonal environment and that their metal-ligand bondings are intermediate in the degree of covalency between those of hydrated cupric ions and the corresponding 1 : 2 complexes. The disproportionation constants and their temperature dependences, determined for the 1 : 1 complexes by the ESR and spectrophotometric methods, have been discussed, with particular empahsis on the fact that those values are in fair agreement with those derived from the step-by-step formation constants and the thermodynamic data obtained in aqueous solutions in the literature.


This paper discusses the process and characteristics of development of global research university with special reference to University of California,Berkeley.The aspects of analysis involve research funding from the US federal government and the change in university knowledge production,diversification of the academic profession in the university,complexity of the internal structure of the research university,institutional autonomy and accountability,federalisation and privatisation of university research funding and global cooperation in university research and teaching.


1. Although the control of steroidogenic activity of the Leydig cell by the peptides luteinizing hormone (LH) and human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is clearly mediated by cAMP, the extent to which Ca2+ controls the Leydig cell function is less well defined. In the present study, the whole‐cell configuration of the patch‐clamp technique was used to investigate the modulation of potassium conductances by calcium and hCG, in the Leydig cells from mature rat testis. 2. In symmetrical glutamate solutions, depolarizations elicited outwardly rectifying currents, which were mainly carried by potassium and were blocked by tetraethylammonium and 4‐aminopyridine. For values of [Ca2+]i below 10(‐8) M, transient currents of low amplitudes, insensitive to charybdotoxin (CTX) and iberiotoxin (IBTX), were activated above ‐40 mV. For [Ca2+]i values of 10(‐7) M and above, noisy currents with slow activation kinetics were activated above 0 mV. These currents were sustained and were sensitive to CTX and IBTX. 3. Both current types were modulated by intracellular calcium. Ionomycin and a [Ca2+]i elevation in the range from 10(‐9) to 10(‐7) M, both inhibited the CTX‐insensitive currents, whereas a rise in the calcium concentration above 10(‐7) M increased the amplitude and shifted the threshold of activation of the CTX‐sensitive currents to less positive levels. 4. hCG (1‐50 i.u. ml‐1), in conditions where the chloride currents were strongly inhibited by 4‐acetamido‐4'‐isothiocyanatostilbene‐2,2'‐disulphonic acid (SITS), induced a partial inhibition of the CTX‐insensitive currents but was unable to increase the CTX‐sensitive currents. 5. No voltage‐sensitive calcium current was recorded in control or hCG‐stimulated cells. 6. The results indicate that hCG inhibits one kind of Ca(2+)‐modulated channel, perhaps as a result of a moderate [Ca2+]i rise, but is unable to increase the intracellular Ca2+ concentration to the range in which large conductance Ca(2+)‐dependent channels are activated.


Solar cells are among the most promising technologies for development of sustainable power generation in terms of environmental impact and resource availability, and crystalline silicon cells dominate the present market expansion. Cost reductions are still necessary for this technology to become a major global energy producer. Development of metallurgical refining processes for solar grade silicon has potential to drastically decrease energy consumption, but face challenges to effectively remove the important impurities boron and phosphorus. For boron removal, refining by an oxidizing reactive gas show potential for low energy consumption and promising refining rates. Previous investigation of reactive gas boron removal is limited, while related plasma refining has been developed to pilot scale. This experimental study seeks to reveal the potential and limits of reactive gas refining for boron removal. First and foremost at a fundamental level to understand the removal process and what determines the rate of removal. Boron was removed from high-purity silicon and metallurgical grade silicon at 1500-1800 ◦C by blowing steam in hydrogen and/or argon onto the melt surface. The rate of boron removal was calculated from inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analyzes of the boron content in samples periodically extracted from the melt. The fastest rate of boron removal was achieved at the highest gas flow rate. Increasing the partial pressure of steam was also found important to increase the removal rate and simultaneously reduce gas consumption. Supply of steam as the oxidizing agent to the interface is the only identified rate determining step for boron removal, like for active oxidation of silicon to SiO gas at the interface. At least 50% of the steam in the feed did not reach the surface in representative experiments and this is attributed to essentially stoichiometric Reactions (0.1) in the gas and (0.2) for active oxidation of silicon at the interface. Diffusion of steam accounts for increasing losses with increasing gas flow rate. The fraction of steam in the feed gas that was supplied to the melt surface was estimated by comparing weightloss by active silicon oxidation in experiments to equilibrium in Reaction (0.2) if all of the feed gas had reacted. H2O + SiO = SiO2 (s) + H2 (0.1) Boron removal in experiments was found to proceed at equilibrium between HBO in the gas flow and boron in the melt, which was determined from the estimated supply of steam to the interface Reactions (0.2) and (0.3). No resistance was identified for the mass transfer of boron as such. H2O + [Si] −−→ ←− SiO + H2 (0.2) [B] + SiO + 1 2 H2 HBO + [Si] (0.3)


In the Oil and Gas industry, it is very common to make welds on pipes in the field. For straight pipes, most of the time, welds are inspected with an automated ultrasonic testing (AUT) system. However, pipes having non-traditional geometric constraints such as a slanted corrugation feature prohibit the use of an AUT method. As an effort to develop a field deployable in-situ weld inspection system, a high-speed MPA circuit board (purchased from Advanced OEM Solutions) has been used to drive a 32-element MPA probe operating at 3 MHz. The goal of the most recent phase of this development was to achieve a minimum of 200 inches per minute real-time inspection speed to match a welding process developed simultaneously at EWI. In order to meet the speed requirement, it was necessary to maximize the data acquisition rate as close as possible to the data transfer rate the MPA circuit board could support. A customized ultrasonic imaging algorithm developed using the Python programming language proved to be effective...


Conclusions : The mean AC-PTA of ears with controlled cholesteatoma indicates that hearing is unsatisfactory in many of the individuals with controlled cholesteatoma. When it is evident that hearing is not within normal thresholds (whether ossiculoplasty was performed or not) all relevant rehabilitation options should be offered to the patients, including conventional hearing aids, bone conduction systems, middle ear implants or cochlear implants.


The analytical model based on the facts about the development of outward oriented economy in Longwan,Wenzhou by means of AHP is set up and the six major factors which prevent its further development are selected.These are:product structure,ability of technology innovation,quality of entrepreneur,industrial organizing level,enterprise system and ability of getting market's information.According to analyzing these factors we can make a conclusion that advance Longwan's next development must improve industry,transform to using foreign investment,prompting technology and organizing ability of innovation,exploring inside and outside market.


This guide is designed to introduce you to patent searching. Basic patent information as well as useful resources are included to help get you started.


In this paper we derive by means of the duality theory necessary and sufficient optimality conditions for convex optimization problems having as objective function the composition of a convex function with a linear mapping defined on a finite-dimensional space with values in a Hausdorff locally convex space. We use the general results for deriving optimality conditions for two portfolio optimization problems having as objective functions different convex deviation measures.


The researches proposed to investigate, using scanning eletrono-microscopy methods, the structure and surface morphology of the coronal hard dental tissues, the enamel and the dentin, although the interfaces between these and adhesive system and orthodontic brackets. There have been taken into the study 30 human extracted wisdom teeth, which have been maintained into cloramine T 10% solution for 48 hours and then transferred in a physiologic saline solution. To 15 from them there have been attached using specific adhesive systems orthodontic brackets. The surface of the other 15 was analyzed also direct, without other preparations, and also after demineralization for 30 and 60 seconds by 37% orthophosphoric acid. All of the samples have been subjected to imagistic and spectral analysis using a electron-microscope Phillips-30-XL. Maintaining a long time of etchant on enamel surface (about 60 seconds) in addition to producing an irreversibly superficial destruction compromising its structure affects also adhesion by increasing the residual dentine debris. Bracket and complementarity between the surface morphology and the surface of the enamel makes that the strength of the link assembly to depend predominantly to cohesive fracture resistance of the adhesive composite material.


A field k is called quasi-finite if it is perfect and if Gk≈Ż where Gk is the Galois group of the algebraic closure kc over k and Ż is the completion of the additive group of the rational integers. The classical reciprocity law on the local field with finite residue field is well-known to hold on local fields with quasi-finite residue field ([4] [5]). Thus it is natural to ask if the global reciprocity law should hold in the ordinary sense (see § 1 below) on the function-fields of one variable over quasi-finite field. We consider here two basic prototypes of non-finite quasi-finite fields:


The role of language in the construction of socio-cultural reality is inevitable. That is why text is used as a pillar that supports the explication of the intended purpose of images applied in multifaceted ad plates. It is a phenomenal tradition that has remained strong in ad campaigns. Advertisers make images and text as discrete components that are inseparable. Images and texts are sedimentary devices in ads, which we can consider as the social position that motivates this enquiry. After the selection of ten ads from various social strata, semiotics viewed from the stances of Saussure and Peirce has been applied along with social semiotics to analyze the ads. The study reveals that ads and advertisers are keen to the promotion of culture with the use of images with textual collaboration. Reference to antiquity has been exposed as a very useful material in ads because it fascinates the public by reproducing their about-to-be-forgotten cultural heritage. Social exercises in the ads create side attractions that lead to assorted photographic entertainment. Besides boosting the audience social knowledge, socio-cultural reproduction experienced in ads can propel the concerned agencies to repackage our cultural beauties as a means of economic growth and emancipation. Keywords: Advertising, Consumer, Language Function, Social System, Semiotics


Chinese traditional medicines in Ningxia are abundant.It is very imp ortant for the development of Ningxia if exploiting them accurately.Being a kind of modern computer technology,GIS can manage map and property at the same time and act importantly in resource managing.Using the previous data of Chinese tra ditional medicine,this paper discussed the way of data managing and analyzing i t by means of Mapinfo.Based on the database of map and property,the area can be calculated and the data can be queried and searched.The distribution of importa nt Chinese traditional medicine also can be acquired with spatial analysis of Ar cview.


The authors describe the Centaur modern avionics suite and discuss the inertial navigation flight performance. The integration of modern ring laser gyro and microprocessor technology into the Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle resulted in an order-of-magnitude improvement in orbital insertion accuracy over the previous gimbaled platform guidance system. The improved positioning accuracy minimizes the orbital correction burns required by the payload, which conserves valuable propellant required for station keeping. The upgrading of the avionics resulted in a factor-of-five reduction in recurring hardware cost and close to 200 lbs in weight reductions.<<ETX>>


This paper presents manufacturing methods and the process used to fabricate a low-cost, one-piece, integrally stiffened closed-shape co-cured composite small aircraft fuselage. The use of aerospace carbon- fiber/epoxy prepreg material has typically been too expensive for small aircraft structures. However, if fiber and resin are procured in low cost forms and combined in-process in the aircraft factory, then carbon fiber composite fuselages can be economically produced. Of primary importance is the controlled spreading of multiple fiber bundles to achieve a fiber bandwidth compatible with the creation of lightweight thin-skinned fuselages. In-process impregnation of the spread fiber bundles assures the integrity of the resulting composite structure and appropriate resin properties (in conjunction with correct cure processing). Computer controlled machine placement of the spread fibers assures correct fiber placement and orientation, resulting in the necessary strength. Inspection and structural testing of demonstration fuselages has verified that results obtained are consistent with expectations of the manufacturing methods used.


The cultivation of humanistic quality is beneficial to students' life-long development.Teachers can use the teaching materials of communicative English,group cooperative learning,and reading teaching to cultivate pupils' humanistic quality in English class.


Background  In nearly every chronic wound different bacteria species can be detected. Nevertheless, the presence of such microorganisms is not necessarily obligatory associated with a delayed wound healing. But from this initially unproblematic colonization an infection up to a sepsis can arise in some patients. The aim of our clinical investigation was to analyse the spectrum of microbial colonization of patients with a chronic leg ulcer in our specialized dermatological outpatient wound clinic, and to compare them with the results of comparable data already collected 5 years ago.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings from a field study in Viscri, a village in Transylvania, Romania, to investigate the current state of information and communication technology (ICT) development in the village.Design/methodology/approach – Researchers interviewed villagers in May 2007. Ethnographic methods were used to collect data and to assess villagers' information needs. The information landscape in Viscri is presented and analyzed in local and national contexts. The national policies shaping Romania's emerging information society are discussed and literature on the impact of ICT development at the community level is also reviewed.Findings – Romania's ICT policy goal of universal access needs to be better targeted. In Viscri, few adults showed interest in learning about or using computers. However, villagers understood that a good education that included computer education was necessary to assure better economic futures for their children. In light of the demographics, soc...


We explore the radial velocity performance benefits of coupling starlight to a fast-scanning interferometer and a fast-readout spectrometer with zero readout noise. By rapidly scanning an interferometer, we can decouple wavelength calibration errors from precise radial velocity measurements, exploiting the advantages of lock-in amplification. In a Bayesian framework, we investigate the correlation between wavelength calibration errors and resulting radial velocity errors. We construct an end-to-end simulation of this approach to address the feasibility of achieving 10 cm s-1 radial velocity precision on a typical Sun-like star using existing, 5 m-class telescopes. We find that such a precision can be reached in a single night, opening up possibilities for ground-based detections of Earth-Sun analog systems.


Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: Text, Context, Temperament and Tradition 2. Celestial Hierarchies Revisited: Ullmann's Vision of Medieval Politics 3. "Verius est licet difficilius:" Tierney's Foundations of the Conciliar Theory after Forty Years 4. Legitimation by Consent: The Question of the Medieval Roots 5. "Anxieties of Influence:" Skinner, Figgis, Conciliarism and Early-Modern Constitutionalism 6. Complexities of Context: Gerson, Bellarmine, Sarpi, Richer and the Venetian Interdict of 1606-1607 7. Locke, Natural Law, and God: Again 8. Jacobean Political Theology: Holdsworth, McIlwain and the Absolute and Ordinary Powers of the King 9. "Adamantine Fetters of Destiny:" The Absolute and Ordained Power of God and King in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 10. Epilogue: Oakeshott's Will and Artifice and the Mirror of Eternity Index of Names and Places Subject Index Bibliography


The topotactic intercalation of transition-metal dichalcogenides with atomic or molecular ions acts as an efficient knob to tune the electronic ground state of the host compound. A representative material in this sense is 1$T$-TiSe$_{2}$, where the electric-field-controlled intercalations of lithium or hydrogen trigger superconductivity coexisting with the charge-density wave phase. Here, we use the nuclear magnetic moments of the intercalants in hydrogen-intercalated 1$T$-TiSe$_{2}$ as local probes for nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. We argue that fluctuating mesoscopic-sized domains nucleate already at temperatures higher than the bulk critical temperature to the charge-density wave phase and display cluster-glass-like dynamics in the MHz range tracked by the $^{1}$H nuclear moments. Additionally, we observe a well-defined independent dynamical process at lower temperatures that we associate with the intrinsic properties of the charge-density wave state. In particular, we ascribe the low-temperature phenomenology to the collective phason-like motion of the charge-density wave being hindered by structural defects and chemical impurities and resulting in a localized oscillating motion.


quired during the practice of herbal pharmacy "Farma Ziół" and recipes for herbal mixtures found in professional literature. The results of the questionnaire survey "Using herbs as a sup-portive deodorant" on the customers of the "Farma Ziół" shop were presented and interpreted.


Despite this importance, there havebeen no reports about the simultaneous determination ofOLZ and N-DMO concentrations in rat plasma by HPLC-MS/MS. This study describes a simple and rapid method forthe simultaneous determination of OLZ and N-DMO in ratplasma by HPLC-MS/MS with electrospray ionization, aftersample pretreatment by deproteinization with methanol. OLZ and N-DMO were purchased from Waterstone Techno-logy (Carmel, IN, USA) and Toronto Research Chemicals,Inc. (North York, Ontario, Canada), respectively. Carbama-zepine, used as an internal standard (IS), was purchasedfrom Sigma-Aldrich Canada Co. (Oakville, Ontario, Canada).HPLC-grade methanol was from Merck (Darmstadt, Ger-many). LC was performed on an Agilent 1100 HPLC system(Agilent technologies, Inc., Santa Clara, CA, USA). PE SCIEXAPI 2000 triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (AppliedBiosystems, Foster City, CA, USA) were used as a detectorStock solutions (1 mg/mL) of OLZ and N-DMO werediluted serially with methanol. To optimize MS conditions, asolution of containing 100 ng/mL of OLZ or N-DMO wasinfused into the mass spectrometer at a flow rate of 10 μL/min. The precursor ions for the analytes were optimized asprotonated molecular ions, [M+H]


The design of 3-valued neural networks with cyclic connections is described. First an efficient algorithm to analyze the continuous-time neural networks is proposed. Next, a 3-valued neural network with cyclic connection for the limit cycle generator is designed and simulated by the proposed algorithm and Spice. Finally, a switched capacitor-based limit cycle generator is designed and estimated.


This paper study an instability phenomenon that arise in epitaxial growth of single crystals with lattice mismatch. We compare a classical approach, based on the competition between the bulk and surface energies ith a non-staudard one when the surface tern is replaced by a term including the second gradient of the displacement, field. We evidence how second order gradients may stabilize lower modes of corrugated boundaries, via an intrisic length scale.


The spatial variability of hydrocarbon content and the physical and chemical properties of the soil were assessed by combining traditional soil sampling and proximal geophysical survey with the aim of planning a pilot phytoremediation experiment in an agricultural area west of Milan (Lombardy, Italy).

The area, an irrigated arable land of about 1 ha, was affected by a refined oil spillage from an underground pipeline in 2015. Contamination surveys were carried out with a continuous core drilling technique using an hydraulic probe (131 cm diameter core). Heavy (C>12) and light (C<12) alkanes and aromatic compounds (benzene, ethylbenzene, styrene, toluene and xilenes) were measured up to three meters depth. Results showed a predominance of heavy hydrocarbons (C>12) with respect to light hydrocarbons (C<12) and aromatic compounds. A map of heavy hydrocarbons soil concentration was obtained using geostatistical techniques.

In 2019 it was decided to carry out a phytoremediation intervention to reclaim the first meter of contaminated soil where heavy hydrocarbons content ranges from 500 to 5000 mg/kg. The first step of the intervention consists in cultivating a wide variety of vegetal species in experimental plots with different pollution to verify their effectiveness for remediation in the specific environmental condition of that area. For the reclamation of deeper more contaminated layers, enhanced bioremediation have been planned to be used.

Soil properties, which are crucial for planning phytoremediation activities, were investigated using traditional methods and geophysical surveys. Traditional soil survey was performed describing the 23 drilling cores used to monitor pollutants and opening five profiles; the samples were collected from genetic soil horizons and analysed for organic carbon and the main nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) content, total carbonates, texture and pH in water. The distribution of Eutric Luvisols and Cambisols, developed mainly on sandy or sandy skeletal substrate, was represented in a soil map. A proximal geophysical survey was carried out using an electromagnetic induction (EMI) sensor (GSSI Profiler EMP-400) by acquiring multiple frequencies; soil detailed conductivity maps for each frequency (15000, 9000 and 2000 kHz) were obtained. No significant relationships were found between soil electrical conductivity and hydrocarbon concentration, whereas there are relationships with the main soil characteristics: this allowed detailed maps of soil parameters to be obtained.

On the base of both the soil spatial characterization (traditional soil map and detailed soil property maps with geophysical approach) and the contaminant distribution (hydrocarbon map distribution using geostatistical approach), homogeneous areas were identified in which to set up experimental phytoremediation plots to test the most suitable species for reclamation, chosen among the most widespread crops in the region and considering their suitability for biomass and bio-oil production.


Background Motor deficit after stroke is related to regional anatomical damage. Objective To examine the influence of lesion location on upper limb motor deficit in chronic patients with stroke. Methods Lesion likelihood maps were created from T1-weighted structural MRI in 33 chronic patients with stroke with either purely subcortical lesions (SC, n=19) or lesions extending to any of the cortical motor areas (CM, n=14). We estimated lesion likelihood maps over the whole brain and applied multivoxel pattern analysis to seek the contribution weight of lesion likelihood to upper limb motor deficit. Among 5 brain regions of interest, the brain region with the greatest contribution to motor deficit was determined for each subgroup. Results The corticospinal tract was most likely to be damaged in both subgroups. However, while damage in the corticospinal tract was the best indicator of motor deficit in the SC patients, motor deficit in the CM patients was best explained by damage in brain areas activated during handgrip. Conclusions Quantification of structural damage can add to models explaining motor outcome after stroke, but assessment of corticospinal tract damage alone is unlikely to be sufficient when considering patients with stroke with a wide range of lesion topography.


The forming limits in conventional forming of longitudinal toothings are usually restricted due to high forming forces which lead to buckling. Using an oscillating ram movement can reduce the required forming force up to 40 . This leads, amongst others, to an extension of the forming limits and enables e.g. the forming of toothings with smaller wall thickness. The reason for the reduction of the forming force is not clarified yet. Two theories are encountered in literature: One is the "friction theory" which attributes the force reduction to the rebuilding of the lubricating film during the back stroke. On the other hand the "softening theory" attributes the force reduction to softening effects like the Bauschinger-Effect due to the alternating load when using oscillating ram motion. Thus, in this paper both of these theories are numerically investigated as a major cause of the force reduction. By changing the material laws as well as the friction laws and friction coefficients, significant changes in the forming force can be measured in the numerical simulation.


N THIS PAPER, I ADDRESS A SUBSET OF MY EXPERIENCES AS A CONSULTANT to other analysts and therapists. Specifically, I discuss my work Iwith clinicians who are engaged in transgressions of boundaries that are serious and potentially harmful to their patients. In such situations, the consultant inevitably assumes certain superego functions in trying to stop a perilous situation from escalating. I wish to stress, however, that in the less extreme and more usual situations, the consultant should optimally avoid a critical or disapproving stance lest it interfere with the consultee's capacity to openly share details of the clinical process. There is a fundamental paradox in the psychoanalytic training system. For a period of several years, analytic candidates learn the psychoanalytic method through weekly supervision meetings in which they present process notes in painstaking detail to a supervisor who assists them in understanding the intrapsychic and interpersonal processes inherent in the work. In most psychoanalytic institutes, a candidate cannot graduate until he or she has worked in supervision with three or four different supervising analysts. Hence, the analytic identity is forged not in a two-person situation with the patient but in a three-person situation that includes a supervisor. At some point, the candidate graduates. What ensues can only be described as peculiar. After learning through the regular use of


Polycrystalline semiconductor or metal materials are characterized with numerous grain boundaries between neighboring grains. The grain boundaries show a high degree of mismatch of grain orientation and a less efficient atomic packing. Aggressive ions can diffuse much more easily within grain boundaries; rendering the zone susceptible to oxidation and corrosion, which are one of the root causes for electronic device failures. Therefore, revealing the compositional distribution of grain boundaries can help researchers better understand and improve the chemical, physical and electrical properties of materials. This paper mainly focuses on material characterization of the corroded material, providing useful methods for physical failure analysis in real devices which will be discussed in our future work. Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) is one of the most sensitive techniques for materials analysis. One of its powerful capabilities is to provide 3D images of testing material, demonstrating elemental distribution and microstructure of polycrystalline materials. In this work, common polycrystalline materials used in semiconductors (polysilicon) and metal alloys (304 steel) were studied. TOF-SIMS 3D imaging was used to monitor the diffusion path of moisture and corrosive ions via the grain boundaries. The results indicate that the grain boundaries are vulnerable to attacks of moisture and corrosive ions (CI),


Among living primates, only humans are bipedal. It is not certain when this unique feature emerged, but it must have been before the 3.6 million-year-old Laetoli footprints were made. Although the prints were not made by completely modern feet, they are unequivocally the prints of bipeds. They are the impressions of feet that lacked a distinctive human rounded ball, or swelling, at the base of the great toe, that had no well-defined arch, and that retained ever so slightly divergent great toes. Somewhat later in time, the well-known 2.9 million year old Australopithecus afarensis Lucy fossil is the earliest human ancestor to display the clear skeletal hallmarks of bipedalism. Earlier fossils are either not yet described, or lack the two most diagnostic parts, the pelvis and the distal (i.e. lower) femur. Despite the paucity of fossils near the beginning of the human lineage, most paleontologists regard bipedalism as the earliest distinctively human feature to have evolved in hominins. " Hominin " refers to members of the taxonomic family Homininae, which consists of human ancestors and collateral species after the lineage split from that leading to chimpanzees. In great apes, the pelvis is vertically elongated so that it makes up much of the back (see Figure 1), leaving the back somewhat inflexible. The human pelvis is vertically short and shaped like a bowl with an open bottom, the opening being the pelvic inlet or birth canal. Humans also possess a valgus femur, a femur that angles in at the knee, whereas ape femora have no angle, giving them a bow-legged appearance. A. afarensis clearly exhibits these two hallmarks of bipedalism. Many other early hominin features,


Abstract An overview of the literature pertaining to the construct of emotional availability is presented, illustrated by a sampling of relevant studies. Methodological, statistical, and conceptual problems in the existing corpus of research are discussed, and suggestions for improving future investigations of this important construct are offered.


The era since the Great Recession of 2008/9 has witnessed the rise and increased sway of numerous authoritarian-right movements, regimes and leaders across the globe. Such political developments remain inadequately understood; yet several commonplaces have emerged. First, a tendency to eschew critical enquiry of the range of forces on the radical right, in favour of collapsing such political developments into generalisations such as 'populism'. Second, such over-generalisations have commonly elided analysis of neofascist forces, strategies and processes. Third, despite some engagement with 'economic' factors, examination of these political developments has largely eschewed the underlying organic crisis of neoliberal capital accumulation. This article critiques such commonplaces. The first section problematises the category of 'populism' as largely inadequate in understanding the complexity of forces and dynamics on the radical right. The subsequent section argues that an emergent or immanent neofascism exists within such political developments, outlining eight theses on the spectre of neofascism and the conditions that underpin the rise of elements of fascistic politics. The final section concludes with key aspects for an antifascism, arguing that opposing neofascism entails the transcendence of neoliberal capitalism itself. And a meaningful alternative to neoliberal state and capital requires us to look again to socialism.


Areca nut ( Areca cathecu )is an export commodity which still face problem in its preparation.sun drying of areca nut done by the farmers needed 30 days or more.To reduce the drying time ,variation of drying temperature and treatment on the fruit was studied.The study aimed at obtaining the proper drying condition after which the dried fruit could be easly broken and the percantage  of whole nut is high.The temperature used were 60,80,and 100 degree C,while the treatment applied were whole fruit (no treatment),scratched fruit and partially peeled fruit.The result showed that the best drying temperature was 100 degree C.The drying time needed was hours which resulted in 80%whole nut with 13.66% moisture content.


This new edition of Professor Ellis's well-known book is published six years after the previous edition and much of the material is new. Part I covers normal development from conception to maturity. Part 1I is entitled -Social Aspects of Child Health' and includes chapters on the various child health services, education and juvenile courts. Normal biological values and legislation concerning children are the subjects of two appendices. The editor has assembled a team of 16 experts from widely differing fields to assist him in this work. Such names as Mildred Creak, Professor F. A. E. Crew Professor Robert Cruickshank, Anna Freud and Eileen Younghusband indicate the eminence of the contributors and the diversity of their subjects. The two parts of the book are equal in length. Normal development is dealt with in some detail in Part I, and to some extent this section overlaps other paediatric works of a general or special nature. Readers whose interest lies mainly in the social aspects of child health might well consider that Part II, which embraces this enormous field, could have been expanded at the expense of Part I. The appendix on normal values of body substances is informative, but are the 11 pages of text, a table of weights and measures, and 58 references really necessary in a work of this type? The bibliographies and references at the end of each chapter are all extensive, in some instances unnecessarily so. The chapter on the newbom, for example, has almost 100 references! The publishers have excelled themselves in the standard of production. Paper, printing, layout, photographs are of the highest quality. This book is good value for money-definitely a best buy!


Based on steel reinforced concrete(SRC) structures,a new structures form named core steel reinforced concrete(CSRC structures) was presented.The CSRC structures were formed by embed small size steel shape such as H shaped-steel,T shaped-steel and steel tube into the section centre of reinforced concrete membranes.The engineering significance and recent researches of the CSRC structures were introduced.Using the CSI Section builder-8 computer program,full-process section nonlinear analysis on mechanical behaviour of 56 CSRC column specimens were conducted.Moment-axial force interaction curves(M-N curves),and moment-curvature curve(M-Φ curves) as well as force-moment-curvature curves(M-NΦ curves) were obtained.The section ductility ratios of the CSRC columns were calculated according to the analysis results.The influence of four main factors including height of shaped-steel,volume ratio of shaped-steel,and steel style as well as the axial compression ratio on the mechanical behaviour of the CSRC column were fully studied.It was concluded that the core small size shaped-steel could improve the section ductility,and the limitation values of axial compression ratio of CSRC column could be enlarged relative to the reinforced concrete columns.


Contains notes about the Wanganui theatre of the New Zealand Wars, together with a description of redoubts in the area of Mokau and Wanganui; contains notes about Maori place names and settlements in the Mokau and Wanganui areas and geographical descriptions; contains waiata; contains notes about the anchor stones of the Tainui and Tokomaru canoes
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