Because of the absence of any moving components at the cold region, low vibration and high reliability, two stage GM type pulse tube refrigerator (PTR) is nowadays preferred compared to conventional GM refrigerator for cooling of superconducting magnets, SQUIDs, and cryopumping applications. The second stage regenerative material plays an important role in achieving low temperature below 20 K. Leads balls with 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm average diameter was selected as second stage regenerator matrix material while 200 mesh of SS 304 material was filled in the first stage. A two stage GM type PTR was developed. A rotary valve was fabricated and the valve timing effects on cooling performance of PTR were also studied. The valve timings were varied by the different width of rotor slit forming the flow area with stator ports. The lowest no-load temperature of 18.52 K and cooling capacity of 7 W at 29.58 K were obtained with an optimum frequency of 1.6 Hz, charging pressure of 16.5 bar.


Abstract Bamboo has gained increasing attention, especially due to its fast growth and its versatile utilization. It is used by millions of people in their daily lives and is a resource for timber, pulp and paper, and for food industries—not only in Asia. So far, the bio-energy sector has shown only marginal interest in bamboo, whose energetic properties are less intensively studied than its physical properties. This paper presents physical and chemical properties of two bamboo species—Phyllostachys pubescens and Bambusa emeiensis—for energy recovery. Both species were tested on calorific value, moisture, ash and chloride content in dependence on the culm's age, and the sample's position along the culm. Furthermore, the sustainable biomass potential from bamboo stands for energetic utilization of Phyllostachys pubescens was assessed. The obtained results show that both bamboo species have a potential for energy recovery and are essentially suitable to be used as an energy source for combustion. Compared to woody biomass, both species show similar calorific values and only slightly higher chloride and ash contents.


Automatic text summarization is proving itself useful to sieve relevant content from the Internet and digital libraries with reduced human effort. Nevertheless, extractive summarization approaches have limitations, possibly not fully capturing the informativeness of a text. A potential strategy to address this problem is the adoption of sentence simplification methods. This work focuses on the evaluation of sentence simplification methods as a preprocessing step for extractive text summarization in order to answer the question of whether sentence simplification increases the informativeness of extractive summaries. Four different sentence simplification methods, two being simple filters and the other two performing rule-based transformations, are assessed here in order to point out the best method for such a purpose. Fifteen sentence scoring methods for summarization are applied in combination with the simplification methods to a corpus of 1,038 news articles in English. The results suggest that the transformation approaches, which take into account linguistic features and grammaticality, achieve the best performance.


Background: Side of primary tumor has prognostic and predictive significance in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). RAS/BRAF wild type (WT) left (L) sided tumors have improved outcomes with anti-EGFR therapy while right (R) sided tumors do worse. We aimed to identify mutations (MTS) in RAS/BRAF WT patients (pts) which may explain the differing response. Methods: Using a 46 gene panel, we compared MT frequencies by side in 1880 mCRC pts. Overall survival (OS) was summarized with Kaplan-Meier curves, the log rank test, and Cox models. Microsatellite unstable pts were excluded from univariate OS analysis. Results: RAS mutant (MT) pts were more likely to be APC MT (OR 1.64, P Given the association of tumor location and OS, we stratified pts by side and compared APC MT/WT pts. Improved OS with APC MTS was independent of side (L-HR 0.70, P=0.0011; R-HR 0.62, P=0.0012), but pts with R APC WT tumors stood out as an extreme risk group with the worst OS of all L/R and APC MT/WT combinations even in RAS/BRAF WT pts (P When stratifying APC MT by genomic location, only MTS in the mutation cluster region (n=686) that contains axin and β-catenin binding sites remained prognostic in multivariate models (HR 0.63, P Conclusion: APC WT R sided pts represents a group with poor prognosis regardless of RAS/BRAF MT status. Given the difference in CTNNB1 MT rate and importance of MTS in axin/ β-catenin binding sites, WNT signaling differences between L and R sided tumors may be important to explore further. Citation Format: Jonathan M. Loree, Krittiya K. Korphaisarn, Michael Lam, Van K. Morris, Kanwal P. Raghav, Michael J. Overman, Cathy Eng, Arvind Dasari, Bryan K. Kee, David Fogelman, Robert A. Wolff, Kenna Shaw, Russell Broaddus, Mark J. Routbort, Rajyalakshmi Luthra, Dipen M. Maru, David G. Menter, Funda Meric-Bernstam, Scott Kopetz. APCWT/RASWT/BRAFWT tumors represent an under recognized poor prognostic group of right sided colorectal cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 4742. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-4742


Japanese cars have taken an increasing share of the new car market in the United States in the past two decades. Their market share increased from approximately 9.4 percent in 1975 to 15.8 percent in 1980 ("Domestic Car Sales" 1976, 1981). This reflected the shift to small cars in the United States after 1978 and the inability of the U.S. automobile industry to compete effectively in the small car market due to substantial cost disadvantages (Crandall et al. 1986). In 1980 and 1981, sales of the U.S. automobile industry declined by about one-third from the 1977-1978 average while profits for domestic producers were negative. This led to Voluntary Export Restraints (VERs) or quotas for Japanese automobiles which initially increased profits for U.S. automobile manufacturers (Crandall et al. 1986). However, the quotas were relaxed in March 1985. In addition, Japanese manufacturers built factories in the United States to avoid import quotas and to save the time and costs of transporting automobiles to the United States. As a result the Japanese share of the car market grew to 27.9 percent by 1990 ("Domestic Car Sales" 1991). The success of Japanese cars in the early 1980s was attributed to quality, workmanship, and low operating costs (Yates 1984). Japanese cars had a better repair record than most American cars from 1981-1985 ("Frequency of Repair Records, 1980-1985" 1986). While the quality of American cars improved over time the perception that they were inferior to Japanese cars continued (Moskal 1989; Treece, Maremont, and Armstrong 1988). According to Krafcik, U.S. plants had 89 defects per 100 cars versus 47 per 100 in Japanese plants in 1987-1988 (Treece, Maremont, and Armstrong 1988). The growing number of Japanese cars in the United States leads naturally to questions about Japanese car buyers in the United States. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of automobile attributes and household characteristics to consumer preferences for Japanese cars in 1986. This was eight years after the shift to small cars by many U.S. consumers and was also the most recent time period for which data on durable goods purchases were available. Results of this study should be of use to analysts of consumer behavior as well as to industry analysts who are concerned with factors influencing consumer preferences for Japanese cars. A major finding is that households do not buy Japanese cars because they are small but because of quality considerations. PREVIOUS RESEARCH There have been a limited number of studies on the purchase of imported automobiles and only a few used disaggregate data. Studies that have used methodologies that allow for statistical testing include Bartman (1984), Carroll and Green (1988), Dardis and Hrozencik (1985), Lave and Bradley (1980), and Peters (1970). A summary of their findings is presented in Table 1. Peters (1970) found that age and race of household head, number of individuals under the age of 18, and number of cars owned by the household affected the probability of purchasing imported automobiles. Lave and Bradley (1980) focused on ownership rather than purchase of imported cars. They found that education, proximity to the east and west coasts, and number of vehicles owned by the household positively affected the probability of owning an imported car. Bartman (1984) found that white households were more likely to purchase a foreign car and that income was directly related to the likelihood of buying a compact foreign car but not related to the likelihood of buying a subcompact foreign car. Carroll and Green (1988) used Multiple Classification TABULAR DATA OMITTED Analysis and found that age of the household head and absence of children in the household affected demand for foreign cars. These studies included all size cars in their analyses which may have been a limitation as most imported cars are small. Thus, preferences for imported cars may have reflected preferences for small cars rather than preferences for imported cars. …


Second particles play a crucial role in influencing the performance of magnesium alloys. A previous work showed that during the fracture initiation process a competitive relationship exists between micron MgZn2 particles and submicron Mg4Zn7 particles of ZK60 magnesium alloy. Especially, some of the MgZn2 particles were found to be gathered in pairs, which resulted in the interaction effect. In this work, three‐dimensional MgZn2 particles were characterized in terms of size, morphology, and distribution using computed tomography technology. Based on the visualization and quantification results of MgZn2 particles, the typical structural models were established. The relationship between stress concentration and shape ratio induced by a single particle was investigated using finite element computations. Furthermore, empirical equations were proposed to quantify the interaction effect induced by two adjacent particles. The validity of the equations was verified by models based on real particle. Comparing the stress concentration between micron MgZn2 particles and submicron Mg4Zn7 particles, the fracture initiation was confirmed to be caused by Mg4Zn7 particles considering the interaction effect of micron particles. The obtained quantitative information would be useful for understanding the crack initiation of engineering materials.


A field experiment was conducted at the Experimental Orchard, Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam during 2009-10 to find out the most suitable combination of NPK to produce the highest yield with the best fruit quality of watermelon .The treatments studied were T1 (50 kg N, 35 P2O5 and 50 kg K2O), T2 (60 kg N, 40 kg P2O5 and 60 kg K2O), T3 (70 kg N, 45 kg P2O5 and 70 kg K2O), T4 (80 kg N, 50 kg P2O5 and 80 kg K2O), T5 (90 kg N, 55 kg P2O5 and 90 kg K2O), T6 (100 kg N, 60 kg P2O5 and 100 kg K2O) and a control without fertilizer application (T7 ) which were replicated three times. The result of the study revealed that the yield, yield attributing characters and fruit quality of watermelon were significantly affected by the different treatments tested. The highest number of female flowers per vine (14.50), number of fruit per vine (2.43), fruit weight (5.91 kg), fruit yield per vine (14.31 kg), fruit yield per hectare (357.67 q) and the lowest male : female flower ratio (10.49 : 10) were recorded in treatment T5. The same treatment also produced the highest ascorbic acid content (5.14 mg/100 g). However, the highest fresh and dry weight of the vine (3.56 kg and 9493.52 g) respectively and TSS (9.30%) were observed in case of T6 which was at par with T5. The 90 kg N, 55 kg P2O5 and 90 kg K2O/ha (T5) could be suggested as the best fertilizer treatment combination for watermelon in agro-climatic condition of Assam which also maintained the highest benefit : cost ratio of 5.47 : 1.


Presentation on cataloguing art ephemera and artefacts in libraries. Part of the ARLIS UK workshop 'Cataloguing art materials', held at Christie's Education, London, 15 December 2011.


University excellent curriculum construction has the problem of neglecting to explore hidden curriculum resources. The article analyses the causes for the existing problem in excellent curriculum through exploring and researching the content excellent course resources, and proposes the optimization strategy of hidden curriculum resources in the excellent course construction, i.e. establishing a system of exploring excellent course resources in a move to realize the transformation from hidden curriculum resources to dominant curriculum resources; building a feedback system for excellent course resources in order to prompt the effective classification of course resources; developing a communication platform for student teamwork to materialize the conversion from digital hidden curriculum resources to digital dominant curriculum resources.


Abstract Methods: Analysis of case report Objective: Increase awareness of Hyperglycemic complications secondary to HAART therapy) Abstract: 59-year-Old Hispanic Male with past medical History of pre-diabetes and recently diagnosed with HIV presented to the Emergency Department with the complaint of fatigue for 3 days associated with nausea for same duration. He denied any other complaints. Patient's blood glucose was 1900 mg/dl, serum bicarbonate level: 22, Blood pH: 7.38, serum acetone negative, and urine ketones negative. Serum osmolarity was 340 mmol/kg and HBA1c was 19%. Based on above laboratory Values, Diagnosis of Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome (HHS), was made and patient was admitted to Medical ICU started with Intravenous (IV) fluids and IV insulin Infusion. After normalization of blood sugar, patient transferred to the medical floor and provided with diabetic teaching and started on subcutaneous Insulin Injection. On review of past medical history, patient was diagnosed with HIV 6 weeks ago and was started with HAART therapy containing a Protease inhibitor (ritonavir) as one of drug in the combination therapy. Blood work 8 weeks ago showed HAB1C 6.2% and blood glucose 115 mg/dl showing temporal relation of the start of HAART therapy and sudden change in blood glucose and increased HBA1c. Infectious disease team was consulted and patient's HIV regimen was switched and Protease inhibitor ( Ritonavir) was stopped, Patient was discharged with a new HAART therapy and also subcutaneous Insulin. We followed the patient closely in outpatient management and over the course of 3 months, HBA1C and blood sugar came back to baseline and subcutaneous insulin was stopped. Conclusion 1. Protease inhibitors are commonly associated with Metabolic Syndrome. This is first case to our best of knowledge in which protease inhibitors has been linked to pure Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome. 2. Patients starting with HAART therapy should be further investigated for possible hyperglycemia secondary to protease Inhibitors. Abbreviation: HHS: Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Syndrome HAART: Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy MICU: Medical Intensive Care Unit IVF: Intravenous Fluids


Preface INTRODUCTION Introduction Structure of the Book References INTRODUCTION OF NEAR-FIELD OPTICS Far-Field Light and Diffraction Effect Concept of Near-Field Optics and Optical Near-Field Microscopy Instrumentation of Optical Near-Field Imaging Techniques for Control of the Tip-Sample Distance Tapered Optical Fiber Based Optical Near-Field Probes Disadvantages of Optical Fiber Based Probes and Solutions with Silicon Micromachined Probes References INTRODUCTION OF SILICON MICROMACHINING TECHNOLOGY Lithography Thermal Oxidation of Silicon Metallization Silicon Etching Silicon Oxide Etching Anodic Bonding and Packaging References FABRICATION OF SILICON MICROPROBES FOR OPTICAL NEAR-FIELD APPLICATIONS Overview of Micromachined Optical Near-Field Probes Design of the Probes Principle of the Fabrication Process Detail of the Fabrication Process Fabrication Results and Discussion References EVALUATION OF THE MICROFABRICATED OPTICAL NEAR-FIELD PROBES Optical Throughput Measurement Measurement of Spatial Distribution of the Near-Field Light at the Fabricated Aperture Polarization Behaviors of the Fabricated Aperture Static and Dynamic Properties of the Fabricated Cantilevers Discussion References NOVEL PROBES FOR LOCALLY ENHANCING OF NEAR-FIELD LIGHT AND OTHER APPLICATIONS Fabrication of the Coaxial Apertured Probe Fabrication of Apertured Probe with a Single Carbon Nano Tube Fabrication of the Apertured Probe with an Embedded Ag Particle Fabrication and Characterization of a Hybrid Structure of Optical Fiber and Apertured Cantilever for Optical Near-Field Applications Fabrication and Characterization of Metallic Contacts in Nanoscale Size for Thermal Profiler and Thermal Recording Probe Array Initial Results of the Fabrication of Electron Field Emission Devices Discussion References USING FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD Introduction FDTD modeling for optical near-field simulation Results of the FDTD simulation References SUB-WAVELENGTH OPTICAL IMAGING WITH THE FABRICATED PROBES Introduction Measurement Setups Measurement Results Discussion References OPTICAL NEAR-FIELD LITHOGRAPHY Introduction Fabrication of Nanoscale Aperture and Slits Optical Near-Field Patterns Transfer Grid Pattern Transfer Using Polarized Light Conclusion References OPTICAL NEAR-FIELD RECORDING WITH THE FABRICATED APERTURE ARRAY Introduction Concept of the VCSEL/NSOM and Fabrication Process Results of Fabrication and First Result of Recording Discussion References FUTURE ASPECT AND CONCLUSIONS Future Aspect Conclusion of the Work Subject Index


Continuation of application No. 08/467,693, filed on Jun. 6, 1995, now Pat. No. 5,834.274, which is a division of application No. 08/024,657, filed on Mar. 1, 1993, now Pat. No. 5,573.934, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 07/958,870, filed on Oct. 7, 1992, now Pat. No. 5,529, 914, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 07/870,540, filed on Apr. 20, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 08/475,175, filed on Jun. 7, 1995, now Pat. No. 5,846,530, which is a division of application No. 08/232,054, filed on Apr. 28, 1994, now Pat. No. 5,837.747.


: Efficacy and safety of biopreservatives were studied for microbiological control of alcohol fermentation. Minimum inhibitory concentrations of nisin and lysozyme, and combinations with EDTA and Tween 20, were determined for Lactobacillus plantarum, L. fermentum, and L. confusus. The highest MIC value for nisin was 9.0 ppm for L. fermentum. Lysozyme was efficient against L. plantarum (700 ppm). A 24 factorial design was used to study the effect of biopreservatives and potentiators on the growth kinetics of Lactobacillus fermentum. The combination of 8.6 ppm of nisin plus 0.1% of Tween 20 delayed the lag phase by 12 h. The biopreservatives did not affect the fermentation kinetics of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.


Between the present invention, the charging and discharging and a negative electrode that can relax the stress due to expansion and contraction associated with the negative electrode active material layer or the negative electrode and the structural breakdown of the active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer and the electrolyte associated with charge and discharge It provides a reaction that reduces the negative electrode, and a battery using the same. The negative electrode active material layer and contains at least one of the group consisting of single substances, alloys, and compounds of such elements, for example, capable of forming an alloy with Li Si or Ge. The anode current between the body and the negative electrode active material layer is provided with an intermediate layer containing a material having a superelastic or shape memory effect. On the other hand, the negative electrode current collector is made of a material having superelastic or shape-memory effect. On the other hand, the negative electrode active material layer has a thin film layer containing a material having a superelastic or shape memory effect is formed. Superelastic, shape memory effect, an intermediate layer, a thin film layer, an intermetallic compound, roughness, protrusions


There is growing interest in the development of screening tests for AD and MCI that focus on non‐amnestic symptoms. Moreover, evidence suggests that declining mental rotation ability can be associated with prodromal Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Additional studies in healthy aging adults are therefore needed to determine whether computerized mental rotation tasks may prove useful in predicting cognitive decline.


The exposure of phosphatidylserine (PS) on the surface membrane of apoptotic cells triggers the recruitment of phagocytic receptors and subsequently results in uptake by phagocytes. Here we describe how apoptotic cells can use intercellular membrane nanotubes to transfer exposed PS to neighboring viable cells, and thus deposit an "eat‐me" tag on the viable cells. Tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) connected UV‐treated apoptotic rat pheochromocytoma PC12 cells with neighboring untreated cells. These TNTs were composed of PS‐exposed plasma membrane and facilitated the transfer of the membrane from apoptotic to viable cells. Other pro‐phagocytic signals, such as oxidized phospholipids and calreticulin, were also transferred to viable cells. In addition, anti‐phagocytic signal CD47 presenting on the plasma membrane of viable cells was masked by the transferred PS‐membrane. Confocal imaging revealed an increase of phagocytosis of viable PC12 cells by murine RAW264.7 macrophages when the viable PC12 cells were cocultured with UV‐treated PC12 cells. Treatment with 50 nM cytochalasin D would abolish TNTs and correspondingly inhibit this phagocytosis of the viable cells. Our study indicates that exposed‐PS membrane is delivered from apoptotic to viable cells through TNTs. This transferred membrane may act as a pro‐phagocytic signal for macrophages to induce phagocytosis of viable cells in a situation where they are in the vicinity of apoptotic cells. J. Cell. Physiol. 232: 2271–2279, 2017. © 2016 The Authors. Journal of Cellular Physiology Published by Wiley Periodicals Inc.


Staff scheduling, also known as timetabling, is a task to be done in any organization with several employees. In this paper, we revisit its modeling as a minimum cost maximum flow problem in a network, which has the decisive advantage to be solvable with a polynomial time algorithm. Besides the usual availability and skills constraints, we consider additional constraints: targeted workload, satisfaction of employees seen as rotation constraints, tasks requiring several employees, pairs of employees which can not be assigned to a same task. We consider several cost specifications: types of employees, overtime, delayed tasks, profit associated with the execution of a task. We also analyze the limits of our model, showing types of constraints that transform the problem into an NP-hard problem.


N A T U R A L SELECTION favours bright colours or bold patterns that advertise unpalatability. In a noxious polymorphic species frequency-dependent selection should lead to fixation o f the common morph, because rare morphs suffer relatively higher attack rates by naive predators. This generally leads to warning colouration that is monomorphic within species and shared between species (Miillerian mimicry). However, several unpalatable species oiHeliconius butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) exhibit polymorphic warning colouration within a population. One possible explanation is that divergent selection may favour different colour-pattern morphs of a single unpalatable species i f each matches a different warningly coloured unpalatable Miillerian mimic species (comodels). In this thesis I explore this hypothesis by investigating the genetic basis and fitness consequences o f polymorphism for warning-colour pattern within a single species o f Heliconius butterfly, H. cydno. In Western Ecuador, H. cydno is polymorphic for colour (yellow versus white), pattern (triangle versus band), and hind-wing band-width. I find that H. cydno's colour-pattern polymorphism has a simple Mendelian genetic basis. Two alleles at a single locus with complete dominance determine colour differences (white alleles dominate over yellow). Pattern differences are slightly more complex: a single locus with three alleles (and complete dominance) or two epistatic diallelic loci can account for the variation. Relative hind-wing band-width may have a polygenic basis. Using the multi-site transplant experiment, I find that divergent selection favours transferred colour-morphs of H. cydno (yellow or white) that resemble their putative Miillerian comodels (H. eleuchia or H. sapho respectively). This provides unique experimental evidence for the benefit o f Miillerian mimicry. Divergent selection generated by the two comodels may promote maintenance o f the colour-pat tern p o l y m o r p h i s m i n H. cydno. I n support o f this hypothesis, I found the frequency o f ye l low H. cydno correlates w i t h the density o f their respective comodels (yellow H. eleuchia o r white H. sapho) at different locales. H. cydno is also p o l y m o r p h i c for co lour and pattern where it occurs i n the loca l absence o f comodels . P o l y m o r p h i s m at these sites indicates that gene-flow, reduced selection, or b o t h helps mainta in colour-pattern diversity w h e n comodels are


An absolute requirement of the 1945 Basic Law Constitution contains the provisions of administration of state institutions and the provision of human rights guarantees. Basic law constitutional in 1945 as the foundation of the Indonesian Republic set the Human Rights minimally and there were many deviations  in its implementation by the government that tended to put such large power to the president. Based on these considerations, there was an implementation of   amendments or changes of   the 1945 Basic Law Constitution which then carry to the major changes in the system that led to the balance power constitution. Key words : constitution, amendment, Constitution


Heat treated wood is widely used in indoor and outdoor construction, decoration, and furniture because of its favorable dimensional stability, excellent corrosion resistance, and approximate padauk color. However, with many deficiencies in the existing heat treatment process of wood, such as excessive loss of mechanical strength and timber color being too heavy, this study was conducted to provide a reference during actual production for the feasibility and practical effect of low thermo-vacuum treatments with lower temperatures. Changes in physical and mechanical properties of three kinds of wood-okoume, basswood, and andoung, using the same thermo-vacuum treatment conditions were tested. The three woods were placed in a vacuum carbonization tank at 160℃ and 0 MPa conditions for 3 h. Then the timber was sawn according to experimental requirements with wood density, color deviation, toughness, bending strength, modulus of elasticity in static bending, static hardness, shrinkage, and swelling rate being measured. Results showed that dimensional stability of heat-treated andoung was greatly improved with its volume shrinkage coefficient decreasing 16.00%. Moreover, andoung had an increase in flexural strength and hardness, with increased bending strength (18.00%), hardness of its radial section (19.00%), tangential section (33.00%), and end surface (50.00%). Also, its impact toughness loss was less (24.00%). Overall, low thermo-vacuum treatment could improve dimensional stability of wood as it avoided loss of physical and mechanical properties of the timber.


18, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after witnesses said he shot security guard Edward Earls at about 3 a.m. Sunday at the Sigma Chi fraternity house at 2107 Nueces St., according to an arrest warrant affidavit. Magee is not a UT student, and neither are the two other men who accompanied him during the shooting, said Troy Gay, Austin Police Department Assistant Chief, in a press conference Monday. Sigma Chi hosted an event after the Texas football game, during which Magee was requested to be escorted out for unruly behavior, according to the affidavit. Gay said Magee admitted to being heavily intoxicated by alcohol and Xanax while at the party. The affidavit said Magee wanted to join the fraternity before the incident but became upset when he was asked to leave and had to be physically removed by Earls. "Magee made verbal threats to return to the party with an AK-47 rifle to shoot up the place," the affidavit stated. Magee is not a concealed handgun license owner, Gay said. Approximately 45 minutes later, Magee returned to the party with two other men who were unaware of Magee's intentions and will not be charged, Gay said. Magee fired one shot at Earls, who was unarmed, injuring the security guard's foot. "We can assure you that we believe this was an isolated incident," Gay said. "This was a disturbance that took place." Earls, who was working at a party at the fraternity house, was transported to University Medical Center


The present invention is a makeup simulation system for performing a make-up in a moving image pick-up the user's face, photographing means for photographing and outputs the moving image to the user's face and receives a video output from the shooting unit, an image of the moving picture processing by output control means for and, and, and the display means for displaying the video output from the control means, the control means, the face recognition processing means for the user's face from the moving image recognition based on predetermined tracking points , based on the tracking points by performing a predetermined makeup to the face of the user included in the moving picture characterized by comprising a makeup processing means for outputting to the display means. Tracking points, makeup processing means, makeup simulation system


The results of the transition from the planned to the economy of market of countries of Central Eastern Europe (CEECs) (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic), which already are members of EU, and the degree of their convergence with EU, are examined in this paper.
From the examination of the basic macroeconomic and social indicators (GDP, per capita GDP income, income inequalities, employment, health, education, human development indicator) is realised that the CEECs present better results in all the indicators and in their prospect of convergence with the EU, comparatively with the other former socialist countries.
Despite this and the appearance of even slow tendencies of convergence with the countries of EU, the CEECs continue falling short considerably in all the indicators from the development level of the countries-members of EU. They continue to face important economic problems in the prospect of their complete integration in the economic and social environment of EU and important differentiations in the indicators of social growth are evident. After one decade of transition to the economy of market and despite the de-rotation by the crisis of first years of transition, the development process does not appear to be accom¬panied by the corresponding improvement of social indicators, resulting in the increase of social inequalities, unemployment, poverty and the marginalisation of important parts of population.


This article aims to explore the subject of the dialogue between bioenergetic analysis and infant research. The still-face paradigm will be introduced, allowing the processes of self-regulation and interactive regulation to be explored, as well as the bodily root of emotion regulation, and showing a way to use the results of scientific research to enrich our clinical and training resources. Theoretical exposition will be followed by the presentation of a short clinical study, which illustrates the possibility of intervention using this paradigm.


Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs) are one of the widely used lateral load resisting systems that resist lateral forces through the flexural and shear strength of the beams and columns. On the other hand, in these systems, column performance has special importance as the main part of tolerating resistant demands made by earthquake in both directions. The most dominant factor in a MRF is how to transfer moment between parts of the frame. Panel zone is a column region which is surrounded by the continuity plates and column flanges. In this study, firstly evaluates the adequacy of the panel zone relationship in AISC for cruciform columns, box-columns and double-web columns using non-linear finite element analysis method. Then the panel zone shear capacities of these columns that have the same plastic capacity are compared with each other. Part of the results of this study indicate AISC relations that only have considered the effect of web column in shear strength ,so that for cruciform column underestimate shear capacity about 20% less than accurate values and overestimate about 30% in boxed shape column and doubleweb column. — , box-columns, connection


Beijing is a special city in the history of the Chinese nation.Reviewing the city history of Beijing,it can be known that Beijing has five characteristics:1) Beijing has a long and splendided history,and it is an age old but vigorous city.2) Political function has always been its main function from the ancient time to today.3) The history of Beijing city is the epitome of Chinese unitary multi national country's history.4) The development of Beijing city was determined by its favourable location in political geography of China.5) The culture of Beijing is the unparalleled representive of the Orient.


ABSTRACT Bevir's Democratic Governance advances a new theory of governance. The theory rejects reliance on bureaucracy, market and community on the one hand, and strives to embrace a participatory and deliberative rationality to achieve democratic governance on the other. The fundamental question remains: in what ways can his theory ease the tension and bridge the gap between democracy and bureaucracy? If readers are interested in the development of a more coherent theory on public administration or prefer a more balanced perspective in the study of democratic governance, this book serves as a good start, though it may not be able to give you the ultimate answer.


Dear editor, Over the past decade, wheeled mobile robots have been widely used in many fields, and for the human-following, they are required to respect the social zones when they follow humans for the purpose of company or carrying loads [1–4]. To this end, an impedance control is proposed for a human-following robot Pioneer 3AT, where the parameters of the impedance function are obtained from an identification experiment in a humanhuman interaction [5]. However, if the robot in the human-robot formation is a wheeled inverted pendulum (WIP) vehicle that has the advantages of compact construction, high maneuverability and low energy consumption [6], the related control is encountered with such difficulties: (1) the forward movement of the WIP vehicle is decoupled with the steering movement, thus the distance between the vehicle and human cannot be regulated by a simple impedance control; (2) the WIP vehicle is a typical underactuated system, and it is important to control the tilt angle of vehicle body in a given domain during the motion process. These problems limit the application of WIP vehicle, but motivate this study in the meantime. To fix these problems, a composite control method for the WIP vehicle in a human-robot formation is proposed based on human-robot interaction, which consists of a direct adaptive fuzzy controller (DAFC), a supervisory controller and an impedance controller. With DAFC, the direction of forward motion can be coincide with the line from the vehicle to the human. Then the distance between the vehicle and human can be controlled with the impedance controller to improve the social acceptance of the vehicle, and by the supervisory controller, the tilt angle of vehicle body can be controlled in a small domain given by the designer. Finally, an experimental study is performed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method. Dynamic model. To facilitate the development of the control method, the dynamic model derived by Lagrangian approach [7] can be partitioned into three subsystems, as follows. (1) Steering subsystem


A two-phase study was conducted to assess influences on environmental sensitivity (ES) in Wisconsin high school students. Phase I employed a focus group methodology; phase II employed a paper survey. Three categories of influences emerged from phase I: environmental, role model, and personality. Other results were consistent between both study phases. The influence most frequently cited by students as most important was time spent outdoors. The second most frequently mentioned influence was male teachers. The most frequently mentioned trait of role models was that they were 'friendly/personable'. A profile of environmentally sensitive high school students was developed.


Aim: To study the effects of orally administered mixture of Hippophae rhamnoides leaf and marc extracts (HLM) on health parameters of newborn calves. Study Design: Starting from birth day 0 (D0) till day 15 (D15) the extract of HLM was given orally to newborn calves before feeding them milk at an increased dosage from 5 to 8 ml/calf/ two times a day for prophylaxis of nutritional diarrhoea. The calves were clinically examined and weighed. Biochemical and morphological analyses of blood were determined. Place and Duration of Study: Clinical institute, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Institute of Horticulture at Latvia University of Agriculture, Jelgava, Latvia; within one year. Methodology: HLM was prepared and chemically analysed.The control (C) and experimental (E) group each consisted of 10 newborn calves. Clinical examination of calves was performed every Original Research Article Liepa et al.; EJMP, 22(1): 1-11, 2018; Article no.EJMP.38537 2 day. Calves were weighed on D0, D15, D30, venous blood samples for biochemical and haematological analyses were collected on D1, D10, D15, D30. Data were analysed using software program SPSS 17.5. Results: Tannin content decreased by 33.14% in HLM after addition of polyethylene glycol. In E, there was a better thermoregulation on D1. Diarrhoea incidence was fewer in E group (3 calves) than in C group (5 calves) and diarrhoea started later in E group (D6) compared to C group (D4). Daily weight gain on D0-D15 was significantly higher in E (473.1+/-35.0 g/day) than in C (386.6+/36.9 g/day) (P= .05) and it correlated (r =.625) with serum haptoglobin (Hpt) concentration. In E, Hpt significantly decreased on D10 and D15, compared with C. In E there was induced reduction of lymphocytes' count in bloodon D30 it was 27.9±6.5 x10 9 /μL (P< .01), lower than in C64±2.1 x10/μL. Conclusion: HLM as feed additive can reduce diarrhoea incidences in calves, promote growth rate, reduce Hpt concentration and lymphocytes' count in blood.


Suppose that $X$ is a bounded-degree polynomial with nonnegative coefficients on the $p$-biased discrete hypercube. Our main result gives sharp estimates on the logarithmic upper tail probability of $X$ whenever an associated extremal problem satisfies a certain entropic stability property. We apply this result to solve two long-standing open problems in probabilistic combinatorics: the upper tail problem for the number of arithmetic progressions of a fixed length in the $p$-random subset of the integers and the upper tail problem for the number of cliques of a fixed size in the random graph $G_{n,p}$. We also make significant progress on the upper tail problem for the number of copies of a fixed regular graph $H$ in $G_{n,p}$. To accommodate readers who are interested in learning the basic method, we include a short, self-contained solution to the upper tail problem for the number of triangles in $G_{n,p}$ for all $p=p(n)$ satisfying $n^{-1}\log n\ll p \ll 1$.


Purpose: In a previous study it was established that children with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) had regressed during pollen seasons. The purpose of this study was to determine if these children regressed on direct nasal pollen challenge.Design: A double‐blind crossover placebo‐controlled nasal challenge study.Materials and Methods: Twenty‐nine children with ASD and 18 with ADHD comprised the population. The study was a double‐blind crossover with nasal instillation of a pollen extract or placebo on alternate weeks during the winter. The pollens used were oak tree, timothy grass and ragweed. The dose insufflated into each nostril was 25 mg (±15%) of each pollen.Results: Sixteen of 29 (55%) children with ASD and 12 of 18 (67%) children with ADHD or a total of 28 of 47 (60%) children regressed significantly (p<0.01) from their baseline. Nasal pollen challenge produced significant neurobehavioral regression in these children. This regression occurred in b...


We propose a quantum-mechanical Brayton engine model that works between two superposed states,employing a single particle confined in an arbitrary power-law trap as the working substance. Applying the superposition principle,we obtain the explicit expressions of the power and efficiency,and find that the efficiency at maximum power is bounded from above by the function: η+= θ/(θ+1),with θ being a potential-dependent exponent.


Evidence on the effectiveness of office ergonomics training to overcome workers' musculoskeletal pain and workplace stress is still insufficient. Therefore, the quasi-experimental study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of the integration of three models in ergonomics training; environmental control (E), instructional design (I), and adult learning (A), in reducing musculoskeletal pain and workplace stress among office workers. The findings indicated a significant difference (p<0.05) in reducing musculoskeletal pain and workplace stress by implementing EIA ergonomics training compared to conventional ergonomics training. Therefore, implementing EIA ergonomics training and enhancing the office policy are recommended to sustain workers' well-being.
Keywords: musculoskeletal pain, workplace stress, office ergonomics, ergonomics training
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA CE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7i20.3448


Two types of atmospheric conditions encountered in Penang is monitored and compared using a ground-based Lidar. The differences between the hazy atmospheric condition and clear atmosphere is identified using the Lidar. The extinction coefficient and aerosol optical depth (AOD) of both atmospheric conditions are compared. The most distinctive characteristic is the large contrast in values of the extinction coefficient and AOD. The thickness of the planetary boundary layer (PBL) is also different with thickness of 2 km and more on a hazy day and 0.8 km to 1 km thickness for a clear atmosphere. Comparison of these two types of atmospheric conditions gives a more thorough understanding of the atmosphere in Penang.


This study investigated the influence of the Annual Performance Appraisal System (APAS) on employee performance in the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of Zambia. Specifically, the study focuses on whether organizational culture has an effect on employee performance in the OAG despite the implementation of the Annual Performance Appraisal System. The study used a mixed method approach to collect and analyse data. The results of the study showed that organizational culture can influence employee performance despite implementation of an annual performance appraisal system. The implications of the results reiterate the value of re designing the APAS so that it takes into account factors such as organizational culture that currently affect its influence on enhancing employee performance in the OAG.


One of the most frequently quoted English sayings is, "Don't count your chickens before they're hatched." In other words, do not assume that you will get the things that you want until you have them. Certainly this old idiom can be applied to a range of situations, including heavy oil production. When making decisions about heavy oil, testing, evaluation and planning are essential. Pilot studies provide an insight into reservoir behaviour enabling oil and gas companies to characterize a reservoir and manage it more effectively. For example, crucial knowledge can be gained, such as the depletion profile and by-passed oil zones, oil and water zonal contribution, reservoir pressures, cross-flow, well integrity (cement and casing) and potential issues with commingled flow. When the time comes to make key decisions, such as well placement or completion design, operators with the most accurate picture of their reservoir will make the best choices for their wells and surface facilities. By knowing more about a reservoir, a more accurate timeline can be drawn up and the correct follow-up production method can be decided, thereby, enhancing overall recovery. The improved ability to predict how a reservoir will behave benefits every decision-maker on the project team, from the geologist and production engineers to the asset manager. The time and money operators invest in the beginning to learn about the reservoir will pay off many times in the end. This is especially important in today's economic climate. Further efficiencies are evident when the pilot study is integrated into the heavy oil production process. By conducting a pilot study, an existing model can be built, tested and improved accordingly. Making continuous improvements and constantly learning about the reservoir will ultimately decrease the time that it takes to get to full production capacity. This will lead to a more efficient way of planning production facilities in the long-term. Moin Khan is Technical Manager for the Production Services Group located in Houston, Texas. This group is responsible for designing, building and operating oil and gas production facilities. He began working for Schlumberger in 1995, and has undertaken many roles including Technical Support Manager, Global Accounts & Special Projects Manager and Manager of the Project Management & Engineering Group. Moin graduated from the University of Karachi, Pakistan with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. Testing, Testing, Testing...


Mango (Mangifera indica L.) is the most important horticultural crop in Maharashtra as well as in India. However, this crop is well acclimatized to tropical and subtropical climatic regions. Post harvest losses caused by micro organisms are reported as from 30 to 35% losses with reduction in quality and quantity of marketable fruits and accounts for millions of dollars in perishable produce every year. Over the years, the plant protection was achieved by use of synthetic chemicals. However, use of probiotics for control of post harvest diseases has taken momentum in recent years in management of post harvest plant pathogens. The post harvest pathogens like Colletotrichum, Alternaria, Aspergillus, can be checked by post harvest probiotic sprays. Which include use of commercial probiotics (Prowel,Flora and Vbact) and Probiotic isolates, which are isolated and cultured from curd, fermented dosa material, fermented jowar and bajra flour. The studies on use of probiotics in the management of post-harvest diseases of mango conducted at Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeet, Rahuri, Ahmednagar during the period 2017-2019. suggest that the post-harvest pathogens particularly Colletotrichum, Alternaria can be managed as a postharvest pathogen by sprays of probiotics under in-vitro conditions when the load of inoculums of Original Research Article Greeshma et al.; CJAST, 39(2): 85-92, 2020; Article no.CJAST.54905 86 these post-harvest pathogens are less on the fruits and the probiotic spray resulted in increase in the TSS (Total Soluble Sugars) brix (0.8-3.2) in the fruits and also be used to increase the shelf life of the fruits and to keep them as fresh for long time. The efficacy of probiotics against postharvested pathogens indicates that probiotics can be used in management of post harvest diseases and they can form an integral part of organic farming system.


Solutions representing a wide range of compositions in the aluminum sec-butoxide-water-isopropyl alcohol system were prepared. Viscosity measurements were made on solutions hydrolyzed at 20°C, Large differences were observed between low-water solutions and high-water solutions, both in the time evolution of the viscosity and in the effect of isopropyl alcohol content on the viscosity. Higher values of viscosity were attributed to polycondensation of partially hydrolyzed species, while lower values of viscosity were attributed to hydrolyzed clusters. The reduced viscosity was independent of oxide content for low-water solutions, but decreased with increasing oxide content for high-water solutions.


Abstract The reactions of methane with the gold complexes [Au(OH)] – , [Au(OCH 3 ) 4 ] – , [Au(O(CO) 2 O) 2 ] and [Au(O 2 CH) 2 ] + , [Au I (acac)], [Au III (acac) 2 ] + (acac – acetylacetonato) were studied using the DFT/PBE method with the SBK basis set. High activation barriers were obtained for the electrophilic substitution in [Au(OH)] – , [Au(OCH 3 ) 4 ] – , [Au(O(CO) 2 O) 2 ] and [Au III (acac) 2 ] + complexes, which excludes the possibility that these reactions might proceed under mild conditions. The reactions of the [Au(HCO 2 ) 2 ] + and [Au I (acac)] complexes with methane have rather low energy barriers and proceed through the formation of an intermediate complex. The alternative mechanism of methane oxidation with a gold complex in the presence of oxygen is simulated. Keywords Gold complexes, methane activation, quantum chemical methods, DFT Introduction Selective catalytic activation and functionalization of methane in particular, and alkanes in general, to form useful organic compounds, constitutes an important and challenging problem (1).It is well known that saturated hydrocarbons are very inert under normal conditions and react with radicals only, but these processes are poorly selective and are inappropriate for effective practical use. Shilov was the first to demonstrate C-H bond activation by metal complexes using the Pt(II) ion as the activating species (2). Shilov proposed that the reaction starts with an oxidative addition but then a proton is lost during the process as in an electrophilic pathway. The Au(III) ion is an analogue of Pt(II), possessing the same d


Metabolic heat regenerated Temperature Swing Adsorption (MTSA) technology is being developed for thermal and carbon dioxide (CO2) control for a Portable Life Support System (PLSS), as well as water recycling. The core of the MTSA technology is a sorbent bed that removes CO2 from the PLSS ventilation loop gas via a temperature swing. A Condensing Ice Heat eXchanger (CIHX) is used to warm the sorbent while also removing water from the ventilation loop gas. A Sublimation Heat eXchanger (SHX) is used to cool the sorbent. Research was performed to explore an MTSA designed for both lunar and Martian operations. Previously each the sorbent bed, CIHX, and SHX had been built and tested individually on a scale relevant to PLSS operations, but they had not been done so as an integrated subassembly. Design and analysis of an integrated subassembly was performed based on this prior experience and an updated transient system model. Focus was on optimizing the design for Martian operations, but the design can also be used in lunar operations. An Engineering Development Unit (EDU) of an integrated MTSA subassembly was assembled based on the design. Its fabrication is discussed. Some details on the differences between the as-assembled EDU to the future flight unit are considered.


This study presents a simple algorithm for motion-planning and design tools for tracking in a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The proposed motion-planning procedure is based on the solution of a linear algebraic equation. The resulting schemes are useful for flight control of an autonomous VTOL aircraft in case the objective is to drive the system from a given state to a prescribed target and when a reference path should be followed. In particular the proposed controller ensures the accomplishment of a required control task while in addition, a selected quadratic index of performance is minimized. The solution to the suboptimal control problem is simple since a functional which measures the controller performance, reduces to a quadratic form and hence, the extremum is associated with a minimum point of a function of several variables


A common requirement in the design of data transmission filters is to provide a relatively large impulse (or pulse) response at t = t0, and near-zero responses at t = to + k (k any integer), in order to minimize intersymbol interference. The solution to this problem for impulsive inputs has been reported recently. This paper extends the results to pulse-type inputs. Numerical examples are given.


Based on introducing the calculation model of the automatic categorization for the patents,this paper sums up the functions of the metadata on the automatic categorization for the patents,and analyzes on the influence of the metadata on the accuracy of the automatic categorization for the patents.


With the explosion of the Internet-of-Things (IoT) technology, numerous IoT terminal devices generate tremendous traffic. Device-to-device (D2D)-enabled caching can greatly relieve the pressure of massive resource-limited terminal devices in the IoT network. This article proposes a novel distributed framework, termed crowdcaching, which motivates selective file caching and cooperative file sharing among terminal devices via short-range (e.g., D2D) communications. After modeling file preference distributions and local connectivities, we optimize the caching strategy for any given coalition of cooperative users to minimize their total delay cost. In particular, if users have homogeneous file preferences and local connectivities, we can mathematically define a popularity index, according to which files are chosen to be cached in user devices. In a more general setting where users have heterogeneous file preferences and local connectivities, we propose a greedy algorithm of low complexity to determine the optimal caching strategy. Based on the cooperative caching strategy for any given coalition, we further investigate users' incentive to form crowdcaching coalitions through the coalitional game theory and propose a distributed algorithm to yield a stable coalition formulation. The simulation results show that crowdcaching can effectively reduce the average delay cost of users by as much as 45.64%.


We present an architecture and implementation of a system that builds structured test suites for concept recognition systems. The system applies provided test case definitions to a target concept vocabulary, to generate test cases organised according to those definitions. Test case definitions capture particular characteristics, or produce regular transformations, of concept terms. The test suites produced by the system enable detailed, systematic, error analysis of the performance of concept recognition systems.


In this article we present a compiler-based technique to help develop correct real-time systems. The domain we consider is that of multiprogrammed real-time applications, in which periodic tasks control physical systems via interacting with external sensors and actuators. While a system is up and running, these operations must be performed as specified—otherwise the system may fail. Correctness depends not only on each program individually, but also on the time-multiplexed behavior of all of the programs running together. Errors due to overloaded resources are exposed very late in a development process, and often at runtime. They are usually remedied by human-intensive activities such as instrumentation, measurement, code tuning and redesign. We describe a static alternative to this process, which relies on well-accepted technologies from optimizing compilers and fixed-priority scheduling. Specifically, when a set of tasks are found to be overloaded, a scheduling analyzer determines candidate tasks to be transformed via program slicing. The slicing engine decomposes each of the selected tasks into two fragments: one that is "time critical" and the other "unobservable." The unobservable part is then spliced to the end of the time-critical code, with the external semantics being maintained. The benefit is that the scheduler may postpone the unobservable code beyond its original deadline, which can enhance overall schedulability. While the optimization is completely local, the improvement is realized globally, for the entire task set.


Summary It has been shown that bile, taurocholic acid, and nucleic acid precipitate liver material active in pernicious anemia from aqueous solution.


This utility model discloses a ultrasonic wave cleaner which can discharge pollution continually, the bottom of cleaning tank (1) is provided with water hole (7), feed-water tank (5) and feed water pipe (6); the up flow can be formed in the cleaning tank (1) after being connected with outer water supply system, the bulk material consisted of certain particles is put in the cleaning tank (1) and can form fluidization, the ultrasonic generator (3) can form ''cavitation'' effect in the cleaning fluid through ultrasonic transducer (4) which is connected at the bottom and side, so as to clean and remove the dirt on the material surface continually; the bottom of tank is provided with discharge mouth (8), the upper part is provided with overflow weir (2) with slop and overflow pipe (11).This ultrasonic wave cleaner is provided with device for continual water supply, pollution discharge and material discharge, which can operate continually and enhance the cleaning effect.


Over the past decade, the United States has had a 58% increase in the number of daily or near-daily cannabis users. Frequent cannabis users are at increased risk for developing cannabis use disorders (CUDs) and psychosocial dysfunction is a key criterion for CUDs. Recent studies demonstrate the association between cannabis use and interpersonal dysfunction, such as perceiving others to be more hostile, being socially withdrawn, and being less genuine during social interactions. One approach to better understand the interpersonal dysfunction associated with cannabis use frequency is by examining cannabis users' social cognitive abilities. The present study aimed to explore performance on an emotion recognition (Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test; RMET) and on mentalizing (Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition; MASC), as two subcomponents of social cognitive abilities, in recent cannabis use and lifetime cannabis use by assessing varying use frequency, quantity, and duration. Results revealed that in a wide range of cannabis users, the number of days of recent cannabis use and the cumulative amount of cannabis they have been exposed to was not associated with social cognitive abilities.


The signifier and signified of symbol representation in art works can generate and reflect reality. However, it can never produce the absolute truth. This paper mainly discusses the relationship between immutability with arbitrariness, sociality, and continuity in art education, both online and in outline. Overall, it is recommended that practical art teaching should be guided by artistic achievements. In addition, we clarify immutability of network teaching mode in art education, and recommend exploration of conscious, independent and self-discipline modes.


This paper introduced pixel-level image fusion method and feature-level image fusion method,and analysed the advantages of two level image fusion methods.On the basis of discussion,two enhancing edge feature image fusion methods were given,which enhanced the interested edge feature and avoid the occurrence of the false edges and double edges.The experiment showed that method improved the edge veracity and solved the bottleneck problem of the first method.Both methods were helpful for image recognition.


In order to save operation enrgy for air-conditioning systems,the summer outdoor climate in Harbin was analyzed,and 3 typical days were chosen.Then the indoor thermal environment with mechanical night ventilation in an office building in Harbin was simulated.The influencing factors of night ventilation such as the air change rate,the ventilation period and the envelope were analyzed.Results show that,in the range of ventilation rates for a conventional air-conditioning system,indoor temperatures and mean radiant temperature of the envelope surface decrease quickly as the increase of air change rate and ventilation period,thus the effect of night ventilation is obvious.While the envelope surface temperature and air temperature of the heavyweight walls are almost the same as those of the lightweight walls because of the short night ventilation period.


11551Background: The impact of next generation sequencing data on treatment decision and clinical outcome in sarcoma remains under investigation. Methods: We queried the Dana Farber Cancer Institut...


The occurrence of distant metastasis (DM) is the most important prognostic factor influencing survival outcomes in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Identifying patients who are likely to develop DM and offering these cases more aggressive surgical approaches and I‐131 therapy, is paramount to achieving the best possible outcomes. DM on presentation in DTC are uncommon, with an incidence of 1–9%. However, the incidence of DTC is rising and the disease affects a relatively young cohort of patients. The aims of this study were to investigate predictive factors in the development of DM by comparing a homogenous group of DTC patients with and without DM, and to illustrate the overall and disease‐specific survival (DSS) rates of DTC patients presenting with DM.


This research aimed to analyze the likelihood of fraudulent financial statement explained by earning management using fraud pentagon theory. Fraud risk factors are explained using variables financial target, financial stability, external pressure, ineffective monitoring, nature of industry, changes in auditor, rationalization, changes in board of directors's member, and number of CEO's picture in detecting fraudulent financial statement proxied by earning management. Samples selected are 86 manufacturing firms listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia, for period 2013-2016. Data were collected from firms' annual report and financial statement from idx directory. Data analysis using multiple regression methods was run using SPSS v.21. The results shows that financial stability calculated by changes in total asset ratio, external pressure calculated by leverage ratio, change in auditor and changes in board of committee's member has an influence in explaining the likelihood of fraudulent financial statement through earning management, while financial target calculated by Return On Asset, nature of industry explained by changes in receivables ratio, rationalization explained by TATA, and number of CEO's picture has no significant influence in assessing the likelihood of fraudulent financial statement.


Time-trends in the prevalence of adolescent sexual initiation exhibit periods of increase, decrease and equilibrium. We attempted to explain, in mechanistic terms, how such dynamics arise by developing an Agent-Based Model. The model assumes that sexual initiation diffuses socially both within and across cohorts. The model behavior matched, qualitatively, the empirical time-trends. The impact of two intervention strategies suggested that the age at which an intervention is implemented effected system behavior as did the choice of which specific subpopulation was targeted. Suggestions for how computational models might be used to explore research questions in developmental science were discussed.


Based on analysis worm teeth, using simulate worm manufacture process with AutoCAD R14 software, three dimensional worm teeth geometry modelling and worm axis solid and feature modelling have be achieved. It can express rough message of mechanical elements and also report message of manufacture process when using feature modelling. It provides the foundation and advantage for worm gear by numerical control process.


Ninety percentage of newly proven natural gas reservoirs of China are mainly unconventional resources, which can be typically developed by multi-stage fracturing horizontal well technology. Two regions typically occur near each fracture after hydraulic fracturing, in which the lower permeability region is considered as the storage source and the higher permeability region as the flow channel. The existed analytical models so far are mainly derived by Laplace transforming. In this paper, an improved practical analytical solution is derived for unconventional gas reservoirs bypassing the Laplace transform and numerical inversion. Through solving material balance equation and adopting the integration, a rate vs. pseudo-time solution in real-time domain can be directly obtained. Five numerical cases are created to verify the accuracy of the proposed analytical solution and the ratio of regular/irregular region pore volume is also proved to be derived reversely by the output parameters, which is significant for the field engineers to evaluate the effect of hydraulic fracturing. Moreover, a field example of a multi-fractured horizontal well in a tight gas reservoir is provided for demonstrate application.


Fundamental study on parallel beam radiography using a polycapillary plate is described. The x-ray generator used in this experiment is NST-1005 made by Sofron Inc. with maximum tube voltage and current of 100kV and 5.0 mA, respectively. In this experiment, the tube voltage was regulated from 20 to 30 kV, and the tube current had a constant value of 4.0 mA. The exposure time is regulated in order to control optimum film density. The polycapillary plate is J5022-21 made by Hamamatsu Photonics, and the outside and effective diameters are 87 and 77 mm, respectively. The thickness and the whole diameter of the polycapillary are 1.0 mm and 25 micrometers , respectively. The x- rays from the tube are formed to parallel beam by the polycapillary, and the radiogram is taken using an industrial x-ray film of Fuji IX 100 without using a screen. In the measurement of image resolution, we employed three brass spacers of 2, 30, and 60 mm in height. By the test chart, the resolution decreased according to increases in the spacer height without using the polycapillary. In contrast, the resolution seldom varied when the polycapillary was employed. In the polycapillary radiography of four tungsten wires, higher-contrast images of 50 micrometers wire were observed, and the line width seldom varied according to increases in the spacer height.


The DSN Standard Interface Adapter and Buffer Assembly (referred to as the 900/SIA) is used to effect interface compatibility between the Xerox data systems 920 computer (XDS 920) and the Mark 3 data system (MDS) processors. It sets forth the requirements based on the differences between the two systems. Operational characteristics and general design strategy are described, as well as certain efficient implementation techniques used. From a software standpoint, the transfer protocol is discussed to a level of detail sufficient for its operation.


RON (recepteur d'origine nantais) which has a significant effect on tumorigenesis and tumor progression belongs to a subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinases. RON is essential for embryonic development and critical in regulating certain physiological processes and cancer progression as well as determining the degree of malignancy. The overexpression of RON exists in a large number of patients with colorectal cancer, and it is often accompanied by the generation of different splicing variants. This article reviews the role of RON in the invasive and metastatic mechanisms such as RON-mediated tumorigenic activity, epithelial-matrix transformation and signal transduction, and RON mutations, as well as the targeted therapy in which RON is considered as a potential target for colorectal cancer. DOI:10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2012.10.016


References: [1] Kolipaka, Proc Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB 2010 [2] Holzapfel, Ann Biomed Eng 2002; 30: 753-767 Summary: Hooke's law states that the strain in a linearly elastic material is proportional to the applied load. Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) uses this principle to deduce tissue stiffness by measuring the deformation created by externally generated waves, albeit using more complicated algorithms. Computational modelling can be used to demonstrate the feasibility of arterial MRE by showing the disruption of shear waves through a healthy vessel and an idealised fibrous and lipid plaque.


Objective
To analyze psychological stress level and features of recruits in training camp.

Methods
Psychological stress self-evaluation test (PSET) was applied to 1 600 recruits in training camp.

Results
①There were 64 recruits(64/1600, 4%) who had high level of psychological stress(T score ≥70) .②The psychological stress symptoms of recruits in training camp mainly manifested as increased alertness (87.7%), sleep deprivation (57.6%), mental and physical fatigue (48.7%) and nervous irritability (45.2%). ③Psychological stress levels of recruits with different ages and different levels of self-feeling in camp had significant differences(P<0.05).

Conclusion
Recruits in training camp have partly excessive psychological stress responses, targeted emergency decompression trainings should be carried out in recruits.

Key words:
Psychological stress; Recruits; Training camp


The reductive dechlorination kinetics of hexachlorobenzene and all other chlorinated benzene congeners (CBs) were evaluated using a mixed enrichment culture derived from a contaminated estuarine sediment. The predominant, sequential hexachlorobenzene dechlorination pathway was hexachlorobenzene → pentachlorobenzene → 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene → 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene → 1,3-dichlorobenzene. Very low levels of 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, and 1,4-dichlorobenzene were also detected. Batch dechlorination assays were performed separately for all CBs with an initial biomass concentration of 330 mg/L as volatile suspended solids, initial concentrations of CBs of 180 nM, and electron donor in excess. The maximum dechlorination rate (k') and the half-saturation coefficient (KS) as well as the pseudo-first-order rate constant (kobs) for eight dechlorination reactions were estimated by nonlinear regression of CBs progress curves data based on a Michaelis−Menten-type and the pseudo-first-order...


Composite samples of sludge obtained from a textile factory were characterized for their pollution characteristics using some parameters of interest; pH, solids concentration, oxygen demand, nitrogen, phosphorus, total bacteria counts etc. The analysis revealed that the sludge has high pollution potentials and therefore needed treatment before disposal to the environment. The ratio of chemical oxygen demand, (COD) to that of biochemical oxygen demand, (BOD) was 3.08; meaning the sludge has high substrate biodegradability. Samples were subjected to mesophilic anaerobic treatment at the temperature of 35±2°C. The method achieved solids reduction of 61% total solids, 68% settleable solids and 51% volatile solids and a total bacteria reduction of 99.99%. The reduction in BOD and COD were 89% each. Nitrate and phosphate were found to reduce substantially thereby preventing eutrophication due to undesirable nutrients. The anaerobic treatment was found to have an additional benefit of producing biogas (methane and carbon (IV) oxide) which if harnessed may be used as fuel.


In this paper, a hybrid magnetic bearing (HMB) prototype system is designed and analyzed. Two compact bearings are used to suspend the rotor in five degrees of freedom. Electromagnets are used for axial suspension of the rotor, while permanent magnets are used for the passive radial stability. A brushless DC motor is designed in order to rotate the shaft around its axis. The 3-D finite-element model of the HMB system is established and distribution of magnetic fields in the air gaps and magnetic forces on the rotor under various control currents and displacements is calculated. A nonlinear adaptive sliding-mode controller is designed for the position control of the rotor in axial direction. Since the control characteristics of the active magnetic bearing system are highly nonlinear and time varying with external interference, a radial basis function compensator is designed first, and then, a sliding-mode control law is used to generate the control input. The stability analysis for the designed controller is given based on the Lyapunov theorem. Experimental setup is built to guide the design process. The performance of the HMB system based on the designed control algorithm is evaluated under different operating conditions.


OBJECTIVE: An LC-MS/MS method for determination of Cotinine and Trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine in human serum was developed. Establish a methodology basis for studying tobacco exposure and health.METHOD: After protein precipitation with acetonitrile, the analytes and internal standard (I.S.), Cotinine-d3, were separated on a ZORBAX SB-Phenyl analytical column using the mobile phase of methanol (containing 0.3% formic acid) and water (containing 0.15% formic acid). Detection was carried out by electrospray positive ionization mass spectrometry in the multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. RESULT: Cotinine , Trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine and I.S. were eluted at 2.56 min, 1.58min and 2.56 min, respectively. The calibration curves were linear and ranges for cotinine, trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine were respectively 0.05-500 ng·mL -1 and 0.50~1250 ng·mL -1 . The lower limit of quantitation (LLOQ) was 0.05 ng·mL -1 for cotinine and 0.50 ng·mL -1 for trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine.Inter- and intra-day relative standard deviations were both less than 11%, and the relative errors were within ±7%. The mean extract recoveries were 98.54% (Cotinine)and 100.24% (trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine). CONCLUSION: It is a rapid, sensitive, selective and reliable method for the determination of cotinine and trans-3'-Hydroxycotinine in human serum in human serum. The cutoff value can be determined by measuring the content of cotinine in human serum, which provides a basis for distinguishing between smoking and non-smoking.


The measurement and prediction of soil erosion is important for understanding both natural and disturbed landscape systems. In particular numerical models of soil erosion are important tools for managing landscapes as well as understanding how they have evolved over time. Over the last 40 years a variety of methods have been used to determine rates of soil loss from a landscape and these can be loosely categorized into empirical and physically based models. Alternatively, physically based landscape evolution models (LEMs) have been developed that provide information on soil erosion rates at much longer decadal or centennial scales, over large spatial scales and examine how they may respond to environmental and climatic changes. Both soil erosion LEMs are interested in similar outcomes (landscape development and sediment delivery) yet have quite different methodologies and parameterizations. This paper applies a LEM (the CAESAR model) for the first time at time and space scales where soil erosion models have largely been used. It tests the ability of the LEM to predict soil erosion on a 30 m experimental plot on a trial rehabilitated landform in the Northern Territory, Australia. It then continues to discuss the synergies and differences between soil erosion and LEMs.


The utility model discloses a portable manipulator for rescue. The manipulator comprises a power shaft and a manipulator frame; the power shaft penetrates through a through hole parting the middle of the top end of the manipulator frame and then is fixedly mounted with a power transmission rod; a plurality of bent connecting rods are hinged below the power transmission rod; the middle parts of the bent connecting rods are hinged on the manipulator frame; and a plurality of rotatable paws are mounted on the lower side of the manipulator frame through the bent connecting rods and straight connecting rods. The manipulator has the following characteristics of simple structure, simple and flexible use method, high expandability and certain operability, and is convenient to carry.


Opposition-based learning (OBL) is a recently proposed method, which is successfully used to accelerate the search process of some well-known techniques in soft computing, such as swarm and evolutionary algorithms, artificial neural networks, reinforcement learning, and fuzzy logic systems. Among these opposition-based algorithms, opposition-based differential evolution (ODE) is one of the most popular algorithm. In the past several years, several variants of OBL scheme have been proposed. This paper presents a comparative study conducted on various OBL schemes, all utilized in differential evolution (DE) in order to enhance its accuracy or convergence rate. In the experiments, eight different OBL versions, namely the original OBL, quasi opposition, quasi reflection opposition, current optimum opposition, generalized opposition, centroid opposition, extended opposition, and reflected extended opposition, are embedded in DE algorithm and studied. Results on the CEC-2014 benchmark set for dimensions 10, 30, and 50 are reported.


This paper looks into how a major world city has attempted to take a holistic view of the food that city produces, stores, delivers, sells, consumes and wastes. It details the development of the London Food Board and consequent London Food Strategy launched in 2006 by then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone (and Chair of the Food Board Jenny Jones). As well as touching upon some of the ways the strategy has referenced planning issues, it details the strategy's priorities and the projects that have been launched as a result. It then talks about how the strategy is being taken forward under the new administration with Mayor Boris Johnson and chair of the food board Rosie Boycott, and finally why it is so crucial that cities like London consider the adaptability, and moreover sustainability, of their food systems in the light of many seemingly inevitable and sizeable changes in the future.


PEY5 COST-EFFECTIVENESS MODELING OF LUCENTISVERSUS USUAL CARE IN AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERESCENCE Beresniak A, Cohen S, Quentel G, Mimoun G, Citterio T, Bremond-Gignac D Data Mining International, Geneva, Switzerland, Imaging and Laser centre, Paris, France, Eye Medical Centre, Paris, France, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Rueil-Malmaison, France, Robert Debre Hospital, Paris, France OBJECTIVES: To assess effectiveness, cost and cost-effectiveness of Lucentis versus current medical practices in age related macular degenerescence in France. METHODS: A simulation decision framework over 1-year time horizon compares a new specific agent "Lucentis" versus usual care using two effectiveness endpoints: "vision acuity improvement rate" (greater than 15 letters at the EDTRS scale) and "rate of legal blindness avoided". The two decision trees include various sequences of current therapies and laser treatment, including or not Lucentis. Data sources come from clinical data, literature and expert opinions for variability and uncertainty assumptions. Probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted taking into account specific distribution laws for each cost and effectiveness parameters. French costing data include direct medical costs, adaptative costs and social allowance in case of blindness. RESULTS: Rate of visual acuity improvement: Lucentis as first line agent is significantly more effective (p < 0.001), providing greater treatment success rate of visual acuity improvement than usual care (48.8% versus 33.9.1%). Direct medical costs is 9123 Euros over 1 year for Lucentis compared to 7604 Euros for usual care. Mean cost-effectiveness is 18721 Euros /success for Lucentis versus 22543 Euros/success for usual care (p < 0.001). Rate of legal blindness avoided: Lucentis as first line agent is significantly more effective (p < 0.001), providing greater treatment success rate of legal blindness avoided than usual care (99.6% versus 93.1%). Direct medical costs is 10493 Euros over 1 year for Lucentis compared to 8016 Euros for usual care. Mean cost-effectiveness is 10526 Euros /legal blindness avoided for Lucentis versus 8607 Euros/legal blindness avoided for usual care. CONCLUSION: Lucentis significantly improve the rate of visual acuity improvement and reduces the rate of legal blindness. Lucentis is significantly more cost-effective than usual care in term of visual acuity improvement.


Uranus and Jupiter HD/H2 spectra determine bulk D/H ratios which are significantly different from theoretical expectations, with the Uranus D/H about half the Jovian value. Feasibility of Mars photochemistry study with a PEPSIOS spectrometer was demonstrated with visible band O2, H2O, and CO2 spectra; and near infrared (1.57 micron) spectra of CO and CO2; and NASA/IRTF observations have been proposed in support of the Mars Observer mission objectives. Analysis of monochromatic images clearly resolve the azimuthal and radial structure in the Jovian nebula (ion partitioning, temperature structure, ion/neutral interactions), adding a unique and important post-Voyager perspective and providing a baseline for forthcoming Galileo experiments. Simultaneous ground based and IUE observations of Jovian nebula are under analysis. Doppler resolved image sequences (data cubes) of Io sodium neutrals clearly isolate the high velocity charge exchange jet, a sensitive ground-based probe of the tenuous neutral atmosphere of Io.


Reasoning is a process through which premise-attitudes give rise to a conclusion-attitude. When you reason actively you operate on the propositions that are the contents of your premise-attitudes, following a rule, to derive a new proposition that is the content of your conclusion-attitude. It may seem that, when you follow a rule, you must, at least implicitly, have the normative belief that you ought to comply with the rule, which guides you to comply. But I argue that to follow a rule is to manifest a particular sort of disposition, which can be interpreted as an intention. An intention is itself a guiding disposition. It can guide you to comply with a rule, and no normative belief is required.


Through analyzing the text book of sport nutrition(2006 edition)by high education publishing house,and comparing it with the text book of sport nutrition abroad,this paper finds out that the text book of sport nutrition(2006 edition)by high education publishing house conformed to "program on subjects of physical education in general university of China,as set up by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.It is information from newly progress in research and investigation on sport nutrition.The content of chapter 3 in this book is very abundant and advanced.It is suitable for students to major in and minor in.It suggests that the content of this book must be enriched and chose freely to fit for sports of students and should be set up some examples in physical activity,nutrition and chronic diseases and should be set up materials in food safety and nutrition and the text book facilitated to train up innovated abilities of students.


Objective To observe the effects of weight reducing drug Kintop on the subcutaneous microcirculation and adipose obesity patients. Methods The dynamic observation on the subcutaneous microcirculation and adipose was performed by contact TV-microscope system in 23 patients and 20 healthy subjects. The observation sites were as follows: forehead, abdomen and the medial side of upper arm. The parameters of the observation were capillay morphology, blood flow and subcutaneous adipose that was quantitively evaluated by score method.ResultsThe subcutaneous capillary loop of abdomen in obesity patients showed only tops were significantly increased compared with control group (74% vs 47%,P0.05). The blood flow showing stasis or obscurity was 70%. The loop of capillary was not changed after Kintop treatment, but the capillary blood flow was improved. The scores of adipose in abdomen and upper arm significantly decreased (P0.05). The abdominal skin fold markedly increased(P0.05). Conclusions Contact TV-microscope system can be used to evaluate obese degree and treatment effect on weight reducing. Kintop is beneficial to weight reducing that was demonstrated by vital observation using contact TV-microscope system, meanwhile Kintop may also improve the blood flow of capillary.


The CERN Proton Synchrotron (PS) was recently upgraded to allow reaching the ambitious performance goal of the High-Luminosity LHC Project. This upgrade is part of the LHC Injectors Upgrade project. The final part of the upgrade was performed during Long Shutdown 2 (LS2) to allow injection at a higher energy from the PS Booster and a twofold increase in beam intensity and brightness. These changes must be considered in the PS impedance model. The effect on the impedance of the removal of obsolete injection equipment, changes of several accelerator components and new injection energy will be reviewed, as well as the wall impedance of the elliptic beam pipe, thanks to a newly developed code which allows to take into account both the ellipticity and the non-ultra-relativistic nature of the beam.


Particulate matter settling out of the water column was collected continuously over a two-year period by means of multisample sediment traps in the coastal waters of the Western Baltic Sea. The content of PCBs and organochlorine pesticides of this matter was determined and compared with its dry weight, and with its organic carbon, nitrogen, and plant pigment content. The pesticide content of this material was highly variable and a marked decline in absolute concentrations was present from 1975-1977; in most samples from 1977, pesticide content was below detection limit. For PCBs, a distinct annual cycle was observed which was inversely related to the rates of sedimentation of seston; highest absolute values for PCBs in each year were recorded during the summer. The input rates of PCBs to the sediments ranged between 112.103 and 24.103 ng m-2y-'.


This paper transforms fuzzy number into clear number using the centroid method, thus we can research the traditional linear regression model which is transformed from the fuzzy linear regression model. The model's input and output are fuzzy numbers, and the regression coefficients are clear numbers. This paper considers the parameter estimation and impact analysis based on data deletion. Through the study of example and comparison with other models, it can be concluded that the model in this paper is applied easily and better.


Internet image search engines have long been considered as a promising tool for handling open-vocabulary textual user queries to unannotated image datasets. However, systems that use this tool have to deal with multi-modal and noisy image sets returned by search engines, especially for polysemous queries. Generally, for many queries, only a small part of the returned sets can be relevant to the user intent.
In this work, we suggest an approach that explicitly accounts for the complex and noisy structure of the image sets returned by Internet image search engines. Similarly to a considerable number of previous image retrieval works, we train a deep convolutional network that maps images to high-dimensional descriptors. To model image sets obtained from the Internet, our approach then fits a simple probabilistic model that accounts for multi-modality and noise (e.g. a Gaussian mixture model) to the deep descriptors of the images in this set. Finally, the resulting distribution model can be used to search in the unannotated image dataset by evaluating likelihoods of individual images.
As our main contribution, we develop an end-to-end training procedure that tunes the parameters of a deep network using an annotated training set, while accounting for the distribution fitting and the subsequent matching. In the experiments, we show that such an end-to-end approach boosts the accuracy of the Internet-based image retrieval for hold-out concepts, as compared to retrieval systems that fit similar distribution models to pre-trained features and to simpler end-to-end trained baselines.


ABSTRACT The quasiparticle excitation is one of the most fundamental and ubiquitous physical observables in cuprate superconductors, carrying information about the bosonic glue forming electron pairs. Here the autocorrelation of the quasiparticle excitation spectral intensities in cuprate superconductors and its connection with the quasiparticle scattering interference are investigated based on the framework of the kinetic-energy driven superconducting mechanism by taking into account the pseudogap effect. It is shown that the octet scattering model of the quasiparticle scattering processes with the scattering wave vectors connecting the hot spots on the constant energy contours is intrinsically related to the emergence of the highly anisotropic momentum-dependence of the pseudogap. Concomitantly, the sharp peaks in the autocorrelation of the quasiparticle excitation spectral intensities with the wave vectors are directly correlated to the regions of the highest joint density of states. Moreover, the momentum-space structure of the autocorrelation patterns of the quasiparticle excitation spectral intensities is well consistent with the momentum-space structure of the quasiparticle scattering interference patterns observed from Fourier-transform scanning tunnelling spectroscopy experiments. The theory therefore confirms an intimate connection between the angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy autocorrelation and quasiparticle scattering interference in cuprate superconductors.


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It has been recently shown that reconstructing an isometric surface from a single 2D input image matched to a 3D template was a well-posed problem. This however does not tell us how reconstruction algorithms will behave in practical conditions, where the amount of perspective is generally small and the projection thus behaves like weak-perspective or orthography. We here bring answers to what is theoretically recoverable in such imaging conditions, and explain why existing convex numerical solutions and analytical solutions to 3D reconstruction may be unstable. We then propose a new algorithm which works under all imaging conditions, from strong to loose perspective. We empirically show that the gain in stability is tremendous, bringing our results close to the iterative minimization of a statistically-optimal cost. Our algorithm has a low complexity, is simple and uses only one round of linear least-squares.


Web of Object (WoO) based Home Energy Efficiency Management System (WHEEMS) synchronizes and creates knowledge on energy efficiency management through multiple types of objects VO and CVO. They will facilitate a composition and collaboration of smart distributed applications which combines information from different domains in the IoT infrastructure. WHEEMS focuses to support residents' comfort as well as save energy in the real environment. The realization of the smart home with energy efficiency provision, a conceptual semantic ontology model for the information reusability and interoperability among the VOs for creating ubiquitous services and the functional architecture for the WHEEMS have been presented.


Objective To summarize the clinical experiences and efficacy of laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair for inguinal hernia.Methods 30 totally extraperitoneal prosthetic(TEP) operations were performed on 25 patients with inguinal hernia using laparoscopy under general anesthesia.Results The operations were completed without conversion to open surgery in any of the cases.The operation lasted for 45 to 126 minutes(mean 61 minutes).The intraoperative blood loss was 5 to 20 ml.The hospital stay was 5 to 10 days(mean 5.5 days).In the present series,there were 4 cases of peritoneal tearing and 2 groin seroma;no intestinal and vasal injuries,neuralgia or hemorrhage were found.The patients were followed up for 1 to 19 months,with no case of recurrence encountered.Conclusion Laparoscopic TEP is safe and effective for patients with inguinal hernia.


A high-speed carry circuit for binary parallel adders is described. The circuit consists of emitter followers connected in series to form a transmission path for carry signals obtained from the individual bits of the adder.


ABSTRACT: Salt and moisture contents in cold-smoked salmon were determined using short-wavelength near-infrared (SW-NIR) reflectance spectroscopy (600 to 1100 nm). Partial least square (PLS) regression models yieldedthe best results among 3 linear regression methods tested. Back-propagation neural networks (BPNN) exhibited asomewhat better capability to model salt and moisture concentrations (Salt: R 2 = 0.824, RMS = 0.55; Moisture:R 2 = 0.946, RMS = 2.44) than PLS (Salt: R = 0.775, RMS = 0.63; Moisture: R 2 = 0.936, RMS = 2.65). Selection of samplesfrom different axial locations on a fish did not affect the prediction error for salt or WPS but affected the predictionerror for moisture.Keywords: near-infrared, linear regression, artificial neural networks, smoked salmon, nondestructive analysis Introduction C URED AND / OR SMOKED FISH PRODUCTS ARE among the highest-value aquatic foodproduct categories in global markets. Cul-tured and wild-caught salmon harvests areabout 2 million metric tons (Johnson 2001)per year and about 15% of this salmon isconverted into cured and smoked products,with a value of 2000 to 3000 million dollars atthe first sale.Two basic procedures, cold-smoking andhot-smoking, are used to prepare smokedfish products. Cold-smoked fish products arelightly preserved (Gram and Huss 2000) andare defined under Codex Alimentariusguidelines as products subjected to smoke ata temperature at which incomplete heat co-agulation of protein occurs (Codex Alimenta-rius Commission 1979). Recommendationsfor cold-smoked products are for producttemperatures not to exceed 90 to 95 °F (32.2to 35 °C). In addition, the product must notbe exposed to temperatures above 50 °F(10 °C) for more than 12 h or to temperaturesabove 70 °F (21.1 °C) for more than 4 h (FDA2001). Hot-smoking applies both heat andsmoke to cook the product (Hilderbrand1992). Current FDA guidelines indicate thathot-smoked fish should be subjected to athermal process equivalent to 145 °F(62.8 °C) for at least 30 min, effectively pas-teurizing the product (FDA 2001).Cold-smoked fish products are not pas-teurized and may pose food safety risks.Growth of