Summary form only given, as follows. The transient internal probe (TIP) diagnostic is designed to measure the magnetic field profile internal to hot, high density plasmas. A small magneto-optic probe is fired through the plasma at velocities in excess of 2 km/s. Magnetic fields are obtained by illuminating the probe from the front with an argon ion laser and measuring the amount of Faraday rotation in the reflected beam. First generation TIP probes are limited in that only one component of the magnetic field can be measured. The orthogonal TIP probe, however, has the capability of measuring magnetic fields which are perpendicular to the direction of probe travel. Orthogonal measurement capability can provide a full radial scan of the poloidal field profile and serves as a technology base for future multi-dimensional TIP probes. Magnetic field resolution of /spl plusmn/20 gauss and spatial resolution of 5 mm is expected with a system frequency response of 10 MHz. Progress in the development of the orthogonal TIP probe is presented.


This study analyzed one 116 mitochondrial DNA sequences from Chun'an spotted pigs and other five domestic pig breeds in Zhejiang province.The referenced pig breeds were Landrace and Wannan spotted pigs.The results showed that the 581 bp mtDNA control region sequence of Zhejiang domestic pig breeds included 14 variable sites.The nucleotide diversity was 0.00403±0.00036 and the haplotype diversity was 0.835±0.018.There were 15 haplotypes which from Hap_5to Hap_19in domestic pigs,and Landrace haplotypes were from Hap_1to Hap_4.The highest haplotype frequency in Chun'an spotted pigs and Wannan spotted pigs was Hap_8(0.680 and 0.833).Hap_5frequency was highest in Jiaxing Black pigs(0.625),and in Shengxian spotted pigs and Bihu pigs that was Hap_6(0.500 and 0.375).Hap_5and Hap_8frequencys were high mainly in Chalu Black pigs(0.429 and 0.429).Jinhua pigs had eleven haplotypes and the highest frequency was Hap_5(0.241).A Neighbor-Joining phylogeny tree revealed 5clades which signed from A to E among 6Zhejiang domestic pig breeds.Chun'an spotted pigs belonged to E clade mainly,and the samples percent in Chun'an spotted pigs was 68.0%(17/25).C clade were all Jinhua pigs,and the samples percent in Jinhua pigs was 29.3%(17/58).Meanwhile,the percent of Jinhua pigs in D clade was 24.1%(14/58).It was concluded that the mtDNA controlregion polymorphism in Zhejiang domestic pig breeds were rich relatively and its mutations of base were different obviously from Landrace.There was close relationship between haplotype composition and frequency of domestic pigs and their geographic distribution and breed characteristics.


2. The first case (A5 of 1999) is an appeal by four people, Wadjularbinna Nulyarimma, Isobel Coe, Billy Craigie and Robbie Thorpe ("the appellants"), against a decision of Crispin J, a judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. This decision is reported as Re Thompson; Ex parte Nulyarimma (1998) 136 ACT 9. Crispin J upheld the refusal of the respondent in that case, the Registrar of the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory, Phillip R Thompson, to issue warrants for the arrest of four persons, John Winston Howard (the Prime Minister), Timothy Andrew Fischer (the Deputy Prime Minister), Brian Harradine (a Senator) and Pauline Lee Hanson (a member of the House of Representatives) in respect of informations that charged they had committed the criminal offence of genocide in connection with the formulation of the Commonwealth government's native title "Ten Point Plan" and presentation and support of the Bill that, as extensively amended, became the Native Title Amendment Act 1998.


The emission measure distribution in the upper transition region and corona of ∈ Eri is derived from observed emission-line fluxes. Theoretical emission measure distributions are calculated assuming that the radiation losses are balanced by the net conductive flux. We discuss how the area factor of the emitting regions as a function of temperature can be derived from a comparison between these emission measure distributions. It is found that the filling factor varies from ∼0.2 in the mid-transition region to ∼1.0 in the inner corona. The sensitivity of these results to the adopted ion fractions, the iron abundance and other parameters is discussed. The area factors found are qualitatively similar to the observed structure of the solar atmosphere, and can be used to constrain two-component models of the chromosphere. Given further observations, the method could be applied to investigate the trends in filling factors with indicators of stellar activity.


The insurers may achieve additional earnings by investing reserves assets, which implies additional stimulation effect for economic growth. The insurers have reserves assets available in several forms and they can use them for various purposes. These assets can be directed to different forms of investments, depending on the development level of the financial market and time periods in which they are available to the insurers. In this paper, the attention will be paid to specificity of reserves management of the insurers taking into consideration their structure and performance of various forms of investments. In this matter, it should not neglect the limitations stipulated by the laws and bylaws, which are describing the limitations in detail for certain forms of investments in respect of level of reserves which insurer needs to have in order not to jeopardize its solvency. Therefore, it is very important to take into consideration the time periods of availability for certain categories of assets, i.e. time periods in which it is expected to have the payments of claims for signed insurance contracts, and insurers have to adjust their policy of reserves investments to these periods. A significant factor for defining the investment policy is also represented by the level of financial market development, i.e. available forms of investments and their specificities. Financial markets of transition countries are characterized by low level of development of financial market in width as well as in depth, and, therefore, insurers have significantly lower number of possible alternatives for investments. That is especially noticeable on the insurance market in Bosnia and Herzegovina which, besides that it has unusual regulatory system, also has undeveloped financial market. For this purpose, the focus of this paper will be on the problem of investing the reserves of insurers on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina, taking into consideration the present legal regulations from area of insurance.


Much of the literature in the field of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) discusses the need for SoTL and how critical inquiry can support teaching and learning. This article supports much that has been said before but further suggests that, in order for SoTL to fulfil its ambitions, practitioner-researchers should consider the way that their environment shapes them. It is suggested that, by reflecting on their specific context, practitioner-researchers can engage in a practice that is more suited to supporting those who learn within such a context. Further, it is recommended that sharing such reflections through published work could help secure the development of such practice within and across the academy.


Previously, we demonstrated that older children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) living in a low-income setting are at increased risk of death if they are underweight (weight-for-age z-score <-1). We now conducted a cross-sectional study in both low- and high-income settings to determine the consistent biological risk factors for being underweight across both low- and high-income settings for children aged 5-12 years old with SCA. The children from low- and high-income settings were eligible participants for the Primary Prevention of Stroke in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria (SPRING, n=928) and the Silent Cerebral Infarct (SIT, North America/Europe, n=1,093) trials, respectively. The median age in the SPRING and SIT cohorts was 8.1 (IQR 6.3-10.3) and 8.5 (6.8-10.6) years, respectively (p=<0.001), and approximately half were male (49.0% and 50.8%, respectively, p=0.434). A total of 87.9% (n=816) of participants in SPRING (low-income) met the study criteria for underweight (weight-for-age z-score <-1) and 22.7% (n=211) for severely underweight (weight-for-age z-score <-3), significantly higher than the SIT (high-income) cohort at 25.7% (n=281) underweight and 0.7% (n=8) severely underweight (p<0.001 for both comparisons). In the combined cohort, older age (OR 1.24, p<0.001, 95% CI 1.17-1.31) and lower hemoglobin level (OR 0.67, p<0.001, 95% CI 0.60-0.75) were associated with being underweight. Age and hemoglobin level remained statistically significant in separate models for the SPRING and SIT cohorts. Older age and lower hemoglobin levels in children aged 5-12 with SCA are associated with increased odds of being underweight in both low- and high-income settings.


The present paper deals with the Natural Circulation (NC) phenomenon in Pressurized Water nuclear Reactors (PWR). In the first part, data gathered from relevant experiments in PWR simulators are considered. These allowed the establishment of a flow map that has been used for evaluating the NC performance of various reactor concepts. In the second part, a theoretical study has been completed to assess the power removal capability by NC from the core of a PWR having the current geometric configuration. Taking as reference a PWR equipped with U-tubes steam generators, two-phase conditions occur in the core at power levels less than 20% nominal power. Therefore, for core power larger than this value the reactor cannot be classified any more as a PWR. The study shows that from a thermohydraulic point of view, the core can operate at power levels close to the current nominal value without experiencing thermal crisis. Limited consideration has been given to the neutronic design of the core.


This paper is concerned with the output tracking problem of a class of networked control systems (NCSs) in the presence of time delays and packet losses. The motivation comes from that existing networked output tracking methods can not work very well if there is modeling error or non-zero disturbance in NCSs. To deal with the aforementioned issues, an Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) based output tracking control approach, which is more robust to modeling error and has better disturbance rejection capabilities, is proposed in this paper. Simulation and experimental results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.


Reactive flows can be defined as fluid flows that are significantly affected by chemical reactions (e.g., combustion, dissociation, and biochemical processes) and/or thermodynamic nonequilibrium (e.g., vibrational excitation). Practical applications of reactive fluid flows can be found easily in everyday life, from car engines to heating systems to blood circulation in living beings. Less obvious but equally important areas where reacting and/or nonequilibrium fluid flows play a vital role include aerospace propulsion, manufacturing processes in the electronic industry, and lasers. Common to all these examples is the intimate coupling between fluid dynamics, chemistry, and physics, which renders a detailed understanding of the flow elusive in most cases. The "computer revolution" has profoundly affected the way scientists and engineers tackle these problems (and many others), allowing a third investigative tool, computer simulation, in addition to the traditional means of theoretical and experimental studies. The dramatic increase in computational capabilities of recent years has translated into significant progress towards the goal of accurately simulating reactive flows. This task is particularly complicated because it requires major advances in two areas, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and physical modeling. Each area is challenging on its own and must be closely coupled to reproduce the physical reality. Using very simple physics (incompressible fluids, or ideal gases), CFD researchers have been able to simulate fluid flows over or inside extremely complicated geometries: for example, full maneuvering aircraft and submarines, or a human heart. By using very simple geometries (spheres, cones, rectangular domains, or smoothly varying channels), many complex physical problems have been investigated: for example, hypersonic dissociating and ionizing flows, lasers, and combustion mixtures involving hundreds of chemical species. The present challenge, still largely unfulfilled, is to combine geometrical and physical complexity to achieve realistic simulations that can improve the basic understanding of reactive, nonequilibrium fluid flows. The accurate simulation of reactive flows has benefited from significant advances in the quality of CFD simulations. Finite-volume techniques, upwind algorithms for the discretization of the convective fluxes, and implicit time-integration schemes have been instrumental in the achievement of three-dimensional simulations (see Hirsh [1990]). Implicit techniques in particular are essential for reactive flow calculations, because the wide range in characteristic time and space scales that can be encountered in the same application renders other approaches extremely inefficient. Other useful developments in the quest for better algorithms include: preconditioning schemes for the efficient simulation of low-speed reactive flows; multidimensional techniques for capturing discontinuities or rapid variations in the flow (shock waves, slip lines, strong expansions); and adaptive gridding, which allows the major flow features to be accurately detected and tracked with significantly smaller computational resources than more traditional approaches.


Introduction In a prospective analysis on women who had discontinued contraception to start pregnancy, Weinberg et al. (1995) uncovered new data on the notion of why some conceptions result in boys, while others result in girls. The length of the follicular phase (from the onset of the menses to ovulation) was found to be related to the sex of the baby in 133 pregnancies that survived to delivery: a short follicular phase tended to produce boys, while a long phase tended to produce girls. These results were not in line with those presented by others, particularly not with those on an orthodox Jewish population (Harlap, 1979) and with the U-shaped regression of producing a male vis-a-vis ovulation: the relative risk of a male conception is lower in the middle of the fertile interval, in contrast with at the beginning and end, as proposed by Guerrero (1974). The results of a study on the sex ratios among polygamous and monogamous marriages (0.47 versus 0.53 respectively) in each of seven ethnic groups in Kenya (Whiting, 1993) do not correspond totally with this evidence. Female conceptions in polygamous relations would be increased if the decision about the timing of intercourse was determined by the woman and was therefore influenced by the (maximum) strength of her sexual desire at the time of ovulation. In monogamous marriages, the timing of intercourse would be determined by the husband, independent of the fertile days and would heighten the probability of producing a son. The relationship of male conceptions with ovulation is also substantiated by the consistent excess of female births after conceptions during the most fertile days and male ones after failure of the rhythm method (Shiono et al, 1982; Gray, 1991). The study by Weinberg et al (1995) was well-designed, although the women enrolled were highly motivated to comply with the protocol of daily control and therefore highly selected. In addition, we were not informed about either the kind of contraception used, or the waiting time to conception after discontinuation. After stopping the pill, the follicular phase is known to be prolonged in the first (and subsequent) menstrual cycles (Larsson-Cohn, 1969; Homesley and Goss, 1970). Shiono et al. (1982) found a small excess of male conceptions in women who conceived within 2 months, while Rothman and Liess (1976) did not. The relatively high twin rate (six pairs of same-sex twins) in this population is remarkable and is also a reason for caution. Higher rates of twins have been related to cessation of oral contraceptives (Rothman, 1977; Metneki and Czeizel, 1980; Allen, 1981) and higher rates of monozygotic twins have been related to delayed ovulation (Bomsel-Helmreich and Papiernik-Berkhauer, 1976). For all these reasons, it can be questioned whether the results reported by Weinberg et al (1995) apply to a 'naturally conceiving population'. James (1995) compared the results of Weinberg et al (1995) to the more traditional concept. To him, it seemed unlikely that both hypotheses could be true independently; direct and indirect evidence in animals and humans would favour the latter. In addition, he assumed a causal connection between a high coital rate and a high male sex ratio, which would not cohere with dependence on the length of the follicular phase. His concept is based on, among others, the well-established male excess during and just after wars and a decrease across the first year of marriage. A causal relation to higher coital rates during the first year of marriage and during or after wars (in which the home leaves of soldiers are not accommodated to their wife's mid-cycle), should be questioned. As stress has been found to affect the gonadotrophin secretion (Rivier and Rivest, 1991), these high male sex ratios can be connected with the emotional state of these women and with the inherent reproductive hormone imbalance and thus, more inappropriate maturation of the oocyte. This possibility is supported by the high male sex ratios found about 4 months before the wedding date (pregnant brides) and, again coinciding with this date, ratios that are higher than during the first year of marriage (Renkonen, 1970; Manila, 1980). Before the contraceptive era, social stress was inherent to illegitimate rapports. These high male sex ratios also contradict the other claim of James (1990), that high levels of parental gonadotrophins would favour the production of females.


Introduction Problem based learning (PBL) is very significant in different professions in general and in the field of education particular. According to Dolmans, Diana, Zayat & Munshi (2008) learning is an active process rather than a passive process. Instructional methods and learning should be in view of student, s independence for own views and futuristic demands. In view of them the activity of problem based learning starts with a problem. This problem is well described to the students in terms of underlying process. In this process both prior and new knowledge is activated and linked which leads to the good retrieval of information from memory. However most of the authors highly agree that objectives should be achieved and the problem which is put to be solved must guide and stimulate to thinking, analyzing and reasoning. Erik & Kolmos (2003) describing major characteristics of PBL revealed that learning through PBL involves participant directed, self directed, experience based, activity based, interdisciplinary and grouped based learning. PBL approach is effective for community and institutional goals. It can also be applied at all level of learning and different disciplines. It helps student how to learn and lead to learn. The problem and its nature stimulates for a real life situation. The role of a tutor is very important and facilitating in solution of a problem. Tutor explains everything for better learning facilities, freedom of expression and the group process. It would be the strategy of tutor which will guide and help students to explore and stimulate thinking. Role of a tutor also helps in throwing new question in teaching learning process which generates new knowledge and connects with existing knowledge. (Education for Health, 2003) Development of curriculum and instructions is another standpoint where decisions are to be finalized. According to Cheryl (2005) some of the innovative trends in problems based learning are the use of text books having problems solving and critical thinking skills, extensive use of internet, new state implementation guide, national standards and adopted curricular guide all of which serves as major resources for teaching. PBL curriculum development covers all components, objectives, students and teachers learning strategies, content choices, learning methodologies, ICT, organization, culture and assessment. Once the change in one component is carried out, nearly all other components require changes. (Erik & Kolmos , 2003) For the framework of problem based curriculum there are many a stages which should be kept in mind, simply is designed and focused on problem based learning. Tfeletti & Bound (1999) highlighted some salient core components while developing a problem based learning curriculum. In this curricula the problem are use as selection criteria of curriculum, students work on their problems as part of their course and students are given specific type of training aptitude in order to make them capable of solving problems. Purpose, form of the problem, resources and process for the work are also important factors. Curriculum design team has to play its active role in listing the problems by the students either individually or in groups. The problem can be in the form of an event, descriptive statement or in a set of questions. In any form of all these curriculums the main purpose or aim would be to facilitate the learner in solving out problems either in groups with tutor, in group without tutor or as individuals. Concluding the outcomes and benefits of PBL (Education for Health, 2003) reported that due to different variances of practical setting of learning the results of the researches in PBL can be generalized in particular situation but not at all institutions. However students who learn in clinical setting have


. We consider a system of N particles interacting via a short-range smooth potential, in a weak-coupling regime. This means that the number of particles N goes to infinity and the range of the potential (cid:15) goes to zero in such a way that N(cid:15) 2 = α , with α diverging in a suitable way. We provide a rigorous derivation of the Linear Landau equation from this particle system. The strat- egy of the proof consists in showing the asymptotic equivalence between the one-particle marginal and the solution of the linear Boltzmann equation with vanishing mean free path. This point follows [3] and makes use of technicalities developed in [16]. Then, following the ideas of Landau, we prove the asym- potic equivalence between the solutions of the Boltzmann and Landau linear equation in the grazing collision limit.


Objective To investigate the clinical effect of(anatomical allograft cortical ring,AACR) for cervical spondylosis by interbody fusion.Methods AACRs were implanted in 10 degenerative cer-vical intervertebral spaces in 9 cases,in which needed anterior cervical interbody fusion.The clinical ef-fects and complications were observed at post-operation and were evaluated by X-rays films.Results Nine patients were followed-up in a period ranged from 13 to 18 months,averaged 16.2 months.Com-pared with pre-operation,the angle of cobb and hight of interbody at post-operation and followed-up were improved eventually.The improvement rate of JOA score is 84.5%.Conclusion The design of in-verse indention on each side also ensures itself being implanted firmly.On both lateral sides,there are tiny bores in it.They benefit creeping substitute.The strength of the AACR is just like metal cage for the cortieal ring.


The paper presents analytical study of the distancing bulges effect on the thermal-hydraulic characteristics of a band slotted heat-transfer matrix of the rotary heat exchanger. The work was carried out based on mathematical simulation of the thermal-hydraulic processes in the band parallel-plate duct of low height (0.4 mm) at the laminar flow regime characteristic for the rotary heat exchangers. Influence of the distancing elements number in the rows, distance between the rows, as well as the total number of elements in the channel on the average value of the Nusselt number and on the magnitude of the pressure drop was analyzed. Influence of alterations in speed and temperature regimes on the thermal-hydraulic characteristics was analyzed. It was found that installation of the distancing bulges in a band parallel-plate duct led to a decrease in the Nusselt number and the increase in hydraulic resistance of the parallel-plate duct compared to a flat slotted duct without bulges despite the laminar flow regime. It was noted that influence of the distancing elements mutual arrangement on the bands was insignificant for the flow thermal-hydraulic characteristics. It was established that an increase in the temperature of the parallel-plate duct walls also was not leading to significant alteration in the heat transfer nature inside the channels under study; and alteration in the laminar flow speed regime also practically did not affect the heat transfer intensity in the ducts under consideration


Review(s) of: Television in the Olympics, by de Moragas Spa, Miquel, Rivenburgh, Nancy K and Larson, James F, John Libbey, London, 1995. ISBN 0 8196 538 8. pb, 276pp, 25.


Device-to-Device (D2D) communications have been proposed recently to improve the spectral efficiency. In this paper, we consider physical-layer security in D2D communication as an underlay to cellular networks with an eavesdropper. Benefiting from the underlaid spectrum reuse, D2D users can contribute to the system secrecy capacity, while D2D users may interfere the cellular users and decrease their secrecy capacity. We formulate this problem as a matching problem in the weighted bipartite graph and introduce the Kuhn-Munkres (KM) algorithm to provide the optimal solution. Simulation results show that the system secrecy capacity can be greatly improved by introducing D2D communications underlaying cellular networks.


In recent decades, companies have adopted management philosophies such as Just-In-Time (JIT) and Theory of Constraints (TOC) in an effort to improve productivity and, thus, financial performance. This paper describes the use of a comprehensive set of criteria to examine empirically changes in business unit performance, over 3 years, as reported by firms adopting these management philosophies as well as by those using a traditional manufacturing approach. We compare the performance and the change in performance of companies reporting TOC adoption, those reporting JIT adoption, those reporting to have adopted both, and those reporting to have adopted neither (traditional manufacturing). Results indicate that the greatest performance and improvement in performance accrued to adopters of TOC. JIT did not have superior performance or superior change in performance when compared with traditional manufacturing. Change in performance for firms using JIT and TOC simultaneously was negative and trailed all others, though not to a significant degree (except when compared with TOC).


Epitaxial growth of α-Cr2O3(p-type) on c-Al2O3 and β-Ga2O3 (n-type) on α-Cr2O3(p-type) has been carried out to make an all oxide epitaxial n-type β-Ga2O3/p-type α-Cr2O3 heterojunction using RF sputtering. A valence band offset of 3.38 ± 0.2 eV at the heterojunction is determined using Kraut's method. From the bandgap measurements of α-Cr2O3 and β-Ga2O3, the conduction band offset of 1.68 ± 0.2 eV at the heterojunction is obtained. Thus, the band alignment at this heterojunction is found to be staggered (Type-II), which leads to the confinement of electrons and holes in the β-Ga2O3 layer and α-Cr2O3 layer, respectively. Our results provide a pathway to design all oxide optoelectronic devices based on a p-n heterojunction consisting of n-type β-Ga2O3 and p-type α-Cr2O3.Epitaxial growth of α-Cr2O3(p-type) on c-Al2O3 and β-Ga2O3 (n-type) on α-Cr2O3(p-type) has been carried out to make an all oxide epitaxial n-type β-Ga2O3/p-type α-Cr2O3 heterojunction using RF sputtering. A valence band offset of 3.38 ± 0.2 eV at the heterojunction is determined using Kraut's method. From the bandgap measurements of α-Cr2O3 and β-Ga2O3, the conduction band offset of 1.68 ± 0.2 eV at the heterojunction is obtained. Thus, the band alignment at this heterojunction is found to be staggered (Type-II), which leads to the confinement of electrons and holes in the β-Ga2O3 layer and α-Cr2O3 layer, respectively. Our results provide a pathway to design all oxide optoelectronic devices based on a p-n heterojunction consisting of n-type β-Ga2O3 and p-type α-Cr2O3.


The main goal of this paper is to analyze the displacement and stress of a supersonic fin on a transient dynamic load.The reduced order mode(ROM) based on Volterra Series is presented to calculate the flutter boundary,and CFD/CSD coupling is used to calculate the transient aerodynamic load.Transfer the load to a structural model by using FEFN(finite element four nodes) in a parametric space for a transient response analysis.The results show that due to the aerodynamic load and the inertia force through vibration,the maximum bending stress on the root of the axis is about 3 times than the stress induced by static aerodynamic loads.


Abstract : The problem of the study was to analyze and explain the decision-making process and its impact in a medium-sized American city. Significant considerations were to (1) describe and understand decision-making dynamics in a community by focusing on (a) both individuals and groups in terms of their relative importance to each other as concerns bargaining and negotiations, and (b) the dynamics of internal and external interaction in terms of where it occurred, the resources used, and coalition formation; (2) analyze the behavior of major actors as associated with where their major interest lie along observable and subtle dimensions; (3) identify the conditions of different kinds of outcomes in terms of whose interests are served most and whose interests were served least; and (4) comment on the validity of relevant propositions and hypotheses drawn from the urban politics and policy literature. Essentially, the aims were to examine the New Redevelopment Phase as a response to community problems and assess the validity and usefulness of pluralism as a policy-making theory.


The application of intellectual property rights (IP) in developing countries is and remains highly controversial, particularly as regards applications to food/agriculture, and pharmaceuticals, which have direct ramifications for large numbers of peoples. One dimension complicating a reasoned dialogue on the public benefits of IP, particularly when many developing countries are implementing the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) as mandated by membership in the World Trade Organization, is a dearth of information on their actual operation and effects. In this study, we address one particular aspect of the limited documentation on the effects of IP systems, the effect of plant variety protection (PVP) on the genetic productivity potential of varieties. Specifically, we examine wheat varieties in Washington State, United States, which are produced by both public and private sector breeders. Results from the study show that implementation of PVP attracted private investment in open pollinated crops such as wheat in the United States and provided greater numbers of varieties of these crops, which are high yielding from both the public and private sectors. These results may provide some insights for policy makers from developing countries on the effects of IP for plants as their TRIPS commitments are being implemented.


The synthesis of water-soluble polyhydroxylated fullerenes using mixtures containing fullerenes and iron particles as precursors in considered. The iron nanoparticles are shown to catalyze fullerene hydroxylation process. It allows to realized hydrolysis in water and thus to avoid undesirable application of sodium hydroxide as the source of the hydroxyl groups, which causes the fullerenol agglomeration.


The paper has explained the adjustment in policy of using FDI and the direction of adjustment ill the future in China through analyzing the effects of using FDI over 20 years after China's reform and opening to the outside word and new changes of it in recent years.


The objective of this work was to evaluate the economic viability of composting of sewage sludge mixed with two carbon sources: sugarcane bagasse or eucalyptus bark for producing organic fertilizer in a commercial scale at the Sewage Treatment Station (STS) in the city of Botucatu - Sao Paulo. The economic analysis was accomplished with process monitoring, data collection and cash flows elaboration from which the following indicators were extracted: Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Discounted Payback Period (DPP) and Cost Benefit Ratio (RCB), which allowed us to conclude that the alternative the most viable economics was the one that used sugarcane bagasse, with revenue from organic fertilizer commercialization and as a benefit, the cost savings with transportation and disposal of sewage sludge in sanitary landfill.


Abstract. Measurements of the vertical profiles of the optical properties (namely the extinction
coefficient and scattering and absorption coefficients respectively
σext ∕ σscat ∕ σabs)
of aerosols have been made across the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) using an
instrumented aircraft operated from three base stations – Jodhpur (JDR),
representing the semi-arid western IGP; Varanasi (VNS), the central IGP
characterized by significant anthropogenic activities; and the industrialized
coastal location in the eastern end of the IGP (Bhubaneswar, BBR) – just
prior to the onset of the Indian summer monsoon. The vertical profiles
depicted region-specific absorption characteristics, while the scattering
characteristics remained fairly uniform across the region, leading to a
west–east gradient in the vertical structure of single-scattering
albedo (SSA). Integrated from near the ground to 3 km, the highest
absorption coefficient and hence the lowest SSA occurred in the central IGP
(Varanasi). Size distribution, inferred from the spectral variation of the
scattering coefficient, showed a gradual shift from coarse-particle dominance
in the western IGP to strong accumulation dominance in the eastern coast with
the central IGP coming in between, arising from a change in the aerosol type
from a predominantly natural (dust and sea salt) type in the western IGP to a
highly anthropogenic type (industrial emissions, fossil fuel and biomass
combustion) in the eastern IGP, with the central IGP exhibiting a mixture of
both. Aerosol-induced short-wave radiative forcing, estimated using
altitude-resolved SSA information, revealed significant atmospheric warming
in the central IGP, while a top-of-atmosphere cooling is seen, in general, in
the IGP. Atmospheric heating rate profiles, estimated using altitude-resolved
SSA and column-averaged SSA, revealed considerable underestimation in the
latter case, emphasizing the importance and necessity of having
altitude-resolved SSA information as against a single value for the entire
column.


Imipenem-susceptible E. aerogenes isolates exhibiting extended spectrum β-lactamases, target mutations and a basal efflux expression, were identified in five patients. After imipenem treatment, imipenem-intermediate susceptible (IMI-I) or resistant (IMI-R) isolates emerged in these patients. Alteration in porin synthesis and increase in efflux expression were observed in the IMI-I isolates whereas complete loss of the porins, LPS alteration and efflux overexpression were observed in the IMI-R isolates. Bacterial virulence of the strains was investigated by the Caenorhabditis elegans model. The IMI-R isolates were shown to be significantly less virulent than the IMI-susceptible or IMI-I isolates. The pleiotropic membrane alteration and its associated fitness burden exhibited by E. aerogenes isolates influence their antibiotic resistance and their virulence behaviour. These findings highlight the balance between the low permeability-related resistance and virulence and their relationships with the treatment of resistant pathogens.


This file contains a simple GAMS program of the two country version of the HOS model with trade taxes, as described in Chapter 19 of Gilbert and Tower (2013) Introduction to Numerical Simulation for Trade Theory and Policy, World Scientific.


Abstract : The design and fabrication of an Emergency Breathing and Suit Pressurization System (EBSPS), capable of sustaining three full-pressure suited crewmen within the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories Life Support System Evaluator, has been investigated. Two operating modes are provided. One, when the Evaluator is pressurized, the Emergency Breathing and Suit Pressurization System operates as an openloop system and ventilates the pressure suit with the ambient air. Two, when the Evaluator is depressurized, the Emergency Breathing and Suit Pressurization System operates as a closed environmental control system, and provides the crewmen with a habitable atmosphere. In this latter mode, the system regulates the suit pressure, the CO2 partial pressure, relative humidity, composition (100% O2), and temperature of the ventilating air, and supplies oxygen for breathing and leakage make up as required. In all modes, the Emergency Breathing and Suit Pressurization System regulates the flow of ventilating atmosphere through the pressure suits. (Author)


The flame retardancy of aluminum trihydrate(ATH)for the ethylene-butyl acrylate copoly- mer(EBA)was investigated,the thermal and mechanical properties of the compound system were stud- ied.The limiting oxygen index value of EBA was increased from 17.8% to 33.1% with 60 wt% load- ing of ATH.ATH decreased the thermal decomposition rate,and broadened the range of thermal de- composition temperature.The flame retardant action of ATH in EBA was via heat sink in both the gaseous and condensed phases.However,the reactive alumina(a Lewis acid)formed as the ATH lost water catalyzed the degradation of EBA,leading to higher char yield.Another negative effect of ATH was the deterioration of the mechanical and processing properties of EBA.


Emerging high-speed lookup-intensive applications are demanding ternary content addressable memories (TCAMs) with large word-sizes, which suffer from lower search speeds due to larger match line capacitance. Therefore, low-energy high-performance design techniques are needed, which improve the search speeds of TCAMs without increasing their power consumption. In this paper, we present a cell-level comparison logic and a charge-shared match line scheme. Both schemes reduce search time and energy in TCAMs. Measurement results of the above schemes, implemented in 0.18-mum CMOS technology, show a search time reduction of 42% and 11%, and a search-energy reduction of 25% and 9%, respectively.


During the last decade, there has been increasing interest in new control frameworks to move robots from their industrial cages to unstructured environments where they may coexist with humans. Despite significant improvement in some specific applications (e.g., medical robotics), there is still the need of a general control framework to improve the robots' dynamics interaction performance without limiting system safety. The passive control framework has shown promising results in this direction; however, it relies on virtual energy tanks that can guarantee passivity as long as they do not run out of energy. In this paper, a fractal attractor is proposed to implement a variable impedance controller that is able to retain passivity without relying on the energy tank framework. The results prove that the proposed method can accurately track trajectories and apply forces at the end-effector. Furthermore, it can automatically deal with the extra energy introduced by changes in interaction conditions, null-space controller and environment. Therefore, These properties make the controller ideal for applications where the dynamic interaction at the end-effector is difficult to be characterized in advance, such as human-robot interaction and unknown dynamics.


′New age′ was a trend which appeared in the music of the 1980's, bringing a new dimension to art music in general, especially in its reception. At first its development was stimulated by technological inventions, ′the technological craze′, by new carriers of sound, simultaneously globalizing art and making it widely accessible. This new trend includes quite disparate categories. It does not distance itself from subculture, and in art music it gravitates towards cosmopolitism while being permeated with other musical trends such as pop, rock, jazz and other phenomena of show business and popular art. This trend was originally found in the large number of occult writing which flooded book markets all over the world, to which Umberto Eco gave an important base (Foucault's Pendulum and others). In his essay on the music of the eighties, Peter Niklas Wilson, one of the most significant theoreticians of this movement, researches into all elements of those novelties, not hesitating to call this art eclectic, commercial and the like. Examples of Serbian music get into such style directives. The New Ideas Symphony by film score composer Zoran Simjanovic, was performed in the open air at Kalemegdan fortress in 2006, before an audience of about one thousand people. Since then the recording has often been broadcast on television and radio channels. In its combination of folklore and film models, traces of rock, pop, and jazz can also be found, in a score with all symphonic characteristics. This attempt is a fascinating item for research as well as a pleasure to be listened to.


The incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults aged <50 years is increasing. In line with these recent trends, it is necessary to pay attention to young-onset colorectal adenoma, a precursor of colorectal cancer. Recent studies have reported that the prevalence of colorectal adenomas in young adults aged <50 years is not low. Moreover, it has been reported that the prevalence of advanced colorectal neoplasia (advanced adenoma or colorectal cancer) in young persons aged <50 years with clinical risk factors or a positive fecal immunochemical test result is not lower than that in average-risk older persons. In this review, I examined and summarized the prevalence and risk factors of colorectal neoplasia (colorectal adenoma or colorectal cancer) in young adults aged <50 years. Considering the results of previous studies, I proposed effective strategies for colorectal cancer screening using clinical risk factors and the fecal immunochemical test, and discussed post-polypectomy surveillance for this age group.


The accumulation of fumonisin B 1 (FB 1 ) and fumonisin B 2 (FB 2 ) after inoculation of 14 maize hybrids with Fusarium moniliforme has been examined in Poland during the seasons 1992-1995. Fumonisins have been detected in all 14 hybrids in amounts ranging from 0.09 mg kg -1 FB 1 + 0.02 mg kg -1 FB 2 to 93.2 mg kg -1 FB 1 + 15.8 mg kg -1 FB 2 . Inoculated ears contained from <1% up to 60% of Fusarium damaged (= mouldy) kernels (FDK). Fumonisins' levels in FDK ranged from 5.1 mg kg -1 FB 1 + 1.4 mg kg -1 FB 2 up to 196.0 mg kg -1 FB 1 + 620 mg kg -1 FB 2 . Significant influence of the year of inoculation on ear infection and fumonisins accumulation was observed. Only one hybrid (Mona) exhibited low disease score, low percentage of FDK (1.1-2.6%) and low levels of fumonisins (FB 1 from 0.09 to 1.66 mg kg -1 and FB 2 from 0.02 to 0.42 mg kg -1 ) during 3 years of experiments.


Burrowing ability of 21 species of clams from Oregon, New Jersey, and Scotland was determined in each sieved sediment ranging from fine gravel to mud in half phi increments. A burrowing rate index (BRI), which normalizes burrowing time for specimen mass, was calculated for each species in each sediment. Skewness and kurtosis of the profile of average BRI's across the range of grain sizes was used to categorize species as substrate generalists, substrate sensitive, or substrate specialists. Substrate generalists (Anadara ovalis, Mercenaria mercenaria, Astarte sulcata, Venerupis decussata, Venus striatula, Venus casina, Mya arenaria] burrowed slowly into a wide range of grain sizes


The compact city idea is received in a city by arrangements of many created nations for the accompanying advantages: effective utilization of land while shortening sprawl, diminishment in the transport system and dependence on mass transport, a socially intuitive condition with dynamic quality of exercises, monetary reasonability, and so forth. Be that as it may, it is still wrangled about whether the urban areas in creating nations like India, which are already highly dense, will truly profit by the compact city shape. Measuring urban shape and minimization of these urban areas turns out to be more critical for understanding the spatial urban structure to intercede as needed for practical urban improvement. This paper investigates different parameters and measurements of estimation of compactness. Keywords—Compact city, urban sprawl, sustainable development, compact development.


Abstract This article aims to map and provide an overview of international, regional, and national law applicable to marine waste in the Barents Sea, and to analyze fishing industry actors' practices and perceptions of marine waste. We identify gaps between the law and its implementation, enforcement, and practice. The legal framework for marine plastic pollution in the Barents Sea and the Arctic is fragmented and not harmonized. Insufficient waste management facilities and regulations are likely to hinder compliance with existing regulations. There is an urgent need to upgrade the waste management infrastructure for the fishing industry in Norway and in northwest Russia.


A layered structure of magnetodielectric slabs, backed with a perfectly conducting plane, is illuminated by a Gaussian beam. The permittivities and permeabilities of each layer are selected so that the incident field penetrates smoothly into the subsequent layers and sustains gradually greater losses when reaching the internal ones. The per- formance of the device as an absorber is estimated through a newly defined indicator and it has been found that the ab- sorbing capacity of the structure could be very high. This qualitative factor is robust and efficient when identifying which of the considered parameters are critical or insignif- icant as far as the performance of the layered configuration is concerned. In this work, we combine the two aforementioned top- ics (electromagnetic absorbers, Gaussian beams) to investi- gate a grounded layered structure, comprised of stacked ho- mogeneous magnetodielectric slabs, in terms of its absorp- tion capacity. This specific combination of the two topics has not yet been explicitly analyzed in the bibliography and it has a clear practical dimension due to the realistic excita- tion type adopted. Of course the mathematical approach is neither new nor original but it is applied on a particular case that can be used "as is" in numerous simulations. The Gaus- sian beam is expressed as an integral of plane waves and the solution of the plane wave scattering of the regarded con- figuration is obtained after imposing the necessary boundary conditions. The total solution under Gaussian beam excita- tion is found based on the principle of linear superposition. The constituent characteristics of the materials are selected in a way that secures a smooth coupling with the vacuum background combined with high thermal losses. A new per- formance indicator, based on the back reflected power be- fore and after the installation of the layered structure, has been defined. This quality index is very useful in identifying the contribution of each parameter to the effectiveness of the device. The variations of this quantity with respect to the defined parameters are discussed and the presented results indicate very satisfying absorption of the incident field.


Stroke continues to be the leading cause of disability in developed countries, with incidence on the rise in the developing world. Despite advances in medical care, the cost of stroke to society is increasing, as many more people are surviving stroke and continue to have lifelong disabilities. The cost in the USA alone in 2009 was US$38.6 billion for direct and indirect costs, with this figure expected to rise substantially in the coming years [1]. The major stroke risk factors have been known for many years, but even armed with this knowledge, control of hypertension and hypercholesterol emia are distressingly low. This is particularly the case with black Americans, where uncontrolled hypertension leads to increased incidence and mortality from stroke [2]. So despite significant resources invested in controlling hypertension, diabetes, obesity and hypercholesterolemia, someone suffers a stroke every 40 s and dies every 4 min in the USA alone [1]. It is widely known that factors such as smoking and high blood pressure are associated with increased risk of having a stroke. We are now learning more about other lifestyle and medical conditions associated with stroke that, importantly, can be modified to reduce the risk of stroke. For example, a combination of five healthy lifestyle factors can reduce your risk of stroke by around 80% [3]. This research suggests that if you do not smoke, are not obese, have a healthy diet, exercise for 30 min each day and consume modest amounts of alcohol you have a much lower risk of many chronic diseases, including stroke.


This study investigated the effect of exogenous insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 on the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic cells from Chinese Holstein cattle in vitro.The osteoblastic cells were isolated and cultured,then identified using Giemsa and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining methods.The effect of different concentrations of IGF-1 on cell growth was assessed by MTT assay.The ALP activity and osteocalcin (OC) concentration in the osteoblastic cells were measured by a colorimetric assay and a radioimmmunoassay,respectively.Cell proliferation in the cultures was stimulated by IGF-1 at concentrations ranging from 1-200 μg/L,with the a peake at 100 μg/L at day 5,and then decreased at day 7.At 10 μg/L and 100 μg/L,IGF-1,ALP activity and OC level significantly induced by 20% to 180% (P0.05 or P0.01),compared to the controls.The results suggested that IGF-1 is an anabolic agent for proliferation and differentiation of dairy cow osteoblasts,therefore could act as a potential treatment for the metabolic bone diseases in the animals.


This paper presents experimental investigation, statistical analysis, and theoretical predictions of tensile-strength retention of glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars, made with vinyl-ester, polyester, or epoxy resins. The durability of glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars was evaluated as a function of time of immersion in alkaline solution. The aging of the three glass fiber-reinforced polymer bar types consisted of immersion glass fiber-reinforced polymer bar samples in an alkaline solution (up to 5000 h) at different elevated exposure temperatures. Subsequently, the physical and tensile properties of the unconditioned bars were compared with that of the conditioned bars to assess the durability performance of the glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars. Microstructure of all of the glass fiber-reinforced polymer bar types was investigated with scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for both the conditioned and unconditioned cases, to qualitatively explain the experimental results and to assess changes and/or degradation in the glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars. In addition, the long-term performance of glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars was assessed considering the effect of service years, environmental humidity, and seasonal temperature fluctuations. The test results showed that the tensile strength of the glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars was affected by increased immersion time at higher temperatures and the reduction in tensile strength was statistically significantly dependent on the type of resin system. The prediction approach of the glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars based on the environmental reduction factor (CE) after 200 years indicated that the CE values for vinyl-ester, epoxy, and polyester glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars can be conservatively recommended to 0.81, 0.75, and 0.71, respectively, for a moisture-saturated environment (relative humidity = 100%) and at 30℃. The polyester glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars experienced greater debonding at the fiber–resin interface than the vinyl-ester and epoxy glass fiber-reinforced polymer bars.


Teachers can use writing in three important ways to increase higher level thinking skills for all students. First, they must increase writing proficiency for struggling writers; second, writing can increase higher-level thinking, and third, writing can be used across content areas to increase writing fluency while fostering higherlevel thinking. This open access graduate research paper is available at UNI ScholarWorks: http://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/38 The Role of Writing: Increasing Higher Level Thinking for All Students Caroline Elser University of Northern Iowa MAE: Educational Psychology: Professional Development for Teachers Research Paper August 2008


Purpose of reviewHematopoietic cell transplantation is the only curative option for many patients with malignant and nonmalignant diseases. Noninfectious lung disease occurring early and late after hematopoietic cell transplantation is frequently fatal, responds poorly to standard therapy, and limits the efficacy of this procedure. A clearer understanding of the mechanisms responsible for this complication is paramount to improving outcomes after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Recent findingsHistorically, approximately 50% of all pneumonias seen after HCT are attributed to noninfectious causes. Transplantation of cells from allogeneic donors significantly exacerbates the severity of pulmonary toxicity, suggesting that the immunologic dysregulation that occurs in this setting contributes to lung damage and dysfunction. Insights generated from animal modeling suggest that the mechanisms contributing to lung inflammation after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation are similar to those responsible for graft-versus-host disease in other organs. SummaryExperimental and clinical data support the concept that noninfectious pulmonary damage after hematopoietic cell transplantation is related to two distinct but interrelated pathways of immune-mediated injury. Further research into mechanisms of lung injury after hematopoietic cell transplantation should improve our understanding of this disease process and ultimately lead to novel strategies to prevent or treat this frequently fatal complication.


Consumer electronics (CE) are considered an indispensable and inseparable part of the Internet of Things (IoT). The four-layer architecture of the IoT includes CE devices as its core layer. Furthermore, the IoT provides all necessary infrastructures for realization of the smart city concept. Various services offered in a smart city are implemented with the help of web service technology, and there are multiple web services offering identical functionality. Selecting the most appropriate web service to obtain the desired functionality is a fundamental problem in smart city development. In this article, a tripplanning case study is discussed to highlight the role of web services in a smart city, and six learning models for web service classification are described.


The thermal-mechanical coupling finite element method (FEM) was used to simulate a non-isothermal sheet metal extrusion process. On the basis of the finite plasticity consistent with multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient, the enhanced assumed strain (EAS) FEM was applied to carry out the numerical simulation. In order to make the computation reliable and avoid hourglass mode in the EAS element under large compressive strains, an alterative form of the original enhanced deformation gradient was employed. In addition, reduced factors were used in the computation of the element local internal parameters and the enhanced part of elemental stiffness. Numerical resultsshow that the hourglass can be avoided in compression region. In the thermal phase, the boundary energy dissipation due to heat convection was taken into account. As an example, a circular steel plate protruded by cylindrical punch was simulated. The step-wise decoupled strategyis adopted to handle coupling between mechanical deformation and the temperature variation. By comparing with the experimental results, thenumerical simulation was verified.


Brazil is the world's largest producer of coffee, with Paraíso being a special type of coffee obtained by Red Honey processing, which requires 500 g of coffee to make a cup of the drink. As a major producer, the country also generates a large amount of waste related to coffee consumption. Due to its composition, coffee grounds have great antioxidant potential and can be used as an alternative material in several industrial areas (Mussatto et al. 2011, Carb Polym; Peshev et al. 2018, Sep and Purif Tech).


Home gardens are an integral part of urban agriculture as well as a part of local food systems in many cities all over the world. Survey and observations were conducted in January and March 2016 among urban households to determine the home garden sizes, the type of fertilizers used, the crops grown and the resident perceptions of home gardens in the city of Lubumbashi, southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Results showed that 72% of the households owned a home garden with the mean size of 11.5 ± 6.4 m2. Crops grown included amaranth, okra, sorrel, sweet potato, corn as well as medicinal plants. All household members participated in gardening works but women played important roles by deciding and selecting the type of vegetables to grow. Home gardening is an expression of identity: - First, it contributes to household food security by providing a direct and permanent access to different type vegetables (83%), responding to the household food traditions.- Second, it strengthens the relationships between families and their neighbors by sharing vegetables. It helps also residents to save money spent for vegetables. -Third, a home garden is perceived as a place whereby agricultural traditions are conserved (14.7%) and where children are introduced to manual work (6.4%). Home gardens generate also few income used as a supplementary on household food budget. Crop intensification and good management can enable residential gardens contribute to food supply in the city of Lubumbashi where the demand for vegetables and fruits is important and increasing.


Objective To observe the incidence of extracranial carotid artery stenosis and plaque nature,and to understand the relationship between Oxfordshire community stroke project (OCSP) classification and extracranial carotid artery in ischemic stroke. Methods From Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2009 in department of neurology of the first affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou university, the consecutive patients with ischemic stroke admitted to hospital were registered, and by neck color Doppler ultrasound the degree of carotid stenosis and the characteristics of atherosclerotic plaque were recorded.Results Eight hundred and fifty-four cases of ischemic stroke were registered in two years, of which 675 cases (79%) underwent carotid ultrasonography examination. The proportion of ischemic stroke subtype according to OCSP criteria was as following: 32.7% for partial anterior circulation infarcts, 23.0% for total anterior circulation infarcts, 18.2% for posterior circulation infarcts and 26.1% for lacunar infarcts. In 215 cases of extracranial carotid artery stenosis (31.9%), there were 93 cases (13.8%) with carotid artery stenosis ≥50% including occlusion. Five hundred and fifteen carotid plaques were found in 386 cases (57.2%), Composed of 263 unstable plaque (51.0%),carotid plaque were commonly seen most in the carotid bifurcation 61.5% (317/515). Among OCSP subtypes, the propotion of severe carotid artery stenosis was the highest for PACI patients and the propotion of moderate carotid artery stenosis and unstable plaque were the highest for TACI patients(P<0.05). Conclusions Ischemic stroke patients with carotid artery disease is common, the carotid artery disease is different among OCSP subtypes, the type can be used to predict severe carotid artery stenosis.

Key words:
Ischemic stroke ;  Carotid artery duplex ultrasound ;  OCSP classification ;


This handbook was created to transition event execution details utilizing project management best practices. It combines instruction methods, visual icons, and a newly designed structural relationship to project management/lean principles. The handbook is delivered in a modern style and to foster continual consideration of historical genesis that withstands leadership changes.


Industrialized Building System (IBS) is an alternative construction method that was
introduced to improve the productivity of the Malaysian construction project.The implementation of IBS in the Malaysian construction industries not only could reduce the time of construction process, but it also can provide better site management, reduce labour intensity, improve the quality and the efficiency of construction. Even though the implementation of IBS had been introduced since 50 years ago, however the level
of its uptake is still far away from the ideal objectives of the Government.Therefore,
this research had been carried out in order to analyse and explore this issue deeper by identifying the definition of IBS, the categories of IBS and the technology barriers of
IBS that occurs in the Malaysian construction industries.For additional information, the scope of this study was focused in both areas of Kedah and Perlis.In order to investigate the problem, this research had been generated to identify the barriers of IBS implementation by using a qualitative research approach which is face – to – face interview technique.The data that had been obtained from the interviews had been
analysed using the content analysis technique. As for conclusion, the technology barriers of IBS in Kedah construction projects such as cost issues and design factors had been identified and discussed.


Discussions and studies on Chinese settlement (Chinatown) in the eastern hinterland of West Java are still scarce. Historical data about the region formerly known as East Priangan shows an indication of the existence the ethnic community, including in Ciamis Regency. The diaspora of ethnic Chinese to the area, their interactions with the surrounding community, and the forming of ethnic community which later developed into a settlement with all the physical aspects attached to it are the issues to be answered. This study uses historical-archeology approach with initial observations on existing archaeological remains and interviews with several informant to determine the spatial and temporal scope. The result showed that the Chinese settlement in Ciamis Regency consist of various elements such as residential buildings, socio-cultural and educational facilities, buildings for spiritual activities, burial complex, and industrial area that were developed in accordance with varying background conditions. It can also be said that one of the reasons on the arrival of ethnic Chinese in Ciamis Regency is correlated to the opening of plantations in East Priangan. Initially, their role tends to be the 'middle-man' between natives and Europeans. However, during the later period they also gave contribution and significance in various fields, be it social, cultural, economic, or political.


With demand for natural gas forecast to outpace supply through 2020, regulatory legislation has been modified to allow the construction of deepwater ports to facilitate LNG imports for domestic consumption. LNG imports to the US will continue to increase to meet the country's growing need for natural gas.


IT is a fair criticism of the theory of queues as it has developed through the years that, even in the simple cases for which explicit analytical solutions can be found, these solutions are often too complicated to be of practical use. It has been argued elsewhere (Kingman, 1966) that the criticism is to be met to some degree by the analysis of situations where robust approximations exist, such as that of "heavy traffic". It is, however, important to know how accurately such approximations represent the true solution, and the significance of inequalities for the various quantities of interest thus becomes apparent. To be useful, an inequality must have two properties which are to some extent incompatible with one another. If 0 is some quantity not perhaps easy to calculate, the inequality 0 < 6' will not be significant unless there is reason to hope that, in an appropriate sense, 6' is reasonably close to 0. This can of course best be determined if the inequality is one of a pair


The socialist democratic value is one of the contemporary Chinese core socialist values, it is an important basis of socialist democratic system. The socialist democracy value can not emerge spontaneously, it needs society's conscious construction. In my opinion, the everyday life-world offers the origin of meaning, the idea preparation and actual conditions for the construction of the socialist democracy value. In the process of our cultivation of the socialist democracy value, we need to focus on the basic position of everyday life-world. If we want to fulfill our socialist democracy value in practice, we must push on the democratic practice of our everyday life.


In order to develop a new commercial Al-12%Si casting alloy with improved physical properties, we investigated the effect of adding Sr and TiB to the alloy. Al-12%Si alloys were prepared by die casting at $660^{\circ}C$ . The eutectic temperature of the Sr-modified Al-12%Si alloy decreased to $9^...


Every day Hondurans leave their country to migrate to the U.S undocumented, risking their lives on the journey. Some reach the U.S., many are deported after being picked up by either the Mexican or the U.S. authorities. This thesis focuses on a little acknowledged third group, those who go missing on the trip, and their families, who are left worrying and wondering what has happened. It looks at the cases of four missing migrants in the area of El Progreso, in north-western Honduras, considering what is at the root of their decision to migrate, what is suspected to have happened to them, how the situation is affecting their families and what the latter do to find them. It also examines the support they receive. These relatives are affiliated with a self-help committee founded with the aim of finding out what has happened. In the process of doing so, the committee has not only been able to locate some of those missing and put the topic on the public and political agenda in Honduras, its most active members have gained a previously unknown confidence in their ability to take the outcome of their live into their own hands.


1. Moore A, Derry S, Eccleston C et al. Expect analgesic failure; pursue analgesic success. BMJ 2013;346:f2690. 2. Moore RA, Straube S, Aldington D. Pain measures and cut-offs—'no worse than mild pain' as a simple, universal outcome. Anaesthesia 2013;68:400–412. 3. Kim Y. Missing data handling in chronic pain trials. J Biopharm Stat 2011;21:311–325. 4. Moore RA, Straube S, Eccleston C et al. Estimate at your peril: Imputation methods for patient withdrawal can bias efficacy outcomes in chronic pain trials using responder analyses. Pain 2012;53:265–268. 5. Garc ıa Rodr ıguez LA, Hern andez-D ıaz S. Relative risk of upper gastrointestinal complications among users of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Epidemiology 2001;12:570–576. 6. Chan AT, Manson JE, Albert CM et al. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, acetaminophen, and the risk of cardiovascular events. Circulation 2006;113:1578–1587. 7. Towheed T, Maxwell L, Judd M et al. Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006;1:CD004257. 8. Zhang W, Nuki G, Moskowitz RW et al. OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: Part III: Changes in evidence following systematic cumulative update of research published through January 2009. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2010;18:476–499. 9. Osteoarthritis: the care and management of osteoarthritis in adults. Clinical guideline. Methods, evidence and recommendations [on-line]. August 9, 2013. Draft for consultation. Available at www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/ live/13505/64904/64904.pdf Accessed December 13, 2013. 10. Evans JG. Evidence-based and evidence-biased medicine. Age Ageing 1995;24:461–463.


Laknerova I., Holasova M., Fiedlerova V., Rysova J., Vaculova K., Maskova E., Ehrenbergerova J., Winterova R., Ouhrabkova J., Dvořacek V., Martinek P . (2014): Utilisation of non-traditional forms of cereals in bakery production. Czech J. Food Sci., 32: 296–301. One form of common wheat with yellow coloured grain, two forms of emmer wheat, and two forms of barley with hul less grain were used for the preparation of bread with enhanced nutritional quality. The following mill products were prepared from the cereal grains: wholemeal flour, break flour, barley grits, and break bran. The contents of thiamin, niacin, pyridoxine, total polyphenols, and total dietary fiber were studied in these raw materials and bread samples. Further, in the bread samples, the antioxidant activity was assessed and sensory evaluation was performed. As a result, the utilisation of the non-traditional forms of cereals improved nutrient contents of bread while maintaining very good sensory characterising and processing quality.


WWW. T I K KUN . O RG T I K K U N 63 FL IC KR CC /R EC O LE S P aulLewis askswhethermockery, evenofdetested conservatives, should ever be a strategy of the Left. He defines the question as having two parts: first, is satire effective, and second, is it ethicallydefensible?NowI'llgoontoexplainwhypersonalridicule is not effective, and often counterproductive; but the underlying issue is that I don't think there are two parts to the question. There is a great tradition of belief, including Gandhi and on back to philosophers like ImmanuelKant,whichholds that in the end there is nodifferencebetweenwhat isethicallydefensibleandwhat iseffectivetocreategoodresults—at least inthe long run. Thistruthreflects thephilosophyofprinciplednon-violence,whichisbased on the idea that the relationshipbetweenyouandyouropponent is just as importantas the issueyou'redisputing.Sowealwaysgoforpersuasionovercoercion; that is, we always try to persuade our opponents to come around to our position rather than forcing them or using some outside inducement. If you force them, they will only be looking for a chance to get back into what you forced themoutof—andat you! In non-violence we sometimes have gray areas. For example, my students questioned me on the ouster of Chilean dictator, General Pinochet. Having seized power after a U.S./U.K.-supported coup launched on September 11, 1973, in 1984 Pinochet held a plebiscite seeking an unconstitutional third term in office. Hewas not persuaded to leave office; he was just voted out of power, and there is no question in anybody's mind that he was not persuaded of the rightness of the position. Was forcing him out the wrongthingtodo?Isayno,becausetherearesituationsofemergencyinwhichyouhavetobe content with not quite reaching your ideals.What you get is a good that is better thanwhat you had, but not yet perfect. If they had waited until Pinochet was persuaded to give up power, tensof thousandsmorewouldhavedied. Soyes, therearegrayareas, but thatdoesn'tmean thatultimately there's a real choice you have tomake betweenwhat's ethical andwhat's effective.Given the constraints of the situation, youmayhave togowith something that'snot as effectiveas it couldbe,butmuchbetter thannothing. So I donot acceptLewis's argument that something couldbepolitically effectivebutnot ethicallydefensible. Instead, the realdistinction forevaluatingpolitical action iswhether it isdirectedagainst theopponentthemselves,or theirbehavior.Oneof thekeysofprinciplednon-violence is that you arenever against a personor persons. That is to say you arenever against their ultimate wellbeing.Whateveryou'reagainst is secondary to themasaperson.Thethingsyoumayoppose-—behaviors,attitudesorevenideas—thoughtheyare intimatetous, theyarenotourultimate wellbeing. Further—and here's where the practicality comes in—there is an inverse proportionhere: themoreIamawareofmyopponentasapersonandthemoreIamdedicatedtohisorherwellbeing, themoreeffectivelyIcancounteracthisorheragenda,opinions,or politics. Gandhi is probably the best example of this. He truly believed in his heart that he was helping theBritishbyprising them loose from theEmpire and thedeath grip theyheld over Response to Paul Lewis


functioning in the developmental period of the fetus. It was first discovered in embryonic carcinoma cells with increased expression in early stages of differentiation.1 In adults, MK is expressed in limited sites such as epidermis, kidney, lymphocytes and gut.2 MK has critical function in development and repair mechanisms in normal cells as well as tumor growth, invasion and angiogenesis in cancer cells.3,4 Various studies have shown that tumor prognosis is worse in the patients with higher MK levels.5-7 Moreover, higher serum MK levels were detected in various inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, atherosclerosis and Turkiye Klinikleri J Dermatol. 2020;30(1):1-5


Cross-cultural well-being is more critical to a social network service (SNS) development, since this kind of services need to help their users to builds social skills throughout the world. The purpose of this study is to investigate the antecedents of well-being and its effects on loyalty cross-culture differences between Sweden and Taiwan students on SNS. In the model, the well-being is divided into two formative second-order constructs: personal well-being and social well-being. personal well-being is driven by self-acceptance, autonomy, purpose in life, and personal growth, and social well-being is driven by positive relations with others and environmental mastery. A cross-cultural survey will be conducted to valid data from Sweden and Taiwan. The insights from this study will be expected to benefit social sellers in implementing more effective marketing strategies to foster brand loyalty.


The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in losses to the global tourism industry. Japan's tourism industry began suffering losses in January 2020. The Japanese government launched a subsidy programme to stimulate domestic tourism in July 2020 due to these losses. A primary goal of the "Go to Travel" programme was to stimulate domestic travel (Japan Tourism Agency, 2020). Tourists would be subsidized up to 50% of their hotel or package tour charges (up to 20,000 JPY) under the programme. This would take the form of a direct discount of 35% off charges, with the remaining 15% provided as coupons that could be used for shopping. However, the programme was suspended nationwide beginning on 28 December 2020. The reason is that COVID-19 infections have increased again throughout Japan. The Go To Travel programme appears to have helped support the tourism industry. The number of subsidies paid out was at least 484.2 billion JPY from July to December 2020 (Japan Tourism Agency, 2021). In contrast, most academic research on the programme now focuses on the connection between the programme and COVID-19 infection risk (e.g. Anzai & Nishiura, 2021; Miyawaki et al., 2020). There is little research focusing on those who made use of the programme. This lack of fundamental knowledge is now an issue for tourism marketing. This study therefore reveals consumer attributes related to the usage of the Go To Travel programme.


Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is an ecological disorder of the vaginal microbiota that affects millions of women annually, and is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. The study aims: hygiene practices regarding bacterial vaginosis. Research design: Gynecology clinic, at Zagazig University Hospital. Sample The study subject included 80 non pregnant women and diagnosed as bacterial vaginosis. both clinically and micr Tools of the study consist of three tools, the first tool was women assessment sheet, the second tool was questionnaire sheet for assessment of women` knowledge and practices, while the third tools was intervention program. Results: hygiene practices regarding bacterial vaginosis were noticed at the post test. The study finding concluded that the present study had revealed low level of knowledg women. The study also clearly pointed out the impact of health education in improving their knowledge and positive behavioral changes in individual, menstrual and coital hygiene habits. The main women with bacterial vaginosis and careful follow up from medical and nursing team to decrease the complications of genital infections.


This paper examines public opinion among Moldovans regarding their country's foreign policy and the role the mass media play in its formation. A logistic regression analysis indicates that trust in the Russian media that are present in Moldova strongly correlates with foreign policy opinion and trust in foreign leaders. Media consumption did not correlate significantly with any foreign policy decisions. In addition, the findings show a strong correlation between political preference and foreign policy opinion. The overall results support the Almond-Lippmann consensus that public opinion is volatile and does not have structure or coherence.


Previous research has found that implicit or automatic emotion regulation (AER) is a less studied aspect of emotion regulation, and that it may also be useful for coping with negative emotions following traumatic experiences. Alterations in brain function and trauma symptoms have both been linked to deficits in emotion regulation; however, they have not been studied together with AER. We hypothesized that brain changes related to poorer AER would be more strongly associated with negative facial emotions than with positive ones. In addition, we hypothesized that higher trauma symptoms would also be associated with brain changes for positive and negative faces but not neutral. To test these hypotheses, the current study examined AER and trauma symptoms in twenty-three college students while measuring event-related potentials (ERP) with electroencephalography (EEG) during a cued implicit response inhibition task. Results indicated no differences in brain function as measured with ERP latencies at the two electrode sites for the positive, negative, and neutral faces. However, higher trauma symptoms were significantly related to shorter ERP latencies for neutral and negative faces but not for positive. Examining the ways in which trauma symptoms are related to implicit and explicit emotion regulation as well as brain function may help researchers develop novel interventions aimed at improving outcomes for individuals who have trauma symptoms. search is automatic emotion regulation (AER), which is the implicit process of regulating emotions without consciously exerting any effort to do so (Mauss, Cook, & Gross, 2007; Zaki & Williams, 2013). Though most of the current research has focused on explicit emotion regulation, the current study is one of the first to examine implicit emotion regulation. Previous research has found that AER is necessary for individual wellbeing and can be useful in reducing the undesired or problematic impact of negative emotions, such as anger, in a more immediate and fluid manner than explicit emotion regulation (Mauss et al. 2007; Mauss, Bunge, & Gross, 2007). Previous electroencephalography (EEG) studies of brain function have found that E regulation is the process of responding to life events and experiences with a range of emotions that are socially and individually appropriate to the situation. Effective emotion regulation is flexible and facilitates modifying and delaying emotional reactions according to the situation (Zaki & Williams, 2013). In traumatized individuals, particularly those with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), researchers have found that regulating emotions, especially negative ones, can be difficult (Etkin, Prater, Hoeft, Menon, & Schatzberg, 2010; Shepherd & Wild, 2014). Given the need for emotion regulation in everyday life, an aspect of emotion regulation that is emerging in re-


The subject of the study is the dynamic mechanism of the formation of the exchange rate of the Russian ruble in a multilevel system of economic fundamental determinants-aggregates in the context of the independent floating rate of the national currency. The aim of the study is to develop the author's theoretical and methodological conceptual approach to modeling the dynamics of the equilibrium exchange rate based on international flows (IFEER) and to develop a new model of the Russian ruble exchange rate dynamics on its basis. The methodological base of the research includes system analysis, fundamental methods of economic theory, classical methods of mathematical analysis, and economic and statistical analysis, and the provisions of national accounting. The paper presents data on the verifcation of the results of modeling mediumterm equilibrium dynamics. At the same time, the author pays considerable attention to the mathematical modeling of the long-term dynamics of the ruble exchange rate in comparison with the medium-term equilibrium dynamics and the mathematical analysis of internal functional relationships in modern conditions, which determines the scientifc novelty and relevance of the study. Based on the conducted mathematical modeling, the author concludes about the trends of a stronger ruble exchange rate in the long run, while maintaining the current long-term trends.


The flawed surface of GaAs/GaAlAs heterointerface after wet etching by H2O2 and NH4OH based etch ant was studied in this work. The results showed that the surface of GaAs/GaAlAs heterointerface had convex point, etching pits, pinhole, fog point, and friction scratches were investigated with a etch step measurement. And imprinting the main reasons for the formation of the etching surface defects of GaAs/GaAlAs are the poor quality of epitaxial materials, the contamination of materials surface, the unclear interface of oxidation and doping, the inhomogeneity of concentration and the operation errors. The selective etching of the GaAs/GaAlAs material eliminates some flaws and improves the quality of the etching surface of the GaAs/GaAlAs material.


Even with the substantial developments made by organisations over the last 20 years for encouraging the participation and representation of women at the board level, they occupy only a small number of seats on the board. The study intends to examine the nexus between gender diversity among corporate boards and managerial efficiency of selected Fortune Indian companies (HCL Technologies, Hindustan Unilever, ONGC, ITC and WIPRO) for 2018-2022. The chosen indicators for managerial efficiency were Debtors Turnover Ratio (DTR) and Inventory Turnover Ratio (ITR), and for Board Gender Diversity, the number of females on board, respectively. Data for the study was collected from the company's annual reports. The study's research design is cross-sectional, and analysis was performed using panel-regression techniques. The findings aim to deliver new perceptions to the empirical managerial efficiency literature. They will help the companies confront the gender inequality challenges faced head-on, fostering them to create a more welcoming and supportive culture that ultimately benefits their bottom line and drives better business outcomes. An insignificant positive association was found between the two variables.


Ethics deals the correct decisions of direct thinking about every one of the conditions. It manages the differentiation between what is viewed as right or wrong at a given time in a given culture. Clinical Ethics is worried about the commitments of the specialists and the medical clinic to the patient alongside other wellbeing experts and society.


[Objective]To perform an investigation on the professional protection of nurses against the anticancer medicines in polyclinics.[Methods]A survey on the anticancer medicines contact of 363 nurses in the polyclinics was carried out with the questionnaire designed by authors in Tangshan.[Results]The management on the professional protection of nurses against the anticancer medicines in polyclinics was underdeveloped. The cognition on interrelated information and professional protection of nurses contacting the anticancer medicines were at quite low level.[Conclusion]The management on the professional protection on anticancer medicines of nurses in polyclinics should be strengthened. Through improving the professional training,the cognition of the professional protection of nurses against the anticancer medicines could be improved. By enhancing and normalizing the protection,the professional harm could be decreased,and the nurses' health should be ensured.


Data Mining integrates with knowledge of numerous fields such as machine learning,pattern recognition,statistics,database and artificial intelligence.It is an effective approach to fetch useful information from large database and offer decision support.There is a broad application foreground of data mining.Many latest methods range by association,classification and clustering in data mining was researched,and their remaining problems were discussed.As a whole,all these algorithms have their own limitations,and organically combining several methods will be the development trend for data mining.


In this paper, a design method for minimizing the cogging torque of an Interior Permanent Magnet Motor (IPM) is proposed based on a hybrid algorithm. The suggested optimization algorithm is based on a combination of the Response Surface Method (RSM) and Simplex Method. The results show that the proposed method provides improved characteristics compared to the conventional methods, such as a shorter calculation time and the acquisition of a more correct solution.


As the first step in image processing operations, corner detection is a vital procedure where it can be applied to many applications such as matching features, image registration, image mosaicking, change detection…. Registration of images can be described as the process of getting the pixel location misaligned between two or more images. A modified corner detector is proposed in this paper based on a combination of both phase congruence, later named PC, and Harris corner detector where PC image can provide fundamental and meaningful features despite complex changes in intensity. The performance was similar to detectors for the Shi-Tomasi, FAST, and Harris corner. Experiments are carried out using simulated images. As metric metrics, MSE (mean square error) and PSNR (peak signal-to-noise ratio) are used. The experimental results verify the effectiveness where the advantages of image constitutional representation are utilized, allowing the extraction of the powerful key points since it preserves the robustness of the coregistration process using image frequency properties that are not variant to illumination. It also has the ability to produce reasonable results as opposed to state-of-the-art such as Shi-Tomasi, FAST, and Harris algorithms.


The thesis gives two methods to show two bugs in Delphi 6,one is about rows,the other is about projection,and gives the solution to the bug in SQL server as background database.


Cancer detection research is an interesting research area in the field of medical science. Early detection and classification is necessary for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Formerly cancer classification depends upon the morphological and clinical however the modern arrival of the micro array technology has permitted the concurrent observation of thousands of genes, which provoked the progress in cancer classification using gene expression data. Therefore, the diagnosis of early stage ovarian tumour would significantly decrease the morbidity and mortality rate from this disease. The aim of this paper is to review selectively recent progress in the pathology of ovarian tumours. This paper classifies mass spectrometry data and shows some statistical tools that can be used to look for potential disease markers and proteomic pattern diagnostics.


As the stochastic and time-varying underwater acoustic channels with serious multipath delays, energy loss and distortion factors, making the modeling and estimation of the underwater acoustic channel have been difficult problems in academic circles. As to the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) underwater acoustic communication, the system model with multiplicative noise is proposed to characterize the stochastic and time-varying underwater acoustic channels. Symbols are estimated based on the optimal recursive filtering algorithm in the sense of linear minimum variance, which can overcome the intersymbol interference and noise pollution efficiently. The system with multiplicative noise model established in this paper can characterize the underwater acoustic channels with complicated factors such as time-varying, energy attenuation, etc. The corresponding optimal channel estimation algorithm is computed recursively, which is calculation-efficient and can track the random variation of the underwater channel gain dynamically.


ABSTRACT Ginkgo biloba, a natural biflavonoid isolated from Ginkgo biloba leaves, is reported to have strong anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. The aim of this study is to investigate the potential anti-inflammatory mechanisms of ginkgo flavonoids on cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Inflammatory-associated cytokines in cerebral ischemic hemispheres were determined by immunohistochemical staining, Western blot and enzyme-like immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Our results indicated that treatment with Ginkgetin significantly restored rat brain I/R-induced neurological deficit scores. Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in Ginkgetin treatment group (100 mg/kg) also significantly reduced. The expression inflammation-related protein prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) was also decreased in Ginkgetin treatment group. However, the expression of interleukin-10 (IL-10) was remarkably increased. Thus, this study demonstrates that Ginkgetin protects neurons from I/R-induced rat injury by down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and blocking the TLR4/NF-κB pathway. Graphical Abstract Ginkgetin protects neurons from I/R-induced rat injury by down-regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines and blocking the TLR4/NF-κB pathway.


Abstract Given the difficulty of following free-living, dispersing juvenile songbirds, relatively little is known about when, where, how, and from whom these young birds learn their songs. To explore these issues, we studied the Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), males of which have a single, simple song, but populations of which may contain 20–30 different songs. In our western Massachusetts study sites, we color-banded 324 nestling and 32 fledgling sparrows. Twelve of these banded males returned to our study areas, dispersing a few hundred meters to 1.8 km away from their natal territories. The song of each yearling closely matched only one of his immediate neighbors on the breeding territory, revealing that a yearling sparrow precisely imitates one of his close neighbors after dispersal. Evidence from this field study and a previous laboratory study show that a young male is able to learn songs either during his hatching year or the following spring, perhaps depending on his chances of song exposure or social interaction with territorial neighbors.


: The asymmetry of bearing clearance and bearing support exists widely in rotating systems. They are the main influence factors of complex vibration characteristics such as rotor vibration jumping, deviation and backward whirling. In engineering, the complex vibration under their coupling influence is not clear, and the relevant equivalent simulation methods are also imperfect. Therefore, a simulation method for equivalent mechanical properties of asymmetric support structures with bearing clearance is proposed. The problem of the existing method, which is difficult to simulate the asymmetry of bearing clearance and support simultaneously, is solved by the circumferential decomposition of the support structure. The effectiveness of the proposed method was verified by the analysis of a typical engine rotor system. The results showed that when the bearing clearance and the support coexist asymmetrically, frequency separation, vibration jumping and deviation appeared, and the influences of bearing clearance and the support were coupled to each other. The proposed simulation method lays a foundation for the in-depth analysis of the mechanism of such complex vibration problems in engineering.


By analyzing the current situation of tanking zones and terminals of Zhuhai Winbase International Chemical Tank Terminal Co.Ltd,this article makes an attempt to figure out their potential problems and put forward the responding solutions.


The article is devoted to the actual problem of organizing psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the process of sports events. The purpose of the article is to reveal the features of the organization of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the process of sports events. The task of the study: to isolate the system of key concepts from the research problem and to justify their essence; find out the peculiarities of the organization of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the process of sports events; to characterize the main directions and principles of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the process of sports events. The essence of the concepts of "support," "psychological and pedagogical support," "support," "child with special educational needs," "sports events," "sports work." It is determined that the organization of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the process of sports events is a comprehensive system of classes aimed at improving, educating and developing children with special educational needs according to an individual program for each child. The features of the organization of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in the process of sports events, on the basis of an individual approach, planning activities, additional professional training, as well as contacts with specialists who can provide appropriate assistance to a child with special educational needs during the event. It is proved that the quality of the organization of psychological and pedagogical support for children with special educational needs in sports events is mainly determined by the extent to which the potential opportunities and individual characteristics of the child are realized. Directions (diagnosis, correction, counseling, rehabilitation, support, organization of the social environment, organization of sports events) and principles (priority of interests and needs of children with special educational needs) are disclosed; their continuous support and multidisciplinary) psychological and pedagogical support of children with special educational needs in the process of sports events.


The effects of varieties and cultivation techniques on late rice were studied.The results showed some continuous cropping late rice varieties were adaptable to the area of Dongting Lake plain in Hunan province,such as Liangyou 287,Zhuliangyou 30 and Zhuliangyou 08.The yield of late rice was decreased with the sowing date being delayed,and the experiment discovered that the best sowing date of late rice was from July 9 to July 15.The yield of late rice would decreased and the safety full heading would be affected if the sowing date was delayed.