I am particularly interested in the strong emphasis David Orr (2002) places on the spiritual dimension of sustainability. I am sure he is aware that for many leading advocates of sustainable development his assertion that "the transition to sustainability will require learning how to recognize and resolve divergent problems, which is to say a higher level of spiritual awareness" will be anathema. There is a deep and sometimes virulent hostility to those who promote a spiritually inspired perspective on today's sustainable development challenges, the roots of which tell us a lot about some of the barriers that need to be overcome if we are to fashion a genuinely sustainable future for all of humankind. For some, that hostility is simply part of a completely consistent antagonism to anything nonrational or "unscientific," as they see it. For others, it goes deeper than that. They are deeply suspicious of anything with a whiff of New Age mysticism about it, seeing such perspectives as both intellectually defective and positively prejudicial to the constant, ongoing efforts of mainstream environmental and social justice organizations to build scientific credibility. There is real apprehension that media coverage of this spiritual dimension might jeopardize both the credibility of those organizations and their hard-earned public trust. One might be amused by this arrogant secularism were it not such an impediment to acceptance of more sustainable behavior and thinking. Take just two of today's most pressing sustainability challenges: how to counter the all-but-universal seduction of consumerism and the need for people to go beyond "rational respect" for the natural systems on which we depend by developing a much more humble, reverential ethos. I can find few if any sources of authority (let alone wisdom) to address these two challenges which are not derived from religious or spiritual sources. Yet that critical inheritance is deemed illegitimate by those who continue, quite forlornly, to exhort people to "respect Nature" and "consume responsibly" from the stony ground of stripped-down secular materialism. In his fascinating book, Natural Alien: Humankind and the Environment , Neil Evernden writes that "Although they seldom recognise it, environmentalists are protesting not at the stripping of natural resources, but the stripping of earthly meaning. I have suggested elsewhere that environmentalism, like romanticism in a previous century, actually constitutes a defence of values. I am now asserting an even more fundamental role for environmentalism, namely the defense of meaning. We call people 'environmentalists' because they are moved to defend what we call the environment; but at the bottom, their action is actually a defence of the cosmos, not of scenery." From such a perspective—informed as it needs to be by a realistic analysis of the speed with which we are trashing the planet in countless ways—I remain astonished that so many people in the Green Movement still suppose that our job can be achieved by political means alone. They suppose it still, after so many years of confronting the gap between what we need to achieve politically and knowing full well what we can actually achieve in time. Or, to put it more elegantly and in Orr's own words, "by whatever name, something akin to spiritual renewal is the sine qua non of the transition to sustainability."


Background : Although GVHD prophylaxis without MTX might enhance a graft-versus-leukemia effect, no randomized controlled trial (RCT) of GVHD prophylaxis has investigated this possibility in a reduced-intensity stem cell transplantation (RIST) setting. Therefore, we conducted a prospective randomized trial to compare CSP and TAC without MTX as GVHD prophylaxis in RIST from a MRD.

Methods : Patients with hematological malignancies in complete remission or with a chemosensitive status were eligible for this study if they were either older than 50 years or had significant medical contraindications for conventional transplantation. The primary endpoint was the incidence of grade II-IV acute GVHD on day 100. Regimen-related toxicities (RRT) between day −8 and day 28 were assessed by NCI-CTC ver 2.0. The conditioning regimen consisted of cladribine (0.11 mg/kg × 6 days) and oral busulfan (4 mg/kg × 2 days). All patients received unmanipulated G-CSF-mobilized peripheral blood stem cells from a MRD. CSP (starting dose 3 mg/kg/day, target whole blood conc. 250–350 ng/mL, target trough level 150–250 ng/mL) or TAC (starting dose 0.03 mg/kg/day, target whole blood conc. 10–20 ng/mL, target trough level 5–10 ng/mL) was given as GVHD prophylaxis from day −1. G-CSF was administered from day +6 until neutrophil engraftment.

Results : Sixty-eight patients were enrolled between 2/2003 and 2/2008, but 3 were removed before transplant because of disease progression or infection. The diagnoses included lymphoma (n=27; 10 FL, 6 DLBCL, 6 PTCL and 5 HL), AML (n=14), MDS (n=12), MM (n=5), MPD (n=4) and ALL (n=3). The median age of the patients (56 y vs. 55 y) and the median number of CD34+ cells infused (3.7 ×106/kg vs. 3.1 ×106/kg) were similar in the CSP and TAC arms. The median day of neutrophil engraftment in both arms was day 11. The proportion of patients in the CSP or TAC arm who achieved complete chimerism in CD3+ cell fraction on days 28, 56 and 90 was, respectively, 61% vs. 48%, 80% vs. 76% and 80% vs. 97%. Grade 4 RRT was hepatic disease (n=1, CSP arm), and grade 3 RRT included cardiac (n=1, CSP), renal (n=1, CSP), hepatic (n=2, CSP), oral mucosal (n=1, TAC) and gastrointestinal disease (n=4, CSP vs. n=3, TAC). The incidence of grade II–IV acute GVHD in the TAC arm was significantly lower than that in the CSP arm (Table & Figure). The incidences of grade III–IV acute GVHD and extensive chronic GVHD were not significantly different between the two arms. The non-relapse mortality (NRM) in the TAC arm was significantly lower than that in the CSP arm. The causes of death that contributed to NRM were infection in 6 (CSP arm), GVHD in one (CSP), ARDS in one (TAC) and lung cancer in one (CSP). The relapse rate and relapse-related mortality were not significantly different between the two arms. The median follow-up for surviving patients was 1295 days (169–1954). The overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates in the TAC arm tended to be higher than those in the CSP arm.

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Conclusions : A regimen with TAC alone without MTX as GVHD prophylaxis was associated with significantly lower rates of grade II–IV acute GVHD and NRM compared to a regimen with CSP alone after RIST from a MRD. OS and PFS with TAC alone tended to be higher than those with CSP alone. Nevertheless, these results must be considered with care due to the small number of patients, and the optimal use of both drugs is still under investigation. A large-scale RCT to identify suitable GVHD prophylaxis in the RIST setting is warranted.

Table : Study Outcomes

| | CSP arm (n=33) | TAC arm (n=32) | P |
|:----------------------------------------------------------:| -------------- | -------------- | -------------- |
| P value was evaluated with logrank test or Wilcoxon test*. |
| Grade II–IV acute GVHD | 64% | 39% | 0.040 |
| Grade III–IV acute GVHD | 30% | 23% | N.S |
| Extensive chronic GVHD | 63% | 61% | N.S |
| 1-year/3-year NRM | 26%/38% | 0%/5% | 0.008 |
| 1-year/3-year relapse | 35%/43% | 25%/49% | N.S |
| 1-year/3-year relapse mortality | 27%/33% | 10%/42% | N.S |
| 1-year/3-year OS | 57%/45% | 90%/56% | 0.135 (0.039*) |
| 1-year/3-year PFS | 48%/35% | 75%/48% | 0.120 (0.047*) |

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At present main interest of interdisciplinary studies are focused on development of theoretical and experimental papers concerning nanomaterials and their practical applications [1]. Interest in the nanoworld is enormous and nanotechnology is at present the most dynamically developing discipline of science and technology e.g. over 30 nanotechnological research centres exist at universities. Nanotechnology deals with production and studies of properties of very small objects which can be applied in practice in future [2]. The nanotechnology term was given by Norio Taniguchi in 1974 to determine processing with the accuracy smaller that 1 m but its quick development and diminution of objects in practice as well as manipulation of molecules on a small scale were predicted by Richard Feynman in 1957 [3]. The subject of nanotechnology is search and synthesis, characteristics, making use and practical application of new materials of advanced technology which possesses the sizes of nanometers. Such nanostructures are the bridge between individual atoms and molecules where quantum mechanics laws are applied and vast volume phase in which most properties result from collective behaviour of billion atoms. Individual nanostructures are clusters, nanomolecules, nanocrystals so called quantum points nanowires and nanotubes which possess orderly structures and they can be large molecules in single nanostructures [4]. Quantum size and shape of nanomolecules affect mechanical, chemical, electrical properties, nuclear-electronic, electric-optical and dynamic levels of structure. That promotes disclosure of new, unique physicochemical phenomena and more profitable than large structures such as quantitative differences in properties compared with the volume phase. This leads to possible control of action and application of nanostructures. Nanotechnology must satisfy three criteria:


Here at last is the account of the O.J. Simpson case that no one else hasdared to write, that no one else "could" write. In "Outrage," thefamed prosecutor of Charles Manson and bestselling author of "Helter Skelter" goes to the heart of the trial that divided the country and made a mockery ofjustice. Vincent Bugliosi, who never lost a murder case, brilliantly outlinesthe five reasons why O.J. Simpson got away with murder: the worst possiblejury, a sloppy and incomplete prosecution, a fatal change of venue, judicialerror that allowed the defense to play the race card, and a weak summation andrebuttal that barely addressed the defense's frame-up and conspiracy theories.He reveals: --The offer Marcia Clark and Bill Hodgman should "never" have refused.--The bluff that saved the defense's cardboard case.--What Deputy Sheriff Jeff Stuart overheard when Rosey Grier visited Simpson injail.--The 17 words Johnnie Cochran used to cover his argument that could have beenhis undoing if caught. --Why the jurors never heard Simpson's first police interview-- filled withself-incriminating statements that alone could have convicted him of murder.1. What mistake in jury selection could have cost Marcia Clark the trial--evenbefore she argued the case?2. What did Simpson do to make sure the gloves wouldn't fit?3. How did Judge Ito's behavior towards Marcia Clark prejudice the jury?4. Why did the prosecutors suppress Simpson's "smoking gun"?5. How did Johnnie Cochran con the jury?6. Who might "really" have suggested that Simpson try on the evidencegloves? "Brilliant...the best book yet on the Simpson trial." -- "Newsday" (N.Y.)"The brutally candid,irreverent and authoritative book for which trialwatchers have been hungry for too long." -- "San Francisco Examiner" The #1 "New York Times" bestseller by the author of "Helter Skelter" and prosecutor of Charles Manson.


Since 1996 the EU15 countries have been restructuring the electricity sector. The electricity market reform should make possible to achieve potential benefits in terms of improved efficiency in the electricity sector and in the economy through lower prices for customers, lower costs for producers and competitiveness. The following work intends to explain how the reform works, to show the improvements of the electricity sector in the European countries and to analyze the new market from the point of view of the sustainable development. Towards sustainable energy systems – The role of deregulated electricity markets Pág. 7


The aim of this work is to provide some insights regarding the effort of building a representative and wide coverage audio base of syllables for Romanian. The audio base comprises audio recordings of syllables extracted from the following types of syllable embedding: isolated-syllable, isolated-word and continuous speech. The list of syllables has been computed over the syllabified form of single-word inflected forms. The inflected forms were generated using a general rule-based system for normal and phonetic inflection having at its core the GRAALAN (GRAmmar Abstract LANguage) metalanguage (designed for linguistic knowledge description). In addition, the word-position of a syllable was accounted for when planning the audio recordings.


Submitted for the DFD14 Meeting of The American Physical Society Entrainment effects in the long residence times of solid spheres settling in stratified fluids1 CLAUDA FALCON, ROBERTO CAMASSA, RICHARD MCLAUGHLIN, University of North Carolina, UNC JOINT FLUIDS LAB TEAM — This talk will present results of a study, by a combination of experimental, analytical and numerical tools, of the effects of sharp density variations in the dynamics of a settling sphere in viscous dominated regimes. In particular, long residence times rivaling the ones observed for porous spheres in similar configurations will be demonstrated and discussed. Asymptotic approaches and exact solutions for the sphere exterior problem of Stokes equations will be compared in a parametric study of relevance for experiments. 1Supported by NSF and ONR. Roberto Camassa University of North Carolina Date submitted: 01 Aug 2014 Electronic form version 1.4


Education for health, teaching first aid, is the key for a population healthy and able to give the first aid and to use correctly the emergency number. Many studies shows the reduction in mortality and illness till 7.5%, in emergency situations, if the first aid was done by nonprofessional people, but with training in this area.
This article presents an experience reporting my participation in a project of teaching the first aid to young children in school, that was prepared and implemented by a portuguese organization, ANAFS. The project has begun on 2007 and at the moment has formed near 10000 young children, from 6 to 9 years old in five areas: Prevention, Alert, Unconsciousness, Bleeding and Wound, by oral presentation, demonstration and training, in lessons of 2 hours. At the end of each session children receive a hand shaped guide book which is also a certificate.
This reporting describes the project and shows the effort of this organization to maintain this activity. On the other hand reflects on the necessity of the creation of school programs containing the first aid and basic life support to educate the population for emergency situations.


mating to his colleagues that this Act had been passed, and that it was his duty to carry it out in the most comfortable manner possible, and with the least offence to anyone. Ii had been a great success. They had a diminished mortality from all infectious disease. Edinburgh had the reputation in one or two vo umes to be found in their library of being a fever city They had had^ outbreaks. Let them think of 6,000 cases of typhoid in the course of a year! Medical S3hcols suffered, f.r medical students died. That frightened parents, and E iinburgh got a bad reputation. Medical men in charge of the typhus also fell. They had an enormous mortality, both in the new and


A diode-pumped Q-switched laser oscillator with a liquid-nitrogen-cooled Yb:YAG ceramics active mirror has been demonstrated. 7.5-mJ pulse energy and 30-W average power were obtained. The maximum optical and slope efficiency were 62% and 71%, respectively.


The surface oil and gas geochemical exploration technique has made remarkable application results.Nevertheless,Due to the different standards for success rate calculation and the inherent defects of the technique,people do not have much confidence in this technique.Therefore,the development of surface oil and gas geochemical exploration technique should be on the one hand based on reliable experimental data,rigorous mathematical deduction and theoretical modeling and on the other hand combined with geological,remote sensing and non-seismic geophysical methods so as to give full play to its advantages such as rapidness,low cost and directness.


The paper presents the theoretical analysis of the emitter location asymmetry influence upon the anode current angular dependence in a cylindrical diode.


OF THE DISSERTATION Adaptive Transmission in Fading Environment by Lang Lin Dissertation Director: Professor Roy D. Yates and Professor Predrag Spasojević Adaptive transmission that varies the parameters at the transmitter using channel state information is a promising technique for improving bandwidth and/or power efficiency in time-varying wireless environments. To understand the full potential of adaptive transmission, the achievable throughput of adaptive transmission systems with practical constraints needs to be determined. In this thesis, we formulate and analyze power constrained average reliable throughput maximization with a finite number of code rates/power levels and with channel uncertainty. The focus is on communication over slow fading channels where the channel does not change over the duration of a codeword. Average reliable throughput is based on the concept of information outage, which can be related to the error performance of advanced coding designs. For an adaptive transmission system limited by encoding/decoding only with a finite choices of code rates, it is necessary to determine the finite set of code rates that enables the system to achieve maximum throughput. If the transmitted power also varies within a finite set of values, optimum designs are closely approximated by designs found by an iterative algorithm that maximizes the throughput by alternatively varying the sets of power levels and code rates. Numerical evaluations show that systems with ten


Silane coupling agents were effective on acid-proof treatment of inorganic pigments. This study dealt with five inorganic pigments, i. e., two of cadmopone-type cadmium vermilion, A and B, red iron oxide, prussian blue and zinc oxide. As to the typical operation for the surface treating, pigment was immersed in alcoholic solution of silane coupling agent (2% based on the weight of the pigment), heat-dried, and then cured at 105°C for 2 hrs. This treatment gave easily the pigment water-repellent and improved acid-proof properties, and made more compatible with Japanese lacquer paint. For the acid-leaching study, a sample of 100 mg of the treated pigment was immersed in 50 ml of 5. 5% acetic acid or 5. 9% hydrochloric acid in a stoppered Erlenmeyer flask at 60°C, and occationally shaken at the same temperature. The procedure was continued for a half hour to 7 hrs. The concentration of the dissolved metal in the acid extract was determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Also it was found that the Japanese lacquered bowls pigmented with the treated and untreated cadmium vermilion A did not leach out any of cadmium and mercury when they were filled with 5. 5 % acetic acid and heated at 60°C for 30min.


Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin produced by several different fungi, with the kidney as the main target. Many studies have suggested that the proximal tubule is an important intra-renal target. The


Leave it to Amazon to come up with an entirely new value proposition for book lovers--the all-you-can-eat subscription program called Kindle Unlimited. All the books you can read for only $9.99 per month. What's not to love? Well, you might be surprised..Hi, I'm Steve Weber, publisher of Kindle Buffet, a daily list of free and discounted Kindle books. You can get a free subscription atKindleBuffet.com.After you buy this book, head over to the Buffet and chow down!.This book goes beyond Amazon's marketing hype to explain how to get your money's worth from Kindle Unlimited, and will point you to several alternatives -- and one of them won't cost you a dime!-----------------------------------------------------------------------CONTENTS:.~ A NEW WAY TO FEED YOUR NEED TO READ: KINDLE UNLIMITED.~ IS KINDLE UNLIMITED FOR YOU?The dearth of selection in KUKU is more appealing at firstKU books are hard to findAlternatives to KUKindle's best-kept secret: Free loans from your public libraryThe future of KU.~ USING KINDLE UNLIMITED STEP-BY-STEP.What kind of hardware do I need to use KU?What types of books can I find?Where do I find the KU books?How do I download a KU book?How do I return a KU book?To return a book using Amazon's website:Can I share my KU subscription with others in my household?Is KU a good deal for kids?How do I listen to free KU audiobooks?How do I know if a KU book includes a free audiobook?Can I give KU as a gift?What if the KU gift recipient already has a KU subscription?What's the procedure for exchanging a KU gift subscription?What is a KU bundle?What if the bundle recipient already has a KU subscription?Are KU bundle recipients automatically upgraded to paid subscriptions after the prepaid period?Can KU bundles be given as gifts?Are KU bundle purchases refundable?How do I cancel KU?If I cancel, can I get a refund of previous charges?Is Kindle Unlimited truly unlimited?.~THANK YOU!.Make yourself heard


Twelve magnetic Chemically Peculiar (CP2) stars of the SiSrCrEu subgroup mostly brighter than the 7.5 visual magnitude have been investigated in the infrared at 1.25, 1.6 and 2.2 . The stars HD 74521, HD 90044, HD 119419, HD 125630, and HD 187473 are clearly variable in the near infrared with the same period as the visible light, spectrum, and magnetic eld varia- tions. The stars HD 10783, HD 12447, HD 116458, HD 147010, HD 166469, HD 170397, and HD 223640 do show a smaller amount of variability, although with quite large a dispersion of the data. A remarkable result of the present investigation is that, at least for the stars for which contemporaneous observa- tions are available, the observed infrared variations appear to be in phase with the variations in the long wavelength part of the visible. This may be an indication that the mechanism of the infrared variations should be the same as for the visible.


A combined compression and AE test is proposed, in order to study the scaling of fracture and Acoustic Emission in concrete-like specimens with different size and slenderness. The cylindrical concrete specimens were drilled from two pilasters sustaining a viaduct along an Italian highway built in the 1950s. A two-dimensional FEM numerical model of the pure compression tests is also presented, which is able to describe both the discrete cracking at the matrix-aggregate interface and the smeared cracking of the matrix. The adopted mesoscale modeling directly accounts for the aggregate dimensional distribution, being each aggregate explicitly represented. The distribution of aggregate size and position was generated according to the Fuller distribution. In this way, the crack patterns can be simulated correctly, as well as the load displacement curve. During microcrack propagation, acoustic emission events can be clearly detected experimentally. Therefore, the number of acoustic emissions can be put into relation with the number of Gauss points in the finite element model where cracking takes place. A good correlation is found between the amount of cracking simulated numerically and the experimental acoustic emission counting for different specimen sizes, and the two quantities show the same exponent with respect to the considered volume. This evidence reconfirms the assumption, provided by fragmentation theories, that the energy dissipation during microcrack propagation occurs in a fractal domain comprised between a surface and the specimen volume


BACKGROUND
Pyribenzoxim is an excellent herbicide that can effectively control barnyard grass. However, there're few reports on its structural analogs and SAR, which makes pyribenzoxim an isolated case. In this paper, a series of diarylmethanone oxime esters characterized by pyridine heterocycles were designed and synthesized for herbicidal screening and SAR investigating against barnyard grass.

RESULTS
At 1.17 ~ 37.5 μg/mL greenhouse treatment, the title compounds showed positive dose-toxicity correlation to barnyard grass plants, and the damage became more and more serious with the time. When the concentration was up to 18.75 μg/mL and above, obvious damages were observed in 3 days, most plants died in 7 days and completely died in 14 days. Damages also occurred in different degrees when the concentration was lower than 9.38 μg/mL. The selected compounds 5-20 and 5-21 showed excellent control effects on Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv., Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees, Cyperus difformis L. and Lindernia procumbens (Krock.) Philcox in paddy fields, which was slightly better than pyribenzoxim.

CONCLUSION
SAR analysis of greenhouse data revealed that the type and position of substituents on aromatic rings had great influences on the activity, but the LogP values were not correlated obviously with it. Combined with both compound 5-20 and 5-21, which showed moderate and excellent activity in greenhouse experiment, exhibited excellent activity in controlling barnyard grass in field, we conclude that pyribenzoxim analogues probably act as prodrugs, and this might be the direction that needs to be paid attention on structural optimization of the herbicide in future. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


A new measuring and control system of tramcars escape preventing device in mine based on PLC and photo electricity switch is introduced.This system uses power line for communicating.Through computer simulation test and experimental tests on the machine,this system is proved to be a kind of safe,reliable,economical,convenient measuring and control system.


Cervical cancer is the second most prevalent cancer among women in India and has a high fatality rate. Cervical cancer is currently diagnosed via a Pap Smear test followed by a biopsy. The cells from the cervix are obtained and examined for abnormal cells manually in this procedure, which is quite strenuous. Moreover, given the ratio of healthcare professionals to patients, a computer-assisted approach would certainly help pathologists automate the screening process and make predictions much faster. This research paper proposes a system that uses a deep learning model that implements transfer learning with EfficientNet architecture to classify the pap smear cell images. When compared to alternative models for the same accuracy, the EfficientNet architecture has the advantage of using fewer parameters. The work uses the data set "Liquid based-cytology Pap smear data set for automated multi-class diagnosis of pre-cancerous and cervical cancer lesions" that contain images collected from 490 patients from a hospital so as to deal with real-world data. These images are classified into four categories: NILM, LSIL, HSIL, and SCC, with the proposed model achieving a state-of-the-art accuracy of 98.85%.


Gereon Kopf received his PhD from Temple University and is currently associate professor of Asian and comparative religion at Luther College. As a research fellow of the Japan Foundation and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Research, he conducted research in 1993 and 1994 at Ōbirin University in Machida, Japan, and at the Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in Nagoya, Japan, from 2002 to 2004. As a visiting associate professor, he taught at the Centre of Buddhist Studies at the University of Hong Kong in the academic year 2008–2009. He serves as the co-Chair of the International Society of Buddhist Philosophy, as the liaison between the American Academy of Religion and the Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy, and as the review editor in the area of Japanese Buddhism for H-Buddhism. He is the author of Beyon d Personal Identity (Routledge Curzon, 2001) and the coeditor of Merleau-Ponty and Buddhism (Lexington Books, 2009). In addition, he has published numerous articles on the religious philosophies of Dōgen Zenji and Nishida Kitarō. His current research focuses on the philosophy of the Kyoto School and the construction of postmodern Zen Buddhist ethics.


Entropy-based divergence measures have shown promising results in many areas of engineering and image processing. A generalized information-theoretic measure called Jensen-Renyi divergence is proposed. Some properties such as convexity and its upper bound are derived. Using the Jensen-Renyi divergence, we propose a new approach to the problem of ISAR (inverse synthetic aperture radar) image registration. The goal is to estimate the target motion during the imaging time. Our approach applies Jensen-Renyi divergence to measure the statistical dependence between consecutive ISAR image frames, which would be maximal if the images are geometrically aligned. Simulation results demonstrate a much improved performance of the proposed method in image registration.


ABSTRACT This integrative review identified challenges for interprofessional home care and provided recommendations for improving geriatric home care. A search of six databases identified 982 articles; 11 of them met the review's eligibility criteria and were included in the review. Quality appraisal of the included studies was performed using two tools (Critical Appraisal Skills Program for Qualitative Research and Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool), and their overall methodological quality was found to be satisfactory. After applying D'Amour et al.'s framework, four "challenge" themes emerged: (1) lack of sharing, (2) lack of partnership, (3) limited resources and interdependency, and (4) power issues. Recommendations included providing practical multidisciplinary training guided by a standardized model, establishing streamlined communication protocols and a communication platform reflecting the actual needs of users by involving them in its design, and asking interprofessional team members to commit to home care planning and to cultivate a collaborative culture and organizational support.


As a result of the propagation characteristics of signals in this frequency range, LMDS systems use a cellular-like network architecture, though services provided are fixed, not mobile. In the United States, 1.3 MHz of bandwidth (27.5 B 28.35 GHz, 29.1 B 29.25 GHz, 31.075 B 31.225 GHz, 31 B 31.075 GHz, and 31.225 B 31.3 GHz) has been allocated for LMDS to deliver broadband services in a point-topoint or point-to-multipoint configuration to residential and commercial customers. This tutorial details the underlying technology inherent in offering voice, data, Internet, and video services over LMDS through integration with the wireline environment.


The objective of this research was to establish reference serum values for urea and creatinine in the captive white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari). Serum samples from 44 adult animals (23 males and 21 females) from a captive colony in the Parque de las Leyendas Zoo (Lima, Peru) were collected after chemical inmobilization. Urea and creatinine were analyzed using colorimetric assays, and values were 27.4 ± 2.7 mg/dl and 2.8 ± 0.2 mg/dl respectively. No significant differences between sexes were found. Urea value was greater than those obtained in other studies probably due to the high protein content of the zoo diet.


Spin dynamics is considered in ferromagnets as consisting of electron and nuclear subsystems interacting with each other through hyperfine forces. In addition, the ferromagnetic sample is coupled with a resonance electric circuit. Under these conditions, spin relaxation from a strongly nonequilibrium initial state displays several peculiarities that are absent in the standard setup for studying spin relaxation. The main feature of the nonlinear spin dynamics considered in this article is the appearance of ultrafast coherent relaxation, with characteristic relaxation times several orders shorter than the transverse relaxation time T2. This type of coherent spin relaxation can be used for extracting additional information on the intrinsic properties of ferromagnetic materials and can also be employed for different technical applications.Spin dynamics is considered in ferromagnets as consisting of electron and nuclear subsystems interacting with each other through hyperfine forces. In addition, the ferromagnetic sample is coupled with a resonance electric circuit. Under these conditions, spin relaxation from a strongly nonequilibrium initial state displays several peculiarities that are absent in the standard setup for studying spin relaxation. The main feature of the nonlinear spin dynamics considered in this article is the appearance of ultrafast coherent relaxation, with characteristic relaxation times several orders shorter than the transverse relaxation time T2. This type of coherent spin relaxation can be used for extracting additional information on the intrinsic properties of ferromagnetic materials and can also be employed for different technical applications.


A lot of research work has been done in the simulation of rail transit.But there are still a lot of shortcomings.The paper proposes a virtual slope model for rail transit simulation.In this model,the speed of each train is determined according to its local environment which is expressed by the identifying number of the leading train,the distance between the considered train and its leading train,the width of the virtual slope,the maximum speed of the trains and other related factors.Further a double iteration method is proposed.The first iteration is performed to calculate the identifying number of the new leading train and the new ridge instant at which the leading train changed.The second iteration is performed to de-couple the relation between the speed and the position of the considered train.The slowing down action of a coming train is simulated with a virtual static train.An example has been calculated with the proposed model.The results show that it is valid.


At last the complement to the much-acclaimed Part I (Brill, 1974). With many important corrections of established readings and opinions.


The persistent resistance of micro-organisms necessitates the need to intensify studies on the use of possible strategies for proper control of pathogens using extracts from natural products. The stem bark of Lannea acida was extracted by two methods of extraction: Cold and Soxhlet (continuous) extraction. The extract of the stem bark was screened to confirm the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, saponins, tannins and cardiac glycosides in all the samples of ethanol and hexane/acetone/methanol mixture extracts. The phytochemicals examined varied among the stem bark extracts of other solvents (hexane, chloroform, acetone, and methanol). The result of the antimicrobial test shows that the stem bark extracts exhibited efficacy against some microbes (Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes) that were employed for the study by exhibiting clear inhibition/clearance zones against these microbes which ranges from 06 mm -21 mm. The plant stem bark could therefore be seen as a potential natural source for useful antimicrobial drugs. Original Research Article Olatunji et al.; JABB, 23(7): 21-26, 2020; Article no.JABB.60769 22


This paper develops an approach to dealing with the global robust output regulation problem for a class of nonlinear systems with integral input-to-state stable (iISS) inverse dynamics by using output feedback control. As iISS condition is strictly weaker than ISS condition, the result of this paper applies to a larger class of nonlinear systems.


Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are an efficient and clean alternative power source, but high cost impedes widespread commercialization. The fuel cell membrane, e.g., Nafion, contributes significantly to this cost, and therefore, novel alternatives are required. Temperature is also an important factor; high temperature operation leads to faster reaction kinetics, lower electrocatalyst loading, and improved water management, thereby further reducing cost. However, higher temperature puts greater demands on the membrane. Conductivity is related strongly to humidification, and therefore, this generally decreases above 100 °C. Nanocellulose membranes for fuel cells in which the proton conductivity increases up to 120 °C are reported here for the first time. The hydrogen barrier properties are far superior to conventional ionomer membranes. Fuel cells with nanocellulose membranes are successfully operated at 80 °C. Additionally, these membranes are environmentally friendly and biodegradable.


The embryonic transcription factor DUX regulates chromatin opening and gene expression in totipotent cleavage-stage mouse embryos, and its expression in embryonic stem cells promotes their conversion to 2-cell embryo-like cells (2CLCs) with extraembryonic potential. However, little is known regarding which domains within mouse DUX interact with particular chromatin and transcription regulators. Here, we reveal that the C-terminus of mouse DUX contains five uncharacterized ∼100 amino acid (aa) repeats followed by an acidic 14 amino acid tail. Unexpectedly, structure-function approaches classify two repeats as 'active' and three as 'inactive' in cleavage/2CLC transcription program enhancement, with differences narrowed to a key 6 amino acid section. Our proximity dependent biotin ligation (BioID) approach identified factors selectively associated with active DUX repeat derivatives (including the 14aa 'tail'), including transcription and chromatin factors such as SWI/SNF (BAF) complex, as well as nucleolar factors that have been previously implicated in regulating the Dux locus. Finally, our mechanistic studies reveal cooperativity between DUX active repeats and the acidic tail in cofactor recruitment, DUX target opening, and transcription. Taken together, we provide several new insights into DUX structure-function, and mechanisms of chromatin and gene regulation.


The purpose of this work was to conduct a theoretical review of information and communication technologies and their application in tourism to conserve the environment. ICT represents a growing opportunity for environmental protection, showing in a viable way the principle of information for action, both at a political, business or social level. The subject studied addresses the context of environmental education and the usefulness of ICT in tourism. The research was descriptive documentary and the analytical method is used. The study provides an opportunity for researchers since the technologies used for tourism activity can not only facilitate people's lives, but also promote changes in habits so far from living together in the environment in which they live and look around with harmony and a conservative thought of them.


Natural gas is an attractive carrier of fossil primary energy. It consists mainly in methane and a mixture of the alkane series, the main inert components are nitrogen and carbon dioxide, other components are typically far below 0.1mol% (Picture 1). The combustion of natural gas is very clean concerning exhaust gas pollution and particular matter. Compared to other fossil energy carriers, natural gas usage results in a relatively low emission of the climate gas CO2 per provided energy. The reason is the relatively high hydrogen/carbon ratio in its molecular composition. Due to its gaseous phase and cleanness it is an ideal fuel for the high efficient gas turbine power plants with combined heat-power-cycle that can reach an energetic efficiency of 60% electrical. Furthermore natural gas has a wide application diversification ranging from domestic use for heating, industrial power generation, car fuel, feedstock for the chemical industry to fuel cells and absorber heat pumps.


The article is devoted to the analysis of a role of organized young people in the humanitarian sphere acting against the background of new objective tendencies of rapprochement, and the destructive phenomena between the countries of the former Soviet Union. Prerequisites of some aspects of formation of organized young people in sociohistorical conditions, and a role of its certain participants in the development plan for humanitarian cooperation in the region are considered. The variety of forms of the international activity of youth, its influence on this process is outside research interest and further studying can open the new horizons of a discourse, rather strategic maintaining a humanitarian role of a youth factor, as the effective tool of foreign cultural policy of Russia.


We show that all bounded trajectories in the two-dimensional classical system with the potential are closed for all integer and rational values of k. The period is and does not depend on k. This agrees with our earlier conjecture suggesting that the quantum version of this system is superintegrable.


If educators hope to close gender gaps, they must abandon the notion of a male and female brain. Gender differences are a hot topic. But much of the recent discussion about boys' and girls' learning has generated more heat than light. As a neuroscientist who has studied children's cognitive and emotional abilities and, in particular, analyzed gender differences in children's brains, I hope to help set the record straight on this incendiary subject. Boys and girls differ in many ways--in physical activity level; self-control; and performance levels in reading, writing, and math. Above all, they differ in interests. But most of these differences are nowhere near as large as popular ideas about a "Mars-Venus" gulf imply, nor are they as "hardwired" as current discourse portrays. The truth is that neuroscientists have identified very few reliable differences between boys' and girls' brains. Boys' brains are about 10 percent larger than those of girls, and boys' brains finish growing a year or two later during puberty (Lenroot et al., 2007). But these global differences reflect physical maturation more than mental development. Language: en


To better explore the mechanical properties of steel slag concrete (SSC) under triaxial compression, true triaxial tests were performed on SSC with three replacement ratios (30%, 70%, 100%) by a servo-controlled setup (TAWZ-5000/3000). Through the test, failure modes, peak stress, and corresponding strain of SSC are obtained. Results show that the failure modes of SSC are plate-splitting and slant-shear. Compared with the corresponding uniaxial strength, the triaxial compressive strength of SSC is significantly improved and is influenced by the stress ratio and the replacement ratio. Finally, based on unified strength theory, the strength failure criterion formula of SSC with different replacement rates under triaxial compression is given.


Contemporary teaching is concerned not only with imparting knowledge but with developing skills and strategies for further learning. This article describes issues related to the teaching of learning strategies in the context of evaluating an introductory cognitive psychology course. The course is intended to teach both the concepts of cognitive psychology and their application to learning strategies. The evaluation revealed substantial success in affecting students' self-reported study habits and modest success in affecting achievement in later semesters. An Attribute x Treatment interaction revealed that students high in anxiety were particularly helped by the course.


With the advent of the information age, excessive information collection leads to information overload. Automatic text summarization technology has become an effective way to solve information overload. This paper proposes an automatic text summarization model, which extends traditional sequence-to-sequence (Seq2Seq) neural text summarization model by using a syntax-augmented encoder and a headline-aware decoder. The encoder encodes both syntactic structure and word information of a sentence in the sentence embedding. A hierarchical attention mechanism is proposed to pay attentions to syntactic units. The decoder is improved by a headline attention mechanism and a Dual-memory-cell LSTM network to achieve a higher quality of generated summaries. We designed experiments to compare the proposed method with baseline models on the CNN/DM datasets. The experiment results show that the proposed method is superior to abstractive baseline models in terms of the scores on ROUGE evaluation metrics, and achieve a summary generation performance comparable to the extractive baseline method. Though qualitative analysis, the summary quality of the propose method is more readable and less redundant, which agrees well with our intuition.


Is the speech between men, women and minorities different under stress? Moreover, are these differences also found between speaking and self-reported experiences? The present study investigated these differences in two studies: an in-person stress task with a verbal social stress task, and an online self-reported task, with not evaluation and non-verbal responses. In particular, we were interested in what insights these differences might provide for student experiences under stress (common at a college level) and for specific identity related cognitions including one's status, sense of authenticity and belonging, and affective and cognitive events. In Study 1, following stress (induced via the Trier Social Stress Test) we tested whether or not there were sex differences in linguistic complexity under duress, we expected that men would score higher for complex speech than women based on the results of Newman et al. (2008). In Study 2, we analyzed the contents of an open-ended survey which elucidated differences in linguistic complexity depending on sex and minority status. We also included mean differences of well-known indices of perceived stress, daily discrimination (overt), and microaggressions. There was evidence of speech differences by sex but not by minority status. Moreover, males were significantly higher in status related measures, whereas females reported higher experiences of identity related stress and subtle discrimination. These results suggest a need to consider more specific early interventions and inclusion strategies for students that explicitly address how to interface with such experiences during their college years. Moreover, these findings posit a need to bridge the gap between speech differences, as these minute linguistic variation may yield differences in college performance and consequences in broader society.


Flow regime identification of gas-solid fluidized bed has been a difficult problem in fluidized field.Up to now,it is almost impossible to recognize all the flow regimes with a single sensor or parameter because of the inner complexity of the pressure signal of gas-solid phase system and the existence of transition.A new regime-division method is proposed in this paper.Fuzzy language"membership"is used to describe the degree of transition.Algorithmic complexity C(n) and fluctuation complexity Cf of the pressure signal of a seperate sensor are used as nonlinear characteristic parameters to indicate the flow regimes.Simplified models of C(n) and Cf to identify the flow regimes are established according to observation and statistics of experiments.Membership functions are given to indicate the flow regimes according to the simplified models.Data fusion at the feature level is carried out through fuzzy transformation and the identification result of a separate sensor is obtained.Data fusion at the decision level is carried out in the same way and the initial identification results are input into the decision center as local decisions.Finally the identification result of multi-parameters and multi-sensors is obtained.The experimental results show that multi-sensor data fusion can well identify the fluidized states.


to function well, but she had severe mitral valve stenosis with a valve area of 0.6cm2 and a mean gradient of 14mmHg. The gradients over the aortic prosthesis were 17/8mmHg. She had, at least, moderate mitral regurgitation and severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary arterial pressures of 60mmHg). A CT scan confirmed severe MAC (Figure 1), which excluded conventional surgery. She presented twice in a 7-week period with pulmonary oedema and a decision was taken to offer her a procedure. ABSTRACT


Nursing education today is one of the merits of the Ministry of Higher Education. Higher education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was established to enhance the nation's growth and the well-being of Saudis. There is movement toward advanced nursing education in order to keep pace with today's health demand. The Nursing Faculty in Saudi have a mission. Typically, this mission covers teaching, research, and community service. The interaction of these factors may provoke Faculty of Nursing role conflict and role ambiguity that has an impact on their commitments. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of academic nurse role ambiguity and role conflict on nursing faculty commitment in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A non-experimental descriptive cross- sectional correlational study was conducted. Three largest universities were selected. Full-time nurse faculty employees were recruited to participate in the study, with a total of 216 questionnaires returned over a three month period, giving a response rate of 88%. All respondents completed the Meyer and Allen organizational commitment instrument, the role conflict, and role ambiguity scale. Self-reported survey procedures were used to collect the study data. Descriptive procedures, Pearson's product-moment correlation coefficients were used in this study. Results: The majority of participants are expatriates with a mean age of 36.61 ± 10.47. The results revealed that the nursing faculty faced role ambiguity and role conflict. In addition, Nursing Faculty commitment was normative commitment followed by continuance commitment. Role ambiguity among faculty was negatively correlated to continuance and normative commitment while role conflict correlated to all commitment dimensions. There were significant mean differences between role ambiguity and role conflict and the nationality of nursing faculty. Recommendations: The results of this study reveal that many nursing faculty are experiencing role ambiguity, role conflict, which can lead to a decrease in organizational commitment. Nursing academic administrators ought to create a work environment that dilutes the role conflict and ambiguity in order to enhance excellence in academic scholarship. This will lead faculty to immerse in their own role of teaching, research, and community service and develop a sense of commitment to the organization. (Nazik M.A. Zakari. The Impact of Nurse Role Ambiguity and Role Conflict on Nursing Faculty Commitment in Saudi Arabia. Life Science Journal. 2011; 8(3):179-186) (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.


Purpose: The purpose of this research paper was to analyze selected international and national coach education programs in order to summarize the key features of common coach education approaches around the world, sharing examples of international coach education system structures, to illustrate similarities and differences in global developments, in order to broaden understanding of global trends. Methods: Examples of international coach education system structures have been shared to illustrate similarities and differences in global developments, and to broaden understanding of global trends. In addition, the case studies discussed here involved travelling to attend different international and national coach education courses, keeping field journal notes (FJN), and gathering documents to review systems. These systems were described and critiqued, comparing the following points: accreditation structure, modes of delivery, generic/specialization systems and management. Results: The international and national cases provide further learning possibilities by identifying the strengths and challenges of other systems, critiquing them in relation to advantages and disadvantages of globalization and using outcomes to build foundation principles for the development proposal for coach education in other countries. This research also provides suggestions which help organizing international coach education programs better. Conclusion: It was concluded, that each sports organization should establish quality control of educational programmes for sport coaches according to their own financial, political and cultural situations, and they should seek to continually improve the quality of the coach education process and ensure that coaches have on-going pathways for further development. * Please direct all correspondence regarding this article to Dr. Majid AL-Busafi Sultan Qaboos University, Education – Physical Education Oman – Muscat – 32 ALKhod – email@example.com


The Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) can be used to determine accurate and high-frequency atmospheric parameters, such as Zenith Total Delay (ZTD) or Precipitable Water Vapour (PW), in all-weather conditions. These parameters are often assimilated into Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models and used for nowcasting services and climate studies. The effective usage of the ZTDs obtained from a ground-based GNSS receiver's network in a NWP could fill the gap of insufficient atmospheric water vapour state information. The supply of such information with a latency acceptable for NWP assimilation schemes requires special measures in the GNSS data processing, quality control and distribution. This study is a detailed description of the joint effort of three institutions – Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław University, and the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management – to provide accurate and timely GNSS-based meteorological information. This paper presents accuracy analyses of near real-time GNSS ZTD validated against reference ZTD data: the International GNSS Service (IGS) from a precise GNSS solution, Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, and radiosonde profiles. Data quality statistics were performed for five GNSS stations in Poland over a time span of almost a year (2015). The comparison of near real-time ZTD and IGS shows a mean ZTD station bias of less than 3 mm with a related standard deviation of less than 10 mm. The bias between near real-time ZTD and WRF ZTD is in the range of 5-11 mm and the overall standard deviation is slightly higher than 10 mm. Finally, the comparison of the investigated ZTD against radiosonde showed an average bias at a level of 10 mm, whereas the standard deviation does not exceed 14 mm. Considering the data quality, we assess that the NRT ZTD can be assimilated into NWP models.


6083 Background: There are stubborn, unexplained international differences in treatment outcome for cancer patients.While some of these differences might be explicable on the basis of stage at diagnosis, or methodology of national tumour registry data collection, we hypothesise that some component might be due to international differentials in access to/use of EOPs between different countries eg docetaxel and trastuzumab had relatively delayed introduction in the UK (which has relatively poor breast cancer survival) compared to the US Methods: We have analysed the use of EOPs, using data provided by International Medical Statistics (London). The data base mainly reflects hospital (in- and out-patient) usage. We constructed a per capita relative scale of hospital-based drug use for the following drugs and countries: US, UK, Finland (Fn), Germany (G), France (Fr), Italy (I), Spain(S); trastuzumab (H), carboplatin (C), capecitabine (X), gemcitabine(G), filgrastim (N), paclitaxel (P), docetaxel (D) pamidronate+zoledronate (PZ) Results: Drug use by nation (2002) was in the following order (kg/million population): D:US 289, Fr 131, I 117, S 88,Fn 86,Ger 43,UK 30. P:US 499,S 380,Fr 306,I 284,Fn 262,Ger 149,UK 84 C:US 1013,Fr 801,Fn 709,S 692,I 592,UK 492,G 467; H:US 237, S 137, I 108, Fr 101, Fn 82, Ger 48,UK 44. G:I 7073,Fr 3978,US 3757,UK 3183,Fn 2636,Ger 2313, S 1443 N:I 12,US 5,S 4,Fr 3,Fn 2,UK 1,Ger 1X:Fr 22509,UK14709,I 14309,US 7245,Ger 5130,S 4296,Fn 2867 PZ:US 319,I 301,UK 243,Fr 171,S 163,G 133,Fn 128. By assigning a descending point scale per country based on its place in each drug category, the following index of EOP use was obtained. (1) US (2)Fr (3)I (4)S (5)UK,Fn (6)Ger.

CONCLUSIONS
There are gross variations in the use of EOP between countries. These data probably understate the use of EOP in the US, where much oncology drug administration takes place in private offices. For 5/6 parenteral drugs studied, the US is the leading user. The low use of C in the US might be influenced by re-imbursement practices. Higher drug use in the US may partly explain the generally superior results of cancer treatment in that country. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


The X-34 hypersonic flight vehicle is currently under development by Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital). The Main Propulsion System (MPS) has been designed around the liquid propellant Fastrac rocket engine currently under development at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. This paper presents selected analyses of MPS subsystems and components. Topics include the integration of component and system level modeling of the LOX dump subsystem and a simple terminal bubble velocity analysis conducted to guide propellant feed line design.


Two hundred and eighty-two caregivers graduated from a 12-hour caregiving program conducted at eight church sites. The graduates reported more efficiency with performing caregiving activities but, in comparison to a control group, did not expand to new caregiving activities nor to linkages with formal service agencies. At the termination of the training program, mutual help groups were fostered at three church sites, and sustained to the present time-one year later. The mutual help groups have instituted senior watch programs, newsletters, fund-raisers, seminars, resource directories and health screenings. At one church site three neighboring churches cooperated on both the training program and the mutual help group.


The temperature regulation in the drug production room is intended as a way to maintain the quality of the drug in accordance with the Good Manufacturing Practices (CPOB). In order to regulate the room temperature, one of the supporters is hot water. So a looping hot water system is needed which will be circulated to the AHU (Air Handling Unit) machine. To get hot water that is circulated automatically, a looping hot water system is made. This control system is made using Arduino Uno as a controller for the looping hot water system which will later control all supporting devices, the HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor to read the water level in the tank, the DS18B20 sensor to read the water temperature, 16x2 LCD, 4x4 keypad, relays, heating components and a pump to fill the water tank automatically and circulate hot water. From the test results of installing this system with 5 times of data collection, it can be seen that the process of filling the water tank, water heating, and water circulation is going well with the accuracy of the ultrasonic sensor HC-SR04 reaching 96% and the DS18B20 sensor having an accuracy rate of up to 97%. Results This can make the drug production process run well because the room temperature is maintained.


Treatment results for 743 patients with prostate cancer were analyzed. Out of these patients, 743 with stage III (49,9 %) and stage IV (33,1 %) prostate cancer received the following treatment: radiation, hormonal and hormone-radiation therapy with thennoradiomodification. The analysis of long-term treatment results showed that the combined therapy was the most effective for treatment of stage III-IV prostate cancer. Thennoradiomodification significantly improved the treatment results of patients with stage III disease but it should not be used for patients with stage IV disease. Radiation therapy appeared to be more effective within the first years of follow-up. Hormonal therapy was found to be the most effective for patients with disseminated disease.


The oceans of the world are now being transited by tankers of a size beyond the capacity of any U.S. harbor. These ships offer potential economic savings of large proportions, and use of supercarrier technology could significantly effect the location of base refining and other important industries. However, provision of facilities to handle supercarriers pose unprecedented physicial, ecological, safety, and financial constraints. Provision of adequate harbor depths or alternative offshore loading facilities raises questions of regional transportation needs and marketing patterns. Studies and formulation of investment plans should be promptly initiated with close cooperation established between concerned Federal agencies, industrial, maritime, and port interests.


We tested the removal effect on nectar production in four bat‐pollinated cerrado flowers. We compared the amount of nectar after 7–12 removals with the accumulated nectar in non‐manipulated flowers after 12 h. In all, but one species, removals increased volume by 1.5–4.6 times and sugar content by 1.6–4 times, which may affect flower visitation by bats, pollen flow, and reproduction.


To ensure transparency, Blockchain technology is being implemented in the development of software applications along all the verticals like Banking and Finance, Healthcare, Governance, Education, Agriculture etc. Blockchain is an evolving and a very promising technology, as it is used to eliminate fraud, mitigate risk, makes falsification very hard, brings out transparency and authenticity for various uses. A Blockchain is also termed as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The paper surveys various strategies and algorithms used in Blockchain based applications that were published in renowned journals. The survey also focuses on identifying the merits and demerits of Blockchain technology in almost every possible aspect and provides room for future development.


Food preference in children is molded by the interplay of genetic and environmental factors which are the most consistent feature predicting food selection. The first few years of life are acknowledged as an extremely important period for the development of food- acceptance patterns. Prenatal and postnatal exposures to flavors through amniotic fluid and breast milk have been suggested as possible influences on food acceptance since the like for flavor is the major determinant of food preference, and thus food consumption in children. Flavor transmission through the amniotic fluid during the fetal intra-uterine life is therefore a strong evidence for the influence of prenatal maternal diet on the child's food preference early in life. Extensive research has been conducted to establish the existence of a nexus between fetal exposures in the intra-uterine life and the child's feeding patterns in the extra-uterine life. Several investigators have indeed demonstrated a link between fetal interaction with the intrauterine environment and the acquisition of flavor and food preferences during weaning or later childhood. It is therefore safe to conclude that the child's gustatory and olfactory exposures to flavors during the three successive stages of early development result in modifications in the expression of flavor, food and drink preferences in later stages of life. These three developmental stages are the prenatal period (fetal experience), the postnatal milk-based feeding period and early childhood (at weaning). Since prenatal and postnatal exposures to different flavors determine the extent to which innate dispositions to tastes are expressed, it is possible to formulate effective strategies aimed at increasing children's healthy feeding patterns.


PURPOSE: An anodizable aluminum alloy for die-casting and a die-casting and anodizing method thereof are provided to prevent environmental contamination and to improve shape memory ability and intensity and gloss properties. CONSTITUTION: An anodizable aluminum alloy for die-casting is composed of aluminum, manganese, iron, silicon, titanium, zirconium, and magnesium. The anodizable aluminum alloy for die-casting is composed of 1.0-5.0 wt% of manganese, 0.1-0.4 wt% of iron, 0.02-0.3 wt% of silicon, 0.01-0.06 wt% of titanium, 0.01-0.20 wt% of zirconium, and 0.1-0.5 wt% of magnesium, and the rest is aluminum. A die-casting and anodizing method for the anodizable aluminum alloy is as follows. Ingot is produced(S1). The ingot is dissolved to the molten metal(S2). The molten metal is produced to molded products by using a die-casting mold(S3). An oxide film is coated on the surface of the molded products by flowing current in a state where the molded products are dipped in aqueous solution(S5).


Toni Morrison is an Afro American cultural feminist with strong feelings for her nation. Her novels deeply explore the special circumstances of Afro American women and their awakening and emancipation. Her masterpiece Sula attempts to reveal the new image of American black women and their feminist protest against patriarchy by describing Sula's series of deeds against tradition and morality. And in this novel, the writer also attempts to construct the cultural value theory of the Afro American women.


This paper describes the VLSI implementation for identification of characteristic parameters of the given ternary pulse compression sequence and also generates the ternary pulse compression sequence for transmission purpose if the characteristic parameter satisfies certain required value. In this paper an efficient VLSI architecture is proposed to calculate the characteristic parameters of the given ternary pulse compression sequence simultaneously or separately. The hardware architectures reported in the literature till now have the capability of identification of only one characteristic parameter of the ternary pulse compression sequence. In this paper an effort is made for proposing an efficient VLSI architecture for identification of the characteristic parameters i.e. merit factor and discrimination of the ternary pulse compression sequence either simultaneously or separately. If the identified characteristic parameter satisfies certain required value then the proposed architecture in this paper autom...


Face Recognition System (FRS) are shown to be vulnerable to morphed images of newborns. Detecting morphing attacks stemming from face images of newborn is important to avoid unwanted consequences, both for security and society. In this paper, we present a new reference-based/Differential Morphing Attack Detection (MAD) method to detect newborn morphing images using Wavelet Scattering Network (WSN). We propose a two-layer WSN with 250 × 250 pixels and six rotations of wavelets per layer, resulting in 577 paths. The proposed approach is validated on a dataset of 852 bona fide images and 2460 morphing images constructed using face images of 42 unique newborns. The obtained results indicate a gain of over 10% in detection accuracy over other existing D-MAD techniques.


Optical Character Recognition (OCR) especially for handwritten characters is an important task for its numerous applications in daily life including data digitizing, robotics vision, helping visually disabled people and many more. However, Bangla Handwritten Character Recognition (HCR) is rarely explored despite Bangla being one of the mostly spoken languages over the world. For classifying Bangla basic characters, compound characters and digits various feature descriptors and classification algorithms can be used. This paper provides a comparative study of different Local Binary Pattern (LBP) based feature descriptors on Bangla basic characters, compound characters and digits. For classification, Support Vector Machine (SVM) with linear kernel is used. The rigorous experiments on CMATERdb 3.1.2, CMATERdb 126.96.36.199 and CMATERdb 3.1.1 datasets for Bangla basic characters, Bangla compound characters and Bangla digits respectively have showed reasonable accuracies of different LBP based feature descriptors.


A technique is described to obtain two-dimensional OCT images with full natural color representation. The interference image is acquired using a color camera and the three color channels are processed separately, recomposing the final image.


Emotional labor and physical labor,mental labor is the third mode of labor,is an important factor in service industry.University library is the academic information supporting education and academic research university,providing education and research support services organization.University Librarians and teachers and students in daily contact with very close.Therefore,Emotional labor plays a more and more important role in the work of university library.By using the emotional labor in university library work analysis.


In this paper, analysis has been done to study the sampling effect due to digital implementation of the phase-shift modulation in Dual Active bridge converter (DAB). A Series Resonant DAB (SRDAB) is considered as the dual active bridge converter for transferring the power. A single-phase shift (SPS) modulation is used for power flow control in the SRDAB. The variation of the phase shift angle with respect to multisampling factor, defined as sampling to carrier frequency ratio, has been studied for the modulation technique. It is shown that the output power changes with changing multisampling factor. It is also observed that the nature of zero switching instant changes with the variation in multisampling factor. A detailed mathematical analysis has been done to identify the delay introduced due to sampling and its effect on the phase shift angle. The results are verified through the sampled SPS modulation in the MATLAB platform.


New concept of EUV radiation power scaling in the intermediate focus of the illumination system is proposed. The multiplex source scheme based on combination of several sources with acceptable level power allows to concentrate EUV light on the total power level of 1kW and more have been developed. The experimental results showed that the power consumption in the double-pulse bi-spectral primary source for EUV lithography can be substantially decrease by replacing pre-amplifiers in power CO2 laser on the SRS converters wavelength 1.06 μm to 10.6 μm while maintaining efficiency of EUV radiation output of illuminated plasma.


Public service is one of the important foundations of governments in delivering citizens' expectations. Public service, in order to provide citizens with the expectation of this requires the consideration of principles such as equality, compliance, continuity, rule of law, accountability, transparency, so that public officials, taking into account the above principles, perform public services and take unfair, improper decisions. And contrary to the public interest, this research, while explaining the concept of public service, examines the new principles governing it.  Article visualizations:


Abstract:
 Rangeland systems play an important role in ecological stabilization and the terrestrial carbon cycle in arid and semiarid regions. However, little is known about the vegetative carbon dynamics and climatic and topographical factors that affect vegetative carbon stock in these rangelands. Our goal was to assess vegetative carbon stock by examining meteorological data in conjunction with NDVI (normalized difference vegetation index) time series datasets from 2001–2012. An improved CASA (Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach) model was then applied to simulate the spatiotemporal dynamic variation of vegetative carbon stock, and analyze its response to climatic and topographical factors. We estimated the vegetative carbon stock of rangeland in Gansu province, China to be 4.4× 1014 gC, increasing linearly at an annual rate of 9.8×1011 gC. The mean vegetative carbon density of the whole rangeland was 136.5 gC m-2. Vegetative carbon density and total carbon varied temporally and spatially and were highly associated with temperature, precipitation and solar radiation. Vegetative carbon density reached the maximal value on elevation at 2500–3500 m, a slope of >30°and easterly aspect. The effect of precipitation, temperature and solar radiation on the vegetative carbon density of five rangeland types (desert and salinized meadow, steppe, alpine meadow, shrub and tussock, and marginal grassland in the forest) depends on the acquired quantity of water and heat for rangeland plants at all spatial scales. The results of this study provide new evidence for explaining spatiotemporal heterogeneity in vegetative carbon dynamics and responses to global change for rangeland vegetative carbon stock, and offer a theoretical and practical basis for grassland agriculture management in arid and semiarid regions.


The D2 Channel Bank requires a variety of voltage sources to operate. Some have lenient regulation requirements, while a few have extremely tight tolerance requirements. To derive these voltage sources from a 48-volt central office supply with a minimum of complexity and good conversion efficiency, a tailored design is chosen where, for the less critical voltages, a single switching regulator is used to supply a dc-to-dc converter with several dc voltage outputs and, for the critical voltage sources, series-type regulators are used.


The complexes [ML(NO)X(NHQNH2)][L = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate; M = Mo, X = I, Q =(C6H4)2Y where Y = O, SO2, CH2, or CH2CH2; M = W, X = Cl, Q =(C6H4)2O], [MoL(NO)I(NHCH2CH2C6H4NH2)], [ML(NO)X(OQOH)][M = Mo, X = I, Q =(C6H4)2Y where Y = nothing or S; X = Cl, Q =(C6H4)2S], and [ML(NO)X(OCH2C6H4CH2OH)](M = Mo, X = I; M = W, X = Cl) have been prepared. The bimetallic complexes [{ML(NO)X}2(NHQNH)][M = Mo, X = I, Q =(C6H4)2Y where Y = O, SO2, CH2, or CH2CH2; M = W, X = Cl, Q =(C6H4)2O], [{MoL(NO)I}2(NHCH2CH2C6H4NH)], [{MoL(NO)X}2(OQO)][X = I, Q =(C6H4)2 Y where Y = nothing or S; X = Cl, Q =(C6H4)2 Y where Y = nothing, S, SO2, CO, or COC6H4C6H4CO], and [{ML(NO)X}2(OCH2C6H4CH2O)](M = Mo, X = I; M = W, X = Cl) were obtained either from the monometallics by reaction with [ML(NO)X2] or by direct reaction of the latter with the appropriate arylamine or phenol. The heterobimetallic [MoL(NO)I(NHC6H4OC6H4NH)WL(NO)Cl] was also prepared and all compounds were characterised spectroscopically. The monometallic species underwent a single, usually reversible, one-electron reduction determined by cyclic voltammetry (in CH3CN using a Pt electrode). Values of E½ were dependent on M, X, and the nature of the heteroatom ligand. The bimetallic species underwent two one-electron reductions, investigated by differential pulse polarography. The separation between the redox potentials (ΔE½) varied from 45 mV (negligible interaction between redox centres) to 138 mV (weak interaction), depending on the nature of the bridging ligand.


Charity career in China is underdeveloped at present, and the study in the history of charity is scarce. A Brief History of Charity in China is an important achievement in this regard. Giving emphasis to the study in the history of charity, drawing up historical experiences, and paying attention to the development of charity career in China are the responsibilities of scholars of history.


We review the first fully relativistic description for the neutrinoless double-beta decay by the beyond-mean-field covariant density functional theory. The calculations of the nuclear transition matrix elements are based on a full relativistic transition operator and nuclear wave functions in which the dynamic effects of particle-number, angular-momentum, and parity conservations as well as shape fluctuations are incorporated. We find that the commonly used nonrelativistic approximation for the transition operator is justified within the mechanism of light-Majorana-neutrino exchange. We stress that reducing the discrepancies in the predicted nuclear matrix elements by different nuclear models is a major challenge in nuclear physics.


Since reform and opening up, China has readjusted its foreign policies and adhered to the neighborhood policy of building friendship and partnership with its neighboring countries, and promoted its relations with neighboring countries. China and Myanmar are joined by common mountains and rivers, to promote development of bilateral relations is in conformity with the China's foreign policy and in the common interest of the two sides. Smooth and steady development of relations between China and Myanmar is a result which two sides make great efforts and democrat reflect success of neighborhood policy of building friendship and partnership with its neighboring countries.


Participatory land-use planning (LUP) is often promoted as a solution to various environment-related challenges. In Tanzania, planning processes often represent a stage in the conversion of village lands to different uses, such as wildlife conservation or large-scale farming. LUP in Tanzania is frequently dominated by powerful local, national, or international elites, resulting in loss of rights over village land despite the opposition of many villagers. Contemporary planning involves digital technologies such as global positioning system units, which enable easier storage and sharing of geospatial data. Using assemblage theory, and based on key informant interviews conducted in Arusha and Kilimanjaro Regions of Tanzania in 2015, this article shows that LUP, particularly when it involves digital technologies, is used to not only to change land uses but also to strengthen linkages between different organizations, reinforce certain narratives of environmental change, and legitimize particular forms of external intervention.


Field investigation was carried out for two consecutive years (2001 and 2002) to develop an eco-friendly integrated weed management technology for blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) grown under rainfed eco-system of Central Uttar Pradesh. Results revealed that low dose of pendimethalin (0.5 kg ha−1) followed by one hand weeding done at 60 days after sowing demonstrated intended weed control (67.80% WCE), enhanced higher grain yield (379 kg ha−1 or 119.49%) and fetched net monetary return (Rs.3611 ha−1) due to weed control.


This article is a response to three commentaries (Halbesleben, 2011; Hickson, 2011 & Locke, 2011) on 'Assessing "good" qualitative research in the work psychology field: A narrative analysis' (Cassell & Symon, 2011).


Global near infrared models to predict wood properties of Eucalyptus were developed using one hundred samples. Samples were provided from different country and location (Congo, Senegal, Brazil), including different species and hybrids (E. urophylla, E. grandis, E. camaldulensis, E. urophylla x E. grandis, E. urophylla x E. pellita) from different age (from 5 to 30 years old). The global models tested by cross-validation, based on our own reference data, shown encouraged fits for extractives (correlation coefficient R2cv = 0.98 and error of cross-validation SECV = 0.76 and ratio of performance deviation RPD = 7.2), lignin (R2cv = 0.91, SECV = 1.1, RPD = 3.3), cellulose (R2cv = 0.89, SECV = 1.2, RPD = 3.0), hemicelluloses (R2cv = 0.82, SECV = 1.6, RPD = 2.4). The high variability of chemical properties due to the sampling (for example extractive contents varied from 3 to 21%), associated to the good repeatability of reference measurements, provided high values of model parameters. These results suggest that global calibration could be useful in tree breeding processes and for different experiment trials from the fields, to rank genotypes for extractives, lignin, cellulose, and hemicelluloses. In order to get near infrared local models, we are improving our sampling in term of number and origin of wood.


ness of parturition; 4th, of prolapse of the umbilical cord, and its remedy by the postural treatment; 5th, of the employment of the forceps; and, 6th, of the management of the third stage of labour. Is/, Diagnosis of Pregnancy.?Mrs A. B. was in full process of parturition when she arrived at the Infirmary on the 29th of November; but she had left home by the advice of her medical attendant, who


It remains fascinating how political events influence the financial sector, and vice versa. As a result of the holocaust, financial instruments like the bearer Sparbuch in Austria and numbered accounts in Switzerland were created : never ever again would a person's financial freedom be impaired as a result of political events.


PURPOSE: A commercial information supply system including specific area's geographic information through internet is provided to enable users to easily receive the area's geographic information in accordance to the desired commercial classification or the address and to provide the system through a website in which the users can visit the appropriate business's website by clicking an advertisement banner. CONSTITUTION: A commercial information supply system including specific area's geographic information through internet is composed of registration, creation, storage, and search. The appropriate area's businesses and the service users register as members(A200) and the commercial business independently creates a commercial homepage through the request to a service provider(A201). The companies are stored in the map DB in accordance to the commercial classification of the business(A202). A service user inputs the search categories, such as the commercial classification, address, area, or the business name, and searches the electronic map(A203). A search result is displayed in accordance to the search conditions(A204) and when the user selects a company icon that is displayed on the electronic map(A205), the user is connected to the company's homepage(A206) and the user searches for the desired information(A207).


Abstract This paper is concerned with the critical nonlinear Gross–Pitaevskii equation, which describes the attractive Bose–Einstein condensate under a magnetic trap. We derive a sharp threshold between the global existence and the blowing-up of the system. Furthermore, we answer the question: how small are the initial data, such that the system has global solutions for the nonlinear critical power $p=1+(4/N)$?


Analysis of susceptibility and density data from a borehole in the Bushveld igneous complex in South Africa was performed using statistical tools such as power spectra, wavelet analysis, and windowed histogram plots. This analysis has revealed significant patterns and cycles that correlate both with rock type and subtle layering within and between units. These results can now be used to test models of layering processes.


Public spectacles of violence: sensational cinema and journalism in early twentieth-century Mexico and Brazil by Rielle Navitski, Durham and London, Duke University Press, 2017, 325 pp., $28.95, ISBN 978-0-8223-6975-2 Ian Christie To cite this article: Ian Christie (2020): Public spectacles of violence: sensational cinema and journalism in early twentieth-century Mexico and Brazil, Early Popular Visual Culture, DOI: 10.1080/17460654.2020.1846896 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/17460654.2020.1846896


The 78-kDa glucose regulated protein (GRP78), a member of stress proteins, was cloned from a cDNA library of Japanese oyster Crassostrea gigas. The analysis on Japanese oyster GRP78 clone of approximately 2.6 kb revealed that the entire open reading frame was 1983 bp long and encoded 661 amino acid residues. At the DNA sequence level, the coding region of Japanese oyster GRP78 gene was 72, 62, and 62% identical to those of chicken GRP78, Japanese flounder HSP70, and Japanese flounder HSC71 genes, respectively. Deduced amino acid sequence of Japanese oyster GRP78 was 84, 62, and 62% identical to those of chicken GRP78, Japanese flounder HSP70, and Japanese flounder HSC71, respectively. Japanese oyster GRP78 contained an 18-residue sequence at the N-terminus that exhibits characteristics of a cleavable signal sequence. It also contained an ATPase domain, and a peptide-binding domain in addition to a Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) peptide motif that is involved in determining endoplasmic reticulum localization. Northern blot analysis showed that GRP78 mRNA was induced with heatshock treatment in the oyster tissues.


© 2016 Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice | Published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow A 2‐year‐old girl presented with an abnormal shaped head since early infancy. Her growth and development were normal. A computerized tomography (CT) scan showed a fusion of sagittal and bilateral lambdoid sutures, typical of Mercedes Benz pattern craniosynostosis [Figure 1]. Except for widened subarachnoid spaces in the frontal region, she did not have any brain anomalies.


Existing WDM virtual topology models mainly aim at maximizing the network throughput by optimizing predetermined objective functions. While the literature is rich in variants of such objective functions, they share a few deficiencies. Specifically, they abstract the problem with one fixed objective assuming that the throughput hindrance is uniform across the network, and do not consider node structure nor router utilization. These factors, when considered, affect network bottlenecks limiting a network throughput. As a result, none of the existing models fits all ISP networks. In this paper, we introduce a novel algorithm to determine a network bottleneck based on the 1) physical topology, 2) traffic demand and 3) technology constraints, and a topology model leading to optimized network throughput.


The relations between sulfur nutrition and root hydraulic conductance (Lp_r) were studied in wheat (Xiaoyan No.503) seedling period. The experiment was each done in Hoagland solution and pot test culture indoors. The PEG 6000 was used to simulate drought stress (-0.3 Mpa). Sulfur level was controlled with 1/2 strength Hoagland nutrition solution and 1/2 strength Non-sulfur Hoagland nutrition solution. The soil moisture content in pot test was controlled through weighing every day. The sulfur level was controlled through adding sulfur or not. In different water restoring time, the root hydraulic conductance was measured. The variety of root hydraulic conductance was compared in wheat seedling under water stress and sulfur nutrition stress conditions. The results indicated: During normal condition or drought stress, the wheat root hydraulic conductance of treatment with sulfur supply is higher than that in absent. After restoring water, the wheat root hydraulic conductance recovery ability of plant with sulfur supply is better than that in absent. It is demonstrated that in Hoagland and pot culture plant with sulfur supply had better recovery ability, and sulfur nutrition had obvious adjust effect on Lp_r. in wheat root.


Serum free 17-hydroxycorticosteroid levels were determined for 1,700 systemically healthy, young adult males divided intoathe following groups: One thousand subjects were included in a physiologic baselitle study; one control group of 209 subjects was sampled over a 21-week period; a second control group of 248 participants was studied along with 97 patients scheduled for operative dentistry and 146 patients appointed for impaction surgery. All samples were collected between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. In the baseline study a serum free 17-OHCS mean of 14.82 (S.D. = 3.91) ug./100 ml. was found. The means for the two control groups were not significantly different. Variances for these groups did differ (P < .05). The anticipation of "having a tooth filled" was a signiftant (P < .05) stimulus to the adrenal cortex but an appointment for impaction surgery produced a significantly greater response (P < .001). This technical documentary report has been reviewed and is approved. ROBERT B. PAYNE Colonel, USAF, MSC Chief, Operations Division


Mitochondria are well-adapted endosymbiotic intracellular organelles, acting as the energy supplier for survival and proliferation of cells under aerobic conditions. Moreover, cellular proliferation largely depends on the total number of mitochondria, governed by the process of mitochondrial biogenesis (Davila and Zamorano, 2013; Yoboue et al., 2014).


Lightweight floor systems are frequently used in many countries nowadays, but its poor acoustical performance is annoying for residents. This paper is concerned with low frequency impact sound transmission through a lightweight wooden floor. The floor system studied in this research consists of a ribbed wooden plate that is simply supported at its boundaries. A series of experiments on the lightweight wooden floor have been carried out in laboratory conditions. Besides, a modal analysis model is utilized to investigate the low frequency behaviour of this floor. This model is intended to be extended to evaluate improvements of the floor construction. The results of the measured floor vibrations and radiated sound field, for different excitation source types, are presented and compared with results from the prediction model. This paper gives insight in the behaviour of the floor excited by impact forces and the applicability of the model for predicting actual wooden floors.


Along with creating the conditions for progress and emancipation of women in society, they developed the instruments and methods of preventing the exercise of these conditions. Although it is evident legally equating women with men in all spheres of life in modern society there are various forms of self-suppression of women (psychological, economic, cultural, acceptance of women "without rebellion" of values and rules that are set by men and the like.). Th e increasing presence of women in the public sphere, their subjugation, discrimination and subordination are moved from private to public sphere - (in) ability to access public services, employment, wage levels and the like. Th e causes of this suppression are, usually, in the character of social relations - are still rooted in the patriarchal patterns - the imposition of "masculine" principles and rules of everyday life which suppress women from important segments of social relations.


For many years, the Manual Report assessment method in use has not been adequate, having myriad of problems such as time wasting, inaccuracy, lack of database, and high cost. With these inadequacies comes the need for alternative Report assessment method, and very little academic literature exists on how to best assess reports. This book, therefore provides a new metric of success for report assessment. The Electronic Report assessment method is introduced, this includes: automation of report assessment scores, computation of the scores, and generation of database for the reports among other things. Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is the theoretical foundation of the work, while Structural System Analysis method is adopted for the work. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 is the programming language used. The E-assessment method sheds some light on how to use software to assess reports, generate database and monitor report submission. This book is especially useful to professionals in ICT, media houses, religious bodies, international organizations, governments, policy makers, researchers, and other organizations that receive reports on regular basis from various locations.


Background: Over 50 countries have used Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) and whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for SARS-CoV-2 for monitoring COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 surveillance in the Philippines relies on clinical monitoring and contact tracing, with both having limited use in early detection or prediction of community outbreaks. Complementary public health surveillance methods that can provide community-level infection data faster and using lesser resources must be explored. Objectives: This study piloted and assessed WBE and WGS as approaches for COVID-19 surveillance in low-resource and low-sanitation communities in Davao City, Philippines. Methods: Weekly wastewater samples were collected from six barangay community sewer pipes or creeks from November to December 2020. Samples were concentrated using a PEG-NaCl precipitation method and analyzed by RT-PCR to detect the SARS-CoV-2 N, RdRP, and E genes. In addition, SARS-CoV-2 RNA-positive samples were subjected to WGS for genomic mutation surveillance. Public data from clinical surveillance were also reviewed to interpret WBE data. Results: Twenty-two of the 24 samples (91.7%) obtained from the six barangays tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. The cycle threshold (Ct) values were correlated with RNA concentration and attack rate. Thirty-two SARS-CoV-2 mutations were detected in WGS, including novel non-synonymous mutations or indels in seven SARS-CoV-2 genes and ten mutations previously reported in the Philippines. Discussion: SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in community wastewater from the six barangays of Davao City, even when the barangays were classified as having a low risk of COVID-19 transmission and no new cases were reported. Despite the fragmented genome sequences analyzed, our genomic surveillance in wastewater confirmed the presence of previously reported mutations while identifying mutations not yet registered in clinical surveillance. The local context of a community must be considered when planning to adopt WBE and WGS as complementary COVID-19 surveillance methodologies, especially in low-sanitation and low-resource settings. Keywords: COVID-19, Philippines, SARS-CoV-2, Wastewater-Based Epidemiology, Whole Genome Sequencing.


Academic institutions are expected to design and undertake equality work within their organizations. A common way of organizing this work is through committees with a consultative mandate in relation to the university principal and management board. The purpose of this article is to analyse meeting protocols from gender equality committees as well as from social and ethnic equality committees and to address, from a gender and organizational theory perspective, how the members of these committees perceive the interventions considered. The main research questions are: are there differences between committees dealing with gender, social and ethnic equality and/or among the committee members´ experiences of the committee work? On what feminist assumptions do the proposed interventions rest? Do the interventions open the way for changing power relations and what are their limitations? Data collection took place at two Swedish universities where interviews were conducted with 22 committee members, and 80 meeting protocols stretching over a four year time period were scrutinized. The results show that the gender equality committees are more established than the committees dealing with social and ethnic equality. The work of the committees is to a large extent focused on internal activities such as information dissemination and discussions concerning how to organize their work. The external interventions designed to effect change are first and foremost of a strategic or educational character. Committee members express uncertainty about the success of their work with these interventions. Such interventions are presumably of great importance but are not designed in a comprehensive way. These interventions are unlikely to pose a significant challenge to existing power relations since they do not address the conditions and factors that sustain these structures in the first place.


The Galileo navigation system introduced the integrity concept, intended as a continuous control of the information broadcasted by satellites. Although the RAIM technique represents the first example of integrity monitoring, it is able to detect only local errors made at the receiver level. The integrity monitoring applied by EGNOS could instead be seen as the forerunner of the Galileo system. Even if there are many differences in the definition of integrity for the two systems, the aim is the same for both: to protect the user against the failure of the system, warning him in the shortest time and with the greatest precision possible.


— This paper presents a synthesis and simulation of proposed enhanced buffer. The design provides advantages of both buffer and bufferless network for that two cross bar switches are used. The concept of virtual channel (VC) is eliminated from the previous design by using an efficient flow-control scheme that uses the storage already present in pipelined channels in place of explicit input VCBs. This can be addressed by providing enhanced buffers on the bufferless link and creating two virtual networks. With this approach, VCBs act as distributed FIFO buffers. Without VCBs or VCs, deadlock prevention is achieved by duplicating physical channels. An enhanced buffer provides a function of hand shaking by providing a ready valid handshake signal and two bit storage. Through this design the power is reduced to 15.65% and delay is reduced to 97.88% with respect to virtual channel router.


Through the engineering examples,the related construction technology of prebored hole pile sinking technology of PHC pipe pile in medium density and compact field were introduced.It illustrated that the prebored hole technology plan in the engineering can reduce soil compacting effects and sinking resistance,but little influenced the pile bearing capacity.