tality; in 1904 the abatement whicll 1903 presented was nmore than sustained. The death-rate from this cause was 1.06 against a quinquennial rate of 3.34. In tea gardens and among immigrant coolies clholera mortality was ~unprecedentedly low. There was a slight increase in the $smiall-pox death-rate, but it was only half of the decennial mean. No case of Dlague occurred during the year. There was an abatement in fever mortality. Deaths from 'kala-azar were fewer; the disease is said now to present rather a sporadic than an epidemic aspect. Special inquiries by Major Hall and Captain James revealed its ecxistence in South Sylhet, the fact being certified by the -discovery of the Leishman body in blood obtained from the spleen by puncture. The disease is evidently exten-sively prevalent in both the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys; but it is difficult to distinguish it from chronic mnalaria. Bowel coniplaints are very fatal in Assam; in tea gardens deaths from dysentery and diarrhoea are about three times as numerous as in the general population. The only important sanitary work undertaken -during the year was for the supply of water to the town of Gauhati, but a considerable amount of money was spent iby municipal and district boards on tanks, wells, draining, oand cleaning. The report is submitted by Colonel David Wilkie, Sanitary Commissioner.


According to a particular embodiment, using the pressure-activated adhesive is directly bonded to the semiconductor chip yielding substrate, or any non-planarity of semiconductor chip contact While non-coplanar with the surface of the semiconductor chip.


Abstract Multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae an increasing cause of neonatal sepsis in India. This observational study was designed to monitor temporal change in prevalence of K. pneumoniae as a causative organism for neonatal sepsis and its sensitivity pattern. The time period was divided into four time frames of six months each [designated A (1/10/2006–31/03/2007) to D (1/04/2008–30/09/2008)]. K. pneumoniae isolation in all cultures sent from neonatal intensive care units doubled in time frame D (6.3%) compared to time frame A (3.0). Similarly, the percentage of total positive cultures in the neonatal intensive care unit that were K. pneumoniae also doubled (27.8% in A to 55.6% in D). K. pneumoniae sepsis tripled in inborn neonates (15.4% in A to 47.1% in D). Incidence of MDR K. pneumoniae increased from 0% in time frame A to 76.5% in time frame D. Resistance against ampicillin and third generation cephalosporins (cefotaxime and ceftazidime) remained 100% in all time frames. Carbapenem (meropenem and imipenem) resistance increased from 0% in time frame A and B to 41.2% in time frame D. Death due to K. pneumoniae sepsis showed brisk resurgence in time frame D (17.6%) compared to time frame C (10%). Lower gestational age and birth weight were associated with higher mortality. MDR K. pneumoniae is emerging as a more frequent cause of neonatal sepsis. There is an dincreasing threat of combined quinolone and carbapenem resistant MDR K. pneumoniae.


Free radicals have been recognized as a factor which can initiate several degenerative diseases. They can cause cell damage by oxidizing many cellular components; such as protein, lipid and DNA. Normally, cells contain antioxidants which can scavenge free radicals and prevent themselves from the damage. Plants, including several Thai herbs which we use to make beverage and wine, are sources of several antioxidants; such as vitamin A, C, E, selenium, carotenoids and flavonoids. We studied the antioxidant activities from 45 Thai herbal beverages and wines from one tumbon one product (OTOP), by using a free radical, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH). We found that the antioxidant activities were -0.7 to 94.8% from herbal beverages and instant beverages, 11.2 to 89.9% from herbal teas, and 82.7 to 83.7% from Thai red wines. Five herbal beverages which have strongest antioxidant activities (>80 percent) were Nam wan chuk mod look, Nam mayom, Nam krachai dum, Nam look-yor and Nam gek-huay; by 94.0+0.1%, 93.4+0.2%, 92.7+0.1%, 94.8+0.2%, 91.6+0.8% and 90.2+0.2% respectively. In conclusion, we demonstrated the antioxidant activities from local Thai herbal beverages which had high activities from many of them. This study will give customers more information about herbal and will promote the benefit of products from OTOP. Key words: free radical, antioxidant, OTOP, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl, DPPH assay


Automated hematology analyzer Sysmex XN‐350 is operated by two analytical software, whole blood‐mode and body fluid mode. The body fluid mode can be counted the cells twice as many as than whole blood mode and it is suitable for body fluid analysis which the sample has low cell count. XN‐350 is calculated the cell counts including total nucleated cell, WBC, RBC, mononuclear(MN) cell, polymorphonuclea(PMN) leukocyte and differentiated MN%, PMN%, high‐fluorescence body fluid cell(HF‐BF)%. The cell types in HF‐BF are macrophages, mesothelial cells, synovial cells and other abnormal cells. Higher HF‐BF% means higher abnormal cells. We evaluated the correlation HF‐BF % by XN‐350 to microscopic examination.


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Michael Dorland and Maurice Charland. 2002. Law, Rhetoric, and Irony in the
Formation of Canadian Civil Culture. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.


The aim of this work was to investigate and quantify the effects of system noise, nodule location, anatomical noise and anatomical background on the detection of lung nodules in different regions of the chest x-ray. Simulated lung nodules of diameter 10 mm but with varying detail contrast were randomly positioned in four different kinds of images: 1) clinical images collected with a 200 speed CR system, 2) images containing only system noise (including quantum noise) at the same level as the clinical images, 3) clinical images with removed anatomical noise, 4) artificial images with similar power spectrum as the clinical images but random phase spectrum. An ROC study was conducted with 5 observers. The detail contrast needed to obtain an Az of 0.80, C0.8, was used as measure of detectability. Five different regions of the chest x-ray were investigated separately. The C0.8 of the system noise images ranged from only 2% (the hilar regions) to 20% (the lateral pulmonary regions) of those of the clinical images. Compared with the original clinical images, the C0.8 was 16% lower for the de-noised clinical images and 71% higher for the random phase images, respectively, averaged over all five regions. In conclusion, regarding the detection of lung nodules with a diameter of 10 mm, the system noise is of minor importance at clinically relevant dose levels. The removal of anatomical noise and other noise sources uncorrelated from image to image leads to somewhat better detection, but the major component disturbing the detection is the overlapping of recognizable structures, which are, however, the main aspect of an x-ray image.


Recoveryfrommildtraumaticbraininjury(mTBI)isprimarilybasedontheresolutionofpost-concussivesymptomsbacktoapremorbidlevel. However, the "good old days" bias means fewer premorbid symptoms are retrospectively recalled, thus skewing the determination of recovery relativetopre-injury.Theobjectivesofthisstudyweretoinvestigatethe"goodolddays"biasinpediatricmTBIanddemonstratetheimplications ofthisbiasonperceivedrecovery.Childrenandadolescents2‐18yearsold(mean ¼ 10.9,SD ¼ 4.4,N ¼ 412)wererecruitedaftersustainingan mTBI. Ratings of premorbid symptoms were provided: (a) in the Emergency Department (ED; by parents), (b) retrospectively at a 1-month follow-up(byparentsandadolescents),and(c)retrospectivelyata3-monthfollow-up(byparentsandadolescents).Parentratingsofpremorbid symptoms decreased by 80% from the ED to 1-month post-injury (p , .001) but were stable from 1 to 3 months post-injury (p , .05). Adolescentspremorbidratingsdeclinedfrom1to3monthspost-injury.Slowrecoverydidnothaveadifferentialimpactonpremorbidreporting. Using premorbid ratings obtained in the ED, instead of retrospective symptom reporting at the time of follow-up, suggests that a significant minority of patients believed to be "not recovered" actually have the "same or lower" symptom ratings at 1 (29%) and 3 months (41%) postinjury compared with before the injury. The "good old days" bias is present in pediatric mTBI by 1-month post-injury, influences retrospective symptom reporting, and has measureable implications for determining recovery in research and clinical practice.


BACKGROUND
Sauce braised meat products are popular in Asia, while their complicated processing may cause potential safety risks. Especially, how hazardous compound formation during its culinary is still unclear. In this study, the chests of braised chicken, which is a typical Chinese sauce braised meat product, were used to investigate the heterocyclic amines (HCAs) formation during heat treatment.

RESULTS
The precursors content (creatine and reducing sugar), HCAs level and temperature in different parts of chicken chest at each processing stage were measured. The results showed that the increasing trends of total HCAs contents in different parts of chicken chest were not the same. Only total HCAs content in skin (4.93 ± 0.80 ng g-1 ) increased significantly after deep-frying. During braising, total HCAs level in skin was high (12.1~14.3 ng g-1 ) and relatively stable. However, total HCAs contents in pectoralis major muscle (3.90~7.40 ng g-1 ) and pectoralis minor muscle (1.44~5.31 ng g-1 ) were much lower than in skin, and raised steadily with braising time.

CONCLUSION
Braising is the main factor which affects HCAs levels in braised chicken. Combining results of temperature and precursors content, a possible explanation of large amount of HCAs in braised chicken may infiltrate gradually from reused marinade, instead of thermic generation. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


e20012 Background: Carfilzomib (CFZ) is a second-generation proteasome inhibitor with activity in multiple myeloma (MM) that is associated with cardiotoxicity and dyspnea. The pathophysiology and risk factors for developing these toxicities are not well described. We are conducting a prospective observational study (NCT04827563) of longitudinal changes in cardiovascular and endothelial function among MM patients receiving CFZ. We hypothesize that baseline and longitudinal variations in cardiovascular and endothelial function correlate with development of cardiotoxicity and dyspnea in MM patients receiving CFZ. Methods: Patients with MM receiving first-time CFZ therapy are prospectively enrolled and undergo the following study procedures prior to CFZ initiation and then every 2 weeks for the first 6 weeks of CFZ therapy (C1D1, C1D15, C2D1, C2D15): 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, echocardiography, pulse wave velocity, and EndoPAT endothelial function assessment. Patient-reported outcomes are also collected. Cardiovascular adverse events (CVAEs) and dyspnea are assessed at all timepoints, as well as at 3 and 6 months after enrollment, by CTCAE v5.0 and are adjudicated by a cardio-oncologist. Patients with endothelial dysfunction will be defined as reactive hyperemia index (RHI) <1.67 via EndoPAT. Baseline variables were analyzed with unpaired t-tests and longitudinal variables were analyzed by one-way repeated measures ANOVA. Results: Ten patients have completed 6 months of follow-up. Demographic data is summarized in the table. Four patients (40%) developed dyspnea, 2 with grade 1 and 2 with grade 3 at maximum, with most patients developing dyspnea by C1D15. Two patients had ongoing grade 1 dyspnea at follow-up. Four patients (40%) developed grade 3 or higher CVAEs, most of which were grade 3 hypertension and/or grade 3 HFpEF. Baseline left ventricular mass was significantly higher in patients who developed dyspnea compared to those who did not (p=0.040). EndoPAT values were significantly different between C1D1 and C1D15 in those with CVAEs (2.28 vs 1.74, p=0.0223). NTproBNP values were also significantly different between C1D1 and C1D15 in those with dyspnea (74.5 vs 129.3, p=0.006). Conclusions: MM patients that developed dyspnea during treatment with CFZ had a higher baseline LV mass and were more likely to develop increases in NTproBNP despite preserved ejection fraction, consistent with HFpEF. This group also had a greater change in EndoPAT values suggesting that short-term alterations in endothelial function may have a role in the development of dyspnea in those who may have the anatomic substrate for HFpEF. Clinical trial information: NCT04827563 . [Table: see text]


A 67‐year‐old woman underwent an open right hemicolectomy for a malignant polyp. A stapled functional end‐to‐end anastomosis was fashioned using a TLC 75 linear stapler (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ, USA). She had been on long‐term dual antiplatelet therapy for an extensive cardiac history, including ischaemic heart disease with two coronary bare‐metal stents inserted 6 months prior. The antiplatelet agents were withheld prior to surgery and recommenced on day 6 postoperatively according to advice, just prior to hospital discharge. Two weeks after discharge, she re‐presented to the hospital with large volume secondary lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage characterized by painless fresh bleeding per rectum. On physical examination, she was conscious but appeared pale and unwell. She was haemodynamically unstable, with a heart rate of 110 beats per minute and a blood pressure of 92/50 mmHg. Examination of the gastrointestinal system revealed that her abdomen was soft and non‐tender, but there was frank bleeding per rectum with clotted bright red blood. Laboratory investigations revealed a haemoglobin level of 89 g/L (compared with 132 g/L on discharge). All other parameters measured were within normal limits, including a normal arterial blood gas analysis. A computed tomography angiogram was performed, which demonstrated active contrast extravasation (arterial phase) adjacent to the ileocolic anastomosis (Fig. 1). The management of this patient presented a clinical dilemma. The options considered included operative, endoscopic and radiological intervention. Given her unstable clinical condition, there was an obvious need for prompt arrest of haemorrhage. As the bleeding source was proximal in the colon, endoscopic intervention was considered undesirable. Repeat surgical intervention was deferred in preference to potentially less morbid radiological intervention given her medical co‐morbidities and rapid access to interventional radiology in our institution. The patient was consented regarding potential ischaemia and possible compromise of the anastomosis following embolization. Formal angiography confirmed that the offending vessel was a branch of the middle colic artery. This vessel was 'superselectively' catheterized and successfully embolized with 5 mL of polyvinyl alcohol particles. A post‐embolization contrast run demonstrated successful embolization of the feeder vessel with no further extravasation of contrast. In the immediate post‐procedure period, there were no further episodes of lower gastrointestinal bleeding. After a short hospital stay, the patient was discharged home. There was no clinical evidence of anastomotic compromise. She continues to remain well at 12 months review. Anastomotic bleeding is a recognized complication following colonic resection. While the majority of patients respond to conservative management with supportive therapy, a proportion continue to bleed at a significant rate, posing a challenging clinical problem. As in our case, patients with anastomotic bleeding are often elderly with multiple co‐morbidities and on antiplatelet and/or anticoagulant therapy, further complicating management decisions. When supportive therapy proves inadequate, treatment options include endoscopic and surgical interventions (including reoperation with or without stoma formation). Angiographic embolization is increasingly regarded as a primary treatment modality for other aetiologies of acute lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage. However, its use to arrest bleeding from vessels supplying an anastomosis has been traditionally regarded as counterintuitive for fear of compromising the blood flow to the anastomosis with potential for ischaemia and subsequent dehiscence. Apprehension regarding the use of angiographic embolization for the management of anastomotic bleeding is based on results from early experiences, in which high rates (up to 20% in some series) of colonic infarction following embolization were documented.


FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGNS AS CURRENTLY PRACTICED IN GEORGIA ARE PRIMARILY BASED ON THE STUDY OF THE FOUNDATIONS OCCURRING ALONG THE PROJECTS BY MEANS OF SURVEYS, ANALYSIS OF SAMPLES REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS HORIZONS OF THE FOUNDATIONS, AND TREATMENT OF THE FOUNDATIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR STRENGTH AND THE CONDITION UNDER WHICH THEY SERVE, ALL COMBINED WITH A UNIFORM DEPTH BASE AND SURFACING, UTILIZING THE AVAILABLE MATERIALS EITHER EXISTING IN THE VICINITY OF OR ECONOMICALLY ACCESSIBLE TO A PROJECT. THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE BASIC FACTORS CONSIDERED AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE INCORPORATED INTO FLEXIBLE PAVEMENT DESIGN. /AUTHOR/


The minority area is mostly poverty,but compared with poverty area,it is its own particularity in the question of the fund input of the compulsory education,shown as mainly the shortfall of education funds is very enormous,the minority nationality education special fund is various in style but small in quantity,the designed policy of "three exempts " is illegitimate, the education cost caused by national cultural difference is too high.Inspecting the education policy of overseas impoverished local and the minority area,we can learn the policy of the "education special zone " in American and Holand.For our country,we should establish to take the central finance as the focus,the way of funds as "education voucher",and the diversiform of the investment to the compulsory education,make the frontier minority area to develop the compulsory education transnormally.


The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts the quinquennial U.S. Census of Agriculture, in years ending in 2 and 7. Beginning in 2009, NASS conducted a series of research projects that led to the conclusion that the assumptions underpinning the analysis of the 2007 Census were no longer valid. Consequently, NASS has adopted a unified approach to accounting for nonresponse, under-coverage, and misclassification using capture-recapture methodology. The two surveys used for capture-recapture are the Census and the June Area Survey (JAS). Challenges, such as resolving farm status when an operation is classified as a farm (non-farm) by the JAS and a non-farm (farm) by the Census, are discussed. Accounting for uncertainty using jackknife methods is presented.


The invention discloses a medicament for treating persistent type cold. The medicament is prepared from 44 active pharmaceutical ingredients such as white stiff silkworm, fructus forsythiae, ephedra herb, cicada shells, lightyellow sophora root, tangerine peel and the like based on a certain mixture ratio by weight. The medicament can be prepared into any one commonly used oral formulation. The medicament can not only treat lung discomfort of a patient with the cold, but also simultaneously treat the symptoms of anorexia and soreness of limbs caused by injuries to the spleen, thereby reducing the occurrence of complications, shortening the rehabilitation period of the patient and achieving good prognosis effect.


Post-mortem is a scientific examination conducted post-death in order to find out the cause of death as well as the traces of the perpetrator of the crime if it is homicidal. This examination gives a direction to investigative machinery to start its investigation to find and prosecute the accused and exonerate the innocent accused in the case. Additionally, it is complicated as well, depending upon various essential and important factors, which are vital for the admissibility of medical evidence in a criminal trial and this article focuses on these issues. These essentials factors include the performance of examination only by a registered autopsy surgeon or pathologist; who is an expert in the knowledge of diseases, the carrying out of a detailed and careful examination; on the crime scene and in the mortuary, preparation of the factual and objective medico-legal report; which is free from personal feelings and opinions of the medical expert.


By the analysis of the stable combustion of welding arc,clarifies that the AC welding machine has to have a fast-drop external characteristic,that is,the leakage reactance of the welding machine has to be larger and adjustable.The way of adjusting leakage reactance for BX1–315 is to add a mobile iron rod branch magnetic loop between the primary winding and the secondary winding to change the leakage reactance of the welding machine and thus change the welding current.The design method of BX1–315 welding machine was discussed.


In order to make full use of the advantage of fuzzy set theory in discretizing continuous variables and reduce the uncertainty brought by traditional static Bayesian network, this paper applies the method of fuzzy dynamic Bayesian network to reasoning learning of battlefield target tactical intention recognition based on the analysis of the observation values of height, speed and distance. The simulation results show that the method is effective and can provide new ideas for target tactical intention recognition. Introduction In view of situation assessment, the Joint Council of Laboratories of the United States Department of Defense (JDL) proposed a multi-level hierarchical battlefield information model and a relatively recognized definition of battlefield situation assessment [1], which has an important impact on understanding situation assessment, and also provides a reference for scholars in various countries to carry out relevant research. Target tactical intention recognition[2] has always been a research difficulty in this field, mainly because there are many uncertain factors in target intent recognition. Bayesian network[3] is one of the most effective probabilistic relational image description models in uncertain knowledge representation and probabilistic reasoning. Professor Pearl establishes the basic theory system of Bayes network[4], uses the characteristics of Bayesian network to gather and identify, and determines the direction of some edges based on Bayes statistics and graph theory. Traditional Bayesian networks[5] refer to static Bayesian networks, which do not provide a direct way to express time dependence. Dynamic Bayesian network[6] (DBN)adds time dimension to traditional static Bayesian network. In addition, because the reasoning and learning process of continuous Bayesian network is more complex, and in practical application, Bayesian network of continuous nodes and Bayesian network of mixed nodes are widespread. In order to make full use of the advantage of fuzzy set theory in discretization of continuous variables, the clear node variables of dynamic Bayesian network are extended to the fuzzy node variables. The method of fuzzy dynamic Bayesian network is applied to reasoning learning of battlefield target tactical intention recognition. Mathematical Description of Tactical Intention Recognition Tactical intentions of targets are hidden in specific actions or behaviors of targets, and can not be observed directly. Therefore, the process of inference of target intentions can be carried out according to the information acquired, the principles of tactical use, the methods of use and the commonly used domain experience knowledge, combined with the observed target actions and behavior patterns. Assuming that the knowledge of military field is MK MK ,MK ,...MK and the real-time data information is RD RD , RD ,...RD , the estimation of tactical intention can be described as the determination of confidence P H|K, S of uncertain tactical intention TI TI , TI , ... , TI , where TI is the target tactical intention space constructed, and TI , TI , ... , TI is a division of space TI, i.e. International Conference on Modeling, Analysis, Simulation Technologies and Applications (MASTA 2019) Copyright © 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, volume 168


The Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador establishes and guarantees the right to property of the people , therefore in order to safeguarding the goods of persons or financial institutions that lend to the people, created the legal institution of insolvency , classifying fortuitous , guilty and fraudulent , those that occur in malicious acts of the bankrupt, to harm others. The Code of Civil Procedure to make mention of the fraudulent insolvency, said that if approved the agreement after criminal proceedings are begun against the bankrupt guilty of fraudulent bankruptcy, the judge or trial judge may issue such orders security that believeth convenient , you cease to right by dismissal or acquittal in the criminal proceedings . Is fraudulent insolvency is a preliminary situation that must be resolved in civil courts, in order to initiate criminal prosecution.
In practice it happens that the civil judge by mere presumptions, declares bankruptcy as fraudulent, and ordering the detention by order provides that the prosecutor initiated the investigation, a situation that in my opinion violates the constitutional principle of presumption of innocence and freedom.
Noto civil procedural law does not establish rules by which the civil judge to presume that insolvency, so I consider that it is necessary to regulate the law urgently, in order to protect the constitutional rights of people. In my view consider it necessary to include in that code, as follows: If any hidden assets 2. If there are known debts alleged 3. If there are disposals course , to the detriment of its creditors 4. If there engaged in their own business which has received goods on deposit, commission or administration or performance of a position of trust 5. If , subsequent to the bankruptcy filing , he received and applied it to their own uses , assets of the estate ; 6. If , after the date assigned to the default , you have paid to a creditor , to the detriment of others, anticipandole maturity of a debt; 7. If mutilates or conceals his books, documents and other records; 8. If , with intent to delay the bankruptcy, the debtor has purchased goods retail price to sell the current, contracted loans at an interest rate higher than the current square, put into circulation or used credit values other ruinous means to get funding ; 9. If , immediately after having purchased goods on credit , sells to the losses; 10. If , before or after the bankruptcy filing , shall have purchased for himself by bringing a third party and this name , property of any kind ; 11. If not shown by the existence or his books out of his last asset inventory, money or securities of any other species that have entered into power later that the faction ; 12. If , in a state of insolvency states , it has been made large donations ; 13. If it has concluded agreements with some private creditors to the detriment of the mass; 14. If absents himself or fugare, taking a portion of its assets ; 15. If the debtor , within the year in which termination payment of its obligations or in the immediately preceding , been omitted , misrepresented or distorted information that it has had to provide in accordance with the law, about their actual legal status, economic or financial , and 16. In general, provided that he has fraudulently executed an operation either decrease or increase their assets liabilities, in order to effectively declare insolvency such as fraudulent.


ABSTRACT How and under what conditions do authoritarian rulers use the state apparatus to help ensure victory? To answer this question, this paper examines electoral mobilization as a rationale for the appointment of governors in hybrid regimes. Given their absolute authority to use administrative resources, autocratic rulers prefer governors who can perform well in mobilizing the electorate in their favor. However, several circumstances make this strategy suboptimal or impossible. To provide empirical evidence supporting this argument, this study conducts a survival analysis using an original dataset of gubernatorial appointments and dismissals in Ukraine from 1996 to 2017. The results confirm that electoral performance was the primary driver of governor appointments during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma. In addition, it is demonstrated that various institutional conditions, such as party strength, the weak authority of the ruler within the central government, and regional polarization resulted in the adoption of different appointment strategies by subsequent presidents.


A new reduction system employing N-methylpiperazine-modified sodium bis(2-methoxyethoxy)aluminum hydride (NMP-SMEAH) for the conversion of aromatic diesters to dialdehydes is described. The method is plain and efficient, and can be carried out under mild and operationally simple conditions applicable for large scale productions.


Several derivatives of 5‐substituted‐2‐bromoindolo[3,2‐b]quinoxaline were synthesized and characterized. The synthesized compounds were evaluated for their antitumor activity using the National Cancer Institute‐in vitro‐disease oriented antitumor screen and two biochemical mechanism‐based screens (cdc2 kinase and cdc25 phosphatase). Compound 19 showed broad spectrum antitumor activity with full panel (MG‐MID) GI50, TGI, and LC50 of 14.2, 31.6‐ and 66.2 μM, respectively. In addition it inhibited cdc2 kinase and cdc25 phosphatase with IC50's of 70 and 25 μM, respectively. Thus, compound 19 represents a model for compounds with potential antitumor activity and cdc25 phosphatase inhibitory properties.


This study assessed lymph node counts, lymph node status (positive or negative), and survival among patients undergoing colon cancer surgery in Ontario, Canada.


Recently, tourism is a major source of income for many countries, and affects the economy of both the source and host countries, in some cases being of vital importance. Tourism brings in large amounts of income into a local economy in the form of payment for goods and services needed by tourists, accounting for 30% of the world's trade of services, and 6% of overall exports of goods and services. This research is done in Iran, and we get usage of SWOT approach and fuzzy logic for sustainable tourism development strategies. SWOT analysis is a commonly used tool for analyzing external and internal environments simultaneously in order to acquire a systematic approach and support for a decision situation. First, considering on the internal and external environment of the region, a list of strength (S), weaknesses (W), opportunities (O) and threats (T) will be recognized. Then experts will be questioned. After analyzing and calculating, each factor is given a weighted score. Finally, appropriate strategies are presented. Strategies are put in SO, WO, ST, and WT groups.


The high humidity and short, mild winters of the southeastern United States are conducive to many plant diseases including orange cane blotch (OCB), caused by the algal species Cephaleuros virescens (Cv). Since its discovery on blackberry, its presence has been associated with cane cracking, cane girdling, and yield loss. Research detailing the disease cycle on blackberry is limited and is largely inferred from the interactions of Cv with its other hosts. To further detail the disease cycle of OCB, diseased blackberry canes were examined by photography and microscopy. By combining observations made from photography and microscopy, key events in the disease cycle of OCB on blackberry were elucidated as they correspond to blackberry phenology. The alga was observed to be active for a majority of the season, only exhibiting apparent dormancy from December through mid-April, concurrently with blackberry. While it appeared that the presence of algal sexual reproductive structures did not coincide with emerged primocanes, asexual reproductive structures were observed during the period when primocanes emerged. All new infections on newly emerged primocanes appeared around mid-summer, indicating a single infection cycle per year for OCB. These findings provide a foundation for further study and the development of targeted management strategies for OCB.


The CERN requirement is for a microwave amplifier which will provide pulsed microwave power for a sub-harmonic bunching system in the CFT3 accelerator test facility. The microwave output is required to have a peak power level of greater than 500 kW over a 150 MHz bandwidth centred upon 1500 MHz. The application has a combination of parameters which are difficult to fulfil with existing tube types. In particular the required frequency band is centred around 1.5GHz, which lies outside the radar bands where most of the tubes of this type are found in manufacturer's catalogues. The requirement for a minimum bandwidth of 150 MHz would suggest a coupled cavity travelling wave tube (TWT) for this application. However, the peak power level of 500 KW is above that which can be easily obtained with such a TWT. TMD Technologies Ltd. has built a number of broadband klystrons, using a special Resonant Coupled Cavity Output (RCCO) system, which have given the required percentage bandwidths over a range of peak power levels from 50 kW to 2.5 MW. This experience suggests that such a klystron could provide the best solution for the requirement. TMD manufactures a klystron (PT6006) which produces an output power of 100KW with a bandwidth of 100MHz at a slightly lower frequency in L–Band. It was thought that this tube could provide the basis for the required design as this type of broadband klystron amplifier produces wider bandwidths at higher power levels. The requirement of five times the peak power should enable a design with 10% bandwidth to be produced. The existing klystron has a pulsed cathode gun and solenoid beam focusing. This paper reports work carried out in a CERN funded design study to find the best solution to satisfy the requirement.


Variations in mercury contamination of ecosystems were assessed among areas of northeast Greece by sampling and analysing feathers of White Stork chicks. Mercury concentrations in stork chick feathers were highest in an area known to be affected by riverborne mercury pollution, and were lowest in an inland area away from rivers or lakes. Although regurgitated pellets indicated a predominantly terrestrial diet among White Stork adults, variation in mercury concentrations among localities seemed to relate to pollution of aquatic rather than terrestrial foods of storks. Toxic thresholds of mercury in this species are unknown, but the highest concentrations, observed in chicks from the Axios Delta (up to 4.1 μg.g‐1 in feathers) were well above levels having toxic effects in gamebirds. Mercury concentrations in chick feathers increased slightly with chick age and with brood size, but these trends were small by comparison with variations among localities.


This work is a case based on Jewelry Pole of Belem, whose main issue is to understand how the social network influences innovation processes in this area. The main objective is to analyze how interorganizational networks impacted/impact the potential for innovation, creating both limits and opportunities for the companies' development. The adopted method analyzed the historical jewelry industry's trajectory since the beginning of mineral extraction in the city of Itaituba until the present day. Primary and secondary data were used to allow a view of the dynamics of the network during transformation periods of the main actors involved in the process. During the jewelry industry's trajectory a change in the quality of social relations was identified, modifying the information flow, trust and associations of various links in the production chain. Both direct and indirect ties facilitated the access to remote networks entering new information concerning new products, processes and market aspects. Thus, it is understood how aspects related to the position, architecture and quality of ties in a wide social network influencing the innovation process and eventual jewelry industry trajectory.


Isolated teeth of Glikmanius occidentalis occur in ten vertebrate faunas in theWaggoner Ranch Formation and in one fauna in the underlying Petrolia Formation. They range in size (anteromedial-posterolateral base length) from 1.28mmto 10.15mm(n = 12). In addition to the typical teeth, one with an asymmetrical base and one possible posterior tooth (both G. ? occidentalis ), and a questionable symphyseal tooth ( Glikmanius ?), occur in the collection.


Governing key phenomena in core disruptive accidents (CDAs) in sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFRs) are supposed to be (1) fuel pin failure and disruption, (2) molten pool boiling, (3) melt freezing and blockage formation, (4) duct wall failure, (5) low-energy disruptive core motion, (6) debris-bed coolability, and (7) metal-fuel pin failure with eutectics between fuel and steel [1]. Although the systematic assessment program for SIMMER-III [4–7] has provided a technological basis that SIMMER-III is practically applicable to integral reactor safety analyses, further model development and validation efforts should be made to make future reactor calculations more reliable and rational. For mechanistic model development, a mesoscopic approach with the COMPASS code [1, 2, 3] is expected to advance the understanding of these key phenomena during event progression in CDAs. The COMPASS code has been developed since FY2005 (Japanese Fiscal Year, hereafter) to play a complementary role to SIMMER-III. In this paper, the overall analysis of SCARABEE-BE+3 test with the SIMMER-III and those with COMPASS, focusing the duct wall failure in a small temporal and spatial window cut from the SIMMER-III analysis results of the test, are described.Copyright © 2009 by ASME


Objective: To verify if the nursing notes improved before and after a training of short duration and the factors those determine this change. Method: We analyzed 1551 reports/nursing notes in two inpatient units and two intensive care units. There was used a form in which there were recorded the adequacies or otherwise of the annotations in function of: the course, shift, professional category, and days of hospitalization of the patient. Results: We observed that there was improvement in the records made after the training course, with an increase of the adequacies. The intensive therapy units showed higher scores for appropriateness to the wards. The time of hospitalization of the patient eventually influences the scores of adequacies. The score of appropriateness of annotations was not different between the professional categories. Conclusion: The action of training of short duration was effective in improving the nursing notes, strengthening the role of continuous education in health services.


An analysis is made of the effects of an inversion layer and a sea breeze on the stationary flow in a planetary boundary layer. It is shown that an intense temperature inversion virtually acts as a boundary surface which separates a planetry boundary layer into two layers. In the lower layer the flow is primarily thermally driven whereas in the upper layer the flow is similar to that in a boundary layer of a homogenous fluid. A simple model is constructed to bring out the effects of the temperature inversion and the sea breeze on the stationary flow in the planetary boundary layer. A comparison of the observations and the theoretical model is made.


The invention relates to a preparation method of golden glaze and frit. The frit is produced by quick roasting in the oxidizing atmosphere under 1160-1200 DEG C and the glaze is clinquant under normal light and more clinquant and resplendent under bright light. The frit comprises borax and three carbonates (zinc, lithium and barium) and is also added with quartz, potassium feldspar, a little bit of clay and a plurality of colorant. When in preparation, borax and carbonates are first made into fusion cake, after being crushed, the fusion cake together with quartz, potassium feldspar, clay and colorant are ball grinded until being screened by 250 mesh. The operation thickness of the glaze layer is 0.1-0.3 mm; the roasted product is very bright, like gold in the extreme and is very popular with customers.


The negative effects of more extreme pH conditions (soil acidity and alkalinity) are increasingly challenging crop production. Managing acidity and alkalinity in soils has been achieved through techniques such as the use of lime, afforestation, tillage, and addition of organic matter. The use of microbes to address this challenge is new and could increase agroecosystem sustainability while helping plants survive more extreme acidity and alkalinity, among other stresses. Use of plant growth promoting microbes (PGPM) has recently gained attention as these microbes afford plants several benefits, including nutrient acquisition and stress tolerance, both biotic and abiotic. Several methods of microbe application have been developed, all intended to maximize the benefits of plant-microbial interactions. The current study assessed the potential of changing microbial culture pH during production, followed by removal of cells to produce supernatant that enhances plant growth, specifically under acidity and alkalinity stresses. The study included L. helveticus. (EL2006H) and B. subtilis (EB2004S) which were cultured at three pH levels (5, 7, and 8) incubated for 24–48 h then centrifuged at 12 000 g to remove the cells. The cell-free supernatants obtained were used for seed germination and early seedling growth assays. The results indicated significant increase in seed germination rate, for both corn and tomato, compared to experimental controls. Supernatants produced at pH 5, for both strains, had greater effect than those produced at pHs 7 and 8. Similarly, the positive effect of these supernatants was observed in seedling growth as increased root length and volume. Their results indicate that there is potential in stressing microbes below or above optimum pH (~7) to induce production and excretion of favorable materials into the growth medium, as was evident in this study. To the best of our knowledge this would be the first attempt to look at this pH change to increase potential benefits related to plant growth promotion by microbes. It was interesting to learn that using the CFS of microbes cultured at pH 5 increased germination rate and seedling growth. These results provide an initial indication that support broadened research into PGPM under pH stressed conditions.


This letter presents a 16–24-GHz decibel-linear low-gain-error variable gain amplifier (VGA) in 130-nm SiGe technology. Negative feedback resistor is used in current source to expand the gain variation range and improve decibel-linearity. The nonproportion metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) array is introduced to reduce the gain variation error. This design achieves a 15–0 dB gain variation range at 1-dB gain step with root mean square (rms) gain-error less than 0.3 dB. The measured OP1dB is greater than 9.5 dBm between the 1-dB bandwidth of 16–24 GHz and this VGA consumes 8.8 mA from a 1.6-V supply.


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feelings. Lipinska hopes that these reflections will promote discussion between the person with dementia, relatives, colleagues and other professionals involved. Lipinska discusses an interesting point, which is often easily overlooked, about how changes in sexual behaviour before a diagnosis of dementia as well as how different types of dementia may bring out different sexual behaviours (p. 83). This is important to highlight as dementia can develop earlier in life or may not display typical symptoms and therefore may not be recognised by the general public. Families who are affected by this may especially find comfort in and benefit from the book. A short book review does not fully justify the wealth of information both books offer on the topic. Though both books are different, together they complement each other and give a comprehensive overview of sexuality in older age and dementia care. It therefore makes them 'a must read' for anyone who is affected by dementia, whether personally or professionally, and who would like to be better informed without prejudice.


The process of Globalization we live today has put us in front of the necessity of studying History in terms of global processes -namely those that verify themselves in the world level-, not only as a description of events, but from an analytical and scientific approach. This process –so far unique in human history- has been characterized by an integration of international markets, an unprecedented development of technology –particularly the computer science-, a geopoliticsgoverned by the interaction of economic blocks, and the emergence of a global culture. We do not find the existence until 1492, the real unification of the world in terms of markets, because this is the first attempt of constructing a hegemonic global form of civilization that has been called the "Modernity." This new style of civilization will be characterized by a rational model of thought and a rationalized form of managing economy and politics, the latter known as the Modern State, who will reorganice of global exchange structures in favour of Europe occurs, as the ruling center of the world, and stays in position to impose its Modernity to the other cultures of the planet. Modernity becomes the foremost model of evolution, development and global progress which impose to the other cultures of the planet.


Common Boundary recently reported on the unusual case of a convicted drug user allowed to live in an American Zen Buddhist monastery in place of a prison sentence and rehabilitation (Rosenberg, 1990). Zen in America is currently undergoing profound reexamination, experimentation, and change. During the past year, Craig T. Twentyman and I co-taught a graduate seminar entitled "Constructing Transcultural Reality:2 The Americanization of Zen." Based upon the seminar and associated research, a synoptic distillation of contemporary issues in the Americanization3 of Zen is presented, followed by a selective bibliography on the subject.


During the 1980's, the hardwood lumber industry experienced a rapidly changing domestic and international hardwood product market. These changes have significantly affected prices of hardwood lumber, and subsequently affected prices of hardwood sawlogs and stumpage. To illustrate these changes, this paper examines deflated prices and price trends for hardwood lumber, and Ohio sawlogs and stumpage from 1975 to 1991. Differences between log price trends, and the trends in stumpage and lumber prices also are examined. Results show increasing real prices for red and white oak sawlogs and red oak lumber; high-quality sawlogs showed the largest gains. Real prices of sawlogs and lumber declined for non-select species such as yellow-poplar and hard maple. The analysis of price relationships also indicated that the relative gains in red oak and yellow-poplar stumpage prices exceeded those of sawlog prices. For red oak, sawlog prices also increased at a greater rate than lumber prices. These results indicate that stumpage prices have increased because of transferred efficiencies in milling and harvesting, as well as the growing domestic and international demand for high-quality oak lumber and veneer.


Detecting and qualifying chaos in a dynamical system is an important issue that is solved by computing the largest Lyapunov exponent, which measures the average exponential rate of convergence or divergence of nearby orbits in the phase space of the considered dynamical system. In this article, the author considers two approaches for computing the largest Lyapunov exponent: orbit separation method and power method. These techniques are briefly reviewed and applied to two discrete-time dynamical systems, Lorenz map and Gumowski-Mira map, and the results are compared and discussed.


Tubulointerstitial nephropathy and uveitis, otherwise more broadly known as oculorenal syndrome in human medicine, is a condition that has, to the authors' knowledge, not been described in veterinary medicine. This report describes an 8‐year‐old, male, neutered, mixed breed dog with a 6‐year history of idiopathic epilepsy, chronically receiving zonisamide, who was presented for sub‐acute and recurrent episodes of severe generalised weakness, altered mentation and inappropriate urination. Throughout the dog's hospital visits, recurrent anterior uveitis, progressive severe metabolic acidosis, proteinuria, persistent granular casts and severe renal tubular acidosis, which progressed to renal insufficiency, were evident. Due to a poor prognosis and perceived poor quality of life, the dog was humanely euthanased. Postmortem examination and histopathology revealed tubulointerstitial nephropathy. In conjunction with clinical uveitis, this presentation reflects similarities with the human oculorenal syndrome, here referred to as canine oculorenal syndrome suspected secondary to chronic zonisamide administration.


Nanofibers were prepared in large quantities using a modified
 bubble-electro-spinning, where the distribution of electric field played an
 important role, and its distribution was studied numerically using 3-D
 Maxwell equation and verified experimentally. The results showed the
 increase of electric field strength could decrease the nanofiber diameter
 and enhance the nanofiber production.


Objective To explore the surgical repair techniques of the asymmetrical bilateral cleft lip accompanied by recessive cleft lip. Methods Our center had performed 125 cases of the bilateral cleft lip repair from Sep 2007 to Sep 2011. Eighteen cases found with asymmetrical bilateral cleft lip were chosen, of which 6 were accompanied by recessive cleft lip. Among the 6 cases, 3 cases were repaired in only one operation, using the technique of unilateral cleft lip repair to fix both sides of the clefts respectively. First the greater side was repaired and then the contralateral side with the recessive cleft lip was repaired. Two cases were repaired by using the technique of bilateral complete cleft lip repair, and one case was repaired only on the greater side and left the recessive side undone. Results The 3 cases achieved satisfactory results by showing good postoperative appearances of the vermillion and philtrum after one to three months' follow-up. The 2 cases showed a tight upper lip with an obvious scar formation on the labial region and a great loss of tissue amount. The one case still had deformity on the recessive side and needed a secondary operation. Conclusion Better results could be achieved by using the technique of unilateral cleft lip repair to fix the asymmetrical cleft lip accompanied by the recessive cleft lip.


Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on the article regarding online risk for people with intellectual disabilities (ID).

Design/methodology/approach
This commentary is a reflection based on clinical practice and a recent pilot research study.

Findings
How we provide information is important both online and in training to keep people safe.

Practical implications
Information provision needs to consider content and medium alongside the needs of the recipient.

Originality/value
This paper reinforces the importance of how information is provided for people with ID.


This study reports a green and efficient strategy using CO2 to trigger fast micellization of a liposoluble star copolymer in water. The star copolymers consisting of a hyperbranched polyethylene (HBPE) core and multiple poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) arms were synthesized through a sequential Pd-catalyzed chain walking copolymerization of ethylene and 2-(2-bromoisobutyryloxy)ethyl acrylate followed by an atom-transfer radical polymerization of DMAEMA. The star copolymers with large HBPE cores and low PDMAEMA arm numbers or short arms can be easily dissolved in aliphatic hydrocarbon solvents. The copolymers could be quickly dispersed in water and form micelles after CO2 bubbling. A N2-mediated switching process following the CO2 treatment is shown to reverse the micelles back to their neutral state without causing additional micelle aggregation. The CO2 switchability of PDMAEMA prompted fast micellization of such liposoluble star copolymers. This article contains supporting information...


It is widely understood that many subsidies have the unintended effect of promoting activities associated with environmental degradation. But the sheer size of the implicit subsidies which various sectors receive is often not appreciated. Neither is it realised that the practice of estimating the extent of subsidies is far from straightforward, that there are good and bad reasons for subsidies and that in any case the link between subsidies and environmental degradation is often an indirect one. This paper analyses the hypothesised linkages between environmental degradation and the subsidies offered to certain activities and offers a quantitative estimate of the size of environmentally damaging subsidies which currently exist in the United Kingdom. It is found that environmentally damaging subsidies at present exceed 20 billion with the largest single subsidy going to users of transport infrastructure. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.


Identifying and understanding key audiences are the most essential process in strategic communication management to tailor messages to avoid misinterpretation and, more important, to engage in effective communication with key audiences to understand their values. The purpose of this study is to apply the concept of value proximity to examine its effects on people's attitudes toward an organization. To do so, this study adopted the notion of conceptual fluency to examine the moderating role of personal values, such as pro-environment versus pro-development. The key finding of this study is that individual publics' company attitudes are significantly enhanced by the degree of value proximity in organizational messages. The implications of the findings of this study are that the same message can be interpreted differently by various people, depending on factors such as prior exposure to certain messages (priming), personal values of publics, and the degree of association between the two (value proximity). These findings highlight the importance of understanding target audiences' values for strategic development of communication messages.


A simple method was proposed for simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of ziram and maneb using partial least square based on producing the different colors of chemical compounds.The experimental conditions were investigated and the spectra from 450 to 700 nm were scanned.The obtained data matrices were processed by derivative partial least square(PLS).The linear ranges of the calibration curves for ziram and maneb are 0.3~6.0 μg/mL and 0.2~3.5 μg/mL.The limits of detection are 0.22 μg/mL for ziram,0.13 μg/mL for maneb.The proposed method was applied to the analysis of food samples with satisfactory results.


Based on spatial data modeling, bus transit features can be represented at different levels of detail, which provides possibility of more precise estimation of travel impedance. The simple route-stop bus data model is efficient at the macro level and has been applied in many transport-related applications. However, a more comprehensive data model is needed to cope with different levels of needs as well as complicated situations existing in heavily bus-oriented cities. For this purpose, a bus transit data model is developed based on representation of transit features at the detailed spatial level. With this data model, the impedance between any pair of routes at each transfer junction can be computed. For testing the data model, an integrated approach is developed to identify optimal bus trips with consideration of both on-board travel time and transfer time.


Apis mellifera is subdivided into at least 26 physiologically, behaviourally and morphologically distinct subspecies. As an agronomical species of interest, the natural distribution of honeybee subspecies has been disturbed for many decades by beekeeping activities, particularly because of international trade of honeybees. These movements were particularly amplified this last decade due to livestock rebuilding to counter the effects of colony losses. An interesting assumption is that current honeybee declines observed in European apiaries can be caused by commercial and European trades of honeybees by (i) the introduction (for their apicultural traits) of non- adapted and artificially maintained colonies, and (ii) the spread of allochtone and invasive pathogens carried by allochtones bees. Genetic surveys have demonstrated that some populations of honeybee subspecies are adapted to local climate and flora. Those populations thus constitute particularly interesting populations to study and preserve in a context of sustainable beekeeping. BEEHOPE, our BioDIVERSA ERANET funded project, is to set up, according to a North/South gradient, genetic conservatories of original naturally distributed honeybee populations. These honeybee conservation areas will have as missions: (i) to characterize the genetic and eco-ethologic diversity of honeybees from the West-Mediterranean lineage, (ii) to preserve the genetic diversity of those populations, (iii) to constitute a reserve of diversity usable by the honeybee industry and by beekeepers, (iv) to study the impact of the domesticated honeybee in the maintenance of local floristic diversity, and (v) to be able to use the honeybee as a bio-collector and as a biological indicator of environmental quality.


Dose-related adverse effects of medications are a major problem in modern medical practice. The "correct" dose, based on drug company guidelines in package inserts, may not be correct for many patients. Tablet splitting or dividing has been an accepted practice for many years as a means of obtaining the prescribed dose of medication. As model tablets for this investigation, three brands of captopril scored tablets labeled to contain 50 mg were used. Tablets were split by hand, tablet splitter, or knife. The percentages by which each whole tablet's or half-tablet's drug content and weight difference from sample mean values were compared with Ph. Eur. specification ranges for drug weight and content. Using tablet splitter, the results showed that 13.3% and 5.83 % of half-tablets fell outside of the proxy Ph. Eur specification for weight and content respectively. In case of hand and knife splitting, the percentage of half-tablets that fell outside of the proxy Ph. Eur specification increased to 62.5% (weight) and 20% (content).


In the early twentieth century, British pharmaceutical manufacturers produced a massive amount of morphia, almost all of which ended up as a part of the illicit traffic in narcotic drugs between Europe and the Far East. This traffic became so immense that a reluctant British government was embarrassed into placing the manufacture and trade of narcotic drugs under regulation in the Dangerous Drugs Act (1920). The DDA reduced, but did not halt, the flow of drugs between Britain and the Far East. The trial and conviction of an international drug smuggler, H.M.F. Humphrey, in 1923, revealed some of the details of this illicit traffic, as well as the links between the smugglers and the drug manufacturers. The issues raised by this study have significance for a number of contemporary drug issues.


Negative pressures were used to generate droplets for single-cell encapsulations. Iodixanol was used to change the suspension solution densities in order to reduce the issue of cellular sedimentations. The effects of negative pressures and geometries of microfluidic T-channels on volumes and frequencies of generated droplets and the effects of iodixanol on the percentages of single-cell encapsulations were investigated and compared. This microfluidic platform may enable stable single-cell encapsulations, paving ways for single-cell analysis.


Analyzed were the problems confronted in technical process for sulfur separation at Ganbazi and Nantong Coal Preparation Plants of Chongqing Nantong Mine Ind.Group;provided was a new combined process consisting of a new HQS HM cyclone-HM cyclone of small diameter-flotation column for realizing high-efficient and deep-separation of pyrite occurred in coal measures;the economic and technical feasibility of such process explored.


Rainfall frequently triggers shallow landslides in mountainous areas
worldwide. Landslide susceptibility maps express the probability of
occurrence of landslides based on terrain conditions; they are useful for
disaster prevention and land use planning. This report is about val-
idating a qualitative approach to map global landslide susceptibility,
based on the weighted linear combination (WLC) of slope gradient,
soil type, soil texture, elevation, land cover and drainage density. The
parameters are derived from digital global databases. The accuracy
assessment was based on a detailed landslide inventory of a 160-km2
area in Japan, using the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) plot
area under the curve (AUC). The AUC permitted to compare analysis
approaches and dierent parameter combinations. The AUC for the
WLC model was 0.47, below a random classication. Two approaches
improved the model accuracy, using the weights of evidence (WOE)
approach raised the accuracy to 0.64, and using a higher resolution
DEM raised the accuracy to 0.66. On the other hand, a quantitat-
ive approach based on logistic regression (LR) and using the software
package Spatial Data Modeller (SDM) produced models with AUC
between 0.67 and 0.71. The highest accuracy for a model including
lithology, slope gradient, prole curvature, plan curvature and elev-
ation. The reason for the higher accuracy of the LR models is that
the occurrence of landslides depends on local conditions, expressed by
the quantitative relations, while the qualitative weights of the WLC
model were developed for a global model using different criteria.


Firms in developing countries can learn advanced technology and management know‐how through foreign direct investment (FDI). The extent (or the lack) of transmission of technology and knowledge depends on the structure of production networks. In the automotive industry, networks consist of vehicle assemblers and their layers of parts suppliers. We used the South African automotive industry as a case study to examine how the behaviour of assemblers and parts suppliers is linked. Based on statistical analysis using the original firm‐level data, we found that the first‐tier suppliers significantly increased their production with the regional expansion of automotive production. However, such growth linkages were not observed among lower‐tier suppliers. Further, we obtained the suggestive evidence that only multinational (and not local) first‐tier firms improved their production efficiency, indicating the importance of production networks among multinationals in transmitting technology.


Finite element analysis has been employed to study the adhesion and fracture behavior observed for metal/polyimide line structures formed by depositing Au/Cr lines on biphenylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride‐phenylenediamine as a function of line width and line thickness. The key features can be attributed to the various mechanical environment induced at the interface. The results distinguish conditions where the edge effect becomes significant for line widths less than the substrate film thickness, while the bulk effect becomes dominant for line thicknesses larger than 0.25 of the substrate film thickness. Both effects reduce interfacial strain and deformation energy induced in the metal lines, leading to metal line delamination of the corresponding structures occurring at a higher applied strain. Due to the plastic yield of the metal, the interfacial stress behavior is found to be relatively insensitive as a function of the line dimension, and it cannot account for the delamination behavior observed. In c...


This work is focused on design, simulation and implementation of signal conditioning and processing electronic system for real time low power (pico amps and millivolts) signals using Texas Instruments chip and LabVIEW software. The low power signal is conditioned, analysed, simulated and processed using MULTISIM software. The Pico current generator circuit output is conditioned using TI chip OPA4131 and National Instruments hardware data acquisition module (NI-PXI 1031 chassis with NI-PXI 4071 flexible digital multi meter card). High performance, low power 16-bit microcontroller MSP430F2013 is used to display the result and control the LED signal to monitor the status of various parameters in the real time system. Keywords— Biosensors, Pico source, Signal conditioning and processing, Mixed signal processors, MULTISIM, LabVIEW, OPA4131, LM-741, NI PXI 1031 Chassis.


The influence of add-on spin finish and opening roller speed on the recovery properties of polyester OE rotor yarns spun from polyester fibres of different cross-sectional shapes and linear densities has been studied. The level of add-on finish appears to have highest influence on the recovery characteristics followed by the fibre linear density and opening roller speed. Higher level of add-on finish offers significant advantages in respect of immediate elastic recovery and delayed elastic recovery but adversely affects the permanent set. Reduced fibre linear density also has a potential for an appreciable increase in immediate elastic recovery and delayed elastic recovery. Lower opening roller speed is important for lower permanent set as well as higher immediately elastic recovery and delayed elastic recovery. Neither there are appreciable changes in immediate elastic recovery, nor are there significant differences in permanent set with the change in fibre profile. Change in amplitude and rate of extension also provides noticeable variations in the elastic recovery properties; the magnitude depends mainly on the processing parameters.


Optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) were used to characterize the microstructure near the holes drilled in copper plates.It is shown that three regions with different microstructures were generated near the drilled holes.Flow line structure,featured with rotated and elongated grains,was generated in the region of about 240-150μm from edge of the hole.When the distance decreases to about 150-100μm,the previous remarkable structure disappears.Fine grains dominate the nearby layer of a hole with a distance of 100μm from hole edge,and dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization taken place in this region.The microhardness of the deformation zone after drilling was much higher than that of the original structure.


One of the most promising approaches for limiting climate change is the use of alternative and greener sources of energy (wind, solar, etc.). The electricity generated from these sources fluctuates, however, and a storage solution is needed. The advent of energy storage for wind farms, solar plants, etc., requires a new generation of batteries. It is therefore imperative that a battery with high energy density, a longer life cycle and improved safety be developed.
 In this paper, we describe our efforts to develop a safe and long-life cycle LiMnFePO4 (LMFP)/Li4Ti5O12 (LTO) 2Ah pouch cell. One of the major challenges faced in this pursuit was gas evolution during cycling. Various side reactions with active materials resulted in the generation of gas during cycling. To circumvent this, we implemented several mitigation strategies. To combat electrolyte degradation (1.0 M LiPF6 in carbonate solvents) due to Mn2+ dissolution in LMFP, we integrated a new class of polymer as a binder in the cathode preparation, which effectively decreased the degradation during cycling. This polymer also has high voltage stability.1 At the battery's negative electrode, we developed a new carbon coating method on LTO that minimizes electrolyte degradation and optimizes high C-rate preformances, especially fast charging performances.2 Although these new materials reduce gas evolution, they do not eliminate it. Therefore, we developed the first polymer capable of trapping the carbon dioxide, major component of gases generated during cycling and, in turn, preventing pouch cell inflation. This polymer was integrated in a pouch cell in the form of an insoluble trapping sheet.3 Although relatively simple, this technology made the pouch cells safer. This unique approach is versatile and can be implemented in pouch cells with any type of chemistry when gas scavenging is required. The 2Ah pouch cells did not experience any inflation during extensive cycling and aging. Cells cycled more then 750 cycles at 45oC with a rate of 1C – 1C before reaching 80% retention capacity.
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 (2) Daigle, J.-C.; Asakawa, Y.; Beaupre, M.; Gariepy, V.; Vieillette, R.; Laul, D.; Trudeau, M.; Zaghib, K. Boosting Ultra-Fast Charge Battery Performance: Filling Porous nanoLi4Ti5O12 Particles with 3D Network of N-doped Carbons. Sci. Rep.
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This is a descriptive and correlation study that compares the performance of selected tenured and non- tenured faculty of MSU campuses in Northern Mindanao. Primary data used were gathered through a survey questionnaire while secondary data were taken from their official employment records. Frederick Herzberg's Motivator – Hygiene Theory was used as theoretical framework. Findings revealed a high level of importance of professional growth, tenure, promotion, achievement, and work environment among participants. The level of performance of non – tenured faculty is higher compared to those tenured participants in terms of teaching efficiency rating, research completed, paper presentations and paper publications. However, in terms of research, the standard deviation of both groups of participants suggests that many of them are not doing research. Mann – Whitney U test indicates that among motivator – hygiene factors, only rank, work security, work environment, tenure, and salary were found to have significant difference between tenured and non-tenured participants. By using Spearman's Rank Correlation, 196 tests of significant relationships were performed, but only 24 were found to have significant relationship. Hence, for the non- tenured faculty, teaching performance, research completed, and national paper presentations have no significant relationship with any of the factors used in this study. For the tenured participants, national paper presentation has  no significant relationship among motivator – hygiene factors. Since tenured faculty members performed better than their non-tenured colleagues, it is recommended that qualified MSU–IIT faculty shall be granted tenure. Keywords: performance, motivation, tenured, non-tenured, faculty


This paper presents a model that couples wellbore geomechanics and wellbore hydraulics for predicting breakouts of arbitrarily deviated boreholes during drilling. By incorporating the impact of dynamic drilling parameters, the model can explicitly simulate the progressive receding of wellbore surface during a breakout event and update the boundary conditions on the newly created surface simultaneously. Numerical examples were carried out to demonstrate the capabilities of the model and to investigate the impacts of several drilling operational parameters. The results show that frictional pressure caused by mud circulation can substantially alter breakout volume and shape.


J C P H – Vol. 57, n 2 – avril 2004 136 and drug information. CSHP thus has a wealth of credibility to draw upon. Speaking with one voice is also important. CSHP enjoys a strong volunteer membership base, and over the past few months, many members in each of the Society's Branches have written letters to legislators, bureaucrats, and regulators. These letters have conveyed a single message — that hospital pharmacists make a difference. Speaking as a collective with a consistent message, one that puts the patient's well-being at the centre of our practice, is a strong and powerful tool for advancing our profession. Finally, we must speak when the opportunity arises. Knowing when to speak up — seizing the moment — is critical. In times of crisis, people turn to organizations they can trust, organizations like CSHP. By speaking out when the time is right and by demonstrating our capable and proven leadership through the consistent voice of our members, we can make great gains. Are we being opportunistic in the patient safety dialogue? Yes, we are! CSHP's Vision sets the goal of being the influential voice for hospital pharmacy, so we must speak together, with credibility and conviction, to put hospital pharmacy on the health care stage.


Testifying before the Congressional Un-American Activities Committee in 1939, ex-Soviet functionary Dr. David Dubrowsky stated that, starting in early 1918, the Russian Bolshevik regime had relied on "confiscated diamonds and precious stones" to finance legal and illegal operations in the United States and other countries. The actual smuggling was done by "special couriers," often equipped with "different names and different passports." When asked if any Russian "Crown jewels" had so entered the United States, Dubrowsky replied that "there are a great many Crown jewels" and "you [can] find on Fifth Avenue, New York, all sorts of trinkets which belonged to the Czar and his family." This article will examine what may be the very first Soviet attempt to smuggle such valuables into America. It will detail who was involved, what happened, and what did not happen, as best the surviving records allow. It is,


This book comes as a reminder that HCI does not only occur when users interact with a word-processor to produce a document, or use a spreadsheet to produce a financial model, but also when they control and manage complex dynamic systems (complex dynamic systems in this case include such things as chemical plants or nuclear power stations). This book consists of a collection of papers (each paper making up a chapter, there are 12 chapters in the book) brought together to illustrate the problems involved in designing computer interfaces to manage complex dynamic systems. An interesting thing to point out about these papers is that all but one of them were written by Europeans. The book in itself is a very good example of international collaboration, with authors from two different continents and eight different countries. This book also gives us a look into the kind of research that is going on in Europe in terms of Human-Computer Interaction and complex dynamic systems.


This notebook covers the years 1976/77. Instead of being restricted to a review of German radiological literature it now includes a survey of selected French publications. Italian and Spanish papers will be introduced in future continental notebooks. The two main French radiological journals are Journal de radiologie, d'electrologie et de medecine nucleaire and Annales de Radiologie. The first, now in its 58th year, is the official bulletin of the French Society of Radiology, and publishes the scientific programmes and reports of the society, covering both diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of radiology. The junior journal, Annales de Radiologie, 20 years of age, contains mainly radiodiagnostic publications, and regularly reports the proceedings of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology and recently of the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology. Both journals print comprehensive summaries in English (the bibliography usually includes the Anglo-Saxon literature), and the technical quality of th...


AC coupled interconnects (ACCI) enable reliable multiGiga-b/s/channel communication with less than 100/spl mu/m pin pitch, and with BER less than 10/sup -12/. This paper discusses the potential for switching noise, crosstalk and ISI control in ACCI system.


The Internet has expanded rapidly and shifted from being solely an information access tool to being an interaction tool used by individuals to discover and share content, opinions, and information. To develop information connections, individuals are using a variety of technologies to access content and join virtual communities on various social networking sites. Of interest to researchers and organizations is the individuals' perception of social networking sites using the identified dimensions of ease-of-use, usefulness, information quality, feeling, and usage intention.

In this Web-based study, 226 participants from a professional discussion group provided information regarding their perceptions of social networking sites and access tool usage. The differences in these perceptions based upon the various access methods and various social networking tools are analyzed and reported. The results from simple main effect tests showed that differences exist in both access methods and social networking tool usage.

The usage patterns based upon the access methods can have an impact on the usage behavior of social network sites. High-usage groups have the highest mean values for the perception dimension of ease-of-use for both access method and social networking sites. This suggests that organizations should accommodate and energize mobile users and design changes to their social networking sites to facilitate interaction and information sharing. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The mechanical properties of high energy laser beam welds in A36 steel were studied using impression tests in which a flat-end circular cylindrical indenter of 1 mm (0.04 in.) diameter is penetrated into the specimen at a constant speed. The yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, strain-rate sensitivity, strain-hardening coefficients and elongations for various zones of the weldments obtained by the present study are reported. The results are compared with the conventional tensile and hardness tests.


Unwanted sexual advances and sexual contact can lead to a lifetime of trauma. The NSVIS survey demonstrates that 43.6% of women (nearly 52.2 million) experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact sexual in their lifetime in the United States and 21.3% or an estimated 25.5 million women in the U.S. reported completed or attempted rape at some point in their lifetime (Smith et al., 2018). Additionally, prevalence rates for sexual pain for women in the U.S. vary and can be as high as 40% depending on the study. Muslim women are an underrepresented and underserved population in North America who often do not seek care for their sexual traumas and sexual difficulties. There are likely many factors involved and in order to better serve them with minimal bias, it is important for healthcare providers to understand their vast experiences in spiritual abuse and sexual dysfunction and reasons for not seeking care.

 To understand the experiences of cis-gender Muslim women in North America with regards to sexual pain and spiritual trauma, along with looking at barriers to treatment and how to better serve this population.

 A cross-sectional, IRB approved, online and anonymous survey was implemented in the United States and Canada for self-identified Muslim responders ages 18-45 in 2020. Survey was 151 questions that were based on validated survey instruments and implemented on Qualtrics. Snowball and purposive sampling was utilized to identify a total of 771 self-identified Muslims between the ages of 18-45. Participants were recruited via social media, listserv outreach, office visits and community partners. Demographics were assessed as well as religiosity, sexual function and dysfunction, sexual abuse and treatments. Descriptive statistics were utilized for analysis.

 The majority of respondents were heterosexual females, were part of the Sunni sect of Islam, had a bachelor's degree or higher, and were of South Asian, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Arab ancestry. Aspects of sexual functioning such as the frequency of sexual desire, arousal during sexual intercourse, achievement of orgasm, and pain during or after vaginal penetration were assessed. Of the 158 respondents who reported having experienced sexual pain, 65.0% did not seek treatment for it. The main reasons included a sense of fear or shame, unawareness, disbelief that the situation would improve, and resolution of the pain on its own. 530 participants were asked if religion or spirituality have been used to: force them to make decisions they are opposed to (76.4%), force them to engage in a non-consensual sexual act (14.3%), isolate from others (57.9%), minimize the abuse they experienced (48.7%), or prevent them from speaking out against abuse (54.0%)

 This data provides insight into a Muslim cohort's frequency of sexual burdens which include dysfunction and abuse. Sexual abuse and sexual pain are common among cis-gender Muslim women in North America and it is underreported. Most of the patients who reported abuse and pain, did not seek treatment. Barriers to treatment may include cultural stigmas around sex, lack of cultural competence among providers, implicit bias, lack of awareness of it being a problem or there being solutions, and costs. Understanding how spiritual abuse can influence patients' familial, romantic, and sexual relationships may help providers to administer culturally competent care to Muslim patients.

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To see "desa" (village) as potential basic economic activities should be new paradigm to big Indonesia economy development. Internal and external changes needs smart policies from its makers in order to develop the village rightly. Agro industry as model og modern village  must  provide  job  fields  and  raising  farmers  income.  Agricultural  planning  and development should be based on characteristic of lands and the availability or technology to  produce  maximum  output  as  to  citizen  wealth  impact  after  all.  Continuation  and resource  maintaining  through  the  ecosystem  knowledge  improving  needs  realization  in order to maintain their assets for economy activity which is friendly environment. Keyword:  agriculture  village  development,  agro  industry  development,  village modernization and agro ecosystem knowledge.


Vaatainen, K., Asikainen, A., Sikanen, L., Ala-Fossi, A. 2006. The cost effect of forest machine relocations on logging costs in Finland. - Forestry Studies|Metsanduslikud Uurimused 45, 135-141. ISSN 1406-9954. Abstract. In Finland, 70 to 80% of all logging contractors have their own truck fleet for relocation of their forest machines. Some of the smaller contractors - usually having less than 3 machines - are relying on outsourcing for ma- chine relocation. Even though the cost of machine relocation carried out by machine relocation service companies can often be cheaper than the use of contractors' own relocation trucks, contractors prefer to have their own trucks. The explanation for that is that contractors need to carry out the machine relocation at specific times with minimum machine delays. A cost calculator for forest machine relocations was formulated and the most relevant issues related to forest machine relocation in Finland are presented in the paper. On average, the relocation cost of forest machines was about 6 to 10% of the total logging (cutting and forwarding) costs. In the case of a logging contractor with one low-bed truck and one harvester-forwarder system, the machine relocation cost was 0.80 €/m³ (Based on 35 000 m 3 of annual harvesting). Whereas, in the case of a contractor with one truck and two harvester-forwarder systems the cost of machine relocation was 0.52 €/m 3 (Based on 70 000 m 3 of annual harvesting). The study found that the annual use of logging contractors' machine relocation trucks is relatively low. The low annual use of truck results in a higher share of the capital costs, and thus, results in high relocation costs. In the future, bigger contractors with larger harvesting amounts and control over several forest machines will improve the cost-competitiveness of machine relocations.


CONTENTS Preface Introduction Chapter 1. The spectral theorem and its applications. Adequacy Chapter 2. 0-soft maps and Dugundji spaces Chapter 3. -metric and open maps References


ABSTRACT In 2015, there were more than 20 city clusters in China, designated by the central government. Based on panel data from 283 Chinese cities over the period of 2003–2013, this paper evaluates whether cities within city clusters have higher productivity than those outside the clusters. The empirical results reveal that the city cluster strategy initiated in China's 11th Five-Year Plan has not produced any significant impact on labor productivity, possibly due to market segmentation. However, an exception is the Yangtze River Delta Urban Economic Coordination Committee – the most developed city cluster in China, which has experienced growing productivity improvement.


Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua City, Taiwan School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan Department of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei and Linkou, Taiwan Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Whole-Genome Research Core Laboratory of Human Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, China Division of Dermatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand


Purpose To investigate the clinical effect of acupoint injection of methycobal in treating lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion. Method One hundred and sixty patients with lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion were treated by acupoint injection of methycobal, and 160 patients were treated by acupoint injection of vitamin B 12 as a control. Results The effective rate was 86.25% in the observation group and 79.38% in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference(P0.01).Conclusion The clinical effect of acupoint injection of methycobal is better than that of acupoint injection of vitamin B 12 in the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.


Based on the understanding of key animation, this paper has analyzed the differences and relationsbetween key animation and animation. The author tries to figure out the requirements and qualities for being a great key animator on industry conditions. In this way, guiding the key animation beginners and helping them avoid making mistakes. Keywords—key animation; animation; key animator; teamwork


Abstract This study examined the impact of travel inhibitors on the likelihood of travelers in revisiting Thailand. A questionnaire survey was given to more than 510 randomly selected international travelers at Bangkok International Airport. A logistic regression was used to identify the impact of travel inhibitors on the likelihood of revisiting. It was found that "travel barrier" was the only significant attribute that had a negative impact on the likelihood of revisiting. It was also found that there were significant differences in the travel inhibitors between first time and repeat travelers and among travelers with different demographic profiles.


Abstract: Screening of serum and fecal samples from huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) and pudu (Pudu puda) from southern Chile for Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) found all but four samples Mycobacterium-negative. The positive sequences showed only 92–93% similarity with MAP and were from remote Isla Riesco populations.


Thin targets of Dy and Yb have been bombarded by 1.2 to 3.0 MeV deuterons. The resulting L-shell X-rays have been analysed to determine Li-subshell ionisation cross sections, sigma L(1)exp. The measured cross sections and their ratios are compared with the predictions of the (ECPSSR) theory. Experimental sigma L(1)exp values display a sharper dependence on the deuteron energy than predicted theoretically. The ECPSSR consistently underpredicts sigma (21)exp by as much as 30%. In general sigma L(1)exp is described reasonably although disagreements by 12% are noticed for Dy. Similar discrepancies are observed for the total cross section data in the case of Dy whereas for Yub agreement is closer.


An isometric virus particle of 27-30nm in diameter from tobacoo plants infected with mosaic disease has been isolated. From the host reaction, resistence test, morphology and size, this virus should be considered as belonging to the cucumber mosaic virus group.


We present a prototype for a novel blockchain architecture which incorporates two significant changes from existing models. First, it strongly integrates the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) for data storage. Secondly, it incorporates a multiple block structures which segregate raw block data, validation data and meta data to support a verifiable reputation-based committee selection mechanism. In our experiments, we demonstrate that the duplication of data across multiple nodes for some nodes to prune block or transaction data without impact to the network as long as at least one node maintains a copy of the data, which is enforced through careful block and transaction storage requirements for miners and wallets. We also show that by segregating validation data and raw block data, a verifiable reputation score can be used reducing dishonest member selection over time.


Digital technology plays an important role in everyday activities and facilitates the lives of everyone. This raises the problem of designing technology accessible for everyone, including people with disabilities such as visual impairments. Assistive technology for visually impaired people requires specific approaches in its design due to the fact that the main focus is not on the visual aspects. The game industry has concentrated most of its resources on developing games for the regular community, leaving people with visual impairments only a few options. This paper presents the status of the applications and games for the blind, identifies the main challenges and the perspectives for development.


In this letter, a low-cost alternative for forming high grade silicon germanium (SiGe) by a laser-induced crystallization of an amorphous Ge layer deposited directly on Si+ preamorphized implantation Si substrate is demonstrated. The results show that a fully strained epitaxial SiGe layer on the Si (100) substrate can be obtained at laser fluence above the epitaxial threshold. This is due to a liquid-phase epitaxial regrowth process of the laser annealing induced melted layer. Below the epitaxial threshold, polycrystalline SiGe is formed due to explosive recrystallization process. Simultaneous boron activation is achieved with the SiGe formation, a result due to the high temperature induced by the laser annealing.


The energy analysis of the plain-knitted structure reported in Part I of this work is further developed by studying the relaxed-fabric dimensions and the fabric tensile properties for extension in the two principal directions of the fabric structure. The relaxed-fabric dimensions are evaluated in terms of the parameters k a, k w and the thickness for fabrics of different tightness of construction and for yarns of different lateral compressibility. The following parameters are also evaluated: inter-yarn distances and inter-yarn forces in the regions of loop-interlocking and length- and width-jamming, the fabric-curling couples, the energies of yarn-bending and lateral yarn compression, and the total energy. Wherever possible, the values of these parameters are compared with experimental results reported in the literature and also with the results of previously reported theoretical models of the plain-knitted structure. The variation of the previously mentioned parameters is studied when a fabric tension is...


The present invention is its receipt by saving relates to automated data collection system and method through the receipt read, and more particularly printed on the receipt, purchases, purchase quantity, use, price, etc. by reading through such an optical character reader (OCR) the user automatically collected purchase information, and to create a high utilization customer management information to management and to increase receipts reading efficiency by providing a configuration that correctly identifies the required information, regardless of the various receipts kind of poetry reading of the receipt image information it improves the accuracy of the database, utilizing the character code information printed on the receipt by screen representing the purchased commodity information recognized by improving the input efficiency reduces the read error rate, increase the database input speed, individual identification means attached to the receipt read purchase receipt of the water By storing the information in connection with personal identification means, information can be utilized such as customer management system to generate an individual purchase history information, by providing a variety of statistical information by the read receipt information database to be utilized as a means to replace the Research Survey reducing the investigation costs, and provide receipts to individuals by offering prizes or points is effective to induce active private participation in improving the quality of the database.


ABSTRACTMaking a plan is needed by all private companies and government agencies, planning by combining a technology in each process is something that is needed by the company. Current technological competition causes many companies to compete to be able to utilize technology that can help existing business processes. The business process that really needs a technology is a hospital, now the hospital is one of the institutions that have quite complex business processes, ranging from inpatient and outpatient admissions to the payment process. Problems that can be seen today where people can choose hospitals with good service. Many people are competing to be able to get a good, friendly and fast service when using hospital facilities. The problems that arise at this time are many private and state hospitals still experiencing problems when collecting patient medical records, a phenomenon that occurs where people will move around the hospital to get good service and get an easy process. Of the problems that occur with the data collection of patients' medical records that until now have not been able to be integrated with hospitals. Technology is needed to solve current problems. The use of technology in integrating business processes is needed to be able to compete with similar companies. Seeing this, a strategic planning to improve hospital services is needed by using the TOGAF ADM framework. The results of this study will provide an overview of technology analysis and centralized recording data planning by producing a framework and analysis of technology to improve technology and integrate business processes with existing technologies.Keyword : Planning, Systems, TOGAF ADM, Hospital, TechnologyAbstrakPembuatan sebuah perencanaan sangatlah dibutuhkan oleh semua perusahaan swasta maupun instansi pemerintahan, perencanaan dengan menggabungkan sebuah teknologi dalam setiap proses merupakan hal yang sangat dibutuhkan oleh perusahaan. Persaingan teknologi saat ini menyebabkan banyak perusahaan berlomba-lomba untuk dapat memanfaatkan teknologi yang dapat membantu proses bisnis yang ada. Proses bisnis yang sangat membutuhkan sebuah teknologi adalah Rumah sakit, saat ini rumah sakit merupakan salah satu instansi yang memiliki proses bisnis yang cukup kompleks, mulai dari penerimaan pasien rawat inap maupun rawat jalan sampai dengan proses pembayaran. Permasalahan yang dapat dilihat saat ini dimana masyarakat dapat memilih rumah sakit dengan pelayanan yang baik. Banyak masyarakat berlomba-lomba untuk bisa mendapatkan sebuah pelayanan yang baik, ramah dan cepat saat menggunkana fasilitas rumah sakit. Permasalahan yang muncul saat ini banyaknya rumah sakit swasta maupun negri masih mengalami kendala pada saat pendataan rekam medis pasien, fenomena yang terjadi dimana masyarakat akan berpindah-pindah rumah sakit untuk mendapatkan pelayanan yang baik dan mendapatkan proses yang mudah. Dari permasalahan yang terjadi dengan pendataan rekam medis pasien yang sampai saat ini belum dapat terintegrasi dengan rumah sakit. Teknologi sangat dibutuhkan untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan yang ada saat ini. Pemanfaatan teknologi dalam mengintegrasikan proses bisnis dibutuhkan untuk dapat bersaing dengan perusahaan sejenis. Melihat hal tersebut maka dibutuhkan suatu perencanaan strategis peningkatan pelayanaan rumah sakit dengan menggunakan framework TOGAF ADM. Hasil dari penelitian ini akan memberikan gambaran analisis teknologi dan perencanaan pendataan rekamedis terpusat dengan menghasilkan suatu kerangka kerja dan analisis teknologi untuk meningkatkan teknologi dan mengintegrasikan proses bisnis dengan teknologi yang ada saat ini.Kata kunci: Perencanaan, Sistem, TOGAF ADM, Rumah Sakit, Teknologi