Cost-savings for elective laparoscopic resection compared with open resection for colorectal cancer in a region of high-uptake. Abstract Previous cost analyses on laparoscopic resection for colorectal cancer (CRC) reported slightly higher or similar costs, compared to open resection. These were based on randomised controlled trials when the laparoscopic approach was newly adopted. This study compares costs for laparoscopic versus open resection in a region of high uptake where adoption is mature. was obtained for for between and 2011 in in The primary outcome was total secondary outcomes were length-of-stay, operating time and ICU admission. Multivariate least-squares regression was used to adjust for potential confounders: age, sex, co-morbiditites, procedure and hospital volume. This non-randomised study in a region of high uptake, found similar operating times and lower cost for laparoscopic resection for CRC due to shorter length-of-stay and ICU admissions. Laparoscopic resection for CRC produces cost-savings when the procedure is widely adopted and surgeons are experienced in the technique.


Thank you for reading pathology of cell receptors and tumor markers application of immunocytochemistry and hybridization in tumor diagnosis. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have search numerous times for their favorite novels like this pathology of cell receptors and tumor markers application of immunocytochemistry and hybridization in tumor diagnosis, but end up in infectious downloads. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of tea in the afternoon, instead they cope with some harmful bugs inside their desktop computer.


In this study, the tribological characteristics of silver films that were deposited on a glass substrate by electroless plating were investigated. The electroless-plating method has many notable advantages. It is easy and economical to obtain solid films using this coating process, and it can be applied to both nonconducting and conducting substrates. In this study, silver was selected as the electroless-plating material because it is one of the most common materials used as a solid lubricant. The mechanical properties of silver electroless-plated specimens were investigated for various coating conditions. The thickness of the coating could be controlled by varying the electroless-plating time. The properties of the coatings were investigated using AFM, SEM, and a tribotester.


This research aims to explain the issue of economic weakness from the perspective of al-Qur'anic tafsir by presenting the interpretations of scholars, and provide perspectives on economic empowerment by Islam and the government. The background of this topic is the increasing poverty rate in Indonesia with data from the Central Statistics Agency that in December 2022 increased by 9.57 percent. The economic weakness is divided into two, namely natural and structural. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with thematic interpretation analysis. The results of this study show that the Qur'an is concerned about the economically weak through Zakat, while the government has implemented various support programs for the poor, such as the National Safety Net (JPS), low-interest loans, and others. Weak economic conditions can occur naturally with weak natural resources and physical deficiencies. Structurally, economic weakness is caused by imbalance of power, unavailability of jobs, low education, and abuse of power. The Qur'an provides a solution so that the economy must rotate to all levels of society, it should not rotate only in the environment of the rich and rulers. Suggestions for future research to be able to examine the issue of economic weakness with a broader perspective and to include other terms that lead to the issue.


The invention relates to an improved channel estimation method which comprises the following steps: 1) inserting a training sequence before a binary sequence for PSK (phase shift keying) modulation to acquire a frequency domain symbol sequence; performing IFFT (inverse fast fourier transform) or IDFT (inverse discrete fourier transform) on the frequency domain symbol sequence to acquire a time domain sequence, and sending the time domain sequence to a receiving terminal; 2) after receiving the time domain sequence, acquiring the training sequence frequency domain phase difference by the receiving terminal according to the received time domain training sequence; performing FFT (fourier transform algorithm) or DFT (discrete fourier transformation) by the receiving terminal to acquire the frequency domain sequence after receiving the time domain sequence; 3) according to the frequency domain phase difference of the training sequence, calculating the amplitude and phase of the frequency domain sequence to acquire an amplitude sequence and a phase sequence, and performing phase correction on the phase sequence to acquire the corrected phase sequence; 4) performing phase judgment and detection on the phase sequence to acquire a final phase sequence. According to the invention, the training sequence is utilized to perform phase judgment and detection on the frequency domain sequence to correct responsive phase of a channel, only displacement, comparison and addition calculations are required, and the method is simple to implement and low in complexity.


The emergence of Neo-Confucianism is an important phenomenon in the history of thought development during the Northern Song Dynasty. There were many aspects cause of the emergence of Neo-Confucianism, it was an important cause that the emergence of the new trends of hinstorical research during the Northern Song Dynasty.


Guinea-Bissau won its independence in 1973 and adopted the economic model of centralized planning based on the socialist ideal. However, the mid eighties decade marked the transition to market capitalism. The aim is to discuss the structural change from socialism to capitalism occurred in the country. To guide the discussion, they were reviewed the Veblenian institutionalist approach and foundations of economic structuralism. From the discussion made, it is argued that centrally coordination of different policies was an extremely difficult task. As for the capitalist period, it is concluded that the established policies have little tune with informal institutions rooted in Guinean economic system, and contribute little to national development.


Magnesium alloy is one of the most attractive light alloys for transportation systems because of their lightness and ease of recycling. However, surface degradation (such as corrosion and wear) is the major technical barrier to their wider applications. To this end, graphite-like carbon (GLC) coatings were deposited on AZ31 magnesium alloy substrate by closed filed unbalanced magnetron sputtering ion plating and detailed characterisation was carried out using SEM, TEM, XPS and pin-on-disc testing. Special attention has been paid to the effect of such critical processing factors as ion cleaning of the substrate, interface layer materials and the bias on the microstructure, interface, coatings/substrate bonding strength and the properties.


In estrogen biosynthetic pathways, many enzymes are important for metabolism, detoxification, and bioavailability. Polymorphisms in these genes may have an effect on the enzymes' function. For example, higher expression and activation of biosynthetic enzymes and lower expression and activation of conjugation enzymes may lead to high toxicity or carcinogenesis. The authors hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms (single nucleotide polymorphisms) of CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1, CYP17, SULT1A1, SULT1E1, and SHBG genes may be risk factors for endometrial cancer.


It is no more useful for researchers to acknowledge simply that subjectivity is an invariable component of their research than it is for them to assert that their ideal is to achieve objectivity. Acknowledgments and assertions are not sufficient. Beginning with the premise that subjectivity is inevitable, this paper argues that researchers should systematically seek out their subjectivity, not retrospectively when the data have been collected and the analysis is complete, but while their research is actively in progress. The purpose of doing so is to enable researchers to be aware of how their subjectivity may be shaping their inquiry and its outcomes. In this paper I demonstrate the pursuit of my subjectivity in the course of year-long fieldwork in a multiethnic high school.


Abstract Photorefractive effects in LEC-grown, semi-insulating, undoped GaAs crystals were investigated. The existence of both neutral and ionized states of the EL-2 center makes this material photorefractive. However, the presence of other defects and impurities can drastically deteriorate photorefractive properties.


Objective To investigate the effect of specific immunotherapy on IL-10 and TGF-β1 levels in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluids (BALF) of asthmatic rats. Methods Forty Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=10 in each group): the control group(group C),the asthma group(group A), the control of specific immunotherapy group(group CT) and the specific immunotherapy group(group T). The experimental asthma was established by using ovalbumin (OVA) challenge methods and the rats in group T were received the repeated inhaling different doses of OVA. The percentage of cells in BALF, the concentration of IL-10 and TGF-β1 in BALF and serum were measured respectively. Results The concentrations of IL-10 in BALF and serum of group A were significantly lower than those of group C( 0.01)or group T( 0.01)respectively. The serum IL-10 level in the group T was also lower than that of group C( 0.05). TGF-β1 levels in BALF and serum of group A were significantly higher than those of group C ( 0.01)or group T( 0.05)respectively. TGF-β1 levels in BALF and serum of group C was significantly lower those of group T( 0.05). Conclusions The data suggested that the specific immunotherapy could prevent the airway inflammation by increasing IL-10 and reducing TGF-β1 in asthmatic rat.


Future on-board vehicle control systems can be further improved through new types of mechatronic systems. In particular, these systems' capacities for interaction enhance safety, comfort and economic viability. The Automotive Engineering Department (fzd) of Darmstadt University of Technology is engaged in research of the mechatronic vehicle corner, which consists of three subsystems: sensor tire, electrically actuated wheel brake and smart suspension. By intercommunication of these three systems, the brake controller receives direct, fast and permanent information about dynamic events in the tire contact area provided by the tire sensor as valuable control input. This allows to control operation conditions of each wheel brake. The information provided by the tire sensor for example helps to distinguish between straightline driving and cornering as well as to determine μ-split conditions. In conjunction with current information of dynamic wheel loads. tire pressures and friction tyre/road, the ideal brake force distribution can be achieved. Alike through integration of adaptive suspension bushings, elastokinematic behaviour and wheel positions can be adapted to manoeuver-oriented requirements.


This chapter recounts the most radical, most puzzling, and least understood organizational reform launched by Nikita Khrushchev. It examines Khrushchev's proposal to cleave the regional party-state in two, which entailed not only dividing the obkoms, the obkom buros, and the obkom bureaucracies but also having two obkom first secretaries in each region. It points out how Khrushchev's reform struck at the nerve center of the regional power network and the regional party apparatus. The chapter traces the effects of the reforms on regional leaders and their networks in order to see what they can reveal about the nature of their power. It also emphasizes how the institutional reforms of 1962 became a genuine test of the cohesiveness and resilience of the regional networks that had formed in the 1940s.


At least 50% of bipolar disorder (BD) patients have an additional diagnosis, one of the most difficult to manage being obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Defining the nosology of BD‐OCD comorbidity has important clinical implications, given that treatments for OCD can worsen BD outcomes.


The experiment was conducted to investigate effects of Spinosyn A on glutathione S-transferases of Musca domestica L.and its synergized toxic effect.The results showed that 3 different concentration of Spinosyn A all had the significant inhibition effect on GSTs under in vitro and in vivo(24 h and 48 h) and Spinosyn A had the synergized toxic effect when Spinosyn A and phoxim were used at the same time.The potential synergistic effect of Spinosyn A to other insecticides with the main metabolic way of GSTs is to be studied in future.


MANY POLITICAL LEADERS AT the national, state and local levels have been promoting the value of large-scale assessment. Whenever changes in top government officials occur, education is usually one of the primary focal points. National reports such as "A Nation at Risk" and "What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS (Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) Report for America 2000" brought public attention to education inadequacies for a changing world, as well as set new directions for schools that required major changes for schools and school systems. Along with reforming curriculum, assessment and accountability took on a new meaning. Former President Bill Clinton utilized the SCANS Report as a pillar for his education plan while in office. Both Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley argued that voluntary national tests of reading in the fourth grade and mathematics in the eighth grade would have positive consequences for education. During hearings by the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood and the Youth and Families, and the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Riley said, "[National tests] will have national benchmarks to measure against, as they seek to refine and define state and local standards of excellence. I believe these tests are absolutely essential for the future of American education." President George W. Bush, along with U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, had a similar theme of preparing children for the 21st century workforce. During both presidencies the goal has been to establish programs where no child would be left behind and all would have access to a well-rounded education. At the Summit on the 21 st Century Workforce, Paige said that the culture needs to change from supporting educational systems to supporting the needs of children. An assurance of achievement by measuring the success of the students is needed. Paige's statement is very prolific, but the means of measuring success need to be further developed. According to Bush's No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, states must institute annual testing in grades 3-8 in basic skills to receive federal education money. If, after three years, the school does not show progress, federal funds would be cut and given directly to the families for alternative education. Mandated testing is a method to provide statistical information on the performance of a school, but tends to reveal only whether students can recognize or recall information. It is important that the government as well as school districts understand the importance of challenging students to be effective performers with the acquired knowledge. According to the SCANS Report (1991): "Look beyond your discipline and your classroom to the other courses your students take, to your community, and to the lives of your students outside school. Help your students connect what they learn in class to the world outside." Educators, political forces, administrators, parents, the community and students all want the same thing: individuals who are prepared to be effective citizens in today's workforce. Technology Infusion The infusion of technology in schools has opened the door for opportunities to challenge governing bodies to use the technology to provide student assessment that will measure their abilities for connecting knowledge learned with real-world applications. Evidence indicates that when used effectively, "technology applications can support higher-order thinking by engaging students in authentic, complex tasks within collaborative learning contexts" (Means et al. 1993). Students should be able to use technology to deepen their understanding of the content in the academic standards and also advance their knowledge of the world around them. The SCANS Report provided the educational arena with the foundation to incorporate necessary real-world skills. In addition, technology has provided us with the tool to link academic standards with higher-order thinking skills that are necessary in properly assessing the competency of the learner. …


101 patients were divided into 3 groups.38 cases in group A were treated by chinese medicine combined with auxiliary hyperbaric oxygen,32 in group B by hyperbaric oxygen,31 in group C by symptomatic oral therapy.The effective rates in group A,B and C were 97.36%,81.25% and 67.4% respectively(P0.01).


New Testament Theology: The Revival of a Discipline A Review of Recent Contributions to the Field The New Testament theology will never be written. It can never be written, because in principle the discipline . . . New Testament theology is never a finally closed book but constitutes a task that continues with us all our days. -Gerhard Ebeling, "The Meaning of 'Biblical Theologyr in Word and Faith (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1963), 94 [emphasis original). It has often been thought that since Bultmann's monumental Theology of the New Testament New Testament Theology (NTT) has become a sterile discipline. It is true that, despite periods of activity after Bultmann, a glance at the state of research over the past fifty years does raise the question of whether or not NTT has ever left its cul-de-sac. In the last decade or so, however, there has been a determined attempt to move forward (see recently Frank J. Matera, "New Testament Theology: History, Method, and Identity," CBQ 67 [2005]: 1-21 [6-15]). Thus it is the purpose of this article to review the most significant current work in the field (I) and, on this basis, to identify briefly several areas that offer a sense of the shape and movement of the discipline (II). I The grandest of the complete NTTs is Ferdinand Hahn's nearly 2000 page Theologie des Neuen Testaments (2 vols.; Tubingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2001, 2005 [1st ed. 2002]). Indeed, in terms of its critical sophistication and attempt at theological synthesis, Hahn's work is the most significant Theologie to emerge since Bultmann's. Hahn begins by distinguishing the NT theological task from theology more broadly conceived: "Theologie ist Nachdenken uber den Glauben und damit Nachdenken uber den als gultig anerkannten Wahrheitsanspruch der christlichen Botschaft. Theologie des Neuen Testaments konzentriert sich auf das Glaubenszeugnis des Urchristentums, das als solches Grundlage aller christlichen Verkundigung und Theologie ist" (1:1, emphasis added). In order best to encompass the scope of "das Glaubenszeugnis des Urchristentums," Hahn divides his TdNT into two volumes. The first volume, Die Vielfalt des Neuen Testaments: Theologiegeschichte des Urchristentums, represents a diachronic investigation of the manifold and theologically diverse layers of tradition within the NT. The second volume, Die Einheit des Neuen Testaments: Thematische Darstellung, provides a systematic ordering and presentation of the contents of vol. 1. Volume 1 is structured around the "Iesustradition und deren Rezeption seitens der nachosterlichen Gemeinde" (l:vii). In contrast to Bultmann, Hahn argues that close attention to early NT traditions reveals the interpretive necessity of a "Ruckfrage nach Jesus": insofar as the NT texts themselves exhibit a deep concern to relate the "Christusverkundigung" to the "Geschichte Jesu," a theology of the NT must take seriously this movement toward the Jesus of history (esp. 1:30-32,40-43). Hahn thus sees the probing of the space between the Proclaimer and the Proclaimed as an essential task of NTT. Indeed, it is only in light of the "Ruckfrage" that the NT kerygma can be seen in its complexity and depth. The significance of Easter not only entails the outward movement of the message about Jesus but also the backward movement toward his earthly life and preaching. Hence, the first volume moves in (fairly standard) chronological order from the "Verkundigung und Wirken Jesu" through its multifaceted reception in the earliest Christian communities (Aramaic and Greek speaking), to Paul, the Pauline school, the non-Pauline Hellenistic-Jewish writings (James, 1 Peter, Hebrews, and Revelation), the Synoptics (Acts is treated with Luke), the Johannine literature, and finally, the "transition to the second century" (Jude, 2 Peter, and the Apostolic Fathers). The exegetical attempt with each of these textual groups is to discern the diversity in the theological concepts and ecclesial practices that are a response to the Christ-event. …


This paper analyzes the cutting process of water jet cutting and abrasive water jet cutting,demonstrates the cutting parameters for cutting,analyzes the cutting principle and related regulars of abrasive water jet cutting in quality.


In 1990s,a large number of loan-words emerge in Russian language,which reveals different respond in dissimilar groups of people,including active participators,passive receivers,along with negative resisters.This article,from the different attitudes of different participators and receivers towards loan-words,draws an end that different people have different flavor of words,specifically,they have diverse attitudes towards loan-words.


The linear functional strategy for improperly posed problems.- Determination of a source term in a linear parabolic differential equation with mixed boundary conditions.- Inverse problems for parabolic partial differential equations.- Three-dimensional inverse scattering.- On isospectral gradient flows - solving matrix eigenproblems using differential equations.- On an integral equation of the first kind in inverse acoustic scattering.- Approximation of discrete probability distributions in spherical stereology.- Parameter estimation for distributed systems arising in fluid flow problems via time series methods.- Analytic solutions to the inverse problem of the Newtonian potential.- A note on an inverse problem related to the 3-D heat equation.- Undetermined coefficient problems for nonlinear elliptic and parabolic equations.- The method of 'generalized interpolation' for approximate solution of ill-posed problems.- Gel'fand-Levitan's theory and related inverse problems.- Reconstruction ambiguities of inverse scattering on the line.


Event-related potentials (ERPs) analysis has been widely used in the cognitive studies due to its good performance in reflecting the time-locked stimulus-related brain activities. However, recent studies have found that the phase coherence of ongoing EEG oscillations is also related to stimulus-related brain activities and could reveal some information (e.g. phase-locked modulation in time-frequency domain) that ERPs could not provide. Here, we used inter-trail phase coherence(ITPC) to analyze the ongoing EEG oscillations under face/object stimuli, which aimed to explore the influence of face/object stimuli on EEG oscillations at various frequency bands (alpha, beta and low frequency gamma). Our preliminary results showed that (1) alpha band has relatively high phase synchronization in the time window of P1-N170-P2 under face/object stimuli; (2) EEG for face stimuli showed higher phase synchronization than object did in the time window of 80–350 ms in alpha band; (3) in low frequency gamma band, faces evoked relatively higher phase synchronization around 170ms than objects did. These results indicated that (1) ITPC, the measure of EEG phase synchronization, could be effectively used in face/object perception to provide oscillatory phase information; (2) the modulation of ITPC value in the alpha band might be more suitable to investigate the face preference EEG activities and locate the time range of the early face perception compared with ERPs; (3) the difference between face and object processing could be reflected in the low frequency gamma band via ITPC values.


You'll learn about the most common merger model questions in this tutorial, as well as what type of "progression" to expect and the key principles you must understand in order to answer ANY math questions on this topic. Table of Contents: 3:26 Question...


The bilevel decision making system involves two optimization problems where the data of the upper level decision making problem is implicitly determined by the solution of the lower one.In this paper,an another research about the sensitivity of the bilevel decision making problem is introduced,we discuss the problem of sensitivity when the price coefficients of the upper level decision making problem are modified and the optimal solution of the bilevel decision making problem is unchangeable.In order to determine the changeable range of the price coefficient,at first,the basic method of the sensitivity is presented,and the procedure of the sensitivity is also provided by using "the kth-best"algorithm.In the range determined by us,the change of the price coefficients can not make the optimal solution of the bilevel decision making problem modify,so it can provide decision makers an relatively stable decision making schema.Last,the changeable range of the price coefficients is demonstrated in an example.


We study the conductance of carbon nanotube wires in the presence of disorder, in the limit of phase-coherent transport. For this purpose, we have developed a simple numerical procedure to compute transmission through carbon nanotubes and related structures. Two models of disorder are considered, weak uniform disorder and isolated strong scatterers. In the case of weak uniform disorder, our simulations show that the conductance is not significantly affected by disorder when the Fermi energy is close to the band center. Further, the transmission around the band center depends on the diameter of these zero band-gap wires. We also find that the calculated small bias conductance as a function of the Fermi energy exhibits a dip when the Fermi energy is close to the second subband minima. In the presence of strong isolated disorder, our calculations show a transmission gap at the band center, and the corresponding conductance is very small.


Have you noticed how seldom you hear people complaining about the weather forecasts these days? It seems only yesterday that no strong wind, freak hailstorm or lashing rain thundering out of a towering cumulonimbus was not followed by public or private outcry: 'How could they get it so wrong?' As the Bureau of Meteorology prepares to celebrate the centenary of its creation by amalgamation of the former state colonial weather services, its forecasters must be reflecting on how much more enjoyable life has become since they have been able to concentrate on their science, instead of defending themselves against endless public complaints.


The spiritual revolutions of The May 4th Movement set critical deconstruction of anti-tradition.However,after the deconstruction of the tradition,China's social and cultural order gradually began with the generation of a reconstruction process.In this post-revolutionary era,we should inherit critical spirits in reviewing the spiritual revolutions of the May 4th movement.However,when inheriting its critical spirits,it is not to deconstruct the current social order,ideology and culture to the revolution,but moves toward construction of the social order by critique.Therefore,we should set at variance from the deconstructive criticism to the constructive criticism.


The tentative interpretations about the action of erythropoietin in vitro, based on consideration of our present studies, are (1) that erythropoietin increases heme synthesis in bone marrow cultures as a whole, and probably in individual erythroblasts as well, and (2) that erythropoietin induces DNA synthesis by erythroblasts. On the basis of these limited data we cannot make a statement about the relation between these two effects.


PURPOSE: An anticancer drug comprising isoginkgetin or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient is provided, thereby activating p53 and reducing a pathway of PI3-kinase/Akt, so that the growth of cancer cells can be inhibited. CONSTITUTION: The anticancer drug comprises Isoginkgetin isolated from leaves of Metasequoia glyptostroboides or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, wherein the anticancer drug activates p53 related to the cell cycle as a cancer inhibitor; the anticancer drug inhibits PI3-kinase/Akt signal pathway relating to cell death, so that death of cancer cells can be facilitated; and the anticancer drug increases sensitivity of cells to active oxygen species, so that it can be used together with conventional anticancer drug generating active oxygen species.


From Nov. 15 to Dec. 17, 1977, Pseudomonas cepacia was isolated from the blood of 16 patients in Odense, Denmark, and Nijmegen, Holland, 2--5 days after an operation with general anaesthesia. The fever started 14--70 h after operation and lasted 2--4 days. All patients recovered. 14/15 patients examined 7--51 days later had agglutinating antibody titres of 400-3,200 against the epidemic strain. Ps. cepacia with identical biochemical characters and sensitivity pattern was isolated from unbroken vials containing the anaesthetic fentanyl, which had been given to all 16 patients. Two batches were contaminated, one heavily so (10(4)--10(5) cfu/0.1 ml). Seven other batches examined yielded no growth. The preservative added to the vials was a mixture of methyl- and propyl-p-hydroxybenzoates which not only allowed growth of the Ps. cepacia strain but could also serve as a carbon source as did citric and malonic acids. The concentration of preservative was not reduced in contaminated vials. The vials had not been sterilized after closure; too much reliance had been placed on an aseptic technique and insufficient preservatives.


The IEEE 1149.1 standard test access port and boundary-scan architecture [1] was approved in 1990 in response to the need for coping with shrinking sizes due to advanced packaging and mounting technologies, and also with the increasing complexity of modern microelectronic devices. Boundary-scan test (BST) was quickly adopted by all industry sectors, including test equipment manufacturers, CAD tool providers, and microcircuit designers and manufacturers. Many tools and integrated solutions are now available on the market to support BST, but they are essentially dedicated to production test environments. The work presented in this document addresses the development of a network of low-cost distributed BST controllers, based on micro-webserver boards. Micro-webserver technology Maxim's micro-webserver technology is based on their DS80C410/DS80C411 network microcontrollers, which are widely available on the market. Their DS80C400 evaluation kit hosts the TINI Runtime Environment in a validated hardware design (DSTINIm410), includes an integrated 1-Wire® Network Master, a hardware CAN 2.0B port, software support for I2C and SPITM, a real-time clock, and flash ROM / NV SRAM for program and data storage [2]. With a price tag slightly above 100 USD, the DS80C400 evaluation kit comprises the DSTINIm410 reference board and offers system designers all the resources needed to develop distributed applications supporting FTP, telnet and web services. The distributed boundary-scan test controllers The work presented in this paper may be represented as shown in figure 1, where a single client accesses three BST controllers. The client can be located anywhere in the world, and the BST controllers and the target hardware can also be placed in different geographical locations. In an educational setting, figure 1 may represent a student that accesses a workbench comprising one or more BST controllers and the hardware under test. Alternatively, we may also envisage distributed systems comprising hardware under test located in various places. Fig. 1: A workbench supporting remote three boundary-scan test controllers. Figure 2 shows a client software version that consists of a JAVA environment enabling the user to specify a test program in SVF, and to run it remotely. In educational settings, a webcam will broadcast a live image of the hardware under test, enabling the students to receive visual feedback from certain test commands (e.g. when they change the logic value of outputs driving an array of leds). Fig. 2: Client application. The exhibition planned for ICELIE'2009 will include the micro-webserver boundary-scan test controller, a board under test comprising two boundary-scan chains, and live image feedback. It represents an educational deliverable of this project that is being used collaboratively in various digital electronics test courses. References [1] IEEE 1149.1-2001 (Revision of IEEE Std 1149.1-1990) Standard Test Access Port and Boundary-Scan Architecture, IEEE Computer Society (Test Technology Standards Committee), 25 October 2001. [2] Maxim-Dallas DS80C400 evaluation kit [Online], http://www.maximic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/4983 (visited on April 16th, 2009). [3] J. M. Ferreira, E. Sousa, A. Nafalski, J. Machotka, Z. Nedic, "Collaborative learning based on a micro-webserver remote test controller," 6th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV'09), Bridgeport (USA), June 22-25, 2009.


Background: Due to COVID 19 pandemic, almost each sector was affected. Among them, police sector was the most underappreciated and vulnerable. Without them, achieving the primary objective of the lockdown restricting the outbreak would have been impossible. They risk catching the infection, taking it home and exposing their family. Objective: To assess depression, anxiety, stress among police persons during COVID 19; To find out the impact of COVID19 on their personal life. Methodology: This is Descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted on Police Persons in Narasarao Pet Division, Guntur. Sample population selected by simple random sampling. A self-designed, and semi-structured questionnaire and DASS -21 scale were used to collect the data.  Results: Out of 60, 32 (54%) were 25-35 years of age, 53(88%) were males, 39(65%) were graduated, and 32(53%) were police constables. Out of them 8(1.8%) have past medical history and 20(33%) were COVID 19 positive. Out of them16 (9.6%) were with depression, 32 (19.2%) with anxiety, and 25(15%) with stress. Conclusion: Due to the prolonged duration of working hours, inadequate supplementation of personal protection equipment (PPE) and irregular pay scale may influence their physical and mental health.


Abstract Supercritical flow interaction occurring in the marine boundary layer between closely spaced coastal capes is investigated with a mesoscale numerical prediction model. As an extension of previous work, the U.S. Navy's Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System (COAMPS) is used to perform idealized model simulations with marine layers of varying upstream Froude number to elucidate the different flow responses for a single convex bend. The impact upon the supercritical flow of introducing a series of closely spaced coastal bends is then investigated. The expansion fan is significantly reduced in magnitude and size by the formation of a compression wave at a blocking, concave bend approximately 150 km downstream. Building upon the idealized marine layer response, real-data forecasts are then examined for several time periods of supercritical flow interaction between Cape Blanco, Oregon, and Cape Mendocino, California. Observations from the Coastal Waves 1996 (CW96) field program were colle...


ABSTRACT Background Retrospective research partly characterizes the link between antibiotic use and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) development. This prospective cohort study may help reassess the association. Research design and methods We included 133,125 participants from the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHS II databases. Three groups were established: nonuse, short-term use (1–14 days), and middle- to long-term use (≥15 days) to explore the link. Cox regression model was chosen to evaluate the hazard ratios (HRs) for RA. Results Short-term antibiotic use was not associated with the subsequent risk of RA (adjusted HR = 0.88, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.38–1.38) compared to the no antibiotic use group in the multivariable adjusted model. The age-stratified model showed no sufficient evidence of increased risk in participants with middle- to long-term antibiotic use (HR = 1.32, 95% CI 0.89–1.98). The effect further attenuated to null after controlling for confounding factors (adjusted HR = 1.06, 95% CI 0.42–1.71). Conclusions We found no evidence of an association between antibiotic use and RA risk. Our findings may reduce potential concerns about increased RA risk among antibiotic users.


Achieving high energy efficiency is a primary design objective for multi-core systems. Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) is one of the most widely-adopted low-power techniques. In this paper, we present a reinforcement learning-based DVFS control approach to reduce energy consumption under user-specified performance requirements. The learning agent periodically selects the voltage and frequency level for all cores based on observations of their computation intensiveness, memory behaviors as well as synchronization among cores. Experimental results on multiple real applications show that the proposed method can achieve significant energy reduction.


1440 Objectives Current methods of imaging advanced prostate cancer are nonspecific and better molecular imaging probes are sought. 18F DCFBC is a radiolabeled PET agent that binds with high affinity to PSMA, which is highly expressed in almost all prostate cancers. Identifying disease in soft tissue and bone with one tracer is appealing. We preliminarily compare the uptake of 18F DCFBC in bone with 18F NaF in prostate cancer patients with metastatic disease. Methods Subjects undergo 2 separate 18F DCFBC imaging sessions, one at baseline, and then at 4-6 months. PET/CT images are performed at 1 and 2 hours after IV injection of 8 mCi 18F DCFBC. Patients also undergo a whole body 18F NaF scan within 3 weeks of each 18F DCFBC. Patients receive 3 mCi 18F NaF IV bolus and undergo whole body imaging 1 hour post injection. PSA levels are obtained at the time of 18F DCFBC imaging. Results 6 patients with known bone metastasis were imaged. 13 bone lesions with focal 18F NaF uptake were compared to 18F DCFBC. 3 patients (5 lesions) had no visually significant focal uptake on DCFBC. NaF SUV uptake in these 5 lesions ranged from 2.8-15.7 and PSA ranged from .14-42.88 ng/ml. 2 of these patients were on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT.) 3 patients (8 lesions) had visually distinct focal uptake on both 1 and 2hr DCFBC images corresponding to focal 18F NaF uptake. DCFBC SUV in these lesions at 1hr ranged from 1.2-8.9 and at 2hrs, SUV ranged from .99-9.4. NaF SUV focal uptake ranged from 14.4-58.6 and PSA ranged from .28-4379 ng/ml. 2 patients were on ADT. Conclusions 18F NaF uptake in bone metastasis does not necessarily correspond to focal 18F DCFBC uptake. Mechanisms of tracer uptake and tumor biology likely factor in the discrepant activity. Further investigation at the follow-up period and more patients will hopefully provide further insight. 18F DCFBC may provide new information on the expression of PSMA in this cancer and its role in tumor evolution.


The dimensionality of the physical units as seen by an observer only capable of observations along the momentum axis is investigated. The units fall into seven groups characterized in terms of their 'frame signature', mainly interpreted as non-locality and/or impact. For example, momentum, power, resistance, magnetic charge, and electric potential are related and have a direct impact on the local observer. In contrast, time, charge, and mass are distributed and non-local. Energy squared is equivalent in frame signature of three local dimensions and may be factorized out to indicate which units may be seen in a 3-dimensional material world by the local quantum observer. In conclusion, the local quantum observer who is engaged in a measuring process over an interval of time has a more stringent and profound conceptual basis of the physical units than a classical observer interpreting distant processes occurring on a time axis.


Case series summary This paper describes the clinical presentation, diagnostic imaging findings and outcome in four cats with confirmed joint-associated tuberculosis. The cats were 2–6 years of age, and immune competent. Three cases had tuberculosis affecting only one joint, whereas one case had at least three joints affected. Two cases were caused by Mycobacterium bovis, and the other two were caused by Mycobacterium microti. Radiological findings included osteolysis, periosteal reaction and associated soft tissue swelling. Two cases were euthanased and two cases responded well to amputation and follow-on antibiotic therapy. Relevance and novel information To our knowledge, this is the first publication of a series of cats with joint-associated tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis is not common, a high degree of suspicion is needed to avoid delayed diagnosis. This case series highlights the importance of considering mycobacterial disease as a differential for joint disease in cats. Accepted: 13 June 2017 1 Willows Veterinary Centre and Referral Service, Highlands Road, Solihull, UK 2 CytoPath, Ledbury, UK 3 Fitzpatrick Referrals, Eashing, Godalming, UK 4 Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Roslin, UK Corresponding author: Stephanie M Lalor BVetMed (Hons), MANZCVS, DipECVIM-CA, MRCVS, European and RCVS Specialist in Internal Medicine, RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine, Willows Veterinary Centre, Highlands Road, Solihull B90 4NH, UK Email: email@example.com 719401 JOR0010.1177/2055116917719401Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open ReportsLalor et al research-article2017


On the basis of introducing QoS architecture of IP broadband network this paper sets up a model to analyze network performance availability,and puts forward an algorithm method of weighted parameter aiming at the characteristic of network traffic performance parameter relativity.The performance parameters which are produced from the algorithm method of weighted parameter can also be used as the useful parameters of other method for analyzing network performance.


Stoneley wave velocity variation is analyzed by solving the modified Scholte secular equation for velocity of Stoneley waves, allowing to find dependency of the Stoneley wave velocity on the Wiechert parameter and construct a set of inequalities that confines region of existence for the appropriate root of the secular equation. Numerical analysis for Stoneley wave velocity dependence on the Wiechert parameter for both auxetics (materials with negative Poisson's ratio) and nonauxetics revealed the presence of (i) asymptotes indicating degeneracy of Stoneley waves into the corresponding Rayleigh waves; and (ii) common extremums relating to degeneracy of Stoneley waves into the corresponding bulk shear waves.


Reactive perforating collagenosis (RPC) is a perforating dermatosis, characterized clinically by the presence of multiple, pruritic, hyperpigmented, umbilicated papules with a central keratotic plug and histologically by transepidermal elimination of altered collagen. It was first described in 1967 by Mehregan et al. as an inherited form, but this uncommon dermatosis also has an acquired form. Acquired RPC (ARPC) was initially associated with diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure, for which Faver's criteria have been proposed. Since then, ARPC has been reported as associated with many other conditions, including malignancy. A 62-year-old man presented with a 1-year history of multiple papules that had initially developed on the chest and had then become generalized. Three months after the onset of the skin lesions, the patient had also started having high-grade intermittent fever, cough, progressive breathlessness and severe weight loss. The patient was a farmer. Physical examination revealed multiple, discrete, severely pruritic, hyperpigmented, umbilicated papules, 1–5 mm in size, over the trunk and extremities, presenting mainly over the extensors (Fig. 1). The lesions were bilaterally symmetrical in distribution, with koebnerization in places. Decreased vocal and tactile fremitus and stony dull percussion were detected on both sides, and decreased air entry on the right side. Histopathological examination of the lesional skin biopsy revealed hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, parakeratosis in the epidermis and a cup-shaped invagination. The base of the invagination showed an attenuated layer of keratinocytes and densely packed basophilic material, along with degenerated collagen bundles and neutrophils (Fig. 2a). The diagnosis of ARPC was further supported by positive staining with Masson trichome. Chest radiography revealed mediastinal widening and right-sided pleural effusion. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the thorax revealed a medistinal mass approximately 70 9 110 9 85 mm in size, involving the anterosuperior mediastinum encroaching into major blood vessels, along with multiple enlarged lymph nodes and a right-sided gross pleural effusion (Fig. 2b). Ultrasonography-guided mediastinal biopsy was performed, and histology showed malignant


In Autumn 1991, experts at a workshop in Padova, Italy, discussed methodological issues in drugs and driving. The primary purpose was to review three major papers that would form the core of a manual on drugs and driving methodology, to encourage consistency and standardisation between countries and research institutes. This paper summarises the chapter of the manual on epidemiological methods in the study of drugs and driving. It aims to: (1) identify key methodological problems in surveys designed to determine the influence and role of drugs in road crashes; (2) recommend standardised methods of data capture and analysis to overcome, or at least minimise, these problems, thus increasing the comparability of findings from studies worldwide. The paper offers a guide rather than a cookbook. Most of the general methodological issues come under sample selection and data collection. The two major types of surveys used are surveys of drug use in the general population and in the driving population. Surveys of arrested drivers and clinical populations are important, as they represent high-risk groups. Surveys of fatally injured drivers require methodological consistency, to allow meaningful comparisons. Relevant aspects include: (1) sample characteristics; (2) drug determinations; (3) reporting results; and (4) the interpretation of findings. For the covering abstract see IRRD 866577.


into two parts (Fig. 1B). The spicules of the intersex form were smaller than those of normal males from other populations. A pair of adanal and two preanal supplements were present as well as conspicuous copulatory musculature (Fig. I B). In the other intersex specimen, spicules and copulatory musculature were absent. Instead, a prominent lateral papilla and two small, more posteriorly located preanal supplements were observed (Fig. IC). Both intersex specimens had fewer and less distinct supplements than did normal males. Except ' for an earlier report by Jairajpuri and Siddiqi (5) on Tyleptus striatus Heyns this observation appears to be the only other report on the occurrence of intersexes in the Leptonchoidea.


Legislation in 1990 allowed local authorities to farm out the care of older people to private sector providers. The problems at the UK's largest care home firm Southern Cross (news June 8) demonstrate the perils of pursuing such a policy and proves the government is wrong in arguing that services can be improved by privatising them.


The need to investigate the impact of chemical contamination in the natural environment has led to the development of markers to measure the biological effects of contaminants in living organisms (biomarkers). Biomarkers of genotoxic effect are employed as tools to detect damage caused by exposure to genotoxic agents, through variation in cellular responses. Amphibians, in particular, are among the most sensitive species to environmental changes. In fact, environmental contaminants have been pointed out as the most important cause of the amphibian population's decline. The distribution of Odontophrynus cordobae is restricted to central and north-western Cordoba and some populations in the southern Santiago del Estero province, Argentina. This species combines the proper biologic and ecologic features to conduct laboratory and environmental monitoring studies. These animals are abundant and easy to collect, simple to manipulate under laboratory conditions, and present few difficulties for blood extraction using minimally invasive techniques. According to the available literature, Odontophrynus cordobae has a major sensibility to genotoxic agents in the environment when compared to others amphibians, such as Rhinella arenarum. Genotoxicity tests in peripheral blood of O. cordobae provide scientific support for in situ studies of the potential risks produced by environmental exposure to genotoxic agents.


A method of slide coating that includes providing a first fluid (55), wherein the first fluid includes multi unit polymeric precursors; flowing the first fluid down a first slide surface, the first slide surface being positioned adjacent a substrate; coating the substrate (18) with the first fluid by flowing the first fluid from the first slide surface (53) to the substrate to form a first coated layer; moving the substrate; and curing the first coated layer.


recent years the work of Professor Beresford has shown, from comparisons of strip maps with aerial photographs of the same areas, that ridge and furrow may be equated, under certain reservations, with the bands' or 'selions' of the former open fields.1 It has, therefore, become possible to use air photographs together with documentary evidence to throw light on open-field farming. The frequent use of air photographs as illustrations may perhaps have drawn attention to a point which has not so far received much notice. In many of these photographs the ridge and furrow rises and falls with monotonous precision, with apparently no variations in width to interrupt its regularity. In others, however, one or more ridges of noticeably greater or less width than the general are abruptly interspersed. Alternatively, the general width in one area varies widely from the general width in another. Dr Mead in his investigation of Buckinghamshire ridge and furrow found widths varying from 4 to 18 yards, with 9-10 yards as the most common. This variation in the size of selions is in any case familiar from documentary


Having a quarter of your assets in property and infrastructure might sound extreme, but HOSTPLUS, if anything, sees this allocation as being on the low side. David Rowley talks to chief investment officer Sam Sicilia.


This article takes up the methodology of cultural biography proposed by Arjun Appadurai to sketch the process of singularization of the Torre Latinoamericana in Mexico City, which was conceived initially as a commercial building constructed in 1956, until in 1997 it was declared part of Mexico's Monumental Patrimony, which implied a consequent new set of practices. The paper aims to show how the work of renovation and remodeling which began in 2002 operates as a project of physical and historical restoration of the skyscraper in which a cultural discourse is constructed around—built up by episodes in the history of the city, the building and significants belonging to proper to the nationalist movement in Mexico—which contribute to generating and disseminating in the urban imaginary the notion of the Torre Latinoamericana as patrimony, in the form of a witness object.


It is known to the fans of Beijing Opera,there is aquestion of"shangkouzi"(上口字)in Beijing Opera.What is"shangkouzi"?It is the Chinese character whose pronunciationin Beijing Opera is different from that in the life.The source ofthese"shangkouzi"is complicated.Some are the left of ancientpronunciation,some are dialectal pronunciation.The articleclassifies these"shangkouzi"and analyzes the source of it by thestandards of"zhong yuan yin yun".From the article,the actoror fans of Beijing Opera will find how to make out and use these"shangkouzi".At the same time,the article elucidates thesignificance of these"shangkouzi".


The aim of this study was to develop, implement and describe counselling in groups as a method in clinical nursing in relation to patients with SLE. Further more, the purpose was to describe how participation in counseling could aid the patients to cope with health-related daily living challenges and strengthen their courage to live. The study was organized as action research. The analysis is based on six qualitative group interviews, three with patients and three with nurses, and on fieldnotes. Counselling of patients in groups was described as a method in clinical nursing which can aid coping, give support and encourage living. The nurses competency in both counselling and rheumatology nursing and medical treatment were their strength in realizing the group as a hybrid of reflectional and educational dialogues. The study revealed participation in counselling as discovering the common features in the individual experiences. A confidential communion encouraged living. Systematical reflection on action and personal experiences has increased understanding and knowledge of living with SLE. The study findings point to three areas of interest for this group of women suffering from SLE: tiredness for some to the point of fatigue, changed self-esteem and body image and the unpredictability of the disease and worries about the future. The study revealed that in relation to the above areas both cognitive, emotional and instrumental coping developed or improved through the period of the group.


Approximate query processing (AQP) has been well established for big data analytics to complement performance degradation due to the ever-increasing size of datasets. The evolution of machine learning technologies creates another opportunity for improving the AQP. There are two architectural aspects that should be considered for AQP-based data analytics services to embrace the trends. First, the services should support rapidly changing data. Second, the systems should manage the life-cycle of the machine learning process and accommodate the diversity of ML technologies. This paper discusses the requirements and design considerations for ML-based AQP services on time-varying large datasets for distributed environments in a system-independent way.


This paper details the dimensional synthesis for the rigid body guidance of planar eight-bar linkages that could be driven by a prismatic joint at its base. We show how two RR cranks can be added to a planar parallel robot formed by a PRR and 3R serial chain to guide its end-effector through a set of five task poses. This procedure is useful for designers who require the choice of ground pivot locations. The results are eight different types of one-degree of freedom planar eight-bar linkages. We demonstrate the design process with the design of a multifunctional wheelchair that could transform its structure between a self-propelled wheelchair and a walking guide.Copyright © 2013 by ASME


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True gastric digestion, involving the action of pepsin, appears to be found in animals only in the Chordata, and in this group, at the present day, only from the Pisces upwards. It is suggested that its appearance may be correlated with the change from microphagy to macrophagy which occurred in the early history of the phylum.

Information relating to gastric digestion in the lower vertebrates is still too limited for any extensive generalizations to be possible, but many differences between conditions in these forms and in the mammals are evident. Certain facts illustrating the more primitive organization of the gastric mucosa in fish (and to a lesser extent in Amphibia) are briefly summarized.

There seems to be a general resemblance between the pepsin of mammals and that of the lower vertebrates, with perhaps some minor adaptation to medium. There is some positive evidence for the existence of enzymes additional to pepsin in the stomach of fish, but the source of these has not been made clear.

An acid fluid has been obtained from the stomach of fish and Amphibia by siphon or fistula. The secretion of acid may be continuous throughout life in selachians, but increases after feeding; in rays an alternation of acidity and alkalinity has been reported. The stomach of teleosts seems to be less acid than that of selachians and Amphibia, but the pH at the surface of ingested prey may be more suitable for the action of pepsin than is that of the general contents. Digestion proceeds much more slowly in poikilotherms than in mammals, and the food commonly remains in the stomach for one or more days.

The few observations at present available suggest that gastric secretion in selachians, unlike that of mammals, may be controlled entirely by humoral means, but the evidence is incomplete and not altogether consistent. There is no evidence for a 'psychic phase' in selachians or Amphibia, but there are indications that in the latter group the sympathetic nervous system may be an important factor in the control of secretion. Histamine, is reported to stimulate the secretion of acid and pepsinogen in frogs.

Extensive studies of the nervous control of gastric movements in fish and Amphibia have led to results which are often conflicting and difficult to reconcile with those established for mammals. Some possible explanations for this are discussed, and in particular it is emphasized that a clear-cut reciprocity between sympathetic and parasympathetic systems may be lacking in the lower vertebrates.

There is evidence for the absorption of fat in the stomach of fish, and it is pointed out that certain characteristics of gastric digestion in poikilotherms would appear to make that organ more adapted for absorption than it is in mammals.

It is concluded that the absence of a stomach from the Holocephali, the Dipnoi and certain Teleostei is likely to be a secondary rather than a primitive condition.

I am indebted to Profs. B. P. Babkin and A. B. Dawson for kindly reading the typescript of this article, which was prepared during the tenure of a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship at McGill and Harvard Universities, and at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole.


An investigation to gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria in sheep by flotation method with saturated salt water in 12 counties of city Datong,Shuozhou and Xinzhou in Shanxi Province.The results show that: the mean infection rate of parasites was 65.50% In the areas,and the detection rates was 81.40% 、66% 、43.25% in Datong,Xinzhou and shuozhou.In these three regions,the range of infection intensity(eggs per gram of feces)of gastrointestinal nematodes was 971 ~ 3325、270 ~ 1202、41 ~1274,while the range of infection intensity of Eimeria was 60 ~403、102 ~230、 26~240,respectively.The big number of the detected gastrointestinal nematodes were Haemonchus contortus,Trichostrongylus spp,Bunostomum epp,Nematodirus epp.


The reactions of the antitumor antibiotic mitomycin B with DNA were examined using ethidium fluorescence assays. The following three aspects of mitomycin B action have been studied to compare its b...


There are many large changes are picking up in the world economy. The increase in wealth of the world population, rising consumer and investment sector is the rise in prices for resources, increased attention to environmental issues, increased innovation, technological development and the intervention of public authorities in a market economy. Under the influence of these factors are changing the requirements for the properties of products, new products for emerging technologies, changing structure of global supply and demand. The increase in wealth of the world population, rising consumer and investment sector is the rise in prices for resources, increased attention to environmental issues, increased innovation, technological development and the intervention of public authorities in a market economy. Under the influence of these factors are changing the requirements for the properties of products, new products for emerging technologies, changing structure of global supply and demand.


The communication system model of digital image watermarking is proposed by using its traditional one.The performance of watermarking system is investigated based on information theory,and the intensity and position embedded and the capacity of water-marking channel is analyzed and calculated,the lower bound of signal-to-noise rate for effectual extraction of watermark is obtained.The simulations show that the theoretic analysis is correct and the watermarking algorithms derived from theoretic result have good tran-sparency and robustness.


Human spine behaviour wider lateral impacts was studied through Post Mortem Human Subject (PMHS) experiments carried out within the European project SIBER and previous tests conducted in a French PREDIT Program. The aim of these experiments is to characterise the coupling between the upper and lower torso created by the lumbar spine. For this purpose, PMHSs were struck to the thorax and then to the pelvis at different velocities: 5 thoracic impacts were conducted at 4 m/s, 5 pelvic tests at 6.6 m/s. In addition, previous tests carried out in similar conditions were reanalysed (5 thoracic impacts at 3.3 m/s, 5 others at 5.5 m/s and 10 pelvic impacts at 6.6 m/s). Impactor force, subject accelerations at TI, T4, T8, T12 and sacrum were recorded, while 2D motion of the subject's spine was filmed. Two WorldSID dummies (prototype and pre-production version) were submitted to the same type of impacts to assess their lumbar spine behaviour. The dummy responses were evaluated against corridors defined from PMHS responses. The WorldSID dummy showed an improvement with respect to the current European regulatory dummy. Its lumbar spine allowed a more biofidelic coupling between its upper and lower torso which created more human-like kinematics. For the covering abstract see ITRD E141807.


Geographically, Indonesia is located on disaster prone area. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, landslides, volcanic eruptions and non-natural disaster such as Covid-19 Pandemic often occur in various places in Indonesia including in Pidie Jaya, Aceh Province. These disasters have a big influence on many aspects of the socio-economic life of the affected communities. Managing disaster properly will reduce the risk so that it will provide security and resilience community that can anticipate all the impacts of disasters. Collaboration in the form of the Pentahelix Synergy concept involving elements of the Government, Society, Academics, and the Business Industries is one of the important aspect in disaster management. Furthemore, the mass media and the private sector will provide great energy to solve the problem during disaster. This paper discuss about the synergy of Pentahelix in dealing with natural and non-natural disasters in Pidie Jaya Regency, Aceh Province. The results will be useful as lesson learned to support National Security program in Indonesia.


Effects of different doses of various clarifying agens onthe
content on phenolic substances in young red wines were studed.
The orginal concentration of anthocyanins (213 mg/l)was
decreased at most after the application of egg white but the
total colour intensitz of these red wines increased. An
increased share of polymeric forms of anthocyanins in the final
colour of red wines was observed in all variants of this
experiment.


Conventional neuromorphic accelerators primarily leverage split-merge method to accommodate a neural network that is beyond a single core's size, leading to possible accuracy loss, extra core usage and significant power and energy overhead. This work presents an energy-efficient, reconfigurable neuro-morphic processor to address the problem by (i) a partial sum router circuitry that enables in-network computing to remove the need of extra merge cores; (ii) software-defined Networks-on-Chip that eliminates the power-hungry routing compute and (iii) fine-grained power gating and clock gating technique for power reduction. Our test chip achieves lossless mapping as the algorithm and an energy efficiency of 1.7pJ/SOP at 0.5V, 19% lower than state-of-the-art result.


This study aims to determine the potential for parking taxes and levies in the city of Kendari. The research method used is descriptive method with content analysis or content analysis. Broadly speaking, this writing systematic is more of a narrative nature which collects secondary data from BPS, opinions of experts, journals, books and articles published on the internet related to potential taxes and parking levies in the city of Kendari. The results showed that the revenue from parking, both in the form of taxes and levies, was still very low, although mathematically there was a huge potential for revenue from this sector. The implication of this is that the government must be fast in building its supporting infrastructure so that it can collect taxes and parking fees to the maximum and there is no more illegal parking which sometimes disturbs the public and reduces local revenue.


The method of using curve fitting to approximate the actual model of the complex mechanical structure was introduced in this paper and took the modeling of the inlet up-down lifting device of pilger mill for example.


We have recently reported on the modification of the Canon AutoRef R‐1 for use as a continuously recording optometer, while retaining its capacity to measure in 'single‐shot' mode. Although the principles of the modification and performance of the dual mode of operation have been described in previous publications, this technical note aims to provide sufficient detail for research laboratories wishing to implement the modification.


'No pizza without migrants.' This kind of slogan was used in a campaign in Switzerland in which people of migrant background fought for facilitated access to Swiss citizenship. By emphasising their contributions and their 'cultural' belonging to Switzerland, the political activists essentialised 'the second generation' as well integrated young professionals. Their campaign was countered by right-wing parties with posters showing Swiss identity cards with photos of Osama bin Laden to demonstrate what kind of people might become Swiss citizens if the laws changed. This article discusses the kind of culturalist discourse used by both, those who struggle against political exclusion and those who promote this exclusion. It takes a historical perspective and shows that culturalist discourses against migrants have been there for a long time, but the content and the arena of contestation change over time.


Legal certainty and effectiveness of EC Law in the light of time limits, irreversibility of uncontested decisions, and the obligation of an injured party to limit his damages.


Abstract—Predicting links that may occur in the future and missing links in social networks is an attractive problem in social network analysis. Granular computing can help us to model the relationships between human-based system and social sciences in this field. In this paper, we present a model based on granular computing approach and Type-2 fuzzy logic to predict links regarding nodes' activity and the relationship between two nodes. Our model is tested on collaboration networks. It is found that the accuracy of prediction is significantly higher than the Type-1 fuzzy and crisp approach.


The toughness of impact‐modified poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) compounds was examined by using a modified Charpy test. Increasing impact speed resulted in a quasi‐brittle to ductile transition in all PVC compounds. In the quasi‐brittle region, a PVC of 56,000 Mw fractured through a craze‐like damage zone that could be described by a modified Dugdale model. Furthermore, the same molecular‐weight PVC modified with either 10 pph (parts per hundred parts by weight) of chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) or 10 pph of methylmethacrylate‐butadiene‐styrene (MBS) impact modifier also conformed to the Dugdale model with the craze‐like damage zone. The CPE effectively improved the impact performance of PVC by shifting the quasi‐brittle to ductile transition to a higher loading rate. Compared to CPE, MBS was a better impact modifier, and its use resulted in a higher quasi‐brittle to ductile transition loading rate in the same PVC matrix. Fracture initiation toughness of all the materials was described by the Hayes‐Williams modification of the Dugdale model. The intrinsic brittle fracture energy obtained by extrapolation to zero craze length was determined only by the PVC matrix and was independent of the impact modifier. However, the kinetics of craze growth, and hence the response to rapid loading, depended on the impact modifier. Increasing the molecular weight of the PVC resin resulted in a more complex damage zone that was not amendable to the Dugdale analysis. J. Vinyl Addit. Technol. 10:11–16, 2004. © 2004 Society of Plastics Engineers.


In this article we consider the judicial dossiers about migrant families. This introductive analysis about this phenomenon is focused on the following topics: the provenance area, the reason that determined the opening of a dossier, the most represented foreign communities, and the relation with this presence and the number of residents in Emilia-Romagna.


Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.), when grown in soil poor in Bradyrhizobium japonicum, shows low nitrogen-fixation activity as a result of the small number of nodules produced. In an attempt to increase the biomass of the symbiont in the soil and nodulation in soybean cv. Hodgson, a study was performed using B. japonicum USDA 122 cover inoculated with the irrigation water at the time of sowing or at the three-node (V3 phenophase) stage. The B. japonicum cover inoculation performed alone or in combination with traditional seed inoculation with peat bacteria inoculum (control) resulted in an 8-fold average increase of symbiont biomass in the soil. Cover inoculation at the V3 stage combined with seed inoculation with peat inoculum tripled the number of nodules per plant, increasing nitrogen fixation in the plant during pod filling (R6 phenophase). The ureide concentration in the soybean decreased with plant age. Cover inoculation at the V3 stage combined with seed inoculation with peat inoculum significantly...


Process discovery (i.e. the automated induction of a behavioral process model from execution logs) is an important tool for business process analysts/managers, who can exploit the extracted knowledge in key process improvement and (re-)design tasks. Unfortunately, when directly applied to the logs of complex and/or lowly-structured processes, such techniques tend to produce low-quality workflow schemas, featuring both poor readability ("spaghetti-like") and low fitness (i.e. low ability to reproduce log traces). Trace clustering methods alleviate this problem, by helping detect different execution scenarios, for which simpler and more fitting workflow schemas can be eventually discovered. However, most of these methods just focus on the sequence of activities performed in each log trace, without fully exploiting all non-structural data (such as cases data and environmental variables) available in many real logs, which might well help discover more meaningful (context-related) process variants. In order to overcome these limitations, we propose a two-phase clustering-based process discovery approach, where the clusters are inherently defined through logical decision rules over context data, ensuring a satisfactory trade-off is between the readability/explainability of the discovered clusters, and the behavioral fitness of the workflow schemas eventually extracted from them. The approach has been implemented in a system prototype, which supports the discovery, evaluation and reuse of such multi-variant process models. Experimental results on a real-life log confirmed its capability to achieve compelling performances w.r.t. state-of-the-art clustering approaches, in terms of both fitness and explainability.


The intervertebral disc (IVD) is often modeled as a biphasic tissue, with both a solid and a fluid phase [1]. While under a constant compressive load, the IVD responds with continuous creep displacement, resulting in the loss of interstitial fluid from the tissue and increased strain on the annular fibers. The mechanical response of the IVD under impact loading conditions has been previously reported by the authors and others. It is unknown, however, how the loss of interstitial fluid affects disc biomechanics under impact loads. In this study, we investigate the effects of creep on IVD impact mechanics.Copyright © 2013 by ASME


with identity fraud in our society reaching unprecedented proportions and with an increasing emphasis on the emerging automatic personal identification applications, biometrics-based verification, especially fingerprint-based identification, is receiving a lot of attention Biometrics deals with identifying individuals with help of their biological data. Fingerprint scanning is the most common method of the biometric methods available today. The security of fingerprint scanners has however been questioned and previous studies have shown that fingerprint scanners can be fooled with artificial fingerprints, i.e. copies of real fingerprints. The fingerprint recognition systems are evolving and this paper will discuss the situation of today. We match the finger prints, one that is already in the database of the sensor and second the fingerprint that we enrolled in the sensor currently by using the Boolean function XORING. We get the matching score and decide the result on the matching score basis, whether the fingerprint is matched or not. Index Terms — Fingerprint, Biometrics, Artificial Intelligence, Sensors.


This paper focuses on the legendary song entitled Prayer for Marta and its performer. It is a history of two revolutions and a famous singer's difficult life. Both were the symbols of changes in Czechoslovakia. Both were absent in a public life as the song was banned and Marta Kubišová couldn't perform. Nowadays, both are the icons of modern Czech history. This article describes how this song was created and sang twice. It also explains who was its author. What is more, Marta 's life and her view on contemporary politics are presented.


(57) Abstract: The present invention is a catheter assembly (51) and method for supplying a hydrogel lining stent (50) into a body cavity, as well as the stent features a method of lining a hydrogel. The assembly has its a balloon at least a portion of which is coated with a hydrogel, and expandable stent mounted on the balloon at contracted condition to obtain advances with the catheter (51) to the parts of the body (50) and a catheter (51). The inflation of the balloon, the hydrogel to the inner surface of the stent (50) is disposed stent (50) into the body in a state of being coated as a lining.


In this paper we consider Millimeter wave (mmWave) Massive MIMO systems where a large antenna array at the base station (BS) serves a few scheduled terminals. The high dimensional null space of the channel matrix to the scheduled terminals is utilized to broadcast system information to the non-scheduled terminals on the same time-frequency resource. Our analysis reveals the interesting result that with a sufficiently large antenna array this non-orthogonal broadcast strategy requires significantly less total transmit power when compared to the traditional orthogonal strategy where a fraction of the total resource is reserved for broadcast of system information.


This paper presents a new method to evaluate bicycle infrastructure plans in terms of exposure to dangerous situations. Central to the new method is a typology of 23 dangerous situations for bicyclists that were identified through a literature review. The first step of the analysis is to define exposure indicators for these dangerous situations. Example indicators are presented for 12 situations. In practice, a community should define their own indicators based on public input, local circumstance, and current research. Next, the analyst can assess dangerous situation exposure for proposed bicycle improvement scenarios using a GIS tool created for this project. The results from the tool provide a means to compare projects and communicate the impact of infrastructure investments. For example, the proposed bicycle master plan for the case study would decrease the exposure indicator for cycling in hazardous conditions by 55% and decrease the exposure indicator for the right hook situation by 7%, but increase the exposure indicator for cycling along streets with frequent access points by 4%. Engineers and planners can use the tool and process presented in this paper to help improve safety for bicyclists.


Frequent variations in throughput make mobile networks a challenging environment for video streaming. Current video players deal with those variations by matching video quality to network throughput. However, this adaptation strategy results in frequent changes of video resolution and bitrate, which negatively impacts the users' streaming experience. Alternatively, keeping the video quality constant would improve the experience, but puts additional demand on the network. Downloading high quality content when channel quality is low requires additional resources, because data transfer efficiency is linked to channel quality. In this paper, we present a predictive Channel Quality based Buffering Strategy (CQBS) that lets the video buffer grow when channel quality is good, and relies on this buffer when channel quality decreases. Our strategy is the outcome of a Markov Decision Process. The underlying Markov chain is conditioned on 377 real-world LTE channel quality traces that we have collected using an Android mobile application. With our strategy, mobile network providers can deliver constant quality video streams, using less network resources.


FAT file system is one of the most common file systems on various targets and operating systems. However, it has a performance issue on sequential writing to low-bandwidth storage due to reading FAT area and directory entries. In this paper, we design and implement an efficient FAT caching mechanism for sequential writing to low-bandwidth. The mechanism consists two parts: metadata cache and whole FAT read-ahead cache. As a result, we show 20x improvement for sequential writing to low bandwidth storage with our caching mechanism.


5-FU analogs being investigated in Japan are; 5-FU, FT, FD-1, HCFU, UFT, TAC-278, 5'-DFUR, FF-705, and TK-117. They exert antitumor activity via 5-FU which is an intermediate metabolite of those derivatives. In this paper, UFT, TAC-278, and 5'-DFUR, were particularly investigated from the point of view of pharmacokinetics of those drugs (or 5-FU) in the blood, normal and tumor tissues of patients with gastric cancer. As a result, it is concluded that observation of the sequential changes of 5-FU level in various tissues of humans is potential in designing cancer chemotherapy.


Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the major subtype of cutaneous T‐cell lymphomas (CTCL). It usually has a prolonged indolent clinical course with a minority of cases acquiring a more aggressive biological profile and resistance to conventional therapies, partially attributed to the persistent activation of nuclear factor‐kappa B (NF‐κB) pathway. In the last decade, several papers suggested an important role for the FK506‐binding protein 51 (FKBP51), an immunophilin initially cloned in lymphocytes, in the control of NF‐κB pathway in different types of human malignancies.


Modern day automotive engineers are required, among other objectives, to maximize fuel economy and to sustain a reasonably responsive car (i.e. maintain driveability) while still meeting increasingly stringent emission constraints mandated by the government. Towards this end, Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) have been introduced which typically combine two different sources of power, the traditional internal combustion engine (ICE)with one (ormore) electric motors, mainly for optimising fuel efficiency and reducing Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and greenhouse gases (GHG) (Fuhs, 2008). Compared to the vehicles with conventional ICE, hybrid propulsion systems are potentially capable of improving fuel efficiency for a number of reasons: they are able to recover some portion of vehicle kinetic energy during braking and use this energy for charging the battery and hence, utilise the electric motor at a later point in time as required. Also, if the torque request (demanded by driver) is below a threshold torque, the ICE can be switched off as well as during vehicle stop for avoiding engine idling. These are in fact merely few representative advantages of the hybrid vehicles compared to those of conventional vehicles. There are also other benefits hybrid electric vehicles could offer in general, e.g. engine downsizing and utilising the electric motor/motors to make up for the lost torque. It turns out that the internal combustion engine of the hybrid electric vehicle can be potentially designed with a smaller size and weight which results in higher fuel efficiency and lower emissions (Steinmaurer & Del Re, 2005). Hybrid electric vehicles have been received with great enthusiasm and attention in recent years (Anderson & Anderson, 2009). On the other hand, complexity of hybrid powertrain systems have been increased to meet end-user demands and to provide enhancements to fuel efficiency as well as meeting new emission standards (Husain, 2003). The concept of sharing the requested power between the internal combustion engine and electric motor for traction during vehicle operation is referred to as "vehicle supervisory control" or "vehicle energymanagement" (Hofman&Druten, 2004). The latter term, employed throughout this chapter, is particularly referred to as a control allocation for delivering the required wheel torque to maximize the average fuel economy and sustain the battery state of charge (SoC) within a desired charging range (Fekri & Assadian, 2011). 1


An improved method is proposed based on compressed and Krylov-subspace iterative approaches to perform efficient static and transient simulations for large-scale power grid circuits. It is implemented with CG and BiCGStab algorithms and an excellent result has been obtained. Extensive experimental results on large-scale power grid circuits show that the present method is over 200 times faster than SPICE3 and around 10–20 times faster than ICCG method in transient simulations. Furthermore, the presented algorithm saves the memory usage over 95% of SPICE3 and 75% of ICCG method, respectively while the accuracy is not compromised.


Introduction: Oocyte donation is a routine procedure in the treatment of some types of female infertilities in most infertility clinics worldwide. Donors and recipients awareness about legal and ethical issues governing donation plays a significant role on the future of couples and resultant babies. This study aimed to assess the attitudes of oocyte donors and recipients with attention to their belief and desires on the premises to adopt better policies and make improvements in social and ethical impacts of oocyte donation. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 52 donors and 53 recipients of oocyte in Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center. If the subjects were willing to participate in the study, interviews were carried out to collect demographic data and explore the opinion of the participants through oocyte donation questionnaire (ODQ). Results: Totally, 47% of the recipients and 40.4% of the donors requested their identity to be kept confidential and anonymous. As much as 94.2% of the recipients and 56.9% of the donors were in favor of giving financial rewards to the donors. Sixty-four percent of the recipients and 30% of the donors were against informing the baby about the oocyte donation procedure. Conclusion: The legal, civil and ethical issues of oocyte donation should be clearly anticipated according to the registered guidelines. The precise dimensions of legal, religious and medical side-effects of the procedure should be clearly explained through counseling the donors and recipients before initiating the cycles. More extensive studies on donors and recipients attitudes on legal, religious, and social aspects of oocyte donation are suggested.


Through the detestion of the intestinal flora,the immunological detected methods of macrophoge phagocytosis,the hemolytic plague test and lymphodyte transformation test and natural killer cell activity determination,we primarily studied the effect that the loquat core extracts and antibiotic might bring about the flora imba-lance diarrhea within the rat's intestinal flora and its immune function.The result showed that the loquat core extracts not only improved the growth in intestinal Bifidobacterium,Lactobacillus,Enterobactericeae,Enterococcus and Bacteroides but also controlled the intestinal flora.It could increase the rat's immune tunstion signifisantiy.


Gasification is a process of converting a solid fuel thermochemically into a
gas, in which the required air is lower than the air used for the combustion
process. This research was conducted with the aim to know the effect of fuel husk
rice, corncob, and coconut shell to combustion temperature, initial startup of
ignition time and effective flame time on downdraft gasification furnace.
Research is done by varying the fuel, that is by fuel of rice husk, corncob,
and coconut shell then retrieve data including combustion temperature, initial
startup of ignition time and effective flame time.
The results showed that rice husk variation, corncob and coconut shell
affected the combustion temperature, initial startup of ignition time and effective
flame time. The highest temperature average occurs in coconut shell fuel with
temperature reaching 777
°
C, while the fastest start-up of ignition time in rice
husk fuel is at 6 minutes, and the coconut shell's fuel have the longest effective
flame time in 60 minutes.

Keywords: Fuel Variables, Gasification, Rice Husk, Corncob, Coconut Shell


The intestinal epithelium plays an integral role in digestion and immune function. Maintenance of the epithelium is driven by continuous proliferation of stem cells localized near the base of the crypts, differentiation of the newly produced cells and replacement of cells normally lost by apoptosis at the villus tip. The amount and type of diet is known to influence these processes and changes the size and cellular make‐up of the tissue. More specifically, an increase in food results in a greater number of epithelial cells, villi height and crypt depth. In Drosophila, this nutrient‐driven expansion of the tissue is the result of an increase in the rate and change in the mode of division of the intestinal epithelial stem cells. Specifically, high nutrient availability induces greater symmetric division, which results in two stem cells. Low nutrient availability results in greater asymmetric division, where a stem cell divides to produce one new stem cell and one daughter cell. We hypothesized that this same nutrient‐driven change in stem cell proliferation also occurs in mammals and that there is a difference in stem cell proliferation along the proximal to distal axis of the intestinal epithelium. To test this hypothesis we utilized 3‐D intestinal epithelial organoids to study the effect of glucose on the mode of stem cell division. Epithelial organoids were treated with differing amounts of glucose and were immunohistochemically processed to visualize tubulin. Mitotic spindle orientation was determined by measuring the angle between the apical border and the spindle poles of dividing cells. We also studied nutrient driven expansion in vivo using 24 male C57/B6 mice. Mice were fed varying amounts of chow diet and were separated into 4 groups; 1) ab libitum fed 2) fifty‐percent of their average consumption 3) fasted or 4) fasted‐refed. Four hours prior to sacrifice BRDU injections were given to track stem cell proliferation. Mice were sacrificed immediately following the dark cycle and duodenal, ileal and juejunal sections were excised and immunohistochemically processed. Spindle orientation was measured as described above. In vitro, high glucose conditions greatly increased the number of symmetrically dividing cells when compared to low glucose conditions. Our in vitro results showed similar trends when the intestine was analyzed as a whole organ. Adlib fed animals showed higher amounts of symmetrically dividing cells when compared to the 50% fed animals. However, fasted animals showed equal symmetric and asymmetric division but had very little cell division in the duodenum and jejunum, but hyper proliferation in the ileum. Duodenal sections showed high symmetric division regardless of diet but jejunal segments showed similar trends to that of our whole organ analysis. These data suggest that high nutrient availability increases symmetric division of intestinal epithelial stem cells with differential changes across the distal to proximal axis. These differences may reflect environmental conditions or independent cell proliferation mechanisms influencing stem cell proliferation at each axis.


ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the value of fluorine-18 (18F) fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in the detection of recurrent medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in patients with elevated calcitonin levels. MethodsThirty-three patients (nine men, 24 women; mean age: 50.3±12 years) who were referred to undergo 18F-FDG PET/CT for restaging of MTC in patients with high calcitonin levels were included in this study. Five patients also had suspected lymph nodes detected by neck ultrasonography. The results of 18F-FDG PET/CT and clinical follow-up data were reviewed retrospectively. Histological analysis has been accepted as the gold standard in the confirmation of 18F-FDG PET/CT results. Patients were followed up for 45.6±4.2 months. ResultsThere were 14 negative and 19 positive scans for possible recurrence of MTC. In the positive scans, the possible recurrence sites were neck lymph nodes, thyroid bed, mediastinal lymph nodes, and the lung in 14, two, two, and one patient, respectively. Disease recurrence in 13 patients was confirmed histologically by surgical excision or fine-needle aspiration biopsy. In the remaining six patients, recurrence was excluded as it was reactive as a result of pathological examination. However, one patient had a negative scan, underwent neck lymph node excision after 18F-FDG PET/CT examination, and lymph node recurrence was detected histologically. According to these results, the sensitivity and specificity of PET/CT were calculated as 93 and 68%, respectively. According to the recommended calcitonin level by the American Thyroid Association (calcitonin levels higher than 150 pg/ml), sensitivity was calculated as 90%. Although the mean maximum standardized uptake values of the true-positive and false-positive groups were calculated as 4.72±2.17 and 4.22±1.02, respectively, the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (P>0.05). ConclusionPET/CT is a sensitive imaging tool in the detection of MTC recurrence, especially in patients with high calcitonin levels, and it gives additional information in one third of all patients on an average by detecting an occult disease or confirming findings of other imaging tools.


Preparations of the thiophenophane and open chain thioether complexes MX2•BBTE(M = Pd; X = Cl, I)(M = Pt; X = Cl) (BBTE = 1,2-bis(benzylthio)ethane) and MX2•L (M = Pd; X = Cl, Br, I, SCN) (M = Pt; X = Cl) (L = 2,5,8-trithia[9](2,5)thiophenophane) are described. The molecular structure of PdBr2•L which contains a weak thiophene-sulfur-to-palladium interaction has been determined: space group P21/n, a = 8.3569(3), b = 16.3254(15), c = 11.1462(3) A, β = 92.833(4)°, Z = 4, Rf = 0.060, Rw = 0.058. The electronic, low frequency ir, and 13C nmr spectra are described. Variable temperature 1H nmr spectra are discussed and it is concluded that the open chain complexes undergo rapid conformational exchange at room temperature but are configurationally rigid unless the temperature is increased. In contrast, the macrocyclic complexes undergo very limited conformational and no configurational exchange up to their decomposition temperatures. They are also nonfluxional in the same temperature range. Chemical exchange of ...


The author examines the interaction between keybar and soil in terms of multistage plowing. The dependence of the split off soil layer length on the cutting angle and keybar running depth in terms of various depths of tillage is considered in the study. The author inquiries into the dependence of the speed of the surface running soil layer according to split off soil on the keybar speed in terms of multistage plowing. The dependence of the quality energy indicators of multistage plowing on the various types of soil pulverization by cultivator tooth is examined in the paper. The decreasing traction resistance of agricultural machinery and tools is considered to be one of the most promising areas in reducing the tillage energy density. Parameter efficiency significantly influences on the quality and power consumption of tillage. The indicators of quality and energy intensity of tillage machines and tools should be analyzed in interaction. The study demonstrated that it is desirable to determine the parameters of technological process that contains excellent indicators of tillage quality in terms of low energy density indicators


A modified QT-based (quad tree based) processor allocation/deallocation strategy for a dynamically partitionable Mesh-connected architecture is proposed to improve the allocation time complexity as well as the system fragmentation; it uses a quad tree (QT) partitioning structure, an efficient best fit heuristic, and a new sub-system combining heuristic (ALC: Adjacent Level Combining). Our efficient modified QT with the ALC heuristic can be applied in order to find the best available sub-system for each incoming requested task in only O(n) time, where n is the number of allocated tasks, which improves existing best fit strategies, -such as the O(N) time of the BF (Best Fit bit-map) and the O(n ) time of the FL (best fit Free List). For the modified QT-ALC strategy, we present a heuristic algorithm and its theoretical computational time complexity analysis. Furthermore, we have used simulation to investigate the effect of applying our modified QT-ALC strategy to the system performance in terms of system fragmentation, system utilization, and average waiting time.


Based on 62 male skulls with horns from the field and determined the age by growth ring of horn,the static life table,survivorship curve and age structure of blue sheep( Pseudois nayaur) population were studied from July to September,1995,and from April to May,1996,in Helan mountain of Ningxia Hui Autonomus region.The natural death of individual began to increase after the age of 5 5 years old,9 5 years old was another peak(qx =0 5) Over 50% survivor individuals were 8 years old or more.The life expectancy of blue sheep in Helan mountain was 13 years old.The males survivor curve showed a typical "A".According to 139 groups from 808 blue sheep observed in spring of 1996 and 67 groups from 448 individuals in summer of 1995,the group structure,size and sex ratio were studied.The ratio of young to adult female is similar in these two seasons .Blue sheep group size varied insignificantly between spring and summer( P 0 05).The percent of small group(11 inds /group)is 93 1% in spring and 90 5% in summer.The percent of female group in spring(8 6%) is significant smaller than that of summer(44 8%)( P 0 05).The percent of mixed group in spring(79 9%)is significant bigger than that of summer(37 3%)( P 0 05).


With the development of centuries,the Sky Bridge attracted bankrupted Bannermen(Qiren) of Beijing Inner City,rural refugees in suburbs of Beijing and the other people who were forced to earn a living.The immigration and recognition of the new place gradually merged the people into the Sky Bridge area and caused a new self-identity.


The human iris is hypothesized to be the best biometric characteristic in terms of uniqueness and robustness. Iris recognition algorithms developed over the last decade have matured significantly to address population-level cross comparisons. Yet iris acquisition systems remain borderline intrusive and less-friendly for subjects and operators. This paper addresses the issue of strictly-constrained iris acquisition in traditional systems. We highlight the observation that all traditional iris recognition systems impose substantial constraints on subject position and motion during iris acquisition. We further observe that the efforts to relax these constraints for iris acquisition of distant and/or moving subjects fall short of scalable system design. We present a novel iris recognition system for long-range human identification. The system is capable of acquiring face and iris images from multiple humans present anywhere in the capture volume. The iris acquisition system uses multiple cameras with hierarchically-ordered fields of views, a highly precise pan-tilt unit (PTU) and a long focal length zoom lens. The system is driven by innovative algorithms that perform wide-area video surveillance, object detection and tracking, and precision pointing. Experimental results are reported in an indoor environment for multiple subject iris recognition at a distance. Eagle-Eyes is a long-range multi-biometric system that improves on existing iris acquisition approaches in terms of stand-off distance and capture volume through the use of collaborative scene and face tracking.