Abstract:In Here Comes the Sun (2016), Nicole Dennis-Benn explores the impact of structural inequalities within the space of a fictional vacation resort. Drawing on recent scholarship on the relationship between landscape and power, the function of racial-sexual economies in the Caribbean, and the construction of the Caribbean picturesque, this article argues that sexual exploitation and environmental devastation operate as parallel forces in the text. The article examines how Dennis-Benn depicts tourism and sex tourism as industries that reinforce local and global racial and economic power relations. The essay contends that Dennis-Benn positions the protagonist and her supervisor as perpetrators as well as beneficiaries of extractive and exclusionary practices; homophobia, hotel development, and sexual, environmental, and labor exploitation render the town of River Bank a paradise for tourists and a space of trauma for the majority of residents.


A simple and effective approach to reduce leakage currents in organic photovoltaics (OPVs) is achieved by doping a commonly used hole transporting interlayer (HTL), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate), PEDOT:PSS, with a metal oxide. The effects of three metal oxide dopants, WOx, VOx, and NiOx, are investigated. From Raman spectra analysis it is found that conversion of the benzoid structure of pristine PEDOT:PSS to a quinoid structure increases after metal oxide doping during thin-film processing. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy also reveals that metal oxides reduce phase separation between PEDOT+ and PSS− polymeric chains, consistent with the decrease in thickness of the insulating phase separated PSS thin-film that forms on the surface of pristine PEDOT:PSS, from 62 A to 40 ± 5, 57 ± 5, and 55 ± 5 A, respectively for WOx, VOx, and NiOx incorporation. For the case of WOx doping, ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopic depicts work function enhancement from 4.84 eV (PEDOT:PSS) to 5.15 eV (PEDOT:PSS:WOx). By employing metal oxide incorporated PEDOT:PSS thin films as hole transporting layers in a bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic photovoltaic (OPV) (poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and C60 derivative, [6,6]-phenyl-C60-butyric acid methyl ester (IC60BA)), leakage current decreased from ∼30 × 10−8 to ∼4 × 10−8 A cm−2. The reproducibility of these effects of metal oxide doped PEDOT:PSS on OPV performance is also confirmed in two other BHJs (PTB7:PC70BM and PBDTTT:EFT:PC70BM).


The problem of traffic congestions and queues in the Randstad are studied. Queues lead to loss of time, unnecessary costs, extra pollution and less accessibility to important locations. In particular the latter has led to this study. The purpose of the study is to formulate countermeasures, which can achieve the change in transport mode from the car to the train during peak hours in congestion corridors with a reasonable chance of success. The result of the study is an estimation of the expected effectiveness of those countermeasures aimed at the limitation of the automobility and at the improvement of the use of the train in the congestion corridors. The study has been carried out in the corridor between the cities of Dordrecht - Rotterdam, where structural traffic congestion occurs every day during peak hours. The study is based on four different interviews. (Author/TRRL)


Clinical and Imaging Factors Are Favorable Yes, Intravenous Thrombolysis Should Be Administered in Pregnancy When Other Print ISSN: 0039-2499. Online ISSN: 1524-4628 Copyright © 2013 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 Stroke doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000134 2013;44:864-865; originally published online February 7, 2013; Stroke. http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/44/3/864 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the


A study was conducted to establish a method for quantitative evaluation of both the rate and degree of muscle oxygenation during ramp exercise using Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), and to determine the relationship of the indices to body composition and physical fitness. The subjects were 13 healthy men. After a warm-up period of 3 min at 20-W, the ramp exercise test was conducted. The exercise consisted of an increasing work rate at a slope of 20 W/min on a cycle ergometer performed until volitional fatigue. The NIRS probe used in the cycling exercise was placed on the vastus lateralis muscle. After 30 min of exercise, calibration was performed by cuff occlusion for 10 min with a pressure of 260 mmHg for quantitative determination of the NIRS curve. The oxygenation curve measured by NIRS during the exercise initially exhibited a linear decrease as the work rate increased. This rate of decrease in oxygenation was indicated by the NIRS slope (%/W) obtained from the calibration curve. In later stages of the exercise, the NIRS curve became flattened with increased work rate. The breaking point between the sloping phase and the flat phase was named the •g NIRS Threshold 2, NT 2•h. In addition, the rate of decrease in oxygenation at the end of exercise per maximal NIRS decrease obtained from the calibration curve was indicated as the %NIRS fall. The mean NIRS slope and %NIRS fall were 0.3•}0.1%/W (range, 0.13 to 0.50%/W) and 29.9•}11.8% (range, 12.0 to 50.0%), respectively. NT 2 was observed in 8 of the 13 subjects. The subjects were divided into two groups (NT 2 (+) and NT 2 (-)) based on the appearance of NT 2. Both the NIRS slope and %NIRS fall in the NT 2 (+) group were significantly higher than those in the NT 2 (-) group. The NIRS slope was significantly correlated with •¬O2/wt at VT (r=0.73, p<0.05) and wattage at VT (r=0.86, p<0.0001). The %NIRS fall was significantly correlated with •¬O2/wt at peak (r=0.80, P<0.001). The NIRS slope and %NIRS fall were not significantly correlated with body mass index, %fat or thigh circumference. These findings suggest that the NIRS slope indicates the efficiency of oxygen exchange in muscles activated during incremental exercise, and that the %NIRS fall indicates the ability to utilize Oxy-Hb+Mb against maximal oxygenation capacity in muscles. The NIRS slope and %NIRS fall can therefore be used as indices of muscular limitation during exercise, and as indices of muscular adaptation during exercise. (Jpn. J. Phys. Fitness Sports Med. 1999, 48 : 125•`136) key words : near-infrared spectroscopy, muscular oxygenation, ramp exercise *大 阪市立大学保健体育科研 究室 〒558-0000大 阪市住吉区杉本3-3-138 Institute of Health Science and Physical Education, Osaka City University. **関西医科大学心臓血管病セ ンター 〒570-000守 口市文園町10-15 Cardiovascular Center, Kansai Medical University. ***大 阪大学健康体育部 〒560-000豊 中市待兼山町1-1 Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka University. 126 弘 原 海,木 村,大 島,宮 本,田 中,藤 本


Earnings losses after layoff are severe on average and differ significantly across individuals (Jacobson et al. [1993], Jacobson et al. [2005], Couch and Placzek [2010], Davis and von Wachter [2011]). While much is known empirically and theoretically about the impact of unemployment benefits on earnings losses (Ljungqvist and Sargent [1998], Saporta-Eksten [2013]), little is known about the role consumer credit plays in the earnings losses of displaced workers, their job finding rates, and the subsequent quality of jobs they take. To answer this question, we merged confidential, quarterly, individual employment records from the Census with proprietary individual credit reports based on social security numbers. Our first contribution is to use this new administrative panel dataset to measure the impact of consumer credit access on job finding rates and re-employment earnings of displaced workers. We find that credit constrained workers have earnings losses that are [X]% greater than unconstrained households, and that the job finding rates of credit constrained workers are [X]% greater then unconstrained households. To understand the impact of credit access on sorting, employment, output, and productivity, we introduce risk aversion into a model with heterogeneous workers and firms, building on the influential prior work by Eeckhout and Kircher [2010], Eeckhout and Kircher [2011] and Hagedorn et al. [2012]. In our model, heterogeneous credit-constrained workers accumulate human capital while working and direct their search for jobs among heterogeneous credit-constrained firms while unemployed. We find that an increase in credit limits equal to [X]% of GDP (decreases or) increases employment by [X]%, increases output by [X]%, and increases productivity by [X]%. The mechanism is that credit access acts as a safety net, allowing workers to sort into better matches with firms.


Peer-to-peer (P2P) markets allow small suppliers with limited capital to enter markets that were traditionally occupied by large firms. This feature provides a potential decentralized distribution of opportunities. To investigate the distribution of welfare and opportunities among agents, I study the Airbnb short-term rental market, as a successful P2P marketplace. I use daily panel data of Airbnb rentals in Chicago from August 2014 through April 2017 and apply an individual-level multinomial logit model to estimate the distribution of consumer and producer surpluses across differentiated agents and over time. I show that properties in less advantaged neighborhoods benefit the least from having access to the Airbnb market, even though these properties feature weaker competitive pressure and lower opportunity costs of renting. My results show a disproportionate concentration of welfare in neighborhoods with higher incomes and house prices. I also show evidence of a higher surplus for low-income property owners, especially for those who live in high-demand areas. ∗Email: firstname.lastname@example.com; Address: Department of Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801 †I am indebted to Dan Bernhardt for his invaluable advice. I am grateful for valuable guidance from David Albouy, George Deltas, Jorge Lemus, and Guillermo Marshall.


Preliminary study of the adaptation of Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858 to different sali- nities Osmoregulatory and metabolic effects of adaptation to different water salinities (5, 15, 25, 42 and 55) were assessed during a period of 14 days in juveniles of Senegalese sole Solea senegalensis Kaup, 1858. The results showed a good capacity to adapt within the range of water salinities tested. Gill Na + ,K + -ATPase activity showed a direct lineal relationship with regard to water salinity, whereas kidney Na + ,K + -ATPase activity did not change. Plasma osmolality and ions levels did not present differences among the groups. Plasma cortisol, glucose and lactate were higher in the group maintained in the hig- hest water salinity.


Food consumption has been linked with central dopaminergic system. The present study is conducted to note if any changes in food consumption occur in rats during chronic administration of drugs like amphetamine. DOPA and alpha methyldopa. Food was presented only for 6 hours in day and intake was measured after 3 and 6 hours. The results suggest that dopamine may have a role in the central control of appetite.


There are some relative words with the similar sound and meaning between Cantonese dialect and Cun language. But we can' t find these words neither in the ancient Chinese writing records nor in other Chinese dialects. We find them in the other languages belonging to Kam-Dai language. It turns out that the words are the substratums of Kam-Dai language.


The title species are synthesized in the gas phase and their unimolecular chemistry is determined by a combination of tandem mass spectrometry methods. Dissociative electron ionization of the a-amino acids valine, leucine, isoleucine, or serine produces the a-glycyl cation, H2NCH COOH, in high yield and purity. At threshold, this ion dissociates by CO loss to form the proton-bound complex HC§N. . .H1. . .OH2 via a tight 1,4-H migration that is associated with a high reverse barrier. After collisional activation, additional channels open, most notably the formation of the complementary and structure-characteristic fragments H2NCH 1z (ionized aminocarbene) and COOH and the elimination of OH. Charge reversal and neutralization–reionization of H2NCH COOH conclusively show that a-glycyl anion, H2NCH COOH, and a-glycyl radical, H2NCH COOH, are stable species residing in deep potential energy wells. In the microsecond time window of the experiments, a small fraction of the a-glycyl radical decomposes by sequential elimination of H2O and CO. The a-glycyl anions arising by charge reversal of the cation or reionization of the radical partly undergo rearrangement losses of H2 and H2O, direct cleavages to COOH, OH, and H2N , and consecutive fragmentation of these primary product anions. (J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 1999, 10, 1241–1247) © 1999 American Society for Mass Spectrometry


Nanocomposite CNT/NiOx electrode material formation for applying in supercapacitors is represented. Through the electrophoresis, it is possible to manipulate and deposit nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes obtained by chemical vapor deposition, in liquid suspensions under the applying of an electric field. In the suspension, Ni2+ ions cover functionalized CNT surface, bringing positive charge to it and allowing to carry out the deposition of both carbon nanotubes and nickel, that react with vacant (OH)−, simultaneously on cathode. Finally, received material on a foil undergoes the annealing in order to turn Ni(OH)2x into NiOx. The result is porous coating, where CNTs play a matrix role, providing stability and high power rate, and nickel oxide NiOx, which is active material, increases the specific capacity due to faradaic processes. For the time being, the capacity of 23 mF/cm2 is reached in KOH electrolyte without significant decrease during cycling voltametry at 10 mV/s.


The development of China's geography has involved the three stages: a long but brilliant ancient times, a short and dull modern times, a revive and prosperous contemporary age. In order to ring in the arrivals of the new development stage of China's geography in the 21st century, the author thinks that emphasis should be placed on the improvements of the following fields of work: (1)to reform the system of geography education. (2)to improve the quality of researches on resources and environment. (3)to serve the agriculture conscientiously. (4)to devote much attention to the regional study. (5)to strengthen the study of fundamental theory of geography.


Forensic engineering is the use of engineering knowledge and techniques to create evidence for the legal system. Both litigation and regulatory systems use engineering evidence in making legal decisions. Forensic engineering plays a key role in investigating disaster scenarios. But commentators have described the investigatory focus on trivial proximate causes as the "Widget" approach, where the failure analysis is designed to focus on a specific component and limits the analysis to the smallest unit possible. Recent forensic engineering investigations of disasters at Buncefield (UK) and Texas City (USA) show substantial difference between effective investigations and those which will retard rather than advance society's ability to deal with hazards.


The discipline of behavioral neuroscience grew out of earlier incarnations such as biological psychology, physiological psychology, and psychobiology. All of these labels essentially refer to the idea that the principles of biology could be productively applied to the study of topics that had been studied before, but only from a more psychological perspective. These topics would include, but are not limited to, motivation, sensation, perception, sleep, emotion, and learning and memory. In this brief review, I focus on the topic of learning and memory and provide a history of the important milestones in the development of ideas about how the brain biologically accomplishes the task of learning and memory. Included are the early ideas of Plato, René Descartes, Théodule Ribot, et al. The review continues to the modern era of learning and memory research that begins with the description of H.M. by Brenda Milner, as well as the gradual discovery that the brain contains multiple learning and memory systems that operate in fundamentally different ways and that are supported by anatomically discrete brain structures. I conclude with a brief description of the work that lead to 2000 Nobel Prize being awarded to Eric Kandel and the 2014 Nobel Prize being awarded to John O'Keefe, Edvard Moser, and May-Britt Moser.


In this letter, a passive ultra‐wideband balun with high balance performance is proposed. The balun is realized by using a pair of planar spiral coupled transmission lines and a capacitor which is responsible for the capacitive balance compensation. The straight‐forward scattering matrix derivation shows that the proposed structure can achieve full output balances both in amplitude and phase. For demonstration, two baluns with and without the compensating capacitor were designed and fabricated in a 65‐nm complementary metal‐oxide‐semiconductor (CMOS) process. The measured results show that the compensated balun features a measured insertion loss ≤5.2 dB and a return loss ≥10 dB from 3.6 to 8.1 GHz. Within such a wide frequency range, the measured amplitude and phase difference are ≤0.2 dB and 1.8°, respectively, which are much better than its uncompensated counterpart.


Thirty-two survivors of major intraventricular & subependymal hemorrhages (IVH/SEH) (associated with ventricular enlargement) were followed with frequent ultrasound studies. Fifteen infants (BW 770g-1640g) had a slight ventricular enlargement. Eight resolved the enlargement completely 3-12 wks after IVH/SEH & 7 were discharged with mild ventricular dilatation. Four of these 7 infants had follow-up studies (4-12 months); 3 were abnormal (large unilateral & mild bilateral hydrocephalus). Seventeen patients (BW 800g-2480g) had progressive hydrocephalus. Fifteen were treated with repeated lumbar punctures (LP) resolving the hydrocephalus in I & arresting it in 3 cases (mean no. LP's 8, mean volume of CSF 46.5 ml). LP's failed in 11 cases (mean no. LP's 8, mean volume CSF 40 ml). These patients had ventriculoperitoneal shunts (VP) between 14-80 days of life (mean age 27 days). VP resolved the hydrocephalus completely in 6 cases (BW 900g-1440g) & partially in 5 (BW 800g-1470g) (4 had intracerebral hemorrhages) Seven infants had shunt complications (1 infection, 2 obstruction & 4 both). Two infants died. Ultrasound was very useful for the early diagnosis of progressive hydrocephalus & for evaluation of the therapy & complications. Infants without progressive hydrocephalus but with slight ventricular enlargement should be followed closely since they may develop significant abnormalities.


The various members of the Institute for Asian and African Studies working in South Asian studies have long been valued colleagues and friends. It therefore gives me great pleasure to contribute to this felicitation volume in honour of Bertil Tikkanen. Since he is a noted scholar in the field of South Asian linguistics, it seems appropriate to contribute this modest note, the first in a series on particular grammatical topics and vocabulary items in the Rāmāyaṇa.1 Among the less frequent forms occurring in the Rāmāyaṇa are those nominal forms (whether substantives or adjectives) which are turned into an adverbial prefix (gati) ending in -ī before √kṛ or √bhū by the taddhita suffix cvi (Pāṇini 1.4.61, also 5.4.50–51, 6.4.152 and 7.4.26–32). There are 81 such verbal formations in total in the text of the Critical Edition but at least 107 in the passages relegated to the apparatus and to Appendix I (including variant readings noted in the critical apparatus); the collection of forms was originally done manually but has subsequently been checked against the electronic text, though not of course for the *passages and App.I passages, where the collection may well not be complete. I will first list all the forms occurring in the Critical Edition,2 along with their occurrences in the Mahābhārata for the more frequent or significant ones, and then make some remarks about their distribution and about individual instances.


Fast identification of faulty sensors is necessary for guaranteeing their robust functions in diverse applications ranging from extreme weather prediction to energy saving to healthcare. We present an automated machine-learning based framework that can detect anomalies of temperature sensor data in real-time. We adopted a purely temporal approach that utilises a univariate time-series (UTS) generated by a single sensor. The framework divides the UTS into subsequences, models each subsequence stochastically as an autoregressive function, and finally mines the function parameters with a one-class support vector machines (OC-SVM) that classifies any outlier as an anomaly. Extensive experimentation showed that the framework identifies both normal and anomalous data correctly with high degrees of accuracy.


The critical factors of penetration effect on cumulative jet were analyzed.Regarding the concrete problems,a kind of cumulative jet was designed based on existing theory and numerical simulation. Experiments proved its validity.Practice results showed that cumulative jet was a good tool for penetration ,and worthy to be popularized.


In this issue of Circulation , Parikh and colleagues1 present an elegant study that lies at the intersection of 2 recent major developments in cardiovascular research—the recognition of the role of microRNAs in normal and abnormal cardiovascular biology, and the introduction of computational systems biology approaches to elucidate the mechanisms of cardiovascular disease. This work provides convincing evidence for the central role of microRNA-21 (miR-21) in the pathogenesis of pulmonary hypertension (PH) generally and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) more specifically, and suggests a potential 2-hit rationale for incomplete penetrance of mutations in BMPR2 in heritable PAH.

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MicroRNAs are small noncoding RNA molecules 17 to 23 nucleotides long that bind to target mRNA molecules and repress their translation by cleavage, sequestration, degradation, or ribosomal inhibition. There are >1000 microRNAs in the genome, regulating ≈30% of gene expression.2 Although they were initially discovered in Caenorhabditis elegans in 1993, their role in mammalian cardiovascular biology has been recognized only in the last decade. Global deletion of functional microRNAs in smooth muscle cells in mice leads to impairment of vascular smooth muscle cell development, differentiation, and contraction, abrogated aortic development, extensive hemorrhage, and embryonic lethality.3 Similar deletion of microRNAs in endothelial cells is compatible with life, but leads to impaired angiogenesis.4 Thus, microRNAs are essential for vascular development and function. Further work, some of which is discussed below, has shown that dysregulation of microRNAs is associated with vascular disease.

To establish the role of miR-21 in PH, Parikh and colleagues used an innovative approach integrating network analysis of existing genome-wide mRNA expression data, algorithmic prediction of microRNA targets, previously established concepts of biological pathways involved in PH, and in vitro and in vivo experimentation. First, they established a consolidated interactome of molecular interactions known to occur …


On-chip spiral inductors suffer from substrate loss and parasitics, also have large footprints. This paper presents three-dimensional (3-D) vertical solenoid inductors by electro deposition technique. Metal ground shield inserted in the oxide layer to terminate electric field to enter inside substrate. Compared to on-chip spiral inductors, capacitive energy loss can be reduced about 60% and power loss about 90% in our proposed method.


The present work was developed in the central campus of Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS). Its objective is to propose guidelines for water management in the laboratories of the institution, in order to reduce water waste therein. A diagnosis was carried out for global hydric consumption and the demand of each point that already present hydrometers installed for consumption control. It was also quantified the exclusively water outflow for cooling purposes in laboratorial systems. The goals were to achieve rational water usage in these laboratories and reduce consumption. Starting from the mapping of equipment and identification of each system contribution in total consumption of each unit, were proposed actions of rational water consumption and conservation, aiming consumption control, minimization of losses actions and water reuse alternatives such as a water recirculation system or direct water reuse at the laboratories.


The high-pressure behavior of elemental Sn has been studied by angle-dispersive synchrotron x-ray diffraction up to 138 GPa under quasihydrostatic conditions at room temperature. The data confirm the occurrence of a first-order phase transition at 10.8 GPa between $\ensuremath{\beta}$-Sn (Sn-II) ($I{4}_{1}/amd$) and a further body-centered-tetragonal polymorph ($\ensuremath{\gamma}$-Sn or Sn-III) ($I4/mmm$). Above 32 GPa, this phase exhibits a distortion into a new body-centered-orthorhombic (bco) modification ($Immm$). Beyond 70 GPa, the structure becomes body-centered cubic (bcc) ($Im\ensuremath{-}3m$). There is a region of coexistence where the bcc reflections are observed to appear superimposed on the bco pattern above 40 GPa and the two diffraction signatures coexist until 70 GPa. We examined this possible existence of a kinetically hindered first-order phase transition between the two polymorphs by performing density functional theory (DFT) calculations with an emphasis on the potential energy in response to axial ($c/a,b/a$) distortions at constant volume. The DFT results suggest a slightly different interpretation of the structural transformations. At low pressure, the global minimum energy is always centered around $b/a=1$, and there is no indication of transformation to a bco structure. However, any small strains in the $c/a$ ratio in the system would provide an orthorhombic distortion of the observed magnitude. Such strains could be induced due to slight deviations from hydrostatic conditions in the experimental study. Concerning the possible bco-bcc phase transitions, the DFT calculations reveal an energy surface with a barrier developed between solutions with different $c/a$ values over the pressure range of interest. Crucially, the calculated barrier heights are low, and they disappear in the region of the observed phase transformation. The DFT results indicate a mechanically softened material that may exhibit localized domain structures in response to even slightly nonhydrostatic stress conditions.


Background: Heart failure (HF) is a heterogeneous syndrome. Although classification based on physical findings, biomarkers, echocardiogram or right-side catheterization are proposed, optimal subgro...


Educators, parents, and policymakers alike lament the writing performance of American students. Newspapers and professional journals suggest that writing achievement in the U.S. has not changed appreciably in the past several decades. For example, of the 36 states or jurisdictions that participated in the 1998 and 2002 grade 8 writing National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments, only 16 showed score increases in 2002 (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2003). We believe that one of the reasons for this lack of significant progress is that many teachers are unsure how to teach writing. In addition, we believe (and the NAEP data confirms) that students today are given more writing assignments than ever. Unfortunately, these assignments are mostly in the form of independent writing prompts with little formal instruction. As Leif Fearn notes, "we are causing more writing than ever before" (personal communication). In other words, teachers are assigning more writing but are not necessarily teaching it. The current focus on the workshop approach has provided teachers with opportunities to model writing instructional strategies (e.g., Calkins, 1994; Fletcher & Portalupi, 1998; Frey & Fisher, 2006). However, the power of the writing workshop can be diminished if teachers do not provide quality instruction – instruction that guides students in their writing achievement. The workshop will not be effective if instruction time is only devoted to independent writing and peer feedback. Students must be provided instruction and teachers need a wide range of instructional strategies and ideas at their disposal. In our work in City Heights, students' writing achievement has "beaten the odds." The over 5200 students from Rosa Parks Elementary, Monroe Clark Middle, and Hoover High School, 99% of whom qualify for free lunch and 72% of whom speak at least one language in addition to English, perform well above students with similar backgrounds and demographics. Data from the schools (e.g., Fisher & Frey, 2003; Fisher, Frey, Farnan, Fearn, & Petersen, 2004) suggest that teachers in this community do teach writing. For example, the percentage of middle school students who scored the lowest possible score on the state writing exam has been reduced from 78% to 18%. Similar results have been observed at the ABSTRACT Student writing performance has not appreciably improved in the past decade. While there is evidence that teachers assign more writing than in the past, performance has not kept pace. Three urban schools that experienced significant improvements in students' writing achievement were studied. To glean ideas and examples, the authors observed classroom teachers as they taught writing. In this article, the authors focus on specific instructional strategies used across grade levels by teachers to improve writing performance.


This paper showcases an innovative mobile application powered by IR4.0 technologies including augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI). The purpose of this application is to enable digital transformation of analog gauges, digitize their measurements, automate historical data storage, visualize trends, and provide useful information about the gauge to the operator. Utilizing this application will replace the current practice of manual recording of readings in order to reduce human errors as well as promote operational efficiency.
 With this application, the operator simply points the mobile device's camera towards the gauge and the image is converted to a digital measurement using computer vision algorithms. The digitized readings are sent to a remote database for recordkeeping and data analytics. In order to identify which gauge is being scanned, which is necessary for proper recordkeeping, the application detects a unique QR-code tag attached to the gauge. Additionally, the application utilizes AR technology to overlay gauge specific information (such as gauge type, safe operating range, fluid type, etc.) along with the digitized reading. Visualization of historical readings is another feature in the application that assists the operator in trend monitoring and decision making.
 Preliminary tests for the prototype application were carried out in a laboratory environment to demonstrate the working principle of this application. Although the technology is in its early stages of development, it shows promising results in terms of accuracy and speed of the computer vision algorithms to detect and digitize the analog gauges. The historical data recorded by the application can also be accessed via the control room using a web interface, where information from various gauges can be retrieved and visualized for analysis and monitoring. Overall, the presented application integrates computer vision and augmented reality to provide an effective solution for digitizing analog gauges while promoting digital transformation efforts within the industry.


The National Road Transport Commission and Austroads are developing performance based standards which will augment prescriptive regulations for heavy vehicles in the areas of mass, dimensions and configurations. Two major projects central to the development of a PBS approach to the regulation of heavy vehicles in Australia are, 'Specification of Performance Standards for Heavy Vehicles' and 'Documentation of the Performance of the Current Fleet'. The primary aims of these projects are to: determine and establish agreement with the jurisdictions and industry on the performance standards including the performance measures and levels within those standards; and document the performance of nominated vehicles within the current heavy vehicle fleet. A Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) is currently being prepared which evaluates the appropriateness of the recommended standards and the impacts of applying the standards. The focus of the RIS is on the development of suitable performance standards. This paper presents details of the project, including the major outputs and also details of the proposed RIS. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E208402.


A comparative assessment of six methods of extracting pomegranate peel with aqueous solvents is given on the basis of desirability marks of performance-response selected to assess the quality of performance of their duties. In the mathematical analysis the method for determining the generic parameter of optimization is used.


In this paper, we test the hypothesis proposed in a companion paper submitted to this conference (see [8]), namely that the playability of a bow stroke can be fully described by three parameters bow velocity, bow position and bow force. Moreover, the envelope of these parameters influences the quality of the attack. In this paper, we present a novel technique for measuring parameters of bowing. By coupling a haptic display to a computational model of a bowed string, we simulate the normal and frictional forces present during bow-string interaction.


The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability of physical fitness items from the European Test of Physical Fitness (Eurofit) for children with visual impairments. A sample of 21 children, ages 6-12 years, that were recruited from a special school for children with visual impairments participated. Performance on the following physical fitness items was measured on two test sessions with 4 weeks in between: sit-and-reach, standing broad jump, handgrip, sit-ups, bent-arm hang, and 20-m multistage shuttle run. The 10 × 5-m shuttle run was replaced by a 5 × 10-m shuttle run. Intraclass correlations ranged from .63 to .91, indicating moderate-to-excellent reliability. However, systematic differences between test and retest were found for the sit-and-reach, bent-arm hang, and the modified 5 × 10-m shuttle run items. The results indicate that for most items, test-retest reliability was satisfactory, but that improvements need to be made to the test protocols of the sit-and-reach, bent-arm h...


Many songbirds are under increasing pressure owing to habitat loss, land-use changes, and rapidly changing climatic conditions. Using citizen science data collected from 1980 to 2014, we asked how local weather and regional climate influenced the breeding dynamics of Mountain Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides (Bechstein, 1798)) and Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot, 1808)). Mountain Bluebird reproduction was strongly associated with local weather: number of nestlings and fledglings both decreased in years of high rainfall. Clutch size and number of fledglings also declined over the study period. Abundance of Mountain Bluebirds was higher in years of lower early-season snowfall and warmer local temperatures, as well as more negative Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) values, indicating a positive influence of El Nino conditions. Tree Swallow reproduction (clutch size, number of nestlings, and number of fledglings) was negatively associated with SOI values, and the number of Tree Swallow nestlings decr...


Based on the principle of conservation of orbital symmetry (PCOS), it can be concluded that it is the interaction between the most stable valent orbitals of diene and dienophile that determines the regioselectivity of the Diels-Alder reaction, which produces the more stable σ1 bond of the two formed σ bonds. The regioisomer which possesses more stable σ1 bond in transition state will be the main product of the Diels-Alder reaction, which is called σ1 rule in this paper. The correctness to predict the main product of Diels-Alder reaction by using σ1 rule has been confirmed by quantum-chemical calculation, and the calculation also proves that the σ1 bond forms between the most stable valent orbital of the individual reactants, diene and dienophile.


Aims:  Five different sourdoughs were investigated for the composition of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and the biodiversity of Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis strains.


The patient was an 8-year-old girl weighing 28 kg. She was diagnosed with cholestasis disease and liver cirrhosis and was admitted to Department of Liver Surgery of Ren Ji Hospital for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).


The invention relates to a television control technology, and provides a method for performing voice control on a television by utilizing a mobile terminal. By the method, the problems in conventional voice control that television cost is required to be increased and that the reliability is low are solved. The technical scheme is summarized to comprise that: the mobile terminal receives voice information from a user, resolves and identifies the voice information by a corresponding voice identification base, transmits the resolved and identified voice information back, and transmits control information to the television or inputs corresponding information according to a back-transmission result. The method has the advantages of enhancing multi-screen interactivity and saving the cost, along with applicability to the television.


With the methods of literature review and experts interview,this paper studies the practice environment of "triple independent" model of college physical education.From courses selection,facilities,teachership and curriculum arrangement,it analyses the internal and external environments which can influence the practice of "triple independent" model.And then it also evaluates the current situation of this model in colleges.Hopefully,this article is able to provide the guiding and directive reference for the further reformation of physical education and of other aspects of education.


The freshwater catfish (Sperata aor) contributes significantly to the fisheries production in the tropical rivers and also enjoys high consumer preference. The present study was to generate evidence on the nutrient profile of long-whiskered catfish S. aor as such information is not available. Fatty acid profiling showed that S. aor is enriched in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The fatty acids in Sperata aor were found to be oleic acid (22.37%), palmitic acid (21.96%), linoleic acid (7.20%) myristic acid (6.95%) and stearic acid (6.46%). Amino acid analysis showed that the fish flesh is rich in the essential amino acids like histidine, threonine and leucine and the ratio of essential to non-essential amino acid is 0.86 indicating its superior protein quality. The mineral profiles showed that the fish is rich in sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. The present study also showed that Sperata aor is a good source of lean meat, trace elements (especially zinc and iron) and fat soluble vitamins A, D, E and K.


Corrosion of ferrous metals in acid soils is influenced largely by the acidity of the soil. A definite correlation was obtained between the average rates of pitting of ferrous specimens exposed to acid soils for 8 and 10 years and the total acidity of the soils. A similar correlation was also obtained between the total acidity of soils and losses of weight of steel specimens in a laboratory test. The effect of acidity in inducing corrosion is attributed to its action in preventing the formation of protective layers of ferrous and ferric hydroxides. The pitting factor, defined as the ratio of the maximum depth of pits to the average depth of penetration, is shown to be roughly proportional to the ratio of the uncorroded to corroded areas on a metal surface. Measurements of several physical properties of soils which determine their permeability were correlated with the pitting factor, indicating that the more permeable the soil, exclusive of sands, the greater is the tendency for corrosion to take the form of pitting, other conditions being the same. Certain soils may be so impermeable that the rate of pitting in them is very low.


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The energy and sparkle shared at the 2006 eta Awards went
a long way towards creating positive mindsets regarding
the conservation of energy. The element of invention
was discernible and a troupe of entertainers, together with
programme director, Sharleen Surtie-Richards, offered invigorating
entertainment.
The winners and finalists of Eskom's annual energy efficiency
competition - the eta Awards - were announced by the Minister
of Minerals and Energy, Lindiwe Hendricks, at a recent gala event
held at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. She was
accompanied by deputy Minister Lulu Xingwana. Both dignitaries
bade the ..


Data quality in GIS has been widely recognized as one of the most critical issues in GIS applications in recent years. There are numerous effective error models for managing error propagation in the process of data manipulation and analysis such as Boolean operations. However, there is a lack of models for dealing with errors in node snapping which is one of the basic operations in most GIS software packages such as ARCEDIT in ARC/INFO. Node snapping involves changing the position of points of a spatial feature so that points within a fuzzy tolerance of each other are connected automatically. Although this involves an adjustment of feature coordinates, in which the coordinates of the snapped node are simply the means of coordinates of two or more points, there are no quantitative techniques for assessing the spatial accuracy of the final node created by automatic snapping. In this paper, we propose a generalized algorithm of node snapping using the least square method and develop a universal model for handling error propagation related to node snapping. Simplified algorithms and models are derived for some special cases with different statistical characteristics of point errors within a fuzzy tolerance. The impact of statistical dependency of the existing points on the coordinates of the point obtained after snapping and the accuracy of the snapped point are examined through theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Our results indicate that the level of influence depends on the coefficients of correlation between points involved in the snapping operation. We have shown theoretically that the snapping algorithm widely used in the past merely represents a special case of the generalized algorithm. Several examples are also provided to demonstrate the potential applications of the generalized algorithm and the related error model.


This paper presents use of hum of a person as a biometric cue for person recognition task. Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) is found to be state-of-the-art in the voice biometrics. However, it is magnitude-based features and ignores the phase information. This paper shows the effectiveness of phase-based information extracted via Modified Group Delay Function (MODGDF). The features developed by Mel filtering of MODGDF spectrum are called Modified Group Delay Cepstral Coefficients (MGDCC). The paper demonstrates two types of fusion strategies, viz., score-level and feature-level. The experimental results show that overall performance is improved by 3 % if a score-level fusion is employed between MFCC and MGDCC and 19.78 % by feature-level fusion in terms of % Equal Error Rate (EER). These experimental results clearly indicate that incorporating phase information along with magnitude-based features can effectively captures person-specific characteristics in humming.


Studies on the exchange of P/sup 32/ and Ca/sup 45/ in hard dental tissues of white rats in chroric radiation sickness are described, Mineral metabolism disturbances in the teeth occur long before mo~ological changes of hard dental tissues. These disorders are considered to be one of the essential pathogeric factors conducive to the appearance of morphological lesions of teeth during the action of ionizing radiation. (auth)


In addition to the impact of long-term stressors such as sedentary lifestyle and long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution, many studies have shown that there is an increased risk of acute cardiovascular events immediately after behavioral, psychosocial, and environmental triggers.1–8 After the landmark study documenting the increased rates of myocardial infarction (MI) related to the 1981 earthquake in Athens9 and the description of the circadian variation in the incidence of MI by Muller et al,10 various studies documented the frequency of potential triggers in the period immediately preceding MI onset.

Although the observational studies examining physical, psychological, and chemical triggers of acute cardiovascular events are not without limitations, studies continue to show that short-term exposures appear to play a role in the occurrence of cardiovascular events. These triggers have been discussed in previous reviews,1–8 with a general consensus that different preventive strategies may be appropriate for particular triggers. The purpose of this review is to bring together the evidence of the association between several triggers and cardiovascular outcomes and to discuss the common underlying pathophysiology of these triggers.

Rather than leading to slowly progressive atherosclerosis, triggers represent the final step in the pathophysiological process leading to cardiovascular outcomes among susceptible individuals, such as those with vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, chronic atherosclerotic disease, disorders of the cardiac conduction system, and microvascular disease. In the presence of a vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque, chemical, physical, and psychological stressors may trigger transient vasoconstrictive and prothrombotic effects that ultimately cause plaque disruption and thrombosis. Even in the absence of an occlusive thrombus, triggers may lower the threshold for cardiac electric instability and increase cardiac sympathetic activation via centrally mediated release of catecholamines, thereby evoking primary ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death.11 Figure 1 depicts several potential …


Dependent old age, policies, quality of life An analysis of family health care policies is developed in the article. It is embedded wit- hin the change processes that are currently occurring. Those processes are related to demo- graphic, family, economic and social changes, and they affect the European countries as well as other developed societies. Currently, a common concern in those societies is how to deal with the changes that need to be made within the welfare systems, in order to impro- ve both economic and social development. Following such analysis, some research results and conclusions are presented. The research was carried out by the author in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Madrid, using qualitative methods. The topic, namely, family health care for frail elderly persons, has not been sufficiently studied in Spain. The pro- ject and research received several awards from prestigious Catalan institutions, and was partly funded by Fundacion Caja de Madrid. One hundred in-depth interviews addres- sed to careers, and three semi-structured interviews addressed to relatives of Alzheimer' Patients in the three regions were done.


A gear or engine oil, or other types of lubricant, and effectively reduce the churning losses in the splash lubrication system, or any lubrication system churning losses occur, 400 mPa · in surface tension and 25 ° C. of less than 28 mN / m (about 500cSt at 25 ° C.) viscosity of less than sec. Formulations, in order to lower the surface tension of the oil, include a base oil of Group I-IV in combination with an effective amount of the silicone oil, to reduce the resulting churning losses. Especially when base oils are Group III, friction coefficient of the gear oil is also reduced.


Geothermal energy has attracted a great deal of attention recently due to concern about greenhouse gas emissions and high energy prices. Low temperature geothermal energy or Earth energy systems have the potential to make a significant contribution to mitigating both of these problems, but there are unresolved issues surrounding our ability to develop these resources from both energy and environmental perspectives. To date, most developments have occurred under relatively pristine subsurface conditions, and there have been few concerns about neighboring systems. There are a few incidents of such problems, but these have received little attention. However, in much the same way that cones of depression from wells commonly extend beyond property boundaries, thermal anomalies associated with subsurface energy developments are also likely to affect adjacent properties. Ground water scientists and engineers are uniquely qualified to address this issue. The analogy between ground water and heat flow allows us to draw on our experiences in ground water resource development and source water protection. In many ways, the problem of distributing subsurface energy rights is similar to water rights. There are probably cases to be made to use first appropriation to assess future developments, but this approach is unlikely to optimize the environmental benefits of ground source heat pumps. A movement toward more intense management of developments to ensure the greatest reduction in greenhouse gases or at least fair access to the subsurface for thermal applications is likely more appropriate. This will require a greater understanding of subsurface heat flow and input from the scientific and technical communities. As with most human activities, there are environmental impacts associated with ground source heat pumps, and these concerns have not been well addressed in all cases. Most guidelines have gone to great length to address concerns about fluids used in heat exchangers and well construction issues, particularly where it is possible to connect otherwise hydraulically separate aquifers. However, a variety of other heat transport–related issues are not typically considered. An ongoing review of the existing National Ground Water Association (NGWA) guidelines for closed-loop heat pump installations (McCray, K., ed. 1997. Guidelines for the construction of vertical boreholes for closed loop heat pump systems. Westerville, Ohio: National Ground Water Association) by an NGWA working group found that guidelines for setback distances to wetlands and surface water bodies are probably too low and most appear to be arbitrary. A broader review of legislation on heat pumps (Hähnlein, S., P. Grathwohl, P. Bayer, and P. Blum. 2008. Cold plumes of ground source heat pumps: Their length and legal situation. Geophysical Research Abstracts 10. EGI2008-A-07946, Vienna: EGU General Assembly) found very few regulations but rather a wide range of guidelines on setback distances and allowable temperature changes, most of which do not appear to be strictly adhered to. The lack of a single guideline reflects the range of heat pump applications and variability in subsurface conditions and indicates that sites should be considered on an individual basis if unacceptable impacts are likely. This has occurred for larger developments in some areas, but criteria for allowing projects to proceed are debatable. A proposal to use heat pumps to heat a significant portion of a new suburb in Winnipeg, Canada, was denied due to potential impacts on aquatic habitats. One only has to examine the number of papers published on ground water–surface water interaction to appreciate the concern that such developments may have a negative impact on ecosystems due to changes in temperature from either closedor openloop systems or due to changes in ground water flow patterns from open-loop systems. What is unclear at this point is whether these impacts are acceptable if they result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and if we can develop geothermal energy in a manner that has minimal potential impact on the environment. This is a debate that needs to take place, and ground water scientists and engineers should be active participants in this discussion.


Learning Arabic that takes place only in the classroom is not enough to achieve maximum educational goals. Therefore, Arabic week programs offered by formal and informal institutions began to emerge. One of them is an Arabic week program implemented by Darussalam Modern Islamic Institution First for Male in Ponorogo to improve students' speaking skills. This research aims to study 1) the process of implementing the Arabic week program, 2) the drivers and implementers of the Arabic week program at Darussalam Modern Islamic Institution, 3) the role of the Arabic week program on students' speaking skills, and 4) the factors that influence Arabic week program implementation. This research uses a qualitative approach with the type of case study. The data sources are teachers, supervisors, students, documents, conditions, and phenomena in the research field. Primary data is a collection of information that includes words, actions, and facts, while secondary data is information from other references. Data collection methods are observation, interviews, and documentation. Data were analyzed using data reduction, data classification, data presentation, and concluding. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the implementation of the Arabic Week Program consistently and regularly in this school can improve students' Arabic skills. This success is supported by the efforts of language drivers as program organizers and implementers. With good implementation management, this program can achieve its goal of improving students' ability to speak Arabic fluently. Various factors have contributed to the success of this program, one of which is a good role and example of the administrators and teachers in empowering the Arabic Week Program to students, besides that students live in an orderly environment and strict language discipline.


Although cognitive therapy is a promising treatment for depression, high drop-out rates and, conversely, the specific elements that make the intervention effective continue to puzzle practising clinicians. This article discusses both therapist-related factors (including competence and competencies) and patient-related factors (such as engagement in therapy and external logistical problems with attendance) that are related to drop-out and suggests practical ways to address them and improve outcomes. It examines cognitive and behavioural elements of manualised cognitive therapy and discusses findings relating to cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) in particular. LEARNING OBJECTIVES • Understand factors associated with high drop-out rates in the cognitive therapy of depression and ways to reduce them
 • Learn about treatment integrity in cognitive therapy of depression and its relationship to the clinical outcome
 • Identify specific cognitive therapy techniques associated with patients' improvement in depression
 DECLARATION OF INTEREST None.


An intelligent liquid leakage detector is proposed. In the structural design, the photoelectric liquid detection unit, the temperature detection unit, the medium conductivity detection unit and the seawater level rise rate detection unit are integrated and integrated. Designed the measurement circuit of each unit. Realize the detection of leaking liquid, and assist in the detection of seawater infiltration rate. And use the method of fuzzy inference to judge the temperature and conductivity characteristic data to realize the intelligent judgment of the type of leakage liquid.


I will rewrite this intro as well. In this paper we find the largest subset of the length spectrum which behaves well under GromovHausdorff convergence. Recall that a compact length space is a metric space such that every pair of points is joined by a length minimizing rectifiable curve whose length is the distance between the two points. A geodesic in such a space is a locally length minimizing curve. The simplest examples are Riemannian manifolds. A geodesic loop is a map γ : S → M which is locally minimizing around every point in S. This extends the concept of a smoothly closed geodesic in a manifold. (c.f. [?]SW3) We shall assume throughout that all geodesics are parametrized proportional to arclength.


The invention provides a preparation method of windshield glass sealant primer. The method comprises: preparation of prepolymer: adequately mixing epoxy resin, toluene diisocynate (TDI), diphenylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate, reacting at 60-100 DEG C, adding catalyst for further reaction, when testing isocyanic acid content being 4-6%, adding organic silicon class coupling agent, diethyl malonate, tackifing resin and methylbenzene solution to obtain the prepolymer when teasing isocyanic acid radical content being 1.5-2.5%; preparation of primer: grinding the prepared prepolymer, organic solvent, and black carbon in a ball miller or a schuurmachine, adding stannous octoate, ethyleneamine and triethylamine for further grinding for 0.5-1h, and after adding the organic solvent to dilute evenly, discharging the material when testing isocyanic acid radical content being 0.1-0.3% to obtain the primer. The invention modifies hydroxyl-containing epoxy resin and simultaneously introduces in reactive coupling agent for grafting reaction to prepare the primer capable of firmly bonding with the sealant.


Contents: Caricature and the British public Caricature and the constitution, c. 1760a "1788 Dissenters, levellers and revolutionaries Britannia, John Bull and national identity The rights of Englishmen Majesty, morality and the monarchy Caricatures and the British polity Index of caricatures Index.


This report investigates the effects of the Great Hanshin Earthquake on the industrial structure and employment in Hyogo Prefecture using statistical materials from the Input Output Tables for the Kinki Region and Hyogo Prefecture in 1990 and 1995, which were recently completed, and the Industrial Statistics for Hyogo Prefecture. According to these statistics, changes in the industrial structure of Hyogo Prefecture coincide with the long-term trend observed in the Kinki economy, and this fact suggests that the effects of the Great Earthquake were resolved at a relatively earlier stage. Impacts on employment also disappeared almost within two years. However, six patterns can be observed by focusing on trends in production and employment in individual industries in stricken areas. Of all, the situation in the fourth group, in which rubber-products and textile industry sectors are included, is particularly serious, and firms in this group have not yet recovered to the state before the Great Earthquake. For those sectors, administrative breaks may still be necessary. But what is more important for the administration is to create insurance systems for possible future disasters and to establish infrastructure.


Nearly every surgeon is occasionally confronted with a case of symptomless, unilateral bleeding from the kidney, and in most instances he must face the difficult problem of solving the pathologic problem if possible and then directing his treatment accordingly. The first purpose of this paper is to exclude those specific causes of unilateral hematuria, namely, stone, tuberculosis, new growths and hydronephrosis, and secondly to discuss only that type which has in the past been classified under the misnomer of "essential." In order that this term "essential" shall be aptly applied we must have a case of painless bleeding in which the kidneys show absolutely no infectious agent, no organic changes and no clinical evidence of functional insufficiency. We do not recognize that such a negative condition can exist with a hematuria, and believe that in every case of unilateral renal bleeding there occur definite changes in the kidney which act


Abstract. This paper investigates the existing stiffness equations for corner-filleted flexure hinges. Three empirical stiffness equations for corner-filleted flexure hinges (each fillet radius, r, equals to 0.1 l; l, the length of a corner-filleted flexure hinge) are formulated based on finite element analysis results for the purpose of overcoming these investigated limitations. Three comparisons made with the existing compliance/stiffness equations and finite element analysis (FEA) results indicate that the proposed empirical stiffness equations enlarge the range of rate of thickness (t, the minimum thickness of a corner-filleted flexure hinge) to length (l), t/l (0.02 l t/l l 1) and ensure the accuracy for each empirical stiffness equation under large deformation. The errors are within 6% when compared to FEA results.


Five years after the introduction of the cervical cancer screening program organized in Slovenia at the national level, its results may be observed in public health. The first one is a good compliance of women, i.e. the proportion of women aged 20–64 who had at least one PAP smear taken in a three-year period which is the recommended screening interval in our country. In the last three years (2006–2008), the compliance was 71.2%. Looking at five years, which is the screening interval in Finland and in Great Britain, the compliance is 82.1%. In Britain, in the same period, the compliance was 78.6%, and in Finland, it has not exceeded 70% for several years.


Sustainability has been popular in the recent marketing literature. Scholars take their role by investigating how to positively influence people to be more proactive in green consumption behavior. While a green attitude failed to predict green behavior, thus relying on a green attitude is not the solution. Scholars need to find out what factors need to be improved to shape consumers' green attitudes. This study uses a relatively new perspective by examining the role of Moral Norms and Religious Orientation in predicting pro-green Behavior through forming Green Attitude Purchasing. Moral Norms and Religious Orientation, two common values which are highly concerned by most common societies in Indonesia, have never been tested together as predictors of green behavior. The proposed model is tested through hypothesis testing and 250 respondents who are daily convenience users of green products were involved. The sequential equation modeling analysis result shows that the model is fit, and all hypotheses are supported. Hence, Moral Norms and Religious Orientation can be used together to predict Green Behavior through forming of Green Purchasing Attitude. This finding contributes new perspectives that Moral and Religiosity can be applied simultaneously to any green marketing campaign, especially in Indonesia.


The present invention relates to an exposure apparatus and a device manufacturing method, an exposure apparatus, and in accordance with the liquid immersion method can be performed with high accuracy exposure process and measurement process. The exposure apparatus (EX), form a liquid immersion area (AR2 of) the liquid (LQ) in the projection optical system (PL) side of the image plane, through the projection optical system (PL) and the liquid (LQ) liquid immersion area (AR2 of) the the substrate (P), the exposure apparatus comprising measuring means (60) for measuring the liquid immersion area (AR2 of) forming a liquid (LQ) the nature and / or composition. The present invention also discloses a device manufacturing method and a maintenance method for an exposure apparatus.


1. A case of anterior sacral meningocele is described in members of a family consisting of a woman, her father and his brother. 2. This is the first recorded case of this anomaly in members of the same family of different sex, and only the second recorded case of occurrence in the same family.


Whilst research has shown many faults with the Movius scheme of a Middle Pleistocene group of Chopper/Chopping tool industries in South-East Asia, it remains a fact that pebble tool industries are still the dominant characteristic of the South-East Asian record. Exploration has now revealed hundreds of Late Pleistocene and Holocene sites in Mainland South-East Asia and these are archaeologically very different from cave sites in Europe. Further problems exist with the current nomenclature of later industries, such as the Hoabinhian and the Neolithic, for there is a large amount of overlap between such assemblages. Should such factors as economy, site location, etc. be used to assist clarification of such problems?

This paper outlines some of these issues and reveals that the pebble tool tradition as it is widely known in South-East Asia is a relatively recent phenomenon dating back to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). A possible reason for the change from flake to pebble tool industrial types and in the visibility of sites is the environmental changes and rise in sea level which submerged over half the available land area in the region during the Late Pleistocene. An existing broad spectrum system of exploitation was likely to have been intensified as a result of this.


An 11-year-old female with a history of methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) duplication syndrome was admitted to the hospital with status epilepticus resulting in cardiac arrest. Refractory status epilepticus was treated with pentobarbital coma and initiation of a ketogenic diet. She recovered from a cardiovascular and respiratory perspective, when she unexpectedly developed cardiovascular collapse on hospital day 40, requiring veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). At that time, her triglyceride level was elevated (TG= 5355 mg/dl; reference range:≤89 mg/dl) secondary to the ketogenic diet. Within 12 h of ECMO cannulation, lipid deposits appeared in the ECMO oxygenator (arrow, panel 1) threatening its proper functioning, as reported in other cases. Additionally, the ECMO circuit developed venous and arterial clots secondary to lipemia. The high triglyceride level also impaired proper blood laboratory evaluation including complete blood cell counts and coagulation studies. The ketogenic diet was discontinued and a singleplasma volume therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) was performed through the ECMO circuit to remove the plasmatic triglycerides, as seen in the remnant bag (TPE, panel 2). Plasma was used as the replacement fluid to prevent coagulopathy and lipases in the plasma may help break down triglycerides. Abbreviations: ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; MECP2, methyl-CpG binding protein 2; TPE, therapeutic plasma exchange. Received: 27 May 2022 Revised: 18 July 2022 Accepted: 19 July 2022


This paper has as its aim to analyze how CityVille, a videogame hosted on Facebook and oriented to the construction of a virtual city, can favor collaboration between gamers along with the exchange of strategies, equally contributing to learning transfer and skill acquisition. The first step consists in identifying the opportunities which the said game can offer in order to develop skills and promote learning formats linked with planning and resource management, after which a presentation is made of the opinions expressed by a sample of gamers (N=105) –belonging to the Fans-CityVille community– about the priorities established by them to communicate with their neighbors and the skills that they believe to have acquired playing this game. 85.7% of them state that they communicate with others to share strategies and expand their city. Unlike women, who value collaboration, men prioritize competition. Designing their city has enhanced a number of gamer skills in different proportions: creative skills (71.4%); organizational ones (68.0%); skills associated with decision-making and problem-solving (67.0%); and interpersonal skills through interaction with others (61.9%). The CityVille game mode favors skill development and helps to create a ludic atmosphere of collaboration and optimal strategy exchange through communication between neighbors by strengthening their mutual relationships. Its formula moves away from the often-criticized competitive practices of other games.


AAAA.org [1]. Search for advertising agencies by location and link directly to their websites. Advertising Age [2] Contains news and features about the advertising industry as well as a job bank. AAF.org [3] Provides numerous programs to guide its college students through advertising curriculum and job placement. Advertising Educational Foundation [4] AEF serves as a resource on advertising and related content on the web. Adweek.com: Career Network [5] Search the industry's largest employment marketplace. A multitude of career resources for the Marketing student and professional, including a large database of articles, profiles, tips, and a job search bank that allows you to post your resume. AmericanAdvertisingAgencies.com [6] A comprehensive list of advertising agencies with direct links to their web site. All Retail Jobs.com [7] This is an excellent site for entry-level jobs all over the United States. Apparel Search [8] Online guide to the Apparel Industry. Careers-In-Marketing.com [9] Designed to help you find a rewarding and interesting job in the world of marketing. Also find links to quite a few other site links, firm listings and recommended books.. Direct Marketing Association Job Bank [10] Allows DMA members and non-members to search available positions and post their resumes. The Direct Marketing Educational Foundation [11] Dedicated to those in the industry through its mission: To attract, educate, and place top college students in the business of direct/interactive marketing. Fashion Careers [12] Connecting Fashion Career Candidates with Employers and Recruiters. Fashion.net [13] Job postings and advice on how to get a job in fashion. FlipDog.com [14] With more jobs from more employers in Marketing/Sales, FlipDog.com is the single largest employment search engine on the Web. Greenbook.org [15] lists marketing/marketing research companies. InfoMat [16] Fashion industry search engine. Check out the career links. LIMA [17] Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) Founded in 1985, LIMA is the worldwide trade organization for the licensing industry. LIMA's main objective is to work together with licensors and licensees for the advancement of professionalism in licensing through research, national and international seminars, trade events and publications.


Christmas card from Mettie Rucker. On the front is a picture of mistletoe and a cabin in a snow-covered forest. On the inside is a Christmas poem by H. M. Burnside.


Previous studies of the avian auditory system have revealed that removal of the peripheral receptor (the cochlea) leads to a transneuronal degeneration of auditory relay neurons in nucleus magnocellularis (NM) of the brain stem. An early manifestation of the degeneration which can be observed within 12 hours is a decrease of histochemical staining for RNA (Nissl staining); such a decrease could relect an alteration in protein synthetic activity within the NM neurons. The present study evaluates this possibility by determining whether the cochlea removal led to an alteration incorporation of protein precursors in the target neurons which exhibit transneuronal degeneration and if so, how early the changes appeared. The cochlea was removed unilaterally in seventeen 10‐day‐old chicks and two 66‐week‐old mature chickens, and incorporation of protein precursors was evaluated in the neurons of NM at 0.5, 1.5, 3, 6, 12, and 24 hours following the cochlea removal. Each chick received an intravenous injection of 3H leucine, and was allowed to survive for 30 minutes after the injection of precursor. The brains were then prepared for autoradiography. The extent of incorporation by neurons in NM was determined by counting grains overlying each cell body and determining grain density/μm2 of neuron cross‐sectional area.


ABSTRACT This study included in R&D (Research and Development). Development model using 4-D from Thiagarajan, Semmel, and Semmel, namely define, design, and develop. However, disseminate stage is not carried out. The goal of this development research is to produce products of teaching materials bank accounting and micro finance based on Contectual Teaching and Learning (CTL), and to analyze feasibility of teaching material products. To analyze the feasibility of teaching materials, researcher uses review and validation sheet as the instrument of review activity. The reviewers and validators  of the material done by teachers of SMKN 10 Surabaya and lecturer of Accounting Education UNESA, linguistic by lecturer of language department UNESA, and graphics by lecturer of Educational Technology department of UNESA.  The results of this study show that material eligibility and content presentation obtain 86% with very feasible criteria, language eligibility obtain 80% with feasible criteria, graphics eligibility obtain 98,9% with very feasible criteria and the average eligibility of teaching materials obtain 88,3% with very feasible criteria. Kata Kunci: Bahan Ajar, Contextual Teaching and Learning (CTL), Akuntansi Perbankan dan Keuangan Mikro


Thanks to their high power density and degree of reversibility, supercapacitors are electrochemical devices that narrow the gap between secondary batteries and traditional dielectric capacitors in the traditional Ragone plot. However, their use is still hindered by their capability to achieve higher energy density. In this work, we present a one‐pot synthesis procedure of composite graphitic carbon flake‐supported NiO for electrochemical energy storage application. We used cathodic contact glow discharge electrolysis by applying 120 Vdc terminal voltage between a thin Pt wire, slightly submerged in an aqueous solution of NiSO4(H2O)6 + Na2SO4, and a large surface area carbon graphite anode. Strong active species generated within the micro‐plasma volume locally reduce the nickel precursors to form NiO materials, while at the anodically polarized graphite rod, the forces holding the graphene layers together are weakened by ion/solvent intercalation producing micrometer‐sized graphitic carbon flakes. The morphological characterization is carried out by electron microscopy, energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, powder X‐ray diffraction, and micro‐Raman spectroscopy. Cyclic voltammetry, constant‐current charge/discharge, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in 5 mol l−1 KOH solution are carried out to evaluate the electrochemical energy storage performance of the material. We show that carbon flake‐supported NiO exhibits the dual combination of electric double‐layer capacitance with faradic behavior, giving 495 F g−1 specific capacitance at 2 A g−1 current density. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Without trying to match eloquence for eloquence, I will try to clarify and sharpen some of the points in the basically good speech Carl Oglesby made at Washington (MR, January, 1966). This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website , where most recent articles are published in full. Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.


In non-ferrous industry, the slag cleaning process aims at recovering the valuable metallic materials from the waste, which still contains up to 8% of copper concentrates. Two-third of the total copper is present in the form of entrained matte droplets of the size from 5 to 1000 μm, while the rest is dissolved in the slag and can be segregated by applying a strong direct electric field in a sedimentation tank. Gravitational sedimentation of the fine dispersed droplets take several hours and can be accelerated through intensive electromagnetic stirring by a superposed external magnetic field, which is orthogonal to the electric field. The stirring increases the probability of collisions between droplets, which accelerates their growth and therefore improves the settling process. An Euler–Lagrange approach was employed to numerically study the slag cleaning process with the CFD code ANSYS Fluent. For the continuous phase, MHD simulations were used to calculate the slag flow under the influence of the superposed electric and magnetic field. For the dispersed phase, a new hybrid collision algorithm was implemented to overcome the mesh-dependency problem of the purely stochastic algorithm. The outcome of collisions among liquid metal droplets in a slag was determined by regime maps for droplets in a viscous shear flow with low shear rates, which are based on the capillary number and critical offset ratio. Simulations on a labscale slag cleaning process, for which experimental data are available, were performed to determine essential model parameters and to validate the simulations.


FIELD: medical equipment. SUBSTANCE: protection device is attached to syringe to transform it to single-use automatic safety syringe. Syringe has case, plunger and injection needle. Case is hollow from inside and open from back and front. Plunger slides inside case from back position when syringe is completely filled to front position when it is empty. Plunger is provided with piston, which piston can be driven into motion manually and withdrawn out of case of syringe by means of its rear end. Needle is built in needle carrier attached to head of syringe's case. Protection device can be preliminary assembled and it has hollow cylinder, spring and support member. Cylinder is mounted for slide onto case of syringe. Spring is placed into cylinder. Support member for spring is also placed into cylinder and integrated with front part pf syringe's case. Fixation devices are absent in cylinder, which devices work together with support member used for fixing cylinder when it is in its front safe position. Fixation device for fixating cylinder in safe position have pair of front tongues formed in cylinder. Pair of front tongues has rear support surfaces being capable of resting against shoulder of support member. Pair of rear tongues has front support surfaces for resting against rear edge of case of support member. EFFECT: universality; simple at manufacture and mounting. 16 cl, 8 dwg


Primary users and secondary users coexist in cognitive networks at the same time,so the transmission of Secondary Users must not interfere with the communication of primary users.When secondary users detect the licensed bands are not occupied by primary users,secondary users occupy the channel for data transmission at random.In order to make sure of the continuity and QoS of transmission of the Secondary users,the authors introduce the strategy of cooperative transmission in cognitive networks.The study found that the cooperative communication in cognitive radio can significantly improve transmission performance of the network.Based on it,the article puts forward a dual-relay cooperative transmission strategy and gives out the analytical expression of average bit error rate and outage probability under the scheme.For comparison,the analytical expressions of bit error rate and outage probability under single-relay cooperative transmission scheme are given.Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that,the error performance of secondary users under two-relay cooperative transmission strategy is better than that under single-relay cooperative transmission strategy.


BACKGROUND
Retinopathy is associated with increased mortality risk in general populations. We evaluated the joint effect of retinopathy and chronic kidney disease (CKD) on mortality in a representative sample of U.S. adults.

STUDY DESIGN
Prospective cohort study.

SETTING & PARTICIPANTS
7,640 adults from NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey) 1988-1994 with mortality linkage through December 31, 2006.

PREDICTORS
CKD, defined as low estimated glomerular filtration rate (<60 mL/min/1.73 m2) or albuminuria (urine protein-creatinine ratio ≥30 mg/g), and retinopathy, defined as the presence of microaneurysms, hemorrhages, exudates, microvascular abnormalities, or other evidence of diabetic retinopathy by fundus photograph.

OUTCOMES
All-cause and cardiovascular mortality.

MEASUREMENTS
Multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards.

RESULTS
Overall, 4.6% of participants had retinopathy and 15% had CKD. Mean age was 56 years, 53% were women, and 81% were non-Hispanic whites. The prevalence of retinopathy in patients with CKD was 11%. We identified 2,634 deaths during 14.5 years' follow-up. In multivariable analyses, compared with individuals with neither CKD nor retinopathy, HRs for all-cause mortality were 1.02 (95% CI, 0.75-1.38), 1.52 (95% CI, 1.35-1.72), and 2.39 (95% CI, 1.77-3.22) for individuals with retinopathy only, those with CKD only, and those with both CKD and retinopathy, respectively. Corresponding HRs for cardiovascular mortality were 0.96 (95% CI, 0.50-1.84), 1.72 (95% CI, 1.47-2.00), and 2.96 (95% CI, 2.11-4.15), respectively. There was a significant synergistic interaction between retinopathy and CKD on all-cause mortality (P=0.04).

LIMITATIONS
The presence of retinopathy was evaluated only once. Small sample size of some of the subpopulations studied.

CONCLUSIONS
In the presence of CKD, retinopathy is a strong predictor of mortality in this adult population.


• The Toshiba DynastronWD technology can extend dynamic range of a CMOS image sensor up to 96dB. It is a critical capability in today's highly competitive camera phone market. Introduction There is explosive growth in the integration of cameras into mobile phones with consumers demanding both high pixel count and high image quality. To date, image sensor vendors have focused on delivering low-light performance; however, with shrinking pixel sizes enabling high pixel count, there is increased demand for high performance/ image quality under bright light conditions. Toshiba is meeting this challenge by developing Dynastron-WD wide dynamic range technology for CMOS image sensors.


The present invention discloses a method of performing diagnostics or software maintenance on a vehicle, said method comprising the complex component of the configuration file stored in the central processing system (S200). The user profile update request requesting for a vehicle (S202) from a central electronic data processing system. The requested update based on a comparison of recording and storing configuration information of the vehicle installation configuration file in the target profile at a central electronic data processing system, the receiving part of the configuration file from the central electronic data processing system (S204).


Finite element simulation of a piezo-electric generator (PEG) of a cantilever type with an active termination is considered. Finite element modeling was performed in the Ansys complex. The generator has a bimorphic arrangement of piezoelectric elements. A special feature of PEG is that the generator has two types of piezoelements: (1) elements located on the substrate in the form of a bimorph and (2) cylindrical piezoelements, which fix the cantilever plate. PEG can be used as a device for generating energy. A generator design oscillations modal analysis - was performed. For a given scheme of electrical connection of the PEG elements and various resistive loads, the results of the output voltage and power are given.


In this study, the N-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) were applied to combine with Ag3PO4 and form NCQDs/Ag3PO4 hybrid materials with improved photocatalytic activity and stability toward organic dyes degradation under visible light irradiation. The efficiency of 2%N-CQDs/Ag3PO4 is improved by 20.8% higher than that of pure Ag3PO4 for the degradation MB and is retained fairly high levels after 4 successive recycling experiments. The improved photocatalytic activity and superior cycle performance are mainly ascribed to the NCQDs as the electron acceptor enhanced the spatial separation of photogenerated charge carriers and inhibited the reduction of silver ions.


It is to be noted that the current evolution of entwining environmental law and shipping law may lead to undesirable consequences. Since the latter follows specific patterns, the application in se of general environmental law – developed from a terrestrial point of view – to the shipping industry is to be avoided. Specific considerations taking into account the characteristics of shipping are of primordial importance. This principle is for the greater part followed in the establishment of international environmental law, where particular legislation adapted to the marine environment and the shipping industry often follows the adoption of environmental rules of a more general nature. The danger lies in the current evolution of applying general environmental regulations to particular shipping cases. As far as the implementation of international regulations in the field of maritime safety and protection of the marine environment into European legislation is involved, especially the influence of European environmental law on the shipping industry is to be closely watched. The cross-border impact of environmental law on the shipping industry has become stunningly clear in the judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (hereinafter referred to as 'European Court of Justice' or 'ECJ') in Case C-188/07 Commune de Mesquer v Total France SA and Total International Ltd.


Trimethoprim(TMP) was extracted from animal feeds by solution mixture of sodium acetate and dichloromethane,after being centrifuged,the low layer of extractant was separated and then evaporated to dryness by nitrogen flow,which was dissolved with 1% acetic acid,then defatted by liquid-liquid extraction(LLE) with hexane twice,finally determined by HPLC/UV at 270 nm.The mean recoveries of TMP ranged from 80%-87%,with RSD 3.0%-8.5%(n=4),the limit of detection(LOD) 1.2 μg/g for compound feed,2.0 μg/g for concentrated feed,and 0.9 μg/g for premix feed,and the limit of quantitation(LOQ) 2.3,4.3 and 2.3 μg/g,respectively.


A model of plasma stopping power with respect to laser-accelerated electrons is generalized. The model includes both main mechanisms of fast electron energy loss caused by Coulomb collisions with plasma electrons and ions ("collisional" mechanism), and by the field of resistive plasma current ("Ohmic" mechanism). The results are used to develop an analytical model of plasma heating by fast electrons with energies corresponding to the wide range of energy flux density of laser pulse capable to provide an intense generation of these particles. It is shown that the contribution of the Ohmic stopping power component has a significant effect on the dynamics of plasma heating by high-current fast electron beam generated by short femtosecond and picosecond laser pulses of petawatt power.


Our laboratory (INRA) has developed breeding programs for several species of edible fungi. For example, "sporeless" strains were obtained by mutagenesis for Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus pulmonarius, a hybrid strain of Lepista nuda has been marketed, and genetic variability has been studied in Tuber melanosporum. At present, the largest program concerns Agaricus bisporus, for which a collection of about 200 French isolates from 44 sites has been gathered. High genetic polymorphism appeared even within each site. Nine genetically different isolates from the same site were studied in experimental culture. Variability was observed for color of the cap, susceptibility to bacterial blotch, and the elevated basidial spore number trait. A single isolate, Bs 261, gave sporocarps having a majority of tetrasporic basidia, and spores which, for the most part, were homokaryotic. This strain was interfertile with typical bisporic strains. The resulting hybrids were either bisporic or tetrasporic, according to whic...


The robust stability and stabilization of adaptive event-triggered load frequency control (LFC) with sliding mode control (SMC) for multi-area power systems under a networked environment are investigated in this paper. The adaptive event-triggered scheme is proposed to maximize network bandwidth utilization, and it can be adaptively modified according to circumstances. Furthermore, to provide stronger robustness performance which is against the frequency deviation induced by power unbalance or transmission time delays, the SMC is developed. Then, the LFC scheme for multi-area power systems under the networked environment is modeled as a Markov jump linear system model, to describe the uncertainty parameters and external disturbances better in this system. Additionally, by employing Wirtinger-based inequality and Lyapunov theory, the robust stability and stabilization criteria with less conservatism are derived. Finally, simulations are performed to demonstrate the efficacy and superiority of the developed approach.


ENDOTRACHEAL anesthesia constitutes one of the great advances of modern anesthesia. It has made chest surgery possible, and in long procedures under general anesthesia or in which there is trouble keeping an airway it is a great comfort for both surgeon and anesthetist. Almost any frequently used procedure has some complications, and there have been, from time to time, reports of laryngeal granuloma appearing at various intervals after endotracheal anesthesia. There are at this time reports of 21 such cases by Clausen, 1 Gould, 2 Cohen, 3 Smiley, 4 Farrior, 5 Kearney, 6 Tuft and Ratner, 7 Barton 8 (two cases), McLaurin, 9 Hill, 10 New and Devine 11 (nine cases) and Wattles. 12 It is the purpose of this paper to add another such case to the literature. No attempt is made to review the literature in detail, as this has been done very completely by New and Devine


Holographic scanning systems have been used for years in point-of-sale bar code scanners and other low resolution applications. These simple scanning systems could not successfully provide the accuracy and precision required to measure, inspect and control the production of today's high tech optical fibers, medical extrusions and electrical cables. A new class of instruments for the precision measurement of industrial processes has been created by the development of systems with a unique combination of holographic optical elements that can compensate for the wavelength drift in laser diodes, the application of proprietary post-processing algorithms, and the advancements in replication methods to fabricate low cost holographic scanning discs. These systems have improved upon the performance of traditional polygon mirror scanners. This paper presents the optical configuration and design features that have been incorporated into a holographic scanning inspection system that provides higher productivity, increased product quality and lower production costs for many manufacturers.


Data on Formula 1 racing drivers from 1950 to 1988 are used to analyze the relationship between age and performance using demographic techniques. "Performance is highest between the ages of 25 and 29 and drops off thereafter. The best results are obtained during the fifth and sixth years of competing. The speed of decline in performance depends on the type of activity (racing or trials). The criterion used in naming a driver World Champion discriminates those under 25 or more than 30 years old and encourages the latter to seek early retirement." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA) (EXCERPT)


Virtual Reality (VR) allows an immersion into virtual landscapes. This immersion may offer advantages to communicate and assess landscape change in participatory planning. In an explorative study we prepared and presented GIS-based immersive VR in order to identify technical and practical issues as well as potentials of immersive VR as planning media. We assessed the effect of two different VRs presented with the head mounted display Oculus Rift DK2 through guided interviews with study participants and their observation. The results show that perceiving the VR from a pedestrian's perspective and exploring it individually supported the participant's presence in the virtual scene. The visual level of realism and the navigation were identified as crucial issues as low quality of these aspects distracted participants significantly. As the immersive VR proved useful to activate people assessing the landscape in the VR, further research should focus on identifying suitable and valid immersive VR for quality assessment of landscape change from a user's perspective.


Text-level discourse parsing remains a challenge. The current state-of-the-art overall accuracy in relation assignment is 55.73%, achieved by Joty et al. (2013). However, their model has a high order of time complexity, and thus cannot be applied in practice. In this work, we develop a much faster model whose time complexity is linear in the number of sentences. Our model adopts a greedy bottom-up approach, with two linear-chain CRFs applied in cascade as local classifiers. To enhance the accuracy of the pipeline, we add additional constraints in the Viterbi decoding of the first CRF. In addition to efficiency, our parser also significantly outperforms the state of the art. Moreover, our novel approach of post-editing, which modifies a fully-built tree by considering information from constituents on upper levels, can further improve the accuracy.


ABSTRACT Achieving polite service with a public service robot requires it to proactively ascertain who will interact with it in human-populated environments. Enlightened by interactive inference of intentions among humans, we investigate a novel and practical interactive intention-predicting method for people using bimodal information analysis for a public service robot. Different from the traditional research, only the visual cues are used to analyze the user's attention, this method combines the RGB-D camera and laser information to perceive the user, which realizes the 360-degree range perception, and compensates for the lack of perspective using the RGB-D camera. In addition, seven kinds of interactive intent features were extracted, and a random forest regression model was trained to score the interaction intentions of the people in the field of view. Considering the inference order of two different sensors, a priority rule for intention inference is also designed. The algorithm is implemented into a robot operation system (ROS) and evaluated on our public service robot. Extensive experimental results illustrate that the proposed method enables public service robots to achieve a higher level of politeness than the traditional, passive interactivity approach in which robots wait for commands from users. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


This paper reports the result of an ex- ploratory user study investigating criteria that are important to users when judging relevance while performing an image search. Data was collected from 12 participants using questionnaires and screen capture recordings. Users were required to perform three image search tasks which are speci c, gen- eral and abstract image search and judge relevance based on ten criteria identi ed from previous stud- ies. Findings show that some criteria were im- portant when making relevance judgements, with topicality, appeal of information and composition being the common criteria across the search tasks. However the order of importance of the criteria di er between the image search tasks.


The plough-share edge is the major component of plough-share,its service life affects directly the cultivation quality and the plough-share life.In order to further enhance the service life of the plough-share edge,this experiment uses the oxy-acetylene powder to spurt welds the processing technology,enhances the wear resistare of plough-share edge surface,and carries on the field test.The experiment indicates that compared with the plough-share without wear-resistive ceating,the service life of the plough-share edge surface enhances by 2~3 times,each piece of plough-share average ploughs over 8hm~2.


The results of Roth et al. [IUCrJ (2020). 7, 673–680] provide a clear picture of occupational correlations in half-Heusler compounds.


The invention discloses a preparation method and application of a quaternary ammonium salt surfactant containing a branch-type fluorocarbon chain, synthesis and application of [N-methyl-N-(4-perfluor-(1,3-dimethyl-2-isopropyl)-1-buteneoxy)benzenesulfonamido]ethyltrimethylammonium iodide, and a preparation method of the surfactant. The research on the surface tension, interfacial tension, contact angles, water and oil repellency, oil displacement and other surface performance of the surfactant prove that the quaternary ammonium salt surfactant has low surface tension and interfacial tension and excellent water and oil repellency and has certain oil displacement after being compounded.