Halogenation of [Mo{HB(3,5-R2C3HN2)3}(NO)(CO)2] gives [{Mo[HB(3,5-R2-4-XC3N2)3](NO)Y2}n](R = X = H, Y = Cl, Br, or I, n= 2; R = Me, X = H, Y = Cl, Br, or I; n= 1; R = Me, X = Cl or Br, Y = Cl or Br, n= 1). These halides react with alcohols affording [Mo{HB(3,5-R2-4-XC3N2)3}(NO)Y(OR′)](R′= Me, Et, Pri, Bu8, or CH2CH:CH2), the 1H and 13C n.m.r. spectra of which are discussed. The crystal structure of [Mo{HB(3,5-Me2-4-ClC3N2)3}(NO)Cl(OPri)] has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods using counter data and refined by block-diagonal least-squares procedures, to R 0.047 for 2 450 reflections. The monoclinic unit-cell, space-group P21/n, has dimensions a= 12.268(4), b= 16.041(4), c= 15.033(5)A, β= 91.44(4)° for Z= 4. The molybdenum atom has octahedral co-ordiantion and both the Mo–Cl and, particularly, the Mo–O distances are short. The Mo–O bond length (1.86 A) indicates significant MoOR bonding and pπ→dπ donation from the alkoxy-group to the metal is discussed in terms of the apparent co-ordinative unsaturation of the alkoxide complexes.


The Strategic Highway Research Program's (SHRP) new Superpave system is described, which combines performance-based binder and mix specifications in a revolutinary new asphalt mix design system. The system has 3 parts: perfrmance based specifications for binders and mixes; tests for predicting binder and mix performance; and a simplified system for designing asphalt mixes. With this system, grading of binders will be done using 3 new tests: the bending beam rheometer which measures the low temperature stiffness of the binder; the dynamic shear rheometer which measures the binder properties at high temperatures; and the direct tension test which measures the binder's performance-based grade.


The current approaches for determining the polar component of the surface free energy of a solid are discussed. The results of the experimental determination and calculation (using two methods) of contact angles and parameters of the surface energy of the layers orienting liquid crystals are reported. The advantages of the method for estimating the polar component based on the calculation of the electron-donor and electron-acceptor terms were demonstrated using concrete examples.


This study aimed to evaluate the environmental effect on the wood chemical composition of Eucalyptus grandis x Eucalyptus urophylla clones for pulp production. Seven clones of 6.5 years old were evaluated. The clones were planted in two growing sites, Nova Almeida – Espírito Santo and Posto da Mata – Bahia, established in 3 x 3 m spacing. Five trees were selected from each clone and discs were removed from fi ve different positions equidistant from the trunk and at diameter at breast height (DBH) height. Two wedge from opposite sides were obtained from the discs. A chemical analysis was performed with a sample composed of all the wedges of each tree in order to determine extractive contents, lignin, holocellulose, carbohydrates and the ratio among syringyl (S) and guaiacyl (G) lignin substructures (S/G) per tree. The S/G ratio was considered to be the most stable characteristic to environmental change, followed by the holloceluloose content, which was considered the second least characteristic infl uenced by the growth site. Most of the studied clones presented a statistical difference between the growing site for the wood extractive content, in contrast to the total carbohydrates content that was highlighted by presenting values which were little infl uenced by the genetic material and the growth site. v.24 n.3 2018 ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF EUCALYPTUS CLONES WOOD FOR PULP PRODUCTION


Mevastatin (compactin)was isolated form culture broth of a fungal strain SIIA-F3933,The strain SIIA-F3933 was isolated from a soil sample collected in Putuo mountain,Zhejiang Province,P,R.China,It was identified as Penicillium janczewskii Zaleski based on its cultural and morphological characteristics and was regarded as a new producer of mevastatin,。


In this contribution, for the first time, the molecular n‐doping of a donor–acceptor (D–A) copolymer achieving 200‐fold enhancement of electrical conductivity by rationally tailoring the side chains without changing its D–A backbone is successfully improved. Instead of the traditional alkyl side chains for poly{[N,N′‐bis(2‐octyldodecyl)‐naphthalene‐1,4,5,8‐bis(dicarboximide)‐2,6‐diyl](NDI)‐alt‐5,5′‐(2,2′‐bithiophene)} (N2200), polar triethylene glycol type side chains is utilized and a high electrical conductivity of 0.17 S cm−1 after doping with (4‐(1,3‐dimethyl‐2,3‐dihydro‐1H‐benzoimidazol‐2‐yl)phenyl)dimethylamine is achieved, which is the highest reported value for n‐type D–A copolymers. Coarse‐grained molecular dynamics simulations indicate that the polar side chains can significantly reduce the clustering of dopant molecules and favor the dispersion of the dopant in the host matrix as compared to the traditional alkyl side chains. Accordingly, intimate contact between the host and dopant molecules in the NDI‐based copolymer with polar side chains facilitates molecular doping with increased doping efficiency and electrical conductivity. For the first time, a heterogeneous thermoelectric transport model for such a material is proposed, that is the percolation of charge carriers from conducting ordered regions through poorly conductive disordered regions, which provides pointers for further increase in the themoelectric properties of n‐type D–A copolymers.


The invention relates to aluminum alloy and provides high-strength aluminum alloy with the tensile strength of more than 700MPa and a preparation method thereof. The high-strength aluminum alloy comprises the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 0.10%-0.14% of Fe, 0.03%-0.04% of Mn, 0.02%-0.04% of Si, 0.01%-0.06% of Ti, 0.03%-0.09% of B, 2.2%-2.9% of Zn, 0.9%-1.0% of Mg, 1.1%-1.3% of Cu, 0.5%-1.0% of Ce, 0.1%-0.4% of Sc and the balance of Al.


To improve the quality of paddy rice seedling,a kind of paddy seeds presoaking and pregermination device is designed.The device uses water as heat conduction media,and it automatically controls the heating,cooling,temperature control and thermal insulation of the paddy seeds to ensure the content and temperature of water that rice seeds need in different stages of soaking and pregermination,realizing the standardized production processes of presoaking,breaking and pregermination of paddy seeds once for all in the device.Hollias LM Series PLC is used as the core controller and HT6000 Series Touch Screen is used as the man-machine interface.The system operation status and current temperature are displayed on the touch screen,and the set values are transmitted to the PLC through R232.When the system works,PLC analyses data from the data collection module and signal from electronic liquid level switch,and according to the procedures,the system realizes the functions of calculation and control,opening and closing of water pump,electric heaters and electric valve,water heating and flow.Moreover,the system also has alarm device to ensure the normal and safe running of the system.


Abstract Two differently processed Y2Ba4Cu7O15-x (247) specimens were investigated by transmission electron microscopy. From X-ray diffraction both samples were found to be 247 single phase with slightly different lattice parameters. They showed different superconducting transition. The first specimen with T c = 95K was found to contain a number of dislocations and lattice distortion due to cation disordering from standard and high-resolution electron microscopy. The dislocations investigated have Burgers vectors of the type [100] and [110] with a (001) glide plane, they were determined by g·b = 0 rule according to the two-beam case analysis. The second specimen showed two T c, values, 80 and 56 K. This specimen was found to contain a large number of almost periodically separated stacking faults on the (001) plane. The faults were due to CuO layers mostly added to a single CuO layer and a few removed from a double (CUO)2 layer giving locally unit-cell size thick layers with 124 and 123 structure, respecti...


A graphic arts equipment company is analyzed using multiple techniques to determine the company's best path forward to achieving the goals of increasing shareholder value. Michael Porter's Five Forces and Value Chain models are used to better understand the graphics arts equipment industry and the manner in which the graphic arts company currently brings value to its customers. The company is also examined to determine how well its structure fits with its stated general strategy. Finally, a ratio analysis is used to examine the financial health of the company. The results of the multistage analysis are consolidated in an overview of all the challenges facing the company, and then recommendations are made to deals with the issues as well as to guide the company into the future.


Particular cognitive deficits such as attentional biases toward drug related stimuli (driven by low-level 'bottom-up' processes) and problems with inhibiting actions (executive or 'top-down' processes), appear to be associated with substance use disorder. Study used two experiments (One: 7 participants with mean age of 41.7 years, two: 67 participants with mean age 34.3 years) to test the theoretical framework proposed by Manning et. al. (2017). Poorer 'top-down' inhibitory cognition and greater 'bottom-up' drives: (according to the model) should be related to severity of substance use disorder (predicted by the model) correlate with poorer treatment outcomes (early drop out; tested at week 4 and 12). The study findings showed mixed evidence to support the theory underpinning the framework with significant bottom-up compulsivity measure but not top-down response inhibition. The predictions made by the framework were not supported. Previous studies analyzing the relation between cognition and treatment outcomes failed to control for psychological distress and readiness to change. After controlling for other key correlates of treatment dropout (anxiety, and readiness to change), top-down (SST) measure was significantly associated with treatment outcomes. The findings highlight the multifaceted way in which people can remain stuck in substance use disorder.


Measurement of RLC-parameters of objects non-electric nature (for example, biological, agricultural, environmental, etc.) with high metrological characteristics is an essential element for building a cyber-physical systems analytical purposes. The reliability of the measurement results of the equipment can be provided only by periodic metrological control over the exploitation conditions. Traditionally analytical RLC-meters are calibrated by means of standard samples and it leads to significant problems in their metrological assurance and complicates whole procedure. It is suggested to make operating check of admittance measurement units metrological characteristics by use of intelligent devices based on code-controlled measures. Critical analysis of available approaches for measures creation was carried out and an admittance codecontrolled measure scheme based on active simulators was designed. The mathematic model for measuring transfer function, analytical devices calibration process and advantages of the operating check based code-controlled measure was presented too. Index Terms – Code-controlled measures, cyber-physical systems, measurement channels, operative check of metrological characteristics, remote auto calibration, express control, physical-chemical measurements, codecontrolled measure, admittance, metrological characteristics, analytical devices.


The interface mechanical behavior of the magnesium matrix composite reinforced by silicon carbide nanoparticles (Mg/SiC nanocomposites) and the influence of interface constitutive characteristics on its macroscopic tensile properties have been studied systematically by using a multi-step simulation approach based on ab initio/molecular dynamics/finite element. The interfacial potentials for Mg/SiC interfaces are derived from ab initio adhesive energies by an inversion method firstly. The generated interfacial potentials are then applied to molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to parameterize the cohesive zone model (CZM) and obtain the traction-separation law for the Mg/SiC interface under mixed mode loadings. The finite element simulations based on the parameterized CZM are finally conducted to predict the macroscopic stress-strain response of the Mg/SiC nanocomposites under quasi-static tensile loadings and compared with experimental results. Our macromechanical property predictions agree very well with earlier research work [1]. Additionally, the multi-step checks show that these inversion potentials are self-consistent, further confirming the validity of the simulated interface constitutive behavior and macromechanical response with interface effect. These inversion potentials may have significance for some complex metal-ceramic interface structures.


Objective:To observe the effect of combined insulin glargine with metformin in treatment of type 2 diabetics,poor blood glucose control,with overweight or obesity.Methods: Eighty-six type 2 diabetics whose body mass index(BMI)≥24 kg/㎡ and glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c)7.0% received medication of insulin glargine combined with metformin on basis of intervention by diet and exercise.Dosage adjustment was in accordance with the level targeted at fasting blood glucose(FBG)6.7 mmol/L or 2 h BG8.0 mmol/L.After 6-month therapy,the changes of blood glucose,HbA1c and BMI were observed before and after medication.Results: The indicators,including blood glucose and HbA1c,improved a lot after therapy,with no incidence of rebound of body weight and hypoglycemia.Conclusion: Combined insulin glargine with metformin can be effective in type 2 diabetics with overweight or obesity.


The direct shear test was carried out to study the effect of the wet-dry cycle on the improved expansive soil that is mixed with lime and sand. The results showed that the age has a great impact on the shear strength of improved expansive soil, and found that improved expansive soil shear strength reduced with the increase of wet and dry cycles. Key words-Improved expansive soil; drying and watering cycle; age; shear strength


Spatial modeling of wireless networks via analytical means has been considered as a widely practiced mechanism for inference. As a result, some geometrical deployment models have been proposed in literature. Although practical in certain simulation instances, these models do not always produce inhomogeneous nodal geometries in an effective and simple manner for particular deployment situations. Therefore, we conceptualized a flexible approach for realizing random inhomogeneity by proposing the area-specific deployment (ASD) algorithm, which takes into account the clustering tendency of users. Overall, the developed spatial-level network tool has the distinct advantage of automatically producing infinitely many random realizations of users' geometry by simply entering three parameters to the simulator: the size of the cellular network, the number of deployment layers, and the overall quantity of nodes.


With the aim of developing high‐performance flexible polymer solar cells, the preparation of flexible transparent electrodes (FTEs) via a high‐throughput gravure printing process is reported. By varying the blend ratio of the mixture solvent and the concentration of the silver nanowire (AgNW) inks, the surface tension, volatilization rate, and viscosity of the AgNW ink can be tuned to meet the requirements of gravure printing process. Following this method, uniformly printed AgNW films are prepared. Highly conductive FTEs with a sheet resistance of 10.8 Ω sq−1 and a high transparency of 95.4% (excluded substrate) are achieved, which are comparable to those of indium tin oxide electrode. In comparison with the spin‐coating process, the gravure printing process exhibits advantages of the ease of large‐area fabrication and improved uniformity, which are attributed to better ink droplet distribution over the substrate. 0.04 cm2 polymer solar cells based on gravure‐printed AgNW electrodes with PM6:Y6 as the photoactive layer show the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 15.28% with an average PCE of 14.75 ± 0.35%. Owing to the good uniformity of the gravure‐printed AgNW electrode, the highest PCE of 13.61% is achieved for 1 cm2 polymer solar cells based on the gravure‐printed FTEs.


Structured biofoams have been prepared from the readily available renewable biopolymer xylan by employing an ice-templating technique, where the pore morphology of the material can be controlled by the solidification conditions and the molecular structure of the polysaccharide. Furthermore, reinforcement of these biodegradable foams using cellulose nanocrystals shows potential for strongly improved mechanical properties.


Hydroalcoholic extracts prepared from 72 samples of plants material from Northeast of Brazil were evaluated for anticancer activity against experimental tumours. The results showed that 10 of these extracts gave initial indications of tumour inhibition. In particular, C. regelianus, H. petraeum, O. phalerata and W. verticillata, showed more tan 60% inhibition, encouraging more detailed investigations.


This study aims to examine how hotel employees` organizational conflict and indivisual characteristics, organizational characteristics, one of environmental variants, can influence his psychological burnout in performing his duty. It is also another goal of this study to provide strategic materials through making out preventive measures against the psychological burnout. To accomplish the goals, a field survey was conducted on the employees` of the Deluxe hotels in Seoul area. The results of this study, based on a positive analysis, could be summarized as follows. First, the more the employees` extraversion and agreeableness is, the higher the level of organization conflicts they perceived. Second, the more the structural characteristics in organizational characteristics, and the less procedural characteristics, the higher the level of organization conflicts they perceived. Third, the more the organization conflicts is, the more the positive influence to employees` psychological burnout.


A digital-assisted photonic analog wideband radio-frequency multipath self-interference cancellation (SIC) and frequency downconversion method based on a dual-drive Mach–Zehnder modulator and the recursive least square (RLS) algorithm is proposed and demonstrated for in-band full-duplex systems. Besides the reference for the direct-path self-interference (SI) signal, the RLS algorithm is used to construct another reference for the residual SI signal from the direct path and the SI signals from the reflection paths. The proposed method can solve the performance limitation in the previously reported SIC methods of constructing the multipath SI signal using a single reference which is caused by the limited dynamic range of the digital-to-analog converter when the direct-path SI signal is much stronger than the sub-weak reflection-path SI signals. An experiment is performed. When the carrier frequency of the multipath SI signal is 10 GHz and the direct-path SI signal is much stronger than the sub-weak multipath SI signal, cancellation depths of about 26.7 and 26.1 dB are realized with SI baud rates of 0.5 and 1 Gbaud. When the direct-path SI signal and sub-weak multipath SI signal own closer power, the corresponding cancellation depths are 24.7 and 20.8 dB, respectively.


Abstract : This paper presents an implicit finite difference algorithm which solves the unsteady Euler equations in three dimensional ducts. The present work is based on the Helmholtz decomposition of the unsteady velocity field into a potential and a rotational part. The geometry does not change with time, thus the unsteady nature of the flow is due to the time dependent inflow and outflow boundary conditions. The flow at the inlet is supposed to be rotational. Vorticity is introduced by means of velocity, total enthalpy or even entropy profile slope. The presented results cover a wide range of reduced frequencies in the subsonic flow regime.


In atopic patients with clinical symptoms of hay fever, changes in Tγ and Tμ cells were evaluated during desensitization. A significant increase in Tμ and overall in Tγ cells was noted. These results suggested that T cell defect could be restored by desensitization treatment.


The paper examines the role of geo-environmental impacts in developing a territorial sustainability strategy. It reviews the literature concerned with the definition of geo-environmental impacts and a globally accepted definition of "sustainable development". The paper deals with the keys to local sustainable development and principles necessary for developing territorial sustainability strategy. It studies the challenges that hinder sustainable development of Russian regions in modern geopolitical and environmental conditions; preconditions for stable geo-environmental bonds in order to minimize territorial imbalances. The objectives and aims of territorial development are set. The levels of territorial sustainability for development are proposed. The paper addresses a geo-environmental approach to territorial development strategy in the context of accelerating global interaction, sensitive to a great number of impacts. The authors are concerned with different interpretations of the concept and the relationship between geo-environmental and geo-economic research by various domestic scientists. They identify prerequisites for sustainable geo-environmental bonds in order to minimize territorial imbalances. The priorities of geo-environmental territorial sustainability strategy imply various levels, hierarchies in the target socio-environmental-economic system, each of which has corresponding objectives set and implementation tools developed. The strategy for territorial development based on geo-environmental impacts is proposed, containing the priorities, aims and objectives.


PURPOSE: An acoustic laminate for an ultrasonic probe and a method for forming the junction layer structure of the acoustic laminate are provided to form N junction layer sections on a first junction layer section by alternately form spring layers and mass layers. CONSTITUTION: A plurality of junction layer sections(222, 224, 226, 228, 230) forms a junction layer structure(220). The junction layer sections include a plurality of spring layers(234, 236, 238, 240, 242) and a plurality of mass layers(244, 246, 248, 250, 252), respectively. A spring layer in a junction layer section which is adjacent to a piezoelectric layer(272) is thinner than other spring layers in the other junction layer section.


Background. A service-learning (SL) elective offered to final-year pharmacy students was introduced in 2007. The elective demonstrated a holistic approach to creating opportunities for future pharmacists to understand the current needs and future challenges of the burden of disease in developing countries such as South Africa and to foresee their key roles in health promotion.

Methods. The 2007 Sasol National Festival of Science and Technology (SciFest) was chosen as the ideal platform to implement this elective. Evaluation of the elective was carried out in association with the Academic Development Centre using a web-based software tool known as the ADC evaluation assistant (ADCEA). The ADCEA consisted of a 'question bank' from which the course facilitators selected nine ranked closed questions as well as two open-ended questions.

Results. SciFest participation, in the course of the service-learning elective, was acknowledged by students to have prepared them as responsible citizens to undertake health promotion in the public sector healthcare system.

Conclusion. Students' experiences of the learning opportunities provided in the SciFest elective highlight the strengths of this SL programme. The SL elective provided a unique and relevant opportunity to address the health promotion needs of the South African community and potentially enhance human capacity to deliver health promotion in South Africa.


Objective To find out the distribution and biological features of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in animal host in Wuhu area. Methods Dejecta specimens from livestock and fowls, feedingstuff and water specimens were collected for detection of E.coli O157:H7 by immunomagentic particle and serological test in Wuhu county from June to Octerber in 2000. Results 894 specimens were detected, and 3 strains of E.coli O157:H7 were isolated from pigs, cattle and sheep. Detecting rate of E.coli O157:H7 was 0.34 percent. The isolated strains from sheep could produce SLT and Hly, from cattle could produce Hly. Conclusions E.coli O157:H7 can be detected in animal host in Wuhu, which should be paid attention enough to.


The variation in protection awarded to agricultural commodities indicates some general patterns of protection across industrialized and developing countries. This paper provides an analytical overview of the political economy market of agricultural protection. A comprehensive comparative analysis of different measurement concepts and their respective polio coverage is discussed. A graphic exposition of the policy effects captured by selected measurement concepts is provided for different market conditions.


The candidates are, In all cases, presented in alphabetical order. Candidates who did not submit either pictures or bio-graphies or both are so marked. Mrs. Bessette has spent over 25 years service In Mental Hygiene as. an Attendant; Telephone Operator; and Dental As-flstant at Harlem Valley State Hospital. Mrs. Bessette is one of the originators of the hospital organization before receiving Chapter status in 1943, having acted on sev-tral committees and has been Chapter secretary-treasurer at JOSEPH BUCARIA Candidate for Representative Mental Hygiene Department President of the Creedmoor State Hospital chapter and vice president of the Metropolitan Conference. Julia Duffy, better known as Betty to her friends, was educated In Middletown public schools and entered State service as an attendant at the time that she began Harlem Valley for about 15 years. She was elected Mental Hygiene Representative on the Board of Directors of CSEA and appointed to serve on the Special Mental Hygiene Committee to meet with the Commisioner, and as consultant to the Special Mental Hygiene Attendants Committee. She also was elected as 3rd Vice President of the Soutiiern Confer-once recently, and Is an active participant in local and civic affairs. Mrs. Bessette has been married for over 25 years, Is a mother and grandmother of 3. Her long association with Mental Hygiene and cognizance of tjiieir problems will lead to ever growing efforts to aid and better tli« role of all State employees. (Special To The Leader) ALBANY, Sept. 23—Preliminary negotiations on salary and other needs of State employees In 1964 got underway last week at a two hour "fact and figure" meeting between the State Division of Budget and the Civil Service Employees Association. A second meeting • is scheduled for October 1. The Association presented w^hat it feels Is uncontestable statistical evidence supporting a 12.5 percent across-the-board raise for all employees next year. The 12.5 percent raise had been recommended by the Association's Salary Committee and will be proposed to delegates at OSEA's 53rd Annual Meeting in New York Olty next month. Salary Committee Chairman , and members of the CSEA staff. Proposals Supported In support of the proposals, the crease In wages that have occurred In non-governmental employment from April 1960 to April 1963. Also submitted was a comparison of salaries paid by the State as of August 1, 1962 with the proposed new Federal Pay Schedule II. Thr^ latter table clearly shows that …


We study the open relaxation dynamics of an asymmetric dipole that is ultrastrongly coupled to a single electromagnetic cavity mode. By using a thermalizing master equation for the whole interacting system we derive a phase diagram of the Liouvillian gap. It emerges that the ultrastrong coupling inhibits the system relaxation toward the equilibrium state due to an exponential suppression of the dipole tunneling rate. However, we find that polaronic multi-photon resonances restore fast relaxation by a cavity-mediated dipole resonant tunneling process. Aside of the numerical evidences, we develop a fully analytical description by diagonalizing the Rabi model through a generalized rotating-wave approximation, valid in the so-called polaron frame. The relaxation physics of such ultrastrong-coupling systems is then reduced to a multi-photon polaron version of the standard text-book dressed states picture. At the end we discuss an extension to a multi-well dipole that can set the basis of a cascaded resonant tunnelling setup in the ultrastrong coupling regime.


COVID-19 Since 31st December, 2020 people largely could learn the name corona. The new (novel corona virus 2019) virus is a version of the zoonotic virus. Subsequently, it has been named COVID-19 (corona virus infected disease). It is actually SARS-CoV 2, named after its predecessor SARS-CoV, the virus responsible for 2002 outbreak of SARS (severe acute respiratory distress), a similar one is Middle East acute respiratory distress syndrome (MARS) of Middle East with an outbreak in 2012. It appears that, COVID-19 spreads from a wet market of raw fish, meat and vegetable in Wuhan city of Hubei province of China. The virus corona is responsible for 10-30% of seasonal flue like illness throughout the globe. Like other viruses, it gets mutated, changes characteristic and causes human catastrophe, the pandemic.


Make-to-order and assemble-to-order systems are successful business strategies in managing responsive supply chains, characterized by high product variety, highly variable customer demand and short product life cycles. These systems usually spell long customer response times due to congestion. Motivated by the strategic importance of response time reduction, this paper presents models for designing make-to-order and assemble-to-order supply chains under Poisson customer demand arrivals and general service time distributions. The make-to-order supply chain design model seeks to simultaneously determine the location and the capacity of distribution centers (DCs) and allocate stochastic customer demand to DCs by minimizing response time in addition to the fixed cost of opening DCs and equipping them with sufficient assembly capacity and the variable cost of serving customers. The problem is setup as a network of spatially distributed M/G/1 queues, modeled as a non-linear mixed-integer program, and linearized using a simple transformation and a piecewise linear approximation. An exact solution approach is presented that is based on the cutting plane method. Then, the problem of designing a two-echelon assemble-to-order supply chain comprising of plants and DCs serving a set of customers is considered. A Lagrangean heuristic is proposed that exploits the echelon structure of the problem and uses the solution methodology for the make-to-order problem. Computational results and managerial insights are provided. It is empirically shown that substantial reduction in response times can be achieved with minimal increase in total costs in the design of responsive supply chains. Furthermore, a supply chain configuration that considers congestion is proposed and its effect on the response time can be very different from the traditional configuration that ignores congestion.


Welcome to this, the sixth edition of Innovative Learning in Action (ILIA) which focuses our attention on the theme of innovative practice in assessment. On the face of it, innovative assessment may be regarded as any form of assessment which involves the application of a new technique, method or tool. However, to quote Graham Mohl (2007): 'Innovative assessment is not just some trendy new technique dreamt-up purely to save on the amount of time teachers spend on marking, it is a genuine attempt to improve quality of learning in higher education. If we do save time in the process then all the better for our own learning.' http://www.city.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberation
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The range of work in this edition of ILIA demonstrates how colleagues are readily embracing this fundamental principle.
These papers and snapshots show us how contributors are actively exploring, reviewing and modifying their practice to address assessment principles and strategies helping
to produce active learners who are reasoning, critical, highly motivated, capable of self-evaluation and equipped with transferable skills to enable them to flourish in the 21st century global economy. Whilst covering diverse and extensive territory both conceptually and practically, in their entirety these works share common ground in embracing the notion of 'the redistribution of educational power' (Heron, 1981). Assessment therefore becomes something which is not simply 'done to' students, but it is also 'done by' and 'done with' students (Harris and Bell, 1990) and is as much about enhancing the quality of their learning as it is about measuring their performance.
Some of these works may challenge traditional positions and approaches and in so doing I hope they will provide you
with a stimulating and thought-provoking opportunity to reflect on practice and student learning.


This article investigates the main issues pertaining to a central bank's concerns relative to financial stability, as seen from the perspective of risks, sources and key ways of action. At macroeconomic level, central banks need to identify and monitor the risk that market operators face payment default towards local entities (companies, households, government) and/or foreign creditors. Moreover, central banks entrusted with supervisory and licensing tasks are also carefully examining the various risks threatening banks, be they credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, or risks associated with exposure concentration and distribution. On financial markets, prices, profit margins, interest rates, net exposure to certain financial instruments must be monitored to be able to identify build-ups of risks, stress and significant drawbacks to its adequate functioning. Adding to these is the Contingent Claims Analysis (CCA ), which involves oversight and assessment of risks in various sectors as well as of the needs to counter them, by drawing on the real market data to identify the probability of default in one sector or another and the impact on other sectors in an integrated manner.


I his classic text, Dennis Mueller (1989, 1) defines public choice analysis as "the economic study of nonmarket decision making, or simply the application of economics to political science. . . . The basic behavioral postulate of public choice, as for economics, is that man is an egoistic, rational, utility maximizer." By its very nature, this interdisciplinary field of study was, at its start in the late 1950s and early 1960s, outside the mainstream of both economics and politics. Many economists were, at the time, wary of applying economic models where there were not formal markets and price mechanisms to govern relationships, while political scientists were skeptical of rationality assumptions and formal modeling techniques inherent in economic study. Today, however, economists seem quite comfortable with applying economic models to almost any worldly phenomena, and many introductory economics textbooks include a chapter specifically on public choice issues. Public choice inroads into the mainstream of political science have been slower. Critics of the public choice paradigm are vocal, attacking its assumptions, its conclusions, and its impact, but are unable to fully account for its influence. Orchard and Stretton (1997), for example, argue that public choice analysis has been ideologically driven and dominated by the libertarian perspective. They contend that its "assumption of exclusively rational, egoistic, materially acquisitive behaviour is now acknowledged to be unhelpful and to generate inaccurate predictions and false or inadequate explanations of political performance" (423) and that "research has also discredited the main branches of public choice micro-theory" (424). Yet, "despite these troubles, the movement flourishes" (424), perhaps because of the "deregulating, privatizing, tax-hating temper of the times" (425). Cohn (1999) notes that critics refer to rational choice as a "cult." At this juncture, it appears fruitful to consider the overall status of public choice analysis in the social sciences. In this note, we seek to discover if public choice scholars truly differ in their methodological beliefs and conclusions from other economists and political scientists. Have their assumptions and conclusions been rejected or accepted? As a first grasp at tackling this issue, we circulated a survey containing 33 statements regarding various public choice model assumptions or predictions regarding the interplay of politics and economics. The survey was sent to 200 randomly selected members of the American Economic Association (AEA) and 207 randomly selected members of the American Political Science Association (APSA), as well as to almost everyone on the Public Choice Society (PCS) mailing list, which includes 201 economists and 125 political scientists.


This paper compares two solar systems, an actual building integrated, photovoltaic roof (BIPV) and a notional solar thermal system for a residential block in London, UK. The carbon payback for the solar thermal system is 2 years, the BIPV system has a carbon payback of 6 years. Simple economic payback times for both systems are more than 50 years. Calculations considering the current UK energy price increase (10%/yr), reduce the economic payback time for the PV roof to under 30 years.The costs to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions using a BIPV roof are £196/tonne CO2, solar thermal individual systems at £65/tonne CO2 and community solar thermal at £38/tonne CO2. The current spot market price for CO2 is £15/tonne CO2 (20). Capital costs for PV systems in particular must be significantly reduced for them to be a cost-effective way to reduce CO2. This paper compares two solar systems, an actual building integrated, photovoltaic roof (BIPV) and a notional solar thermal system for a residential block in London, UK. The carbon payback for the solar thermal system is 2 years, the BIPV system has a carbon payback of 6 years. Simple economic payback times for both systems are more than 50 years. Calculations considering the current UK energy price increase (10%/yr), reduce the economic payback time for the PV roof to under 30 years.The costs to reduce overall carbon dioxide emissions using a BIPV roof are £196/tonne CO2, solar thermal individual systems at £65/tonne CO2 and community solar thermal at £38/tonne CO2. The current spot market price for CO2 is £15/tonne CO2 (20). Capital costs for PV systems in particular must be significantly reduced for them to be a cost-effective way to reduce CO2.


In this paper, the immersion & invariance control technique are used to drive three-phase power converters. The interest is in applications towards microgrids, where various subsystems interact forming a complex electrical system. In particular, the ac-dc power converter, which operates as an electrical interface between the main grid and the microgrid, drives a constant power load that presents a bidirectional power capacity. This particular load model is suitable to applications in microgrids because of its power flow characteristic.


This thesis uses a contextually grounded research methodology to examine effectiveness of agricultural extension programs in Ethiopia in addressing the food needs of rural households as seen in the eyes of the farmers. By employing both qualitative and quantitative research approaches and drawing data from multiple settings situated in a sub-region of north central Ethiopia, north Shewa, the study has emphasized key issues that need to be considered when planning agricultural extension programs. For extension programs to be useful, it is suggested that planners need to pay attention to the constraints farmers are facing in the areas of land, credit, education, markets, and of agro-physical conditions of plots. The thesis' central themes revolve around treating five research questions. These are: perceptions of rural households toward extension programs; how farmers evaluate relevance of extension activities; socio-economic and agro-ecological factors associated with program effectiveness; perceptions of program planners toward farmers, and potential and limitations of indigenous farming methods. These questions are addressed throughout the thesis, comprising of 9 chapters. Having outlined in chapter 1 the background for the thesis, I proposed in chapter 2 a multi-context analytical framework focusing attention on the social and agro-physical parameters surrounding the implementation of agricultural extension programs. I have indicated that combining social and agro-physical context analysis is to be open to the multiple ways in which farmers try to manage their farms. I then applied the analytical tools of contextual analysis to highlight in chapter 3 major social and physical settings of the study area. This gave way to an examination of the five research questions, starting with chapter 4 through to chapter 8, with the results of both qualitative and quantitative data complementing each other. The main theme that runs throughout this thesis as emerged from the qualitative data is that the issues agricultural extension deals with are simultaneously social, economic, and agro-physical, and thus it is essential that the planning of extension programs take this dynamism into account. This is demonstrated in farmers' assessment of extension programs based on a more holistic approach encompassing social, economic, and agro-ecological indicators. The thesis has documented that despite a promising increase in production resulting from increased use of chemical fertilizers, most farmers interviewed noted that the recent package driven extension program has been insensitive to households' resource needs, indigenous farming knowledge, seasonal nature of rural markets, and uneven distribution of ecological resources (eg soils). The above qualitative findings of the study has found support from analysis of selected results of the survey data in which mean amounts of fertilizer purchased in a given year by fertilizer-using respondents was affected by literacy level, size and slope of plots. In other words, respondents who had primary schooling and access to reasonable size of flat land purchased more fertilizers than those who did not have these attributes. Although the effects of other socio-economic (eg age) and agro-physical (eg moisture level) factors on farmers' decision to use extension inputs were not confirmed by tests of statistical significance, their importance was highlighted in face-to-face discussions held with individual farmers. Combining results of both qualitative and quantitative findings, this thesis challenges the myth that standard extension packages (mainly fertilizer recommendations) are always beneficial to farmers. There was no evidence in support of the view that subsistence farmers would improve household food supply if they followed uniform rates of fertilizer use. Farmers who adopted a strategy of combining organic and inorganic inputs judiciously might just be as productive as those who relied exclusively on chemical fertilizers. The implication of this is that extension needs to facilitate ways of producing, managing and using local inputs by farmers, rather than devoting limited resources to the current one-sided, fertilizer-dependent package approach. In trying to make a contribution to the ways of improving the Ethiopian extension service I have suggested, weighing carefully the available evidence presented throughout the thesis, that extension programs in Ethiopia need to base their activities on the socio-economic and agro-ecological profiles of rural households and their communities. It was also indicated that there is a need to assess extension programs' achievements or failures in terms of their contribution to helping farmers achieve their farming objectives and supporting locally viable strategies of securing food for the household. This requires taking extension closer to farmers and their context – a task that can be achieved by understanding the complementary roles of local farming knowledge and extension science. This thesis' contribution to understanding the Ethiopian extension is that the social and agro-ecological contexts were combined systematically and coherently to provide a holistic understanding of the views and perspectives of rural households on the status of extension service in Ethiopia. The methodology used in conducting the fieldwork and the methods employed in gathering and analyzing the data are all congruent with the multidimensional approach adopted by this thesis' theoretical framework and thus all serve to validate the usefulness of the findings contained in this thesis.


Ah, the good old days. As scientists face hurdle after hurdle to obtain approval for research with psychedelics, it's worthwhile to look back at a time before the War on Drugs, when studying the actions and even benefits of these substances was much easier. Marlene Dobkin De Rios's new book, LSD, Spirituality, and the Creative Process, tells the story of Oscar Janiger's pioneering research, in which over 900 people were administered LSD. Last year I had the opportunity to speak with De Rios about the story of Dr. Janiger's work and her views on psychedelics and culture. A therapist as well as a medical anthropologist, Marlene Dobkin De Rios met Dr. Janiger in the 1960s and remained close to him until he passed away in 2001. For six months before his death, she visited with him to work on this book, and after his death she inherited the files from his research, which had never before been comprehensively published.


Process Execution Engines are a vital part of Business Process Management (BPM) and Manufacturing Orchestration Management (MOM), as they allow the business or manufacturing logic (expressed in a graphical notation such as BPMN) to be executed. This execution drives and supervises all interactions between humans, machines, software, and the environment. If done right, this will lead to a highly flexible, low-code, and easy to maintain solution, that allows for ad-hoc changes and functional evolution, as well as delivering a wealth of data for data-science applications. The Cloud Process Execution Engine CPEE.org implements a radically distributed scale-out architecture, together with a minimal set of interfaces, to allow for the simplest possible integration with existing services, machines, and existing data-analysis tools. Its open-source components can serve as a blueprint for future development of commercial solutions, and serves as a proven testbed for academic research, teaching, and industrial application since 2008. In this paper we present the architecture, interfaces that make CPEE.org possible, as well as discuss different lifecycle models utilized during execution to provide overarching support for a wide range of data-analysis tasks.


The result of not fluent parturition will cause infection, bleeding, fatigue, anxiety, premature rupture of membranes, fetal injury and asphyxia in infants that can increase maternal and infant mortality. Health Office Data in NTT 2013 showed that the number of maternal deaths in the district Lembata 3 cases out of 3.075 labors. The infant mortality rate as much 67 cases and as much 32 cases of neonatal mortality.The infant mortality rate in the district Lembata is still quite high enough that ranks 6 of 21 districts in NTT Province. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors associated with disfluencies parturition in a public hospital district Lewoleba-Lembata 2015. This research method is an analytical observation with a cross-sectional survey design by interviewing mothers in maternity hospitals in an obstetrics room of 60 people. Data analysis using the Chi-Square test to determine factors associated with not fluent, then proceed with the contingency coefficient test to determine the relationship variable, if the value of p <0.05. The results showed, there is a significant relationship between maternal age (p=0.002), maternal nutritional status (p=0.034), family support (p=0.047), compliance with antenatal care (p=0.007) with not fluent parturition. Recommended for health care workers to perform program planning relating to the extension to women of childbearing age to prevent risk factors that can cause not fluent parturition.


A dual stator winding induction machine having two stator winding sets and a squirrel-cage rotor structure has been identified as having a good low speed controllability. This paper therefore presents the speed control of a dual stator winding machine using the concepts of indirect rotor field orientation and input-output linearization formalism. With a torque partition coefficient, it is possible to vary the electromagnetic torques generated by the two stator windings, which at low speeds makes it possible for one winding set to be generating leading to an improvement of the flux linkage estimation. Simulation results are presented for various command speed profiles including zero speed operation showing the efficacy of the torque partition coefficient even at very low speed operation. This possibility of operating at low speeds including zero using model based flux estimation schemes set forth in this paper is one of the benefits of the dual stator winding induction machinery.


There is growing interest in second-line or adjunctive treatments for PTSD. For example, a recently published randomised controlled trial established the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (an intervention that teaches individuals to attend to the present moment in a non-judgemental, accepting way) for treating PTSD amongveterans. Participantswere randomly assigned to receive either 8 weeks of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, delivered during weekly 2.5 hour group sessions, or an active control condition consisting of group sessions focusing on life problems. The majority of patients were also receiving pharmacotherapy (51/58 in themindfulness group and 49/58 in the control group). Participants in the adjunctive mindfulness group were significantly more likely to experience clinically meaningful improvements in PTSD symptoms at 2-month follow-up (48.9%v28.1%).Researchamongother trauma-affected populations suggests that improvements associated with mindfulness interventions can be maintained for up to 2.5 years following treatment.


Probability density estimation is widely-known as an ill-posed statistical problem whose solving depends on extra constraints. We investigated what prior beliefs people might have in their learning of an arbitrary probability distribution, especially whether the distribution is believed to be unimodal or multimodal. In each block of our experiments, participants repeatedly reconstructed a one-dimensional spatial distribution after observing every 60 new samples from the distribution. The probability distribution function (PDF) they reported on each trial was submitted to a spectral analysis, where the powers for 1-cycle, 2-cycle, . . . , n-cycle components respectively indicate participants' tendency of reporting unimodal, bimodal, . . . , n-modal distributions. In two experiments, the reported PDFs showed significant bimodality—that the 2-cycle power was above chance and even larger than the 1-cycle power—not only for bimodal distributions, but also for uniform distribution. Such illusory bimodality for uniform distribution was first found when we used an adaptive procedure analogous to "human MCMC", updating the generative distribution of samples from trial to trial to reinforce potential biases in PDFs (Experiment 1). However, even when we fixed the generative distribution across trials (Experiment 2), the illusory bimodality did not vanish. The illusory bimodality was even observed before participants experienced any bimodal distributions in the experiment . We considered a few kernel density models and discuss further computational explanations (e.g. prior beliefs following Chinese Restaurant Process) for this new phenomenon.


ABSTRACT The Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) is a non-native fish that has become established in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. We conducted laboratory experiments to determine if H. cyanoguttatus growth was impacted either by salinity or the presence of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), a native fish. There was no significant difference in growth of H. cyanoguttatus held at three different salinities (0, 8, and 16 psu) for 14 d. When H. cyanoguttatm and L. macrochirus were held at 0 psu for 28 d both with and without the other species present (n = 6 per trial), there was a significant difference in growth between species. Lepomis macrochirus held on their own grew faster than H. cyanoguttatus on their own and faster than H. cyanoguttatus held with L. macrochirus (p < 0.005). Also, L. macrochirus housed with H. cyanoguttatus grew faster than H. cyanoguttatus on their own and faster than H. cyanoguttatus with L. macrochirus (p < 0.001). A second 28 d trial compared growth of individual H. cyanogutatus and L. macrochirus held together with different relative sizes (half with a largerH. cyanoguttatus as invader [n=7]; half with a smaller H. cyanoguttatus as invader [n=7]). This experiment showed no significant difference in growth between the species (p = 0.064). These results indicate that salinity levels will not limit H. cyanoguttatus dispersal in southeastern Louisiana, while biotic resistance in the form of native L. macrochirus may or may not impact growth of this non-native species.


In recent years,the our country is in the fulfillment constucts in the socialism new village and flow out to appear the excellent model that many new villages constuct everywhere,with the west owe flourishing Gao Han Bian far small village in region and national civilization village-Qin Mao Cun for individual case,the discussion and analysis hands a poverty push the type new village construction mode,tally up it successful experience,look for it integrates into the west greatly development,the village economy greatly develop of new path,the aim is providing mode reference and experiencing to draw lessons from for the new village construction of other western regions.


I N BARBERSHOPS, Bibles, and BET, political scientist Melissa Harris-Perry showed us how the everyday conversations Mrican Americans have in beauty parlors, barbershops, and church help shape their political worldview. Her new book, Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America flips the looking glass over and examines how three myths about black women influence society's view of black women. This "misrecognition" of black women limits their rights as citizens and severely impacts their material and spiritual well-being. Harris-Perry is one of the few political scientists to understand that empirical data alone cannot tell the full story of the emotional impact these negative stereotypes have on black women. As she did in her previous work, Harris-Perry uses focus groups, personal histories, and literature to supplement polling data and psychological studies. With these tools she analyzes the Jezebel myth that black women are hypersexual and promiscuous, the Mammy myth that portrays black women as lavishly devoted to white interests and the Sapphire myth that contends black women are irrational, constantly nagging, and always angry. Central to the author's unpacking of these myths is the emotion of shame. According to Harris-Perry, shame has three important elements. It is social in that we fear exposure and evaluation by others and it may be more important to women and girls who draw a large sense of self-identity from their social relationships. Second, it is global in that it extends beyond a particular


Abstract What are the politics of, and prospects for, contemporary weapons control? Human rights and humanitarian activists and scholars celebrate the gains made in the UN Arms Trade Treaty as a step towards greater human security. Critics counter that the treaty represents an accommodation with global militarism. Taking the tensions between arms transfer control and militarism as my starting point, I argue that the negotiating process and eventual treaty text demonstrate competing modes of militarism. Expressed in terms of sovereignty, political economy, or human security, all three modes are underpinned by ongoing imperial relations: racial, gendered, and classed relations of asymmetry and hierarchy that persist despite formal sovereign equality. This means human security is a form of militarism rather than the antithesis of it. Drawing on primary sources from negotiations and participant observation with actors involved in the campaign for the ATT, the argument challenges the idea that human security has scored a victory over militarism. It also complicates our understanding of the nature of the accommodation with it, demonstrating the transformation as well as entrenchment of contemporary militarism. The argument reframes the challenges for controlling weapons circulation, placing the necessity for feminist, postcolonial anti-militarist critique front and centre.


An improved method for the chemical synthesis of RNA was developed utilizing a streamlined method for the preparation of phosphoramidite monomers and a single-step deprotection of the resulting oligoribonucleotide product using 1,2-diamines under anhydrous conditions. The process is compatible with most standard heterobase protection and employs a 2'-O-(1,1-dioxo-1λ(6)-thiomorpholine-4-carbothioate) as a unique 2'-hydroxyl protective group. Using this approach, it was demonstrated that the chemical synthesis of RNA can be as simple and robust as the chemical synthesis of DNA.


The destruction of the Spanish bibliographic heritage by the Franco side during the Spanish Civil War and the first Regimen is discussed in this article. The burning of books, the debugging of the publishing market and bookseller funds and the weeding of libraries became an imperative for the military authorities. The target was to eliminate every pernicious publication that had poisoned the mind and soul of the spaniards.


This study investigates the impact of green human resource management on career development of the employees of the Hotel and Tourism Industry in Sri Lanka. Data were collected from the randomly selected Green Hotels' front line employees in Matale and Dambulla areas in Sri Lanka using a questionnaire. A quantitative methods were used to analyze data. The results revealed that there is a positive moderate impact of Green HRM on career development of front line employees. There are many other factors which can affect the career development of employees such as personality, education, culture and job performance. This study also sought to determine the Green HRM practices of the hotel and tourism industry in Sri Lanka. It was evident from the sustainability policies obtained from the hotels which was selected for the data collection process.


Combined cranial and facial procedures for resection of malignancies of the paranasal sinuses and nasal cavity have been increasing in recent years.For patients undergoing combined craniofacial procedures for these tumors are reported. In three of these cases, the defect caused by a resection of the skull base was reconstructed with a free rectus abdominis flap.The patients in this series showed no major complications and all have remained free of disease during the short follow-up period.


Despite strong and consistent evidence, criticisms of epidemiologic associations between vascular factors and cognitive impairments (CI) and late‐onset, sporadic Alzheimer's Disease (LOAD), abound. A common critique is, "If vascular risk factors identified in observational epidemiology are real, why do clinical trials of treatments for vascular risk fail to improve cognition or prevent LOAD?' Given the strengths of Dementia Epidemiology in identifying population‐level questions and solutions, how can there be a better translation to Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT)?


To the Editor.— I was interested in the recent A PIECE OF MY MIND article. Dr Piziak's1brief experience with an undergraduate anatomy course illustrates the harm that has been done to American medical education and clinical practice during the past 15 years. Gross anatomy has been de-emphasized in medical school curricula by reducing lecture and dissecting time and, more subtly, by moving research emphasis, and thereby departmental expertise, to molecular and cellular areas. The introductory anatomy course forms the foundation for further preclinical and clinical knowledge, especially in the area of physical diagnosis. This fact has been duly noted by outstanding physicians since Vesalius wrote inDe Fabrica(1543), "Anatomy should rightly be regarded as the firm foundation of the whole art of medicine and its essential preliminary." This feeling has been echoed by modern clinicians.2Anatomic dissection is also the first step for the student in developing


The clinical course of leprosy is often interrupted by reactions, which are acute inflammatory episodes that can be classified as type I or type II. Type II reactions may occur as skin lesions resembling erythema multiforme (EM), which conventionally has been associated mainly with existing drug allergies or viral infections. However, differential diagnostic criteria of the different causal agents of multiform erythema remain controversial. We present an unusual case of a male patient whose first manifestation of leprosy has been a type II reaction, multiform erythema support.


Daniel Golemen, stating that contribute to the success of a person's IQ is only about 20% and the remaining 80% is determined by the factors referred Emotional Quotient (EQ) could be said also raise a person's cognitive functioning, while EQ lifting function feeling. People who have high EQ will strive to create a balance in himself: It could pursue happiness in and of itself and can turn something bad into a positive. Similarly, children education is also expected to be able to shape a child into akhlakul karimah child and good EQ. Due to various things, especially the negative effects of modernization and technology in a globalized world that has gather even to remote corners of the village. This has led to challenges in the process of developing and educating children is enormous. Based on these problems what Al-Bariq Nurul Jannah methods effectively to the challenge of the times and provide alternative solutions as the ideal model of development for children EQ
Research that be conducted by writer has the following aims:To explain the Al-Bariq Nurul Jannah method, To decipher the quality of emotional quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar Orphanage Banyumanik Semarang and To determine whether significant or not significant and available or not available the influence of Al-Bariq Nurul Jannah method on improving the quality of emotional quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar.
This research is quantitative; the method of data analysis is a quantitative analysis tool that is a statistical model.The data analysis techniques used in this study is the Product-Moment correlation analysis and using scale. The scale used is the scale of the Al-Bariq Nurul Jannah method (X) and scale Emotional Quotient (Y)
Based on the results of the hypothesis by using the Pearson product moment correlation was Obtained for 0368. Thereby Indicating that Al-Bariq method does not Affect the emotional quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar Orphanage Banyumanik Semarang. 0:45 value of greater significance than 0.05 so that Al-Bariq method does not have a significant relationship with emotional intelligence quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar Orphanage Banyumanik Semarang. The correlation coefficient between the variables Al-Bariq methods and variables emotional quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar Orphanage Banyumanik Semarang declared negative. This means that Al-Bariq method, does not Affect the emotional quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar Orphanage Banyumanik Semarang. Thus Spake the statistical hypothesis that no positive relationship between Al-Bariq method and emotional quotient (EQ) of the student Al-Mudhofar Orphanage Banyumanik not proven and accepted. When applied in the correlation coefficient table, then the value of r is in the interval from 0:20 - 0.399 (low). The correlation coefficient of this study was positive in the amount of 0368.


Objective To evaluate corneal topographic changes after excision of pterygia. Methods Using the corneal topography analysis system, we analyzed the changes in topographic parameters and the best corrected vision before and after surgical removal of pterygia in 40 eyes. Results The refractive power at the central optical zone was(42. 94±2.64)D before surgery and (44.08±3.00)D after surgery(P0.05). The topographic astigmatism was (5.08±2.75) D before surgery and (3.33±2.38)D after surgery(P0.05).The distance between the apex of corneal and the optical center was (1.31±1.00)mm before surgery and (0.70±0.69)mm after surgery(P0.05).SF(shape factor) was (0.47±0.21) before surgery and (0.38±0.18) after surgery (P0.05).CIM(corneal irregularity measure)was (3.34±1.24)before surgery and (2.03±1.32) after surgery(P0.05).The best corrected acuity was (0.50±0.35) before surgery and (0.66±0.34) after surgery(P0.05). Conclusion Surgical exicision can improve abnormal corneal topographic changes significantly induced by pterygia.


Summary We present a method and preliminary results from a UAV-based vector magnetic survey system. The key element is an accurate inertial measurement unit (IMU) that measures the orientation of the UAV platform. Equivalent layer modelling and numerical optimization is then used to find out the angular (roll, pitch, yaw) difference between the coordinate systems of the IMU and the fluxgate (FG) magnetometer installed rigidly into the tail boom of a fixed-wing UAV. Once the true orientation of the FG sensor is known, the components of the measured magnetic field are rotated to the geographical coordinate system. The vector magnetic field, i.e., the XYZ components of the magnetic field provide useful information for magnetic data interpretation. We present an example illustrating how the direction of the magnetization can obtained from 3-component magnetic data by numerical inversion. Based on the example, 3D inversion of vector magnetic data helps identifying remnant magnetization, for example.


This paper reports a case study about the experience of two semesters of the discipline Industrial Chemical Processes in School of Engineering of Lorena with the Project-Based Learning approach. Both semesters were based on a set of rules which established the division of the class into groups to submit projects related to the syllabus of the discipline. Two by two, groups competed for an investment which was determined by the rest of the class, who were the investors. Students approved the method and they were excited about the mood of competition. From the first to the second experiences, some modifications in the rules were done, such as the introduction of stakeholder groups, which increased access to the global content of the discipline. The simulation of a business world put forward herein may be readily adapted to other situations and, with minor changes in the ground rules, it is believed that the method can be applied to a wide variety of disciplines of any course.


Introduction In late 1995 members of the Blantyre Town Planning and Estates Management Department noticed an advertisement in the newspapers calling for tenders to demolish the Old Carriers buildings located at the north-east corner of Bank and Livingstone Streets in Limbe. In response, Chief Town Planning Officer John Chome and City Architect Richa Wilson met with Mr. Mkulichi, Chief Engineer (Projects) for the Malawi Posts and Telecomms Corporation (MPTC). Mkulichi stated that the intention of MPTC was to develop the plot sometime in the future. They were anxious to raze the buildings which had been vacant for some years, because of increasing vandalism on the site. On 17th January, 1996 a second meeting was held between Chome, Wilson, Mkulichi and Mr. Dannie Kamwaza of Kamwaza Design Partnership, the architect for MPTC. The future development of the site was discussed and as a result, the following decisions were made: The one storey buildings would be demolished after they had been documented by the Town Planning and Estates Management Department. The two storey buildings would be saved and incorporated into new developments on the site. Since new architectural plans would be needed to incorporate the existing corner structure and to accommodate current needs of the MCPT, the new design would be sympathetic with the existing context of Limbe Town Centre. The buildings were photographed and measured on 23 January 1996 by Ms. Wilson and Mr. M. Kanache, draughtsman from the town Planning and Estates Management Department. These photographs and a plan of the existing buildings are attached. The purpose of this report is to contribute to a record of cultural resources in Malawi. A record is important as documentation of Malawi's history, particularly when a resource is to be demolished. Although the group of one storey buildings in the Old Carriers complex was not architecturally significant, it must be remembered that they played a part in the development of Limbe, as well as the postal system of Malawi. The two storey building is also


This study aimed to determine about the level of media richness for presenting disclosure the Corporate Social Responsibility and type of company that can made an impact to the confidence of the stakeholder.
The population for this study is all over Corporate Social Responsibility report users. The sample study is a number of respondents who have been access and understanding the contents of the Corporate Social Responsibility report, which released by a company. The sample was selected using random sampling method and obtained 102 respondents. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, OLS (Ordinary Least Square) regression analysis and chow test analysis.
The result showed that the level of media richness in presenting the Corporate Social Responsibility has positive relation with the stakeholder confidence, and the relation pattern for the influence of media richness on stakeholder credentials in sensitive type of industry different significantly with the relation pattern in non-sensitive type of industry, and also the influence of media richness on the trust stakeholder for the non-sensitive type of industry more stronger than the sensitive type of industry


(51) Int. Cl. H04L 25/03 (2006.01) H04L 25/08 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. CPC .......... H04L 25/03343 (2013.01); H04L 25/08 (2013.01) USPC ............................ 375/257; 375/296:375/285 (57) ABSTRACT Methods and apparatus for the selection and/or configuration of Scrambling operations to accommodate e.g., both scram bling and non-scrambling connections (such as to e.g., legacy type devices). In one embodiment, media interface devices (such as e.g., HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface)) devices may provide enhanced scrambling capabilities; Solu tions disclosed herein provide, among other things, Support for both enhanced scrambling capable devices and legacy devices, and enable a device to determine the Scrambling capabilities of a connected device.


The concept of identity is a set of physical characteristics, functional or psychic, normal or pathological-that define an individual. "Cheiloscopy" is a method of identification of a person based on the characteristic arrangement of lines on the lips. This study was conducted on 300 individuals of either sex (M: F: 100:200) to study the predominating pattern of lip prints in the North Indian Population. Materials used were dark colored lipstick, cellophane tape and white bond paper. The lips of the subject were thoroughly cleaned and lipstick was applied uniformly. Lip prints were taken on the glued portion of cellophane tape and then stuck on to a white bond paper. Then each of these lip prints were scanned using an image scanner set at a resolution of 300ppi. Type I, I & II lip prints, when taken together found to be most predominant almost all the regions in both the sexes except in LUM region where type III replaced type II. In our study no two individuals or more than two individuals had similar types of lip prints patterns.


Chalcone is regarded as a key class of natural product that is broadly distributed in vegetables, fruits, soya-based foodstuff, spices and tea. Its pharmacological activities have recently garnered much interest [1]. Chalcones, or 1,3diaryl-2-propen-1-ones, fall under the flavonoid family. Chemically, they are made up from open-chain flavonoids, in which a three-carbon α, βunsaturated carbonyl system joins the two aromatic rings. The most commonly occurring chalcones in nature are usually polyhydroxylated in the aryl rings. Many chalcones' phenolic groups possess radical quenching properties and have gained popularity in using the chalcones rich plant extract or the compounds as food preservatives or drugs [2]. Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) defines how a difference can occur in a known biological activity in terms of a function of molecular descriptors that have been derived Authors Names a. Wisam A. Radhi b. Sadiq M. H. Ismael , c. Jasim M. Al-Shawi


The splitting of the /sup 2/P term is tabulated as a function of Z, and compared with the relativistic screening theory of Snyder. The anomalous magnetic moment of the electron makes a significant contribution to the /sup 2/P. (AIP)


Wicked consumption behavior, namely the inflated consumption of unhealthy commodities such as tobacco and soft drinks, constitutes a leading risk for noncommunicable diseases including cancer and diabetes. Despite the fatal impact of wicked consumption on societal welfare, both the social marketing literature and the public policy literature lack a systematic framework capturing the unfolding of the wicked consumption cycle and providing guidance on when and how to intervene upstream. Drawing on historical data on tobacco and soft drink consumption in the U.S., we propose a four-stage epidemic life cycle of wicked consumer behavior. The biological and habitual factors that make different types of wicked consumption appealing to consumers are reinforced by the marketing activities of the manufacturers. To overcome the strong resistance posed by habitual wicked consumption, we articulate a typology of upstream intervention parameters and provide guidance on when and how to intervene depending on the desired long-term equilibrium.


Migration is a highly selective demographic event by age as well as across age groups. The need to estimate migration patterns as input for demographic projections motivated Andrei Rogers and his collaborators to develop what became known as the Rogers-Castro model, or migration model functions. This paper aims to critically discuss the model as well as its limits and potential application in demographic studies. Despite describing migratory patterns by age reasonably well, the difficulty of estimation and the instability of the parameters become obstacles to the application of the model. Despite its limitations, it's analytical and projection advantages have not yet been surpassed, thus remaining a good predictor of the migration function pattern in situations of scarce or unreliable data. Finally, the Rogers-Castro model performs well fordescribing domestic migration on a national scale from the 2010 Brazilian Demographic Census. Other studies, on smaller territorial units or over time, with alternative sources, are discussed as potential applications of the model in demographic studies.


A dynamic model of simplified-concentrated-mass based Jeffcott rotor system with slowly-varying mass was built.An analytic processing for rotor system with slowly-varying mass was introduced by adopting the asymptotic method.Analytic solutions of the rotor system responses were deducted detailedly.With the analytic solutions and reassigned morlet scalograms,the nonlinear dynamics behaviors of rotor system with slowly-varying mass were discussed.The specific nonlinear dynamic characteristics of rotor system with slowly-varying mass can give a reference to the research on slowly-varying parameter system and diagnosis of corresponding faults.


The streaming data is increasing at an exceeding rate due to the proliferation of IoT (Internet of Things)-enabled applications. Many IoT applications demand fast analytics of streaming data for real-time responses. Thus, it is crucial to have an effective query optimization technique. The query optimization within fog is a challenging issue due to its heterogeneity and being a highly resource-constrained environment. In this paper, we propose a query optimization approach that optimally performs both the data approximation and query task execution in the fog to drastically reduce query latency with efficient resource utilization. We introduce a novel optimal fog node selection algorithm which performs the optimal set selection based on minimum-cost criteria while considering the current network conditions. Additionally, we present an efficient compute congestion-aware scheduling technique that performs task scheduling by taking into account the resource capacity of fog nodes. Our evaluation results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms other techniques in terms of latency and bandwidth consumption.


The behavior of hollow-core columns composed of reactive powder concrete (RPC) contained by a circular carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) tube is investigated numerically in this work. This research used circular hollow core column samples with an outside diameter of 20.6 cm, an interior diameter of 9cm, and a height of 80cm. These examples have been created utilizing 116 MPa reactive powder concrete. Nine groupings of specimens were created. A control set of nine unconfined hollow columns with stirrups strengthened by 12mm longitudinal bars (HCRPC). Groups two through five have been produced up of RPC hollow column specimens with similar reinforcement but were externally confined with CFRP of 0.131, 0.262, 1.2, and 2.4mm thick (These thicknesses are commercially available (0.131 for CFRP one layer sheet, 0.262 for two layers of CFRP sheet; 1.2 for one layer of CFRP plate. And 2.4 for two-layer of CFRP plate) respectively, placed at mid-length of the columns. Sets six to nine, on the other hand, are identical to the previous sets, but the CFRP restriction has been put at both columns' ends. Axial load thru the column center and uniaxial loading with 2.5 and 5 cm eccentricities from the center were applied to all columns. According to the findings, CFRP confinement boosted the strength of HCRPC columns marginally.


We extend charismatic leadership research by identifying conditions under which charismatic leadership reduces individual performance. Previous research found a positive impact of charismatic leadership, especially in crisis situations. However, we expect that followers with high self-determination reject charismatic leadership so that performance is reduced. In a laboratory experiment built as a brainstorming competition, 88 participants were randomly assigned to a condition with a team crisis or a control condition. Half of the participants received a charismatic leadership intervention after the crisis, which led to the ostentatious departure of a group member, while the other half was led laissez-faire. The results support our hypotheses. Although charismatic leadership was overall beneficial in a team crisis, our study provides experimental evidence of how charismatic leadership reduces the performance of certain team members in crises. Future research should investigate how leadership can best meet the specific needs of followers in different types of critical team situations.


An integrated opto-electronic device, which is bounded by a first surface and a second surface and comprising: a body of semiconductor material, inside which at least one optoelectronic component is formed, which is selected from a detector and an emitter; and an optical path that is at least partially from the guided type and extending between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the optical path passes through the body. The opto-electronic component is optically coupled through the optical path having a first region of free space and a second region of free space, which are arranged above and below the first and the second surface.


A good curriculum structure will be both rational and coherent. It will be based upon values as well as reflect them. Further, it will place them into a justifiable order of priority. The term physical education, apart from its implicit dualism and ambivalence of meaning, has failed to differentiate satisfactorily between intrinsic and instrumental objectives and has not spelled out clearly what the educational part of the term refers to. The threedimensional model of the movement curriculum, it is argued, is able to do this and at the same time provide a framework in which such values as skill, knowledge, fitness, and pleasure can be appraised.


The monitoring of deformation including the surface settlement,surrounding rocks displacement and the inner force of steel support,etc.has been performed for a tunnel with super-large-span,small-spacing and overlying a high voltage tower during the tunnel construction,and the variation laws of force and displacement of middle rock pillar are obtained,These provide the basis for middle rock pillar reinforcing.The results could be adopted in design,construction and research of similar tunnels.


Coastal flooding is a serious and growing threat, with 200 to 300 million people estimated to live within the coastal floodplain worldwide today. This exposure is not static and it is increasing globally due to rising populations and sea level rise. While there have been scenario-based investigations of future exposure, there is a knowledge gap concerning historic analysis of how exposure to coastal flooding has evolved. Understanding what drives changes in exposure can help us to better predict how exposure may evolve in the future under the combined pressures of climate change induced sea level rise, growing populations and increasing development within coastal floodplains.This thesis developed a quantitative methodology to evaluate the detailed historic evolution of exposure with regards to changing coastal population and other drivers of exposure. This includes formal definitions of exposure with and without defences. The occurrence of damaging coastal and river flooding over a >100 year period in the UK was evaluated which showed that reported flooding has been increasing significantly. Subsequently a framework was developed for quantification of exposure with and with- out defences: new GIS methods were developed to spatially distribute census population data across the indicative floodplain based on residential development patterns observed on historic maps and a rapid inundation model. A time series dataset on changes in defence heights was compiled from historic and contemporary records. A computational FAE (Fraction of Attributable Exposure) technique was used to evaluate the effect of flood drivers on the changing exposure.As a demonstration of the methodology, population exposure to a range of flood events was evaluated at 10 year intervals between 1801 and 2011 for Portsea and Hayling islands in the UK's Solent region, representing a city with significant flood risk, and a more rural location, respectively. 1801 represents the first UK Census, while sea level data is available at Portsmouth since 1960 and this is extrapolated back to 1801. The results show that exposure has grown significantly at both sites. Annual average people exposure (averaged across a range of recurrence intervals) increased from 176 and 27 to 6,911 and 692 over the study period in Portsea and Hayling, respectively. Most of the exposure in Hayling developed after 1931 when residential areas started to encroach on the coastal floodplain. In Portsea, the exposure grew until 1931 and then decreased until 1981 and is now growing again, following changes in the Portsea population. Population growth and residential development have been much bigger drivers of increased exposure to coastal flooding than sea level rise in the region studied, accounting for 71% and 85.5% of the growth in exposure in Portsea and Hayling, respectively, with sea level rise explaining the balance.The methods presented are generic and could be readily extended to a national level analysis. It could also be repeated elsewhere in the world where the necessary data on population and flood characteristics (land elevation, flood levels, sea level change) are available. By understanding historic changes in exposure, an improved understanding of changes in flood risk can be developed,
including a reality check on scenarios to inform future flood risk management.


Specialization Monograph Post-Graduation Program in Statistics and Quantitative Modelling Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. DEMAND STUDY FOR THE BACHELOR'S COURSE IN STATITISTICS: VESTIBULAR 2009 UFSM Author: Orelio Augusto Parcianello Advisor: Dr. Luis Felipe Dias Lopes Date and Local Presentation: July 18, 2008, Santa Maria. The aim of this work is to make a study of demand in order to assess the interest of students in the final year of High School (3° year) and students from courses od preparation for the vestibular (Brazilian national exam to ingress in a graduation course) in the city of Santa Maria-RS, regarding the possibility of ingressing in the new gradute course of bachelor's degree in Statitistics – nocturnal course, at UFSM (Universidade Federal de Santa Maria), in 2009. The survey was applied in federal, public and private schools, and in the main pre-vestibular courses in the city. The methodology used was the descriptive field research, with quantitative approach. It was executed through a closed questionnaire, specially planned for this study and applied in two situations: firstly, selectively, in 347 high-school students from public and private schools; secondly, randomly, in 1000 pre-vestibular students in the city. In face of the results obtained, it was made the eletronic tabulation and the analysis of the collected data, through the application of tools from the the descriptive analysis, providing charts and graphics to express the opinion of the interviewed people. Analyzing the results, it was possible to conclude that there will be a satisfactory number of students interested in ingress in the new course from UFSM, allowing, thus, an important contribution for the social system, due to the relevance of the Statistics' role in the Education.


Hunan body video object segmentation and body parts tracking plays an essential role in an increasing number of video analysis applications such as in pose estimation, video surveillance activity recognition, and video understanding among others. Despite extensive research done so far, both topics still constitute two major issues that need to be addressed by computer vision community. The task gets even more challenging as it ideally need to be tackled in an automatic fashion with minimal user intervention, and a negligible number of constraints on video capturing such as making assumptions of static versus moving camera, indoor versus outdoor, etc. This thesis first proposes a novel fully automatic video object extraction algorithm that can successfully segment out and track the regions corresponding to the human body regardless of whether the camera is moving or stationary. Specifically, the algorithm formulates the video segmentation task as a graph partitioning problem, and addresses a number of challenging issues associated with key frame extraction and avoidance of significant error propagation during object tracking. Then, using the extracted human body video objects, an effective human body parts detection and tracking algorithm that can operate on both indoor and outdoor video sequences whose results can facilitate 3D human pose reconstruction among other applications is introduced. Relevant features such as skin color, silhouette, and the high level human anatomical information are exploited to locate different parts of the human body. Additionally, a Hausdorff based distance metric, and Kalman filtering is presented for temporal parts association and integration. Qualitative and quantitative performance results on a variety of video sequences demonstrates the effectiveness of the overall framework.


Absorbing boundary conditions are necessary for any numerical approach to wave propagation in an unbounded model due to the computer memory size limit. The phononic lattice solid by interpolation (PLSI) and the phononic lattice solid with fluids (PLSF) are microscopic approaches for modelling wave phenomena in strongly heterogeneous media based on the Boltzmann lattice gas methods. An absorbing boundary condition for these microscopic approaches has been designed by setting the microscopic reflect ion coefficients at the borders of a model to zero and adding viscous layers to the borders. The viscosities of the viscous absorbing boundary layers are adjusted by choosing different values of the mean number densities of quasi-particles. Numerical examples using the PLSI demonstrate that the artificial boundary reflections can be eliminated almost completely when the incidence angle is less than approximately 70". Bethe yond this angle, to attenuate. artificial boundary reflect ions are not easy


The polymeric immunoglobulin receptor(pIgR) was a type I transmembrane protein,mediating secretory polymeric immunoglobulins(Ig)transporting across epithelial cells,and had been cloned in a variety of higher vertebrates.The pIgR gene was cloned in Takifugu rubripes,Danio rerio,Cyprinus carpio one after another since 2007,and the expression was ananlyzed.The teleost pIgR contained two immunoglobulin-like domains and four conservative Cys residues,which could bind polymeric immunoglobulins better,and mediated polymeric immunoglobulins to skin mucus or intestine mucus.However,the function and mechanism of the pIgR gene was still known little.This paper intended to do a brief overview on molecular structure,transcytosis,function and the different expression pattern of pIgR in teleost,which would provide guidance for future study in-depth on the function and the transport mechanism of pIgR in mucosal immunity.


Objective To investigate the efficacy of Shenqi Pingchuan Granules in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)in remission stage.Methods Forty-one patients with COPD in remission stage were recruited in this study.Shenqi Pingchuan Granules were given in addition to spasmolytic and antiasthmatic treatment.Patients received three courses of treatment,each lasting 3months.The pulmonary function classification,ABCD classification,and 6-minute walk distance were assessed before and after treatment.Results No significant change was found in pulmonary function classification or ABCD classification after 9months of treatment.Patients with pulmonary function classesⅢandⅣshowed a significant increase in 6-minute walk distance after treatment(P0.05).Conclusion Shenqi Pingchuan Granules improve the quality of life among patients with COPD in remission stage.ABCD classification is more suitable for assessment of COPD patient's condition than pulmonary function classification.


This abstract presents preliminary results from exploring the idea of generating code for a GPU accelerator at run-time. We show that this can lead to performance improvements due to specialization: we specialize the GPU code to the particular run-time data. We illustrate the prototype tool with a ray tracing example, where we achieve 10%‐30% speedup due to specialisation to the scene being rendered. The prototype tool is based on our Taskgraph library for runtime code generation in C++; this supports runtime generation of both the CUDA kernel itself, and the host code for transferring parameters and results. The tool gives the programmer full, dynamic control over CUDA resource management and storage assignment.


This thesis describes the feasibility of utilizing an electric field for separation of charged species through a membrane. This forms the central theme in all chapters. The membranes can be regarded as an interconnect between two separate liquids. By applying an external electric field over the interconnect it is possible to transport charged species from one liquid to the other. In this chapter a general overview will be given on membranes in general and their use, as well as a short overview of the main physical and chemical factors influencing fluid flow in nanosized channels (pores). The aim is to shortly point out those factors that become especially relevant when the spatial dimensions drop below length scales of ~100 nm. The overview is followed by a review of recent studies on fluid flow and separation effects in ensembles of one-dimensional nanosized channels. The outline of the rest of this thesis is described in the final section of this chapter.


To evaluate the role of p27 Kip1 in tumorigenesis and the development of trophoblastic cell disease MethodsUsing immunohistochemistry, the expression of p27 protein was investgated in 10 normal chorionic villi in the first trimester of pregnancy, 15 complete hydatidiform moles (HM), 7 invasive moles (IM) and 7 choriocarcinomas (CC) Results In all cases, immunohistochemical staining localized p27 protein in the plasma Decreased expression of p27 Kip1 was observed in malignant trophoblastic neoplasms with a positive rate of 21 43%, which is significantly less than that in normal chorionic villi (80%) and in complete HM (73 33%) ( P 0 05) The positive rate of p27 Kip1 in those complete HM with large uterine size for gestational age was lower than that in those with normal or small uterus (42 86% vs 100%, P 0 05) Conclusion p27 Kip1 may be involved in the tumorigenesis of gestational trophoblastic neoplasm as a negative regulator of the cell cycle The expression level of p27 Kip1 in trophoblastic cells may be a prognostic factor for complete HM


The interactions between octamer units of a known wax inhibitor (poly(octadecyl acrylate)) and paraffin crystal surfaces are studied using molecular dynamics techniques. An inhibited surface is formed by adsorbing an octamer in a low energy configuration on a (010) octacosane surface and filling the exposed surface adjacent to the inhibitor with octacosane molecules. The properties of subsequent added alkane layers are examined. The added layers experience significant disruption caused by the alkane molecules over the octamer undergoing a lateral shift, such that one lamella lies wholly over the octamer. The disruption increases the energy and distortion of the added layers, which leads to a decrease in the rate of crystal growth.


The purpose of this research is to explore ornamental patterns which can be used to enhance materials characteristics in low-cost building envelopes. We use standard building materials (sheets of cross-laminated timber) and develop a parametric design framework for the assembly. Existing rules of ornamental geometry are applied to a parametric controlled structural model so as to endow the building parts both with stability and aesthetics. The concepts of mass customization and "File to factory" support the digital fabrication of a non-repetitive pattern in fa ade construction and lead to reduced construction costs and building time.


The requirement analysis of computer software project management,is the base of improving quality of software and a key which lead to success or failure.This article introduces some effective ways which come from requirement analysis.


Since Converse's pioneering work, social scientists have had to grapple with a perplexing phenomenon: the apparent willingness of many citizens to express an opinion to survey researchers when they in fact have no corresponding attitude. New approaches to measuring latent structures make it possible to address some of the controversies surrounding nonattitudes and to probe the empirical adequacy of Converse's account of mass political attitudes. This article extends the work of Duncan, Stenbeck, and Brody by analyzing Converse's Black-White model and alternative latent trait models when the American Panel Study data have not been recoded as dichotomies or trichotomies. The fit that Converse reported for his Black-White model is found to be the product of an invalid recoding scheme. Latent trait models provide a superior fit to the data. Although latent trait models do not allow researchers to classify respondents into logical classes of attitude (or nonattitude) holders, modeling results indirectly suggest that nonattitude holders were not a majority on any issue. Respondents' tendency to choose ideologically consistent categories is found to be limited. The relevance of these findings to the idea of a "selectively political citizen" is discussed in conclusion.