The object of the study is the recreational and tourist complex of the city of Sochi (Big Sochi), the subject includes the tools for developing the recreational and tourist potential of this city. Based on statistics, analytical materials of research organizations and indicators of tourist rankings, the authors systematize the tools for developing the tourist attractiveness of Sochi and the Krasnodar Krai. It has been revealed that for the rimebeing financial and investment instruments remain the key tools for developing the tourist attractiveness of Sochi with relatively low involvement of the local population and businesses, and, until recently, little information support for existing federal, municipal programs and initiatives. Though in the last 10 years the financial indicators of the development of the resort city remained at a fairly high level and showed positive dynamics due to the popularity of the Olympic Games, and later due to the reduction in opportunities for foreign holidays for Russian tourists due to the pandemic, and further sanction restrictions for travelling, it seems to be an obvious necessity to develop the tourist attractiveness and the actual identity of the region, as well as to elaborate clear and comprehensive programs to promote the competitive advantages of this territory. This assumption is based on the understanding of the potential of the territory as the totality of all available resources and means of their activation, including a recognizable brand adequate to the opportunities and advantages of the region and tools to promote the competitive advantages of Greater Sochi for internal and external audiences. Given that the city has historically been a symbol of summer holidays and sanatorium-resort therapy, as well as truly unique natural and cultural resources of the location, and taking into account the analysis of the methodological framework and international practice carried out by the authors, this approach seems rational and justified.


Aim of research. Design thinking (DT) is an essential context for knowledge management (KM), as it promotes the link between KM initiatives and an organization's strategic goals and objectives. This article analyzes the DT process in terms of its capability to create KM. The detailed analysis on the aspect of the working mechanism of DT – how KM is represented and created in the process. This article examines the DT procedure in terms of its ability to generate design knowledge. In this regard, the main purpose of this paper is to review the approaches to KM applied to DT and to suggest directions for how such a supervisory system could evolve.
Methodology. This study is thematic in its nature and it was prepared on the basis of secondary data and also based on an inclusive review of the literature and similarly computation of secondary information. To formulate this paper the researchers used books, earlier published articles, conference papers, and numerous research reports.
Results and conclusions. This article concludes by proposing an intuitive model for DT and KM. KM for its successful application in higher learning institutions in the areas of course design institutional strategy formation and faculty resource sharing.


Parameters of security and intelligence relations. The relationship between Mexico and the United States has been defined by the countries' shared border, their economic interaction (which has been growing since the signing of NAFTA), and by their common geopolitical arena. In terms of security, the relationship has been defined by like-minded priorities and interests; however, these factors have not necessarily led to a formal alliance between the two countries nor a joint strategy in the face of potential threats. This characteristic of the relationship is evidenced by the absence of defense agreements and the lack of joint military exercises. This dynamic can be understood and justified when we consider the lack of external threats that would require a joint defense strategy for a conventional war against outside aggressors. The reality of the situation renders such an alliance for the United States with their neighbors to the south unnecessary, and has allowed Mexico to preserve a nationalist military doctrine, without needing to become involved in outside military operations or even, as of yet, having its military participate in international peacekeeping operations. Thus, the need to share military intelligence between the two countries has traditionally been minimal and has not implied structural conformity or intelligence mechanisms that allow for joint operations. However, there are matters of security where threats have led to growing cooperation between the two countries' institutions with regards to intelligence. In recent decades, the clearest example has been drug trafficking, and in a broader sense organized crime as well. In both of these areas, the countries' bodies of law enforcement and their respective drug enforcement agencies (AFI and DEA) have maintained a permanent flow of information, even on an operational level in terms of carrying out intercepts, detentions, confiscations, seizures and monitoring. In fact, since 1990 Mexico has formally allowed the permanent presence of DEA agent within its borders as liaisons for sharing information on drugs.


Abstract : Subscale tests were extensively used to develop a data base on elastic properties of graphite-epoxy wound pressure vessels. Scaling phenomena were observed to influence biaxial strains. Causes for scaling are proposed and lamina models with scaling factors are presented. (MM)


Business English reading capability plays the most important role in exchanging and acquiring information in frequent business activities.In Business English reading classes,however,students are found insufficient of reading competence.In this essay,by referring to the textbook "Extensive Reading of Business English" published by Higher Education Press,Schemata theory was brought in to throw light on the existing problems in Business English teaching,and with the hope to achieve better teaching effects,teaching strategies and organizing techniques in reading classes were discussed and explored.


Background HIV–infected persons are at increased risk of pneumonia, even with highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART). We examined the impact of pneumonia on mortality and identified prognostic factors for death among HIV–infected. Methodology/Principal Findings In a nationwide, population-based cohort of individuals with HIV, we included persons hospitalized with pneumonia from the Danish National Hospital Registry and obtained mortality data from the Danish Civil Registration System. Comparing individuals with and without pneumonia, we used Poisson regression to estimate relative mortality and logistic regression to examine prognostic factors for death following pneumonia. From January 1, 1995, to July 1, 2008, we observed 699 episodes of first hospitalization for pneumonia among 4,352 HIV patients. Ninety-day mortality after pneumonia decreased from 22.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 16.5%–28.9%) in 1995–1996 to 8.4% (95% CI: 6.1%–11.6%) in 2000–2008. Mortality remained elevated for more than a year after hospitalization for pneumonia: adjusted mortality rate ratio 5.38 (95% CI: 4.27–6.78), 1.80 (95% CI: 1.36–2.37), and 1.62 (95% CI: 1.32–2.00) for days 0–90, 91–365, and 366+, respectively. The following variables predicted mortality within 90 days following hospitalization for pneumonia (adjusted Odds Ratios): male sex (3.77, 95% CI: 1.37–10.4), Charlson Comorbidity Index score ≥2 (3.86, 95% CI: 2.19–6.78); no current HAART (3.58, 95% CI: 1.83–6.99); history of AIDS (2.46, 95% CI: 1.40–4.32); age per 10 year increase (1.43, 95% CI: 1.11–1.85); and CD4+ cell count ≤200 (2.52, 95% CI: 1.37–4.65). Conclusions/Significance The first hospitalization for pneumonia among HIV–infected individuals was associated with elevated risk of death up to more than a year later. Use of HAART decreased the risk, independent of current CD4+ cell count. Prognosis following pneumonia improved over calendar time.


A dual-circularly-polarized antenna array for "Satcom-On-The-Move" (SOTM) system is presented. The antenna array consists of radiation patch, ground with H-shaped slots, power dividers and branch line coupler. Through two H-shaped slots in the ground, the antenna element is fed by the feedlines printed on the bottom side of the lower layer. By switching feeding ports of branch line coupler, the antenna array can change circular polarizations with little gain loss. The antenna array has the advantages of excellent impendence matching, low cross-polarization and high isolation.


There is a large gap between the regulation of Land Reform in the UUPA, with Presidential Regulation No. 86 of 2014 concerning Agrarian Reform. On one hand, the UUPA states that Land Reform is a systematic effort by the state to rearrange ownership, control, and access to land. Whereas on the other hand, the Presidential Regulation stipulates that Land Reform is equated with Agrarian Reform, and the scope of the arrangement covers the arrangement of access and arrangement of assets. Nevertheless, this Perpres then only means Landreform merely as the legalization of assets, which is part of the structuring of assets. One thing that is very different from the UUPA version of Landreform. This study aims to uncover the causes of the gap, and formulate an ideal form of regulation. This study uses the normative juridical method, with the statutory approach and the conceptual approach. The results of this study are first, the difference in regulation is caused by the two legal products born from different features or characteristics. The Perpres on Agrarian Reform was born in a regime that tends to be instrumentalist liberalism, while the UUPA was born from a legal regime that tends to be socialistic-communal. Second, there are at least 2 things that need to be fixed in the Landreform settings. First, the affirmation of the state's position in implementing Landreform, whether to continue to use the instrumentalist, socialistic-communal liberalistic model, or the conception of a welfare state that is native to Indonesia. Second, TORA must be the object of Land Procurement for Public Interest. Thus, Landreform activities can become the main national agenda and must be carried out.


Kathleen Wynne's historic rise to power in Ontario, beginning with the 2013
Liberal leadership race and continuing through the 2014 general provincial election,
presents a theoretically significant case study to examine media coverage of political
candidates who fall outside of the archetype/norm of "the politician." Using content
analysis and providing contextual examples to examine media coverage of both events,
this project aims to capture gendered and/or heteronormative media coverage through the
use of various manifest codes. The results of this project indicate that while media
coverage of both events was gendered and heteronormative, the Liberal leadership race
was proportionally more so than the general provincial election.


The term nanotechnology describes a range of technologies
 performed on a nanometer scale with widespread applications including the production and application of physical, chemical, and
 biological systems at scales ranging from individual atoms or molecules to around 100 nanometers


ABSTRACT One focus of gender mainstreaming (PUG) is the desire to eliminate gender imbalances, the achievement of women's rights as well as human rights. Even when married, for some women claiming their rights as married women is something to fight for. Another thing that also needs attention is the obligation of women in the family. This article attempts to provide an overview of the obligations and rights of women in the household. In the next stage, women are also the 'Determinants' of the good or the bad of a generation of the nation. The role of women and men is discussed in the Qur'an, Surat an-Nisaa 'verse 34 and al-Baqarah verse 228, though some are exaggerated but true men and women are equal. With the method of content analysis, various interpretations may exist but what needs to be taken here is an understanding of the obligations and rights of women in the family, as the smallest part of the State. Keywords: Obligations and Rights, Women, Household


Neighborhood parks are generally designed as esthetical elements. Nevertheless, some are intentionally designed to become recreational facilities to the residents, especially in a form of playground for children. Kota Baru Parahyangan (KBP) is a residential area with clusters, all of which are complemented by thematic park(s). With each cluster adopts a different theme for its park(s), the implementation of the thematic concept of the park may vary between one cluster and another. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the implementation of the thematic concept in the neighborhood park design as an attraction for children. It also aims to bring out the park that has applied the this concept most successfully, as a reference for further park design and planning in the residential neighborhood context. The research is performed sequentially which includes: scoring the park facilities in 9 clusters that are already built through a quantitative method, followed by the discussion of the analysis through a qualitative method. As the result, Tatar (cluster) Jingganagara is found as the best cluster that has successfully integrated its thematic concept to the rest of the facilities in the park, and contributed good impacts to the cluster itself and the other clusters nearby.


In severe combined immunodeficient (scid) mice, V(D)J recombination is severely impaired due to a recessive mutation (scid). Thus, we were surprised to find in this study that Vλ1–Jλ1 rearrangement is routinely detectable in scid fetal liver, adult bone marrow, and spleen in the apparent absence of completed VH–DJH and Vκ–Jκ rearrangements. Particularly surprising, we found the level of Vλ1–Jλ1 rearrangement in scid fetal liver to be comparable to that in fetal liver of wild-type mice. The majority of scid Vλ1–Jλ1 rearrangements contained abnormal deletions at the VJ junction, consistent with the known effect of scid. However, ∼15% of Vλ1–Jλ1 rearrangements lacked abnormal deletions. Productive λ1 transcripts resulting from in-frame rearrangements were readily detectable in scid adult bone marrow and spleen, consistent with our ability to detect λ1-expressing cells by flow cytometry in the spleens of bcl-2–transgenic scid mice. Strikingly, λ1 transcripts from individual scid mice often showed VJ junctional sequences with the same recurring palindromic (P) additions of three, four, or five nucleotides. To account for these findings, we suggest that (a) nonhomologous end joining of Vλ1 and Jλ1 coding ends in fetal B lineage cells may not be (severely) impaired by scid; (b) recurring P additions in scid λ1 transcripts may reflect certain molecular constraints imposed by scid on the resolution of Vλ1 and Jλ1 hairpin coding ends; and (c), scid lymphocytes with productively rearranged Vλ1 and Jλ1 elements may differentiate into recombinase-inactive cells and emigrate from bone marrow to spleen.


I. Introduction When the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991,(1) Russia and the other former Soviet republics replaced a seventy-year-old political structure with an organization of several autonomous nations loosely joined in the Confederation of Independent States (CIS).(2) In addition to changing the maps, the breakup also signified vast economic and legal changes within each republic. No longer did the central government own and control all the factors of production.(3) The dismantling of the controlled market and state monopoly system demanded new concepts of legal theory to deal with private property rights, commercial contracts between independently owned businesses, and other incidents of a free market economy.(4) While change has come in many areas, the Soviet system left behind a legacy that still impacts political, economic, and legal reform in today's Russia.(5) An example of a developing segment of the Russian economy which has undergone a radical transformation -- and still continues to evolve -- is the insurance industry. The dissolution of the Soviet Union left the insurance industry intact but severely underdeveloped.(6) Lenin's New Economic Order, introduced in 1921, ultimately established a market exclusively occupied by two state run companies which operated as a branch of the Ministry of Finance.(7) When the legislative-mandated monopoly of the insurance market ended in 1988, the number of privately owned insurance companies quickly rose into the hundreds.(8) This growth created an instant need for regulation in all areas of insurance law -- particularly financial stability and consumer protection.(9) While the sophistication and detail of the legal system governing insurance has not developed as rapidly as areas such as banking,(10) the current legal framework has come a long way in establishing general guidelines for regulation.(11) Despite these accomplishments, more detailed legislation is necessary. The responsibility of enforcing current insurance laws and developing new ones is largely in the hands of administrative agencies which operate essentially unchecked by other branches of the government.(12) This system has led to an ambiguous and somewhat arbitrary set of rules in such areas as licensing procedures, reserve requirements, and restrictions on methods of operation.(13) Such problems can undoubtedly retard a country's ability to compete in the world market and attract foreign investment. As the world economy becomes increasingly global, waking giants such as Russia and the other former Soviet states will be forced to accelerate their technological and financial stature or find themselves labeled as developing nations. While economic indications of Russia's economic health are at best mixed,(14) Russia's metamorphosis -- from a controlled market economy dominated by state planners to an economy utilizing free enterprise concepts and less government interference -- thus far has led to greater privatization.(15) Continued privatization, as well as economic stability, will demand that Russia's legal, political, and cultural attitudes towards entrepreneurial endeavors mature further. Gearing a nation towards economic, rather than military, competition with Western nations requires new attitudes and the implementation of services virtually unknown and unused under Communist rule.(16) Given the current state of the insurance industry, the introduction of additional legislation will be crucial to Russia's economic development. However, before discussing these needs, the present legal scheme should be examined and its strengths and weaknesses analyzed. To accomplish these objectives, this study of Russian insurance law will be divided into several parts. Part II provides a historical outlook on the events which have shaped the insurance market in Russia both before and after 1991. Part III will survey the existing legal system, focusing on laws currently in force as well as proposed legislation. …


Multi-level cross-border education indicates the internationalization degree of high education in China,and it can be the specific commitments to fulfill the terms of WTO Trade in Services.Whereas,running cross-border education on multi-level has brought problems on quality regulation.To enchant quality risk control on multi-level cross-border high education should take consideration on national level,regional level,social level and institutional level,and emphasize establishment of quality risk feedback control system of multi-level cross-border high education information to ensure sustainable development of cross-border education.


In this paper, we proved a fractional Kirchhoff version of Hopf lemma for anti-symmetry functions and applied it to prove the symmetry and monotonicity of solutions for fractional Kirchhoff equations in the whole space by method of moving planes. We also obtain radially symmetry and monotonicity of solutions for fractional Kirchhoff equations in the unit ball. As far as we know, this is the first time to apply direct method of moving planes to fractional Kirchhoff problems.


Hexaazatriphenylene-hexacarboxy triimide 1 was synthesized and fully characterized using NMR, IR, UV/vis, and fluorescence spectroscopy. DSC and polarization microscopy showed compound 1 to be liquid crystalline over a large temperature range, while its specific mesophase (Colho) could be determined via X-ray scattering experiments. Although the first reduction potential of 1 could not be measured directly, two closely related reference compounds 4 and 5 featured low first reduction potentials, suggesting the suitability of 1 as an acceptor material in photoinduced electron-transfer processes. The latter was confirmed via photoinduced absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy on mixed films of 1 and poly(3-hexylthiophene).


The present invention discloses a method and apparatus of the kinds of presentation interface, method and apparatus for user interface interaction, the field of communication technologies. The method of the display interface comprises: determining the relationship between the main logical interface and sub-interface levels to be displayed in accordance with the function; polyhedral structure constructed according to the logic, wherein the polyhedral structure corresponds to a face of each interface, and when the interface having a sub-interface that is adjacent to each sub-interface; shows the structure of a polyhedral main interface, after detecting function of a sub-interface is triggered, according to the adjacent polyhedral structure determined that the order of a sub-interface to the respective sub-master interface of the interface, showing the determined respective sub-interface. Said display interface means comprises: constructing module and a display module. The present invention achieves the effect of a plurality of interfaces associated with the display, reduces the complexity of the interface operation, enhanced ease of use.


This paper presents the optimization of a 10 MW solar/wind/diesel power generation system with a battery energy storage system (BESS) for one feeder of the distribution system in Koh Samui, an island in southern Thailand.  The main objectives are to maximize the deployment of renewable energy-based power generation and to minimize the levelized cost of energy (LCOE).  A hybrid renewable energy-based power generation system, consisting of solar PV, wind turbine generators, diesel generator (DiG), bi-directional grid-tied charging inverter (CONV) and BESS, was simulated using HOMER Pro®. This study accessed the database of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Surface meteorology and Solar Energy (SSE) for the global solar radiation and temperature, along with the Modern-Era Retrospective analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA-2) wind database. The simulations show that Scenario 1 (PV/Wind/DiG/BESS/CONV) and Scenario 3 (PV/DiG/BESS/CONV) are the optimal configurations regarding the economic indicators (i.e. minimum net present costs (NPC) of 438 M$ and LCOE of 0.20 $/kWh) and the environmental indicators (i.e. lowest greenhouse gases (GHG) emission avoidances of 6,339 tonnes/year and highest renewable fraction (RF) of 89.4%). Furthermore, the sensitivity analysis illustrates that Scenario 3 offers the optimal system type with the largest annual energy production (AEP). Besides contributing to the body of knowledge of optimization methodologies for microgrid hybrid power systems, the outcome of this work will assist the regional energy practitioners and policy makers regarding optimal configurations of microgrid hybrid systems in the development of a Green Island concept for Koh Samui.


Software testing is important to ensure the quality and reliability of the software.The improvement on the automation of test case generation is the entire key to improve the automation of the testing process.It helps a lot in the generation of test cases to construct multi-path model.It is based on genetic algorithm with three parts which are the test environment construction, the genetic algorithms and the operating environment.It's feasibility and efficiency is verified by triangle classification procedures.


A coated article for foul release for use in aquatic applications does not require a discrete tie-layer to ensure adhesion of a coating to a substrate. An adhesion promoting layer comprising an anticorrosive material and a bonding agent is applied directly to the substrate. A release layer comprising organopolysiloxane is deposited onto the adhesion promoting layer. A method for applying the foul release coating comprises the following steps: applying an adhesion promoting layer, curing the adhesion promoting layer, applying the release layer and curing the release layer.


The coronal heating in the sun is an old problem [1,2,3]. The high temperature of the corona is a generic phenomenon which can occur in other stars in the galaxy. Since the early days that the sun's corona was found to have millions degree of temperature, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) waves were suspected as the underlying mechanism of the coronal heating. Alfvén first suggested Joule heating by the MHD wave, which was later dubbed as the Alfvén wave, may provide the heating partially [4], but immediately it was realized that such MHD waves cannot damp for solar plasma parameters [5]. Thus, search for the heating mechanism has been naturally extended to various other mechanisms such as the kinetic effects [6], nonlinear waves as well as direct current heating and recently, magnetic reconnection [7]. From the perspective of wave heating, Alfvén waves have enough energy to heat the corona, and are still of interest [8.9]. In the wave heating approach, finding a proper dissipation mechanism is a critical issue [10]. Alfvén waves in the sun are driven by the Sun's surface motion. The Sun's surface has a granular structure and thus from the birth the Alfvén wave in the corona could have a finite horizontal length scale. Early theories, however, have overlooked this potentially important additional length scale and focused on the physics in the propagating direction. Another confusion in the dissipation of the Alfvén wave in the coronal regime came from the viscosity. Braginskii's form [11,12] and the fluid form have been used in a mixed manner, but as Braginskii pointed out in his articles, the classical form is valid only in limited circumstances [11]. In a highly nonlinear or turbulent plasma, the use of fluid viscosity may have a practical validity as evidenced in many realistic MHD simulations. In this talk I will discuss using a recent simulation result [13], which demonstrates that if the horizontal length scale and the fluid viscosity are incorporated, Alfvén waves can effectively dissipate in the lower region of the corona [13]. References [1] J. A. Klimchuk, Solar Phys., 234, 4177 (2006). [2] I. De Moortel, P. Browning, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 373, 20140629 (2015). [3] I. De Moortel, P. Browning, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 373, 20140629 (2015). [4] H. Alfvén, MNRAS, 107, 211 (1947). [5] C. A. Ferraro, C. Plumpton, ApJ, 127, 459 (1958). [6] A. Hasegawa, L. Chen, PRL, 35, 370 (1975). [7] T. Matsumoto, K. Shibata, ApJ, 710, 1857 (2010). [8] D. B. Jess et al., Nature Physics, 12, 179 (2016) [9] S. R. Cranmer, A. Van Ballegooije, ApJS, 156, 265 (2005). [10] E. N. Parker, Phys. Today, July, 36, (1987). [11] S. I. Braginskii, Reviews of Plasma Physics Vol. 1. Consultants Bureau, New York (1965). [12] J. Vranjes, MNRAS, 445, 1614 (2014). [13] C. M. Ryu, C. T. Huynh., MNRAS, 471, 2237 (2017) Fig. 2. Velocity and magnetic components of Alfvén waves.


Objective To explore the early diagnosis and therapeutic principle of acute fatty liver of pregnancy(AFLP).Methods Medical records of 35 cases with AFLP who were treated in Beijing Ditan Hospital from January 1999 to December 2009 were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were under follow-up.Results The common symptoms were malaise,nausea,vomit,hepatic lesion and coagulation disorders.Severity patients were with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome(MODS).There were 3 maternal deaths and 5 perinatal fetus deaths.Conclusion Early diagnosis,progressive management and promptly termination of pregnancy are the key treatment which may decrease the mortality of the mothers and fetuses.


Microwave irradiation was introduced into the preparation of an open tubular capillary electrochromatographic(OT-CEC) column with immobilized teicoplanin as chiral stationary phase.The change of electroosmotic flow(EOF) was measured by varying the pH values of the mobile phase.It indicated that teicoplanin immobilized capillary decreased EOF effectively.To evaluate the electrochromatographic performance of the prepared capillaries,the enantiomer separation of several chiral amino acids and aromatic racemates was investigated.Baseline separation of the enantiomers could be achieved by the column.The reproducibilities were also evaluated by D,L-Tryptophan with satisfactory results.


The poor viability of the perennial aromatic grass, palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii Stapf. var. motia), in the first year of planting, restricts its popularity among farmers in India. Two pigeonpea cultivars, Bahar (late maturing), and UPAS–120 (early maturing) were intercropped at different row spacings with palmarosa at a row spacing of 60 cm, in the subtropical climate of Lucknow, north India in 1988/89 and 1989/90. Intercropping with the late maturing cv. Bahar at 300 cm row spacing produced 1·26 t/ha grain (2-year mean) without affecting the growth and yield of the palmarosa. Intercropping improved land-use efficiency by 47%, relative net return by 58% and net economic return by Rs. 12500/ha over a sole palmarosa crop. The grain, stalk and total dry matter yield per plant of pigeonpea was considerably improved when grown at the wider row spacing in the intercropped system than when grown as a sole crop. This indicates that the competition between pigeonpea plants was not reduced when palmarosa was present. Palmarosa tiller production and herb and oil yield were significantly reduced when the distance between rows of pigeonpea was narrowed, demonstrating both the greater susceptibility of palmarosa to lack of light, and also that in palmarosa–pigeonpea intercropping systems, competition exists mainly for light rather than for nutrients and moisture, possibly because the two crop components acquire their nutrients and moisture from different soil layers. Intercropping with the high yielding, late maturing pigeonpea cultivar, Bahar, at 300 cm row distance is recommended to make palmarosa cultivation economically viable in the first year of planting. The selection of high yielding, late maturing pigeonpea cultivars with an upright growth habit is suggested as a further way of improving the economic benefits of a palmarosa–pigeonpea intercropping system.


X-ray diffraction investigations of two phenol derivatives - 2,2′-Thiobis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) and 2,2′-Methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) were carried out. Both compounds at room temperature have similar cell volume and the same number of molecules in an unit cell. However, 2,2′-Thiobis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) crystallizes in the monoclinic system with unit cell parameters refined to a=0.8278(2) nm, b=1.2968(4) nm, c=1.9493(7) nm, β=90.93(2)°, space group P21∕n(14), whereas 2,2′-Methylenebis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) crystallizes in the orthorhombic system with unit cell parameters refined to a=1.6203(5) nm, b=1.2827(5) nm, c=1.0197(3) nm, space group Pna21(33). The investigated C22H30O2S turned out to be a new polymorph of 2,2′-Thiobis(4-methyl-6-tert-butylphenol).


This paper explores the frequent small exemplifications writers make in monitoring their unfolding discourse to address the background knowledge and previous experiences of readers. Analysis of 240 research articles shows how these reformulations contribute to coherent, reader-friendly prose and function to construe the characteristic structures and argument forms of disciplines.


Abstract: This essay places Nishida Kitarō in dialogue with Maurice Merleau-Ponty regarding motor-perceptual aspects of artistic expression, and seeks to expand their concepts of negation from a perceptual to a motor-perceptual form of negation. This allows for a corresponding expansion of Merleau-Ponty's notion of "perceptual faith" (foi perceptive) to motor-perceptual faith, and demonstrates how this concept resonates with the faithful form of expression put forth in Nishida's concept "interexpression" (表現的関係).


We show that some of Bach's pitch series can be considered as a stochastic process with scaling behaviour. Using the multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) method, frequency series of Bach pitches have been analysed. In this view we find the same second-moment exponents (after double profiling) in ranges (1.7–1.8) in his works. Comparing MF-DFA results of original series to those for shuffled and surrogate series, we can distinguish multifractality due to long-range correlations and a broad probability density function. Finally, we determine the scaling exponents and singularity spectrum. We conclude that the fat tail has more effect on the multifractality nature than long-range correlations.


Two low-cost measurement systems that use active circuits in the power stage are proposed for the DC and AC characterisation of industrial soft and/or hard ferromagnetic materials. For the DC measurements, the discrete variation of the point-by-point method is simulated by a very low frequency triangular wave. The problems encountered are pointed out and the solution proposed is tested experimentally. The AC source system combines a power amplifier and an operational amplifier with a feedback technique. This allows the option of selecting the power source to be either a constant voltage or a constant current source. Results obtained using these methods on a core sample of mild steel are shown to bring out the performance of the system.


Objective To explore the situation of outpatient pharmacy pharmacy service of hospital.Methods To investigate the outpatient drug counseling information during march to june of hospital.Results The main content of patient counseling were usage and dosage,adverse reactions and interactions of drug.Conclusion Implemented consulting service to ensure the rational use of drugs in patients and reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions and drug-induced disease,help to strengthen the communication between physicians,patients,and pharmacists to improve patient medication compliance.


Boundary concepts are introduced and immediately applied in simple - but useful - computer codes. These codes facilitate the comprehension of boundary elements. This text also discusses basic concepts, potential problems, elastostatics and other topics of interest to engineers.


Sm: I have used this drug' several times this year, and heartily endorse Dr Belisario's comments In his article (Journal, December 6, 1969) re patient acceptance. The psychological boost given to them Is enormous, ridding them of all their spots, and making them more enthusiastic to use protective skin creams, keep sleeves rolled down, etc. The only complaint made was of marked sensitivity to cold winds during their course of treatment. The other big advantage is, of course, that these people do not have to travel long distances for radium therapy for lesions resistant to the usual ointments, carbon dioxide snow, etc.


ABSTRACT
Objective: To point out the factors leading to fractures, pattern of musculoskeletal fractures, keeping in view the age and sex of patients.
Methods: In this study 740 patients admitted in orthopedic causality were included during July 2014 to December 2014.Their record was obtained from the admission files. Microsoft Excel was used to perform calculations and organize the data.
Results: Out of 740 patients, 414 patients (56%) had road traffic accidents. Femur was the commonest bone that suffered fracture 281 (38%), and then was Tibia 185 (25%). In upper limb Radius and Ulna fractures 118 (16%) were more common than Humerus 67 (9%). 540 patients (73%) had closed fractures while 200 patients (27%) had open fracture. Mean age of patients suffering road traffic accidents was 28 years, but in case of patients suffering fall, the mean age was 65 years. Male to female ratio was 3:1. Majority of patients 636 (86%) were riding motorcycle at the time of accident


Different reagents have been used in the preparation of α- alkylpyridine. The structure of the compounds was identified by IR,~1HNMR,~(13)CNMR,and MS.The result shows that the activation of the reagents is quite different:Lithium alkylide the most,magnesium(Mg) alkylide Grignard reagent the lowest and fatty acid free radical the medium ; the yield of Lithium alkylide gets to 67.1%( the highest of the three), so it can be of siginificant synthetic value.


The central argument of the book is introduced; that the counter-tradition Jeff Wall helped develop with other artists in Vancouver has included a gendered bifurcation of space since its earliest incarnation in 1970 as the "defeatured landscape." The introduction contains brief descriptions of Wall and his peers' early work in relation to Wall's international position as leader of the Vancouver School of Photo-Conceptualism; a brief discussion of existing theory about the development of avant-garde movements; and the necessity of understanding the avant-garde in the context of wider social contests of power, in particular settler colonial control over land and male control over women's bodies and representations of them. The introduction also summarizes the need to intervene in current histories of avant-garde practice, dominant narratives that continue to frame male artists achievements in formal terms divested of the power dynamics that engender them or result from them.


We consider probabilistic automata on infinite words with acceptance defined by safety, reachability, B\"uchi, coB\"uchi, and limit-average conditions. We consider quantitative and qualitative decision problems. We present extensions and adaptations of proofs for probabilistic finite automata and present a complete characterization of the decidability and undecidability frontier of the quantitative and qualitative decision problems for probabilistic automata on infinite words.


The occurrence of negative square roots of the Lifshitz–van der Waals (LW) component and acid and base (A and B) parameters calculated from the van Oss–Chaudhury–Good theory was checked for a small artificial set of the work of adhesion input data calculated for 9 solids and 7 liquids. Taking from the literature the data for the LW component and A and B parameters for 7 liquids and the values of such component and parameters for 9 solids (close to those in the literature), the work of adhesion was calculated and its value was assumed to be error-free (un-biased). Next, new values of the work of adhesion were obtained by adding a random error having normal distribution belonging to 8 distributions of a mean value equal to the error-free work of adhesion value and standard deviations of 1, 5, 7, 10, 20, 25, 30 and 40% of the mean value. The LW components and A and B parameters for the nine solids were back-calculated for each solid and the error (bias) level by solving the overdetermined system of equations (of matrix 7 × 3) for 7 liquids. These 9 solids were grouped in 3 sets of 3 solids in each. It was found that an experimental error caused the work of adhesion data for real systems to be biased. This bias caused the solution of the equation system also to be biased and both biases were linearly dependent. This paper confirms that the appearance of negative roots of A and B parameters is caused by a specific bias in the components of the work of adhesion matrix. If the work of adhesion matrix is negatively biased there is a greater possibility of obtaining a negative value of the square root of γ +, and the smaller the value of this parameter the greater is the possibility of obtaining a negative square root for it. Both the negative and positive biases in the work of adhesion matrix almost equally influence the bias in γ −. The smaller this parameter the greater is its bias and greater the possibility of obtaining its negative square root.


The multi-element Ni-Cr-Mo-Cu surface alloying layer on the matrix of low carbon steel 20 was investigated by means of the double glow plasma surface alloying technique. The results show that the technical parameters have obvious effect on the total content of alloyed elements and the thickness of the alloying layer. The optimum parameters of alloying Hastelloy C-2000 were obtained by the orthogonal test.


Introduction Josef Gugler Part I. The Impact of the Global Political Economy: 1. Shanghai: remaking China's future global city Weiping Wu and Shahid Yusuf 2. Seoul: complementing economic success with Games Yeong-Hyun Kim 3. Bangkok: evolution and adaptation under stress Douglas Webster 4. Cairo: too many people, not enough land, too few resources Janet Abu-Lughod 5. Mexico City in an era of globalization and demographic downturn Peter M. Ward Part II. The Impact of the State: 6. Moscow's changing fortunes under three regimes James H. Bater 7. Hong Kong's pathway to becoming a global city Alvin Y. So 8. Singapore: forming the family for a world city Janet W. Salaff 9. Jakarta: globalization, economic crisis, and social change Dean Forbes Part III. The Impact of Popular Movements: 10. Sao Paulo: the political and socio-economic transformations wrought by the New Labor Movement in the city and beyond Maria Helena Moreira Alves 11. Bombay/Mumbai: globalization, inequalities, and politics Sujata Patel 12. Johannesburg: race, inequality, and urbanization Owen Crankshaw and Susan Parnell Afterword Saskia Sassen.


Heller Amy. Erberto Lo Bue & John Bray (ed.), Art and Architecture in Ladakh. Cross-Cultural Transmissions in the Himalayas and Karakoram, 2014.. In: Arts asiatiques, tome 70, 2015. pp. 141-142.


This article describes the computer based control and supervisory system installed at the Davyhulme Effluent Treatment Works in Greater Manchester. The advantages of centralised control and supervision of the plant are outlined and the article describes the evaluation of different systems to meet this philosophy. The criteria applied in the selection of the final system are also discussed. The configuration of the computer system and the facilities provided are described including mimic, data and alarm displays, logging, and control of the plant.


T-cell engaging immunotherapies exert unprecedented single-agent activity in Multiple Myeloma (MM), thereby putting a yet unexplored selective pressure on the clonal architecture. In this study, we report on homozygous BCMA (TNFRSF17) gene deletion after BCMA targeting T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody therapy in a heavily pretreated MM patient. Loss of BCMA protein expression persisted over subsequent relapses, with no response to anti-BCMA antibody drug conjugate (ADC) treatment. In light of the multiple alternative targets that currently emerge in addition to BCMA, we extended our analyses to delineate a more complete picture of genetic alterations that may impact immuno-therapy targets in MM. We performed WGS and RNAseq in 100 MM patients (50 NDMM and 50 RRMM) and identified a significant proportion of patients with aberrations in genes encoding for immunotherapy targets, and GPRC5D ranked first with 15% heterozygous deletions, followed by CD38 (10%), SDC1 (5%) and TNFRSF17 (4%). Notably, these heterozygous deletions did not lower the expression levels of respective genes, but may represent a 'first hit' that drives the acquisition of homozygous deletions and, subsequent antigen-loss relapse upon targeted immunotherapy. In summary, we show pre-existing vulnerability in genes encoding for immuno-targets prior to and homozygous deletions after T-cell engaging immunotherapy.


Informants' rating, self-report questionnaires and observers' ratings were compared in the assessment of assertive skills of five mildly retarded young adults. Of the three standard assertion scales administered, only the Wolpe-Lazarus correlated positively with behavioral ratings obtained from role-playing. Scores on the Wolpe-Lazarus scale, however, were negatively correlated with those obtained on the Rathus and Adult Self-expression scales. Neither the informants' ratings nor self-reports correlated with behavioral ratings. These data suggest a multi-modal assessment of assertive behavior is needed. The implications for treatment and further research are considered.


Didactics as the science of teaching and learning clarifies certain dependencies between teachers and students' activities. Content, methods, forms and means, working conditions and results of teaching are viewed in the paper. The article shows, that to effectively implement the teaching process, the knowledge of the general laws of teaching and learning is not enough. Experienced person in action needs both - a general understanding of educational processes and the knowledge of the concrete and specific features of teaching of individual subjects, which is discussed in the paper.


The behavior of a buoyant plume emitted from a power plant stack located near the center of Indianapolis, Indiana was studied. Emitted sulfur dioxide was measured with a ground-based sensing device and particulate concentrations with an airborne sensing device. Additionally, sulfur hexafluoride (SF/sub 6/) gas was injected into the stack. Coincident ground level SF/sub 6/ concentrations were measured by an array of approximately 175 automated syringe samplers placed on eight to nine arcs downwind of the stack. Contemporaneous continuous measurements of wind velocities and temperature at up to four sites were augmented by frequent radiosonde measurements, humidity, incoming and net radiation, and atmospheric turbulence levels. Using these measurements, three versions of a gaussian model used for regulatory estimates of ground level concentration were evaluated. The findings demonstrated important shortcomings in all the models tested, including a general inability to estimate hour-by-hour ground-level concentrations. However, considering only the magnitudes of the maximum concentrations and their frequency distributions, the models bracketed the measured concentrations. That is, within the upper 80% of the cumulative frequency distribution, one version consistently predicted at or above while another version consistently predicted 15% to 30% below the measured concentration. As the concentration averaging time increased, the relativemore » magnitude of the residuals decreased. This contrasts with studies of the rural models, for which the relative residuals increased with averaging time. 20 refs., 52 figs., 46 tabs.« less


The social worker has tools of investigation available to gather and interpret data meaningfully for the benefit of judge, jury, and clients


Background: Treponema pallidum is well-known for its immune-evasiveness and invasiveness, its spirochaete has a long latent period in which individuals present no signs or symptoms and still could be infectious. In spite of the available effective treatment, the development of suitable diagnostic techniques and implementable preventive strategies, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including syphilis, remains major public health problem in Nigeria. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the seroprevalence of T. pallidum antibodies among blood donors at the blood bank unit of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Two thousand six hundred and ninety-six blood samples collected from commercial, voluntary and replacement donors were screened for syphilis using the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) particle agglutination test kit. The kits were manufactured by BTNX Inc., Ontario, Canada and onsite Enzyme-Linked Immuno-Sorbent Assay (ELISA) test kit by CTK Biotech (USA) was used in confirming the presence of antibodies of T. pallidum. This study was carried out at the blood bank of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar from June 2016 to August 2017. Results: A total of 2695 unit of blood was screened for T. pallidum antibody during the study period. Sixty-seven (67) units of blood tested positive giving a seroprevalence of 2.50%. Conclusion: Our report shows a low seroprevalence of syphilis compared to what has obtained from other parts the country notwithstanding. Improved diagnostics, a better test of cure, intensified public health measures and, ultimately, a vaccine is needed to curb the increasing prevalence of STDs, including syphilis.


This paper deals with the prediction of electrical loads, which is so far competing against open tests due to the complex and intermittent impacts. It is necessary to expect a temporary load to represent the structure, activity and board of directors of the armed forces. The specified form of load forecasting is generally accepted by framework administrators, power advertisers and generators. This work provides logical and specific reasons for the momentary stress that determines the philosophy pursued by works of scientists in the field of vitality. Due to the privatization and non-negotiation of intensity framework, meticulous estimation of electric burden has now appeared to be critical. The latest astute matrix standard scrutinize for both sound interest side organization arrangements and for the consistent conjectures from single end clients upto framework scale. In addition, it is aggregate to visualize the electric requirement deducible from the influencing angles of atmospheric factors, occasional elements and social exercises. In the following paper, a high-quality investigation of the consciousness strategies made by man for transient electric burden is fully presented.


Accelerated degradation test (ADT) as an element of reliability test is proposed to predict the reliability of High Power Laser Diodes. Temperature stress ADT is demonstrated for 8 High Power Laser Diodes which used in space missions, and both output power and internal resistance of High Power Laser Diodes are researched. Based on Geometric Brownian motion, the lifetime of tested High Power Laser Diodes is about 53667 hours when only considering luminous flux attenuate. However, when the temperature drift is considered as one evaluating factor, the lifetime estimated is about 107500 hours. Results show that for the evaluation of High Power Laser Diodes, both luminous flux degradation and temperature drift should be taken into consideration. It is proved that the lifetime of this kind High Power Laser Diodes meets requirement of space mission, which does not need to be set as orbit replacement unit.


SUMMARY (1) The formation of large 'peat barrens' (> 100 m x 100m) produced as a result of grubbing (removal of roots and rhizomes of ground vegetation) by lesser snow geese in the spring was investigated in a low Salix community inland from the intertidal zone at La Perouse Bay, Manitoba. (2) Within the snow-free season, experimental removal of the insulating mat of plant litter and ground vegetation resulted in increased temperatures of soils close to the surface, increased thermal gradients in soils and a substantial increase in the salinity (- 120 g of dissolved solids litre -1) of expressed water from the shallow organic layer that overlays the marine clays and gravels (salinity of tidal water was < 4gV-1). (3) Although marine sediments beneath the organic layer are the ultimate source of salt, the inverse salinity gradient from land to sea reported for coastal marshes of Hudson Bay appears to be the result of grubbing, at least at La Perouse Bay. (4) Premature leaf fall occurred from side shoots of Salix beneath which the graminoid sward had been artificially grubbed. No premature leaf fall from undisturbed Salix was detected. Early leaf death was correlated with high foliar concentrations of sodium and chloride ions. (5) Salix from artificially grubbed areas failed to develop leaves the following season and 24 months after removal of turf plants were dead. (6) It is concluded that spring grubbing by geese initiates a series of environmental changes which make it unlikely that the original plant communities will reestablish in the foreseeable future (< 15 years).


The mystery of human being as a creature of God has been explored by many generations of philosophers and theologians. This article is an attempt to analyze of the some aspects of anthropological thought of famous contemporary Greek thinker – Christos Yannaras. The starting point is a depiction of the creation of human being as an act of God. His love constitutes man as an existential event of personal communion and relationship and a partaker in the freedom of love which is true life. The second part of the article relates to the issue of God's image in human being. The Greek Fathers interpreted the image of God in humanity trying to avoid dualistic and monistic conceptual definitions. The patristic interpretation sums up the truth of the words "in the image" in the triadic character of personal energies (mind, reason, spirit) or in the "sovereignty" and "self-‑determination" which sum up the ontological differentiation of the person with regard to nature. The distinction between the sexes, namely the differentiation of man and woman, in relation to the image of God has been examined in the third part of the article. From the biblical narrative of man's creation follows that man should realize life as communion with the other sex and it is the way for human life to be constituted in new personal hypostases and to have dominion over the earth (Gen 1:28). The distinction of sexes does not function in man as it functions in the animals where it is exclusively subordinate to the natural necessity of propagation. The distinction of the sexes has its foundation in human nature, but it is not identical with this nature, just as it is not to be identified even with the hypostasis of man. How to understand the reality of soul from the Christian point of view? Some possible answers for this question are presented in the four part of the article. There are many meanings of the word soul in the Bible and in Christian literature. The soul it is often identified in the Old Testament with the manifestation of life on earth, while in the New Testament it appears also as a bearer of eternal life. Today what we call soul is a dynamically effected event, a complex of ceaselessly effected functions which reveal and express the living existence of man. For these functions we use various names: we speak of reason, imagination, judgment, creativity, ability to love, etc. The final part of the article shows relations between soul and body. Yannaras underlines that soul and body do not determine the mode by which the human person is, but are determined and marked as differentiations of the result of natural energy, that is of the universal-ecstatic reference of the bicomposite essence or nature. Both the body and the soul are energies of human nature. What each specific man is, this inmost I which constitutes him as an existential event, is identified neither with the body nor the soul. The distinction between soul and body refers to the semantic differentiation of the result of natural energy and does not refer to the mode by which humanity is as nature and person.


A system and method for mapping irregularities of hard tissue. The method includes the steps of transmitting ultrasonic energy at a first incidence angle toward the hard tissue, and recording the starting point of its transmission when the received echo reflected from the hard tissue, transmission a step of defining a start point in six degrees of freedom, and calculating the position coordinates of the point that caused the echo return, which includes a step of changing the origin of the transmission, to the iterative. The method further includes the step of editing the position coordinates as maps irregularities on the surface of the hard tissue is created. The system includes at least one ultrasonic transducer, a central processing unit, a position locator / adjusting mechanism includes a, which are configured as operatively connectable so as to implement the methods disclosed.


Summary. Ele m e nt s of the ge n e r al theory of L ie- C a rt a n p seu d og r ou p s (inc l uding t he intransi tive case ) are deve l oped within the framewor k of infinite l y pro l onged s y s t e m s of partia l differen tia l equa ti o n s (diffieties) which m akes it independent of any particu l ar rea l izations by tr a n sfo r ma ti o n s of a geo m e tri c o b jec t . Three ax i o m a ti c a ppr oac h es, t h e co n ce pt s of esse nti al invariant, subg r oup, n o r mal su b grou p and fac t o r g r ou p s a r e di scusse d . The ex i s t e n ce of a very s p ec i al cano ni cal composition se r ies b ase d o n C auc hy c h arac t e ri s t ics i s proved and re l ations t o t h e equ iv ale n ce pr oble m , theory of geo m e tri cal ob j ec t s and co nn ec t io n theory a r e b ri efl y mentioned .


Howard S. Becker is one of the foremost sociologists of the second half of the twentieth century. Although he is perhaps best known for research on deviance and his book Outsiders, this constitutes only a very small fraction of his earliest work. This interview looks at some of the continuities and cores of his work over fifty years. Becker highlights how his work maintains the same core concerns, although new interests have been added over time. At the core is a concern with "work" and "doing things together." Becker provides many concrete stories from the past and also raises issues about the nature of doing theory and research, how he writes and produces his studies, and the problems attached to the professionalization of sociology. His writing on art and culture can be seen as assuming a major position in his later work, but he does not identify with either postmodernism or cultural studies.


This paper aims to investigate the impact of performance appraisal on employee job satisfaction and employee motivation through a moderation of distributive justice, in the educational institutions of Pakistan. A multi-dimensional questionnaire is designed to gauge results. A sample survey consisted 350 employees was selected through multistage sampling technique. A Descriptive, multiple regression and correlation model had been used to analyze the composed data. The study found that distributive justice has a constructive impact on motivation, job satisfaction, personal development and ultimately on employee performance appraisal. The study also recommend that the level of job satisfaction and motivation can be elevated among employees by competency based pay and incentives. Further, this research is specifically calculated to maximize the potential of


Mathematics teaching has been changing over the last few years as is reflected in the curricula. But problem solving has been an increasingly important common factor. Despite changes, mathematical skills have not improved. This fact has motivated an analysis of 104 mathematics University Admission Tests in 2012. How students solved the six questions in the exam has been studied in order to detect meaningful mistakes and to try to correct the learning difficulties involved. Mechanical problem solving skills, precise execution of operations, the rigorous application of proprieties and the level of creativity involved in the solving of the problems have been analysed. The mechanical parts inherent in problem solving have been assimilated properly. However, creativity levels in solving geometric problems were not good, and operations were not completed thoroughly.


In many respects, the publishing activities of public museums and galleries parallel those of the trade industry, though their objectives often differ. Galleries are addressing these differences by partnering with trade publishers. Collaborations are also on the rise between galleries, as demonstrated by the co-publishing of the exhibition catalogue, Rebecca Belmore: Fountain, by the Kamloops Art Gallery and the Monis and Helen Belkin Art Gallery at the University of British Columbia. Rebecca Belmore: Fountain illustrates the process of produang and distributing an exhibiion catalogue; it highlights the importance of gallery publishing for a highly regarded artworld event such as the Venice Biennale.


The importance of word and image associations in cultural expression is increasingly recognized, whether it be in the realm of newspaper, magazine, poster or postage stamp design, or in that of electronic media presentation. This is because the combined use of different sign systems linguistic, visual, etc. results in the creation of messages of a certain semiotic complexity. An analysis of these messages is rewarding, since it offers the possibility both of a deeper understanding of the verbal/visual image's special seductive power and of pinpointing the extent to which different sign systems exploit each other's resources in formulating messages. In this article, I shall investigate the function of the image as it operates in the commercial poster, focusing in particular on the role of the logotype as a visual/verbal signifier. I take as examples the role of airline logos, comparing two of the most distinctive and longest-running Air France's hippocampe and BOAC's Speedbird both invented in 1932 and both


ABSTRACT While high rates of intra-Asian migration have rendered foreign migrants physically "invisible" in the past, migrants of increasingly racially diverse backgrounds have started to enter South Korea in the past decade. Through in-depth interviews with sub-Saharan African migrants, this article examines the effects of colourism on three levels of migrant adaptation: (1) host government legal policies, (2) host societal reception, and (3) resources within the migrant community. Findings reveal that African migrants, compared to their lighter skinned Asian counterparts, are more vulnerable to precarious living conditions regardless of their legal, educational, or occupational backgrounds. In addition, Africans also lack resources in South Korean civil society as well as within the African migrant community, and thus face formidable barriers in collective resistance. Harsh discrimination in everyday life causes many to adopt maladaptive behaviours – resisting linguistic acquisition and adopting a sojourner orientation – triggering a negative feedback loop that exacerbates their oppression.


The invention concerns an aqueous electrophoretic enamel based on aqueous binder solutions and/or dispersions containing elemental silver and/or silver ions. The invention is characterized in that the aqueous electrophoretic enamel contains less than 5 wt % organic solvents relative to the total weight thereof. The invention further concerns a process for producing the electrophoretic enamels, their use in processes for coating electrically conductive substrates, and the use of silver and/or silver ions as biocide in aqueous components used in electrophoretic coating processes.


The purpose of this paper is to present the fundamental algorithms and procedures by which processes of clustering and classification of elements, assembly units and parts of installed product devices are carried out in the system of computer-aided design of modular technology of assembly. There will also be presented a basic tool that has been used for classification of structural modules the selforganizing Kohonen network.


In order to solve the problem in traditional signature scheme that all verifiers have the equal right to verify the signature,this paper proposes an identity-based chain verification signature scheme.In order to verify the validity of the signature,the verifier has to be authorized by all chain grantors in turn,and even all chain grantors conspire,they can not verify the validity of the signature.In the scheme,it is easy to add or delete the chain grantor and defend the secret keys of the chain grantors and signature verifier.


Perceptual evidence is provided in favour of the non-syllabicity of word-final vocalic elements in consonant-final nonce words in Italian. These are optionally present after words ending in consonants, and their syllabicity status is debatable. In the experiment, speakers listened to stimuli of nonce words presenting variable duration of word-final schwas and judged whether the stimuli were monosyllabic or disyllabic. The results strongly suggest that speakers of Veneto Italian do not phonologically distinguish between nonce words that present a word-final schwa and those that do not. In fact, stimuli were generally judged as monosyllabic. The results of the study support previous research stating that word-final schwas in Italian are non-syllabic, phonetic vowels.


The goal of this study was to explore the kinds of persuasion used by preschool children. In two role‐playing tasks, 44 children (45–76 months) tried to convince "mother" or "playmate" to buy or share a toy. The experimenter refused to comply five times following a script of particular reasons for noncompliance. The children's persuasive statements were coded into 23 categories forming five statement types: Norm Invocation, Positive Sanction, Negative Sanction, Request, and Assertion. Children role‐played effectively and persistently, using persuasive statements falling into 22 of the 23 categories. Bargains and Guarantees were the most frequent strategies. As children became older, they increased their use of Positive Sanction (offers, bargain, politeness) and reduced dependence on Assertion (forceful assertion). Boys used Norm Invocation (appeals to rules, fair play, and reason) more than girls did, while girls used Requests (asking through statement or question) more than boys did.


York Review of Books, from its inception through July, 1971, there were (by my work-study student's rough count) 1,908 literary reviews or articles, of which 185, less than 10%, were written by women. Six women accounted for more than half of the female quota, three of them academics writing on their specialties, three of them writers and/or wives of prominent literary figures.1 Our young girl's chances wouldn't have been better on The New Republic. A letter in that journal on December 25, 1971, noted the results of a woman's search through its 1971 issues: of 450 signed articles, poems and book reviews, only five articles were by women (two appear as co-authors), six book reviews and four poems. "As a writer with her own share of query rejections from NR," she ends her letter, "I'd be interested to hear whether NR regards this 15 out of 450 rate as acceptable?" The editors' response was coy. And given what I can gather of Norman Podhoretz' views, it wouldn't be any easier to become a critic for Commentary. The title question's reference to The New York Review of Books should not suggest, then, that I mean to take sides in literary civil wars. The New York Review is one instance of the intellectual


We introduce a behavioral MATLAB simulation of a time-interleaved ADC. The simulation includes the main error sources of a time-interleaved ADC and works with continuous-time input sig- nals and continuous-time input filters. We clarify how to implement the signal generation and how to connect the continuous-time and the discrete-time part of the time-interleaved ADC with high calcu- lation precision. By using the simulation results, we treat the problem of channel mismatches, demonstrate the problems of bandwidth mis- matches, and show the impact of nonlinearities.


Abstract Using two related parameters, ζ and γ, we extend the recursion for com- puting the Tutte polynomial of any graph to the computation of the Tutte polynomial of any multigraph. With this recursion, we found explicit formulae for several fami- lies of multigraphs. In particular, the Tutte polynomials of some cyclic multigraphs, 2−tree multigraphs, and any l−bridge multigraph.


: Tinospora cordifolia is an herbaceous vine of family Menispermaceae. It is a crude drug of ayurvedic system of medicine. It is a benedictory herb because of its high medicinal value. It is used in medicine since time immemorial. Extensive research from many decades has proven its tremendous effects on humans. The physico-chemical parameters were analysed viz ., loss on drying (2.38-3.35) Total ash content(16.5-16.9), Acid insoluble ash(1.03-1.05), Water soluble extractive values(26.53-26.59%), Alcohol soluble extractive value(32.43-32.47%). An ash value depends upon the inorganic substances present in the particular drug. Higher the inorganic substance present in the drugs more will be the ash values. whereas, Phytochemical parameters, Saponins%(1.87±0.32), Tanin%(0.54±0.01), Alkaloids(0.23±0.01), Total phenol % (5.8±0.05), Flavonoids (0.82±0.01). Flavonoids showed the anti-allergic and anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activity in the herb. Carotenoids(mg/100beta carotene)(0.92±0.01), Berberine(%)   (0.030-0.034 ±0.002). Phytochemicals were analysed to know the phyto-constituents in the herb. These active constituents showed an antioxidant activity. Microbial count was determined due to the water content is present. Microbiological parameters viz, enterobacterial sp. (10 4 org/g- 10 8 org/g), Heterotrophic bacteria (117× 10 4 - 119× 10 5 org/g), Yeast and Mould (18 × 10 2 – 20 × 10 4 ), E. coli count was absent.


The Antabuse treatment of problem drinkers appears to be of definite value in the medical management of certain patients by significantly reducing the amount of time devoted to excessive drinking over a long period. It is more likely to prove of value in those persons showing no evidence of psychotic trends and lesser degrees of neurotic disposition. There is little evidence to indicate that it will bring about a permanent cure so that Antabuse may be discontinued after 6 months of ingestion of the drug when given as outlined. It is of utmost importance to recognize that psychotic reactions may occur while the patient is under Antabuse medication and that serious cardiovascular accidents may occur should the patient consume alcoholic beverages during the course of treatment.


Abstract  5‐Hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT) from enterochromaffin cells activates neural reflexes that govern intestinal motility and secretion. Mechanical stimulation of human enterochromaffin cell‐derived BON cells activates a Gαq‐signalling pathway coupled to 5‐HT release. Molecular mechanisms identifying elements of mechanosensory transduction are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the role of caveolin and caveolin‐associated cholesterol rich microdomains in mechanically stimulated 5‐HT release from BON cells. Caveolin‐1 transcripts and immunofluorescence were found in BON cells. In the static state, caveolins‐1 and ‐2 co‐precipitated with Gαq in cholesterol rich cell fractions, but not with Gαs, Gαi/o and Gβ. Mechanical stimulation transiently uncoupled Gαq from caveolin‐1 and increased 5‐HT release. Disassembly of caveolin‐associated membrane microdomains by filipin or by cholesterol depletion with methyl‐β‐cyclodextrin decreased mechanically evoked 5‐HT release. These results suggest that caveolin and caveolin‐associated cholesterol rich membrane microdomains are key regulators in mechanically evoked 5‐HT release from enterochromaffin cells.


Oil discharge monitoring and control system is used to monitor the bilge water of ship and oily ballast water from oil tanker.this paper analyzed the status of vessel oil discharge and the deficiencies of mainstream vessel oil discharge monitor system,designed a new type of oil discharge monitoring and control system according to the resolution of IMO.MEPC.107(49)and IMO.MEPC.108(49).The oil discharge monitoring system This article designed could measure signals of oil density,ship speed,flow and Ship position signal by sensors,calculated by computer to control oily wastewater discharge,can also display,print and store monitoring data by SD card,meet the latest national standard GB /T 12918-2009"oil tanker oil discharge monitoring system technical conditions"and international convention.


This study had the objectives to evaluate the effects of different feeding rates on growth and survival of pejerrey (Odontesthes argentinensis). Pejerrey (100mg) were stocked at 10 fish L-1 into 50L circular tanks. Five feeding levels (4, 8, 12, 16 and 20% of body weight) were evaluated in duplicate during 30 days, plus a negative control, where the fish were not fed. During the experiment the temperature was 23°C, salinity 26‰ and the water was constantly aerated. Unfed fish died of starvation 20 days after the beginning of the experiment. However there were no significant differences (P>0.05) among fish undergone to other treatments until the end of the experiment, mortality was below 10%, independently of the ration level. After quadratic polynomial regressions of weight gain and feed efficiency versus ration, it is suggested that the optimum feeding level for pejerrey juveniles between 100mg to 500mg is 9.0% of the body weight.


The practice and training was taken in a very important position in the in the higher education system. According to the defects of the practice model in current higher education, and combining with the situation of poor adaptability in career for the college graduates, some suggestions and considerations for the reform of practice model were proposed with the trend of the education reform. Firstly, the practice model of higher education were researched and explored, and the advantages and disadvantages of each practice model were presented concretely, the survived problems of the current practice model were summarized. According to the direction of constructing the concept of the new education practice model, cultivation of comprehensive high- quality talents and development of scientific practice model system, some proposals and suggestions of reform were proposed creatively. The analysis and discussion of the practice model is profound and practical, the suggestions which proposed in this paper is concrete and effective, these results will provide effective and meaningful value in the process of the practice model reform of higher education in the future.


Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) has evolved as a standard procedure for the initial evaluation of a palpable breast mass. Ideally, the patient presents to a comprehensive breast diagnostic clinic where a multidisciplinary team, composed of a primary care provider, a cytopathologist, an imaging technician and radiologist, and an "on-call" surgeon evaluates her breast symptoms. The cytopathologist may either perform the FNA procedure or assist the aspirator in obtaining a diagnostic cellular specimen. The major advantage of having the cytopathologist present is so each cellular sample may be assessed under the microscope until he or she is confident that a satisfactory specimen has been obtained. In addition, valuable information can be gained about the size, shape, and consistency of the mass from the way it "feels to the needle." The clinical impression is also helpful to the cytopathologist when performing the cytologic analysis. Cytopathologists who are isolated from the clinical scene may interpret FNA smears obtained by other physicians with extreme caution either because of receiving a less than optimal specimen or having inadequate clinical information.


Investigation is pursued of the simple model I have proposed recently to describe a granular gas in Knudsen regime, in micro-gravity, and excited by a vibrating piston (vibration direction along Oz according to z=bω cos(ωt)). This model predicts a probability distribution function f(v) of speed v in the direction of vibration whose tail varies approximately as f(v) ∝ (1/v) exp(-v/vo), for which vo obeys vo=βbω/(αnl); here nl is the number of granular layers in the cell at rest and β/α is a constant coefficient whose range is 0.06< β/α<2/3. This model results from a specific non local coupling between dissipation that occurs during a roundtrip due to ball-ball collisions and speed amplification due to ball-piston collision. It explains the main trends of the distribution p(I) of impacts I with a fix target. This trend has been obtained in recent experiments in board of the Airbus A300-0g of CNES, giving p(I) ∝ exp(-I/Io). It predicts also the rate Nc of collisions with a fix gauge perpendicular to vibration; it finds Nc varies linearly with the gauge surface S and with the piston speed bω, but is independent of the number N of balls; the theory leads to a correct estimate of the experimental Nc. However, as the experimental Nc depends slightly on N, a second phase of balls "nearly at rest" is assumed to exist in order to explain the Nc vs N dependence. This phase describes balls "merely at rest", which are in excess compared to the f(v) prediction; the dependence of vo on this second phase is discussed. Compatibility between results from granular gas experiments in micro-gravity and experiments on Maxwell's demon in 1-g is discussed. The main result of the paper is that the probability distribution function of speed v along z, i.e. f(v) ∝ (1/v) exp(-v/vo), diverges as 1/v at small speed and is quite non Boltzmannian at large speed. Hence this makes the granular gas in Knudsen regime a peculiar problem, completely different from classic statistical mechanics. The main idea which allows understanding these results is to consider the piston playing the role of an impact generator or of a "velostat" instead of a thermostat. It is shown also that the model predicts completely different behaviour in 1g.


There is a significant shortage of qualified psychiatrists and related service providers in Pakistan; this occurs in the backdrop of burgeoning evidence of a high prevalence of mental health disorders in the country. At the Aga Khan University Medical College, Psychiatry has been taught to the undergraduates as a mandatory one-month clinical rotation since 1987. AKU is the only medical college with a formal psychiatry training at the undergraduate level. In 2017, a team of faculty members reassessed the curriculum, teaching methodology and learning outcomes of the psychiatry rotation. As a result, an outcome-based, blended curriculum was devised that integrated virtual and classroom-based learning with patient skills training. The new curriculum has now been in implementation for one year. At the end of the rotation, a questionnaire was administered to determine students' experience of online learning. WEBLEI was adapted to measure students' perceptions across four subscales. Data was gathered from learners' use of the virtual learning system, participation in facilitator-based sessions and the clinical teaching and learning. Students were also asked to compare didactic face-to-face sessions with blended learning. Blended learning scored higher on all measures such as student engagement, critical thinking, student-led learning and alignment of assessment method with learning outcomes. The analysis of this data has informed future directions regarding the design and implementation of a Pakistan-wide mental health program. This study also highlights the challenges of curriculum design and its implications in the broader context of Pakistan. The results add to the existing literature about the experience, challenges and successful outcomes of designing a blended curriculum for Pakistan.
Keywords: Blended learning, Integrated curriculum, Mental health, Learning analytics, PakistanHow to cite this article:Chachar, A.S., Siddiqui, S.A., Saeed, H., Naseem, A. & Mian, A.I. 2020. Design and evaluation of a blended mental health curriculum for undergraduate medical education in Pakistan. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. 4(2): 100-117. https://doi.org/10.36615/sotls.v4i2.111.This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/


Wandering can be seen as one of the most frequent and dangerous behaviors of the elderly with dementia, bringing negative effects on their physical and mental health and heavy caring burden on stakeholders. In order to detect the indoor wandering of demented elders living alone in real time, this paper proposes a light-weight wandering detection system named LWDS. Specifically, the LWDS system first collects the location information with timestamp using a pair of pyroelectric infrared sensors mounted on the doors of each room, and then classifies the ongoing trajectory consisting of a series of locations into different wandering locomotion patterns according to an established wandering model. After a trajectory has been detected as containing wandering behavior, the developed system will send an alert to their carers for necessary treatment. The non-intrusive and easy-to-deploy properties ensure the proposed LWDS system can find wandering behaviors in a cost-effective and energy-efficient manner around the clock. An experimental evaluation conducted on a group of real data collected from two elders showed that the LWDS is effective in detecting indoor wandering when they moved across different rooms and obtained a detection ratio of more than 90.03% for the wandering patterns.


Abstract The photocatalysed decomposition of aromatic sulfenamides in cyclohexene is a rapid reaction at ambient temperature. Products fall into two main groups resulting from recombination of initially formed radicals and from intervention of solvent acting as a radical trap.


"I've lost the presence of God!" cried the author of The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter late in her career. Remembered afterwards by the group of artists who had been with Carson McCullers at the Yaddo Artists Colony, the statement provides a tragic thesis for both McCullers' life and her work. Haunted by a Christ who remained entombed, a twenty-one-year-old McCullers created an allegory in which numerous characters seek to work out their own salvation by relaying their individual fears to John Singer. Singer, a deaf mute, becomes a paralyzed Christ figure, so restricted by the expectations of others that he is fictionalized by them. Only the author and the reader know Singer; Mick, Dr. Benedict M. Copeland, and Jake Blount merely fashion him into the savior they crave. For each he takes on a different face, a singular ministry. Copeland, a persecuted black doctor, believes Singer to be a Jew; Blount insists he's Irish. McCullers herself refers to Singer as a "repository," for all his friends "impute to him all the qualities which they would wish for him to have." (1) Furthermore, the all-too-ordinary theme of isolation in an indecipherable world attains heightened significance as each minor character in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter embarks on his or her own spiritual quest. Each, says Margaret McDowell, is in "revolt against enforced isolation and his or her urge to express the self at all costs." (2) While the perils of interpreting art via authorial experience or attitude must be evident by now, McCullers' own search for God and home can hardly be considered irrelevant to her first novel. In the early 1940s--with Reeves gone, here relationship with David Diamond unresolved, and her professional standing in question--McCullers must have faced many of the same trials as her early characters. Virginia Spencer Carr, McCullers biographer, writes in The Lonely Hunter: "Above all, Carson felt that she needed God, that she must be able to pray again if she were to effect her own redemption." (3) McCullers, Carr says, "recognized God as an omniscient being, a supreme creator who imposed order on the universe, but she sometimes saw Him as a capricious deity whose specialty was freaks." (4) Not only was McCullers alienated from God, she could not tap into the sense of place which sustained writers such as Eudora Welty and William Faulkner. In an essay in The Mortgaged Heart, McCullers says, "A visit to Columbus in Georgia is a stirring up of love and antagonism." (5) While other Southern writers reconciled themselves to the fundamentalist Protestantism of the South and claimed at least a love-hate relationship with their homeland, McCullers fled Georgia for New York. In a letter from Reeves to a friend, Reeves writes: "I have to keep Carson tied by a leg to the bedpost at times to keep her from going mad as she hates the South so." (6) In "How I Began to Write," McCullers says: "By that winter the family rooms, the whole town, seemed to pinch and cramp my adolescent heart. I longed for wanderings. I longed especially for New York." (7) The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter was her only novel written in the South. One critic notes that McCullers "wanted nothing to do with the land of yokels and reactionaries." (8) Yet perhaps this perspective is too pat, for McCullers also said that the South provided a "truer pitch": "When I work from within a different locale from the South, I have to wonder what time the flowers are in bloom--and what flowers? I hardly let characters speak unless they are Southern." (9) With confusion about God and animosity toward country, it is small wonder that the fictional world of McCullers is peopled with those who long for a home. Hers is a strange rebellion; as Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote of Herman Melville, she longed to believe and was unsettled in her unbelief. Ultimately, heaven could offer no more solace than Columbus, Georgia, had, and McCullers breathes life into a protagonist named John Singer to play out her own isolation in an allegory of human non-communication. …


A gas phase binding study revealed strong intrinsic intermolecular interactions between dianionic halogenated closo-dodecaborates [B12X12](2-) and several neutral organic receptors. Oxidation of a tetrathiafulvalene host allowed switching between two host-guest binding modes in a supramolecular complex. Complexes of β-cyclodextrin with [B12F12](2-) show remarkable stability in the gas phase and were successfully tested as carriers for the delivery of boron clusters into cancer cells.


Objective To explore the morphological arc hi tecture and distribution of elastic fibers in rat middle cerebral artery. Methods The elastic fibers of middle cerebral artery from 12 Wistar rats were stained by We igert's method. The morphological architecture and distribution were observed u nder light microscope and the ultrastructure by transmission electron microscope . Results In the middle cerebral artery of rats, the elastic fibers formed thick concentric and wavy internal elastic lamella that stained we ll. There were some elastic fibers scattered in the tunica media and adventitia , but no complete external elastic lamina. Conclusion The co mplete internal elastic lamina of elastic fibers in rat middle ce rebral artery may have preventive effect on rat brain tissue.


Department of Health, Executive Yuan, R.O.C, reported that leading causes of death malignant neoplasma still in first place. The incidence of liver disease is very high in Taiwan, for example: chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most cause of death in Taiwan. Hepatocellular carcinoma is at first place in male and at second place in female in Taiwan. Therefore, how to prevent and heal Hepatocellular carcinoma is very importment. In this study, the results show that when treated 0-200 μg/mL of the ethanolic extract of fermentation product of Agricus blazei (AB-pE) after 48 hr on human hepatocellular carcinoma HA22T/VGH and SK-Hep-1 cells, the cell viability is decrease while concentration increasing. The IC50 of HA22T/VGH and SK-Hep-1 are 28.7 μg/mL and 26.8 μg/mL. In DNA fragmentation experiment, when treated 100, 200 μg/mL on HA22T/VGH cells, the DNA will cleave by nuclease and form DNA ladder. Using flow cytometry to detect the cell cycle, the results show that when treated 100 and 200 μg/ml of AB-pE after 48 hr would lead cell toward apoptosis. And then using fluorescence and flow cytometry to detect the activity of caspase 3, the results show that the AB-pE can activate caspase 3 and cause apoptosis. Using Matrigel invasion assay to detect the invasion ability of human hepatocellular carcinoma HA22T/VGH and SK-Hep-1, when treated 50 μg/ml AB-pE, the hepatoma's invasion activity has decrease. In conclusion, the results show that the ethanolic extract of fermentation product of Agricus blazei (AB-pE) could inhibit the cell proliferation and the invasion activity of human hepatocellular carcinoma HA22T/VGH and SK-Hep-1.


The utility model relates to an adapter used for an ink tank and a cartridge comprising the adapter. The adapter used for the ink tank includes a main body capable of accommodating the ink tank; the main body is provided with a limiting portion which can assist in solving the problem of incapability of identifying whether the cartridge is normally installed or not, wherein the above problem occurs in a situation where the ink tank is installed inside the adapter firstly, and then, the ink tank and the adapter are installed in a printer together. When a user firstly installs the ink tank inside the adapter, and then, installs the ink tank and the adapter together in the printer, the printer is incapable of identifying whether the cartridge is normally installed or not, and therefore, with the adapter used for the ink tank and the cartridge of the utility model adopted, the above situation can be prevented, and a technical problem of misjudgment on the types of the cartridges caused by the above situation can be also solved.


This study, The Caring Process: A Study of Carers in the Home is Part
2 of a research programme, (Caring for the Elderly), on family carers
of elderly people in the Republic of Ireland which was initiated by the
National CounciHor the Aged in 1985.
Part I of the programme, A Study of Carers at Home and in the
Community, was published in June 1988. It provided a profile of. carers
and the database for this study of the process of caring for elderly people
within households. It found that there are 66,000 elderly people receiving
a significant amount of care at home from a relative, which is more than
three and,a half times the number of elderly people in institutional care.
It identified the nature and extent of the care required of families and
relatives of those elderly people who continue to live at home, in their
own, communities, rather than in an institutional environment.
This second volume of the study examines the caring process and
focuses primarily on the family carers of elderly people living at home
rather than on the recipients. of care themselves. The study shows clearly
that family carers are the unrecognised backbone of community care -
inadequately supported by State and other agencies in the task they have
undertaken with such dedication and very often carrying out the task at
great personal sacrifice. Without the commitment and dedication of the
family carers the demands on the State for institutional care of the
elderly would be very much higher.


Introduction: The inflammatory response plays a crucial role in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pathogenesis and expansion. The cytokine tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) are implicated in inflammatory diseases. Previous studies have found miR-155 regulates TNF-α expression in cardiovascular disease. However, the relationship between TNF-α expression and miR-155 in AAA disease is not fully understood. This study examines the relationship between serum TNF-α levels and miR-155 expression in AAA patients. Methods: MicroRNA's were isolated from patient serum and quantified using Agilent BioAnalyzer 2100. MiR-155 levels were assessed using qPCR with Exiqon LNA primers and normalized using the 2-ΔΔCT method. Media was collected from the co-culture of control or AAA monocytes with endothelial cells. The supernatant was analyzed for the presence of TNF-α via Luminex® 200TM analyzer. AAA is defined as ≥3.0 cm in maximum aortic diameter and measurement was obtained from abdominal ultra...


This article highlights the significance of enhancing the resilience of energy sector enterprises in modern geopolitical conditions. The authors emphasize that this is a key factor in ensuring sustainable economic development worldwide. To achieve this, the article explores various directions for improving enterprise resilience, including the development of new technologies, strategic partnerships, and effective management systems. The article focuses on the importance of developing new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence in the energy sector. It also highlights the role of strategic partnerships in enhancing enterprise resilience and the significance of stakeholder engagement. Additionally, the article examines the impact of geopolitical risks on the energy sector and addresses issues related to their management. The authors note that the development of renewable energy sources can contribute to the creation of new jobs and support economic growth in developing countries. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of continued research and innovation in the energy sector to ensure sustainable economic development and address global challenges related to climate change and geopolitical risks. Overall, this article provides valuable insights into the challenges facing the energy sector and offers practical solutions for improving enterprise resilience. The article is relevant for policymakers, researchers, and practitioners in the energy sector, as well as for anyone interested in sustainable economic development and climate change mitigation.


In this paper, we propose a novel algorithm for image retargeting based on adaptive scaling methods. Our algorithm starts by adaptively partitioning the input image into number of strips according to the combined saliency map, which contains both gradient information and visual saliency to measure significant regions and is also used to guide the sampling process when scaling image strips. Experimental results show that our method can achieve better results than other content-aware image retargeting operators.


The watermelon germplasm P.I.595203 resistant to ZYMV-CH(Zucchini yellow mosaic virus-CHINA) and 98R susceptible to ZYMV-CH were used as the parents to construct F2 population and F2:3 population.The markers linked to the resistant gene zym-CH were filtered by BSA strategy.The reference genetic map constructed basing on the F2S8 population(P.I.296341-FR×97103)was used for comparative mapping of zym-CH gene.The results showed that b13-1400,MCPI-14 and MCPI-26 were linked to zym-CH gene with the genetic distance of 25.6 cM,57 cM and 87 cM respectively.The resistant gene zym-CH was located on 105 cM of the linkage group 3 by the collinearity relationship of zym-CH,b13-1400,MCPI-14 and MCPI-26 in the two linkage maps.


. ARGO-YBJ (Astrophysical Radiation with Ground-based Observatory at YangBaJing) is a detector optimized to study small size air showers. It consists of a layer of Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) covering an area of ∼ 6500 m 2 and will


Internship opportunities available at NASA Glenn Research Center for current sophomores or juniors enrolled in a high school located within a 50-mile radius of GRC.


We have synthesized the luminescent Os(ttp) 2 2+ photosensitizer (P) and the supramolecular species P-A, D-P, and D-P-A where the photosensitizer is covalently linked to the electron acceptor MV 2+ (A) and /or the electron donors PTZ or DPAA (D); ttp is 4'-(p-tolyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine, MV 2+ is methylviologen, PTZ is phenothiazine, and DPAA is di-p-ansylamine.


World-class transport systems require world-class traffic and transport professionals. But do our professional aspirations match our professional abilities? This paper analyses the practices of the traffic and transport profession in New Zealand and finds the answer is lperhaps notr. Four inter-related challenges are considered, namely: 1) the lack of scientific rigour that characterises common professional practices; 2) the limited degree to which professional practices consider economic concepts of value; 3) the relative incompleteness of key performance indicators and associated outcomes; and 4) the apparent misalignment between professional practices and stated professional values. These challenges are often inter-related and tend to have cumulative impacts; together they seem likely to compromise the professionrs ability to make a positive contribution to society. To finish, the paper identifies possible options for addressing these challenges. The significance of the challenges, and the relatively slow pace of progress to date, indicates major changes may be required.


This paper presents a two-element dual-band MIMO antenna with dual-polarization for 5G user equipment. Both operating frequencies are of sub-6 GHz band centered at 3.6 GHz and 5.5 GHz respectively and are independent of each other. Antenna polarizations depend on the placement of the feed elements on the PCB. The antenna is designed on FR-4 substrate to ensure its easy availability and keeping it cost-effective. The resultant radiation pattern of the antenna set is bi-directional with good gain and efficiency.