Bauman Moscow State Technical University is an educational-research university designed for training highly qualified graduates. That is why it is necessary to create a master program for training both domestic students masters, and foreign. This program has to meet the requirements of Russian federal state educational standards and satisfy the requirements of the Bologna process. The master program "Cryogenic Engineering" is developed within the framework of the TEMPUS 511121-TEMPUS1-2010-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR "ECDEAST Engineering curriculum design aligned with the EQF and EUR-ACE standard" and Federal State Educational Standards 141200 "Refrigeration, Cryogenics and Life Support Systems"


Managers and program sponsors are often unaware of possible alternatives to costly training evaluation procedures and do not have criteria for selecting alternatives. What is needed is an understanding of the various levels of evaluating training programs, feasible alternatives, and decision criteria for choosing the right system. It is proposed that Kirkpatrick's four levels of training evaluation, plus three enhancements be used: (1) Level 2 enhancement, perceptions of objective mastery; (2) Level 3 enhancement, perceptions of objective transfer; and (3) Level 4 enhancement, utility theory estimates. The first two alternatives involve using surveys and existing instructional objectives. The last alternative involves utility calculations based on the Schmidt, Hunter, and Pearlman (1982) model. Decisions about implementing training evaluation and the degree of sophistication should be based on the criteria of feasibility, propriety, utility, and accuracy. By mapping these criteria against the four-plus levels of evaluation, a decision matrix is obtained, and organizational trainers and educators are able to determine the appropriate degree of evaluation of their training programs. One figure presents the decision matrix. (Contains 15 references.) (Author/SLD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Oft* of Educational Research and Improvement EDUC/ONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) PY(ua document has been reproduced as received from the parson or organization originating it C Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality Points of view or opinions stated in thisdocu. merit do not necessarily represent official OERI position or policy Evaluating Training "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY --0.56)°# Nt9ie (0 THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" Evaluating Organizational Training Programs: Alternatives and Criteria for Selection Joseph Marth, Ph.D. Bluefield College Burtui Hancock, Ph.D. Ernst & Young


Objective To investigate the effect of anchoring technique in antitrade guiding catheter while rechanneling the right coronary chronic total occluded artery by retrograde wire technique.Methods A case of chronic total occluded RCA lesion rechanneled by retrograde wire technique and anchoring technique in antegrade guiding catheter was retrospectively analyzed.The patient suffered from chest pains fro 3 years and his RCA was total occluded but developed very good collateral circulation from left coronary artery.We changed to retrograde after failure to open the CTO vessel from antegrade guiding catheter as routines.The wire successfully passed into occluded RCA from left coronary artery through epicardial collateral vessel and advanced to aortic sinus,but the balloon catheter advance was difficult from retrograde.We carefully adjusted the retrograde wire into RCA guiding catheter,then anchored it with a balloon,while the retrograde balloon catheter was advanced to RCA occluded site and dilated.Results Finally the RCA was successfully reopened after three stents were set in.No angina and other cardiovascular events occurred during the 6-month follow-up.Conclusion The recanalization of CTO leisions is associated with lower success rate and high rate of complications and restenosis.The main reason is failure of wire advancing,while retrograde wire technique can improve the success rate.


The future of secure communication networks relies on the secure distribution of symmetric encryption keys. Current methods of distributing keys are either vulnerable (public key encryption has the capability of being cracked with quantum computers) or are expensive (couriers physically delivering keys to remote locations). The most secure method is to distribute keys from small satellites using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD). S15 Space Systems is a spin-off company that is developing space-based, quantum-safe communications built on research performed at the Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore. The team is developing technologies such as QKD which harness unique properties of quantum physics to enable highly secured encryption services. QKD can generate encryption keys that are secure against computational hacks and that can be distributed to remote parties with solid guarantees that they have not been intercepted by man-in-the-middle eavesdroppers. Quantum light source hardware is being developed that fits on a 3U CubeSat, and a small constellation of these satellites can effectively service thousands of users.


A series of saligenin alkoxyalkylphenylsulfonamide β2 adrenoceptor agonists were prepared by reacting a protected saligenin oxazolidinone with alkynyloxyalkyl bromides, followed by Sonogashira reaction, hydrogenation, and deprotection. The meta-substituted primary sulfonamide was more potent than the para- and the ortho-analogues. Primary sulfonamides were more potent than the secondary and tertiary analogues. The onset and duration of action in vitro of selected compounds was assessed on isolated superfused guinea pig trachea. Sulfonamide 29b had the best profile of potency, selectivity, onset, and duration of action on both guinea pig trachea and human bronchus. Furthermore, 29b was found to have low oral bioavailability in rat and dog and also to have long duration of action in an in vivo model of bronchodilation. Crystalline salts of 29b were identified that had suitable properties for inhaled administration. A proposed binding mode for 29b to the β2-receptor is presented.


The authors discuss the feasibility of delivering multichannel television at millimetre waves, and present a millimetre wave multichannel multipoint video distribution service (M/sup 3/VDS) system. The system design is discussed, and the performance and coverage area are considered. An experimental system in Saxmundham, Surrey is described. >


A sudden upsurge of interest in "the state" has occurred in comparative social science in the past decade. Whether as an object of investigation or as something invoked to explain outcomes of interest, the state as an actor or an institution has been highlighted in an extraordinary outpouring of studies by scholars of diverse theoretical proclivities from all of the major disciplines. The range of topics explored has been very wide. Students of Latin America, Africa, and Asia have examined the roles of states in instituting comprehensive political reforms, helping to shape national economic development, and bargaining with multinational corporations. Scholars interested in the advanced industrial democracies of Europe, North America, and Japan have probed the involvements of states in developing social programs and in managing domestic and international economic problems. Comparative-historical investigators have examined the formation of national states, the disintegration and rebuilding of states in social revolutions, and the impact of states on class formation, ethnic relations, women's rights, and modes of social protest. Economic historians and political economists have theorized about states as institutors of property rights and as regulators and distorters of markets. And cultural anthropologists have explored the special meanings and activities of "states" in non-Western settings. No explicitly shared research agenda or general theory has tied such diverse studies together. Yet I shall argue in this essay that many of them have implicitly converged on complementary arguments and strategies of analysis.


Objective To discuss the effect on prognosis of operative time and method for leakage into ventricle for hypertension cerebral hemorrhage.Methods 185 cases of such patient were analyzed in varied operative time(within 7 h,7~48 h and over 48 h) and three different methods (routine remove of hematoma,extra-ventricle drainage with urokinase perfusion and CSF replacement and single lumbar puncture) in mortality and prognosis.Results ADL1 and ADL2 within 7h were better than those in other two groups with P0.05.The effect of method was better in second group,then first and last with P0.05.Conclusion The early therapy of such patient might have better effect as well as extra-ventricle drainage and then hematoma remove.


Geoffrey Adams : Monarchists or republicans ? ; From the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes to the Edict of Toleration, Catholics, monarchists and philosophes associated Calvinism with republicanism, and the Calvinist churches' governing bodies were organised on republican lines. But the shock of the Revocation, followed by the Camisard War, led the French Protestants to adopt, from 1715 to the Revolution, a resolutely pro-monarchical stance and conduct. However, by their very presence in the kingdom and their resistance to royal edicts concerning the ' new Catholics ', they contributed to weakening the monarchical ideal.


The author believes that digital simulation will make a great contribution to the understanding of management control systems, although little has been accomplished to date. He questions whether the problem can be "overwhelmed" by experimentation without a general theory of management control systems and states that proper design of an investigation is at least as difficult a problem as that of constructing a valid simulator, although the latter is no mean problem. "Management Technology", ISSN 0542-4917, was published as a separate journal from 1960 to 1964. In 1965 it was merged into Management Science.


Most claims for the falsification of the Law of the Excluded Middle (LEM) rest on confusion or can be circumvented. A few of them, however, cannot. I concentrate on two of those, (a) cases involving conflicting criteria(border line cases) and (b) cases imposed by quantum discontinuity(no real state admitted between any two consecutive states). Nevertheless, despite the authenticity of both, closer analysis reveals these two modes of violating LEM to be direct opposites In (a) LEM fails in the relation between language and the world, and not in the world when viewed independently of this relation; in (b) LEM fails in the world itself, if at all. In (a) LEM fails because the Law of Non-Contradiction fails first (mutually exclusive classifications are equally warranted). But in (b) LEM fails because The Law of Non-Contradiction holds and not otherwise Finally, 'a statement is neither true nor false' and 'two contradictory assertions are both false' should be equivalent ways of expressing LEM's failure. Howev...


A Photonics Design Automation workflow is discussed, in which the whole chain from initial idea to final reticle composition is supported by an integrated software tool chain.


The density limit for electron plasmas confined by toroidal magnetic surfaces is investigated. In a cylinder, the well-known limit is the Brillouin density, nB≡ϵ0B2∕2me. In an axisymmetric torus, the confining region shifts outward in major radius, and this shift is shown to equal half the plasma radius when n∕nB≈ι2a∕R0, where ι=1∕q is the rotational transform of the magnetic field and a∕R0 is the inverse aspect ratio of the torus. In a nonaxisymmetric torus, electron confinement is found to be lost due to stochasticity effects when n∕nB≈(ι2∕8M2)(a∕R0)2∕δMN. The asymmetry amplitudes δMN are the fractional variations in n∕B2 on a magnetic surface in the poloidal mode number M and the toroidal mode number N≈ιM.


In examining patterns of utilization of medical and paramedical services by the Australian elderly, Gibson (1983) made an interesting, counterintuitive discovery. This chapter focuses on developing a theoretical response to a puzzle that emerged in the course of analysing data collected for somewhat different purposes. Users of a social service incur three types of cost. First, there is the charge, if any, levied by the suppliers of the service. Second, there is the (financial) cost of travelling to the facility providing the service. Finally, there is the cost of the time involved: time spent travelling to the facility, time spent queueing upon arrival and time spent actually using the service. A priori, we would expect to find some tendency towards geographical dispersion in the service delivery points of a privately-provided service, whether or not it was publicly subsidized.


In this paper, a high efficiency Soft-switching Boost Converter is proposed with a Simple Auxiliary Resonant Circuit (SARC), which is composed of an auxiliary switch, a diode, a resonant inductor, and a resonant capacitor. The Conventional Boost Converter decreases the efficiency because of Hard-switching, which generates losses when the switches are turned ON/OFF. During this interval, all switches in the adopted circuit perform Zero-Current Switching (ZCS) by the resonant inductor at turn-ON, and Zero-Voltage Switching (ZVS) by the resonant capacitor at turn-OFF. This switching pattern can reduce the switching losses, voltage and current stress of the switching device. In this work, we have analyzed the operational modes of the adopted Soft-switching Boost Converter with closed-loop control mode using Electronic PI-controller. The adopted Soft-switching boost converter is simulated by PSIM. The results obtained are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed circuit.


Bit Error Rate (BER) is a significant metric extensively used in the performance evaluation of digital communication systems. Although BER can always be estimated through computer simulation, closed form expressions are often desirable in many scenarios. In this paper we propose an approximate formula for the BER of Turbo codes. With the proposed approximation, BER of Turbo codes under additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel can be expressed as a product of two Gaussian Q functions with a scaling factor only depends on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Simulation results show that the approximation error of the proposed formula is less than 0.3 dB both in AWGN and block Rayleigh fading channel.


The research progress of new technologies on modifying waterborne polyurethane is overviewed,and the research status of the new technology applied in synthetic leather at home and abroad is described,at last the prospect of water-based polyurethane used in synthetic leather industry is put forward.


We study the equation of state of dense baryon matter within the relativistic mean-field model, and we include ∆(1232) isobars into IUFSU model with hyperons and consider the possibility of kaon meson condensation. We find that it is necessary to consider the ∆ resonance state inside the massive neutron star. The critical density of Kaon mesons and hyperons is shifted to a higher density region, in this respect an early appearance of ∆ resonances is crucial to guarantee the stability of the branch of hyperonized star with the difference of the coupling parameter x σ ∆ constrained based on the QCD rules in nuclear matter. The ∆ resonance produces a softer equation of state in the low density region, which makes the tidal deformability and radius consistent with the observation of GW170817. As the addition of new degrees of freedom will lead to a softening of the equation of state, the σ -cut scheme, which states the decrease of neutron star mass can be lowered if one assumes a limited decrease of the σ -meson strength at ρ B ( ρ B > ρ 0 ), finally we get a maximum mass neutron star with ∆ resonance heavier than 2 M ⊙ .


Most commercial LiDAR systems temporarily record the entire laser pulse echo signal as a function of time to extract the return pulses at data acquisition level in real-time; typically up to 4-5 returns. Thus, adding sufficient data storage capabilities, the waveform data can be easily made available to users, providing the possibility of further analyzing the waveform and, thus, obtaining additional information about the reflecting object and its geometric and physical characteristics. However, the considerable size of the captured waveform data is enormous and currently not practical. The objective is to reduce the size of waveform data for faster transmission, for reduced storage requirements and to support feature extraction processing in general. In this paper, the feasibility of compressing the waveform signal in a lossy way, such as wavelet transformation, is investigated. Additionally, the possibility of further compressing the signal by applying compressive sampling technique is analyzed.


We present the results of a search for MeV-scale electron antineutrino events in KamLAND coincident with the 60 gravitational wave events/candidates reported by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration during their second and third observing runs. We find no significant coincident signals within a ±500 s timing window from each gravitational wave and present 90% C.L. upper limits on the electron antineutrino fluence between 108 and 1013 cm−2 for neutrino energies in the energy range of 1.8–111 MeV.


This study were aimed to determine the dry matter and organic matter intake, nutrients digestibility, body weight gain and physiological status of male Bligon goats treated with feed restriction. Six Bligon goats average age of 12 months and an average body weight of 23.6 kg were fed 40% of peanut raughages (rendeng) and 60% concentrate. Goats were divided into two (2) treatment groups. Control goat treatment were fed diets based on dry matter (DM) requirements 3.5% of body weight, and feed restriction goat treatment were fed diets with 50% reduction of DM requirement. Feed restriction was conducted for 35 days. The variables measured were dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) intake, total digestibility nutrient (TDN) intake, body weigh gain, dry matter (DM) and organic matter (OM) digestibility, rectal temperature, respiration frequency, and heart rate. Data were analyzed by independent samples T-test. The results showed that the feed restriction significantly decreased consumption of DM (676.07 ± 14.76 into 372.30 ± 53.08) and OM (639.38 ± 15.89 into 349.88 ± 49.35), consumption of TDN (461.60 ± 10.23 into 253.99 ± 36.17), DM digestibility (74.39 ± 1.60 into 71.27 ± 0.89) and OM digestibility (79.42 ± 1.54 into 76.34 ± 0.24), but had no significant effect on body  temperature, respiration frequency and heart rate (pulsus) of male Bligon goat. Value of ADG was 55.24 g/day (P0) then increased to 131.43 g/day when the feed was filled back. A feed restriction up to 50% decreased goat production performance, but did not interfere with the health status of livestock (can be indicated from physiological status of goat still in the normal range).


The post-1998 surge in local politics has moved the provincial town back to centre stage. This book examines the Indonesian middle class (now 43%!) up close in the place where its members are most at home: the town. Middle Indonesia generates national political forces, yet it is neither particularly rich nor geographically central. This is an overwhelmingly lower middle class, a conservative petty bourgeoisie barely out of poverty and tied to the state. Middle Indonesia rather resists than welcomes globalized, open markets. Politically, it enjoys democracy but uses its political skills and clientelistic networks to make the system work to its advantage, which is not necessarily that of either the national elites or the poor.


Despite years of research attention, localization-based indoor navigation has not found wide-spread practical use, largely due to the high burden on deployment and bootstrapping. Lightweight peer-to-peer navigation systems that use a leader-follower model have recently been proposed to alleviate these burdens. However, typical peer-to-peer navigation suffers from poor scalability and flexibility as navigation is only possible over pre-collected leader paths. In this paper, we present FollowUs, an easily-deployable (bootstrap-free) and scalable indoor navigation system. In addition to robust navigation through real-time trace-following, FollowUs integrates cloud services to process and combine traces at large scale. Optionally, it can also leverage floor plans to further enhance navigation efficiency. We design and implement FollowUs, including mobile app and cloud services. Experimental results from a company-internal beta release show that 91% of FollowUs' spatial errors on reaching destinations to be 3m or less, and 95% of navigation instructions are shown to users within a 4-step error margin during navigation.


The pulsed power supply (PPS) with capacitor energy storage is the integral part of launch system, which is often used as energy storage element for electrothermal-chemical (ETC) launch, electromagnetic launch (EML), and other new-concept launch technology. In order to make capacitor charged rapidly, a novel capacitor charging power supply (CCPS) has been developed in this paper characterized by compact size, high charging power density and short charging time. Through comparison and analysis, a full-bridge series resonant zero current switching charging circuit, dry-type transformer, active cooling technology, anti-jamming technique, high integration structure design technology have been adopted. By analysis and calculation, the CCPS, which can satisfy quick and step by step charging to capacitor, with the charging current of about 5A, maximum working voltage of 12kV and charging voltage error of below 0.5%, has been designed. Finally, the CCPS has been developed and verified to be stable and reliable in the system by charging a 250kJ PPS module.


We have a presented a short list of landing site candidates for a Europa lander mission based on the combined data sets that are available from Voyager and Galileo, and taking into account geological and gechemical interests in addition to engineering concerns. This list should help in selecting prime targets for high resolution cameras on future orbital missions to the Jovian system.


Looking along the beachline from the hill to the west, showing European houses, the pa in the centre, gardens, rowboats and canoes pulled up on shore and yachts and canoes in the water. The view was probably drawn about 1835 or 1836. The artist's own house was along the beachfront at Russell.
Extended Title - From Polack, J. S. New Zealand, being a narrative of travels ... London, 1838, Vol 1 frontispiece
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Aquatint, 93 x 155 mm


1. The module dye-sensitized solar cells (1) having a coherent structure comprising at least two dye-sensitized solar cell (2a-c), arranged next to each other and connected in series, each solar cell comprising: - a working electrode ( 3), - a first conducting layer (4) for outputting photoelectrons produced from the working electrode - counter electrode comprising a second conducting layer (5), - an electrolyte to transfer electrons from the counterelectrode to the Stage s u serial electrode connecting member (6) for electrically connecting the counter electrode and working electrode adjacent solar cell, wherein the solar cell module includes a porous insulating substrate (7), the first conductive layer is a porous conductive layer formed on one side of the porous an insulating substrate, and the second conductive layer is a porous conductive layer formed on the opposite side of the porous isolat onnoy substrate, and a serial connection element (6) is a conductive layer passing through the aforementioned porous insulating substrate (7) and extending between the first electrically conductive layer (4) of one of the solar cell and the second electrically conductive layer (5) of an adjacent solar cell, resulting in thereby creating an electrical connection of the first conductive layer of one solar cell to the second electrically conductive layer adjacent solar elementa.2. Module dye-sensitized solar ale


This article examines the relationship between two apparently unrelated methods for estimating error statistics or uncertainties of relevance to data assimilation (DA). The first method is due to Desroziers et al. (2005, Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 131, 3385–3396; referred to as DBCP hereafter) and relies on residual statistics readily available from DA applications. The second method, the three‐cornered hat (3CH) developed by Gray and Allan (1974, IEEE 28th Annual Symp. Freq. Control, 243–246) and only recently applied to atmospheric sciences, uses three data sets and can derive estimates of relevant error uncertainties as well. The usefulness of both methods lies in them not requiring knowledge of the true value of the quantities at play. DBCP derives its results by relying explicitly on the constraints associated with the DA minimization problem; 3CH is general and its estimates hold as long as errors in the three data sets of choice are uncorrelated. Establishing the relationship between the methods requires application of the 3CH approach to the same observation, background, and analysis data sets used by DBCP. In this case, the same assumptions of DBCP regarding residual errors allow for cancellation of error cross‐covariance terms in 3CH, such that two of its corners derive identical estimates for observation‐ and background‐error covariances to those of DBCP. The error cross‐covariance terms associated with the third corner are shown to add up to twice the analysis‐error covariance, so that the 3CH estimate for the third corner recovers the negative of the analysis‐error covariance. Illustrations of these findings are provided by deriving uncertainties for radio occultation bending angles.


Twenty-one spring barley cultivars were tested for their reaction to Pyrenophora teres using three methods of assessment: inoculation of plants grown outdoors, a detached-leaf inoculation assay, and bioassay with P. teres toxins produced in vitro. Dram was the most resistant of the cultivars tested; a number of other cultivars including Goldmarker, Egmont and Georgie were also moderately resistant. Akka and Havila were highly susceptible. Good correlation was obtained between results from the three test methods.


Summary Two dogs with anemia induced by bleeding were injected intramuscularly with iron dextran to replace the iron lost through the bleedings. They were given intraperitoneally 1.5 ml/kg/day of a hemolysate containing 15 g/100 ml of 59Fe-labeled hemoglobin. Seventeen and 24.7% of the injected heme-59Fe was reincorporated in the RBC, which accounted for only 13.9 and 11.9% of the iron present in the hemoglobin gained following injections of hemolysate. These results indicate that the 60.7% increase in hemoglobin production after hemolysate administration observed in previous similar experiments (1), cannot be ascribed to availability of large amounts of heme iron.


Visible light is ubiquitous and safer than ultraviolet light; however, synthesizing ultralong‐lifetime room temperature phosphorescent (URTP) carbon dots (CDs) with visible‐light excitation remains a formidable challenge. Herein, an easy and fast method for synthesizing visible‐light‐excited URTP CDs is devised. The synthesized CDs have URTP lifetime of 1.51 s which is a relatively long life RTP lifetime ever reported. Furthermore, it is revealed that the dense core of CDs, the formation of long‐chain polymers on the surface, and the presence of hydrogen bond skeleton play a crucial role in the production of URTP. Also, the introduction of the N element is a critical factor in the URTP synthesis as it promotes the n–π* transition and facilitates intersystem crossing (ISC) such that the triplet state is filled with effective excitons. Notably, the CDs demonstrate URTP properties under the excitation of 365 UV light and exhibit URTP under the excitation of visible light. This is a rare report of visible‐light‐excited URTP based on CDs. Considering this excellent property, URTP CDs may be applied in the field of anticounterfeiting. These findings may broaden the path for the development of visible‐light‐excited URTP materials and their applications.


In order to prevent the spread of non-indigenous aquatic species through the ballast water in commercial ships, International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted in 2004 the International Convention for Control and Management of Ship`s Ballast Water and Sediments. The Convention mandates treatment of ballast water for most transoceanic voyages and its confirmation of treatment is made with plankton live/dead assay. Fluorescein diacetate assay (FDA), which produces bright green light for live phytoplankton, has been a de facto standard method to determine the survival of marine plankton, but its staining efficacy has been in dispute. In the present study, we examined the limitation of FDA, and compared its efficacy with Neutral red (NR) staining, another promising assay and widely used especially for zooplankton mortality. For all phytoplankton species studied in the present study, except Ditylum brightwellii, the staining efficiency was


Results of tests of 32 rectangular concrete beams reinforced with four different types of high yield-point steels are presented in this report. The beams had an effective depth of 12 in., a width of 12 in. and a distance center-to-center of supports of 9 ft. The four types of steel used were:' (1) hard grade steel, (2) nickel steel (one beam only) (3) square twisted bars, and (4) "twin-twisted and stretched" bars. Results show that when a concrete beam is reinforced against diagonal tension failure the strength is determined by the total yield strength of the steel (steel area times yield-point stress) and not by the type of steel.


The Pacitan Power Plant is one of the power plants in East Java that has a capacity of 2 x 315 MW which was built by the government in the Fast Track Program 1. The Instrument Air Compressor (IAC) is one of the auxiliary equipment at the Pacitan Power Plant that provides air supply to the factory's advanced pneumatic system. However, this equipment cannot be monitored by the Central Control Room (CCR) operator to the maximum. The parameters that can be controlled are very limited. This is due to the limited number of available Field Bus Module (FBM) terminals. The problem formulation is how to create a communication module to display the parameters of the Air Compressor System Instrument to display the HMI CCR operator in real time. The purpose of designing tool is to create a safe and reliable communication module to display all the parameters of the existing Air Compressors to be displayed in the CCR's computer display. The method used is the control and transmission parameters that are transmitted from the field to the Central Control Room using serial communication RS485 Modbus Protocol.


The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the physical-mechanical characteristics of filament-wound glass-fiber reinforced plastic (GFRP) based on an epoxy matrix has been studied. During 45 days, a decrease in strength of GFRP when stretching and bending takes place. However, the compressive strength increases. IR spectroscopy has shown that the change in the properties of composites occurs as a result of photo-oxidative degradation of the epoxy matrix.


ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze whether fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM) should be evaluated by chronological age and/or biological age and propose curves to classify the body composition of young Chilean soccer players. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was developed. Six hundred and forty-two soccer players between 13.0 and 18.9 years of age were recruited. Body mass, height, trunk-cephalic height, and tricipital and subscapular skinfolds were evaluated. Biological maturation was determined using peak height velocity age (PHV) and the percentage of fat mass was estimated by regression equations. The reference percentiles were calculated using the LMS method. Results: The values of R2 were lower for chronological age (FM = 0.07% and FFM = 0.13%) than for biological age (FM = 0.31% and FFM = 0.50%). Eleven percentiles (p3, p5, p10, p15, p25, p50, p75, p85, p90, p95 and p97) were calculated for FFM and FM. Conclusion: Biological age (PHV) is a better predictor of FFM and FM than chronological age. The references proposed can be used to monitor the body composition of young Chilean soccer players. Level of Evidence II; Diagnostic Study .


Empirical technology and society research is in a methodological crisis. Problems increasingly involve closed platforms, targeted content, and context-specific behavior. Prevailing research methods, such as surveys, tasks, and web crawls, pose design and ecological validity limitations. Deploying studies in participant browsers and devices is a promising direction. These vantage points can observe individualized experiences and implement UI interventions in real settings. We survey scholarship that uses these methods, annotating 284 sampled papers. Our analysis demonstrates their potential, but also recurring implementation barriers and shortcomings. We then present Rally and sdkName, a platform and toolkit for browser-based research. These systems lower implementation barriers and advance the science of measuring online behavior. Finally, we evaluate Rally and sdkName against our design goals. We report results from a one-month pilot study on news engagement, analyzing 4,466,200 webpage visits from 1,817 participants. We also present observations from interviews with researchers using these systems.


Abstract. Nugroho Y, Soendjoto MA, Suyanto, Matatula J, Alam S, Wirabuana PYAP. 2021. Traditional medicinal plants and their utilization by local communities around Lambung Mangkurat Education Forests, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 23: 306-314. Lambung Mangkurat Education Forests (LMEF) is a unique forest area with high plant diversity, including medicinal plants. This study aimed to document the list of natural medicinal plant species in LMEF and analyze the community perceptions on utilizing them. Exploratory surveys collected data through field observation and interviews with people living in villages around LMEF. The inventory of medicinal plants was conducted by line transect method with 1,000 m long and 20 m wide. Meanwhile, indigenous communities' description of medicinal plant utilization was explored using an interview process on fifty respondents. The results showed that 56 medicinal plant species were naturally distributed in LMEF. Most plants have habitus as trees, wherein local communities commonly use their leaves as traditional medicine. Local people generally applied the extraction process using hot water to obtain the benefit of these plants. Interestingly, more than 70% of respondents prefer traditional medicine to drugs. These findings indicated that the sustainable management of LMEF can support the vital role of forest ecosystems for people's health.


Absract: The purpose of this study was know strategic role of entrepreneurship
practice to grow the entrepreneurship attitude for Accounting Education Students
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta. The approach this research is qualitative
and ethnografi design. The data collecting technique are observation, interview, and
documentation. Informant this research are eight of students doing Entrepreneurship
Practice Lecture and three of lecturers Entrepreneurship Practice. Based on the
survey results revealed that the entrepreneurship attitude grow during students doing
Entrepreneurship Practice. Students have optimist attitude during Program of
Entrepreneurship Practice. The initiative attitude so that Entrepreneurship Practice
through fluently has been growing in students self, achievement motive to get the
result to be better has been growing in students self are they want to continue a effort
that they can. The leadership spirit start to grow too, it is like students to be brave to
do the different appear with innovative and creative of product, they to be brave to
take the risk too. Conclution of this research is Entrepreneurship Practice can give
for students the provisions to be an entrepreneur and step to decrease the
unemployment. Entrepreneurship attitude has been growing in students self.


A model was built based on the design principle of the 5-core cabtyre cable with 3 large conductors and 2 small conductors. A calculation sequence was programmed using the QBASIC language, by which the necessary parameters were calculated. In this way, the accuracy of the design was improved.


4 Discussion of Results 4.1 Charcoal Densities 4.1.1 Comparison of the charcoal densities for the Tell Brak samples 4.1.2 Mean charcoal densities – by deposit class 4.1.3 Mean charcoal densities – by horizontal context 4.1.4 Mean charcoal densities – by vertical context (period) 4.1.5 Mean charcoal densities – by trench 4.1.6 Summary of the results for Tell Brak 4.1.7 Comparison of the charcoal densities for the Kilise Tepe samples 4.1.8 Mean charcoal densities – by deposit class 4.1.9 Mean charcoal densities – by vertical context (period) 4.1.10 Mean charcoal densities by trench 4.1.11 Summary of the results for Kilise Tepe


Hong Kong′s sub-degree programmers and post-secondary education guarantee its development at a high level through Standardized Qualification assurance system.This paper introduces HK′s logistics vocational education assurance system through the internal control and the external quality assurance.It also summarizes its significance and enlightenment to Guangdong′s logistics vocational education quality assurance system construction: strengthens macro frame construction;constructs reasonable and scientific evaluation index system;strengthens the education provider′s sense of responsibility and urgency to control the quality.


In the early 1960s, Dr. Arnold Kadish developed the first insulin pump, which was the size of a Marine backpack.1 Over the years, insulin pumps have become much more refined and have decreased in bulk to the size and weight of a small pager. Insulin pump therapy, also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, is no longer seen as experimental and controversial, but rather is viewed as an acceptable alternative to multiple daily injection (MDI) therapy in the management of insulin-dependent diabetes2 (Table 1).3

The insulin pump is an electromechanical device that mimics the body's natural insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells by subcutaneously delivering rapid-acting insulin both at preset continuous basal rates and in extra bolus doses at mealtimes on demand.4 Insulin pumps allow for up to 24 different hourly basal rates in a 24-hour period. For bolus doses, pump users input their current blood glucose level and the number of carbohydrates they will consume, and the pump customizes their dose based on insulin currently on board (i.e., the remaining active insulin from the previous dose), their individualized insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio, and their individualized insulin sensitivity factor (i.e., their expected drop in blood glucose from 1 unit of insulin).1,5 Thus, insulin pumps are able to deliver insulin in a more physiological manner than other injection-based insulin regimens.5

In the late 1970s, results of the first human trials of insulin pump therapy were published. This was followed by numerous additional studies comparing insulin pump therapy to traditional MDI regimens with regard to long-term glycemic control and minimization of hypoglycemia.6–11 Then, in 1993, the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial12 confirmed the importance of intensive glycemic control using either insulin pump therapy or an MDI regimen along with frequent self-monitoring of …


In order to achieve the purpose of cross-platform remote monitoring simply and conveniently, this paper has done a research on a remote real-time monitoring system accessed by browsers. A web server is established successfully in the embedded Linux operating system, which takes ARM-processor S3C2440 as the core of hardware. Users can monitor remote temperature, humidity and video information only by using a browser. The experiment results show that the system is stable, with quick responded humiture and fluent video, realizes the cross-platform operation, and possesses very good expansibility and certain practical value.


We demonstrate 2×2 MIMO 60-GHz RoF system with nonlinear compensation. The proposed I/Q Volterra nonlinear compensation not only improves data rate up to 81.37Gbps but also extends wireless distance to 42 meters with data rate of >70Gbps.


Several classic image fusion methods were analyzed by using the extended model of general component substitution (GCOS) framework.The relations between the injection modes of these fusion methods were investigated.On this basis,a novel spatial variable detail injection method,which took the correlations of panchromatic and multispectral bands into consideration,was established.By combining with different spatial detail extraction methods,three novel high-pass modulation (HPM) image fusion schemes were proposed.The fusion results of Ikonos and Quickbird data were analyzed quantitatively by using the proposed methods,and the result was compared with those by the traditional HPM.Fusion results of visible bands show that the fusion performance is improved by the proposed modification of modulation coefficients and detail extraction methods compared to HPM,and the contribution of the improved modulation coefficients is more significant.However,the fusion results of near infrared (NIR) bands indicate that the study of the filter design should be paid more attentions for the fusion in NIR and panchromatic bands.


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American cotton clothing market is analyzed by using the M.Ports′ five kinds of competitive model.It is pointed out that GDP is still the determining factor at present,other factors cannot have tremendous influence on the consumption of cotton textile and apparel in America.Based on this conclusion,after applying the data that professor Chen Xue-bin gained with the method of cointegration analysis of non-stationary time series and calculating the increased volume that China exports cotton textile and apparel to America,it predictes that China′s exportation of cotton textile and apparel to America would has large increase after the Financial Crisis.


Department of Physiology, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, Delhi – 110095. India Corresponding Author: Dr Farah Khaliq Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, UCMS and GTB hospital, Delhi – 110095 India Email: email@example.com Received: 04-10-2010| Accepted: 20-07-2011 | Published Online: 02-08-2011 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) Conflict of interest: None declared Source of funding: Nil Abstract


This article introduces the work of Judith Butler, whose theory of gender performativity has become highly influential in contemporary studies of gender and sexuality. Her main thesis is that both gender and sex are produced by discourse. In order to deal with the discursive construction of bodies, it is necessary to move beyond the opposition between sex and gender long upheld in feminist theory. Butler's theory is intended as an improvement on constructionism. Understanding construction as involving the materialization of determinate types of bodies through the iteration of gender-constituting performatives, she argues that both sex and gender are co-original effects of this process. The function of performatives is to create heterosexually structured bodies and subjects, and these performatives operate by prescribing other identifications. Because there is never any easy fit between the stream of identifications and desires and the performativity of prescribtions and proscribtions, identities are always phantasmatic. The constitution of a heterosexually organized, gender differentiated identity rests on that which has been excluded and abjection figures as a critical resource on the struggle to rearticulate the terms of symbolic intelligibility and legitimacy in Butler's political vision.


Refusals are a considerable source of non-response in surveys. During the field period, some surveys collect reasons for refusals as survey para-data. In addition to providing information for research these data can also provide information about non-respondents that can be used to reduce refusal rates. However, there is a lack of standardized instruments of data collection, the fact of which declines reliability, validity, and objectivity of the data collected. This article presents a standardized instrument – a categorization scheme – for classifying reasons for refusals. The instrument was developed using content analysis of open-ended comments by interviewers in the German General Social Survey (ALLBUS 2008). The interrater-reliability of the developed categorization scheme is .84 and thus satisfying. We give some suggestions on how the categorization scheme can be used by surveyors as well as by interviewers when collecting reasons for refusals.


A method for controlling a recipe based on user authentication includes authenticating, validating or recognizing user ID information by searching an ID information database, fetching, retrieving or reading recipe and/or setting information for respective recipes and/or menus associated with or corresponding to the authenticated, validated or recognized user ID information from a user-based recipe information database when the user ID information is valid, and executing a selected recipe and/or menu based on corresponding recipe and/or setting information when one of the respective recipes and/or menus is selected.


Spodosols are important soil types throughout much of the citrus belt in the south and east coast regions of Florida. The spodic horizon in these soils may play a role in restricting the transport of contaminants; hence, it could minimize the contamination of groundwater by agrichemicals applied to soils. In this study, adsorption and leaching of nitrate and bromide in soil samples taken from three horizons of a Spodosol (Oldsmar sand; sandy, silicious, hyperthermic Alfic Arenic Haplaquods) were evaluated with batch equilibration and leaching column experiments. Adsorption of nitrate and bromide was negligible by the A (surface soil, 0-20 cm) and E (sand layer, 25-50 cm) horizon samples. The spodic horizon (Bh, 55-70 cm), by comparison, retained a small amount of nitrate and bromide. In a leaching column study, the quantity of nitrate, applied on the surface of the soil column, recovered in 4.5 pore volumes of leachate was lower by 15% when the soil sample from the spodic horizon was used compared with using the surface or the sand horizon samples. A 2-fold increase in rate of application of either nitrate or bromide had a negligible effect on the cumulative leaching of the ions in relation to the quantity applied.


Etuoke Banner of Inner Mongolia was taken as an example to illustrate the relationship between land use changes and various different driven factors.A lot of data,such as land use in 1990,geomorphology,soil,soil erosion,slope,aspect,temperature,precipitation,road distances,town distances,population and livestock were integrated and modeled by GIS and logistic regression analysis.The key elements affecting the distribution and changes of different land use types were determined,and the suitable probability map about the spatial distribution of land use was generated.Moreover,with the CLUE-S model,the land use in 2006,was simulated.Compared with the actual land use in the same year of 2006,the simulated result showed great agreements,and the Kappa value was up to 0.67.


Summary.
Sectioning of the periarterial nerves to the spleen in the sheep was accompanied by a fall in the noradrenaline content from 3–4 μg per g to less than 0.1 μg per g and in the adrenaline content from 0—0.14 μg per g to 0.02 μg per g or less. By 3–4½ months after denervation the noradrenaline had increased to 0.2–0.4 μg per g indicating some functional regeneration of the nerves.

A corresponding reduction in the noradrenaline and adrenaline was also observed in kidney, parotid and submaxillary glands, and in liver. A rise in noradrenaline was observed in the kidney 41/2 months after denervation.

The relative decrease in adrenaline after denervation was in many cases less than that of noradrenaline, a result which would be expected if adrenaline derives from chromaffine cells in the organ.


The challenges for determining the global geoid with the accuracy of centimeter-level are clarified.Various definitions of the geoid are commented.A new approach for determining the global 1°×1°geoid with the accuracy of centimeter-level are further suggested: if it is given a geopotential model with corresponding centimeter-level accuracy,given the Earth shallow layer mass density distribution as well as the mean sea height model with the corresponding accuracy,then,based on the fictitious compress recovery approach,the aim of realizing the global 1°×1°geoid with the accuracy of centimeter-level is possible.The possibilities and conditions for realizing the aim are preliminarily demonstrated,and the results of a simulative test are also introduced in short.


In today's globalized environment which is constantly changing and evolving, changes are the dominant feature of the life cycle and sustainability essential element of any business. The change is a prerequisite for survival and success. Through organizational change will try to convert an existing situation in a new, more dynamic situation and given the urgent need for positive changes and reforms. Undoubtedly, Messinia the last five years is emerging as a major tourist destination. To this have assisted the changes made and continue to take place in its infrastructure, the quality of its tourism services, tourism education. This raises the Messinia as a valuable case study through which we attempt to study the change of organizational culture. Proper awareness of the current situation and the successful cooperation between the interim agents of change will help the county to move the appropriate changes to maintain and to provide a business tourism development plan for the reconstruction of the county which will aim at organizational and business improvements in the industry but also to improve the services provided.


This paper will show how the philosopher Man˙d˙anamis´ra discusses in his Brahmasiddhi the cancellation ( b ā dha ) of a former element by a latter, which is prescribed in M ī m ā ṃ s ā s ū tra 6.5.54. We do not have yet a clear idea of what the value of this text holds for him. I would emphasize that probably more than we had expected, it forms an essential part of Man˙d˙ana's philosophy. Its authority is sometimes stated explicitly and sometimes not; and we easily overlook the fact that his argument is highly dependent on the Mı¯ma¯m˙sa¯ scheme. This rule, 6.5.54, was originally purely concerned with the performance of the sacrifice, but Man˙d˙ana applies it to his epistemic analysis, i.e. his discussion on the relative strength of the valid means of knowledge, giving this rule the status of basic testimony. Furthermore, he interprets the rule in his own unique way, or at least differently from Kuma¯rilabhat˙t˙a, integrating it with the argument by his famous predecessor Bhartr ˙ hari. The mutual relationship among Man ˙ d ˙ ana, Kuma¯rila, and Bhartr ˙ hari, will be illuminated by focusing on what M ī m ā ṃ s ā s ū tra 6.5.54


Persuasion games have been fundamental in economics and AI research, and have significant practical applications. Recent works in this area have started to incorporate natural language, moving beyond the traditional stylized message setting. However, previous research has focused on on-policy prediction, where the train and test data have the same distribution, which is not representative of real-life scenarios. In this paper, we tackle the challenging problem of off-policy evaluation (OPE) in language-based persuasion games. To address the inherent difficulty of human data collection in this setup, we propose a novel approach which combines real and simulated human-bot interaction data. Our simulated data is created by an exogenous model assuming decision makers (DMs) start with a mixture of random and decision-theoretic based behaviors and improve over time. We present a deep learning training algorithm that effectively integrates real interaction and simulated data, substantially improving over models that train only with interaction data. Our results demonstrate the potential of real interaction and simulation mixtures as a cost-effective and scalable solution for OPE in language-based persuasion games.\footnote{Our code and the large dataset we collected and generated are submitted as supplementary material and will be made publicly available upon acceptance.


Small intestinal bacteria overgrowth(SIBO)and consequent bacteremia,septicemia,enterogenous endotoxemia are serious conditions of many disease,wherease some diseases are also subject to the complication with SIBO.Small intestinal bacterial cultivation used to be regarded as a 'gold standard' tool for the detectuion of SIBO.However,this approach is defective in its invasiveness,complex procedure,less available materials,and unfavorable promotion.Therefore,we are searching for an accurate,convenient,easily accepted diagnostic method.This article reviews the advantages,disadvantages,and clinical value of the diagnostic methods for SIBO.


Our thesis deals with design and development of a software for building a web corpora. It aims on the extraction of useful information from internet articles and discussions (author, title, date, main text) and what is more, remove so called boilerplate and other unnecessary parts. Our software downloads documents from the chosen domain by using a web crawler with the possibility of filtration. To detect the structure of HTML (HyperText Markup Language) pages within a domain, our software uses a modified algorithm SST (Site Style Tree). It uses text features and specific tags in the source code of websites for search of useful information. Output of our software is a web corpora, source of textual data for linguistic research. Part of the thesis is an analysis of existing solutions. The software is implemented in Java language and it includes a web interface on website of Natural Language Processing Centre, in which we can verify the software functionality.


In this paper, the influence of annealing temperature on AC magnetic property of Fe 15.38 Co 61.52 Cu 0.6 Nb 2.5 Si 11 B 9 nanocrystalline alloy is investigated, and the possible reasons for better high-frequency soft magnetic properties are analyzed. The resistivity decreases as annealing temperature increases. The value of μ ' f 0 is not in direct proportion to saturation magnetization M s because of irregular variation of the gyromagnetic ratio with annealing temperature. At annealing temperature T a =873 K, the alloy has the largest quality factor and relaxation frequency, i.e., Q (1 MHz) =23.1 and f 0 =25.02 MHz.


Background: Corticosteroids used in addition to anti-tuberculous therapy have been reported to benefit people with tuberculous pleurisy. However, research findings are not consistent, raising doubt as to whether such treatment is worthwhile. Concem also exists regarding the potential adverse effects of steroids, especially in HIV positive patients. An earlier Cochrane review summarized the existing evidence on the effects of steroids in people with tuberculous pleurisy. This review updates the evidence and, for the first time sheds light on the effects of steroids in patients with tuberculous pleurisy co-infected with HIV. Objectives: To examine the evidence from randomised controlled tri~ls conceming the effect of steroids in patients with tuberculosis of the pleura. Search strategy: The following databases were searched: Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group specialized trials register (October 2003), The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library Issue 3, 2003), MEDLINE (1966 to October 2003), EMBASE (1980 to October 2003), LILACS (October 2003), U.S. NIH ClinicalTrials.gov (October 2003), and Current Controlled Trials (October 2003). In addition, Lists of references from review articles and primary studies were scanned for further studies Selection criteria: Randomised and quasi-randomised trials evaluating the effects of adjunctive corticosteroids in patients diagnosed with TB pleurisy were sought. Data collection & analysis: Two authors independently applied inclusion criteria,


The Clinical Effectiveness Unit (CEU) welcomes the opportunity to respond to Ms Lizzie Greed and Dr Ailsa Gebbie's letter on the subject of 'Improving the clarity and consistency of advice on missed contraceptive pills in the UK'.1

As highlighted by Ms Greed and Dr Gebbie, the guidance offered by the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) and manufacturers of combined oral contraceptives (COCs) has differed. In 2005 …


An inevitable cosmetic of the elite, Sandalwood oil, otherwise called the 'liquid gold' is extracted from the roots and wood of Sandalwood. But owing to a greater market value in the indigenous and international markets, it is getting increasingly adulterated by species like Osyris wightiana. To differentiate between both, various techniques are available. In this paper, a simpler and useful technique to distinguish between Santalum album and Osyris wightiana has been described. The technique of RAPD has been used and has been shown to effectively distinguish genotypically, Sandal and Osyris.


Vapor volume f r a c t i o n ( v o i d f r a c t i o n ) experiments using a gamma attenuation technique have been planned. The experiments w i l be conducted using steam-water over a wide range of


To increase retrieval e ectiveness, information retrieval systems must o er better supports to users in their information seeking activities. To achieve this, one major concern is to obtain a better understanding of the nature of the interaction between a user and an information retrieval system. For this, we need a means to analyse the interaction in information retrieval, so as to compare the interaction processes within and across information retrieval systems. We present a framework for investigating the interaction between users and information retrieval systems. The framework is based on channel theory, a theory of information and its ow, which provides an explicit ontology that can be used to represent any aspect of the interaction process. The developed framework allows for the investigation of the interaction in information retrieval at the desired level of abstraction. We use the framework to investigate the interaction in relevance feedback and standard web search.


During embryogenesis, there is a major switch from dependence upon products deposited by parental tissues, particularly those from maternal tissues, to reliance on products of the zygotic genome. In animals, this so-called maternal-to-zygotic transition often occurs after a period of transcriptional


Last spring, while collecting beetles under the bark of decayed logs, I met with numbers of the larvæ of Arctia isabella (hairs brown in the middle, black at each end of larva,) about to spin up. Not knowing their hybernating habits, they had always baffled me, and under the impression that they would require another season to mature, had been turned loose. I collected some twenty, put them into a box with cotton and paper scrap, and they at once spun up, all but four. These wandered up and down for a week, having some want, and wasting away.


The Spanish general election of March 2004 not only produced a surprise result but also had an unusually strong foreign policy focus, representing a rarity in electoral contests both in Spain and in western and southern Europe. While Aznar's People's Party (PP) ultimately paid a price for its Iraq policy, the early pronouncements made by the ensuing Zapatero administration indicated that the Socialist Party (PSOE) would continue to disagree with the PP over a range of international issues: most ostentatiously over Iraq, but also over Spain's location on the Euro-Atlantic landscape, in relation to Latin America, towards the Mediterranean and over the Western Sahara dispute. While the Socialists blamed their rivals for having broken with a 'Polı́tica de Estado' in foreign policy and called for a return to bipartisan (and indeed broader) consensus, neither party has consistently pursued a foreign policy rapprochement since that time. These developments represent something of a sea-change in Spanish politics, with foreign policy contested just as fiercely now as domestic policy has been since the end of the democratic transition—the latter having been a 'transition through transaction'. Even during the first Aznar government (1996–2000), most observers continued to believe that a substantial foreign policy consensus among the 'electable' parties, which had emerged under González, was sufficiently well established to have survived the 13 years of Socialist government. By the 1990s foreign policy was commonly referred to by PSOE and PP alike as a 'Polı́tica de Estado'—a domain of politics in which state interests, which could be commonly defined, should prevail in so far as the broad framework of foreign policy orientations was concerned. In contrast with the early post-Franco years, when pragmatism had led the major parties to compromise on domestic political arrangements while ideological divisions still found reflection in foreign policy preferences, external relations appeared to have become the more obvious domain for bipartisanship by the late 1980s and to have remained so in spite of the new international challenges that appeared after


A survey to identify illegal plant genetic resource trafficking was made from Febrary 2017 to March 2017 in Kafta Humera wereda , Tigray regional state, northern Ethiopia. Semi- structured interviews, structured questionnaires; focus group discussion and document analysis were used for data collection. A total of seventy one informants from local security, local community federal policies and custom and revenue officers were interviewed. Snowball sampling was used to select the local community and local security while the rest informant was purposely selected. Microsoft excel spreadsheet and Spss version 20 was used to analyze data. The Leave of Rhamnus prinoides together with its fruits, and fruits of Adansonia didgitata are the frequently exported plant and plant derivatives through illegal route. These plant biogenetic resources are exported to Sudan and Eritrea both by illegally and legally coverage. The awareness of the informants participated in the interview on illegal biogenetic resource trafficking varies from site to site and from sector to sector. The main illegal route whereby illegal traffickers use to export plant and plant derivative are Maytselot, Menkerker, Awezruf, endaaboy Tewelde garden and Haji Abdugarden . Most of the traffickers are unemployed youth that live in and around the border. The existing gap in community awareness needs awareness raising and alternative job opportunities creations. The link between different stakeholders also needs solidarity to accomplish consistent controlling mechanism.


Man's day-by-day activities have a big impact on th e environment so we continuously search for different methods of cleaning it. In this paper is studied a very efficient way to purify the residual waters using natural ions exchangers. There are made a series of studies above the zeolites, as a class of specific structure silicates. The main characteristic of the zeolites is the presence of some loose water molecules, the conceding and readmission of these being done without any damage to the crystal lattice. The paper contains a ki netic


OBJECTIVE To compare and evaluate the efficacy of erlotinib and gefitinib treatment of brain metastases from advanced non-small cell lung cancer.To observe the relationship of the brain lesions and PFS between TKI types and the EGFR mutations.METHODS A retrospective study was performed on 81 cases advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutation and newly-diagnosed brain metastases and 111 cases advanced NSCLC and EGFR mutation without brain metastases,who were treated in our hospital from January 1th,2009 to November 25 th,2012.All patients were divided into gefitinib or erlotinib treatment groups.Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the survival rate,the Log-rank test was used to compared the diffrence between the two groups.RESULTS For patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases,an objective response rate of 45.68%(37/81)and a disease control rate of 90.12%(73/81)were achieved,while those receiving gefitinib or erlotinib treatment had a progression-free survival(PFS)of 9.5or 9.0 months,respectively(P=0.344),and those with mutation in Exon 19 or Exon 21 of EGFR showed a PFS of 10.4or 8.6months,respectively(P=0.408).For patients without newly diagnosed brain metastasis,the PFS were 14 months for gefitinib and 15.0months for erlotinib(P=0.369),and 14.0months for Exon 19 mutation and 15.0months for Exon 21mutation(P=0.408).CONCLUSION It showed no profound significant differences in efficacy between gefitinib and erlotinib as the first line treatment for patients with brain metastases from advanced NSCLC and somatic EGFR mutations.


Abstract Detailed comments on governing equations and boundary conditions on which numerical results of gas flow in porous media should rely are presented. Numerical results are shown for the gas flow through a large blast furnace with designed layered structure of burdens. Not only the effects of radial and vertical distributions of resistance to flow but also the effects of different top profiles of burden, such as V-, M-shapes and V-shape with a side terrace, on the resultant gas flow are discussed in relation to the properties of burden, such as repose angle, particle size, voidage and different charging sequence. For the gas flow in a coaxial annulus bed, which is expected to appear in the lower part of blast furnace during a start-up or a blow-out operation, numerical predictions are compared with analytical ones based on a simple yet convenient gas flow model.


A controlled pot culture experiment was conducted to determine the influence of different photoperiods on the phenological progression,spike differentiation and development of oat varieties differing in maturity.Three varieties(Bayou3,representing a late maturity variety,Baiyan8 representing an early maturing variety and Baiyan2 representing an intermediate maturating variety) were treated with 8,12,and 16 h photoperiods,in a factorial arrangement with three replications.Phenological traits and apical development were monitored at weekly intervals.At the jointing,booting,heading and grain-filling stages,superoxide dismutase(SOD),peroxidase(POD),malondialdehyde(MDA) and relative cell membrane conductivity(REC) were determined after destructive leaf sampling.Our results showed that the late maturing Bayou3 was sensitive to photoperiod and was unable to complete spike differentiation and reach heading under 8 h photoperiod.Variety Baiyan8,on the other hand was not sensitive to changes in photoperiod.All varieties took longer to reach specific phenological stages and spike differentiation with the 8 h photoperiod.The SOD and POD activities were greater for Baiyan8 than for Bayou3 and Baiyan2.In contrast,Baiyan8 had lower MDA content and lower REC than the other two varieties.MDA content and REC were correlated with photoperiod.Our data indicate that the earliness per se of oat was related with photoperiod insensitivity,and there was also a relationship between foliar antioxidant enzyme activity and the response of varieties to photoperiod.


Background
Fascia iliaca compartment nerve block (FICNB) has been reported to provide effective postoperative analgesia in patients with femur fracture. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of FICNB with Bupivacaine and Dexamethasone for postoperative analgesia in proximal fracture femur.
Methods
 Sixty-four patients of ASA grade 1 to 3, aged 50-80 years scheduled for proximal femur fracture femur were included and randomly assigned to two groups of 32 patients each Group F received ultrasound guided(FICNB) with 0.25% 40ml of Bupivacaine & Dexamethasone 4 mg & Group T received Tramadol 50mg at the end of surgery. Postoperative pain was assessed at 30 minutes, 2 hours, 4 hours, 6 hours, 8 hours, 12 hours and 24 hours using visual analogue scale (VAS). Injection Paracetamol 1gm was given intravenously as rescue analgesia in both the groups when VAS was more than four.
Results
 Both the groups were comparable for demographic parameters. The mean duration of analgesia was 460.31±10.50 minutes in the FICNB group while it was only 263.72±12.85 minutes in the tramadol group, the difference being statistically significant (with a 'p value' of 0.001). The total consumption of paracetamol did not show a significant difference in either of the groups in the first 24 hours, the 'p value' being 0.406.
 Conclusion
Ultrasound guided FICNB given postoperatively in patients undergoing proximal fracture femur can provide postoperative pain relief for longer duration than Inj. Tramadol.


The gaseous plant hormone ethylene has a wide variety of applications in agriculture and horticulture. Ethephon, an ethylene releaser, is used to stimulate natural rubber production in Hevea brasiliensis latex cells. Ethylene Response Factors (ERF) are the last transcription factors if the ethylene signalling pathway and control a large number of ethylene-responsive genes. Two Hevea ERF, HbERF-IXc4 ans HbERF-IXc5, are orthologs to ERF1 a jey regulator at the crosstalk of ethylene and jasmonate signalling pathways. These genes were suggested to play an important role in regulating latex cell metabolism in response to tapping and ethephon stimulation. We regenerated transgenic lines overexpressing HbERF-IXc4 ans HbERF-IXc5 under the control of two promoters, 35S CaMV and HEV2.1, respectively. The latter was shown to direct latex-specific expression in non-photosynthetic tissues. The somatic embryogenesis process was affected by these modifications. however, successful plant regeneration has been obtained. Further characterization of this plant material is in progress to understand the function HbERF-IXc4 ans HbERF-IXc5 in latex. (Texte integral)


Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) employed in industrial processes that causes adverse effects on the environment and human health. Sensitive and inexpensive methods to detect BPA are therefore needed. In this paper, we describe an electrochemical biosensor for detecting low levels of BPA using polymeric electrospun nanofibers of polyamide 6 (PA6) and poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) decorated with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), namely, PA6/PAH@AuNPs, which were deposited onto a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate. The hybrid layer was excellent for the immobilization of tyrosinase (Tyr), which allowed an amperometric detection of BPA with a limit of detection of 0.011 μM in the concentration range from 0.05 to 20 μM. Detection was also possible in real water samples with recoveries in the range of 92–105%. The improved sensing performance is attributed to the combined effect of the large surface area and porosity of PA6/PAH nanofibers, the catalytic activity of AuNPs, and oxidoreductase ability of Tyr. These results provide a route for novel biosensing architectures to monitor BPA and other EDCs in water resources.


In our paper, hesitant fuzzy soft sets and some operations on hesitant fuzzy soft sets are defined and some of their properties are studied. Applications of hesitant fuzzy soft sets in decision making are investigated.


others to illustrate the sometimes curious applications of Soviet literary theory. His analysis provides insight into the trends that may be expected to shape Soviet letters in the immediate future.


Lean and Six Sigma are recent developments in continuous improvement methodology that have been popularized by several high-profile companies. The success and complementary nature of these methodologies has led to their combination into a single methodology, commonly called Lean Six Sigma or Lean Sigma. Although there is considerable literature available and many consultants involved with Lean Six Sigma, very little published research addresses the practical experiences of companies that have implemented Lean Six Sigma. The research questions for this research are what extent applying the lean six sigma concept in supply chain process will improve the physical and information flow of the raw materials and finished goods. And what extent improving of the supply chain process by applying the lean six sigma concept will affect Delivery and speed, Quality, Flexibility, and Cost. Index Terms—Lean; Six Sigma; Healthcare; Pharmaceutical products


The aspartase granzyme B is one of the major components of the granules involved in cell killing by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Granzyme B has been shown to activate the apoptotic death pathway in the target cell, and this involves activation of members of the caspase (CASP) protein family. Therefore, activational cleavage of mouse (m) CASP proforms by granzyme B was examined in vitro. CASP can be subdivided in the CASP‐1 (interleukin‐1β‐converting enzyme; ICE) subfamily, the CASP‐2 (Ich1) subfamily, and the CASP‐3 (CPP32) subfamily. Our results reveal that the proforms of the CASP‐3 subfamily members mCASP‐3 and mCASP‐7 are hydrolyzed by granzyme B, while proforms of CASP‐2 and CASP‐1 subfamily members are not directly cleaved. Only one CASP‐3 subfamily member, pro‐mCASP‐6, was not proteolytically cleaved by granzyme B. These results indicate that two members of the CASP‐3 subfamily, but no others, become activated by granzyme B.


Base on the development of microcontent,this article analyzed the meaning and role of microformats,took microformats as an approach that can embody and expand people's thinking and trying in information division and structure.It investigated what can microformats do in identifying,dividing,and extracting information,and then summarized the important role of miroformats and their potential in the heated new microlearning area.


Effects of various drugs on Na+ efflux in resealed ghosts were studied. Inhibitors of Na+, K+-activated adenosine triphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase)(ouabain, ethacrynic acid, oligomycin, chlorpromazine and furosemide) blocked the coupled Na+, K+-pump when this was driven by ATP placed inside the ghosts. Furosemide, unlike the other inhibitors, did not affect the pump when it was energized by the metabolism of substrates to lactate. This suggests that the mechanism of inhibition of Na+, K+-ATPase by furosemide is different from those of other tested inhibitors. In agreement with the known effects of oligomycin on Na+, K+-ATPase, it was found that this drug does not produce complete inhibition of the pump. All of the above drugs also caused partial inhibition of Na+ efflux into a Na+, K+-free medium. It is concluded that a portion of nonenergized Na+ efflux is due to the spontaneous movement of Na+ on the carrier of the pump. Dipyridamole inhibited the substrate-driven pump. This seems to be an indirect effect of the drug due to inhibition of the purine nucleoside transport system. Local anesthetics inhibited only that component of Na+ efflux which is not carrier mediated. This component was also affected by furosemide and chhorpromazine, suggesting that the actions of these drugs on cell membrane are not as specific as those of the other tested inhibitors of Na+, K+-ATPase.


In the last two years, there has been a surge of word embedding algorithms and research on them. However, evaluation has mostly been carried out on a narrow set of tasks, mainly word similarity/relatedness and word relation similarity and on a single language, namely English. We propose an approach to evaluate embeddings on a variety of languages that also yields insights into the structure of the embedding space by investigating how well word embeddings cluster along different syntactic features. We show that all embedding approaches behave similarly in this task, with dependency-based embeddings performing best. This effect is even more pronounced when generating low dimensional embeddings.


Multi-site recording is the important component for studies of the neural networks. In order to investigate the electrophysiological properties of the olfactory bulb neural networks, we developed a novel slice-based biosensor for synchronous measurement with multi-sites. In the present study, the horizontal olfactory bulb slices with legible layered structures were prepared as the sensing element to construct a tissue-based biosensor with the microelectrode array. This olfactory bulb slice-based biosensor was used to simultaneously record the extracellular potentials from multi-positions. Spike detection and


A man, a town and unsettling architecture. This temporally brief yet internally prolonged journey commences under a crescent moon, fleeting image of a beginning. Physical objects merged with redundant thoughts which place just as many orderly and independent planes over those objects. Things are generous in the traveller's mind, in a casual encounter that provokes questions, generated by the present, but inspired by a former life (from Introduction by Luigi Ramazzotti).


Abstract The construction and investigation of discrete random sums are generally considered as very important activities of probability theory with significant applications in many fields. The paper concentrates on the construction of a random sum of integral part models. The paper also evaluates the probability generating function of the proposed random sum. Moreover, the paper establishes applications of such random sums in risk treatment, backup, outsourcing and other operations of computer systems.


In this paper, an efficient feedforward implementation scheme for joint carrier and frame synchronization in MPSK systems is presented. By inserting a unique word in the beginning of each frame, a fast carrier synchronization is achieved without requiring extra computations for the frequency estimation. The phase synchronization is also achieved by exploiting the unique word for initial phase acquisition followed by phase tracking. The proposed scheme is simulated for 8PSK demodulation showing its effectiveness and low implementation complexity.


Why Child Abuse and Neglect Becomes Transgenerational How This Group Treatment Works. Realization: Knowing and Feeling What Happened to Me. Anna's Description Tanya's Story. Protest: Expressing the Anger and Fear. Guilt: Dealing with Their Responsibility and Mine. Despair: Saying Goodbye to What Might Have Been or Could be. Relationships: Determining What Are Realistic Expectations. Reconciliation: Direct Negotiations for Compensation and Forgiveness. Rehabilitation: Using My Bad Experiences for the Benefit of Others Lisa's Story. Rejoice: Accepting the Fascinating Fullness of Life.


We address the problem of state feedback trajectory tracking of the composite quadrotor-gimbal platform using the dual quaternion framework by extending the previuous result in [1] to the composite case. More precisely; we model the composite system using dual quaternion coordinates and derive the error dynamics which by inserting a PD + based control law has equilibrium points that is shown to be uniformly practical asymptoticly stable (UPAS).


The aim of this paper is to approach from a variationist point of view a specific type of discursive markers in spoken Spanish in Santiago de Chile: interrogative markers of contact control. For this purpose, we identified the particles that perform that function in a sample of 54 interviews that make up the PRESEEA Sociolinguistic Corpus in Santiago, Chile were. On the one hand, we analyzed the behavior of such markers in the variety of Chilean Spanish indicated above and, on the other hand, we established their distribution in a socially stratified sample of Santiago speakers. For the study of these particles, we applied Briz (2001), Martin Zorraquino and Portoles (1999) and Portoles (2001) concepts and classifications of discourse markers, and the suggestions of Cortes (1988) for quantitative analysis. The analysis considered the «interrogative marker of contact control» as a sociolinguistic variable with one or more values or variants (markers). Consequently, socio-demographic factors were correlated with the subjects' use of such markers. Thus, based on the functionalpragmatic commutability of the discourse markers found in the interviews we carried out a quantitative analysis according to the variables age, sex, gender and educational level of the  interviewees


Sustainable development is playing an increasingly important role in today's society, and it is essential for companies seeking to meet the needs of the market to pay increasing attention to the application of sustainable development principles in their operations. The enterprise logistics system is one of the essential activities ensuring the company's competitiveness, which ensures timely production and quality of customer service. However, in order to integrate the principles of sustainable development into the company's logistics system, it is necessary to develop a model that identifies the impact of sustainability on each factor of the logistics system. The paper analyses the impact of sustainable development on distribution logistics to determine which activities in distribution logistics are most responsive to sustainable development and can help determine the level of corporate sustainability. The main purpose of the model, presented in the paper, is to help the business sector integrate sustainable development principles effectively in distribution logistics, taking into account the significance of ongoing factors in the system for sustainability.


In Trollhattan municipality approximately 700 school bus stops are in service. To ensure high quality of the performance of school bus operations, with focus on traffic safety, it was decided to co ...


The invention relates to a method for monitoring elements in gaseous fluid. The method comprises the following steps: (a) the step of adding a first element solution, adding the first element solution on a filter membrane in the measurement field, wherein the solvent of the first element solution on the filter membrane volatilizes to leave at least one part of the first element; (b) the step of sampling: carrying out a reaction on a second element in the gaseous fluid and the first element on the filter membrane in the sampling area, wherein the reactants generated by the reaction are adsorbed on the filter membrane; and (c) the step of detecting: detecting the reactants on the filter membrane to determine the content of the second element in the gaseous fluid in a detecting area. The invention also provides a system for implementing the method.


A motion analyzer is used to capture and store high-speed images. Once the images are stored they may be reviewed in slow motion while quantitative measurements can be made for analysis. New techniques for capturing images are now available in a high speed motion analyzer. These new image capturing techniques have opened the technology door for new opportunities and allows the use of motion analysis in ways not feasible before. Current motion analysis design philosophy uses magnetic tape as the storage medium for recording images. The advantages of this medium high density and non-volatility have been used in the SP2000 Motion Analysis System and KODAK EKTAPRO 1000 Motion Analyzer. Based on industrial experience with motion analysis new image capturing techniques have been developed. These new image capturing techniques are well suited for imaging repetitive processes continuous flow processes controlled events uncontrolled events and varying demand events. An important part of these new image capturing techniques is electronic triggering. The electronic trigger is used to detect a physical phenomena unique to the event to be recorded. The phenomena that sets the trigger can be as simple as a flash switch closure sound temperature or a voltage change. Trigger requirements are application specific. Determining the trigger requirements will require innovation and creativity by the user of the motion analyzer. Given a set of detectors and the hardware for interfacing their outputs the user need to determine the setup to detect the phenomena unique to the event recorded. This paper will address the new image capturing techniques and their application to high speed motion analysis. 2 / SPIE Vol. 1346 Ultrahigh- and High-Speed Photography Videography Photonics and Velocimetry ''90


The bagana is a big Ethiopian lyre with ten strings. The instrument is found in the area of the Amhara, the culturally dominant tribe of Ethiopia. It is an intimate instrument, played only with the voice, for prayer and meditation. It can be tuned in two pentatonic scales, and can be plucked with the fingers, string by string or with a plectrum, all strings together. The box of the bagana is made of wood covered with leather, and the strings are made of gut. They are very thick and between them and the bridge, there are ten buzzers. Therefore, the bagana produces a very deep and buzzing sound. The paper will analyze the acoustical function of several parts of this instrument, e.g., the sound box and its crosslike hole at the back. The influence of the buzzers on the fundamental frequency, the spectrum, the duration, and the intensity of the signal will be closely examined. The role of the five unused strings (the ''rest'' strings) will also be examined.


Iqbal's intellectual history is full of various qualities. It is difficult to identify the location of Iqbal's thoughts and poems or their sources. What are the main characteristics of Iqbal's mind and thought? What was Iqbal's thinking style? How did Iqbal's mind and thought set evolutionary goals? What was Iqbal's point of view regarding thought and philosophy? And with which chain of thought was his special relationship? The critics of Iqbal believe that he got Faizan E Nazar from the East, while there is another group that says that Iqbal's ideas are derived from the West. While some people say that Iqbal's thought and vision was not the East or the West, but his own creation. It may be misleading to conclude by presenting the views of a few critics. This article highlights various aspects of Iqbal's history.


Abstract This paper reveals energy shaping passivity-based control methodology for a three-level (TL) Ćuk PFC converter. The proposed control methodology is based on the dynamic model of the system along with the idea of energy shaping and damping injection. First, a dynamic model of the TL Ćuk PFC converter is developed using the port-controlled Hamiltonian formulation and the state-space averaging technique. Then, the PCH control technique is implemented in the system and the stability analysis is carried out. In order to eliminate the steady state error, a PI controller is integrated with the PCH-PBC control scheme. Further, the performances of aforesaid system are investigated for battery charging application with the help of MATLAB/Simulink. To validate the simulation study, a prototype model of TL Ćuk PFC converter with proposed controller is built using OP-5142 real-time simulator and test results are recorded. Furthermore, the power quality features of TL Ćuk PFC converter are assessed through monitoring of input current THD under different operating conditions. To assess the system performance in terms of efficiency, input p.f., input current THD, and controller parameters, the proposed controller is compared with benchmark PI controller under dynamic variations at the input voltage and the load.


The genetic transformation was achieved by pollen_mediated approach on maize ( Zea mays L.) inbred lines Tai 9101 and Zong 31. Plasmid DNA of pGLⅡ_RC_1 was mixed with fresh pollen of maize inbreds in sucrose solution. The pollens were treated by ultrasonication and collected, pollinated on silks of maize ears. Transformants were confirmed by dot blot hybridization, PCR amplification and PCR_Southern blot hybridization. The pollen_mediated transformation approach could circumvent the tedious tissue culture procedures like in particle bombardment and Agrobacterium infection, etc. This approach is simple, easy to operate, and could be widely used in practice.


This paper discusses our proposal and implementation of Cognac1, a domain-specific compilation tool based on LLVM to accelerate cognitive models. Cognitive models explain the process of cognitive function and offer a path to human-like artificial intelligence. However, cognitive modeling is laborious, requiring composition of many types of computational tasks, and suffers from poor performance as it relies on highlevel languages like Python. In order to continue enjoying the flexibility of Python while achieving high performance, Cognac uses domain-specific knowledge to compile Pythonbased cognitive models into LLVM IR, carefully stripping away features like dynamic typing andmemorymanagement that add overheads to the actual model. As we show, this permits significantly faster model execution. We also show that the code so generated enables using classical compiler data flow analysis passes to reveal properties about data flow in cognitive models that are useful to cognitive scientists. Cognac is publicly available, is being used by researchers in cognitive science, and has led to patches that are currently being evaluated for integration into mainline LLVM.


We document a significant relationship between ratings fees and credit rating levels in the municipal bond market. In contrast to prior evidence from the corporate bond and structured finance markets indicating a "pay to play" phenomenon, our results suggest that ratings fees in the municipal market are pay for work. We conclude that rating agency incentives differ across asset classes and that fee disclosure mitigates the conflict of interest inherent in an issuer-pays compensation structure. Our results also suggest a substitution effect between certification agents in the muni market. The strong positive relationship between fees and ratings is exclusive to the subset of now uninsured issuers who previously purchased AAA ratings from MBIA and AMBAC. Without the benefit of the AAA pricing provided by AAA insurers, these issuers have increased incentive to pay rating agencies for certification.


Given an approximately centered image of a spiral galaxy, we describe an entirely automated method that finds, centers, and sizes the galaxy (possibly masking nearby stars and other objects if necessary in order to isolate the galaxy itself) and then automatically extracts structural information about the spiral arms. For each arm segment found, we list the pixels in that segment, allowing image analysis on a per-arm-segment basis. We also perform a least-squares fit of a logarithmic spiral arc to the pixels in that segment, giving per-arc parameters, such as the pitch angle, arm segment length, location, etc. The algorithm takes about one minute per galaxies, and can easily be scaled using parallelism. We have run it on all ∼644,000 Sloan objects that are larger than 40 pixels across and classified as "galaxies." We find a very good correlation between our quantitative description of a spiral structure and the qualitative description provided by Galaxy Zoo humans. Our objective, quantitative measures of structure demonstrate the difficulty in defining exactly what constitutes a spiral "arm," leading us to prefer the term "arm segment." We find that pitch angle often varies significantly segment-to-segment in a single spiral galaxy, making it difficult to define the pitch angle for a single galaxy. We demonstrate how our new database of arm segments can be queried to find galaxies satisfying specific quantitative visual criteria. For example, even though our code does not explicitly find rings, a good surrogate is to look for galaxies having one long, low-pitch-angle arm—which is how our code views ring galaxies. SpArcFiRe is available at http://sparcfire.ics.uci.edu.


In residential real estate, sellers often revise their initial listing price. Our paper investigates the impact of such price changes on the final result of the sales transaction. Using a sample of single family home sales transactions in Palm Beach, Florida for the period 2006-2016, we find that 45% of transactions show a price change after the initial listing price. We examine both price change up and price change down on the probability of sale, time on market, and the selling price received by the seller. In our first set of estimations, we examine the impact of a price change on the probability of sale. We next employ Lewbel's (2012) two-stage least squares estimation to examine how the degree of overpricing impacts time on market and the sales price. Our results show that change in the list price, that is, not pricing correctly in the initial stage of the selling process is costly for the seller as it decreases the probability of sale, significantly increases the time on market, and also decreases the final sales price for the property.


In the present work the well known Farey map is exploited to consruct a new mother wavelet. Properties such as admissibility, moments, 2-scale relation and reconstruction rule have been established. The constructed mother may be a good candidate to analyze hyperbolic problems such as hyperbolic PDEs.


Assistant Professor, Dept. of Orthodontics, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TehranIran. *Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TehranIran. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Associate Professor, Dept. of Operative Dentistry, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, TehranIran. Abstract Objective: Instructor evaluation is the most complex type of evaluation due to the low reliability and inaccuracy of the means and methods of assessment. In order to solve this issue, it has been suggested that a combination of evaluation ratings be utilized to cast a final judgment. In Shahid Beheshti Dental School (SBDS), instructor evaluation is carried out by five groups of undergraduate students, post-graduate students, chief of department, deputy of education, and the school dean. The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between instructor evaluation ratings offered by undergrad and post-grad students and the authorities in SBDU during 2009-2010. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, instructor evaluation scores given by the undergraduate students, post-graduate students, chief of department, deputy of education, and the university dean were separately retrieved and analyzed by SPSS version 11.5 software. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation between scores given by the abovementioned five groups for instructor evaluation. In order to determine the contribution of each group's rating to the final evaluation score of an instructor, Variance Component Ratio was calculated. Results: Assessment of the correlation coefficient between the opinions of undergraduate students, post-graduate students, chief of department, deputy of education, and the school dean revealed that a moderate significant correlation only existed between the perspectives of the dean and the deputy of education (r=0.612) and no other correlation was found between the remaining groups. Variance Component Ratio Analysis showed that given the score weights were similar in all groups, post-grad students had the highest (50.89%) and the deputy of education had the lowest contribution (1.11%) to the change in instructor evaluation score. Conclusion: Our study results demonstrated that a moderate significant correlation (0.6)existed only between the ratings offered by the deputy of education and the school dean.