Objective: To verify the main pharmacological action of Yansheng granule.Method:The Yin-deficient mouse and rat models were set up by using warm-hot natured drugs,thyroxine and D-galactose and levothyroxine sodium,respectively,in order to observe the effect of Yansheng granule on the syndromes the pain threshold and humoral immunologic function of mouse.Result: In the Yin-deficient mouse model induced by Warm-hot natured drugs,Yansheng granule could decrease the autonomous locomotor activity,reduce Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate(cAMP) in plasma and pain sensitivity,and enhance immunologic function.In the Yin-deficient mouse model induced by thyroxine,Yansheng,granule could significantly decrease the autonomous locomotor activity,increase body weight growth rate and reduce the growth of thymus and spleen.Yansheng granule could significantly improve whole blood viscosity of rats under low shear rate,but there was no significant influence about plasma viscosity.Conclusion: Yansheng granule could improve the symptoms of animal Yin-deficient models.The results of our experiment could provide some theoretical and experimental evidence for the clinical application of this medicine.


Current meter and wind data have been obtained from a location about 4.5 km off the coast of New Jersey (USA) in about 13 meters water depth. The coast is straight and the topography is fairly simple in the area of the measurements. As expected, the observed non-tidal currents were nearly shore-parallel, and were generally dominated by wind stress and bottom friction. However, there were indications of significant nonlocal effects. To investigate these, Dr. John Bennett of the Massachussetts Institute of Technology (now at the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratories) developed and applied a two-dimensional numerical model (vertical and offshore) of wind-driven coastal circulation. The model neglects longshore variations of current and all variations of density, but includes inertial accelerations and a non-linear eddy viscosity. Local wind stress, sea level changes, and a constant longshore pressure gradient are the forcing terms.


This paper presents a colour-based and contour based segmentation methods to aid doctors in Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy examination process. These methods are proposed to enhance existing GI Endoscopy image processing applications. Based on the previous existing GI image processing applications, these algorithms are developed to assist doctor in diagnosis process while identifying the type of disease in the intestine. For the image processing part, as compared to previous existing methods, colour-based detection is justified to be the easiest and accurate way for detecting the reflux, lesion and bleeding as they differ in colour.


Abstract Springback is an inevitable phenomenon due to elastic redistribution of internal stresses occurring in sheet metal forming operations. Most of the research reported in this area has been concerned with the components formed from single metal. This article deals with the analytical solution for prediction of springback in bending of bimetallic sheets. A mathematical model is derived based on Woo and Marshall's constitutive equation, considering logarithmic strain (nonlinear) distribution across the thickness and thickness change during bending. Analytical modeling, based on logarithmic strain distribution across the thickness, can be used for accurate springback predictions in the case of smaller bend radius to the thickness ratio. The results of the springback and thickness change are validated using experimental results for the aluminum sheet layered with steel. Further, springback variation in bimetallic sheets is studied, with a change in material properties and thickness of each layer.


The progressive development of Halal Industrial Park is to realise Malaysia's aspiration to become a global Halal hub champion. The purpose of this paper is to provide an initial framework linking the literature on how cooperative approach would bring improvement to the safety management performance at Malaysia's Halal Park. The cooperative approach such as industrial symbiosis is synonymously linked to material and energy exchange. Thus, we explored other potential cooperation which has been paid less attention-the cooperative safety management, and the rationale of this study from Islamic perspective was also discussed. Moreover, we have also interviewed a few industrial safety experts and most of them agreed that this initiative is noteworthy especially in the context of Malaysia's industrial park. In the end, we proposed the development of future research framework whereby an intensive and in-depth study is required since the establishment of the Halal Park is still in its infant stage.


Insell discusses her program of Canadian independent film featuring multicultural, regional and feminine voices. Referring to the portability and accessibility of video technology, Wong comments on tapes which represent various marginalized groups.


Effects of thermal effluents on the population dynamics of Physa gyrina Say (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) were studied at Lake Wabamun, Alberta, from May 1971 to August 1973. Thermal effluent increased the rate of development of eggs and the growth of P. gyrina, and allowed continuous reproductive activity throughout the year. These changes, and the increased period of growth of aquatic macrophytes, resulted in increased population densities of P. gyrina in the heated area during summer. Temperatures below 10 °C or small amounts of vegetation appear to limit the population of P. gyrina in winter.


Introduction: Aging may best be defined as the survival of growing number of people who have completed the traditional adult roles of making a living and child bearing Depression is common in the older adults and is a major public health problem. Reminiscence therapy considered an alternative intervention for treating depression in older adults. Objectives: To assess the level of depression among older adults in selected old age home. To determine the effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on the level of depression among older adults. To associate the level of depression among older adults with their selected demographic variables. Methodology: The research approach was used Experimental approach and design was one group Pre-test and Post-test design. Purposive sampling technique was used. Results: The findings of the study revealed that among 30 older adults in pretest level of depression among older adults, 3(10%) had mild depression, 19(63.3%) had moderate depression and 8(26.7%) had severe depression. The post-test revealed that majority 19(63.3%) expressed mild depression, 9(30%) expressed moderate depression and 2(6.7%) expressed severe depression. It represents that reminiscence therapy sessions reduced the level of depression of older adults. Conclusion: The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on depression among older adults using paired "t" test shows 7.4 significance at the level of p <0.01. Finally, it was concluded that reminiscence therapy sessions are effective in reducing the level of depression among older adults.


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E-mail: email@example.com January 14, 2013, Accepted February 22, 2013Key Words : Triarylmethane, Malachite green, Carbinol, Michael-type addition, α,β-unsaturated iminium saltsTriarylmethane (TAM) compounds, also known as "leuco-TAM" (LTAM), are used in a variety of chemical, pharma-ceutical, and life science industries, including thermal imag-ing and carbonless copying materials.


In this paper, we analyze theoretically the accuracy of the surface profile Measurement in a sinusoidal phase modulating interferometer, derive the relative error formula, and investigate the influence of spectral leakage on the measurement accuracy. The theoretical results show that when the offset of sampling frequency from its theoretical ideal is outside the range of -0.188% to +0.075%, the spectrum leakage results in an relative error greater than lambda/320 nm, and thus the spectral leakage is not negligible. In order to eliminate the influence of the spectral leakage, a self-adaptive tracking method is proposed. The tracking method can adjust automatically the sampling signal frequency in such a way that the sampling signal frequency is an integer multiple of the modulating signal frequency. The simulation and experimental results show that the problem of the spectrum leakage can be solved with the proposed technique, and therefore the measurement accuracy and reliability of the SPM interferometer are enhanced.


Xueming Yang obtained his PhD degree in 1986 at the University of California, Santa Barbara. After postdoctoral work at Princeton and Berkeley, he was appointed as an associated research fellow in 1995 and became a tenured research fellow at the Institute for Atomic and Molecular Sciences in Taipei in 2000. In 2004, he moved to the State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics at Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and Royal Society of Chemistry, and also a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His main research interests are in the area of dynamics of gas-phase and surface chemical reactions using advanced experimental methods. David C. Clary

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A nondestructive technique is described for the measurement of elastic constants of isotropic plates using ultrasonic Rayleigh-Lamb waves. The experimental method employs continuous harmonic waves and a pair of variable-angle contact transducers in pitch-catch mode. The phase velocity of the R-L waves at a particular frequency is determined from the phase shift over a measured path length. This simple experimental technique can measure phase velocity over the range 1–10 mm/µs with an error of less than 0.5% over a frequency range of 50 kHz-2 MHz. Individual symmetric and antisymmetric modes can be generated through the selection of transducer angle and frequency. Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio for the material are calculated from measurements of frequency and phase velocity by a nonlinear least squares solution to the dispersion equations. The sensitivity of the nonlinear least squares function to the measurement region of the dispersion curve is investigated. It was found that estimations of material properties are more accurate and less sensitive to small experimental errors when only selected frequencies and R-L modes are used in the least squares calculation. This technique is demonstrated with several isotropic materials and with both thick (6 mm) and thin (0.8 mm) plates. Values for elastic constants determined by the contact transducer Lamb wave technique compare favorably with values measured using the pulse-echo-overlap method. The uncertainty in measurements of Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio was less than 1% and 2%, respectively. The technique has advantages over more traditional methods for measuring elastic properties when it is desirable to use wavelengths greater than the plate thickness, when properties may vary with frequency, or when it is necessary to measure in-plane elastic properties of thin plate structures.


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Long-term outcomes of endovascular stenting in management of symptomatic spontaneous isolated celiac artery dissection (SICAD) So Hyun Kang Department of Surgery School of Medicine Seoul National University Introduction: Spontaneous isolated celiac artery dissection (SICAD) is a rare disease with little reports on management strategies. We report the long-term outcomes of conservative management and endovascular intervention for treatment of SICAD. Methods: Sixteen patients presenting with SICAD from September 2006 to October 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. The clinical manifestations, initial radiologic findings, methods of treatment and serial follow-up studies were analyzed. Results: Mean age was 51.2 ± 7.9 years with a median follow-up of 33.3 (range 1.0 – 118.9) months. Among the 16 patients, 4 received early intervention due to aneurysmal dilatation or distal hypoperfusion. Four of the 12 patients who received conservative management showed progression of disease, and were recommended for delayed intervention. Although collaterals prevented further hepatic ischemia, one of the four failed in delayed intervention due to extensive thrombi completely occluding the hepatic artery. In the remaining 8 patients that were managed conservatively, three (37.5%) showed regression of disease, one (12.5%) showed partial regression, and five (62.5%) showed no change in intimal flap or thrombosis, but all had improvement of symptoms. The median follow-up duration for the 7 patients who underwent successful intervention was 77.3 (range 34 – 119) months, and all stents were patent during this period. Conclusion: Long-term patency of celiac artery stents show good results. Early intervention in SICAD is recommended if there are any complicated features that can lead to disease progression, because a delay can lead to development of an unfavorable anatomy for subsequent intervention. ............................................. keywords : celiac artery, blood vessel dissection, endovascular procedures, stents Student Number : 2017-20556 Table of


The strength, or stiffness K-ud, of the magnetic unidirectional anisotropy in Co (90-300 Angstrom)/CoO bilayers has been studied with ac susceptometry. We develop a model to describe the ac suscept ...


Current national1 and international2 guidelines recommend regularly scheduled treatment with inhaled corticosteroids for patients with mild persistent asthma. This recommendation is supported by so...


Results: Four clinical reasoning constructs were identified a priori: proficiency, efficiency, thoroughness, and strategy, and nineteen clinical reasoning indices were defined. Multivariate ANOVA and correlational analyses revealed significant pretest-posttest differences for posttest 1 (13/19 indices) and posttest 2 (14/19 indices), supporting the instructional effectiveness of virtual patient simulation practice and the construct validity of four clinical reasoning constructs and their corresponding nineteen clinical reasoning performance indicies. Reliability (stability) and concurrent validity of indices varied with case content.


The remaining strength of ceramics after repeated thermal shocking was analyzed theoretically, and the probability of crack occurrence was predicted. In this analysis, the Weibull statistical theory of fracture was applied to repeated thermal shocking of ceramics assuming that thermal shock fracture of ceramics was due to crack growth from one of initial flaws. For the verification of this proposed analysis, tests on alumina, silicon carbide and silicon nitride samples with various diameters were conducted under various repeated thermal shock conditions of water quenching. As a result, analytical results were found to be in good agreement with results of repeated thermal shock tests. Thus, the probability of crack occurrence can be evaluated from the normalized fracture strength using effective volume and effective stress hold time.


Zidishu is a genre of sung verse narrative that flourished in northern China between the mid-eighteenth and the end of the nineteenth centuries. This article examines the earliest dated manuscript containing a text in this genre, copied in 1815 in Beijing, titled Yu Boya shuaiqin xie zhiyin zidishu 俞伯牙摔琴謝 知音子弟書 (Yu Boya smashes his zither to mourn a friend, a youth book). The preface, appendix, marginal and chapter comments added to the main text by the copyist reveal him to have been a fashionable and erudite reader, whose diverse literary interests offer insights into zidishu's early audience and the ways in which elite readers engaged with popular texts.


www.stainless-steel-world.net S T A I N L E S S S T E E L W O R L D D E C E M B E R 2 0 0 7 19 Introduction Duplex stainless steels are today to be regarded as workhorses in many applications [1, 2]. This is mainly due to the fact that these steels have an attractive combination of high strength, high toughness and excellent corrosion resistance. Duplex stainless steels in the annealed condition possess approximately double the strength of corresponding austenitic stainless steels. SAF 2205 is a traditional medium-alloyed duplex stainless steel with high corrosion resistance, high mechanical properties and good weldability. The difference between SAF 2205 and other 2205 types of duplex grades is that SAF 2205 has a narrower composition range. A typical composition is shown in Table 1. This has resulted in improved corrosion resistance. Figure 1 shows the critical pitting temperature, CPT, and SCC resistance of SAF 2205 and that of the standard austenitic grades. SAF 2205 shows both higher pitting resistance and stress corrosion cracking resistance in chloride-bearing solutions owing to its higher pitting resistance equivalent value and duplex structure [3]. High and super high SAF 2205 High strength SAF 2205 has been developed mainly for tube applications, but has also been used for wire products for many years. Recently, high and super high strength wire products with unique properties have been developed using breakthrough techniques. This has provided opportunities for new applications despite the apparent maturity of the product. Figure 2a shows the yield and tensile strength of high/super high strength SAF 2205 wire products (or Springflex / Springflex SH) where tensile strength values as high as 3000 MPa can be achieved. Despite this super high tensile strength, the ductility of the wire material remains very good (Figure 2b). Figure 2 (a) Tensile strength of high/super high strength Springflex wires in as delivered and tempered conditions. (b) Torsion properties of Springflex and AISI 302.


Hue had been built under the influence of Chinese and Western cultures in Nguyen Dynasty.The external wall as bastion is an obvious example.On the one hand,it built as a standard square not a round in keeping with traditional Chinese culture.On the other hand,gates of the every external wall are even because of the bastions,and the north gate and south gate are not on the midline of the capital.Hue has unique artistic feature because of combination of Chinese culture Western Culture and Vietnamese culture,which is one reason of it had been on the World Heritage List.


Detailed flow measurements made in the casing boundary layer of a two-stage transonic fan are summarized. These measurements were taken at stations upstream of the fan, between all blade rows, and downstream of the last blade row. At the design tip speed of 429 m/sec the fan achieved a peak efficiency of 0.846 at a pressure ratio of 2.471. The boundary layer data were obtained at three weight flows at the design speed: one near choke flow, one near peak efficiency, and one near stall. Conventional boundary layer parameters were calculated from the data measured at each measuring station for each of the three flows. A classical two dimensional casing boundary layer was measured at the fan inlet and extended inward to approximately 15 percent of span. A highly three dimensional boundary layer was measured at the exit of each blade row and extended inward to approximately 10 percent of span. The steep radial gradient of axial velocity noted at the exit of the rotors was reduced substantially as the flow passed through the stators. This reduced gradient is attributed to flow mixing. The amount of flow mixing was reflected in the radial redistribution of total temperature as the flow passed through the stators. The data also show overturning of the tip flow at the stator exits that is consistent with the expected effect of the secondary flow field. The blockage factors calculated from the measured data show an increase in blockage across the rotors and a decrease across the stators.


Abstract-Foreign exchange market is the largest and the most important one in the world. Foreign exchange transaction is the simultaneous selling of one currency and buying of another currency. It is essential for currency trading in the international market. In this paper, we have investigated Artificial Neural Networks based prediction modelling of foreign exchange rates using five different training algorithms. The model was trained using historical data to predict four foreign currency exchange rates against Indian Rupee. The forecasting performance of the proposed system is evaluated by using statistical metric and compared. From the results, it is confirmed that the new approach provided an improve technique to forecast foreign exchange rate. It is also an effective tool and significantly close prediction can be made using simple structure. Among the five models, Levenberg-Marquardt based model outperforms than other models and attains comparable results. It also demonstrates the power of the proposed approach and produces more accurate prediction. In conclusion, the proposed scheme can improve the forecasting performance significantly when measured on three commonly used metrics.


Starting from the angle of law, combining with the principles of international investment, enterprise management and other related theories, this paper elaborated the micro-legal thought to push the overseas energy investment in Chinese enterprises and thought that those enterprises which were going to invest on oversea energy should perfect the cooperate governance mechanism by law, set up efficient administrative organization of law affairs, foster and store up high-quality legal talented person specializing in overseas energy investment. Moreover, we should establish and set up mechanism guard against the law risk of overseas investment.


1. The young of Pleuroncodes planipes pass through a series of five morphologically discrete zoeal larval stages after hatching, and, except in Stage IV, the larvae change from one stage to the next by a single molt. Larvae in Stage IV may molt from four to eight times without greatly altering their basic morphology. There is evidence from laboratory culturing that the number of these sub-stages may be influenced by the temperature at which the larvae develop, with higher temperatures causing more sub-stages.2. The duration of the larval phase is influenced by the temperature at which the larvae are reared, and the rate of development follows a Q10 of about 1.9. The larval duration is also influenced by rearing conditions other than temperature, for the size of the larval rearing container or the presence of other larvae in the container has also been shown to influence the duration of the larval phase.3. A larval stage was seen in the laboratory which has not been found in nature, and it is probable that...


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The study aims to analyze the influence of the audit fee and professionalism of auditors on audit quality and job satisfaction as mediation at firms of public accounting in Bali, with auditors on seven offices KAP as many as 81 people as a sample by sample method saturated. The data collection is done by distributing questionnaires and analysis techniques using path analysis. The analysis finds, audit fee and auditor professionalism positive effect on audit quality and job satisfaction is able to mediate the positive effect of the audit fee and professionalism of auditors on audit quality in firms of public accounting in Bali.


Over the past year a gap has opened up between the growth of manufacturing productivity and that of real wages. This gap cannot persist indefinitely, but it can be closed in many different ways. The best that can happen is that wage settlements fall while output and productivity accelerate. The worst outcome would be continued stagnation of real output and no deceleration of wages, in which case the required productivity improvement would have to come about through renewed labour shedding. There are worrying signs that this has started to happen. An intermediate solution might involve a fall in the exchange rate, with some improvement in competitiveness boosting real output (so that UK producers get a larger share of buoyant consumer spending) and some rise in prices holding back real wages.

We continue to believe that the most likely outcome is a rise in output and a fall in the rate of wage settlements. In our June forecast this occurs despite a fall in the real exchange rate. In these circumstances we expect the growth of unit labour costs to fall back from its current high level so that the current 3 per cent inflation rate becomes a true "core" rate. But a moderate fall in the real exchange rate may prove hard to achieve, especially if the oil price continues to weaken. We therefore explore what would happen if the required depreciation happens more rapidly, so that interest rates have to remain high to prevent it getting out of control. In this case we would expect lower growth and higher inflation than we forecast in June.


A Dissertation presented to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences Of USIU-A Nairobi, Kenya In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctorate of Clinical Psychology


Currently, the design of resonant power converters has only been developed while operating in the steady state, while the design operating in the transient stage has not been considered nor reported. This paper is interested in testing the performance of the resonant circuits operating in the transient stage and finding applications where benefits can be obtained from this form of operation. One application in which it is possible to obtain benefits from designing resonant circuits in the transient state is in the area of frequency multiplication. Usually, to achieve frequency multiplication, it is necessary to resort to complex methods and special devices that increase the complexity of the design and the total cost of the circuit. This paper evaluates the performance of a series RLC resonant circuit operating in the transient stage and with an underdamped response acting as a frequency multiplier, where the oscillation frequency of the current in the resonant tank is "n" number of times the switching frequency of the square voltage source at the input with a duty cycle of D = 50%. To validate the analysis, a circuit was designed to deliver an output power of 30 watts to a resistive load, where the switching frequency of the square voltage source at the input was 500 kHz. Since a multiplier value "n" equal to fifteen was chosen, the current in the resonant tank reached an oscillation frequency of 7.5 MHz. The design methodology was validated by simulations in SPICE, complying with the established design parameters.


The invention discloses a miniature nostril air feeder which is used for forcefully feeding air to nostrils of patients intermittently and is small in size and convenient to use. The miniature nostril air feeder comprises a miniature fan, a lithium battery, a switch, an air door, a rubber pipe, ear hooks and air collection pipes, wherein the miniature fan comprises a casing, an impeller and a motor, two small sections of hoses are arranged between the air collection pipes, the rubber pipe, the air door, the high-speed axial flow type miniature fan, the switch, the lithium battery and the ear hooks are respectively and serially connected on two sides of the air collection pipes in the inclined upper direction, the switch is a timing switch capable of being turned on and off automatically, the lithium battery is connected with the motor through the switch, the miniature fan is connected with the impeller from the inside of the casing, and the motor is installed on the casing to be connected with an impeller shaft. The miniature nostril air feeder is sleeved on two ears, the two hoses are inserted into the nostrils, the miniature fan can be used for forcefully feeding air into the nostrils of patients by being started intermittently, and the air feeder enables patients to suck air and exhale air in blowing down. The miniature nostril air feeder has the advantages of being convenient to carry and use and is a good product necessary for families.


" I f I a m elected, I w i l l i n s t a l l television sets equipped w i t h controls f o r each desk i n every classroom. I w i l l have the sta irways re placed w i t h escalators. T ime between classes w i l l be lengthened to f i f t een minutes instead of f our . A l l th is and more I promise i f you w i l l elect me A.S .B. president . " Exaggerated, you say! The candidate who promises t h a t b ig order w i l l never be elected. Cer ta in ly the student voters know better t h a n to f a l l f o r rash promises. No one votes f o r a candidate who promises a chicken i n every pot or a car i n every garage! Do A .S .B . candidates make promises? Do they t a l k b ig and then do l i t t l e ? Last year we heard about improvement of the p a r k i n g l o t , the b u i l d i n g of tennis courts, and the organizat ion of a p u b l i c i t y bureau. A t t e n t o n has been given to a l l of these, I ' m sure, but cer ta in ly not i n p r o p o r t i o n to the emphasis given them i n last May 's campaign. Let 's l i s ten th is year to the p l a t f o r m s given i n n o m i n a t i n g and campaign speeches and i n sist t h a t these aspirants f o r office d is t inguish between hopes and promises. Of course, i f we select w i t h care the people whom we n o m i nate, they w i l l be able to d ist inguish between fac t and f i c t i o n . We should ask ourselves these questions— 7s the candidate intellectually honest? Is he sincerely interested in promoting Lake Washington High School or does his interest center on himself? Is he aware of the needs of the students and teachers? Is he fair in his approach to a problem? Does he have the backbone required to stand up for the thing that is right? These are not the only necessary qualit ies . A h i g h scholastic s tanding, good attendance record, and the a b i l i t y to w o r k w i t h other people and take constructive c r i t i c i sm, are very essential. Let 's p ick some outstanding candidates and make th is campaign the best ever. Remember — s t u d e n t leaders make the impress ion—of our school.


The demographic pattern of Ireland in the early 21st century is far removed from that of the mid 20th century. Ireland has become a multicultural/multiracial society. Ethnic diversity is now the norm in our towns, cities, and in rural communities. Nationalism as a concept will be examined. While mentioning Rousseau and political nationalism, I will concentrate on Herder and the concepts of cultural nationalism and cultural pluralism, and their relevance to Ireland in the early 21st century. Nones (2008) and Kellas (1991) refer to a form of nationalism which leads to prejudice and distrust of newcomers. In Ireland today this is demonstrated in attitudes and behaviour shown to the immigrant families who have changed the cultural make-up of Ireland in recent years. The impact of intercultural education in Irish primary schools will be considered.


A program which illustrates how an expert system might perform fault handling for a satellite propulsion subsystem is discussed. The program runs on a VAX 11/780 under VMS with a VT100 interface and is written in FRANZ/LISP. The program presents a series of menus to the user. Once the user selects from the menu, the program simulates the behavior of the hydrazine propulsion system under the fault condition, detects the presence of the fault, and then determines what set of actions to perform in implementing the fault workaround.


Research has shown wide variations in dentists' clinical attitude towards root canal treated teeth. Simulated cases are used as tools in the investigation of practitioners' clinical behavior and decision making. We therefore used simulated cases (clinical histories and radiographs) of 14 endodontically treated teeth to: (1) determine the predominant proposed treatment strategy for each case, (2) evaluate the consensus, if any, among practitioners, (3) identify pathology and dentist factors influencing the treatment choice.


This poster abstract re-conceptualizes information interfaces as immersive "worlds" of information with rules that govern their behavior. It is argued that rethinking interfaces in this way has the potential to suggest new and innovative ways to study, present, and interact with information in computing environments.


Recently the government policy on supplying small size urban housing has led to a boom in small housing supply businesses. However, because the policy was designed to supply as many housing as possible over short period, the housing being supplied do not meet the demands of middle-age single household. Since the demands of middle-age single household may vary widely based on age, income, education level, job and marital status, it is necessary to change supplier oriented housing plan to house products that fulfill diverse characteristics of the demand. This study intends to provide differentiated housing floor plans for 1 or 2 persons household based on their life characteristics and economic class with a focus on middle-age single household. The research was based on data analysis. Housing type and life characteristics of middle-age single household were divided and further categorized into 4 groups in terms of life style and income. Various floor plans of small housing and its space structure were analyzed by using literatures and Internet resources with a focus on 10s pyeong (27㎡ and above ~ less than 63㎡) housing in which many urban middle-age singles in Seoul are residing. After the analysis, we further divided the analyzed results into one room studio, two room and duplex housing based on residential interior type. Then, three most typical housing examples were further classified into one room type S(S1,S2, S 3), two room types T (T1, T2, T3) and duplex type D(D1, D2, D3). The analyzed results were then categorized in terms of interior image and location, housing type, housing size, spatial arrangement, floor plan, resident information and spatial characteristics. In the future, it is hoped that the results obtained from this research will be grafted to space planning and become a motivation for providing floor plan of small housing for various middle-aged single resident.


IgE antibodies bound to cell-surface receptors, FceRI, crosslink through the binding of antigens on the cell surface. This formation of aggregates is what simulates mast cells and basophils in order to initiate an allergic response. Experimental studies have shown that the spatial organization of aggregated IgE-FcεRI complexes affect transmembrane signaling that initiate these responses. About 1,500 Americans die each year from anaphylatic shock caused by these aggregations. The methods we present in this paper address modeling and analyzing this critical molecular data. First, we developed 3D models of a trivalent antigen and IgE-FceRI complex binding using relaxed constraints. Simplified models were generated from all-atom structures to reduce the complexity of the geometry and are simulated on a plane to capture movement of antibodies on the cell surface. This reduces the computational complexity of the simulation to a rigid body problem, often addressed in motion planning. Motions and resulting aggregations are extracted from Monte Carlo simulations with kinetic rates derived from experiments. In order to analyze the resulting structures, we introduce techniques to map 3D molecular binding to a graph structure. This facilitates analysis of aggregate structures because simple graph metrics, such as connected components and subgraph isomorphism, can be used to quickly quantify and analyze aggregate structure.


In order to present a database for development and commercialization of chemical prestress mortar or concrete, executed mortar's properties that change kind of expansive additives and the rate of substitution. This is what we were able to conclude: (1) Flow increased more or less according to use of expansive additives. This phenomenon was observed by increasing paste amount that shows as substitution for expansive additives that specific gravity is smaller than that of cement. (2) Compressive strength that uses expansive additives are higher or resemblant level than that of plain mortar in restrained circumstances. This could know that chemical prestress is introduced on mortar interior by binding mortar's expansive ability. (3) The mortar that manufacture binding expansive ability expressed higher tensile strength than plain mortar in all conditions, A-K expansive additives of tensile strength improvement effect were most superior. (4) Bending strength as experiment result expressed higher strength more than plain mortar in all conditions except for B-K expansive additive.


Background Topaz Huntington Centre Overduin consists of an ambulatory support centre for 100 HD-patients, a daycare facility for 25, and a 70 bed LTCF. Additional support and treatment by video-conferencing via e-health technology (EHT) is used for patients at home. Aim To describe the results after 3 years of using EHT for support and treatment. Results EHT has been used by 53 HD patients. A total of 20 patients have stopped using it after 438 mean days, because: admission in a facility (9), cognitive decline (4), it was to confronting with the disease (3), refused to use it (3) or died (1). 33 patients at mean age 47 (27–75) are using the platform at this moment with a mean duration of use of 539 days (28–1283). The services that were provided: Support from the social worker regarding daily life and support system issues (27 patients), 1/1 or 2 weeks Treatment for mood and behavior and acceptance of the disease by the psychologist (11 patients), 1/3 weeks. Treatment for swallowing and speech intelligibility by speech therapist (7 patients), 1/2 weeks. Conclusion E-health technology can be a sustainable blended care intervention. At our center, we have shown that we can be in intensive contact with our patients who live at home. It gives HD patients the opportunity to ask their questions and contemplate their doubts in a better accessible way. For the organization it is cost-effective because of less travel time and cost.


This article is devoted to the study based on secondary data of journal articles and websites. There is a growing interest in research on the treatment of intangible assets in the knowledge assets [intangible assets or intellectual capital (IC)] in this digital era, or a knowledge-based economy. Various observers describe today's global economy as one of the stages of the transition to a "knowledge economy" or "information society". But the rules and practices that determined success in the industrial economy of the 19th and 20th centuries to be changed in an environment where resources such as know-how are more critical than other economic resources. The paper highlights recent developments and thinking and provides guidance for the development of appropriate organizational strategies for success in the new millennium. It summarizes the main results of the research analyzes trends in accounting in the era of global knowledge economy.


Internet of things connects all the smart devices with internet and gain more information in comparison with other systems. Since different types of objects are connected, privacy and security of the users must be ensured. Because of the decentralised nature, IoT is prone to different types of attacks which are either active or passive. Since internet is the main part of IoT, the security issues present in Internet will be available in the Internet of Things too. Distributed denial of service is a major threat of this type and a critical threat. It reduces the performance of the complete network even it breaks entire communication. For this reason many researches have been made in this area to detect Distributed Denial of Service attack. Entropy-based approaches to identify DDoS attacks in the internet of things are discussed in this research. This new approach is based on the GRJE method, which stands for generalised Renyi joint entropy. Renyi joint entropy is used in the suggested approach to analyse network traffic flow. The suggested method is put into practise and evaluated against other methods based on a few factors.  Results from an analysis of the suggested system's effectiveness in NS2 are reported in this study.


511 Background: Since reporting the 1- and 2-year results from the ATAC trial bone sub-protocol, 68-month analysis results from the main ATAC trial have shown that, for postmenopausal women with invasive primary breast cancer, adjuvant treatment with anastrozole results in superior efficacy and tolerability compared with tamoxifen. Here we report 5-year bone mineral density (BMD) results from the monotherapy arms (anastrozole, n=81; tamoxifen, n=86) of the bone sub-protocol.

METHODS
Lumbar spine and total hip BMD were assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry at baseline and after 1, 2, and 5 years.

RESULTS
The median percentage changes in BMD at 1, 2, and 5 years, respectively, are shown in the table . Percentage changes in BMD from baseline to 5 years showed a statistically significant difference in favor of tamoxifen for both lumbar spine (treatment effect [percentage decrease of BMD on anastrozole relative to tamoxifen] -8.1; 95% confidence intervals [CI] -10.1, -6.1; p<0.0001) and total hip (treatment effect -7.4; 95% CI -9.6, -5.3; p<0.0001). For patients with data at baseline, 2, and 5 years, the rate of loss of lumbar spine BMD in the anastrozole group was significantly less from 2 to 5 years than from baseline to 2 years (mean difference in annual rate of change 0.0113, 95% CI 0.006, 0.017; p=0.0002), but there was no evidence of slowing down in the loss of total hip BMD. Five patients with osteopenia at baseline developed osteoporosis on treatment with anastrozole (4) or tamoxifen (1). No patients with normal BMD at baseline became osteoporotic at 5 years.

CONCLUSIONS
Significant bone loss occurred throughout the 5 years in the anastrozole group, although there appeared to be a slowing down of the rate of bone loss in years 2-5. Although no patients with normal BMD at baseline had become osteoporotic at 5 years, regular monitoring of BMD and bone protection strategies are likely to be required in patients receiving anastrozole in the presence of pre-existing osteopenia. [Table: see text] [Table: see text].


Two patients' associations that have received funding from drug companies with vested interests are calling on patients to put pressure on the government's National Screening Committee to overturn its decision not to recommend an atrial fibrillation screening programme.1

The sister organisations the Arrhythmia Alliance and AF Association emailed patients asking whether they could "help save lives and those impacted by AF-related strokes" and suggested that they write to the NSC to recommend a national screening programme for people aged 65 or over.

But doctors are concerned that the campaign goes against the evidence. They said that although patients' groups should express their views they should do so while being transparent about financial conflicts of interests.

The NSC first reviewed the idea of atrial fibrillation screening in 2014 but decided not to recommend it because it was "uncertain" that screening would do "more good than harm to people identified during screening."2 The committee reviewed more recent evidence last year and concluded that it …


The present invention relates to a medicine composition containing mangiferin and its preparation method. It is characterized by that the mangiferin is contained in the cyclodextrin derivative, and the mixing ratio of both them is as follows: mangiferin 1g and cyclodextrin derivative 3g-30g. It can effectively raise solubility and bioavailability of mangiferin.


Nonlinear dynamic inversion (NDI) is a very popular method employed in aircraft automatic flight control systems. NDI is based on the concept of feedback linearization. In this technique, the inherent dynamics of the system are replaced by the desired dynamics. This paper considers the dynamic inversion process employed in the design of altitude hold loop and heading hold loop for which the control inputs are the elevator deflection and aileron deflection respectively. The same technique is also employed to develop the automatic landing controller for the MAV. The landing maneuver is divided into glide slope and flare. Design of glide slope and flare trajectory is also presented in this paper. A nonlinear simulation is carried out using Black Kite 6DoF model in MATLAB/Simulink to assess the controller performance. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the method.


As District Heating (DH) networks are experiencing an evolution towards the so-called 4th generation, there is a need to update the currently used models to take into account the ever-increasing complexity of this technology. Indeed, to further improve the reduction in energy consumption and carbon-dioxide emissions, a wide range of technologies and management strategies are being introduced within district heating, such as a large exploitation of Renewable Energy Sources (RES). As a consequence, thermal transients assume a major importance, posing the need to redefine the relevant physical parameters and to develop a model which accurately describes their behaviour. In this framework, this paper proposes a quantitative analysis of the influence of the pipe heat-capacity on the model. Moreover, an equivalent-model, which is able to take into account the two heat capacities of steel and water in just one equation, is proposed and compared with two commonly used approaches. One of the features of the proposed model is the suitability for application to large networks. To prove its capabilities, an application to the Turin district heating network, which is among the largest systems in Europe, is proposed. Results show significant improvements in terms of accuracy over computational time ratio.


Atomic species of tungsten, molybdenum, and tantalum were extracted from a triode sputtering source and subsequently trapped in xenon and argon matrices at 10 °K. It is shown that this approach is particularly convenient for matrix isolation spectroscopy of materials which are difficult to vaporize. Good correlation with the gas spectrum is obtained for the strong spectral features. There is evidence that some spectral features are greatly enhanced in the matrix spectra over those in the gas spectra. Using silver/xenon as a prototype system it is shown that a wide range of plasma conditions can be used without aggregation. However, certain plasma conditions are identified which lead to weak spectra of silver dimers. Spectral shifts due to matrix effects are found to be W/Ar = 850 cm−1, W/Xe = 700 cm−1 for ν⊥ < 37 000 cm−1 and 0 cm−1 above, Mo/Ar = 2650 cm−1, Mo/Xe = 1150 cm−1, Ta/Xe = 980 cm−1 for ν⊥ < 33 000 cm−1 and ‐ 3230 cm−1 above. In the spectrum of Ta/Xe a remarkable red shift of 3230 cm−1 for ene...


We investigate the recombination mechanism in (In,Ga)N/GaN multiple quantum wells grown by plasma-assisted molecular-beam epitaxy. It is shown that for a thorough understanding of the spontaneous emission from these structures both electrostatic fields and compositional fluctuations have to be taken into account. The influence of the internal electrostatic fields is examined by continuous-wave and time-resolved photoluminescence as a function of well width. The transition energies and radiative decay times are shown to be in agreement with the quantum-confined Stark effect in these structures. The temperature dependence of the radiative decay time is measured to probe the dimensionality of the system. For a quantitative understanding, a rate-equation model is utilized for analyzing the data. At low temperatures, recombination is governed by localized states whereas for high temperatures extended states dominate. This analysis shows that the localization depth in these structures is below 25 meV.


A study was conducted to determine the clinical behavior, epidemiological and treatment of zygomatic fractures at the Maxillofacial Surgery General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto"Guantanamo, during the period 2009 - 2011. The universe was constituted by 115 patients in that period. A comprehensive literature review on the subject with universal and national literature was performed. Primary data were obtained from medical records, a payroll survey prepared by the author and those offered by the Department of Health Statistics from the center. Predominance of young patients, male remains the leading cause of physical violence (quarrels). The most frequent postoperative complications were severe edema in its variant and the infraorbital nerve paresthesia.


The one-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations solution has been considered to perform the added mass and damping coefficient calculation during vibration of the rigid cylinder in the cylindrical channel. A harmonic type of oscillations and the cylindrical channel geometry allow to eliminate two independent variables, which leads to the fourth-order ordinary differential equation. Low liquid viscosity generates thin boundary layers, and consequently the derived resolving equation becomes stiff. This numerical problem can be solved by means of precision increasing (60-80 decimal digits in Mathematica software numbers representation) and appropriate integration step selection. The relations of added mass and damping coefficients on liquid viscosity have been plotted.


1. A process for the production of methanol, dimethyl ether and low carbon olefins from synthesis gas, comprising the step of contacting the synthesis gas with a catalyst under conditions allowing the conversion of synthesis gas to methanol, dimethyl ether and low-carbon olefin, characterized in that the catalyst comprises an amorphous alloy, consisting of a first component A1 and a second component, said second component is one or more elements or their oxides, selected from the groups IA, IIIA, IVA, VA, IB, IIB, IVB, VB, VIB, VIIB and VIII, and lanthanide series in the periodic table of elements, wherein said second component different from the first component A1.2. A method according to claim 1, wherein, based on the total weight of the amorphous alloy a quantity A1 - is 0.5-60% by weight, and the amount of second component is 40-99,5% by vesu.3. A method according to claim 1, wherein, based on the total weight of the amorphous alloy, the amount of A1 is 20-55% by weight, and the amount of the second component is 45-80% by vesu.4. A method according to claim 1, wherein, based on the total weight of the amorphous alloy, the amount of A1 is 0.5-20% by weight, and the amount of the second component of 80-99,5% by vesu.5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said second component - one or more elements or oxides thereof selected from the lanthanide series, and the third, fourth and fifth rows of groups IA, IIIA, IVA, VA, IB, IIB, IVB, VB, VIB , VIIB and VIII of the periodic table elementov.6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said second component - one or more elements or oxides thereof selected from Cu, Zn, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, K, Zr, Mo, Sn, C, Cu, La and P.7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said second component comprises Cu or its okis.8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said second component sod


Several future spintronic devices are based on domain wall propagation through magnetic nanowires. Next to experiments and simulations, theoretical models are an indispensable tool to understand the magnetic domain wall mobility. In this paper, we extract the collective coordinates and derive the equations of motion that describe the domain wall dynamics directly from averaging the underlying micromagnetic equations. This way, five collective coordinates naturally emerge in the equations of motion: the domain wall displacement, the magnetization tilting, the domain wall width, effective demagnetizing factors and the domain wall asymmetry. While not predictive by itself, the approach enables a direct macroscopic interpretation of micromagnetic simulations, largely enhancing the complementarity between theory and simulations. We apply the method to study the field and current driven domain wall dynamics in nanowires with high perpendicular anisotropy. We suggest the existence of an intrinsic depinning threshold for such domain wall dynamics, even when taking into account non-adiabatic contributions to the spin-transfer torques. Furthermore, we show that the domain wall asymmetry has a resonant behaviour at high excitation strengths.


Purpose – This article proposes a framework for service experience management from the perspective of people with visual impairment. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on design science research and characterized as qualitative, using its respective methodological framework for technical collection and analysis. The combination of Booms and Bitner's (1981) theory of the 3 Ps of Service Marketing (physical evidence, people, and processes) with the three propositions of Bolton et al. (2014) formed the backdrop to this proposal. Findings – Based on 32 subcategories of analysis connected with Physical Evidence, Service Cycle, and Personal Interactions, besides 12 subcategories created to highlight the service segment cited by the interviewees, the study shows a high degree of unpreparedness in the service offer when it is consumed by people with visual impairment. Lack of empathy and communication were the most expressive problems in the interviewees' statements. Originality/value – The proposed framework can be used as a brainstorming, planning, or check list tool for current or new services in existing businesses as well as for the creation of a new business from scratch. All categories are related to each other, which means that the consumption profile for the service will directly impact on what kind of experiences could be provided, how the physical evidence needs to be thought out; what the standard service flow is like, and which options could be considered as a customized service.


This book traces an entire history of pity, as an emotion and as an element in the arts. Pity represents a combination of fear, helplessness and overwhelming agitation. It is a term which suffuses our everyday lives, it is also a dangerous term hovering between approval of sympathy and disapproval of emotional wallowing (as in 'self-pity'). David Punter here engages with a wealth of theoretical ideas to explore the literature of pity, including Freud, Derrida, Levinas and others. He begins with an 'Introduction: Distinguishing Pity'; followed by chapters on the Aristotelian framework; Buddhism and pity; the pieta in the Middle Ages and Renaissance; Shakespeare on pity; Milton's pitiless Christianity; pity and charity in the early novel; Blake's views on pity; the Victorian debate; from Austen to Dickens and George Eliot; Brecht and Chekhov on pity and self-pity; 'war, and the pity of war'; Jean Rhys and Stevie Smith; pity, immigration and the colony and finally three contemporary texts by Michel Faber, Kazuo Ishiguro and Cormac McCarthy.


challenging his listeners to chart new paths to "deep learning," to pursue that fluency of comprehension and application—that transformation— that instructors labor to foster in their students. Achieving this goal, he asserted, demands: 1.) redesigning and reinventing traditional educational operating procedures; 2.) finding ways of evaluating and grading that focus efforts on the collaborative nature of such learning; and 3.) transforming mental models of classroom practice and theory. This paper responds to Angelo's challenges in relation to the assessment of writing across the disciplines. In particular, this discussion will posit a certain "mental model" for assessment and propose a pedagogical milieu most conducive to both it and the kind of learning Angelo espouses. While attitudes toward assessment have remained virtually the same, the overall ethos of writing-across-the-curriculum programs has undergone dramatic re-modeling in the last ten years. First, English departments have assumed roles as participants not pedants in an interdisciplinary dialogue about the nature of writing. As Catherine Pastore Blair noted in 1988, "each discipline has its own individual relationship to language; the English department context is not a privileged one" (384). Beyond the balanced integration of the English studies perspective is the current binding of a dichotomy that divided WAC's concerns since its inception: the reconciliation of the writing-to-learn emphasis with the imperative to learn to write in specific disciplines. Kirscht, Levine, and Reiff in their 1994 College Composition and Communication article promote a focus upon "the rhetoric of inquiry" (369-370) as the appropriate path for combining both pursuits, defining the disciplines "as centers of inquiry rather than as banks of knowledge," and disciplinary conventions "as emerging from communally negotiated assumptions about what knowledge is and about the methods for shaping it" (374). WAC programs, according to Jones and Comprone, "must work toward balancing humanistic methods of encouraging more active and collaborative learning in WAC courses with reinforcing the ways of knowing and the writing con


This paper compares study,life and mental growth between children whose parents go abroad for a job and those staying with their parents through questionnaire.The results show that study and life quality as well as mental health of children who are left behind by their parents are worse than those children who are not in that they are more controlled by their parents subjectively,their grades are less approved by their parents,and they have lower self-evaluation about their academic achievements.In addition,their teachers in charge of the class communicate with them more frequently,they attach more importance to money,there are more unhappy children and more students hoping to go abroad to make a fortune after graduation from senior high school.These results indicate that children whose parents go abroad for a job are a group deserving special attention and instruction.


The volume of the power converter reduced and the power density increased with the enhancement of the switching frequency,the losses of the converter increased on the contrary.Soft switching technique could improve the circumstance of the power switch,reduce the losses and increase the efficiency of the converter.A new passive and lossless technique with minimum voltage stress is introduced in this paper,which was composed of inductance,capacitance and diodes.The transient energy was transferred to the load during one switch cycle with the resonance of the inductance and capacitance.Operation mode is analyzed,parameters design procedure is presented and a prototype of 250W was built and tested.The experiment result shows that this topology can achieve zero current switching when the main switch turns on and zero voltage switching when it turns off.The voltage stress of the main switch is minimum,which equals to the value of the output voltage.


A new collaborative control parameter design strategy is proposed for economic plant control process. The relevance vector machines (RVMs) and genetic algorithms (GAs) are combined to generate the optimal control index table for controllers. More specifically, the probabilistic model based on RVMs is utilised to describe the non-linear behaviours according to the experimental dataset. The evolution-based optimisation model based on GAs is used for collaborative design of the optimum control parameter combinations. A variable-rate fertilising system is presented as an application case for collaborative generation of control index table with the combined accuracy, energy saving and fertilising-consistency optimisation objectives. The experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed hybrid approach.


Abstract A database containing pathogen-specific information on mastitis has been established in Finland. The data consist of the results from routine milk samples collected from clinical and subclinical mastitis and submitted to laboratories all over the country. In the database, bacteriological information has been recorded on an individual cow basis. A total of 77,051 pathogen records submitted to the database from 1 January 2004 to 1 January 2006 were retrieved for this preliminary report of pathogen distribution. Staphylococcus aureus (18.26% and 17.73%) and coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS) (17.57% and 23.51%) were the most frequently isolated pathogens from the milk samples. Seasonal and regional differences in pathogen distribution were also found. The pathogen information is primarily used for targeting the antimicrobial treatment of the cow, but also for designing specific mastitis control strategies for the herds. Pathogen data can also be useful for national mastitis control programmes and breeding programmes of dairy cattle for the selection of more resistant animals.


The present invention relates to a role of SYNGR4 gene in carcinogenesis of lung cancer, administering the double-stranded molecule to one or more of SYNGR4 gene or a composition comprising such double-stranded molecules and antibodies, vectors, or cells It features a method for treating or preventing lung cancer by. The present invention also includes using one or more overexpressed genes chosen from among SYNGR4, for diagnosing lung cancer, or lung cancer, a method for evaluating / determining the prognosis of a patient, especially with NSCLC or SCLC the features. For that purpose, SYNGR4 may serve as a novel serological biomarker for lung cancer. Moreover, used as an indicator of the effect of one or more compounds for the overexpression of SYNGR4 in lung cancer is also disclosed a method of identifying a compound for treating and preventing lung cancer.


According to the reviewer, Lorna Roth, in her book, Something New in the Air: The Story of First Peoples Television Broadcasting in Canada, examines the success the First Peoples of Canada have had in using the mass medium of television as a tool to counter the negative Indian stereotypes promulgated by Hollywood films, American television, and EuroCanadian television programming and as a voice to extend their own messages and images to all of Canada.


The function of carbonic anhydrase in the colon is principally that of electroneutral sodium chloride reabsorption and short chain fatty acid uptake. Three carbonic anhydrase genes are expressed in the intestine and carbonic anhydrase 1 (CAl) is specific to the colon. The CAl gene has two promoters which act in a mutually exclusive manner, generating high levels of CA l in colon epithehal cells and in erythroid cells. This thesis describes an investigation of the regulation of human CAl in the colon, with a focus on a region of the colon promoter marked by a colon-specific DNasel hypersensitive site. Using a panel of deletion fragments and DNA/protein binding assays, an element which binds a colon-specific factor has been identified. In addition, it has been shown that mutation of the core motif of this element, 5'-TTTTACAA-3', abolishes protein binding. Comparison with transcription factor binding sites identified in other intestinal genes, suggests that the protein binding to the CAl motif is the homeodomain transcription factor, Cdx2. This finding is supported by results from DNA/protein binding and immunosupershift assays. Two Cdx2 binding sites have been identified in both the human and mouse CAl colon promoters. The biological significance of Cdx2 binding to these sites has been investigated by co-transfection studies in cultured cells. Expression of Cdx2 in cells transfected with CAl colon promoter/reporter gene constructs led to an upregulation of reporter gene expression. This activation was both orientation and distance independent; indicating that these elements behave as enhancer sequences in the CAl gene promoter. However, there is evidence to suggest that only the 3' Cdx2 binding site is functional in vivo. These studies have also revealed that Cdx2 may be involved in complex regulatory mechanisms, since it seems that Cdx2 can also bind to TATA boxes of gene promoters, including the CAl promoter. The human homologue of Cdx2 has been cloned from a human jejunum cDNA library and the sequence compared with rodent Cdx2. The homeodomains of Cdx2 and other caudal-type proteins have also been compared. The human CDX2 gene has been assigned to chromosome 13ql213.


Dr. V. Touloupidis Modeling & Simulation Department Borealis Polyolefine GmbH St.-Peter-Straße 25 Linz 4021, Austria E-mail: email@example.com G. Rittenschober, Prof. C. Paulik Institute for Chemical Technology of Organic Materials Johannes Kepler University Linz Altenberger Strasse 69, Linz 4040, Austria The ORCID identification number(s) for the author(s) of this article can be found under https://doi.org/10.1002/mren.202000028.


The shallow-water shrimps represent the most economical resource in Mozambique. Therefore, annual surveys have been carried out to investigate the state of the stock, the fishing methods for a better analyses catch/effort statistics. Resource assessment was conducted on principal species - Metapenaeus monoceros and Penaeus indicus - to estimate levels of abundance and distribution in the Sofala Bank.


The  purpose  of  the  work  is  to  determine  the  dependence  of  the  lightfastness  of  colours obtained on wool fabric with acid dyes on their chemical structure, namely, the chemical class, the structure of chromophore and the number of sulfo groups.


In recent years, the interest in photovoltaic supercapacitors has been increasing in order to develop self-powered sensors for a sustainable system. Hence, significant research efforts are needed to enhance the photoelectric and electrochemical performances of hybrid devices. Herein, we have studied the effect of the porosity of different counter electrodes on the performance of the hybrid photovoltaic supercapacitors. The photovoltaic supercapacitors were fabricated in one package with a simple structure including a titanium dioxide (TiO2) coated on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass as a working electrode and polyaniline (PANI)-based gel electrolyte. The performance of the hybrid device was studied with four different counter electrodes: a multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) porous electrode, PEDOT:PSS coated on FTO glass, carbon monolithic electrode, and a carbon-based conductive fabric. The specific capacitance of the device with PEDOT:PSS coated FTO electrode was 255 mF/g in the dark and increased to be 274 mF/g under the light based on the mass of the gel. The hybrid device can be charged when the working electrode is illuminated. The variation in the open circuit voltage (DV) was reached 256 mV in 400 s under illumination, and the voltage drop was 4 mV (−4%) in 600 s of the dark. The current results of the hybrid photovoltaic supercapacitor, with a simple fabrication process and basic structure, are boosting the study for the electrode materials selection to enhance the performance of the hybrid device.


Non-biodegradability of rubber tires contributes to pollution and fire hazards in the natural environment. In this study, the flexural behavior of the Rubberized Reactive Powder Concrete (RRPC) beams that contained various proportions and sizes of scrap tire rubber was investigated and compared to the flexural behavior of the regular RPC. Fresh properties, hardened properties, load-deflection relation, first crack load, ultimate load, and crack width are studied and analyzed. Mixes were made using micro steel fiber of the straight type, and they had an aspect ratio of 65. Thirteen beams were tested under two loading points (Repeated loading) with small-scale beams (1100 mm, 150 mm, 100 mm) size.
The fine aggregate is replaced by 5, 10, and 15%, respectively, with crumb rubber. While replacement of silica fume was 10, 20, 30, and 50%, respectively, with very fine rubber. Also, chip rubber was added to the mixture as coarse aggregate with 5, 10, and 15%. Five tested beams were chosen as case studies to analyze and compare the results of the ABAQUS software with the experimental results. The results showed that the flexural behavior of RRPC beams that contains rubber was acceptable when compared with the flexural behavior of the RPC beam (depending on load-carrying capacity). The crack width was decreased by including waste rubber and steel fibers. There is a satisfactory agreement between the results of the numerical analysis and the results of the experimental testing. Slight ultimate load differences are targeted between the effects of the monotonic loading and the repeated loading.


The Michigan–Ontario Ozone Source Experiment (MOOSE) is an international air quality field study that took place at the US–Canada Border region in the ozone seasons of 2021 and 2022. MOOSE addressed binational air quality issues stemming from lake breeze phenomena and transboundary transport, as well as local emissions in southeast Michigan and southern Ontario. State-of-the-art scientific techniques applied during MOOSE included the use of multiple advanced mobile laboratories equipped with real-time instrumentation; high-resolution meteorological and air quality models at regional, urban, and neighborhood scales; daily real-time meteorological and air quality forecasts; ground-based and airborne remote sensing; instrumented Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); isotopic measurements of reactive nitrogen species; chemical fingerprinting; and fine-scale inverse modeling of emission sources. Major results include characterization of southeast Michigan as VOC-limited for local ozone formation; discovery of significant and unaccounted formaldehyde emissions from industrial sources; quantification of methane emissions from landfills and leaking natural gas pipelines; evaluation of solvent emission impacts on local and regional ozone; characterization of the sources of reactive nitrogen and PM2.5; and improvements to modeling practices for meteorological, receptor, and chemical transport models.


A progenitor developed by Robert T. Curtis is a type of infinite groups formed by the semi-direct product of a free group m∗n and a transitive permutation group of degree n. To produce finite homomorphic images we had to add relations to the progenitor of the form 2∗n : N . In this thesis we have investigated several permutations progenitors and monomials, 2∗12 : S4, 2 ∗12 : S4 × 2, 2∗13 : (13 : 4), 2∗30 : ((2• : 3) : 5), 2∗13 : 13, 2∗13 : (13 : 2), 2∗13 : (13 : S3), 53 ∗2 :m (13 : 4), 7 ∗8 :m (3 2 : 8), and 53∗4 :m (13 : 4). We have discovered that the permutations progenitors produced the following finite homomorphic images, we have found PGL(2, 13), U3(4) : 2, 2 Sz(8), PSL(2, 7), PGL(2, 27), PSL(2, 8), PSL(3, 3), 4S4(5), PSL2(53), and 13 : PGL2(53) as homomorphic images of this progenitors. We will construct double coset enumeration for the homomorphic images, 2Sz(8) over (13 : 4) Suzuki twisted group, PGL(2, 13) over S4,and PSL(2, 7) over S4 and Maximal subgroups of 2×PGL(2, 27) over 2•(13 : 2), PSL(2, 8) over (9 : 2), and PSL(3, 3) over (13 : 3). We will also give our techniques of finding finite homomorphic images and their isomorphism images.


Forty-four undergraduates were shown one set of slides of persons in the beginning of the session and a second set of slides at the end. During the second slide presentation subjects gave recognition judgements for each slide and confidence judgements for each decision. The disguise of the to-be-recognized (TBR) persons was varied and the distinctiveness and attractiveness of the TBR persons were assessed. The relation between subjects' confidence judgements and their face recognition accuracy was stronger if the TBR persons were not disguised and if the TBR persons had distinctive characteristics. Attractiveness was unrelated to face recognition accuracy. Base-rate information, which referred to the number of persons the subjects expected to recognize, affected decision criterion but had no effect on confidence judgements.


In order to enable frequency-division duplex (FDD) massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) systems, a beam-grouping, precoding and feedback scheme is proposed to reduce the downlink training overhead and channel state information (CSI) feedback overhead. When the number of transmit antennas on a base station (BS) is growing large, the downlink training overhead for CSI estimation and the CSI feedback overhead are growing tremendously. In addition to the downlink training overhead, simulation results show that the proposed method is able to reduce the feedback overhead without sacrificing the downlink achievable information rate (AIR). Furthermore, the proposed method has a lower computation complexity comparing with other methods in the recent literature.


For the traditional laser processing method, processing defects such as recasting layer, microcrack and high concentration of heat affected zone are inevitably generated, which reduces the surface quality and service life of the microstructure. In this paper, the electrolyte jet assisted laser micromachining technology is proposed. This technology applies the laser beam and the corrosive electrolyte jet beam coaxially to the workpiece. At the same time as the laser acts, the corrosive electrolyte jet continuously scour, cool and slightly corrode the processing area. The effect can reduce the thickness of the recast layer, reduce the number of microcracks, and eliminate the high concentration of the heat affected zone. In this paper, the causes of recasting layer in laser processing are analyzed firstly. The material removal mechanism involved in the laser jet assisted laser micromachining and the mechanism of laser coupled electrolyte jet beam are studied. The flow field in the laser jet assisted laser drilling process is established. And the mathematical model of the temperature field; the effects of laser pulse energy, laser repetition frequency, electrolyte concentration and electrolyte jet velocity on the thickness of material recast layer were studied, and the basic processing technology of electrolyte jet assisted laser micromachining was preliminarily mastered, laying the foundation for further research on electrolyte jet assisted laser micromachining technology.


This paper is a subsequence of vascular systematic checklist of ecological corridor in southern region of GaoLiGong Nature Reserve.Those plant species from Hamamelidaceae of Angiospermae are recorded.


A survey of scleractinian corals for 21 stations in Baa Atoll (Republic of Maldives) was conducted in June 2009. The goal of the survey was to i) compile for the first time for this atoll a scleractinian coral check-list, ii) estimate the atoll total richness, iii) estimate intra-atoll richness variation and iv) describe preliminary patterns of community structure according to geomorphology and location criteria. The survey was stratified by the main reef geomorphological units. A total of 173 species of scleractinia belonging to 49 genera were recorded, including several species new to Maldives. Conversely, a number of species of genera quite common in the Indian Ocean were absent of the list of Pocilloporidae. Average richness per station was nearly 60 species. Richness ratio between slopes and flats/tops were between 3 and 1.3, with an average of 2.1, highlighting richer slopes than flats and tops. Differences of community composition between geomorphologic strata and between oceanic/lagoonal reefs were significant. Central lagoonal reefs provided highest richness, and highest coral cover as well. These findings are critical to plan for the conservation of Baa Atoll biodiversity.


The chronic effect of feeding tigernut based diets was investigated on African catfish (Clarias garerpinus ). 225 African catfish were randomly allotted to five experimental diets (CP=40%) in which tiger nut replaced maize at 0%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% respectively and fed at 3% body weight daily for a period of 20 weeks. Other water quality parameters were maintained throughout the duration of the study. Blood samples were collected from fish in replicates and analyzed for haematological and serum parameters. Results of the haematology showed no significant differences among the parameters except haemoglobin and Packed cell volume (p 0.05). This trial indicated that tigernut meal can replace maize wholly in diets of African catfish without any deleterious effect on the physiology and/or health status of the fish.


The goal of this article is the presentation of an uncommon approach in the world of performing arts. Starting from the William Forsythe's concept of Choreographic Object (FORSYTHE, 2008), originally bound to dance, we aimed the clarification and exploration of both the concept itself and its application in areas such as the performing arts, production practices and the projection of space. Being integrated into the production crew of Scattered Crowd allowed the conjugation of methods of accessing the main performers of this play: William Forsythe himself and 10 elements of the crew who contributed to this installation. The interviews were conjugated with meaning and experience exploration techniques such as resorting to visual and graphic objects (poster) and video objects. The conjugation of the prospectives granted through four distinct qualitative methodologies constitutes the conclusion of this article. The completion of the triangulation of these various approaches allows you to understand the concept of "choreographic object" as an object of convergence. This conclusion is derived from the ongoing research. The convergence that "choreographic object" holds seems to materialize in the effect that requires and in the way it affects who attends it, the spectator. 1 Doutoranda em Motricidade Humana, na especialidade de Dança na Universidade de Lisboa. Portugal, Lisboa. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 2 Psicóloga Clínica, Licenciada pela Universidade do Porto, Mestre em Psicologia da Educação e Doutorada em Psicologia pela Universidade do Minho. Professora Auxiliar na Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais da Universidade Fernando Pessoa (2004). Portugal, Cidade do Porto. E-mail: email@example.com 71 Comun. & Inf., Goiânia, GO, v. 17, n. 2, p. 70-87, jul./dez. 2014


Fairness and sharing is the primary principle for urban traffic development, which has however not drawn sufficient attention by the society. Hereby noted are a series of unfair phenomena in urban traffic planning, construction and administration, with the analysis of the cause therefor from the concept and policy. Finally, countermeasures are proposed, laying emphasis on priority of the public transit system, and ensure traffic safety of non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians. Discussions on fairness are held to confirm a clear direction for urban traffic development.


The earth's surface has been changed with the advancement of urbanization and deforestation in recent years. As a result of these artificial or natural alterations of the surface, it has been suggested in many fields that the microclimate near the surface has been changed because of the variation of momentum, latent and sensible heat fluxes. It is very important therefore to predict the change of microclimate near the surface, not only for the analysis of local climate like the heat island phenomena and air pollution in urban areas but also for climate change predictions on a global scale. In these backgrounds, it is necessary to understand in detail and construct the prediction model for the transport of heat, water vapor and momentum in the air and soil near the surface. In this paper, we conduct two model experiments and compare these results with those of a simulation model (The multi-layer soil-plant-atmosphere model). One is an evaporation experiment from bare soil using a column container with a depth of 650mm and a diameter of 200mm. The other considers an experimentally planted azalea in the same size column. It is shown from these evaluations that the numerical model we employed can reasonably well predict the behaviour of variables within the soil-plant-atmosphere system.


A new high-temperature gas-phase electron diffraction analysis of manganese trifluoride, combined with high-level quantum chemical calculations, provides direct geometrical evidence of a Jahn−Teller distortion in a free molecule. The potential energy surface of the molecule was scanned extensively by computation at the SCF level. CASSCF and CASPT2 calculations established that of the many C2v symmetry stationary points on the potential energy surface the lowest energy ones are quintets. The global minimum is a quintet state of 5A1 symmetry. In this planar C2v symmetry structure there are two longer and one somewhat shorter Mn−F bonds, with two bond angles close to 106° and one bond angle of about 148°. The second lowest energy state was of 5B2 symmetry, which turned out to be a transition state with an imaginary b2 (in plane) bending frequency. A constrained planar structure of D3h molecular symmetry has appreciably higher energy than the 5B2 symmetry structure. The experimental data are in complete agree...


The hepatic artery aneurysms are rare, especially in interahepatic branches. The frequency consists of 75-80% extrahepatic and 20-25% intrahepatic. Catheterization is achieved usually from common femoral artery, other methods implemented in the case of unsuccessful catheterization from femoral artery, are translumbar and brachial catheterization.The study consist of 565 patients that were referred to the angiography ward. During seven years of assessment, five cases of hepatic artery aneurysm were found; this is a rare condition reported in the english literature. In the literature as well as in this case report the hepatic artery aneurysms are rare. In reported series the extrahepatic artery aneurysms are found more often than in the intrahepatic artery aneurysm but in this case report intrahepatic artery aneurysms are more than extrahepatic one.


Multiple spin systems allow for the presence of quantum coherence and spin-spin coupling interactions. Traditionally, density operator formalism is used to describe these systems; however, the use of this formalism often clouds intuition making it a cumbersome tool. Here we introduce a third formalism constructed from the density operator formalism with a direct connection to a non-classical intuitive vector-like representation. After introducing the method, a simple example of its use is given when describing the COSY 2D-NMR experiment. Introduction When describing spin systems generally two approaches are used: the classical vector formalism [1] or the density operator formalism [2]. Here we seek to briefly introduce the product operator formalism developed by Sørensen [3], as an alternative to the standard approaches. In Sect. 1 and 2, we describe the classical vector and density operator formalisms. In Sect. 3 we introduce the product operators for a two spin system. In Sect. 4 we describe the derivation of the product operator formalism from the density operator formalism. In Sect. 5 we introduce the nonclassical vector-like interpretation of the product operator formalism. In the final section we present a working example of the product operator formalism applied to the Correlation Spectroscopy (COSY) NMR experimental technique. Classical Vector Formalism The classical vector approach is rooted in the idea of equating a classically precessing charged particle in a magnetic field with that of a particle with some spin, all interactions between the 'spinning' particle and any external interactions (outside of the field the particle is 'spinning' in) are described by a torque being exerted on the particle. Extending on these same principles, the Bloch equations can also be derived (see Mirau [1]) to directly connect the classical model with observable changes in magnetization. A problem occurs at this point in that the inclusion of a second spin to allow for spin-spin interactions is not a direct extension, and worse will not be able to account for coherence between different spin systems. Density Operator Formalism Density operator formalism, in contrast to the classical vector formalism, is rooted in quantum mechanics. The density operator is defined by:


Comments on an article by H. L. Ansbacher, which presents an interesting summary of psychological techniques as applied to foreign workers by the Nazis during World War II. Ansbacher seems to praise the German psychologists for adapting to the Nazi regime and doing their bit to make the "slave laborers" happy and to increase production. The author feels that the future of the human race looks bleak when the specialists in human behavior, the one group intrinsically concerned with the free development of the individual personality, can function so normally under a totalitarian system dedicated to a denial of human values. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)


The invention discloses a method for quickly classifying bacterial colonies on a culture medium on the basis of a hyperspectral imaging technology. The method comprises the steps that a hyperspectral imaging system is utilized to collect a reflecting image of the bacterial colonies on the culture medium, wherein the image comprises spectral information and image information of the bacterial colonies; the hyperspectral reflecting image is corrected through a black-white file, and a corrected image is obtained; the corrected image is processed through an image processing technology, and a mask image of the original hyperspectral image is obtained; spectral data information of each bacterial colony is extracted according to the positions where the bacterial colonies in the mask image are located; a full-wavelength linear prediction model based on bacterium categories and the spectral data information is built, and category prediction on an unknown bacterium sample is achieved through the model. In addition, multiple wavelength selection methods are utilized to optimize characteristic wavelengths, a corresponding simplified model is built, and the simplified model can also predict the category of the unknown bacterium sample. By means of the method for quickly classifying the bacterial colonies on the culture medium on the basis of the hyperspectral imaging technology, high-precision, quick and lossless identifying detecting and classifying of the bacterial colonies on the culture medium are achieved.


This study aims to examine and analyze service, consultation, and supervision of the Account Representative of taxpayer compliance. The population in this study is the individual taxpayer in the region of KPP Pratama Semarang Candisari. Sampling was done by purposive sampling technique. The number of samples was determined as many as 100 people from the number of individual taxpayers who are on territory of Candisari. Data analysis techniques used in this research is the technique of multiple regression analysis. Finding of this research indicated the service Account Representative influential toward taxpayer compliance. While consulting Account Representative, monitoring Account Representative not influential toward taxpayer compliance. Keywords: Service Account Representative, Consultation Account Representative, Monitoring Account Representative, Tax Compliace


The Research titled "The Analysis of Consumption Models of Poor Families in Medan". The type of data used in this study is primary data with a sample of 100 people. Research methods used in this analysis is a qualitative descriptive method, using data tabulation frequency distribution and percentages. Tabulation of the results showed that the average income of poor families around Rp 600,000, - per month to the average food expenditure every month for Rp371.000, - and for non-food expenditure for Rp318.000, - every month. The average level of expenditure for most poor families food is rice that is equal to Rp180.000,- every month and the average level of expenditure for the largest non-food poor families are housing that is equal to Rp200.000,- every month. All respondents do not have a residual income or even a minus, because the income they receive is minimal. Keywords: Income, Consumption, Residual Income/Saving


The authors analyze the impact of marginalizing discourses surrounding disability on the design of communication options in online and virtual worlds. The primary focus is on conflict between participants in an ongoing study in Second Life, based on audio versus textual communication needs. Although the participants in the study are diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, the difficulties faced in facilitating communication between the two groups reveal serious problems with current modes of live chatting which privilege one sense over the other, which would be relevant to other disabled populations. The inability to blend audio and textual communication creates an additional barrier for participants in the ongoing study in Second Life, and for visually and hearing impaired individuals who wish to use technology as a means of communicating with one another. Keywords: Disability Studies; Communication; Hearing Impairment; Vision Impairment; Discourse model of disability; Myalgic Encephalomyelitis; Accessibility


Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices are gaining popularity among Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which is being increasingly implemented. Although previous research focused on GSCM practices and its outcomes extensively, most of the research based on developed countries. Limited research has been done about GSCM and its outcome in Malaysia. The purpose of this paper is to identify different types of GSCM practices and performance outcomes in Malaysian context. This paper will compare GSCM research at global level with the existing GSCM research in Malaysia to explore further directions of GSCM research in Malaysia.


. The inflow of tourists determines development, growth and sustainability of tourism business worldwide. The main dilemma of tourism entrepreneurs remains in whether to follow westernization or to preserve the local sociocultural identity. This research tries to explore the entrepreneurs' perception about Western influence in business culture of the touristic city - Pokhara, Nepal. Cross-sectional descriptive study design is used to understand entrepreneurs' perception, and three dummy-based indices are used to measure the tourism business environment. The ordered logit regression model is adopted to check the determinant factors. It reveals that English language for communication (76.84%), Hospitality service (72.01%), Art and Decoration (68.19%) and Festivals and Cultural Performances (55.47%) have Western influences on tourism entrepreneurship in Pokhara. The results of the ordered logit model show that the overall odds of business registration, government initiation, westernization and population growth are 1.09, 1.26, 2.14 and 2.27 times respectively which signifies to potentially better business prospects provided influences are minimized while local identities are preserved under government initiatives. This research was conducted only in a dense area of Pokhara called Lakeside. We have reasons to believe that if the research could have covered the whole area and all the entrepreneurs were included, it would produce much greater picture of the westernization influences in business culture of Pokhara.


Investigation was made on the rate of dyeing equations in regard to the dyeing of polyester fibre with commerical disperse dyes from the finite dyebath, which is common for practical dyeing.Each of the equations presented by Wilson, Crank, Vickerstaff and Cegarra and Puente is found to fail to represent the dyeing behaviour over a whole dyeing process in the system concernedThe present paper proposes a new equation, which is incorporated with the observed delay in time from the theoretical curves in the early stages of dyeing, on the basis of a fundamental equation of the exponential form.where α is a constant, and was made clear to give a value of 0.8 in the system examined. It was confirmed that the proposed equation gives a good fit to the time/adsorption isotherms obtained experimentally, irrespective of the type of dyes, dyeing temperatures and dyeing concentrations.


The gas discharge radiation source, in particular for EUV radiation and / or soft X-rays, in which in a vacuum chamber (2) at least two electrodes (1) are rotatably mounted with an at least approximately circular periphery for rotation, wherein the electrodes (1) to a spatial position have a small spacing for the ignition of a gas discharge (6) and each provided with a reservoir (15) for a liquid, electrically conductive material (5) in such a manner are connected that during rotation about the circular periphery of the electrodes (1) can form a liquid film (22) of electrically conductive material (5) and the reservoir (15) a flow of current to the electrodes (1) is made possible, characterized in that the electrodes (1) in each case via a connecting member (14) with the reservoirs (15) are in communication, by over a partial section of the circular periphery of each electrode (1) a gap (19) between the e lektrode (1) and the connecting element (14) is formed, in which the liquid, electrically conductive material (5) in the ...


Cellular automata simulation of recrystallization in two dimensions is carried out. The simulated microstrutural evolution is compared in detail with the predictions from mathematically exact analytical theories considering both kinetic and geometrical aspects. Very good agreement is observed between the cellular automata simulation and the theoretical results. Moreover, the simulated data is used to test new expressions recently derived to describe the evolution of the interfaces between recrystallized grains. This work focuses on recrystallization but its results are applicable to any nucleation and growth transformation.


Introduction of controlled temperature changes in a closed gas volume is one method of producing reference pressure changes. Devices used for the thermal production of pressure changes have been designated thermophones and operated as primary standards for audio microphones. We have adopted this nomenclature, although in our concept of use we violate a basic assumption upon which past thermophones have been designed. The concept of design is described and experimental measurements are presented. An application as a secondary calibrator for use with infrasonic microphones is discussed.


Recently researchers are paying increasing attention to the transformation of the mining cities in China and proposing various solutions, but we haven't found the final solution methods and we need study hard continually. At present, Chinese government put forward the resources exploration compensation mechanism and the recession industry supporting mechanism. In this paper the author brings up her ideas and show how to carry out the two systems effectively and what measures we should take seriously.


NEED FOR RESTRUCTURING AND LABOR CHANGES, COMPARING THE PROBLEMS OF THE PASSENGER RAILROAD IN THE LATE 1950S WITH THE FREIGHT RAILROAD TODAY


Exploring Second Language Learning: Communicative Competence, Pragmatics, and Second Language Literacy by Timothy M. Mecham, Master of Second Language Teaching Utah State University 2012 Major Professor: Dr. Karin de Jonge-Kannan Department: Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies This portfolio is a compilation of the author's teaching philosophy and three artifacts that explore elements of second language teaching. The teaching philosophy contains the author's strategies of second language teaching including instructional practice, communicative language teaching theory, and application. This portfolio also contains artifacts of second language teaching that explore communicative competence, formal address pragmatics, and second language literacy. An annotated bibliography of books and articles that have impacted the author's teaching beliefs and practices is also included.