In the past, many researchers tried to find a high-quality nurse scheduling by using mathematical programming approach. However, mathematical programming approach is hard to solve the highly complex problem in the real world, because there are so many constraints. In this paper, we present Simplified Swarm Optimization (SSO), which is the stochastic optimization method proposed by Yeh [1], to solve the real world problem of Nurse Scheduling Problem (NSP). SSO designs the new update mechanism and aim to overcome the disadvantage of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) in discrete problem. The objective function is to maximize the fairness within all nurse's scheduling.


Nowadays, the researches on UGV path planning mainly are mainly related to the interwoven road environment of the city or the relatively flat and broad environment in the field. As a kind of obstacle models that can not be ignored in the process of movement, the research on UGV path planning in the tunnel has considerable necessity. In this paper, aiming at the internal path planning problem of obstacles such as tunnels, a motion path planning scheme of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) based on Dijkstra- particle swarm optimization (Dijkstra-PSO) is proposed. Firstly, the appropriate obstacle curve function is selected according to the characteristics of the obstacle model; Then the Dijkstra algorithm is improved to realize the initial screening of the number of path nodes through a node screening rule, and the initial optimized path can be obtained by using the improved algorithm; By using the dynamic step size to adjust the value spacing and taking the maximum available step size as the influence factor to evaluate whether the optimization of tentative point is stagnant or not, the PSO algorithm is further improved to avoid generating redundant optimized nodes. Finally, an improved PSO algorithm is proposed to re-optimize the initial optimized path. The results show that both the Dijkstra algorithm and the hybrid algorithm can realize path planning without collision and obtain the optimal path from the starting point to the end point. Compared with only using one algorithm, the hybrid algorithm (the Dijkstra*-PSO* algorithm) can effectively shorten the path length and improve the quality of the path searching. In the experiment, compared with the experimental results of the single improved algorithm (the improved Dijkstra algorithm and the traditional PSO algorithm) and the double improved algorithm (the improved Dijkstra algorithm and the improved PSO algorithm), the path length obtained by the latter one is shorter and the number of path nodes is smaller, which indicates that the double improved algorithm can meet the requirements of the later application of UGV to carry out collision-free movement in similar tunnel obstacles.


many early naturalists suggested that weasels (Mustela spp.) discard shrews after they are captured. This behaviour has been mentioned in many treatises on shrews and other mammals. Contrary observations abound, however, and shrews have been recorded among the prey remains of some raptorial birds, and also canid and other mustelid mammals. The idea that weasels in particular do not eat shrews has focused on glands that produce an odiferous substance that apparently renders shrews distasteful. The following observation in 1921 by Kirk (p. 111) of the Northern Shorttailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) in vermont is enlightening:


Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs) hold great potential as one of the key technological enablers for beyond-5G wireless networks, improving localization and communication performance under line-of-sight (LoS) blockage conditions. However, hardware imperfections might cause RIS elements to become faulty, a problem referred to as pixel failures, which can constitute a major showstopper especially for localization. In this paper, we investigate the problem of RIS-aided localization of a user equipment (UE) under LoS blockage in the presence of RIS pixel failures, considering the challenging single-input single-output (SISO) scenario. We first explore the impact of such failures on accuracy through misspecified Cramer-Rao bound (MCRB) analysis, which reveals severe performance loss with even a small percentage of pixel failures. To remedy this issue, we develop two strategies for joint localization and failure diagnosis (JLFD) to detect failing pixels while simultaneously locating the UE with high accuracy. The first strategy relies on l_1-regularization through exploitation of failure sparsity. The second strategy detects the failures one-by-one by solving a multiple hypothesis testing problem at each iteration, successively enhancing localization and diagnosis accuracy. Simulation results show significant performance improvements of the proposed JLFD algorithms over the conventional failure-agnostic benchmark, enabling successful recovery of failure-induced performance degradations.


We examined the effects of two egg jelly components, a fucose sulfate glycoconjugate (FSG) and sperm‐activating peptide I (SAP‐I: Gly‐Phe‐Asp‐Leu‐Asn‐Gly‐Gly‐Gly‐Val‐Gly), on the intracellular pH (pHi) and Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) of spermatozoa of the sea urchin Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus. FSG and/or SAP‐I induced elevations of [Ca2+]; and pHi in the spermatozoa at pH 8.0. At pH 8.0, a second addition of FSG did not induced further elevation of the [Ca2+]i or pHi of spermatozoa treated with FSG, but addition or FSG after SAP‐I or of SAP‐I after FSG induced further increases of [Ca2+]i and pHi, At pH 6.6, FSG and/or SAP‐I did not induce significant elevation of the [Ca2+]i, although SAP‐I elevated the pHi, its half‐maximal effective concentration being 10 to 100 pM. At pH 8.0, tetraethyl‐ammonium, a voltage‐sensitive K+‐channel blocker, inhibited induction of the acrosome reaction and elevations of [Ca2+]i and pHi by FSG, but did not affect those by SAP‐I. These results suggest that FSG and SAP‐I activate different Ca2+ and H+ transport systems.


A pressure responsive seat occupancy sensor unit (10) comprising: a support plate (12), having a top surface (20) and a bottom surface; a plurality of spacer elements (14), which defines the pressure responsive seat occupancy sensor an upper surface (18) of the unit, the top surface of the support plate is arranged recessed from the upper surface; foam pad (22), in which the support plate is provided between said spacer element; recess grooves (24) formed on the top surface of the support plate beneath the foam pad; and a pressure is disposed in the recess in response to membrane switch (26). The groove has a depth in response to the thickness of the membrane switch exceeds the pressure. The foam pad is configured such that the foam pad after exceeding a certain threshold pressure is applied to compression into said groove, and triggering the pressure-responsive membrane switch.


After using the pressure sensor to measure the length and the speed of the ball fluid in the level tube, we have analyzed the measuring methods theoretically, examined the experiment methods with high-speed cinematograph, and made the error analysis on the measuring results with Pressure Signal Correlation Method and Pressure Gap Method. The experiment result and the error analysis have shown that this experimented method, compared with the conventional methods, is simpler and more reliable, which can eliminate the disturbance form the fluid field simultaneously, and its accuracy can satisfy the needs of real work.


The first and second ionization constants of phthalic acid have been determined, in formamide, at temperatures ranging from 5' to 45'C at 5" intervals, with the help of cells without liquid junction using quinhydrone and silver-silver chloride electrodes. By means of the Bjerrum equation, the distance r between the acidic groups has been estimated in formamide at different temperatures. Introduction In a previous communication,' we reported the first and the second ionization constants of phthalic acid in formamide at 25" from the study of cells Ag-AgC11KCl(m3), KHPth(m,), H,Pth(m,), QH2-QIPt and Ag-AgC1/KCl(m3), K,Pth(m,), KHPth(m,), QH,-QIPt In the present investigation, we have extended the studies to different temperatures, and now report the results over the temperature range 5-45°C. The distance r between the carboxylic groups has been estimated at different temperatures by using the Bjerrum equation for this solvent.


Until recently, telecommunications transport networks have been built using SONET/ SDH transmission equipment. Carriers have anticipated the advantages that metro optical networks (MONs) promise, but available equipment has a number of disadvantages and deployment has been limited. Fujitsu has developed a third-generation optical transport system called FLASHWAVE 7500 Release 4.1 (R4.1). This product overcomes many of the problems of previous generations of MONs. The FLASHWAVE 7500 R4.1 will enable carriers to cost effectively build networks to carry large amounts of traffic of any type. It will greatly simplify traffic engineering and span engineering, enabling more efficient network configurations. This paper briefly describes the history of optical networks, the technologies used in these networks, and how the issues encountered by previous generations have been overcome.


And the subject innovation is directed to a slipper for massage, so the motor is driven by a current person wearing the slippers which is supplied from the internal battery when the switch-on, The vibration force generated by the drive of the additional weight attached to the motor, so as to increase the effect of the pressure due to the vibration of the pressure protrusion is formed protruding from the upper surface of the bottom portion through the motor protection, The magnetic force of the rubber magnet embedded in the upper surface of the motor so that the foot is a good health by acting on the sole of the foot.


The aim of this literature review is to explore and to compare information derived from prospective studies of adverse drug reactions (ADR) incidence in pediatrics. A systematic literature research was performed looking for studies involving outpatient and inpatient children as well hospitalizations due to ADR. The studies were identified in MEDLINE, IPA and LILACS databases from January 1966 to November 2003. Investigation focused on specific treatments or morbidities was not included in the review. Twenty prospective cohort studies were included in the analysis. In outpatient investigations ADR incidence varied from 0.75% to 11.1% between the studies; 0.6% to 4.3% of hospital admissions were related to ADR with ADR frequency during hospitalization varying from 4.4% to 18.1% of the children. The lack of definition standards and of methodological criteria hindered results comparison and could partly explain the different observations.


Background
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system, which is characterized by the absence of ganglion cells in the submucosal and myenteric plexuses. The success of surgery is influenced by many factors, one of which is the presence of histopathological abnormalities in the proximal part of the HD rectosigmoid resection. The aim of this study is to determine whether there are any histological characteristics associated with Hirschsprung's disease that would necessitate reoperation at the Department of Anatomical Pathology Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (FMUI/CMH).
Methods
This was an analytical study using a cross-sectional design and secondary data from the Department of Anatomical Pathology Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (FMUI/CMH) archives between 2015 and 2019. At the proximal end, histopathological examinations were performed to determine mature ganglion, nerve thickening, normal ganglion number, perineural inflammation, and serositis. The patient's age at the time of surgery, gender, the type of surgery, and the patient's age at the time of reoperation were all recorded.
Results
From the 64 resection cases, 15 reoperation resection cases and 49 non-reoperation resection cases were obtained. Of the 15 reoperation cases, the histopathological investigation revealed fifteen cases of mature ganglion, ten cases of nerve thickening, and fourteen cases of normal ganglion. There was no perineural inflammation in fifteen cases, and no serositis in fourteen cases. A p value of 0.026 was obtained for the patient's age at the time of the operation.
Conclusion
There are several factors that determine pasients with Hirschsprung disease who undergo reoperation after resection. The age of the patient at the time of resection is one of the factors that can affect the occurence of reoperation in patients with Hirschsprung disease.


Undertaken in response to concerns about the adequacy of pre-registration education in relation to the prevention and management of violence, this study entailed interviews with a small group of students pursuing traditional routes to the mental health nursing qualification. While for most students violence had not been a large issue during the course, specific incidents were nonetheless remembered with great clarity. Learning opportunities included: teaching and discussion with education and service staff, experience of caring for patients, both on their own and in conjunction with qualified staff, and observation. Most students felt the course had been an adequate preparation in understanding the causes of violence and in learning how to prevent its occurrence, but the majority did not feel adequately prepared to manage violent incidents. Students' recommendations for changes to the course included an increased focus on the subject, greater liaison between education and service staff about their respective approaches to the subject, and a period of experience in a secure unit.


Hairdressers have an increased risk for airway symptoms especially when using hair‐bleaching powder containing persulfate. To minimize exposure, dust‐free bleaching powder(DFP) has been made available. We studied the effects of regular powder (RP) or DFP on the airway symptoms of hairdressers with hair‐bleaching associated rhinitis.


Bar coding has been used in museums since the early 1990s. Bar codes can increase the efficiency of a collections database and help the museum's staff with a great number of tasks. While many museums have expressed interest in bar code systems, few have implemented them. This article will provide the reader with a starting place for a bar coding project. The reader will have an effective understanding of the common parts of a bar code system and its limitations as well as a basic understanding to assess the feasibility and appropriateness of installing a bar code system in their institution.


The adsorption of n-heptane on microcrystalline rutile has been studied experimentally by thermodynamic techniques (adsorption isotherms and microcalorimetry) over a wide range of coverage at 303 K and complemented by Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations. The differential heat of adsorption exhibited three descending segments corresponding to the adsorption of n-heptane on three types of surfaces. The mean molar adsorption entropy of n-heptane in the monolayer was less than the entropy of the bulk liquid by ca. −23 J/(mol K), thus revealing a hindered state of motion for the n-heptane molecules on the surface of rutile. Simulations of the adsorption of n-heptane were performed on the three most abundant crystallographic faces of rutile. The adsorption isotherm obtained from the combination of the isotherm for each face weighted by the respective abundance was found to be in good agreement with experimental data. A structural characterization of n-heptane near the surface was also conducted which indicated that the substrate strongly perturbed the distribution of the n-heptane conformations relative to the situation found for the gaseous phase. Adsorbed molecules are predominantly orientated with their long axes, with the zig-zag planes of their backbones parallel to the surface and preferentially aligned along the five-fold cus Ti4+ ions of the faces. Fewer gauche conformations were observed for molecules near the surface than was characteristic of the bulk phase.


Watch a short video and then test your knowledge with a quiz on how to identify and debunk "fake news."


This article presents a review of geographic research literature on migration locations and theoretical conceptions of migrants. This focus reveals important continuities in themes of migration theories of development identity and culture and illustrates the options for exploring new issues. The literature indicates a broad range of research methods that have benefited understanding over time. A more critical perspective on development as a discourse has evolved that focuses on migrants as "agents negotiating the material and discursive dimensions of development." New questions are being raised about power dynamics of migrants within places and related to race class gender sexuality and nationality. Feminist and post-structural theories reveal more differences than continuities but new theories offer contributions to the literature rather than replacements of the literature. This analysis explores points of overlap and addresses longstanding debates in geography over the relationship between theoretical and empirical research exogenous and endogenous factors reality and abstraction and general and concrete processes. It is argued that methodological distinctions between quantitative modeling and qualitative and ethnographic research are very misleading.


Background: The Central Sulawesi region is one of the areas prone to earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia. The low level of knowledge of the community, especially children who are the age most vulnerable to the risk of victims in a disaster. The vulnerability of children to disasters is triggered by a limited understanding of the risks around them, which results in the absence of preparedness in the face of disasters. This study aims to know the influences of disaster counseling with animation video on preparedness students in elementary school in sigi district.Methods: This research used a quasi-experimental with the pretest-posttest design. 40 respondents, grade IV and V student, were determined by the total quota sampling technique. Data was collected using questionnaires and observation sheets. Data analysis using t-dependent and will be presented in tabular form.Results: Shows that the average value of respondents' knowledge before video playback (pre-test) is 83.12. Meanwhile, the average value after playing the video (post test) is equal to 92.62. This shows that an increase in the average value of respondents after the video playback. The results of the t-dependent test showed that the animation video method had a significant influence on improving preparedness (p = 0,000).Conclusion: Shows that counseling with animation video method can have a greater influence on the increase in preparedness


Objectives: Over the last decade, there has been a growing body of level I evidence supporting non-operative management (focused on early range of motion and weight bearing) of acute Achilles tendon ruptures. Despite this emerging evidence, there have been very few studies evaluating its uptake. Our primary objective was to determine whether the findings from a landmark trial assessing the optimal management strategy for acute Achilles tendon ruptures influenced the practice patterns of orthopaedic surgeons in Ontario, Canada over a 12-year time period. As a second objective we examined whether patient and provider predictors of surgical repair utilization differed before and after dissemination of the landmark trial results. Methods: Using provincial health administrative databases, we identified Ontario residents ≥ 18 years of age with an acute Achilles tendon rupture from April 2002 to March 2014. The proportion of surgically repaired ruptures was calculated for each calendar quarter and year. A time series analysis using an interventional autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model was used to determine whether changes in the proportion of surgically repaired ruptures were chronologically related to the dissemination of results from a landmark trial by Willits et al. (first quarter, 2009). Spline regression was then used to independently identify critical time-points of change in the surgical repair rate to confirm our findings. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to assess for differences in patient (baseline demographics) and provider (hospital type) predictors of surgical repair utilization before and after the landmark trial. Results: In 2002, ˜19% of acute Achilles tendon ruptures in Ontario were surgically repaired, however, by 2014 only 6.5% were treated operatively. A statistically significant decrease in the rate of surgical repair (p < 0.001) was observed after the results from a landmark trial were presented at a major North American conference (February 2009). Prior to the dissemination of trial results, the odds of undergoing surgical repair at a teaching hospital were found to be significantly higher than if treated at a non-teaching hospital (odds ratio (OR), 1.52; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.04-2.22; p = 0.03). However, after the landmark trial there was no significant difference in the odds of undergoing surgical repair between teaching and non-teaching hospitals (p = 0.46). All other predictors of surgical repair utilization remained unchanged in the before-and-after analysis. Conclusion: The current study demonstrates that large, well-designed randomized trials, such as the one conducted by Willits et al. can significantly change the practice patterns of orthopaedic surgeons. Moreover, the significant decline in surgical repair rate at both teaching and non-teaching hospitals after the landmark trial suggests both academic and non-academic surgeons readily incorporate high quality evidence in to their practice.


Protozoon is a monoplast eukaryon. The whole polypide is one cell that has the function of vital movement. Animal protozoon includes pathogenicity and unpathogenicity that parasitize in cavity, humour, tissue or cell of animal. There are more than 40 kinds of protozoa. Some of them, for example Plasmodium, Leishmania, Entamoeba tropicalis,etc., are hazardous to human beings. The paper reviews research progress of some of hackneyed animal protozoon, such as leishmaniosis, coccidiosis,cryptosporidiosis,giardiasis,toxoplasmosis,plasmodiosis.


For a long time, Hani people regarded the aquatic animals and plants as non-ownership wildlife. But from the angle of market economy, the traditional finishing custom is one of the cultural customs which hinder the development of the market economy in Hani area. Hani people should critically inherit their own traditional culture and set up the clear ownership conception of property right according to the requirement of market economic laws. The fishing maladies of Hani terrace break the normal ecology and the food chain, prevent the development scale of terrace fishery and cause the problem of public order and fire. Specific regulations and village rules are the main effective origins of legalizing the aquatic product ownership of Hani terrace.


Lane Departure Warning Systems (LDWS) have recently become an integral part of many advance vision-based drive assistance systems. However, high cost and the requirement of professional installation have limited such systems to mostly commercial or luxury vehicles. To help bring the technology to the mainstream market, we have leveraged the popularity of smartphones and built SmartLDWS, the first LDWS that runs on these devices. SmartLDWS employs a novel lane detection algorithm that is both robust and scalable to overcome poor camera quality and limited processing power faced by most smartphones. Experimental results show that the system performs reliably with extremely low false-positive under different weather and lighting conditions, detecting various types of lane markings at over 30fps.


In this study, the effects of the incorporation of microsized zinc oxide (ZnO) on multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)-reinforced palm-oil-based polyester (POPE) were investigated in terms of the UV absorbability, mechanical strength, thermal stability, surface resistivity, and morphology. POPE was prepared by alcoholysis and an esterification process with glycerol, palm oil, and phthalic anhydride. The MWCNTs were dispersed into POPE under in situ conditions during the esterification reaction, whereas ZnO was distributed into the MWCNT-filled POPE resin with an ultrasound technique. The surface morphology was examined to understand the dispersion of the fillers inside the polymer matrix with field emission scanning electron microscopy. In addition, UV absorbability was observed with a UV–visible spectrophotometer. From the results analysis, the surface resistivity was found to be unchanged by the presence of the ZnO particles. In addition, incorporation of ZnO improved the UV absorbability. Moreover, the tensile strength of the ZnO-based POPE was found to be slightly lower compared with that of the MWCNT-filled POPE. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016, 133, 44627.


The DepthCube 3D Volumetric Display is a solid state, rear projection, volumetric display that consists of two main components: a high-speed video projector, and a multiplanar optical element composed of a air-spaced stack of liquid crystal scattering shutters. The high-speed video projector projects a sequence of slices of the 3D image into the multiplanar optical element where each slice is halted at the proper depth. Proprietary multiplanar anti-aliasing algorithms smooth the appearance of the resultant stack of image slices to produce a continuous appearing truly three-dimensional image. The resultant 3D image is of exceptional quality and provides all the 3D vision cues found in viewing real object.


Demand on plastics product in this country is very tremendous because plastic product has better quality, design and appearance than any material product. In order to produce better quality of plastics product, it needs to have some processes and most important is initially in design stages. The design has to be correct and can produce better product, so it needs to be analyzing before fabricate the mold. Material flow analysis should be running to the plastic product to ensure no defects and follow the characteristics from actual specification. The three-dimensional solid modelling of plastic product (book tray) was developed using the computer-aided drawing software. The dimension of product based on the actual product mould. The three-dimensional solid modelling of plastic product will import to the computer aided engineering software. The computer aided engineering software was then performed is using Moldflow simulation software. The computer aided engineering model of product was analyzed using injection flow analysis. The analysis need to do in three times for each gates mechanism. Finally, the best result of number of gates, gates locations, and sizes of head of gates obtained from the analysis. From filling times, the cycle time of product producing can be calculated for finding the best gates mechanism. The cycle time can relate to the production capacity, product cost and profit. From that comparison, the best gate mechanism for plastic product (book tray) can be selected and also can know the effect of parameters machining and defects of book tray. This project is using Moldflow Plastics Insight 5.0 software to analyze the effect of gate mechanism. Book tray has been chosen as subjects of experiment. Before get the best mechanism of the gate the analysis that should be analyze are number of gates, gate location, and gates sizes. By using this analysis method also can reduce the cost in define the gate mechanism for plastic product using manual method.


Objective: To expole the effect of bFGF on peripheral nerve regeneration in allogenous nerve graft. Methods: A segment about 10 mm of sciatic nerve was excised from adult Wistar rat and treated by repeated freezing and thawing. Then the nerve was transplantated in the gap of sciatic nerve of another adult Wistar rat. The 8 rats were divided into the experimental group(AF) and control group(A). bFGF 100 u was injected into AF group every day. Normal saline was injected into A group. The rats survived for 12 weeks after allografting. Results: After treated and calculated with biosterology, it was found that number facial density(N A) and facial facial density(A A) of the regeneration nerve fibers were significantly higher in AF group than in A group. The volume density(V V) and number density(N A) of the neurons in the anterior horn and ganglia of L 4~6 spinal segments were significantly higher in AF group than in A group. Conclusion: The bFGF not only promotes the regeneration of peripheral nerve, but also protects the cell body of neuron after allogenous nerve graft.


This reflection article articulates only exploratory manner the construction of the subject in some organizations seeking from the psychic field symbolic reconfiguration of the relationship between the worker and the organization, which under a new capitalist culture seek to reorient traditional notions of authority and power within its organizational structure. By including various administrative discourses as intrapreneurship, which seek to adapt the worker to a new "symbolic reality" of change and uncertainty, be persuaded to join a new "class" of workers with the ability to lead and implement new ideas to benefit the organization, which largely determines the inflection of the power relations within it.


Many adolescents are embarrassed or unwilling to take precautions against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). In African countries polygamy or sex with older partners can increase for young women the risk of contracting HIV and other STDs. Their feelings of insecurity and lack of self-confidence prevents them from seeking reproductive health services and rejecting unwanted sexual advances. The Girls' Power Initiative in Nigeria offers confidence building meetings to girls 10-18 years old. It also teaches job skills. Through empowerment they realize their capacity to cope with their own prejudices and those in society. In Bangladesh girls are not allowed to leave their homes, ride a bicycle, or go to the marketplace alone. A Baltimore, Maryland, a family planning clinic provided contraceptive counseling, pregnancy testing, and referrals to 2 high schools during school hours for 3 years with the result of significantly reduced pregnancy rates afterwards. Specific skills to be taught to sexually active adolescents include the use of condoms and communication about contraceptive use and STD prevention with a partner. These programs also address the students' specific sexual histories and safe sex behavior. In New Orleans, Louisiana, of 228 pregnant adolescent women 86% said that they knew about contraception at the time they became pregnant, but only 16% reported using a method, which finding indicates the necessity to address psychological needs of youth. Pregnant adolescents often face psychological or social barriers, lack of family support, and inadequate pregnancy counseling. A Family Health International study of 519 adolescents 12-18 years old, who sought prenatal care or abortion-related emergency services in Fortaleza, Brazil, showed that 1 woman in every 5 would have preferred to delay the pregnancy.


In this paper, we identify possible success factors of multi-sided platforms. To this end, we conducted an explorative quantitative study. Based on the literature on network effects, platforms, and...


Colon targeted tablets were prepared in two steps. Initially core tablets were prepared and then the tablets were coated by u sing different pH dependent polymers. Ethyl cellulose, Eudragit L100 and S100 were used as coating polymers. FT-IR studies were carried out to find out the possible interaction between the selected drugs and polymer. FT-IR studies revealed that there was no interaction between the selected drug and excipients. The pre-compression blend of all formulations was subjected to various flow property tests and all the formulations passed the tests. The tablets were coated by using polymers and the coated tablets were subjected to various evaluation techniques. The tablets passed all the tests. Among all the formulations F3 formulation was found to be optimized as it was retarded the drug release up to 12 hours and showed maximum of 97.57% drug release. It followed zero order kinetics mechanism. The ideal formulation was subjected to stability studies at 40°C/75%RH. The stability studies indicated that the formulation was stable and retained its pharmaceutical properties at 40°C/75%RH over a period of 1 month.


Education policy favouring 'inclusion', together with medical advances, mean that a growing number of pupils in mainstream schools may have health-related support needs in respect of a chronic illness or physical disability. Data from an empirical research study investigating these needs and carried out between 1996 and 1998 are used to reflect on the position of this group of pupils within policy guidance on special educational needs (SEN) and medical needs. Evidence of confusion and ambiguity, both in the guidance and its interpretation, suggests that the needs of this group remain somewhat hidden. More recent developments in special needs policy guidance are discussed in terms of the prospect for strengthening support for this group of pupils. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


Summary: Fourteen infants and children with intracranial arteriovenous fistulae are presented. They were seen by the Cardiology department at the Hospital for Sick Children over an eighteen year period from 1954 to 1972.

Two separate groups were distinguished. Older infants and children tended to present with neurological problems. Hydrocephalus and seizures were common. Heart murmurs and abnormal electrocardiograms were still frequent in this group. Cardiac failure did not occur. These children had a wide variety of arteriovenous malformations. In contrast, the group of infants presenting in the first week of life had severe cardiac failure without exception. All died despite attempted surgical palliation of the fistula in two cases. Neurological signs were present in some but were over-shadowed by the severe cardiac failure. Cyanosis or a history of cyanosis at some stage was present. Cyanosis may be due to several different mechanisms.

Twelve of the fourteen children had continuous cranial murmurs. However, only in one case was the diagnosis suspected clinically. The murmurs were usually detected after the diagnosis had been made at catheterization and angiography. Auscultation of one-hundred unselected neonatal heads by us, has shown that the presence of a murmur is rare. The importance of listening for cranial bruits in the newborn child with cardiac failure is re-emphasized.


Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects of crystalline-vitrectomy in severe explosive injuries of the eyeball.?Methods Clinical records were reviewed on 21 consecutive patients(21 eyes) with severe explosive eyeball injuries treated by varied procedures of eye surgery.?Results The cure rate on discharge was 76.2%(16/21).17 eyes were followed-up for 3-28 months(average 11.8 months) to find long-term therapeutic effectiveness in 12 of them(70.6%).The final vision was 0.02 in 3 cases,and 0.02 in 9 cases,of which 6 had a vision of 0.1 to 0.6.The other 5 cases resulted in atrophy of the eyeball.?Conclusion Crystalline-vitreoretinal surgery is so far the best effective method for severe explosive eyeball injuries.


This paper analyzes the problems existed in engineering project management of construction enterprise from institutional framework in construction site,construction quality,and safety consciousness and engineering level of builder,and proposes their relevant treatment measures,in order to improve operational quality of project and to promote management level of construction unit.


A community of agents is subject to a stream of messages, which are represented as points on a plane of issues. Messages are sent by media and by agents themselves. Messages from media shape the public opinion. They are unbiased, i.e. positive and negative opinions on a given issue appear with equal frequencies. In our previous work, the only criterion to receive a message by an agent is if the distance between this message and the ones received earlier does not exceed the given value of the tolerance parameter. Here we introduce a possibility to address a message to a given neighbour. We show that this option reduces the unanimity effect, what improves the collective performance.


Consider a set of $n$ periodic tasks $ au_1,ldots, au_n$ where $ au_i$ is described
by an execution time $c_i$, a (relative) deadline $d_i$ and a period $p_i$.
We assume that jobs are released synchronously (i.e. at each multiple of $p_i$) and consider pre-emptive, uni-processor schedules.

We show that computing the response time of a task $ au_n$ in a Rate-monotonic schedule
i.e. computing
[
 minleft{ r geq mid c_n + sum_{i=1}^{n-1} leftlceil frac{r}{p_i}
ight
ceil c_i leq r
ight}
]
is (weakly) $mathbf{NP}$-hard (where $ au_n$ has the lowest priority and the deadlines
are implicit, i.e. $d_i = p_i$).

Furthermore we obtain that verifying EDF-schedulability, i.e.
[
 forall Q geq 0: sum_{i=1}^n left( leftlfloor frac{Q-d_i}{p_i}
ight
floor +1
ight)cdot c_i leq Q
]
for constrained-deadline tasks ($d_i leq p_i$) is weakly $mathbf{coNP}$-hard.


HEPScore is a new CPU benchmark created to replace the HEPSPEC06 benchmark that is currently used by the WLCG for procurement, computing resource pledges and performance studies. The development of the new benchmark, based on HEP applications or workloads, has involved many contributions from software developers, data analysts, experts of the experiments, representatives of several WLCG computing centres, as well as the WLCG HEPScore Deployment Task Force. In this contribution, we review the selection of workloads and the validation of the new HEPScore benchmark.


Abstract In the present research, we examined whether emotional responses determine price fairness perceptions and resulting behaviours. The relationships among negative emotional response, price fairness perception, self-protective behaviour, and negative word-of-mouth were hypothesized and empirically investigated. Furthermore, the moderating role of moral foundation was addressed and tested. Results indicated that there is a strong relationship between negative emotions and price fairness perceptions. While the latter had no significant effect on self-protective behaviour, it had a noticeable one on negative word-of-mouth. There was also a significant positive relationship between the two types of behaviours, where self-protective behaviour positively influenced negative word-of-mouth. Furthermore, the relationship between price fairness and negative word-of-mouth was significantly greater among respondents who scored higher on the moral foundation scale. Such results indicate that behaviour of those with a higher moral foundation appears to rely more on price fairness, while the behaviour of the second group (respondents with lower moral foundation scores) is determined primarily by emotional response. Our research contributes to the knowledge of consumer behaviour by providing an insight into different customer reactions regarding what they perceive to be unfair prices.


A hybrid reasoning system is developed for damage assessment of structures. The system combines the use of a model of the structure with a knowledge-based reasoning scheme to evaluate if damage is present, its severity (severity and dimension) and its location. Using a given model (or several models), the structural dynamic responses to given excitations are simulated in the presence of different forms of damage. In a 'learning mode' an initial casebase is created with the principal features of these damage responses. When the system is working in its operating mode, data acquired by sensors are used to perform a diagnosis by analogy with the cases stored in the casebase, reusing and adapting old situations. Whenever a new situation is detected, it is retained in the casebase to update the available information. This paper describes the methodology and how the system is built and tuned to be ready for operation. This is illustrated by a numerical example of a cantilever truss structure and tested numerically and experimentally with a beam structure. Conclusions are presented with the emphasis on the advantages of using knowledge-based systems for structural assessment.


In a dairy cattle herd in southern Brazil, 7 out of 554 cattle were affected and died due to Senecio madagascariensis poisoning. Clinical, pathological, and epidemiological findings in the affected cattle were indistinguishable from those usually seen in poisoning caused by other Senecio species. The plant invaded extensive areas in heavily stocked paddocks. Senecio madagascariensis had been spreading in this farm for the last three years, with no control strategy, because neither the farmers nor the local veterinarian knew about the potential risks of this Sernecio species.


The Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess leaching potential of contaminants from waste, and to provide a test to classify hazardous waste. It is a batch leaching test where a waste (such as contaminated soil) and an extraction fluid are agitated for a predetermined time. Since TCLP employs an aggressive mixing technique, it is possible that hydrophobic contaminant-laden colloidal fractions may appear as "dissolved" constituents. In this study, TCLP was employed to determine the leachability of PAH contamination from a coal tar contaminated site. Generated colloids and the apparent aqueous concentrations of naphthalene and phenanthrene were measured at various mixing times in the extraction fluid. A mathematical model was developed that predicted the apparent aqueous contaminant concentration in the filtrate. This model accounted for the presence of colloids in the filtrate, and quantified contaminant desorption from colloids. The fraction of colloid-bound contaminant was predicted to be negligible for naphthalene. However, phenanthrene was predicted to have a significant fraction of the total contaminant in the colloidal phase, while naphthalene was primarily dissolved. The desorption model and PAH desorption data are presented here to determine the extent of colloid-facilitated desorption during leaching tests.


We study Lie algebraic structure of the generalized parasupersymmetric quantum mechanics ( G P Q M ). The G P Q M was suggested by V. A. Rubakov and V. P. Spiridonov, 1) and proposed by us. 2) The parasuperalgebra of the G P Q M can be interpreted into the "supersymmetrization" of s u ( l +1) by the use of the pseudo-differential operator D -1 . We also mentioned that the G P Q M 's can be also constructed by the "supersymmetrization" of the other Lie algebras, e.g. o (2 l ), o (2 l +1), s p (2 l ).


Ultrasound and NO-therapy application in the complex treatment of purulent wounds is an effective mean to purify wounds from necrotic mass, fibrin and microbes. It leads to faster granulation, wound epitalization and reduce the treatment duration by 1.2 1.3 times.


With the Chinese economic and political reforms,universities face a steady and sustainable development through competitions.One of the top priorities is to ensure employment of new teachers.The cost is bound to take a large portion of the funds.This study accounts for the cost and necessity.


The invention provides a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy analysis system which comprises a control unit, a pulse laser, a beam splitter, a movable positioning platform, a spectrum collecting unit, a spectrograph and a data processing system, wherein the beam splitter, the movable positioning platform, the spectrum collecting unit, the spectrograph and the data processing system are sequentially arranged along the emitted direction of pulse lasers; the beam splitter splits the emitted light pulse of the pulsed laser into a main light path and a sampling light path; the main light path is provided with a laser beam expanding-collimating and focusing optical system and a sample positioning unit which forms a feedback control with the movable positioning platform; the sampling light path is provided with a pulse laser energy measurement module and a pulse trigger delay unit; the control unit outputs multiple control signals; the control signal output ends of the control unit are respectively correspondingly connected to the sample positioning unit; and the data output end of the spectrograph is connected to the data processing system.


The times of complete melting of small ice spheres in airstreams of controlled temperature, humidity and velocity were measured and compared with the values computed from theory. The theory, which allows for heat transfer to the ice particle by conduction through the air and by condensation upon its surface, agrees quite well with the observations if allowance is made for the heat content of the water retained by the particle during the melting process. The melting times of small ice cones of various shapes did not differ from those of spheres of equivalent volume by more than 10 per cent. It was demonstrated both theoretically and experimentally that an evaporating ice sphere will acquire the same surface temperature as the ice-coated junction of a thermocouple psychrometer placed in the same airstream provided that the radiation and conduction errors of the latter are rendered negligible by good design.


collection of writings on certain topics, particularly, "Family Disintegration," will make it a valuable source book in any college and seminary; but because of the inclusion of more than twice as many selections and because of its freedom from a doctrinarian point of view, the Reuter and Runner collection will likely receive wider circulation among non-Catholic institutions. ROBERT L. SUTHERLAND


A hybrid Monte Carlo simulation method consisting of kinetic and equilibrium moves is presented. The method is applicable to any system involving N different processes whose rates may vary by orders of magnitude. We show that the method easily permits the propagation of the system through macroscopic time scales by application to a study of chemical vapor deposition diamond‐film growth. The application is an off‐lattice simulation utilizing CH3 as the growth species on a diamond [111] surface, and incorporating a computationally expensive, many‐body potential surface. We show that, by using our method, it is possible to simulate a continuous system of several thousand atoms, with no underlying grid and with a realistic potential for times on the order of milliseconds. The growth rate of the simulated surface is consistent with experimental growth rates, and the simulation sheds light on possible morphologies during the early stages of diamond film formation. © 1996 American Institute of Physics.


12 strains were stochastically isolated from three different soil samples taken from glebe, pond and paddy field respectively. Three of the strains which had showed better flocculation effects were studied in terms of both culture condition and flocculation condition. After a series of tests, two of the strains showed the best result.


Tests of high-precision real-time kinematic (RTK) GPS networks' ability to measure structural changes resulting from earthquakes and landslides took place in Tokachi, Japan. Evaluations were carried out on an instrumentation package developed by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for remote monitoring of landslide movements. Caltrans has 1,200 miles of landslide-prone highway. The new GPS technologies permit more accurate, real-time reporting at more economical prices. Describes components and technical requirements of the networked RTK system. Two full-scale seismic tests were carried out using blasts to create liquefaction and lateral spread. The system performed well during the event. Deployment on two bridges and two landslide areas in California will provide data on longer-term performance.


As reliance on wireless cellular networks' becomes
increasingly prevalent as the primary form of
communications, the reliability and availability
expected of the wireless services increases.
Effective fault detection, the first step in fault
management, is critical for a service provider to
know that an installed wireless system is capable of
providing the service planned for the end user. The
presentation includes: the role and importance of
fault management for ultra-high-availability cellular
wireless networks; a discussion of the unique
challenges posed by distributed cellular networks;
practical applications of a statistical framework and
methods, many of which have been widely deployed in
the field; and finally a brief discussion of a rich
area of continuing research as the fourth generation
(4G) wireless networks become ever more complex
leading to the need for self-organizing networks.


The Self-Organizing Background Subtraction (SOBS) algorithm implements an approach to moving object detection based on the neural background model automatically generated by a self-organizing method, without prior knowledge about the involved patterns. Such adaptive model can handle scenes containing moving backgrounds, gradual illumination variations and camouflage, can include into the background model shadows cast by moving objects, and achieves robust detection for different types of videos taken with stationary cameras. Moreover, the introduction of spatial coherence into the background update procedure leads to the so-called SC-SOBS algorithm, that provides further robustness against false detections. The paper includes extensive experimental results achieved by the SOBS and the SC-SOBS algorithms on the dataset made available for the Change Detection Challenge at the IEEE CVPR2012.


Lignite Pre-drying can obviously improve the power generation efficiency of directly lignite-fired power plant,and rotary drying is the earliest application lignite pre-drying method.Therefore,a theoretical economic analysis model for boiler flue gas pre-dried lignite-fired power generation system was established,with which a case study on a 600 MW power generation system was conducted to analyze the factors influencing thermal efficiency.The results show that: lignite pre-drying with boiler flue gas dryer can reduce the coal consumption rate by 3.18 g(kW·h) 1 at bench mark condition listed;when the boiler temperature changes by every 10 ℃,the coal consumption rate will change 1.1 g(kW·h) 1;the coal consumption rate will increase 0.6 g(kW·h) 1 when 0.1 kg more water is dried out of lignite;The boiler flue gas dryer can increase thermal efficiency only when the dryer has enough thermal efficiency,and the coal consumption rate will increase by 0.1,0.16,0.23 g(kW·h) 1 when the dryer has 1% higher thermal efficiency at the degree of drying at 0.1,0.2,0.3 kg·kg 1.


The advent of Java-based information systems is causing a new network system structure to replace the custom designed client/server architecture traditionally used at ARL/PSU for wayside sensing and control. Java applets provide the man-machine interface allowing access and control of the wayside system from multiple locations over a dedicated intranet or dial-up modems. The only user software required is a Web browser with Java providing the graphical user interface. ARL/PSU is implementing a Java-based information system in an experimental wayside rock slide detection system. To determine the location of the rock slide relative to the tracks, the sensor array provides both direction finding and range estimation. A digital signal processing board in the computer at the sensor site (wayside server) records the sensor data and performs the function of impact detection and localization. The wayside server provides a Java-based graphical display of system information on a remote PC monitor via a telephone modem.


In different typical grasslands of NeiMongol,China,soil microbial biomass and biomass C were measured by the methods of dry-weight and extraction (FE). The results showed that soil microbial numbers and biomass in Leymus chinensis and Stipa grandis grassland were higher than those were in degenerative Artemisia frigida and sandy rare-tree grassland significantly.Microbial biomass has positive correlation with the amount of organic carbon in soil.Microbial biomass C was 96.4~422.6 mg/kg dry soil in the depth 0~20 cm in different grasslands.The ratio of microbial biomass C and organic C were 1.62%~4.82%. Overgrazing leads to significantly decrease of microbial biomass, while pasture fenced without grazing contribute to its restoring. The vertical distribution of microbial number and biomass showed that these was a trendency of decreased progressively with soil depths deepening except the surface layer of sandy grasslands. Through measuring the dynamic transformation of soil microbial biomass C,the turnover of biomass C was 52.69 g/m~2 in a growth season,the turnover time was about 1.25 a.


Purpose To develop and demonstrate a new optical technique for the measurement of light scatter in the human eye based on extended source imaging in a double pass configuration.


Abstract : The following conclusions were drawn from the results of the study: (1) Jobs can be viewed from a framework of the activities that the incumbent performs; yet this framework need not be so specific that it cannot be generalized across different jobs, occupations, industries or geographical areas. (2) The application of psychological scaling techniques to the measurement of job variables is quite fruitful, even in the light of the effort that must be expended in scale construction. In each reliability study, the average reliability of the scaled items was clearly superior to that of the other items. (3) The factor analyses of worker-oriented variables defined a number of dimensions which seemed to be both meaningful and potentially useful. It was especially encouraging to note relationships between the factors emerging from this study, and those found in other studies of worker traits or job requirements.


Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Introduction: Religious Pluralism: Some Issues S.Sugirtharajah PART I: RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES Religious Pluralism and the Need for an Interreligious Theology P.Schmidt-Leukel Which is it? Religious Pluralism or Global Theology? M.McCord Adams Virtuous Comparativists are Practicing Pluralists P.Knitter Pluralism Revisited K.Ward Faith Triumphant? The Problem of a Theology of Supersession J.Lipner PART II: RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND PRACTICAL CONCERNS The Value of the Symbolic Jesus for Christian Involvement in Interfaith Dialogue A.Race Interreligious Prayer between Christians and Muslims G.D'Costa Interfaith Spirituality or Interspirituality? A New Phenomenon in a Postmodern World U.King The Mahatma and the Philosopher: Mohandas Gandhi and John Hick and their Search for Truth S.Sugirtharajah PART III: THEOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ORIENTATIONS John Hick: Theologian or Philosopher of Religion? C.Gillis Humane Spirit - Towards a Liberal theology of Resistance and Respect G.Newlands Mediating Relativism and Absolutism in Tillich's and Hick's Theories of Religious Truth M.A.Stenger John Hick's Pan(en)theistic Monism Y.Nagasawa Faith, Evidence, and Evidentialism S.T.Davis Keeping Hick from Hell: Answering the Isolationist Objection to Hick's Universalism T.Musgrove Suffering as Transformative: Some Reflections on Depression and Free Will A.P.Scrutton PART IV: JOHN HICK'S WRITINGS AND THEIR IMPACT The Revival of Philosophy of Religion and the contribution of John Hick to this P.Badham John Hick and Chinese Religious Studies Z.Wang John Hick's Religious Interpretation of Religion: An Unexplored Resource for Religious Educators G.Teece Index


In this paper we consider the influence of higher-order nonlinear effects like third-order dispersion, self-steepening effect on the propagation characteristics of solitons. By solving the higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation we show that the self-steepening effect can lead to the breakup of higher-order solitons through the phenomenon of soliton fission. This effect plays an essential role in several nonlinear phenomena, in particular in the so-called supercontinuum generation in optical fibers. Moreover, we can use third order dispersion to compress pulses as well as changing the frequency.


At length divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame. Music is a rich communication medium being able to convey emotion, mood and meaning. The power of music should not be underestimated. Tradition holds that St. Cecilia's mastery of music was so great that an angel was enticed down from heaven by the charm of her melody. Whilst sound has been used in interfaces, its use has largely been at a primitive level, often involving real-world sound (c.f. auditory icons [66]). Since music offers a highly structured set of mechanisms for communication it is surprising that there have been so few attempts to explore its possibilities. Most output-oriented activity in HCI research has focused on visual methods and techniques and many investigations involving a large number of output media have been presented. On the other hand, the auditory channel has been exploited only to a limited extent. Since Bly's original thesis [19] on the use of sound in interfaces , the body of research has grown to the point at which there is now a regular international conference dedicated to auditory display. Much of the auditory display work to-date has concentrated on enhancing the graphical user interface with auditory components. The notion of the icon as a visual representation of some object or


Approximately,the data fusion processing of radar net can be divided into several courses such as information extraction,data transmission,information classification,temporal and space alignment,track correlation,data integration,etc..This paper discusses and judges the correlation rules among the tracks from multiple radars,according to the two-coordinate searching radar track information correlation,proposes the correlative flow and several aspects need to be taken into account while the rules design.


Constraint Programming is roughly a new software technology introduced by Jaffar and Lassez in 1987 for description and effective solving of large, particularly combinatorial, problems especially in areas of planning and scheduling. In the following we define three problems for constraint solving from the domain of electrical networks; based on them we define 43 related problems. For the defined set of problems we benchmarked five systems: ILOG OPL, AMPL, GAMS, Mathematica and UniCalc. As expected some of the systems performed very well for some problems while others performed very well on others.


In this paper, the authors report on a novel tungsten microneedle array fabricated using deep reactive ion etching. The fabricated sample was 10 mm long, 10 mm wide, and 40 μm in pitch. Each microneedle had a top-end diameter of 7.7 μm, a bottom-end diameter of 30 μm, a length of 60 μm, and a sidewall tilt angle of approximately 14°. The mechanical strength, hydrophobicity and contact impedance of the tungsten microneedle array were characterized. For the mechanical strength, a rubbing test was conducted, which involved moving the tungsten microneedle array structure on a 800-grit abrasive paper with an equivalent slide friction force of 2 × 10−3 μN. Results indicated no obvious damage to the microneedles at the scanning electron microscopy level. Hydrophobicity test results showed that the surface of the tungsten microneedle array was uniform and hydrophobic, with an average contact angle of 137.9° and a maximum contact angle variation of 5.9° for the best sample. The contact impedance of the tungsten mi...


In this opinion article the question is asked why the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2014 is not that good, and why the existing Copyright Ordinance is not that bad.


Let E be a certain nuclear topological vector space contained in the Hilbert space (Z,2) on the real line and let the Gaussian probability measure be defined on the conjugate space E* of E. We consider such a subgroup of the rotation group of (L 2) that acts on E and contains the shift as a one-parameter subgroup. With a rather systematic way we define two more one-parameter subgroups which, together with the shift, constitute a subgroup isomorphic with the projective linear group PGL(2, R). It plays a role of the time change of the white noise. In this set up we formulate and prove the principle of projective invariance of the Brownian motion given by P. Levy.


The weft knitted fabrics including plain, rib, rib and Milano with 31.25tex and 17.86tex wool yarns were taken as research objectives with a view to investigate the influence of fabric textures on pilling performance of wool sweaters. According to the GB/T4802.3-1997, the pilling performances of various samples were tested and studied. The results show that the fabric textures have great influences on pilling performance of wool sweaters. The anti-pilling performance is rib > rib > Milano >plain. The bigger the sinking depth is, the more serious the pilling phenomenon is. With larger liner density yarns, the anti-pilling performance of 1x1 ribs are better; With medium and less liner density yarns, the anti-pilling performance of 2 x 2 ribs are better.


The high-speed forming process is the key to attaining difficult and irregular profiles on ductile materials. In the present work, we proposed the all-atom model of the gas detonation forming process, wherein molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed on the aluminum workpiece at different loading speeds similar to the various pressure values in the process. The deformation response of an aluminum workpiece for a wide range of loading speeds, 0.1–8 Å/ps, was investigated. The dome-height, failure patterns, and formability of the aluminum workpiece were examined for these loading speeds. We obtained an inverse relationship between the formability of the aluminum workpiece and the applied loading speed. Moreover, in this work, the influence of the different percentage of defects in the workpieces on the mechanical behavior was investigated. We observed that at lower speeds (< 2 Å/ps), the deformation is observed throughout the workpiece starting from the point of contact in the middle and that is contrary to the deformations observed due to the higher loading speed where localized deformations occur due to creation of slipping planes. We also found that the internal voids lead to the rearrangement of atoms to facilitate the movement of slipping planes leading to better formability compared to the no-void workpieces. This work helps to get a fundamental understanding of deformation behavior in the high-speed forming process with and without defects in the aluminum workpiece at the nanoscale.


The paper considers investigation problems of the Siberian Baltic Diaspora (the Letts and the Estonians) by Russian and foreign scien< tists at the end of the 19th beginning of the 21st century. It is stressed that there is a number of works that appeared during the recent years written by historians, ethnographers, linguists on some problems of history (including the recent history), agriculture, traditional culture, religion, language similarities, and modern ethnical processes that oc< cur among the settlers from the Baltic Region in Siberia.


Sixty years after the classic study by Ernest Labrousse of how revolutions are born, developments in historiography now allow us to focus more specifically on rebellious practices during the first half of the 19th century in France. Provided police officers are studied as closely as the rebels, it is possible to identify significant recursive processes from a corpus of 3,725 collective and violent rebellions all across France. Even though this research cannot account for the diversity of situations, it suggests that the interpretations of contemporaries may be responsible for the recurrence of incidents within confined social spheres or geographic areas. Moreover, this research reconsiders some of the main trends in the historiography of the countryside as well as of justice and violence.


ObjectiveTo investigate the value of bronchofibroscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases.Methods620 cases of bronchofibroscopy were concluded and studied.ResultsPositive results were obtained in 94.3% of all cases.The rate of those with inflammation(including abscess),tumor and T.B. were 61.3%,25% and 7.9% respectively.Treatment during bronchoscopy with local suction,irrigation and drug dripping in 410 cases of inflammation showed satisfactory results.ConclusionBronchofibroscopy is of vital importance in the diagnosis,differential diagnosis and clinical treatment of respiratory diseases.The related examination and treatment are safe and effective.


Scale invariant theories which contain (in $4-D$) a four index field strength are considered. The integration of the equations of motion of these $4-index$ field strength gives rise to scale symmetry breaking. The phenomena of mass generation and confinement are possible consequences of this.


The new Veterans Health Administration policy on the use of medical marijuana was brought about by patient advocacy in 2010.


Anacyclus pyrethrum is a herbaceous plant that belongs to the Asteraceae family. The focus of the present study is to extract the essential oil from this plant, to determine its chemical composition and to evaluate its insecticidal activity against the larvae of the mosquito Culex pipiens . The essential oil from A. pyrethrum collected from the region of Bensliman in Morocco was extracted by hydrodistillation and analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry were studied. Essential oil yield obtained by hydrodistillation was 0.09%. The major aroma constituents were Spathulenol (20.47%), Germacrene D (16.48%), Caryophyllene oxide (13.20%), 4(14)-Salviale-1-one (8.27%) and Caryophyllene 4(14),8(15)-dien-5α-ol (7.30%). The larvicidal test carried out according to a methodology based on the standard protocol of the World Health Organization was studied on 4 th instar larvae of C. pipiens and showed that A. pyrethrum essential oil possesses remarkable insecticidal properties.  After 24 hours of exposition, larvicidal assays revealed a 100% mortality of C. pipiens larvae. The dose of 40 μL/mL was toxic enough to cause 100% larval mortality of C. pipiens . The lethal concentrations LC50 and LC90 calculated for the essential oil studied were of the order of 14.79 μL/mL and 19.95 μL/mL, respectively. To control mosquitoes, this essential oil extracted from A. pyrethrum might be used as a natural insecticide and therefore could be an alternative to synthetic insecticides already present on the market.


Rr Imre Lang (Arch. Klin. Chirurg. Bd. 161. H. 3) on the 300th with diseases of the abdominal cavity tried to determine the value of blood serum cholesterol as a symptom of surgery. suffering.


The decoloration and the influence of drying methods on the quality of pullulan polysaccharides were mainly studied. First,the type of ZY-24×48-B was selected from four types of activated carbon. Based on the single factor result,orthogonal experiment was performed to select the best condition for decoloration of pullulan. The best technological process of decoloration was adding 1.0%(w/v) activated carbon to pullulan solution at 40℃,with pH at 5.0 and decoloring the solution for 40min. The decolorization rate was 94.98%,pullulan polysaccharide yield was 91.24%. Then the suitable drying methods of pullulan polysaccharides for industrialized production was determined which was depended on the effect of microwave drying,spray drying and vacuum freeze drying on the quality of the purity of pullulan polysaccharides,tmicroscopic characterization,solubility and colour. The test indicated that the colour of spray dried product were better than that of microwave dried(L=89 ±0.68) but less than vacuum freeze dried(L=95±0.21). The purity of pullulan polysaccharides was 91.07% which was obtained by spray drying,and exhibited the better solubility and colour. The vacuum freeze dried product had the best solubility,but it had long time and high cost. Among the three drying methods,spray drying was the most suitable for the actual industrial production.


Recently there has been sustained interest in modifying prediction algorithms to satisfy fairness constraints. These constraints are typically complex nonlinear functionals of the observed data distribution. Focusing on the causal constraints proposed by Nabi and Shpitser (2018), we introduce new theoretical results and optimization techniques to make model training easier and more accurate. Specifically, we show how to reparameterize the observed data likelihood such that fairness constraints correspond directly to parameters that appear in the likelihood, transforming a complex constrained optimization objective into a simple optimization problem with box constraints. We also exploit methods from empirical likelihood theory in statistics to improve predictive performance, without requiring parametric models for high-dimensional feature vectors.


Combining the actual construction examples,the paper analyzes the causes of the mudslide from the basic features of the geography and the border conditions of the sliding slope.It illustrates the numerical simulation analysis of the sliding slope and realizes the cause mechanism of the sliding slope and the changing mechanism and also proves the reasonability of the stimulation.


Packet forwarding plays an important role in inter-vehicle communications. A predicted forwarding is a promising solution to address high mobility issues in a Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) as it increases the ratio of packet transmissions. The predicted forwarding scheme proposed, termed Vehicular-to-vehicular Urban Network (V2VUNet), is based on an angle measurement between a sender and a receiver and reduces the flooding mechanism time. Angle measurements can be used to determine the location of a relay, with the addition of a direction value to the relay's location at a current time, such that the sender can predict the future relay's location. This paper proposes and evaluates the predicted forwarding scheme which is indicated by the Vertical Relative Angle (VRA) parameter. It maintains a longer life time duration of communicating vehicles.


The media can play an important role in the relationship between citizens and their government by acting as a watchdog and providing timely information about malfeasance and corruption. We examine whether citizens' perceptions of government corruption are closer to country experts' assessments in countries where there are higher levels of press freedom. Using data on citizens' perceptions of government corruption and country expert evaluations of levels of political corruption for over 100 countries, we present evidence that the relationship between expert measures of corruption and citizens' perceptions is heightened as the level of press freedom increases across our sample. These findings suggest that a free press can play an important role in bringing corruption to light, educating citizens, and potentially allowing them to better hold their elected officials accountable.


The invention discloses an aluminum substrate layer material of a copper-aluminum composite metal strip, a strip and a machining method of the strip. According to the invention, the aluminum substrate layer material of the copper-aluminum composite metal strip is formed by adding the elements of Si, Fe, Cu, Mn and Ti into an aluminum substrate layer material, so that the machining property of an aluminum substrate layer is improved effectively, the machinability of the aluminum substrate layer can accord with that of a copper covering layer. According to the invention, a copper covering layer material with the shop sign of TU2 and the state of TM is adopted by the copper-aluminum composite metal strip as the copper covering layer, so that the machining property of the aluminum substrate layer can further accord with that of the copper covering layer. The strip adopts multi-pass rolling, reduces single-pass machining rate, and adopts sectional type annealing, so that the reliability of annealing is improved, and the abnormality of copper and aluminum caused by the difference of properties is restrained. The copper-aluminum composite metal strip manufactured through the machining method has the advantages that the bonding strength is high, and the strip cannot easily crack because of bend.


exhibit a first priority, or threshold, energy requirement that must be met from dietary intake before there will be a yield of products. When fasted, rested and held in a thermoneutral environment, animals exhibit a basal level of energy expenditure that is supported by oxidation of substrates, principally lipids and amino acids, mobilized from body tissues. It is widely presumed that the maintenance energy requirement is the dietary metabolizable energy (ME) required to meet this first-call basal metabolic rate plus the energy needed to support minimal activity and urinary energy excretion (Agricultural Research Council, 1980); that is maintenance ME provides for energy balance under confined conditions. Questions that immediately arise are: what are the metabolic components of maintenance energy expenditure, what are their quantitative roles, is energy balance achieved by simply meeting basal energy expenditure and do the metabolic components of basal change with level of These questions will be addressed in the


Food, energy, and water (FEW) nexus studies require reliable estimates of water availability, use, and demand. In this regard, spatially distributed hydrologic models are widely used to estimate not only streamflow (SF) but also different components of the water balance such as evapotranspiration (ET), soil moisture (SM), and groundwater. For such studies, the traditional calibration approach of using SF observations is inadequate. To address this, we use state-of-the-art global remote sensing-based estimates of ET and SM with a multivariate calibration methodology to improve the applicability of a widely used spatially distributed hydrologic model (Noah-MP) for FEW nexus studies. Specifically, we conduct univariate and multivariate calibration experiments in the Mississippi river basin with ET, SM, and SF to understand the trade-offs in accurately simulating ET, SM, and SF simultaneously. Results from univariate calibration with just SF reveal that increased accuracy in SF at the cost of degrading the spatio-temporal accuracy of ET and SM, which is essential for FEW nexus studies. We show that multivariate calibration helps preserve the accuracy of all the components involved in calibration. The study emphasizes the importance of multiple sources of information, especially from satellite remote sensing, for improving FEW nexus studies.


to speak of the branch as descending to the earth and of the root as rising aloft ". This novel and ingenious suggestion may be right. And yet this is no ordinary pipal; and a cruder interpretation is possible—that it is pictured in the first couplet as literally upside down, because rooted in the heavens, and that the image is then corrected in the second couplet by the thought that after all the tree of samsdra is rooted below also, in human act and sacrifice. Of course the image as such then becomes hopelessly inconsistent: and the writer has to admit as much forthwith, na rupam tasyeha tathopalabhyate. Apart from such disagreements, Mr. Hill, like all translators, has his conventions and mannerisms. Why does he translate deva by " Heaven's lords " for instance ? And he shows a tendency to an inverted order of words which sometimes leads to obscurity and occasionally suggests an inclination to fall into blank verse. But these are small defects in an admirable translation. One solid ground of complaint against Mr. Hill is that he does not provide any apparatus criticus. There are variants ; and, even though it is impossible to give anything like a complete conspectus of these, it would have been distinctly useful to a reader to know whether variw lectiones exist in disputable passages. Mr. Hill sometimes, but not always, mentions in his notes known differences of reading.


The Cancer Genetic Markers of Susceptibility (CGEMS) project is a three-year strategic initiative designed to identify common single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with risk for breast and prostate cancer. The underlying rationale for conducting whole-genome scans is that causal SNPs can be detected indirectly due to their correlation with other SNPs not included in the scans. The prostate cancer scan has been completed in two phases and includes 1178 cases and 1110 controls from the PLCO Trial. Analysis of >540,000 tag SNPs has been completed. The pre-computed analysis of the first phase (~300,000 SNPs) has been posted on a public data site (http://cgems.cancer.gov). The follow-up analysis of the notable findings has been completed, and notable SNPs are currently being analyzed in a sequence of follow-up studies that include American Cancer Society CPS-II, ATBC Study, European Prospective Investigation on Cancer (EPIC), French Prostate Cancer Study (CeRePP), Health Professionals Follow-up Study, MultiEthnic Cohort Study, and Physicians' Health Study. I will present the replication and follow-up studies for a region of great interest that has been implicated in prostate cancer and discuss the merits of the analytic design of the CGEMS project.


The subject of anthropology originated from the western countries,nourished by the "non-western culture".It is divided into prior and posterior periods,taking the 1960s as the coordinate.A series of schools generated which greatly enriched the world subject building system of the anthropology.In China,guided by the anthropology predecessors of Wu Wenzao,Fei Xiaotong,etc.,a series of doctrines on anthropology in accordance with Chinese tradition was established.This paper reviewed the points of views by Wang Qingren,Bai Zhensheng,Wang Mingming,etc.,from the perspective of subject building,pointed out several problems existed in the subject building of anthropology and concluded the methods for solving them.


Objective To investigate the cause of complications occurring in the operations of endonasal sinus surgery(ESS) and how to deal with.Methods 404 patients performed with ESS were analyzed.Results These cases were general complications, the incidence of complications was 4%(19/404).Conclusion The cause of complications in ESS are related with lack of experience , unfamiliarity of anatomic structure, blind operation, anatomic vartations of nasal cavitey. The detail examine in before operation, ingenious operation in middle surgery and regular following up in after operation can to avoid the occurrence of complication.


183Background: AF is common after thoracic and esophageal surgical procedures. The full spectrum of risk factors, associations, and implications are unclear. Objective:The aim of this study was to assess the impact of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) after esophagectomy on short- and long-term outcome. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with esophageal cancer who underwent esophagectomy with thoracotomy and laparotomy, with R0 or R1 resection between January 1997 and December 2012. For the 402 patients included in this study, we analyzed the stage of disease, neoadjuvant therapies, surgical approaches, surgical complications, postoperative medical complications, and overall and relapse-free survivals using medical records. Results: The median age was 62 (range 34-82). Most patients were male (90.0%) and had squamous cell carcinoma (90.3%). Pathological staging of the esophageal cancers according to UICC 7th TNM classification system was categorized as follows: 17 (4.2%), 96 (23....


This paper aims to analyze the behavior of the formal labor market in the Brazilian sugarcane agro-industry. The data from the Annual Social Information (RAIS), for 1995-2009, and the shift-share method, are used. The results indicate the Midwest Region has the largest generator of jobs in the period, especially in Mato Grosso do Sul State and Goias State, and the Northeast, Pernambuco State presented substantial losses in employment in the sector. The highlight in employment generation was the industry of sugar and ethanol, that exceeded the tillage of sugarcane, indicating that the mechanization has reduced the number of workers.


The climate crisis is one of the most important problems today. In the process of human building, the use of cement, steel, and other industrial materials in the process of building construction and recycling has brought a huge burden to the natural environment. Earth is one of the oldest building materials, its availability and insulation make it an excellent constructive solution in human history. Among several existing earth construction techniques, rammed earth is one of the most relevant. In this paper, a numerical model of the rammed earth folk house in Mianyang was established, and an experimental device was built to verify it. With the typical meteorological year data of Mianyang in northwest Sichuan, the heat and moisture transfer in rammed earth wall, as well as the indoor thermal and moisture environment were numerically simulated. The results show that the rammed earth wall weakens the temperature fluctuation of the inner surface of the wall and makes the peak temperature of the inner surface of the wall lag the outer surface. The relative humidity in the center of the rammed earth wall can be maintained at about 60%, both in winter and summer. The moisture absorption and desorption capacity of rammed earth walls without inner decorative materials is about three times that of gypsum board, and the use of a waterproof coating will render the rammed earth wall almost unable to adjust the indoor relative humidity. Additionally, the use of decorative materials will increase the fluctuation range of indoor relative humidity and the risk of mold breeding.


Scalarization method is an important tool in the study of vector optimization as corresponding solutions of vector optimization problems can be found by solving scalar optimization problems. This is applied by Du (2010) [A note on cone metric fixed point theory and its equivalence, Nonlinear Analysis 72 2259-2261] to investigate the equivalence of vectorial versions of fixed point theorems of contractive mappings in generalized cone metric spaces and scalar versions of fixed point theorems in general metric spaces in usual sense. In this paper we find out that the topology induced by topological vector space valued cone metric coincides with the topology induced by the metric obtained via a nonlinear scalarization function, i.e any topological vector space valued cone metric space is metrizable.


The Ministry of Finance announces that, after the completion of the selection process for the position of the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Board of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF), Mr. George Koutsos, current Investment Manager at HFSF, will fill in the position. Mr. Koutsos brings significant international experience in investment banking, strategy consulting and private equity with particular focus in financial services. He has been the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund's (HFSF's) Chief Investment Officer since July 2011, actively involved in the reshaping of the Greek banking sector and its recapitalization.


We propose a distributed sub-light-tree construction (DSLTC) scheme which uses multiple distributed sub-light-trees with different source datacenters to jointly serve one multicast request. DSLTC scheme achieves higher spectrum efficiency than the conventional sub-tree scheme.


The purpose of this study is to investigate the evolution of residual stress during designing a 89-pass narrow gap welding of nuclear rotor pipes. A two-dimensional finite element model is employed to calculate the residual stress in welding process and heat treatment process, and then the evolution of residual stress during the welding process was discussed in detail. The investigated results show that the overall trend of hoop stress on the inner surface decreases gradually before pass 30, while the trend remains unchanged after pass 30. The through wall axial residual stress at the weld centreline demonstrates a distribution of bending type before pass 38, while this bending type distribution turns into a clearly self-equilibrating type after pass 38.


This paper presents a Novel V2H Battery Charging Scheme using FACTS based low impact battery charging scheme, to improve the power quality, reduce total harmonic distortion, decrease AC and DC inrush currents, and provide device voltage stabilization. The FACTS is fully stabilized using a hybrid Green Power Filter Compensator (GPFC), that ensures a fully stabilized Common-DC Bus voltage with reduced inrush current conditions. In the same time, The novel FACTS device is a AC-DC coupling neutral point filter compensation (NP-SFC) which is connected between AC and DC sides of the converter and increases the level of power. Green pure Filter Compensation and neutral point filter compensation (NP-SFC) Scheme for V2H Battery Charging Stations with a novel multi regulators multi loop error driven control strategy to ensure fast charging, minimal impact on host electric grid and efficient utilization of grid-connected battery charging scheme with effective AC-DC decoupling and stabilization of the DC Common Bus Voltage. The self regulating battery charging multi-regulator control scheme has been fully validated using. The Battery Charging FACTS Based V2H Station is controlled by a Multi-loop error driven regulators to ensure near unity power factor operation, reduced harmonic distortion and decoupled AC-DC Grid
Operation. The battery charger has a hybrid Voltage-Current Regulation. The proposed basic and NP-SFC FILTER compensated V2H-Battery Charging schemes are effective in ensuring minimal decoupled AC-DC operation and Efficient low impact on the Electric Grid.


The reservoir of Fault block Yong 66 in Yong'an oilfield is unconsolidated sandstone reservoir.It has the characteristics of loose cementation and serious sanding.By carrying out horizontal well sand control and matching technology,notable economic benefit has been achieved.The paper presents the principle of sand control and structure of sand control pipe string,as well as techniques of perforation,reservoir protection and squeezing in accordance with geological characteristic of the fault block reservoir.


This study aims to determine the level of passing skills in soccer games at SD Negeri 40 Bengkulu City. This research method is descriptive quantitative. The population of this study was all students and fifth grade students of SD Negeri 40 Bengkulu City as many as 30 samples were taken by non-probability sampling method, besides that, sampling was also carried out by accidental sampling (convenience sampling). Only those who coincidentally meet with researchers can be used as samples. So that in this study included in the Accidental Sampling were the fifth grade students of SD Negeri 40 Bengkulu City with a total of 30 students. Then the sample in this study was the entire population so that the sample consisted of 30 students and students. The results of data analysis showed that: The level of passing skills of students in soccer games at SD Negeri 40 Bengkulu City, namely there were two percentage results, the first was the level of passing skill. students and students are in the interval of 25-30, namely in the "Less" category with a percentage of 10% as many as 3 people, both students' and students' passing skill levels are in the <24 interval, namely in the "Less Once" category with a 90% percentage of 27 people.


Reforms in soccer stadiums for 2014 World Cup in Brazil are impacting and transforming the ways to cheer and demonstrate passion for the sport and soccer teams in the bleachers area. Such transformations are also heard outside the stadium in demonstrations in the streets arranged by the population of the mega-event host cities. This paper aims to address these processes from listening the dynamics of sound production in these two spaces. In order to do that, we refer to observations and audio recordings made on doctoral research we conduce on the sounds of soccer stadiums


Background: Stem cell (SC) therapy improves left ventricular function and dimensions in ischemic heart disease. Few small-scale trials have studied the effects of SC therapy on nonischemic cardiomyopathy (CMP), the leading cause of heart transplantation in the adults. The objectives were to gain a better insight into the effects of SC therapy for nonischemic CMP by conducting a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Methods: Medline, EBM ReviewseCochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Embase, and the ClinicalTrials.gov databases were screened for randomized controlled trials involving SC for treatment of nonischemic CMP. Weighted mean differences of improvement of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) were calculated using a random effect analysis model.


Learning a second language is hard, especially when the learner's brain must be retrained to identify sounds not present in his or her native language. It also requires regular practice, but many learners struggle to find the time and motivation. Our solution is to break down the challenge of mastering a foreign sound system into minute-long episodes of "microtraining" delivered through mobile gaming. We present the example of Tip Tap Tones - a mobile game with the purpose of helping learners acquire the tonal sound system of Mandarin Chinese. Full details can be found in the paper [1].


The present invention relates to a composite with lightweight properties, transparency and high toughness. The composite can be applied to various structures and products and can substitute for functional glass for a transport body including an aircraft, a car, and a railway vehicle exposed to harsh environments by obtaining transparency, high toughness, light weight properties, and a shield function. The present invention includes a lower layer with a plurality of pores, a middle layer which is placed on the lower layer and is formed by overlapping linear units while forming minute gaps between them, and an upper layer which is formed by overlapping plane units in a scale form while forming minute gaps between them.


The effects of distributed Raman amplification (DRA) on temporal characteristics of an optical soliton that are numerically investigated by using the split-step Fourier method are compared with the experimental data measured by employing the second-harmonic generation frequency-resolved optical gating analyzer. It is found that the numerical results are consistent with the experimental data. DRA that can compensate the fiber loss does not change the temporal wave form of the soliton. The soliton width performs a various oscillation with propagation distance when considering the fiber loss and different Raman gain. Compensation of the fiber loss increases with the increase of the Raman pumping power.


between 1923 and 1967, the Indian Protection Service (SPI) acted on the coast of Sao Paulo through an Indigenous Post: the Bananal, which, throughout its history, was also called Peruibe, Itanhaem and Jose de Anchieta. In this period, the SPI sought to concentrate and control the Amerindians who lived in several stretches of the Serra do Mar in a single space. On the other hand, the assisted Indians opposed the aforementioned indigenist policy. Thus, this article verses about the Amerindian performance in this indigenous post. Therefore, it proposes to articulate a historical ethnography, collecting the narratives referring to the past from the older inhabitants of the present villages to the historiographic research, based on the critique of primary and secondary sources of the SPI collection, under the care of the Museum of the Indian.


The initial scout of the area found the landscape to be low rolling grassland hills separated by broadly meandering rivers and "chorrillos", or streams, in wide valleys. The primary land use in the region is sheep farming, the hillside grasslands being irrigated by man-made channels. The project area appeared to be ideal for vibroseis, however a need for up to 40% explosive sources was anticipated in the soft wet valleys where vibrator access was thought unlikely, and on the coastal flats of the northern programs.


Thermotherapy uses a heat source which raises temperatures in a target tissue, and the temperature rise depends on the thermal properties of a tissue. Little is known about the temperature dependent thermal properties of a tissue, which prevents an accurate prediction of the temperature distribution of a target tissue that is undergoing thermotherapy. The present study reports the key thermal parameters (specific heat capacity, thermal conductivity and heat diffusivity) that was measured on ex-vivo porcine liver while being heated from 20° C to 90° C. The results show that all the thermal parameters resulted in the plots with asymmetrical quasi-parabolic curves with temperature, being convex downward with their minima at the turning temperature of 35-40° C. The largest change was observed for a thermal conductivity, which decreased by 9.6% from its initial value (at 20° C) at the turning temperature (35° C) and rose by 45% at 90° C from its minimum (at 35° C). The minima were 3.567 mJ/(m3.K) regarding the...


The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has been designed to be a full standard notation for Object Oriented Modeling. UML has nine types of diagrams [3, 6]: class, object, sequence, collaboration, use case, statechart, activity, deployment and, component diagram. All these diagrams together are used to describe one model. There are some basic rules should be followed when drawing a diagram. Also, one diagram could be correct but inconsistence with another. This paper proposed fifteen basic rules that help developers to build correct and consistent UML diagrams.


In this paper,measurement techniques are presented for microwave dielectric ceramic devices with the principle of parallel plates, including hardware, software and friendly measurement interface. Different kinds of synthesis techniques are adopted, not only traditional solid-state reaction method but also solution synthesis techniques, in addition to the gel-casting for complex shape of ceramic components and tape-casting for large scale plate of microwave IC. Several kinds of microwave devices are developed, including dielectric resonators, dielectric filters, GPS antennas, filtering connectors of communication cables,and thin substrates for microwave IC,which are applied in different kinds of microwave equipments.


The objective of this research was tested the effect of entrepreneurships orientation towards organizational learning, sustainable competitive advantage and business performance of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Handycraft Leather-based Export Oriented at Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo.
The study was a confirmatory carries out by testing several hypotheses in order to figure out the causal relationship of all the above variables. All Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Handycraft Leather-based Export Oriented at Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo, 110 MSME all together were taken as the population of this research. The study employed complete enumeration or census method; hence, sample and sampling technique were not required. The technical analysis applied to test the research hypothesis was Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the support of AMOS 16.0 program.
The result of research showed that there were direct, significant and positive relationships between entrepreneurship orientation and organizational learning; there were direct, significant and positive relationships between entrepreneurship orientation and sustainable competitive advantage; there were direct, significant and positive relationships between organizational learning and performance and there were direct, significant and positive relationships between sustainable competitive advantage and business performance. There were no relationships between entrepreneurship orientation and business performance and there were no relationships between organizational learning and sustainable competitive advantage at handycraft leather-based export oriented at Tanggulangin, Sidoarjo.
Benefit of this research can be used as scientific information regarding the variables of entrepreneurship orientation, organizational learning, sustainable competitive advantage and business performance. It can also be used as a basis to motivate improvement small scale industry.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship orientation, organizational learning, sustainable competitive advantage, business performance, micro, small and medium enterprises


Acute colonic pseudo-obstruction, also known as Ogilvie syndrome, is characterized by progressive dilation of the colon in the absence of distal bowel obstruction. It is a sporadic disease and often underreported with incomplete understanding of its incidence. It is prevalent in elderly and male patients and is an uncommon postoperative complication of subtotal gastrectomy for the treatment of locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. The present study reports a case of a 88-year-old male patient, classified as ASA III, who underwent subtotal gastrectomy with D1 lymphadenectomy and transmesocolic "Rouxen-Y" reconstruction and drainage of pancreatic body and tail penrose by tubular adenocarcinoma. moderately differentiated gastric body, closely adhered to the pancreatic body and TNM: T3N3aM0. The intervention was successful in the therapy used to treat an infrequent postoperative complication and, despite the severity of this complication, the patient is currently asymptomatic and in outpatient follow-up. Keyword: Pseudo-obstruction of the colon. Ogilvie's syndrome. colonoscopic surgical procedures.