Canola (Brassica napus L) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa) can produce nutritious silage. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of microbial inoculation on fermentation products and silage quality of canola and alfalfa. The trial was conducted in 2011 in Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico. Silages were made in mini-silos with a density of 736 kg/m3 of fresh forage. A 2x2 factorial arrangement of treatments in a completely randomized design with four replications per treatment was used. Interaction between forage crop and microbial inoculation for fermentative characteristics were observed, whereas for chemical composition only main effects were significant. Microbial inoculation did not affect canola silage fermentation products. Microbial inoculation improved alfalfa silage quality by decreasing pH and increasing concentrations of lactic acid, as well as energy content. Crude protein (CP), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), and net energy of lactation (NEL) content in canola silage were 259 g/kg DM, 234 g/kg DM, and 6.2 MJ/kg DM, respectively. As compared to alfalfa silage, canola silage had slightly lower concentrations of fiber, CP (4.8%), and energy (0.9-5.3%). The results indicated that the ensiling process of canola forage produced a well-preserved material however nutrient content and fermentation products were lower than in alfalfa silage.


The first example of a transannular reaction of a syn-[2,2]metacyclophane derivative via photochemical iodination has been employed in the preparation of 9,10-dihydrophenanthro[9,10-e]-pyrene (2). The structural studies of 2 and the phenanthropyrene 1 were carried out by 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic analyses. Qualitative correlation between tilting of the fused moieties and the change in deshielding effect was observed by probing the chemical shifts of H3 and H1′(H6 and H8′). Buttressing effects resulting from the steric interaction of H3 and H1′(H6 and H8′), although differing in magnitudes for the two groups of protons (H3→H2→H1→H10 and H1′→H2′→H3′→H4′), seem to transmit evenly among those on the same moiety according to a simple additivity rule.


The road ahead towards ubiquitous information and communication is not a deterministic path, rather radical alternatives are possible and viable within the upcoming decade. In order to systematically explore alternative future developments in telecommunication and human-computer interaction we investigated futures research reports and trend projections, interviewed experts and conducted a series of workshops with corporate and domain experts. Four scenarios named End of Growth, Postmaterial Lifestyle, Technocratic Corporatism and Bright Digital Future, have been derived. They differ regarding their degree of user impact and technological progress. With a new matching-based approach, nine strategic topics (like machine-to-machine communication and s ustainability) have been derived out of these scenarios. Finally the potential of different formats of illustration and animation to advance and communicate futures research results is elaborated upon.


In non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC)—the leading cause of cancer death worldwide—mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK), are found in about 14%. Treatment with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) had shown promise; however, a recent trial with erlotinib found tumor reduction >90% in only 5% of patients.1 This discrepant response raised the possibility of an inherent, not acquired, resistance in the tumor cells.


229 Background: ICC administration, which includes intrathecal and intraventricular routes, is a complex procedure that involves staff from different disciplines. ICC administration errors are rare, yet potentially fatal. Since 1968, more than 55 cases of ICC administration errors have been documented, but the incidence is suspected to be higher because of underreporting. Little unified action has occurred despite alerts issued by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and World Health Organization. We have taken a multidisciplinary approach to address this issue.

METHODS
We identified two problems that could potentially lead to ICC errors: the lack of a formal institutional training/certification program and a comprehensive institutional safe ICC administration policy. Our Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program along with Pharmacy and Nursing at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC), created a multidisciplinary work group whose purpose is to create a comprehensive institutional policy and training program for disciplines involved in the administration of ICC.

RESULTS
The safeICC administration policy has been finalized and presented for approval. Creation of the training program is in progress and will be a part of the educational Core Curriculum of the Fellowship Program. Fellows will be required to demonstrate competency in lumbar and Ommaya reservoir puncture using simulation training on mannequins. Computer-based training with classroom review and testing will be required for all disciplines involved with ICC and will include safe preparation, delivery, handling, verification, administration of ICC, and identification of potential complications. Annual certification will be required.

CONCLUSIONS
The lack of a formal ICC administration policy and training can lead to catastrophic errors. Development of an institutional policy and training program has heightened awareness of potential sources of ICC administration errors at UCHC and will serve as a mechanism for assessing quality care in the future. We believe the establishment of such a policy and definition of training should be part of the general ASCO/ONS guidelines for safe administration of chemotherapy.


Fengjing porcine fetal fibroblasts were cultured by fetal tissue pieces which were digested with collagenase.and an ideal cellular culture method was established.After several pasages of culture and freeze revival,the fetal fibroblast cells still had normal capacity of passage.Karyotype analysis indicated that after 15 passages of in vitro culture they showed no abnormal appearance.It suits for the need of cloning and transgenic construction.After establishing the technique of sex determination of fetal fibroblast of porcine,we identified the sex of 6 cell lines.


Seahorse(sHippocampus spp.)are highly unusual marine fishes that have very high medicinal and ornamental value. Many of them turn into endangered species for the overexploitation,incidental bycatch and habitat loss.Aquaculture has been proposed as one solution to address the trade and the restoration of natural resources.The development of aquaculture was restricted for lots of issues such as the high breeding cost and low survival rates.This article is aimed at review historical and current information on the artificial cultured technology of seahorses,in hopes that provide theoretical basis for the development of artificial cultured technology.


Materials and Methods: Thirty rats with confirmed diagnosis of meningitis after intracisternal S. pneumonia injection were randomly assigned to 3 groups. Animals in group 1 recieved intramuscular (im) ceftriaxone for 7 days, animals in group 2 recieved im dexamethasone on days 4-7 adjunct to im ceftriaxone treatment and animals in group 3 received im dexamethasone on days 1-4 adjunct to im ceftriaxone treatment. Hearing status of all rats were evaluated by auditory brainstem responses (ABR) on days 7 and 28 and categorized as normal hearing, moderate hearing loss, severe hearing loss and profound hearing loss.


Sales and operations planning and production planning for vehicle production are carried out mainly with cascading planning processes. This paper focuses on planning of the final assembly of truck manufacturers. In this industrial sector, mixed-model assembly lines show very different capacity requirements according to the product because of high product variants and shifting product mixes. The main task of line balancing is to evenly utilize the line staff. Market requirements and process planning both influence the utilization of staff. Furthermore, peaks in capacity can be met by flexible use of employees. A system of key performance indicators for the evaluation of balanced lines in truck assembly is presented, where simulation software is necessary to include employee flexibility.


The question of unifying the classical and the quantum realms, from one side, and the force of gravity with the other three fundamental forces, from another side, is still open [3, preface]. The continuing unfruitful efforts to achieve such a task through unification of the general relativity GR with quantum mechanics QM has led to a growing support for the idea of the existence of an underlying level of reality that unifies both realms [13, p. 263-272 ].


By use of drilling,logging and analysis and testing data,the type,feature,identification mark,distribution and sealing ability of volcanic cap rock in Xujiaweizi fault depression and the controlling effect for the accumulation and distribution of gas were studied.It was considered that there were 2 types of volcanic cap rocks in Xujiaweizi fault depression,volcaniclastic rock cap rocks and volcanic lava cap rocks.Volcaniclastic rock cap rocks are mainly tuff and volcanic breccia which are characterized by small resistivity,enlargement of borehole and high interval transit time.Volcanic lava cap rocks are mainly rhyolite,tuff and andesite which are characterized by middle resistivity,normal borehole and low interval transit time.Volcaniclastic rock cap rock and volcanic lava cap rock can be identified respectively by high interval transit time and interval transit time which are lower than 56 μs/ft.Volcaniclastic rock cape rocks are distributed regionally on the top of K_1yc1 volcanic rock body,while volcanic lava cap rocks are distributed locally in the volcanic rock body.Sealing gas ability of volcaniclastic rock cap rock is stronger than that of volcanic lava cap rock.Volcaniclastic rock cap rocks controlled the regional accumulation and distribution of gas in volcanic rock in Xujiaweizi fault depression,while volcanic lava cap rocks only controlled the local accumulation and distribution of gas in volcanic rock body.


We studied the dynamics of an isolated feral horse (Equus caballus) population by analyzing data collected by the Bureau of Land Management from 1970 to 1986. All animals in the population were individually identifiable by 1976, and all but 4 animals had been captured, sexed, and aged by 1978. Annual survival was usually high, ranging from 0.93 to 0.99 during most years; however, increased mortality due to severe winter conditions in 1977 and 1983 resulted in annual survival rates of 0.49 and 0.87, respectively. Adult female survival was significantly higher (P=0.05) than adult male with most mortality occurring in animals≥15 years old. Females did not begin to reproduce until 3 years old. Annual foaling rates of reproductive age females ranged from 36 to 65%. The highest foaling rates occurred after a 51% reduction in the population, suggesting a density dependent response. The reproductive history of multiparous females the previous year had no effect on probability of foaling; however, primiparous females were less likely to reproduce the following year. The adult sex ratio was consistently skewed approximately 2 to 1 in favor of females and was attributed primarily to the removal of disproportionate numbers of males during herd reduction programs. The apparent mean growth rate of the population was 18% annually; however, by removing animals, the population was maintained at approximately 120-150


Objective To provide evidence for medical care and preventive health service through inves tigating the prevalence of chronic diseases and analyzing its influence factors of the elderly in army.Methods 767 aged persons were epidemiolo gical studied with questionnaire combined with the physical examination. Results The percentage of the aged people without disease was only 8.47 %.The people with above two diseases occupied 72.36%.The most chronic diseases a mong the elderly were coronary,hypertension,chronic gastrointestinal disease,cer vical syndrome,chronic bronchitis,cataract,dysuria and urinary incontinence,cere bral vessels diseases,osteoarthropathy and diabetes.The investigation show that chronic diseases were significanty associated with the activities of daily livin g (ADL),psychological health,the nutritional status of food and the degree of li ving satisfaction.The influencing factors of the chronic disease in elderly are age,living state,degree of culture,income,marriage state,hobby of smoking and wi ning,food and a few physical work.Conclusions We can not be opt imistic in total health level of our elderly people in army,health education in the elderly is necessary for improving their ability of self health care and she lter;close attention of society and family for them are key point for improving the quality of life.


In order to achieve the goals of the positive influence on the increase in performance, the reduction of fuel consumption, noise and pollutant emissions, higher demands are placed on the diesel direct injection system. This leads to a conflict of costs, complexity and benefits between the injection systems and the exhaust aftertreatment equipment. For future developments, new requirements are derived from the goals set, which must be identified and clarified theoretically and experimentally in the early phase of the product development process. In the context of this work, a list of requirements for today's and future injection systems has been compiled from relevant literature. In particular, the focus has been placed on the flexibility of the injection system for the realisation of a freely selectable injection rate shaping. With experimental tests their flexibility in injection rate generation via needle seat throttling and pressure modulation for passenger car applications could be shown. It has been detected that also in passenger car applications with small spray holes during injection rate shaping "Boot" by using the needle seat throttling, disadvantages in the spray jet characteristic are produced. Furthermore, the limitations of different pressure modulation systems with respect to their response, efficiency and flexibility have become apparent. With the help of flow simulations of internal nozzle flows, a targeted positive influence could be achieved by geometry variations on the flow guidance with dynamic needle stroke movement, whereby a directly comparable level with the pressure modulation could be produced during a injection rate shaping profile. Furthermore, a simulation model known from the literature was implemented on the basis of thermodynamic and phenomenological combustion model approaches. By means of a recalculation under specification of an ideal cylinder pressure or combustion curve, a first estimation of an injection strategy for a highly flexible injection system by means of needle seat throttling could be predicted at selected operating points.


An ultra low area 8-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) has been designed achieving a 150MS/s sampling rate and dissipating 34mW power. It is based on integer division circuits that are arranged in a binary tree structure. We emphasize on the digital calibration method of such an ADC in order to extend its operational temperature range and correct the effect of mismatch and process variations. The calibration is achieved by controlling the voltage supply of the root divider and the amplification and offset correction of the residue that is produced by this divider.


The invention discloses a method and device for dynamically switching images, belonging to the field of communication. The method comprises the following steps: setting a first image layer and a second image layer, wherein the first image layer is displayed in front of the second image layer and covers the second image layer; when images are continuously played, placing an image played at present on the first image layer and placing a next image on the second image layer; and when beginning switching the image played at present to the next image, displaying the second image in front of the first image layer after switching by way of open hole animation which comprises the steps of displaying a transparent open hole area on the first image layer and enabling the open hole area to change from small to big until the second image layer is completely displayed. The device comprises a first setting module, a second setting module and a dynamic switching module. The method and the device have the effects of greatly enriching the image playing function and improving the image browsing experience.


Investigative analysts need overviews of large amounts of data, which is a challenge when working with non-numerical data such as document collections. We present Semantic Zoom View (SZV), an interactive document collection visualization implemented as part of the CZSaw visual analytics system. SZV uses a focus + context technique to provide an overview with details on demand through interactive semantic zooming. SZV lets an analyst easily and quickly see the main topics of a document collection while keeping surrounding documents visible for context. Working within a single integrated visualization, an analyst can also quickly find related documents and break a large document collection into smaller meaningful groups. SZV's focus + context technique was compared to an overview + detail version for finding answers within a document collection and results indicated its strength for maintaining visibility of a full overview when document contents are accessed.


AbstractA major drawback of Reverse Osmosis (RO) desalination units is their poor performance at off-design conditions. On the other hand, they can operate with low specific energy consumption and produce high-quality fresh water when they are supplied with almost constant power, according to their design and nominal operating conditions. This aspect brings additional effort when there is the need to desalinate seawater or even brackish water using unsteady power sources, such as renewable energy systems powered by, for example, solar or wind energy. In order to overcome this issue, an alternative small-scale RO unit is investigated here, whose major advantage is that it can operate with almost constant specific energy consumption and produce high-quality fresh water with low Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) for a wide range of power input. Such unit is suitable to be combined with small-scale energy systems, which can have a very high variety on their power output, such as PV, wind turbines, or even solar Or...


Inquisitiveness is a paradigm example of an intellectual virtue. Despite some extensive work on the characterisation of the intellectual virtues however, (e.g. Roberts and Wood, 2007; Baehr 2011) no detailed treatment of the virtue of inquisitiveness has been forthcoming in the recent literature. This paper offers a characterisation of the virtue of inquisitiveness considered within the framework of educating for intellectual virtue. As such, it presents the case in support of educating for inquisitiveness. The characterisation offered seeks to highlight in particular the distinctive relationship that inquisitiveness bears to the activity of questioning. On the basis of this relationship and in conjunction with an examination of the role that questioning plays in the learning process, it is argued that inquisitiveness is a primary intellectual virtue to educate for. In Part I the characterisation of


Purpose – This study aims to identify the dimensions of business student satisfaction in the Malaysian private higher educational environment and evaluate the influence that demographic factors have on satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire was developed and distributed to 1,200 undergraduate business students at four private higher educational (PHE) institutions in Malaysia. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the underlying dimensions that drive student satisfaction. ANOVA and t-tests were conducted to evaluate the influence that demographic factors have on the results. Findings – Factor analysis resulted in the adoption of a 12-factor solution from an original set of 53 satisfaction items. The results also indicated the influence of demographic factors on the level of business student satisfaction. Originality/value – This study identified 12 factors or the underlying dimensions that drive business student satisfaction in the Malaysian PHE. The 12 factors are: professi...


The STAR model is used to characterize the time series of aggregate consumption. It makes smooth transition from one optimal level to another, as heterogeneous individuals reach their optimal revision points over time. These results suggest that consumption adjustment costs and heterogeneity among investors are responsible for the empirical failure of the consumption-based CAPM.


As an important and foundational work of fractional-order control which is a new study field of control science and engineering,the solution method of fractional-order calculus(FOC) and fractional-order system(FOS) receives great attention.Based on the analysis of some aspects,such as the approximative algorithm of FOC,the Tustin transform theory and its generating function formula's character,the convergence guarantee of binomial power function by Maclaurin expanding,and the consideration of the limitation of conventional methods,an improved method is proposed to compute the numerical evalution of FOC using PSE and Tustin transform and is further applied to solving the linear FOS.The recursive algorithm is deduced in detail,its effectiveness and advantage are verified by some illustrative simulation examples.


Camilla Piper looks at the specific risks of infection that are found in nursing and residential care homes and outlines some infections which are commonly found and can be prevented.


New parents often express confusion and anxiety about nutrition and introducing solid foods to infants, stemming from varying recommendations. Evidence‐based recommendations do exist but are broad in nature and often not accessed directly by parents. It is important for practitioners to understand what parents know, what factors influence their knowledge and where they obtain their knowledge about introducing foods, infant feeding practices and how this process relates to future diet and health. Moreover, income‐based disparities in the prevalence of chronic, diet‐related conditions in adolescents and adults, suggests that socioeconomic status (SES) is also linked with differences in infant feeding practice. This study assessed parental knowledge and notions about feeding practice for children under two years of age, and compared these notions across the SES categories. The study included semi‐structured interviews with parents of high SES (N=10) and lower SES (N=8) living in Brooklyn, NY, and key informant interviews with health care providers and stakeholders, to contextualize data collected from the parents. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed for common themes and comparisons across SES categories. Across the SES categories parents reported factoring cost, time and convenience into decisions about what and how to feed their children. They also shared similar motivations and anxieties in regards to making sure their children eat enough and are receive essential nutrients. Many parents reported family influence on feeding practice, although there was variation on how welcomed this was. Differences in SES emerged in reported feeding behaviors. While parents of lower SES reported offering juice, foods with added sugar and refined grains, parents of higher SES reported offering a wider variety of vegetables and fruits, encouraging acceptance of diverse flavors and prioritizing introduction of allergenic foods. Many parents reported not receiving enough guidance from pediatricians regarding what to feed their children. The interviews with practitioners revealed that one obstacle is that position and consensus papers from major organizations change often, and it takes time to disseminate these changes into specific prescriptions. They instead rely on the best possible broad overview that can be offered. These results suggests that education and assistance programs are needed to address SES disparities in feeding behavior, promoting better nutritional outcomes as children grow up. The findings of this research can contribute to implementing dietary guidelines and help practitioners in designing educational material and community nutrition programs that aim to develop healthy patterns of eating early in life.


Adaptive organisation-centred multi-agent systems can dynamically modify their organisational components to better accomplish their goals. Our research line proposes an abstract distributed architecture (2-LAMA) to endow an organisation with adaptation capabilities. This article focuses on regulation-adaptation based on a machine learning approach, in which adaptation is learned by applying a tailored case-based reasoning method. We evaluate the robustness of the system when it is populated by non compliant agents. The evaluation is performed in a peer-to-peer sharing network scenario. Results show that our proposal significantly improves system performance and can cope with regulation violators without incorporating any specific regulation-compliance enforcement mechanisms.


Based on survey data collected during 2016–2017 from 380 Syrians in Zeytinburnu, an inner-city district of Istanbul, Turkey, this article uses multidimensional scaling to measure their social inclusion. The study shows how the level of social inclusion, treated as a dependent variable, changes with the refugees' age, gender, education level, length of stay in Zeytinburnu, and health conditions. The sampled Syrians had high social inclusion index scores despite facing precarity at the time of survey. This study suggests that refugee-friendly social contexts and policies can improve social inclusion.


This article examines the impact of such institutional factors as religion, corruption, political stability and the right to the volume of loans and religious diversity issued on the volume of bank...


The purpose of the article is to compare the regulations governing remote participation in the meetings of bodies of corporate and non-corporate entities, which were introduced to the Polish legal system during the COVID-19 pandemic. On this basis, the optimal solution is chosen. Comparison of regulations of the Code of Commercial Companies, Cooperative Law, Law of Associations, Law of Foundations and Apartment Ownership Act leads to a conclusion that the solutions contained in the Code of Commercial Companies should be assessed as the best. This act to the greatest extent takes into account the need of ensuring remote participation in the meetings of the bodies and at the same time meets the principle of technological neutrality and provides an appropriate level of security. Due to the need to introduce permanent regulations ensuring remote participation in the meetings of the bodies of corporate and non-corporate entities, the regulations of the Code of Commercial Companies can be used as a starting point for creating similar regulations that are adapted to the specific characteristics of particular entities. Therefore, the article presents possible directions of development of the national law in relation to the discussed issue.


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Summary Objectives: Introduction of a new grid-based method for analyzing speech functions which takes into account the related information of patients' data and the oral air flow with pronouncing analyzed by computational fluid dynamics. Methods: An on-line speech analyzer was developed for clinical use utilizing GridPort2.3.1 based on glo-bus2.4.2, comprising several computational tools such as unified data storage, semantic data analysis, computational fluid dynamics analysis and three-dimensional visualization of calculated results from different hardware sources with various types of operation systems. Results: The power transportation layer between dental clinics and computational and storage resources could be provided by using a WWW-based portal. The back-end data management system could be constructed using a storage resource broker (SRB) and extensible mark up language (XML). Conclusions: The new method allows the construction of a data warehouse through this grid-based speech function analysis in order to extract the principal factors related to speech disorders.


The power loss reduction is one of the main targets for any electrical energy distribution company. In this paper the problem of the joint optimization of both topology and network parameters in a real Smart Grid is faced. A portion of the Italian electric distribution network managed by the ACEA Distribuzione S.p.A. located in Rome is considered. It includes about 1200 user loads, 70 km of Medium Voltage (MV) lines, 6 feeders, a Thyristor Voltage Regulator (TVR) and 6 distributed energy sources (5 generator sets and 1 photovoltaic

plant). The power factor correction (PFC) is performed tuning the 5 generator sets and setting the state of the breakers in order to perform the distributed feeder reconfiguration (DFR). The joint PFC and DFR problem is faced by considering a suited objective function and by adopting a genetic algorithm. In this paper we present a heuristic method to compare the graphs of two admissible topologies, such that similar graphs are characterized by close active power loss values. This criterion is used to define a suited ordering of the list of admissible configurations, aiming to improve the continuity of the fitness function to the variation of the configurations parameter. Tests are performed by feeding the simulation environment with real data concerning dissipated and generated active and reactive power values. Preliminary results are very interesting, showing that, for the considered real network, the proposed ordering criteria for admissible network configurations can facilitate the optimization process.


Abstract As older pedestrians are at high risk of being involved in car crashes, an assistance system is currently under development. One of it's aims is to encourage them to stop walking before looking for traffic. The approach was evaluated in two studies. Age group -young vs. old- and motoric condition -walking vs. standing- served as independent variables in both experiments. Experiment one was conducted in a pedestrian traffic simulation with a traffic related visual hazard detection task with simulated walking. Analysis revealed no age-specific dual-task costs for accuracy and response time. This unexpected result was ascribed to the insufficient operationalization of the walking task, which lacked important aspects of real walking such as requirements of keeping the balance. Therefore, experiment two, comprised real walking but a simple visual task. In the second experiment older participants missed more targets than younger. More important, number of errors increased as a function of motor load only for older participants. Response times were enhanced for older participants and faster for both groups while standing compared to walking. Results are discussed with regard to the development of an assistance systems for older pedestrians and theoretical implications for prospective user-centered experimental design.


A first contribution towards the taxonomy of testate amoebae (Rhizopodea – Sarcodina) recorded in planktonic samples of lotic and lentic environments in the high Parana River Floodplain in the States of Parana and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, is provided. Twenty-four taxa belonging to the families Arcellidae and Centropyxidae were identified, described and sketched. Among the taxa, A. vulgaris f. undulata, A. vulgaris var. penardi, A. mitrata var. spectabilis, A. nordestina and Centropyxis aculeata var. tropica represent new occurrences in Brazil.


...................................................................................................v Introduction.................................................................................................6 Autobiographical memories ................................................................................................... 6 Music and emotion ................................................................................................................. 8 Music-evoked autobiographical memories (MEAMs) ........................................................... 9 Method ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Participants ........................................................................................................................... 11 Stimuli .................................................................................................................................. 11 Study design ......................................................................................................................... 12 Procedure .............................................................................................................................. 12 Results ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Autobiographical memories during individual's lifetime period ......................................... 13 Social context during individual's lifetime period ............................................................... 14 Ratings of autobiographical memories valence .................................................................... 15 Frequency and recency of the songs ..................................................................................... 16 Ratings of PANAS scores..................................................................................................... 16 Discussion ................................................................................................................................ 17 References ................................................................................................................................ 21


In this paper we present a feasible Industrial Automation System in which ubiquitous power lines are mode of transmitting data over 220V/50Hz (440V/50Hz Also) to control the electrical devices. A power line communication modem is used in which FSK [Frequency shift keying] is used for modulating the signal. An Android device is connected to microcontroller via. Wi-Fi and this android device sends the data and in turn controls the devices. There are Multiple receivers which contain the power line modem can be connected through the power line to the devices. Keywords—Power line communication, Wi-Fi, Microcontroller, Frequency shift keying, Android


The invention relates to a contactless data carrier (2) with a coupling element (L1), a first and a second rectifier circuit and a switch (S1) which is connected to a modulator control circuit for switching between the two rectifier circuits so that a DC voltage U¶V ¶ generated by one and / or the other rectifier circuit. Furthermore, the data carrier (2) to a voltage control circuit (DZ) which is connected to the outputs of the two rectifier circuits. The two rectifier circuits represent different loads, so that it is realized by the switching of a rectifier circuit to the other load modulation.


Perennial bioenergy crops with deep (>1 m) rooting systems, such as switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), are hypothesized to increase carbon storage in deep soil. Deeply rooted plants may also affect soil hydrology by accessing deep soil water for transpiration, which can affect soil water content and infiltration in deep soil layers, thereby affecting groundwater recharge. Using stable H and O isotope (δ2H and δ18O) and 3H values, we studied the soil water conditions at 20–30 cm intervals to depths of 2.4–3.6 m in paired fields of switchgrass and shallow rooted crops at three sites in the southern Great Plains of North America. We found that soil under switchgrass had consistently higher soil water content than nearby soil under shallow‐rooted annual crops by a margin of 15%–100%. Soil water content and isotopic depth profiles indicated that hydraulic redistribution of deep soil water by switchgrass roots explained these observed soil water differences. To our knowledge, these are the first observations of hydraulic redistribution in deeply rooted grasses, and complement earlier observations of dynamic soil water fluxes under shallow‐rooted grasses. Hydraulic redistribution by switchgrass may be a strategy for drought avoidance, wherein the plant may actively prevent water limitation. This raises the possibility that deeply rooted grasses may be used to passively subsidize soil water to more shallow‐rooted species in inter‐cropping arrangements.


Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of Tiaoxie Wan(Chinese medicine for regulating the metabolic functions)on the metabolic syndrome.Methods Under the condition without changing their original treatment,the 62 metabolic syndrome patients were administered Tiaoxie Wan for oral taking in succession for 2 months.The blood lipid,glycolated hemoglobin(HbA1C),fasting insulin(FINS),insulin action index(IAI),body mass index(BMI),and the clinical effect of main symptoms were observed.Results After treatment,the symptoms such as dizziness,dry mouth,constipation,abdominal distention,and hot temper with irritability were significantly relieved,the total effective rate was all above 85%.The BMI,blood lipid,and HbA1C were significantly decreased,while the FINS and IAI were significantly increased(P0.05 or P0.01).Conclusion Tiaoxie Wan is effective in improving the high blood lipid state of the patients with metabolic syndrome by increasing insulin secretion and improving insulin sensitivity.


An ultrafast semiconductor all-optical switch using a third-order optical nonlinearity is attractive for a future OTDM system. This type of switch essentially requires both ultrafast and low optical-power operations. However, the tradeoff between them, based on the optical nonlinearity in general, often makes it difficult to achieve such a switch in practical use. This paper proposes a novel enhancement method of the third order nonlinearity by using quantum dots (QDs) embedded in a photonic crystal (PC), thus reducing the optical consumption power.


Material Weighing Precision System,as the core,takes the most important role in Concrete Mixing Station. Its precision determines directly the products' quality. And the main difficulties of the weighing measurement are on the rapid transition and stabilization of the implementation of various kinds of material flows. Aiming at how to implement the Material Weighing Precision System,this paper puts forward the integration separation PID control,a new method which is necessary and useful for improving the quality of concrete mixing,and is easy for computing and with good Robust and high reliability that can reduce markedly the Overshoot.


A6 relativistic magnetron resonant system is calculated and simulated by equivalent circuit and high frequency structure simulator (HFSS of agilent), and the effect of end cap to resonant frequency is especially presented in this paper. Results of simulation and cold test show that the end cap will cause change of resonant frequency, and in some case, the end cap will result in that two different resonant frequencies satisfy the same resonant mode, which will make mode compete more acute and disadvantageous to work of relativistic magnetron.


Objective Fifty patients with complex aortic disease, who received hybrid treatment of the aortic arch with supra-aortic debranching and endovascular stent-graft repair, were evaluated in regard to events of primary (survival and technical success) and secondary (procedure-related complications) interest. Methods The single-center study was conducted over an eight-year period from December 2004 to December 2012. Treated medical conditions included 23 aortic aneurysms (46%), 21 aortic dissections (42%), and six penetrating aortic ulcers (12%). Procedures were divided into groups of elective, urgent, and emergent. Results Twenty-eight (56%) patients were operated electively, 15 (30%) urgently, and seven (14%) emergently. Sternotomy, cardiopulmonary bypass, and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest were required in 12 (24%) patients. The primary technical success rate was 86% and raised to 92% (n = 46) of secondary technical success rate after therapy of three type I endoleaks. The 30-day mortality added up to 16.0%, and the mean time of survival was 49.3 months. In a total of eight (16%) patients, an endoleak occurred (five endoleaks type I, three endoleaks type II), while nine (18%) of patients suffered a perioperative stroke. Conclusions In severely ill patients with complex aortic diseases, hybrid therapy may offer a promising alternative to conventional open repair.


Ligation of archwire into bracket by conventional method when the incisors are lingually or palatally placed is cumbersome, time consuming and is even worse when there is vertical discrepancy between the slots of adjacent brackets. In this article, we suggested a new method of ligating the blocked-out incisors. This method can also be used effectively to ligate the lingually tipped tooth due to bond failure during retraction phase.


privileges and exemptions granted Jews and Christians as discriminatory. One issue that requires further exploration, which is beyond the remit of this study, is why other Jewish communities in the modern Middle East and North Africa were more culturally and intellectually integrated than their Syrian counterparts. Jewish participation in Syrian society of the nineteenth century was, in fact, marginal. The Arabic sources are indeed lacking in substantial content, as Harel indicates. One aspect of daily life in Damascus and elsewhere, which is not mentioned, is the visitation of shrines and pilgrimage to them, though pilgrimage no longer played as central a role in the daily lives of Jews as in pre-modern times. The synagogues of Elijah at Jobar and Aleppo were important pilgrimage sites since ancient times. However, pilgrimage customs were far more integral to the daily life of Jews in Palestine, North Africa, Iraq and Persia than Syrian Jewry. This study is a must read for students and academics as well as those more generally interested in the history of the Jewish communities of Syria in modern times.


Farm credit is a strategic input. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) aims at providing timely and adequate credit to the farmers in a cost effective and flexible manner. In addition to credit for crop production, the scheme provides credit for ancillary activities. The scheme is being implemented in the country by all the banks from the year 1998–99. The present study was undertaken with an objective to study the impact of credit under KCC on profitability of crops. For evaluating the objectives of the study, primary data relating to production, income, borrowing, repayments, etc. were collected from selected borrowers using a pre-tested and well-structured schedule. It was evident that the KCC scheme has contributed for increased net returns from the per unit area.


This study analyzes the impact of two English language learning programs, English Access Microscholarship Program and Access More, sponsored by the United States Embassy in Mexico and carried out between 2012 and 2014 by the Coordination of Foreign Language Education at the Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, campus Iztapalapa, in Mexico City. Both projects were addressed to economically disadvantaged adolescents from public secondary schools in the Iztapalapa sector of the city. The analysis centers on the impact of the second phase (Access More). Based on longitudinal data of students' achievement, the results are correlated with national statistics concerning English language competence in secondary students. A significant improvement in English language competence was found among students participating in the Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Program of English created by the institution.


Abstract Neopaganism (Dievturība) in Latvia has undergone phenomenal transformations which have been driven by socio-political conditions. The history of the Dievturi movement makes it possible to outline the historical change in the movement due to differing political circumstances. In the first period of its development (1925-1940), Neopaganism displayed itself as a form of politicised phenomenon; it became part of prevailing policies of nationalism by offering a Latvian national religion. With Latvia's occupation by the Soviet forces (1940) Latvian Neopagans, Dievturi, became a disadvantaged group. Persecution and repression faced by Dievturi (1940-1953) were due to the imposition of Communist ideology and restrictions on freedom. Later during the Soviet regime (1953-1986), the Dievturi were not part of an organised religious movement, their teaching and ritual practice were not further developed during this time period. However, it was while in exile that the Dievturi had the opportunity to develop and expand the movement, but they had to address an urgent problem of preservation of ethnic identity. In the 1980s the Dievturi movement gradually resumed its activity, and it was officially registered as a religious organisation (1990). Today the Dievturi movement in Latvia includes controversial aspects: opposition to globalisation trends and its New Age trajectory.


CAN CHINA EVER BREAK OUT OF THE NARRATIVE IN WHICH IT HAS BOUND ITSELF? CAN THERE BE PEACEFUL CHANGE AND EQUAL SPACE FOR POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC FREEDOM?


Cyclic code is one of the most used widely encoding schemes in error-controlling systems, and has high performance in error-checking and error-rectifying, and is easy to implement. Based on analyzing the basic theory of encoding and decoding of cyclic code, this paper shows the schemes of encoding and decoding for (7, 4) cyclic code by the software carried out with microcontroller.


This work proposes a fast method of vertex reconstructing for incident ions in GEM detectors. Inspired by the Time Projection Chambers (TPC) approach, the time information of consecutive signal samples from Front End Electronics (FEE) is utilized. The method is demonstrated with a 2D-readout THGEM detector coupled with an APV-25 FEE . Using only one experimentally dependent parameter in the analysis, the proposed method resulted in a spatial resolution of 0.45 mm, compared to a value of 9.10 mm for the traditional center of gravity method.


This research develops dispatching rule for a wafer FABs with dedication constraints. Dedication, mostly considered in a photolithography step, is a feature in a modern FABs in order to increase the yield of machines and achieve the advance of manufacturing technology. However, the dedication has the critical problem because it causes dedication load of machines to unbalance. In this paper, we proposes the dedication load based dispatching rule for load balancing in order to resolve the problem. The objective of this paper is to balance dedication load of photo machines in wafer FABs with dedication constraint. Simulation experiments show that the proposed rule improves the performance of wafer FABs as well as load balance for dedication machines compared to open-loop control based conventional dispatching rule.


Abstract Within archaeoastronomy, phenomenological approaches including landscape archaeology, actualization studies, use of geographic information systems (GIS), and operational sequence analysis inform our understanding of prehistoric practices. Monumental earthworks in Ohio (USA) dating to 2000 BP—the Hopewell geometric enclosures—are examined by these means. The matrix of landscape viewshed and celestial dome shape human production of local cosmogonies, becoming encoded across the terrain by indexical sightlines and functional and ritual architectures. The resultant array of calendrical alignments defines a suite of horizon foresights on the surrounding skyline, whose premised archaeological presence/absence provides a hypothetico-deductive test in a field of study where such evidence is often lacking. While accurate calendrical sightlines were likely used for subsistence and other scheduling, a spectrum of sensory stimuli would accompany observations and associated ritual performances. Light, color, and temperature—the compelling sensory phenomena experienced during the sunrises and sunsets indexed at these earthworks—augment the in situ observations at the sightlines: for the prehistoric Hopewell calendrical specialists, for a present-day field researcher, or for the interested public at future interpretive events.


Despite student reports of high difficulty and neurophobia, there remains little examination in the literature on what makes neuroanatomy challenging. A preliminary study found that increased grey‐to‐white matter stain contrast marginally improves learning in students with low working memory capacities (WMC) but not those with high WMC. Why this augmentation is beneficial to some but not all students is unknown. Further, evidence suggests competency influences the way images are viewed and interpreted, which may account for some this previously observed difference.


A Low Power, Low Noise Neural Amplifier is designed in this paper. A Folded Cascode Operational Transconductance Amplifier (OTA) with self-biased cascode current mirror load is used. Current Scaling and other low noise design techniques are employed to achieve the low input referred noise and power dissipation. The amplifiers bandwidth can be adjusted to record either local field potentials or neural spikes by controlling the bias current. Simulations were performed in Cadence Virtuoso using SCL 180nm technology parameters. Simulation results indicated that the proposed Neural Amplifier showed low noise, low power, sufficiently high gain and a very high bandwidth of around 9 KHz.


The results of earlier investigations of the carcinogenic action of azo dyes in rats were summarized by Kinosita in 1937 and 1940 (22, 23), and by Hartwell in 1941 (17). Since then much work has been done involving various types of controlled, restricted diets and a theory has been evolved (19) to account for the activity of certain dyes and the inactivity of others. A short review of this work appeared in a recent paper by Miller and Baumann (29), who criticized the theory on the basis of their own experimental findings. A considerable amount of work on mice has been carried out with azo compounds since the earlier reviews appeared, but no attempt has been made to examine it critically and to determine its bearing on the "split product" theory of carcinogenesis. In this paper, in a series of tables, there has been


The author of the article examines role of family and family relations in children upbringing, in formation of qualities needed by future serviceman.


• We lulve been studying the effects of TPA on the 1DOVeaeat of cells around the cell cycle. We monitored cell c,ele position by flov cytometry as vell as 3H-thymidine ll1Corporation into DNA. When TPA vas added to the culture aecUUIIl(S x 10-6K) of growing cells,. the first observed Change in cell cycle distribution vas a block in the move.eDt of cells out of G1 into. the beginning of S. This effect vas seen by 2 hours after adding the. compound to the aediUlll.This early block in movement out of G1 eventually reaulted in a depletion of cells in S. The depleted S vas refilled with cells moving' from G1 beginning at 10 hours after TPA addition. This renewed movement of cells through 5 vas partially .synchronous. When quiescent cells were stimulated by serum in the preselU:e of TPA, the kinetics of cell cycle movement depended on when relative to serum stimulation the TPA was added •. When TPA vas added at the time of serum stimulation the wave of cells moving from G1 to 5 was' more synchronous than controls. There was no evideuce that more cells moved through the cycle in the preseace 'of TPA than in its absence. Addition of TPA just as the cells began entering S again caused the cells in G1 to delay their entrance into S for approximately 10 hours. These studies indicate that TPA causesan increase in synchrony of cycling cells by creating a temporary pause to cell cycling in G1e


The morphology of the surface of the steel 40Х13 under laser radiation is investigated. Exhibit that at low intensities the formation of wavy – like relief is not occurred. The recoil vapor pressure is significantly at high intensities cause an increase depth of the crater, as well as change of curvature with a convex shape on cone-shaped.


Discrete multitone (DMT) is a line code which has been adopted as a standard for the asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) systems by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The DMT uses the IFFT and FFT for modulation and demodulation, respectively. The large size of the IFFT/FFT results in a heavy computational load on the programmable DSP processors. It also proves that a cost- efficient hardware implementation of radix-2 IFFT/FFT butterfly structure is not feasible, since it requires a large number of multipliers and adders. For cost-efficient hardware implementation, we have proposed two schemes to develop the IFFT/FFT architecture based on the time-recursive approach. In fact, these methods require approximately a maximum of only 12.5% of the multipliers and 15.6% of the adders when compared to the conventional butterfly type of implementation.


We show how to construct indistinguishability obfuscation (iO) for circuits from any non-compact functional encryption (FE) scheme with sub-exponential security against unbounded collusions. We accomplish this by giving a generic transformation from any such FE scheme into a compact FE scheme. By composing this with the transformation from sub-exponentially secure compact FE to iO (Ananth and Jain [CRYPTO'15], Bitansky and Vaikuntanathan [FOCS'15]), we obtain our main result. Our result provides a new pathway to iO. We use our technique to identify a simple function family for FE that suffices for our general result. We show that the function family Fsimple is complete, where every fsimple ∈ Fsimple consists of three evaluations of a Weak PRF followed by finite operations. We believe that this may be useful for realizing iO from weaker assumptions in the future. ∗Center for Encrypted Functionalities and Department of Computer Science, UCLA. email@example.com This work was partially supported by grant #360584 from the Simons Foundation. †Department of Computer Science, John Hopkins University. email@example.com. Research supported in part from a DARPA/ARL SAFEWARE award and NSF CNS-1414023. ‡Center for Encrypted Functionalities and Department of Computer Science, UCLA. firstname.lastname@example.com. Research supported in part from a DARPA/ONR PROCEED award, a DARPA/ARL SAFEWARE award, NSF Frontier Award 1413955, NSF grants 1228984, 1136174, 1118096, and 1065276, a Xerox Faculty Research Award, a Google Faculty Research Award, an equipment grant from Intel, and an Okawa Foundation Research Grant. This material is based upon work supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency through the U.S. Office of Naval Research under Contract N00014-11-1-0389. The views expressed are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, or the U.S. Government.


Massive T wave inversion and ST depression occur in the unpaced electrocardiogram subsequent to ventricular pacing, and persist for a varying length of time depending on the duration of pacing. That artificial depolarization of the ventricle causes changes in repolarization which persist after stopping pacing is of considerable theoretical and practical importance, and we describe the findings in 31 patients both with and without disease of the conduction tissue.


Researchers in materials fields should pay more attention to how to put the information and knowledge obtained in the past to practical use in their daily activities. The construction of computer aided knowledge system and research related use of information in material science fields are described.


An Analytical approach is presented to evaluate the effect of impulsive noise on the bit error rate performance of a OFDM power line communication system in the presence of background non-white Gaussian noise. The symmetric alpha-stable (SαS) model of impulsive noise is considered to evaluate the BER. The results are evaluated numerically for several power line noise bandwidth and background Gaussian noise to impulsive noise ratio. The results show that there is significant deterioration of BER performance due to impulsive noise and system suffers penalty in receiver sensitivity which is about 50dB, 45dB, 39dB and 35dB for the ratio of Gaussian noise to impulsive noise variance, Γ= 0.1, 0.05, 0.025 and 0.01 respectively at a skewness and heaviness of the tails of the density function, α = 0.1. The analytical results are found to be in good agreement with simulation results reported earlier.


Perrhenatoiron(III) tetraphenylporphyrin has been isolated as its toluene solvate and characterized by using magnetic susceptibility, IR and Mossbauer spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Space group P1


The growing number of popular peer to peer applications during the last five years has implied for researchers to focus on how to build trust in such very large scale distributed systems.Reputation systems have shown to be a very good solution to build trust in presence of malicious nodes.We propose in this paper a new metric for reputation systems on top of a Distributed Hash Table that uses a notion of risk to make the applications aware of certain behaviours of malicious nodes.We show that our metric is able to significantly reduce the number of malicious transactions,and that it also provides very strong resistance to several traditional attacks of reputations systems.We also show that our solution can easily scale, and can be adapted to various Distributed Hash Tables.


A new \hard problem" in number theory, based on partial evaluation of certain classes of constrained polyno-mials, was proposed in 5]. In this paper we present a highly eecient public key authentication scheme based on a combination of this problem and a more traditional factorization problem. We call this scheme PASS for Polynomial Authentication and Signature Scheme. In addition to quantifying the time required to solve the \hard problem" of 5], we give a detailed security analysis at certain speciic parameters. The scheme we propose is not zero-knowledge. In return for computational ee-ciency and low processing requirements far beyond any competing schemes, we accept a quantiiable leakage of information from a suuciently long transcript of authen-tications. Conservative estimates suggest that the parameters proposed provide high levels of security for transcripts of 500 authentications with a single key pair. We brieey discuss a generalization using non-commutative rings and Fourier transforms. As with other interactive authentication schemes, our scheme may be combined with a hash function to give a non-interactive signature scheme.


A matched sample methodology was utilized to detect ownership and management differences between first generation and multi-generation independent unquoted family companies in the UK. Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in first generation and multi-generation companies were generally drawn from the family owning the company. Both types of companies also had small management teams. Several statistically significant differences were detected. CEOs served longer apprenticeships in multi-generation rather than first generation companies. Multi-generation rather than first generation companies were more likely to employ managers drawn from the family owning the company. In other respects, multi-generation companies generally appeared to be better managed than first generation companies. Multi-generation companies had larger boards of directors. Moreover, a larger proportion of multi-generation rather than first generation companies employed a non-executive director. Owners of both types of family companies, but particularly the owners of first generation companies may be 'control averse'. Many first generation companies (and some multi-generation companies) associated with a shallower managerial pool had failed to address this potential managerial and strategic weakness by selective use of 'outside' managerial expertise. Implications for practitioners and researchers are discussed.


Construction industry is one of the rapidly growing industries in the world. In this industry, concrete plays an inherent role and is the most widely used man made construction material. Concrete consumes large quantities of natural resources. As per the present scenario, it is known that natural resources are depleting worldwide while at the same time the generated wastes from the industry are increasing substantially. So for the sustainable development of construction industry, methods like use of non-conventional innovative materials and recycling of waste materials should be adopted. Eco-friendly cement may be obtained by partial replacement of cement with certain low cost waste materials such as Bagasse ash. Sugarcane bagasse is the waste produced after juice extraction from sugarcane and the Sugarcane bagasse ash is obtained as by product of control burning of sugarcane bagasse. These composites have high impact strength and they can be regarded as an environment friendly material. Fibre-reinforced polymer composites have played a dominant role due to their high specific strength and modulus. For the present study the concrete mixes used for are designed for a characteristic strength of 30 N/mm2. This concrete is further modified by adding 10% Sugarcane bagasse ash as a partial replacement to cement and coir fibre in different dosage such as 0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2% of the volume of cement. These concrete mixes are tested to assess the effect of SCBA and Coir fibre on workability and strength characteristics of concrete.


. Aim: To address the influence of genes involved in stem cell self-renewal and senescence on the growth of leiomyoma cells in vitro and to explore possible therapeutic implications of a targeted disruption of the p53–murine double minute 2 (MDM2) interaction. Materials and Methods: Gene expression studies (qRT-PCR) of fibroid tissue and cells; β-galactosidase stain and qRT-PCR after antagonizing MDM2. Results: In fibroid cells, expression of HMGA2 decreased with passaging while that of p14 Arf increased. Expression of these markers significantly positively, and negatively, respectively, influenced proliferation. Administration of nutlin-3, an MDM2 antagonist, induced cellular senescence and increased the expression of BAX. This, along with a significant correlation between p14 Arf and BAX expression in native fibroids, suggests that p14 Arf triggers senescence as well as apoptosis.


Licensing of operators in California was first suggested by representatives of manufacturers of water purification equipment in 1931. This year, and for each succeeding year, committees on certification of water treatment plant operators have been carrying on intensive studies and activities. In 1934 definite recommendations were formulated to carry the plan into effect which were primarily based upon the Licensing of Water Works Employees Report at the Pittsburg Convention (1931). The Committee on certification of water treatment plant operators in California covers both certification of operators and short schools for operators. California adopted the idea of voluntary certification after careful consideration had been given to compulsory licensing. California has a State Board of Professional Standards where different groups are registered on a self-supporting basis. The number of water treatment plant operators, however, was so small that the cost to defray all of the expense involved in licensing would necessitate the fee being approximately $25. Furthermore, the state was not then in the mood of passing legislation making compulsory the licensing of water treatment plant operators. Following the suggestion given by the national committee on licensing, voluntary licensing was adopted in order to give momentum to a movement which might later make the voluntary certification compulsory.


The present invention relates to methyl of the formula (I) - {4,6- diamino-2- [1- (2-fluorobenzyl) -1H- pyrazolo [3,4-b] pyrido dino-3-yl] pyrimidine dino-5-yl} methyl carbamate of the present invention relates to purification of a crude product of the compound of formula (I) for use as the active substance and pharmaceutical preparation. For purification, methyl {4,6-diamino-2- [1- (2-fluorobenzyl) -1H- pyrazolo [3,4-b] pyrido dino-3-yl] pyrimidine -5 Dino -yl} methylcarbamate-sulfinyl nildi methane (1: 1) is generated, that is, to an isolated or an intermediate or the compound of formula (II) as an intermediate present in the mixture optionally in the purification process.


IS outsourcing is one of the major issues facing organizations in today's rapidly changing business environment. It is often presented as an attractive business proposition to improve productivity, reduce costs and increase competitiveness. This study examined the relationship between knowledge sharing and IS outsourcing success based on the social capital theory. It shows the knowledge sharing is critical factor for outsourcing partners to face potential changes and challenges over time to lead to IS outsourcing success. The research findings are depicted as following: Trust and shared vision are significant variables to knowledge sharing. The social interaction benefits in building trust and reaching shared vision. Knowledge sharing has a positive effect on IS outsourcing success and organizational learning capability moderates the relationship between knowledge sharing and IS outsourcing success especially for the lower learning capability company.


Volunteers play an important role in events worldwide. This research examines the importance of volunteers' motivation and satisfaction during events by using Sing China as a case study. This research focuses on events, volunteers, volunteer recruitment, volunteer rewards and volunteer retention. The research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods. 50 random strangers off the street were surveyed., Published journals were used as academic support for the theories. The results show that people are interested in cultural events and they come to volunteer for the reason of improving personal values and build self-esteem. For the part of volunteer motivation, most of the participants show themselves willing to receive small gifts after volunteering. Providing a chance for volunteers to choose jobs which suit them, and providing volunteer training are the main things that participants think should improve during the events.


The history of research on the luminescence of nucleic acids is very much like the history of research on protein luminescence. In the thirties and forties there appeared a considerable number of papers which described the visible (violet, blue, purple, green) fluorescence of free bases and their derivatives and of nucleic acids themselves, due to excitation by light of wavelength 365 m,u (Neyroth and Loofbourow, 1931; Euler, Brandt, and Neumiiller, 1935; Loofbourow, Cook, and Stimson, 1938; Stimson and Reater, 1941; and others). For instance, in a recent investigation the lUminescence of 20 derivatives of nitrogenous bases, including uracil, 2,6-dichloropyrimidine, cytosine, isocytosine, guanine, isoguanine, adenosine phosphoric acid, yeast, and calf-thymus nucleic acids in the solid state, in NaOH, NH40H, and H2S04, was detected visually. The reduction of luminescence intensity on purification, the possibility of exciting it outside the absorption band, and the lowest luminescence intensity of guanine in an acid medium, i.e., where it exhibits greater fluorescence intensity than other bases, leave no doubt that the above-cited authors were dealing with the luminescence of impurities and not of the main substance. Subsequent, more refined spectrofluorometric investigations showed that neither purine nor pyrimidine bases in neutral aqueous solutions at room temperature are capable of luminescence either in the ultraviolet or visible regions. In the case of solutions at room temperature only the fluorescence of purine bases-guanine and adenine-in a highly acid


Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's novels present a social world of many complex gender relationships. Her novels highlight changes of attitudes, norms and goals set in a cultural background. Initially, the world of literature was dominated by male writers, where women were presented as flat characters. Today women writers are particularly keen in the process of redefining and rediscovering their own roles and position in the society. At the same time the changing perspective of the male characters are also projected. Divakaruni's male characters show a subtle change in their old attitudes, especially the younger generations, who want to empathise with their women counterparts. Inspite of all their efforts the male characters are unable to come out of their traditional way of suppressing women. This paper attempts to study the male characters as depicted in Divakaruni's novels Sister of My Heart and The Vine of Desire.


The location of the ion isotropy boundary can be inferred from (486.1nm) emission measurements made with a ground-based meridional scanning photometer (MSP). A comparison of data from MSPs operating in Gillam, Manitoba and Poker Flat, Alaska demonstrates that the instruments produce qualitatively consistent measurements. This provides the first simultaneous, two-point comparison of proton auroral brightness. Data sets of ion isotropy boundary determinations have been created for measurements from each site. An examination of simultaneous boundary identifications, separated in local time, indicates that the shape of the boundary is consistent with results from Sergeev et al. (1995) and Donovan et al. (2001).


Studies were conducted to evaluate the effects seed hardening (hydration-dehydration) treatments with KNO3 on some physiological alterations (chlorophyll, carbohydrate, free amino acids and molecules concerned with peroxidation (H2O2, MDA), proline, antioxidative enzymes (SOD, CAT and APX)). The seedlings were subjected to salt stress (0.5% and 0.75%). Under salinity stress chlorophyll decreases over control whereas carbohydrates, free amino acids, MDA and proline contents increased over control.Nitrate hardening also increased activities of antioxidative enzymes (SOD, CAT, and APX) and lowered lipid peroxidation. Present investigations suggest that the hardening of seeds with KNO3 for short duration induces the endurance capacity in Indian mustard seedlings to grow with salinity stressful conditions.


The compression of hyperspectral sounder data is beneficial for more efficient archive and transfer given its large 3-D volume. Moreover, since physical retrieval of geophysical parameters from hyperspectral sounder data is a mathematically ill-posed problem that is sensitive to the error of the data, lossless or near-lossless compression is desired. This paper provides an update into applications of state-of-the-art 2D and 3D lossless compression algorithms such as 3D EZW, 3D SPIHT, 2D JPEG2000, 2D JPEG-LS and 2D CALIC for hyperspectral sounder data. In addition, in order to better explore the correlations between the remote spectral regions affected by the same type of atmospheric absorbing constituents or clouds, the Bias-Adjusted Reordering (BAR) scheme is presented which reorders the data such that the bias-adjusted distance between any two neighboring vectors is minimized. This scheme coupled with any of the state-of-the-art compression algorithms produces significant compression gains.


Moxidectin is a single-component and semisynthetic macrocyclic lactone antibiotic, which has been widely used in the prevention and treatment of parasites in farm animals. In this paper, the transformation of ethanol solvate to form I of moxidectin in an ethanol–water mixture was studied. Offline methods and online instruments were used to monitor and identify the transformation process, and the influences of water content and temperature were discussed. It is noted that the transformation kinetics are highly sensitive to both the solvent composition and temperature and the transformation rate is a function of the ethanol content in aqueous ethanol mixtures. The solvent-mediated polymorphic transformation mechanism from ethanol solvate to form I was suggested, and the process is controlled by the nucleation and growth rate of the stable form. Understanding these effects can aid optimization and improve process control in the crystallization of moxidectin.


The sections in this article are

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Experiments to Detect Low-Frequency Sky Waves

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Elementary Theoretical Considerations

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Theory of Propagation of Low-Frequency Sky Waves

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Geometric Series Representation

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Theory of Reflection from the Ionosphere

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Sky Wave Diffraction


An activated carbon manufacturing process from winemaking waste is analyzed. In that way, vine shoots conversion is studied as a basis for plant designing, and mass and energy balances of hydrothermal carbonization and physical activation are fulfilled. To develop an energy-integrated plant, a network of heat exchangers is allocated to recover heat waste, and a cogeneration cycle is designed to provide electricity and remaining heat process demands. Furthermore, thermoeconomic analysis is applied to determine the thermodynamic efficiency and the economic viability of the plant. Energy balance indicates that heat exchangers energy integration covers 48.9% of the overall demands by crossing hot and cold streams and recovering heat from residual flue gas. On the other hand, the exergy costs analysis identifies combustion of pruning wood as the main source of exergy destruction, confirming the suitability of the integration to improve the thermodynamic performance. Attending to economic costs analysis, production scale and vineyard pruning wood price are identified as a critical parameter on process profitability. With a scale of 2.5 ton/h of pruning wood carbonization, a break-event point to compete with activated carbons from biomass origin is reached. Nevertheless, cost of pruning wood is identified as another important economic parameter, pointing out the suitability of wet methods such as hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) to treat them as received form the harvest and to contribute to cutting down its prices.


Lymphoid organ development, that takes place during embryogenesis and extends into the early postnatal period, is a complex process dependent on a coordinated interaction o:f cells of hematopoietic and non-hematopoietic origin. Homeostatic chemokines and their corresponding receptors are critical signaling molemles, which closely cooperate in the development o:f lymphoid argans and the maintenance of lymphoid tissue micro-architecture by guiding cell movements in the course of immune responses and in lymphoid sy:stem homeostasis. Chemokine receptors are differentially expressed on the cell surface of lymphocytes and dendritic cells depending of the stage of cellular differentiation and activation, thus allowing these cells to change their homing capacity and prospective traffic routes.


frequencies X. Wei (China University of Petroleum-Beijing), S.X. Wang (China University of Petroleum-Beijing), J.G. Zhao (China University of Petroleum-Beijing), G.Y. Tang (China University of Petroleum-Beijing), H.J. Yin (China University of Petroleum-Beijing),J.N.Li (China University of Petroleum-Beijing) , D.J.Yuan(China University of Petroleum-Beijing) & R. Zhang(China University of Petroleum-Beijing)


Airborne sensors are often idle for much of their flight, e.g., while the platform carrying them is in transit to and from the locations of sensor tasks. The sensing needs of many other potential information consumers might thus be served by sharing such sensors, allowing other information consumers to opportunistically task them during their otherwise unscheduled time. Toward this end, we have developed Mission-Driven Tasking of Information Producers (MTIP), a prototype system for opportunistic sharing of airborne sensors. This paper describes its implementation as an agent-based task allocation system on top of the Marti Quality of Service (QoS)-managed publish-subscribe information management system, and presents simulations of a disaster response scenario demonstrating how MTIP can increase the number of sensor tasks served as well as reducing the number of UAVs required to serve a given set of sensor tasks.


Objective To examine the relation of age with male-to-female (M/F) ratios and incidence rates of motor neuron disease (MND) in a French nationwide study and meta-analysis of incidence studies. Methods We used data from the French National Health Insurance databases. Patients with incident MND (2010–2014) were identified based on drug claims (riluzole), hospitalization records, death records, and long-term chronic disease benefits. We estimated age-specific M/F incidence ratios using Poisson regression. Poisson, Gompertz, and multistep models were used to model the relation between age and incidence. We performed a meta-analysis (n = 28 studies) and used meta-regression to examine the relation of age with incidence rates and ratios. Results In France, we identified 10,848 patients with incident MND (6,021 men, 4,827 women). Incidence was higher in men than in women in all age groups. M/F ratios were significantly different across age groups and followed a quadratic trend (p < 0.001). Between 20 and 49 years, the average M/F ratio was 2.26 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.96–2.62); it was 1.41 (95% CI = 1.35–1.47) between 50 and 84 years, and 1.88 (95% CI = 1.64–2.17) after 85 years. Incidence was lower in women than men at younger ages, but increased more steeply in women than men. Similar patterns were observed in the meta-analysis of incidence studies, especially in 19 higher-quality studies. Conclusion The relation between age and M/F incidence ratios of MND follows a quadratic U-shaped pattern with an abrupt drop after the fifth decade. The change in M/F ratios before and after menopause suggests that reproductive/hormonal protective factors have a role in women and should prompt further studies to explore this hypothesis.


-The objective of the research was to discuss how software architecture shapes the usability of configurable software in data entry-form design. The research process was conducted in three stages. The first stage focused on usability studies for DHIS2 custom form editor from which empirical data was collected from 11 participants. The second phase centred on experimentation with Sketch2Code and Commcare. The final stage focused on solution prototyping and evaluation. The research found out that usability is enhanced in configurable platforms through the availability of interface elements for achieving desired goals with the platform without the need for writing code and meta-design. Constraining factors to usability include lack of functionality to advance the appearance of interfaces beyond the basic outlook and having predefined functions with limited room for innovation outside the predefined range. The research also found out that software architecture enables software usability by providing mechanisms for cross-platform compatibility with similar applications, provision of boundary resources for further customisation and through meta-design Keywords---Usability, Software Architecture, Design, Configurable Platform.


We present 248 precise Doppler measurements of Barnard's Star (Gl 699), the second nearest star system to Earth, obtained from Lick and Keck Observatories during the 25 years between 1987 and 2012. The early precision was 20 m s−1 but was 2 m s−1 during the last 8 years, constituting the most extensive and sensitive search for Doppler signatures of planets around this stellar neighbor. We carefully analyze the 136 Keck radial velocities spanning 8 years by first applying a periodogram analysis to search for nearly circular orbits. We find no significant periodic Doppler signals with amplitudes above ∼2 m s−1, setting firm upper limits on the minimum mass (Msin i) of any planets with orbital periods from 0.1 to 1000 days. Using a Monte Carlo analysis for circular orbits, we determine that planetary companions to Barnard's Star with masses above 2 M⊕ and periods below 10 days would have been detected. Planets with periods up to 2 years and masses above 10 M⊕ (0.03 MJup) are also ruled out. A similar analysis allowing for eccentric orbits yields comparable mass limits. The habitable zone of Barnard's Star appears to be devoid of roughly Earth-mass planets or larger, save for face-on orbits. Previous claims of planets around the star by van de Kamp are strongly refuted. The radial velocity of Barnard's Star increases with time at 4.515 ± 0.002 m s−1 yr−1, consistent with the predicted geometrical effect, secular acceleration, that exchanges transverse for radial components of velocity.


The 'Study with Me' learning technique is a new Z-generation online learning approach that has gained popularity. Still, there is a lack of understanding regarding the characteristics of its using learners. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of 'Study with Me' learners and investigate how their motivational orientations influence their learning situations (learning time, learning place), learning competencies, and digital literacy. A survey was conducted with 384 'Study with Me' learners, categorized into three groups based on their motivational orientations: goal-oriented, learner-oriented, and activity-oriented. The results showed that most learners were goal-oriented, and there were significant differences in learning competency and digital literacy among the three groups, with the learner-oriented group having the highest levels. Goal-oriented learners' learning time is the longest. This study confirmed the differential use patterns of 'Study with Me' according to learning motivation. These findings can inform the design of new learning approaches and support services to improve learners' outcomes using the 'Study with Me' learning technique.


A metallic phase disrupts the classic two-state superconductor-insulator picture Even the particle world is not immune to identity politics. Bosons have been in a bit of an identity crisis, or so it has seemed since 1989 (1). Quantum mechanics requires bosons made of two paired electrons to either condense into a superfluid with a well-defined phase with zero electrical resistance or localize in an insulating state with infinite resistance. The direct transition from superconducting to insulating states was widely observed in a range of thin films (2–4). The most popular model for explaining these observations (5) claims that the destruction of superconductivity occurs when the resistance of the thin film exceeds a critical value. For bosons on the brink of localization, electrically insulating behavior is observed if the resistance is greater than the quantum of resistance, Rq = h/4e2, otherwise superconductivity persists, where h is Planck's constant and e is the electric charge. On page 1505 of this issue, Yang et al. (6) offer a counterexample by establishing that a bosonic metallic phase disrupts the superconductor-insulator transition (SIT) in the high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7–x (YBCO).


The invention relates to the technical field of technical food processing, in particular to deep-fried dough stick flour, a formula using the deep-fried dough stick flour to make deep-fried dough sticks and a making method. High-gluten and harder wheat with the mass percent of 10% and white medium-gluten harder wheat with the mass percent of 90% are wetted for 28-32h for flour milling; 20% of flour yield of a second shelling system for the flour milling, 66% of flour yield of a third shelling system for the flour milling and 25% of flour yield of a fourth shelling system for the flour milling are selected and mixed into the deep-fried dough stick flour; and total extracted flour accounts for 3% of the total of flour yield of the wheat. The deep-fried dough stick flour is good in extensibility; deep-fried dough stick products are low in oil absorption rate, large in size, crispy and good in palatability; white alum is not used during the making course; added raw materials do not influence the physical health; and requirements on the food nutrition and health are met.


Thales Electron Devices GmbH (TEDG) is qualifying a novel type of ion propulsion system based on High Efficiency Multistage Plasma T hrusters (HEMPT). This so-called HEMPT Assembly (HTA) will be integrated on OHB-System AG's SmallGEO geostationary telecommunication satellite to perform attitude and orbit control manoeuvres. One of the leading requirements of the SmallGEO Ele ctric Propulsion System is the lifetime; 4800 hours of integrated operation + 50% qualificat ion margin. In order to demonstrate the lifetime capabilities of the HEMPT technology prior to the actual lifetime qualification with the QM unit, TEDG started a 4000h endurance test (c alled ET1) with a HEMPT Thruster Module (HTM) Engineering Model unit in August 2010. All HTM components were on Engineering Model level and were representative in form and function for the later QM and FM design. The endurance test was performed in the large LVTF-1 test facility at AEROSPAZIO Tecnologie s.r.l., Siena, Italy; the HTM was mainly operated in continuous mode @ SGEO working point (44 mN with a thruster power of 1380W). The test was successfully completed in March 2011, with excellen t long-term behaviour and unique reliability; no single HTM-induced firing interrupt ion has been observed. Though the HTM was mainly operated in continuous mode, 200 cycles with nominal start-up and shut-down operational sequences have been performed, with Ontime durations ranging from 40 minutes to 2-3 days. A comprehensive post-test inve stigation has shown that the thruster discharge channel was covered by a conductive carbo n layer induced by back-sputtered graphite from chamber walls; this facility-effect is an issue for stable thruster performance. Hence, ET1 has been restarted in the ULAN facility at TEDG, using a chamber wall material with sufficiently high vapour pressure (Aluminium). This allowed reaching the nominal SGEO lifetime (4800 hours) with very stable performance of all components of the HTM, which gives high confidence in the lifetime qualification still to be performed.


In the present paper the nucleation as well as the pinning fields in Sm2Fe17Nx Sn-bonded material are analysed based on the well established micromagnetic theory. The microstructural parameters derived from the measured temperature dependence of the coercive field indicate that the coercive field in Sm2Fe17Nx Sn-bonded material is dominated by the nucleation field occurring in the inhomogeneous area near the grain surface. The magnetic phase transition at the Curie temperature from the ferromagnetic to the paramagnetic state of the magnetically soft phase Sm2Fe17 existing in Sm2Fe17Nx magnets leads to a decrease of the effective demagnetization factor. Furthermore the temperature dependence of the domain wall energy γ, the average exchange constant A, the domain wall width δB, as well as the critical diameter of a single domain particle Dc.


A method of detecting a partial flame failure in a gas turbine (10) having a gas duct (34) for guiding propulsion gas (18) and several combustors (24), each of which combustors (24) leads into the gas duct (34) and comprises a burner (36) is provided. The method comprises the steps of : measuring a first temperature over time at each of at least two probing points (32a; 32b) located downstream from the combustors (24) in the gas duct (34), measuring a second temperature over time in each of at least two of the burners (36), and detecting a partial flame failure from the first temperature measurements and said second temperature measurements, wherein said detecting of a partial flame failure includes the step of determining a first detection parameter, said first detection parameter being determined from a rate of change of a variation between said first temperature measurements at different probing points (32a; 32b).


This research aims to assess the impact of supply chain capacity as well as supply chain capacity dynamics on competitiveness and business efficiency of manufactory enterprises in Vietnam. The Research has used multivariate analysis techniques (descriptive statistics, reliability test, factor analysis, regression analysis). Research results from 205 firms have indicated that supply chain capacity does not affect the competitive advantage of enterprises but positively affects business efficiency. Meanwhile, supply chain dynamic has a positive impact on competitive advantage and performance. From this study, the author also made some suggestions to improve the competitiveness and business efficiency.


The drainage problems,the drainage development objective,the concrete measures achieving the objective,and the share of responsibility in Japan were introduced.The number of drainage facilities in Japan has been kept a slow but stable growth,and there were many problems due to the external environmental variation.The objective of sewerage planning is to guarantee the safety and health of residents life,protect water quality,create a good water environment,realize resource reclamation and reuse,improve resident comfort and provide regions with vitality.The concrete measures for implementing the planning are to exert various functions of the water and the sewerage facilities,and the responsibility should be shared by central and local governments,enterprises,and residents.


This article discusses basic theoretical assumptions underlying the process of family therapy education as the authors conceive it. The application of these assumptions is illustrated by the description of various teaching strategies that may be used in a wide range of graduate family therapy courses.


The authors discuss the implementation of context sensitive design in the State of Washington. Subject headings include: A Context-Sensitive Philosophy; Understanding Flexibility in Transportation Design-Washington; Building Projects that Build Communities; Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Activities; Community Partnerships Forum; Interdisciplinary Group; Research; SeaTac Landscaped Median Results; Crash Testing Related to Context Sensitive Design; and The Future of Context Sensitive Design at WSDOT.


A self-aligning Dynamic Compression Fixture, which can be used with a conventional Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar, was developed to characterise the advanced composite carbon/epoxy material system IM7-8552 in longitudinal compression under high strain rates. The development of the dynamic experiment was supported by Finite Element Analysis, using a simple axi-symmetric elastic model of the dynamic test setup. Due to the quasi-brittle material behaviour in the long- itudinal direction, a triangular shaped pulse is used, which creates a near constant strain rate while also ensuring dynamic equilibrium throughout the test. Tungsten-carbide inserts were used at the bar-specimen interfaces to prevent indentation of the bar ends due to the high strength specimen used. The results from the Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar experiment, at a strain rate of approx. 100 s x1 , were compared with results from quasi-static tests using the same test setup. Analysing the first test results it is likely that the longitudinal compressive chord modulus of elasticity is not strain rate sensitive while an increase was found for the longitudinal compressive strength. The application of polymer-based composite materials in crashworthy structures, and the related need to simulate the mechanical response of composites under high strain rates, requires a clean identification of the relevant material properties. Different authors have performed high strain rate longitudinal compression tests for different unidirectional carbon/epoxy material systems. Hsiao and Daniel (1) used a falling weight impact tower and thick composite specimens with bonded steel end caps. They found a 78% increase of longitudinal compressive strength at higher strain rates but no rate effects for the compressive longitudinal modulus of elasticity. Hosur et al (2) tested 6 mm cubic carbon/epoxy longitudinal compression samples using a Recovery Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) and found a two- fold increase for stiffness while strength increased by only 17% under dynamic loading. Both authors observed splitting and end crushing as failure modes. In the presented work a dynamic longitudinal compression experiment was designed to test a relatively thin and long specimen with nominal dimensions of 1.5 mmr 7m mr 23 mm in a classic SHPB setup. Great care was taken in selecting an appropriate incident pulse shape to ensure a near constant strain rate and dynamic equilibrium throughout the test.


Researches on paleogene of MengYin Basin were mainly concentrated in stratigraphic division and correlation,and few in a sedimentary environment. The sedimentary characteristics and environments of paleogene are studied using the methods of sedimentology and geochemistry. The results show that: ChangLu formation in Mengyin basin( E12 + 3-E21ch) is developed with the fluvial and shore-shallow lacustrine facies,and Chang-1 member is mainly developed with fluvial deposits; member Chang-2 is with shore-shallow lacustrine facies with swamping coal-bearing clay deposits and Chang-3 member is with flooding lakeshore deposit. The geochemical indicators such as w( V) / w( V + Ni),w( Sr) / w( Ba),w( Mg) / w( Ca) show that the deposits of ChangLu formation was mainly under a humid climate and a freshwater environment,existing small fluctuations. There was a significant negative correlation between paleosalinity and water depth,as Mengyin basin was a closed intermountain basin during Paleogene. The Zhujiagou formation( E21zh) belongs to the sediments of piedmont alluvial fan with orographic uplift after ChangLu period. The evolution of Mengyin basin during Paleogene was controlled by the dextral strike-slip of the Yishu fault and Lanliao fault,with the subduction of the Pacific plate.


This paper reviews the achievements of Zhejiang's foreign trade during "Eleventh Five-Year" under the global financial crisis.The data shows that foreign trade had been further consolidated in Zhejiang province.In the global context of economic recovery,the author believes that during "Twelfth five year" period there will be full of difficulties and challenges,and one should speed up the transformation and upgrading.Thus Zhejiang's foreign trade is still in strategic opportunities.Finally,the author proposes several development goals and corresponding policy recommendations for Zhejiang's foreign trade in the next five years.


A multi-section Wilkinson power divider considering the coupling effect of microstrip line is presented in this paper.The length and width of each section are optimized by using Ansoft HFSS.The multi-section Wilkison power divider′s band-width is demonstrated to be 0.5~3.5 GHz,the isolation between output port is more than 20 dB,and VSWR is less than 1.4.The outputs' amplitude and phase have fine balance,meeting the requirements of large-capacity communication antenna system.