The complexity of multi-agent systems behavior properties is tudied. The behavior properties are formulated using classical temporal logic languages and are checked re lative to the transition system induced by the multi-agent system definition. Various tight complexity bo unds of the behavior properties are established under natural structural and semantic restrictions on agent prog rams and actions. Some of these bounds happen to be rather low: within deterministic or nondeterministic poly nomial time. Additional


1. Brzezinski M, Keller R, Grichnik KP, Swaminathan M. Persistent left superior vena cava in a patient with a history of tetralogy of Fallot. Anesth Analg 2005;100:1269-70. 2. Higgs AG, Paris S, Potter F. Discovery of left-sided superior vena cava during central venous catheterization. Br J Anaesth 1998;81:260-1. 3. Cormier MG, Yedlicka JW, Gray RJ, Moncada R. Congenital anomalies of the superior vena cava: A CT study. Semin Roentgenol 1989;24:77-83. 4. Irwin RB, Greaves M, Schmitt M. Left superior vena cava: Revisited. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2012;13:284-91. 5. Nair AS, Kulkarni V, Verma S, Mudunuri R. Our encounter with left superior vena cava. Indian J Anaesth 2015;59:255-7.


A research in the connection of the quantity of stomata on tropical almond and teak's leaves with the result of absorb CO2 located in urban forest in Unhas Makassar has been conducted on October – December 2014. The research aimed to know the result of carbohydrate and the ability of both tropical almond and teak leaves to absorb CO2 and also intended to know the characterization of stomata from tropical almond and teak leaves. The result showed that tropical almond's leaves had the highest capability to absorb CO2 by 1,17x10 -9 g/cm 2 with the quantity of stomata as much as 6903x10 3 stomata / 30 g wide leaves, stomata index by 12,23% and the stomata type was anisocytic. Meanwhile, the leaves of teak had ability to absorb CO2 by 1,26x10 -9 g/cm 2 the quantity of stomata on the leaves was 1635x10 3 stomata/30 g wide leaves and it had stomata index by 2,66% and paracytic type. On the tropical almond's leaves, the stomata was located at both of the adaxial and abaxial surface, while on the teak's leaves, it took place on the abaxial side. There was a relation between the quantity of stomata with the ability of tropical almond and teak leaves to absorb CO2. In tropical almond, the majority of stomatawasfound in the fourth location with 6903x10 3 stomata / 30 g wide leaves and the capability to absorb CO2 by number of 1,17x10 -9 g/cm 2 and for the teak leaves, the highest number of stomata also was found in the fourth site with 9122x10 3 stomata / 30 g wide leaves and the capacity to absorb CO2 by number of 1,61x10 -9 g/cm 2 .


This study studied what factors influence the income of traders in the Cinere Tradisional Market Depok. This study uses descriptive quantitative research with a total of 50 traders. The sample in this study amounted to 50 respondents taken through the Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling technique. While the data collection method uses questionnaires and interviews. The variables used include education level (X1), Business Capital (X2), Costs (X3), Duration of Business (X4) Working Hours (X5) and merchant income (Y). Data analysis used is multiple linear regression model of ordinary least square (OLS) with a significance level of 5%. The results of the study showed that the variable partial variables that significantly affect the merchant income of traders Cinere traditional  market includes business capital (X2), Costs (X3) and working hours (X4). While the level of education variable (X1) and duration of business (X4) is not suitable for the income of traders in the Cinere traditional market Depok. Furthermore, the variables of business capital, costs,  and working hour together have a significant effect on the income of traders in the Cinere Traditional market Depok. The influence of dependent variables similarly gave significant influence towards the merchant income was in the percentage of 56,1% and the remaining 43,9% is affected by the other variables.


Orientation of azobenzene units in self assembled multilayer films of two side chain azo polyelectrolytes was investigated by using polarized UV Vis absorption spectroscopy.Several factors,such as the pH value of dipping soluti o n,the length of flexible spacers and the functional degree of azo chromophores, on the orientation of chromophores in films were investigated.The results sho w ed that the azo chromophores are prior to an in plane orientation.The factors i nfluencing polyelectrolyte conformation in the self assembly solutions have sig nificant influences on the orientation degree of azobenzene groups.Increasing th e pH value or the length of flexible spacers and decreasing the degree of functi onalization can cause an increase of the orientation degree of azobenzene chromo phores in the multilayers.Among the three factors,the results showed that the pH v alue of dipping solution has the most important influence on the orientation of azo chromo phores in self assembled films because it can directly affect the constellation of azo polyelectrolytes in solution.By adjusting the pH value,the orientation degree of azo chromophores in self assembled films can be controlled in a large scale range.


In this paper, procedures for the computation of the statistics of load effects for slender columns are proposed. A failure criterion is chosen, column strength and load effects are defined accordingly, and a procedure consistent with the selected failure criterion is developed. A load effect definition that does not resort on the moment magnification method is presented. The advantages of the proposed procedure are discussed.


In an effort to improve enrollments and enhance student learning, computer science programs are continually trying new educational experiences and instructional techniques. One item that has been noted as important to student engagement is students' ability to connect academic work to their own experiences. The panelists' presentations will describe experiences with various mechanisms designed to connect typical academic concepts with skills and issues relevant to professional computer scientists. The primary objectives of this panel are to discuss strategies for engaging students and making connections between academic work and their future lives as professional computer scientists.


: The present work wants to examine how the social place, of the historiographic operation, is articulated with the construction of meaning in the narrative of historiography. The time and space investigated is the first quarter of the post-independence Brazil. The paper aims to analyze how the narrative about Farroupilha was constructed in the context called "Construction of the Order". For this, the work of the politician Antônio Manuel Correia Câmara, who participated in Farroupilha, is analyzed. Therefore, the problem that guides the article is to know how the social place contributed, in its own way, to the construction of Farroupilha's meaning. Finally, the article infers that the operationality of the social place of produc-tion of historiography was decisive as an element of the constitution of meaning in the narratives about Farroupilha in the analyzed source.


Lokapālas are understood as the deities of four directions in Buddhism: Dhŗtarāsţra in the East, Virūdhaka in the South, Virūpāksa in the West and Vaiśravaņa in the North respectively. Their common name is, therefore, called as the `Four Guardian Kings`, whose function is to prevent demonic forces from entering into its sacred world. Although the position of Lokapālas is to the lowest level in the hierarchy of the minor deities in Buddhism, the cult of Lokapālas was widely spread and prominent in the countries of Northern Buddhism. It played a significant role in terms of the state-protecting Buddhism, on behalf of it's esoteric and magic power.More than 20 Gateways of the Lokapālas and Lokapāla statues were still well preserved in Korea, and they were believed to be constructed after the Japanese attack in 1592. After war, monks had concentrated on restoring ruined temples and building many new Gateways of the Four Guardian Kings over the Korean peninsular. Under such circumstances, even though the Lokapālas played a significant role as the subject of cult in Korean Buddhism. they might have a small chance to be taught traditional Lama iconography exactly. The purpose of this essay is to examine the relation of orientation of the Gate way of Lokapālas and allocation of each Kings inside the gate.


There are different periodic and fixed points under the iteration of biquadratic sum of digits of positive integer in different carry systems. There are one fixed point and two 2-circles in ternary; four fixed points and three 4-circles in quinary; seven fixed points, two 2-circles, one 3-circle, one 9-circle and one 63-circle in quindenary.


The Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have mutually evaluated some thermal control materials used for each country's spacecraft and have compared the results. The evaluation included the following items: Thermo-optical properties (solar absorptance αS and normal infrared emittance εN) Outgassing properties Durability against atomic oxygen (AO) (Erosion yield and changes of αS and εN) Durability against ultraviolet (UV) radiation (Changes of αS) These evaluation and irradiation tests were conducted using each agency's facilities and test methods. Although some materials showed slight discrepancies attributable to differences between the facilities or the test methods used, generally good agreement was obtained in each evaluation.


We study quantile trend filtering, a recently proposed method for one-dimensional nonparametric quantile regression. We show that the penalized version of quantile trend filtering attains minimax rates, off by a logarithmic factor, for estimating the vector of quantiles when its $k$th discrete derivative belongs to the class of bounded variation signals. Our results also show that the constrained version of trend filtering attains minimax rates in the same class of signals. Furthermore, we show that if the true vector of quantiles is piecewise polynomial, then the constrained estimator attains optimal rates up to a logarithmic factor. All of our results hold based on a robust metric and under minimal assumptions of the data generation mechanism. We also illustrate how our technical arguments can be used for analysing other shape constrained problems with quantile loss. Finally, we provide extensive experiments that show that quantile trend filtering can perform well, based on mean squared error criteria, under Gaussian, Cauchy, and t-distributed errors.


This paper proposes a new near-lossless image compression algorithm, namely empirical data decomposition (EDD), which can carry on adaptive analysis to the observation data. The algorithm suits to analyze non-stationary data and can effectively remove the relevance between of observation data. In EDD, analysis filter is automatically determined by observation data, and is able to realize the multi-resolution analysis. Performing compression on continuous tone image and hyper-spectrum images with the improved EBCOT based on EDD and JPEG2000, respectively, the simulation results indicate that, in the case of high or higher code rate, EDD can obtain higher image compression efficiency.


Zhang Ailing is one of the influential female writers in modern literature history of China, and her female writing has become an important achievement of mainstream literature of the 1930s and 1940s. By discussing themes of marriage and love and seeking for the truth of life, she overthrew "female mythology," displaying the tragic conflicts between man's desire for existence and his living dilemma and accomplishing the ultimate concern for modern people.


TDECAUSE it is an unusual levy, without exact precedent or counterpart elsewhere in the United States, Hawaii's general excise, otherwise known as the " gross income tax," may be of interest to students of taxation. The purpose of this paper is to present a brief description and history of this tax, and an appraisal of it with the object of noting the extent to which it does or does not conform to the principles of taxation and of suggesting improvements which would bring it more closely in harmony with the accepted principles.


We study the impact of COVID-19 on Chinese stock market which can be seen as a complex system. We use the event study method to evaluate its performance change in terms of the return rate, turnover rate, etc. We show that the abnormal return of stock market was significantly negative after the outbreak of COVID-19 and did not turn positive until May 2020. Moreover, the five-factor model is used to estimate the ordinary returns of different industries and show that abnormal returns for medical and food industries were significantly positive, while energy and public utility industries had significantly negative abnormal returns which persisted for a long time. COVID-19 had lag effects on clothes industry, finance industry, transportation industry, and IT industry. We also find that energy and finance industries had negative abnormal turnover rates during the sample period, while other industries, such as healthcare and telecommunications service industries, had positive abnormal turnover rates.


BACKGROUND
The evidence to support effective fall prevention strategies in older people with cognitive impairment (CI) is limited. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to determine the efficacy of a fall prevention intervention in older people with CI.

METHODS
RCT involving 309 community-dwelling older people with CI. The intervention group (n=153) received an individually prescribed home hazard reduction and home-based exercise program during the 12-month study period. The control group (n=156) received usual care. The primary outcome was rate of falls. Secondary outcomes included faller/multiple faller status, physical function and quality of life.

RESULTS
Participants' average age was 82 years (95%CI 82-83) and 49% were female. There was no significant difference in the rate of falls (IRR 1.05 95%CI 0.73-1.51). A sensitivity analysis, controlling for baseline differences and capping the number of falls at 12 (four participants), revealed a non-significant reduction in fall rate in the intervention group (IRR 0.78 95%CI 0.57-1.07). Analyses of secondary outcomes indicated the intervention significantly reduced the number of multiple fallers by 26% (RR 0.74 95%CI 0.54-0.99) when adjusting for baseline differences. There was a differential impact on falls in relation to physical function (interaction term p-value=0.023) with a significant reduction in fall rate in intervention group participants with better baseline physical function (IRR 0.60 95%CI 0.37-0.98). There were no significant between group differences for other secondary outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS
This intervention did not significantly reduce the fall rate in community-dwelling older people with CI. The intervention did reduce the fall rate in participants with better baseline physical function.Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Trials Registry ACTRN12614000603617.


We have treated femoral shaft fractures using the interlocking intramedullary nailing system since 1992. We investigated factors contributing to radiological results in 70 femora of 66 patients with femoral shaft fracture. As a result, 68 femora of 64 patients eventually achieved bone union in an average of 245 days (23 to 1029 days) after the first surgery. Eight femora of eight cases reguired reoperation. Static locking, age, and the degree of comminution were significantly correlated with radiological results, as were age and degree of comminution were significantly correlated.


In the present work, Microstructure and wear behavior of cold rolled spray cast Al-Si-30Pb alloy was studied for different percentage of thickness reduction. For 80% thickness reduction, the lengths of aluminum grains were observed to increase. Wear rate was found to decrease with the increase in percentage of thickness reduction for all the applied loads. IndexTerms Al-Si-Pb alloy, spray casting, rolling.


This crticle is aimed at the quality default and cause of Bored compress pile Point out some methods to improve Bored compress pile Especially introduce the apply of post-pressure grouting in the FUJIAN Mobile communicatian building And it efficiently control and enhance the quality of the piling


Daskalaki and colleagues ([3][1]) recently reported the identification of mixed clonally derived Staphylococcus aureus isolates that were responsible for recurrent bacteremia and showed important genetic rearrangements during the time frame of an infection. At our institution, in addition to


The invention discloses a multi-functional surgical plastic system. The multi-functional surgical plastic system comprises a sensor module, an adaptor module, a computer-aided module, a display module, a memory module and a power module, wherein the sensor module comprises a tibia plate coupled with the adaptor module, the adaptor module and the tibia plate comprise a structure controlled therein and allowing the adaptor module to be attached to the tibia plate to achieve orientation, the computer-aided module comprises a host and a camera, and the power module comprises a power connecting device, an electrical storage device and a relay protector. According to the multi-functional surgical plastic system, through the computer-aided module, the content, such as an image of a surgery step being executed and a rendering image of related bones of a patient, can be displayed by the surgical plastic system, surgeons are assisted to execute a plastic surgical operation, and according to the multi-functional surgical plastic system, surgical operation navigation is provided through tracking and displaying positions of the bones of the patient, implants and/or surgical tools.


The fluid flow in a radio-frequency induction thermal plasma (RF-ITP) system for the synthesis of nanoparticles has been characterized using three- and two-dimensional modelling supported by enthalpy probe and calorimetric measurements in order to provide insights for the improvement of the process. The RF-ITP system is composed of a commercial inductively coupled plasma torch mounted on a reaction chamber that is equipped with viewports for diagnostics. The three-dimensional model predicted an almost axisymmetric temperature field in the reaction chamber in agreement with enthalpy probe measurements performed along two perpendicular scan axes, whereas recirculating flow patterns resulted in being strongly non-axisymmetric. Temperature profiles at two distances (60 mm and 100 mm) from the torch outlet have been calculated using two-dimensional modelling and compared with enthalpy probe measurements for different operating conditions with the aim of validating the predictive ability of the modelling tool. Calorimetric measurements have been performed in order to estimate the power coupled to the torch, which is usually an arbitrary input parameter for the models. Poor agreement was obtained between energy balances from modelling and from calorimetric measurements and, starting from this, a discussion on the uncertainties in the calculation of the radiative losses has been proposed. Finally, new insights for the improvement of the process of nanoparticle synthesis in the RF-ITP system are suggested.


An efficient continuous desiliconization process equipped with a mechanical stirrer in a hot metal runner was newly developed. The facility was installed during the revamping of No.3 blast furnace at Kobe Works, and the commercial operation started up successfully in January 2008. Before the installation of the commercial facility, the reaction behaviour was investigated under various experimental conditions for the application of a mechanical stirring method to continuous desiliconization treatment in the hot metal runner. Hot metal experiments at laboratory scale showed that the stirring intensity was an important factor for the process performance, and the mechanical stirring method was available for the improvement of reaction efficiency. As a result of plant tests, it was confirmed that a higher oxygen efficiency of desiliconization was achieved by the combination of runner arrangement and mechanical stirrer compared with the conventional injection of the desiliconizing agent. According to the reaction analysis of continuous desiliconization in the hot metal runner using the semi‐batch reaction model, it was estimated that the average slag‐metal residence time in the reaction region is improved due to an increased entrainment of foamed slag into the stirred metal bath in the mechanical stirring method, and therefore, it leads to a high desiliconization efficiency. Based on the experimental results, the equipment specifications and the runner design for this process were determined.


Since the creation of the bioinformatics field, and even more since the creation of the so called nextgeneration sequencing, the relevance of computer methods and technologies has significantly increased. We here present several contributions we have published as solution for different problems involved in the study of the evolution process.


As new breeds of information sources, such as wireless sensor networks, mushroom and get integrated into today's computing infrastructure, more data caches and warehouses are being used as an "information choke point," making proper cache synchronization ever important. However, in many cases, physical resource constraints existing between a cache and its data sources require out-of-date data objects be tolerated. Consequently, cache synchronization should try to minimize overall cache divergence within the envelope of available resources. This paper presents a cache refreshment scheme which benefits both the cache and the data sources in terms of resource usage. We approximate the problem of best-effort cache refreshment in single-cache multiple source environments to an optimization problem in a discrete time space and justify the reasoning. A solution to the problem is sought and its optimality shown when certain conditions on update patterns are assumed. Cache refreshment using explicit polling is proposed as a practical incarnation of the solution and its effectiveness validate through extensive simulation with realistic parameters.


More than 700 standardized rules for fire testing are used round the world in order to assess the fire safety of materials, products and constructions in different technical fields. This article discusses the reasons for this variety of test methods and evaluation systems and the attempts to create systematic models in this special field of material testing, including new suggestions and developments in ISO and CIB for future approaches.


High resolution radar accumulated target echo on multiple range cells to improve the detection performance ofrange-extended target. When the target scatterers are sparsely distributed, the conventional algorithm of energy accumula-tion and detection has the subsided loss. The detectors based on scatterers can make up the problem of performance degra-dation caused by the collapsing loss. In this paper, the otsu algorithm was adopted to adaptively obtain the information oftarget scatterers. The result of simulation experiment showed the efficiency of the method.


We present a 3D numerical simulation of the recently discovered cometary structure produced as Mira travels through the Galactic ISM. In our simulation, we consider that Mira ejects a steady, latitude-dependent wind, which interacts with a homogeneous, streaming environment. The axisymmetry of the problem is broken by the lack of alignment between the direction of the relative motion of the environment and the polar axis of the latitude-dependent wind. With this model, we are able to produce a cometary head with a "double bow shock" which agrees well with the structure of the head of Mira's comet. We therefore conclude that a time dependence in the ejected wind is not required for reproducing the observed double bow shock.


Various techniques are used for the enhancement of the solubility of poorly soluble drugs which include liquisolid technique, micronization, nanonization, sonocrystallization, method, spray freezing into liquid and lyophilization, evaporative precipitation into aqueous solution, use of surfactant, use of co solvent, hydrotropy method, use of salt forms, solvent deposition, solubilizing agents, modification of the crystal habit, co crystallisation, complexation and drug dispersion in carriers. The "Liquisolid" technique is a novel and capable addition towards such an aims for solubility enhancement and dissolution improvement, thereby it increases the bioavail an orally administered broad-spectrum anti tubercular drug. It is freely soluble in chloroform and DMSO; soluble in ethyl acetate, methanol, tetrahydrofuran; slightly soluble in acetone, water, carbon tetrachloride. Liquisolid formulations were prepared by Avicel PH 102 as carrier material and Aerosil 200 as coating material. PEG 400, PG and Polysorbate 80 were used as liquid vehicle. Absence of significant drug-carrier interaction was confirmed by IR studies. High drug content and hi rate were observed in F2. ISSN: 2277-8713 IJPRBS


The characteristic polynomial of a graph G is that of its adjacency matrix, and its eigenvalues are those of its adjacency matrix. Recently, Y. Chae, J. H. Kwak and J. Lee showed a relation between the characteristic polynomial of a graph G and those of graph bundles over G. In particular, the characteristic polynomial of G is a divisor of those of its covering graphs. They also gave the complete computation of the characteristic polynomials of K 2 ( )-bundles over a graph. In this paper, we compute the characteristic polynomial of a graph bundle when its voltages lie in an abelian subgroup of the full automorphism group of the fibre; in particular, the automorphism group of the fibre is abelian. Some applications to path- or cycle-bundles are also discussed.


This paper introduces a simulator for GaAs FET power performance. Based on an algorithm of load-pull simulation for the GaAs FET, the simulator is capable of searching for the optimum load impedance, calculating output power performance, plotting power contours on the output impedance plane for a GaAs FET and designing a matching network. It can also be used in the design of microwave power amplifiers.


Previous inconsistencies in the medical literature regarding the performance characteristics of (Sr-82)--(Rb-82) radionuclide generators have been partially resolved by further experimentation. The Chelex generator is dependent upon the presence of carrier strontium, and degrades appreciably below 0.5-mg column loadings. The Bio-Rex generator is not similarly affected, however. Chelex also exhibits a ''self-cleaning'' effect after initial loading, and this resin withstands generator deterioration produced by repetitive elution better than does Bio-Rex.


The relation between radon emanation rate and ore humidity is tested by the uranium ore model. The result shows that the radon emanation rate is reduced by a factor of 10 after uranium ore is sprayed with water. This result can provide an important reference for spraying water to underground so as to improve radiation environment.


A random sample of 30 named alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) cultivars representing diverse genetic material was investigated for relationships among the following traits: frequency of seed-set (seeds per flower) after self-pollination, frequency of seed-set after cross-pollination, abundance of pollen, viability of pollen, germinated pollen tube length, ovule number, and ovule size. In each cultivar, 100 reciprocal crosses and selfs were made by hand in the greenhouse, with emasculation when appropriate. A second experiment re-used the plants of 11 cultivars for specific inter- and intra-cultivar crosses to estimate the relative importance of maternal and paternal effects on seed-set. In the first experiment, seed-set of crosses did not correlate with any other factors, and the seed-set of selfs was only slightly correlated with pollen viability. An analysis of broad sense heritabilities indicated a very low heritability for seed-set of selfs (H = 0.11), and relatively high heritability for seed-set of cross...


In this position paper, we (i) set out the background, problems and questions involved in moving towards a design methodology for incorporating motivational and affective factors in networks of practice, (ii) define networks of practice, highlighting that motivational and affective factors are intertwined with a range of other complex issues, (iii) examine some of these aforementioned problems using a specific example from the MATURE IP (http://mature-ip.eu/) called people tagging, and use this case (iv) to delineate the challenge of integrating motivational aspects into the design of networks of practice. The final section of the paper raises many questions that can be used as a resource for dialogue by workshop participants.


Corneille's La Mort de Pompée represents a contamination of sources—the one Latin and avowed (Lucan's epic poem, the Pharsalia), the other modern and unavowed (the theory of the Christian epic as found in the Discorsi of Tasso). Into the historical, Lucan framework dealing with Roman civil strife the playwright inserts a Tassoan interlude during which the Romans band together against a non-Roman enemy and Cesar adumbrates an ideal policy whereby Rome would accept what amounts to Cléopatre's conversion to Romanness. The tensions between the Lucan and the Tassoan elements in the play are not resolved, nor could they be, and critical readings that try to remove the play's ambiguities only partially sift the evidence. The absence of clear-cut resolution in Pompée may or may not be intentional; in any event, it is central to the structure and meaning of the play. (ADS)


The purpose of this research is to find out evaluation factors among the visitors survey through importance-performance analysis studies in Busan To achieve the goal, 5 evaluation factors were extracted through 3 reviews of previous researches. The consequences of this research is presented as follows: First, We should concentrate on tourism attractions and tourism information services to improve visitors satisfactions. Second, We should develop shopping items and international menus to improve expectations and satisfactions of visitors. This study is limited as surveys were conducted on only 3 occasions under different conditions. Despite the problem of sample, this study could be meaningful in that it could identify important factors focusing on visitors and provide considerate and practical suggestions.


To understand the world in this time of complex technologies and highly specialized disciplines requires a generalist training as the foundation for a profession. Alienation of individuals is due to the loss of understanding what is going on in the world and why major economic, social, and political events occur. The expertise of civil engineers can be used to create environments that enhance the quality of life, if the engineers are educated to believe quality of life and subjective aspects of human existance depend on how he or she solves a design problem for our environment.


The improvement of thermal efficiency of modern gas turbines can be achieved through increase in the cooling efficiency. Traditional technology of the cooling jets supply through inclined cylindrical holes leads to the formation of the «kidney vortices», which transport hot gas under cooling jets. For all novel film cooling technologies is very important (i) to reduce the influence of secondary flows, (ii) to distribute coolant more uniformly in the spanwise direction, (iii) to minimize the coolant mixing with main hot flow. One of the promising technologies is the double jet film cooling configuration. The results are given on the numerical film cooling simulation at the coolant supply through the double jet holes at the flat plate inlet. Comparison of numerical simulation and experimental results is considered in terms of the spanwise distance Δ between holes of first and second row influence on the flat plate film cooling. The flow physical structure is analyzed and explanations are given of the film cooling efficiency growth. As found, at the constant β 1 and β 2 angle values the spanwise distance Δ demonstrates significant influence on the film cooling efficiency, which has the maximum at certain Δ/d ratio. The commercial software ANSYS CFX 14 was used for the numerical simulation. // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o // o;o++)t+=e.charCodeAt(o).toString(16);return t},a=function(e){e=e.match(/[\S\s]{1,2}/g);for(var t="",o=0;o


Visualizations provide a natural means for organizing large complex data sets and mining them for characteristics of interest. In this paper, we describe SPLAT, a scatter and phase plot animation tool. SPLAT offers a broad set of capabilities for investigating Internet measurement data sets based on scatter and phase plots—two well-known techniques for exploratory data analysis. An important feature of SPLAT is that it can animate the scatter and phase plots over time to reveal dynamic characteristics of the data at hand. We demonstrate SPLAT's capabilities through a series of case studies that show how both general profiles and important non-obvious details in large Internet data sets can be identified thereby illustrating its utility for a diverse set of network research areas.


The aim of this article is to explore the role played by accounting in the building of the early modern Papal States. In particular, the study shows how the control and accountability system set up by the Pro commissa Bull (15 August 1592) allowed the Pope to concentrate and centralize political power, fostering the shift of the Papal States towards the configuration of an absolute state which can be considered the first major institutional embodiment of the modern state in the early modern period. Besides contributing to the literature on accounting and state building, this research also provides insights into the role of accounting in religious institutions. The analysis, in fact, is carried out in one of the most important religious institutions in history. Moreover, the fact that the Pope was both the political and the religious head of the Papal States allows the inference that this peculiar "dual role" could have affected the setting up of the abovementioned control and accountability system.


ABSTRACT Characterizing which graphs are determined by their (signless) Laplacian permanental polynomials is an interesting problem. In this paper, we prove that paths, cycles and lollipop graphs are determined by their Laplacian permanental polynomials as well as their signless Laplacian permanental polynomials, respectively.


A large percentage of students in Swedish schools today are multilingual. Consequently teachers must expect varying degrees of Swedish language proficiency of the students in the classroom. Research shows that in order to give second language students the same chance of being met on the basis of their capacities and needs as students with Swedish as their first language have, it is important that all teachers have knowledge of second language development as well as of educational planning and implementation that is developing both language and subject-matter knowledge. Regardless of this finding the teacher education programme does not prioritize these subjects; nor are there any formal requirements that primary school teachers should have these skill sets. In this study interviews were conducted with two third grade teachers to probe the significance of the teacher's own enthusiasm in creating optimal conditions for the development of the student's language skills and learning. The results show that the teachers' own interest and commitment play a key role in this matter.


Phase aberration induced by optical coatings can be a critical factor in image quality. When multilayer thin film high reflectors are used at oblique incidence, the two planes of polarization for the most part have different phase shift. This difference is known as phase retardance and is a function of the angle of incidence, coating design, and the spectral wavelength. Point spread function (PSF) calculation by geometrical ray tracing shows the phase aberration caused by the coating could influence the resolution of the lens system. In this paper we investigate phase retardance of three high reflector coating types and their impact on the final image quality in a Schwarzschild objective.


Field experiments were carried out in the village Thondamandhurai to evaluate the efficacy of Propiconazole 0.1 per cent with mineral oil and second spray of carbendazim 0.05 per cent with mineral oil 1.0 per cent against Sigatoka leaf spot in Banana with farmers practices of applying carbendazim alone in two sprays. The findings revealed that mineral oil with fungicide was effective and significantly superior over farmer's practice in reducing the Sigatoka leaf spot. The results revealed that the significant minimum leaf spot PDI (14.36) was observed in treated field during harvesting stage and pooled Percent Disease Index (PDI) of all months was 15.01. The maximum yield (45.8 t/ha) and BCR (1:1.91) was obtained in treated field.


This paper discusses several kinds of technique for ADO.NET accessing database,That include Several kinds of database's Read operations(including the operation of creating Local table);Generic write opration of database(including The dynamic write operation and static write operation); The binary data opration of database(including The dynamic write operation and static write operation ,The way of reading is Memory patterns or file patterns ).The different skills of database opration are applicable to different situations,These skills are very useful to design the database programe.


Based on elastic theory, incremental theory, the two variables of stress state for unsaturated soil and relationship between saturation and matric suction, formulae are constructed for estimating the depth of tension or drying cracks near ground considering soils' tensile strength and density variation along depth when water table drops. The work for determining depth of tension cracks is complex because the depth is defined both by soils' intrinsic parameters such as coefficients of elasticity and by surrounding conditions such as water table. According to the proposed model, there are no tension cracks near ground when water table is higher than a constant whereas the reference gives us a reverse conclusion.


Initially described by Tallan et al. [1], N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) is found at very high concentrations in the mammalian brain (6–7 Ìmol/g in human brain) and is second only to glutamate in terms of free amino acid concentrations. Very limited concentrations are found in other tissues, e.g. liver, kidney, muscle. Regional studies on mouse have indicated its presence in all areas of the brain, with particularly high concentrations in cerebral grey matter (7.1 Ìmol/g) and low concentrations in the medulla (3.1 Ìmol/g) [2]. With a molecular mass of 175 Da, NAA has a double negative charge at physiological pH, necessitating active transport across biological membranes (fig. 1). Early studies by Buniatian et al. [3] demonstrated that NAA may act as an acetyl group donor to glucosamine and choline. Furthermore, D'Adamo and Yatsu [4] using double radioactively labelled NAA showed that the acetyl group is incorporated into brain lipids 3 times more effectively than acetate alone. Additionally, in the immature rat brain NAA rapidly increases as the brain develops [2], and the maximum incorporation of the acetyl moiety of NAA into brain lipids occurs during the period of myelination [5]. The results of all these studies are consistent with a role for NAA in myelination. Fig. 1. Structure of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA).


TOWARD THE end of one of his first sonnets, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869), best known as one of the first modern literary critics in France, empathetically engages himself in the daunting task of reviving the sonnet, which for almost 150 years virtually had disappeared from French literature. Sainte-Beuve accomplished this remarkable feat largely through his French ''imitations'' of Wordsworth's sonnets. The epigraph above is from Sainte-Beuve's version of Wordsworth's ''Scorn Not the Sonnet,'' from his first book, Vie, Poésies, Pensées de Joseph Delorme (The Life, Poetry, and Thoughts of Joseph Delorme) (1829), which contains thirteen sonnets. Sainte-Beuve here begins his engagement with Wordsworth's sonnets, marking the return of the form into general use. Sainte-Beuve acknowledges Wordsworth with the subtitle: ''Imité de Wordsworth,'' making it the first of the Wordsworth sonnets to appear in SainteBeuve's poetry collections. Why was this English sonnet and this particular English poet the stimulus for Sainte-Beuve's invactive to bring the sonnet back to common use? Although his interest in the sonnet form began with his reading of Ronsard's sonnets, Wordsworth's sonnets encouraged and sustained his interest. He found something new and intriguing in Wordsworth because he continued to come back to him, writing several sonnets with the same subtitle, ''Imité de Wordsworth,'' and including them throughout his collections. Sainte-Beuve's translations of Wordsworth's poems take several departures from the original. Sainte-Beuve adapts the original to the differences of versification between the English sonnet and French sonnet: not only are the line lengths different (hexameters replace pentameters), but also the rhyme scheme is different. Sainte-Beuve's sonnets, however, cannot be categorized solely as translations. He adds other allusions and metaphors, changes passive voice sentences into active ones, and expounds on the concrete detail of some element of a poem that Wordsworth might only have hinted at or suggested originally. Sainte-Beuve's sonnets are imitations of Wordsworth's sonnets, then, only in the sense that they are variations on a theme, rather than being a mimicry or a pastiche of the poet's style.


With a metaphor that, like most metaphors, is not altogether accurate, the UN Security Council could be described as a whale which, for reasons known and unknown, lay quietly somewhere on the high seas for most of its life. Some ten years ago, the whale awoke and turned over once or twice, sending waves to distant shores which, in turn, set in motion the ships and boats and canoes of legal science. They are still nervously cruising while the whale, as it turned out, did not really leave its place. In the years after 1990, the activism the Security Council demonstrated for the first time in its history gave rise to the question whether the body's powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter are virtually unlimited, how far the Council can extend the scope of its activities, and whether there are sufficient means of legal control. In a foreword introducing one of the books reviewed in this essay, 1 Judge Rosalyn Higgins phrased this question in the following way:


Contact chemoreception plays an important role on egg-laying behaviour and the rhythmic digging movements of the valves. Tested chemicals acted aversively and reduced both the duration spent egg-laying and the number of eggs laid, with the concentration at which they became aversive being dependent on whether the chemical was normally present in the diet. Chemicals such as glucose and sodium chloride prevented egglaying only at much higher concentrations than known methyl silicate and froth egg pods extracts. A chemical signal, originating from the froth of egg pods attracts gravid female Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) to common egg laying sites. Behavioural experiments indicated that females preferred to oviposit in moist sand contaminated with froth (72 % egg laying 32% in sterilized sand). Extracts and volatiles collected from froth were also attractive to gravid females. In fact, froth volatiles elicited the strongest egg laying response (84% egg laying) compared with high concentration of glucose and NaCl. Results with froth extracts obtained by sequential extraction with solvents of increasing polarity suggest that both non-polar and polar compounds are involved in the attraction of gravid females. Electropysiological recordings with extracts collected from froth confirmed the presence of contact chemoreceptor receptors on the ovipositor that are responsive to compounds in the extracts. Similarly for animals in which fictive digging movements were induced all chemicals stopped the digging rhythm, with glucose and sodium chloride inhibiting the rhythm at relatively high concentrations compared to froth of egg pods and methyl silicate.


1. The Epworth experience 2. Brothers in arms: the early relationship and shared ministry of John and Charles Wesley 3. Co-operation, conflict, and controversy during the early years of the Revival 4. Charles Wesley the paradoxical Anglican 5. Engagements and marriages 6. Methodism in the early 1750s 7. Continuing family quarrels and the Methodist opinion of Charles Wesley 8. A new phase of Charles Wesley's ministry 9. Methodism at the crossroads 10. Charles Wesley: his final years and legacy 11. Concluding remarks


Based on user requirements for image performance and rapid change of operational modes, a concept is proposed which involves active phased array antennas for L-, C- and X-band. This SAR system will offer immediate switching of parameters, e.g. incidence angle, selection of swath width and resolution. In the presentation, the major operational modes and some technological aspects will be described for the X-band SAR.


Objective:To evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy in treatment of ureteral calculi combined with acute renal failure.Methods: The clinical data of 23 patients with ureteral calculi combined with acute renal failure treated by ureteroscopic holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy from January 2008 to June 2009 were analyzed retrospectively.Results: No severe complication(ureteral perforation,fracture and mucosal avulsion) occurred during the operation.No patient was converted to open operation.During a follow-up period of 1 to 3 months,the serum BUN and Cr levels in the patients decreased to normal or nearly normal and the stone-free rate was 91.3%(21/23).Conclusion: The ureteroscopic holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy may be an effective,safe,and minimally invasive treatment method for the upper urinary tract obstruction combined with acute renal failure.It can also treat the bilateral ureteral diseases.


Objective To detect the expression of VEGF mRNA and protein in stem cells of rabbit bone marrow transferred by VEGF165 gene. Methods Human VEGF165 gene was reconstructed in pcDNA3.1 vector and transferred into targeted cells, the stem cells of rabbit bone marrow, and selected by G418. The mRNA and protein of VEGF gene in transferred cells were analyzed with hybridization in situ and immunohistochemistry. Results pcDNA3.1 /VEGF vector was successfully reconstructed and transferred into BMSc. The yellow and brown particles can be seen in BMSc transferred by VEGF gene. But it could not be seen in the BMSc which were not transferred by this gene. Conclusions Transferred by the human VEGF gene, the rabbit bone marrow stem cells can secrete the human VEGF. It may be used to increase the osteogenic and vascularized capability of BMSc in the study of bone tissue engineering.


Obscure small bowel bleeding is defined as gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) that is unidentifiable with esophagogastroduodenoscopy and a colonoscopy with video capsule endoscopy (VCE) being the next gold standard step for evaluation. Small bowel transit time (SBTT) is a metric of a VCE study that is defined as the time the capsule takes to travel through the small intestine. To determine if SBTT within the VCE study, correlates to overall detection of obscure small bowel bleeds. Furthermore, we attempted to identify any existing correlation between SBTT and re-bleeding after a negative VCE study. whereas an 2 gm/dL drop in hemoglobin with no visible bleeding defined an Results indicated that there was a significant and positive point biserial correlation between SBTT of 220 min and detection of a bleeding focus with a statistically significant p value of 0.008. However, the area under the curve was negligible when trying to identify a threshold time for SBTT to discriminate between risk of re-bleeding events after a negative VCE. In terms of SBTT and association with accuracy of VCE finding a bleeding focus, 220 min was found to be adequate transit time to accurately find a bleeding focus, when present. It was found that no threshold SBTT could be identified to help predict re-bleeding after a negative VCE. Core Tip: Understanding the utility of Small bowel transit time (SBTT) in Video Capsule Endoscopies can help with assessing accuracy and yield of video capsule endoscopy studies as well as whether a certain SBTT exists to achieve appropriate accuracy in detecting small bowel bleeding acutely or if a threshold exists in order to predict future small bowel bleeding. who had a positive VCE as compared with those with a negative VCE[9]. A recent meta-analysis demonstrated that the overall odds ratio for re-bleeding was lower after a negative VCE for obscure GI bleeding as compared with a positive VCE, especially with a short follow-up duration of 2 years. Approximately 80% of patients will not re-bleed during long term follow-up after a negative VCE[10]. This meta-analysis also did not find a statistically significant difference in re-bleeding between patients with overt vs occult GI bleeding on presentation.


Objective Compare the treatment results of Primary NHL of Waldeyer's ring or Nasal Cavity were treated by different modality and prognostic factors.Methods Fifty\|three patients were treated by different modality.Results That the OS was significantly improved by treated with CH+RT+CH compared with CH alone.The DFS was significantly improved by CH+RT+CH compared with RT alone.The treatment modality?age?stage of disease and "B" symptoms are the prognostic factors.Conclusion CH+RT+CH is a better modality treated the Primary NHL of Waldeyer's ring or Nasal Cavity.


Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) and Fundo Social Europeu (FSE)

 Modern societies function 24h/day which accounts for shift work (SW) encompassing already more than 20% of the European workforce. While the relationship between blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular events is a continuous, hypertension (HTN) remains the major preventable cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in our continent. SW has been associated with sleep disturbances, circadian misalignment and unhealthy behaviours, possibly conducting to several chronic diseases. Therefore, we aimed to determine if shift workers have higher BP values and/or HTN risk.

 This systematic review was conducted in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. A literature search was performed on MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane electronic databases. Included studies reported HTN diagnosis using current thresholds and/or BP values, in both shift workers and in a control group of day workers. SW was categorized in 4 subgroups, focused mostly on night work. Pooled mean difference and 95% Confidence Intervals (95%IC) were estimated for continuous outcomes, Systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP), and pooled Odds Ratio and 95%IC were determined for HTN risk. The Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale was used for quality evaluation of included studies.

 Forty-five independent studies were included engaging 117252 workers. Of these, 41 studies were included in the meta-analysis for SBP, 39 for DBP and 14 for HTN. Most studies provided cross-sectional data (n = 42), were developed in Asia (n = 21), in an industrial setting (n = 25) and included only men (n = 26). Most studies were rated as satisfactory quality (n = 23) with confounder adjustment being the weakest parameter.
 We found a statically significant increase for both systolic and diastolic BP among permanent night workers, 2.52mmHg [0.75–4.29] and 1.77mmHg [0.39–3.15] respectively. Amongst rotational shift workers, both with and without night work, we found a significant increase only for SBP, namely 1.28 mmHg [0.18–2.39] and 0.65 mmHg [0.07–1.22]. For HTN risk, none of SW types showed significant differences.

 Certain groups of shift workers may be at special risk for increased BP. This is the first review assessing the impact of SW specifically on BP values. Although the increases were generally modest, these may play an important role among already susceptible individuals exposed overtime. The effect of SW was more consistent for SBP, which has a major impact on CVD risk. Hence, occupational health services should embrace a holistic CVD preventive approach including atypical risk factors such as SW, with active monitoring across the lifespan of more vulnerable workers.


Need of the school dictionary «Etymological families of vernacular Russian words» locates, the concept of the dictionary contains, some questions connected with the volume of linguistic information in future dictionary are offered for discussion by scientific community.


Alexander's disease is a leucodystrophy that usually presents in early childhood, but can infrequently arise in adults. It is characterised pathologically by megalencephaly, demyelination, and the presence of numerous Rosenthal fibres. Most cases have been shown to be due to mutations in the gene encoding glial fibrillary acidic protein. In rare instances, numerous Rosenthal fibres have been found at autopsy in patients who have suffered protracted debilitating systemic illnesses, some with associated brain stem signs, and in very rare instances in patients with no apparent neurological abnormality. The term "Rosenthal fibre encephalopathy" is used to distinguish these cases from those of Alexander's disease. We report the first case of Rosenthal fibre encephalopathy in a young man with AIDS, and review the literature.


Insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is the most widely used fully-controlled power electronic device at present. Its limit frequency is generally determined by the maximum junction temperature and maximum power consumption given in the manual, and it is difficult to reflect the nature of thermal failure. Based on the thermal balance analysis of IGBT power consumption-temperature curve and heat transfer curve, the thermal stability point, unstable point and critical point of junction temperature are obtained, thus the IGBT limit power consumption at the critical point is obtained, the design method of IGBT limit frequency is obtained from the tangent of the two curves, and finally the experimental verification is carried out. Introduction IGBT is a kind of compound power semiconductor device which combines the structure of field effect transistor and bipolar power transistor. It has the advantages of high input impedance, fast switching speed, low driving power, reduced saturation voltage, large current bearing, etc. It is widely used in various medium and high power electronic devices and is currently the most widely used full control power electronic device [1] . In the existing power electronic devices, IGBT safe operating area is generally designed based on experience and parameters and curves provided by device manufacturers, and a large margin is usually reserved for ensuring reliability in application. At present, the basic idea of studying IGBT limit frequency at home and abroad is based on the steady-state thermal resistance calculation formula, which is realized through the maximum junction temperature given in the manual. Literature [2] studied the IGBT operating limit according to the relationship between maximum junction temperature, thermal resistance and limiting power consumption. Literature [3] analyzed the on-state limit current and the on-state limit power consumption, and points out that the on-state limit power consumption is the power consumption corresponding to the maximum junction temperature. Literature [4] calculated IGBT switch power consumption and conduction power consumption, and estimated the junction temperature at switch works by using the relationship between power consumption and thermal resistance. Based on the thermal balance analysis of IGBT power consumption-temperature curve and heat transfer curve, this paper obtains the stable point, unstable point and critical point of junction temperature, obtains the limit power consumption of IGBT at the critical point, obtains the limit frequency under certain circuit conditions from the limit power consumption, and finally carries out experimental verification. Theoretical Analysis IGBT thermal failure mainly includes long-term thermal accumulation failure and short-term thermal shock failure. Among them, thermal accumulation failure is mainly caused by poor heat dissipation, excessive current and frequency, and there is a process of thermal accumulation. Heat Balance Analysis of IGBT The internal structure of IGBT is shown in fig. 1. inside the dotted line frame is a cellular structure of a through-type planar gate. Figure 1. IGBT cell structure. According to the working mechanism of IGBT, the switching and conduction process of IGBT are electron and hole currents formed by the continuous movement and recombination of carriers in the base region, and the heat generated is mainly concentrated in the active base region of IGBT. In the actual reverse PN junction curve, the reverse current will increase slightly with the increase of the reverse voltage and will increase exponentially with the increase of temperature due to the influence of the generated current in the space charge region and the surface leakage current. When the reverse bias voltage of the PN junction increases, the heat loss caused by the reverse current causes the junction temperature to rise, and the rise of the junction temperature causes the reverse current to increase. If the heat sink cannot transfer heat in time, the junction temperature rise and the increase of the reverse current will cycle alternately, and eventually the PN junction will break down. This breakdown caused by thermal effect is called thermal breakdown. In the same principle, the thermal failure mechanism of IGBT can also be analyzed from the heat balance relationship between the generated heat and the heat that can be dissipated, so IGBT power consumption curve and heat transfer curve need to be obtained. For the common sinusoidal pulse width bipolar modulated two-level H-bridge inverter circuit, IGBT conduction power consumption, switching power consumption and off-state power consumption are respectively obtained as follows.


We present a wavelet-based model-order reduction method (MOR) that provides an alternative subspace when Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD) is not a choice. We thus compare the wavelet- and POD-based approaches for reducing high-dimensional nonlinear transient and steady-state continuation problems. We also propose a line-search regularized Petrov-Galerkin (PG) Gauss-Newton (GN) algorithm that includes a regularization procedure and a globalization strategy. Numerical results included herein indicate that wavelet-based method is competitive with POD for compression ratios below 25% while POD achieves up to 90%. Full-order-model (FOM) results demonstrate that the proposed PGGN algorithm outperforms the standard GN method.


Objective To investigate the gene expression pattern and molecular mechanism of peripheral lymphocytes in recipients in the early period after renal allograft by microarray. Methods A total of 16 patients undergoing kidney transplantation without evidence of acute rejection were included in the study. Before (control) and 7 d(study group) after renal transplantation, 10 ml peripheral blood samples were taken from every patient. The lymphocytes were isolated and mixed in the 2 groups respectively. Total RNA of lymphocytes was isolated by one-step method and mRNA was purified, reversely transcribed, labeled and hybridized to gene chip containing 4096 target genes. The differences in gene expression profile between the 2 groups were analyzed by bioinformatics. Results Comparative analysis revealed that the expression of 82 genes was up-regulated and that of 53 genes was down-regulated ( two-fold) in lymphocytes 7 d after transplantation. These genes were associated with immune,oncogene,cell division,cell apoptosis and cell proliferation, signal transduction, metabolism, cytoskeleton, translation and others. Conclusions Seven d after renal transplantation, gene expression profile of the lymphocytes is different from before in the recipients. The differential expression of genes may be related to the pathogenesis of allogeneic immune response and transplant rejection. cDNA microarray technique is useful for screening the genes that have differential expression in recipients undergoing kidney transplantation.


To the Editor: Recently Udall and Ellestad' reported the incidence and predictive implications of ventricular premature contractions associated with treadmill study. A population of 6500 patients stress tested was described with none lost to follow-up. However, if all patients are totalled in table 1 (1067 + 758 + 609 + 569) one arrives at a total of 3003 patients. What happened to the other 3497 patients, since none were lost to follow-up and the normals (negative TSTs and no VPCs) numbered only 1067 in table 1? The true total number of patients sampled is of some importance, because the authors add the patients with VPCs (758 + 569) to obtain 1327, and then divide by 6500 (or should 3003 be used?) to report a 20% prevalence of VPCs before, during, or after exercise in the first sentence of their results. THOMAS L. KURT, M.D., M.P.H. University of Colorado Medical Center Denver, Colorado 80262


Optical flow sensors and optical flow divergence (OFD) have offered partial solutions for obstacle avoidance, landing, and perching with micro aerial vehicles. Theoretically, OFD can indicate the risk of collision, providing that the sensors' field of view is bounded within a single flat surface on the obstacle. However, in the real world, directly measuring the risk of collision with OFD generates false alarms due to rapidly changing speeds and irregular surroundings. In this letter, we present a new obstacle detection strategy based on an extended Kalman filter (EKF) combining the OFD with inertial sensing. The introduction of a fictitious obstacle hypothesis and the use of the EKF estimates enable us to differentiate the surrounding-generated OFD from the OFD caused by the actual obstacle. An embedded constant zero-OFD controller is then used for post-detection emergency deceleration. The ultra-light OFD estimation and control system, with a mass of <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${20}\text{ g}$</tex-math></inline-formula>, estimates OFD at <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${160}\text{ Hz}$</tex-math></inline-formula>. The system was validated on a <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">${158}\text{ g}$</tex-math></inline-formula> mini quadrotor in both laboratory and field tests. Experimental results illustrate that the presented system can achieve accurate obstacle detection, near-obstacle distance estimation, and controlled deceleration to prevent collisions.<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn1">1</xref><fn id="fn1">1
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Heteroepitaxial growth of Ge on Si is extremely interesting for at least two reasons: first, it has great potential as a substrate for new, high frequency semiconductor devices, while remaining compatible with existing Group IV technology; and second, it is a prototypical system for studying strained Stranski-Krastanow growth. The technological drawback is that it turns out to be difficult to grow Ge on Si in a controlled layer-by-layer manner. After a few smooth layers have been grown epitaxially, the growth then proceeds by the formation of islands. This is known as the Stranski-Krastanov growth mode. It has been found, however, that deposition of a single monolayer of As, Sb or Bi onto the silicon surface before growth of Ge begins, can overcome the problem. The Ge then grows epitaxially in a two-dimensional mode, while the surfactant (As, Sb or Bi) atoms apparently rise up through the growing Ge layers and segregate on the top of the film. This is called surfactant mediated growth (SME). Surfactant mediated growth of Ge on Si(111) has been well studied in the last decade. Initial investigations used As and Sb as surfactants. In fact, Ge p-channel MOSFETs have already been fabricated using the Sb surfactant. However for the Bi surfactant, the studies were not so thorough. In the thesis work presented here, we show that Bi is more promising surfactant material than Sb. We demonstrate that by using Bi as a terminating layer on Ge/Si surface, it is possible to distinguish between Si and Ge in Scanning tunnelling microscope (STM). Something which was very difficult in the past. Using this property, it is possible to create Ge/Si nanostructures in a controlled manner. Moreover, it is also possible to study Ge/Si intermixing in surface layers in some detail. Any attempt to utilize surfactant mediated growth must be preceded by a thorough study of its effect on the the system being investigated. Thus, the third chapter of this thesis deals with an extensive study of the Bi surfactant mediated growth of Ge on Si(111) surface as a function of Ge coverage. The growth is investigated from the single bilayer Ge coverage till the Ge coverage of about 15 BL when the further Ge deposition leads to two-dimensional growth. In the fourth chapter, the unique property of Bi terminating layer on Ge/Si surface to result in an STM height contrast between Si and Ge is explained with possible explanations given for the reason of this apparent height contrast. The controlled fabrication of Ge/Si nanostructures such as nanowires and nanorings is demonstrated. A study on Ge-Si diffusion in the surface layers by a direct method such as STM was impossible previously because of the similar electronic structure of Ge and Si. Since with the Bi terminating surface layer, one is able to distinguish between Ge and Si, the study of intermixing between them is also possible using STM. This method to distinguish between Si and Ge allows one to study intermixing on the nanoscale and to identify the fundamental diffusion processes giving rise to the intermixing. In Chapter 5 we discuss how this could prove useful especially as one could get a local probe over a very narrow Ge -Si interface. On one hand it is possible to study the displacement of the Si and Ge atoms when factors like temperature and deposition rate are varied during growth. On the other hand, a post growth study like annealing already grown Ge-Si wires over a period of time could also be performed. A new model is proposed to estimate change in the Ge concentration in the surface layer with time. The values of the activation energies of Ge/Si exchange and Si/Ge exchange are estimated by fitting the experimental data with the model. We were not able to observe any lateral intermixing even after long time annealing as the Ge-Si interface remained sharp. A reason for non observation of lateral intermixing could be that while we are very sensitive to vertical intermixing (∼ 3 Å), we are not so sensitive to the lateral intermixing due to the limited lateral resolution in our STM images. During step flow growth of Ge wires along Si step edges, the step speed is seen to strongly affect the Ge/Si intermixing. When the Ge steps/wires grow fast, the Ge atoms which attach to the step in the process of step flow growth, remain at the growing edge for a short time only before they are covered by newly arriving Ge atoms at the step edge. Thus the vertical intermixing which occurs at the growth front (advancing step edge position) is possible for a short time only. This results a higher concentration of Ge atoms in the surface layer and therefore a higher apparent height difference between the Si step edge and the Ge wire. Thus Ge wires grown at faster step speeds appear higher than Ge wires grown at slower step speeds. In chapter 5, the Ge/Si intermixing has been studied on a surface having 1 ML Bi ( √ 3×√3) reconstruction. In Chapter 6, we discuss the Ge-Si intermixing on surfaces with different reconstruction, such as the 1/3 ML Bi ( √ 3 × √3) reconstruction and the Si (7× 7) reconstruction. The vertical Ge-Si intermixing is more in the surface with the Si (7 × 7) reconstruction as compared to the surface with 1/3 ML Bi ( √ 3×√3) reconstruction. This is due to the reason that the Bi layer inhibits Ge atoms from exchanging with Si substrate atoms during Ge growth. In the last chapter, an attempt has been made to elucidate the need for utilizing two dimensional Bi surfactant Ge/Si surfaces for industrial applications as transistors by demonstrating the quick, efficient and complete removal of Bi surfactant monolayer from thick Ge layers by ion beam sputtering without damaging the underlying Ge/Si layer.


Few advances in MR imaging have had the impact that diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) has had in the evaluation of brain. From the time of the early descriptions by LeBihan and colleagues of the ability to image and measure the micro movement of water molecules in the brain to the present time, diffusion imaging and its derivatives have made an impact in the evaluation of multiple disease processes, primarily in ischemia, but also in other conditions of the brain. Because the information derived from diffusion measurements can improve our understanding of pathologic processes and can influence patient care, knowledge of the principles and applications of DWI is critical. It is therefore, by using MRI equipments available in Al Assad Hospital of University, Dar Alchifa Hospital and Al Mouasst Hospital of University, we have studied all the clinical aspects of diffusion-weighted imaging. Making use of gradient factor (b-factor), Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) and Exponential Apparent Diffusion Coefficient, we have demonstrated and compared the different stages of infarction that may effect water diffusion, with conventional images.


Two lakes were artificially aerated by using compressed air. Section Four Lake, an unproductive lake, was completely mixed, whereas Hemlock Lake, a eutrophic lake, had its hypolimnion aerated but thermal stratification maintained. Chemical and algal changes in Section Four Lake during destratification were not great. Although phytoplanktonic production potentials increased during mixing, the phytoplankton standing crop appeared to decline slightly, possibly due to the increased mixing depth and turbidity. Hemlock Lake hypolimnetic anoxia and conditions associated with it were eliminated during aeration. The lake gradually destratified during aeration due to leaks in the aeration tower. These leaks also released nutrient rich water into the epilimnion, which promoted algal growth.


Studies the real-time implementation of four multi-linear model-based control design methodologies. It is noted that multi-linear models present a promising paradigm to design controllers for complex nonlinear plants. The multi-linear modeling philosophy is based on the selection of a set of linear models, complemented with an adaptation mechanism to explain the nonlinear plant behavior in the operating range. A bench-scale pH neutralization reactor is studied.


This paper studies the load algorithm of work center through analyzing the problems of the general CRP algorithm.It points out that the work center load result based on the CRP algorithm doesn't correspond with the distributed real load,which takes the total of the load starting from the time bucket as the total load of the work center in the time bucket.Accordingly,it puts forward an improved CRP Algorithm considering time bucket and distributed real load and establishes the algorithm model.With the help of the case data,the validity of the algorithm is tested and the relative factor on the algorithm is also discussed at last.


Objective: To study the anti-inflammatory,analgesic and edema-reducing effects of Huoluoxiaoling Pills for the clini-cal research.Methods: The inflammatory reaction model of mouse ear edema engendered by overlaying the dimethvlbenzene on the auri-cle and rat paw swelling induced by injecting carrageenin to the toes,pain produced by injecting the glacial acetic acid to abdomen in mouse and hot plate.Results: Huoluoxiaoling Pills could inhibit ear inflammation induced by xylene in mice and paw swelling induced by form formaldehyde in rats.It was demonstrated that Huoluoxiaoling Pills had anti-inflammatory effects.Analgesic tests showed that Huoluoxiaoling Pills could significantly improve the pain threshold of mice,and effectively reduce writhing response frequency induced by acetic acid.Conclusion: Huoluoxiaoling Pills have anti-inflammatory,analgesic and edema-reducing effect.


Transformer-based models has achieved remarkable success in extensive tasks for natural language processing. To face the variable-length sentences in human language, popular deep learning frameworks rely on zero padding for batch processing, which introduces significant computation and memory overhead. Existing works attempt to eliminate padding redundancy but results in low hardware efficiency due to the mismatch between the variable shape of operations and fixed shape of processing elements (PEs). This paper proposes a reconfigurable systolic array with token packing in three folds to boost hardware efficiency. First, matrix multiplications for different tokens can be packed along the array columns to improve spatial efficiency. Meanwhile, for temporal efficiency, we develop a coarse-grained pipeline for attention, where stages can run on different parts of the array at the same time. We further exploit the masking redundancy in the Transformer decoder with runtime reconfigurable inter-PE connection and buffer switching. Applied to GPT, our FPGA design has achieved 1.16× higher normalized throughput and 1.94× better runtime MAC utilization over the state-of-the-art GPU performance for variable-length input sequences from GLUE and SQuAD dataset.


The spirit of unity among adolescents is faced with the phenomenon of globalism which is a complicated challenge that can affect the life of the nation and state. the conception of love of the spirit of unity is framed in the motto of the nation that is Bhinneka Tunggal Ika. The spirit of the nation is not just born, and the process is long. The spirit of the unity of the forerunners is high, yet different in the fading days. In this article, the research method used is a descriptive qualitative method, where the results obtained from the primary data and secondary data. Primary data were found from the results of students' essay answers, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews. While the secondary data obtained from other records. This study discusses the conception of the spirit of unity which is the spirit of the spirit of nationalism. Furthermore, about the constructivism of the spirit of unity of adolescents found when the spirit is united today in an alarming condition. What can be done in this context is to build character on culture, culture, and education. Keywords : Spirit of unity, Nationalism, Constructivism, Youth


Suppose one drug causes lethal mitotic arrest, another treatment causes irreversible senescence and a third drug inhibits cellular mass growth: Could cells treated with a combination of all three agents magically emerge alive and proliferating? The result of this experiment is presented here. By knowing the mechanisms of cell cycle arrest, death and senescence, we can design "rainbow combinations" that obediently kill or spare desired cells. Knowledge is power.


This paper contains results of a measurement program on 751 Mc/s and 9.2 Gc/s using a long mountain-obstacle diffraction path in Colorado. Data are analyzed and evaluated in terms of long-term and short-term variability, correlation coefficients between carrier envelopes received on spaced antennas, and comparison of a priori predicted and measured cumulative distributions of hourly transmission loss medians. Results show beuer agreement between predictions and measurements on 751 Mc/s than on 9.2 Gc/s. Short-term (within-the-hour) variations in signal level on 751 Mc/s can be characterized as prolonged space-wave fadeouts, whereas such variations on 9.2 Gc/s very frequently show characteristics of a Rayleigh-distributed signal.


SE is a key characteristic of cellular communication systems. With the explosive growth of mobile data traffic in future wireless networks, the improvement of SE is necessary and it has been the main target in the 3rd Generation Partner Project standard. Considering this, a small cell solution is put forward and widely regarded as a promising technique to enhance SE by deploying low power cells (micro/pico/femto cells) in macrocells. However, with this mechanism cell gains can be severely limited by high inter-cell interference due to the densely deployed small cells. To address this problem, we first browse the major interference management techniques such as interference cancellation, interference coordination, coordinated multipoint transmission and reception, and interference alignment. Then we analyze the challenges when processing interference in a small cell architecture, and we explore the corresponding solutions. Finally, we design a scheme for interference mitigation from both the signaling and data transmission point of views. For the former, power constraint is employed. For the latter, a joint cross-tier and intra-tier interference mitigation sub-scheme is utilized. With this method, cross-tier interference can be alleviated by hybrid spectrum sharing, while intra-tier interference is avoided with orthogonal spectrum allocation. Besides, two methods are employed for exchanging information required in interference mitigation: wireless broadcast channel and UE-assisted relay. Simulations show that our proposed scheme achieves considerable improvement in SE compared to traditional schemes.


The utility model relates to an intelligent air cooling controller of a switch cabinet. The intelligent air cooling controller of the switch cabinet comprises a microprocessor circuit, a data acquisition reference circuit, a protection circuit, a switching value input circuit, a switching value output circuit, an alternating current value conversion circuit, a communication circuit, and a button indicating lamp circuit. The data acquisition reference circuit, the protection circuit, the switching value input circuit, the switching value output circuit, the alternating current value conversion circuit, the communication circuit and the button indicating lamp circuit are respectively and electrically connected with the microprocessor circuit. The intelligent air cooling controller of the switch cabinet is clear in structure, low in cost, and easy in repair and replacement, can directly start the blower when the switch cabinet requires the ventilation, and can carry out the program control of the operation delay of the blower.


Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One Constitutionalism, History, and Constitutional Failure Chapter Two Foundings, Myths, and Constitutional Division Chapter Three Interpretive Authority and Constitutional Division, Part Chapter Four Interpretive Authority and Constitutional Division, Part Chapter Five Lincoln, Douglas, and the Illusion of Division Chapter Six Constitutional Autonomy, Discourse, and Failure Chapter Seven No Exit? Secession and Constitutionalism Chapter Eight Remaking America: Reconstruction and Constitutional Failure Epilogue Bibliography Index of Cases General Index


It is argued that, basically, academics engage in three activities: teaching, research and scholarship, and that the activity of scholarship must be recognised and separately funded. The concept of scholarship is derived from its historical roots, according to which it supports both teaching and research, but is extended to support all activities in which academics engage. This makes it possible to develop an expanding system of higher education in which all academic activities are appropriately recognised and rewarded and which can operate with significantly lower unit costs than has been the case in the past. However, the need to provide funding for scholarship puts a lower bound to acceptable unit costs.


Undergraduate Admission Admission to KU All students applying for admission must send high school and college transcripts to the Office of Admissions. Unless they are college transfer students with at least 24 hours of credit, prospective students must send ACT or SAT scores to the Office of Admissions. Prospective first-year students should be aware that KU has qualified admission requirements that all new first-year students must meet to be admitted. Consult the Office of Admissions (http://admissions.ku.edu) for application deadlines and specific admission requirements.


: The ternary homogenous quadratic Diophantine equation representing cone given by  is analyzed for finding its non-zero distinct integral solutions. Seven different patterns of integer solutions are presented. A few interesting relations between the solutions and special number patterns are given.


If you really want to be smarter, reading can be one of the lots ways to evoke and realize. Many people who like reading will have more knowledge and experiences. Reading can be a way to gain information from economics, politics, science, fiction, literature, religion, and many others. As one of the part of book categories, separation and depression clinical and research aspects always becomes the most wanted book. Many people are absolutely searching for this book. It means that many love to read this kind of book.


TMG Research gGmbH aims to help develop a more systematic understanding of how agri-food systems can be transformed as part of a project on the Assessment and Communication of Climate Impacts of Food (CLIF), funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and jointly implemented with corsus and WWF Germany. This project promotes sustainable consumption patterns and helps companies, policymakers, and consumers choose more sustainable options in relation to food. The main contribution of TMG to this project is in developing a more systematic understanding of how to transform agri-food systems by publishing a series of strategic reports on the current status of agri-food systems and the likely drivers and agents of their transformation. This report is part of the FORESEE (4C) series on The Transformation of Agri-Food Systems in Times of Multiple Crises, which explores the status quo of the current agri-food system in the light of challenges linked to the multiple crises. This part of the series reviews the blind spots and gaps in the debate around agri-food systems transformation and how these hinder the transformation. Furthermore, this report offers recommendations on how to address these gaps to facilitate an agri-food system transformation aligned to the leading themes of people, planet, and prosperity. The report was drafted by TMG with contributions from an extended group of experts.


We studied the dispersion diagram of a 2D magnetoelectroelastic phononic crystal (MPnC) with Kagomé lattice. The MPnC is composed of BaTiO3–CoFe2O4 circular scatterers embedded in a polymeric matrix. The improved plane wave expansion (IPWE) approach was used to calculate the dispersion diagram (only propagating modes) of the MPnC considering the classical elasticity theory, solid with transverse isotropy and wave propagation in the xy plane. Complete Bragg-type forbidden bands were observed for XY and Z modes. The piezoelectric and the piezomagnetic effects significantly influenced the forbidden band widths and localizations. This investigation can be valuable for elastic wave manipulation using smart phononic crystals with piezoelectric and piezomagnetic effects.


A reader who, after reading Rothenberg's article, "Television and Children" (PIR 1:329, 1980), wrote to obtain information on guidelines for selecting television viewing for children, got no reply from Children's Television Inc, which is no longer active. Dr. Rothenberg suggests that inquiries be directed to: Ms Alice March, The Coalition for Children and TV, 10906 Rochester Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024.


This study performed with the purpose anal ysis influence growth opportunities, corporate social responsibility, managerial ownership, committee audit, and investment decision to the company property, real estate & buildings construction sector from 2013 to 2017. This is quantitative research and employ purposive sampling, and obtained samples from 49 companies. This research proves several things. First, growth opportunity has an effect on the firm value of the property and real estate sector companies listed on the IDX from 2013 to 2017. Growth opportunities using the Market To Book Total Equity (MTBE) proxy have an effect on company value based on companies in the future. yields a large return. The higher the opportunity growth value, the higher the funds needed by a company. Second, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has no effect on the value of property and real estate sector companies listed on the IDX from 2013 to 2017. The company's ability to carry out CSR disclosure is not significant because investors in Indonesia tend to buy and sell shares without paying attention to the company's survival. over a long period of time. Third, managerial ownership has no effect on company value in the Property and Real Estate sector listed on the IDX for the period 2013 to 2017. The company provides a share to management so that it has not been able to increase company value in the Property and Real Estate sector listed on the IDX for the period 2013 to 2017. Managerial ownership of a company tends to be low. The low share ownership and management will have an impact on the management not feeling that they belong to the company. Fourth, the audit committee has no effect on the value of property and real estate sector companies listed on the IDX from 2013 to 2017. The more members of the audit committee, the more they do not guarantee that the company's performance will also increase. In addition, it will cause the audit committee to be less focused in carrying out its duties so that performance will worsen. Fifth, investment decisions have no effect on the value of companies in the Property and Real Estate sector listed on the IDX from 2013 to 2017. It does not affect investment decisions that are proxied by asset growth with firm value found in the results of this study due to insufficient investment decisions taken by managers in Property, Real Estate & Building Construction companies in addition to asset growth which is the result of investment decisions only comparing current year's assets with previous year's asset s.


Experiments on steel web and wood composition (using fast - growing Chinese fir board as
core layer, poplar veneer as surface layer)were carried out to develop a new kind of composition
materials of good quality. The ASE, MOR, MOE and shear strength of composition materials were
tested, and the comparison with wood was also made. The results showed that the blockboard
strengthened by steel web with good properties can be made with appropriate technique factors.


The increasing number of students in colleges or universities is becoming a challenge for the lecturers especially when taking their attendance. Besides that, some students might just come to get their attendance marked and then leave the class. As existing systems do not track the students before marking their attendance, students are able to leave the class once their attendances are taken, resulting in the attendance taken by the system to be not accurate. Hence, in this paper, a tracking algorithm which will ensure that the students were actually present for certain duration of time before having their attendance taken by the system is proposed, resulting in a more accurate attendance capturing system. This system employs the Viola-Jones method for the face detection algorithm and Eigenfaces method for the face recognition algorithm. The tracking was done by allocating points to students who were successfully recognized and then dividing the total point for each student with the system's counter that represents the total time of the lecture. The proposed system was able to achieve a 78% attendance marking accuracy. From the results obtained, it is found that the system is able to verify that the students are present for a set duration of time before marking their attendance which improves the accuracy of the attendance capture system.


Objective To evaluate the later effects of ultrasound-guided percutaneous quantified absolute ethanol injection (PQEI) for the treatment of 746 cases with hepatic carcinoma and the significance of follow-up after PQEI. Methods The pathologically proved hepatic carcinoma in 746 cases were treated with PQEI every 2-3 days and 4-10 times per treatment course. Absolute ethanol was also injected into portal vein with tumor thrombi and hepatic arteries. The survival rates of 1-8 years, the recurrence rates in situ as well as in ectopia and recurrence times were calculated.Results The survival rates of 1, 3, 5, 8 years in 746 cases with hepatic carcinoma were 93.7%,73.8%, 53.1% and 47.6%,respectively. The survival rates of 1, 3, 5, 8 years in the cases with hepatic carcinoma≤3cm in diameter were markedly higher than those of the carcinoma3cm in diameter (P0.01). The 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 year recurrence rates in situ in 746 cases were 2.5%, 5.7%, 6.4%, 8.1 % and 8.9%,respectively. The 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 year recurrence rates in ectopia of 746 cases were 11.4%, 32.6%, 47.2%, 65.8% and 81.9%, respectively. The total recurrence person-times were 896. The recurrence rates in situ and in ectopia of the tumors ≤3 cm in diameter were apparently lower than those of the tumors 3cm in diameter (P0.01). Results of ultrasound contrast examination 1 month to 2 years after PQEI in 87 cases showed that only in 8 tumors 3 cm in diameter had slight enhancement in few sites or no enhancement was found 1 month after one repearted PQEI had course. Seventy-nine in 87 cases showed no enhancement. AFP became negative after PQEI in 82.9%(422/509) cases. Conclusions PQEI has significant later effects on improving the survival rate of hepatic carcinoma patients to prolong patients' life. Standard follow-up after PQEI is of importance in improving holistic treatment efficacy on hepatic carcinoma.


Inspired by the physiological structure of octopus brachiopods, two kinds of bionic soft fingers with adjustable stiffness were designed and manufactured. Then the humanoid pneumatic soft robot hand was developed based on the two soft fingers. The static models of the proposed soft fingers were established. According to the simplified model and the bending geometry of the spring, the mapping relationship between the spring model elongation and the soft finger bending geometry parameters (bending direction, bending angle, bending radius) was established. The single-cavity bending, multi-cavity coupling bending and grasping experiments were carried out. Also, the pneumatic soft robot hand was manufactured and tested for grasping objects with different geometrical shape and size, which indicates its flexibility and dexterity.


In response to concerns about declining writing instruction in K-12 classrooms, this qualitative interview study draws on ethnodrama to better understand teachers' experiences teaching writing in one Canadian province. Through dramaturgical coding of 21 transcripts, we examine teachers' objectives, conflicts, and tactics in teaching writing, as well as the significant role of educators' subjectivities as writers and writing teachers, the settings in which they work, the people who influence their thinking and practice, and their engagement in reflexive inquiry. Two dramatic vignettes explore these themes. We then discuss implications for creating a province-wide professional learning network in critical writing pedagogies.


ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Puri Field Centre organised a training cum workshop on fabrication and installation of HDPE cage for marine finfish farming under tribal sub plan (TSP) on 3rd September 2016 in the circuit house at Puri. Hon'ble Member of Parliament Shri Pinaki Misra Ji, Hon'ble Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly and Chairman, Nabakalebara Infrastructure Supervision Committee Shri Maheswara Mohanty ji and Shri Bishnupada Sethi, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary, Fisheries & ARD Department, Govt of Odisha were the dignitaries attended the meeting.


The present study was conducted in Dudhi block of district Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India to record ethnomedicinally important plants which are used as antidote to snake and scorpion bite. Twenty four plants belonging to sixteen families are reported which are used in scorpion sting and snake bite. The study indicates that the traditional medical system is well functioning in the area and proper documentation and screening of important plants for their active ingredients may be useful in drug development.


Namibia has indeed been forgotten, despite the world's momentary interest in the prospects of change amidst turmoil in South Africa, Namibia's occupying power. The twenty-sixth of August 1986 marked the twentieth anniversary of the start of the guerrilla war waged by the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) against the South African occupation forces, estimated at between 50,000 and 100,000. The twenty-sixth of August, which SWAPO commemorates annually as Namibia Day, is also a date of significance to the Herero community of central Namibia, who shared with the southerly Nama the brunt of German exploitation and even genocide when, from 1884 to 1915, their country was colonised as German South West Africa. On that date in 1923 their chief, who had died in exile, was buried at their sacred burial place at Okahandja, where a great gathering has been held annually ever since, to keep alive the spirit of Namibian independence. At a pre-Namibia Day rally in Windhoek on Sunday, 24 August 1986, the main speaker, Mokganedi Tlhabanelo of SWAPO, also Assistant General Secretary of the Council of Churches in Namibia, told the 8,000-strong gathering that the Namibians had taken up arms in 1966 against a background of colonial violence: Was it SWAPO who in 1904 exterminated almost half the Herero speaking people, or was it General von Trotha? Was it SWAPO who in 1917 killed Chief Mandume and his men, or was it Louis Botha? Was it SWAPO who in 1922 killed the Bondelswarts nation in the South? On 10 December 1959, in the Old Location, many people were murdered. Was it by swAPo?


Abstract A temporal variation and spatial distribution of the snow-covered area (SCA) over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are analyzed using moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS)/Terra 8-day snow cover products (MOD10A2) from 2001 to 2013 and the SCA is compared with in situ snow cover days (SCD) from the meteorological network in the TP. Results show that at monthly levels the minimum SCA occurs in July, followed by August, and the SCA increases rapidly from September, reaching the maximum in March; on average, 2002, 2005, and 2008 are snowy years, whereas 2001, 2003, 2007, and 2010 are less-snow years. Apart from strong seasonal variations, the general trend of interannual snow cover variations from 2001 to 2013 is not obvious, remaining at a relatively stable status. The snow cover over the TP is characterized by uneven geographic distribution. In general, snow is abundant with a long duration in the high mountains while it is less abundant and with a short duration in the vast interior of the TP. The interannual variations of snow cover over the TP from ground-based meteorological stations using SCD are very consistent with MODIS SCA, with a correlation coefficient of 0.80 ( P < 0.01 ), indicating that MOD10A2 data have high accuracy to capture and monitor spatiotemporal variations of snow cover over the TP.


The quasisaturation behaviour in the high voltage MOSFET structure with a vertical trench gate (UMOS) is studied and demonstrated using 2D numerical simulation techniques. The results show that the quasisaturation effect is mainly due to the conduction area and conductance of the drift region becoming the main constraint at high gate voltage and drain current levels. A simple analytical expression for the quasisaturation current using a simple resistive model is derived and verified based on the simulation results. The effect that the geometry of the trench has on the quasisaturation behaviour is studied, and it is found that increasing the depth and width of the trench improves the quasisaturation operation.