In this article the author use the internal capital market(ICM)theory to analyze the effect of the industry-finance integration on the view of capital allocation and come to the conclusions that:the industry-finance integration can create an ICM concluding the financial institution.On one hand,the kind of ICM can release the restriction of capital for the enterprise.On the other hand,it will also make the organizational structure more flexible and the corporate governance more difficult.For the more,the kind of the financial institution and the information revelation also has influence on the capital allocation effect of the industry-finance integration.


Experiences gained from the design of micro-kernel related to either high-performance or hard real-time computing have shown that customization plays a major role to enhance the performance of applications while maintaining a reusable and exible software architecture. Our goal is to cover both elds by developing a customizable library operating system (Dreams 1) intended to be used as a basis for the synthesis of either application-specic run-time platforms or operating system kernel. This paper focuses on connguration aspects as provided at the lowest system level. The minimal core set of the system software only implements those functions necessary to start an application on a native processor. Like other services, mechanisms for dynamic reconnguration and extensions are optional features which can be integrated in advance during the oo-line connguration phase.


Aims and objectives: While the debate on the cognitive bilingual advantage is ongoing, much less attention has been paid to a potential emotional advantage of bilinguals. The present study compared the performance of bilinguals and monolinguals in emotion perception (EP) in Arabic and in English and the differences in trait emotional intelligence (Trait EI). It also considered the relationship between Trait EI and EP scores. Methodology: 205 Arabic-English bilinguals, 71 Arabic monolinguals and 333 English monolinguals had to recognise anger, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and happiness in twelve short audio-visual video clips (six in English and six in Arabic) embedded in an online questionnaire. The clips contained short conversations about day-to-day situations. Data and analysis: Nonparametric statistical analyses were used to explore the differences between bilinguals and monolinguals in EP in English and Arabic and to explore the relationship between Trait EI and EP. Findings: Bilinguals outperformed English monolinguals in the EP task in English but did not perform better than Arabic monolinguals in Arabic. Bilinguals scored higher on Trait EI than monolinguals, and Trait EI scores were significantly and positively correlated with EP scores. Originality: This study suggests that there is a small bilingual advantage for emotional and psychological domains. Significance: Bilingualism seems to have an effect on some personality dimensions and emotional skills. 1 Pre-print of Alqarni, N. & Dewaele, J.-M. (2018) A bilingual emotional advantage? An investigation into the effects of psychological and linguistic factors in emotion perception in English of Arabic-English bilinguals and English monolinguals. International Journal of Bilingualism DOI: 10.1177/1367006918813


The review contains four sections; 1) starch granule-bound UDP-glucose starch glucosyl transferase deficiency in waxy maize, 2) the proportionality of bound transferase activity with number of Wx alleles for the endosperm and a comparison of transferase from embryo and endosperm, 3) ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase dificiency in shrunken-2 and brittle-2 mutants, 4) phosphorylase I, II, and III in maize endosperm. These investigations reported in this review emphasize our limited knowledge of how starch synthesis really proceeds in the endosperm of maize. At the same time, they illustrate how useful the mutant data may be in contributing to an ultimate solution.


We review the current status and prospects for the conformal invariant fourth order theory of gravity which has recently been advanced by Mannheim and Kazanas as a candidate alternative to the standard second order Einstein theory. We examine how it is possible in principle to replace the Einstein theory at all while retaining its tested features, and we appeal to the wisdom gleaned from particle physics to suggest a fully covariant, conformal invariant alternative. We explore the theory as a microscopic fundamental theory of elementary particles, to thus give curvature a more prominent role in elementary particle dynamics, and in particular in the generation both of elementary particle masses and the extended bag-like models which are thought to describe them. We discuss the degree to which conformal gravity can compete with string theory as a consistent candidate microscopic theory of gravity. Additionally, we explore the theory as a macroscopic theory of gravity where the exact, non-perturbative, classical potential is found to be of the confining $V(r)=-\beta /r+\gamma r/2$ form, a form which enables us to provide an explanation for the general systematics of galactic rotational velocity curves without the need to assume the existence of copious amounts of dark matter; with this explanation of the curves apparently not being in conflict with the current round of microlensing observations.


Bacteria, protists and eukaryotes are the key actors in organic matter (OM) procesing but the knowledge on their relative importance and impact on the composition of sediment OM is still limited. Research approaches so far have been generally monodisciplinary, providing a biased view of sedimentary OM processing. This work attempts to approach the topic in an integrative and comprehensive way. We focussed on the effect of oxygen and organic matter form on isotopically enriched algal tracers OM degradation and transformation by deep-sea biota, trying to identify their role in the food web. Furthermore, to assess the carbon metabolic pathways and tissue storage of the main biochemical compounds (phospholipid fatty acids and amino acids) in megafauna, we selected a shallow-water species of bivalve as an analogue for deep-sea megafauna and subjected it to feeding experiments with live isotopically enriched algae.


Abstract While Isaiah Berlin considered himself principally as a political theorist in the liberal tradition, his was an unorthodox liberalism in both method and substance, rooted in the confluence of three traditions—British, Russian, and Jewish. Unlike many liberals, he wrestled with the tension between universalism and particularism, and also between individualism and communalities. He rejected all monistic approaches to morality (including liberal monism) but repudiated as well the moral relativism of much modern thought, espousing instead value pluralism. While we cannot arrive at a universally valid conception of the summum bonum, we can specify the summun malum—the great evils of the human condition. Berlin saw political theory as a branch of moral philosophy but drew political morality from political life rather than imposing it on politics. The range of goods and principles that human beings rightly prize cannot be combined into harmonious wholes in either our individual or collective existence. Some goods exclude others, and we must choose among them.


The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) performs specialized functions to support retinal photoreceptors, including regeneration of the visual chromophore. Enzymes and carrier proteins in the visual cycle function sequentially to regenerate and continuously supply 11-cis-retinal to retinal photoreceptor cells; however, it is unknown how the expression of the visual cycle genes is coordinated at the transcriptional level. Here, we show that the proximal upstream regions of six visual cycle genes contain chromatin accessible SOX binding sites; that SOX9 and LHX2 are coexpressed in the nuclei of mature RPE cells; and that SOX9 acts synergistically with OTX2 to activate the RPE65 and RLBP1 promoters, and acts synergistically with LHX2 to activate the RGR promoter. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) reveals that SOX9 and OTX2 bind to the promoter regions of RPE65, RLBP1, and RGR, and LHX2 binds to those of RPE65 and RGR in bovine RPE. ChIP with human fetal RPE cells shows that SOX9 and OTX2 also bind to the human RPE65, RLBP1, and RGR promoters. Conditional inactivation of Sox9 in mouse RPE results in reduced expression of several visual cycle genes, most dramatically Rpe65 and Rgr. Furthermore, bioinformatic analysis predicts that multiple common microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate visual cycle genes, and cotransfection of miRNA mimics with luciferase reporter constructs validated some of the predicted miRNAs. These results implicate SOX9 as a key regulator of visual cycle genes, reveal for the first time the functional role of LHX2 in the RPE, and suggest the possible regulation of visual cycle genes by common miRNAs. SOX9 regulates visual cycle gene expression 2 The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is essential for supporting the survival and function of retinal photoreceptor cells (1). One of the key functions of the RPE is enzymatic regeneration of the photoreceptor visual chromophore (11-cisretinal) through the visual cycle, a cyclical pathway consisting of a series of enzymatic reactions in which each step converts retinoid intermediates into a substrate for the next step (2). Illustrating the importance of the visual cycle, mutations affecting nearly every step of this pathway can cause retinal degeneration (2). Major RPE-expressed components of the visual cycle are three enzymes (RPE65, LRAT, and RDH5), two retinoid carrier proteins (RLBP1 and RBP1), and a modulator (RGR), which work sequentially to regenerate and continuously supply 11-cis-retinal to retinal photoreceptors. Although efficient functioning of the visual cycle requires coordinated expression of its various components, and some progress has been made in defining the cis-regulatory elements involved in transcriptional regulation of individual visual cycle genes such as Rpe65 and Rlbp1 (3-7), only limited studies have addressed the regulatory mechanisms that coordinate expression across the visual cycle genes. Rapid downregulation of multiple visual cycle genes has been reported in different stress conditions. After exposure of albino mice to bright light (light damage), transcripts for all known visual cycle proteins in the RPE decreased within 24 h (8). Similar downregulation of visual cycle genes was observed after retinal detachment created in mice (8). Injection of sodium iodate (NaIO3), an oxidizing agent known to induce selective RPE cell death followed by retinal degeneration, resulted in downregulation of RPE65, LRAT, and RLBP1 within 2 days (9,10). These findings support the idea that pandownregulation of visual cycle genes may be a general response of RPE cells to stress (8). However, the regulatory mechanisms leading to such pan-downregulation are still largely unknown. Among the key transcription factors required for RPE specification and differentiation are microphthalmia associated transcription factor (MITF) (11) and orthodenticle homeobox 2 (OTX2) (12). Disruption of either gene or their upstream regulator β-catenin in mouse RPE results in transdifferentiation of the RPE into neural retina-like tissues (12-14). The critical role of OTX2 in RPE development is well documented (12,15); its importance in maintaining adult RPE functions has also recently been reported (16). In our previous studies, we identified SRY (sexdetermining region Y)-box 9 (SOX9) as a key regulator that activates the human BEST1 promoter in the RPE through interaction with MITF and OTX2 (17). SOX transcription factors are important regulators of organogenesis and promote the assembly of transcriptional complexes by facilitating interaction between distant binding sites (18). In the retina, SOX9 is expressed in retinal progenitor cells before birth, but its expression becomes restricted to Müller glia postnatally (19,20). Conditional inactivation of Sox9 in mouse retina revealed an essential role for SOX9 in the differentiation and/or survival of postnatal Müller glial cells (20). In mouse RPE, SOX9 protein is strongly and continuously detected from early embryonic to adult stages (20). LHX2, a member of the LIM homeobox family (21), plays an essential role in early eye development, particularly in the transition of the optic vesicle into the optic cup (22,23). In the retina, Lhx2 expression is detected in the optic vesicle as early as embryonic day 8.5 (E8.5) and throughout the neural retina before birth, but it becomes largely restricted to Müller glia postnatally (22,24). This sequence of expression is notably similar to that of Sox9, and both genes are expressed predominantly in Müller glia in the mature retina (20,22,25). In the RPE, however, the expression and function of LHX2 has not been described. Of interest, Sox9 has been identified as a direct target of LHX2 in mouse skin keratinocytes, suggesting a possible direct link between the two factors (26). In addition to transcriptional control, there are important controls at the post-transcriptional level. For example, growing evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) play critical roles in various biological processes including cellular responses to stress by controlling gene expression through mRNA degradation or translational inhibition (27-29). MicroRNAs are 19-22 nucleotide non-coding RNAs and bind to short sequences in the 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) of target mRNAs that are complementary to nucleotides 2–7 of the miRNAs ('seed'). Of SOX9 regulates visual cycle gene expression 3 interest, RPE65 was predicted as a target of a subset of miRNAs that were downregulated during RPE differentiation of human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), suggesting the possible role of miRNAs in regulating RPE65 during RPE development (30). In this study, we have begun to elucidate the mechanisms regulating the possible coordination of visual cycle gene expression, with a focus on RPE65, RLBP1, and RGR. Here, we describe a core transcriptional network of SOX9, OTX2 and LHX2 that controls expression of multiple visual cycle genes. We report that Sox9 inactivation in mature mouse RPE significantly decreases expression of several visual cycle genes. We also show that LHX2 is highly expressed in mature RPE, and that expression of SOX9 and LHX2 proteins overlaps in the nuclei of Müller glia and RPE cells in adult mice. Furthermore, we show that the 3'UTR of the visual cycle genes share binding sites for common miRNAs, suggesting that visual cycle genes may also be coordinately regulated at the post-transcriptional level. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURES Plasmid construction–Promoter-luciferase constructs were made with DNA fragments containing human RPE65 –703 to +51 (RPE65703/+51), RLBP1 –520 to +59 (RLBP1-520/+59), and RGR –565 to +36 bp (RGR-565/+36). These fragments were generated by PCR using human genomic DNA as template with primers in Supplemental Table S1, and cloned into pGL2Basic (Promega, Madison, WI). Expression vectors for human SOX9, OTX2, and MITF were made previously (17,31,32). To construct an expression vector for human LHX2, cDNA was generated by RT-PCR using RNA from M1 human RPE primary cells (17) with primers listed (Supplemental Table S1), and inserted downstream of the CMV promoter in pcDNA3.1/Myc-His(-) B vector (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) . To construct luciferase-3'UTR vectors, DNA fragments of the 3'UTR of human RPE65, RLBP1, RGR, SOX9, OTX2, and LHX2 were generated by PCR using human genomic DNA as template with primer pairs listed (Supplemental Table S1), and cloned downstream of the coding region of firefly luciferase gene in pmirGLO Dual-Luciferase vector (Promega). Five miR-137 sites are present in the 3'UTR of RPE65 and designated as Sites 15 from 5' to 3'. For RLBP1, a single miR-137 site is found. Mutated 3'UTR fragments were generated by PCR using the wild-type constructs as template with long primers containing a mutated miRNA site in the middle (GCAA to CGTT) and primers located at each end of the 3'UTR (Supplemental Table S1). The mutated sites in RPE65 were designated as m1-m5, and as m in RLBP1. Mutated DNA fragments were inserted into pmirGLO in the same manner as described above. Generation of Sox9 conditional knockout in mouse RPE–All mice were treated in accordance with the Federal Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. To conditionally inactivate Sox9 in RPE cells, Sox9 mice (33) were mated with BEST1-cre mice in which Cre recombinase is driven by the human BEST1 promoter (34). Both mouse lines were established on the C57BL/6J background by backcrossing for more than 8 generations. In BEST1-cre mice, Cre expression is detected in the RPE from postnatal day 10 (P10) onward (34). Mouse genotyping was performed by PCR of tail DNA with primers listed (Supplemental Table S1). Cell culture–Human RPE cell line D407 was cultured as reported (35). Human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cells (36) were cultured as recommended by the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC, Manassas, VA). Human fetal RPE (hfRPE) cells (ScienCell, Carlsbad, CA) were plated at 5,000 cells/cm and cultured on matrigel


Nd 3+ , Er 3+ single-doped and Nd 3+ /Er 3+ codoped tellurite glasses were prepared via a melt-quenching technique, and their optical transition properties were studied in the framework of Judd-Ofelt theory. The differential excited state absorption cross section from 4 I 13/2 to 4 I 11/2 was obtained based on the McCumber theory; furthermore, the optical gain coefficient spectrum for 4 I 11/2 → 4 I 13/2 transition was calculated. The energy transfers 4 F 3/2 (Nd 3+ )+ 4I 15/2 (Er 3+ )→ 4 I 9/2 (Nd 3+ )+ 4 I 9/2 (Er 3+ ) and 4 I 13/2 (Er 3+ )+ 4 I 9/2 (Nd 3+ )→ 4 I 15/2 (Er 3+ )+ 4 I 15/2 (Nd 3+ ) in the codoped sample were analyzed by using Foster-Dexter theory and Inokuti-Hirayama's model, respectively ; meanwhile, the energy transfer rates for both the energy transfer processes were confirmed. The results indicated that Nd 3+ may be a good sensitizer for Er 3+ to obtain intense mid-infrared emission, and that Nd 3+ /Er 3+ codoped tellurite glass may be a good candidate media for mid-infrared lasers.


Brinkerhoff's Success Case Method (SCM) was developed with the specific purpose of assessing the impact of organizational interventions (e.g., training and coaching) on business goals by analyzing extreme groups using case study techniques and storytelling. As an efficient and cost-effective method of evaluative inquiry, SCM is attractive in other contexts as well, although few examples of such uses are to be found in the published literature. However, modifications of the SCM concept and design are sometimes necessary for implementing the approach in nonprofit environments where business goals are not necessarily an explicit objective. This method note demonstrates how SCM was modified and extended to a social service context, in which the program evaluated was aimed at reducing chronic homelessness and unemployment. Modifications included defining success in a nonprofit setting and adding a time-series element to the design features of traditional SCM to increase methodological rigor.


PURPOSE: To obtain new compounds having 5-membered rings such as imidazole, tetrazole, thiazole or thiadiazole, etc., having aggregation inhibition effect useful for treatment of thrombosis, cerebrovascular diseases, pulmonary embolism, heart failure and arteriosclerosis. CONSTITUTION: A compd. of the formula I [(wherein A is cyano or 2-4C cyanoalkyl, etc.; B is a bond, alkylene, alkenylene or (substd.) phenylene, etc.; C is (substd.) phenylene or indalene, etc.; D is OH, alkoxy or (substd.) phenylene, etc.; E is a bond, (substd.) 1-5C alkylene or (substd.) 2-5C alkenylene, etc.; F is carbonyl, etc., not bonded to a hetero atom of the group D or E; R 2 is H, Cl, Br, 1-7C alkyl or aryl, etc.] is dehydrated and subjected to ring closure, to obtain a 5-membered heterocyclic compd. (its tautomer, stereoisomer or salt) expressed by the formula II (wherein the 5-membered ring does not denote pyrrolidine, proline, pyrrolinone or pyrrolidinone and contains one or more carbon atom(s); each of X 1 -X 5 is a group of the formulae III-V). COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO


Skeletal siloxane bonding structure of nanocrystalline MEL pure silica zeolite film was investigated. Nanocrystalline zeolite (nc-zeolite) suspension was prepared by the two-stage hydrothermal treatment, and thin film was obtained by spin-coating. After a quantitative analysis of Fourier-transform infrared spectra with the variable incidence angles of light probe, skeletal complex dielectric function concerning the siloxane bond vibration was derived in the 1400–400 cm–1 range. Then, the widening of the AS1-(LO-TO) frequency splitting width and the enhancement of the normalized integrated oscillator strength of AS vibration mode were observed in the nc-zeolite film in comparison with those of sol–gel derived amorphous silica film. Those improvements must be attributed to the increased siloxane network connectivity and the crystal structure of zeolite. The effect of the UV assist anneal was also discussed.


The present invention provides a new architectural structural system - The multilayer structure of large span prestressed double arch, which is a multilayer large space modern architecture arches and prestressed concrete technique of combining is characterized by the arch high vector as large bays even layer, a large span arch the odd layers, an even layer between the large bays arch. The present invention is particularly suitable for more than 30 meters span multi-storey industrial and civil buildings, land conservation can be achieved, high material saving, space utilization purpose.


In the context of contemporary vicissitudes, this article examines how Lonergan's grasp of the meaning of redemption illuminates our understanding of Christian conversion. Lonergan's Law of the Cross implies that the effectiveness of Christian conversion hinges on one's antecedent willingness to undertake suffering for the sake of the transformation of evil into good. His analogies for Christ's salvific work with the sacrament of reconciliation and with friendship further clarify the christomorphic, penitential, and community-building character of conversion, which proceeds from the total, transformative, and diffusive falling into friendship with God.


Assessment of client satisfaction has become an administrative and a practical reality; it is important measure of the quality of services. Satisfaction studies provide feedback on how well the service is functioning according to clients' perception and what changes might be required to meet clients' expectation. Satisfaction affects service utilization; satisfied mothers will have optimum utilization of delivery service. This study assessed satisfaction with institutional delivery service and factors affecting their satisfaction, among mothers who gave birth in public health centers of Omo Nada district, south west Ethiopia. A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted on 391mothers who gave birth in selected public health centers of Omo Nada district, south west of Addis Ababa. The total sample was allocated to four health centers, based on expected pregnancy in their catchment area. Sample mothers were selected using systematic random sampling, list of mothers registered on delivery registration books of each health center were used as a sampling frame. Pre-tested structured questionnaire was used, 5 data collectors with diploma were recruited. Collected data were entered in to EPIDATA 3.0, and exported to SPSS version 16. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted. The overall satisfaction with institutional delivery service was 255(65.2%). Major satisfaction was recorded with supportiveness of the provider and cleanliness of delivery room. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis result, mothers who had ANC follow up had two fold increased satisfaction, [AOR= 2.05, 95% CI 1.33, 4.75]. Those who planned their pregnancy were 2.85 times more likely satisfied than those did not, [AOR=2.85 with 95%CI 1.56, 5.21]. This study showed ANC attendance, utilization of maternity waiting home (MWH) service, planned status of the pregnancy, distance and cleanliness of the toilet during delivery service were significant predicators of mothers' satisfaction with the service. Utilization of MWH and ANC attendance during pregnancy significantly increases mothers' satisfaction with institutional delivery service. On the other hand, mothers with unplanned pregnancy showed decreased satisfaction.


The Korean Women's Development Institute is a member of the Asian Women's Resource Exchange, a network of women's information and resource centers in Asia which promotes the use of electronic networking for resource and information sharing.


Artistic conception plays an important role in the creation and appreciation of Chinese garden art.Religion gardens own their unique religious spirits,sense of faiths,cultural mentalities and creative techniques of gardens.The artistic conception builds mainly through atchitectures and plants.This article discoursed the building of artistic conception of religion gardens from the side of landscepe plants.


Tsunami bore induced scour around inland structures on a sand foundation was investigated. Three model structures were investigated, a square prism, a diamond prism, and a cylinder. The experiments were carried out in a 14m long, 1.2m wide and 0.8m deep wave flume with a horizontal floor. A tsunami bore was simulated by the almost instantaneous opening of a sluice gate which impounded a large volume of water. The model square prism was constructed using acrylic sheets with a cross section of 300x300mm and 600mm high. The diamond prism was the square prism with its sides orientated at 45 degrees to the flow direction. The cylinder was also made from acrylic, with a diameter of 300mm and 600mm high. The foundation was built using sand with mean diameter 0.85mm. The building embedment depth was varied from 0mm to 250mm to investigate the effects on maximum scour depth. The experiments were conducted at various bore strengths, and the following measurements were made: (1) the scour profile around the structure, (2) the maximum scour depth during the impact of the bore, and (3) the maximum scour depth after the water level receded. The scour profile and the maximum scour depths were measured using a combination of videos, point gauges, and photography. It was observed that the maximum scour depth during and after the bore impact increased with increasing bore strength. Structure shape had a significant influence on the maximum scour depth. The diamond prism and the cylinder reduced the maximum scour depth by approximately 9% and 25%, respectively, compared with the square prism. It was also found that, as the embedment depth was increased the maximum scour depth increased, but the scour depth relative to the underside of the structure decreased to the point where no undermining occurred.


Two different HPLC methods were developed to determine the oxygen heterocyclic compounds in citrus essential oils. Five different citrus essential oils (lemon, bergamot, mandarin, sweet orange and bitter orange) were analyzed under identical conditions by reversed phase (RP) HPLC with Photodiode Array detector (PDA), for a direct comparison of the composition of their oxygen heterocyclic fraction. One method (A) was developed on a conventional C18 column (15 cm x 4.6 mm, 5 μ m p.s.), while a fast (3 cm x 4.6 mm, 3 μm p.s.) C18 column was used for the second method (B). Once method A was optimized, pH effect was also evaluated both on separation efficiency and peak symmetry. Both the developed methods were found to be suitable for the direct comparison of the five oils. Method A gave good separation in sixteen minutes. Method B, gave lower resolution, but was suitable for rapid screening or fingerprinting of the oil and fast direct comparison of the five different oils, with sufficient separation being obtained in less than eight minutes.


Abstract Purpose: This study aimed to reconfigure nation branding theories and concepts through infrastructure financing intervention. Research methodology: Data were collected using a QUAL to QUAN sequential mixed methods. Results: Qualitative research informed that the infrastructure that is required for nation branding to be road networks; airports; Information Communication Technologies (ICTs); reliable power supply; industrial facilities; tourism facilities; healthcare facilities; educational facilities; educational facilities; and residential accommodation. These were then classified into two, namely, economic and social infrastructure. Results from quantitative research showed that there is a positive relationship between nation branding and infrastructure financing. Also, it showed that road infrastructure and airports were the most related to nation branding with public-private partnerships and bilateral/multilateral loans to finance their development, respectively. Limitations: As a result of the COVID-19, the research did not manage to have some focus groups for a depth understanding and comprehensive response of the participants. Contribution: The results will help the Zimbabwean government consider developing the road networks and airports to enhance the nation's brand.


Abstract : Sensor observations of mobile time-critical, or pop-up targets are typically brief and punctuated by long, irregularly sized invervals. However, maintaining or at least estimating the positions and motions of time-critical targets is of utmost importance for reducing their threat to naval aviators and other naval assets. The TEMMPTS software tool processes data from a variety of sources to determine the regions where time-critical targets are most likely to be found, and thus forms the first link in an estimate-search destroy chain for such targets. Presented here is an overview of the TEMMPTS project, a description of some of the most important design objectives for the TEMMPTS tool, and a discussion of the work underway to meet those objectives.


During the flight of Apollo 13, an oxygen tank blew up threatening the lives of the astronauts. When it happened, James Lovell Jr. told the Houston control center, "Hey Houston, we 've had a problem here." Although not as catastrophic, software developers productivity is being threatened by an inundation of information: source code is easier and easier to traverse and to find, email inboxes are stuffed to capacity, RSS feeds provide a continual stream of technology updates, and so on. To enable software developers to work more effectively, software engineering researchers often deliver tools, which produce even more information. The effect of more and more tools producing more and more information is placing developers into overload. It would be reasonable to here a software developer utter, "Houston: We are in overload"! In this talk, I will discuss the quagmire in which software developers are finding themselves, discuss how they are coping based on data collected from the activity of developers, and suggest ways of helping developers regain control.


tradition (p. 43). The editors might better have chosen authors to examine Bush's idea in its economic, political, and ideological contexts. Considerations of the growth of big science, the Cold War, and the post-World War II belief in the supremacy of science and technology are more likely keys to the meaning of Memex than utopian literary traditions. Norman Meyrowitz comes closest to a social perspective when he quotes Bush on the manned space program: "The welfare of the children depends far more upon effective libraries than it does on the collecting of a bucket of Talcum powder from the moon" (p. 298). Here exists an entry point for comprehending Memex as a historical construct. Yet Meyrowitz turns from doing history when he states that the problem in the 1990s is probably not the space program, but other programs that expend funds needed to build our "intellectual superstructure" (p. 298). Instead, this collection presents an intriguing discussion of the present impossibility of Bush's central notion of trails and trailblazing. Classicist Gregory Crane, in an essay entitled "Aristotle's Library," doubts its pos sibility in the absence of a "common library" such as that studied by 19th-century scholars. Authors Theodor H. Nelson, Linda C. Smith, Tim Oren, and Randall H. Trigg consider Memex more directly, discussing in detail current achievements such as CD-ROMs and the multimedia capa bilities of recent computers. In the collection's concluding essay, Trigg allows that modern technology can support "sequential renderings of non-linear information, or trails" (p. 363). What is missing, however, is the very feature that made Bush's idea so visionary and exciting to the scholar: the ability to wander through "trailblazable forests," or "large corpi of heterogeneous online material." Preventing this are issues of security and copyright, the limitations of optical-scanning technology, and fragmented information sources plagued by the absence of technical standards. Nonetheless, Bush's greatest legacy might well turn out not to be the differential analyzer, the wartime achievements in research and devel opment, or even his cranky, devastatingly apt critique of manned space flight, but rather Memex.


The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the area and weight of removable dentures could influence patients' satisfaction with their dentures. The weight and area (projected area on occlusal plane) of 37 maxillary removable resin-based dentures fabricated in Okayama University Hospital were measured. Full consent from all of the denture users examined in this study was obtained prior to the test. Examination of the visual analogue scale (VAS) for denture satisfaction (0-100%) was performed for 13 users of these dentures. Statistical correlation between the denture areas and the number of missing teeth, and between denture weights and the number of missing teeth was examined. Statistical correlation between the VAS satisfaction level for dentures and the area⁄number of missing teeth, and between the VAS satisfaction level for dentures and the weight⁄number of missing teeth was also examined. A positive correlation was observed between the area of the denture base and the number of missing teeth (r = 0.854, p<0.001). A positive correlation was also observed between denture weight and the number of missing teeth (r = 0.842, p<0.001). According to the increase of the number of missing teeth, the area and weight of dentures increased. Therefore, the statistical level was estimated by dividing area and weight by the number of missing teeth. Positive correlation was observed between the VAS satisfaction level and the area⁄number of missing teeth (r = 0.645, p=0.017); in contrast, no statistical correlation was observed between the VAS satisfaction level and the weight⁄number of missing teeth. A positive correlation was observed between patients' satisfaction and area of the denture base⁄number of missing teeth. Patients' satisfaction with removable maxillary dentures did not depend merely on decreasing the size of the denture base.


The biological characteristics of Setora postornata was systematically described by means of observation in nature and laboratory.The research shows that Setora postornata occurs two generations per year at Mt.Mogan in Zhejiang Provice and overwinters with elder larva in the soil.Its pupae hatch at the beginning of May,and adults appear at the end of May.The method of injection pesticides in bored holes on trunks was firstly applied to controlling  Setora postornata on Platanus acerifolia,P. orientalis,and P. occidentalis.Omethoate 40EC,methamidophos 50EC and monocrotophos 50 aqueous solution were injected into the main brances of three Platanus species before larva,appearing two weeks,and the average corrected mortality of larva could reach 84 8%,82 6% and 85 5%.


The complete expressions which are necessary to determine the elastic constants of lead molybdate single crystals (PbMoO4, briefly called PMO) have been derived from Christof-fel equation describing the elastic waves in anisotropic solids. Pulse-Echo-Overlap ultrasonic velocities measurements were made for fourteen different modes on five differently oriented single-crystal specimens. This set of date has been used to calculate its seven independent room-temperature clastic-stiffness constants. In units of 10~(11) dyn/cm2, Cn = 10.459 C_(33) = 9.244 C_(44) = 2.608 C66 = 3.522 C_(12) = 5.473 C_(13)= 5.201 C_(16) = 1.802.


Brain injury in necrotizing enterocolitis requires an influx of gut-derived IFN-γ–releasing T lymphocytes into the developing mouse and human brain. Elucidating the gut-brain connection in necrotizing enterocolitis Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease of premature infants characterized by acute intestinal necrosis and long-term neurological dysfunction, through mechanisms that are poorly understood. In new work, Zhou et al. study a neonatal mouse model of NEC, human brain autopsy specimens from infants with and without NEC, and human and mouse brain organoids. They report that CD4+ T lymphocytes, partially of intestinal origin, damage the developing brain of neonatal mice in the setting of NEC through the release of IFN-γ. These findings suggest that early management of intestinal injury, or control of the lymphocyte response, could improve neurological impairment in children with NEC. Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) causes acute intestinal necrosis in premature infants and is associated with severe neurological impairment. In NEC, Toll-like receptor 4 is activated in the intestinal epithelium, and NEC-associated brain injury is characterized by microglial activation and white matter loss through mechanisms that remain unclear. We now show that the brains of mice and humans with NEC contained CD4+ T lymphocytes that were required for the development of brain injury. Inhibition of T lymphocyte influx into the brains of neonatal mice with NEC reduced inflammation and prevented myelin loss. Adoptive intracerebroventricular delivery of gut T lymphocytes from mice with NEC into Rag1−/− recipient mice lacking CD4+ T cells resulted in brain injury. Brain organoids derived from mice with or without NEC and from human neuronal progenitor cells revealed that IFN-γ release by CD4+ T lymphocytes induced microglial activation and myelin loss in the organoids. IFN-γ knockdown in CD4+ T cells derived from mice with NEC abrogated the induction of NEC-associated brain injury after adoptive transfer to naïve Rag1−/− recipient mice. T cell receptor sequencing revealed that NEC mouse brain-derived T lymphocytes shared homology with gut T lymphocytes from NEC mice. Intraperitoneal injection of NEC gut-derived CD4+ T lymphocytes into naïve Rag1−/− recipient mice induced brain injury, suggesting that gut-derived T lymphocytes could mediate neuroinflammation in NEC. These findings indicate that NEC-associated brain injury may be induced by gut-derived IFN-γ–releasing CD4+ T cells, suggesting that early management of intestinal inflammation in children with NEC could improve neurological outcomes.


An auxiliary device for rotating alfalfa in air flow with waste air recycling was designed in this study. The motion characteristics of rotating alfalfa in air flow and the new crafts of herbage drying for drying homogeneity were studied. An aerodynamic model of alfalfa segments was established based on the result of the experiment on alfalfa rotation in air flow. The movement of alfalfa segments was analyzed using kinematic simulation. The movement trail and the behavior of alfalfa rotation in air flow were tested and verified. Experimental results revealed that the effect of alfalfa rotation in air flow depends on the air flow parameters and the mechanism of the new device. The influence of drying air flow velocity, initial velocity, and air flow angle were analyzed using a nonlinear regression orthogonal design and rotating alfalfa in air flow and building mathematical models of rotating alfalfa parameters on experimental criteria to optimize the parameters of alfalfa drying homogeneity. MATLAB was used for single-target optimization and experimental verification. Optimized drying parameters were ascertained (i.e., air flow velocity, 2.82 m/s; initial velocity, 0.05 m/s; air flow angle, 5.0° to 5.5°) based on the simulation of the alfalfa drying study and experimental result.


One of the English language skills that has to be mastered by Senior High School Students in Indonesia is skill in EFL reading. This research was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of using the Think-Aloud Strategy in teaching EFL reading. It also investigated the students' responses to the implementation of the Think-Aloud Strategy in teaching EFL reading. A quasi-experimental design with pre and post-tests was used for this research. Two classes, each with 25 second grade students from SMA Lab school in Banda Aceh were chosen as the sample for the research using a random sampling technique. The reading tests (pre and post-tests) and a questionnaire were used as the instruments for the research. The data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics with SPSS 20 . The results showed that the use of the Think-Aloud Strategy improved the experimental group (EG) students' reading scores and then, these students also gave positive responses to the use of the strategy in teaching-learning EFL reading. Therefore, the hypothesi of this research were accepted. This means that the use of the Think Aloud Strategy significantly improved the students' EFL reading scores as compared with those students who were taught EFL reading by using a conventional EFL reading strategy. The EG students also gave positive responses to the implementaion of the strategy in teaching EFL reading. It can be concluded that the use of this strategy significantly improved the second grade, year 11, students' EFL reading ability.


Due to their complexity in the morphological character of multi-branch cotton,it is hard to simulate the morphogenesis of cotton.The objective of the study was to construct a simulation model with morphological characters based on GDD(growing degree day) and Logistic equation.An experiment for model establishment was conducted using two cultivars(Meimian 33B and Jifeng 908) with three repetitions.The length and width of leaf,the length of petiole,the length and diameter of internode,the height and diameter of boll were determined from three-leaf stage to the stationary length of leaf on main stem.The result was as follows:(1) GDD and IGDD were quantitied through integrating the quantitative connection of every organ of cotton and the relationship of morphological indices to the effective cumulative temperature,the growing degree day and initial growing degree day of every organ in cotton were quantitied.(2) The major influencing factors of temperature and sunlight were quantitied.The temperature and sunshine hours effect factor model was constructed using mathematical modeling method,which can be explained and reflected better by effect factor in practice.(3) According to the pot experiment data in the field of Agricultural University of Hebei in 2006,through analyzing the effects of temperature and sunshine hours on morphogenesis formation in cotton,potential length and width of different cotton organs were quantitied.(4) By quantifying relationship of morphogenesis formation to temperature and sunshine hours,an ecological model of cotton morphogenesis was constructed with the rule of "the same similar".The model is based on GDD and Logistic equation,which can predict the morphologic indices such as the length and width of leaf,the length of petiole,the length and diameter of internode,the height and diameter of boll.The model was validated with independent dataset from experiment in Nanjing in 2006,the results showed that the RMSEs between simulated and observed value for length and width of leaf on main stem,length of petiole on main stem,length and width of internode on main stem,length and width of leaf on sympodial stem,length of petiole on sympodial stem,length and width of internodes on sympodial stem,boll height and diameter was 0.48,0.65,0.53,0.09 0.02,0.55,0.28,0.23,0.14,0.17,0.20,and 0.11 cm,respectively,which indicated that the present model has a good performance in predicting the dynamics of each organ size in cotton growth process.


I received an e-mail message about antiperspirants causing breast cancer. Something about the "pits" not being able to release toxins that are normally released when sweating. I just wanted to verify before I went out and started forwarding this. You aren't giving yourself enough credit! Rather than clueless, you are smart to check out the validity of the e-mail message you received. Though e-mail and the Web have the power to connect us to lots of great information, they also have the power to bring a whole lot of "spam" into our lives. And this includes many half-truths, deceptive descriptions, and urban myths. there is no conclusive evidence to substantiate the claim that antiperspirant use is linked with the development of breast cancer. The mass e-mail described suggests that it is a buildup of "toxins," inhibited from leaving the body through the underarm lymph nodes by antiperspirant use, which is responsible for the abnormal cell growth of breast cancer. In reality, while the lymph nodes do clear some toxins from the body, they do not release toxins through sweating. Sweating is done through sweat glands, and the lymph nodes are not connected to these sweat glands. Besides, most cancer-causing toxins are removed from the body by the kidneys or liver.


Developing selective courses is a shining point of P.E.courses innovation in universities and colleges as well as a difficult point.The paper uses the documents,questionnaire and so on,discusses and analyzes the present situation of football selective course in our institute,puts forward some active suggestions for the football selective course.


By considering the model generating the sum of two or more series, it is shown that the mixed ARMA model is the one most likely to occur. As most economic series are both aggregates and are measured with error it follows that such mixed models will often be found in practice. If such a model is found, the possibility of resolving the series into simple components is considered both theoretically and for simulated data.


The utility model discloses a low-oxygen experiment cabin. A nitrogen source and an oxygen source are connected outside a cabin body, and a nitrogen concentration monitor, an oxygen concentration monitor, a temperature and humidity monitoring meter and a temperature control device are installed in the cabin body. All kinds of signals are processed through a processing region, and the working state of a nitrogen flow control valve, the working state of an oxygen flow control valve and the working state of the temperature control device are controlled. By means of the low-oxygen experiment cabin, because the temperature, humidity, oxygen concentration and nitrogen concentration of the interior of the experiment cabin are monitored and the signals are processed through a processor and are then used for controlling the flow control valves and the temperature control device, simulation environment of the interior of the cabin body is monitored and adjusted in real time, and automatic processing is achieved. Because the cabin body is provided with a glass inspection window, conditions inside the cabin body can be seen from outside, and the cabin body can be subjected to disinfecting processing through an ultraviolet lamp and an ozone disinfector after an experiment is completed.


According to the light-use effi ciency model, diff erential biomass production among willow clones may be attributed to either the diff erences in the amount of light intercepted, or the effi ciency with which the intercepted light is converted to aboveground biomass, or both. We tested this model on a second-rotation willow coppice in its fi rst growing season at an existing genetic selection trial at Tully, NY. We investigated the variation in aboveground biomass production (AGBP) in relation to the percent incoming radiation intercepted (IPARF) and light-use effi ciency (e) for fi ve willow clones grown in a short-rotation woody crop (SRWC) system. Th e study was conducted during a 2-month period (June 15 to August 15, 2001) when growing conditions were deemed most favorable. Th e objectives were to: (1) assess the relative importance of IPARF in explaining variation in AGBP; and (2) identify the key drivers of variation in e from a suite of measured leaf and canopylevel traits. We hypothesized that variation in AGBP would be more closely related to IPARF than e and that e variation would be closely related to traits that maximized canopy photosynthesis. AGBP varied nearly threefold among genotypes (3.55 to 10.02 Mg ha), while e spanned a twofold range (1.21 to 2.52 g MJ). At peak leaf area index (LAI), IPARF ranged from 66 percent to 92 percent. Nonetheless, AGBP was strongly related to IPARF and e. An additive model combining photosynthesis on leaf area basis, leaf mass per unit area, and light extinction coeffi cient produced the most compelling predictors of e. Th e results suggest that in a post-coppice willow, the ability to maximize IPARF and e early in the growing season is advantageous for maximizing biomass production. From these clonal diff erences, productivity and yield improvements can be achieved by selection of superior genotypes in the short-rotation coppice system.


The parallel paradigm is accepted as playing a role of ever increasing imponance. As expressed by Andrews (1975) quoted in Gelernter (1985, p. 80), there are "three basic kinds of mechanism, and three corresponding models of concurrent programming: monitors (shared variables), messages passing, and remott! operations." The Linda model, first defined in 1983 by David Gelernter, represents a new founh model. Linda provides "mechanisms for inter-process communication, process creation, anci inter-process synchronisation" (Berndt, 1989, p. 1), in the fonn of six Linda operators, that are injected into a host language producing a parallel dialect of the host language. Processes communicate and synchronise by adding to, reading, and possibly removing "information structured as tuples" (Yuen and Wong, 1990, p. 2) from a common data area called the tuple space. The programming language C was originally designed by Dennis Ritchie. Like Linda it is very simple in its dtsign. C compilers for different machine architectures are widely available. Furthermore, as Kerninghan and Ritchie (1988, p. xi) point out, "C is not tied to any particular hardware or system'. These lWO factor.: make systems written in C portable. This thesis describes the embedding of Linda into C resulting in DOS-C-Linda. DOS-C-Linda is targeted for an environment of PC's (Personal Computers) running DOS (Disk Operating System) linked by a LAN (Local Area Network) accessed through NetBlOS. The Linda operators are injected via a Linda library. The tuple space and PC's Edith Cowan University Stephan Heuermann


Assiut District represents an important part of central Nile Valley. It is a complex district containing many big industries, urbanization and agricultural activities. These activities can lead to the pollution of agricultural soil with toxic heavy metals. The aim of this work is the assessment of potential risks of these metals in soils using pollution indices; Enrichment Factor (EF), Index of Geoaccumulation (Igeo), Contamination Factor (CF), Ecological Risk Factor (Er), Degree of Contamination (Cd), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and Potential Ecological Risk Index (PERI). The present study calculated the mentioned indices for eight heavy metals; As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn. Pollution indices calculations revealed that the investigated area can considered generally moderately polluted with the studied heavy metals. The emission of heavy metals from the factories as well as agricultural practices, urban runoff and sewage stations in the zone may be the source of that pollution. Consequently, control methods must be functional to the area adjacent to the factories to diminish the pollution. Finally, the studied cultivated soils showed low pollution than other cultivated soils in Australia, Canada, Germany, Tanzania, Netherlands, USA, as well as other areas in Egypt.


A twisted nematic liquid crystal display (TN-LCD) from a video projector was characterized for phase modulation. It was found to have a phase modulation of approximately 1.5 to 2(pi) with consistently flat amplitude. Using this knowledge a fast Fourier transformed complex 2D frequency domain image was encoded with 2, 4, 8, and 16 levels of phase modulation. The LCD was then used to display the phase-mostly computer generated (CG) matched filter, known as a kinoform, in the Fourier plane of a 4-f correlator. An intensity modulated LCD was used to display input information to the correlator. Results showed that a CG multi-level phase filter had similar correlation peaks to a CG binary phase filter, but there was a less likely chance of detecting a character or image that was similar to the inverted image used to generate the matched filter. Further study was done with the autocorrelation of images as well as detecting an image amongst other images using an 8 level phase-mostly matched filter.


The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of the aqueous leaf extract of Sarcocephalus latifolius (Rubiaceae), a medicinal plant much appreciated by african populations in general and ivoirians in particular, on the reproductive parameters of male Wistar rats. To achieve this work, forty adult male rats were divided into four groups of ten. The first group (control) received distilled water. The second, third and fourth groups were daily gauged with 1 ml of aqueous leaves extract, at the respective doses of 250; 500 and 1000 mg/kg body weight (bw), for 60 days. On day thirty-one of the treatment, five (5) rats of each lot were sacrificed and the rest, on day sixty-one. Parameters such as body weight, weight of androgen dependent organs, sperm number, motility and morphology, LH, FSH and testosterone levels of these rats were investigated. The results showed a significant increase in fresh weight (p


layer for power management is presented in this paper.In the model,real power manageable components can be organized in virtual power manageable components.Through the unified power status transfer functions;embedded operating systems can manage the power of real or abstract power manageable component without taking care of the details of power management in different hardware platforms.So,the portability of the embedded operating systems is improved.


Cystoscopic, urographic and voiding cystogram findings on 75 consecutive patients with urinary bilharziasis have been presented. 8 cases (14 ureters) showed grade 3 vesicoureteric reflux. An attempt has been made to identify the group of patients likely to have reflux and Should be selected for mi.cturating cystogram. A8pects of management of this disorder have been briefly discussed and it has been Suggested that bilharzia associated vesico-ureteric reflux is thlikely to resolve on expectaht measures alone. Introduction. Gelfand as early as 1948 first suggested the causal association between urinary bilharziasis and vesico-ureteric reflux. Its exact incidence is difficult to establish as voiding cystogram is not routinely performed in schistosoma haematobium infection of the urinary tract but has been reported between 3% (Weinberg and Gelfand* 1968} and 13% {Lehman et al, 1973). This paper reports its incidence in Zambia along with an analysis of the clinico-pathological features of the patients with vesico-ureteric reflux. On the basis of clinical, cystoscopic and urographic findings an attempt has also been made to identify patients of urinary bilharzia§is with higher risk of reflux. Patients and Methods 75 consecutive adult Zambian males (mean age 30 year§} with urinary tract bilharziasis diagnosed by cysto-biopsy underwent micturating cystogram. During cystoscopy under general anaesthesia, the extent and, distribution of Sandy patches, appearance of the ureteric orifices and the bladder capacity were recorded. All patients also had preliminary intravenous urograms which were critically analysed with a view to identifying any characteristic appearance consistent with theprobable presence of reflux. Findings Refluxing patients (Table} 8 patients demonstrated grade 3 reflux; 6 bilateral and unilateral in the remaining 2. Extensive sandy patcho8 in the bladder muco8a were present in all 8 ca8Bs. The ureteric orifices were patulou8 on the refluxing 8ide8 in 4 cases. In others, poor visibility duo to reduced bladder capacity, led to failure of visualization of the ureteric orifices. The bladder capacity was grossly reduced (200 nd8 or less} in 4 cases. Radiological calcification of the urinary bladder was observed in 5 (68%} cases, one of these patients also had bilateral ureteric calcification. The urogr&m8 of 4 cases elaborated a characteristic disposition of the pelvic ureters (Figs. 1 & 2} an exaggerated lateral convexity with their apparent insertion at the vault of the bladder an appearance aptly described as ` `cow-horn' ' txpc of deformity (Umerah,1977}. A moderate to severe degree of upper tract dilatation VIas present in all cases; the dilatation was most marked in 4 cases with the characteristic ureteric deformity.


It is generally accepted that bird species/populations that migrate longer distances undertake less extensive moults than those that migrate shorter distances. First-year Bluethroats of two subspecies with different migratory distances (Luscinia svecica namnetum and L. s. cyanecula; the latter migrating the further of the two) were captured during the autumn migration period in 2012 in northern Iberia to test whether birds with longer migratory distances display less extensive post-juvenile moults than those that migrate less far. As predicted, the L. s. namnetum captured displayed more extensive moult in their greater coverts than the L. s. cyanecula but not in their tertials. However, due to the large degree of overlap between the two subspecies, moult extent does not seem to be a useful marker for separating these two subspecies.


Sea stars often function as keystone predators in food webs of intertidal and subtidal communities, especially in temperate and sub-polar regions. In South America the sea star Cosmasterias lurida is distributed along both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Patagonia and is one of the most conspicuous and abundant benthic predators in the shallow subtidal zone (<25 m). Its feeding strategy and prey selection are, however, still poorly known. This study describes the feeding behavior of C. lurida at a site in the Seno del Reloncaví (Chile), assessing its abundance, size and prey selection in the field relative to observed prey abundance and size along a bathymetric gradient. We hypothesized that C. lurida is a generalist predator, feeding on suitable prey according to their availability. However, we found that this predator only consumed a limited number (7 of 48) of potential prey species, primarily the slipper limpets Crepipatella spp. and the mussels Aulacomya ater and Mytilus chilensis. Electivity analysis revealed a clear preference for one mussel (A. ater) but not the other (M. chilensis) as well as depth-dependent selectivity for the slipper limpets, which changed from avoidance to preference with increasing depth. Sea star densities varied with depth, peaking between depths of 5 and 10 m, but the size of sea stars and the size of their prey did not vary significantly along a depth gradient. No significant correlations were found with the most commonly selected prey. These results would indicate that while this predator may be a generalist–opportunist, its feeding behavior is context-dependent and its high selectivity for certain species suggests that this sea star plays a key role structuring subtidal benthic communities in Patagonia.


This paper reports research results from a 2008 study of the social networks of school library media specialists (SLMS) in northTexas and a 2007/2008 survey of science teacherattitudes towards SLMS in north Texas. Analytic methodologies included: social network analysis, statistical analysis, and qualitative content analysis of interviews. Analyses of the results suggest that two key dimensions may provide a foundation for building relationships in the school social network: credibility and visibility. These dimensions may provide opportunities to strengthen the collaboration efforts between SLMS and science teachers.


A set of compressible flow relations describing flow properties across oblique shock waves, derived for a thermally perfect, calorically imperfect gas, is applied within the existing thermally perfect gas (TPG) computer code. The relations are based upon the specific heat expressed as a polynomial function of temperature. The updated code produces tables of compressible flow properties of oblique shock waves, as well as the original properties of normal shock waves and basic isentropic flow, in a format similar to the tables for normal shock waves found in NACA Rep. 1135. The code results are validated in both the calorically perfect and the calorically imperfect, thermally perfect temperature regimes through comparisons with the theoretical methods of NACA Rep. 1135. The advantages of the TPG code for oblique shock wave calculations, as well as for the properties of isentropic flow and normal shock waves, are its ease of use and its applicability to any type of gas (monatomic, diatomic, triatomic, polyatomic, or any specified mixture thereof).


Laboratory studies of the Portage Lake lavas of the Precambrian Middle Keweenawan period show that the lavas can be divided into two groups: the northern group in which the natural remanent magnetization consists of a single component directed to the west (D = 291° and I = 36°) and the southern group in which the magnetization consists of two mutually antiparallel components, one (the larger) directed to the west (D = 279° and I = 30°) and the other (the smaller) directed to the east. The stronger component disappears near 580°C or in the interval 650° to 675°C, whereas the weaker component is destroyed by heating to about 250°C and is attributed to partial self-reversal of magnetization. This self-reversal in the southern group of lavas has been modeled in the laboratory and is associated with the presence of certain types of micro-intergrowths in the ilmenite-hematite series. The 'normal' magnetization of the northern group of lavas is associated with minerals of the magnetite-ulvospinel series. A reversed magnetization in this type of lavas would have to be attributed to geomagnetic field reversals. Paleomagnetic data from thermally cleaned samples are in good agreement with previous paleomagnetic studies of the Portage Lake lavas.


The medial geniculate nucleus (MG) is well known to send projection fibers not only to the auditory cortex, but also to the limbic structures of the forebrain including the perirhinal cortex and amygdala. In the cat, the non‐laminated portions of the MG are also known to project to the amygdala, as well as to the auditory cortical areas surrounding the primary auditory area. On the other hand, projections from the non‐laminated MG to the limbic cortical areas have not so far been studied systematically. Thus, in the present study, direct projections from the non‐laminated portions of the medial geniculate nucleus to the temporal polar cortex and amygdala were examined in the cat by retrograde and anterograde tract‐tracing techniques. The temporal polar cortex is the ventral polar region of the posterior sylvian and posterior ectosylvian gyri, which is located dorsal to the posterior rhinal sulcus and includes the ectorhinal area. After injection of cholera toxin B subunit into the temporal polar cortex, retrogradely labeled neurons were seen in the caudal two‐thirds of the medial geniculate nucleus ipsilateral to the injection; they were distributed in the non‐laminated portions of the MG (the dorsal and medial divisions and the ventromedial part of the ventral division), but not in the laminated portion (the principal part of the ventral division). These findings were confirmed by injecting Phaseolus vulgaris leucoagglutinin into each division of the MG. After the injection into each non‐laminated division, terminal labeling was observed in the temporal polar cortex. Terminal labeling was further found in the lateral amygdaloid nucleus ipsilateral to the injection. Then, cholera toxin B subunit was injected into the lateral amygdaloid nucleus; retrogradely labeled neurons were observed ipsilaterally in the non‐laminated portions of the MG, as well as in the temporal polar cortex.


This paper describes in detail the application of X-ray fluorescence method to the testing of geological samples in such aspects as application conditions,application scopes and the precision and veracity of the analytical method,and indicates its better application effects in the analysis of hundreds of thousands of geochemical samples through experimental data.


This paper presents for the first time the study of proton radiation and strain influence on the Zero Temperature Coefficient (ZTC) in SOI nFinFETs based on experimental data and simple analytical model. The strain improves the mobility and consequently the transconductance (gm) and reduces the threshold voltage (VTH) due to the bandgap reduction. Proton radiation degrades gm and decreases VTH mainly for wider fins. We observed experimentally that both parameters (gm and VTH) influence the ZTC bias point, which is also supported by the ZTC analytical model. The VTH influences directly the VZTC in amplitude and the radiation the gm temperature degradation factor (c), consequently leading to undesired changes of VZTC with temperature.


The environmental resilience is strictly dependent of water availability. The identification of priority areas is important to conservation aid land-use planning and urban expansion, conservation, and policy strategy. The goal was to identify priority areas aiming water provision and environmental conservation at the "Canal do Rio Guandu" watershed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. To address the goal four micro-basins included in the watershed were selected to optimize collect field data and create the criteria to define the priority levels. Based on prior literature, legacy and field data, an assessment method was proposed based on map algebra with support of Geographical Information System, gathering professional tacit knowledge with spatial data to support the selection of strategic areas. The approach based on was successful to select primarily priority areas and can contribute to regulate the local policies, pointing out areas that can connect legally protected areas with forested fragments, which presents great importance to urban and rural supply.


Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) has reached epidemic proportions in many countries. In the United States the infection is currently most common among homosexual males and intravenous (IV) drug users in urban areas. However, heterosexuals are also at risk of AIDS infection, as is illustrated by the heterosexual-infection patterns present in areas outside the United States. The adolescent population of the United States is currently behaviorally and biologically at risk of AIDS contagion, and, although current infection rates among adolescents are low, the infection could mushroom in the future. Therefore, now is the time to vigorously implement AIDS-prevention strategies among the adolescent population. Some possible strategies involve public education and the modification of risk behaviors, anonymous blood-testing services, development of social support systems, and the implementation of empowerment strategies.


Electron microscopy observations ofpurified Bryanhigh-titer Roussarcoma virus (BHRSV)using thefreeze-drying technique showed that progenymadein theabsence ofa helper viruslacked visible surface projections or spikes. Phenotypic mixing experiments employing BH RSVandathermolabile mutant ofvesicular stomatitis virus, tl17,yielded no evidence ofpseudotype formation. Sincetl17isknowntobedefective foran envelope glycoprotein, thelackof successful phenotypic mixingwithBH RSV isconsistent withtheobserved absence ofviral spikes. Theisolation of"nonproducer" transformed cells after infection ofchicken embryo cells with theBryanhigh-titer strain ofRoussarcoma virus (BHRSV),thesubsequent finding that production ofinfectious sarcoma virus could be rescued fromsuchcells bysuperinfection with helper avianleukosis viruses, andfinally the demonstration thatthehostrangeandtype specificity oftheresulting rescued sarcoma virus depended entirely onthehelper virus used ledtothehypothesis thatBH RSV wasa


In this paper we explain the structure of a CD aimed at filling the gap between high school mathematics and university mathematics and discuss the information technologies we have employed to make it and the reasons of our choices.


Tooth size in Oceania varies from a minimum equivalent to the figure for the pre-Chinese inhabitants of Taiwan to a maximum equivalent to the figure for large-toothed Australian Aborigines. The minimum figure is found among the easternmost and weternmost inhabitants, and the maximum figure occurs in the highlands of New Guinea. Elsewhere, intermediate figures are evident, and it is apparent that the populations in which they can be observed display phenotypes that are intermediate in pigmentation and hair form between those on the Asian mainland and those whose identification with an equatorial habitat can be traced back into the Pleistocene. In addition, it is evident that the small-toothed populations speak languages that are most closely related to hypothetical Proto-Austronesian While the largest-toothed populations speak languages that are not related to Austronesian at all. To the extent that tooth size rises above the level of that found in the most typical Autronesian-speakers, the language deviates from hypothetical Proto-Austronesian. This suggests that the original population of New Guinea and some adjacent islands continued in situ from well back into the Pleistocene. Within the last 4,000 years, populations which had been shaped by long-term residence on the Asian mainland moved out into the Pacific via Taiwan and the Philippines. Superior navigation and resource utilization capabilities allowed them to colonize previously uninhabited islands maintaining much of their original phenotype, but where they encountered the earlier inhabitants on the larger Melanesian landmasses they display the effects of cultural and phenotypic mixing in proportion to the contribution of the two main parent populations.


In the present paper, the evaluation procedures of creep-fatigue damage for the high temperature piping system of the liquid metal reactor(LMR) according to the design guidelines of ASME section Ⅲ subsection NH of US and RCC-MR of France are presented. The assessment of design integrity for the secondary piping of KALIMER(Korea Advanced Liquid Metal Reactor) has been carried out, which showed the present design of the KALIMER secondary piping satisfied the allowable limits of the two design guidelines for the creep-fatigue damage. The creep load condition is the steady state(511℃) during 30 years design lifetime at the secondary piping circuit with plant capacity factor of 85%. The number of refueling during the design lifetime is 20. The differences in evaluation procedures of ASME-NH, RCC-MR RB-3600 for the primary piping and RC-3600 for the secondary piping are presented.


The cyberspace-Boko Haram terrorism nexus is on the increase in Nigeria. Yet, only a handful of studies have explored the criminogenic forces and interactions that connect the two phenomena. Five theories were integrated to address the problem. Using theory deconstruction approach, insight into the underlying operational procedures and dynamics of the group and its manipulation of the cyberspace to facilitate terrorism was gained. The choice of cyberspace for promoting Boko Haram activities is not farfetched: We found evidence to justify the fact that terrorists are becoming more invisible and invincible, since they now hide in the cyberspace to recruit and (re)train members, elicit and disseminate information and intelligence, source for and obtain funds, and acquire weapons, logistics and supplies. Since both the offence and the offenders involve syndicates, with regional and global networks, local and international cyber security partnership becomes imperative for Nigeria at this point in history. Such co-operation holds strong promise for evidence-based harm reduction and safer space, which becomes realisable through intelligence-led law enforcement and constant cyber-patrol/surveillance. Proactive, rather than reactive cyber counterintelligence and counterterrorism, is also recommended. ________________________________________________________________________


The paradigm of Administrative Soft Law emerges as a contrast to the rule of law and its current inefficiency. The Soft Law deals effectively and timely to the needs and short-term problems of society, in the legal administrative practice...


Analysis of tendencies in the system of education of the Republic of Belarus is presented in the article. Modern technologies and techniques, the main platforms for innovative teaching in higher education institutions are considered. An information system for ITeducation is proposed.


The invention relates to stable aqueous protein dispersions, comprising in an aqueous phase at least one self-assembling protein in dispersed form and at least one special dispersant for the self-assembling protein; to a method for producing such stable aqueous dispersions; to a method for electrospinning self-assembling proteins using such stable aqueous dispersions; to a method for producing fibrous surface structures or fibres from such aqueous dispersions; to the use of such aqueous dispersions for coating surfaces; to the use of materials produced by electrospinning for producing medical products, hygiene articles and textiles; and to fibrous structures or fibrous surface structures produced by an electrospinning method according to the invention.


A parametric study of two-dimensional channel (plane Poiseuille) flow in transition to turbulence is presented. The numerical study involves the use of expansion in terms of solenoidal bases and their duals for the Galerkin projection procedure. In the process the divergence-free (continuity) condition is exactly satisfied and the pressure term is eliminated. The resulting (after projection) dynamical system models the evolution of the time dependent expansion coefficients. It is used to study the continuation of the solution and the bifurcation to transitionary regimes as the flow forcing parameter is varied.


Smart refrigerator refers to refrigerators that are capable of taking decisions without human interactions. It takes decision with the help of sensors as perception medium and software as the logical decision maker. The main challenge set for this work was to make it cost efficient so that anyone can own this smart refrigerator. As a result this work focuses on developing a smart refrigerator which uses minimum amount of sensors to perceive its surroundings and maximum efficiency from software to make up for the lack of sensors and intelligent decision making. Also this work uses convolutional neural network architecture and transfer learning technique, Inception V3 pre-trained model to detect the items present in the refrigerator and make a decision. It shows faster precision performance with less consumption of other resources. This work mainly focuses on developing a theoretical model of proposed refrigerator which will automate our daily refrigerator activity with a small demonstration of the proposed model with developing a CNN model that can detect food. This paper describes the work process in detail followed by found result and future improvements.


The dielectric slab is considered as a system of classical dipoles fixed on the lattice points of N + 1 parallel planes of a general primitive crystal lattice. The dipoles interact with retarded electromagnetic and non-retarded mechanical forces. Thus media with spatial dispersion are also taken into account. Formulae are deduced for the intensity of the electromagnetic wave, reflected or transmitted by the dielectric slab. The resulting formulae are valid for all wavelengths where the dipole approximation is appropriate. Thus they include both the effects known in the dynamical theory of X-ray diffraction as well as Snell's law and Fresnel's formulae for visible light and the effects caused by spatial dispersion.


According to the problem that the directing information is static in most parking guidance and information systems (PGIS) nowadays, this paper suggests establishing the real-time and dynamic PGIC that is providing the dynamic information guidance for the vehicles that need parking. First of all, it adopts the principal component analysis to choose the main factors that affect the drivers' parking choice activity. Then according to fuzzy clustering algorithm, it categorizes the drivers that need parking and assign them parks, in order to carry out the real-time and dynamic guidance in the process of parking.


The thesis is concerned with synthesis and studying magnetic properties of iron-galliumborates, FexGa1-xBO3 with [0 superieur ou egal a x superieur ou egal a 1]. These materials are promising candidates for applications;besides, occurrence of different types of magnetic ordering, depending on x, makes them suitablefor treating a number of fundamental problems in solid state magnetism.Iron borate, FeBO3 is a two-sublattice easy-plane antiferromagnet with weakferromagnetism. Physical characteristics of iron borate are radically modified by isomorphoussubstitution of a part of iron by diamagnetic gallium.We have started with developing a synthesis route for growing high-quality FexGa1-xBO3single crystals. As main experimental techniques, we have chosen Electron and Nuclear MagneticResonances (EMR, NMR). Depending on iron contents and temperature, we have observed:(i) Antiferromagnetic, (ii) Cluster Magnetic and (iii) Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR).Different magnetic states have been identified and their characteristics: Neel temperature,Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya field; spin Hamiltonian parameters of isolated Fe3+ ion, etc., have beendetermined. Coordination and site symmetry of 11B and 71Ga nuclei have been specified by meansof Magic Angle Spininng (MAS) NMR. Carrying out computer simulations of EPR and MASNMR spectra with laboratory-developed codes, the parameter distributions caused by localdisorder have been determined. Theoretical analysis taking into account crystal field and dipoledipolecontributions allow interpreting volume and surface magnetocrystalline anisotropy of thecrystals.


Background and Aims Phosphate (Pi) deficiency in soils is a major limiting factor for crop growth worldwide. Plant growth under low Pi conditions correlates with root architectural traits and it may therefore be possible to select these traits for crop improvement. The aim of this study was to characterize root architectural traits, and to test quantitative trait loci (QTL) associated with these traits, under low Pi (LP) and high Pi (HP) availability in Brassica napus. Methods Root architectural traits were characterized in seedlings of a double haploid (DH) mapping population (n = 190) of B. napus ['Tapidor' × 'Ningyou 7' (TNDH)] using high-throughput phenotyping methods. Primary root length (PRL), lateral root length (LRL), lateral root number (LRN), lateral root density (LRD) and biomass traits were measured 12 d post-germination in agar at LP and HP. Key Results In general, root and biomass traits were highly correlated under LP and HP conditions. 'Ningyou 7' had greater LRL, LRN and LRD than 'Tapidor', at both LP and HP availability, but smaller PRL. A cluster of highly significant QTL for LRN, LRD and biomass traits at LP availability were identified on chromosome A03; QTL for PRL were identified on chromosomes A07 and C06. Conclusions High-throughput phenotyping of Brassica can be used to identify root architectural traits which correlate with shoot biomass. It is feasible that these traits could be used in crop improvement strategies. The identification of QTL linked to root traits under LP and HP conditions provides further insights on the genetic basis of plant tolerance to P deficiency, and these QTL warrant further dissection.


South African Indians also represent a migrant Indian group, being descendants of people who migrated from the Indian subcontinent from 1860 to 1911. Hence the present population have all been born in South Africa and represent 3, 4, 5, or 6 generation Indians. Today there are over 900,000 Indians residing in South Africa with 60 percent being concentrated in the greater Durban area. On the basis of their home language the majority can be divided into South Indians (Tamil and Telugu speaking) whose origins can be traced back to South India and North Indians (Hindi, Gujrati and Urdu speaking) who originate from North India (10). The South African Indian population is comprised of two thirds South Indian and one third North Indian.


A 79‐year‐old woman presented with an eyelid mass below the eyebrow. It was first noticed by the patient 7 months before and had slowly increased in size and had become itchy. Physical examination revealed an ulcerated, desquamative, nonumbilicated, nodular mass arising from the inner third of the right upper eyelid ( Fig. 1 ). It was firm, well‐demarcated, and measured 12 mm in diameter and 10 mm in height, without free edge involvement (to 0.9 cm). The remainder of the ocular examination was normal. With a clinical diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma, it was completely excised under local anesthesia, with 3‐mm safety margins of normal appearing tissue. Wound repair by means of a skin flap advanced from the temporal side was performed.


Surveying and mapping the archaeologically unexplored mountain of Jebel Bishri in Central Syria is the first step for protecting and preserving ancient remains in the area. The mountainous region covers over one million hectares of desert-steppe and steppe type environment between Palmyra and the Euphrates River. Finland with its growing modern information technology has initiated the study of the area with remote sensing methods from the air and space and with digital documentation techniques on the ground. In many ways the area is culturally and environmentally an important mosaic. Culturally it is defined by the Euphrates River, the Silk Road and the Roman Eastern Frontier (the so-called Limes). Environmentally it is a border zone between desert and sown; between nomads and village agriculturalists who have been affecting the area for millennia in the changing situations of world powers. The aim of the Finnish SYGIS (the Syrian GIS) project is to produce GIS-based maps, expand the awareness of the location and types of the remains and support the traditional ways of life in the area. The mapping will help the Syrian authorities to protect the remains from looting and preserve them in the future construction works in the area.


Clinical machine learning models show a significant performance drop when tested in settings not seen during training. Domain generalisation models promise to alleviate this problem, however, there is still scepticism about whether they improve over traditional training. In this work, we take a principled approach to identifying Out of Distribution (OoD) environments, motivated by the problem of cross-hospital generalization in critical care. We propose model-based and heuristic approaches to identify OoD environments and systematically compare models with different levels of held-out information. We find that access to OoD data does not translate to increased performance, pointing to inherent limitations in defining potential OoD environments potentially due to data harmonisation and sampling. Echoing similar results with other popular clinical benchmarks in the literature, new approaches are required to evaluate robust models on health records.


To investigate the correlation between serum uric acid(SUA) levels and insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM) of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),78 patients with NAFLD combined with T2DM(combined group) were analyzed.Among them,there are simple NAFLD group 59 cases,pure T2DM group 80 cases,healthy subjects 80 cases(control group).Comparing the clinical parameters of the four groups and the correlation between SUA levels and insulin resistance.the SUA level and insulin resistance index of the combined group are higher than the other three groups(P0.01);correlation studies have shown that SUA levels is positively correlated with BMI,WHR,FBG,FINS,HOMA-IR and is negatively correlated with insulin sensitivity index,BMI,WHR,TC,SUA and without fatty liver is an important risk factor for insulin resistance.SUA level is closely related to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease combined with type 2 diabetes.


The Rio Claro archaeological area, a region emcompassing several counties located in the central part of the State of Sao Paulo, can be singled out as one of the most important in terms of Brazilian archaeology, both for its importance on the issue of the peopling of the Americas, and for the richness of the archaeological record. We here present a brief history of the archaeological research in the area, an overview of the characteristics of the archaeological record, and the main results obtained by the different research teams.


To reveal the dynamic behavior of Aspergillus oryzae in solid state fermentation, the solid fermentation kinetics of Aspergillus oryzae for different soy sauce production stages were studied, and the model for screening strains was established and then interpreted based on the kinetics obtained. The results showed that carbon source is a ratelimiting substrate for spore producing, the yield coefficient of spores to the total sugar are 2.428×1010 spores/g and the maximal specific growth rate at the seed growth state, 5.28 d-1 respectively. The relationships between the different speed parameters and operating conditions were also established. The second growth phenomenon of Aspergillus oryzae during the fermentation stage was discovered. The occurrence time of the second growth changed with the different substrate ratio.


Paramutation occurs at a specific locus when one epiallele, referred to as paramutagenic, facilitates a heritable change in the regulation of the other epiallele, which is referred to as paramutable (reviewed in [Arteaga-Vazquez and Chandler, 2010][1]). Because these two states have the same DNA


Amidst the global pressure on education systems to harness youth employability and transition to the world of work, there is increased interest in vocational placements. It is evident that Uganda's tertiary education sector, like others in similar context, is struggling to optimise vocational placements for better students' learning and labour market outcomes. This article explores the "educative" potential of vocational placements offered as a component of study programmes by a public tertiary agricultural training institution in Uganda. It draws on data generated from a qualitative case study that engaged 70 stakeholders namely students, graduates, lecturers, administrators and workplace supervisors. Undertaken between 2016 and 2019, the study reveals the complexities and prospects associated with the design and delivery of vocational placements in stressed education and labour market contexts. From a social constructivist perspective, we make contextual pedagogical propositions for unleashing health facilities. We present the findings that elucidate direct pedagogical dimensions of vocational placements under six headings namely preparation of students for placements; students work engagement; tracking students' performance; supervision and support approach; and assessment of performance. We also present findings on how stakeholders value vocational placements to illustrate the prospects.


A study to assess the effectiveness Bio psychosocial intervention on Depression and Coping strategy among head and neck cancer patients undergoing Radiotherapy in selected cancer research institute of Dehradun Uttarakhand. Purpose of the study: To assess the level of depression and coping strategies among head and neck cancer patients and evaluate the effectiveness of Bio psychosocial intervention and to find the correlation between the level of depression with the level of coping strategies among study participants. Methodology: Quantitative research approach was adopted; total 35 participants were selected through purposive sampling technique. Data was collected by administering Sociodemographic performa, Goldberg depression rating scale, Likert scale on coping strategies. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: This study showed that Bio-psychosocial intervention significantly reduce the level of depression mean score from baseline to 21 day of radiotherapy i, e7.66 to 4.0 at p<0.01 as measured by Goldberg depression rating scale .The results showed that coping strategies mean score was increasing from pre interventions to the third week of post interventionsi, e26.34 to 39.17atp<0.01which means that Bio-psychosocial intervention was effective in improving the level of coping strategies of participants, there was a weak negative non-significant correlation between level of depression with level of coping strategy tested at 0.05 level of significance. Conclusion: The study concluded that the participants had depression at different stages of Radiotherapy and for which Bio-psychosocial intervention was given to the participants. Biopsychosocial intervention improved the Coping strategies and reduce the level of depression significantly after three weeks of intervention. Keyword: Bio-Psychosocial Intervention, Depression, Coping strategy


Briefly noting earlier studies on the polypentapeptide of elastin, (Val1-Pro2-Gly3-Val4-Gly5)n, and on elastin, it is emphasized that entropic elastomeric force can be exhibited by nonrandom, anisotropic polypeptide systems and therefore that entropic elastomeric force does not necessarily result from isotropic random chain networks as required by the classical theory of rubber elasticity, nor does it result from solvent entropy effects as deduced from the slow loss of elastomeric force on thermal denaturation. Instead entropic protein elasticity can be the result of internal chain dynamics, specifically of librational processes that become damped on chain extension. This new mechanism of entropic protein elasticity allows for an understanding not only of elastin but also of the passive tension of striated muscle, of the voltage-dependent interconversion between open and closed conductance states in the sodium channel of squid nerve, and of protein elastic forces producing strain in a substrate bond during enzyme catalysis. Because entropic elastomeric force develops as a result of an inverse temperature transition, it becomes possible to shift the temperature of the transition to higher or lower temperatures by decreasing or increasing, respectively, the hydrophobicity of the elastomeric polypeptide chain. In warm-blooded animals this allows for biochemical modulation of the relaxation or development of entropic elastomeric force by an enzymatically modulated decrease or increase of the hydrophobicity, as for example, by phosphorylation or dephosphorylation of the elastomeric polypeptide chain. This understanding provides a mechanism for modulating protein function, whether for example enzymatic or channel, a mechanism for the remarkable reversible structural processes that attend parturition, and a mechanism for the connective tissue anomalies of wound repair and enviromentally induced lung disease.


A new selenide with a diamond-like structure, Li2 MnSnSe4 , was synthesized for the first time by using a conventional high-temperature solid-state reaction method. Li2 MnSnSe4 crystallizes in the space group Pmn21 (no. 31) of the orthorhombic system. Its three-dimensional framework is constructed by corner-sharing LiSe4 , MnSe4 , and SnSe4 tetrahedra. The title compound has been discovered to have both type I phase-matchable behavior and to exhibit moderate powder second-harmonic generation intensity, about 0.5 times that of commercial AgGaS2 in the particle size of 200-250 μm at a laser radiation of 2.09 μm. In addition, Li2 MnSnSe4 exhibits congruent melting behavior, which makes the bulk single-crystal growth by the Bridgman-Stockbarger method possible. The temperature-dependent susceptibility measurement indicates an antiferromagnetic interaction with a Néel temperature (TN ) of 8.6 K for this compound.


Primary reticulum cell sarcoma of the uterine cervix was found at autopsy in a 90‐year‐old woman. This is the third reported case of a patient with this disease in whom autopsy examination was performed. Twenty reported instances of malignant lymphoma primary in the uterus were found in addition. It appears from the small number of reports that patients with primary uterine lymphomas receiving therapy have a better prognosis than those with other uterine sarcomas, and may also have a better survival rate than patients with other extranodal lymphomas of similar histologic type. Radiation therapy alone or in combination with surgery has been the principal modality employed for primary uterine lymphomas.


FQPSK is a modulation technique that fits for high spectrum efficiency and high power efficiency request. The technical principle and performance of the modulation system were analyzed. Then the performance of the system was compared with the other systems, and a kind of time synchronization and carrier wave synchronization method was introduced. The combined estimate of time synchronization and frequency offset is based on high-speed sample method, and the estimate of initial phase is based on non-linear transform. The results of computer simulation indicate that this method is feasible and suits the implement in DSP.


This White Paper, like all its predecessors, stresses the central importance of the US alliance. However, it is not so certain about the continuation of US strategic primacy or of the US commitment to the security of the Asia-Pacific region. But it does contemplate committing Australia to providing 'substantial contributions' to contingencies in Asia involving the US fighting a major power adversary. And it also acknowledges this might involve Australia facing direct military attacks from a major power. This is a potentially dangerous new departure for Australian defence policy that requires much more public debate.


Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed as flying base stations to serve various applications, such as smart agriculture, emergency healthcare system, smart transportation, etc, thanks to their advantages of flexible movement, strong wireless communication, and heavy payload capability. To facilitate the deployment of the fifth-generation (5G) networks, the Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) has presented a distributed architecture for terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks. Unfortunately, O-RAN architecture for wireless sensor networks is still in development. In this paper, we investigate a 5G integration of multi-flying base stations in a wireless sensor network using O-RAN. Specifically, we formulate a joint optimization problem of UAV trajectory and resource allocations to process sensing data, named UTRA. We use decomposition to address it based on two solvable sub-problems and provide learning methodologies solve UTRA based on the multi-agent reinforcement learning and online learning methods, both of which are well supported by the O-RAN architecture. Our extensive numerical simulations show that our proposed approaches are efficient in a variety of settings and validation scenarios.


Performance measures of analytical information organization principles for internal accounting controls allow defining the quality of internal accounting controls for managerial decision-making. The analysis of the quality of internal controls is supposed to be hold on the basis of system of figures, divided by the performance measure of one or another information organization principle for controls.


We discuss the automation of mathematical reasoning, surveying the abilities displayed by human mathematicians and the computational techniques available for automating these abilities. We argue the importance of the simultaneous study of these techniques, because problems inherent in one technique can often be solved if it is able to interact with others.


A study of the ecotoxicological quality of surface sediment was carried out on samples collected in the main fjords and interior channels between Reloncavi and Corcovado gulfs. The surface sediment samples were taken with a box corer and analyzed for organic matter content and grain size. Dissolved oxygen was measured in water samples taken 10 m off the bottom. The ecotoxicological evaluation of the sediments was performed using fertilization assays with gametes of Arbacia spatuligera (EPA/600/4-91/003). A fertilization rate of 95%, similar to that of the controls, was achieved. Therefore, the sediments at the sampled stations located in the middle of the channels were classified as non- toxic. Only the sediment at Station 26 (i.e., sector Dalcahue) was classified as "slightly toxic" (90 ± 4.1%). The samples were taken from the central zones of the studied channels and fjords. Since toxicologically these central areas are not polluted, any possible effects of aquaculture activities are expected to be more local in scope.