Code reuse attacks such as return-oriented programming, one of the most powerful threats to software system, rely on the absolute address of instructions. Therefore, address space randomization should be an effective defending method. However, current randomization techniques either are lack of enough entropy or have significant time or space overhead. In this paper, we present a novel fine-grained randomization technique at basic block level. In contrast to previous work, our technique dealt with critical technical challenges including indirect branches, callbacks and position independent codes properly at least cost. We implement an efficient prototype randomization system which supports Linux ELF file format and x86 architecture. Our evaluation demonstrated that it can defend ROP attacks with tiny performance overhead (4% on average) successfully.


OBJECTIVE:To discuss the clinical manifestations,diagnosis and treatment of undifferentiated embryonal sarcoma(UES) of the liver(UESL) in children. METHODS:A retrospective analysis of the clinical presentation,imaging findings,laboratory data,operation,chemotherapy and survival features in 14 cases of UES of the liver from Jan 1995 to Oct 2008 was performed. RESULTS:Fourteen patients(7 boys and 7 girls) with UESL age ranging from 2 to 11 years (median 6.6 years) were identified. The main symptoms were large abdominal mass(13 patients) accompanied by abdominal pain in 5 cases. One patient developed intermittent abdominal pain. Ultrasonography(US) revealed predominant solid lesion in 10 cases. CT demonstrated predominant cystic masses in 12 cases. Among the eleven patients who underwent complete tumor resection,there were six patients still alive. Two patients underwent partial tumor resection and one underwent biopsy all died. Eight patients received multiagent chemotherapy,there were six patients still alive,the survival rate was 75%(6/8). Three patients received chemotherapy with 3 kind of drugs and three patients refused chemotherapy all died. About 60%(6/10) patients with UES of the liver in staging Ⅰand Ⅱ survived. Patients with UES of the liver in staging Ⅲand Ⅳ all died after operation. Follow-up of 9 months to 9 years and 8 months showed 6 patients using multiagent chemotherapy alive. Eight patients suffered tumor recurrence from 2 to 30 months after operation and all of them died. Another patient died of heart failure related to chemotherapy. CONCLUSION:Discrepancy of imaging between US and CT is one of the important characteristics in UES of liver. Complete tumor resection and multiagent adjuvant chemotherapy can improve the survival rate significantly.


The paper examines the issues of career development of students in the context of quality management of higher education. The better realization of graduating students is an important strategic goal for each higher school and its achievement ensures a better connection of education to the labor market. The better career orientation of the students during their studies makes the higher education institution more desirable by the candidate students and increases the funding process. A very challenging task in this context is the development of relevant technological solutions to be maximally digitized, which enables career development processes for students in higher education institutions. The study justifies this necessity by presenting and analyzing data related to the changes in the information channels and access to the students, as well as the cycle of their realization. The main contributions of the article are related to elucidating the causal relationship between career development and the quality of education, as well as the development of a common conceptual model for the digitization of career development. Finally, summaries are made and conclusions are drawn.


Author(s): Cooper, Samantha B. | Advisor(s): Yamamoto, Keith R.; Guy, R. Kip | Abstract: In response to glucocorticoids, the glucocorticoid receptor induces a cell type specific transcriptional program through both direct and indirect interactions with glucocorticoid response elements (GREs). The association between GREs and regulated genes is often unclear, because a GRE can be tens of thousands of base pairs from the gene it regulates. To help understand the mechanisms driving GR-DNA binding and transcription, we looked at the genome-wide binding and transcriptional response to glucocorticoids in three cell lines. Consistent with previous reports, we found that binding is more closely associated with upregulation than with downregulation. Interestingly, we found that GR binding regions (GRBRs) that contain a canonical GR motif, called a GR binding sequence (GBS), are better predictors of upregulation than those lacking a GBS, while the reverse is true of downregulation. To help understand the determinants of cell type specific binding, we compared the sequences of the GRBRs in the three different cell types and found that binding motifs for both the glucocorticoid receptor and for other transcription factors are overrepresented to different degrees in each cell type. The canonical GR motif is present in 66% of the U2OS sites, verses 14% of the Nalm6 sites; similarly, the AP-1 binding motif is present in 22% of A549 sites and 6% of Nalm6 sites. This difference in the sequence composition of binding sites suggests that the determinants of binding may be encompassed in the local sequence of a binding site. Supporting this, we found that the cell type specificity of binding could be recapitulated in reporters containing approximately 400 base pairs of DNA.


Kalupahana's balanced and brilliantly concise account is an attempt to place the early Buddhist descriptions of the world of experience, the state of freedom, and the moral principle leading to such freedom within the framework of impermanence.


This paper examines the concept and the implementation of telecommuting and how it will affect the employee, organization and the general business environment. It also provides suggestions for employers implementing a telecommuting program. In this new millennium, it is obvious that the workforce and the way of work are changing drastically. Telecommuting, or allowing the employees to perform their jobs away from the central or primary business location, is increasing. While many jobs have some aspects that may lend themselves to telecommuting, white‐collar jobs that require a great amount of independent work are the most suitable for telecommuting. The paper also discusses the importance of selecting the right employees for telecommuting.


Based on the onward direction of China's advanced culture of the Sixteenth National Congress Report, the article points out that developing libraries is one of the important parts of China's advanced characteristic culture's constructing . Encouraged by the Sixteenth National Congress, it also puts forward the main measures and strategies of libraries' developing in the new era.


Seven compounds were isolated from the leaves and fruits of Egyptian Withania somnifera dunal, (Family: Solanaceae). The identity of the compounds based on their spectroscopic data were as follows: two withanolides; withaperuvin C (1), phyperunolideF (2) and four lipids;1,2-di-O-palmitoyl-3-O-(6 ́ ́ ́-sulfo-α-Dquinovopyranosyl)-glycerol (3), vaccenic acid (5), 1,3 dicaproyl,2-vaccenoyl-glycerol (6), vaccenolymonoglyceride (7) and β-sitosterol glucoside (4). All the isolated metabolites except (4) were reported for the first time from this plant. Besides, this is the first report for isolation of compounds (6, 7) in a pure form from a natural source. Different fractions of the fruits of the Egyptian plant were investigated for their anticholinesterase activities where the most potent ones found to be the aqueous, the light petroleum fraction in addition to a mixture of lipids.


This paper mainly used the value chain analysis(VCA)to study the regional economic innovative develop- ment.We treated the regional economy as a single economic unit and revealed its value chain relationships.On the ba- sis of investigations and expert's interviews,we identified the basic and auxiliary actions of the regional economy in the creative processes,and set up the deconstruction relationships of value chain analysis for regional economic innovative processes in China,in order to provide the strategic frame for the regional economic innovative development and reveal the value direction of regional economy in China.We also discussed the relevant problems of the VCA application in the processes.


Increasing the education budget in Indonesia has become the focus of economic politics because it is a fundamental issue. Education, as a significant component of labor productivity, plays a vital role in driving the welfare of the workforce due to the increase in the Total Factor Productivity (TFP). This paper aims to test the quality of tertiary education by using World Bank and APO data. This paper provides an overview of tertiary education that influences TFP when juxtaposed with several other control variables and uses the ARDL (Autoregressive Distributed Lag) test. The results show that TFP growth is significantly positively affected by the improvement of tertiary education quality and production capital but is significantly affected by the welfare of the workforce. This study implies that the government must allocate an adequate budget to improve education quality in Indonesia.How to Cite:Aji, R. H. S., Baharin, R., Yussof, I., & Mohd Saukani, M. N. (2022). Do Education Investment and Welfare of Labor Affect Productivity Growth in Indonesia. Signifikan: Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi, 11(2), 273-288. https://doi.org/10.15408/sjie.v11i2.26401.


With respect to multiple attribute decision making(MADM) problems with linguistic information of attribute(values) and attribute weight values,a decision analysis approach is proposed.Firstly,the extended linguistic ordered weighted averaging(ELOWA) operator is proposed and properties of the operator are analyzed.Then,calculation steps for solving the MADM problem with linguistic information are given based on the ELOWA operator.In the approach,alternative (appraisal) values are calculated by the aggregation of linguistic information.Thus,the ranking of alternatives or selection of the most desirable alternative(s) is obtained by the comparison of linguistic two-tuple information.Finally,a numerical(example) is used to illustrate the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed approach.


3-Azido-2-phenylindan-1-one (4), which was obtained from 3-chloro-2-phenylindan-1-one (3), cyclizes on thermolysis to 5H-indeno[1,2-b]indol-10-one (5). Reaction of 3-azido-2-phenylindan-1-one (4) with triphenylphosphane gives 2-phenyl-3-(triphenylphosphoranylideneamino)-indan-1-one (6), which can be hydrolyzed to 3-amino-2-phenylindan-1-one (7). Attempts to perform a similar cyclization sequence with 3-chloro-2-pyridylindan-1-ones failed.


Study selection and analysis: Double blind RCTs of antipsychotics (placebo or active comparators) in unselected people with schizophrenia, or both schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder, with 4–12 weeks duration, and .40 participants were included. Exclusion: trials of clozapine; trials in subpopulations of those with schizophrenia (for example, with schizoaffective disorder only). Analysis: random-effects linear regression was used to compare pooled dropout rates during active treatment (log odds ratios) between those studies with active comparators and those that were placebo controlled. Separate meta-analyses were performed for newer (second generation) and older antipsychotics, adjusting for study duration; year of publication; number of doses; multiple doses or not; participant age and symptom severity at baseline; type of second generation antipsychotic.


A diene-transmissive hetero-Diels–Alder reaction of cross-conjugated 1-azatrienes (3-1-azadendralenes) is described for the synthesis of hexahydroquinazolin-2-ones and hexahydrobenzothiazine-2-imines derivatives. [4+2] Cycloaddition reactions with tosyl isocyanate or aryl isothiocyanates gave mono-cycloadducts with high chemo- and regioselectivities. The second Diels–Alder reaction with representative dienophiles, tetracyanoethylene, N-phenylmaleimide, and methyl vinyl ketone, stereoselectively produced ring-fused nitrogen heterocycles. Skeletal diversity can be accessed by combining the three reaction partners – primary amine, tosyl isocyanate, and cross-conjugated 1-oxatriene – in a different sequential order.


The article deals with the issue of tax justice. The issue of tax justice has for years been a permanent part of tax education and tax practices. At the same time, it is an important and ongoing issue, because the results of previous experience point to the ambiguity of many issues, they also raise new questions. One of the dilemmas is the choice of the type of income tax rate. The purpose of the article is to point out the essence of tax justice in the context of the linear and progressive rate of personal income tax. The first part of the publication presents the principles of tax justice presented in the literature of the subject throughout history. The second part of the article attempts to assess the relationship between the tax rate and income disparities in selected countries using proportional and progressive taxation. In the final section are presented fragments of self-conducted research for the years 2007–2017 presenting opinions of respondents on the type of tax rate in relation to the idea of justice. Respondents' responses were treated as subjective tax justice.


While Carl von Clausewitz has generally been respected as one of the most profound philosophers of war, his expertise has been regarded as somewhat limited if not even irrelevant to the so-called 'new wars' of the post-Cold War world. Many scholars in international relations have claimed that 'new wars' are essentially 'post-Clausewitzian' and 'post-trinitarian' in nature, meaning that they are no longer fathomable through a Clausewitzian framework. However Clausewitz's earlier writings were nearly exclusively dedicated to guerrilla warfare, or what he called 'small wars'. These writings have been largely overlooked by many analysts of contemporary conflicts. By drawing on his rare and untranslated writings, the article uncovers a critical part of Clausewitz's expertise in asymmetric warfare and shows that, far from being irrelevant in an age where interstate warfare is increasingly being replaced by conflicts between states and semi-/non-state actors, Clausewitz's philosophical writings actually shed new light into the particular interactive dynamics generated during wars waged under conditions of asymmetry.


Research is a part of every activity of human life, and the tri dharma of higher education only reaffirms that task for each academician. Research is not just a coincidence like that, but it is a possibility and opportunity, or not incidentally, for life itself. Because, however, every interest will urge to become the human needs, research becomes a solution so as not to contribute negatively to social and personal well-being. This is stated as research serendipity, which ontologically states that a research will supported by another research and will also give birth to another research.


We present several important advances on the flight-control microsystem for a cyborg beetle presented recently [1]. Giant beetles (Mecynorhina torquata) were employed to achieve larger payloads than the previously used Cotinis texana beetles. A new turning control method based on direct neural stimulation of the optic lobes (compound eyes) was achieved as well as initiation, cessation and elevation controls. A new variant of the initiation/cessation stimuli is also presented. Additionally, we report that operational neural stimulators and an entire working microcontroller were successfully implanted into Japanese rhinoceros beetles at the pupal stage; these beetles subsequently emerged into adults.


A study of the state of health-improving physical culture at the place of residence in the city of Barnaul was conducted, the experience of organizing paid classes was studied, socio-economic aspects of this process were considered. The results of the study of effective channels for involving the population in systematic recreational physical culture and sports, which served as the scientific and organizational basis for the creation of the educational and research laboratory "Recreational types of physical culture" at the Altai State Pedagogical University, are presented.


This study was conducted to know one of the most effective efforts to controle the growth of inhabitant is by using contraception tools. The method of contraception widely use in indonesia is non Long term contraception method although Long term contraception method is more effective. So this situation give a big contribution to the failure of growth inhabitant controlled program. This research is done to analyze the factor which influence the selection of long term contraception method. The samples is taken by using sistematic random technique. The total sample are 145 respondent of familly planned acceptor. The independent variables are cost, the effect, the total of lived bith baby, education grade,control behavior perception, attitude to the manner, and subjective norm. Data was collected by using questionaire and double logistic regretion analyses. This result shows that the influenced variable is the total of lived birth baby (p.value = 0.022, OR= 0.272). While uninfluenced are the loss, education, control behavior perception, attitude to the manner and subjective norm. It can be conclude that the total of lived birth baby is the factorwhich can influence the selection of long term contraception method. Based on the result of this research , the society is suggested to accept the goverment Long term contraception method program. The goverment and the society helth service should work together to provide the facility and also give the information about Long term contraception method.


This paper gives a theoretical framework to describe, analyze, and evaluate the driver's overtrust in and overreliance on ADAS. Although 'overtrust' and 'overreliance' are often used as if they are synonyms, this paper differentiate the two notions rigorously. To this end, two aspects, (1) situation diagnostic aspect and (2) action selection aspect, are introduced. The first aspect is to describe overtrust, and has three axes: (1-1) dimension of trust, (12) target object, and (1-3) chances of observation. The second aspect, (2), is to describe overreliance on the ADAS, and distinguishes the following two types of decisions: (2-1) commission like action selection decision and (2-2) omission like action selection decision.


Based on the relation of the historical development about the squares in classical western cities ,this paper compares squares with others and discusses the features of change in different periods.


Abstract SystemC has become the de facto standard for modeling and simulation in hwsw co-design. However, existing verification techniques for SystemC are mostly ad hoc and non-systematic. To overcome this problem, we present a systematic, comprehensive, and formally founded framework for hwsw co-verification of SystemC designs. The framework is based on a formal definition of the semantics of SystemC and uses a combination of model checking and conformance testing. With that, it facilitates automated verification and validation throughout the whole design process. We demonstrate the performance of our approach with two case studies, namely a packet switch and an anti-slip regulation and anti-lock braking system.}. Abstract SystemC hat sich zum de-facto Standard zur Modellierung und Simulation im HW/SW Co-Design entwickelt. Existierende Verifikationstechniken für SystemC sind jedoch meist ad hoc und unsystematisch. Wir präsentieren ein formal fundiertes Framework zur systematischen und umfassenden Co-Verifikation von SystemC Modellen. Das Framework basiert auf einer von uns definierten formalen Semantik für SystemC und verwendet eine Kombination von Model Checking und Konformitätstesten zur automatisierten Qualitätssicherung während des gesamten Entwurfsablaufs. Wir demonstrieren die Leistungsfähigkeit unseres Ansatzes mit einem Packet Switch und einem System zur Anti-Blockier- und Anti-Schlupf-Regulierung.


Abdominal pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy that is potentially life-threatening for both the mother and foetus. This dangerous medical condition can be easily missed in routine obstetric practice, even in routine antenatal ultrasonography. A new study in China highlights the importance of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in abdominal pregnancies, which figures the exact anatomical relationships of the foetus, the placenta, and maternal intra-abdominal organs, thus contributing to surgical intervention.


Although traditional adaptive theory implies that poor organizational performance will directly increase the likelihood that an outsider will be selected to succeed a firm's chief executive, we dev...


It is found that retardation coefficient, R d, of 85 Sr in unsaturated loess medium is not constant and increases with water content, θ , according to analyzing and fitting to the results obtained from the field tracer migration and laboratory simulation tests. The change tendency of retardation coefficient with water content in loess is in contrary to the results calculated from conventional formula. It is shown that it can't be used for assessing safety of a specific site derived R d using distribution coefficient, k d, measured by batch method in laboratory. Moreover, application range of conventional formula and the method of measuring k d are worth studying._


Farming operations must be environmentally sound and economically viable if they are to be sustainable over time. Thus, farmers of the future must balance environmental and economic concerns in making management decisions. An integrated farm decision support system, PLANETOR, has been developed to help farmers balance soil loss, water-quality risks, production efficiency, and profitability in the farm planning process.


The new mineral clinoatacamite is a polmorph of Cu2(OII)3C| othen are botallackite (monoclinic), atacamite (orthorhornbic), an{ possibly paratacamite (rhombohedral). Clinoatacanite is monoclinic, space group P21ln, a 6.157(2), b 6.814Q), c 9.104(5) A, p 99.65(4)", which is transformable to a pseudorhombohedral cell approximating that of paxatacamite. Clinoatacamite has been found in specimens from several ocalities, aad coexists with paratacamite in the holotype specimen of p,aralacamite. The two minerals are not readily distinguished except by optical and X-ray methods: paratacamite is uniaxial negative, whereas clinoatacamite is biaxht negative, 2V@75(5f . Strongest lines of the X-ray powder paltern of clinoaracamire ld n A(D@k[)] are 5.47(100)(T0l,0Ll),2.887(40X121J03), 2.767(60)81.1),2.742Q0)(0r3,202),2.266(@)Q20), 2.243(50)(004), and L.7M(5Q82a,040). Clinoatacamite is readily synthesized and a series of experiments was conducted to promote the uptake of Zn and duplicate the formula of the dubious mineral "anarakite" (CuZn)2(OI{)3C1. Generally, products with more than about 6 mol%o"7i proved to be hexagonal, i.e., nrcranpaatacamite, as did specimens of "anarakite" fron fhe type locality. Holotype paratacamite contains 2-3 wtVo Zn, andit seems that r€placement of Cu by small amounts of another cation, such as Ni or Zn, is eitler favorable or essential to stabilize the rhombohedral (pantacamit€) structure. The Powder Diffraction File standard for paratacamite (25-l4n) is that of clinoatacamite rather than paratacamite.


The overload transportation is a serious problem which not only causes fatally damage to highway but also brings a large number of traffic accidents.In order to control the overloading situation effectively and keep the transportation system safe and flowing operation,a new toll collection model,i.e.,weight based toll collection(weight charge) came out.Taken the data from the expressway network in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region as sample,the characteristic of overloading vehicle numbers and its changing trend during last four years was compared,the effect of weight based toll collection measure on control overloading and promoting transport vehicle structure optimization and adjustment was quantitatively analyzed.The result shows that weight charge limited overloading vehicles from happening to some extent by economic instruments,the overloading vehicles decreased from 22.21% prior to the implementation to 5.68% to the end of 2011;(2) weight charge imposed policies on multi-axis carriage trucks,(six-axle and above) the proportion of multi-axle vehicles rose from 27.55% of the initial implementation to 42.11% to the end of 2011.Weight charge policy has played an important role to curb overload transport,promote transport model structure optimization and adjustment.


In the style of Rogers (2001) , we give a unified method for finding the dual problem in a given model by stating the problem as an unconstrained Lagrangian problem. In a theoretical part we prove our main theorem, Theorem 3.1, which shows that under a number of conditions the value of the dual and primal problems is equal. The theoretical setting is sufficiently general to be applied to a large number of examples including models with transaction costs, such as Cvitanic and Karatzas (1996) (which could not be covered by the setting in Rogers [2001] ). To apply the general result one has to verify the assumptions of Theorem 3.1 for each concrete example. We show how the method applies for two examples, first Cuoco and Liu (1992) and second Cvitanic and Karatzas (1996) .


In this paper, a necessary and sufficient condition on which a set of implications is complete is proposed with the help of the notion of model from logic. Besides, using the closure of an attribute subset to a set of implications, we present a formal method to remove the redundant implications from a complete set. Subsequently, we provide an algorithm to generate a complete set of implications and an illustrative example guarantees the availability of the algorithm. Crown Copyright 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


This paper presents a new coordinating architecture of combining mobile Agent to COM+ and analyzes several key technologies which mainly include combining of their components, how to reach both priorities, running process and structure of multi Agent,how COM+ supports Agent.So the practicability of the architecture is demonstrated.


We measured δ 17 O and δ 18 O in two Antarctic ice cores at EPICA Dome C (EDC) and TALDICE (TD), respectively, and computed 17 O-excess with respect to VSMOW. The comparison of our 17 O-excess data with the previous record obtained at Vostok (Landais et al., 2008a) revealed differences up to 35 ppm in 17 O-excess mean level and evolution for the three sites. Our data show that the large increase depicted at Vostok (20 ppm) during the last deglaciation is a regional and not a general pattern in the temporal distribution of 17 O-excess in East Antarctica. The EDC data display an increase of 12 ppm, whereas the TD data show no significant variation from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) to the Early Holocene (EH). A Lagrangian moisture source diagnostic revealed very different source regions for Vostok and EDC compared to TD. These findings combined with the results of a sensitivity analysis, using a Rayleigh-type isotopic model, suggest that normalized relative humidity (RH n ) at the oceanic source region (OSR) is a determining factor for the spatial differences of 17 O-excess in East Antarctica. However, 17 O-excess in remote sites of continental Antarctica (e.g. Vostok) may be highly sensitive to local effects. Hence, we consider 17 O-excess in coastal East Antarctic ice cores (TD) to be more reliable as a proxy for RH n at the OSR.


Two new genera, Reductosoma gen.n. (Desmosomatidae) and Desmostylis gen.n. (Desmosomatidae), and five new species are described from the Maud Rise and the Gunnerus Ridgc, Antarctica. Two new species of the Desmosomatidae (Eugerdellatinae and Desmosomatinae) are described: Reduetosoma gunnera gen. et sp.n. and Desmosoma hesslera sp.n.; one species of the Munnopsidae (Eurycopinae), Disconectes colernuni sp.n.; and two species of the Macrostylidae from the Antarctic deep sea, Desmostylis obscurus gen. et sp.n. and Macrostylis sarsi sp.n. Comments on the phylogeny and zoogeography are given.


This paper proposes the design and realization method of the real-time temperature control system based on the Modbus communication protocol with the Visual Basic6.0. The experimental results show that the real-time control required by the equipment can be implemented by use of the developed system.


This article presents a novel method to bond poly(lactic acid) (PLA), a 3D-printing material, and poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), a popular substrate material for microfluidic applications. With this technique, the tubing connectors can be fabricated by 3D printing and make this PMMA/PLA hybrid microfluidic chip extremely easy to use for experiments. The mechanism behind this method is based on the polymer dissolution, molecular diffusion, and re-crosslinking of polymer chains. The major challenge of bonding this hybrid chip is the high level surface roughness of PLA substrates with its significant influences on bonding strength [1]. After Ethanol treatment and UV irradiation of this hybrid chip, a post-annealing step was realized to facilitate the bonding. To further analyze the bonding quality, several inspections including leakage test, cross-sectional image by microscope, and pressure bursting test were conducted. The experiment results clearly showed that this method could successfully and rapidly form a strong bond (over 13 bars) between PLA and PMMA substrates.


In these days a renaissance of metallacycles as an increasingly important class of organometallic compounds for synthetic and catalytic applications is evident, making such very attractive for a plethora of investigations. Titanocene and zirconocene bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene complexes, regarded as three-membered metallacycles (1-metallacyclopropenes), present a rich chemistry towards unsaturated molecules. By elimination of the alkyne these complexes form by reaction with unsaturated compounds five-membered titana- and zirconacycles, all of which are relevant to stoichiometric and catalytic C-C coupling and cleavage reactions of unsaturated molecules.


We here present geological arguments for the age and the timing of the Madagascar Plateau. This analysis is based on a double, coupled analysis of the onshore geomorphology (stepped planation surfaces) and the offshore margin stratigraphy (seismic stratigraphy, and paleogeography).


Various forms of an inhomogeneous electric discharge, namely steady, AC, and discharge in a decaying plasma, are numerically investigated. Steady-state solutions are obtained, taking into account three-body adhesion. It is found that in a non-self-contained steady discharge the distribution of E and q+, q- is homogeneous, except for a narrow cathode region of the positive column. The proportion of ionic currents is considerably less than in a self-contained discharge even at large specific powers. Furthermore, an AC discharge of frequency of 10 kHz creates a more uniform medium than a steady self-contained discharge with less heating of the gas. 6 references.


Economist John Kenneth Galbraith has called meetings indispensable if you don't want to do anything. Most of us probably agree. Too many meetings are burdensome, boring and enervating. They consume...


In the pen shell, Atrina (Seyvatyina) lischkeana, effects of hypoxia on ventilation and ciliary movement of the gills were examined at 20•Ž . The shell was ventilated by opening the inhalant orifice and the exhalant orifice intermittently under normoxic condition (intermittent type of ventilation) and by opening the orifices continuously below 60 mmHg in oxygen partial pressure (continuous type of ventilation) . The ventilation volume was 435 ml/min/kg under normoxic condition and increased to 1,862-1,888 ml/min/kg, 4.3 times greater than that of normoxia, at 38.7-54.9 mmHg, but remarkably decreased at 1.9mmHg and lower. The movement of a piece of vinyl film put on the gill surface showed the same speed at 14mmHg and higher, but remarkably decreased at 2.0 mmHg and lower. Based on these findings, it was concluded that the pen shell increased ventilation volume by changing ventilation from the intermittent type to the continuous type under hypoxic condition, but died of suffocation without ventilating a quantity of water necessary for oxygen uptake due to the decreased ciliary movement activity of the gills under severe hypoxia.


way as the expression of the idea of conflict, the two theorists do indeed show points of contact here; yet, Schmitt's theory goes far beyond this common ground.19 Thus, if Habermas frequently argues energetically and polemically against decisionism, it is because he has Carl Schmitt's theory, in particular, before his eyes; the fact that Schmitt's theory is, in addition, associated with the NationalistSocialist ideology lends support to the accusation that all decisionistic theories are irrational. Even while completely rejecting Carl Schmitt's theory, however, we must make a supplementary differentiation here. What is so unattractive about Schmitt is, in particular, his rigorous denigration of the possibility of democratic-discursive potentials for resolving social and political conflicts, such as those recognized by the liberal tradition. His critique of parliamentary democracy is of particular relevance here--a critique which has grim political consequences I Once one refuses to follow Schmitt along this mistaken path, the problem of decisionism takes on a different slant, one which is in tune with the democratic reading of Hobbes's theory which I have just proposed. The question of how we are to conceive the democratic-discursive rationality of social and political problemresolution (supposing this is assumed) must be answered in view of the claim that &dquo;veritas&dquo; may be achieved. The willingness to engage in discursive processes of understanding and the institutionalization of discursive-participatory procedures by no means automatically guarantees theoretical or practical truth-at least, not if one allows the concept of truth to retain its selectivity vis £ vis the concepts of thinking, considering-to-be-true, and believing. To put this somewhat differently: the principle of discussion-free-from-domination introduced by Habermas, 354 which is supposed to provide a consensual truth-criterion in some form or other (for instance, the &dquo;ideal speech situation&dquo;), cannot do this. What it does achieve is a convincing formulation of a radical democratic principle in the liberal traditions, one which fastens on to the guiding ideas of equality and freedom. What we gain by this is primarily an ethics of democratic-discursive participation. However, the acknowledgement of social and political decisions is compatible with such an ethics. Seen in this way, a discursively mediated decisionism would not be a sign of irrationality but, rather, the expression of pragmatic reason and tolerance. Naturally, consensus is desirable and, within the framework of a democratic ethics, to be regarded as a higher good. This is, however, something quite different from consensus in the sense of a criterion of practical truth that must be accepted for structuralsystematic reasons. As is well known, Habermas tries to introduce such reasons by way of a linguistic-theoretical attempt to provide a foundation for his discourse-ethics and for his theory of rationality. 21 If this ambitious program were to succeed, then one could indeed show that even the orientation towards voluntative equality, or towards the basic right to equality, is itself founded in yet more fundamental dimensions of reason that provide the historical processes in which moral convictions are formed with an objective foundation. Over and above this, one could show that the norms and decisions selected within the framework of discursive processes are ultimately bound by the telos of an objective consensus.


A visualization study to evaluate bubble motion in a tab water filled cylindrical tank with a varying flow rate of compressed air is conducted. The flow rate of compressed air varies from 1 to 5 L/min. Time resolved images are acquired by a high speed camera in 10 bit gray level at 100 fps and the measurement volume is irradiated by a 230 W halogen lamp. It is observed that there are three different regions; the bubble formation region, the rising bubble region and the free surface region. During the rise of bubble, the shape is changed as if an elastic body. Based on the binarized bubble image, the mean diameters of rising bubbles are estimated at beneath of the free surface. As the gas flow rate increases, the mean diameter is increased and the rising velocity also increases with buoyancy force.


There are many reasons in breaking of pitch surface in early stage.We would study them and find a way to reinforce a construction.Firstly,we make it as a skeleton with a capacity of anti-de-formed.The improved pitch could reform the stability in high temperature and enhance the capability in stick between the bones.Otherwise,it should enhance the management and keep the quality.If it did,the breaking of pitch surface in early stage could prevent and reduce.


With the rapid development of the global economy, more and more modern buildings are built up all over the world. So, elevator becomes an absolutely necessary tool in our daily life. The opening and closing motion of an elevator door always impress people greatly on the whole elevator. A good elevator may have a rapid responsive and dynamic characteristics. Besides the efficiency, the reliability and safety factor should be considered in the first place. According to the National Standards of Peoples Republic of China GB7588-2003, the closing force of the elevator door machine should be less than 150 N to avoid hurting the people. So, in this paper, some methods are discussed to restrict the closing force or to judge whether the door is stuck or not.


Uncooled thermal infrared sensors require to be operated in an ambient gas pressure of about 50 mTorr or less to avoid sensitivity being reduced by thermal conduction through the gas. Although sealed packages have been developed which can retain a sufficiently low internal pressure for many years, the packaging process (cleaning, assembly, pumping, baking, getter firing, sealing) and materials add significant cost and weight. Lower cost it the major reason for the development of uncooled arrays, and low weight is essential for many applications (e.g. unmanned aerial vehicles, helmet mounted applications). In response to these needs, Honeywell has developed a silicon 'Integrated Vacuum Package' (IVP) process which produces a low-cost lightweight (0.2 gram) compact vacuum package by a wafer-scale process. The IVP process basically consists of bonding a silicon 'topcap' wafer to the array wafer, to produce a bonded double-wafer with multiple arrays protected in individual vacuum packages. The double- wafer may be easily handled without damage to the protected arrays, and diced into individual dies using normal silicon dicing techniques. It has been found helpful to use an etched evacuation via, which allows wafer bonding, pumping, baking and sealing to be performed in separate stages, at their different optimum times and temperatures. The IVP process will be described, and packages suitable for linear and two- dimensional uncooled arrays will be reported, with performance and lifetime measurements.


A. Balibar-Mrabti The aim of this paper is to establish a list of "nouns of feeling" within the theory of support verbs of Zellig Harris and to construct a lexicon-grammar expressing "feelings". We study in simple sentences combinatorial constraints between these nouns and specific verbs, which we have also listed. We consider two syntactic positions : subject and complement. About thirty nouns combine with about sixty verbs. We pay a particular attention to a relation between causative sentences and sentences with an "instrumental" complement.


New York-based artists Shusaku Arakawa (1936–2010) and Madeline Gins (1941–) used architecture in their work in an approach that they have referred to as 'architecting'. Jondi Keane explains how as artists-turned-architects, Arakawa and Gins have not been particularly interested in innovating architecture, but in approaching architecture as a way to innovate, or change the world'.


Traumatic dental injuries are one of the most common pathologies after dental caries in childhood. It is important for dentist to correctly determine the damage after trauma in dental tissues, to apply the appropriate treatment and to provide aesthetics which is lost. Narrow and shallow cavities are often the nightmare of dentists due to the difficulty of providing aesthetics during restorative work. This case report describes the application of a silane coupling agent to increase the bond strength of the composite resin with MTA in permanent incisors which were damaged by trauma and have undergone Cvek pulpotomy.


The objective of this research paper is to investigate various methods for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) that can be applied to photovoltaic (PV) systems. The study involves the assessment and comparison of three different techniques: perturbation and observation (P&O), sliding mode control (SMC), and fuzzy logic-based MPPT. To transfer the maximum amount of power possible, a DC/DC boost converter is used between the PV system and the load. It has been observed that conventional MPPT approaches such as P&O are unable to detect and track the highest peak, leading to a significant loss of power, so a technique is suggested sliding mode control, which offers many benefits such as durability against parameter changes, minimal current output distortion, and excellent reference tracking. The problem with this technique is high oscillations in the transitional regime. The algorithm based on fuzzy logic control is reliable and effective. The simulation results shown in MATLAB confirm that the fuzzy logic method does operate at the ideal point without oscillations. Moreover, it exhibits good transient behavior and better tracking of the maximum power point.


Much of the demand for turtle meat in North America and Europe during the past four centuries has been met using green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and other marine turtles. As stocks of marine turtles dwindled, harvest of the alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii), the largest freshwater turtle in North America, increased in the south‐eastern USA. As a result, this species has declined and is now protected in every state of the USA except Louisiana. There is concern that the remaining legal trade in turtle products may serve as a cover for illegally harvested species. To assess the composition of species in commerce, we purchased 36 putative turtle meat products in Louisiana and Florida. Using cytochrome b and control region sequences of the mitochondrial genome, we identified 19 samples as common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina), three as Florida softshell (Apalone ferox), one provisionally as softshell turtle (Apalone sp.), one as alligator snapping turtle, and eight as American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). It appears that M. temminckii is no longer the predominant species in markets of Louisiana. The presence of alligator meat in a quarter of the samples indicates that the trade in turtle products is not entirely legitimate. As is often the case for unsustainable wildlife harvests, large, esteemed species, such as green turtle and alligator snapper, have been replaced by smaller, more‐abundant or mislabelled species, a phenomenon we refer to as the mock turtle syndrome.


The continuous increase in the level of greenhouse gasemissions and the rise in fuel prices are the maindriving forces behind the efforts for more effectivelyutilize various sources of renewable energy. In manyparts of the world direct solar radiation is considered tobe one of the most prospective sources of energy. Inthis study, the thermal performance of a phase changethermal storage device is discussed. The storage unit isa solar wax melting system being developed for latentheat storage studies. Paraffin was used as PCM inthermal energy storage with a melting temperature of42-500C.This study is based on experimental results ofthe PCM employed to analyze the thermal behavior ofthe storage unit during the charge and discharge periodsof the paraffin. The time wise temperatures of the PCMand solar intensity were recorded during the processesof charging. The heat transfer characteristics werestudied.


TlInGaAs quaternary layers are, for the first time, grown on InP substrates by gas source MBE. This new semiconductor material system was recently proposed by us for long wavelength optical devices as well as temperature insensitive wavelength laser diodes. During the growth, RHEED pattern shows (2/spl times/2) reconstructions. X-ray diffraction measurement shows the successful growth of TIInGaAs. PL emission is observed and their temperature variation of PL peak energy is observed to be small.


Background The chevron incision has been the standard approach for sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) excision. Here, we are reporting our experience of shifting to the vertical posterior sagittal approach. Patients and methods During the period 2011 through 2016, we operated on 17 (16 female and one male) cases of SCT. Their age at presentation ranged from day 1 to 26 months (mean=4.8 months, median=2 months). The chevron incision was used in five, whereas the vertical posterior sagittal approach was used in 12 patients. Results In this series, we had one case of perioperative mortality, in addition to another case of perineal wound disruption (in the group of vertical wound closure), which was managed conservatively (to heal by secondary intention) with a very satisfactory hidden scar at 6-month follow-up. Overall, we did not find the vertical approach to add any extra limitations to the surgical exposure or dissection; meanwhile, it provided a well-recognized cosmetic advantage. Conclusion The vertical posterior sagittal approach for excision of SCT is both feasible and advantageous in terms of the cosmetic outcome. It provides a well-hidden scar in the natal cleft and preserves normal contouring of the buttocks.


Abstract We studied the relationships among albuminuria, factor VII (FVII) hyperactivity, and endothelial cell damage in 61 elderly hypertensive subjects. The plasma levels of activated FVII (FVIIa), FVII coagulant activity, FVII antigen (FVIIag), von Willebrand factor (vWF), and thrombomodulin were measured to assess FVII hyperactivity and endothelial cell damage, and urinary albumin excretion rate (UAE) was calculated using 12-hour nighttime (7 pm to 7 am) urine collection (mean for 2 consecutive nights). We performed 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in all 61 hypertensive patients and classified them into a white-coat hypertension group (n=12) and a sustained hypertension group (n=49). For the levels of FVII, vWF, and thrombomodulin, there were no differences between the white-coat hypertension group and normotensive control subjects (n=25). In the sustained hypertensive group, only the microalbuminuric subgroup (UAE, 15 to 300 μg/min: n=30) showed significant elevation compared with the no...


: The project may be a demonstration of using Machine Learning Classification Algorithms to predict if an individual has the Covid-19 disease from the symptoms given. Machine Learning could be a novel technique which aids in disease prediction likewise as in diagnostics. Classification algorithms are utilized in machine learning. They use input training data to predict whether following data will fall under one among the established categories. Different classification algorithms are used here to work out their operation and therefore the accuracy that they present in accurately predicting the prognosis. In this project we are applying LR(Logistic Regression) to coach a model to predict the prognosis. . our model are uncorrelated. In our dataset, the information is arranged in rows and columns. The rows comprise data of the patients demonstrating which symptoms they possess and which they don't. The columns describe the symptoms. In this covid-19 dataset, the matter to unravel is given the symptoms of patients, it's to be determined whether the prognosis is covid positive or negative. this is often a classification problem. The original dataset has 10 features(symptoms). The objective of feature selection is to pick fewer features out of those available within the original dataset and still achieve high accuracy. Chi squared test is employed to see the most effective features to unravel the matter.


V_xTi mixed oxides catalysts were prepared by sol-gel method,using TiO_2 as the substrate,and used as the catalysts for ethylbenzene dehydrogenation in the presence of carbon dioxide at lower reaction temperature.Influences of active component content and calcinations temperature were investigated.The results indicated that the addition of vanadium enhanced the dehydrogenation activity,but the activity declined when content of vanadium exceeded 5%.XRD results showed that V_xTi catalysts prepared at different temperature had different crystalline phase;TiO_2 phase transferred from anatase to rutile with increase in calcination temperature.The anatase phase of TiO_2 in V_xTi catalyst favored selectivity to styrene,while rutile phase of TiO_2 inhibited ethylbenzene dehydrogenation(activity.)


Rabbit mucous membranes were mounted in diffusion chambers within 30 min after excision. The epithelial side was exposed to cell culture medium containing `cold' and 125I-labelled human albumin. The basal side was exposed to normal rabbit serum (control chambers) or to rabbit anti-serum against human albumin. The chambers were incubated in a humidified atmosphere of CO2 in air for 2–3 h at 37°. The radioactive material recovered on the basal side of the sublingual control membranes sedimented virtually like native albumin on ultracentrifugation. The amount of radioactive material recovered after penetration through anti-serum-exposed sublingual mucosa was reduced by 50–80% and showed a very heterogeneous sedimentation pattern including aggregates, presumably immune complexes, as well as a considerable amount of degradation products.

In a second series of experiments the concurrent penetration of human albumin and transferrin through the sublingual mucosa of rabbits immunized parenterally with albumin was compared with that occurring through control membranes. With reference to immunochemical quantification, scintillation counting was found to overestimate the penetration of intact albumin considerably, and jeopardized evaluation of the influence of serum-derived antibody. Radial immunodiffusion showed that in controls the basal antigen concentration, expressed in percentage of the oral (30 mg/ml for both molecules), was after 2 h 0.0032±0.0023 for albumin and 0.0016±0013 for transferrin. Penetration of immunoreactive albumin through mucosa from immunized animals was clearly reduced (0.0007±0.0003), whereas there was a significant tendency toward increased penetration of transferrin (0.0035±0.0023). These results suggest that antibody within the mucosa retards the penetration of intact homologous antigen, while immune reactions may enhance the penetration of unrelated macromolecules.

In similar experiments with colon mucosa penetration was 50–100 times increased, but the membranes did not discriminate between albumin and transferrin and there was no effect of immunization. Histological and immunohistochemical studies of the latter membranes indicated marked defects in cell viability after 2 h in vitro.


In the present study, we examined the similarities and differences between memory ratings for traumatic, negative, and positive life experiences. A sample of 113 female undergraduates completed a packet of questionnaires that included memory rating scales for all three types of experiences and measures of psychological functioning. Analyses revealed that traumatic experiences and negative experiences were less well-recalled than positive experiences with regard to some sensory information and some aspects of the narrative structure of the event. In addition, there were no differences between some memory ratings for different types of life events. Additionally, no clear relationships emerged between memory ratings and measures of psychological functioning. Findings tend to support theoretical perspectives that emphasize more limited memory for traumatic experiences relative to memory for other experiences. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


ABSTRACK Academic procrastination is an act of delays in doing a task. Based on the findings in the field, it was revealed that there are students who perform academic procrastination action. Procrastination is done in the form of a delay doing the thesis that has an impact on the completion of the study. The findings of this researcher into an indication that students have academic procrastination problems in doing thesis. One effort to solve the problem is by providing information services. This research uses quantitative method. This research type is experiment with one group pretest-posttest design. Research subjects amounted to 24 students of guidance and counseling courses above the eighth semester until academic year 2017/2018. The research instrument used Likert Scale model. Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test with the help of SPSS version 20.00. In general, research findings indicate that information service is effective in reducing student academic procrastination in doing thesis. Specifically, 1) the level of student academic procrastination in doing thesis before being given treatment is in very high category; 2) the level of student academic procrastination in doing thesis after being given the treatment is in the high category; and 3) there is a difference or decreased level of student academic procrastination in doing thesis after given information service. Based on the results of this study can be suggested to the relevant parties in order to work together in helping to overcome the academic procrastination of students in doing thesis. Keywords: Academic Procrastination, Information Service.


PURPOSE: Noninvasive ventilation may improve cardiovascular function and exercise performance. We evaluated the physiologic impact of noninvasive ventilation during isokinetic knee extension resistance exercise in patients with heart failure. METHODS: This clinical trial included 10 male compensated patients with ischemic heart failure (age, 57 ± 9.1 years; ejection fraction, 28.5 ± 5.8%). Subjects underwent 2 bouts of exercise on an isokinetic dynamometer, separated by 72 hours of rest. The resistance exercise was concentric knee extension, at a speed of 60°/s. Five sets of 10 repetitions were performed during the 2 exercise bouts, and each set was separated by 2 minutes of rest. Subjects were administered either bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation (BV) or sham ventilation 20 minutes before and during the 2 exercise sessions in a randomized fashion. Heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were measured at rest, during exercise, and into recovery. Changes in peak torque (&Dgr;PT), total work (&Dgr;TW), and power (&Dgr;Pw) between the fifth and first sets were also measured. RESULTS: Compared with the sham intervention, BV significantly decreased heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure at rest and during exercise (P < .01). There were no significant differences in these variables during recovery. Bi-level positive airway pressure ventilation also significantly reduced &Dgr;PT, &Dgr;TW, and &Dgr;Pw compared with the sham intervention (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS: Bi-level positive airway pressure ventilation significantly improved the cardiovascular response and fatigability during resistance exercise in patients with heart failure. These results suggest that use of BV during exercise training may be beneficial in this population with chronic disease.


Dr. Aubry-Damon is a microbiologist specializing in antimicrobial resistance at the National Institute for Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, France. The institute has recently carried out an exploratory study of a national program for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in France. Dr. Aubry-Damon also collaborates closely with the French National Reference Center for Antibiotics. (No photo available)


A series of four‐armed poly(ϵ‐caprolactone‐co‐d,ʟ‐lactide)‐block‐poly(d‐lactide) (4a‐CDL‐D) copolymers with different poly(d‐lactide) (PDLA) block lengths (Mn,PDLA) were synthesized via ring opening polymerization using pentaerythritol as initiator. They were blended with poly(ʟ‐lactide) (PLLA) to improve its crystallization rate and mechanical properties. It was found that the crystallization of PLLA in the PLLA/4a‐CDL‐D blend was affected differently when Mn,PDLA changed. In the PLLA/4a‐CDL blend without PDLA blocks, the crystallization was retarded obviously because of the dilution effect of 4a‐CDL on PLLA crystallization. Interestingly, a crystallization acceleration effect was found when Mn,PDLA was 0.5k although no stereocomplex (SC) crystallites existed. When Mn,PDLA was 1k or higher (1.5k and 2k), SC crystallites could be formed in the PLLA/4a‐CDL‐D blends. However, when Mn,PDLA was 1k or 1.5 k, the formation of SC crystallites was difficult and they showed weaker acceleration effect on PLLA crystallization. While when Mn,PDLA was 2k, the crystallization of PLLA was accelerated markedly due to the significant increase of nucleation sites. At last, these blends had longer elongation at breaks than neat‐PLLA. This work provided a novel method for the acceleration of PLLA crystallization by adjusting the PDLA chain length in PLLA blends.


This paper deals mainly with Marx's conception of politics. My contention is that in Marx's works two basic and opposed conceptions of politics coexist. On the one hand we find a negative, instrumental and realist conception that sees politics as nothing but domination of one class over another and the State as the main instrument of that domination. On the other, we find a positive conception that understands politics as community self-rule. I trace the conceptual origins of these two conceptions to three basic concepts: "alienation", "emancipation" and "species-being". These notions provide the foundations of Marx's conception of politics and enable us to understand its shortcomings. It is basically a contradictory and utopian conception which seriously disregards both the positive traits of actual politics and individual freedoms.


Nitric oxide (NO) is increasingly being used in medical applications. Currently, a gas cylinder of N2 mixed with a high concentration of NO is used in the NO inhalation system. However, this arrangement is potentially risky due to the possibility of accidental leak of NO from the cylinder. The presence of NO in air leads to the formation of nitric dioxide (NO2), which is toxic to the lungs. Therefore, an on-site generation of NO would be very desirable for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and other related illnesses. Previously, our group reported the production of NO using a pulsed arc discharge. In this work, the prototype of the on-site NO generator was developed and the performances of the NO generator were demonstrated for medical applications.


We show that a wide class of spin chains with topological frustration cannot develop any local order. In particular, we consider translational-invariant one-dimensional chains with frustrated boundary conditions, i.e. periodic boundary conditions and an odd number of sites, which possess a global SU(2) symmetry. This condition implies, even at a finite sizes, an exact degeneracy of the ground state and is quite general in absence of external fields. We directly evaluate the expectation value of operators with support over a finite range of lattice sites and show that, except for some precise conditions, they all decay algebraically, or faster, with the chain length and vanish in the thermodynamic limit. The exceptions that admit a finite order are cases with a higher ground state degeneracy in which the translational symmetry is broken by the ground state choice.


In this paper, we give the expression of the least square solution of the linear quaternion matrix equation AXB=C subject to a consistent system of quaternion matrix equations D1X=F1, XE2=F2, and derive the maximal and minimal ranks and the least-norm of the above mentioned solution. The finding of this paper extends some known results in the literature.


Black phosphorus (BP), owing to its direct bandgap, has become one of the most competitive candidate for photodetectors. In this report, the I-V characteristics of BP field-effect transistors (FETs) is measured for the first time. The photo-response time (including both the rise and fall time) of multilayer black phosphorus photodetectors is then explored and the feature of photocurrent signals is discussed under an infrared laser beam (λIR = 830nm) in details. Our experimental results reveal that due to photovoltaic effect in the off-state of the BP FETs, a rise time below 6ms and a fall time below 23ms have been obtained; demonstrating very fast response of black phosphorus photodetectors. These are promising for the applications of BP-based FETs as ultra-fast optoelectronic devices.


Moral formation is a very important thing done as the importance of morals for human life. One means of fostering morals in schools through religious programs. In addition, continuous improvement of quality is also important, especially in education. Because the future of a nation depends on how the education is organized. SMA MTA Surakarta is a private Islamic school that has a vision to form a person who 'morals, knowledgeable and achievement'. SMA MTA in overall execution of morals than anything else. This principle becomes the foundation and way to realize one vision of SMA MTA.
The purpose of this research is to know and describe religious program that exist in SMA MTA Surakarta, and contribution of religious program in improving education quality in SMA MTA Surakarta. This research is a field research, where the author down directly to the field to be in carefully to find out the problems and factors that influence it, with the method of analysis in the form of descriptive method, that is by describing the data as it is through the exposure of words, and the deductive method is with linking data with research theory to then analyzed.
The conclusion of this research is that the program conducted in SMA MTA Surakarta is divided into two, namely in schools such as, studying lajo students, additional tahsin tahfidz and Arabic, Islamic spirituality, praying together, and qiraah; and in dormitories such as, routine study, congregational prayer, tahfidz, qiraah, as well as conditioning sunnah and fasting. The contribution of religious programs in improving the quality of education is as a means in realizing the vision of SMA MTA itself, that is morals, knowledge and achievement.


Didyma lies on the west coast of Asia Minor, south of Miletos. In antiquity Didyma was connected with the Ionian metropolis with the so-called "sacred road" (hiera hodos), and was an important pilgrimage destination, since Apollo was being worshiped there; one of the most famous oracles of the ancient world, relating to that god6s veneration, was functioning in the nave. The temple of the Didymaian Apollo was during Hellenistic and Roman times under constant construction, and was left without a roof because of its huge dimensions. In the times of Strabo, there was already inside the temple a "komes katoikia", a small settlement, which probably never, neither during antiquity nor during the protobyzantine era, did it acquire the status of city state against the administrative integrity of nearby Miletos. Centuries later, in the end of the 13th century, the Byzantines were confused about the identification of this magnificent building of antiquity. Didyma was known in the byzantine times under the name of Hieron, which Alexis Philanthropenos laid siege to and occupied in 1295, driving the Turks out of it. George Pachymeres thought that Didyma was to be identified with Dyo Bounoi, which Philanthropenos also besieged. One of the most important


Purpose This study aimed to set priorities for improving the medical device distribution structure and to suggest an innovative improvement plan for the distribution structure using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method, focusing on stakeholders in the medical device industry. Methods This study conducted a survey with 35 specialists using the AHP method, which is a multiple-criteria decisionmaking methodology, in order to set priorities for improvement plans to address the problems faced by the medical device distribution structure. Results The AHP analysis showed that supply stability was the most important factor, followed by greater transparency, efficiency, smart supply, and cost reduction. Conclusions It is necessary to establish a stable supply system and manage crises through supply stability, as well as to provide opportunities for fair trade through greater transparency. As steps towards those goals, we propose establishing a unique device identification system, an information disclosure system, online distribution, and a group purchasing organization system in Korea.


Abstract New flow sheets are developed for extractive distillation when it is used to break azeotropes. Detailed simulations of the model system, ethanol–water–ethylene glycol, are used to determine the energy use and column sizes. Replacing the total condenser used for the concentration column of the classical extractive distillation design with a partial condenser and thus connecting to the second column with a vapor instead of a liquid stream can result in reductions of both heating and cooling requirements of over 20%. An additional 9% reduction in heating and cooling requirements can be obtained with a new recycle design for extractive distillation.


A variety of neural network models and machine learning techniques have arisen over the past decade, and their successes with image classification have been stunning. With other classification tasks, selecting and configuring a neural network solution is not straightforward. In this paper, we evaluate and compare a variety of neural network models, trained by a variety of machine learning techniques, on a variety of classification tasks. While Deep Learning typically exhibits the best classification accuracy, we note the promise of Reservoir Computing, and evolutionary optimization on spiking neural networks. In many cases, these technologies perform as well as, or better than Deep Learning, and the resulting networks are much smaller than their Deep Learning counterparts.


This paper discusses the (quantitative and qualitative) indicators of retail-trade capacity development in the Republic of Croatia. Expressed are also some conclusions dealing with their backwardness in comparison with other EU countries. According to the business activities' expansion of some retail-trade companies in other countries, the requirements and possibilities of retail-trade internationalization in the Republic of Croatia are evaluated pursuant to the rtail-trade saturation analysis and market potentials in the Republic of Croatia. Also discussed are some positive and negative inetrantionalization effects in other countries ; according to these results, the requirements of Croatian retail-rade internationalization can be further expounded and evaluated. Furhermore, provided is an evaluation of some possibilities and requirements dealing qith the business-activity expansion of Croatian retail-trade companies, i.e., with some possible-activity-cooperation forms with regard to the retail-trade companies in these countries. The expansion of global retailers in other countries different from the country of their origin may positively influence not only upon the development of retail sale but also upon the development of production and consumption in these countries. Additionally, the corresponding ideas of a new comprehension of marketing in a society are also transferred through internationalization.


Core and essence of constitution is to confirm and safeguard the basic rights and freedom of citizens in social life.To correct understand the essence of constitution and analyze difficulty and its solutions in safeguarding constitutional rights of citizens has great importance to further perfect and carry on constitution.It is also an important subject for constructing a society with democracy and rule of law in people first.


The purpose of this study is to evaluate the free radical scavenging ability and xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity of a complex herbal bath consisted of Artemisiae argyi folium, Angelicae sinensis radix, Ligustici wallichii radix and Angelicae tuhuo radix, and its potential irritation response were also tested for safety use in the rabbits. For antioxidative activity, the 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity of the complex herbal bath were examined at five different concentrations (0, 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 μg/ml). The concentration of the complex herbal bath required for scavenging DPPH free radical by 50% was 897.2 ㎍/ml. In the inhibition of xanthine oxidase (XO) activity, the concentration of the complex herbal bath required for 50% of inhibition was 221.4 ㎍/ml. In the skin irritation study in rabbit, all animals survived for the duration of the study and the examined skin exhibited no edema, erythema, and eschar formation. In the ocular irritation study in rabbit, after application of the sample to eyes, all of the eyes were normal. In summary, the complex herbal bath has potent antioxidant effects against the DPPH radical and XO and was considered to be a non-irritation bath for safety use.


Traditional security mechanisms are part of a larger socio-technical system involving the people and organizations that use them. Yet, those security mechanisms rarely take this social context and social processes into account. In this paper we propose to make security more social, by integrating community oversight into security mechanisms. Like a neighborhood watch, community oversight can provide additional information as more people are able to detect anomalies and problems, as well as foster greater awareness and social norms of security-related behaviors. We describe this new paradigm, several scenarios of use, and the sets of issues involved in implementing this approach.


With kinds of emergencies today,The public crisis not only bring enormous loss of property,but also cause serious social trauma.Based on the social psychology after crisis,the paper discussed the role of Non-governmental organizations playing in post-crisis reconstruction of the social psychological aspects-that is,"Assistant" and "connection" role,and raised strategies and measures about non-governmental organizations reconstructing Post-crisis social psychology.


The effect of adsorption debittering on phenolic compounds of Guanxi pomelo juice were studied. A HPLC method had been developed to determinate concentration changes in phenolic compounds of the pomelo juice after the Amberlite XAD-16 resin adsorption. The result showed that the pomelo juice contained six phenolic compounds,namely chlorogenic acid,caffeine acid,p-coumaric,ferulic acid,ruin,naringin. The HPLC method had recoveries to these phenolic compounds in a range within 85.0% to 103.6%,and the relative standard deviations was in a range within 0.48%~2.9%. After resin adsorption debittering treatment,p-coumaric, ferulic acid,ruin could not be detected,and the content of chlorogenic acid,naringin,caffeine acid decreased 97.2%,93.5%,87.9% of pomelo juice,respectively. These results indicate that the resin adsorption debittering dramatically reduce the content of chlorogenic acid,caffeine acid,p-coumaric,ferulic acid,ruin,naringin in the pomelo juice.


The causes for poor adhesion between nickel pre-plating coating and subsequently plated gold coating were analyzed in view of a quality accident about peeling off of gold coating. It was found through experiments that the peeling of gold coating was caused by the passivation of nickel coating and the adsorption of hydrolysis product of nickel ions dragged into gold plating bath onto the nickel coating. By adding an activation step after nickel pre-plating, improving water rinsing before gold plating, and adjusting the pH of gold plating bath to 4.2-4.5, the adhesion strength between nickel coating and gold coating can be guaranteed.


BACKGROUND: Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a term describing signs and symptoms of a poorly understood neuropathic pain condition. Despite a number of treatment options, patients with CRPS often suffer from significant impairment and unsatisfactory pain relief. An option rarely considered in managing this condition is amputation due to concerns of pain recurrence or disease progression. CASE REPORT: A 50-year-old man with a history of refractory CRPS on high-dose opioids (over 400 morphine daily equivalents) presented with a request to consider amputation. After extensive interdisciplinary discussion, it was decided to proceed with amputation resulting in successful resolution of his CRPS symptoms with aggressive peri- and postoperative ketamine infusions and a comprehensive therapy program. The patient is now 6 years post amputation and denies phantom limb pain or the spread of CRPS to other limbs. He was subsequently tapered off all opioid medication and has only needed the occasional acetaminophen for pain. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrate the potential for a selective treatment approach in a patient with treatment-resistant CRPS using IV ketamine infusions. KEY WORDS: Amputation, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, ketamine


The orthorhombic-tetragonal phase transition in LaBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-//sub y/ is studied under a O/sub 2/ gas atmosphere by thermogravimetry, differential thermal analysis, and differential scanning calorimetry. Our sample has good homogeneity and shows a sharp superconducting transition above 90 K. The determined transition temperature is 481 /sup 0/C at which the oxygen deficiency, y, is 0.13. The results are discussed together with the previously reported data concerning LBa/sub 2/Cu/sub 3/O/sub 7-//sub y/ (L: rare-earth element).


LiCoO2 and potassium loading LiCoO2 catalyst were prepared by solution combustion method and subsequent dipping method.The prepared catalysts were characterized by XRD,NOx-TPD,H2-TPR and the catalytic activity of the catalysts were evaluated by temperature programmed reaction.It is showed that LiCoO2 is an effective catalyst for simultaneous removal of PM and NOx.Loading potassium could improve the catalytic activity,10%K/LiCoO2 had minimum light-off temperature(246 ℃) and maximum conversion of NOx to N2(35.94%).A large number of O2-/O-active oxygen species on catalyst surface and the improved NOx adsorption storage capacity of the catalyst might be the reason for the higher catalytic activity of K/LiCoO2


Dasamula, an herbal drug formulation consisting of roots of 10 plants, is used widely for the treatment of various diseases but no reliable procedure is available to identify the presence of different prescribed plant material in the drug. Adulteration is rampant in the process of drug preparation. Molecular taxonomy is a reliable and easier way to identify any dried and processed medicinal plants and its adulterants from medicine by using DNA markers. Six out of ten plants of Dasamula i.e. Desmodium giganicum, Aegle marmelos, Solanum xanthocarpum, Solanum indicum, Tribulus terresteris, Oroxylum indicum plants have been studied to establish their identification using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique. Internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of these plants were PCR amplified by using primers ITS1 (F) and ITS4(R). The size of ITS region varied from 650 bp to 850 bp. RFLP was carried out by restriction digestion of amplified ITS region using BamHI, HindIII, MspI, MboI, EcoRI, EcoRV, HinfI, AluI. RFLP showed species-specific variation in the number and size of digested DNA fragments. MspI and EcoRV proved to be the best enzymes as it could generate unique pattern for all the six plants. Variations in the ITS region among the species can be used for conclusive identification of these plant species.


Dissertação de Mestrado Programa de Pós Graduação em Física Universidade Federal de Santa Maria Study of tunneling in Tunnel Junctions CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB AUTHOR: RAFAEL DOMINGUES DELLA PACE ADVISOR: LUCIO STRAZABOSCO DORNELES Date and Place: Santa Maria, 25th february, 2010 Magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) of CoFeB/MgO/CoFeB and multilayers of (CoFeB/MgO)x3 were produced using the technique of magnetron sputtering, where the insulating film was grown in an atmosphere reactive Ar +O. Multilayers were produced on measures of X-ray difraction and magnetization. Junctions for transport measurements. All curves IxV, nonlinear, were measured at room temperature, and adjustments made using the Simmons model for symmetric barrier. Adjustments were made firt for the positive voltages and then to negative voltages, where the height and thickness of the barrier and the effective area of tunneling was always considered free parameters. Since the effective area of tunneling, much smaller than the area produced during deposition,thus indicating the existence of points where the current tunneling through the barrier,due to fluctuations in the thickness of the insulation. The post was seen exponential growth of the resistance multiplied by the effective area of tunneling as a function of thickness, using only the values calculated from the simulation curves IxV. We also observed the curve of conductance versus voltage, for the investigation of oxidation or not the interface between electrode and barrier, showing that almost 100% of samples of the tunnel junctions was low oxidation of the electrode (positive).


In recent years,many criminological scholars have studied the local development of criminology and put forward a wide range of issues.However,there are lots of defects including unreal or irrational thinking,holistic grasp.For deeper analysis,the core substance about Chinese domestic development of criminology includes: to correctly define the research trend and focus of the criminology,to consider foreign theories on criminology and to create domestic construction,and to continue working on the practical crime problems and to continue the process of scientific deconstruction.


Bromocryptine (CB-154) virtually abolished the rise of serum Pr after TRH stimulation in hypothyroid and euthyroid subjects. The response of serum TSH to TRH stimulation was significantly depressed in hypothyroid but not in euthyroid subjects. No significant changes of serum HGH, T4 and T3 after CB-154 were observed. The dual mode of action of CB-154 in pituitary and hypothalamus is discussed.


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A process fabricate 100 m high aspect ratio micro-optical structures by direct X-ray exposure and development of polymethylsilsesquoixane spin- on glass (GR 650) is presented. This process is an advance over the previous process of fabrication micro-optical components by molding GR 650 using polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) molds patterned by deep X-ray lithography (DXRL). The process presented in this article utilizes GR 650 as a DXRL resist. The polymethylsilsesquoixane is converted to silica on the surface exposed to air, and cross linked throughout the bulk. X-ray irradiated regions are then selectively retained by development in an organic solvent. A technique to cast 100 m thick GR 650 films was established. Although the height of the structures fabricated was 100 m, this technique can be extended to larger structural heights. An alternative positive tone process was also developed in which the irradiated regions of GR 650 films are etched in buffered HF. The structural height achieved by positive tone processing, however, was limited to 15 (mu) m, which is the depth of conversion to silica. Surface and bulk compositions of the irradiated films were measured by XPS and Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy.


Background. Glioblastomas (GBMs) are a heterogeneous group of primary brain tumors. These tumors are resistant to therapeutic interventions and invariably recur after surgical resection. The multifunctional protein transglutaminase 2 (TG2) has been shown to promote cell survival in a number of different tumors. There is also evidence that TG2 may be a pro-survival factor in GBMs. However, the roles that TG2 plays in facilitating GBM survival and proliferation have not yet been clearly delineated .


The present invention, as the end portion of the armature (12) which projects from the stator (1) when the exciting current coils (23) to operate gas exchange valve (11), away from the gas exchange valve (11) arranged preferably hollow cylindrical armature portion where the has a magnetic armature (12) that extends longitudinally movable within the stator (1) which is provided with a current coil (23), the engine or machine valve drive member for gas exchange valves of the internal (11) about. Armature (12), together with the stator (1), preferably operable independently of functionally constitutes a preliminary testable component group, this structure group is dismantled coupled with gas exchange valve (11) ing.


The productivity from geothermal systems is often controlled by faults and fractures. Faults can have positive effects on fluid flow and heat transport, leading to drilling targets at fault zones. It is, however, under debate which part of the fault might be the most favorable site for drilling. The catalog of geothermal systems in the Great Basin, Nevada, demonstrates that not the center of fault planes is the setting for high geothermal activity. Instead, step-over regions, fault intersections and fault tips belong to the favorable structural settings of geothermal fields in the Great Basin. Our attempt aims to explain from a fracture mechanical perspective the cause and effect why faults tips may represent favorable targets for geothermal exploration.


A method comprising: switched to switch a switchable water pump (122) of off; and Diagnosing a fault in the switchable water pump (122) based on a first difference between an engine fluid temperature, and an engine coolant temperature when the reversible water pump (122) is switched from off to on, the engine coolant temperature, a temperature of a by a motor (102) coolant circulated and the engine material temperature is the temperature of an engine block or a cylinder head, wherein a maximum decrease in the first difference during a diagnosis period is determined, the diagnosis period is started when the water pump (122) is turned on, and having a predetermined duration, wherein the water pump (122) is turned off before the end of the diagnosis period, wherein said first difference is determined at the end of the diagnosis period, whereby sticking of the water pump (122) is diagnosed in the on state, when the maximum decrease in the first difference during the diagnosis period less than a first threshold value and the first difference at the end of the diagnostic period is a second threshold value less than or equal, and wherein the sticking of the water pump (122) is diagnosed in the off state, when the maximum decrease in the first difference during the diagnosis period is less than the first threshold value and the first difference is at the end of the diagnostic period greater than the second threshold value.


Antakya, also known as Antioch, is a special historic city for many reasons. It has maintained a unique blend of authentic values that result from a deep historical background, a rich culture, and a diverse religious population living together with tolerance and in peace for centuries. As a city in the southeastern corner of Turkey near Syria, its rich cultural identity is reflected in various aspects and parts of the city. Kurtuluş Avenue is one of the major urban axes of Antakya and is a remarkable case. It stands out from other parts of the city for having a unique architectural style that is defined by an interesting group of buildings with characteristics between vernacular and modern. Kurtuluş Avenue, a version of the ancient Herod Road, was widened and redirected during the French Mandate Period. Half of its buildings were demolished and renewed and the other half were renovated and reused, creating this particular group of buildings that define this new main artery with a new Western architectural style. The buildings are the products of a nuanced synthesis with common references to vernacular and modern architecture. Kurtuluş Avenue can be considered as a good example for the reflections of the transformations from vernacular to modern architecture and can help to understand this process from a different perspective. With the aim of analyzing, defining, and presenting the reflections of the transformations of urban and architectural characteristics of the buildings located along Kurtuluş Avenue, urban morphology and typo-morphological methods are used.


Molar Kerr constants are reported for 9-phenylanthracene, 9,10-diphenylanthracene, 9,9′-bianthryl, 1-phenylnaphthalene, and 2-phenylnaphthalene as solutes in non-polar media. Analysis of the experimental data indicates that the preferred solute conformations are defined by dihedral angles Φ(between the aromatic ring planes) of ca. 67°, 67°, 70°, 50°, and 20°, respectively.


The purpose of this study was to see if a person's level of commitment to religion moderates the relationship between forgiveness by God and waist/hip ratios. The data come from a nationwide probability survey of adults of all ages (N = 2,453). Interviewers measured respondents' waist and hip circumference. Questions were administered to assess how often people feel they have been forgiven by God and how deeply they are committed to their faith. Controls were established for several different aspects of religion (i.e., church attendance, private prayer, and religious affiliation) as well as select demographic characteristics (i.e., age, sex, education, race, residential location, and marital status). Forgiveness by God is associated with less favorable waist/hip ratios, but only among study participants who are less committed to their faith. A set of supplementary analyses were performed using the frequency of moderate exercise as an outcome. The findings suggest that forgiveness by God is associated with less frequent exercise, but only among study participants who are less committed to their faith. The findings add greater credence to the literature on the relationship between religion and health because they are based on biological measures.


To analyze evaporative supercooled process of single water droplet in the air with low temperature and low humidity ratio, a mathematical model was constructed to simulate the evaporative process of single water droplet. The droplet temperature during its evaporation process and the influence of different initial droplet diameter, initial water temperature, air temperature and air humidity ratio were analyzed. The evaporative process of droplet in supercooled stage was simulated through the mathematical model, results from modeling basically tallies with the experiment. The numerical results show that lower initial temperature of water droplet can lessen the supercooled time of reaching steady state evaporation stage. Additionally it can not only lessen the supercooled time but also acquire lower supercooled temperature of water droplet by reducing air humidity ratio or lowering air temperature. Furthermore, the smaller initial diameter of water droplet is, the shorter supercooled time of reaching steady state evaporation stage becomes.


Antisera generated in vertebrate and immunocytochemical SABC method was applied to observe the immunoreactive neurons and neuropils of estrogen receptor(ER) in optic ganglia of Scylla serrata.The results showed that:ER-immunoreactive substance was located in medulla externa,medulla interna and medulla terminalis in optic ganglion.ER-immunoreactive neurons in optic ganglia might provide the binding sites for estrogen and accept the feedback regulation of estrogen.This present work provides the morphological basis for the regulation of estrogen on the neurosecretion in optic ganglion of Scylla serrata.


The authors organized a workshop on education atthe Ubicomp 2003 conference in Seattle, Washingtonin October12, 2003. This paper reports on the resultsof that workshop. The intention is to provide a moreconcrete basis for discussion of ubicomp education atsubsequent forums, such as PerEd 2004.


Various VLSI circuits, each of which realizes a specific database operation, have been studied; and a VLSI database machine can be created by a collection of these circuits. Such a method is called the function distribution approach. The problems of this approach are that (1) the data transmission cost is very high and (2) some circuits become very slow when the data size exceeds the maximum size handled by the circuits. Since database systems handle a large number of data, we need to develop another approach that costs less for data transmission and has expandability, Because most database operations can be divided into operations on subsets of data, this paper proposes the data distribution approach. In this approach a subset of data is stored in a functional storage circuit, and each circuit can realize most database operations. The whole system can be viewed as a file system having functions for database operations. Compared with conventional file systems, the system has the following advantages: (1) frequent rebalancing is not required, and (2) parallel processing of database operations is realized. Three methods to realize functional storage circuits are described. Selection is made by cost, performance, and available VLSI technology. An organization of such circuits with efficient database processing is discussed in detail; it will be realized by technology in the near future.


We propose a simple and novel approach to calculate of the solution of the radiative transport equation (RTE) without scattering and absorption in a solar cell that consists in an aperture, a receiver, and two reflective boundaries. We only get the solution at the boundaries, as inside the cell the intensity is constant along the rays.


where C is a constant depending only on n and the diameter of . The original proof of this result used N @-theory on complete Kähler manifolds and complicated commutator identities. This approach was simplified by Siu [13] who used only Hörmander's formalism in Cn and proved in addition that the constant C depends only on the distance of from H: he showed that if fjznj < 1g and H D fzn D 0g then one can take C D 64=9 p 1C 1=4e D 6:80506 : : : in (1). This was improved to C D 4 in [1] and C D 1:95388 : : : in [10]. The optimal constant here, C D 1, was recently obtained in [6]. A slightly more general result was shown: if Cn 1 D and 0 2 D then (1) holds with C D cD.0/ , where cD.0/ is the logarithmic capacity of C n D with respect to 0. This gave in particular


Objective:The acquired data of 28 standard gypsum teeth crowns scanned by a 3-D laser scanner were processed,then the 3-D models of the dens were reconstructed. Methods:The acquired 3-D points cloud data were processed for smoothing,extracting of feature lines,segmentation,free form surface modeling etc to achieve reconstruction of the dental cast. Conclusion:The rebuilding of dental cast will greatly advance the quality and efficiency of teeth designs.


Europeans and North Americans imagine Africans to be rural, unsophisticated people who have, until relatively recently, lived in a pristine, unchanging state of nature. Such images are the stock in trade of a century of Hollywood movies. They continue to permeate Western media, from credit-card commercials to tourist advertisements. Nineteenth-century imperialists relied on these stereotypes to justify their conquest of the continent. More recently, many in the West have turned the stereotypes on their head, idealizing Africans as more spiritual, and less materialistic and wasteful, than themselves. There are grains of truth to this oversimplification. Throughout their history, Africans have been less likely to live in cities than their contemporaries in Europe or Asia. There are profound continuities in African history that have at times acted as a brake on dramatic change, and over the past millennium, African economies have not matched regions such as Europe and Asia in their output of manufactured goods. But this monolithic view of Africans, whether held by neo-imperialists or critics of globalization, is very much a stereotype, the oversimplification of which hides the remarkable diversity that characterizes the peoples of the continent.


Due to the importance of maintaining normal hemostasis at its core, management of platelet activation, aggregation, and adhesion is of the utmost importance for providing the best care for patients. At this point in time there are no point-of-care devices which provide real-time outcomes or interventions whether they are therapeutic by the means of drug intervention (antiplatelet therapy) of alterations in patient platelet count (transfusions). In order to fill this gap in our medical toolbox, "MICELI" (MICrofluidic Electrical Impedance), an electrical impedance aggregometer, has been developed. This device has been designed to be portable, easy to use, accurate, and capable of producing rapid results. The current study has been designed to 1.) validate MICELI's ability to record aggregation in whole blood when triggered by common physiological platelet agonists, 2.) optimize an ADP LyoSphere TM with the proper conservation of agonist concentration to generate aggregation, 3.) and lastly validate that LyoSpheres TM have a prolonged storage time, MICELI tests were run side-by-side against the gold standard light transmission aggregometry test.