The term 'Keystone' is commonly regarded as a synonym for slapstick. The shortlived film company is best known for its crude gags and the legendary 'Keystone Kops'; it is remembered as the place where Charlie Chaplin started his film career and as the home of comic actors like Mabel Normand, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle and Ford Sterling. A number of books about the studio and its owner, Mack Sennett, the selfdeclared 'King of Comedy,' have already been published, notably Gene Fowler's Father Goose, the Story of Mack Sennett (1995) and Simon Louvish's Keystone: the life and clowns of Mack Sennett (2004). But compared to earlier monographs and biographies, The Fun Factory offers us a new approach by connecting the Keystone films to their cultural and historical contexts. This enables him to show more fully the cultural significance of the Keystone films. King identifies Keystone's mode of production and the social classes it targeted as defining the narrative structure and the overall aesthetics of pictures. Blending close analysis of the films themselves with meticulous research in the trade press and studio archives, the author offers new insights into questions of 'social history and film aesthetics, of economics and cultural theory' (p. 14). The book is chronologically organized and divided into two parts retracing the history of the studio. The first covers Keystone from its formation in 1912 until 1914; the second from 1915, when it became part of the Triangle Film Corporation, together with Thomas Ince and D.W. Griffith, to the company's eventual liquidation in 1917. In the first part, King discusses important aspects of Keystone comedy such as class and ethnicity; in the second, he covers modern mechanics and gender. He identifies working-class characters or even homeless people (most famously Chaplin's Tramp) as well as minority ethnic groups as being at the centre of Keystone's films. King vividly explains how the social background of the film-makers and company's founders, as well as the demands and tastes of the audience influenced the aesthetics of slapstick film.


In the present invention, a servo parameter adjustment device adjusts servo parameters that are set to a servo control device for controlling a motor that drives a control object. The servo parameter adjustment device is provided with the following: an acquisition unit for acquiring, from the servo control device, adjustment results measured by the servo control device and related to position adjustment of the control object carried out in accordance with a servo parameter set to the servo control device; a display control means for simultaneously displaying on a display screen a waveform corresponding to the acquired adjustment results, a waveform value which is an attribute of a portion of the waveform, and a servo parameter corresponding to the waveform; and a waveform value changing unit for changing the displayed waveform value. In a case where a waveform value is changed by the waveform value changing unit, the display control means changes and displays the changed waveform value on the display screen, and changes and displays, on the display screen, the waveform corresponding to the changed waveform value and the servo parameter corresponding to the changed waveform value.


ePortfolio in professional pedagogical community is usually understood as the means of recording, storing and assessment of personal achievements. The system of higher education in Russia is being updated in accord with the new educational standards and competences. Transition to competency approach needs a new assessment tool. ePortfolio method may be successfully used together with the other alternative and traditional methods. The article gives detailed analysis of using ePortfolio technology in the academic process at the Institute of Education, Psychology and Sociology (IEPS), Siberian Federal University (SFU) and the resources of this method for teaches' assessment.


Considering the needs of the current society to provide education for all equally, the Virtual Institute of Advanced Studies (VIAS) aims at creating solutions for the development of competencies at various levels, which with an educational modeling adequate to each situation act, aiming at usability, flexibility and functionality of the different Distance Education (DE) courses support tools. Thus, this article presents an educational platform model, based on the digital accessibility criteria, considering, a priori, the deaf characteristics.


Background and objective:  Sarcoidosis (SA) is a disorder of unknown aetiology. Mycobacterium tuberculosis heat shock proteins (Mtb‐hsp) have been considered as causative agents of SA. The role of Mtb‐hsp in the immune response in SA has not been investigated.


Sacrococcygeal teratomas are rare tumours that occur most frequently in neonates, although adult cases also occur. The molecular pathogenesis of these tumours and their long‐term prognosis is uncertain. We investigated the i(12p) status of a large number of primary sacrococcygeal teratomas in both children and adults, including cases with malignant germ cell tumour elements.


In this paper we propose a framework to adapt the user interface (UI) of mobile computing devices like smartphones or tablets, based on the context or scenario in which user is present, and incorporating learning from past user actions. This will allow the user to perform actions in minimal steps and also reduce the clutter. The user interface in question can include application icons, menus, buttons window positioning or layout, color scheme and so on. The framework profiles the user device usage pattern and uses machine learning algorithms to predict the best possible screen configuration with respect to the user context. The prediction will improve with time and will provide best user experience possible to the user. To predict the utility of our model, we measure average response times for a number of users to access certain applications randomly on a smartphone, and on that basis predict time saved by adapting the UI in this way.


The purpose of this study was to find out about the inauguration of a mountain hill protected forest area and identify land cover in Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan Province. The results of the study showed that the area of the protected mountainside of the panti hill had changed because at the time of the implementation of the boundary arrangement in the field there were rights of third parties in the form of settlements so that the area was excluded from the area. The attitude of the community around the forest area agrees and welcomes the existence of protected forest areas. Closure of land in the form of dry land agriculture mixed with bushes, plantations, oil palm, shrubs and rubber.Keywords: Boundaries; forest


In this paper, the structure, function and work theory of an automated guided vehicle which is based vision navigation system with data road map assisting are introduced. In the meantime data road map's denotation and data road map's assisting in detail and the AGV's advantages are introduced., The crossroad is differentiated by invisible flags in the data road map. Then AGV can use the flags to decide which one should go along,


Electron diffraction measurements on (100) GaAs1−xSbx layers with x≊0.5 grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy indicate that ordered phases are formed during growth. Two ordered phases are observed. The simple, tetragonal AuCu‐I type phase consists of alternating {100} oriented GaAs and GaSb layers. Only the two variants with the tetragonal c axes perpendicular to the growth direction are observed. At least two variants are observed for the chalcopyrite E11 structure with alternating {210} oriented GaAs and GaSb layers.


According to solid annealing physics phenomenon and based on simulated annealing applying in combinational optimization problem, this paper puts forward a method that could use simulated annealing algorithm (SABA) to solve broadcast path in wireless sensor network. The broadcast transmission link formed by this algorithm not only can absorb local optimum solution, but also can jump out of the wrong local optimum. Furthermore, at first it absorbs the inferior solution, with temperature decreased, it will get rid of the inferior solution step by step to get global optimal solution. The simulation shows that comparing to 2-opt algorithm, this algorithm can decrease the length of transmission, and save energy consumption.


In algebraic geometry the notion of variety defined by algebraic equation is very general: all number fields are allowed. One of the challenges is to define the counterparts of homology and cohomology groups for them. The notion of cohomology giving rise also to homology if Poincare duality holds true is central. The number of various cohomology theories has inflated and one of the basic challenges to find a sufficiently general approach allowing to interpret various cohomology theories as variations of the same motive as Grothendieck, who is the pioneer of the field responsible for many of the basic notions and visions, expressed it. Cohomology requires a definition of integral for forms for all number fields. In p-adic context the lack of well-ordering of p-adic numbers implies difficulties both in homology and cohomology since the notion of boundary does not exist in topological sense. The notion of definite integral is problematic for the same reason. This has led to a proposal of reducing integration to Fourier analysis working for symmetric spaces but requiring algebraic extensions of p-adic numbers and an appropriate definition of the p-adic symmetric space. The definition is not unique and the interpretation is in terms of the varying measurement resolution. The notion of infinite has gradually turned out to be more and more important for quantum TGD. Infinite primes, integers, and rationals form a hierarchy completely analogous to a hierarchy of second quantization for a super-symmetric arithmetic quantum field theory. The simplest infinite primes representing elementary particles at given level are in one-one correspondence with many-particle states of the previous level. More complex infinite primes have interpretation in terms of bound states. 1. What makes infinite primes interesting from the point of view of algebraic geometry is that infinite primes, integers and rationals at the n:th level of the hierarchy are in 1-1 correspondence with rational functions of n arguments. One can solve the roots of associated polynomials and perform a root decomposition of infinite primes at various levels of the hierarchy and assign to them Galois groups acting as automorphisms of the field extensions of polynomials defined by the roots coming as restrictions of the basic polynomial to planes xn = 0, xn = xn−1 = 0, etc... 2. These Galois groups are suggested to define non-commutative generalization of homotopy and homology theories and non-linear boundary operation for which a geometric interpretation in terms of the restriction to lower-dimensional plane is proposed. The Galois group Gk would be analogous to the relative homology group relative to the plane xk−1 = 0 representing boundary and makes sense for all number fields also geometrically. One can ask whether the invariance of the complex of groups under the permutations of the orders of variables in the reduction process is necessary. Physical interpretation suggests that this is not the case and that all the groups obtained by the permutations are needed for a full description. 3. The algebraic counterpart of boundary map would map the elements of Gk identified as analog of homotopy group to the commutator group [Gk−2, Gk−2] and therefore to the unit element of the abelianized group defining cohomology group. In order to obtains something analogous to the ordinary homology and cohomology groups one must however replaces Galois groups by their group algebras with values in some field or ring. This allows to define the analogs of homotopy and homology groups as their abelianizations. Cohomotopy, and cohomology would emerge as duals of homotopy and homology in the dual of the group


In this paper, systematically analyzed from the economic point of view the reasons of skyrocketing prices, then raised the effectiveness of price inflation for agricultural policy recommendations to improve the government departments to strengthen the warning of primary products market risk and timely regulation and control policy.


Since 2007, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) has been involved in mediating several disputes between different Wilmar subsidiaries in Indonesia and communities affected by their operations. CAO accepted a third complaint from affected communities and a coalition of NGOs in November 2011, where land disputes were again at the heart of the conflict. By agreement between the parties, CAO convened a mediated dialogue between PT Asiatic Persada (PT AP), a fully owned Wilmar subsidiary, and several local communities starting in March 2012. The mediated dialogue made significant progress, particularly for the Pinang Tinggi community, and reached several interim agreements to the satisfaction of all parties. In April 2013, Wilmar International sold PT AP, and in late September 2013, the new owners chose to withdraw from the mediation. CAO encouraged the parties to continue the dialogue and to honor the agreements that had already been achieved. However, PT AP showed no willingness to engage on these issues. In December 2013, after the end of the CAO process, some of the communities were evicted from their homes. This report summarizes the mediation process, interim outcomes and lessons learned from CAO's perspective.


Interacting with information in digital environments involves a physical gap between people and information. Although current advances in interaction technology provide the means for helping bridge this gap, little is known about whether this gap affects user experience and performance in the context of information-related tasks such as information search. In this paper we present preliminary results from a larger study focused on immersive interaction with digital information objects. In particular, we report those derived from a user study designed to evaluate interactions with digital information objects through body gestures in the context of an image search task. Our results suggest that compared to traditional interactions through mouse, this type of interaction not only helps lessen cognitive workload, but also leads to achieve similar precision in terms of the information collected.


The demand for developing a design for better harvesting the natural and renewable resources for power is increasing. This paper aims to develop a protocol to model organic photovoltaic cells with modifications in models for inorganic counterparts. Keywords— Organic photovoltaic cells, modelling, matlab, organic semiconductors, green technologies, solar cells.


In this work, cell viability, proliferation, and morphology are studied on two pairs of polymers used in the biomedical field that have similar chemical natures but differ in hydrophobicity. On the one hand, hydrophobic polyester poly(e-caprolactone), is modified by blending with poly(lactic acid). On the other hand, the hydrophilic acrylate poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA), is copolymerized with ethyl methacrylate (EMA) at a ratio of 50/50 wt.% P(HEMA-co-EMA). These two polymers are used as neat resins or combined with hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles and halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) to enhance cell attachment and mechanical properties. Cell proliferation is greater on moderately hydrophobic materials at the initial stage, with cells showing a round shape and aggregating in clusters. However, over longer culture periods, cell proliferation is more advanced on more hydrophilic surfaces, where cells spread out with a flatter shape. Improvement of cell viability is observed with the addition of HA and HNTs.


Soap bubbles are easy to deform: a child blowing, the wind, or an electric field imposed by a plane capacitor are some possible examples. When an electric field is applied, a bubble elongates along the direction of the field, deforming into a spheroid. For a sufficiently high electric field, bubbles eventually become conical, forming a so-called Taylor cone. In addition to the dependence on the electric field and the soapy solution used, the shape of a bubble is also related to the substrate on which it rests, namely a solid plate or a liquid bath.


Relativistic definition of the phase of the electromagnetic field, involving two Lorentz invariants, based on the Riemann-Silberstein vector is adopted to extend our previous study [I. Bialynicki-Birula, Z. Bialynicka-Birula, and C. \ifmmode \acute{S}\else \'{S}\fi{}liwa, Phys. Rev. A 61, 032110 (2000)] of the motion of vortex lines embedded in the solutions of wave equations from Schr\"odinger wave mechanics to Maxwell theory. It is shown that time evolution of vortex lines has universal features; in Maxwell theory it is very similar to that in Schr\"odinger wave mechanics. Connection with some early work on geometrodynamics is established. Simple examples of solutions of the Maxwell equations with embedded vortex lines are given. Vortex lines in the Laguerre-Gaussian beams are treated in some detail.


The goals, techniques, and rhetoric of resource management are the legacy of a particular culture's mindset and concerns. Originally a preoccupation of a small cadre o.fWestern practitioners, resource management has become internationalized, a near-universal concern of a broad spectrum of ad he rants and sympathizers. Increasingly, the once narrowly defined focus of resource professionals has broadened to include awareness of the wide array of demands and expectations that may be made of wildland resources which still provide the basic subsistence of local users. (Conferences like this one, sponsored by the school of forestry once nwst closely allied with the commodity-oriented "wise use" approach to forest resources, argue for the breadth and vision that now enrich the resource studies curriculum.) But in the newly popular area of co-management at least, the old ideology though explicitly repudiated lives on in the assumptions, goals, plans, and tactics of Western-trained professionals seeking to involve local people in programs of resource management.


An efficient, environmentally benign, chemoselective, microwave-assisted N-formylation protocol of aromatic, aliphatic, alicyclic, benzylic amines, inactivated aromatic amines and sterically demanding heterocyclic amines using 2-formyl-1,3-dimethyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium iodide has been developed. This affords a series of N-substituted formamides with good to excellent yields (23 examples, 53–96% yield) and can be readily scaled. The methodology can be further extended to synthesize benzimidazole and isocyanide derivatives.


In 2020, Montessori teachers and families across the world had to adjust as schools were closed because of the rapid onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those working in the Montessori classroom, which typically favors a hands-on approach and limited use of technology, had to devise new ways to engage with students in the virtuallearning environment. How do teachers perceive that the transition to online learning affected their instruction? This descriptive case study examined the ways in which a school's Lower and Upper Elementary Montessori teachers adjusted their instruction to meet student needs online, as well as the benefits and challenges that the teachers felt they and the students experienced as a result.


This Charter was first proposed in 1972 by the former Mexican President Echevarria, at UNCTAD III in Chile. The Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States was then adopted by the 29th regular session of the UN General Assembly on 12 December 1974. The Charter is structured in four chapters: Fundamentals of International Economic Relations; Economic Rights and Duties of States; Common Responsibilities Towards International Community; and Final Provisions. It contains four central concepts. First, it emphasizes the principle of sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and sovereign equality of all states. Second, it accentuates rights that comprise state sovereignty, regarded as inalienable: the right to choose the economic, political, social, and cultural system, and the right of sovereignty over the national resources. Third, it calls for far-reaching equality in international economical relations. The fourth group of principles states the demands of the charter in concrete terms. Keywords: duties of states; economic rights; international community; international economic relations; right of sovereignty; UN Charter; UNCTAD III


The Fourth Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity (AMF-4)was organized at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA during December 12–15, 2003. The organization of the
conferencewas cosponsored by various agencies which included the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Defense R&D Organization (DRDO), Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISC), IEEE UFFC (USA), Taylor and Francis Scientific Publishers, and the international journal FERROELECTRICS.


Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment by Health Professionals of Varied Educational Backgrounds 108 participants including undergraduate and graduate students Videos of 40 participants randomly selected for reliability study Age range: 18-24 years old 13 males and 27 females Inclusion: healthy, injury M/F without prior tuck jump training Five raters with diverse educational backgrounds and clinical experience Participants told to "jump repeatedly for 10 seconds with high effort level, bringing the knees up as high as possible so both thighs are parallel with the ground, landing softly in the same footprint with each jump, and then immediately begin the next jump." 2 Raters view videos at various speeds and angles, rate jump based on 10 criteria Three raters scored jumps one month later to determine intra-rater reliability Average TJA score 6.30 ± 1.76 Thighs not parallel to floor most frequent and consistent flaw found Foot placement and decline prior to 10 seconds was least agreed upon by the raters Interrater reliability was poor between the five raters Intrarater reliability testing was poor to moderate


Transducers are used in a wide range of applications in industry. Although technology has been used to significantly improve the performance and reduce the cost of both transducers and amplifiers, the signal processing still remains predominantly analogue. Some progress has been made to design completely digital amplifiers, however there have been limitations on the frequency response due to the use of hybrid integrated circuit techniques. This changed in 1986 when HBM developed its first gate array for the DMC9012 multichannel digital amplifier system, offering 9600 samples per second, no data skew between channels and 20 bit resolution.


Knowledge of results (KR), practice, and sex were varied to examine their effects on anticipation of coincidence. Although these factors have been given empirical attention, the findings have been inconclusive and mixed, possibly for methodological reasons. Such issues were addressed, and an empirical attempt was made to rectify them. Using a Bassin Anticipation Timer, 30 men and 30 women were equally and randomly assigned to three groups: no KR, exact verbal KR, and verbal KR converted to a spatial representation. All subjects received 200 trials from which absolute error (AE), constant error (CE), and variable error (VE) were derived. Analysis of error terms yielded the following findings: KR and practice reduced error (AE and CE), practice alone reduced variability (VE), initial sex differences in AE and CE disappeared so there were no sex differences in performance, sex differences in variability were maintained over 200 trials. These findings are discussed in light of previous work, and possible explanations for the mixed findings are advanced.


Conduction Changes in RyR2‐P2328S Hearts. Introduction: The familial condition catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is characterized by episodic bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT), polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PVT), and ventricular fibrillation following adrenergic challenge. It is associated with mutations involving the cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2).


The creation of maritime network models has been a major focus of archaeological investigations of the Early Bronze Age in the Cyclades (Greece). While archaeologists acknowledge the importance of environmental variables for ancient seafaring, they have tended to treat the sea surface as an undifferentiated space onto which network models are imposed. The present study of Early Cycladic maritime connectivity incorporates the Aegean Sea as a varied and varying surface affected by seasonal and temporal changes. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software, I create a cost-surface model of the ancient seascape that incorporates environmental, archaeological, and technological variables. The application of a cost-surface model enables the consideration of Early Cycladic settlements not merely as points in space but as embedded within a contiguous surface of land and sea. This study highlights the complex and variable conditions facing Bronze Age seafarers. The results of the study challenge the conceptualization of the Cyclades as a unified island group; while the central Cyclades exhibit high connectivity at the local scale, islands on the edges of the cluster may have relied on less-frequent travel at the regional scale, which nevertheless persisted throughout the Early Cycladic period. Variations in wind patterns due to seasonality and directionality indicate that most journeys would require an overnight stay at the destination, suggesting the importance of maintaining intercommunity ties.


In this study, the weighted mass of standard molecular weight compounds (SMWC) was adopted to improve the accuracy of molecular weight distribution measured by the gel permeation chromatography (GPC). To evaluate the impact of SMWC compositions, the mixture prepared by constant, linear-weighted, and polynomial-weighted SMWC (3 g/L total) was used for the calibration of GPC, and results were confirmed with typical membrane-based size-exclusion experiments. The results obtained by GPC analysis revealed that the composition of SMWC in the feed significantly altered the final molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of same membranes, and the polynomial-weighted SMWC provided the best match with the result of MWCO measured by the single-compound rejection experiment due to the enhanced signal intensity at the higher molecular weight compounds (>20,000 Da). Consequently, the preparation of SMWC in the polynomial manner should be suggested during the calibration and MWCO measurements of membranes by GPC.


Authentic and unauthentic layers within the real existence are exposed by comparative existentialand metaphysical analysis. Aforesaid forms the main intention to thematise the relation betweenthe existing subject and metaphisics: connecting existentialism to reality. Consequentially, theexisting subject with all belonging acts and characteristics is examined from the perspective ofreality rather than formality. It ultimately leads to a new existentialistic thematisation of individualman in enviromenatal context, which carries the important characteristics of metaphisics.


The main tasks are discussed in this paper such as in the construction of transmitters of digital television broadcasting, in particular the task of constructing a universal preamplifier, which can be used regardless of any particular channel. Distributed amplifiers permit to build wide-range power amplifiers with constant gain in the preset frequency range. The main feature of the construction of distributed amplifiers is using input and output capacitances of amplifying device in the artificial transmission lines. The main advantages and disadvantages of this type of amplifiers are presented in the paper. The method of calculation of distributed amplifier for UHF and the research its energetic characteristics are discussed in the paper. The further research tasks for this type of amplifier are given.


With the tremendous development in Networking and Multimedia technologies, Image Retrieval plays significant roleand is used for browsing, searching and retrieving images from a large database of digital images. Image Retrieval techniques utilize annotation methods of adding metadata such as captioning, keywords or descriptions to the images. The manual image annotation is much time consuming laborious and expensive.As the data bases size increases, annotation becomes a tedious task. Thus automatic image annotationhas drawn the attention of the researchers in recent years.. The increase in social web application and the semantic web drawn attention of researchers in  the development of several web-based image retrieval tools. This paper presents an easy, efficient image retrieval approach using a new image feature descriptor called Micro-Structure Descriptor (MSD). The microstructures are defined based on an edge orientation similarly while the MSD is built based on the underlying colors in micro-structures with similar edge orientation.In this method of Image retrieval the MSD extracts features by simulating human's early visual processing by effectively integrating color, texture, color lay out information and shape. The proposed MSD algorithm has high indexing performance and low dimensionalityas it has only 72 dimensions for full color images.The technique is examined on Corel datasets with natural images; the results demonstrate that this image retrieval method is much more efficient and effective than reprehensive feature descriptors, such as Gabor features and Multi Texton Histograms.


of their developmental origin. Forbus has shown that the minute defects in the muscular coats of arteries which are frequently found at vessel junctions may be regarded as potential aneuLrysms. Whether such a defect develops. into an actual aneurysmal saccLular protrusion or not depends on the extent of the defect and conditions of blood pressure to which it is subjected. Whether such an aneurysm ruptures or not depends similarly on the blood pressure to which its wall is subjected and to the resistanice of that wall. Probably the size of the original defect has an influence on the thickness and iesistance of the wall of the saccular protrusion. Although we are unable to find any preceding record of a congenital aneurysm situated within the brain substance, and although these lesions are doubtless much more often associated with the larger arteries at the base of the brain or in its principal fissures, our record demonstrates that such a lesion may occur. For the reasons mentioned above the incidence may be more frequent than the absen.e of recorded cases would suggest. A congenital intracerebral aneurysm is, moreover,a possible cause of apoplexy to be reckoned with even in the case of a young child. R EFERENCES Charcot, J. M.., and Bouchar:l. Ch (1868) Arch. PIhysiol. nornm. pathol.. 1. 110, 643. Dott, N. M. (1933). Edinb. med. J.. 40 (Med.-Chir. Trans.). 219. Hetmann, K., and Obrador, S. (1937). Lisboa med.. 14. 782. Forbus, NV. D. (1930) Johns Hopk Hosp. Bull. 47. 239. Green, F. H. K. (1930). J. Path. Bact., 33, 71. Gull, W. (1858). Guy's Hosp. Rep., 3 s., 5, 281. Holden, 0. H R.. and Le Marquand H. S. (1929). Lansce!, 1, 229. Mallen, L. R. (1933). Med. J. Austral., 1, 496. Netubuerger, K. (1928). Z. Kreislaufforsch, 20. 229. PoetIl, 0. (1934). Wie,,. kil. Wschr., 47. 609.


The invention discloses a molten aluminum quantified feeding system comprising a stopper rod, an outer barrel, a first probe, a second probe, a drive mechanism for driving the stopper rod to rotate and to vertically move up and down, and an air pressure generating device for vacuuming or pressurizing. The lower end of the outer barrel is provided with a sharp opening. The stopper rod is arranged inside the outer barrel. The lower end of the stopper rod is inserted in the sharp opening and is hermetically in sliding fit with the sharp opening; the lower end of the stopper rod stretches outside the sharp opening downward; and the upper end of the stopper rod hermetically extends outside the outer barrel upward and is connected with the drive mechanism. The air pressure generating device is communicated with the outer barrel. The first probe and the second probe are respectively and fixedly inserted inside the outer barrel, and the first probe is located above the second probe. The molten aluminum quantified feeding system is able to pick and place the molten aluminum neatly, with the energy consumption being low and the cost being low.


Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) and related human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) are major respiratory tract pathogens in calves and infants, respectively. Great a�ention is now paid to prevention of the disease caused by these agents. Glycoprotein G is the most variable viral protein and antigenic grouping of RSV isolates is based on distinct antigenic reactivity pa�erns determined with a set of G protein specific mAbs. Genetic variability of the G protein is used during epidemiology and epizootiology studies of HRSV and BRSV diseases, respectively. The constant genetic dri� can be observed within G protein sequences. Both cell-mediated and antibodymediated immune responses contribute to efficient protection against RSV infection. The neutralizing antibodies are induced by F and G proteins. The G protein fails to induce cytotoxic lymphocytes response and may causes aberrant Th2 response leading to enhancement of clinical symptoms in subsequently infected vaccines. The G as the most variable viral protein associated with immunopathologic effect is a critical factor in vaccine development.


This study was conducted to determine the nutritive value of sesbania Silage by using of different levels of molasses with rates 0,3 and 6% (of fresh matter basis)and ensiled for 0,20 and 40 days, after end of ensiled, the smell is acceptable and like vinegar smell in all rates of molasses and different time of ensiling, the colour of silage were green without ensiling at different levels of molasses, while at 20 and 40 days ensiling the colour be yellowish brown to brown in the treatments with molasses, No mould was seen in any silage treatment except that the 40 days ensiling, Acceptable sesbania silages were evaluated physical quality with regard to smell and colour further indicating that a high quality silage is produced. The interaction between ensiling day and the level of molasses show significant (p<0.05) increase in IDMD and ME at 40 ensiling days with three level of molasses then at 20 ensiling days with three level of molasses compared with zero ensiling day ,there is a significant (p<0.05) decreased in pH at 40 ensiling day with three level of molasses then the 20 ensiling days with three level of molasses compared with zero ensiling days. The values obtained after 24 hours incubation period for in vitro gas production volume show significant (p<0.05) increase at 40 ensiling days with 6% molasses, and with methane production increase high significant (p<0.01) at 40 ensiling days with 0,3 and 6% molasses, high significant (p<0.01) increase in gas production at 40 ensiling day with 0,3 and 6% molasses after 72 and 96 hours incubation period, high significant (p<0.01) increase in methane production at 40 ensiling days with 0,3 and 6% molasses after 72 and 96 hours incubation period and at 40 ensiling days with 3 and 6% molasses after 96 hour incubation period . The estimated short chain fatty acid show a significant (p<0.05) increase at 40 ensiling days with 0,3 and 6% molasses, then at 20 ensiling days with 0,3 and 6% molasses compared with zero ensiling day with three level of molasses ,The estimated of ME and IDMD significant (p<0.05) increase in at 40 ensiling days with 0,3 and 6% molasses ,then at 20 ensiling days with 0,3 and 6% molasses compared with zero ensiling days with three level of molasses.


It is necessary to have an LAPAN-TUBSAT (Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional/ National Institute of Aeronautics and Space) (Technische University of Berlin Satellite) satellite data receiving system that is low cost and can be placed in various parts of Indonesia. This system will later spear head the data receiver and this meets all areas detected by the earth surveillance method in real time and can be recorded at the Earth Station. By using a helical antenna that is engineered independently with the rules of the S band at 2.22 GHz, it will be able to control the Indonesian region. The construction of this receiving antenna uses a helical antenna, a receiver antenna system that combines helix asa feed horn on a parabolic antenna is designed to be able to work at a center frequency of 2,220 MHz, a bandwidth of 27 MHz, LHCP polarization, and a minimum gain of 10 dB. With a Parabolic shaped reflection antenna with Prime Focus. With motor antenna is a full motion antenna with a perstep movement of 0.25 degrees on Azimuth and elevation. The Design will be acquisition the data from satellite, and with the helical antenna. The Helical that by requirement of the 2,22 GHz design. With the LHCP (Left Hand Circular Polarization) and with the a bandwidth of 27 MHz. for the antenna parabola as a catcher of signal from satellite we use type of Primefocus wichis the point focal in the central face of parabola and we will put feed Horn that include inside is the Helical feed antenna. Antenna have a spesification Movement is 0,25 degrees per second With the successful engineering of the development of Helical antenna, it can also later apply it to various other satellites with adjustments to the dimensions of the antenna only and the receiving system.


Background: Management of emergence agitation (EA) following tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy under general anaesthesia in children has been a major challenge for anaesthesiologists.Several medications have been investigated in an attempt to reduce the occurrence and severity of EA.
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of premedication with intravenousmidazolam and ketamine on EA following tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy under generalanaesthesia in children.
Study design: Randomised clinical study.
Methods: Sixty children of both sex, American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I & IIage 5 to 12 years scheduled to undergo elective tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy were randomlyassigned into two groups. Patients in group K (n=30) received premedication of intravenous ketamine0.25 mg/kg body weight in 5 ml total volume and in group M (n=30) received premedication 0.1 mg/kgbody weight intravenous midazolam in 5 ml total volume. After completion of surgery patients weretransferred to recovery. Incidences and severity of EA(Paediatric Anaesthesia Emergence Delirium Scale),pain score (Wong-Baker FACES Pain scale) and postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) were assessedat admission in the recovery (T0) and in the post anaesthesia care unit (PACU) at 5 min (T5), at 15 min(T15) and at 30 min (T30).
Results: Incidences of EA in Group K remained significantly lower than Group M at admission to therecovery and in the PACU at 5 min and 15 min (P<0.05). Severity of EA was significantly lower patientsin Group K than Group M at admission in recovery and in PACU at 5 minute and 15 minute (P<0.05).There were no significant differences in pain scores between two groups. Regarding PONV there was nosignificant difference between two groups.
Conclusion: Premedication with ketamine was more effective than midazolam in the prevention of EAfollowing tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy in pediatric patients under general anaesthesia.
JBSA 2020; 33(2): 55-61


Objective: To choose a good management method and to enhance the therapeutic effect on open craniocerebral injury immersed in seawater. Methods: 235 patients were assigned into two groups(land group 200 cases and seawater immsersion group 35 cases). The seawater immersion group were treated with high frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) and nimodipine and the land group were given routine treatment. The clinical features of the two groups were compared. Results: The results showed live rate was 97% in the land group and 94% in the seawater immersion group. Conclusion: Thought the seawater immersion group was not as good as the land group in live rate, there was a significant difference as compared with other reports. It is suggested that calcium antagonist and HFJV are effective in the treatment of open craniocerebral injury in seawater immersion.


Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield; illus. by Jan Spilvey Gilchrest [9780060091255] To one young narrator, it's the simple things that mean the most, like sharing laughter with a friend, taking family rides in the country, and kissing her mama's arm. This paperback edition of the classic poem by Eloise Greenfield with illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist is sure to delight a new generation of readers.


PREVIEW Benign vulvar disorders are infrequent, but symptoms such as pruritus, pain, burning, and irritation or the finding of a mass or growth can cause significant patient concern. In this article, Drs Larrabee and Kylander differentiate common nonneoplastic disorders and benign tumors and offer practical management options.


The behavior of the k−e turbulence model at a turbulent/nonturbulent interface is examined to determine the turbulent diffusion coefficients σk and σe. The analysis leads to a dilemma caused by the modeling of the generation term in the k and e equations. Based on limiting values of σk and σe derived from this analysis, a revised form of the low−Reynolds−number incompressible k−e turbulence model is presented which incorporates a new set of model constants, a linear form of the near wall dissipation term in the k equation, and deletion of a nonphysical term in the e equation. The revised model is applied to fully developed flow in a channel and found to give better agreement with experiment than the original form of the model developed by Jones and Launder.


MapReduce has since its inception been steadily gaining ground in various scientific disciplines ranging from space exploration to protein folding. The model poses a challenge for a wide range of current and legacy scientific applications for addressing their "Big Data" challenges. For example: MapRe-duce's best known implementation, Apache Hadoop, only offers native support for Java applications. While Hadoop streaming supports applications compiled in a variety of languages such as C, C++, Python and FORTRAN, streaming has shown to be a less efficient MapReduce alternative in terms of performance, and effectiveness. Additionally, Hadoop streaming offers lesser options than its native counterpart, and as such offers less flexibility along with a limited array of features for scientific software. The Hadoop File System (HDFS), a central pillar of Apache Hadoop is not a POSIX compliant file system. In this paper, we present an alternative framework to Hadoop streaming to address the needs of scientific applications: MARISSA (MApReduce Implementation for Streaming Science Applications). We describe MARISSA's design and explain how it expands the scientific applications that can benefit from the MapReduce model. We also compare and explain the performance gains of MARISSA over Hadoop streaming.


Over last years the familiar agriculture has received more attention by public policies, as in the National Program of Strenghtening of familiar agriculture and in the National Program of production and use of biodiesel. However the obstacles referring to logistics and the other costs related to biodiesel system may get advantageous in economic terms for industries to produce their own inputs or even to buy from big rural farmers. Having this in mind, the exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) is adopted by verifying as the variables such as average receipt, biodiesel output and transport network associate each other during the year 2005. Using univariate and bivariate spatial analysis techniques, the findings reveal all global spatial interactions are positive and significant, but there are differences when investigating local patterns by means of emerging of spatial clusters.

Key words: familiar agriculture; biodiesel; exploratory spatial data analysis.

JEL classification: R12.

Artigo recebido em nov. 2008 e aceito para publicacao em nov. 2009.


Desgin and construction thinking of engineering transform for No.2 coke oven at xinyu iron and steel Co.,Ltd.is probed.Meanwhile,new and old system linkage,production and construction contradiction are solved.


The St Mark's retractor is an instrument essential in open pelvic surgery. It is of great help in exposing structures deep in the narrow pelvis. This rigid retractor has specific properties including a shaped hollow handle with two prominences on the upper ridge, a 90° angle in the blade and a varying angle from blade to handle. The slightly curved blade is 6 cm wide and 12·5 cm or 18 cm deep. Lipped and non‐lipped blades are available (Fig. 1). Although the instrument is known internationally as 'St Mark's retractor', its origin and creator are unknown. In this article, the authors aim to describe the origin of this useful instrument in order to appreciate its historical value and acknowledge its developer.

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The mechanisms of hypercalcemia were assessed in 15 patients with humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM) who had tumors at various stages of progression. In patients with early tumors, bone biopsies were generally normal and the hypercalcemia was due to an elevation in renal tubular resorption of calcium. Conversely, osteoclastic resorption was markedly increased in patients with advanced tumors, particularly those in whom the biopsies were obtained postmortem. Osteoclast surface (Oc.S) correlated positively with the stage of tumor progression (r = 0.80, p < 0.002), degree of immobility (r = 0.87, p < 0.002), and level of urinary cyclic AMP excretion (r = 0.60, p < 0.02). When compared with a group of ambulant patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT), osteoblast surface (Ob.S%) in HHM was depressed (median and range): 1.2% (0–11.6%) versus 5.3% (1.1–32.0%) (p < 0.001). However, a relatively low Ob.S (4%) and raised Oc.S (43.5%) were also seen in an immobilized patient with severe HPT.


This study examines the characteristics and determinants of English learners' (ELs') access to academic content in middle school (Grades 6–8). Following 10 years of data from a large urban school district in California, I identify two predominant characteristics of EL access to content: leveled tracking in which ELs are overrepresented in lower level classes and underrepresented in upper level classes and exclusionary tracking in which ELs are excluded from core academic content area classes, particularly English language arts. Using regression analysis and two regression discontinuity designs, I find evidence that ELs' access to content is limited by a constellation of factors, including prior academic achievement, institutional constraints, English proficiency level, and direct effects of EL classification. This study contributes to understanding of the experiences and opportunities of students learning English as well as theory regarding educational tracking.


Diabetic ulcers is a chronic complications of diabetic mellitus which caused people treated in hospital about 80%. Patients with diabetic ulcers need more care and additional costs. It will be wretched if the infection caused by multidrugs resistant bacterials like Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This research aimed to identified and understand the resistance of MRSA bacteria from Wagner grade I and II diabetic ulcers at department of Internal Medicine of RSUD Arifin Achmad. Samples were taken with a swab technique and then the bacteria were identified and further resistance test with Kirby-bauer disk diffusion method. This research reported about 6 samples (21,42%) from 28 grade I and II swabs diabetic ulcers are Staphylococcus aureus and 5 samples 83,33% from 6 samples Staphylococcus aureus were identified as MRSA. Antibiotics trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, chloramphenicol and gentamycin resistance test results had sensitivity 100% to MRSA bacteria. Followed by ofloxacin 60% and ciprofloxacin 40%. Key words : Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic ulcers, Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Resistance


This study reports the findings on 38 normally hearing adults, subjected to sweep frequency Bekesy audiometry at 2 octave/min. It shows that the 'average difference limen' in a sweep frequency trace increases by a factor of about 1.4 when the attenuation rate is doubled in the range 1.25 to 5dB/sec.Moreover, the range of variation of the 'average difference limen' increases greatly as the attenuation rate increases. In order to classify Bekesy audiograms or to use any quantitative analysis, therefore, an attenuation rate of 2.5dB/sec or less is preferable, since a rate greater than this will produce too great a dispersion for effective classification to be made.


The utility model discloses a feeding and discharging device of a light-emitting diode (LED) welding wire machine or a die bonder, which belongs to the technical field of parts of full-automatic wire bonders or die bonders and is applied to full-automatic feeding and discharging of an LED piranha support. The feeding and discharging device comprises a feeding planar tray material filling device, a material pushing device, a material conveying device, a slice passing device, a material shifting device, a material collecting device and a discharging planar tray material filling device. The slice passing device comprises a support pressing device and a pusher dog slice passing device. The material pushing device pushes materials from the feeding planar tray material filling device to the position of a sensor. The material conveying device conveys materials to the slice passing device. The slice passing device enables materials to be shifted to the welding or die bond position to be pressed tightly so as to achieve welding or die bond. The material shifting device enables welded materials to be shifted out. The material collecting device enables shifted and welded materials to be pushed into a discharging tray. The feeding and discharging device of the LED welding wire machine or the die bonder is simple and compact in structure and capable of containing a great deal of materials. Therefore, collecting materials and placing materials frequently are not needed, and a lot of time is saved.


The radiation noise of piping system has become one of important marks that measuring the overall advanced degree of modern torpedo.According to the characteristics of pressure pulsation and radiation noise.CFD software is used in this paper to analysis,drawing a conclusion that the velocity of the fluid and the pressure of the pipe wall are changing with the inlet flow.This paper Summarizes the reasons for the change caused by the pressure fluctuations.Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that piping design should avoid to use tube bending and reduce pressure pulsation.


In this note we explain how the computation of the spectrum of the lamplighter group from [GZ01] yields a counterexample to a strong version of the Atiyah conjectures about the range of L -Betti numbers of closed manifolds.


AbstractThe role of storage section in all Information Processing System is explained at the introduction with reference to digital computers. A practical magnetic drum storage system suitable for a parallel or a serial parallel digital computer designed and built for providing a reasonable balance between access time, storage capacity, reliability, size and cost is described. In order to make an experimental study of the complex interrelationship of the parameters involved in the process of pulse recording on a moving magnetic surface the mechanical design was made flexible. The coating technique that resulted in a very satisfactory magnetic surface has been explained in detail. From the physical analysis of the factors involved and from experimental investigations, basic requirements for achieving high pulse packing density are shown to be high coercivity, low permeability, rectangular B-H loop characteristics, thin coating, optimum recording current and optimum pole face configuration.


Introduction: The risk of developing oral diseases is higher among individuals with disabilities compared to those who do not have any form of impairment or disability. Dental caries and periodontal diseases are the two most prevalent diseases among the individuals with disabilities worldwide and dental treatment is considered as the greatest unattended health need and oral diseases can have varying impacts on well-being and life quality of people. Aim: To assess the impact of oral health on the Oral Health Related Quality of Life (OHRQoL) of patients with intellectual disabilities in Chennai, India. Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional school-based study which was conducted in the Department of Public Health Dentistry, Tagore Dental College and Hospital, Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India, from August 2021 to September 2021. Study was conducted among the parents of 12-25- year-old intellectually disabled individuals studying in special schools in Chennai, India. The estimated sample size was 122 with 95% of power and effect size of 0.3. OHRQoL of the participants with intellectual disabilities was assessed using the short-form versions of the Parental-Caregivers Perceptions Questionnaire (P-CPQ) and impact of Oral health on the family life of participants with intellectual disabilities using Family Impact Scale (FIS). Clinical examination of oral health status was assessed using self-designed proforma based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) basic oral health survey 2013. Data was analysed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 24.0. Results: The number of participants between 12-18 years was 111 (91%) and 19-25 years was 11 (9%) and 68 (55.7%) were males and 54 (44.3%) were females. The results showed that most of the parents 83 (68.03%) were concerned about their child's bad breath with regard to P-CPQ and with regard to the FIS highest mean was recorded for child needs more attention from them (2.93±0.89) and sleep disturbances (2.80±0.49) among parents. Most (n=52, 42.6%) of them had decayed teeth compared to filled (n=14, 11.5%) and missing teeth (n=17, 13.9%). Majority (n=83, 68.1%) of the participant had fair oral hygiene. There was a positive correlation of oral symptoms and social well-being with the dentition status, Oral Hygiene IndexSimplified (OHI-S) and gingival index. Conclusion: A positive correlation was recorded between the oral symptoms of P-CPQ with the oral health status of the study population with stronger correlation recorded for oral hygiene. With regard to functional limitation there was a negative correlation with gingival index and for emotional well-being there was a negative correlation with dentition status and gingival index.


Reorganization of an overcrowded hospital reduced the census from 1,535 patients to 1,458 and eliminated a waiting list of 700 patient applicants. It is recognized that the citizen who survives into the later years generally becomes an institutionalized or totally dependent person, but it is in the proper and pleasant use of these waning years that modern society is most remiss. Permanent confinement, when preventable or premature, is morally unjust and economically wasteful. Nearly every large community offers auxiliary services that can aid the physician to prevent or postpone such confinement. Adult recreational centers especially can be used to detect the first signs of physical disability and desocializing tendencies in the old people for whom the centers are intended. Rehabilitation for the aged needs redefinition, since few can be restored to gainful employment; for most, the goal must be maintenance activity to prevent deterioration. Programs of physical and occupational therapy often uncover deep and profitable interests in patients who seemed hopelessly senile. The nursing home physician should realize that his responsibility extends beyond diagnosis and treatment into the area of total care for the individual.


This document contains a description of the recommended test protocol for determining the dilution ratio of the plant emulsion at the construction site, recommended test protocol for determining the viscosity of the plant emulsion at the construction site using shell cups, and a description of a spreadsheet algorithm that provides a guideline for making key decisions related to chip seal construction at the job site.


Abstract Explicit constructions of polynomials of preassigned degree and weight in the derivatives of a given automorphic form are described and studied, supplementing the results of an earlier paper. It turns out that the problem is essentially one concerning symmetric functions rather than automorphic forms.


The mixed solutions of the derivative nonlinear Schrodinger equation from the trivial seed (zero solution) are derived by using the determinant representation. By adjusting the interaction and degeneracy of mixed solutions, it is possible to obtain different types of solutions: phase solutions, breather solutions, phase-breather solutions and rogue waves.


This is a group exhibition, curated by Danielle Arnaud and Sarah Woodfine, with an accompanying text written by Peter Suchin.

A bird in the head is an exhibition which investigates dream and fantastical realms in relation to birds; it also explores the overlaps between the domestic and the wild, escape, control and containment.


In this study, etched Al electrodes with ordered arrays of pits and high aspect ratios were successively obtained using a patterned protect layer on the Al surface prepared with soft lithography method. Various methods were applied to fabricate a well ordered protect layer on the Al surface and the difference of etched Al surfaces with and without a protect layer was investigated by using SEM. It was found that the etched Al surfaces were affected by using either a protect layer or a non protect layer. As a result, the Al surface with the well ordered pits could be achieved by protect layer. However, the etched Al with nonuniform pits can be obtained without any protect layers.


The author analyses interpretations of the aesthetic in I. Kant's philosophy and in E. Husserl's phenomenology and focuses on the notions of 'imagination' and 'Phantasie'. In the first part, W. Fasching's thesis that phenomenology is primarily aesthetic is evaluated. Then, major ways of how the notion of 'imagination' functions in Kant's theory are described. Further, in the main part of the article, the use and meanings of the notions of 'Phantasie' and 'imagination' in Husserl's phenomenology are explored in detail. The author offers a new interpretation of the notion of 'imagination' in Husserl's works and argues that if we rely on the analysis of these notions in Kant's and Husserl's works, we are bound to conclude that the nature of the aesthetical has a metaphysical character. Keywords: German classical philosophy, phenomenology, Kant, Husserl, productive imagination, Phantasie, aesthetics.


A piezo-optical transducer of a new design for high-sensitive strain gauges is presented. The transducer photoelastic element (PE) has a cruciform shape that allows increasing the sensitivity to deformation using an inexpensive and technological fused quartz. This material has no plastic deformation and its elastic properties do not change with time. Thus, there is no hysteresis and parameters degradation with time in comparison with strain-resistive sensors. The high compression damage threshold provides a high overload resistance, and therefore a wide dynamic range of deformation measurement. In the mounted state, the PE is under the preliminary compressive stresses along two orthogonal directions, which ensures: 1) a reliable glueless force-closure between the PE and the load element; 2) its operation both in compression and in tension; and 3) practically excludes the temperature dependence of the device output signal. The transducer output signal generating was studied with the help of accurate numerical simulation. The simulated transducer gauge factor was 7389. The experimentally measured gauge factor was 7340, which agrees to the simulated one and validates the simulations, and is more than three orders of magnitude higher than values 2–6 for the strain-resistive gauges. The minimum detectable absolute and relative strain values were <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$3.5\times 10^{-12}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> m and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2.7\times 10^{-10}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> at a PE diameter 12 mm. Dynamic range was at least 6 <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times \,\,10^{4}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. The transfer function slopes were <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$441~\mu \text{A}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>/N and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$36.6~\mu \text{A}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>/nm. The transducer main characteristics are superior to those of the most sensitive strain-resistive load cell used only to calibrate the deadweight machines.


An active microstrip patch antenna in, which a high power MMIC amplifier is integrated behind the ground plane of the antenna, is presented, to obtain extra power gain and reduce losses at Ku band. The patch antenna, integrated with the HPA MMIC, has an aperture-coupled feeding structure. The advantages of this structure lie in the reduction of power loss in the feed line and spurious effects from the active circuit and feeding network. The 2/spl times/2 array antenna, integrated with the HPA MMIC, obtains an extra gain of 14 dB at 14.3 GHz. The beamwidth of the active array antenna is about 8% wider than that of a passive array antenna.


This paper reports an experimental study of the photolysis of aqueous HOCl using femtosecond pulses at 266 nm. The formation of photoproducts is monitored by transient absorption spectroscopy from 230 to 400 nm. The HOCl molecules dissociate with unity quantum yield to form OH+Cl faster than 1 ps, and as a result of the potential along the HO–Cl reaction coordinate, all excess energy is given to the fragments as translational energy. After dissociation, and solvent cage escape, the majority of the Cl and OH fragments recombine after diffusion on a time scale of 50 ps. The diffusion dynamics is studied using a simple model for diffusive recombination and a more extensive molecular dynamics simulation. A minor fraction of the Cl atoms (∼10%) reacts with HOCl in a diffusion limited reaction to form Cl2+OH.


STAI N Bukittinggi's student s participated in various intra and extra-campus organizations. These organizations have a variety of rules, agendas, and their respective activities. This study evaluated the program of student activities on campus STAIN Bukit- tinggi using CIPP models.I t can be concluded that, (1) in terms of "context" of the intra-campus STAIN oganisasi Bu- kittinggi still have and require revision in setting goals and work plans of each organization, (2) evaluation of "input" to the intra-campus organization STAIN Bukittinggi produce conc- lusions that the organization still has a shortage of inputs and aspects in need of attention, (3) evaluation of the "process" of the intra-campus organization STAIN Bukittinggi reveal some shortcomings in terms of the implementation of the activities of organizations that do not follow the result of great deliberation (musyawarah besar / mubes), (4) in the case of "results", Bukittinggi STAIN intra-campus organizations found that some organizations do not implement the planned activities so that the result was not maximal. Keywords : intra-campu s organization, evaluation, CIPP


The High Optical Access (HOA) trap was designed in collaboration with the Modular Universal Scalable Ion-trap Quantum Computer (MUSIQC) team, funded along with Sandia National Laboratories through IARPA's Multi Qubit Coherent Operations (MQCO) program. The design of version 1 of the HOA trap was completed in September 2012 and initial devices were completed and packaged in February 2013. The second version of the High Optical Access Trap (HOA-2) was completed in September 2014 and is available at IARPA's disposal.


Introduction: We investigated whether the change in the neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) from the first to the last repeat prostate biopsy (ΔNLR) could be the diagnostic tool or not for prostate cancer (PCa) detection. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated medical records of men who had undergone repeat prostate biopsy. The investigated parameters were white blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte counts, NLR at the last prostate biopsy, ΔNLR, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), PSA density (PSAD), and PSA velocity. Exclusion criteria were the presence of cancers other than prostate origin, medication, and diseases which induce the change of NLR. Results: A total of 301 men who had undergone repeat prostate biopsy were selected for this study. After applying exclusion criteria, 223 patients were included. Of these patients, 94 were diagnosed with PCa (Group I) and 129 with no malignancy (Group II). Only a single patient had metastasis. On evaluating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of all study parameters, ΔNLR was the most accurate marker, followed by PSAD and then NLR measured at the last biopsy. Conclusions: ΔNLR was the most accurate marker to improve the total predictive value in repeat prostate biopsy for diagnosing PCa.


Following the U.S sub-prime mortgage crisis and a slump in properties market, the probability is rising that housing investment would not yield high profit as it used to do until early 2000s. For this reason, the nature of properties market is undergoing a change from a source of lucrative investment to a source of a relatively low but stable profit, such as profit-oriented real estate. This trend is likely to promote REITs market, which is a leading product for indirect investment. Until now, the REITs market has been growing slowly compared to a general housing market or financial markets. However, as the importance of risk management based on portfolio theories increases, stable profit generation of REITs can be effective in risk management. This study conducts an empirical analysis on how investment risks can be diversified by including REITs-a source of relatively stable profit in the equity market-in investment portfolio. The analysis results showed that, similar to food and beverage stocks of highly defensive nature, REITs has a relatively weak correlation with KOSPI that reflects the overall market performance. It also showed very low standard deviation in case of minimum variance portfolio. This suggests that including REITs in investment portfolio can be as effective as including food and beverage stocks for risk diversification. Due to uncertainties, investment always accompanies risks, and balancing potential profits and risks is essential.


Glacier melt is an important source of water for Andean rivers in central Chile, especially in dry years when it can be 10 the main contributor to lowland flows in late summer and autumn. However, few studies have quantified the glacier melt contribution to river runoff. To address some of these shortcomings, we present an analysis of meteorological conditions and melt for Universidad glacier, a large valley glacier in the Mediterranean climate central Andes of Chile at the head of the Tinguiririca river, for the 2009-2010 ablation season. We used meteorological measurements from two automatic weather stations installed on the glacier to drive a distributed temperature-index melt and runoff routing model, and compare total 15 modelled glacier melt to river flow measurements at three sites located between 0.5 and 50 km downstream. The temperatureindex model was calibrated at the lower weather station site showing good agreement with melt estimates from an ablation stake and sonic ranger, and with a physically-based energy balance model. Universidad glacier is characterized by extremely high melt rates over the ablation season which exceed 10 m water equivalent on the lower altitude part of the glacier, representing a contribution between 10% and 13% of the total runoff observed in the upper Tinguiririca basin during the November 2009 to 20 March 2010 period. This contribution rises to a maximum of 34% in late summer demonstrating the importance of glacier runoff to river flow, particularly in dry summers such as 2009-2010. The temperature-index approach benefits from the availability of on-glacier meteorological data and is suited to high melt regimes, but would not be easily applicable to glaciers further north in Chile where sublimation is more significant.


This study aims to estimate production factors and technical efficiency of rice farming using the corporate farming model. The research location was determined purposively in Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java. The research sample is 51 corporate farmers determined by census. The analytical method uses the stochastic frontier 4.1.C computational program with the Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) method. The estimation results show that the factors that influence rice production are land area, Urea fertilizer and NPK fertilizer. While the value of the technical efficiency of rice farming in the corporate farming model is 0.75 (75%). Farmers still have the opportunity to increase their efficiency by 25%.


Abstract : A number of releases of dyed sewage were made at rates corresponding to those at which sewage would be discharged by amphibious task forces of from 500 to 10,000 men. The movement of the sewage was traced by photography, bacterial counts, dye, and BOD measurements in the surrounding water and on the shoreline. The results show that the diffusion of the sewage was much lower than that predicted from open-ocean data, and hence Navy ships can stay in a small harbor much longer than originally anticipated without danger of sewage contamination of the shoreline. An operational-guidance chart was constructed indicating those times and minimum distances for a given manning level of a task force that would prevent contamination of the shore. (Author)


In order to make a judgment on the reasonableness of the mission planning schemes for remote sensing satellites, a visualization simulation solution is designed and implemented in this paper. The solution is based on the joint simulation of Satellite Tool Kit (STK) and MATLAB, which enables a three- dimensional (3D) dynamic representation of the mission planning scheme in STK by calling various STK-specific interface functions in MATLAB. More specifically, the solution presents a real-time relationship between the satellite and the observation request in the form of a 'connecting line'. Several application instances are used for testing. The test results show that the proposed solution not only helps to judge the engineering feasibility of the planning scheme, but also facilitates the revision and optimization of the planning algorithm.


Objective: To evaluate the effect of ESL on plasma sodium levels and hyponatremia treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) in children aged 4–17 years with partial-onset (focal) seizures (POS). Background: ESL is a once-daily oral antiepileptic drug (AED) for POS. Reductions in sodium levels and clinically significant hyponatremia have previously been reported in adults taking ESL. Design/Methods: This post-hoc analysis evaluated safety and tolerability data pooled from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (2093–208 and -305) of adjunctive ESL in pediatric patients (4–17 years) with POS refractory to treatment with 1–2 AEDs. In study 208-Part 1, patients (6–16 years) received ESL (target dose, 30 mg/kg/day) for 12 weeks. In study 305-Part 1, patients (2–17 years) received ESL (target dose 20 mg/kg/day) for 18 weeks. All patients could continue into uncontrolled, open-label extension (OLE) studies of ESL. Plasma sodium levels and TEAEs were assessed. Results: The safety populations (4–17 years of age; ≥1 dose of study drug) of the pooled controlled studies, 1-year OLEs, and post–1-year OLEs comprised 362 (ESL, n=202; placebo, n=160), 337, and 177 patients, respectively. Potentially clinically significant (PCS) decreases (>10 mEq/L) in plasma sodium level from baseline occurred in 1.5%, 1.5%, and 0.8% of ESL patients during the controlled, 1-year OLE, and post–1-year OLE periods, respectively, and PCS (≤125 mEq/L) minimum post-dose sodium levels occurred in 0.5%, 0, and 0.8% of ESL patients, respectively. Minimum post-dose sodium levels were >135 mEq/L in >90% of patients in all periods. No hyponatremia-related TEAEs were reported during the controlled or post–1-year OLE periods. Hyponatremia was reported in one patient (0.3%) during the 1-year OLE period. Conclusions: Clinically meaningful minimum post-dose sodium levels/reductions in sodium level from baseline, and hyponatremia-related TEAEs, were infrequent in children (aged 4–17 years) taking ESL. Study Supported by: BIAL and Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Disclosure: Dr. Vaisleib has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc; Greenwich Biosciences. Dr. Duchowny holds stock and/or stock options in Angel Medical Systems. Dr. Grinnell has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Employment: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr. Cantu has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Employment: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr. Vieira has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Employment: BIAL — Portela & Ca., S.A. Dr. Ikedo has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Employment: BIAL — Portela & Ca., S.A. Dr. Li has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr. Blum has received personal compensation for consulting, serving on a scientific advisory board, speaking, or other activities with Employment: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.


An analysis at underwater topographic two-media photogrammetry based on the formula of two-media photogrammetry and seawater as medium from POS data was presented.In this paper,four major steps were involved.First,an introduction of the airborne POS system and the formula of two-media photogrammetry were expressed.In the following step,algorithms for refractive index of sea water and elevation correction coefficient caused that index were discussed.Then,methods for relative and direct orientation of two-media photogrammetry were developed based on the second step.Finally,validation and analysis were processed.


DOI: 10.38035/DIJEFA Abstract: Previous research or relevant research is very important in a research or scientific article. Previous research or relevant research serves to strengthen the theory and phenomenon of the relationship or influence between variables. This article reviews the factors that influence brand image and purchasing decision, namely: price perception and promotion, a Marketing Management Literature Study. The results of this research library are that: 1) Price perception has a relationship and affects the brand image; 2) Price perception has a relationship and affects purchasing decision; 3) Promotion has a relationship and affects the brand image. 4) Promotion has a relationship and affects purchasing decisions; and 5) Brand Image has a relationship and affects purchasing decisions.


housekeeping in Syriac and Greek ascetic literature, which not only reflects the realities of life in Antiquity but also goes back to the motif found in the Bible, Philo, and Origen of the human body and soul as a dwelling place for God. She also notes the irony of the contrast between the often slovenly and unhygienic conditions of life for ascetics and the frequent injunctions to purify their inner selves. The volume ends with a witty Neo-Aramaic poem written in Sidney Griffith's honor by Shawqi Talia.


The author deals with the main current research on the religious world of the Mapuche, a people who live in the reservations located in the south of Chile. The contributions of history, sociology, anthropology and semiotics are discussed. Allusion is also made to the complex problems that arise from the ever-closer contacts of traditional religious leaders with the modernizing agents of Chilean society. A bibliography of the main published studies completes the article.


We develop strategies to maximize the performance and reliability of in-memory reinforcement learning (RL) with Hf1-xZrxO2 (HZO) ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) by structural and material engineering. Simulation results of RL suggest that small cycle-to-cycle variability is desirable for effective policy finding while large operation voltage margin (Vm), which is the difference between breakdown voltage (VBD) and set voltage (Vset), facilitates Vset tuning for performance maximization. HZO thinning is effective to reduce the variability as a result of reduced effect of traps on the current, while Vm can be increased with decreasing Zr concentration. We also found that device size scaling enables low-power, high-density, and high-reliability RL with keeping the learning performance.


According to the working characteristics of refiner, a new refiner control system based on S7-200 was designed. Using PLC as a core, integrated with power transmitter and transducer,appllying expert control to refiner's loading and unloading and combined with self-learning algorithm to revise inappropriate input and output quantification value, the system has the merits of fast regulating speed, short transient time and small overshoot so it can accurately control the displacement of the refiner discs. This system has the characteristics of high stability and fast dynamic response, having not only realized steady and accurate control of the beating process, but also greatly enhanced the reliability and security of the control system, thus the target of higher quality, lower consumption is attained.


Objective To evaluate the short-term and long-term therapeutic effectiveness on transcatheter closure of ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) using atrial septal occluder. Methods Thirty patients, aged 3~53 years with a mean of (27±4) years, underwent the transcatheter closure operation for ostium secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) using atrial septal occluder under the guidance of fluoroscopy and transthoracic echocardiography. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed immediately after operation and was done 24h、 1 month 、3 months and 6 months following deployment of the umbrella-like occluder device from right femoral venous approach to evaluate the curative effectiveness. Results The treatment efficiency of 30 patients was satisfied. No residual shunt was found in all patients 3 months after the procedures. The successful rate 100%. After transcatheter closure, right ventricular end diastolic diameter(RVEDD), right ventricular end diastolic volume(RVEDV), right ventricular end systolic volume(RVESV) decreased significantly 6 months after operation. Conclusion ASD patients with small shunts may live a normal span and do not require surgery. Larger shunts may cause disability by age 40, surgery closures are indicated. Transcatheter closure of ostium secundum ASD using occluder is an efficient technique to cure the disorders, possesses high successful rate and showes immediate and long-term outcome.


Purpose of the study. To assess the clinical and prognostic significance of serum and urinary cystatin C (uCys-C and sCys-C) in patients undergoing radical cystectomy (RC) in relation to AKI.Patients and methods. In this prospective study, uCys-C and sCys-C levels were measured during the first week after undergoing RC in a heterogeneous group of patients undergoing RC (n=186), mean age 59.5±11.4 years. The observation period of the patients was 6 months. The diagnosis of AKI that developed within the first week after surgery was based on the KDIGO criteria.Results. Of the 186 examined patients, 43 developed AKI according to generally accepted criteria. During the follow-up period, no patient required renal replacement therapy. AKI patients had a longer hospital stay (22.4±22.9 versus 13.0±4.1). The sCys-C levels were significantly associated with the occurrence of AKI and CKD in the long-term postoperative period and had an area under the ROC curve of 0.76 and 0.81, respectively, for predicting severe outcomes. At an optimal cut-off value of 161.17 ng/ml, sCys-C showed a sensitivity of 65 % and a specificity of 58 % for predicting AKI. The greatest increase in the concentration of sCys-C was detected 6-12 hours after surgery, followed by a decrease in the long-term follow-up.Conclusion. Peak sCys-C levels are associated with AKI and independently predict the development of AKI in patients after RC and the onset of CKD within 6 months.


My theme today is to approach professional responsibility from a more philosophic point of view. We all know what a professional person is expected to do in the execution of his responsibilities towards the public and his professional brethren. I wish to deal with a more fundamental approach to the whole matter which can be styled as the basis on which our behaviour depends. Every mortal must be puzzled and amazed by the vastness of the universe. We all know that in our solar system there are nine planets, the nearest to the sun being Mercury, Venus, our Earth and Mars. Next comes the Asteroid belt which is about 150 million miles across and then come Jupiter with its strange 'eye', Saturn with its halo, Uranus, Neptune and the furthest, Pluto. These planets make man look rather small, in fact the distances emphasize man's insignificance. On the other hand, we know about the smallest constituent of matter, the atom, which consists of a nucleus and electrons which determine all the functions of the atom and the molecules. The electrons are very important to science but the nucleus still retains its status as basic ingredient. If one were able to put together the nuclei of hydrogen to form the size of a thumb, it might well weigh 300 000 million tons. I am using the background of the greatness of the universe purely for comparative purposes, and I am fully aware of the fact that such infra-structure, if scientifically analysed, might present assailable technical problems, viewed through the critical eye of the pure scientist.


Math and social studies differ in the usual instructional pattern found in elementary classrooms, in the goals sought, and of course in the actual content. Based on documented differences in the two fields, we expected pupils to hold different ideas about how to learn each subject and to express different reasons for positive and negative experiences in each subject. Sixty fifth grade pupils from 11 classrooms were interviewed to explore their attitudes and conceptions about learning math and social studies. The interviews included pupils' definitions of each school subject, descriptions of typical classroom activities, probes regarding how each subject was actually learned, and descriptions of times liked and disliked in each subject. Students' conceptions and attitudes regarding math and social studies were different. Consistent with expectations, pupils characterized positive and negative experiences in math in regard to their success or ability to do the work while social studies experiences were evaluated more in terms of whether they were interesting or boring. Among other differences, more students thought they could learn social studies on their own than math.


Dynamic response analysis of a floating artificial base-building due to wave forces was studied, which structural system was named as a hybrid structural system. It was assumed to be constructed by the combination of elastic plate and framed structure. The hybrid structure system enabled the matrix size to reduce in FEM analysis, and the improvement of the calculation efficiency was succeeded. The developed calculation tool made it possible to examine the dynamic characteristic of the building on the floating base under the various wave conditions. The natural frequency analysis and the structural response analysis were capable, besides the evaluation of habitability in relation with oscillation caused by wave motion became possible using the diagram of our result of the research.Copyright © 2006 by ASME


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Child labour is a worldwide phenomenon but more focus is required on developing countries. It has been reported that about 250 million children of ages 4-15 are working in developing countries. Child labor is the employment of children when they are too young to work on wages or when they are employed for jobs unsuitable or unsafe. The majority of child labour is involved in dangerous or hazardous occupations such as agriculture, manufacture, construction, retail and marginal activities. The main aim of present study is to assess the postural discomfort in child labour involve in different unorganized sectors. These five sectors were identified where the prevalence of child labour is high i.e. construction site, brick kilns, Chikankari workers, workshop and bakeries/ restaurant. Exploratory research design was adopted to conduct the study on 150 sample comprised of 30 sample from each area by using multistage random sampling. Data were collected through interview schedule by using Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (developed by Dickinson C.E.K., A.F. Foster and S.J. Newman). Sample was selected by using Multi stage random sampling. The findings of study showed that Children who work in construction site, Workshop and Brick kilns they have high risk of body pain compared to Chikankari worker and workshop, because they do high intensity of hard work like lifting heavy loads, risk of shock, they use hard material. KEYWORD: Child labour, unorganized sectors, postural discomfort.


This lavishly illustrated and information-packed volume will appeal to a broad audience with interest in woody plants. Although treating the trees, shrubs, and woody vines that are native or naturalized in Minnesota, the keys, photos, and descriptive information will be useful beyond the state's boundaries. Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota would be a valuable addition to the library of anyone living in a floristically related area. The first section of the book is an introduction to the biotic and abiotic environment of Minnesota. The text and maps detail the mean annual temperature and precipitation, as well as underlying substrate types in the state. Fire has been an important force shaping the patterns of presettlement vegetation in Minnesota, and the author devotes a couple of pages to that topic. The bulk of the Introduction covers historical documentation of vegetation patterns in the state. In this regard, Minnesota benefits from two important sources of information: herbarium specimens and bearing tree data from the Public Land Survey of the second half of the nineteenth century. Those readers interested specifically in the woody flora of Minnesota will find this section a rich resource. The main section of the book begins with a dichotomous key to the genera of woody plants found in Minnesota. The couplets are well composed: clear, concise, parallel, and utilizing combinations of features that should be readily apparent to the user. For those less familiar with the technical terminology used there is a glossary, as well as two pages of drawings of leaf shapes and margins. Most of the book is devoted to the treatments of over 200 woody species, which are organized alphabetically by genus. Each genus begins with an introduction of two facing pages (more for some genera such as Quercus and Rubus), which includes a color photo, scientific and common names of the genus and family in which it is classified, and short synopsis providing an idea of the overall geographic distribution, total number of species as well as number occurring in Minnesota, and some background on topics such as RHODORA, Vol. 111, No. 946, pp. 266–268, 2009 E Copyright 2009 by the New England Botanical Club


Resistance of the primary core collection of Chinese rice germplasm (including 203 accessions) to rice bacterial leaf blight was evaluated. There were eight (3.96%) varieties resistant to at least 62.5% of eight tested strains of Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae, and 188 varieties (92.61%) resistance to less than 50% of the tested strains of X. oryzae pv. oryzae. According to the results of clustering analysis, japonica rice from the primary core collection could be classified into six groups, the first group including 12 varieties (Tieganwu, et al.) which resistant to OS 198 and JS 49-6 with the resistance spectrums from 25.0% to 62.5%; indica rice could be classified into four groups, the fourth group including 11 varieties (Taizhongxianxuan, et al.) which high resistant to OS 198 with the resistance spectrums from 12.5% to 62.5%.


Academic research in marketing often and rightfully tends to either build on well-established past research topics or follow well-established practices in industry. However, as technology advances, it might be possible to foresee some more enduring trends and focus research on future issues rather than on past issues.

One approach would be to study emerging technologies with rapidly declining costs. Each of these emerging technologies spawns myriad applications that have the potential to dramatically impact existing markets. Interesting research topics include the study of the impact of these applications on different market participants e.g., final consumers, the seller, the seller of complementary services, intermediaries, information providers, competitors, other industries. Research topics also include the optimal structure for products and services, given these new applications, as well as which intermediary should offer particular services. Research topics also include the interactive ability to rapidly customize marketing strategy by identifying individuals at particular points in time and under particular demand conditions. Five of these technologies include enhanced search services, biometrics and smart cards, enhanced computational speed, M-commerce, and GPS tracking.


In the crystal structure of the title diarylethylene compound, C17H10F6O2S4, the two 3-thienyl substituents are aligned at 44.9 (1) and 40.2 (1)° with respect to the –C—C=C—C– fragment of the central cyclopentenyl ring. The five-membered cyclopentenyl ring adopts an envelope conformation. The flap atom of this ring and the two F atoms bonded to it are disordered over two positions with occupancies 0.810 (5)/0.190 (5).


Molded case circuit breakers with solid-state trip units have been widely applied in industrial power systems for more than a decade. Today's Underwriters Laboratories (UL) listed molded case circuit breakers offer the application engineer many versatile features for systems selectivity such as high short-circuit interruption, high short-time ratings, integral ground fault protection, stored energy mechanisms, versatile mounting arrangements, manual or electrical operation, zone selective interlocking, and fault indicators. The development and application of solid-state technology in molded case circuit breakers are briefly traced, explaining the features and how they can be used.


Preface Introduction 1. The Puyuma 2. The Village 3. Gods and Men 4. Birth and Death 5. Family Horizons 6. Dual Organisation and Age-System 7. Shamans 8. Material Civilisation 9. The Aborigines in Taiwan Today Appendix References Index


Storing pharate adults of the fly Pseudosarcophaga affinis for 2 to 4 weeks between 0 and 4 °C induced certain wing aberrations in the adults. These included a large number (about 20%) of up-curl w...


The effect of the degree of cold deformation and of recrystallized grain size on austenite formation in the 30KhGSN2A and 30G2R steels in the critical temperature range was investigated. The high density of dislocations intensifies the process of austenite formation; austenite nucleation demands the presence of high-angle grain boundaries.


Leaf nitrogen concentration (LNC) is a major indicator in the estimation of the crop growth status which has been diffusely applied in remote sensing. Thus, it is important to accurately obtain LNC by using passive or active technology. Laser-induced fluorescence can be applied to monitor LNC in crops through analysing the changing of fluorescence spectral information. Thus, the performance of fluorescence spectrum (FS) and first-derivative fluorescence spectrum (FDFS) for paddy rice (Yangliangyou 6 and Manly Indica) LNC estimation was discussed, and then the proposed FS + FDFS was used to monitor LNC by multivariate analysis. The results showed that the difference between FS (R2 = 0.781, s.d. = 0.078) and FDFS (R2 = 0.779, s.d. = 0.097) for LNC estimation by using the artificial neural network is not obvious. The proposed FS + FDFS can improved the accuracy of LNC estimation to some extent (R2 = 0.813, s.d. = 0.051). Then, principal component analysis was used in FS and FDFS, and extracted the main fluorescence characteristics. The results indicated that the proposed FS + FDFS exhibited higher robustness and stability for LNC estimation (R2 = 0.851, s.d. = 0.032) than that only using FS (R2 = 0.815, s.d. = 0.059) or FDFS (R2 = 0.801, s.d. = 0.065).


Imidazolium-ionic liquid-based solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) membrane was developed for Li-ion batteries. The low viscous 1-ethyl-3methylimidazoilium bis(trifluoromethane sulfonyl)imide [EMIM][TFSI] ionic liquid is found to be more compatible with polymer matrix...


The spatial heterogeneity of carbon distribution and fluxes is much higher in subsoils than in topsoils due to the greater relevance of preferential flow paths, roots and animal burrows for fresh organic substrate inputs. Substrate inputs, such as dissolved organic carbon or root exudates, will most likely form hotspots of microbial life and C-turnover in subsoils. However, it is unknown, if areas outside of such hotspots are occupied by microorganisms, possibly in a dormant state due to substrate scarcity for maintaining microbial metabolism.


Development of Medan has an impact on the waste problem with durian skin significantly and certainly needs to resolve immediately. Innovation by technology development is used to process organic waste to become briquette is one of the ways to solve the waste problem with advantage economically as well as reducing unemployement. The technology built is durian skin chopper, rotary bio carbon machine and briquette press with pneumatic system and amount of tapioca adhesive in order to get effective burning promptness (gr/s). Briquette is made by mixing tapioca adhesive respectively 6 %, 9 %, 12 % and 15 % on durin skin biomass carbon in order to get maximum combustion rate (gr/s). The highest combustion rate is 5915 cal/gr (carbon powder is 34 gr and adhesive 6 %) and the lowest combustion rate is 5611 cal/gr (carbon powder is 34 gr and adhesive 14 %). The lowest adhesive value of variation is 6 % with combustion rate is 0.2616 gr/menit while the highest adhesive value is 15 % with combustion rate is 0.27744 gr/menit. The adhesive containing water will impact on combustion rate.


The Health Board recognised that if it was to assess the extent to which the health of those in Social Inclusion Partnerhip (SIP) areas had improved relative to those living elsewhere over the period in which the SIP initiatives were to operate, it required a population survey to define the baseline position on health and well-being and to incorporate a set of core indicators on health that would effectively act as markers of progress when the surveys were repeated at regular intervals. This report relates to the Glasgow City population only though a table showing the core indicators of health of the Greater Glasgow Health Board and Glasgow City populations is attached in Appendix 1 for comparative purposes.