Purpose
This paper aims to examine the relationship between employee dynamic capabilities (EDCs), innovative work behavior (IWB) and job performance (JP) among nurses in public hospitals in Iraq. It also determines the mediating role of IWB in the relationship between EDC and JP.

Design/methodology/approach
This study uses structural equation modeling via partial least squares (PLS-SEM) and bootstrapping estimation to analyze the model. A total of 425 respondents participated in the survey, though only 372 participants completed all the items in the questionnaire. Hence, 372 responses were analyzed after data screening.

Findings
This study indicates that EDC has a positive correlation with IWB among nurses in public hospitals in Iraq. It also shows that IWB has a positive relationship with JP. It further demonstrates that IWB has a positive mediating effect on the relationship between EDC and JP among nurses in Iraq's public hospitals.

Research limitations/implications
The implication of this study is that EDC can significantly predict IWB, while the latter is a significant predictor of JP among nurses in public hospitals in Iraq. Besides, the relationship between EDC and JP is significantly mediated by IWB. However, as a cross-sectional investigation showing a single snapshot in time, this study has some limitations in terms of establishing strict causality among the variables. Rather than extensive actual data, the findings are based on a log compiled by a key respondent. The findings are obtained from a survey conducted in one country, but certain variables, such as EDC, may have varying implications across different countries. Hence, future research can focus on a diverse range of countries, which could be used to ascertain the findings' generalizability.

Originality/value
This study advances our understanding of the direct effect of the exploration and exploitation variables as well as the mediating effect of IWB in the relationship between EDC and JP among nurses in public hospitals in Iraq.


BULLYING CAN make life unbearable for its targets and undermine the effective functioning of organisations. This book is a clear and well-referenced guide to the prevention and consequences of workplace bullying, and includes a range of useful case studies.


Comprehensive harnesing of mine environment and systematically summarizing the land use model for environment-governed mines are foundation for rational utilizing mineral resources and realizing sustainable development.This study analyzes the influence factors of governing the ecological environment of mining area in Hebei,and points out the land use characteristics and direction for those mines where have made the comprehensive harnesing of mine environment.


This paper focuses on analyzing the dynamic response of an innovated quasi-zero stiffness pneumatic vibration isolator (QZSPVI) using two mechanisms, including wedge and semicircle cam. Different from other studies relating quasi-zero stiffness isolation system, the pneumatic cylinder in this paper works as an air spring in order to easily adjust the dynamic stiffness of the proposed system according to the change of the isolated load through regulating the pressure. Firstly, the dynamic stiffness of the QZSPVI will be analyzed. Then, the condition for which the minimum dynamic stiffness is quasi-zero around the equilibrium position is also determined. The fundamental resonance response of the QZSPVI subjected to the externally harmonic force is analyzed through multi-scale method and the numerical simulations are verified. Secondly, due to exiting relative sliding frictional phenomenon between the cylinder and piston, instead of an experiment, another key content of this work is to identify the friction force model of the cylinder through virtual prototyping model. From this identified result, the complex dynamic response of the QZSPVI and coexistence of multiple solutions will be discovered by realizing the direct integration of the original dynamic equation through using the 5th-order Runge–Kutta algorithm. The analysis and simulation results clearly show the advantages of the proposed model against the equivalent pneumatic vibration isolator (EPVI), which only employs the wedge mechanism. This research will offer a useful insight into design and QZSPVI in practice.


The genus Altica Goeffroy (Chrysomelidea: Alticinae) distribute all over the world, more than 300 species of the genus are known at present. The species identification within this genus is very difficult because of their similarities ities in coloration and morphology. But most of them are known to have special feeding haits and the knowledge of the host plant is always the guide or important reference in their classification. In this paper, we analyze the host plant records of 59 species of Altica and divide the feeding range of species into 5 types: (1)on several families; (2)on two families; (3)on several genera in one family; (4)on two genera in one family;and (5)only on one genus in one family. Most species of above up to 67.8% belong to the last type. The host plants, up to now, all belong to dicotyledon. The corresponding relationship between the Altica and the host plant is basically the "species" of Altica versus the "genus"of plant. So, more attention should be paid to the relationship between the "species" of the host plant with the "sub-species" differentiation of the Altica. The feeding range of adults is larger than that of larvae and the latter retain the ancestral feeding habits. The differentiation of sympatric species of Altica may be performed through host shifts and host shifts originelly happen in adults. The observation of the feeding behavior of adults and larvae should be the key to the study of host shifts.


INTRODUCTION In the last few decades, the study of collective cognition has become an increasingly interdisciplinary area of research, weaving together an array of scientific contributions from a wide variety of scholarly fields including social psychology, organisation science, complex adaptive systems, social network analysis, business studies, cognitive science, computer science and philosophy of mind (e.g. Argote, 1999; Carley & Hill, 2001; Harrison & Carroll, 2001; Hutchins, 1995; Resnick et al., 1993). The fundamental idea underpinning most of these studies is that cognition is a socialphenomenon that takes place and evolves in a reality jointly constructed by agents who interact within a network of social relations. To capture this idea, several "group mind"-like constructs have been introduced that extend to the group level a range of cognitive phenomena traditionally considered as belonging to the realm of the individual agent's mind (e.g. Halpern & Moses, 1990; Wegner, 1995). Such notions as mutual beliefs, transactive memory, joint intentions, joint goals and joint commitments are relatively recent developments intended to convey the idea that cognition extends beyond, and does not reduce to, the individual's mind. However, despite the apparent enthusiasm for the subject, a number of important foundational issues still remain to be addressed. One of these (see Chapter 1 of this volume) is concerned with the nature of the relation connecting the two levels – individual and collective – at which cognition occurs within a multi-agent system (MAS). What is puzzling about this relation is the fact that one level – the collective – is determined by, and depends on, the other – the individual – and yet takes on an autonomous existence. It is the objective of this chapter to make this seemingly untenable combination of dependence and autonomy more intelligible.


In a recent study on learning from experience , INERI S acknowledge d the organisationa l dimensions of major hazar d accidents . The aim of this paper is to introduce the approach advocated in order to take into account the organisationa l aspect s of accidents . This approach is based on a review of the literature on the organisationa l side of major accident s as well as on accident investigation methods. Among the methods, the Accimap (J. Rasmussen , I. Svedung, 2000) was chosen to illustrate the global dimension of accident , and a method (MORT for managemen t oversight and risk tree, Johnson, 1980) has been chosen as a tool to be developed at INERIS, with the collaboration of the Noordwijk Risk Initiative Foundation. This method integrates a normative organisationa l model and an approach to the accident investigation process , based on the principle of barriers. These two methods, though not completel y compatible, have shown to be relevant for serving different objectives of INERIS.


To set up and improve the new rural cooperative medical treatment system,first of all,we should continuously explore and innovate new trails the multi-channel and multi-form fund-raising mechanism of the new rural cooperative medical service to stable fund source of the rural cooperative medical service.Second,we should explore muli-label compensation and accumulating funds standards of the new rural cooperative medical service according to the real income and health consume condition of different area and peasants;Third,we should set up the accumulation funds order from above to below according to the investment mentality and consume mentality of peasant;Fourth,we shoule explore varied,simply,agile and willing accumulation funds fashion according to our country reality.Finaly,we should raise funds voluntarily peasant principle with appropriate to raise funds of the principle is combined,so as to ensure higher coverage rate of the new rural cooperative medical treatment system.


Sometime later this year, dozens of robots will spring into action at a new factory in Little Rock, Ark. The plant will not make cars or electronics, nor anything else that robots are already producing these days. Instead it will make T-shirts-lots of T-shirts. When fully operational, these sewing robots will churn them out at a dizzying rate of one every 22 seconds. For decades, the automation of the sewing of garments has vexed roboticists. Conventional robots excel at manipulating rigid objects but are rather inept at handling soft,flexible materials like fabric. Early attempts to automate sewing included treating pieces of cloth with starch to temporarily make them stiff, allowing a robot to manipulate them as if they were steel sheets. This and other approaches, however, never became commercially viable, mainly because the clothing industry has resisted automation by relying on cheap labor in developing countries.


1994. The topicality of the book means that inevitably aspects of the narrative have been overtaken by more recent events. Such is particularly true of government involvement in the continued ethnic clashes between Mohajir and Sindhi in Karachi. Similarly, events have moved on relative to the Baloch-Pakhtun tensions within Balochistan. An informed and nonpartisan study, this is an important work even for those with a general interest in Pakistan's fortunes. However it will be particularly welcomed by sociolinguists with a special interest in issues of identity, language planning, and English-language hegemony. Filling a gap too long empty, its value lies in the systematic collation and analysis of historical events surrounding language movements and language manipulation in British India and in modern-day Pakistan.


Many companies in Sweden using prefabricating strategies are currently meeting the ever increasing customer requirements with ad-hoc solutions that do not fit their production system. This is causing bottlenecks and lower profit margins as a consequence. One solution to the problem is to re-engineer their building systems according to modularization principles used in the manufacturing industries, which have adapted their production to be able to meet mass-customization. This paper describes the first part in study of modularization of building systems and if methods used in themanufacturing industry can be adapted to the building industry. The Swedish construction industries using prefabrication strategies are mainly project oriented, and needs todevelop a more product oriented development process to benefit from the values that modularization can give.It is also obvious that it is impossible to introduce modularization methods used in manufacturing industries ifdesign requirements are incomplete or changing from project to project. It is therefore essential that theproduct owner owns the whole process as well. Varying customers' demands can to some extent be handledusing modularization principles. However, we don't believe that one solution fit's all; therefore it is essential to target a specific segment of the market. The cost for the development of such modularized building systemfor the targeted segment of customer must be evaluated against the possible market share. (Less)


As a class of promising 2D material, MXenes are widely applied to energy storage systems (ESSs) due to metallic conductivity and high electrochemical activities, but the restacking problem during electrode preparation restricts their electrochemical performances. Herein, polyaniline nanofibers (PANINFs) are used as conductive interlayer spacers to induce the self‐assembly of MXene (Ti3C2Tx)‐based electrode. The favored sandwiched porous structure is formed due to the electrostatic adsorption and hydrogen bond interaction between the positively charged PANINFs and the negatively charged Ti3C2Tx nanosheets, which provide abundant accessible sites and facilitate the diffusion of ions. As a result, the flexible freestanding Ti3C2Tx/PANINFs composite electrode exhibits high conductivity (1373.3 S cm–1) and excellent gravimetric capacitance of 645.7 F g–1. Due to the enhanced structural stability, it achieves impressive cycling stability of 98% capacitance retention after 5000 cycles, which is significantly improved from that of pristine Ti3C2Tx electrode (84.6%). This work provides a feasible strategy for the structure regulation and performance enhancement of MXene‐based supercapacitors, which has great potential in energy storage systems.


The principle of the impact-rotary drilling technology is introduced,and some technology parameters which effect are analysed.The advanced efficiency are analysed.The equipments when using this technology are tisted.By the application of the air operated impactor in the Songzao coal mine,it proved that using the impact-rotary drilling technology drill the superhard rock or the complex rock not only the efficiency is high but also the cost is lower.


NASA astronaut Anne McClain, along with her crewmates, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency and Oleg Kononenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, will discuss their upcoming mission to the International Space Station in a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, Sept. 6, at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.


A semicontinuum model for trapped dielectrons, two electrons in the same cavity, has been developed and applied to liquid ammonia, water, ice at 77°K, and methyltetrahydrofuran and amine glasses at 77°K. In all matrices the configurational stability of the ground state of the dielectron has been established, and the dielectron is found to be stable with respect to two single trapped electrons. In general the cavity radius for the dielectron is slightly smaller than that for the single electron. The excited state of the dielectron is bound, and only slight shifts of the optical absorption band of the dielectron compared to the single electron are predicted.


The present invention relates to a one or more oral and / or treating type 2 diabetes patients treatment regimen conducted with injectable antidiabetic agent has failed, SGLT2 in a therapeutically effective amount the inhibitor alone, provides a method comprising administering to a patient in accordance with a combination with another one antidiabetic agent and / or another therapeutic agent. Include dapagliflozin or dapagliflozin -S- propylene glycol solvate and one or more diabetes drugs and / or another therapeutic agent, the pharmaceutical compositions used in the methods disclosed herein are also provided.


In this paper, a new kind of autofocusing technique in inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) imaging is introduced. This non-parametric technique is based on the entropy minimization principle. Some results of real ISAR data confirm the feasibility of this method.


This paper argues that the text of Moretum 45, transuersat durata manu liquidoque coacta ("kneads (?) the dough made firm and dense with his hand and water"), has two problems: first, the asyndetic conjunction with the preceding line is harsh; second, the verb transuersare is otherwise unattested in classical Latin and does not produce a plausible sense here. Both problems are simultaneously solved by writing et uersat: "and keeps turning over the dough as it is being made firm and dense with his hand and water."


Supplier power, such as the ability of branded goods suppliers to dictate terms to retailers, is an important feature of many markets. We show that supplier power can counteract the effects of downstream mergers on consumer prices where there are two-part contracts. This is because greater market power allows suppliers to set contracts that internalise partially the impact of the merger on downstream prices. Post-merger, the supplier reduces the per-unit price at which it supplies the merged downstream firms, with the aim of maintaining total industry profitability. We modify the standard upward pricing pressure (UPP) formula to account for the supplier's response to a horizontal merger in the downstream market while preserving much of the simplicity of the standard approach.


A new line of SF6 breakers has been developed to cover the range of 34.5 to 69 kv and 500 to 2,500 mva (megavolt-amperes). A new puffer-type interrupter is used to operate in sealed and grounded metal tanks at 60 psig (pounds per square inch gage) gas pressure. Interrupting tests and impulse voltage withstand tests have been made according to proposed new ASA (American Standards Association) standards. Capacitor switching tests have been made which show these breakers to be well suited for switching large single or multiple banks.


The following description of involvement of F. Shipp in Walsh and dyadic analysis is an excerpt from Reprints from the Early Days of Information Sciences Reminiscences of the Early Work in Walsh Functions Interviews with Franz Pichler, William R. Wade, Ferenc Schipp, Radomir S. Stankovic, Jaakko T. Astola, (eds.), TICSP Series # 58, ISBN 978-952-15-2598-8, ISSN 1456-2744. I graduated at Eotvos Lorand University and earned a diploma as a mathematics and physics teacher. After graduation in 1962 I stayed at the University and started working there as an assistant. At that time I established a closer professional connection with an older colleague of mine, Laszlo Pal, who had been an aspirant of Frigyes Riesz.


The invention provides an audio matching method which is used for detecting an audio segment matched with an audio sample in a standard audio library from an audio stream segment to be tested; the invention comprises that: on an energy envelope card unit diagram of the audio stream segment to be tested, a starting point of each energy envelope card unit is selected as a point of matching operation; each audio sample and the audio stream segment to be tested are expressed in a number pair form consisting of a segmentation point and a probability pair; the number pairs of the audio stream segment to be tested is compared with each audio sample in turn to achieve a matching point and a corresponding matching probability; a comparability metric function is adopted to calculate the matching point and the corresponding audio sample and get a similarity value; the similarity value is compared with a preset threshold value; if the similarity value is more than the threshold value; the audio segment corresponding to the matching point is considered to be matched with the audio sample corresponding to the matching point. The invention has the advantages of simple calculation and rapid calculating speed.


In this paper,we firstly use the backstepping method to design the continuous-time state feedback controller,continuous-time observer and continuous-time observer-based controller for a class of nonlinear systems.Then,we obtain the state feedback sampled-data controller and the sampled-data controller based on the continuous-time observer,respectively by discretizing the continuous-time state feedback controller and the continuous-time observer-based controller using zero-hold method.Correspondingly,we employ the Euler method to discretize the continuous-time observer and use the zero-hold method to discretize the continuous-time observerbased controller,then we obtain the sampled-data observer and the sampled-data controller based on the sampled-data observer.This paper proves that the state feedback sampled-data controller and the sampled-data controller based on continuous-time observer can guarantee the asymptotic stability of the closed-loop system.The paper also proves that the sampled-data controller based on sampled-data observer can guarantee that the states of plant are bound,and the boundaries are dependent on the designed parameters and sampling period.Finally,we complete the design of sampled closed-loop system after choosing an appropriate sampling period.An example applied to ship course-keeping control shows that the three types of sampleddata controllers can achieve favorable performance.


[1] Atmospheric elemental mercury and reactive gaseous mercury (RGHg) concentrations, as well as ancillary parameters and meteorological data, were collected during a cruise in the North Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda and Barbados and at two land-based sites: the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory (CBL), a semirural, coastal site, and a site within the city of Baltimore, Maryland. There were two deployments at CBL, including a 6-month deployment in 2003/2004. Wet deposition samples were collected and analyzed for mercury where possible. A diurnal change in RGHg concentration was found at both CBL and over the North Atlantic Ocean, with maxima in the afternoon that coincided with maximum UV radiation, demonstrating the importance of in situ formation of RGHg. The maxima in RGHg concentration did not coincide with elevated Hg0 but were often found under conditions of low wind speed, and over the ocean, under low ozone conditions. In contrast, at the urban site there was more evidence of local sources. The data collected at the sites are contrasted and compared and used to examine the factors controlling the formation of RGHg in open ocean and nearshore locales and to estimate the importance of the dry deposition of RGHg to surface waters. Finally, the data collected at CBL in 2002–2004 were compared to earlier data collected in 1997–2000 to examine trends in concentration with time and to contrast these with the open ocean data sets to examine changes in Hg0 at the hemispheric scale.


AbstractIn climate models, an intensification of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) precedes a warming in the North Atlantic subpolar basin by a few years. In the IPSL-CM5A-LR model, this warming may explain the atmospheric response to the AMOC observed in winter, which resembles a negative phase of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). To firmly establish the causality links between the ocean and the atmosphere and illustrate the underlying mechanisms in this model, ensembles of atmosphere-only simulations are conducted, prescribing the SST and sea ice anomalies that follow an AMOC intensification. In late winter, the North Atlantic SST and sea ice anomalies drive atmospheric circulation anomalies similar to those found in the coupled model. Simulations only driven by the SST anomalies related to the AMOC show that the largest oceanic influence is due to the warm subpolar SST anomaly, which enhances the oceanic heat release and decreases the lower-tropospheric baroclinicity in the reg...


The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of flipped learning using (SNE) has on (MW) and (EI) skills among female eighth-grader students. In a quasi-experimental study, two groups of 71 girls from a public elementary school in Northern Gaza were formed. Each group completed a well-built pre- and post-test for their proficiency (MW) and (EI) skills. As a result of the study, it was found that the students in the experimental group had significantly more MW than the students in the control group.. A comparison of the pre-post scores for the (MW) and (EI) instruments showed a significant improvement of students' performance. The post scores for the (MW) and (EI) instruments showed a significant difference between students in the control group and experimental group. It was concluded that integrating flipped learning with (SNE) improved students' (EI) capacity, and developed their of (MW) skills.

(Keywords: Edmodo, Emotional intelligence skills, Flipped Learning, Media writing, Sschool students' skills, Social learning network)


Syncrude Canada Ltd. is currently developing multi-pronged technologies to treat its legacy fluid fine tailings (FFT). FFT centrifugation, thin-lift and thick-lift (Accelerated Dewatering with rim ditch) are three key technologies. They all require proper mixing and flocculation of high density FFT with a polymeric flocculant. It was found that the previously developed criteria to determine the flocculation performances for the well-diluted tailings systems used in thickeners were not valid for the flocculation of high density FFT due to high viscosity of FFT. The success criteria for high density FFT flocculation were identified as a technical gap that must be closed before FFT centrifuge commercialisation. This paper deals with the development of the success criteria to benchmark the mixing and flocculation performances of high density FFT. The instruments and methodologies used to determine the success criteria will be presented and discussed. It was concluded that four criteria, i.e. yield stress, capillary suction time (CST), lab centrifuge index and visual floc structures of the flocculated materials, were successfully established to determine the performances of high density FFT flocculation. These four criteria are all related to each other. Yield stress indicates the strength of the flocculated material, CST shows the relative dewatering capacity, the lab centrifuge index quickly determines the processibility of solids-liquid separation at a given centrifugal force and time, and the floc structures visually demonstrate the floc sizes and networks. In general, for a good flocculation the flocculated material exhibits a higher yield stress, a lower CST, a clearer centrifuge centrate, and a larger visual floc size. They are just vice versa for a poor flocculation of high density FFT. A few case studies will be used to verify the applicability of the four criteria for high density FFT flocculation. These criteria have been used to gauge the FFT flocculation performances in Syncrude 2010 and 2011 FFT centrifuge pilot tests.


Objective We developed a fiberoptic-assisted tracheoscopy (FAST) method to avoid direct laryngoscopy during surfactant replacement therapy and compared two training approaches on a very low birth weight (VLBW) infant simulator. Design This prospective randomized controlled study was conducted at the Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany. Participants We recruited physicians, trainees, students, and nurses without prior experience in endoscopic techniques. Interventions Participants were assigned randomly to a group that received instructions according to Peyton's Four-Step Approach and a control group that received standard bedside teaching only. Main outcome measures Primary endpoints were the total and the component times required to place the bronchoscope and the method success. Results We recruited 186 participants. Compared with the control group, the Peyton group had a lower mean (±standard deviation) FAST completion time (33.2 ± 27.5 s vs. 79.5 ± 47.9 s, p < 0.001; d = 1.12) and a higher FAST success rate (95% vs. 84%, p = 0.036, V = 0.18). Conclusion After standardized training, the vast majority of novices completed FAST successfully. Peyton's four-step approach resulted in faster and more successful performance than standardized training.


In this paper we introduce the concept of algebraic confidence, defined as the measure of belief provided by an algebraic algorithm without a priori information of ranging statistics. This is obtained by employing the Circular-based Interval SMACOF (CIS) algorithm which outputs an algebraic confidence level on targets' estimates, without relying on the propagation of location distributions. We illustrate the validity of our confidence by comparing it to the Fisher error ellipses derived from the Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB), corroborating the concept. To exploit the proposed confidence measures during the optimization process, we modify the cost function used in the Circular-based Interval SMACOF (CIS) algorithm and describe how to solve the corresponding optimization problem by means of majorization techniques. The resulting CIS+ algorithm is shown to outperform the CIS algorithm both in terms of accuracy as well as in terms of computational complexity.


Waiting for the Barbarians is one of the early works written by J.M.Coetzee.Superficially,it refers to no specific time or place,which makes it more like a postmodern allegory,easily getting us trapped in the vast word games.Actually it embodies Coetzean's moral solicitude.How the protagonist,the magistrate,treated himself and the others of various sorts was analyzed in this paper.Based on the analysis,we could find Coetzean's moral solicitude disclosed,that is,we should serve the other,even at the cost of the self's comfort and pleasure,only if not life.


An updated list of the 94 species of the family Marginellidae Fleming, 1828 known from Cuba is presented. Eighteen species that where previously reported are rejected and 17 new species are described.


Formation of solid solution of calcium sulfite hemihydrate and calcium sulfate and the solid solubility limit thereof were investigated. In the products prepared by coprecipitation of calcium sulfite hemihydrate and calcium sulfate from aqueous solutions containing sulfate and sulfite ions in different ratios, presence of sulfate which can not be removed by washing with water and is assumed to be incorporated into CaSO3⋅1/2H2O crystal lattice was confirmed. The products were verified to be solid solution of calcium sulfite hemihydrate and calcium sulfate by means of differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetry, IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. Solid solubility of sulfate in CaSO3⋅1/2H2O was indicated to be dependent on reaction temperature, and it was, in the present investigations, about 9mol% at 15°C, increasing with temperature to the maximum value of about 19.5mol% at 83°C and higher. It was found that sulfate ions up to about 9mol% substituted in good order for sulfite ions of CaSO3⋅1/2H2O to form solid solution accompanying small changes in lattice parameters, and that sulfate ions of more than 9mol% caused disorder of sulfite crystal. In addition, from the results of examination of thermal properties and content of combined water of this solid solution, it was considered that the state of forming solid solution changed at the solid solubility of about 9mol%.


IMPACT This article shows that instead of technical skills, traditionally seen as the main element in public sector accounting education, interpersonal skills are competencies that need further development by public sector management accountants. By identifying the importance of competencies, as well as analysing the degree to which professionals possess these competencies, the authors provide a framework for further analysis on the education needs of public sector financial specialists. ABSTRACT Using survey data gathered among Dutch public sector management accountants, this contribution shows that appreciative skills and personal skills are considered the most important competencies of these professionals. The authors found gaps between the assigned importance and the actual level of competencies in the fields of interpersonal skills and technical skills. As well, there were differences between age groups.


Our count of living species remains incomplete. In the 250-plus years since Carl Linnaeus set up the modern taxonomic system, we have classified about 1.25 million species, about three-quarters of them animals. Another 17 percent are plants, and the remainder are fungi and microbes. And that's the official count — the still-unrecognized number of species could be several times higher still. • The diversity of man-made objects is easily as rich. Although my comparisons involve not just those proverbial apples and oranges but apples and automobiles, they still reveal what we have wrought. • I begin constructing my parallel taxonomy with the domain of all man-made objects. This domain is equivalent to the Eukarya, all organisms having nuclei in their cells. It contains the kingdom of complex, multicomponent designs, equivalent to Animalia. Within that kingdom we have the phylum of designs powered by electricity, equivalent to the Chordata, creatures with a dorsal nerve cord. Within that phylum is a major class of portable designs, equivalent to Mammalia. Within that class is the order of communications artifacts, equivalent to Cetacea, the class of whales, dolphins, and porpoises, and it contains the family of phones, equivalent to Delphinidae, the oceanic dolphins. • Families contain genera, such as Delphinus (common dolphin), Orcinus (orcas), and Tursiops (bottlenose dolphins) in the ocean. And, according to GSM Arena, which monitors the industry, in early 2019 there were more than 110 mobile-phone genera (brands). Some genera contain a single specific species — for instance, Orcinus contains only Orcinusorca, the killer whale. Other genera are species-rich. In the mobile-phone realm none is richer than Samsung, which now includes nearly 1,200 devices. It is followed by LG, with more than 600, and Motorola and Nokia, each with nearly 500 designs. Altogether, in early 2019 there were some 9,500 different mobile "species"—and that total is considerably larger than the known diversity of mammals (fewer than 5,500 species).


This is to certify that the thesis entitled BIOFOULING COMMUNITIES OF VELLAR ESTUARY SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA AND IDENTIFICATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN ANTIFOULING COMPOUNDS FROM THE SELECTED SEAWEEDS bonafide record research work done by Scholar, Centre of Advanced study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, Tamilnadu, India award of the degree MICROBIOLOGY and it has not previously formed th degree, diploma, associateship, fellowship or other similar titles. This is also to certify that the thesis represents the independent work of the candidate.


Surface albedo in accumulation area of Greenland ice (GrIS) sheet mainly controlled by variation of snow grain size because snow impurity concentration is low. Recent warming in the Arctic could accelerate snow metamorphism and thus bring snow grain growth. Possible cause of recent darkening in accumulation area of GrIS is snow grain growth, which has a positive feedback to the further warming in the Arctic. Satellite remote sensing is an efficient tool for monitoring of snow parameters. However, long-term variation of satellite sensor sensitivity may affect the retrieval result of grain size as well. MODIS onboard Terra and Aqua is one of the most suitable satellite sensors to retrieve snow grain size, but it is reported that the sensor degradation of Terra/MODIS is more significant than Aqua/MODIS (Polashenski et al., 2015). Hence, it could affect the long-term variation of snow grain size retrieved. Recently, sensor sensitivity-corrected data set of Terra and Aqua/MODIS (C6) were released (Lyapustin et al., 2014). Using these data, we retrieved surface snow grain size (Rs1) on GrIS from Terra and Aqua independently, with the algorithm based on a look-up table (LUT) method (Stamnes et al., 2007) at the wavelength of 1.24 μ m. The LUT for bidirectional reflectance distribution function was calculated with a radiative transfer model for the atmosphere-snow system (Aoki et al., 2000) using a snow shape model employing Voronoi columns and aggregates (Ishimoto et al., 2012).


Combined with the actual requirements of Chongqing automobile and motorcycle industry for applied talents,this paper analyzes and studies the shortcomings in Chongqing engineering education,and discusses the ways that engineering institutions of higher learning respond to the demand of Chongqing automotive and motorcycle industry.In order to train the applied talents suitable for the development of Chongqing automobile and motorcycle industry,it's necessary to construct the training pattern of applied talent,widen students' special knowledge range,raise their creative consciousness and practice ability and enhance their comprehensive quality.


Image splicing is considered to be more simple and common than other image tamper technology. And the image splicing problem can be tackled as a two-class classification problem under the pattern recognition framework. By analyzing the different characteristics between real images and spliced images, an image splicing blind detection approach based on moment features and Hilbert-Huang Transform is proposed. This algorithm extracts two groups of features from the first order histogram of the image DWT (Discrete Wavelet Transform) coefficients and the Hilbert-Huang Transform of the image. Then the features are fed into the Support Vector Machine to classify real images and spliced images. Experimental results show that the average accuracy rate can achieve 85.8696%, and the real-time is improved.


The effects of soil pH on rates of degradation of iprodione and vinclozolin were measured in a silty clay loam soil. Little degradation of either fungicide occurred at pH 4.3 or 5.0, and degradation at pH 5.7 was slower than at pH 6.5. In both of the higher-pH soils, the rate of loss of a second application of either fungicide was faster than that of the first, and a third application degraded even more quickly. In soil with pH 6.5, for example, the times for 50% degradation of iprodione following the first, second and third applications were about 30, 12 and 4 days, and for vinclozolin were 30, 22 and 7 days respectively. Iprodione degraded very rapidly in a sandy loam that had been treated three times previously with this fungicide and also degraded rapidly in the same soil pretreated three times with vinclozolin. Vinclozolin degraded rapidly in the vinclozolin pre-treated soil, but its rate of loss in the iprodione pre-treated soil was only slightly faster than in the previously untreated control. Studies of iprodione degradation in 33 soils from commercial fields demonstrated a clear trend towards faster rates of loss in soils with an extensive history of iprodione use. The time for 90% loss from previously untreated soils varied from 22 to 93 days. It varied from 16 to 28 days in soils treated once previously and from 5.2 to 23 days in soils treated twice previously. In soils that had received three or more previous doses, the time to 90% degradation varied from 3.8 to 15 days.


The titles of TV columns are very interesting phenomena in our language life.This artical tries to analyse them from three sides:characteristics of the languge,the points of sight,and the cultural connotation.The language characteristics of TV columns show focusly on the phonetics and rhetoric,but the points of sight have different perspectives such as character,object,fame,effect, time,place and so on.On the cultural connotation,the author emphasized to expound the thick and rich nationalities culture.


With the increasing amount of Web Services available on the Web, Web Services discovery issues are becoming increasingly important. Since current Web Services standard technologies (e.g, UDDI) only provide syntactic searches on Web Services descriptions (mainly their signatures), semantic discovery approaches based on ontologies (e.g, OWL-S) have been developed. These approaches lead to more precise descriptions of Web Services functionalities, but they provide few mechanisms to capture non functional aspects of Web Services collectively referred as Quality of Services (QoS). To flll this gap, some works have proposed Web Services discovery approaches based on QoS ontologies. However these approaches don't take into account existing standards about software quality and relationships that can be established between them. Yet, these standards could be used as a shared understanding between Services Providers and Customers and thus, would ease the Web Services discovery process. In this article we flrst propose an extension of OWL-S that makes it possible to describe QoS according to one or many quality standards. Then, we develop an approach exploiting this extension of OWL-S to ease Web Services discovery using quality criteria. This approach is based on an extension of SPARQL that facilitates the deflnition of Web Services discovery queries. It allows a user to flnd a Web Service even if it is described with quality criteria deflned in an other standard that the one used to express its query.


OBJECTIVE To investigate the urogenital tract Ureaplasma urealyticum infection and drug resistance profile from 2001 to 2003.METHODS The results of U.urealyticum culture and drug sensitivity tests were explored from 2001 to 2003.RESULTS From the 1 386 cases in 2001,1 003 were infected with U.urealyticum;of the 1 015 cases in 2002,801 were infected with U.urealyticum;of the 908 cases in 2003, 691 were infected with U.urealyticum.Among the three years,the drug resistance to doxycycline and minomycine kept lower as 4%,the drug resistance to josamycin increased greatly in 2003,the drug resistance and intermediate sensitivity to roxithromycin and azithromycin were high;and the drug resistance to ofloxacin,ciprofloxacin and spectinomycin kept higher.CONCLUSIONS The drug resistance of U.urealyticum evolves with the time.Monitoring drug resistance of U.urealyticum is of great importance.Treatment for U.urealyticum infection should be based on the results of drug sensitivity tests and the pharmacokinetics of the drugs.


Abstract Background There are concerns that individuals with chronic immune‐mediated diseases are at increased risk of COVID‐19 and related severe adverse outcome, including intensive care admission or death. We aimed to explore the absolute and relative risk of severe COVID‐19 in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods This population‐based cohort study used nationwide registers in Sweden, with 67,292 individuals with a diagnosis of IBD 1969–2017 (Crohn's disease, n = 21,599; ulcerative colitis: n = 43,622; IBD‐unclassified: n = 2071) and alive on 1 February 2020. Patients with IBD were matched to up to five controls from the general population (n = 297,910). Cox regression estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for (i) hospital admission with laboratory‐confirmed COVID‐19 as the primary diagnosis, and (ii) severe COVID‐19 (composite outcome consisting of (a) COVID‐19 intensive care admission, or (b) death from COVID‐19 or (c) death within 30 days of COVID‐19 hospital admission), were calculated. Analyses were conditioned on age, sex, calendar period, and county and adjusted for other comorbidities. Results Between 1 February and 31 July 2020, 179 (0.27%) IBD patients and 500 (0.17%) general population controls were admitted to hospital with COVID‐19 (adjusted HR [aHR] = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.19–1.72). The corresponding numbers for severe COVID‐19 was 65 (0.10%) and 183 (0.06%; aHR = 1.11; 95% CI = 0.81–1.52). Adjusted HRs were similar in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In a propensity score‐matched model taking comorbidity into account until 2016, the increased risk for COVID‐19 hospital admission remained (aHR = 1.32; 1.12–1.56), but there was no increased risk of severe COVID‐19 (aHR = 1.12; 0.85–1.47). Conclusions While individuals with IBD were more likely to be admitted to hospital for COVID‐19 than the general population, the risk of severe COVID‐19 was not higher.


In 2004, a burn-through in a BOF vessel at U. S. Steel Edgar Thomson Works completely severed a lamella and damaged an adjacent unit. The repair process, including the initial assessment of damage, and the ensuing operational strategy are described.


This paper reports on results of a modelling study carried out to investigate cost-effective and sustainable water resource development for the Spencer Region. Specifically, this study involved the development of a computer model for planning purposes, IWR DSS (Integrated Water Resource Decision Support System), which was designed and implemented using the object-oriented methodology. The IWR DSS has been applied to regional data to model water demands and resources, perform hydrologic and hydraulic feasibility studies, calculate the economic cost of various infrastructure utilisation and development options, and to find the most cost-effective solution for a 20-year planning horizon. The results obtained from the IWR DSS helped regional planners to quantify their view that water management practices in the region have scope for integration of all regional water resources.


Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication with restricted interests and repetitive behaviour. The prevalence of ASD has shown an alarming increase in the recent decades ending up to 1 in 90 children. In spite of enormous researches in contemporary medical field, no medicaments have proved to be effective in improving their social behaviour. In Ayurveda, ASD comes under the category of Unmada involving derangement of all the three Doshas ( Vishama sannipatha ) with predominance of Vata & Pitha . Child friendly and effective procedure based therapy in the form of Sirolepa (application of medicated paste on scalp) is being tried in children with ASD between 3 and 12 years selected from the outpatient cases of Dept. Of Kaumarabhrithya, Government Ayurveda College, Thiruvananthapuram. The present study empirically analysis the efficacy of Sirolepa with Brahmisohaladi with its classical reference in Arogyakalpadruma in the context of Unmada . Children with ASD satisfying the DSM V criteria and having a CARS score above 30 were selected for the study having duration of 28 days. There was an observable improvement in eye contact, attention span and sleep pattern with a marked reduction in hyperactivity. All of the children included in the study were receiving speech as well as psycho therapies and appropriate dietary advice throughout the treatment course. The clinical observation was supported by CARS (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) & ATEC (Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist) recorded as pre- post evaluation. The changes in CARS and ATEC score were highly significant at 0.05% level (P<0.0005). The study provides the first potential evidence that Brahmisohaladi Sirolepa may be capable of modifying the core social and cognitive defects associated with ASD.


. For α, β ∈ ( − 1 , 1], let G ( α, β ) be the class of all analytic functions h , satisfying − βπ/ 2 < arg h ( z ) < απ/ 2 for all | z | < 1 . Here, we obtain sufficient conditions for functions to be in G ( α, β ). Also we find the radii of convexity and radii of 1 α − convexity for certain classes of analytic functions. Several special cases of our results are also pointed out.


The subject matter of this collection of essays is, happily, broader than its title might suggest and "legal profession" should be read to include legal students and legal academics, and "technolog...


¾ Wind turbine shows the direct utilization of mechanical energy and occurs as follows: the wind that moves hitting the wing of the ferris wheel causes the ferris wheel to spin. The rotation of the ferris wheel causes the formation of mechanical energy, while the conversion of wind energy into electrical energy is as follows: the wind through the ferris wheel plants causes the ferris wheel to spin. The spin of the ferris wheel causes the generator to spin. Inside the wind, energy generator is converted into electrical energy. In the Final Task that did the design of this prototype, do a comparison between the horizontal axis wind turbine with variations in the number of blades, with blade variations totaling 3 and 5. So, there will be 2 wind turbines with different numbers of blades in one prototype. Comparisons are made to find out the performance carried out by the two wind turbines that aim as a learning medium in the Measurement Instrumentation Laboratory. This final task is divided into five stages tool design, tool characterization, tool validation, tool testing, and comparing tools. The process of designing tools that are divided into two methods, namely covering the formation of hardware and the formation of software. The graph data contained in the discussion shows the performance with the propeller amounting to 5 produces a higher current and voltage output and rpm on this prototype scale than the number of propellers 3, with the value for example at the acceleration of fan 5 with a wind speed of 3.9 m / s on the propeller amounting to 5 resulting in an average current value of 3.2 mA, a voltage of 1.98 V, and rotor rotation of 234 RPM. While at the number of propellers 3 with the same wind speed produces smaller current output, voltage and rpm, which is obtained an aage current of 2.3 mA, a voltage of 1.88 V, and rotor rotation of 243 RPM.


This paper introduces a novel approach to deal with the multi-objective optimization of a two-stage bevel helical gearbox by applying the Taguchi method and Grey Relation Analysis (GRA). The goal of the study is to find optimal main design factors that minimize the gearbox volume and maximize the gearbox efficiency. To accomplish this, five main design parameters were selected: the coefficients of wheel face width (CWFW) of the bevel and the helical gear sets, the allowable contact stresses (ACS) of the first and the second stages, and the gear ratio of the first stage. Furthermore, two single targets were investigated: minimum gearbox volumes, and maximum gearbox efficiency. Also, the multi-objective optimization problem is solved through two steps: Step 1 for closing the gap between variable levels and Step 2 for determining the optimal main design factors. The study's findings were used to introduce the optimum values of five major design parameters for designing a two-stage helical gearbox.


Morindacitrifolia, also known as noni belongs to the family Rubiaceae has been in high demand in yurvedic medicine. It has been used long since in various cultures as a medicine for cure of various ailments. This review attempts to analyze the evidence for the claim as a therapeutic cure for many diseases. This review article is presented to compile all the updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities. Studies indicate fruit juice possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, apoptotic and anticancer, properties. Various effects like antibacterial, anti-fungal, anti HIV, antiboneresorption, antispasmodic, antipyretic, anti-diarrheal, anti-allergic, immunomodulation, cardiotonic, hypo-lipidemic, antimicrobial, gastro-protective have been studied. Clinical trials using this fruit juice for a variety of conditions should also be conducted. Currently the market is flooded with products with claim cure for all ailments. This review analyzes the beneficial effects of the use of Morinda Citrofolia. Evidence based result shows that consumption of noni could be beneficial both protective and curative


When faced with new technologies, the incumbents' dilemma is whether to embrace the new technology, stick with their old technology, or invest in both. The entrants' dilemma is whether to target a niche and avoid incumbent reaction or target the mass market and incur the incumbent's wrath. The solution is knowing to what extent the new technology cannibalizes the old one or whether both technologies may exist in tandem. The authors develop a generalized model of the diffusion of successive technologies, which allows for the rate of disengagement from the old technology to differ from the rate of adoption of the new. A low rate of disengagement indicates people hold both technologies (coexistence), whereas a high rate of disengagement indicates they let go of the old technology in favor of the new (cannibalization). The authors test the validity of the model using a simulation of individual-level data. They apply the model to 660 technology pairs and triplets–country combinations from 108 countries spanning 70 years. Data include both penetration and sales plus important case studies. The model helps managers estimate evolving proportions of segments that play different roles in the competition between technologies and predict technological leapfrogging, cannibalization, and coexistence.


The input and output of energy and energy efficiency in cropland-ecosystem of Hexi district, Gansu, for 45 years were analyzed by using method of energy flowing of ecology. The results showed that total input energy to the system increased annually. The maximum of input energy was found in Zhangye city (131.59×103 MJ/hm2) in 1994. From 1949 to 1994, proportion of inorganic in the total energy appeared a tendency to flat-rapid -slow increasing, and the lowest one was found in Tianzhu (only 18% in 1994). The total output energy increased annually as well, but its trends went slowly after mid-1980's. The total of output energy in Zhangye and Jiuquan increased faster than others, there were 235.93×103 and 232.38×103 MJ/hm2 respectively in 1994. The rate of energy output /input appeared two peaks and one valley. In most counties the rate of output/input reduced after 1985.The smallest rate was found in Tianzhu with only 0.83. The input energy in Jiuquan, Minle,Tianzhu, Wuwei and Zhangye went beyond their critical values of 5.66×103, 4.61×103,8.73×103,15.91×103and 36.84×103 MJ/hm2,respectively.


Distance education planners face two basic, yet difficult decisions: which students should be targeted and which programs should be offered? This paper reports the process and results of the planning committee of a consortium of engineering schools in the United States that was tasked with these very decisions. A market research study measured the program preferences of potential students. Three program characteristics (course type, delivery method, and time availability) were examined. The results show there is no 'average' student and no single program will satisfy all the needs of the student population. Rather, the committee must choose one or more segments based on the program preferences of the students and the resources required to provide the programs.


The per-instruction sensitivity analysis framework is developed to evaluate the resiliency of a program and identify the segments of the program needing protection. However, for multi-bit hardware faults, the per-instruction sensitivity analysis frameworks can cause large overhead for redundant analyses. In this paper, we propose a basic-block-level sensitivity analysis framework, Forseti, to reduce the analysis overhead in analyzing impacts of modern microprocessors' multi-bit faults on programs. We implement Forseti in LLVM and evaluate it with five typical workloads. Extensive experimental results show that Forseti can achieve more than 90% sensitivity classification accuracy and 6.16× speedup over instruction-level analysis.


SUMMARY— A statistical method, preferably operated by a a computer, is proposed for the analysis of data on complex mixtures where the information sought involves a number of small changes in chemical composition, each of which is individually within the normal range of variation of the mixtures. When the method is applied to the identification of geographical origins of peppermint oils and mixtures of peppermint oils, the results are a substantial improvement on those from previous methods, though still leaving some uncertainty. It is expected that more complete chemical analysis will greatly improve the confidence level.


Objective To explore the general and specific clinical manifestations and to improve the diagnosis rate of the tumors involving the sacrum with different histological background. Methods 101 patients with tumors involving the sacrum and underwent operations between January 1998 and July 2005 were review retrospectively and pathology and general manifestations were studied. Some specific manifestations of tumors with different pathological background were also reviewed. Results The most common pattern of neurological manifestation of tumor involving the sacrum was local pain with or without pseudoradicular or radicular lumbosacral irradiation and this was followed by lumbosacral sensorimotor deficit and finally by bladder and/or bowel and/or sexual dysfunction. Tumors with different pathological diagnosis show some specific manifestations. Conclusions Chordoma, giant cell tumor and neurogenic tumor are the main pathologic types of the tumors involving the sacrum. Tumors share some common manifestations though in general they lack specific presentation. Tumors with different pathologic background have some different clinical manifestations which helps in diagnosis and differential diagnosis.


Ultrasonic-treatment seems one of the most favorable treatment methods to be developed in addition to the conventional centrifugal equipments for marine diesel fuel oil, so this experimental study was carried out to make clear its effects upon physical and chemical properties of some kinds of heavy fuel oil. A special ultrasonic equipment, named K-7, was applied to this experiment. Viscosity, surface tension, gravity and specific heat of oil were measured strictly, and gaschromatography tests, spot tests, evaporation and combustion tests of a single oil droplet, and engine firing tests were carried before and after the treatment in accordance with many expectant conditions on board. The most effective result of the treatment is the fact that large sludges floating in and on oil are crushed and separated into very small particles by its cavitation effect, then oil itself becomes homogeneous. Evaporation and combustion qualities of a single oil droplet become slightly favorable and this affects engine performance more or less, but other improvements on substantial properties of oil as a whole can hardly be expected from such treatment as was tried here.


This study illustrates how the mechanical characteristics of a composite may be altered by adding powdered natural fillers such as fish scales or coconut shells. Hand lay-up approach has been used to create the Jute/Basalt hybrid composite with fillers. The epoxy and hardener were combined at a weight ratio of 10:1, and then the natural fillers were added at varied percentages of 3%, 6%, and 9%. The ASTM standards were used for the mechanical test. Fish scale filler has greater tensile and flexural strengths than coconut shell powder, but the latter's impact strength grows with increasing amounts of filler. Jute/basalt composites were also subjected to a water absorption test, the results of which showed that those containing fish scale powder absorbed significantly less water than those containing coconut shell powder.


Six taxa of Lamiaceae family including three taxa of the genus Clinopodium L. (C. vulgare subsp. vulgareL., C. umbrosum (M. B.) C. Koch. and C. congstum Boiss. & Hausskn ex. Boiss. ) and two of the genus Hymenocrater Fish. & C. A. Mey. (H,longiflora Benth. H. bituminosus Fish & C. A. Mey) and one of the genus Melissa (M.officinalis subsp.fficinalis L.) were studied in order to evaluate their phenolic profile ,as these taxa were studied in such detail for the first time in Kurdistan region of Iraq . The examined phenolic substances which studied in these taxa include: Caffeine, Coumarin, Eugenol Estragole(4Allyl anisole), 2-6 Dimethyl phenol, Salicylic acid and P-Cresol, by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) technique. The results showed that the most abundant phenolic compound were: Caffeine and 2-6Dimethyl phenol which found in all the studied taxa, followed by Eugenol and Salicylic acid which found in five of the six studied taxa, whereas the less prevalent phenolic compounds were )Coumarin and Estragole(4Allyl anisole),which found in just two of the studied taxa. The deference in distribution of the phenolic compound in the studied taxa can be utilized to differentiate between them in studies of genetic diversity and chemotaxonomy as it can be possible to distinguish between the genera Clinopodium, Hymenocrater and Melissa beside the distinguish between the taxa of the same genus ( Clinopodium ), using phenolic profile.


This paper presents a NoC (network-on-chip) simulation and verification platform (NSVP) based on SystemC. A general NoC node structure is first realized under SystemC, and then connected to form the network. NSVP supports an arbitrary size of mesh and torus topology, and adopts two classic routing algorithms - XY and TXY as the routing algorithm. Users also can develop their own network topology and routing algorithm by modifying the corresponding modules. Then they can verify their design by loading different network traffic patterns to run the simulation. NSVP provides a fast and convenient platform for researching and verification of NoC architecture and routing algorithm.


We measured elastic scattering angular distributions and cross sections for heavy residue production for the systems 6,7 Li+ 64 Zn at different energies around the Coulomb barrier. The elastic scattering angular distributions have been reproduced by optical model fits using a renormalized double folding potential for the real and imaginary parts. Absence of usual threshold anomaly in the optical potential was found. The excitation functions for heavy residue production were measured using an activation technique. Comparison with different calculations suggest that complete fusion is the dominant reaction mechanism above the barrier whereas, below the Coulomb barrier, incomplete fusion and transfer dominate.


Background: Vit-D deficiency is a common nutritional disorder in north India; we designed a study to find its association in Coronary artery disease. Study design: Case control prospective hospital based study. Aim of the study: To find the association of vitamin D deficiency in patients presenting with acute ST elevation Myocardial infarction and to study risk factor profile in acute ST elevated myocardial infarction in correlation with vitamin D deficiency. Material and methods: A total of 150 subjects were selected, out of them 75 were patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction in against with 75 healthy matched checks. Acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed by standard electrocardiographic, clinical and biochemical criteria.Blood sample from each patient with in 48 hrs of admission was taken to assess vitamin-D levels. Data was compiled and results were analyzed for cases against controls. Results: Vitamin D deficiency was found to have significant association with acute ST elevated Myocardial infarction. Vitamin D deficiency increases with an increasing age.The independent risk factors for Myocardial infarction like smoking, hypertension, diabetes, Gender, seasonal variation and obesity showed no significant co-relation with Vitamin D.


The electric field that is created in a moving magnetic field can be used to establish the Lorentz transformation without considering the constancy of light velocity or the full set of Maxwell's equations.


The Circles of Prominence, A New Theory on Beauty: Ideal Distances in the Eyes, Nose, Ears and Lips. The Circles of Prominence (COP) theorizes that the width of the iris serves as an ideal for multiple distances and shapes within the face. We wanted to test if the iris width (IW) dictates: 1.) the aesthetic ideal distance between eyelid margin and bottom of the eyebrow; 2.) the aesthetic ideal width of the nasal bridge and tip; 3.) the aesthetic ideal height of the upper lip; 4.) the aesthetic ideal height of the lower lip; 5.) and the aesthetic ideal distance the ear extends from the side of the face. This was a subjective survey to test these distances to find the ideal. The data supports that the ideal distance for eyebrow height, nasal bridge & tip width, and lower lip height are all 1 IW as predicted by the COP. The ideal height of the upper lip was statistically found to be ½ IW. The ideal distance that the ear extends from the side of the face was split between ½ IW and 1. As predicted, the data supports the idea that the Iris width serves as the ideal distance or shape for many elements in the face.


Abstract : Review of book by Herman O. Stekler: The book should find its major readership among those sectors of aerospace management concerned primarily with contract policy, and it should be of interest to other sectors of management desiring general orientation on contract problems and on how they have affected the structure of the aerospace industry. The historical development, mainly in economic terms, of the industry is traced from the World War I period into the early 1960 period with emphasis detailing the competitive practices and some of the problems of conversion into and out of industry. The book lacks analyses of the effectiveness of government procurement policies and the void in relating the growth and difficulties of the industry to changes in strategic outlook.


Various nanocrystalline TiO2 samples with different structures were obtained in stearic acid medium at 450~900℃,which were then treated with acetic acid.The microstructures of nanocrystalline TiO2 were characterized by XRD and TEM.It is found that the nanocrystalline TiO2 powder modified with acetic acid has better dispersion and homogeneity at the same treatment temperature.The nanocrystalline titania was successfully used to catalyze maleicanhydride polymerization,and the monomer and polymer were investigated by IR and NMR.In addition,the photocatalytic degradation ability of the nanocrystalline titania modified with acetic acid for methyl orange was also studied.


stitute in Troy, NY, and previously head of IBM's Research Lab in Cambridge, MA, addresses this process in his article highlighting the role of artificial intelligence agents in collective decision making and overall crisis management. Su takes an optimistic view of technology and the process of building it. In an example of tables being turned, that process can sometimes draw inspiration from the crisis situation at hand, even as it improves existing technology. The use of the Large Emergency Event Digital Information Repository by the Los Angeles Police Department , as covered by Joan Donovan in her article, is an example of consequen-tial refactoring of software made to suit the needs of one of the largest munici-G lobalization has been wonderful for the human race but has also sometimes resulted in human conflicts and crises affecting not only individual countries and communities but even the world as a whole. Recent examples include cyberattacks on the Democratic National Committee in the U.S., political upheaval in Egypt, emigration from Syria, de-monetization in India, and climate change worldwide. As we endeavor to make sense of them, we should also look to understand the role technology plays and can play. For example, how does it mitigate, and potentially resolve, the related challenges? The flood of breaking news can play with our minds. Some of us might feel it is the worst time to be alive on planet Earth, even as others feel the world has never been better [1]. This is possible only because technologists , sociologists, privacy experts, governments, and many other well-inten-tioned officials, scientists, and engineers have sought to ameliorate the worst effects on life and death. In this issue, we delve into some of today's most notable crises by learning from thought leaders, engineers , and scientists. We explore the past, present, and future of technology's mul-tifaceted role in addressing them. We learn how some are being harnessed to respond to immediate crisis situations even as they help prepare us for those in the future. We also present opinions from experts in a number of vertical categories of science and technology , giving a holistic view on our theme " tech for crises. " The environment is a major concern. Though in-dustrialization continues to help meet the demands of a rapidly growing human population, the flip side is often ignored. Consider the pollution of the municipal water supply in Hoosick Falls, …


Various satisfactory methods for the disposal of different types of wastes—liquid and solid, toxic and nontoxic—are described, including incineration and land burial. The main principles for the design and safe operation of land‐based burial sites to prevent pollution are stated. For radioactive wastes, sea dumping is no longer acceptable in European countries, and the principles for the design of low‐ and intermediate‐level wastes accepted in Europe are also given. For high‐level wastes, vitrification is proceeding in the United Kingdom and France. Data on the quantities of wastes produced in Great Britain and a brief history of the legal controls on waste disposal are supplied. It is concluded that civil engineers may be increasingly confident that a variety of safe and satisfactory disposal routes for all forms of toxic and radioactive wastes are available.


Professor William Appleton's edited version of the hitherto unpublished Recollections of the 19th century English actor, O. Smith, (1786-1855) is a rich resource for contemporary research into early 19th century theatre. The vitalism of the melodrama, burlesque and pantomime of this period, which provided eminently satisfying theatre, has been frequently overlooked. It is only in recent years that scholars in this field, most pre-eminently Canadian Michael Booth, have done much to re-evaluate for us an area of theatre which, largely because of neglect and misunderstanding, has commonly been pejoratively viewed. The Theatre Library Association through the medium of its annual publication, Performing Arts Resources, is to be congratulated on making available to us, in a volume designated for this specific purpose, the memoirs of a celebrated villain of the stage, the Boris Karloff of the 19th century.


The integration of wind energy into the power grid is challenging because of its variability, which causes high ramp events that may threaten the reliability and efficiency of power systems. In this paper, we propose a novel distributionally robust solution to wind power ramp management using energy storage. The proposed storage operation strategy minimizes the expected ramp penalty under the worst-case wind power ramp distribution in the Wasserstein ambiguity set, a statistical ball centered at an empirical distribution obtained from historical data. Thus, the resulting distributionally robust control policy presents a robust ramp management performance even when the future wind power ramp distribution deviates from the empirical distribution, unlike the standard stochastic optimal control method. For a tractable numerical solution, a duality-based dynamic programming algorithm is designed with a piecewise linear approximation of the optimal value function. The performance and utility of the proposed method are demonstrated and analyzed through case studies using the wind power data in the Bonneville Power Administration area for the year 2018.


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Permit me through you to lay before the Royal Society, the results of some experiments and observations on the incrustations of certain antient alloys of copper, which I trust may not he undeserving of notice, whether considered in connexion with the arts of Antient Greece, or in relation to the slow play of chemical affinities acting during a long period of time. I shall commence with the most interesting object that I have examined since I have been in the Mediterranean, for which I am indebted to His Excellency Sir Frederick Adam, His Majesty's Lord High Commissioner in the Ionian islands. This is a bronze helmet of the antique Grecian form, recently found in a shallow part of the sea, between the citadel of Corfu, and the village of Castrades. Both internally and externally it is partially encrusted with shells, and a deposit of carbonate of lime. The surface of the helmet generally, both under the incrustation, and where freed from it, is of a variegated colour, mottled with spots of green, dirty white, and red. On minute inspection, the green and red patches exhibit a crystalline structure, and the red very distinctly; and on examining them with a lens, they were found to be formed of octohedrons of the red oxide of copper, intermixed with crystals of the same form of metallic copper. These crystals are most distinct at the surface; they even adhere to the calcareous crust, and may be detached with it, presenting well-formed facets towards the part from which they have been separated. Chemical examination shows that they are actually composed of metallic copper, without the least tarnish, and of the pure ruby protoxide of copper; and that the green rust consists principally of carbonate and sub-muriate of copper, and the dirty white chiefly of oxide of tin. The mineralizing process (if I may be allowed the expression) which has produced these new combinations, in general has penetrated very little into the substance of the helmet. The incrustation and rust removed, the metal is found bright beneath; in some places considerably corroded, in others very slightly, It proves on analysis to be copper alloyed with 18.5 per cent, of tin. Its colour is that of our common brass, and it possesses a considerable degree of flexibility.


The paper proposes a model for assessing the maturity of new service development (NSD) processes in manufacturing companies that offer product-services. The model adopts a five-stage scale on which key elements are evaluated according to the following dimensions: (1) the approach used to manage processes and projects (2) the use of specific resources, skills and tools (3) the involvement of customers, suppliers and other stakeholders and (4) the adoption of performance management systems. An empirical application of the model was carried out based on an inter-company workshop and in-depth interviews. Such a model allows not only to describe the maturity of NSD processes of a company but also to identify the main gaps and to prioritize improvement actions.


Causal model is one of the most powerful instruments in consumer behavioral intention research. LISREL and neural networks have recently become the popular method to perform the causal model. In order to recognize the differences between LISREL and neural networks methods in passengers' behavioral intentions research, this paper applied and discussed these two methods in theory and practice. The paper took passengers of intercity buses on national freeways as samples. First, this study applied LISREL to test the goodness of fit of research model. Then two kinds of NN model which one is the full connected network and the other is non-full connection network were tested. The results indicated that LISREL can be a convenience and effective analysis tool while the causal relationships were known. On the other hand, no matter the causality was derived out in advance, NN still has suitable prediction after the proper training procedure. At last, we proposed our conclusions and suggestions based on our study results.


This paper is primarily an investigation of two distinct groups of eldely persons deemed by the appropriate health professional to be on the margins of domiciliary care and institutional care respectively. One group of elderly live at home but are on the margin of institutional care. The other group are in a long-stay institution but could, under some circumstances, be cared for at home in the community. The formal and informal costs of care are enumerated, measured and valued using an opportunity cost methodology. The dependency characteristics of the elderly persons are also examined while factors that determine their current placement are explored using a logit model.


The transport system has big influence on national economy as well as on environment and life quality. The modern economy with high level of labour division would not be productive enough without efficient transport systems. However, they require increasing transport capacity and have higher impact on the environment and power supply. It is a proved fact, that countries with more liberal economy are economically stronger (the relation between the index of economic freedom and the gross domestic product). But the question is what the consequences for other human activities are and whether in the transportation we can use the so called Kuznets curve, which predicates that the environmental impacts decrease with the increasing wealth. We particularly examine the relationship between total amount of exhaust emissions from road transport in the Czech Republic and other European countries and their economic wealth expressed as the GDP per capita. This relation is known as the Kuznets environmental curve and it claims that from a certain level of welfare the total human impacts on the environment decrease.


Recently, XML [XML] has been extended with a capability, called XSLT, [XSL] for translating XML data compliant with one DTD into XML compliant with another DTD. This approach has been hailed as the general solution for data transformation in database systems that can solve any and all data integration problems by providing a simple way for transforming data. In this note I will briefly review the XSLT approach and contrast it with another approach developed for tool integration.


Business process modeling is an important activity for both organizational design and for the planning and analysis of information systems that support an organization's business processes. Our goal is to help business analysts produce detailed models of the business processes that best reflect the needs of their organizations. To this end, we propose to, a) leverage the best practices in terms of a catalog of generic business processes, and b) provide analysts with tools to customize those processes by generating new process variants around automatically identified process variants. We use business patterns from the Resource Event Agent ontology to identify variation points, and to codify the model transformations inherent in the generation of the process variants. We developed a prototype, showing the computational feasibility of the approach, and validated the relevance of the variation points, and the correctness of corresponding transformations in the context of ERP key processes, showing the conceptual soundness of the approach.


Theory of regime change and multiple transformation historical determinants of democratisation non-democratic regimes, de-consolidation and authoritarian breakdown formal regime change, the constitutional dimension ad institutional design political and non-political actors, their interlinkages and roles instate and society [policy, performance, economic transformation and democratisation civil society, political culture and democratisation stateness, national identity and regime change the international environment and democratisation.


Periodic corrugated waveguides with wave confinement in both transverse dimensions are analyzed. The description includes the cases of grating misalignment (tilt) and curvature; for a tilt angle θ, the resonant wavelengths vary as(\cos \theta)^{-1}. Coefficients for intramode coupling (identical contradirectional modes) and hybrid (intermode) coupling are calculated as functions of θ. Numerical results for a GaAlAs waveguide, of the type employed in distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers, are included.


Many Germanic languages have a finite-clause complementizer that resembles a demonstrative, e.g. English that, Dutch dat, German dass. No Romance language does. The traditional view of complementizers as simplex projecting heads that take IP or some comparable category as a complement has no way of accounting for this difference between Germanic and Romance. In this chapter, I will attempt to make progress toward an account, in part by reinterpreting finite-clause complementizers as relative pronouns.


This study examines truthfulness through eight dimensions to explicate truth in health communication and explores the relationships between message truthfulness and message attributes and audience characteristics. A content analysis of 974 television antismoking ads from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals a high degree of truthfulness. Message truthfulness is related to thematic frames, emotion appeals, source, age, social role and smoking status, and positive framing of consequences. Ads targeted at teens/youth and smokers tend to have lower message truthfulness than ads targeting older age groups and non-smokers. Ads with humor and fear appeals are found to be less truthful.


Though strong evidence supports the validity of the Standard Model up to the TeV domain, we do not understand why this model would be all there is to describe what happens beyond that scale.


Proposes a method to enable force rendering in virtual reality dental surgery simulation system. Local model based multi-rate rendering architecture is proposed to ensure fidelity, computation speed and stability of cutting simulation. The simulation system is divided into three loops with different update rate: cutting simulation loop, force servo loop and graphical display loop. Virtual tool and cutting tool are devised to match force computation with material removal of the tooth triangle mesh. Local model is constructed via collision detection information between virtual tool and tooth mesh, and cutting simulation loop is decoupled from high update rated haptic loop. Multi-thread method is utilized to synchronize force and graphical display. Modified recovery time algorithm is proposed to solve the stability problem resulted from local models update. Experiment platform is constructed using Phantom, and dental simulation software is developed. Experiment indicates the validity of the proposed force rendering architecture.


In this paper we present the way Computer Games can be used in the classroom. What is the need of using Computer games during teachers courses?. What are the goals that we hope to achieve? These answers are discussed here. Moreover the making of a Computer game 'The trial of Galileo' used for educational purposes is presented.


The knowledge-based economy (K-economy) is not confined to information and communication technology (ICT) alone. Before the evolution of the ICT, it was knowledge that was embodied in human beings, namely 'human capital' and technology that was embodied in the capital investment undertaken by the Asian economies that brought about the so-called Asian miracle. Using ICT in the activities of Malaysia's economy contributes significantly to its productivity growth, in general, and total factor productivity (TFP) growth of the economy, in particular. The results of this study showed that the contribution of the ICT and human capital used in the economy were the highest among the input terms. The impact of ICT and human capital in TFP contributions is significant. But the growth rate of TFP is lower compared with the growth rate of the ICT and human capital. As a result, the achievement of the K-economy is not like that of the ICT and human capital development.


This image processing apparatus and image processing method are disclosed. An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, color shading correction for correcting the color deviation of the image data; Image reconstruction unit for generating a wide-area-corrected backlight image (WDR image) to increase the dynamic range of the color deviation and the corrected image data; And an image processing apparatus, including with respect to the wide-area backlight and the corrected image, a lens shading correction unit configured to correct the brightness difference according to the positions of the pixel data.


An improved particle swarm optimization(PSO) method is proposed for the position optimization of actuators in vibration control problems.The system energy is adopted as the optimal index in the method.A numerical example is calculated by the improved method and other optimal techniques.The results optimized by various methods are in good agreement,and the improved PSO method is more efficient for solving multi-position optimization problems of actuators in vibration control problems.


This article proposes to demonstrate the potential and contributions of Anthropology as a science capable of overcoming the western philosophy of thinking the world by dichotomous and excluding categories. In order to achieve this goal, we used the works of anthropologists Bruno Latour, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Marilyn Strathern, Philippe Descola and Tim Ingold, bringing to light other forms of thinking and living the world that are not inscribed in the dualities of nature versus, culture versus human versus non-human, female versus male.


Objective: To investigate the expression of 4-1BBL in peripheral blood of patients with allergic asthma and its role in the balance of Th17/Treg cells. Methods: We detected the plasma soluble 4-1BBL (s4-1BBL) levels with ELISA and membrane expression of 4-1BBL (m4-1BBL) on monocytes with flow cytometry in patients with allergic asthma and controls. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with asthma were in vitro stimulated with or without 4-1BB agonistic mAb for 72h, the concentrations of IL-17 and TGF-β in supernatant were measured with ELISA and the percentages of Th17 and Treg cells were measured with flow cytometry. Results: The s4-1BBL concentrations of patients with asthma (202.47 ± 60.68 µg/L) were decreased than controls (298.29 ± 40.32 µg/L, p 0.05) C onclusions: Both s4-1BBL and m4-1BBL decreased in peripheral blood of patients with allergic asthma. In vitro agonistic 4-1BB antibody stimulation enhanced TGF-β but inhibited IL-17 production by PBMCs. Thus 4-1BBL/4-BB may restore Th17/Treg balance in allergic asthma more likely by changing the function of Th17 and Treg cells.


Background— Aspirin use in heart failure (HF) is controversial. The drug has proven benefit in comorbidities associated with HF; however, retrospective analysis of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor trials and prospective comparisons with warfarin have shown increased risk of morbidity with aspirin use. This study aims to evaluate the association of low-dose aspirin with mortality and morbidity risk in a large community-based cohort. Methods and Results— This was a retrospective cohort study of patients attending an HF disease management program. Aspirin use at baseline and its association with mortality and HF hospitalization in the population was examined. Of 1476 patients (mean age, 70.4±12.4 years; 63% men), 892 (60.4%) were prescribed aspirin. Low-dose aspirin (75 mg/d) was prescribed to 828 (92.8%) patients. Median follow-up time was 2.6 (0.8–4.5) years. During the follow-up period, 464 (31.4%) patients died. In adjusted analysis, low-dose aspirin use was associated with reduced mortality risk compared with nonaspirin use (hazard ratio=0.58; 95% confidence interval, 0.46–0.74), and this was confirmed by a propensity-matched subgroup analysis. Low-dose aspirin use was associated with reduced risk of HF hospitalization compared with nonaspirin use in the total population (adjusted hazard ratio=0.70; 95% confidence interval, 0.54–0.90). In adjusted analysis, there was no difference in mortality or HF hospitalization between high-dose aspirin users (>75 mg/d) and nonaspirin users. Conclusions— In this study, low-dose aspirin therapy was associated with a significant reduction in mortality and morbidity risk during long-term follow-up. These results suggest that low-dose aspirin may have a continuing role in secondary prevention in HF and underline the need for more trials of low-dose aspirin use in HF.


Background: Tumor depth is a reliable parameter to predict nodal metastasis in oral cancers; therefore, the authors embarked upon a prospective observational study to define the relationship between the tumor depth and the risk of cervical lymph node involvement as well to determine the optimal tumor depth cutoff point for nodal metastasis. Aims: The aim was to study the predictive value of depth of invasion (DOI) and tumor size on risk of cervical node metastasis in squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. Materials and Methods: Biopsy-proven Stage I–Stage III oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma patients were included in this prospective, observational study. Various histopathological characteristics (DOI, tumor size, lympho-vascular invasion [LVI], perineural spread, and grade of differentiation) were analyzed to predict the cervical node metastasis. Statistical Analysis Used: The impact of the clinical and histopathological parameters of primary tumor on cervical lymph node metastasis was analyzed by univariate as well as multivariate logistic regression analyses using NCSS 12 version 12.0.5 statistical software. Results: The independent predictors of cervical lymph node metastasis were DOI (P = 0.0014) and LVI (P = 0.0414). The incidence of cervical metastasis increased markedly when the DOI was over 5 mm, and it was a statistically significant (P < 0001) association. Conclusions: DOI is a significant predictor of cervical nodal metastasis and tumor depth 5 mm can be considered as a cutoff value in staging and management of early oral squamous cell carcinoma.


The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between HPV16 infection, p16 protein expression and prognosis in patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Totally 46 cases of hypopharyngeal carcinoma specimens were selected from January 1, 2004 to December 31, 2011 in Tangshan Union Hospital. PCR-reverse dot blot hybridization was used to detect infection of HPV16, and SP immunohistochemical method was adopted to detect the expression of p16 protein in hypopharyngeal carcinoma tissues. Clinical data were collected and all the patients were followed up. Results showed that the infection rate of HPV16 in hypopharyngeal carcinoma tissues was 26.1% (12/46). No significant difference was found between HPV16 infection and patients' age, gender, primary tumor site, histological differentiation and TNM classification (P > 0.05). The expression rate of p16 protein in hypopharyngeal carcinoma tissues was 39.1% (18/46). Expression of p16 proteins was not significantly correlated with patients' age, gender, primary tumor site, histological differentiation and TNM classification (P > 0.05). However, HPV16 infection was positively correlated with the p16 expression in hypopharyngeal carcinoma tissues, with a correlation coefficient of 0.437 (P = 0.002). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that HPV16-positive patients had a higher median overall survival than HPV16-negative ones (75 months vs. 51 months, respectively. P = 0.001). Median progression-free survival was virtually the same for both HPV16-positive and HPV16-negative patients (77 months vs. 49 months, respectively. P = 0.002). P16-positive patients had a higher median overall survival than p16-negative ones (69 months vs. 53 months, respectively. P = 0.001). Median progression-free survival was also almost the same for both p16-positive and p16-negative patients (68 months vs. 43 months, respectively. P = 0.003). In conclusion, there is a positive correlation between HPV16 infection and positive expression of p16 protein in hypopharyngeal carcinoma. Patients with HPV16 infection might have favorable prognosis compared with HPV16negative ones. P16 positive expression predicates a better prognosis in patients with hypopharyngeal carcinoma.


Commercial applications of fault localization typically utilize static models of the underlying system to identify root causes amongst the many monitored events. Fundamentally, the limitation of this approach arises from the practical challenges in building and maintaining this model. More recently, much attention has been paid to the use of data-driven algorithms as an alternative for identifying anomalous clusters of events and deducing the existence of a localized fault, as described by these events. In this paper we describe the characteristics of one approach that relies upon clustering of alerts by the similarity vector of configurable attributes of the alert. Using a simulation of a real world commercial application, we investigate the stability of this approach in the dynamic environments that characterize modern infrastructure. We are able to demonstrate that it is far superior to rules-based approaches.


Hydrogels are a biomaterial that have potential for a variety of different biomedical applications. However, these hydrogels often have poor friction and wear properties. This document investigates the stability of a proposed method to resolve this limitation. The proposed solution is a blend of a biocompatible polymer, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) with different concentrations of the zwitterionic polymer, polymer Poly([2-(methacryloyloxy) ethyl] dimethyl(3-sulfopropyl) ammonium hydroxide) p(MEDSAH). Previous analysis has shown that the pMEDSAH acted as a boundary lubricant, resulting in a reduction of the coefficient of friction. The pMEDSAH was successfully synthesized at three different molecular weights and a significantly higher contact modulus was seen at the lower molecular weight. As well, a hydration dehydration study and a degradation study were performed. Both of these studies resulted in an increase in the coefficient of friction, indicating that the pMEDSAH was diffusing out of the hydrogel. If this simple processing method is used in biomedical devices, a packaging method will need to be developed to prevent this. However, this approach provides a promising platform for further increasing the boundary lubricant properties of hydrogels.


This wind tunnel investigation examined the lift, drag, and pitching moment on a 20% thick, 8.5% camber, partial elliptic cross-section circulation control wing model. The single blowing slot, rectangular wing was tested at an aspect ratio of about four at a chord-based Reynolds number of 500,000. Three trailing edge Coanda surfaces were tested. They had 180, 90, and 45 deg of flow turning. Lift performance for the 180and 90-deg cases was similar and much above that of the 45-deg trailing edge. Equivalent drag for the 90-deg trailing edge was less than that of the typically used 180-deg trailing edge. A large increase in lift for the 180-deg trailing edge occurred at low amounts of blowing coefficient. As the blowing rate was further increased, the increase in lift dropped off. The lift to equivalent drag and lift to drag ratios were maximums at relatively low values of blowing. Increasing the aspect ratio, for the same amount of blowing coefficient, increased the lift coefficient. Nomenclature = wing chord = drag coefficient, D/(q,S) = equivalent drag coefficient = lift coefficient, L/(q_ S) = pitch moment about wing CG = blowing coefficient, m .V. / (qmS) J J = drag = lift = blowing jet mass flow rate = tunnel dynamic pressure = wing planform area = blowing jet velocity = free-stream tunnel velocity


Recently, Vasin and George (2013) considered an iterative scheme for approximately solving an ill-posed operator equation . In order to improve the error estimate available by Vasin and George (2013), in the present paper we extend the iterative method considered by Vasin and George (2013), in the setting of Hilbert scales. The error estimates obtained under a general source condition on ( is the initial guess and is the actual solution), using the adaptive scheme proposed by Pereverzev and Schock (2005), are of optimal order. The algorithm is applied to numerical solution of an integral equation in Numerical Example section.


The purpose of this Bachelor thesis is to analyze the general knowledge and awareness of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS of university students in the Czech Republic and Estonia. This paper comprises a theoretical section and a practical section. In the theoretical section, these diseases are escribed and diagnoses, treatments and preventions are discussed. The analysis and interpretation of the obtained data provides information about the opinions of the students about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS, the students attitudes towards this matter and it also points out the lack of knowledge these students have about sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS.