The variable moment of inertia model has been generalized so as to be applicable to transitional and vibrational nuclei by requiring that the extended models reduce at low angular momentum, J, to the polynomial dependence which agrees with the data. This dictates the introduction of at least three-parameter generalized phenomenological models. Two such models, the generalized variable moment of inertia model and the variable anharmonic vibrator model, are described and then tested against known yrast band data. Except for strongly deformed nuclei, these models substantially improve the agreement with the data.


Preeclampsia is associated with an increased release of factors from the placental syncytium into maternal blood, including the antiangiogenic factors soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 and soluable endoglin, the antifibrinolytic factor plasminogen activator inhibitor‐1, prostanoids, lipoperoxides, cytokines, and microparticles. These factors are suggested to promote maternal endothelium dysfunction and are associated with placental damage in pregnancies also complicated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). In this report, we briefly describe the interaction of syncytial factors with hypoxia, reactive oxygen species, and apoptosis in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia and IUGR. Given the critical role of the syncytium in these complications of pregnancy, we also present a novel methodology in which laser capture microdissection followed by Western blotting is used to assess levels of syncytial Fas ligand, a key protein in the apoptotic cascade.


Experiments investigated the median effective dose of antiepileptic drugs and synthetic glucocorticoids for the prevention and treatment of noise-induced hearing loss for C57BL/6J mice. We also tested the possible synergistic effects of combining drugs from the two drug families.


Acute kidney injury (AKI) secondary to acute renal ischemia is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Oxidative stress is a key component of renal I/R injury making the Nrf2 antioxidant pathway a target to lessen AKI. We evaluated bardoxolone methyl's (BARD) ability to activate the Nrf2 pathway and attenuate I/R‐induced urine biomarkers. At d‐2, rats received (po, bid for study duration) vehicle (Veh) or BARD (0.3, 1, 3, or 30 mg/kg). At d0, rats underwent sham (n=6) or 40 min of warm, bilateral renal I/R (n=10/group) surgery using our proprietary vascular clamp. Rats were single‐housed in metabolic cages for balance of study. 24 and 48 hrs post‐reperfusion, urine volumes were determined and sampled. Clinical chemistry and ELISAs were applied to urine analysis; renal mRNA was quantitated using Luminex. BARD increased renal cortical Nqo1 mRNA expression (917% vs. Veh) indicating Nrf2 pathway activation. I/R increased proteinuria by 728% at 24 hrs relative to sham. 0.3–3 mg/kg BARD attenuated I/R‐induced proteinuria (avg. of 57% vs. Veh). I/R timedependently increased urinary Kim‐1 (4843% at 48 hrs) and NGAL (2962% at 48 hrs) excretion compared to sham. 1 and 3 mg/kg BARD attenuated I/R‐induced increases in Kim‐1 (57% and 93% vs. Veh, respectively) and NGAL (65% and 81% vs. Veh, respectively) excretion. In conclusion, Nrf2 pathway activation effectively inhibits I/R‐induced increases in urinary AKI biomarkers.


As far as the different cultures and languages of Chinese and English are concerned,the English film headlines show their artistic and commercial features contained in the English language and culture.Therefore,the commercial strategy of "local adaptation",namely rewriting,is used as an effective method of translating the English film headlines so as to maintain their lingual and cultural features.


Multi-nodes traffic flow prediction in road network has been a topical issue in ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) and V2X (Vehicle to Everything). As an extension of single node prediction, 'multi-nodes' leads to spatial correlations among nodes which complicated spatiotemporal modeling. Many studies introduced graph neural network, e.g., graph convolution network (GCN) and graph attention network (GAT) to model spatial features. But it is deficient to model traffic exchanging among neighbor nodes only by road network or by value attribute of single node. In this study, GAC-Net (graph attention convolutional network) was proposed to tackle this problem. GAC-Net introduces learnable parameters to combine GCN and Directed GAT for spatial feature extraction. For temporal correlation on sequential series, temporal convolutional network is introduced twice with different structures. Novel temporal graph convolutional network and spatiotemporal self-attention network are proposed to capture traffic status features and spatiotemporal feature from input sequence. Experiments were conducted based on two public traffic speed benchmark datasets METRLA and PEMS-BAY. Results show that GAC-Net achieves improvement of performance over traditional methods and state-of-the-art baselines


"Demonstrate step by step the planning that was carried out using 3D technology in pre-surgical assessment for complex hernia."

 "57-year-old female, surgical record of laparoscopic uterine myomectomy 20 years ago, has an eventration with loss of domain on the left flank and a giant uterine myoma.
 A multidisciplinary assessment was carried out for surgical decision, myomectomy was rejected.
 Presurgical preparation was decided with progressive pneumoperitoneum (PPP) technique (1 week before surgery) associated with botulinum toxin (4 weeks before surgery).
 The patient specific volumes of the abdominal cavity and the eventration were measured with 3D technology resulting in a volume ratio (VR) of 34% pre-PPP, VR post-PPP and botulinum toxin was 9,8%.
 We compared these results to Tanaka index and we found a significant difference between the two techniques."

 "During surgical intervention, multiple tumors were evidenced in the hernia content, distal ileum, cecum and omentum, peroperative pathological anatomy reported leiomyomas.
 An ileocecal resection+Omentectomy+TAR was performed.
 Patient was discharged on the 5th day without incidents.
 A definitive diagnosis of Diffuse Peritoneal Leiomyomatosis was made."

 "3D technology might represent a better tool to calculate intraabdominal and hernia volume, providing greater safety for the patient and the surgeon to avoid compartment syndrome.
 We found a significant difference between volumes measurements between Tanaka index and 3D technology.
 3D technology gives us an unprecedented perspective for surgical planning in complex abdominal wall surgery
 The use of PPP and botulinum toxin is a safe and reproducible technique for hernia with loss of domain."


Distinct variation progenies derived from rice(Oryza sativa ssp. japonica) plants pollinated by pollens of Oenothera biennis were exhibited in numerous morphological and developmental traits. Specifically, in generation D2, some variant individuals appeared and by generations D3 to D6, a large number of variants were observed which showed distinct variable traits including the giant embryos. Statistical analysis on D6 lines showed that the differences between the progenies and their rice parental line were significantly different in several main traits, including plant height (49.2~164.5 cm), panicle number (12.1~38.2), panicle length (20.3~30.3 cm), length of sword leaf (13.8~57.5 cm), leaf width (11.1~25.2 mm) , grain number of main panicle (142.0~367.0), rate of seedsetting (0.8%~99.0%), 1000-grain weight (19.7~33.8 g) and period duration from germination to panicle emergence (90.0~108.0 d) , and most of the variable coefficients were above 20% (the highest variable coefficient was 40.8%). Through pedigree selection on these plants, genetically stable lines were obtained, which are useful for rice breeding as new germplasms. Several representative rice lines were selected for AFLP analysis. Results showed that these lines indeed contained extensive genetic variations by the AFLP markers, which included disappearance of rice parental bands and/or appearance of novel bands.


Abstract Only a small percentage of startups attract capital from venture capital investors. To determine the factors which owners of startups consider the most important for attracting seed venture investments, the founders of 40 startups in Latvia and Russia were questioned. The researchers compared organizational and financial factors' importance for two groups of entrepreneurs: those who succeeded and those who failed in attracting funding. The results of the study indicate certain differences between the viewpoints of founders and investors regarding success factors. Based on the factor and regression analysis, the authors developed a model to forecast success in capital attraction.


It is the position of the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) that payers should cover oral appliance therapy (OAT) provided by a qualified dentist after a physician has determined that the patient is intolerant to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP). Current scholarly data indicate that OAT successfully manages OSA and is cost effective. The AADSM convened a task force of experts with the goal to review evidence in favor of OAT reimbursement. Thus, this paper will explore the evidence in favor of OAT reimbursement.


The invariable presence of a rickettsia in the gonads of the mosquito, Culex pipiens, is confirmed. This rickettsia is found in the cytoplasm of every germ cell in both sexes at all stages of development from larva to adult. No other species of mosquito is known to be similarly infected. The morphology of the organism shows the following features. In addition to "typical rickettsiae", i.e. minute rods and coccoids which multiply by binary fission, there is a variety of other forms which are interpreted as a series of stages, usually in the following sequence: small coccoids become enlarged, and instead of dividing by binary or multiple fission, undergo a condensation of their stainable substance into points or rods which ultimately appear as various combinations of sharply curved rods and coccoids retained as in a matrix within the body of the original or "parent" coccoid. As the matrix disappears, they become the irregularly curved forms and compact aggregations of "daughter" forms characteristic of this rickettsia. The pathological germ cells previously noted in the testis by cytologists were found to occur in both sexes at all stages, and to be apparently the result of infection with this rickettsia. The problem of classifying the rickettsiae is discussed. The similarity of the rings and curved forms of various rickettsiae to corresponding forms, as yet little studied, in other groups of organisms is pointed out. The name Wolbachia pipientis (gen. et sp.n.) is proposed for the rickettsia of Culex pipiens. Large, homogeneous or granular cell inclusions with an affinity for neutral red, termed NR bodies, were found in the gonad wall of nearly every specimen of Culex pipiens, but were not found in C. territans. They resemble the inclusion bodies of certain viruses and at times closely simulate masses of rickettsiae, but are apparently distinct from the species here described. Their nature is unknown but their appearance and behaviour are consistent with their being living agents or the manifestations thereof. A degenerative process, in which NR bodies replace primary ovarian follicles in whole or in part, is described. Inoculation and cultivation experiments resulted negatively for both rickettsiae and NR bodies.


Deregulation of the electric industry is creating opportunities for oil and gas producers to take more control of their energy costs. On-site electric generation using small (<100 kW) turbine generators provides an alternative to utility connection. The new generation of recuperated mini-turbines have high electric efficiency, medium power density, and inherent high reliability due to multiple unit configurations. SCADA compatibility and minimal on-site service requirements minimize operation and maintenance costs. Existing field staff are sufficient for normal day-to-day operation. Small turbines can use flare gas or other low pressure, slightly "off-spec" gas sources as fuel. Other benefits include less downtime due to electric interruptions and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions when using flare gas as fuel. Waste heat produced is not usually economic to recover in existing facilities but should be considered in new installations.

There may be cases in which selling energy in the form of electricity rather than gas is a viable alternative. These situations are very case specific and will depend on the jurisdiction, off-site electric prices, and proximity to gas transmission infrastructure. Mini-turbine technology offers opportunities that did not exist previously but the opportunities will require creativity and effort to realize.


legislation is the lawmaker's purposeful and conscious activity while society developing process through law adjustment is objective To combine the above two matters, it is necessary to make subjectiveness be in accordance with objectiveness Therefore, it is key for us to let legislation conform to the reality in China and modernized construction as well as open-up and reform Meanwhile, we should recognize the regular pattern of legislation.


National legislation for higher education that was introduced in 2007 by the Portuguese Government changed the higher education governance model into a more centralized system with increased institutional autonomy. This allowed for a better strategic planning process that was more able to respond to society needs and, in public university foundations, gave rectors a stronger leadership role supported by a general council and by a board of trustees. A decade later, the overall autonomy scores of Portuguese universities when compared with those from other European countries according to academic, financial, organizational, and staffing (senior) criteria showed better Portuguese performance when compared with most Southern and Central European countries. This pattern remained stable between 2011 and 2016. Changes that occurred at Nova University, Lisbon, are described as a case stud to exemplify the effects of this new governance model on the sustainability of long-term strategic planning and its management.


USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS-P-52. 2008 In: Kitchen, Stanley G.; Pendleton, Rosemary L.; Monaco, Thomas A.; Vernon, Jason, comps. 2008. Proceedings—Shrublands under fire: disturbance and recovery in a changing world; 2006 June 6–8; Cedar City, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-52. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Rosemary L. Pendleton and Burton K. Pendleton are Research Ecologists, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Albuquerque, NM, 87102-3497; email: rpendleton@ fs.fed.us. Karen R. Wetherill is Research Scientist, Sevilleta LTER, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. Terry Griswold is Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS Bee Biology and Systematics Laboratory, Logan, UT. Abstract—Expansion of diploid creosote shrubs (Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville)) into grassland sites occurs exclusively through seed production. We compared the reproductive biology of Larrea shrubs located in a Chihuahuan desert shrubland with isolated shrubs well-dispersed into the semiarid grasslands at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. Specifically, we examined (1) reproductive success on open-pollinated branches, (2) the potential of individual shrubs to self-pollinate, and (3) bee pollinator guild composition at shrubland and grassland sites. Sampling of the bee guild suggests that there are adequate numbers of pollinators at both locations; however, the community composition differs between shrub and grassland sites. More Larrea specialist bee species were found at the shrubland site as compared with the isolated shrubs. Large numbers of generalist bees were found on isolated grassland bushes, but their efficiency in pollinating Larrea is currently unknown. Higher percent seed fill of unbagged, open-pollinated shrubs at the shrubland site, compared with isolated grassland shrubs (76 versus 57 percent) suggests that bee specialists may increase plant pollination success. Isolated grassland shrubs varied greatly in the number of seeds produced in pollinator-exclusion bags, whereas the number of self-pollinated seeds produced by shrubland plants was more uniform. Overall, the difference in seed produced by bagged and unbagged branches of isolated shrubs was much less than the difference produced by plants located at the shrubland site. These trends will be explored in greater detail in future years. Reproductive Biology of Larrea tridentata: A Preliminary Comparison Between Core Shrubland and Isolated Grassland Plants at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico


Objective: To explore the relationship between levels of reported depression, anxiety and stress with scores on the Conner's Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS). Method: Information was obtained from 84 first year psychology students using the CAARS, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS), and the Life Experiences Survey (LES). Results: Approximately 23%, 18% and 12% of students scored above critical values on the DSM-IV Inattention Symptoms, the DSM-IV ADHD Symptoms Total, and the inattention/restlessness subscales, respectively. CAARS scores were positively related to reported levels of depression, anxiety and stress, which accounted for significant variance among the three subscales. Only 5% of participants scored above recommended critical values on the ADHD index; however, a significant amount of the variance on this measure was also attributable to the DASS. Conclusion: Mood symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and stress may obscure correct attribution of cause in those being evaluated for ADHD.


Italian metallic hardcore band DISCOMFORT has unveiled a new video for their fast powerviolent track Gange, directed by Visceravisions. Watch below and ...


It has long been thought that oocytes obtained from sows yielded a higher level of developmental competence compared with oocytes obtained from prepubertal gilts. Because gilt-derived oocytes are more readily available to our laboratory and they are less developmentally competent, we hypothesised that by making alterations to our maturation system we could improve the developmental competence of the gilt-derived oocytes to that of their sow-derived counterparts. We performed 2 experiments that evaluated the ability of each source of oocyte to develop to the blastocyst stage, using altered maturation media. The first experiment focused on the developmental ability of each source of oocytes, through IVF and culture. The second experiment again focused on the developmental competence of each oocyte source but through somatic cell NT. For both experiments, the sow-derived oocytes were obtained from Desoto Biosciences and the gilt ovaries were collected from Smithfield Inc. in Milan, Missouri. Both sets of oocytes were in vitro matured in M199 supplemented with 0.57mM cysteine, 5μgmL-1 LH and FSH, and 10ngmL-1 epidermal growth factor; however, the gilt derived media was altered to contain 40ngmL-1 fibroblast growth factor 2 and 20ngmL-1 insulin-like growth factor and leukemia inhibitory factor. Additionally, the maturation media for the sow-derived oocytes contained the addition of 5μgmL-1 insulin and 10% follicular fluid. In the first experiment we performed IVF on oocytes from the 2 sources as per our laboratory standard IVF procedure, co-incubating the oocytes with 0.25×106 porcine semen for 4h, followed by washing and moving the oocytes to MU2 culture media at 38.50°C in 5% CO2, humidified air overnight. After overnight culture the presumptive zygotes were transferred to the same conditions with 5% CO2, 5% O2, and 90% N2. After an additional 5 days, blastocyst development was assessed. The gilt oocytes yielded 39.3a±7.2% blastocyst, and the sow oocytes had a blastocyst rate of 24.9b±6.9%, with an n of 389 and 313, respectfully. Statistical analysis was performed by using Genmod in SAS 9.4. In the second experiment, using standard laboratory protocol for somatic cell NT, we activated both sets of oocytes with 200μM thimerosal for 10min followed by 30-min incubation with 4mM dithiothreitol. The embryos were co-incubated for 15h with 500 nM Scriptaid in the MU2 culture media in 5% CO2, humidified air; then these embryos were also moved to 5% CO2, 5% O2, and 90% N2 and cultured to Day 6. The sow oocytes produced a blastocyst percentage of 38.6%, and the gilt oocyte group had a blastocyst percentage of 43.5%, with an n of 290 and 285, respectfully. There was no difference statistically between these treatments. Both gilt and the sow oocyte sources have yielded live piglets at this time. We concluded that the maturation system used for our gilt-derived oocytes resulted in equal or better development in vitro compared with the sow-derived oocytes. Follow-up experiments evaluating in vivo development are needed for a complete comparison.


10~35 kV voltage grade power system prrvent the arc overvoltage generally based on the size of single-phase current to the ground capacitor.So split-phase ground capacitor size of neutral point indirect earthing system needs to be measured.The measurement of split-phase earthing capacity for neutral point indirect earthing system via bias capacitor was introduced.The computing formula was obtained through analysis,and the actual system parameters were used for calculation.Compared with the test data,the calculated result proves that the measurement is simple and accurate without interrupting power supply to users.


Many problems exist in dynamic load balance algorithm,such as difficult to setup load factors,affect server performance.Effectively corrected short disadvantages of dynamic load balance algorithm based on Bayes theory,provide the working mechanism and the realization method of the improved algorithm.


Atom transfer radical polymerization of stearyl methacrylate (SMA) was successfully carried out in N,N-dimethylformamide using the carbon tetrabromide/Fe(III)/2,2′-bipyridine initiator system in the presence of 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as the source of the reducing agent to maintain the equilibrium between growing radicals and dormant species. The molecular weights of the resulting poly(stearyl methacrylate) (PSMA) increased with the conversion and the molecular weight distribution of PSMA was quite narrow. The rates of polymerization exhibit first-order kinetics with respect to the monomer. A probable reaction mechanism for the polymerization system was postulated to explain the observed results. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 386–394, 2002


In the development of modern education innovation, the vocational education thought of learning and doing, theory and practice, put forward by Huang Yanpei, has a positive impact on vocational education. In essence, vocational education is to transport more high-quality and high-level application-oriented talents for social construction and development, so vocational skills and moral character should be considered in the same position. In vocational education, we should not only put forward diversified channels and carry out ideological and moral education, but also break through the limitation of traditional teaching ideas and optimize the professional quality of professional teachers and students. Therefore, based on the understanding of vocational education thought, according to modern information technology and digital technology, this paper deeply discusses the design and implementation of digital new cultural and creative platform with Web technology as the core, so as to clarify how to integrate traditional cultural and creative product design into vocational education thought.


Standard methods of vehicle test and integrated ECU in the new X-by-Wire System which can be used for total safety in the future are proposed in this paper. The proposed system is composed of sensor, a new developing ECU and chassis actuators. To make a standard of the proposed system, the procedure of both vehicle test and integrated test will be performed. From this research, we will obtained core technologies to develop the standard process of both the vehicle test and the integrated ECU test. This study will be reflected for the establishment on the Korean Vehicle Safety Standard for X-by-Wire or Total Safety System.


Fewer than 9% of US hospitals had basic EHR systems as of 2008. The HITECH Act funded a multi-billion-dollar investment to close this gap requiring standards known as meaningful use (MU). The study was undertaken to assess whether this investment achieved the stated aims of MU; EHR adoption, lower cost and higher quality. The study is across-sectional, retrospective design; it employed two cohorts, MU vs. non-MU hospitals. Publicly reported, risk adjusted data from 4,221 hospitals (95%) on clinical, cost and safety metrics were analysed. The findings: EHR adoption by hospitals responded positively in response to incentives, rising from 8% to 55%. Quality outcomes showed 21,000 fewer deaths (p < 0.05) between the three clinical conditions (heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia). The HITECH Act had a positive return on investment with lower hospital cost per discharge of $327 (p < 0.05). The study results suggest hospitals with EHRs' that met MU standards demonstrate statistically significant mortality and cost improvement.


The study determined the antiseptic activity of modern drugs in the form of liquids presented on the territory of the Russian Federation, drugs were used for long-term antiseptic treatment of the root canal system of teeth. The need to use these drugs is justified by the microbial insemination of the root channels and the presence of various branches at all levels of the root channel. Thus, the obtained results make it possible to state that the degree of antiseptic activity of the preparations depends on the exposure time. The study established the strong antiseptic effect of the drug Kresotin No. 2. As follows from the analysis of the above materials, the antiseptic activity of Pulpevit No. 2, Gwayafen forte, Camforfen showed minimal results with respect to the microflora of the experimental part of the study.


When a spark discharge takes place in water, apart from reactive radical formation, additional effects take place, such as strong ultraviolet radiation (independent of the solution conductivity) and shock wave formation. The amount of published literature on spark discharge in water is very limited, therefore the goal of the present study was to determine the decolorization efficiency of indigo carmine dye in the spark discharge as a function of discharge energy. Also, a basic study on the effect of UV light on indigo carmine dye removal and hydrogen peroxide decomposition was undertaken. An effect of additives, such as hydrogen peroxide and sodium persulfate, was also studied. The results have shown that an increase in the discharge capacitance leads to a decrease in the dye decolorization time. Hydrogen peroxide, produced by a discharge, is decomposed by the UV light and is mainly responsible for the decolorization. Adding very low concentrations of commercial hydrogen peroxide to the dye solution makes spark discharge in water a "psedudo" H2O2UV technology. At 4700pF and with a dye concentration of 20mg/L (4.29*10 M), complete decolorization can be achieved in only 2 minutes, which makes the spark discharge in water a competitive technology to the conventional H2O2-UV process. Keywords— spark discharge, hydrogen peroxide, sodium persulfate, UV light 56 International Journal of Plasma Environmental Science and Technology Vol.2, No.1, MARCH 2008


For some stochastic control systems described by stochastic integral equations where the admissible control class is a set of uniformly equi-Lipschitz continuous functions, it is shown that, under suitable conditions, the optimal output process is continuously dependent on the input process in the sense of weak convergence.


In this paper the exergy, economic and environmental analysis of Aliabad Katoul power plant as well as its multiobjective optimization have been done by NSGA-II algorithm. Two objective functions have been considered. The first objective function is the total cost rate and the second objective function is environmental impact cost. Optimization of objective functions has been done in two modes namely cycle with and without air preheater. The results showed that the existence of air preheater reduces both objective functions. So that in optimum point, for cycle without air preheater, the amount of total cost rate has been about 30% and environmental cost rate was about 33% higher than cycle with air preheater. Also, sensitive analysis of objective functions to fuel unit cost was conducted. At the lower environmental cost rate that the total cost rate was higher, sensitivity of Pareto solutions to the fuel unit cost was more than some parts of figure with smaller total cost rate. Also, exergy losses of various components were obtained that conclusions illustrated that combustion chamber has the maximum rate of exergy destruction (about 73%). Impact of ambient temperature variation on exergy losses and efficiency for different components was studied. The conclusions illustrated that with growing in ambient temperature, exergy efficiency of all parts decreased and exergy losses increased. Also, by rising the ambient temperature, exergy efficiency decreased, so that an increase in temperature from 293 Kelvin to 323 Kelvin, total exergy efficiency decreased from about 51% to 49%.


The central purpose of the paper is to identify the categories of perception and meanings attributed to the Cuban revolution, between social forces and nationalist policies of the Brazil over the years 1959 to 1964. The study object corresponds to the journal O Semanario – communication vehicle equipped with a nationalist editorial line, anti-imperialist and left, closed by the civil-military dictatorship in 1964. We use the materials of the O Semanario as a resource that allows the identification of ideas and actions of the nationalist left silenced by 1964 coup not corresponding exactly to a study of the Cuban Revolution, the article operates this issue as a resource to also map out some ideas, practices, values and diagnostics of Brazilian problems between the nationalist forces active in civil society and the state. The study tends to allow observation of an internationalist solidarity hue, as well as a prominent identity of the  Latin American left nacionalists in the pre-1964 Brazil. On the other hand, highlights the role played by the newspaper and an effort of the nationalists in the process of opinion formation and construction of the public agenda in the period, focusing on the emergence of independent foreign policy.


Five thiocarbamate herbicides, butylate (S-ethyl diisobutylthiocarbamate), EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylthiocarbamate), molinate (S-ethyl-hexahydro-1H-azepine-1-carbothioate), pebulate (S-propyl butylethyl-thiocarbamate), and vernolate (S-propyl dipropylthiocarbamate) were used in the greenhouse at doses of 0.5 to 5 kg/ha incorporated 6 cm deep in a silt loam. Purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus L.) tubers were planted 5 cm deep. Three and 9 weeks after treatments were applied, nutsedge plants were harvested. EPTC also was used at doses of 0.25 to 10 kg/ha and plants were harvested every 2 days up to 20 days and every 3 weeks up to 24 weeks. The most effective reduction in the number of sprouts above ground was given by butylate, EPTC, and vernolate followed by pebulate and molinate. Persistence was directly related to level of initial activity. No effect was observed on the number of tubers which sprouted. However, all the thiocarbamates stimulated the number of sprouts produced per nondormant tuber. These sprouts were abnormal and did not reach the soil surface. Treated tubers produced approximately twice as many sprouts as controls. The number of rhizomes produced from the basal bulb was reduced with all the thiocarbamates used, even 24 weeks after treatment for the higher doses.


As a result of lengthy negotiations, the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, was geared toward the fulfilment for a need of a new dimension in the regulation of the international community's uses of the oceans. However as the new law of the sea is a result of a "give and take' process, of a series of accomodation, its implementation is hindered by the argument that its provisions have not given enough accomodation to the existing conditions. Such argument mostly came from the developed countries, in particular to the issue of deep sea-bed mining exploitation. The Implementing Agreement to Part XI of the Convention is a breakthrough to overcome these problems.


Statistical testing based on a usage model as well as properties of usage model is introduced in this paper. The paper also introduces how to generate test cases through a usage model and how to decide whether the test is sufficient or not. In the end, the paper presents a self-developed computer aided statistical testing tool:STToolkit.


When a judgment creditor seeks to enforce her judgment against the debtor, it is only that interest that the debtor has in her property that is subject to the execution. Accordingly, if the debtor's assets are already subject to a duly perfected security interest, then the judgment creditor's efforts to obtain a writ of execution against the debtor will only allow the sheriff to seize the debtor's property subject to the rights of that perfected secured party.The traditional position under the common law was that the debtor's goods "bound" by the judgment creditor's writ of execution could be legally seized by the sheriff by way of enforcement from any person who had acquired a property interest in the goods (even full ownership) after the delivery of the writ to the sheriff. The common law's severity was softened by statute in many Canadian jurisdictions starting in the late 19th century, such that security interests in the debtor's property subsequently acquired became protected from the effect of the writ of execution under certain conditions provided for in the legislation. The result of different jurisdictions adopting legislative reform to the common law in different ways and at different times, however, was that judgment enforcement mechanisms vary by province across Canada.They remain varied to this day. Importantly, though, some of the provinces have begun to enact changes to their judgment enforcement systems in recent years. Under these "modernized" systems, the judgment creditor can acquire by way of the registration of her judgment a priority status akin to that of the secured creditor under provincial personal property security law.But not all provinces have modernized their judgment enforcement apparatus in this way. In those provinces which do not require the registration of a notice of judgment (e.g., Ontario) but also in those that require registration but provide for priority rules when judgment creditors do not register in time, a secured party's unperfected interest will be subordinated to the interests of a judgment creditor who has caused the collateral to be seized under legal process. But at what time in the execution process has the judgment creditor caused the debtor's property to be seized? This article takes up this priority pitfall problem under the Ontario Personal Property Security Act.


Objective To compare the ED50values for motor block with subarachnoid injection of levobupivacaine and bupivacaine. Methods Sixty patients aged 18 ~ 64 years old who were undergone the elective urological surgery with combined spinal-epidural( CSE) anesthesia were enrolled in this study. The patients were randomized divided into two groups. The patients received the spinal injection of 0. 5% levobupivacaine( group I,n = 30) or 0. 5% bupivacaine( group Ⅱ,n = 30). By using a sequential technique,varying doses of levobupivacaine or bupivacaine were administered. The efficacy of the studied drug was assessed by using a modified Bromage scale and the hip motor function scale at 5 min or 10 min. ED50was estimated by the up-and-down method. Results The motor block ED50for the group Ⅰwas 6. 68 mg( 95% CI 6. 27 ~ 7. 13) and for the group II was 5. 06 mg( 95% CI 4. 56 ~ 5. 47). The relative motor blocking potency ratios were 0. 76. Conclusion The ED50for motor block of subarachnoid injection of levobupivacaine was lower than that of bupivacaine.


German biodegradable waste is collected separately, recycled and ecologically and economically used. Compost and digestate are used as organic fertilizer or replace peat in potting soil and plant substrates. The bio-waste recycling may also directly contribute to climate protection if the methane produced during the fermentation is used for energy production. Around the world biodegradable waste in landfills is the main factor for the generation of the greenhouse gas methane. This environmental impact can be significantly reduced by the separate collection and recycling/use of organic waste. The separate collection of bio-waste is also a precondition for reutilizing of organic matter and nutrients. Only from separately collected bio-wasteit is possible to produce high-quality compost and digestate, which are suitable for agricultural or horticultural use.The separate collection of bio-waste from households affects the amount and composition of the residual waste. By separating bio-waste the remaining amount of waste is reduced up to a third. At the same time the residual waste contains less wet ingredients, which facilitate the waste sorting and makes the treatment in waste incineration plants more effective or even possible. Both, the recycling of compost and digestate on soils, as well as the energy recovery of bio-waste, contribute to climate protection and resource conservation. The operation of the treatment plants determines how much of the greenhouse gases methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia is released during the process. Some plant operators need to be awakened and their awareness of climate-relevant emissions from their bio-waste treatment plants has to be raised.Also the amount of collected organic waste should be further reinforced. In 2015 the separate collection of bio-waste has to improve! © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. Peer-review under responsibility ofthe organizing committee of 5IconSWM 2015. * Corresponding author. E-mail address:email@example.com 016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommon .org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of the organizing committee of 5IconSWM 2015 309 A. Schü ch et al. / Procedia Environmental Sciences 35 ( 2016 ) 308 – 318


Magic numbers in cluster mass spectra can be caused by either geometric or electronic structure. The study of metallic compound clusters allows the number of atoms and the number of electrons in clusters to be controlled independently. We report magic numbers in the mass spectra of Cs-compound clusters and pure Na clusters containing up to 700 free electrons.


This paper studies decentralized vote trading in a power-sharing system that follows the rules of strategic market games. In particular, we study a two-party election, in which prior to the voting stage voters are free to trade votes for money. Voters hold private information about both their ordinal and cardinal preferences, whereas their utilities are proportionally increasing in the vote share of their favorite party. In this framework we prove generic existence of a unique full trade equilibrium (an equilibrium in which nobody refrains from vote trading). We moreover argue that vote trading in such systems unambiguously improves voters' welfare.


The design procedures for a typical real-time processing system (the checkout system for an artificial spacecraft) were analyzed by experienced engineers using the hierarchical functional software process (HFSP) model and attaching importance to time elapse in design work. Another team was formed to design another design problem, reusing the software process, and evaluating it. It is shown that a new set of software processes which have broad adaptability can be obtained.<<ETX>>


With the development of electronic technology, more and more coupled systems of electricity-magnetism-mechanism are used in industrial field. RLC (Resistance-Inductance-Capacitance) circuit and spring system can simulate these coupled systems. In order to analyze the vibration of the RLC circuit and spring system, a mathematical model considering inductance nonlinearity and external harmonic excitation is established by the Lagrange-Maxwell equation. Based on the nonlinear vibration theory, the vibration of the system is analyzed; the first approximation solutions and corresponding to steady state solutions of the resonance system are obtained by multiple scales method. Numerical results show that the two coupled modals are excited and vibrated when the system meets the double resonances condition. Energy transforming between two modals is found. With the increasing of voltage, amplitudes of the response curves increase. With the increasing of resistance, amplitudes of the response curves decrease. With the increasing of nonlinear coefficient of inductance, amplitudes of the response curves increase first, and then decrease. With the increasing of damping, amplitude of electric charge increases and amplitude of plate decreases. It has also been found nonlinear inductance can excite new vibrations in one side of the response curves.


The purpose of this study is to describe the experiences of physical education teacher education (PETE) majors enrolled in an internship course that provided them with authentic experiences promoting and facilitating a before-school physical activity (PA) program and to examine the associated implications for PETE programs within the Comprehensive School Physical Activity (CSPAP) framework. In this study, five PETE majors were recruited to participate. Data were collected from several sources including participant observation, interviews, systematic observation, and document analysis. The results show that preservice physical educators struggled with PA promotion as a consequence of perceptions of early programmatic success, feelings of nervousness and influences of their existing beliefs about the role of the physical educator. Therefore, when considering the role of the physical educator relative to a CSPAP, PETE programs should consider making adjustments to their curricula to include experiences that ...


Extensive research has been done during the last two decades on cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin films, mainly due to their application to large area electronic devices such as thin film field-effect transistors (Schon et al., 2001) and solar cells (Romeo et al., 2004). For the latter case, chemical bath deposited (CBD) CdS thin films have been used extensively in the processing of CdTe and Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells, because it is a very simple and inexpensive technique to scale up to deposit CdS thin films for mass production processes and because among other n-type semiconductor materials, it has been found that CdS is the most promising heterojunction partner for these well-known polycrystalline photovoltaic materials. Semiconducting n-type CdS thin films have been widely used as a window layer in solar cells; the quality of the CdS-partner plays an important role into the PV device performance. Usually the deposition of the CdS thin films by CBD is carried out using an alkaline aqueous solution (high pH) composed mainly of some sort of Cd compounds (chloride, nitrate, sulfate salts, etc), thiourea as the sulfide source and ammonia as the complexing agent, which helps to prevent the undesirable homogeneous precipitation by forming complexes with Cd ions, slowing down thus the surface reaction on the substrate. CdS films have to fulfill some important criteria to be used for solar cell applications; they have to be adherent to the substrate and free of pinholes or other physical imperfections. Moreover, due to the requirements imposed to the thickness of the CdS films for the solar cells, it seems to be a function of the relative physical perfection of the film. The better structured CdS films and the fewer flaws present, the thinner the film can be, requirement very important for the processing of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 based thin film solar cells, thickness ~ 30 50 nm. In such case, the growth of the thin CdS film is known to occur via ion by ion reaction, resulting thus into the growth of dense and homogeneous films with mixed cubic/hexagonal lattice structure (Shafarman and Stolt, 2003). The reason to choose the CBD method to prepare the CdS layers was due to the fact that CBD forms a very compact film that covers the TCO layer, in the case of the CdTe devices and the Cu(In,Ga)Se2 layer without pinholes. Moreover, the CdS layer in a hetero-junction solar cell must also be highly transparent and form a chemical stable interface with the


any services have been transformed to Eservice which an umbrella term for services on the internet. ELearning is one of the most important Eservices offered. It is most used in training or higher education courses. At the same time Quality of education is the aim of all the High Educational Institute, especially in the Arab world. In this paper we try to study the criteria of each of Higher Education, E-learning, and Quality, in order to find a relationship to indicate a route to go through for improvement of ELearning programme in Higher Education.


This paper considers the problems of development and application of digital technologies in non-destructive testing (NDT). Conducting NDT is represented as some generalized information process. A specific object is represented in the form of digital stages: obtaining accessible, reliable and sufficient information about the properties and state of the object of testing, processing the received primary information, analyzing the processed information, making decisions about further actions with the testing object. In the paper at the system level, the formalization of an urgent and important scientific problem is proposed-the problems of developing digital technology (technologies) for each of the stages of the NDT information process. It is shown that a systematic approach to resolving a problem allows one to formulate a morphological, functional and informational description of the problem, as well as to find hypotheses for solving the problem by carrying out a sequence of operations that solve the problem. A universal structural scheme has been developed for solving scientific problems in the development of digital technologies at the stages of the NDT information process. An example of the practical application of the above approach for one of the NDT methods-functional vibro-acoustic diagnosis of objects is given.


Photopolymerization of polymer-coated solid substrates with linearly polarized light is shown to induce an anisotropic, uniaxial orientation of polymer molecules. The linearly photopolymerized (LPP) layers exhibit UV dichroism and optical anisotropy. The resulting anisotropic dispersive surface interaction forces are shown to align adjacent liquid crystals parallel. A qualitative microscopic model is presented. The new LPP-alignment technique allows to generate homogeneous LC-director pattern with different azimuthal director angles on the same substrate requiring no mechanical treatment. The use of LPP substrates in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) is shown to enable to combine different electrooptical effects-such as twisted nematic (TN) and parallel configurations-in the same hybrid LCD. Besides from high-contrast LPP-aligned TN-LCDs, LPP-aligned supertwisted nematic (STN)-LCDs exhibiting steep transmission-voltage characteristics are presented.


People pay attentions to the cultural collision and conflicts caused by the population movements.Zhujiang Delta is a typical region,based on"the population quantity,the cultural context,the occupational status"statistical data targets,constructed model of foreign culture influence,high latent conflict cities are Dongguan,Shenzhen,Guangzhou,Foshan and Zhuhai.Surveyed on the questionnaires of foreign people,constructed the conflict system of foreign cultural.The synthesis explanation the foreign culture and the Lingnan culture spatial conflict differentiation,carried on the real diagnosis to the cultural influence model.Tt is helpful to use the statistic data forecast external culture latent conflict region,get away from the cultural conflict effectively,and construct harmonious society.


Reaction of acylglycine p-nitrophenyl esters with the N-sodio-derivative of benzyl 5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate gave, after hydrogenolysis, N-(acylglycyl)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acids. N-(Acylglycyl)-5,5-dimethyl-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylic acids were similarly prepared from benzyl 5,5-dimethyl-2-oxothiazolidine-4-carboxylate. Both types of acid could be regarded, like penicillin, as acyl dipeptides containing a reactive peptide bond, but they exhibited only very slight antibacterial activity.


This research has as general objective to evaluate the financial viability of opening a Fisk franchising language school in Tenente Portela city – RS. Regarding the methodology, this study is characterized as theoretical empiric because it is based on bibliographic materials and data collected by the researcher and the approach of the problem is classified such as qualitative. The goals have exploratory and procedures are characterized as a case study. The population are all the inhabitants of the city of Tenente Portela, RS, and the sample is defined by a statistical formula. A questionnaire was developed with the intention of checking the population's interest in doing a language course. The data collected show that opening a new franchising school is viable, being proved by the management report, where it was elaborated a cash flow considering a period of five years, where the period of investment return was estimated in three years and three months, using the payback method and also the VPL and TIR method.


Determining sublethal effects of pesticide exposure on anadromous salmonids as they transition from freshwater to seawater is critically important in the Pacific Northwest due to the presence of commercially and culturally valuable salmon and steelhead populations. The widely used aquatic herbicide endothall has relatively low toxicity to salmonids following initial exposure (LC50 of 32-230 ppm a.e.), but effects of low application concentrations on osmoregulatory performance of seagoing juveniles have not been adequately investigated. Previous studies relied on small sample sizes, inappropriate life-stages, static exposure and seawater systems, and insufficient challenge durations, generating contradicting results. To resolve uncertainty about endothall effects on anadromous salmonids, coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Chinook (O. tshawytscha), and steelhead (O. mykiss) were subjected to a ten-day seawater challenge following acute exposure to Cascade (endothall dipotassium salt formulation) in a flow-through system. Acute exposure ranged from 0 to 12 ppm acid equivalent (a.e.) endothall for 96 h. The seawater challenge yielded mean survival rates of 82% (n=225), 84% (n=133), 90% (n=73) and 59% (n=147) for 0, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 ppm a.e. exposure groups, respectively. Steelhead exhibited a statistically lower survival rate at exposures >9 ppm a.e, relative to coho and Chinook. Surviving fish did not experience significant changes in osmoregulatory performance compared with control fish, as revealed by plasma sodium analysis. Lowest observable effect concentrations were 9 ppm a.e. for steelhead and 12 ppm a.e. for coho and Chinook, indicating a lower effect threshold compared with results reported from previous acute toxicity studies, but a higher threshold compared with results from some previous seawater challenge experiments. Our findings emphasize the importance of conducting carefully designed seawater challenge experiments before defining chemical toxicity levels in areas with anadromous fish. CONTENTS Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 Methods ................................................................................................................ 6 Fish Husbandry ................................................................................................. 6 Water Quality ..................................................................................................... 8 Chemical Delivery ............................................................................................. 8 96-Hour Acute Toxicity Test .............................................................................. 9 Seawater Challenge ........................................................................................ 10 Plasma Sodium Analysis ................................................................................. 1 1 Contaminant Analysis ...................................................................................... 1 1 Survival Data Analysis ..................................................................................... 12 Results ................................................................................................................ 16 Survival ............................................................................................................ 16 Plasma Sodium Concentrations ...................................................................... 21 Discussion ........................................................................................................... 22 References .......................................................................................................... 28 Acknowledgements ............................................................................................. 29 Appendix A: Supplemental Materials .................................................................. 30 Data Analysis .................................................................................................. 30 Addressing Statistical Assumptions ............................................................. 31 Determining NOAEC with a T-test ............................................................... 31 Linear Regression ........................................................................................ 32 Linear Regression with Mixed Effects .......................................................... 34 General Linear Regression with Mixed Effects ............................................ 36 The Nested Random Effect Design ............................................................. 37 Additional Statistics ......................................................................................... 39 Chinook ........................................................................................................ 39 Coho ............................................................................................................ 39 Steelhead ..................................................................................................... 40 Raw Data ......................................................................................................... 41 Appendix B: R GLMM Output ............................................................................. 44


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Paper materials have a long history of use in packaging products, although traditional paper-based packaging is limited in its shape and design. In order to enable more advanced paper-based packagi ...


A discussion and demonstration of the current state of Home Automation; commercial products, some Open Source hardware and software, and how home automation might be used with the Internet of Things. Neil will be demonstrating control of some common household items using a doll house, Arduino like ChipKIT boards, a RaspBerry Pi and various Home Automation controllers. Bios: Neil Cherry is the author of Wiley's Linux Smart Homes For Dummies. He has been working with computers, computer electronics, and software since 1978; has been playing with X10 since 1982; and began automating his home in 1992 when a friend gave him an X10 computer interface. Neil started the Linux Home Automation web site ED-207: Tribute to Ralph Baer (1922-2014), Inventor of the Home Video Game Console, Scott Marshall, Retired Abstract: "Suppose we attach a box to a television set so that, instead of just watching TV, you participate and play games on it?" asked Ralph Baer, who in 1966 built his "brown box" that ignited the video game revolution. This talk focuses on his remarkable life and singular achievement, as well as a broad brush summary of video game history that covers the two eras of electronic gaming -before Baer, and after Baer. Scott will follow this talk with another focusing on his own work and on his philosophy of video game character intelligence and machine consciousness. Bio: Scott Marshall studied filmmaking (directing) at the School of Visual Arts in New York. He's a retired video game designer and programmer, was a Senior Technical Associate at RCA for their home computer and interactive video projects, a software engineer for Educational Testing Service's image processing department, and architect of the audio system for Sarnoff/SRI's digital cinema project. ED-206: Workshop on How to Create Real-Time Videos for Live Streaming, Orlando and Maria Rivera, DigitalSummit.TV Abstract: Live video lets you stream huge amounts of music, news, and cultural events, and interact with your fans in a way that is not possible with regular pre-recorded videos. Join us for an exciting workshop that details how to set up and execute a live event. You will learn how to select cameras, video encoders and video back-end services, choose the right video formats and players, target the various devices to stream to from mobile to desktops, and combine live multi-cameras and pre-recorded videos into one show. We will demonstrate low to mid level cost solutions that you can implement without breaking your budget. Bio: Orlando Rivera (DigitalStory.TV) has developed VOD and Live Streaming solutions for QVC, AT&T, InterCall Inc (largest conference and collaborations service provider in the world), BMG, and Mobile development for the IBM Watson Center. Orlando has also been a Visual Effects Supervisor for indie feature films, shorts, 3D animations (www.FranknSon.com) and games for the iPad, iPhone and Corp business IOS apps (DigitalSummit.TV). Bio: Maria T. Rivera is the Associate Director, at The Steven L. Newman Real Estate Institute, Baruch College, CUNY. She is a member of the National Speakers association and holds a MA in Adult Education and Training. Maria has extensive experience in education technology, web, video production and directing. Maria has developed e-learning and corporate videos for Prudential, Realogy, Medco, J&J, AT&T, CALC, Chubb, Long Island University, The Berkeley School, and Dover Business College. ED-113: Two New Raspberry Pi Engineering Tutorials and Demos: 1) Remote Raspberry Pi Wireless Video Event Cameras; and 2) Low-Cost RF Spectrum Analyzer and Panoramic Adapter, Joe Jesson, TCNJ Abstract: Joe Jesson describes two of his favorite Raspberry Pi applications. He will step through the architecture of the two designs, their detailed hardware, embedded software, and environmental engineering, prototype steps, and finally present live demonstrations of each prototype. Demos will show the low-cost IR internal image chip (Omnivision) and a second USB camera streaming live video from the internet. Joe has been prototyping this hardware for a very low-cost vehicle accident and video logging system. You will see how to meet IP67 and SAE ratings for the fielded prototypes. He will also introduce the application of OpenCV, an open-source video classification library available for the Pi. The Spectrum Analyzer project takes advantage of a low-cost ($9!) 2Mb I/Q European TV tuner and the advances in SoftwareDefined Radio libraries for the Pi. As an amateur radio fan, I use this Spectrum Display to visualize the band openings and radio propagation conditions of the 6and 10 meter bands. The format will be tutorial and encourage budding engineers to experiment and have fun with RasPi hardware and software (Python and C) as the RasPi provides a fun and inexpensive Linux embedded system prototyping environment! Bio: Joe Jesson is CEO of RFSigint Inc, a NJ Internet-of-Things (IoT) consulting firm, and CTO of Assurenet, a start-up Telematics company based in Oyster Bay, LI. Joe also is a Visiting Electrical/Computer Engineering Professor at TCNJ. He was co-founder and CTO of a new GE business unit, Asset Intelligence, where he received the GE Edison Award at GE R&D in 2007, and has held Technical Management positions at Xact Technology, Amoco Oil R&D, BP Corporate, CNA, and Engineering Positions at Motorola and MTS at the University of Chicago's Jones & Searle Research Labs. ED-112: Workshop on Fixing Your Hopelessly Broken Vintage Computer, Corey Cohen, MARCH Abstract: A detailed class in the fundamentals of assessing, diagnosing, and repairing vintage computers. Never just plug it in! Learn about safety issues, the right tools, power supplies, common issues, where to acquire parts, and much more. Bio: Corey Cohen is lead technician of MARCH. His specialty is repairing early hobby computers. His favorite computer is the Apple 1. He relieves stress by kickboxing. ED-109: Intro to the Vintage Computing Hobby, Jeffrey Brace, MARCH Abstract: Did you know there's an active and organized hobby for vintage computer collecting? Learn what's collectible, how to get involved, where to find resources, and much more. Bio: Jeffrey Brace is vice-president of MARCH. He enjoys all sorts of vintage computing. His favorite systems are the early Commodore models. He is also a black belt at Taekwondo. ED-105: OOP University, C++Advanced Features, Scot Jenkins, ACGNJ Abstract: C++ is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language created by Bjarne Stroustrup at AT&T Labs that was first introduced to developers in 1985. It is one of the most popular programming languages and is usually the language of choice for applications such as systems software, device drivers, embedded software, and high-performance client/server applications. This indepth seminar will cover some of the advanced features of C++. Four topics will be presented: overloaded operators, templates, exception handling, and namespaces. Each of these topics will be individually discussed and sample code will be reviewed to demonstrate how each feature is implemented. There will also be an introduction to the Standard Template Library. Bio: See ED-105 at 10:15 am ******** 1:30 pm to 2:25 pm ******** ED-115: Microsoft Office 2015, David Soll, Omicron Development, LLC. Abstract: The latest released version of the Microsoft Office suite is 2013, but with a new version of the Windows operating system looming on the horizon, a new version of Office is being previewed with Windows 10. David Soll will demonstrate the new version of the Office suite and will compare and contrast the expected changes to Office. Bio: David Soll is the CTO and President of Omicron Development, LLC. He is responsible for the overall technical direction and technology solution set provided by Omicron. David received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and has been working in Information Technology for over 30 years, more than 25 of them with Omicron. He is currently the Vice-Chair of the Princeton Central Jersey Section of the IEEE and is a senior member of the IEEE. David is also the past Chairman and a current board member of the Princeton chapter of the ACM and a senior member of ACM. He has a long history of innovation working with Microsoft and Microsoft technologies. He has worked with virtually every version of operating system that Microsoft has produced, and has given many presentations on them. He is a recipient of the prestigious IEEE Region 1 Award and is the founder and Chairperson of the IEEE/ACM Information Technology Professional Conference (ITPC) held in conjunction with TCF. ED-211: The Future Of Mobile Cloud Computing, Zyad Nossire, Univ. of Bridgeport Abstract: Mobile cloud computing is a concept that combines many fields of computing. The foundation of this computing is the need for the delivery of services, software over the internet to reduce cost, and increasing storage capacity. We have surveyed existing works in this mobile platform. We gave a definition by providing an overview of the particular models of mobile cloud applications, as far as highlighting the research challenges in this area including mobile cloud computing security. Our recommendations for mobile cloud computing explain better how cloud computing can help build more powerful applications. Bio:
Zyad Nossire received a B.Sc. in Management Information Systems from Al-Albyat Univ, Jordan and a Master of Science Information and Communication Technology from Utara University, Malaysia. In 2012 Zyad joined the Univ. of Bridgeport as a Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering. He was an Assistant Lecturer in Science and Technology at Irbid-Al-Balqa Applied Univ, Jordan and at Njran and Al-Emma Mohamed Ben Saoud Univ, Saudi Arabia. His research interest is in the area of cloud computing, mobile, wireless communications and networks ED-209: Invention, Patents and Manufacturing, Mark Streitman, Evolutionary Thou


This study aimed to identify green entrepreneurship among the younger generations, especially the students, with their activities in helping improve the economy while still trying to preserve the surrounding environment. This study used a deductive approach that collects data in a cross-sectional manner with quantitative data processing using a Structural Equation Model (SEM) to analyze the data from 412 respondents in 11 stateuniversities in Indonesia through questionnaire distributions. The result of this study is that there is a positive and significant effect of sustainability orientation and sustainability education on green entrepreneurship. In contrast, risk perception is not significant towards green entrepreneurship. Current research is limited to the prospective young entrepreneurs, especially among the college students. The importance of this research is to provide awareness to inspire young entrepreneurs to carry out environmental-based economic activities and the results of this research can also be used as a reference for studying in universities around the world in any discipline. It will also support the governments, policymakers, and university authorities to develop the tailoredawareness programs through curriculum development towards green and sustainable entrepreneurship. The creation of good and healthy environmental conditions can provide a better place to live for future generations around the world.


The Astroparticle Research Compact Orbital Spectrometer (ARCOS) magnet is a 12-coil toroidal magnet for a proposed next-generation magnetic spectrometer in space. AMaSED-2 is a small-scale non-flight demonstrator coil for the ARCOS magnet. AMaSED-2 consists of two individually built no-insulation high-temperature superconducting pancake coils with racetrack-like shapes. The two pancake coils are contained in a total of 724m of 12mm wide SuperPower REBCO HTS tape. Copper bands functioning as current leads and layer jump surround the winding blocks. An aluminum structure mechanically supports the coil assemblies. AMaSED-2 was manufactured and tested at CERN. The coil was tested in cryogenic helium gas at various temperatures between 10K and 77K by measuring the center magnetic flux density while varying the operating current. We employ a model for no-insulation coils and identify for each temperature the center magnet constant and magnet charging time constant as system parameters. We also determine the radial resistance, peak magnet constant, magnet critical current, and maximum achieved magnetic flux densities. Central magnetic flux densities up to 2.9T were measured, corresponding to a peak magnetic flux density on the coil of 9.7T . The design and characterization of AMaSED-2 provides a basis for future magnet development of a flight model.


The source number estimation is an important issue in space spectrum estimation. However, the performance of traditional estimation algorithms will degrade severely when applied into colored noise. To overcome this problem, a new method based on power-inversion and adaptive threshold is proposed. In the proposed method, the power-inversion algorithm is firstly applied to form array beam pattern with nulls in the direction of sources. Subsequently, the beam pattern is modified and the adaptive threshold is determined by sliding window processing for the modified beam pattern. Finally, the number of sources is obtained through finite difference method. The effectiveness of the proposed method has been verified by numerical simulations.


This study uses data in the form of planning and implementation data for the construction of the Malinau District Arts Building. Data development is carried out by conducting Value Engineering analysis starting from the project information collection stage, followed by function analysis using the Law of Pareto. The method used to analyze the function is F.A.S.T diagram (Function Analysis System Technique) and Cost to Worth. Followed by the creativity stage to come up with new alternative designs that can minimize project costs. The selected design will be evaluated at the evaluation stage, then the development stage will be carried out to obtain cost savings on the type of work that has been analyzed by VE in detail. From the data analysis at the planning stage, the savings reached Rp. 642,220,790, while in the construction phase, savings of Rp. 491,286,382, in 80% of the jobs with the highest cost items.


The title compound of 2-nitro-9,9-bis(methylpropionate)fluorine (C21H21NO6 , Mr=383.39) was synthesized for the first time. Complete assignments were achieved by 1H NMR, IR, EI-MS, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The crystal belongs to monoclinic, space group P21/c with a=11.4581(15), b=10.3624(14), c=16.573(2) , β=96.629(2) o , V=1954.6(5) 3 , Z=4, Dc=1.303 g/cm 3 , μ=0.096 mm -1 , F(000) = 808, R =0.0493 and wR=0.1499 for 3107 observed reflections with I 2σ(I). X-ray analysis reveals that three fused rings of the fluorene system are almost coplanar and the two ester groups are nearly perpendicular to the fused-ring system. Weak C–H O hydrogen bonding connects the molecules into centrosymmetric dimmers.


many members of the helping professions have mixed feelings toward parents and their aid in a child's remedial program. There are a number of forces at work in producing the negative feelings many professionals harbor toward parents of patients. First, all are heir to the legacies of the environmental school, which seeks to explain people largely in terms of parental influ ences. Most professionals realize the negative things parents can do to their children. Yet few have worked out the relationship be tween causal, deterministic explanations on the one hand, and notions of "accountability" or "blame" on the other. Hence, con sistency is rare in these matters, and while one "explains" behavi or among those toward whom one feels positively inclined, the tendency is to "blame" and "condemn" these same behaviors among those toward whom one lacks positive regard. Second, professionals often project their own self-anger at parents. It is not unusual for a professional to blame himself or herself for not helping the patient to a greater degree than has been possible. This all-too-human anger often ends up directed at the parents, who are seen as the "real" reason the patient is not making more progress. Third, all professionals and non-professionals harbor ambiva lent feelings toward their own parents. These feelings are often confused with feelings toward other peoples' parents, including those of patients. Fourth, many professionals believe that since it took them so long to master their helping skills, it is unlikely that others less trained than ourselves could contribute anything of importance to a helping process. Stated bluntly, many professionals are unwill ing to believe a lay person can be therapeutic and/or helpful. Fifth, likewise, those impressed with the role of the uncon scious in human behavior are sometimes unwilling to acknowledge that help can be had from the uninsightful. Professionals of this persuasion seem to believe that because a good bit of behavior 331


In this paper, we present an eigen filterbank based approach for image cryptography. The proposed method consists of designing a wavelet filterbank using eigenfilter based approach and use the designed filterbank for image encryption with new methodology. We have extended an eigenfilter based approach for the design of multiband two-channel filter bank. This method is based on designing multiband analysis filter, followed by the design of complementary multiband synthesis filter. The designed filterbank has various user defined parameters (key) like, number of bands in the filter spectrum, cutoff frequency of individual frequency band and the level of decomposition. Based on the selection of these parameters we can design a unique filterbank, which can be used for the image encryption. At the decryption end, the original image can be reconstructed only if user selected parameters are known. We present few design examples for the illustration purpose. We also give detail of complexity analysis of the entire cryptography system and also present the time analysis. The proposed approach provides more number of user parameters as compared to state-of-art methods, which can be used as more secure key. It is also observed that the computation time of the proposed approach is comparable.


This begins a three-unit section covering some basic principles of spatial databases. As these issues are fundamental, many of them are introduced here but dealt with in much greater detail in later units. Elements of databases are introduced, including the entity-object distinction, classes, attributes, layers and database models. The unit concludes with a discussion of database design, including the process, desirable database characteristics and issues.


: Background: COVID-19 disease has posed unprecedented challenges to patients and healthcare systems worldwide. Diabetes increases risk of hospitalization, admission to ICU and mortality from COVID-19. Present study was conducted to understand impact of diabetes mellitus on mortality and other clinical outcomes of COVID-19. Methods: It was a retrospective study based on review of medical records of COVID-19 patients aged ≥ 18 years treated on in-patient basis at a tertiary hospital. Patients' COVID disease severity and in-hospital outcomes, pre-existing comorbidities, course of disease during hospital stay, baseline glycaemic levels, laboratory findings and treatment provided at the hospital were noted. Results: Prevalence of DM was 26.8%. Severe COVID disease and mortality were significantly associated with DM. Systemic corticosteroids (92.7%), low molecular weight heparin (90.6%) and antiviral drug remdesevir (67.3%) were mainstay of treatment. d-dimer, CRP, LDH and Ferritin (Q2: 483ng/ml, 6.0mg/dl, 574.9U/L and 780.2 ng/ml respectively) were significantly elevated in diabetic COVID patients. Higher risk of severe COVID disease was found among patients with poor glycaemic control. Conclusion: Impaired glucose regulation in COVID-19 patients increases risk of mortality and morbidity in COVID-19. COVID patients with diabetes mellitus should be managed meticulously as per the standard guidelines to achieve good glycaemic control.


Background: The pleiotropic effects of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) on weight loss have been suggested in their ability to lower cardiovascular events. However, the time course of the reduction in events in humans and evidence from animal models have raised the possibility of direct effects on atherosclerosis.

Methods: Protease-resistant and "activatable" nanoparticles (NPs) carrying liraglutide (GlpNP) were synthesized. Atherosclerotic Apoe-/- mice were treated intravenously with a single dose (30 µg/kg of liraglutide) or chronically (1 µg/kg, 6 weeks, 2x/week) with GlpNP, liraglutide or control NPs, followed by assessment of metabolic parameters, atheroma burden, inflammation and vascular function. The expression of GLP-1 receptor (GLP-1R, Glp1r mRNA) in Apoe-/- mouse atheroma, human lesions with pathologic intimal thickening, and cultured immune/non-immune cells was investigated.

Results: GlpNP resisted proteolysis by neprilysin and demonstrated biological activity including
in vivo,/i> glycemia lowering at 30 μg/kg and in vitro cholesterol efflux. GlpNP targeted
CD11b+/CD11c+ cells in circulation and smooth muscle cells in aortic plaque in ApoE-/- mice
when assessed by MRI and fluorescence imaging. At 1 μg/kg, delivered i.v. for six weeks
reduced triglyceride-rich lipoproteins in plasma, plaque burden and plaque cholesterol without
significant effects on weight, glycemia and plasma cholesterol levels. However, innate immune
cells under a variety of conditions expressed very low levels of Glp1r, as seen in lineage tracing and southern blotting experiments examining full-length open reading frame mRNA transcripts.In contrast, de-differentiated vascular smooth muscle cells demonstrated significant Glp1r expression levels, suggesting that these could represent the cells with predominant Glp1r positivity.

Conclusions: GlpNP improves atherosclerosis at weight-neutral doses with the effects independent from pancreas or the central nervous system (body weight control). Our study underlines the importance of direct actions of GLP-1 analogs on the vasculature targets.


An atmospheric differential drag based adaptive Lyapunov controller, originally proposed by the authors in previous work for spacecraft rendezvous, is here generalized allowing for the tracking of reference trajectories or dynamics. Differential drag is based on the ability to vary a satellite's cross wind surface area, and it represents a propellant-free alternative to thrusters to control relative motion of low Earth orbiting spacecraft. The interest in autonomous propellant-less maneuvering comes from the desire of reducing costs of performing formation maneuvering. Formation maneuvering opens up a wide variety of new applications for spacecraft, such as on-orbit maintenance missions and refueling. The control technique is successfully tested using Systems Tool Kit simulations for re-phase, fly-around, and rendezvous maneuvers, proving the feasibility of the proposed approach for a real flight.


OBJECTIVE To establish an RP-HPLC method to determine isofraxidin in Acanthopanax giraldii Harms and to investigate contents of isofraxidin from different medical parts,different habitats and different collection time of Acanthopanax giraldii Harms.METHODS The analysis was carried out at 25 ℃ on a Kromasil C18 column.The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-methano1 0.1% phosphoric acid(20:70:10) and flow rate of 1.0 mL·min-1.The detective wavelength was 343 nm.RESULTS The calibration curve was linear within the concentration ranges of 1.59 × 10-3 to 0.80 μg.The average recovery was 99.15% with RSD of 0.95%.CONCLUSION This method is simple,accurate and replicate.And it can be adopted for the quality control of Acanthopanax giraldii Harms.


This excellent study analyzes important dynamics behind the current anti-immigrant backlash, particularly as it has been manifested in legislation on the state and local levels. Even though aimed a...


Stock market data analysis needs the help of artificial intelligence and data mining techniques. The volatility of stock prices depends on gains or losses of certain companies. Many people consider stock market prediction as gambling. However it is possible to generate constructive patterns by the analysis of stock prices. Data mining techniques can be applied on past and present financial data to generate patterns and decision making algorithms. In this paper we have discussed several attempts made by researches for stock price prediction. These works show that data mining techniques can be applied for evaluation of past stock prices and acquire valuable information by estimating suitable financial indicators.


ABSTRACT Polyurethane is one of the most versatile and commonly applied polymers in the world. Its properties are strongly dependent on the polyol/isocyanate structures and NCO:OH ratio, among other parameters. Additionally, the polyol structure is affected by the catalyst used for the reaction and production. The catalyst may indirectly affect the curing kinetics and mechanical strength of the PU, due to changes of polyol properties. This work evaluates the effects of two catalysts on the polyol structure and thus the effect of these polyol changes on the curing kinetics and mechanical strength of a PU adhesive. Two polyols were synthetized using the same hydroxyl-containing molecules derived from renewable natural sources, but with different types of catalysts (based on Sn or Li/Ti). The synthesized polyols were separately mixed with diphenylmethane diisocyanate in a 1.1:1 ratio of NCO to OH to form two bio-based PUs. The polyols were investigated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, which showed the occurrence of some changes in the chemical groups of the polyol structure for both catalysts, as well as an influence on the curing kinetics. The mechanical behavior of the PU adhesives was characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and peeling tests. The results show a higher curing rate and higher peeling strength for the PU adhesives obtained using the Sn-based catalyst; both adhesives showed cohesive failure.


In this paper, we propose a method of dictionary generation based on joint-sequence multi-gram model(JSM)and multi-layer perception(MLP) for mispronunciation detection. The JSM model is firstly used to model the mispronunciation. The canonical pronunciation and mispronunciation are combined into pronunciation pairs for representation of their corresponding relationship; then the N-gram is used to count the relationship between pronunciation pairs to describe the dependence of mispronunciations on the context. Lastly, the MLP is used to model the relationship of pronunciation pairs again, in order to capture the similar mispronunciations occurred in similar contexts. Experiments show that rescoring the probability of high-order model by MLP can effectively smooth the probability, resulting in improved mispronunciation detection.


The process of sulfur incorporation into electrodeposited iron films during the operation with thiourea as an addition agent in the plating-bath is investigated. The amounts of sulfur and iron deposited on the substrate are measured, and the rate of sulfur incorporation and the rate of iron deposition are determined. In the operation of large rate of iron deposition, it is considered that the rate of sulfur incorporation is controlled by the diffussion process of thiourea molecules near the cathode in the bath. In the operation of extremely small rate of iron deposition, it is considered that thiourea is adsorbed at the cathode, and that the reaction of thiourea molecules with ferrous ions at the cathode is the rate-controlling step for sulfur incorporation.


There has been much written of late on the topic of panentheism. Dissatisfied with many contemporary descriptions of "panentheism" and the related "pantheism," which we feel arise out of theistic presuppositions, we produce our own definition of sorts, rooted in and paying respect to the term's etymology and the concept's roots in Indian religion and western philosophy. Furthermore, we consider and comment on the arguments and comments concerning panentheism's definition and plausibility put forth by Gocke, Mullins, and Nickel.


Dominic Erdozain, The Problem of Pleasure. Sport, Recreation and the Crisis of Victorian Religion (Studies in Modern British Religious History, 22), Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 2010; 304 pp.; ISBN 978-1843835288; £ 60,00.


The three principles recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) for restricting radiation dose are justification, optimization and dose limitation. Only the first two can be applied to medical exposure of patients. Justification is a clinical matter, but optimization is very much a technical matter. The optimization principle is more fully described as keeping doses "as low as reasonably achievable", usually abbreviated to ALARA, but with the condition that economic and social factors are taken into account. This second part is often ignored but is crucial to any discussion of optimization. The ALARA concept has now been incorporated into the statutory requirements of the Ionizing Radiations Regulations 1985 applying to staff, and the 1988 Regulations applying to patients (HMSO, 1985, 1988). However, this still leaves open the question of how low is reasonably achievable. Publication 37 of the ICRP (ICRP, 1983) discussed the use of cost-benefit analysis and gave examples...


Multi-national flow of the Miao people in Jinjiao village living across the border on a large scale over the different periods since the founding of new China shows that multi-national ethnic group is to some extent unstable in national identity.The basis of constructing national identity through constant dialogue from political aspect to economic aspect,and is increasingly influenced by social culture.While the profound changes of current multi-national flowing mode and the nature,essentials,structure and development trend demand corresponding mode of construction which is more inclusive,open and flexible.


Based on the analysis of the letters of Leo Tolstoy 1890–1910 the article analyzes the motive for reading, which is directly related to the estate life. The epistolary heritage of the writer has not yet been fully investigated, and in the study of the estate theme in the work of the late Tolstoy, it plays an important role. Typical for the late XIX — early XX centuries the process of impoverishment of noble estates at this time almost did not touch Yasnaya Polyana. While Tolstoy was alive, his estate remained a kind of energy center. Tolstoy's statements about the works he read in letters make it possible to estimate the volume of his reading, the literature he preferred. The author of the article selected illustrative examples from Tolstoy's letters with a polar assessment of the works of various writers. The author analyzes the direct messages of the writer about reading as a pastime, hobby, realized mainly in letters to close people: stories about home reading, about the impressions of books. Special attention is paid to reading as the basis for the moral formation of a person and his spiritual growth, as well as the choice of books, the study of which was of decisive importance for the further course of Tolstoy's thought and the direction of his artistic and journalistic work. The article comprehends the role of Tolstoy as a key figure in the literary process at the turn of the century, evaluates its manifestations in the writer's epistolary heritage.


The need for an Ontology developed in Web ontology language (OWL) is significant to making the Web Semantic. It is also felt that ontological support is needed for the semantic web in order to make the information ready for machine consumption. . The Web Ontology Language OWL is designed for use by applications that need to process the content of information instead of just presenting information to humans. The ontological structure using the Web Ontology Language (OWL) which is used for modelling ontologies of a domain is also used for supporting Context and content reasoning and the same is explored in this paper. This paper proposes a UnivPeopleProgram ontology framework which can be extended and customized at respective university level and the same is developed using Protégé an ontology editor tool developed by Stanford University. We also reason the Ontology and present the inferences drawn based on the ontology framework proposed. The machine interpretability aspect of the UnivPeopleProgram ontology is highlighted using the reasoner and supported by respective screen shots.


South African museums face multivalent, simultaneous crises. The MELD dialectical framework of critical realist philosophy can be used to explore potential for a deep reimagining of museum theory and practice that may generate a new, relational mode better able than persistent dualist modes to respond to complex, emergent crises. This has been conceived by the author (Jeffery, 2021) as an ecological-decolonial, or eco-decolonial, mode of museology, and is further developed in the present analysis.
At 1M, the MELD analysis surfaces the implicit neoliberal ontology of South African museum work and the emergent paradox of 'emancipatory neoliberalism'. This paradox is generative of a number of constraints on practice and agency, including commodification of heritage, a restrictive form of official memory, and quantitative management practice. These limit potential for museums to respond to complex crises that require relational capabilities.
2E explores the potential negation of these constraints. To disrupt the principle of collection as the grounding ontological activity of museum practice may disrupt the implicit neoliberal ontology. This may contribute to emergent, sophisticated socialecological trends in museum practice, both in South Africa and internationally.
At 3L, a dialectical view on the concept of cultural landscape offers a relational frame for an eco-decolonial museum practice that may better respond to the crises faced by museums. The practical implications of the eco-decolonial approach are considered at 4D.
Keywords: museum practice, critical realism, ontology, eco-decolonial, collection, cultural landscape


A detailed space suit computational model is being developed at the Langley Research Center for radiation exposure evaluation studies. The details of the construction of the space suit are critical to estimation of exposures and assessing the risk to the astronaut on EVA. Past evaluations of space suit shielding properties assumed the basic fabric layup (Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment, fabric restraints, and pressure envelope) and LCVG could be homogenized as a single layer overestimating the protective properties over 60 percent of the fabric area. The present space suit model represents the inhomogeneous distributions of LCVG materials (mainly the water filled cooling tubes). An experimental test is performed using a 34-MeV proton beam and high-resolution detectors to compare with model-predicted transmission factors. Some suggestions are made on possible improved construction methods to improve the space suit's protection properties.


Working with dreams is a technique commonly used in psychotherapy. The present study showed that by presenting two different dreams from one dreamer differing estimations of the dreamer's personality results. The implication for clinical practice is that single dreams should not be over-interpreted regarding their meaning or what they may reveal concerning any pathology in the dreamer's state. In addition, the subtle effects of dream telling on the attitude and, thus, the therapeutic relationship, should be recognized. The present study is only the beginning of a project to study the effect of dream sharing on social interactions in everyday life and in the clinical setting in a more detailed way.


An ink-jet printhead according to one embodiment of the invention the pressure chamber to be stored is introduced to the ink in the reservoir is discharged to the nozzle; It is provided so as to be adjacent the pressure chamber and the piezoelectric body to provide a driving force for ink ejection to the pressure chambers; List of the flow path of the reservoir and the pressure chamber rikteu; And a step portion that is formed in the pressure chamber, so as to generate a difference in the ink flow in the pressure chamber, may include a.


As climate change progresses, many forecasts for the upper Midwest predict increases in annual precipitation, but with a shift in seasonal patterns that will leave the summer months drier with less frequent, higher magnitude storm events. Changes in precipitation patterns have the potential to alter the sediment budget and discharge patterns in watersheds. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects changes in frequency, magnitude, duration, and intensity of precipitation might have on streamflow and sediment budgets in the upper Midwest. This analysis was carried out using hourly precipitation data from 1948 to 2013 from 23 sites and 8 river basins in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The hourly precipitation data provide a high-resolution archive that is ideal for analyzing changing patterns in rainfall at multiple scales: including decadal, yearly, monthly, and individual storm event. The upper Midwest is experiencing decreasing storm durations, decreasing numbers of storm events, increasing average rainfall intensities, increasing maximum rainfall intensities, increasing amounts of rainfall per storm, and increasing average annual precipitation. These data demonstrate that significant changes in precipitation and streamflow patterns have occurred over the past 60 years. The observed changes are consistent with the predictions derived from various climate models and, as such, may lend support to forecasts of additional shifts in precipitation patterns in the coming decades. Understanding and quantifying these changes, particularly the trend of shorter more intense storms, has large implications on the sediment budget and discharge patterns of upper Midwest watersheds.


Social media is the "mega trend" on the digital platform for connecting, participating, communicating and sharing information among users and being using as a tool to support tourism enterprises to raise efficiency and competitiveness in the tourism industry. The objective of this paper is to analyses the factors that affect the use of social media in tourism enterprises for competitiveness in Thailand. This study has a mix method of a quantitative approach which collected information from a questionnaire of 490 tourism enterprises in five major tourism cities and a qualitative approach which collected data from interviews. The results found that, there were eight factors (provide information, contact customer, marketing, feedback, build network, brand building, increase income and customer engagement) of using social media in tourism enterprises for gain competiveness. The highest score is provided information ( x̄ =3.88, S.D. =1.12), second engaging with customers (x̄ =3.69, S.D. =1.18) and third marketing ( x̄ =3.68, S.D. =1.16). The confirmatory factory analysis found that the highest loading factor of build customer network (b=1.13), second customer engagement (b=1.07), third marketing (b=1.05) and finally provide information (b=0.91) respectively. Therefore, the variance of use of social media in the tourism enterprises was 84.60%, 75.20% and 81.30% respectively. The statistical significance of the of fitness indices are 20.31, df =14, p-vale =0.12081, RMSEA=0.030. Finally, the results of interviews found that social media use in tourism enterprise for providing information, customer engagement and a reduction of business operation costs. Manuscript received August 29, 2019; revised January 3, 2020. This work was supported by The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) which provided the budget to conduct this research Grant no. RDG 5550033. Pannee Suanpang is with Suan Dusit University, Thailand (e-mail: email@example.com). doi: 10.18178/ijimt.2020.11.1.871 International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 1, February 2020


and for Christ, and God ? Please God, we must find some way to oust war out of His world. But other and tremendous tasks await us-the feeding of a starving Europe, the re-creation of the ruined lands, the housing of our own people, the reform of the social system, the welding of the nations into an amity that will stand the strains that must inevitably come, the furthering of the Kingdom of God, proved by the facts of our own time to be the one and sole hope for the world's tremendous and imperious tasks. And God, with that strange honouring faith of His in us, turns and looks towards us with confidence. And, tired by these long war years, and avid for a little comfort, are we to push them from us, and shuffle out of them, and, closing this exciting story we have lived through, turn back to a duller, easier, and more selfish way of life ? I don't think that the Lord Christ will begrudge it if we apply the haunting words, first spoken of Himself, and, in their fullness, true of Him alone, in some real, if lesser, sense to the boys who have died for us. &dquo; Wherefore, seeing we have been redeemed, not with