PurposeThis study aims to unlock the path of growth for sustainable economic development and accomplish the government's vision 2030 by ameliorating the productivity of the manufacturing sector in Laos.Design/methodology/approachThis study applied cross-sectional data of 2,009 firms from the national firm survey, namely the Economic Census Survey (ECS), in 2012/13 in addition to employing the stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to assess the production frontier and factors behind the technical inefficiency to arrive at policy recommendations.FindingsThe study found that the efficiency level varied across subindustries with an average of 72.51% in full potential production. Out of the five classified groups, Sub4 (chemical and plastic) was found to be the most efficient manufacturer, while the rest in order are Sub1 (food and beverage), Sub5 (furniture and others), Sub2 (garment and textile), and Sub3 (paper and printing), providing the evidence to improve the technical efficiency. This study discovered that the firm's size, accounting system and credit access are crucial to enhancing the production efficiency of all sampling firms. However, these factors might be subject to specific industries.Practical implicationsFor the implication to the business community and policymakers, the findings of this study could be a reference in terms of which areas they should concentrate on to improve the technical efficiency as a part of productivity in the manufacturing industry. For instance, it suggests that firms could improve their production efficiency by introducing the accounting system, laborers' skills (education of managers) and engaging in international trade activities. Additionally, it asks policymakers to help private firms by improving the infrastructure, credit access, training and trade facilitation.Originality/valueIt is believed that, as the major contribution in Lao literature, this study is the first research applying the largest data from the national survey – the Lao ECS – examining the technical efficiency in the manufacturing sector in the country, and overcoming the gap of the previous research which recruited few policy variables and applied a small sample size in one specific industry. Therefore, the findings of this study impart more insights into the analysis, providing more effective and credible recommendations to policymakers and firms to improve their technical efficiency and, consequently, their competitiveness.


Since 1983, investigators at Triangle Research and Development Corporation have pioneered the research and development of encapsulated phase change materials through 25 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs for NASA, DOD (USAF, NAVY, USMC, SDIO and SOCOM), NSF, USDA and HHS (NIOSH). Additional programs by licensees have also shown how these novel particles can produce superior apparel and coolant products. For pumped systems, two-component coolant slurries have demonstrated up to 40X (4,000%) improvement in the fluid's effective thermal capacitance with up to 3X (300%) increase in the Nusselt Number within isothermal coolant loops for NASA, USAF and NAVY. MicroPCM machining coolants have also demonstrated enhanced heat transport along with significant reductions in tool wear, thermal distortions and coolant emissions for NSF and NIOSH.
 For un-pumped passive systems, microPCM powders have been added to textile fibers, and apparel foams for 10X enhancement in thermal storage. MicroPCM coatings are being developed for numerous agricultural applications for NSF and the USDA. PCMs are also being macroencapsulated for garments in high heat stress applications with the USMC. Numerous products are now being introduced to global markets using this advanced technology. This paper will address the above applications in an overview that will also provide an introduction to the other papers in this session.


People from birth learns everything happens around her/himself. Growing in an environment depending on life conditions which differs one to one, forming man behavioral structure happens. When someone reaches to adulthood, understand more with better meaning using applications in life; her/his responsibility would be legal and he/she should obey the basic laws book in the country living there. Family is the first and most important society that effects on behavior and responsibility. If parents follow a correct and main behavioral pattern to educate their children, their children will be educated on a good and an optimum act principle. As a result of it, the person act in society will be acceptable for law government. Fathers and mothers should educate their children well on an excellent behavioral structure from infant to adulthood ages. However, if a person is born in a bad and insufficient life conditions and if he/she grows on one in basic behavioral pattern, the society would be damaged structurally. We should understand correct principles to educate children well, why our society will be in a good situation if persons be educated well to behavior correctly. Of course culture that includes habitats and behaviors learnt by persons there will be damaged if children wouldn't be educated well and wont be learnt correct behavioral principles. So culture is important to learn children well to decrease defaults and sins. In this paper including results of a research in law and sociology, we discuss about some factors affecting children education to behavior well in their society and so decrease in defaults will be happened.


Brothdilution MICsofmetronidazole against 38strains ofClostridium difficile (0.13 ,ug/ml) and11strains ofPeptostreptococcus anaerobius (0.11 ,Lg/ml) were lowerthanthose oftinidazole (0.16 and0.17,ug/ml, respectively). Asmolarconcentrations thenitroimidazoles were equally active. TheMICsofthetwodrugs correlated positively, andtherelative activity oftinidazole increased withdecreasing susceptibility ofboth species. Metronidazole isactive against anaerobic bacteria, andit hasbeenfoundtobeclinically useful ina variety of anaerobic infections. Thestudyofother 5-nitroimidazole drugs mayaddtotherapeutic alternatives andtotheunderstanding oftheir mechanisms ofaction. Thefamily comprises numerous drugs, andover10-fold differences inin vitro activity against Bacteroides fragilis havebeenreported, evenifonly thecompounds usedinhumanmedicine areconsidered (19,25).Comparative studies havebeen largely confined tothemodelpathogen B.fragilis, whichhas beenfoundtobemoresusceptible totinidazole thanto metronidazole (7,14,16,19,25,26). Thesamerelationship between thetwodrugs hasbeenfound withGiardia lamblia invitro (18) andinthetreatment ofgiardiasis (17). These findings showthatthedifferences between closely related 5-nitroimidazoles maybeclinically significant andsuggest thatrelative activities against other target organisms might bepredictable bygeneralizations fromstudies ofB.fragilis asamodel. A fewstudies ofmetronidazole andtinidazole against clostridia andpeptostreptococci haverevealed that thelatter drugmayberelatively lessactive (Table 1),whichis evidence against thegeneralization given above. Thereports alsoshowthattheinterlaboratory variation ofthe' MICof either druggreatly exceeds theusual difference between the MICsofthetwodrugs. Thus, only parallel experiments with metronidazole andtinidazole allowtheir comparison. To confirm andextend this comparison, weperformed such experiments withClostridium difficile andPeptostreptococcusanaerobius.


Nanomedicine
The MK2i peptide is now in clinical trials aimed at halting inflammation and fibrosis after vein grafting. However, low bioavailability and rapid degradation have slowed MK2i's clinical translation. Evans et al. formulated the MK2i peptide in electrostatically complexed nanoparticles.


We are developing a new meteorological data assimilation model for the Atmospheric Release Advisory Capability (ARAC) project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which provides real-time dose assessments of airborne pollutant releases. The model, ADAPT (Atmospheric Data Assimilation and Parameterization Techniques), builds three-dimensional meteorological fields, which can be used to drive dispersion models or to initialize or evaluate mesoscale models. ADAPT incorporates many new features and substantial improvements over the current ARAC operational models MEDIC/MATHEW, including the use of continuous-terrain variable-resolution grids, the ability to treat assorted meteorological data such as temperatures, pressure, and relative humidity, and a new algorithm to produce mass-consistent wind fields. In this paper, we will describe the main features of the model, current work on a new atmospheric stability parameterization, and show example results.


PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a semiconductor optical wiring device in which optical wiring allows a signal transmission among LSI chips or within an LSI chip to be implemented in a state of easy mounting without the increase in cost and the reduction in characteristics.SOLUTION: A semiconductor optical wiring device comprises: an optical element 123 formed in an element forming area 122, including a semiconductor layer formed on the silicon of the element forming area 122 by epitaxial growth as an optical absorption layer; a groove section 101a formed in an optical waveguide area 121; a bottom clad layer 102 formed by filling the groove section 101a; a core 103 formed on the bottom clad layer 102 and optically connected to the optical element 123; an upper clad layer 104 formed on the core 103; and an electrode pad section 106 formed on a substrate 101 on the side of the element forming area 122 in a direction perpendicular to an optical waveguide direction of an optical waveguide path made of the core 103 and connected to the optical element 123 via an electrode leading section 105.


In this technologically evolving era, with the transition towards a wireless world, security plays a vital role in ensuring the safety. Over the years various methods have been proposed by researchers across the globe which have proven to be successful but have lacked in areas such as security and authentication time. This paper presents an innovative design for a Smart door with the aid of a biometric NFC band and OTP authentication methods which would provide secure and easy access to our homes. Our idea brings forth the opportunity to mitigate the issues faced by these systems by reducing authentication time with the help of a biometric fingerprint sensor and adds an extra layer of security using the help of a local server to generate OTP authentication. This implementation has shown better results and higher performance rate than existing methods.


Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the role of universities in the service sector innovation system of India. Design/methodology/approach – Use was made of secondary sources of data such as various reports, books and journals, to gather information on what constitutes the national innovation system (NIS) of a country. An attempt was made to assess the performance of India ' s innovation system, which comprises investment, infrastructure, knowledge and skill generation, and relations and linkages. The author made broad use of this conceptual framework to make an assessment of the performance of the changing service sector innovation system in India. To examine the performance of India ' s NIS, three elements were focused on: R & D, FDI in services, and status of higher education sector. Findings – The paper concludes that India has a well-functioning service sector innovation system yet much needs to be done if India wants to keep alive her ambition of becoming a knowledge powerhouse or inn...


With the aim of highlighting the importance of radioisotopes in the present-day world of initiating discussion of the economic and technical problems entailed in their use, the Banque de Bruxelles organized a series of conferences in collaboration with the Euratom Eurisotop Bureau during March of this year. Radioisotopes, or artificial radioelements, are interesting because they are nothing more nor less than unstable atoms emitting either an electromagnetic radiation or a particle radiation, or both together. After the initial paper, which described the methods of producing isotopes, outiines were given of their applications in certain typical fields. The author demonstrated the usefulness of radioisotopes in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. (auth)


Objective: This study examined whether fathers' prebirth pregnancy intentions were associated with fathers' involvement with his child 15 months later. Method: Propensity score matching was used to assess the effects of fathers' pregnancy intentions (self-reported before the birth of the child) on three measures of father involvement (residency with child, engagement in caregiving activities, and engagement in social cognitive play) in a large sample of young, diverse, and low-income fathers (N = 2,008). Results: In this sample matched on sociodemographic and interpersonal factors, fathers reporting an intended pregnancy had significantly higher levels of social and cognitive play with their child, compared to fathers reporting an unintended pregnancy. However, intentions were not significantly associated with fathers' residency with child or caregiving activities. Conclusion: Results suggest that fathers' pregnancy intentions are predictive of certain types of father involvement and emphasize the importance of controlling for factors associated with both fathers' intentions and involvement.


A model is proposed of passive Q-switching in a laser by a crystalline switch with phototropic centers. Expressions for the output parameters of giant pulses are derived taking account of the geometric factor representing the distribution of the orientations of these centers relative to the crystalline lattice of the passive switch. The calculated results are compared with those obtained in an experimental investigation of passive Q-switching mode in a neodymium laser with a switch based on a doped LiF:F2- or Cr4+:YAG crystal.


Work done by social psychologists on self-disclosure is relevant for intimacy skills groups. This research is reviewed and a structured group on intimacy training that integrates the research findings is discussed.


The utility model discloses a rear panel structure for a solar cell module. The rear panel structure comprises a fluorine-containing polymer film, an inner laminating film comprising a thermoplastic elastic layer, and a first adhesion agent layer formed between the fluorine-containing polymer film and the inner laminating film. The rear panel structure for the solar cell module, provided by the utility model, can be manufactured by adopting a single process, has better mechanical physical property, and can not generate an acetic acid gas and avoid the problem of electric corrosion of the solar cell module.


Autonomous navigation of land vehicles has come a long way owing to the advances in scene parsing capabilities enabled by deep learning. Maritime environment shows an equally great promise in such autonomy and research specific to this domain is gaining rapid momentum. Extreme weather and light conditions are typical at seas and optical cameras commonly used on land face limitations in such environment. This paper proposes usage of Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) cameras to overcome these challenges. We evaluate the effectiveness of LWIR by running semantic segmentation against two deep learning architectures under normal and challenging conditions and then comparing their performance against their optical counterparts. Experimental results show that LWIR outperforms optical in such extreme weather and light conditions and will prove very effective in the maritime environment. Integrating LWIR with optical, radar and other sensors in the robotic navigation systems can improve the accuracy of object detection and avoidance in autonomous surface vehicles. The research also focuses on key areas where the algorithm can be enhanced as well as creation of a public maritime dataset of LWIR images as the next steps.


of the oral mucosa that covers the alveolar process including the gingiva (keratinized tissue) and the adjacent alveolar mucosa. Mucogingival deformity. A departure from the normal dimension and morphology of and/or interrelationship between gingiva and alveolar mucosa. The abnormality may be associated with a deformity of the underlying alveolar bone. The group endorsed the definition of mucogingival therapy as described in the 1996 World Workshop in Periodontics (i.e., "Non-surgical and surgical correction of defects in morphology, position, and/or amount of soft tissue and underlying bone.").1 In addition the current definition of gingival recession was also endorsed (i.e., "Location of the gingival margin apical to the cemento-enamel junction.").2 Note: The group recommended that a classification system for mucogingival deformities around dental implants be similar to the one suggested above for teeth (i.e., "I. Mucogingival Deformities Around Teeth"). The group also recommended that the current classification of implant-related conditions (e.g., peri-implantitis) be retained until a new classification system for implant-related issues can be formulated.


Supporters of personal data collection and analysis contend that data profiles generated from AI algorithms represent a desirable pursuit for the quantified self. Proponents of the quantified self claim that AI-generated data profiles represent a more objective and truthful account of individual lives. They also argue that the quantified self fosters human flourishing by supplying individuals with data-informed accounts about their lives. First, I will trace the technological origins of the quantified self. Second, the first claim will be critiqued by demonstrating that the quantified self presents a reduced and subjectively abstracted picture of human life. Third, the second claim will be questioned, from a virtue ethics approach, to show how the quantified self's reduced concept of self-examination is detached from self-cultivation. Fourth, a neo-Aristotelian virtue ethics framework will be applied to argue that the self-knowledge sought by the quantified self hinders agents' practical reasoning.


Abstract Reaction of n-butyltin dihydroxy chloride, n-BuSn(OH)2Cl, with the phosphinic acids, R2P(O)OH [R = C6H11, But, and Ph], affords the novel chloro(oxo) tin clusters, [{n-BuSn(OH)·O2P(C6H11)2}3O] [{n-BuSnCl2O2P(C6H11) 2}2OH] (1), [(n-BuSn(O)O2PBut 2) (n-BuSn(OH)2O2PBut 2)]2[H][Cl][n-BuSnCl(OH)(O2PBut 2)]2 (2), and [{n-BuSnCl2 (O2PPh2)}{n-BuSn(OH) (O2PPh2)2}]2·2CH2Cl2 (3), respectively. The Sn-O skeleton in 1-3, as revealed by X-ray crystallography, contains 4, 6 and/or 8 membered rings. The 119Sn NMR spectra in benzene-d6 are consistent with the structures observed in the solid state.


These units are located in agricultural territories and are managed by the farmers' organizations themselves, an experience that originated in the 1940s in the old laboratories for the artisanal multiplication of Lixophaga diatraeae, a very effective parasitoid in the biological control of the sugar cane borer; which was subsequently continued in the CREE model and is considered a very valuable strategy for the adoption of biological control by farmers and contributes to the sustainability of this technology.3


We prove that the boundary of H -perimeter minimizing sets in the Heisenberg group can be approximated by graphs that are intrinsic Lipschitz in the sense of Franchi et al. (J Nonlinear Convex Anal 7(3):423–441, 2006). The Hausdorff measure of the symmetric difference in a ball of graph and boundary is estimated by excess in a larger concentric ball. This result is motivated by a research program on the regularity of H -perimeter minimizing sets.


Under the background of energy consumption structure in China, this paper compares the prices of natural gas, coal, liquefied petroleum gas, electricity, diesel oil and natural gas, coal, electricity and coal used by industry and residents by using calorific value ratio method, respectively. Based on the comparison of the price changes of household electricity and other goods, the guiding mechanism of electricity price in electricity market, cross-subsidy, tax, and consumer and so on is further discussed on the basis of revealing the relationship between energy price and price.


Bio-macromolecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids, are the basic materials that perform fundamental activities required for life. Their structural heterogeneities and dynamic personalities are vital to understand the underlying functional mechanisms of bio-macromolecules. With the rapid development of advanced technologies such as single-molecule technologies and cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), an increasing number of their structural details and mechanics properties at molecular level have significantly raised awareness of basic life processes. In this review, firstly the basic principles of single-molecule method and cryo-EM are summarized, to shine a light on the development in these fields. Secondly, recent progress driven by the above two methods are underway to explore the dynamic structures and functions of DNA, antibody, and lipoprotein. Finally, an outlook is provided for the further research on both the dynamic structures and functions of bio-macromolecules, through single-molecule method and cryo-EM combining with molecular dynamics simulations.


The rise of industrial noise and its effect of occupational hearing loss are now considered as common problems across nearly all industries, which have a significant impact on safety and work performance. Occupational hearing loss is nearly always preventable and its prevention benefits the employer as well as the individual employees.

Keywords:

real-ear attenuation at threshold (REAT);
active noise reduction (ANR);
audiometer;
noise dosimeter


According to the requirements of silence and concealment,a side-hang floating raft isolation system was designed to reduce the vibration and noise of power machine in a submarine.Combined method of finite element and boundary element(FEM/BEM) was used to simulate vibration and sound radiation characteristic of submerged cabin.The numerical exciting force was confirmed with experiment and theoretical method.And the nonlinear stiffness of rubber absorber was also considered with experimental results.For a miniature cabin model,the relations between vibration transmission and the parameters of the floating raft isolation system were discussed,and the overall acceleration level was used to assess the isolation effect.Through the experiment of the miniature model of the submarine,the theoretical validity and the isolation effect were proved,and the vibration behavior was then obtained from the experimental results.


Use of biodiesel and different methods of using them in normal diesel enginecould be seen in the literature [1-6]. The effects of injection timing (IT), injector opening pressure (IOP) and compression ratio (CR) on brake thermal efficiency (BTE) of a single-cylinder direct injection (DI) diesel engine was reported. Mathematical models developed provide the relationship between the process parameters and the varied input characteristics. The RSM based result analysis reveals that retarding the IT improved the performance of diesel engine [7]. Ignition delay (ID), combustion and emission characteristics of diesel engine fueled with biodieselwerereported when engine was fuelled withbio-fuel. It was reported that fuel burning starts early and showedshorter ID [8]. The properties of Ceiba Pentandra methyl ester were well within the recommended biodiesel standard ASTM D6751 and it can be a possible source for biodiesel production [9]. There are more than 350 oil-bearing cropsidentified as potential sources for biodiesel production around the globe [10]. Biodiesel derived from unrefined Jatropha, Karanja and Polanga seed oil could suit as CI engine fuel and Polanga biodiesel (PB100) gives maximum cylinder pressure but ID were consistently shorter for JB100 [11]. Degummed jatropha of 20% with diesel yielded better results at high loads when IT was at 45 °C BTDC [12]. In the experimental studies using tyre pyrolysis oil (TPO) was blended with Jatropha oil methyl ester (JOME) showed combustion and emission behavior different after 20% TPO in the blend. BTE reduction was revealed with 30%, 40% and 50% TPO in the blend at full load [13]. Shorter ID and higher peak cylinder pressure were observed with JOME and its emulsions with WPO. Smoke opacity decrease was also reported whenemulsions with WPO was increased in comparison with diesel at full load [14]. A review work on


Analytical expressions for cross sections and the corresponding Maxwellian rate coefficients for direct excitation and ionization in binary collisions of hydrogen atoms are evaluated by using the classical impulse approximation. The maximum values of the ionization and excitation cross sections and the positions of the maxima are also predicted. The classical impulse approximation cross sections were compared with available measurements and quantum-mechanical cross sections. The classical impulse approximation rate coefficients calculated were compared to the commonly used semi-empirical rate coefficients of Drawin


The present invention is to suppress the delamination of the rubber layers is caused by the physical properties change due to heat to be able to minimize heat generation in the tread portion and quickly heat the tire outside the heat generated in the tread and the belt part to improve the durability It relates to a pneumatic tire that allows. Tire of the prior art lug pattern does not have grooves in the tread center region of the heat radiation performance is very weak compared to normal Thai having a groove portion in the center. Invention to build up heat does not heat in the tread center portion by changing the physical properties of the tread rubber is to occur the peeling phenomenon between the rubber and the belt wire bar was a problem of causing a Sefar migration between the vehicle when driving the belt and the tread, this is a tread (1) and a side wall (2) and the bead portion 3 is composed of, and wherein the tread (1) is composed of a cap tread 11 and the under tread 12, the tread (1) center portion (C) by according to the tire of the lug pattern that a groove is not formed, and configured so as to form the center portion (C) the thickness (T1) of the under tread 12 is thicker than the thickness (T2) of the shoulder portion (S), in a tread portion to minimize heat generation and, the generated heat quickly, it is possible to heat the tire outer inhibit delamination of the rubber layers is caused by changes in the physical properties due to heat from the belt and the tread portion when significantly improves the durability of the tire Which will be in effect.


The aim of the study is to describe the correlation among the parenting patterns, learning styles, and student achievement at Sekolah Dasar Negeri Papandayan Bogor. The research applied case study model with the approach of qualitative. The procedure of data collection was done by observation, interview, and documentation. The technique of data analysis was done by data reduction, data description, and data verification. The researcher used credibility, transferability, dependability, and conformability tests to validate the data. The subject was a student who has high achievement at Sekolah Dasar Negeri Papandayan Bogor. It was conducted in the odd semester in the year of 2015/2016. The result of the study shows that the parenting pattern of the student's parents was democratic. The subject showed the combination of learning styles: visual, audio, and kinesthetic (vak learning style), but the most dominant style was visual. The achievement of the student since she was in the first until third grade could be categorized as good; it was proven by the score in her report that was always above the average score of the class. Based on the result above, it can be concluded that a high achieving student cannot be separated from the parenting pattern of being democratic that was always applied by the parents. The most dominant learning style of the high achieving students was visual.


A philosophical approach in application of architectural knowledge - As the trends, culture and needs of software are growing, the software at recent, is being developed in distributed setting involving teams and cultures and it has become wide-range, varied and heterogeneous. The role of software architecture in the engineering of software-intensive applications has become more and more important and widespread. Need of architectural knowledge and modeling language has become obligatory, in this direction to support the AKR and anatomy, types and meta-architectural patterns have been discussed in this paper for proposing a new dimension of Architectural Knowledge Modeling Language.


The dry fruits market needs technologies for the passas production as alternative to the imported products, as well as to reduce losses after harvest and to increase its added value of the same ones. Generally, kaki-passa is still produced through the drying method by the direct exhibition in the sun, during approximately ten days. Kaki drying in vertical flow convective dryers with different air temperatures and velocities spends, approximately, two days. Thus, experiments were conducted, in this work, for the analysis of the influence of the drying process in the Giombo kaki. The drying process was analyzed through the drying kinetics with the shrinkage of sample and without it. The physico-chemical analysis of the fruit presented different values of the literature ones. The drying curves were well adjusted by the 2 nd Fick s Law analytical solution for a sphere configuration. The adjustment of the drying curves of the kaki Giombo, without considering the shrinkage, presented values of effective diffusivity varying from 2.59x10 -10 to 4.29x10 -10 m 2 /s with average relative error from 3.90 to 8.27% . When the shrinkage was considered, the effective diffusivity varied from 2.24x10 -10 to 3.88x10 -10 m2/s with average error from 2.54 to 4.91%. The effective diffusivity values without shrinkage represent 1.10 to 1.19% of diffusivity values considering shrinkage. It demonstrates that there is an overestimation of the diffusivity coefficient when the shrinkage isn t considered. The quadratic model is the one which best represents the effective diffusivity.


Revised: 15/11/2013 Accepted: 20/12/2013 Abstract The study on the influence of active chlorine content (0.25 g/25 g starch–0.75 g/25 g starch), amplitude of ultrasound (50% to 100%), sonication time (10 min to 30 min) and their interactive effects on the degree of oxidation of hypochlorite-oxidized corn starch was conducted and also the regression models to predict the degree of starch oxidation, carbonyl and carboxyl contents were developed by employing a three-level three factorial Box-Behnken design. It was found that active chlorine content showed the greatest influence on degree of starch oxidation, followed by sonication time and amplitude of ultrasound. Verification of the proposed regression model was performed and the predicted values obtained from the model for both responses for samples prepared with different oxidation conditions showed a very good agreement with the measured values. This indicates that models proposed are capable of predicting degree of starch oxidation.


A small tokamak (0.45 m major radius, 0.15 m minor radius) is currently being designed and constructed at CICATA Queretaro in Mexico. The purpose of these machines, as is the case of other machines of similar size in operation around the world, is twofold: allow hands-on experience to students in order to gain a practical understanding of magnetically confined hot plasmas, and also to test innovative ideas that may be impractical to put to test in large machines. The present work highlights three efforts towards the realization of this small machine: toroidal field (TF) power system, ohmic transformer (OT) power system and electromechanical design for the TF coil array. All these efforts are focused on achieving the desired parameters of the machine minimizing the infrastructure cost; that is, performing a careful design that makes efficient use of, to name a couple, materials and power storage infrastructure. In the TF power system front, a scheme based on a line-type pulser to generate the required current pulse is being explored and tested in a scaled prototype; detachable toroidal field coils (and vessel sections) are under development to overcome the difficulty of installing and removing in vessel components in small machines; on the OT design, hybrid capacitive/inductive energy storage for powering the central solenoid and its influence on pulse shaping is also being explored in a scaled-down prototype; and finally, finite element simulations of mechanical stresses on TF coils and support structure are also being performed that may allow an adequate mechanical stability to the machine during shots.


Considering a random binary tree with n labelled leaves, we use a pruning procedure on this tree in order to construct a Beta(3/2, 1/2)coalescent process. We also use the continuous analogue of this construction, i.e. a pruning procedure on Aldous's continuumrandom tree, to construct a continuous state space process that has the same structure as the beta-coalescent process up to some time change. These two constructions unable us to obtain results on the coalescent process such as the asymptotics on the number of coalescent events or the law of the blocks involved in the last coalescent event. We will also present an extension for continuum Lvy trees.


The thermal stability of peroxidase isozymes was examined in virro in Linum usirari.ssitnutn L. Extracts of main stem tissues of the L and S genotrophs produced by Durrant were heat treated over a range of temperatures and times. Isozymes in treated extracts were separated electrophoretically, and peak areas for the four main anionic isozymes, together with their relative mobilities (Rms), were recorded. Peak areas supplied estimates of relative activities. Short duration treatments at 60" and 70°C demonstrated differences in thermal stability between isozymes and produced changes in Rm. With prolonged treatment at 40°C, the thermal stability of one isozyme differed from those of the other three. This isozyme was known to have a higher molecular weight than the others. In addition, prolonged treatment at 40°C demonstrated increased thermal stability of the three lower molecular weight isozymes of genotroph S compared to those of L.


Summary Dogs injected with S. marcescens lipopolysaccharide at graded dose levels between 0.01 and 1.0 mg/kg responded with characteristic sudden portal pressure elevations and arterial hypotension. The magnitude of these alterations and of the acidosis and hemoconcentration which ultimately develop in endotoxin treated animals were positively related to dose level. At doses less than 1 mg/kg no immediate relationship was evident between initial circulatory response and mortality rate. This suggests that the initial circulatory alterations which may result from the histamine-releasing properties of endotoxin can be reversed. The lethal property of endotoxin may reside in the secondary irreversible impairments it induces.


The author reflects on the clinical pharmacy services provided in Australian hospitals. He identifies colleagues who inspired and motivated him and areas of particular interest. (non-author abstract)


In recent years, embedding models based on skip-gram algorithm have been widely applied to real-world recommendation systems (RSs). When designing embedding-based methods for recommendation at Taobao, there are three main challenges: scalability, sparsity and cold start. The first problem is inherently caused by the extremely large numbers of users and items (in the order of billions), while the remaining two problems are caused by the fact that most items have only very few (or none at all) user interactions. To address these challenges, in this work, we present a flexible and highly scalable Side Information (SI) enhanced Skip-Gram (SISG) framework, which is deployed at Taobao. SISG overcomes the drawbacks of existing embedding-based models by modeling user metadata and capturing asymmetries of user behavior. Furthermore, as training SISG can be performed using any SGNS implementation, we present our production deployment of SISG on a custom-built word2vec engine, which allows us to compute item and SI embedding vectors for billion-scale sets of products in a join semantic space on a daily basis. Finally, using offline and online experiments we demonstrate the significant superiority of SISG over our previously deployed framework, EGES, and a well-tuned CF, as well as present evidence supporting our scalability claims.


Seed oil of Abutilon ramosum was found to contain the following fatty acids (wt.%): malvalic (2.48%), sterculic (1.29%), myristic (1.0%), C15:0 (1.78%), palmitic (19.1%), palmitoleic (0.51%), stearic (6.53%), oleic (23.72%), linoleic (42.55%) and linolenic (0.91%). The qualitative and quantitative analysis of the fatty acids were carried out by HBr-titration and the gas-liquid chromatography of the silver nitrate-methanol-treated esters using the fatty acid esters of the oil of sterculia foetida as reference standard.

Cyclopropenfettsauren im Saatol von Abutilon ramosum

In dem Saatol von Abutilon ramosum wurden die folgenden Fettsauren gefunden (Gew.-%): Malvalsaure (2.48%), Sterculsaure (1.29%), Myristinsaure (1.0%), C15:0 (1.78%), Palmitinsaure (19.1%), Palmitoleinsaure (0.51%), Stearinsaure (6.53%), Olsaure (23.72%), Linolsaure (42.55%), Linolensaure (0.91%). Die qualitative und quantitative Analyse der Fettsauren wurde durch HBr-Titration und Gaschromatographie der mit Silbernitrat und Methanol behandelten Ester unter Benutzung der Fettsaureester des Ols von Sterculia foetida als Referenzmaterial durchgefuhrt.


The excess in cosmic-ray positrons and electrons observed by PAMELA, ATIC, PPB-BET and Fermi can be explained by dark matter decay or annihilation. On the other hand, the negative results from CDMS II and XENON direct detections of dark matter put an upper limit on the elastic-scattering cross section between dark matter and nucleon. We adopted model-independent approaches to study dark matter in cosmic-ray electrons, gamma-ray, relic density, direct detection experiments and LHC. We studied the distribution of the cosmic-ray electron flux observed at the Earth and found that it can reflect the initial energy spectrum of electrons generated from dark matter decay or annihilation even after propagation. We also derive constraints on the decay rate of dark matter into various two-body final states using Fermi and HESS gamma-ray data. We found that the μ+μ- or τ+τ- final state is favored in order to simultaneously explain electron excess and meet all gamma-ray constraints. Finally, we examined various tree-l...


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The present study included 3,358 observations of 675 bulls and heifers from the Iowa State University beef cattle breeding project. Data were collected over a 3-yr period between 1998 and 2000. Each year, cattle were scanned four to six times for ultrasound-predicted percentage of intramuscular fat (UPFAT) and other ultrasound traits, starting at a minimum age of 28 wk. The objective of the current study was to estimate variance components, heritability, and repeatability of UPFAT in young bulls and heifers. Data were subjected to random-regression animal models that included fixed effects of contemporary group, fixed Legendre polynomial of age at measurement, and random regression coefficients on Legendre polynomial of age at measurement for animals' direct genetic and direct permanent environmental effects. Phenotypic and genetic models involving different levels of polynomial fit for the animal component were considered. A


cholera epidemic broke out on the island of Haiti, taking the lives of an estimated 8,500 and continuing to afflict more than 685,000. Scientific analysis undeniably traced the cholera strain to the improper disposal of waste and negligent screening standards of United Nations (UN) Nepalese Peacekeeping troops, garnering calls for the UN to take responsibility and provide reparations for the outbreak. Despite legal attempts on behalf of the victims, the Peacekeeping troops and the UN as a whole have escaped accountability for their crimes. This paper comprehensively evaluates the accountability literature to demonstrate that the interpretation of the UN's immunity clause directly contradicts the humanitarian norms and international laws the UN was created to uphold, creating a disparity between the intentions of the institution and the actions that result. I argue that the immunity clause has shaped an institutional culture of impunity, one in which the lack of legal recourse for victims allows the UN to shirk basic responsibilities and abuse host populations. This in turn has set a precedent of immunity for today's international sphere, wherein most IGOs (intergovernmental organizations) and NGOs (non-governmental organizations) have modeled their own immunity clauses after the UN's, leading to a global culture of legal immunity. This paper ultimately demands the reform of the immunity clause before discussing potential accountability mechanisms, including the enforcement of SOFAs (Status of Forces Agreements) and the trial of the UN in national courts, in order to reconcile peacekeeping actions with international law and attain justice for the Haitian people. ABSTRACT


BACKGROUND
Subacute granulomatous thyroiditis (SAGT) is an inflammatory disease due to viral infections. Glucocorticoids, especially prednisolone (PSL), are one of the first approaches in the treatment of patients with SAGT. To date, no study has determined the lowest effective dose of prednisolone with the lowest recurrence rate in the treatment of SAGT. This study aimed to use meta-analysis methods to identify the appropriate dosage of prednisolone with the lowest recurrence rate in the treatment of patients with SAGT.

METHODS
This study was conducted according to the PRISMA checklist in February 2021. Two independent researchers performed a search for relevant literature published before March 2021 in English databases including Scopus, MEDLINE (via PubMed), Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, EMBASE, and also Persian electronic databases including SID, Iran medex, Magiran, and Irandoc. The search algorithm was initially developed by using a combination of MeSH terms, keywords, and also Boolean operators ("AND"; "OR"; "NOT"): Subacute thyroiditis, De Quervain Thyroiditis, Glucocorticoids, Prednisolone, Recurrence, and Meta-Analysis. All statistical analyses were performed using STATA 15.0 (StataCorp LLC, College Station, TX, USA) and SPSS 17.0. A random-effects model based on Metaprop were applied for the Meta-analysis. To assess heterogeneity between studies, the chi-squared test and I2 index were used, and for evaluating publication bias, funnel plots and Egger tests were performed.

RESULTS
The overall recurrence rate was 14.72% [95% CI: 9.63- 20.58] and there was a significant heterogeneity among the studies [I2 = 69.56%; P=0.000]. To evaluate the lowest effective dose of prednisolone, we divided the studies into two groups based on the mean initial dose of prednisolone: less than or equal to 20 mg/day (group one) and greater than 20 mg/day (group two). The recurrence rate in group 1 was 11% [95% CI: 5.7- 16.2] and in group 2 was 23.6% [95% CI: 11.5- 35.6]. Significant correlations were observed between the initial mean dose of PSL and recurrence rate (r= 0.71; P= 0.013). Begg's funnel plot there was no evidence of publication bias in these studies (p=0.160).

CONCLUSION
According to the results of this meta-analysis, 15 to 20 mg/day of prednisolone is the most effective dosage with the lowest recurrence rate in the treatment of subacute Granulomatous thyroiditis.


The overexpression of RNA 6-N-methyladenosine (m6A) methyltransferase METTL16 has oncogenic role in the case of several cancer types, including leukemia, but efficient small-molecule inhibitors are not available. Initially identified by high-throughput virtual screening of the ZINC15 database in vivo subset, but then confirmed by measuring catalytic activity, two nanomolar-active METTL16 inhibitors, compounds 1 (IC50 = 25.82 ± 17.19 nM) and 2 (IC50 = 60.91 ± 2.75 nM) were found. The inhibitory activity of the compounds was measured using the m6A antibody-based ELISA assay. We also present the results on the effect of these inhibitors on the viability of promyeloblast HL-60 and lymphoblast CCRF-CEM leukemia cell lines. In unstressed growth conditions, both identified METTL16 inhibitors reduced the viability of HL-60 cells by up to 40%. The effect on the viability of CCRF-CEM cells was smaller with no dose dependency observed. In parallel, the level of the m6A as compared to unmodified adenosine in the HL-60 cell mRNAs was significantly reduced by the inhibitor 1. Collectively, we herein demonstrate novel METTL16 inhibitors that exert tumor cell-lineage-selective antiproliferative effects.


The current research examined how a label of mental illness affects evaluations of trust. Literature on the stigma of mental illness reveals that stigmatized groups are the subjects of out-group derogation. Considering that the construct of trust is associated with prosocial behavior, it follows that the social hardships stigmatized groups face develop from distrust. Four experiments examined the role of trust in stigma. In Experiment 1, participants judged targets labeled as having a mental illness as less trustworthy than targets described without a mental illness. Experiment 2 demonstrated that different mental illnesses were associated with varying levels of distrust. Experiment 3 determined that affect mediated the relationship between mental illness and trust. Experiment 4 confirmed the results using an expanded population sample, allowing for more confidence in the generalizability of the findings. These data demonstrate the importance of addressing distrust and its associated consequences.


This paper examines the economics of the electricity market out to 2050. We propose a flexible zoning concept, built up around economic and technical layers, in networks of the order of hundreds of thousands or millions of nodes. The Economic Layer runs auctions to determine the electricity to be delivered and prices. The Economic Layer delivers suggestions after a fixed ordering, starting with suppliers and demands that generates the lowest overall system cost, then second-lowest overall network cost etc. These suggestions are delivered to the Technical Layer that checks for feasibility in terms of technical constraints. The first match between the ranked suggestions and non-violation of technical constraints is chosen. We demonstrate why this paper should be considered for future power systems. This paper extends previous work on reactive power exchange by introducing market considerations in zoning mechanisms for active power exchanges. We are also exhibit the potential for much higher price resolution in distribution networks via our concept of economic zoning.


The increasing popularity and acceptance of asynchronous on-line programmes has led to an increase in cross-border international collaboration and partnerships between American and international institutions of higher learning to offer on-line dual degree programmes for international students. However, the success of these partnerships depends on the ability of the international students to understand and navigate the many cultural differences between the two systems, and for American institutions to provide assistance. As an institution initiating and participating in such international programmes, the Center for Distance Learning (CDL) at State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College, New York, United States (US), has sought to accommodate and assist international students studying at remote US universities from their home countries. To this end, the CDL formed an international distance learning group charged with fostering inter-institutional collaboration. One effort of this group was the development of Bridging, Bilingual, Bicultural ('3B') courses that use Web 2.0 tools, such as wikis, blogs, videoconferencing, lecture capture, asynchronous discussions, and virtual worlds. This article presents three retrospective case studies and discusses how the '3B' model has been used successfully to assist international students to acculturate to distance learning.


Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) frequently features mutations in the receptor tyrosine kinase Flt3 and elevated expression of the oncogenic E3 ubiquitin ligase Hdm2. Additional to the p53 inhibitory effect of Hdm2, Hdm2 appears involved in endocytosis of cell surface receptors. In this study we explore the possibility of Flt3 modulation by Hdm2 in primary AML cells and cell lines (NB4 and MV4–11) with wild type Flt3 (Flt3-wt) or mutated Flt3 (Flt3-ITD). Flt3 ligand (FL), small molecular inhibitors and small interfering RNA (siRNA) were used to elucidate the relation between Flt3 and Hdm2 on protein level, mRNA expression and modulation of apoptosis. The basal level of Flt3 is higher in AML patients with Flt3-ITD than in patients with Flt3-wt. Flt3-ITD affects a ubiquitin endocytosis motif that in some patients are duplicated, possibly resulting in enhanced receptor cycling. Down-regulation of Flt3-wt by FL, small interfering RNA or PKC412 resulted in elevated level of Hdm2. Similarly, Hdm2 attenuation resulted in increased Flt3 protein expression. Flt3-ITD responded less to Flt3 down-regulation, and was only weakly responding to Hdm2 modulation. We demonstrate that modulation of Flt3 or Hdm2 results in reciprocal regulation, and that Flt3 with internal tandem duplications may suspend its Hdm2 modulation. Together, Flt3-ITD results in dysregulated receptor turnover and elevated Hdm2 thus interconnecting the two pathways of Flt3 and p53, both related to chemoresistance in AML.


Indium-zinc-oxide (IZO) films were deposited at room temperature via RF sputtering with varying the flow rate of additive nitrogen gas (N₂). Thin film transistors (TFTs) with an inverted staggered configuration were fabricated by employing the various IZO films, such as N₂-added and pure (i.e., w/o N₂-added), as active channel layers. For all the deposited IZO films, effects of additive N₂ gas on their deposition rates, electrical resistivities, optical transmittances and bandgaps, and chemical structures were extensively investigated. Transfer characteristics of the IZO-based TFTs were measured and characterized in terms of the flow rate of additive N₂ gas. The experimental results indicated that the transistor action occurred when the N₂-added (with N₂ flow rate of 0.4-1.0 sccm) IZO films were used as the active layer, in contrast to the case of using the pure IZO film.


Experimental results of shock wave formation and propagation in water at low energy pulsed electric discharges are presented. To study the hydrodynamic structure of the shock waves, the direct shadow optical diagnostic device with time resolution of 5 ns and spatial resolution of 0.1 mm was designed and developed. Synchronization of the diagnostic and electrodischarge units by the fast optocouplers was carried out. The dependences of shock wave velocities after breakdown of interelectrode gap for various energy inputs (at range of ≤1 J) into discharge were obtained. Based on the experimental results the recommendations for the adjustment parameters of the power supply and load were suggested.


According to the literature and to the experience of the authors gathered at the family department at the Louvain Faculty of Medicine, these psychological resistances may schematically be classified as follows: normative and socio-cultural resistances; medical resistances (wish of pregnancy, personality traits, narcissm, sexual and technical resistances); psychopathological resistances (unspecific neurotic behavior, phobias, hypochondriasis, obsessive-compulsive neurosis, character neurosis); secondary resistances.


Examination of the effect of the farnesylprotein transferase (FPTase) inhibitor UCF1‐C/manumycin on NIH3T3 cells transfected with a normal N‐ras gene and expressing high levels of the corresponding p21‐ras protein showed that 10 μm UCF1‐C immediately and reversibly inhibited growth in these cells, without modifying cell‐death rate, thus acting as a cytostatic. There was also a 98% reduction of p21‐ras neo‐farnesylation and a 3‐fold decrease in total content in p21‐ras products, yet without gross modification of the relative content in the post‐translational products and without accumulation of the native protein to detectable levels. UCF1‐C likewise reversibly inhibited growth in parental NIH3T3 cells, as well as in sub‐strains expressing a transfected normal or mutated H‐ras gene. Together with the fact that the well‐developed network of actin stress fibers present in the NIH3T3 (N‐ras) cells was not affected by the FPTase inhibitor, these data indicate that its growth‐inhibitory effect is not necessarily in direct relation with that exerted on p21‐ras processing. Alternatively, it might be causally related to the decreased prenylation of other cellular proteins, perhaps included among the 13 proteins, unrelated to p21‐ras, of which the farnesylation was also reduced under UCF1‐C treatment. Some cells transformed by a ras or non‐ras oncogene might exhibit higher susceptibility towards FPTase inhibitors than normal cells, but this might then be attributable to differences in the pattern of expression and/or in the functional importance of non‐ras farnesylated proteins. Int. J. Cancer 76:601–608, 1998.© 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Marcelino Oreja, Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, submitted Spain's formal request for membership to the EC, to Henri Simonet, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs and President in office of the Council of Ministers of the EEC. Wilhelm Haferkamp, Vice-President of the CEC in charge of External Relations, took part in the event.


The aim of this Bachelor Thesis is solving a particular credit case, an analysis of a company which is applying for a credit. The recommendation about grant or decline this credit. Eventually propose the measures pointing grant of the credit


Three Neuro-Fuzzy Inference Systems (ANFIS) including Grid Partitioning (GP), Subtractive Clustering (SCM) and Fuzzy C-means clustering Methods (FCM) have been used to predict the groutability of granular soil samples with cement-based grouts. Laboratory data from related available in litterature was used for the tests. Several parameters were taken into account in the proposed models: water:cement ratio of the grout, relative density of the soil, grouting pressure, soil and grout particle size dimenstions namely D15 soil , D10 soil, d85 grout and d95 grout and percentage of the soil to pass through a 0.6 mm sieve. A accuracy of the ANFIS models was examined by comparing these models with the results of the experimental grout-ability tests. Sensitivity analysis showed that ratios of D15 soil / d85 grout and D10 soil / d95 grout were the most effective parameters on groutability of granular soil samples with cement-based grouts and the grouet water:cement ratio of the grout was determined as the least effective parameter.


The global-mean surface temperature has risen by 0.6℃ during the 20th century due to the increase of atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (IPCC, 2001a), and the mean temperature of the Korean Peninsula is also risen by 1.5℃ during the same period due to global warming as well as rapid urbanization. During the 21st century, the global-mean temperature is projected to rise 1.4-5.8℃ associated with the various scenarios from IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenario (SRES) (2000). Reduction in emissions and atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases will be very likely to mitigate the degree and likelihood of global warming. However, if the greenhouse gas concentrations were fixed at present level, the global-mean temperature and sea level would continue to rise due to thermal inertia of global climate system. Climate change resulting from increased greenhouse gas concentrations has the potential to harm human societies and natural ecosystems, such as agriculture, forestry, water resources, human health, coastal settlements, and land and ocean ecosystems, which will need to adapt to a changing climate or face adverse impacts. We propose a nation-wide network of research centers from diverse disciplines to study integrated impact assessment of climate change and to develop adaptation measures in Korea.


This study investigates the physicochemical, microbiological and sensory characteristics of seasonal salted-Kimchi cabbages to provide basic data on its uniform quality. Generally, seasonal salted-Kimchi samples had different pH values at initial storage periods, but there was no difference in pH between the seasonal samples when stored for longer periods. The samples from the fall and winter seasons were relatively low in acid and high in solid soluble content compared to samples from other seasons. Salted-Kimchi cabbages in the summer showed the highest microbiological number compared to samples from other seasons. In the sensory evaluation, there were differences in the appearance, aroma, and taste, depending on seasonal samples at different storage periods. The correlation coefficient between the quality characteristics in the seasonal samples showed a positive or negative correlation between the quality characteristics at 1% significant level. In the principal component analysis, F1 and F2 were shown the 51.81% and 14.23% of the total variance (66.21%), respectively. In the PCA pattern of seasonal salted-Kimchi cabbages during storage periods, winter samples were distributed on the top of F2, spring samples were in the middle of F2, while the rest of the samples were distributed on the bottom of F2. According to increasing storage periods, initial storage samples were distributed at the left of F1, while other samples were located at the right of F2.


The naturally occurring dihydrohomopterin derivative 6-acetyl-2-amino-7,8-dihydro-9H-pyrimido-[4,5-b][1,4]diazepin-4(3H)-one (1) has been synthesised from 1-amino-4,4-diethoxypentan-3-ol (10) and 2-amino-6-chloro-5-nitropyrimidin-4(3H)-one (3). A novel tricyclic intermediate, 2,2a-dihydroxy-2-methyl-6-nitro-1,2,2a,3,4,5- hexahydro-1,5,8,8b-tetra-aza-acenaphthylen-7-one was isolated.


A new genus, Tyligma gen. nov., is created within Cixiini to accommodate the new species Tyligma dandavalex sp. nov. Tyligma is characterised by a swollen postclypeus and is closely related to the Australian genera Chidaea Emeljanov, 2000, and Leades Jacobi, 1928, but differs in the shape of the ventral ridge of the aedeagus in males and several other characters presented here. Occurring in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, the genus is restricted to eastern Australia. The species emerges in spring, feeding on native shrubs and small trees of Asteraceae and Myrtaceae and on the invasive West Palaearctic ash species Fraxinus angustifolia. In addition, we provide an updated key to the genera of Australian Cixiini.


Maize is one of the most important versatile cereal crops grown in tropical and temperate regions of the world. India ranks fifth in area and third in production and productivity among cereal crops. Potentiality of maize crop for its growth and development can be fully exploited by adopting suitable agronomic practices such as optimum spacing, fertilizers, soil conditions, growing season and water availability. The major plant nutrients N, P and K limit the normal plant growth. Increasing the productivity per unit area through agronomic management is one of the important strategies to enhance the productivity of maize. Keeping this in view an attempt was made to review the work done on the effect of plant population and N level on yield and economics of maize under irrigated as well as no-till conditions. In maize, the effect of plant density and N management was well documented.


Assuming an existence of the anomalous triple electro-weak bosons interaction being defined by coupling constant λ we calculate its contribution to interactions of the Higgs with pairs of heavy particles. Bearing in mind experimental restrictions -0.011 t, b pairs production with the Higgs. In calculations we rely on results of the non-perturbative approach to a spontaneous generation of effective interactions, which defines the form-factor of the three-boson anomalous interaction.


Short-term traffic volume forecasting is widely recognized as an important element of intelligent transportation systems, because the accuracy of predictive methods determines the performance of real-time traffic control and management to some extent. The goal of this article is to propose a two-dimensional prediction method using the Kalman filtering theory based on historical data. In the first dimension, using Kalman filtering, we predict the values of traffic flows based on data from the current day and historical data separately. The two predicted values are fused using an equation with weight coefficients where the weight coefficients can be generated in real time in the process of prediction. Accordingly, in the second dimension, using Kalman filtering again, we obtain the predicted value of weight coefficients. In addition, some extreme cases during the process of weight coefficient prediction are discussed, and solutions are proposed as well. The accuracy of the two-dimensional forecasting method is studied based on a set of performance criteria. Comparison of the results of different methods based on field test data of road networks shows that the proposed method outperforms the standard Kalman filtering method, and more accurate traffic flow prediction is obtained using the framework incorporating Fusion method 3 proposed in this article.


This essay explores the original fundamental elements and characteristics of innovative education. It argues that innovative education should be put forward in order to meet the needs of knowledge\|based economy,to implement quality education, to solve the problem of contemporary education. It includes innovative awaveness,innovative personality.


In this paper,the survey method from senior high school,and junior high school physics teachers and secondary school leaders leading to the physical ducation curriculum importance of the survey.Results from the diagnoses,we summarized that the various courses in teacher education courses act the different roles.so the evelopment shoud be based on our student,building to general education courses,courses and physical education courses for the new hook-education model.Increase to educate the course in teacher educate specific weight


Objective. The present study aimed at assessing the perception of creativity in children, parents and peers, as well as the effect of these perceptions on the child's creative output in paper-and-pencil activities. Method. The study involved 359 students aged 9-13 years from different schools and colleges of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. To know the creative production, children completed the Figural Torrance Test of Creative Thinking (TTCT; Torrance, Ball y Safter, 1992), Form B. To study the valuation of peers, parents and the own child on creativity, the Sociogram "Creative peer" for all children, the Creative Personality Scale (CPS; 2004, in its hetero-evaluation version for parents or guardians) and the Self-evaluation version for children aged 1113 years were administered. Results. The results showed that both parental perception (F (2, 356) = 6.55, p = 0.002) and peers' evaluation (F (2, 356) = 4.90, p = 0.008) on creativity improve the child's creative production in paper-and-pencil activities. No significant differences were found in the creative production according to the child's self-perception of his/her creativity. Conclusion. Data demonstrate the fundamental importance of contextual factors, mainly the perception of parents and peers in the process of the formation of the self, in terms of competencies and skills that are necessary to carry out a creative task.


The inventigation of materials which could be used for fabricating elastomeric seals for geothermal well logging equipment is described. The seals were to be made either from a methylphenylcarborane-siloxane base gum stock, or from new fluoroelastomer compounds synthesized at Hughes Aircraft Company. A literature search was made to obtain data on carborane-siloxane polymers, synthesis routes for fluorinated elastomers and high temperature hydrolytic stability tests of elastomers. Information was obtained on the first two topics, but very little was available on hydrolysis testing. A number of compounds, based on carborane-siloxane, were formulated and cured. Compression set, hardness and shrinkage tests with postcure variations were made on the most promising formulations. A simple hydrolytic stability test at 275/sup 0/C (525/sup 0/F) and 830 psi was developed which indicated that both the carborane and siloxane bonds were easily broken after short exposure periods. Thermodynamic calculatons indicated that this result could be expected. Because of the agreement between empirical and theoretical data, work on the carborane-siloxanes was discontinued after approximately the first year. Synthesis efforts to produce a highly fluorinated elastomer based on perfluorolkylene oxide were continued through the entrie program. None of these routes produced a satisfactory elastomer.


The structure of the essay is created by the question about the execution of PERA 's statutory goals in the context of other scholarly societies. The goals concern the performance and popularisation of scientific research as well as the promotion of scientific achievements. The review of 35 years of the Association's activity provided a conclusion that it recorded successes in the field of scientific research and publication of research results. At the same time, there has been no significant progress in the promotion of educational ideas and creation of the grounds for educational change understood as a movement and social undertaking. The author of the text sees PERA 's perspectives in the development of educational literacy.


Bio-diesel applications seem to be extended due to bio-diesel policies and changes of agricultural environment. This study was conducted to develop a rapeseed reaping equipment attachable to the conventional combine. This paper was intended to report concept design, process and manufacturing of the prototype rapeseed reaping equipment. For concept design, physical properties of "SUNMANG", which is a typical rapeseed as bio-diesel materials, were considered. The designed prototype rapeseed reaping equipment consisted of wide-width plates, finger type knifes, side cutter knifes and drive equipments. The wide-width plate is 2.1 m wide, 0.7 m long, and 0.002 m thick. The finger type cutter knifes have 14.5 fingers, 30 knifes, and the specification was 7.6 cm of pitch, 8.3 cm of length and of cutting angle. The side cutter knifes consisted of a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, a flow control and a relief valve, a hydraulic hose, a driving equipment and a reciprocating cutter knife. The 18 reciprocating cutter knifes were 137 cm long and knife pitch, knife length and cutting angle were 7.7 cm, 10.5 cm, and . Prototype weight of the rapeseed reaping equipment was heavier by 272 kg when compared with the manual reaping equipments. Load distributions of left and right side showed 50% and 49%, and those of front and rear side showed 64% and 36%. Static turn-over angles in left and right of the prototype were and , respectively. The designed prototype rapeseed reaping equipment was properly mounted at the front of a conventional combine.


ELECTRICAL METHODS WERE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE AS A FUNCTION OF THE DISTANCE FROM THE SURFACE OF THE SLAB. THE RELATIVE MERITS OF THE FOUR CURING METHODS: LIQUID-MEMBRANE SEAL, LIQUID-MEMBRANE SEAL COVERED WITH A LIMEWASH, WATERPROOFED PAPER, AND DAMP BURLAP WERE INVESTIGATED. FOR COMPARISON, SLABS WITHOUT ANY ARTIFICAL CURING WERE INCLUDED. VIRGINIA ROAD SPECIFICATIONS WERE FOLLOWED WHEN APPLICABLE. TEST SECTIONS WERE REPEATED AND PLACED IN REGULAR AND AIR-ENTRAINED CONCRETE. RESULTS INDICATE THAT OVERALL VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE WERE LARGER AND MORE FREQUENT NEAR THE SURFACE WHILE THE BOTTOM OF THE SLAB VARIED LITTLE AND INFREQUENTLY. A RELATION WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE OVERALL VARIATIONS AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS. NO MAJOR DIFFERENCE IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CURING METHODS ON THE REGULAR AND AIR-ENTRAINED CONCRETE COULD BE OBSERVED. FROM THE RESULTS, THE ORDER IN WHICH THE METHODS PROVED THEMSELVES BEST ABLE TO RETAIN MOISTURE WAS, ON THE AVERAGE: WATERPROOFED PAPER, DAMP BURLAP, LIQUID-MEMBRANE SEAL WITH LIMEWASH, LIQUID-MEMBRANE SEAL, NO CURE. RECORDS INDICATE THE AVERAGE ORDER OF EFFECTIVENESS TO MAINTAIN LOW AND UNIFORM TEMPERATURES TO BE: LIQUID-MEMBRANE SEAL WITH LIMEWASH, DAMP BURLAP, WATERPROOFED PAPER, NO CURE, LIQUID-MEMBRANE SEAL. /AUTHOR/


High-spin states in Pm-143 have been investigated via the Te-128(F-19, 4n gamma) Pm-143 reaction using techniques of in-beam gamma -spectroscopy. gamma -ray singles, gamma-gamma coincidences, gamma -ray anisotropies and DCO ratios have been measured. Based on these measurements, the level scheme of Pm-143 has been extended up to excitation energy of 10535. 4keV including 32 new gamma rays deexciting of 17 new levels. The yrast levels in Pm-143 can be understood qualitatively in the framework of a weak-coupling model.


The seed coat of Rhynchosia minima is composed of (1) a surface deposit of waxy material interfused with a lipoidal substance, β-sitosterol; (2) a subjacent 3-μm adcrustation of hemicellulose-cellulose complex, which is shown to be a separate entity; and (3) a layer of palisade cells in which the secondary walls are impregnated with arabinan and the lumen contains tannin and phenolic compounds. These features constitute a gradative barrier to water uptake by seed. Seeds failed to germinate unless the impermeable seed coat surface or hilum was damaged. We have demonstrated that the micropyle and hilum function as hygroscopic valves.


A typical present-day subcompact electric hybrid vehicle (EHV), operating on an SAE J227a D driving cycle, consumes up to 35% of its road energy requirement overcoming aerodynamic resistance. The application of an integrated system design approach, where drag reduction is an important design parameter, can increase the cycle range by more than 15%. This guidebook highlights a logic strategy for including aerodynamic drag reduction in the design of electric and hybrid vehicles to the degree appropriate to the mission requirements. Backup information and procedures are included in order to implement the strategy. Elements of the procedure are based on extensive wind tunnel tests involving generic subscale models and full-scale prototype EHVs. The user need not have any previous aerodynamic background. By necessity, the procedure utilizes many generic approximations and assumptions resulting in various levels of uncertainty. Dealing with these uncertainties, however, is a key feature of the strategy.


Hikmah et al, 2017. Characterization of Agronomic Traits on Two Rainfed Rice Varieties on Several Levels of Nitrogen Fertilizers and Water Treatments. JLSO 6(2):176-184. Rainfed rice varieties are expected to increase yield on rainfed fields. This research aim was to identify various agronomic characters including yield of rainfed rice varieties. It was conducted at the Sukamandi Field Station at rainy season 2016/2017, using a split split plot design with 4 replications. Water management as the main plot with two levels (I1: irrigated and I2: rainfed). Nitrogen (N) fertilizer dosage as subplot with three levels (P1: 0 kg N/ha, P2: 60 kg N/ha, and P3: 120 kg N/ha) and varieties as subplots with two levels (V1: Inpari 39 Tadah Hujan Agritan and V2: Inpari 41 Tadah Hujan Agritan). The results showed that water treatment and N dosage on each variety gave different response on their agronomic characters, including yield. Tiller numbers per hill was strongly influenced by water management and dosage of N fertilizer. In irrigated treatment, tiller number increased linearly increasing N dosage. In rainfed,Inpari 41 Tadah Hujan Agritan reach maximum tiller number with 80 N kg/ha which more efficient than Inpari 39 Tadah Hujan Agritan with 91,97 N kg/ha. Rice yield was significant effected by N fertilizer and the genetic trait of each variety. The yield of Inpari 41 Tadah Hujan Agritan was higher than the Inpari 39 Tadah Hujan Agritan. Inpari 41 Tadah Hujan Agritan reached 5.70 t/ha GKG and Inpari 39 Tadah Hujan Agritan 4.62 t/ha.


By introducing a typical case,this paper expounds the common reasons for disbanding a corporation compulsorily in judicial procedure,and lists the legislative precedents concerning this field. With the consideration for our country's current situation in legislation and judicial practice of the judicial disbandment of corporations,this paper put forwards the legislative conceptions of establishing the judicial disbandment system of corporations in our country.


In spite of the fact that the basic method of colour measurement was established more than harf a centuy ago, it is only during the last fifteen years that the application of colour measurement is particularly substantial and significant because of the advancement of computer technology, better understanding of colour science, and the revolution in equipment design. This has brought colour science from a scientific exercise in the research laboratory to a widely used industrial and commercial tool.

The present state of the art of colour measurement is such that an analogy can be made to the measurement of linear dimensions at one time by the relatively crude yardstick, but now replaced by the precisely scaled micrometer. Thus with colour measurement now, colour can be measured with a precision unmatched by the human eye. To-day, both the colorant industry and colour dependent commerce (industries such as dyes, textiles, pigments, cosmetics, coatings, paper, plastics etc.) are taking advantage of such techniques since the economic advantages are quite substantial. Furthermore, the techniques involved are, to a large extent, no longer trade secrets. The literature abounds with practical theories and concepts which can be applied directly in the workplace by competent colourists. It is expected that more applications of colour measurement for similar general usage are being developed.

This paper is designed to introduce the fundamental concept of colour science and various types of colour measuring instruments and their selection. The value of these colour measuring instruments for practical use in industry and commerce is discussed. Finally, the sources of the technical information and assistance are given.


Low cost devices such as accelerometers, gyroscopes, or force sensing resistors have been exploited to build wearable systems for gait analysis. These sensors are sometimes mounted on a cane if it is required. This paper proposes the use of a tactile sensor on the cane handle to obtain information about gait phases. Moreover, since the sensor is located at the human-device interface, any shaping of the force at this interface that anticipates the movement can be registered. Experimental results from an instrumented cane are presented to illustrate this behavior that can be exploited in applications that involve closed loop control.


There was a developed investigative Tactics in ancient China,the main reasons are as following: firstly,the classic philosophy in China provided a theory basis for the progress of investigative tactics;secondly,struggle of powers and frequency wars provided a practice basis for the operating of investigative tactics;and third,the strength resources of investigative tactics development came from carrying on the ancestor.


Concrete is absolutely an essential component in construction material used in most of the buildings. It is mostly weak in tension and due to external loading the micro cracks was occur. The cracking allows chemicals and water to enter into the degraded concrete, reducing the performance of the structure and also it requires more expensive maintenance in the form of repairs. The micro cracks grow up to the reinforcement and hence the corrosion may occur due to exposure of water and oxygen, and possibly CO2 and chloride ions. In this paper, the study was made on application of self-healing property in concrete. The mineral precipitating bacteria and additives were investigated based on the strength and durability performances. Hence this paper outlines the types of bacteria, method of application, and medium of curing and pH concentration to overcome the strength and durability requirement.


SUMMARY Thereliability ofinterpretation ofcoronary arteriography as a diagnostic tool was investigated ina substudy oftheVACooperative Study ofSurgical Treatment for Coronary Arterial Occlusive Disease. Twentytwophysicians with varying levels ofexperience read13cineangiogramsblindon twodifferent occasions. Analysis ofinter- andintraobserver variability showed that angiographic itemsabout which observers were mostinconsistent from one reading totheother hadthelargest interobserver disagreement aswell. They were thedistal portions oftheleft anterior descending andleft circumflex arteries. Amongtheitems on which there was mostconsistent agreement namely, theright maincoronary arteryandpresence ofventricular aneurysm there was mostoften agreementbetween observers aswell. Whenindividual readers were evaluated, some observers were far more consistent intheir own readings ofall theangiographic items than others. This intraobserver agreementinturncorrelated fairly well withhowoften they agreed withthe other observers andwithhowmuchexperience theyreported having inreading coronary cineangiograms.


This article demonstrates that Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora's Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez (1690) engages the discourse of pity to create an imperial community. While the article builds on recent scholarship that has emphasized the global context of Ramírez's travels, it shows that geographical displacement is not the only type of movement in this text. Infortunios also demands that readers be moved on an affective level in order to prove their capacity to feel for an imperial peer. In this regard, it is not geopolitics alone, but also affective transits that determine the boundaries and binds of Spanish empire.


Abstract Chronic diseases are some of the top conditions leading to death in the United States. Management of these chronic diseases could benefit from monitoring risk factors, such as physical activity. Wearable devices (e.g., Fitbit) have the capability to track and give information to allow the individual to take control of their health. However, wearables are typically advertised to young, physically active, and individuals who belong to racial groups with the highest population. As such, the purpose of this study was to understand Black adults' opinions and attitudes towards wearable design to support usage, focusing on both users and non-users. Participants were interviewed to explore their wants and needs towards wearables to support usage (e.g., aesthetics) and to overcome barriers (e.g., usability concerns). The findings from the thematic analysis will be presented to illustrate these facilitators and barriers identified by Black adults. These insights can guide future inclusive design.


This paper details the development, implementation, and assessment process for the achievement of specific learning outcomes in the Summer Engineering Experience program implemented at a college in the Northeastern region of the United States. This five week summer program is designed to prepare first-year students for engineering curriculums. The development and implementation of this program is supported by the Department of Education federal fund as part of Title III, Part F, HSI-STEM and Articulation grant. This program is designed with the objective to enhance students' hands-on, computational, programming, communication, and problem solving skills. Since 2016, the SEE-STEM program has been offered during the summer to engineering and engineering technology students as a bridge program from freshman to sophomore year. It is offered Monday through Thursday (8:00 am to 4:00 pm) with lectures and hands-on classes covering topics related to engineering computation using MATLAB and C++, aerodynamics, bridge truss design & analysis, technical writing and presentation. The Friday session of the SEE program is designated for educational seminars and technical workshops. The development and implementation process of the SEE program was presented to the 2016 ASEE annual conference. In this paper a set of learning outcomes was introduced based on specific class topics and students' group reports and project presentations. A rubric score was used to assess the attainment of those learning outcomes in the preparation of freshman students for engineering programs. As part of this study, students in the SEE program are monitored through their core courses in sophomore and junior years, and their performance in those classes is to be compared with the performance of other students who did not participate in the SEE program. Students' group projects are presented on the last day of the summer session, and their performance is evaluated by faculty members, based on their attainment of specific learning outcomes. Also, as an indirect measure, a rubric survey based on the contents of the SEE program is distributed to students to assess the effectiveness of this program.


Functional Analysis (FA) for regenerative systems is often executed as reverse engineering or design recovery. The initial product developer completed the Functional Analysis, and minimal updates were required or took place as the product evolved. The working definition of a function has often become ambiguous. When the goal is to reify what the product / system does, Functional Analysis is one method to be used in conjunction with the identification of the scenarios to support a system decomposition to discover underlying functions. The scenarios identify how the system / product is used by external systems (a human or other man‐made system) and FA helps to expose the system behaviors that are required to support that use, and the functions that are required to support that behavior. The value of functional analysis is the yield of the main and derived functions of the system / product, which are the solution independent functions. The separation of the domain functions from the subsequently developed implementation functions (those required to provide a design dependent capability) facilitates the insertion of technology and management of change.


Description of experimental installation created for investigation of the normal glow discharges in different gases at pressures of ∼ 1 Torr is presented. It is assumed that systematic research of the current-voltage characteristics, spatial configuration of the normal glow discharges, as well as their spectral emissions will be investigated with the use of the installation. Preliminary experimental investigations of the spectral emission in helium, nitrogen, and argon of the normal glow discharge have been conducted.


InN films have been grown on GaAs(111) and GaP(111) substrates using microwave‐excited metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. Trimethylindium and nitrogen were used as the source materials. It is revealed that epitaxial InN films can be obtained on GaAs (111) and GaP(111) by exposing the substrate to nitrogen plasma before the growth and that the crystalline quality of the InN films is strongly dependent on exposing time. All films have a wurtzite structure and display the InN(0001)// GaAs(111), InN(0001)//GaP(111) orientation.


This article will provide a general overview of the pathophysiology of acne presentations that may be seen in aesthetic practice, as well as common problems associated with acne. Some of the common treatment modalities that can be used in aesthetic practice will then be discussed. By doing this, the author hopes that aesthetic practitioners will be more confident and more able to manage clients with this potentially debilitating condition.


Abstract: Western blot and cross immunoprecipitation analysis with specific antibodies demonstrate that in bovine heart sarcolemmal vesicles phosphatidylinositol‐4,5‐biphosphate (PtdIns‐4,5‐P2) binds strongly to the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (NCX1). This binding is modulated by ATP, Ca2+, vanadate, exchanger inhibitory peptide (XIP), and PLC‐PtdIns specific in a way resembling the ATP regulation of the exchange fluxes. With 1 μM Ca2+, 3 mM Mg2+, and 0.4 mM vanadate, 1 mM ATP increased about twofold the bound PtdIns‐4,5‐P2, reaching a steady state in 3–5 s at 37°C. With 100 μM Ca2+, ATP had no effect on the PtdIns‐4,5‐P2 bound to NCX1 or on the exchange fluxes. Without vanadate the bound PtdIns‐4,5‐P2 was largely reduced; under this condition ATP failed to increase it and did not stimulate the exchanger. XIP inhibits the exchanger, more noticeable in the absence of ATP. With XIP, ATP does not modify the levels of bound PtdIns‐4,5‐P2; however there is a small but distinct ATP stimulation of the exchanger. Vesicles pretreated with PtdIns‐PLC, showed no de novo, [32P]ATP‐induced, production of PtdIns‐4,5‐P2, but some ATP‐stimulated increase in the bound PtdIns‐4,5‐P2 was detected; however, that increase did not exceed the levels found with vanadate and no ATP. These results indicate that in bovine heart sarcolemmal vesicles, ATP upregulation of NCX1 is related to PtdIns‐4,5‐P2 bound to the exchanger, perhaps over a "threshold" or "unspecific" amount. In addition, vanadate could influence the amount of detected PtdIns‐4,5‐P2 either by inhibiting phosphoinositide‐specific phosphatases and/or by inducing a redistribution of PtdIns‐4,5‐P2 molecules associated with the Na+/Ca2+ exchanger.


A discussion of genetic considerations that apply to plants in general is followed by reviews dealing specifically with sorghum, wheat, several grasses, Pisum, Phaseolus and other legumes


In this paper,the ,the Design of GEDL (Geotechnical Engineering Database Language)and it's use have been presented. The procedure which realizes it in Borland C++Builder is analysised.We conclude the procedure of development of the GEDL,and analysis the problem in it and the way we will to develop it.


The impact of enhanced coagulation on the formation of trihalomethanes (THMS) from drinking water was studied in four treatment plants in Nicaragua. Enhanced and conventional coagulation techniques ...


The juvenile justice system was designed with the special needs of minors in mind. However, on every given day, children and youths interact with the criminal justice system under countless different circumstances, beyond the boundaries of the juvenile justice system. The inclusion of unaccompanied juveniles in witness protection programs is only one of the less commonly explored such interactions. This article is the first scholarly piece to peek into the secretive world of witness protection, to identify the unique challenges associated with the protection of unaccompanied minor witnesses. Using authentic case-studies and invaluable insights of practitioners in the field, it provides an in-depth interdisciplinary analysis of the legal, social, psychological and developmental factors that affect the protection of adolescents. Thus, the article provides a comprehensive basis for policy decisions that facilitate the effective protection of minor witnesses, who are a vital element in the prosecution of serious felonies threatening public safety. More broadly, it can inform policy makers about the unique characteristics of juveniles, and the urgent importance of adapting criminal justice policies, beyond the criminal justice system, to their special needs, in order to increase efficacy.


Synopsis. Methods of generating supernumerary limbs by axial inversions of the regen? eration blastema are described and recent data on this subject reviewed. The precise structure of supernumeraries has been determined by serially sectioning and examining muscle patterns. Supernumerary limbs from inversion of the antero-posterior or dorsoventral axis are always normal and of stump handedness. They regenerate well after amputation. Supernumeraries from inversion of both axes do not follow this pattern, but can be one of four classes of structure: normal, mirror symmetrical, partially mirror symmetrical or partially inverted. These four classes of supernumerary are described in detail. Their regenerative ability is also examined to reveal that precisely the same struc? ture that was generated initially is regenerated. The implications of these findings for existing theories of pattern formation are discussed.


Resistive random access memory is known as a type of nonvolatile memory. An abnormal volatile memory characteristic of a normal ZnSnO resistive memory is first demonstrated in this paper. Although the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${I}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>–<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> curves exhibit a normal and stable resistive switching memory behavior, the resistance state is found to be only determined by the initial applied voltage along with the voltage sweep direction. It is set/reset processes free. Namely, it is volatile. The resistance states are found to be dominated by trap-assisted tunneling, trap-controlled space-charge-limited conduction, and hopping transport. Different resistance states are related to different carrier transport mechanisms. Each resistance state can independently and repeatably appear for over 1000 voltage sweeps. The ratio of the high-resistance state to the low-resistance state is <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim 3\times 10^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>.


In order to solve the problem existed in swaying-against system of moment engine of RTG, reform on it is carried out. The situation of swaying-against mechanism of the moment engine is introduced. The existed problem and its reasons are analyzed and countermeasures are put forward. The reform has got good results.


For the quality of public administration the human resources are absolutely crucial. The area of the paper is a human resource management in Polish public administration institutions. We focused particular on selection criteria and effectives of motivation system as a part of human resource management. Theoretical conclusion and practical recommendation were presented in our article.


The Covid‐19 pandemic has changed almost all aspects of education. The anatomy and histology courses for pharmacy students focus heavily on the face‐to‐face communication of theory and practical knowledge, and due to the pandemic, only theory content was delivered in an online format. This brought up many concerns about pharmacy student preparedness. This work explores the effectiveness and student perspective of remote teaching of the theoretical anatomy and histology course in Jordanian universities from the perspective of pharmacy students. The objectives are to determine the strengths, challenges, and the effectiveness of remote delivery on student learning. An online‐based validated questionnaire was distributed to students majoring in Pharmacy and enrolled in the course during the second semester of 2019–2020 at 11 universities in Jordan. A total of 442 students participated in the study. Results showed that there were significant differences in perceptions of the social media platforms used in distance learning and remote delivery of the course. Most participants had positive perceptions of the educational process and studying via distance learning. There were many strengths noted including time flexibility and several challenges such as the lack of face‐to‐face interaction with instructors, inadequate internet connectivity, and technical issues. In conclusion, online‐taught anatomy and histology course during the Covid‐19 lockdown in Jordan was a success as perceived by students, but the course still possessed challenges need to be overcome in the future.


The dynamics research of folded-deployable suspension of a new planetary exploration robot is carried out. The first three-order natural frequency and vibration mode of planetary robot in folded and deployable states are obtained respectively by finite element simulation analysis; the robot's natural frequencies in folded and deployable states are achieved respectively through vertical and horizontal vibration experiment by vibration test bed. The simulation and experimental results are consistent. It can be seen from the comparison that each order natural frequency in folded state is higher than one in deployable state, especially the first order frequency. This can provide a reference for design considered the dynamics effect of planetary robot.


Traditional Chinese teaching emphasized and advocated r eciting, industrious readings, numerous writing, hardworking modifying and imit ating, which is in conformity with the training thought on linguistic sense, t he cognitive principle and training law over mutual promoting between reading and writing in Chinese teaching. Traditional experiences can give co ntemporary Chinese teaching a lot of lesson and has remarkable significance on initiating new structure in our contemporary Chinese teaching.


In this paper, we analyze the prerequisites and substantiate the relevance for creating an open Internet platform that employs big data technologies, highperformance computing, and multilateral markets in a unified way. Conceived as an ecosystem for the development and use of applied software (including in the field of design and scientific research), the platform should reduce time/costs and improve the quality of software development for solving analytical problems arising in industrial enterprises, scientific research organizations, state bodies and private individuals. The article presents a working prototype of the platform using supercomputer technologies and desktop virtualization systems.


The fanning noise in doubly doped LiNbO_3 crystal(LiNbO_3:0.02 wt% Fe,2 mol% Zn) was investigated at room temperature and low temperatures.Results show that the temporal evolution of fanning noise in LiNbO_3:Fe,Zn crystal depends on the sample's temperature.At the region from 300 K to 240 K,the intensity of the fanning noise increases to a maximum and then decreases to a stable value;where as at the region from 240 K to 100 K,the fanning noise rises to its maximum and no more reduction occurs.The results of holographic record experiments show that,at different temperatures,the influence of the fanning noise to the holographic record in LiNbO_3:Fe,Zn crystal is ultimately the same.


In this lecture we review some recent developments in non-rational conformal field theory, which allow a description of strings moving in non-compact backgrounds. In particular, we discuss recent progress in the SL(2,R) WZW model, which describes string propagation in AdS3.


Star Spangled Songbook: A History in Sheet Music of "The StarSpangled Banner." Edited by Mark Clague and Andrew Kuster. Historical introductions by Mark Clague. Ann Arbor, MI: Star Spangled Music Foundation, 2015. [Foreword, p. v–vi; introd.: "A People in Song," p. vii– xiv; performance suggestions, p. xv–xviii; teaching suggestions, p. xix– xxi; plates, p. xxii–xxv; score, p. 3–258; editorial procedures, p. 259–61; source descriptions and critical notes, p. 262–80; bibliog. and other resources, p. 281–82. ISBN-13: 978-00692-55720-4 (hardback), $34.99; ISBN-13: 978-0-692-30273-6 (spiral paperback), $24.99.]


third week and the total experimental periods were significant (P<0.05) affected by supplementary levels of zinc sources. Tibia and liver zinc content was increased linearly by adding different levels of zinc sources except zinc oxide A in the basal diet (P<0.05). The highest zinc concentration in the pancreas was observed only in the basal diet supplemented with 200 mg zinc oxide B per kg of diet in compare to basal diet (P<0.05). Using the slope ratio methods from the regression of zinc concentration in the tibia, liver and pancreas on zinc intake from different supplementary zinc levels showed that the highest relative bioavailability value based on tibia bone zinc concentration was estimated when used 150 mg different zinc sources in kg of basal diet, but relative bioavailability value was also estimated based on pancreas zinc content showing a linear increase by increasing different level of zinc sources. In conclusion Bioplex Zn in the same level was more bioavailabe than others.