Soft errors are a growing concern for processor reliability. Recent work has motivated architecture level studies of soft errors since the architecture level can mask many raw errors and architectural solutions can exploit workload knowledge. My dissertation focuses on the modeling and analysis of soft error issues at the architecture level. We start with the widely used method for estimating the architecture level mean time to failure (MTTF) due to soft errors. The method first calculates the failure rate for an architecture level component as the product of its raw error rate and an architecture vulnerability factor (AVF). Next, the method calculates the system failure rate as the sum of the failure rates (SOFR) of all components, and the system MTTF as the reciprocal of this failure rate. Both steps make significant assumptions. We analyze the validity of the two steps using both mathematical analysis and experiments. We find that although the AVF+SOFR method is valid for most current systems under current raw error rates, for some cases it can lead to significant discrepancies. We explore scenarios in which such discrepancies could occur in practice. To find an alternative model that is not subject to such limitations, we propose a model and tool called SoftArch that does not make the above AVF+SOFR assumptions. SoftArch is based on a probabilistic model of error generation and propagation process in a processor. Our experiments show that SoftArch does not exhibit the discrepancies the AVF+SOFR suffered. We apply SoftArch to an out-of-order processor running SPEC2000 benchmarks. Our results motivate selective and dynamic architecture level soft error protection schemes. Next, as another application, we quantify the impact of technology scaling on the processor soft error rate, taking the architecture level masking and workload characteristics into consideration. By using the SoftArch tool, we observe that there is much architecture level masking and that the degree of such masking can vary significantly across workloads, individual units, and workload ii phases. Thus, it is natural to consider the architecture level solutions to take advantage of such variations. In order to do that, one would need reasonably accurate estimate of the amount of masking effect in real time. For most current systems, AVF is an accurate abstraction of the architecture level masking effect. Existing solutions for estimating AVF are often based on offline simulators and usually hard to implement in real processors. In this dissertation, we propose a novel …


The opportunity to non-invasively probe the structure and function of different parts of the human body makes medical imaging an indispensable tool in clinical diagnostics and related fields of res ...


Using an extension of Wright's version of the circle method, we obtain asymptotic formulae for partition ranks similar to formulae for partition cranks which where conjectured by F. Dyson and recently proved by the first author and K. Bringmann.


Since the early days of multi-objective particle swarm optimizers (MOPSOs), researchers have looked for appropriate mechanisms to define the set of leaders (or global best set) from the swarm. At the beginning, leaders were randomly selected from the set of nondominated solutions currently available. However, over the years, researchers realized that random selection schemes were not the best choice, and additional information was incorporated in the leader selection mechanism (namely, information related to density estimation). Here, we study the use of mathematical programming techniques for defining the leader selection mechanism of a MOPSO. The proposed approach decomposes a multi-objective optimization problem (MOP) into several single objective optimization problems by using traditional multi-objective mathematical programming techniques. Our preliminary results indicate that our proposed approach is a viable choice for solving MOPs, since it is able to outperform a state-of-the-art multi-objective evolutionary algorithm (MOEA).


Tumor‐stroma interactions play a significant role in tumor development and progression. Myofibroblasts may play a role in host response to invasive carcinoma. The aim of our study was to analyze the expression of α‐smooth muscle actin (SMA) in fibroblasts co‐cultured with normal oral keratinocytes and squamous cell carcinoma cells (SCC‐25 cell line). E‐cadherin and transcription repressors, Snail, Twist, SIP1 in normal oral keratinocytes and squamous cell carcinoma cells co‐cultured with fibroblasts were also analyzed. Co‐culture of primary human gingival fibroblasts with either primary human oral keratinocytes or carcinoma cells in Transwell® culture dishes for 3 days were used. RNA and protein expression of α‐smooth muscle actin (SMA) in fibroblasts, and E‐cadherin in epithelial cells using RT‐PCR and immunofluorescence (IF) were performed. SMA RNA expression in fibroblasts co‐cultured with primary human oral keratinocytes increased 2.8 fold and fibroblasts co‐cultured with carcinoma cells decreased compared to fibroblasts alone. E‐cadherin RNA expression decreased in both primary keratinocytes and carcinoma cells in fibroblast co‐cultures. Twist decreased 6.8 fold after co‐cultured 24 hours. SMA protein expression was increased in carcinoma cells that were co‐cultured with fibroblasts directly. Primary oral keratinocytes increased SMA RNA expression may represent the increase of myofibroblasts in oral wounds. Co‐culturing fibroblasts with carcinoma cells separated by a membrane or in direct contact had different SMA protein expression and different E‐cadherin and transcription factor RNA expression.


On 1 August 1999, at about 1400 ADT, Mike Greenfelder flushed a large Ardea heron from the shore of Weather Bureau Lake on St. Paul Island in the Pribilof archipelago, Alaska (57 ø 09 t N, 170 ø 14 t W). The bird disappeared into dense fog before it could be identified to species. Greenfelder and Smith searched fruitlessly the rest of the afternoon, and in the evening they were joined by Burton and several other birders. We finally saw the bird in flight near its original ocation. The heron alighted briefly at Rocky Lake, then continued flying west, calling repeatedly. Although the light was poor and our views were distant, we tentatively identified the bird as an adult Gray Heron, Arclea 1⁄2inerea, in breeding plumage, on the basis of coloration and voice. We followed it by automobile to Southwest Point, where the road becomes essentially impassable and the heron disappeared behind bluffs, heading north as if to circumnavigate the island. The following morning, we found the bird standing in a hunched posture on a rock at Webster Lake (11 km from Weather Bureau Lake and 20 km from Southwest Point). We observed the now stationary bird for almost an hour through spotting scopes from a distance of about 300 m and took detailed notes, on which the following description is based. This period of observation confirmed the previous evening's tentative identification. We were too far for photos and decided against closer approach until others had seen the bird and a video camera had been obtained. The heron was still in the same place when Burton saw it again several hours later, but it was wading actively when Smith returned with other observers. Before photos or videos could be obtained, the bird flushed inexplicably, and it was not seen again despite several days of intensive searching. This observation has been accepted on the Alaska unsubstantiated list and represents the first report of a Gray Heron in the United States. In general appearance the bird resembled a Great Blue Heron (Ardea heroelias), a species with which all the observers are quite familiar, but had a less massive bill. The features that distinguished it from that species were its whitish, not rusty, thighs and complete lack of rufous on the shoulders. In flight, the upperparts showed stronger contrast between the black remiges and the gray back and wing coverts than is typical of a Great Blue Heron, and the underwings were a fairly uniform bluish gray with a pale leading edge. Its call, uttered frequently in flight, was a throaty "kraak," higher pitched than the croak of a Great Blue Heron. The distal part of the bill was dull yellowish, becoming darker toward the base, especially on the culmen. The bird had a whitish crown, paler than the gray of the forehead and lores. Single black supraocular stripes extended posteriorly from the eyes, broadening and joining at the nape and forming nuchal plumes. White on the lower part of the face blended into gray on the sides of the neck; this was a paler gray than that of the mantle and secondary coverts. Several whitish plumes extended from the scapulars. At rest, the bird showed a black shoulder patch bordered on the sides with white, with no rufous anywhere on the wing. Short black streaks extended in two lines down the whitish foreneck. The breast, belly, thighs, and undertail coverts appeared creamy white overall; the sides of the belly were black. There was a dusky wash, from which a few creamy plumes protruded, across the breast and a dusky band across the lower belly. Grayish


The present invention, the control unit 2 can be operated to the operating mode from the energy-saving standby mode, relates to a method for operating the internal electrical system of the vehicle having a control unit (2) is configured in particular as a non-key ride control unit have. This time interval (△ t It characterized by that.


The invention provides a light-cured adhesive composition used for cold transfer and a preparation method thereof. The adhesive composition comprises oligomer resin, thermoplastic resin, an active diluent, a photoinitiator, an initiator aid, an adhesion promoter and an auxiliary leveling agent. The preparation method comprises the following steps: dividing the diluent into two parts, dissolving the oligomer resin with one part of the diluent so as to obtain an oligomer resin solution and dissolving the thermoplastic resin with the other part of the diluent so as to obtain a thermoplastic resin solution; and uniformly mixing the oligomer resin solution and the thermoplastic resin solution, adding the photoinitiator and the initiator aid, carrying out uniform mixing under stirring, then adding the auxiliary leveling agent and the adhesion promoter and carrying out uniform mixing so as to obtain the light-cured adhesive composition. The light-cured adhesive composition has the beneficial effects of a fast cold gold stamping speed, a wide application scope, few VOC residues after gold stamping and no residues of harmful VOC.


The consumption and technological advances of methanol production in China and abroad are introduced,the risks on the markets are analyzed.It's pointed out that:①the methanol production enterprises must increase their sense of crises;②the production technological level of methanol and its downstream products must be improved by encouraging self-innovation;③the production chains of methanol production enterprises can be extended by the way of integration of upstream and downstream production;④methanol should be popularized as a kind of fuel instead of petroleum;⑤the macro-adjustment should be strenghened to prevent blind constructions;⑥the middle-and long-term planning for China's coal chemical industry must be revised and perfected to promote the industry of methanol and its downstream products to a healthy and orderly road.


More than thirty years ago, the Brazilian economist Celso Furtado warned that development was a myth that focused on "abstract objectives such as investment, exports and growth." These same goals are heard today in Latin America from the most varied political camps, making it clear that the question of development is still an open one. Furtado added that economic development, understood as the idea that "the poor may one day enjoy the same lifestyles as those who are rich today" is "simply unrealisable" (Furtado, 1975). This idea has been used, Furtado goes on to say, "to mobilise the peoples of the periphery and convince them to accept enormous sacrifices, to legitimise the destruction of ancient cultures, to explain and make people understand the need to destroy the environment, and to justify forms of dependence that reinforce the predatory nature of the system of production." This dimension of the problem of development persists at the start of the 21st century.


Particle system is an effective graphic generation method of simulating motion-blurred objects in natural scene.This article designs and realizes a particle system used in the field of computer games through studying the generation and description process and presents an example of flame particle.


Introduction • Motivation: Evaluate different hail forecasting models on the same ensemble system for multiple months • Issue: Previous evaluations focused on May and June and did not always have fixed NWP model configurations • Challenge: Relative performance of each system may vary based on location and intensity threshold • Goal: Evaluate hail forecast performance over a 4 month period and determine the skill of each method for different metrics, intensity thresholds, and regions Data NWP System: NCAR Ensemble • 10 WRF-ARW members, Thompson microphysics • 3 km grid spacing over Contiguous US • Evaluation Period: 1 May to 31 August 2016 Observations: NOAA Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) Maximum Expected Size of Hail (MESH)


The immune evasion mechanisms of pathogenic trypanosomatids involve a multitude of phenomena such as the polyclonal activation of lymphocytes, cytokine modulation and the enhanced detoxification of oxygen reactive species. A trypanothione cascade seems to be involved in the detoxification process. It was recently described and characterized a tryparedoxin (LiTXN1) involved in Leishmania infantum cytoplasmatic hydroperoxide metabolism. LiTXN1 is a secreted protein that is up‐regulated in the infectious form of the parasite, suggesting that it may play an important role during infection. In the present study, we investigated whether recombinant LiTXN1 (rLiTXN1) affects T‐ and B‐cell functions in a murine model. We observed a significant increase in the CD69 surface marker on the B‐cell population in total spleen cells and on isolated B cells from BALB/c mice after in vitro rLiTXN1 stimulus. Activated B‐cells underwent further proliferation, as indicated by increased [3H]thymidine incorporation. Cytokine quantification showed a dose‐dependent up‐regulation of interleukin (IL)‐10 secretion. B cells were identified as a source of this secretion. Furthermore, intraperitoneal injection of rLiTXN1 into BALB/c mice triggered the production of elevated levels of rLiTXN1‐specific antibodies, predominantly of the immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG1 and IgG3 isotypes, with a minimum reactivity against other heterologous antigens. Taken together, our data suggest that rLiTXN1 may participate in immunopathological processes by targeting B‐cell effector functions, leading to IL‐10 secretion and production of specific antibodies.


The use of a polymer material to fabricate a complicated microchannel system that is integrated with arrays of pressure sensors is presented. This channel can allow either gas or liquid to flow through for basic microfluidic studies. This developed fabrication process is much simpler, and is almost the reverse of the surface micromachining process usually used for the microchannel system. This allows for the use of SU-8 to fabricate, by lithography, the diaphragm and the cavities used for these pressure sensors and the channel. The height for the diaphragm, the cavities and the channel can be readily varied from few to hundreds of microns by spin-coating different thicknesses of the SU-8 layer. This will allow a much wider measurement range and flow conditions. More detailed design and developed fabrication techniques are presented. The pressure distributions are measured inside the channel and are compared with the analysis. The results obtained in this work clarify some of the arguments which existed in the literature.


"Athlete's foot" infection or tinea pedis is a common infection of civilized man. Most cases respond to conservative local antifungal preparations or to systemic griseofulvin. Disability may be significant because of secondary bacterial or yeast infections. Congenital orthopedic anomalies which prevent adequate aeration of toe webs may be a contributing factor in cases refractory to routine conservative management. Two cases of severe chronic tinea pedis unresponsive to local and systemic medications are presented. In one, amputation of the fifth toe and syndactylization of the fourth and third toes prevented further loss of employment. In the second, disarticulation of all toes, except the great toes, was performed. As drastic as this procedure might appear, the disability therefrom is far less than that of a severe, unremitting fungal and bacterial infection. Syndactylization or amputation of the toes should be reserved for the rare, severe, and incapacitating fungal infections of the feet that do not respond to all other modalities of therapy.


Cloud computing is increasing its service sector day by day. Cloud provides its services in three service models namely Infrastructure as a service (Iaas), Platform as a service (Paas) and Software as a service (Saas). All the services provided by cloud are subscription based i.e. you have to pay only for the features you are going to use. The clients who use the cloud services expect the required services to be delivered on time. An agreement specifying the services required is called service level agreement (SLA). SLA provides the specifications i.e. time deadline to be delivered by the cloud providers & downtime with MTTR (mean time to resolve). SLA is a legal document and is required to be managed against data leakage, resource allocation miss management, multi-tenancy issues and data sharing. It provides quality of service (QoS) to the customer. When a cloud provider fails to provide the agreed services, the SLA is considered to be violated. SLA violations should be minimized in order to maintain QoS to the customers. This paper presents a study on taxonomy of cloud SLA. It includes components and SLA lifecycle, and different services of clouds. Review techniques to minimize SLA violations are also reported here in the study.


Community workers are engaged for much of their time with groups – with groups of residents in the neighbourhood, as participants in discussions with service agencies and departments, or as members of staff groups in the community work project or area team. This chapter reviews some theories of group behaviour that community workers may find helpful in understanding the groups in which they work. It is divided into three parts, dealing with small group, intergroup and large group behaviour.


Authors, affiliations: Daniel J. Cameron Dept. of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. 0000-0001-5543-9836 Ioanna Zioga School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, UK Job P. Lindsen Dept. of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Marcus T. Pearce School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK Geraint A. Wiggins AI Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium & School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK, 0000-0002-1587-112X Keith Potter Dept. of Music, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK Joydeep Bhattacharya Dept. of Psychology, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK 0000-0003-3443-9049


THE following case histories of the SteinLeventhal syndrome are being presented, because it is felt that this syndrome has had less attention than it deserves in the British literature. One hundred and seventy-eight cases have been reported during the 20 years since it was first described by Stein and Leventhal in 1935, and undoubtedly many pass unrecognized. The syndrome is characterized by menstrual irregularity, the pattern usually being that of oligomenorrhoea with long periods of amenorrhoea, infertility and, in a certain number of cases, there are hirsuties, obesity and retarded breast development. These symptoms are associated with bilateral polycystic enlargement of the ovaries, which, on histological section, show a thickened tunica albuginea with a large number of unruptured follicles and hypertrophy of the theca interna (Figs. 1 and 2). A large proportion of cases are cured dramatically by the operation of wedge resection of the ovaries, 70 to 80 per cent getting a normal menstrual cycle and 65 to 70 per cent conceiving successfully. The latter form some of the very small number of cases of infertility that the surgeon can legitimately claim to have cured.


Title Impact of Anodic Respiration on Membrane Fouling in Electrode-assisted Membrane Bioreactor [an abstract of entire text] Author(s) 石﨑, 創 Issue Date 2017-03-23 Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/65727 Type theses (doctoral abstract of entire text) Note この博士論文全文の閲覧方法については、以下のサイトをご参照ください。 Note(URL) https://www.lib.hokudai.ac.jp/dissertations/copy-guides/ File Information Ishizaki_So_summary.pdf


A robot is an automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose device which may be either fixed in place or mobile for use in automation applications. The objective of this paper is to design a robot which can be controlled from a central monitoring console. The operator at the central monitoring console is provided with the blueprint of a building and he chooses the path to be traced by the robot. It is sent through a wireless interface which is received by the robot. In addition to this, the operator is provided with a visual feedback from the robot with the help of a high resolution camera. This will help the operator to know about the obstacles in the surroundings and control the vehicle accordingly.


This is the final volume in a new paperback edition of Steve Nicholson's definitive four-volume survey of British theatre censorship from 1900-1968, based on previously undocumented material, covering the period 1960-1968. This brings to its conclusion the first comprehensive research on the Lord Chamberlain's Correspondence Archives for the 20th century. The 1960s was a significant decade in social and political spheres in Britain, especially in the theatre. As certainties shifted and social divisions widened, a new generation of theatre makers arrived, ready to sweep away yesterday's conventions and challenge the establishment. Analysis exposes the political and cultural implications of a powerful elite exerting pressure in an attempt to preserve the veneer of a polite, unquestioning society. This new edition includes a contextualising timeline for those readers who are unfamiliar with the period, and a new preface.


The article deals with the issue of motivating university teaching staff to learn English as an essential condition foradapting to new professional requirements resulting from the necessity of working in international research and education. Ural Federal University's positive experience in implementing a large-scale programme of teaching English to its employees and in establishing different mechanisms for managing their motivation to learn English is described.The optimum combination of different factors, such as eliminating demotivators and limitations (time, place and financial constraints), providing high-quality teaching, creating favourable learning conditions, using additional external financial incentives and taking into account the specific characteristics of adult learners enabled UrFU to create, maintain and evenenhanceits teachers' motivation for learning English. The survey carried out among the programmeparticipants revealed that internal motivators play a more important role for adult learners in comparison with external positive reinforcement.


Abstract : Combat boot covered frangible surrogate lower legs (FSLLs) were tested at different standoffs against surrogate anti-personnel (AP) mines. The standoff had air gaps and Styrofoam gaps. The effect of standoff on lower limb injury was determined by examination of the FSLLs by a trauma surgeon. Differences in energy delivered were determined using a piston apparatus. In dry sand only, the greater the standoff, the less severe the injury. Standoff with air was more effective than standoff with Styrofoam.


Uterine blood flow (UBF) increases >30-fold during ovine pregnancy. During the last trimester, this reflects vasodilation, which may be due to placentally derived estrogens. In nonpregnant ewes, es...


This article empirically examines the direct and indirect impact of dynamic institutions' quality on sustainable development. Dynamic institution's quality is considered in the following forms; political and ethnic institutions, market legitimizing and regulating institutions and democratic institutions. For the empirical model, we use annual data set of 47 developing countries across the period 2000-2015. To address the issue of endogeneity, the Dynamic Panel System Generalized Method is employed. Our findings suggest that ethnic conflicts have a negative significant impact on sustainable development while democracy shows an insignificant impact on sustainable development. Market regulatory institutions are found to have a positive significant impact on sustainable development. In addition to this, the multiplicative impact of dynamic institutions through either economic growth efficiency or FDI channels indicates a positive impact on sustainable development except for the rule of laws. Finally, we suggest that dynamic institutions' quality is necessary to enhance economic activities and attract foreign investment to ensure sustainable economic development in a specific set of developing countries. The policymakers should also focus on structural improvements regarding the rule of law enforcement for achieving sustainable economic development goals in selected developing countries.


Abstract The status of niobium in the environment is briefly reviewed and a new method suitable for the trace analysis of the metal in ores, alloys, plant tissues, animal tissues, and natural waters is presented. The method is based on the selective extraction of niobium as its complex with N-p-methoxyphenyl-2-furylacrylohydroxamic acid (MFHA) in organic solvents. For molecular absorption spectrophotometric analysis chloroform is used in extraction and a ternary complex is formed in the extract by adding 4-(2-pyridylazo) resorcinol (PAR). The ternary complex has an absorbance maximum at 550nm (e=3.6 × 104 1 mole−1 cm−1). Solvent extraction from the aqueous phase to lower volumes of organic phase enables up to 20-fold enrichment of niobium(V) and the method is capable of determining niobium levels down to 10−4 ppm (0.1 ppb). For the atomic absorption spectrometric determination, methyl isobutyl ketone is used as extracting solvent and a sensitivity of 0.3 ppm, which is over 3 times higher than attained so ...


The International Pharmacopoeia has now been available since 1951 and sufficient time has elapsed for working comparisions to be made with existing standards and in particular with the Pharmacopaeias of Great Britain and of the United States. The recent publication of the British Pharmacopaeia 1953 is also of interest in this connection since some of the changes made may well be considered in relation to future editions of the International Pharmacopaeia. Pharmacopaeias generally have undergone fairly extensive changes in the years since 1945 and three main trends in particular may be mentioned. Firstly, many new synthetic organic compounds have been introduced and it is in the standards for these compounds that pharmacopaeias of different countries will differ; it is to be expected, therefore that there will be difficulty in obtaining agreed standards and methods of testing and in fact those responsible for the International Pharmacopaia may be congratulated on the extent to which agreement has been reached. Secondly, there has been a widespread introduction of newer analytical methods particularly those involving physical instruments ; older Pharmacopaeias attempted to lay down fairly rigid standards for methods and apparatus but such standardisation with modern instrumental methods is no longer possible and broad directions have to be given leaving the working details to the analyst. Thirdly, there has been a trend towards a rationalisation of the diverse methods used for general analytical testing. This has been reflected in the standardisation of a number of processes in the U.S.P. XIV and in the B.P. 1953 and a number of articles have been published1 with this object in view. Standardisation or rationalisation of procedures should not be undertaken without good reasons, but in modern analytical practice the application of the many diverse experimental techniques and standards laid down in different pharmacopaias has become a real difficulty. Thus it is not impossible at the present time to find that a pure substance will not pass all the appropriate existing pharmacopaeial standards merely, for example, because the melting point may be, say, 205" C. wereas one or other specifications may state that the substance must melt between 202" and 204" C. The following comments and criticisms are made from a comparison of various pharmacopaeias and from practical experience of the processes involved, and are intended to be helpful to those contemplating a revision for future editions of the International Pharmacopaeia.


Ballouli is with the Div. of Sport Management in the Dept. of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. Hutchinson is with the Div of Recreation and Sport Management in the Dept. of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC. Digital-Branding and Social-Media Strategies for Professional Athletes, Sports Teams, and Leagues: An Interview With Digital Royalty's Amy Martin


High blood ureas have been found in untreated cases (Schloss, 1918; Bessau, Rosenbaum and Leichtentritt, 1922; Cohen, Miller and Kramer, 1933), and Schloss considered that haemoconcentration was not enough to account for this finding. By means of the phenolsulphonphthalein test and Ambard's coefficient of urea excretion he showed that the function of the kidney was impaired in a group of infants recovering from gastroenteritis. Schoenthal, Lurie and Kelly (1933) came to the same conclusion after examining the urea clearances of a few babies who were dehydrated. The controls in both these investigations were normal infants whose urine volumes were usually much higher than those of the sick infants.


Diverse industrial processes can be simulated in computer, that operate in such a way that the execution and the analysis of results are easier. This easiness demands that if the choice proceeds from expressions for calculation of properties of involved substances. This work focuses the calculation and comparison of results gotten with the application of some models destined to the estimate of values of molar volumes of two substances used in absorption refrigeration systems: ammonia and water. Key-words: molar volume, cubic state equations.


The regulation of the transcription factor nuclear factor-jB (NF-jB) during B-cell development was examined using cells isolated from the bone marrow of transgenic mice expressing a jB luciferase reporter gene. The results indicate that the highest level of NF-jB activity is present in cells expressing the pre-B-cell receptor. Furthermore, cross-linking of Igb on CD43 pre-B cells is able to activate NF-jB in recombination-activating gene 1-deficient mice, preceding their further differentiation into CD43 pre-B cells. Expression of a dominant negative form of IjBa using a transgenic approach or by retroviral infection leads to a reduction in the number of CD43 pre-B cells. These data therefore indicate that activation of NF-jB in CD43 pre-B cells, as a result of signaling by the pre-B-cell receptor, facilitates the continued development of large, CD43 pre-B cells into small CD43 pre-B cells.


A simplified explanation is given of the operation of the two-channel electromechanical teleprinter-over-radio system installed in the New Zealand Post Office.


In given article turbulent flow in the stirred vessel with four baffle and PBT45 (pitched blade turbine) by shovels is investigated. The flow field has been received by the numerical decision of system of the differential equation of conservation of mass and momentum with use of a method of control volume. For the closure of the system used by the family of k-ƒ turbulence models. Influence of change of parameters of family k ƒ turbulence models on profiles of components of velocity in the investigated stirred vessel is shown. The results of calculations are compared with available experimental data on the velocity profile, power and pumping number.


It is suggested to use the double crystal monochromator (spectrometer) having finite angle between diffracting planes and the surface of the crystals to increase the irradiated area on the first crystal. In both crystals the plane determined by the impinging beam and the normal to the diffracting planes is perpendicular to the plane determined by the normals to the diffracting planes and to the surface of the crystal, so that the diffraction remains symmetrical. The advantage of this system is that the range of Bragg angles is limited only by the dimensions of the crystals.


Supervised learning is gradually used for image quality assessment (IQA). For the patch-based methods, the 'ground truth' quality of patches is essential for training, but in practice it's easy to obtain the ground truth quality of images rather than patches. So we propose an Image-Patch model (IPM) to estimate the 'ground truth' quality for patches with known ground truth quality of images. Combined with baseline image quality estimator e.g. convolutional neural network IQA (CNN-IQA), the IPM can reduce the noise in patches' labels and make training more efficiently. The experiments show that the IPM improves the performance of baseline estimator on most of the distortion types while make great progress in evaluating local quality.


Monitoring of electrical field poling processes by optical polarimetry (EFPOP) is presented as a simple alternative method for the study of induced noncentrosymmetry, related to nonlinear optical second-order effects in organic chromophore-doped sol-gel films. Dynamics of EFPOP has been closely followed in guest-host systems, consisting of porous sol-gel silicate film matrices doped with p-nitroaniline, as evidence of the EFPOP sensitivity to chromophore orientational order.


Seagrass meadows are important coastal ecosystems, being the most productive biomes on Earth. The amount of produced oxygen is a key parameter for assessing the seagrass ecosystem metabolism and productivity. Several experiments conducted in Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows have demonstrated that using active acoustic methods one can monitor the oxygen production. The acoustic method is sensitive to bubbles production and provides estimates at ecosystem level, what is an advantage to other methods. Healthy seagrass ecosystems are populated by several noisy marine taxa such as fishes and crustaceans, therefore the ambient noise can be used to assess the ecosystem metabolism and productivity. During two periods of one week in October 2011 and May 2013, acoustic and environmental data was gathered at several locations over a Posidonia oceanica bed in the Bay of Revellata in Corsica (France). The diurnal variability pattern of ambient noise characteristics (frequency band, power, directivity, and number of...


Most clinical laboratories offer determination of the 'total oestrogen' output on a timed urine specimen as a test of fetal function. These assays can conveniently be automated. However, they have a number of disadvantages, namely, the inconvenience of collection timing, the 12or 24-hour delay, uncertainties due to failure to empty the bladder, and occasional interference from drug metabolites and glucose. An alternative approach is to measure the plasma oestriol level, and an original radioimmunoassay method which is fast enough to allow the reporting of results on the same day has now been developed. The results with this procedure suggest that it may with advantage be substituted for the urine 'oestriol' assay in the assessment of fetal function.


In this paper, the numerical simulation analysis of jlu fsae racing car aerodynamic character based on star-ccm+ was introduced. Several simulated situations had been set and the results of the situations were compared. The effect of the wheel rotating situation of the racing car out flow and aerodynamic character was concluded. It was found that the air flows surrounding the wheels and the wings of the racing influenced each other. When the rotating wheel situation was set during the simulation, the effect that the air flows influenced could be simulated more clearly and the result could be more calculatedly. It was necessary to set the wheel rotate when to simulate the racing car aerodynamic character. From the simulated results, it also could be seen that it was also necessary to take care of the wheel rotate when to do the racing car wind tunnel test.


I would like to thank the Heartland Institute for providing a forum for presenting significant opposing viewpoints to current climate hysteria. Unfortunately, the conference is premised on the assumption that there are large numbers of scientists active in climate research whose work is being suppressed. While there is a measure of truth in this assumption, it is important to realize that the alarm has the implicit or explicit support of a vast majority of the active climate research community. To a certain extent, this is indicative of the extent to which climate science has been corrupted over a period of more than twenty years. What this means is that any active scientist who disagrees with the alarm, must, in practice, deal with scientists on the other side in order to be professionally viable. There is no comparable coterie on our side.


In her April 2015 interview with Carolina Hernandez, Jordan Gaines talks about her childhood and background, as well as her time here at UW-Madison. She focuses on her involvement in various organizations on campus, including her work with The Black Voice. This interview was conducted for inclusion in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives Oral History Project.


Objective To explore the association of the inherent cellular level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) with the sensitivity of the gastric and esophageal carcinoma cells to arsenic trioxide (As 2O 3). Methods The difference of sensitivity to apoptosis induction by low concentration (2 μmol/L) of As 2O 3 between the gastric carcinoma cell line SGC7901 and MKN45, and between the esophageal carcinoma cell line EC/CUHK1 and EC1867 was firstly demonstrated. SGC7901 was more sensitive than MKN45, and EC/CUHK1 more sensitive than EC1867 to As 2O 3. Then dihydrogenrhodamine 123 (DHR123), as a ROS capture, was incubated with the cells in the absence of As 2O 3. The fluorescent intensity of rhodamine 123, the product of cellular oxidation of DHR 123, was assayed by flow cytometry. The ROS levels was thus detected. Results Inherent cellular ROS level is higher in SGC7901 and EC/CUHK1. They are more sensitive to As 2O 3, than the corresponding cell line MKN45 and EC1867. Conclusions The difference in inherent cellular ROS level of gastric and esophageal carcinoma cells is associated with the cellular sensitivity to apoptosis induced by As2O 3.


METEOR FLUX DISTRIBUTION OVER THE CELESTIALSPHEREV.V. Andreev, O.I.BelkovichEngelhardt Astronomical Observatory, SU-42252b, Kazan, USSRT.K.Fi 1imonova, V.V. SidorovKazan State University, Lenin st. 18, SU-420008, Kazan, USSRABSTRACTA new method of determination of meteor flux densitydistribution over the celestial sphere is discussed. The fluxdensity was derived from observations by radar together withmeasurements of angles of arrival of radio waves reflected frommeteor trails The role of small meteor showers over the sporadicbackground is shown.INTRODUCTIONMorton and Jones (1981) proposed a method of determination ofradiant distribution from observations by a single radar with ameasurement of arrival angles of signals reflecting from meteortrails. The method was realized for shower meteors only. A newmethod was worked out in Kazan to derive meteor flux densitydistribution over the celestial sphere. Observations were carriedout by the radar with the aerial turning every 15 minutessuccessively in four directions: North, East, South, West. So allmeteor radiants above the horizon were observed for an hour. Theradar has operated according to the GLOBMET program thereforeobservations of velocities of meteor trail drifts due to windswere carried out simultaneously.DESCRIPTION OF THE METHODThe celestial sphere was divided into 578 areas &_ lO°x 10°each in spherical frame of reference c, _, where c is theelongation from the apex and s = 90 =, _ = 0 is the directionrelative to the Sun. If we know the direction to the reflectingpoint at a meteor trail then a position of the meteor radiant mustbe at the radiant line above the horizon. A radiant line is an arcof a great circle formed by intersection of a plane normal to thedirection to the reflecting point and the celestial sphere. Inthis case the radiant line intersects some number of areas _. Theprobability P. that the radiant is inside the area _. is


Purpose of review Capsule endoscopy is widely recognized as a safe and effective procedure to evaluate the small bowel and/or the colon noninvasively. Although infrequent, capsule retention is the most feared adverse event related to this technique. A better knowledge of risk factors, improvement of patients' selection and precapsule patency assessment may further contribute to reducing the incidence of capsule retention, even in patients at increased risk for this complication. Recent findings This review addresses the main risk factors for capsule retention, strategies for risk reduction such as patients' selection, dedicated cross-sectional imaging and rational use of the patency capsule, as well as management options and outcomes in the case of capsule retention. Summary Capsule retention is infrequent, and it is usually manageable conservatively with favorable clinical outcomes. Patency capsules and dedicated small-bowel cross-sectional techniques such as CT or MR enterography should be used selectively and are both effective in decreasing the rate of capsule retention. However, none of them can completely eliminate the risk of retention.


The purpose of this study was to investigate principals' infrastructural resources managerial practices for the implementation of entrepreneurship studies in public and private secondary school in Anambra State. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study which was conducted in public and private secondary school in Anambra State. The population for this study is 16,727 respondents while the sample size for this study is 1,332 respondents drawn from public and private secondary schools in Anambra state using simple random sampling technique balloting with replacement. A researcher-developed instrument was the instrument for data collection. The validity and reliability of the instrument were determined. The Cronbach reliability co-efficient of 0.82 was obtained for the instrument. The researcher assisted by six research assistants who are teachers in the state administered the instrument. Mean scores were used to answer the research question while t- test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings indicated that principals and teachers in public and private secondary schools do not differ significantly in their mean ratings on infrastructural resources managerial practices for the implementation of entrepreneurship studies in Anambra State


A new fault detection model of immune recognition was proposed based on neural networks. In this model, neural networks-based detectors were constructed based on the principle of immune recognition. Taking advantage of neural networks training, the information of fault patterns was stored in the distributed neural networks-based detectors. These detectors were used to capture the anomalous pattern features. When a detector was matched up with a feature sample, the detector was stimulated. Through the relevant stimulated detectors, a fault could be found out. The principle and structure of the model were proposed, and its training algorithm was derived. The fault diagnosis scheme using this model was investigated. Defect detection simulations of rolling bearings shows that the proposed model has high resolution for locations of signal singularities, which are caused by impacts between defect and its mating surface in the bearing. This method is contributive for rolling bearing status monitoring and it can be easily extended to other relative industrial application areas.


We analyze relationships between fault and joint tectonics and landforms in the south-western part of the Broumovska vrchovina (Bohemian Massif ), where the surface topography is strongly influenced by the tectonics and lithology of the Upper Cretaceous and Permo- Carboniferous sedimentary series. We examine joint orientation using field measurements and 3D seismic tomography. The orientation of linear topographic features (morpholineaments) shows a clear dependency on two perpendicular joint systems, which exhibit either a NE –SW or a N W-SE orientation. Morpholineaments oriented in a N W-SE direction are more apparent in the surface topography and their frequency is higher. This can be attributed to the mechanical properties of NW-SE striking joints, which tend to be more open and penetrate to greater depths, making them more favourable for erosion processes.


In the spring of 2004, IAMSE sponsored a webcast audioseminar series titled "Evaluation of Student Learning: A Continuum from Classroom to Clerkship". Six nationally recognized experts in evaluation of student learning presented seminars that described various ways to develop and use evaluation methods in settings generally found across the medical curriculum. Our audience included members of institutional faculty development programs and individual faculty members from many countries across the world. Our webcast series allowed registrants to listen to the presentation in real time while viewing the presenter's slides on their computer web browser. The presentations were interactive, allowing the audience to ask questions or provide information from their own experiences. Audio recordings of the seminars, accompanied by the slides were archived on the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) website, and are available to registrants who want to review the seminars. Evaluation of student learning proved to be a very popular topic, and the audience numbered well over 100 for each of the six seminars. We urge educators to carefully read the following philosophical and practical approaches to evaluation of student learning. Use these white papers to convince colleagues, Chairs and Deans that there must be a solid evaluation plan for their institution. It is important for educators to measure the return values on education and make them a part of annual reports. Each seminar speaker provided a summary of content and major points of discussion following their presentation. These summaries are reproduced below.


This paper discussed the plant diversity in WU DI chenier.Only 20 species were found in the quadrat.Phragmites Australis,Ael uropus liitoralis,Zoysiamacrostachya,Messerschmidia sibirica,Limonium bicolor were the main vegetation types in the chenier seaside,but in the chenier plain,Artemisia annua,Artemisia mongolica and Herba Heteropappi Altaici occurred frenquently.Due to the men activity,and with the lower and the latter success progress,there was large difference about the vegetation coverage and plant diversity in Da Kou-he and Wang Zi-pu area.From seaside,shell ridge to landside section,following the improved diversity index,the community became more and more stabller.


This research focuses on the advancement of the Compliance function within financial intermediaries. Eighty four financial firms (banks, investment companies and insurance companies) took part in this research. Two criteria have been used to interpret the results: 1) the prevailing workability within international and domestic intermediaries; 2) the intermediary typology, creating a distinction between banks, and of these cooperative banks, other financial intermediaries (investment companies) and insurance companies. We found that players are sensitive to minimize sanctions; the sample is almost perfectly balanced between intermediaries who implemented some methodologies to measure the risk and those who do not, but banks appear to be more measuring oriented, especially in terms of event probability and loss given event. This finding and the different regulatory perimeter among financial firms addresses the question about the existence of size effect which could reduce the compliance attitude when either the enforcement is not big enough to deter rational misconduct.


There is a Chinese saying that goes, " 百 善 孝 为 先" Hanyu Pinyin: bǎi shàn xiào wéi xi ān meaning among all things, filial piety (respect) is the utmost virtue. All the positive social relationships to attain peace and harmony in a soci ety must start with the practice of filial piety or respect at home, perhaps similar to the English pro verb "charity begins at home". Here in this leadership paper, the authors examine and interpret the concept of Confucianism that the Chinese believe and practice for many centuries, and the pa per is oriented towards attaining good leadership by practicing the value of filial piety. The authors also explain the ways or how the ancient Chinese studied and followed the traditiona l ways of loving one's parents and offering them respect which is the fountainhead or starting point from which other forms of filial piety flows. Using various examples and a nalogies, the authors indicate, draw parallels as well as examine and highlight the key lessons drawn from being filial towards one's parents and simultaneously (or later on) being loyal towards on e's nation .


A field experiment was conducted in RCBD replicated trice in the main seasons of 2008-2009 at Imla, Gambella Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia, to evaluate the effects of four levels each of N/P (0/0, 46/23, 92/46 and 138/69 kg N/P ha-1) and farmyard manure/Leucaena leucocephala green manure (FYM/LGM) (0/0, 5/5, 10/0 and 0/10 t ha -1 ) on soil pH, OC, Mg and Ca and soil and NERICA-3 rice (Oryza sativa x Oryza glaberrima) tissue N, P, K and S contents. Soil OC, pH, N, K and Ca were decreased while the soil P, Mg and S were increased from the initial status. Application of 5/5 t FYM/LGM ha -1 led to the highest soil pH which increased by 9.2% than the lowest. The highest soil N, P and S (increased by 20.9, 31.4 and 54.9%, respectively, over the control) were obtained from 138/69 kg N/P ha-1; while soil Mg obtained by the interaction of 46/23 kg N/P and 0/10 t FYM/LGM ha -1 . Ca found highest by the interaction of 138/69 kg N/P and 0/10 t FYM/LGM ha -1 over other treatments. Maximum soil N recorded by 5/5 t FYM/LGM ha -1 that increased by 27.3% over the control. Soil P, K and S values were highest with 0/10 t FYM/LGM ha-1 over the other treatments (increased by 24.6, 37.9 and 30.11% over their control, respectively). Highest value of tissue N and K obtained from 92/46 and 138/69 kg N/P ha -1 (increased by 71.2 and 44.3% over the lowest, respectively). The effects of fertilizers on tissue P were insignificant. Increased tissue S was found from 138/69 kg N/P and 5/5 t FYM/LGM ha-1, representing an increase of 18.7 and 43.8% than their control. These results confirmed that organic manures could increase soil fertility and nutrient content of rice tissue, and then can be used to substitute chemical NPK fertilizers for


The current financial services industry crisis is attributed in large part to the mortgage industry debacle. The mortgage industry initially saw a rise in home values and therefore a rise in mortgage originations. This occurred during a period that witnessed a decline in short-term interest rates and a decline in inflation rates. Many households, including those previously lacking access to credit, found they could borrow money to finance homes. To meet the growing demand, mortgage companies developed creative loan products and were lax in their application of the underwriting guidelines. When mortgage rates, especially those with the creative products, adjusted upward, home values fell and foreclosures increased. Originators, eager to maintain their origination volumes, became even more lax with their underwriting guidelines. With a dwindling customer base of borrowers and a risk-averse environment, the market declined to the point where too few buyers were chasing too few bad products (goods). From an economic perspective, the mortgage industry can be characterized as market disequilibrium. In the current market environment, borrowers have less disposable income, investors are risk averse, and regulatory bodies are devising more policies that will lead to higher operating costs for the industry. It is imperative for mortgage companies to insulate themselves from market vicissitudes and identify innovative processes and cost efficiencies that will lead to a sustained growth pattern during cyclical market expansion and contraction periods. This paper applies the concepts from the manufacturing industry to transform and derive new cost efficiency innovations for the mortgage industry to operate more like a 'factory.'


This paper reports on a robot controller that learns and applies a cognitively-based spatial model as it travels in challenging, real-world indoor spaces. The model not only describes indoor space, but also supports robust, model-based planning. Together with the spatial model, the controller's reasoning framework allows it to explain and defend its decisions in accessible natural language. The novel contributions of this paper are an enhanced cognitive spatial model that facilitates successful reasoning and planning, and the ability to explain navigation choices for a complex environment. Empirical evidence is provided by simulation of a commercial robot in a large, complex, realistic world. 2012 ACM Subject Classification Computing methodologies → Artificial intelligence; Computing methodologies → Machine learning; Computing methodologies → Modeling and simulation


The organic acids extracted from plant tissue are separated in two groups by passage over an anionic resin column, Amberlite IRA-400. The first group, eluted by means of a 0.9 % aqueous solution of ammonium carbonate, includes the monocarboxylic acids pyrrolidonecarboxylic, glycolic, and glyceric; the second, eluted by means of a 6 '4 aqueous solution of ammonium carbonate, comprises the dicarboxylic acids mesaconic, fumaric, succinic, malonic, oxalic, malic, and tartaric and the tricarboxylic acids cis- and trans-aconitic, citric and isocitric. The organic acids of each group are then automatically separated by partition chromatography on a silica gel column using as eluant for the first group a solvent containing chloroform and for the second a solvent containing chloroform and cyclohexane. The organic acids once eluted are determined by spectrophotometry in the presence of o-nitrophenol sodium salt.


The invention provides Bainite type 700-MPa-grade twisted steel and a production method thereof. The twisted steel comprises the following basic compositions: 0.10-0.20% of C, 0.40-0.60% of Si, 0.80-1.40% of Mn, 0.06-0.14% of V, 0.10-0.16% of Mo, 0.60-0.70% of Cr, 0.001-0.003% of B, 120-240ppm of N; selectable compositions: any one or a combination of two or more of 0.001-0.04% of Nb, 0.001-0.02% of Ti and 0.01-0.5% of Cu; and the balance Fe and unavoidable impurities. The twisted steel is produced by employing the following technology: smelting by employing a converter or an electric furnace, refining by employing a LF (ladle furnace) furnace, performing small-billet continuous casting and rolling, and cooling by employing a cooling bed. The twisted steel containing the above compositions and produced by employing the above method has lower yield strength larger than 700 MPa.


ABSTRACT Considering the unique nature of TikTok, where users are encouraged to share meaningful details of their lives, the present study is interested in the interplay between privacy concerns, TikTok use, and the creation of online identities amongst influencers based in the United States. The present study extends the framework of boundary regulation to understand how privacy concerns underlie information disclosures on TikTok. To accomplish this, interviews were conducted with 25 content creators with a minimum of 10,000 followers to understand the relationship between an individual's desire to maintain a private life and a competing interest in developing a public persona. Results indicate competing desires to share private information in an effort to cultivate an online following coupled with concerns for protecting one's loved ones who may not have consented to living life in the public eye.


This paper presents how to automatically prove that an \opti-mized" program is correct with respect to a set of given properties that is a speciication. Proofs of speciications contain logical and computational parts. Programs can be seen as computational parts of proofs. They can thus be extracted from proofs and be certiied to be correct. The inverse problem can be solved: it is possible to reconstruct proof obligations from a program and its speciication Par95a, Par95b]. The framework is a type theory where a proof can be represented as a typed-term Bar91, ML84] and, particularly, the Calculus of Inductive Constructions Coq85]. This paper shows how programs can be simpliied in order to be written in a much closer way to the ML one's. Indeed, proofs structures are often much more heavy than programs structures. The problem is consequently to consider natural programs (in a ML sense) and see how to retrieve natural structures of proofs from them.


Gene polymorphism hOGG1Ser326Cys and ADPRT Val762Ala in two ethnic groups of the Kemerovo region (Shors, Russian) has been studied. The frequency of minor alleles: hOGG1 Cys and ADPRT Ala group Shors corresponds to data obtained for Mongoloid (in various world populations) and significantly higher than the incidence of these alleles in a group of Russian Kemerovo region. These data indicate a high specific weight of the Mongoloid component in the genome of the indigenous people of Siberia - Shor.


The invention provides a packaging structure of a luminous element and a manufacturing method thereof, in particular a packaging structure of a luminous element, which comprises a luminous element wafer, a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a cover plate, an insulating layer, a first conductor layer and a second conductor layer, wherein the first electrode layer is arranged on a first surface of the luminous element wafer; the second electrode layer is arranged on a second surface of the luminous element wafer; the cover plate is covered on a luminous surface of the luminous element wafer; the insulating layer is coated on a side surface and a back surface of the luminous element wafer; the first conductor layer is electrically connected with the first electrode layer and extends to the back surface of the luminous element wafer along the insulating layer; and the second conductor layer is electrically connected with the second electrode layer, is positioned on the insulating layer and extends to the back surface of the luminous element wafer along the insulating layer. The packaging structure of the luminous element and the manufacturing method thereof can improve the radiating efficiency of the packaging structure of the luminous element and the reliability of the luminous element.


The high comment about the event of a motor racing motoGP race in a print media and electronic media, making the event makes the conversation of many people in the real world and in cyberspace. Especially in the digital era today is very easy for people to get the information they want, either through the website or through existing media social and sometimes the info is loaded in real time at the same time comment on the show about trending topics that exist in cyberspace. The curiosity of the public about info-info or comments circulating about the motoGP racing makes the conversation in the existing media social so that the topic becomes a popular topic in media social that post about the race of the motoGP race. This paper will do research how accurate the comments about the existing motoGP in existing media social such as twitter which became a forum for society to talk about the race of the motoGP race. In this paper will apply two classification algorithms to test how accurate the information or comments that become a lot of people talk through media social twitter. This paper will apply the Support Vector Machine and Navie Bayes algorithms in text mining processing. The result of SVM algorithm accuracy value is 95.50% while the value of NB accuracy is 93.00%.


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Abstract Boron was implanted into several solids in the dose regime 1014 to 1016 ions/cm2 and at energies between some 10 keV and some MeV. Measurements of the corresponding depth distributions were performed by means of the 10B(n, α0)7Li(gnd) and 10B(n, α1)7Li∗(1st) nuclear reaction techniques with thermal neutrons, and by SIMS. The results are compared to theoretical predictions.


A problem which is both mathematically fascinating and practically important arises in meteorology. We can conceive of the various constants which make up the weather on earth as part of a vast dynamical system which must be extended ultimately to include the rotation of the earth and the change of seasons, the variations in radiation from the sun, as well as those from the surface of the earth into empty space, and perhaps other driving forces. The ideally Newtonian way of building up a scientific meteorology would be to set up equations for the course of all the meteorological variables in time, and these equations would naturally assume the form either of partial differential or integral equations or combinations thereof. In order to make an effective use of such equations, we should have a very complete knowledge of the course of our variables in the past and at least of their values at some instant in the past. This completeness of knowledge, which would lead to the justification of a purely dynamical meteorological prediction, is absurdly far from what has actually been given us. In fact, we only have meteorological data from a few hundred or a few thousand stations all over the surface of the globe, and not all of these data have been collected continuously, but rather at certain stated intervals. Moreover, they are in no significant sense absolutely precise. If the thermometer in the weather bureau station in Boston reads 350 Fahrenheit, it is scarcely conceivable that this reading will characterize the effective temperature over the Boston area, which it is meant to represent by closer than 10; and it is highly probable that this is too precise an estimate. Thus the data on which meteorological prediction is to be done represent a very sketchy sampling of the true data which include every local gust of wind and every cool spot or warm spot in every area. Perhaps it may be possible to maintain that these local fluctuations are unimportant in the development of the weather. It is quite conceivable that the general outlines of the weather give us a good, large picture of its course for hours or possibly even for days. However, I am profoundly skeptical of the unimportance of the unobserved part of the weather for longer periods. To assume that these factors which determine the infinitely complicated pattern of the winds and the temperature will not in the long run play their share in determining major features of weather, is to ignore the very real possibility of the self-amplification of small details in the weather map. A tornado is a highly local phenomenon, and apparent trifles of no great extent may determine its exact track. Even a hurricane is probably fairly local where it starts, and phenomena of no great importance there may change its ultimate track by hundreds of miles. Meteorology is a living exemplification of the old proverb:


1 Alzheimer Disease Research Unit, CIEN Foundation, Carlos III Institute of Health, Queen Sofía Foundation Alzheimer Center, Madrid, Spain, 2 Laboratory of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience (UCM-UPM), Center for Biomedical Technology, Campus de Montegancedo, Madrid, Spain, Department of Experimental Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), Campus de Somosaguas, Madrid, Spain, Department of Psychobiology, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain, Center of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa (CSIC-UAM), Campus de Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain, Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), Madrid, Spain


In wood laminated products manufacturing the phenol-based adhesives are especially used. Recently other adhesives such as polyurethanes were promoted on the market for structural applications with remarkable properties. Structural adhesives have to fulfil the requirements according to their uses, under wet or dry conditions as adhesive type I and type II respectively. Criteria for evaluating structural adhesives, includes delamination resistance, shear strength of bond and percent of wood failure. This study has the objective to evaluate the bonding performance of furan based resin and its suitability for structural purposes. There are some investigations about the possibility of incorporating the furan resin into wood adhesive formulations but their industrial exploitation is still modest. Three experimental adhesive compositions based on furan and urea-formaldehyde resins, were used to cold-glue beech and spruce lamellas to form a structural timber like glued laminated timber. Adhesive formulations included mixed furan resin with furfuryl alcohol (FC2) and two modified furan resins with urea-formaldehyde resin (UR/FC2 and UR/FC3 at 50% UR). Bond shear strength by longitudinal tensile and resistance to delamination were performed according to SR EN 302:2004. The best performance was obtained with adhesive FC2 which showed shear strength above the values indicated for structural adhesives in EN 301:2004. FC2 adhesive performed significantly better in delamination tests too, both in dry and wet conditions, compared to the other two adhesives, showing promise for its use in load-bearing timber structures.


Every year global motorization increases as more motor vehicles are manufactured, and the total number of vehicle miles traveled rises. These increased travel opportunities result in higher numbers of injuries, fatalities, and monetary losses associated with traffic-related crashes. In the last decade, hundreds of thousands of people were killed by vehicle collisions in the United States. The World Health Organization has labeled traffic crashes as the ninth leading cause of global disease; by the year 2020, traffic crashes are expected to rise to number three. An opportunity exists to improve global human safety through research and innovation in driver training and evaluation and advanced vehicle safety systems. In this dissertation, four research studies were conducted: creation and evaluation of a safe driving program, driver classification using in-vehicle data collection and analysis, development of an obstacle avoidance warning system, and design of a run-off-the-road recovery controller. The most critical component of vehicle safety is the driver. For this reason, a safe driving program was developed to improve driver skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. The program consisted of driving and tent modules that were targeted to younger and less experienced drivers. Standardization of the modules allowed for student assessment using subjective and objective evaluation tools. A total of 86 students participated in a case study. Comparison of pre- and post-event tests indicated a 10% net increase of knowledge with a student and parent satisfaction level of 89.6%. One driving module focused on a tailgating scenario using a custom apparatus to simulate a tailgating situation. For this module, 75% of the evaluated students received a passing grade (85% or above), while the other 25% received valuable feedback on their specific driving eficiencies. The evaluation of normal driving tasks can be used as a tool to supply drivers with feedback regarding inadequate skills or poor behaviors, while providing off-line users with risk assessment. Three custom analysis techniques were developed to analyze real-world driver behavior and provide a normalized driving score, ultimately creating a driver classification system and risk assessment. A five-person case study was performed to demonstrate the capability of the developed methodologies; the results successfully differentiated each driver's overall performance. Driver safety may also be improved through the use of advanced on-board vehicle safety systems. A customizable hardware-in-the-loop steering simulator was used to create an obstacle avoidance system. Variable levels of vibration were provided to the driver through the steering wheel to communicate critical roadway information. Laboratory results demonstrated that haptic steering feedback improved driver performance as measured by a 62% reduction in obstacle hit rates. In addition, small reductions were found in peak steering wheel angle and peak vehicle yaw rate, as well as a 10m (32.8ft) increase in the reaction distance to the obstacles. For situations involving a run-off-the-road scenario, a more invasive autonomous vehicle system may provide a greater safety benefit by removing driver error from the recovery process. Two steering and braking controllers, Sliding Mode and State Flow, were designed and simulated using the CarSim and Matlab/Simulink software packages. The complete simulation results illustrated that these controllers outperformed the driver steering model by safely performing the recov


Objective To investigate the effects of thiopental sodium on transient outward K + currents (Itol) in human atrial myocytes using whole-cell patch clamp technique.Methods Human atrial myocytes were prepared by digestion with collagenase followed by gradual recalcification to 0.6 mmol · L-1 . Different concentrations of thiopental sodium were added to the cell suspensions (end-concentration of thiopental =30, 100 and 300μmol · L-1 ). Transient outward K+ currents (Itol) in atrial myocytes were measured and recorded before and after addition of thiopental using whole-cell patch clamp technique. Results Holding potential ( Vh) was set at - 80 mV and testing potential (Vt) at + 50 and + 60 mV, thiopental caused significant decrease in Itol densities in a dose-dependent fashion. For example at + 60 mV (Vt) Itol density was significantly reduced by thiopental from 7.7 ±0.6 pA/pF (before thiopental) to 6.9 ?0.5 pA/pF (30 μmol·L-1 ), 6.1 ±0.4 pA/PF (100 μmol· L-1) and 3.8±0.5 pA/pF (300μmol·L-1) ( P 0.05). Conclusion Clinical concentrations of thiopental exert direct inhibitory effects on Itol in human atrial myocytes, which may explain the underlying mechanism of myocardial depression induced by thiopental anesthesia.


Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a highly workable concrete that flows through densely reinforced or complex structural elements under its own weight. The benefits of using SCC include: a) Reducing labor costs by eliminating the need for mechanical vibration, b) Improving constructability, c) Providing a virtually flawless finish, d) Providing uniform and homogenous concrete, and e) Easily filling a complex shape formwork. Even though SCC is comparable to conventional concrete in terms of strength, the comparability of its bond to steel is less well-defined. This disparity of knowledge becomes more critical when using SCC in prestressed members due to the impact that bond strength has on the transfer and development lengths of prestressing tendons. The increasing interest among Illinois precasters in using SCC in bridge girders has motivated the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) to sponsor this synthesis study, which reviews and combines information from literature discussing the impact of using SCC on the transfer and development lengths of prestressing tendons in AASHTO bridge girders. The primary objectives of this study include: (1) Utilizing the results of previous research to evaluate the effect of using SCC on the transfer and development lengths of prestressing tendons and evaluate how SCC compares with conventional concrete, (2) Investigating the feasibility of using SCC in AASHTO bridge girders without the need for changing current design provisions recommended by the ACI and AASHTO, and (3) Providing IDOT with recommendations regarding the application of SCC in prestressed bridge girders.


When the UE is offloaded from the first PDN-GW to the second PDN-GW, if there are additional connections to the first PDN-GW of the UE, a process for their additional connections on UE side techniques for providing such route switching system capable of performing the determined it is disclosed, relays packets between the communication apparatus and the mobile terminal 0101, according to the technique, a relay apparatus for enabling mutual communication, a control unit 0102 sends a message to a mobile terminal containing information indicating that the switch from the first switching device to the second relay device, a part of the route until the communication device from the mobile terminal before movement Te, besides the path that can be managed by a control device constructed between the mobile terminal and the first switching device, a part of the path from the mobile terminal before movement to the communication device, a mobile terminal the first relay instrumentation It determines whether alternative route unmanageable exists by constructed control device between, and a mobile terminal for performing a predetermined process on another route, if any.


Ginzberg and Baroudi [1988] proposed several propositions regarding thediversity of thecareer anchors of IS personnel, In adtiition, they suggested that geographic and organizational factors might infhtence the patterns of career anchors. This study examines several of these propositions thmttgh a survey administered to IS personnel in four large organizations in several geographic locations. In contraat to some other recent studies, the career anchors dkplayed by thk sample of IS personnel were highly varied, with neither tec~lcal competence nor management competence dominating. Addhionaiiy, few meaningful differences were found in the patterns of career anchors across industry or geography.


The New Eng land Jour nal of Medicine weight heparins will increase in patients with peripar-tum cardiomyopathy, although guidelines for their use have not yet been established. For patients with severe myocardial dysfunction, the use of an intraaortic balloon pump or a left ventricular assist device may be needed as a bridge until myocardial recovery occurs or cardiac transplantation is performed. Felker et al. 12 reported that during long-term follow up , women with peripartum cardiomyopathy appear to have a better survival rate (94 percent at five years) than patients with cardiomyopathy due to other causes. Neither their sex nor their younger age accounted for the better outcome. In this series, 12 a higher proportion of patients with peripartum cardio-myopathy had histologic evidence of myocarditis on endomyocardial biopsy (26 of 51 patients) than in other reports. In women who have had peripartum cardiomyop-athy, echocardiography should be repeated six months after the diagnosis was made to assess the extent of recovery of systolic function. There are currently no data to suggest that earlier echocardiographic imaging would contribute additional prognostic information or that earlier recovery of ventricular dysfunction diminishes the risk associated with a subsequent pregnancy. The persistence of cardiac dysfunction 6 to 12 months after the initial diagnosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy usually indicates an irreversible problem and almost always represents an absolute contrain-dication to a subsequent pregnancy. It is, however, a challenge to predict whether the health of an individual woman who has had peripartum cardiomyopathy will deteriorate during a subsequent pregnancy. It is not currently possible to identify the small group of women in whom systolic ventricular function has returned to normal post partum who may tolerate a subsequent pregnancy without serious complications. Any such woman who becomes pregnant should be monitored with echocardiography, and an understanding should be reached that the pregnancy should be terminated if ventricular function deteriorates and increases the woman's risk to an unacceptable degree. It is possible that in the future the routine assessment of contractile reserve might allow clini-cians to stratify women more accurately according to their risk. On the other hand, it is clear that patients with persistent left ventricular dysfunction have an unacceptably high risk of cardiac complications and death during subsequent pregnancies and should be coun-seled not to become pregnant. We agree with the recommendations of the NHLBI working group 3 that an international registry should be established with the use …


Integrated charger topologies that have been researched so far with dc-dc converters and the charging functionality have no isolation in the system. Isolation is an important feature that is required for user interface systems that have grid connections and therefore is a major limitation that needs to be addressed along with the integrated functionality. The topology proposed in this paper is a unique and a first of its kind topology that integrates a wireless charging system and the boost converter for the traction drive system. The new topology is also compared with an on-board charger system from a commercial electric vehicle (EV). The ac-dc efficiency of the proposed system is 85.1% and the specific power and power density of the onboard components is ~455 W/kg and ~320 W/l.


Threshold ring signature scheme enables any t entities from N ring members to spontaneously generate a publicly verifiable t-out-of-N signature anonymously. The verifier is convinced that the signature is indeed generated by at least t users from the claimed group, but he cannot tell them apart. Threshold ring signatures are significant for ad-hoc groups such as mobile ad-hoc networks. Based on the lattice-based ring signature proposed by Melchor et al. at AFRICRYPT'13, this work presents a lattice-based threshold ring signature scheme, employing the technique of message block sharing proposed by Choi and Kim. Besides, in order to avoid the system parameter setup problems, we proposed a message processing technique called "pad-then-permute", to pre-process the message before blocking the message, thus making the threshold ring signature scheme more flexible. Our threshold ring signature scheme has several advantages: inherits the quantum immunity from the lattice structure; has considerably short signature and almost no signature size increase with the threshold value; provable to be correct, efficient, indistinguishable source hiding, and unforgeable.


Using a model of pitch perception already shown to give accurate predictions of residue pitches and difference tones [83rd Meeting, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 52, 141(A) 0972)], we have been able to predict cubic difference tones for frequency ratios of the primary tones from 1.167 to 1.500. The model involves the determination of axis crossing intervals of the stimulus at an appropriate basilar membrane (BM) location through Flanagan's BM transfer function, taking into account both amplitude and phase changes. The model notes and marks the time of significant differences in adjacent axis crossing intervals of the signal at the appropriate BM location. Time intervals corresponding to cubic difference tones are found between these time marks. In almost all cases investigated, the axis crossing intervals must be determined at a BM location corresponding to the lower primary frequency. Contrary to our earlier statement, the prediction of cubic difference tones from this model is achieved without any assumption of...


: Background —Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) modulates low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (LDLR) degradation, thus influencing serum cholesterol levels. However, dysfunctional LDLR causes hypercholesterolemia without affecting PCSK9 clearance from the circulation. Methods and Results —To study the reciprocal effects of PCSK9 and LDLR and the resultant effects on serum cholesterol, we produced transgenic mice expressing human (h) PCSK9. Although hPCSK9 was mainly expressed in the kidney, LDLR degradation was more evident in the liver. Adrenal LDLR levels were not affected, likely due to impaired PCSK9 retention in this tissue. In addition, hPCSK9 expression increased hepatic secretion of apoB-containing lipoproteins in an LDLR-independent fashion. Expression of hPCSK9 raised serum murine (m) PCSK9 levels by 4.3-fold in wild-type (WT) mice and not at all in LDLR -/- mice, where mPCSK9 levels were already 10-fold higher than in WT mice. In addition, LDLR +/- mice had 2.7-fold elevation in mPCSK9 levels and no elevation in cholesterol levels. Conversely, acute expression of hLDLR in transgenic mice caused a 70% decrease in serum mPCSK9 levels. Turnover studies using physiological levels of hPCSK9 showed rapid clearance in WT (half-life 5.2_min), faster in hLDLR transgenics (2.9_min), and much slower in LDLR -/- recipients (50.5_min). Supportive results were obtained using an in vitro system. Finally, up to 30% of serum hPCSK9 was associated with LDL regardless of LDLR expression. Conclusions —Our results support a scenario where LDLR represents the main route of elimination of PCSK9, and a reciprocal regulation between these two proteins controls serum PCSK9 levels, hepatic LDLR expression, and serum LDL levels. detect target was detected using a mixture of p-coumaric and in pH 8.5. Intensity quantification of the bands was obtained using ImageJ software and normalized to (cid:533) -action or GAPDH. TrTrTrananasdsdducucuceded hhepepepatattococcytytyeses sshohohoweweweddd rereedududucececed LDLDLLRLRLR lenntitiivivivirururusss ((( sysyyndnddrororomemem iimpmppliiicaateted fffamamamililiaiaall G.G SSececrreteted d prropoprorteeinin ccononveverttase susubtbtiililisisin/n/kkexixin n tytypepe 99 rredducuceses bbotth h hehepaatitic anand extrahepatic llowowow-d-ddenenensisisitytyy lipipipopopoprorooteteteininn recececepepptotoorsrsrs iiin n vivivivovov. BiBiBiococochehehem m m BiBiBopopophyhyhysss ReReRes s CoCoCommmmmmununu. paththwaways oof f PCPCSKK9-9-ininduucecd dednsitty y lilipopoprrototein n rerececeptptoror deggraradadatitonn:: evevididenecee ffor aan n


Many 2-oxoalkyl arenesulfonate derivatives having straight or branched alkyl chains of different lengths, 2-oxoalkyl bis-arenesulfonate derivatives, and alkyl arenesulfonate derivatives having a ketal moiety at the 2-position on the alkyl chain were synthesized, and their esterase-inhibitory activities, as well as hypolipidemic activities, were evaluated.Among these compounds, 1-(2, 4, 6-trimethylbenzenesulfonyloxy)-2-dodecanone (III-1u), and 1-(2, 3, 4, 6-tetramethylbenzenesulfonyloxy)-2-hexanone (III-1w), -2-octanone (III-1x) and -2-decanone (III-1y) exhibited potent esterase-inhibitory activities (IC50=3×10-10, 2×10-10, 2×10 and 3× M, respectively). However, the sulfonate (XV) having a ketal moiety on the alkyl chain and the bis-sulfonate (XVI) exhibited low inhibitory activities toward esterase in comparison with III and XII. Most of the compounds III and some of the compounds XII exhibited potent hypolipidemic activities corresponding to more than 50% lipid-lowering effect (plasma triglyceride and cholesterol ester) in vivo. The structure-activity relatioinships of these compounds are discussed.


The crystalline structure of nuclear matter is investigated in the standard Skyrme model with massive pions. A semi-analytic method is developed to determine local minima of the static energy functional with respect to variations of both the field and the period lattice of the crystal. Four distinct Skyrme crystals are found. Two of these were already known–the cubic lattice of half-skyrmions and the α-particle crystal–but two are new. These new solutions have lower energy per baryon number and less symmetry, being periodic with respect to trigonal but not cubic period lattices. Minimal energy crystals are also constructed under the constraint of constant baryon density, and it is shown that the two new non-cubic crystals tend to chain and multi-wall solutions at low densities.


The period of returning the people to religion, that is evident in the last
 two decades, increased the number of the pilgrimage tours all over the
 world, including the Republic of Serbia. This research is oriented towards
 determination of different motives of Orthodox Christian Church Pilgrims
 from Serbia for visiting two monasteries important for Serbian medieval
 cultural heritage, catalogued on the UNESCO World Heritage List, the
 Monastery Visoki Decani and the Monastery Pecka Patrijarsija, as monasteries
 of high cultural and historical importance, with rich traditional
 spirituality, authentic architecture and fresco painting heritage. Both
 monasteries have significant role in the religious life of Serbians, but
 they also represent important symbols of the national identity among the
 Serbian people. Nowadays, the pilgrimage tours for visiting these
 monasteries are occurring in difficult conditions for Serbian citizens, due
 to the problem related to the safety and security situation and political
 conditions. This research was conducted in order to identify are there
 differences in pilgrims? motivation for travelling, according to their
 socio-demographic characteristics. Thus, the focus on researching the
 motives of Serbian citizens for conducting the pilgrimage tours to these
 monasteries is significantly enhanced by the fact that visits to these
 monasteries involve even a risk for the life safety among the Serbian
 pilgrims. For conducting the research, we used the questionnaire with the
 identified 6 factors as possible motives for the pilgrimage.


Nowadays, wireless senor networks are widely applied in many remote fields such as disaster management and habitat monitoring. Clustered WSN have been proven to outperform their non-clustered counterparts in many aspects. Security is very crucial because these networks usually operate in the hazardous environments and the sensor nodes in these networks are resource-limited. Key management is one of the fundamental protocols to build a secure WSN. In this paper, we propose a light-weight key management scheme for clustered WSN. Our proposed scheme is based on LU decomposition which is less computation, memory, communication cost than the usual schemes. We also present performance analysis.


The fibre-metal laminate specimens were connected with steel plates by means of the glue joints. The influence of the type of connection on composite mechanical properties (displacement vs. force characteristics) was analyzed. The glue joint between the laminate and the steel plate guarantees even distribution of the displacement during tests. The method of connecting laminates by means of glue joints leads to the connection with the smallest overall dimensions and weight. In the initial research the samples connected by means of different glues were tested.


Objective:To establish a GC method for determining adulterated vegetable oil.Methods: The sample was esterified with KOH-CH3OH.and then extracted with a mixed solvent of petroleum ether and benzene,Determination of major fatty acids in sample were done by using gas chromatography.According to the characteristic constituent,relative concentration and absolute concentration,different kinds of fatty acid methylester were determined at the same time to appraise edible vegetable oil trueness or adulteration.Results: The method can effectively identify adulterated vegetable oil.Conclusion:The method is simple,reliable and practical.


Pb–Zn mineralization at Rajpura‐Dariba and Zawarmala, India, is hosted in the Palaeoproterozoic meta‐volcano‐sedimentary sequence of Aravalli‐Delhi Belt. We have studied different generations of pyrite (Py‐I, II and III) and sphalerite (Sph‐I, II and III), associated with ore mineralization and remobilization stages, from both the deposits. In Rajpura‐Dariba, high concentrations of the majority of trace elements in syngenetic Py‐I and Sph‐I suggest their formation from trace element enriched hydrothermal fluid in SEDEX environment. Enrichment of lattice bound elements in Py‐II (As, Co, Ni) and Sph‐II (Mn, Hg and Cd) during metamorphic recrystallization of early pyrite and sphalerite indicates their local derivation from host rocks. The Pb, Tl, Ag and Sb rich Py‐III and Sph‐III in discordant ore indicate their crystallization from low melting‐point chalcophile elements enriched sulfide melt. In Zawarmala, the trace element poor natures of diagenetic banded Py‐I and Sph‐I suggest that the initial ore‐forming fluid was depleted in trace elements. Enrichment of trace elements in Py‐II (As, Mn, Tl, Cu) and Sph‐II (Mn, Hg, As, Ga) in sphalerite‐pyrite vein ore signify their derivation from carbonate host rocks. The high abundance of trace elements in Py‐III and Sph‐III indicates their precipitation at lower temperatures from a trace element enriched hydrothermal fluid during the massive galena‐sphalerite ore formation. Pyrite and sphalerite from global SEDEX are trace elements enriched as compared to MVT deposits, where their compositions have remarkably correlation with host rocks. Our study highlights the influence of host rock in pyrite and sphalerite compositions and their ore genetic implications.


Objective: To compare the content of total isoflavones from root of different germplasms of Moghania macrophylla in Yunnan province and evaluate the effect of environment on the quality. Methods: The content of total isoflavones was determined by UV spectrophotometry at the wavelength of 261 nm with genistein as reference substance. Results: Average content of isoflavones from roots of Moghania macrophylla was 0.990 ‰. The isoflavones content of Pingbian sample was the most highest with 1.553 ‰,and the content of Lvchun(B) sample was the most lowest with 0.652 ‰. The isoflavanone content of the same germplasm planting different area was obvious different, so do the isoflavanone content of different germplasm planting at the same place.Conclusion:UV spectrophotometry method can be used as a quality-controlling method for Moghania macrophylla, the accumulation of isoflavanone in Moghania macrophylla root was influenced by its habitat and germ plasm.


Modafinil is a novel medication recently approved for the treatment of narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia. Commonly, patients had already been prescribed medications for their syndrome.


The Third Caledonian Health Lecture, held on 3 March 1999, was dedicated to the memory of Doris Sym. MBE, Fellow of Glasgow Caledonian University, and founder and first Principal of the Glasgow School of Occupational Therapy. Professor Gordon Dickson, Dean of the Faculty of Health at Glasgow Caledonian University, hosted the event, which was attended by a wide range of people including Doris's family, friends, ex-colleagues, practising occupational therapists, retired occupational therapists and academics from other disciplines within the Faculty of Health. In 1997, the year of the diamond jubilee of occupational therapy education in Scotland. I had the honour of presenting Doris Sym for the award of honorary fellow of Glasgow Caledonian University. Resplendent in her academic robes, Doris gave a feisty speech recalling the challenges involved in setting up a new educational establishment and looking forward to her future participation in University events. Her death early in 1998 came as a shock to us all. The University was pleased and honoured to welcome Dr Ann Wilcock, founding editor of the Journal of Occupational Science: Australia and historian of the College of Occupational Therapists, to give her lecture — 'Developing a philosophy of occupation for health' — in memory of a pioneer and visionary woman who led the development of her profession and established the school teaching it in the West of Scotland. Ann Carnduff, Head. Division of Occupational Therapy, Glasgow Caledonian University.


With great advance of automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems and a voice command system are demanded to be more sensitive to user's intention or emotion. These systems currently process linguistic information, but not process nonlinguistic information or paralinguistic information which users expressed during dialogs. For that reason, computers can obtain less information about a user through a dialog than human listeners can. If computers will recognize user's emotions conveyed by acoustic information, more appropriate response can be made toward users. For realization of emotion recognition, we have continued our study on anger degree estimation by both prosodic features and segmental features with anger utterances which were recorded during two kinds of pseudo‐dialogs. This report focuses on only segmental features related to voice quality and examines them for capabilities to estimate anger degree. The first cepstral coefficient of anger utterances has been analyzed to obtain acoustic parameters r...


Abstract Intensive predator control on game estates in 19th-century England is believed to be largely responsible for the decline of two large native mustelids, the pine marten and polecat. Two small, related, species, the stoat and weasel, were also killed in large numbers but are still common in England, and have been introduced into New Zealand. The theory of life-history tactics offers an explanation for the different effects of persecution on large and small mustelids. It also suggests that stoats in New Zealand national parks cannot be exterminated by trapping, and that the first priority for the conservation of rare native birds such as the takahe is active management to stimulate breeding.


Four pillars of learning identified in the UNESCO report in 1996 include four "L"s: Learning to know, Learning to do, Learning to live together, and Learning to be. Since then educators have been discussing how four pillars of learning can affect 21st century's curriculum. Evidently, space-related education is based on traditional type curriculum. Therefore, integration of new approaches in aerospace engineering and science curriculum is often challenging. This paper argues that transdisciplinary and project-based approach can be used in building innovative aerospace engineering and other space-related disciplines core curricula. The paper proposes using SDTP/MSIP projects as foundation for creating multi-disciplinary curricula in different universities and countries. The proposed methodology includes pilot team projects performed during two-week summer workshop, task diversification between participating universities, comprehensive individual studies (analysis), and joint findings reports (synthesis). Su...


The invention relates to polysiloxanes of the general formula (1) [A-SiR in which A, B, C for R or is -CR X is F, Cl, Br or I, R R has the meanings given in claim 1 and b integer values of at least 101 means with the provisos that if R stands for a hydrogen radical, B exclusively -CR 0.1-100 that the units A, B and C is -CR provided that a + b + c + d represent integer values of from 103 to 10,000 and that c + d <0.2 * (a + b + c + d).