PURPOSE: To provide a control equipment whose degree of freedom can be expanded up to six. CONSTITUTION: This equipment is attached to by sensors 110 to 135 which are sensitive to the force of a user's contact and enables the generation of position control and rotation control inputs that are intuitive and easy to understand for the user. It is suitable for the control of the cursor of an interactive computer and for the control of a display body on a computer graphics, or for the control of heavy machinery such as a crane, a forklift truck, etc., because a user does not have to operate a controller itself about the generation of control input which has six degrees of freedom. A position control signal is generated by the user's operation like 'push' or 'drag' (dragging). A rotation control signal is generated by the operation such as 'push', 'twist', or 'gesture of rotation'. Although the same sensors 110 to 135 are used to generate both position control and rotation control signals, in such cases, the selection of the signal is decided by the intensity of force given to the sensors 110 to 135.


Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of the climatic factors affecting tree-ring growth in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.), one of the most important species of Hungarian forests. A 221-year oak chronology was elaborated, covering the period 1789 to 2009 AD. The daily climate data for a ~110 year stretch offered a detailed insight into the climate-growth relations. The correlation function reached a maximum (r > 0.4) in the case of precipitation in May-August, providing evidence that water availability is the main factor driving the oak growth in the eastern part of the Great Hungarian Plain. Although there was no significant linear relation with temperature in the long term, moving window correlation analysis revealed that temperature response changed substantially over the course of the 20th century. While positive correlation with winter temperature was characteristic in the first decades, later the response to summer temperature strengthened remarkably, reaching r = -0.569 by the end of the analysed period (years 1978-2007). While the vulnerability of oak to drought stress is common across Europe, in southern and central Europe high summer temperatures impair tree growth. The enhanced sensitivity of pedunculate oaks to the water balance in the eastern part of the Great Hungarian Plain allows to surmise the presence of an evolving tendency towards drought risk and vulnerability in the case of these oak stands.


physique atomique. modBlisation plasma diagnostics charges des effets significatifs dans le front d'ionisation de certaines n6buleuses. Abstract : Recent experiments in tokamak plasmas demonstrate that charge exchanges -- manifest themselves in a wide variety of situations. It is now realized that charge exchanges involving excited states of hydrogen should be considered : these reactions represent a chalienge for atomic physics. detailed plasma modeling, and quantitative plasma diagnostics. Charge exchanges between ions can in some cases modify the state of the gas and produce specific emission. Charge exchanges are important for the ionization balance of many ions in either warm coronal plasmas or photoionized plasmas of Astrophysics. Lines produced by ctiarge exchange have been discovered in the spectrum of nebulae and probably the solar chromosphere. Introduction of check in provide insights into of interface between the chromosphere and the Is pointed out that charge exchanges between heavy particles may have significant effects in the ionization front of some nebulae.


In the industry of coal extraction and prosecution, there are different waste materials and subproducts causing serious pollution problems in land and water sources that affect the town of Samaca, Boyaca Colombia and especially to its population This Project had an attention's focus the obtaining of a composite material from the mining's coal wastes and the plastic wastes in order to help to solve the problem of environmental pollution. It seeks to obtain a composite material with a binder (polymer) and a pellet (mining waste), together can be used in the construction industry. There were performed different activities that defined the elements of the investigation; as is, the determination of residues used, defined its physicochemical properties, the proportions of each material, the methods of shaping the material, the physical and mechanical characteristics, the comparison with existing materials and finally with the outcomes it was determinate the possible use of it in the construction industry.


In recent years, the use of PowerPoint (a form of multimedia) presentation in classroom instructions has significantly increased globally without examination of their effects on student learning particularly with reference to school type and school location. This study therefore assessed the effect of power-point media on students' understanding of Basic Technology in Bauchi State with reference to school type and school location . The population of the study consisted of all the private and public primary schools in both urban and rural areas. A total of one hundred and twenty (120) pupils' were randomly selected from the four primary schools. In each school ten (10) pupils were randomly selected from primary three, five and six to form thirty pupils per school. A pre-test, treatment and post-test were administered to the three classes in each school. The result shows that private primary school scored higher than public primary school and urban primary schools scored higher than rural primary schools. Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA were used to analyze the result. The one-way ANOVA test indicated significant difference between the Mean scores of pupils from private and public primary schools at (P<0.001). There was also a significant difference for the mean scores of pupils from urban and rural primary schools at (P<0.001).   The study concluded that the power-point media had effect on the achievement scores of pupils' from private and urban primary school more than public and rural primary school. The use of the package is recommended for the teaching of Basic Technology in primary schools in the study area.


SUMMARY

 The reviews of Wankowicz. The Puppy Years in the perspective of the contemporary trends in literary criticism

The work is an attempt to analyse Puppy Years by Melchior Wankowicz in the context of postcolonial theory, feminist criticism and gender studies. The aspects presented in the text include the relationship between Belarusians, Poles and Russians at the turn of the 19 ad 20 century, the reality of life under Russian annexation, the exploitation of Belarusian peasants by the Polish gentry and the issues of sexual violence and performative theory of sexuality.

KEYWORDS:
Melchior Wankowicz, postcolonialism, gender studies, Polish gentry, Belarus


ADSTRACT THE technical and economic feasibility of using solar energy to drive irrigation pumps have been studied to determine the conditions required for serviceable, competitive use of solar systems. Solar power plant component development, changes in irrigation and pumping practices, investment incentives and higher fuel prices may all be required for eco-nomical use of solar energy.


Vinylation of benzylic C—H bond is achieved using a wide range of heterocyclic compounds as quinoxalines, quinolines, pyrazines and pyridines and DMA as a carbon source.


We consider linear programming in the oracle model: min c (cid:62) x s.t. x ∈ P , where the polyhedron P = { x ∈ R n : Ax ≤ b } is given by a separation oracle that returns violated inequalities from the system Ax ≤ b . We present an algorithm that finds exact primal and dual solutions using O ( n 2 log( n/δ )) oracle calls and O ( n 4 log( n/δ )+ n 5 log log(1 /δ )) arithmetic operations, where δ is a geometric condition number associated with the system ( A, b ). These bounds do not depend on the cost vector c . The algorithm works in a black box manner, requiring a subroutine for approximate primal and dual solutions; the above running times are achieved when using the cutting plane method of Jiang, Lee, Song, and Wong (STOC 2020) for this subroutine. Whereas approximate solvers may return primal solutions only, we develop a general framework for extracting dual certificates based on the work of Burrell and Todd (Math. Oper. Res. 1985). Our algorithm works in the real model of computation, and extends results by Gr¨otschel, Lov´asz, and Schrijver (Prog. Comb. Opt. 1984), and by Frank and Tardos (Combinatorica 1987) on solving LPs in the bit-complexity model. We show that under a natural assumption, simultaneous Diophantine approximation in these results can be avoided.


The utility model relates to a nozzle control valve used in bitumen spray machines, aiming to solve the clamping stagnation of bitumen nozzle control valve and bitumen leakage or trickling phenomena, which mainly consists of a valve seat, an inner sealing element, an outer sealing element, a valve spool, a rocking handle, O-shaped gasket rings and a heat conducting oil pipe. Each component is assembled in a certain order, wherein sealing is provided between the valve seat and the valve spool, and between the valve seat and the inner & outer sealing elements through the gasket rings, to prevent the leakage of bitumen from the fit clearance after the valve is shut off. Two holes are arranged on both the inner and the outer sealing elements, the rocking handle drives the valve spool to turn, when the two claws of the valve spool drives the outer sealing element to turn to a certain position, the two holes of the inner and the outer sealing elements get matched or mismatched, to realize the opening or closing of the bitumen oil way. A heat conducting oil pipe is welded on the upside of the valve seat, before the spray machine begins to work, the high temperature heat conducting oil cycled in the heat conducting oil pipeline heats the nozzle control valve, and melts the residual bitumen, to effectively prevent the clamping stagnation of the nozzle control valve.


Abstract The palladium complex, which is generated in situ from Pd(η 3-C3H5)Cp and tris(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethylphenyl)phosphine, catalyzed the [4+2] cycloaddition of o-(silylmethyl)benzyl carbonates with alkenes. The reaction of the benzyl esters with methyl crotonate gave methyl 3-methyltetralin-2-carboxylate in 84% yield with 2% catalyst loading.


Ample legislative projects are in progress, both at a European level and at an international level, in order to harmonize the insolvency regulations. Undoubtedly, at the present time the implementation of a unitary insolvency law applicable at a global level cannot be brought into discussion because of the significant differences existing among the national legal systems. The project initiated at the level of the European Union sets out to identify the aspects that may be harmonized in the matter of insolvency at a European level while the Project of the Global Principles in Insolvency is trying to lay down the principles that may apply in case of a crossborder insolvency procedure.


The city of Palembang is very potential as a tourist destination for Sport Tourism because it has Jakabaring Sport City which since 2005 has a vision of the development area of Integrated Sports Complex. This study uses the CIPP method Stufflebeam's CIPP Model (2003), this model is suitable for knowing the progress of the tourism destination sector. By focusing on evaluating aspects of context, input, process, and product, the CIPP model is consistent with the definition of program evaluation conducted by PT. Jakabaring Sport City in the Jakabaring. This study uses a mixed-method, where the researcher is the key instrument and the data collection technique is carried out by combining and analyzing the data findings so that more comprehensive, valid, reliable, and objective data will be obtained. The results obtained in this study refer to the evaluated aspects, namely in the context aspect which is described with the basic indicators of program implementation carried out by PT. Jakabaring Sport City in the Jakabaring Lake area then analyzes the program needs and what obstacles are faced. From the input aspect, analyze the existing condition of employees, the duties of each section, supporting facilities, and infrastructure, tourism facilities consisting of basic, complementary, and supporting facilities, and the budget used. Meanwhile, from the process aspect, it focuses on tourist activities in the Jakabaring lake area and the assessment of employee services. Then the last is to present data related to the level of satisfaction of tourists visiting the Jakabaring lake area.


Fast self-phase modulation (FSPM) and slow self-phase modulation (SSPM) cause nonlinear chirp of ultrashort pulses. FSPM originates from the optical Kerr effect, while SSPM occurs in amplifiers of low saturation energy. Either effect or both can be present in laser amplifiers. We present a theoretical numerical study of the amplitude distortion and chirp of ultrashort pulses and of their compression by frequency-domain phase compensation. Various shapes (Gaussian, sech2 and asymmetrical pulses) are used in numerical integration of the nonlinear equations in the time domain. The distorted and chirped output pulses are Fourier transformed and the phases in the frequency domain are compensated by subtraction of combinations of various phase functions (second-order, third-order,1 V-shape, etc.). The phases in the frequency domain are sensitive to the shape and chirp of the output pulses resulting from the nonlinear time-domain effects. The shape and width of the compressed pulse depends on the input pulse shape, on the nonlinear gain medium, and on the compensator we use. The maximum amount of compression is related to the linear portion of the chirp. These results are relevant to dye laser, diode laser and other systems, and may be useful for understanding and improving mode-locking as well.


This was a five year (2001-2005) retrospective study of bacterial meningitis in patients admitted to UMMC. A total of 47 cases were analyzed. Chinese was the most common ethnic group (41%), followed by Malays (36%) and Indians (23%). The majority of cases (60%) were within the 0-9 year old age group. Within this age group, the majority (93%) was less than 5 years old. For all races, males were more commonly infected (62%) than females. The most common presenting complaints were fever (83%), vomiting (25.5%), headache (23%), seizures (23%), and loss of consciousness (11%). On admission, 23% had neck stiffness. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cultures were positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae (23%), Haemophilus influenzae (15%), Escherichia coli (8.5%), Neisseria meningitidis (4%) and Streptococcus spp (2%). CSF investigations were not done on 47% of cases due to contraindications. The most common complication was subdural effusions (15%), followed by cerebral edema (8.5%), epilepsy (8.5%) and hydrocephalus (6%). The antibiotic sensitivity tests done showed that all the three major organisms were 100% sensitive to ceftriaxone. 5. pneumoniae was 100% sensitive to penicillin and H. influenzae was 90% sensitive to penicillin and ampicillin. The mortality rate was 15%.


Despite many contact-sensor-based methods have been proposed to monitor and detect structural defects, there are still difficulties compensating for environmental effects and malfunctions of attached sensors, which are main reasons for transmitting false signals. Moreover, regardless of releasing correct or incorrect signals, it eventually leads to human-conducted on-site inspections. In light of these shortcomings, vision-based inspections are considered as potential approach to overcome the explained issues. A number of vision-based methods for detecting damages from images have been developed. However, there are only a few vision-based methods for detecting loosened bolts. Thus, a computer-vision method for detecting loosened bolts is proposed. This study includes two algorithms. The first one is a preprocessing to crop bolt images from bolted-joint images. The second algorithm is a feature extraction by integrating previously proposed algorithms in computer-vision. To accomplish an automated inspection, linear support vector machine is trained and used as a classifier. The robustness of the proposed is verified by the experimental validation; 22 bolt images are used to build a classifier, and 40 bolt images are tested.


For 26 children in Grade 2 and 20 in Grade 4 test-retest correlations over 1 yr. were moderate to low but significant save for the category of Obstacle-dominance on the Children's Form of the Rosenzweig Picture-frustration Study.


Silicon is not known to create color centers in sapphire. In a blue sapphire, the coloring mechanism is well known to be the charge transfer between Fe2+ Ti4+ pairs on neighboring sites in the lattice [1]. However, beryllium diffusion treatment in sapphire has forced us to examine the role of unusual noncoloring trace elements such as silicon. Emmett et al. [2] proposed that the difference between [Mg2+ + Be2+] and [Ti4+ + Si4+] concentrations directly affects the resulting color in a beryllium-diffused sapphire. LA-ICP-QMS (Laser ablation – inductively couple plasma – quadrupole mass spectrometry) has gained popularity among the gemological laboratories; therefore, the detectability of these non-coloring trace elements is an important issue. Among the elements in Emmett's model, silicon is the most challenging to analyze by ICPMS due to its omnipresence in the environment and isobaric interference. A series of experiments using single crystal synthetic and natural sapphires were performed to establish the detection limits and isobaric interferences of silicon isotopes while using LA-ICP-QMS. Three multiplyrecrystallized synthetic sapphire crystals were used as 'true blanks' in these experiments and additional matrix related interferences were observed in 28Si and 29Si signals. Preliminary results indicated that, under ideal situation, a detection limit in the order of 100 ppmw is achievable. However, extreme caution is called due to lack of reference standards. The most commonly used NIST SRM glasses contains 32 – 33 wt % of silicon – well into analog mode operation of the multiplier and interpolating such calibration to less than 100 ppm range can introduce dramatic errors. This is still a on-going project and the most up-to-date results will be discussed.


We obtained the whole plant from the callus of Euphobia pulcherrima through tissue culture and also we reported the operation steps and cultivating conditions.


The surface resistivity and volume resistivity of zinc oxide whiskers were decreased by means of new aluminium-doping method. The influence of aluminium-doping on the resistivity of zinc oxide whiskers was studied. When the content of Al_2O_3 was 20%, the surface resistivity of the zinc oxide whiskers decreased from 10~7~10~8Ω to 1.6×10~6Ω,and the volume resistivity decreased from 10~8~10~9Ω·cm to 7.1×10~5Ω·cm. In addition,the influence of aluminium-doped zinc oxide whiskers on the antistatic property of epoxy resin was also studied. When the content of the doped whiskers in the epoxy resin composites was about 8 %, the surface resistance of the epoxy resin composite coat decreased to 7.2×10~ 10 Ω.


Background: Pterygium is a common ophthalmological problem in India. Excision of pterygium with conjunctival autograft is the main line of treatment. Many modifications of surgical techniques have been tried like conjunctival autografting with fibrin glue, sutures and autologous serum. All these modalities have their pros and cons. We compared these techniques for conjunctival autografting following pterygium surgery.
Methods: A randomized interventional study was performed on 60 eyes with primary nasal pterygium. After pterygium excision, the bare sclera was covered with a conjunctival autograft, which was fixed using autologous blood serum(in Group A, n=20), fibrin glue(in Group B, n=20) and vicryl suture (8-0) (in Group C, n=20). The patients were examined on postoperative Day 1, 1 week, 1month, 3 month and 6 month. The main outcome measures were operative time ,autograft stability, postoperative discomfort, autograft thicknes, pterygium recurrence and granuloma formation.
Results: The mean operative time was significantly shorter in group A(23.60 min) followed by Group B (25.20 min) and Group C(28.15 min)(p-value <0.0001).Postoperative discomfort measured on visual analogue scale was minimal in fibrin group (p-value=0.0008) and maximum in suture group. Graft displacement was found in 2(10%) patient in autologous blood group (p value=0.349) while Graft oedema, granuloma & recurrence was noted in suture group only(p value=0.362).
Conclusions: The conjunctival autografting with fibrin glue proved to be better method than autologous serum and suture, as it had very less postoperative discomfort, no recurrence, minimal edema and less graft displacement.


This article examines the personal experiences of an adoptee who has become a mother of her own biological children. The article touches briefly on the challenging relationships between the adoptee and both the adoptive mother and birth mother. Details are discussed regarding deep emotional feeling that arose during the adoptee's time of pregnancy and birth. The article talks about cellular memory experiences and the impact those had during pregnancy. There are details on how being an adoptee may have affected mothering styles and how issues arose during this time that were influential in the adoptee gaining a deeper understanding of the impact of adoption. The article does note that there were similarities with other adoptees that had become mothers investigated during the author's research.


Neural network ensemble based on rough sets reduction is proposed to decrease the computing complexity of conventional feature ensemble selection algorithms.Firstly,a dynamic reduction technology,which integrates genetic algorithm and resample method,is used to get reduct sets that have stable and good generalization ability.Secondly,Multiple BP neural networks based on different reducts are built as base classifiers.According to the idea of selective ensemble,the best generalization ability neural network ensemble can be found by some search strategies.Finally,classification based on neural network ensemble can be completed by combination with vote rule.The method has been verified in the experiment of classifying Landsat 7 bands remote sensing image of chosen area.A number of feature sets of poor performance were discarded by reduction based on rough sets.Compared to conventional feature selection algorithms,the method takes less time,has lower computing complexity,and the performance is satisfying.


At the initial stage of the founding of the People's Republican of China along with the establishment of authority across the whole country, Chinese Communist Party convinced to further the instruction of politics thoughts to the intellectuals, which focused on different main tasks of the Party such as patriotic and international education focusing on the Aid to North Korea against the aggregation of American; the social classes instruction of the distinction between enemies people focusing on the remaking of thoughts; practical instruction of the mobilization of intellectuals' enthusiasm. Such activities heightened the intellectuals political sense and incited their enthusiasm as well as enriched our Party's education theories of politics and thoughts, that was of great realistic importance for further reinforcement improvement of the Party's education of politics thoughts to the intellectuals.


Contents: Preface. M.W. Aulls, Developing Students' Inquiry Strategies: A Case Study of Teaching History in the Middle Grades. A.J. Starko, Teaching Problem Finding to Elementary Students: Views From the Trenches. M.A.B. Delcourt, How Students Develop Their Creative-Productive Ideas for Projects in the Natural and Social Sciences. B.M. Shore, M.A.B. Delcourt, C.A. Syer, M. Schapiro, The Phantom of the Science Fair. G.F. Cartwright, A.A.B. Finkelstein, M.K.B. Maennling, Caught in the Web: Internet Risks for Children. L. Butler-Kisber, Collaboration in Student-Oriented Teacher Inquiry. M.A. Barfurth, B.M. Shore, White Water During Inquiry Learning: Understanding the Place of Disagreements in the Process of Collaboration. P. Cohen, The Embodied Conductor: Concert Pianists, Diaper Dancers, and the Fine Art of Creative Variability in Performance. F.G. Rejskind, F. Halliday, J. McBride, Creating Change: Teachers' Reflections on Introducing Inquiry Teaching Strategies. A. Robinson, J. Hall, Teacher Models of Teaching Inquiry. M.W. Aulls, B.M. Shore, Teachers' Use and Understanding of Strategy in Inquiry Instruction. F. Luconi, The Hidden Curriculum and Multicultural Education: A Potential Barrier to the Implementation of an Inquiry-Driven Curriculum. R.J. Bracewell, C. Le Maistre, S.P. Lajoie, A. Breuleux, The Role of the Teacher in Opening Worlds of Inquiry-Driven Learning With Technology. D.L. Butler, C. Pollock, K.M. Nomme, J. Nakonechny, Promoting Authentic Inquiry in the Sciences: Challenges Faced in Redefining University Students' Scientific Epistemology.


The study was undertaken to examine some blood parameters and minerals in serum in relation to estrus, conception and early pregnancy (on 28th day) in nulliparous heifers. Blood samples were obtained from 42 nulliparous heifers fed on TMR (Total Mixed Ration) on the day of AI and 28 days after AI. Serum was analyzed for BUN, blood glucose, Zinc, Cupper, and Selenium concentrations by Atomic absorbent spectroscopy.There was noticeable increase in blood glucose, Zn, and ,Se levels in conceived or pregnant heifers (28/42) on both day of AI and 28th day After AI higher than their levels in non conceived, failed, or non pregnant heifers (14/42). While there was clear increase in BUN level in none conceived heifers in the day of AI (estrus) higer than its level in the conceived heifers. But there is decrease in Cu level in conceived heifers on both the day of AI and the 28th day after AI lower than its level in non conceived heifers.


In this paper, a detailed Lie symmetry analysis of the (2+1)-dimensional coupled nonlinear extension of the reaction-diffusion equation is presented. The general finite transformation group is derived via a simple direct method, which is equivalent to Lie point symmetry group actually. Similarity reduction and some exact solutions of the original equation are obtained based on the optimal system of one-dimensional subalgebras. In addition, conservation laws are constructed by employing the new conservation theorem.


The relationship between soil moisture and ecosystem-level carbon budget was investigated for a BERMS (Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites) site in Saskatchewan, Canada, using eddy covariance flux measurements obtained during 2001 and 2002. The site was located in a young jack pine stand (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) characterized by a sparse low canopy. The site was harvested in 1994 and young trees from ages one year to ten years were regenerating naturally. Total ecosystem respiration (Rec) at the site was sensitive to volumetric soil water content (VWC), and increased exponentially with VWC and soil temperature in warm seasons. Under daytime light-saturated conditions, gross primary production (GPP) had a positive linear correlation with VWC, with enhancement occurring under high soil temperatures. In contrast to GPP and Rec individually, net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE) was less sensitive to VWC. Under VWC > 0.03, the VWC-dependence was hardly detectable for NEE, irrespective of temperature range.


A new rubiaceous genus Ramosmania from Rodrigues, Mauritius, is described and illustrated. A new combination R. heterophylla (Balf. f.) Tirvengadum & Verdcourt is made. The taxon believed to be extinct has been refound.


Is intrinsic the relation between communication and information. There isn't communication without information. The communication is something in constant change and consequently is considerate a process. There are many communication channels that a institution can use to transmit information for its employees, one of this can be the business TV. This article will present the description of the process of communication of the organizational information accomplished through the business TV of the Brazilian Central Bank.


Micromagnetic simulations require the numerically challenging preservation of the Euclidean norm during the whole simulation. This can be accomplished by applying a priori length preserving methods, renormalization algorithms, or penalization strategies. The latter one includes both the penalty method and the Lagrangian multiplier. The penalty method requires the definition of a penalty parameter during the initiation of the simulation which, depending on its size, can lead to an unsatisfied constraint or stiff and difficult to solve systems of equations. The Lagrange multiplier always penalizes in problem-dependent intensity, hence, an additional degree of freedom is added to the system of equations to the drawback of higher computational costs. This paper proposes a method that utilizes a perturbed Lagrangian multiplier and an element level static condensation to condensate the additional degree of freedom. This guarantees fast simulations, and no parameter fitting in advance. Suitable numerical examples are conducted to prove the workability of the outlined scheme and to highlight the efficiency compared to the non-condensed formulation.


Computerized evaluation of infrared images opens new vistas for infrared thermogrammetry
(IR-TGM). While it extends our earlier knowledge regarding temperature field
analysis, it requires deeper understanding of relations of thermal phenomena and also
more intuitive thermotechnical skills for image processing. Examples from diverse areas,
e.g. energy saving, thermal defectometry, electrotechnics are quoted and practical applications
of IR-TGM in thermal physics of buildings are discussed. The thermal phenomena
themselves are illustrated by IR thermograms, while temperature distributions are
analysed by histograms.


Abstract The complete mitochondrial genome of Lagocephalus guentheri was reported in the present study, which was 16,461 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding control region. The overall base composition of the genome is 27.54% for A, 24.80% for T, 31.23% for C and 16.43% for G. The phylogenetic tree, which is based on 12 protein-coding gene sequences, suggested that L. guentheri was closest to L. spadiceus. This study could give impetus to studies focused on population structure and molecular evolution of L. guentheri.


For electromagnetic applications the microstructure and the final mechanical state are key parameters. These can be obtained by a judicious choice of the material, a particular design like laminated steels but also through the determination and the mastering of the fabrication process. This present paper contains a brief introduction to electromagnetics and the qualification of a "good" electromagnetic quality. Then the article highlights, based on literature, first the influence of the process parameters on microstructure, mechanical state and secondly the impact these properties themselves on magnetic properties. Eventually, a methodology is proposed in order to predict the functional behavior of a part in its final system, taking into account its manufacturing process. The academic study case presented here can illustrate such a methodology. This kind of methodology includes in particular experimental tests, physical analysis and numerical modeling.


After discussing the charactor of water quality of the direct air-cooled units,the authors explain the necessity of condensate polishing system,also present the features of this system in detail.


OBJECTIVES
Endometrial cancers (ECs) are the most common gynaecological cancers in well developed countries. Diabetes and metabolic syndrome are among the biggest risk factors. Nesfatin-1, the adipokine derivative of NUCB2 (nucleobindin derivative 2) is linked to the clinical course of EC. Molecular factors, including mutations in MLH1 and MHS2 genes, c-MET and ARID1A are also related to prognosis in endometrial cancer.

MATERIAL AND METHODS
Using sections of paraffin-embedded preparations and immunohistochemistry, the expression of NESF1, MLH1, MSH2,c-MET and ARID1A were examined.

RESULTS
In this study on protein expression, EC tissues manifested (although insignificantly) an elevated expression of NESF-1 in type II EC. In type I EC, NESF-1 expression was significantly higher in G1 in comparison to G2 and G3 together. A significantly lower expression of MLH1 was demonstrated in type I EC.

CONCLUSIONS
The most pronounced expression involved c-MET in all EC I and EC II tissues (in over 80% of cases). A tendency was detected for a high expression of NESF-1 in patients with type II EC, who also exhibited a high expression of MSH2.


The municipality studied by Craig, Lagos de Moreno, was basically untouched by the Revolution. The agrarian movement was, as she says, '...neither a revolutionary movement mobilized in violent opposition to the government, nor yet a handmaiden to it' (p. 234). To achieve the agrarian reform, two things were necessary: a supportive national government and local mobilization. This concern to link the actions of local participants with larger national trends is shared by Wasserstrom. Both have written interesting accounts of agrarian movements outside what has often been regarded as the Zapatista 'mainstream' and in so doing have produced useful additions to our knowledge of Mexico's rich and complex agrarian history.


Issues regarding future and employment represent some of the most important problems facing the economy. Work and all productive activities aimed at increasing the wealth of nations and thus create a better life for all people. In terms of labour market restructuring of the economy has accumulated a large number of social issues, including the emergence and growth of unemployment. Republic of Moldova is facing a real crisis of employment in the economic downturn installed recently. Involution occurred in the economy have restricted opportunities for employment working as a reduction lead this active population and chronic unemployment.


The high growth rate and declining death rate present a major handicap to providing a minimal standard of living in India. The target of reducing the birthrate to 25/1000 population had to be delayed from 1978-1979 to 1984. Since the inception of the national family planning program only 15% of reproductive age couples have been protected. Population projections for 1975-1985 were made and estimates of the number of births to be averted annually. The population to be protected was apportioned to sterilization IUD and conventional contraceptive users in the proportion currently covered and the number of acceptors for each method calculated. To achieve the desired goal 46% of couples will have to be protected. The urgent need is a change of attitude in eligible couples by a massive scale motivational program aimed at urban and rural populations.


Abstract The Salvation Army is a global denomination that finds its identity in both unity and diversity. Shared beliefs and practices are complemented by local tradition, culture and expression, resulting in recognisability similar, yet also distinctly different, Salvationist communities throughout the world. Salvation Army officers share a common calling to ministry, in which personal spiritual maturity and on-going development is seen as a necessary foundation. This article draws upon research that led to the emergence of a framework for spiritual life development that can be used in a multiplicity of contexts. Drawing on a theological and theoretical framework that encompasses evangelicalism, spirituality, theological education and vocational learning, it shows how the diverse contexts of research subjects provided both inspiration and challenge, thus contributing to the emergence of a framework that is simple, adaptable and pedagogically apt.


Present status and near term forecast of the world-wide laser markets are briefed,Applications of vari-ous lasers are outlined according to their application fields,sales in2003and forecast for2004are described,and some novel technical developments are presented.


Nutrition problem solving, including stunting, in South Sulawesi have been done by many government programs, and well as people initiative solution. Though this stunting problem still become a huge problem. Indonesian health data profile in 2011 reported that under-five-children nutrition prevalence status with TB/U index in South Sulawesi is remind in a high number of case, that is 38,8 % compared with national percentage 35,6 %. This problem deserve a special attention in South Sulawesi. One of amino acid that could help the acceleration of development process is cysteine Amino acid. It has an important role in accelerating hormone receptor transcription in zinc finger protein (ZFP) reaction, Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF β) induction and Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein (CRIP) forming which is related to advance metabolic reaction. Cysteine amino acid providing is a must in metabolic reaction because Cysteine Rich Intestinal Protein (CRIP) is needed in macro and micro nutrition metabolic reaction. Cysteine amino acidic is an essential semi-amino acidic which is not provided fully by human's body so that it has to be added by supplementing process. By all these account it is necessary to do a research about cysteine amino acidic supplementation which is related to urine protein, anthropometry status as well as nutrition intakes in stunting case.This research was done by using Randomizedpre and post control Group Design . The first group is the experiment group which is given cysteine amino acidic and the second one is the control group. The experiment group was treated in 90 days or 3 month total sample 30. By giving the amino acid cysteine in toddlerstunting after highdose vitamin A supplementation can improve urineprotein status, body weight and body height and improving intake ofenergy and nutrients such as carbohydrate, protein and fat. Givingfood with high content of the amino acid cysteine or high protein can beused as an alternative for amino acid cysteine in the form ofsupplementation.


How well known was Thucydides' history in the fourth century BC and the hellenistic period? Gomme, with an eye on Polybius, once wrote of the 'nearly complete silence about Thucydides in what remains to us of ancient writers before the age of Cicero and Dionysius of Halicarnassus'. This is startling at first and has to my knowledge led to the misconception that Thucydides virtually disappeared after his own time. Gomme was however referring merely to specific mentions or discussions of Thucydides by name: he went on to speak of the 'silent compliment paid him by Kratippos, Xenophon, Theopompos, and Philistos'. Even this is far from a complete list, and Gomme's possibly misleading paragraph can serve as my starting-point.


There is lack of standardized tests for specifically evaluating the resistance of concrete to sulfuric acid attack, which has caused great variability, for example, in terms of solution concentration, pH level/control, etc., among previous studies in this area. Accordingly, there are conflicting data about the role of key constituents of concrete (e.g., supplementary cementitious materials [SCMs]) and uncertainty about building codes' stipulations for concrete exposed to sulfuric acid. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess the behavior of the same concretes, prepared with single and blended binders, to incremental levels (mild, severe, and very severe) of sulfuric acid solutions over 36 weeks. The test variables included the type of cement (general use [GU] or portland limestone cement [PLC]) and SCMs (fly ash, silica fume, and nanosilica). The severe (1 %, pH of 1) and very severe aggression (2.5 %, pH of 0.5) phases caused mass loss of all specimens, with the latter phase providing clear distinction among the performance of concrete mixtures. The results showed that the penetrability of concrete was not a controlling factor under severe and very severe damage by sulfuric acid attack, whereas the chemical vulnerability of the binder was the dominant factor. Mixtures prepared from the PLC performed better than those prepared from GU. While the quaternary mixtures that consisted of GU or PLC, fly ash, silica fume, and nanosilica showed the highest mass losses after 36 weeks, the binary mixtures incorporating GU or PLC with fly ash had the lowest mass losses.


This report gives a brief of process to finalize the design of ATV by team Vivekananda conjurers. This report mentions specifications of roll cage, suspension system, steering system, braking system and transmission system. The objective of the design team was to obtain best output of manufacturing, cost, weight and overall aesthetics and performance by meeting the guidelines and rules by SAE.


The present study was conducted to judge pollution situation and evaluates their sources and distribution of Heavy Metals in the ground water sources of Olpad taluka, Surat, Gujarat, India. Ground water sources such as hand pump bore well, tube well and open well are used for drinking purpose in different villages of Olpad taluka. Heavy metal pollution index (HPI), Heavy Metal Evaluation Index (HEI) and Degree of Contamination (Cd) is representing a quality of water in terms of index numbers that represents the heavy metal load in the ground water sources. Monthly sampling was done from seven sampling sites (Feb' 2015 to July' 2015). Heavy metals concentration in water samples were measured by following standard method of APHA and analysed by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. Heavy metals like, Cu, Ni, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cd, Pb and Cr were analysed from monthly collected samples. Heavy metal affects the health in a wide range if it is present above the permissible limit. Based on calculated results of HPI, HEI and Cd it was found that the water was contaminated with metals.


Tulip is one of the most important potted and cut flowers in the world. It is a monocothiledone plant, belongs to the
 Liliaceae family. In this study, the effects of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) in four levels (0, 10, 20 and
 30%) and gibberellic acid in three levels (GA3) (0, 50 and 100 mgl-1) on flowering time and quality of early
 flowering tulips were evaluated. The research was done based on a completely randomized block design (RCBD)
 with three replications. In this experiment, bulbs sprouting time, leaves number, flowers number, stem length, flower
 diameter, flowering time, bulbs number, chlorophyll and carotenoid levels of the plant were measured. Results
 showed that in most traits, MSWC 10% and peat were more suitable than the other treatments. MSWC 30% delayed
 flowering time about 7 days. The most flowers and bulbs number were obtained in the plants treated with 100 mgl-1 GA3. Treatments containing MSWC 10 and 20% provoked the highest amount of chlorophyll in leaves. Also, high
 amount of MSWC caused soil salinity and decreasing the vegetative and reproductive growth in the plants.


Inter-cell interference coordination (ICIC) is attracting attention recently. In ICIC, mutual interference among cells are coordinated to mitigate strong interference to UEs, while the exchange of data signal is not necessary among eNBs, which results in lower signal processing and networking burdens compared to coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission. In ICIC, the interference from an eNB to UEs in surrounding cells can be mitigated by stopping signal transmission (muting) on some time or frequency radio resources. However, even when the data signal transmission is stopped, common signals such as reference signal (RS) continue to be transmitted in LTE systems. Therefore, UEs still receive the residual interference from the RS, which degrades the performance. To solve this issue, we proposed an RS interference canceller. Because the RS is a common signal, the signal can be detected and removed (cancelled) by any UE. We evaluated the effect of the canceller by computer simulation and clarified that it yields improved performance in the simple single-input single-output (SISO) antenna configuration. In this paper, we extended the canceller to the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna configuration. We also propose a frequency-domain interference canceller, which drastically reduces signal processing cost without degrading performance. Furthermore, we implement the proposed canceller on 3GPP Release 8 LTE UE and conduct an experimental evaluation. The results demonstrate that the proposed canceller gives high performance improvement even with actual equipment.


The fateful chain of events leading to the latest Czech drama did not start, as widely believed, in January 1968. The inflammatory sparks flying at the Congress of Slovak Writers in May 1967 led to an explosion at the Congress of Czechoslovak Writers the following month. This revolt of communist intellectuals opened a Pandora's box. For the following six months the Stalinist Novotnyites tried unsuccessfully to stave off the torrent of demands for political and economic reforms. In the fourteen-month period under review here the Czechs and Slovaks were ushered into a new era of national and political awakening after twenty years of darkness. The first half of this period reached a climax by the end of 1967, when it became clear that the new liberal wave was only the forerunner of a great tidal movement. The second, and main, part of the story opens with the ousting of Novotny as Party chief on 5 January 1968, and ends with the Soviet bloc invasion of the sleeping, and perhaps dreaming, Czechoslovakia, on the night of 20 and 21 August 1968. The following selection of representative speeches and documents is really only a modest sample of the prevailing mood in Czechoslovakia. An objective description of the brave, and perhaps quixotic, venture may be premature but if it is not done now, the tide of events may erase its real meaning.


Feminism and Linguistic Theory is a critical introduction to feminist scholarship. It encompasses work in linguistics, anthropology, literary and cultural theory, psychoanalysis and postmodern philosophy.


IR, NMR and EPR spectroscopies were used for the structural investigation of the chelator desferrioxamine B and its Fe(III) complex, ferrioxamine B. By comparing the FT-IR absorptions of desferrioxamine B and ferrioxamine B, the structural changes due to the Fe(III) chelation were clearly deduced. Thus a resonance process in the O=C-N bond with the stabilization of C=N and C-O bonds were evidenced by chelating the Fe(III) ion. This fact is confirmed by the appearance of two new bands at 1577 cm -1 and 1043 cm -1 in the IR spectra. The homogenization of the electronic charge of the six oxygen atoms situated around the Fe 3+ ion in the octahedral ferric chelate is thus achieved. 1 H and 13 C NMR spectra show that the high stability of octahedral DFO-Fe chelate is due to the high coordinative energy of hydroxamic acid for Fe 3+ and also to the number and spacing of the coordinative groups. EPR spectra suggest that DFOB has the same ability to chelate also Mn 2+ ions which have a similar electronic configuration (3d 5 , 6 S5/2) as Fe 3+ ions.


The ultimate objective of all human efforts is the attainment of happiness and welfare. Economic growth primarily concerns with the sustained rise of aggregate output, per capita or real per capita output. But economists opined that the process of growth is only a means not the end, actually 'end' is human development. Human development is growth with social justice that is removal of poverty, unemployment and inequality. But most governments put excessive concentration on growth and miss the people for whom such growth is meant. Sustained economic growth is necessary for a steady improvement in the quality of life, but growth itself does not automatically lead to better life for the majority, since growth is value neutral. It does not carry any in-built mechanism to translate itself into human development. It does not ensure the podium of equal opportunity for all. Here lies the importance of 'governance' to percolate the gains of growth to the lowest layer of society, or equitable disposal of the fruits of growth among the people. The concept of governance is not new. It is as old as human civilization. The word governance simply means the process of decision making and the process by which the decisions are implemented (or not implemented). Governance can be used in several contexts, such as corporate governance, international governance, national governance and local governance. The term 'government' and 'governance'are some times confusing. Governance is about government, but it has a broader meaning. It is normally the role of the government to have the final word on how best to serve the interests of the community. It is now rightly acknowledged that the main reasons of human deprivation throughout the world are not just economic, these problems go hand in hand with social and political factors also. The latest concept of development is to build human capabilities, enlarge human choices, secure environment where citizens can live with dignity and equality, here lies the importance of governance. Governance is defined in terms of good or poor perspective. Though there are many opinions regarding 'good governance', but simply it can be defined as, a good governance serves the citizens by safe guarding territorial integrity of the state and securing individual security, rule of law and the delivery of services ranging from education, health to livelihood and food security. In this paper an attempt has been taken to get a rule of thumb idea about the quantitative measurement of governance.


Red snapper (Etelinae subfamily) is demersal fishery resources. It becomes export commodity because of having economic value, fish food quality and delicious taste. Besides, red snapper becomes recreational fishing object in various tropic and subtropical countries. For years, people on Lease Islands, Central Maluku have been hereditary catching red snapper in specific sites called "pasi". Caught red snapper types in pasi by Lease's people are called as "bae" fish. This study aims to: 1) identify caught red snapper types in pasi of Lease Islands. 2) determine the distribution, density and red snapper potential in pasi.  Data sampling is conducted through acoustic survey, interview and observation. Density of fish is gained by BioSonics, 2004; 2010. Identification result shows that deep sea red snapper (Etelinae subfamily) called as "bae fish" on Lease Islands consists of 4 types, they are: Etelis radiosus, E. coruscans, E carbunculus and Aphareus rutilans. These fish types inhabit waters at about 90-140 m deep, while its total length (TL) are ranging from 30-85 cm. Total density of fish school is 0.0477 individual/m2, the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) is 400.33 individual/year and total allowable catch (TAC) is 320,267 individual/year.


Radiotherapy is an important anticancer treatment modality that activates innate and adaptive immune responses. Local RT induces an influx of myeloid cells (mostly myeloid-derived suppressor cells MDSCs), which suppress T-cell function, in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Alleviating therapy-induced immunosuppression would address a significant barrier to the efficacy of current cancer immunotherapeutic approaches. When all-trans retinoic acid (RA) was administered with radiation, we observed superior antitumor responses compared with ionizing radiation (IR) alone or RA alone. The effects of combination treatment were accompanied by a marked increase of tumor necrosis factor–α– (TNFα) and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)–producing inflammatory macrophages in local and distal nonirradiated tumors. Inflammatory macrophages (Inf-MAC) are essential for the therapeutic efficacy of combination treatment by inducing effector T cell infiltration and enhancing the effector T cell to regulatory T cell ratio in local and distal tumors. T cells and T cell–derived interferon-γ are crucial for increasing inflammatory macrophage levels in IR- and RA-treated tumors. The synergistic positive feedback loop of inflammatory macrophages and adaptive immunity is required for the antitumor efficacy of IR + RA combination treatment. Our findings provide a translational and relatively nontoxic strategy for enhancing the local and systemic antitumor effects of IR. Single cell RNAseq of immune infiltrates revealed unique transcriptional changes delineating the differentiation of Inf-Mac in the TME which may lead to potential specific therapeutic targets.


Over the past decade, NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) has developed several actuator packaging concepts designed to enhance the performance of commercial electroactive ceramics. NASA LaRC focused on properly designed actuator and sensor packaging for the following reasons, increased durability, protect the working material from the environment, allow for proper mechanical and electrical contact, afford "ready to use" mechanisms that are scalable, and develop fabrication methodology applicable to any active material of the same physical class. It is more cost effective to enhance or tailor the performance of existing systems, through innovative packaging, than to develop, test and manufacture new materials. This approach led to the development of several solid state actuators that include THUNDER, the Macrofiber Composite or (MFC) and the Radial Field Diaphragm or (RFD). All these actuators are fabricated using standard materials and processes derived from earlier concepts. NASA s fabrication and packaging technology as yielded, piezoelectric actuators and sensors that are easy to implement, reliable, consistent in properties, and of lower cost to manufacture in quantity, than their predecessors (as evidenced by their continued commercial availability.) These piezoelectric actuators have helped foster new research and development in areas involving computational modeling, actuator specific refinements, and engineering system redesign which led to new applications for piezo-based devices that replace traditional systems currently in use.


The reconstruction of qualitative information about unknown obstacles (i.e., presence, location and shape), starting from the measurements of their scattered fields when illuminated with known incident field, takes on great importance in many testing and diagnostics applications, especially in underground prospecting and biomedical imaging. The approaches which aim at solving such a problem are usually referred to as qualitative methods. Among them, very recently a new approach has been proposed for the case of bi-dimensional geometries and scalar field, based on the concept of joint sparsity and the solution of related inverse source problems. It is inspired by the fact that, whatever illumination conditions, the field scattered by the unknown (dielectric or metallic) object can be assumed as radiated by some (equivalent in case of dielectric object and induced in case of metallic) currents located on the unknown object's contour. Inspired from its flexibility and versatility with respect to the kind of experiments, in this contribution the rationale underlying the approach has been tailored and tested against the challenging and realistic case of three-dimensional geometry.


Based on the moment approach, V-Code is implemented to simulate charged particle beam dynamics in linear accelerators. Its main aim is to perform elementary studies in those cases when the beam can be considered as a whole thus making the motion of individual particles negligible in the overall view. Therefore, an ensemble of particles can be well described by the moments of its phase-space distribution and the regarded order influences consequently the achievable accuracy as well as the computational effort. Since the well known moment equations generally are not closed, a technique to limit the number of involved moments has to be applied. So far all the moments up to the second order have been considered whereas higher order moments were truncated. As a further step towards higher accuracy, the influence of higher order moments has to be investigated. For this reason additional fourth-order equations are implemented into the V-Code and the achieved results are compared with previous second-order-based ones.


On July 14, 2006, Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador initiated a dramatic eruptive sequence that caused the evacuation of villagers, the destruction of crops, and the reports of ash clouds above 15 km. Acoustic signals have been recorded by the prototype infrasound acoustic‐surveillance system (ASHE) currently operating in Ecuador. The infrasonic signals recorded by the ASHE included explosions, pyroclastic flows, and a sustained low frequency vibration of the ground. We present the features of the different types of eruption signals, and discuss the physics of eruptive processes and volcanic ash injection into the atmosphere. We also compare the July 2006 ash‐rich eruption sequence with the May 2006 eruptive episode, which injected very little ash into the atmosphere. Results are of significance for the future operational use of acoustic monitoring of volcanic activity for aviation safety.


The growing requirements for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in the field of electrochemical power sources call for a consistent improvement to achieve the desired cycleand calendar-life and a higher energyand power-density. But there is not only a need to further improvements on the electrodes, also the electrolyte and its film forming properties play an important role. Propylene carbonate (PC) is like the standard electrolyte component ethylene carbonate (EC) a cyclic carbonate but unfortunately PC is not compatible with the widely used anode material graphite, because solvated Li-ions tend to cointercalate into the active material [1, 2]. Therefore, the PC-based electrolyte has to decompose in a way that the decomposition products form a protective layer (SEI) on the surface of the graphite. For this reason propylene carbonate-based electrolytes are very suitable for the investigation of "film-forming additives". In this connection, we investigated the compound 2chloro-4-phenylthiazole (CPT), which influences the SEI-formation process in ethylene carbonate/diethylene carbonate-based (EC/DEC) and also in propylene carbonate-based electrolytes. In contrast to the common film-forming additive vinylene carbonate (VC), 2-chloro-4-phenylthiazole decomposes in a potential range of 1100 mV to 1300 mV against Li/Li. This fact is very meaningful because CPT provides SEI formation before we reach the edge of the potential window of carbonate based electrolytes. The film forming properties of CPT were surveyed by cyclovoltammetry and constant current cycling and show that CPT improves the SEI formation process. Figure 1: Cycling voltammogram of the first cycle of a KS6 graphite electrode vs. Li/Li in a.) PC, 1 M LiPF6 and b.) PC, 1 M LiPF6, 2 % CPT; scan rate 30 mV*s. Figure 2: Constant current cycling of a KS6 graphite electrode vs. Li/Li in EC/DEC, 1 M LiPF6, 2 % CPT. References [1] C. Korepp, H.J.. Santner, T. Fujii, M. Ue, J.O. Besenhard, K.-C. Moller, M. Winter, Journal of Power Sources, 2006, 158, 578-582. [2] R. Chen, F. Wu, L. Li, Y. Guan, X. Qiu, S. Chen, Y. Li, S. Wu, Journal of Power Sources, 2007, 172, 395-403. 0 20 40 60 80 100 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750 800 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 S pe ci fic C ap ac ity / m A h* g - 1 Cycle Number Specific Charge Capacity Specific Discharge Capacity 0 50


In this dissertation, a fully object-oriented, fully relativistic, multi-dimensional Particle-In-Cell code was developed and applied to answer key questions in plasma-based accelerator research. The simulations increase the understanding of the processes in laser plasma and beam-plasma interaction, allow for comparison with experiments, and motivate the development of theoretical models.
The simulations support the idea that the injection of electrons in a plasma wave by using a transversely propagating laser pulse is possible. The beam parameters of the injected electrons found in the simulations compare reasonably with beams produced by conventional methods and therefore laser injection is an interesting concept for future plasma-based accelerators.
Simulations of the optical guiding of a laser wakefield driver in a parabolic plasma channel support the idea that electrons can be accelerated over distances much longer than the Rayleigh length in a channel. Simulations of plasma wakefield acceleration in the nonlinear blowout regime give a detailed picture of of the highly nonlinear processes involved. Using OSIRIS, we have also been able to perform full scale simulations of the E-157 experiment at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. These simulations have aided the experimentalists and they have assisted in the development of a theoretical model that is able to reproduce some important aspects of the full PIC simulations.
Update (2015): This dissertation was originally written in 2000. I am making it now available on arXiv with the hope that some its content might proof useful to the users of the OSIRIS code which has continued to be utilized by a number of research groups since it was originally written as part of the research presented in this dissertation.


SIR, -As it may interest many of your readers to be informed of the precise character of the examination for the diploma of Licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, whichll las to be passed by those members of the profession already in practice, who may be desirous of taking the Edinburgh diploma, I beg to lhand you the Questions that were given to myself and to two other gentlemen, on Sept. 14th. The examination consists of two parts; one in writing, the other vivd voce, both on the same day. There are four examilners; the candidate is examined by each of the four in succession; each examiner takes about twenty-five minutes, and every question is noted, as is each reply to the question. The questions and replies, as well as the candidates' written paper, then have to go before the council; and with the council rests the granting or withholding the diploma. The examiners on tlle 14th were Drs. Paterson, Begbie, Wilson,and Duncan, and Dr. i. D. Haldane, Hon. Sec. The questions were:In woritinzg. Describe Phlegmonous Erysipelas, its causes, symptoms, terminations, and treatment. Describe Epilepsy; its varieties, causes, symptoms, terminations, and treatment. Elaterium as a purgative. Tartar emetic as a diaphoretic. Vivd voce. What are the principal vegetable tonics of the pharmacopceia? How do they differ from each other? Separate the nine tonics from the astringent tonics. Name the vegetable tonics and their salts, which are also antiperiodics. The doses, characters, and the best mode of employing each of them. Name some mineral antiperiodic, and state the form in which you would employ it. State the symptoms which would attend the too long continuing use of arsenic. In suspected poisoning by arsenic, wlhat tests would you employ ? The relative value of Reinsei's and Mlarsh's tests, and apply them both? What vegetable salts are used instead of quinine? Describe chirayta and its effects. Describe a case of acute pneunmonia; state the condition of the breathing, pulse, and sputa. The other general symptoms; its different stages in progress anid recession; the stetlhoscopic signs and those by percussion. With what disease of the chest may pneumonia be confounded, and the differential diagnosis ? Describe a case of bronchitis, with its several and stethoscopic signs. Describe the more prominent, general, and stetlhoscopic signs of pleurisy andl phtlhisis. Describe the symptoms of acute rheumatism. WVhat organs are very liable to become affected by rheumatism ? WVhat are the general causes of rheumatism ? Do you considler it to be a blood disease, and why ? Describe rheumatic delirium; and, if death ensues, state the condition of the brain? Describe a case of rheumatic pericarditis and endocarditis, and the pathology, as it refers to the valves and the memiibr-anes. Is the heart itself liable to rheumatic inflammation ? Describe the stethoscopic signs aud tlle general signs of acute rheumatic pericarditis. Wlhat would be your treatment ? On what general condition would you treat a case of acute rheumatism? Name solme of the plans of treatiment that have been recommended, and what you consider to be their relative value. How does opium act in rheumatism, and especially in pericarditis? Describe the probable effects of bloodletting in rlheumatism, and when you consider it to be an admissible remedy. Describe a case of cancer uteri. With what other diseases of the uterus would it be liable to be confounded? State the difference between ulcer of the cervix andl cancer. State why it is sometimes dangerous to use the speculum in cancer uteri. What other affections of the uterus are attended with pain and floodings? Describe polypus and fibrous tumour. Write a prescription in Latin, and without abbreviations, for a case of diarrhcea in a child. The above, witlh the exception of epilepsy, wvere the questions, as far as I can recollect them (and I wrote them down as soon as I left the college), proposed to and answered by myself. The other gentlemen had m1uch the same sort of examination. I met two of the gentlemen afterwards. Instead of vegetable tonics, one had had the mineral tonics, especially the salts of iron. The other had had the diuiretic medicines of the P4tarmacopceia, their varieties, modes of action, etc. Instead of pneumonia, one had had fever, its varieties and complications; in the other, the affections of the kidneys, more especially Bright's disease, with the chief urinary deposits, and their tests, etc. Instead of uterine disease, the diseases of children, variola, rubeola, and scarlatina, were given. The examination was conducted throughout in a very clear and gentlemanly manner. It was sufficiently minute fully to test the knowledge which the candidate possessed, and yet sufficiently practical for the candidate to feel that he had a fair field before him, and was not to be cramped into the detail of a mere scholastic exposition. I have to apologise for the length of this letter; but not having seen a report of these examinations in any medical journal, I felt that it might interest some, if not all, to know what the examination really is. I am, etc., A LICENTIATE OF EDINBURGH. Sept. 21st, 1859.


Abstract. Zafar M, Shahid SMA, Alshammari RF, Kausar MA, Ginawi TAN, Hatim AW, Wadi AM, Ali H, Hamed AA, Al-Zahrani MS, Hussain A, Alduhaim AS, Mohammed A. 2022. Association of thyroid disorders with diabetes: A cross-sectional study. Nusantara Bioscience 14: 135-140. Two common endocrine disorders that correlate with each other are diabetes mellitus (DM) and thyroid dysfunction (TD). Undiagnosed thyroid disorders (TD) have a high risk for diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. A common complication among these patients is cardiovascular disease. This study aims to assess the association of TD among diabetes patients. It is a cross-sectional study, and 338 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were observed through a simple random sampling method from a public sector hospital. The diabetes status of patients was confirmed through clinical and laboratory investigation. Those patients who were under treatment of thyroid were excluded from the study. The chi-square test was used for analysis, and a p-value <0.05 was considered significant. The frequency of TD among diabetic patients was 47.6%. The main type of TD was subclinical hypothyroidism, and its prevalence is 43.8% and 23.5% among patients with T1DM and T2DM, respectively. Subclinical hyperthyroidism prevalences are 12.3% and 24.4% among TIDM and T2DM patients, respectively. The study found a high-frequency rate of TD among DM patients. Therefore, there is a need for regular screening of DM patients for TD and increased awareness regarding TD among DM patients.


The purpose of this study was to review the literature regarding the evolution of apex locators, from first to fourth generation, mainly in their operating mechanisms. There is conflicting information as to which anatomical structure the apex locators from fourth generation detect with greater accuracy. It is concluded that the combination of electronic and radiografic methods is essential to the measurement.


Research on the primary cilium has been growing exponentially in the past several decades due to its functions as a cell signalling hub, which defects leads to several disorders and abnormalities collectively known as ciliopathies. Among other parts of the primary cilium structures, the transition zone is the area whose defects lead to the most severe clinical manifestations and high lethality. The ciliary transition zone consists of multiple protein modules that are hypothesized to be anchored by the RPGRIP1L protein. Despite its importance, RPGRIP1L studies remain hidden from the limelight, and our understanding of the protein remains scattered. This review summarizes the clinical manifestations and molecular mechanisms of the RPGRIP1L in the primary cilium. We then take a closer look at each RPGRIP1L's protein domain to understand how each domain ensures proper functions and localization of RPGRIP1L. The three domains of RPGRIP1L are postulated to be involved in different roles. While the coiled coil domain is vital for scaffolding the protein to the centriolar structure, the ability of the C2 domain to interact with lipid allows the formation of 'lipid gate' at the transition zone. The high variability of the RPGR interaction domain enable the RPGRIP1L to interact with multiple different proteins, making it an ideal anchor for other ciliary protein modules in the transition zone.


This paper discusses the fatigue behaviour of materials used in microscopic components, which are defined as components in which the section size is between one and ten grain diameters. Experimental data were obtained on microscopic and conventional (macroscopic) notched specimens of 316L stainless steel, which is used in many biomedical components including the cardiovascular stent. Microscopic specimens showed unusual behaviour: low threshold values and very flat stress-life(S-N) curves. The low threshold values were attributed to the extremely small thickness, which may be preventing closure; a secondary contribution may be coming from a change in the length of non-propagating cracks. Good predictions could be achieved using the Smith-Miller approach and the theory of critical distances (TCD) if this reduced threshold was taken into account or if, alternatively, the critical distance was made equal to the grain size.


When newly hatched haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) larvae were fed zooplankters at nominal rates of 0.5, 1.0, and 3.0/ml in the laboratory at 7 C, they grew at similar rates. After 6 wk, they averaged 8.7, 10.0, and 11.2 mm in standard length and 810, 1300, and 1728 μg in dry weight, and had condition factors of 1.25, 1.22, and 1.32. When fed at 0.1 and 0.01 plankters/ml, all larvae died in 3 and 2 wk; at 0.5-3.0 plankters/ml, daily instantaneous mortality coefficients were 0.06–0.02 during 6 wk. Larvae began feeding 2 days after hatching, and the point of no return after they were deprived of food was 6 days after hatching, yolk absorption being completed on day 6 or 7. All larvae deprived of food until 8 and 10 days after hatching, although initiating feeding, did not survive another 4 days. Prey concentration also influenced delayed feeding with greater percentages of larvae able to initiate feeding at higher plankton levels on the point-of-no-return day.


Background: Headache is one of the deliberating disease affecting all most all population around
the globe. There are classifi ed according to ICH guidelines and well explained with three hypotheses.
Management includes both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. In female, period
between menarche and menopause is bonded with frequent headache due to hormonal fl uctuations
which can be managed with couple of medications and lifestyle modifi cations.


The Annenberg 2000 study of the primaries found that voters learned the issue distinctions stressed by the candidates and that these distinctions influenced votes. The study also found that those in heavily contested primaries learned more than did voters in states with less contact with the candidates and their campaigns.


5 Curved shell structures are known for their excellent load-carrying capability and are commonly used in thin6 walled constructions. Although theoretically able to withstand greater buckling loads than flat structures, shell 7 structures are notoriously sensitive to imperfections owing to their post-buckling behaviour often being governed 8 by subcritical bifurcations. Thus, shell structures often buckle at significantly lower loads than those predicted 9 numerically and the ensuing dynamic snap to another equilibrium can lead to permanent damage. Furthermore, 10 the strong sensitivity to initial imperfections, as well as their stochastic nature, limits the predictive capability of 11 current stability analyses. Our objective here is to convert the subcritical nature of the buckling event to a super12 critical one, thereby improving the reliability of numerical predictions and mitigating the possibility of catastrophic 13 failure. We explore the elastically nonlinear post-buckling response of axially compressed cylindrical panels using 14 numerical continuation techniques. These analyses show that axially compressed panels exhibit a highly nonlinear 15 and complex post-buckling behaviour with many entangled post-buckled equilibrium curves. We unveil isolated 16 regions of stable equilibria in otherwise unstable post-buckled regimes, which often possess greater load-carrying 17 capacity. By modifying the initial geometry of the panel in a targeted—rather than stochastic—and imperceptible 18 manner, the post-buckling behaviour of these shells can be tailored without a significant increase in mass. These 19 findings provide new insight into the buckling and post-buckling behaviour of shell structures, and opportunities for 20 modifying and controlling their post-buckling response for enhanced efficiency and functionality. 21


AbstractThe liquid core depth and shape and the three-dimensional structure of the solidification front were determined by lead additions to the continuous casting mould during the casting of 200- by 1600-mm (8- by 63-in.) steel slabs.Empirical equations showing the progress of solidification were determined. An accelerated solidification zone was revealed.Liquid core shapes correlated well with segregation and density distributions along the centerline of the slabs.The information developed in regard to the structure of the solidification front has been employed to explain the solute distribution around the solidification front. Resume La profondeur du noyau liquide et la structure tridimentionnelle du front de solidification ont ete determinees par des additions de plomb pour des lingotieres de coulee continue durant la coulee de brames d'acier de 200 × 1600 mm (8″ × 63″).Des equations empiriques donnant la progression de la solidification ont ete developpees; une zone de solidification acceleree a ete ...


Today, several competitiveness models are known, but all of them are focused on determining such competitiveness on a national, regional and sectorial level. However, the commercial sector hasn't received enough attention on this matter. This is why there was a need to set a micro model that could be applied as an instrument to measure or identify the competitiveness in the commercial sector companies and organizations of the municipalities of Pereira, Dosquebradas and La Virginia. For the effect of formulating the proposal, it was indispensable to compile and study all the definitions of the term "Competitiveness" by different authors. At the same time the specific characteristics and features of the commercial companies of AMCO were analyzed and finally a new definition for competitiveness for these kinds of organizations was established. On the second part of the project, several competitiveness models created by experts were examined and the common aspects for the commercial companies
were selected. Lastly, the new model was prepared and validated within some of the companies that belong to the commercial sector of the AMCO.


Land use change from forests to grazing lands is one of the important sources of greenhouse gas emissions in many parts of the tropics. The objective of this study was to analyze the extent of soil organic carbon (SOC) loss from the conversion of native forests to pasturelands in Mexico. We analyzed 66 sets of published research data with simultaneous measurements of soil organic carbon stocks between native forests and pasturelands in Mexico. We used a generalized linear mixed effect model to evaluate the effect of land use change (forest versus pasture), soil depth, and original native forest types. The model showed that there was a significant reduction in SOC stocks due to the conversion of native forests to pasturelands. The median loss of SOC ranged from 31.6% to 52.0% depending upon the soil depth. The highest loss was observed in tropical mangrove forests followed by highland tropical forests and humid tropical forests. Higher loss was detected in upper soil horizon (0–30 cm) compared to deeper horizons. The emissions of CO2 from SOC loss ranged from 46.7 to 165.5 Mg CO2 eq. ha−1 depending upon the type of original native forests. In this paper, we also discuss the effect that agroforestry practices such as silvopastoral arrangements and other management practices like rotational grazing, soil erosion control, and soil nutrient management can have in enhancing SOC stocks in tropical grasslands. The results on the degree of carbon loss can have strong implications in adopting appropriate management decisions that recover or retain carbon stocks in biomass and soils of tropical livestock production systems.


The Tell-Tale Heart is one of the horror stories of Edgar Allan Poe's, who was a master of the horror tale in American. The hero in this story is always afraid of the eyes of an old man. He is extreme anxiety under the eyes, for avoiding this anxiety, he kills the old man. This paper is to analyze the hero's abnormal psychology.


In this research the corrosion rate of stainless steel AISI evaluated - 304 in a
basic solution with a pH in the range of 12 to 14.
For data collection, a cell electrodeposition in which both the anode and the cathodes were
rectangular specimens of stainless steel AISI was assembled - 304 16.5 cm long x 2.5 cm
wide x 0.009 cm thick, immersed in a solution containing a molar ratio of NaOH : NaCN 5:
4 when the temperature was varied in the range of : T ° ambient - 80 ° C and applied
voltage between 2.5 V - 4.0 V. corrosion rate was determined by the gravimetric method.
Optimal results are for a voltage of 3.0 V at any temperature study; obtaining a corrosion
rate of 691,111 μ / a to 25 ° C , 822 405 μ / a to 40 ° C , 976 460 μ / a to 60 ° C , 1,103,336
μ / a to 80 °
the thermal analysis was done - by kinetic Arrhenius equation and Evans diagram
respectively ; showing that the temperature is a key variable in obtaining the corrosion rate
and the activation energy necessary for each reaction between the electrodes and through
study.
According to the ANAVA analysis, it is concluded that there is a significant interaction
between the medium temperature and applied voltage. Also it is shown that the main effect
of the medium temperature and the applied voltage are also significant individually


This study aims to improve the Arabic speaking skill of students in class XI MIA 4 MA Al-Ittihad Belung, Poncokusumo. This study is an experiment of an informal method used in Arabic to improve students' Arabic speaking skills. This research is quantitative. This type of research is a pre-experiment with a one-group pre-test and post-test design method. The research instruments used were observation and interviews. Data collection techniques used interview tests in the form of pre-tests and posttests. The paired sample t test was used to analyze the research data. The result of the t test statistic is 0.001 < 0.05, then  is accepted. So, it can be concluded that there is a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test conducted. In this case, it can be said that learning Arabic with informal methods can help students improve their ability to speak Arabic at MA Al-Ittihad Belung, Poncokusumo, Malang.


ABSTRACT Based on research conducted from October 2015 through June 2018, this paper highlights the social and economic implications of licensing artisanal mining on women's land rights in Uganda. It also brings to the fore how artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) governance is affecting women's participation in the sector. It examines how women as spouses and as entrepreneurs in the ASM sector are affected by the prevailing local governance structures and land tenure arrangements; the arrangements in place to ensure that female spouses get a share of compensation and other long-term benefits from ASM; and the ramifications of the lacuna between policy and enforcement on spouses and on women engaged in the ASM sector. The results show that the rights of women in the ASM sector are subjugated to social cultural practices, contradictory laws regarding women's land rights, poor law enforcement, and weak structures for ASM governance.


...................................................................................................................................3 LIST OF FIGURES ...........................................................................................................................6 INTRODUCTION and MOTIVATION ...............................................................................................9 STATE-OF-THE-ART ..................................................................................................................... 10 TT&C's in cubesats ............................................................................................................................... 10 Receiver architectures and SDR Systems ............................................................................................. 14 SDR Systems ..................................................................................................................................... 14 Superheterodyne receiver ................................................................................................................ 15 Subsampling receiver ....................................................................................................................... 15 Transmitter architectures .................................................................................................................... 16 heterodyne transmitter .................................................................................................................... 16 Direct-RF transmitter ........................................................................................................................ 16 PROPOSAL OF A CUBESAT TTC ARCHITECTURE ............................................................................ 18 General hardware overview ................................................................................................................ 18 Baseband processing system hardware ........................................................................................... 18 Acquisition hardware ....................................................................................................................... 21 Subsampling receiver ....................................................................................................................... 22 Transmitter ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Processing system ............................................................................................................................ 24 PRELIMINARY WORK .................................................................................................................. 26 Xilinx Zynq ecosystem .......................................................................................................................... 26 ADC/DAC drivers .................................................................................................................................. 26 Interleaving mode driver .................................................................................................................. 27 ADC input driver ............................................................................................................................... 29 Adapter board development ............................................................................................................... 30 CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK ............................................................................................ 32 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................... 33 Telemetry, Tracking and Communication Transceivers for the ISTsat-2Q CubeSat Electronics Engineering Dissertation Project ...................................................................................................... 34


The Hudson River Benthic Mapping Project, funded by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, resulted in a comprehensive dataset consisting of high-resolution multi-beam bathymetry, side-scan sonar, and sub-bottom data, as well as over four hundred sediment cores and six hundred grab samples. This detailed data set made it possible to study the regional pattern and local variations of sediment distribution in the Hudson River Estuary. Based on these data, we describe the distribution of sediment texture and process-related sedimentary environments for the whole 240-km long estuary, together with along-river variations in depth, cross-sectional area and grain-size distribution. We compare these parameters with changes in surrounding geology and tributary input and as a result divide the Hudson River Estuary into eight sections with distinct combinations of channel morphology, bedrock type, sediment texture and sediment dynamics. The regional sediment distribution consists of marine sand-dominated sediments near the ocean end of the estuary, a large, mud-dominated central section, and fluvial sand-dominated sediments in the freshwater section of the Hudson River Estuary. This regional trend is highly modified by small-scale variations in the sediment distribution. These local vari ations are controlled by changes in morphology, bedrock and tributary input, as well as by anthropogenic modifications in the estuary. In some areas, these local variations are larger than the overall trend in sediment distribution and control the actual sediment type as well as the condition of erosion and deposition in the estuary.


The idea of a circular economy (CE) has gained ground over the past ten years as a means of addressing sustainable development and getting around the limitations of the current and linear dominant production and consumption patterns. The primary goal of a CE is to encourage the adoption of closing-the-loop production methods to improve resource use efficiency, modify chemical processes, and increase product and material lifespan. According to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which focuses on 17 Sustainable Development Goals, 14 of which call for the appropriate application of green chemistry (GC) concepts and patterns, the role that chemistry may play in the shift toward more sustainable models is critical. By serving as the foundation for novel products made from renewable feedstocks and designed to be reused, recycled, or recovered with the associated minimum energy requirements, green and sustainable chemistry could be the key to unlocking the economic potential of the CE toward new product design and ultimately solving waste management problems. The aim of this perspective paper, while using a variety of literature sources, is to essentially capture the main issues associated with the CE and GC paradigms and how these two approaches can merge toward sustainable business models and the production of new materials. This integration focuses on reducing waste, conserving resources, and minimizing negative environmental impacts, while also considering economic viability. However, the obstacles to achieving implementation of the CE and GC principles are investment, environmental education, and legislation. To advance toward the circular economy and green chemistry, international agreements should be reconsidered to provide an appropriate framework, including the creation of incentives for businesses and individuals to adopt circular practices, the establishment of education programs to promote the benefits of circular practices, and the development of regulations to support the transition to sustainable production and consumption patterns.


Three dimensional relative free energy calculations are used to directly calculate the dependence of the preferred sidechain rotamers for valine and leucine on the conformation of the backbone. Specifically, umbrella restrained molecular dynamics calculations are used to sample all of Ramachandran space for chi values surrounding the common rotameric states of leucine and valine. Relative free enegy slices were calculated from the biased trajectories using the weighted histogram analysis method (WHAM). The slices were connected together by another set of slices perpendicular to Ramachandran space to determine the favored rotamer for a given backbone conformation. The calculated preferences are quite similar to those seen in the backbone-dependent rotamer library of Dunbrack and Karplus, despite the fact that the current calculations neglect the effects of neighboring residues. It appears likely that these calculations could be extended to calculate the optimal sidechain conformation for a peptide with known backbone conformation in the context of structure refinement and prediction


cal views until rather late, even though quite early he had developed a position on traditional grounds which was opposed to any such challenge. Occasional misprints should have been corrected. Although a good bibliography is appended, an index would have been quite helpful in so wide-sweeping a presentation. Yet this volume increases the value of an already highly regarded series. All patristic specialists will want to own it. But more than that, any student who desires a readable, accurate statement of an essential theme in early Christianity as seen by one of the three pillars of Eastern Orthodoxy will profit from it.


Glaucoma: Chemistry, Mechanisms, and Therapy. By S. LERMAN. 1961. Pp. 111,25 figs (1 col.). Thomas, Springfield, Ill.; Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. (52s.). This small monograph is one of a " Living Chemistry Series " edited by I. N. Kugelmass, the idea being to make intelligible to the clinician the biochemistry at present growing so rapidly in relation to many medical problems. In the preface the Editor takes his supervisory mission seriously. "Our new Series ", he writes, " is charged with the nisus elan of chemical wisdom, supreme in choice of international authors, optimal in standards of chemical scholarship, provocative in imagination for experimental research, comprehensive in discussions of scientific medicine, and authoritative in chemical perceptives of human disorders". Whatever that may mean, it sounds well. This monograph, written by Sidney Lerman of New York, is good and even to the clinician should be quite comprehensible. The discussion on the physico-chemical basis of the origin and the nature of the aqueous humour and the dynamics of the intra-ocular pressure is comprehensive, simply written, and wise in its judgments, and gives the reader a broad outline of present conceptions of this difficult and involved problem in a clear and compact manner. The clinical discussion of the pathology and treatment of the various types of glaucoma is equally good. It is, of course, brief and therefore necessarily somewhat didactic rather than discursive. It would be easy to pick quarrels, but they are all minor-the importance given to the accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the trabeculae in the aetiology of simple glaucoma, the explanation of the mechanism of the action of the carbonic anhydrase inhibitors as they affect the ciliary epithelium, the occurrence of haloes as an early sign in simple glaucoma, the unquestioned acceptance of the occurrence of a hypersecretion glaucoma on tonographic evidence, and so on. The historical purist might be horrified at the ascription to von Sallman (sic) (1956) of the observation that stimulation of the hypothalamus resulted in pupillary dilatation, for the phenomenon was minutely described by Karplus and Kreidl in 1909. However that may be, the book is excellent and certainly achieves its purpose of conveying the basic chemical facts to a clinical reader in an interesting and simple manner.


Background: Osteoid osteoma is a benign bone neoplasm which is seen in the long bones of appendicular skeleton. It is rarely seen in the cranium. Skull base osteoid osteoma is extremely rare and has been anecdotally reported.


The utility model discloses an operating loop testing circuit for electric power protecting equipment, which comprises a testing start signal circuit, a contact output circuit and a logic processing circuit. The testing start signal circuit is used for generating low-level testing pulse signals, the contact output circuit generates isolation weak current signals for a switch circuit breaker to pass through testing action current, and the logic processing circuit judges work statuses of operation loops of the electric power protecting equipment. The operation loop testing circuit is fine in technical feasibility and low in cost and totally adopts complex circuits and complex devices, and users can complete everyday routine inspection by means of pressing a testing button, thereby avoiding severe accidents and increasing reliability of a power supply system.


The study classified 83 obese adults by constitution and had them follow a strict diet according to their constitution in order to see if the Yin-Yang method would be effective on the metabolic syndrome, which is one of the main causes of death in Korea. Overall, the application of both Yin and Yang methods improved the following factors: weight, body fat percentage, systolic blood pressure, diastolic pressure, neutral fats and total cholesterol. In particular, the Yin constitution group of men showed more improvements than the Yang constitution group. Furthermore, waist circumference and the prevalence rate of systolic blood pressure, diastolic pressure, total cholesterol and metabolic syndrome were decreased noticeably. Total energy intake was increased in both men and women after the constitutional diet, along with the increase of nutrient intake, such as dietary fiber, vitamins and minerals, among others. Among various nutrients, vitamin A, vitamin C, thiamine, vitamin B6, folic acid, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and iron intake were increased noticeably after the constitutional diet. In addition, subjects" intake of all nutrients, except for magnesium, satisfied the nutrition intake standards. Further, the nutrients adequacy ratio (NAR) and the mean adequacy ratio (MAR) improved for both men and women. The intake of potatoes, starch, greens and mushrooms increased noticeably, whereas the intake of meat, dairy, drinks and alcohol decreased after the constitutional diet. For the Yin constitution, the intake of Yin foods noticeably decreased, where as the intake of Yang foods decreased for the Yang constitution. In conclusion, the constitutional diet effectively improves the metabolic syndrome. Among many nutrients, the intake of dietary fiber, vitamins A, C and E, potassium and magnesium is positively associated with the improvement of metabolic syndrome biomarkers.


It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the third edition of the IEEE Conference on Dependable and Secure Computing (IDSC 2019). This year's conference continues its tradition of being the premier forum for the presentation of innovative research results, problem solutions, and new challenges in the field of dependable and secure computing. The mission of the conference is to share novel solutions that fulfil the needs of secure and dependable applications and services, and identify new directions for future research and development.


A Spin-Exchange Relaxation-Free comagnetometer is a promising high-precision gyroscope as its inertial measurement sensitivity can rival that of existing technologies. The magnetic field error is one of the main factors that limits the long-term stability of the comagnetometer. The steady state response and frequency response models of a K-Rb-21Ne comagnetometer is modified by considering the the spin-exchange rate between the electron spins and nuclear spins. The modified models are used to redefine the bias magnetic sensitivity of the K-Rb-21Ne comagnetometer and the suppression method of low frequency magnetic field error is proposed. We demonstrate the magnetic drift suppression method proposed in the paper by optimizing the cell temperature and pump laser power density. This study is helpful to improve the rotation measurement performance the K-Rb-21Ne comagnetometer.