For the past several decades, mental health research in racial minorities has focused on the establishment of a connection between discrimination and negative psychological symptoms. Despite this link, racial and ethnic minorities in America consistently report lower levels of serious mental illness like depression and anxiety. It has been hypothesized that this association is the result of cultural-specific coping patterns. This literature review seeks to examine the depression coping mechanisms of the three largest minority ethnic groups in North America: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Hispanic-Americans. The investigators culled databases at Georgetown University to seek research about the protective and coping effects of cultural identification. Seventeen articles were identified and reviewed according to the researchers' criteria. The research seems to indicate that each ethnic group, rather than races in general, forms its own culturally-bound coping methods which respond to the unique history and situation of said group. Moreover, the body of literature also may indicate that there is overlooked heterogeneity within each ethnic group. While coping methods vary greatly with race/ethnicity, other constructions of identity likewise play a part: gender, nationality, country of origin, and socioeconomic status all influence coping mechanisms. It is important for mental health professionals to bear in mind these differences in treating racial and ethnic minorities, and to be aware of culturally-relevant ways to mitigate the effects of racial stress.Moreover, these findings have the potential to prove very fruitful to politicians drafting new legislation to protect against outward racial S&D and academics who are interested in the topic and its evolution.


Workers are the most valuable and important resource in organizations, however, the specific demands of high competitiveness due to globalization, market needs and rapid changes in organizations and companies have come to complicate the work environment in which their activities are developed. The importance of work is so strong that on several occasions the value of a person is defined by their profession or work, by their location in the formal structure of an organization or company, or by the titles and honors obtained (Pérez, 2005). This has led to daily work becoming more demanding every day and generates concern, suffering and illness in the human beings who work, affecting motivation, interest and professional satisfaction. As a result, it has diminished and the perception of efficiency is affected, until it achieves


There have been presented  the present  literature  data on neuroendocrine neoplasia of the gastrointestinal tract, their classification, the main clinical manifestations, possibilities of modern methods of diagnosis and treatment policy principles. The data on the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment  of rare localization of neuroendocrine tumors  in the esophagus are shown.


By reviewing the existing theory of new city planning and construction in our country,this article points out the academic lack of the theory of new city planning in our country,and puts forward constructive suggestions.


A brief review will be given of the methods of studying the polarization of luminescence and of the theory of the effect in relation to determining the electronic structure of centers. Reference will be made to the work on the alkali halides and diamond.Detailed experimental results will be presented and discussed of the fluorescence of the 5032 A center in diamond which is formed by heat treatment after irradiation. In these experiments the polarization has been studied as a function of the energy of both the exciting and of the emitted light. Depolarization occurs if the system is excited above the lowest level in the excited electronic state, or decays to a level above the lowest level in the ground electronic state.A comparison of the results will be given with those expected from centers having various electronic axes.


Background: COVID-19 is a wide spreading disease starts from Wuhan a city of China in east. Earlier symptoms include fever, cough and fatigue later on patients may present with loss of smell and taste, sore throat, nasal congestion and muscle or joint pain. Its long term effects may include respiratory distress and neurological symptoms. Aim: To determine the frequency of different symptoms in patients with COVID-19 presenting at outpatients department of Nishtar Hospital Multan. Methodology: This cross sectional study was conducted at department of medicine, Nishtar Medical University, Multan, from September 2020 to September 2021. This study was carried out on 200 patients presenting with symptoms of COVID-19 and diagnosis was confirmed after admission. Main variables of study were symptoms of COVID-19 like cough, fever, running nose, breathlessness, headache and palpitations. SPSS version 22 was used for data analysis. Results: Majority of the patients were (60.0%) between age group 46-60 years. The most common symptoms were fever and cough, (79.0%) and (65.0%), respectively. The symptoms recorded between both male and female were almost equal, (standardized residuals<1.96 and p>0.05). But, fever and running nose were most common among the females, (p=0.028) and (p=0.050), respectively. Conclusion: COVID-19 presents with variety of symptoms and fever and cough were most common among these symptoms. COVID-19 positive patients can be present asymptomatically. All persons who come into contact with COVID19 patients should be go through the PCR lab test. Keywords: Novel COVID 19, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Contagious, Pandemic


Over many years, proteins and polypeptides have aroused scientific-practical interest due to multiple functions in the metabolic processes in the body upon vital activities. Biologically active substances of protein origin have wide application in different industries, including the food industry and medicine. At present, many studies are directed towards investigation of mechanisms of formation of such physiologically valuable food components as biologically active peptides and methods of their recovery from meat raw materials and meat products. A large part of literature data confirms that mechanisms of formation of such peptides are similar irrespective of methods of their generation. Their basis is enzymatic hydrolysis of muscle tissue proteins under the action of intracellular enzymes during autolysis, digestive enzymes of the human gastrointestinal tract or commercial enzyme preparations used in laboratories or in the industry. The method of culinary and/or technological processing also affects the process of biopeptide formation in meat products, namely, their recovery and availability.


Aiming at the needs of the human resource services and management information for high school,this paper builds the human resource and relationship management platform for overall school.It uses Service Oriented Architecture(SOA).Experimental results proves the platform can integrate and share the data between heterogeneous systems,provide personalized service for human resource objects,and further upgrade the service level of business department and technical level of information system.


Mineral carbon storage involves the dissolution of injected gaseous or supercritical CO 2 followed by interaction of the carbonated solution with the host rock at depth resulting in the precipitation of carbonate minerals. Monitoring of elemental chemistry and tracers is required to evaluate the evolution of the fluid geochemistry and the degree of CO 2 mineralization during its injection into the subsurface. To avoid degassing during sampling, which is a common feature of commercial groundwater samplers, especially vacuum samplers, a syringe‐like sampler was designed, constructed, and tested in the lab and field. This system was successfully deployed during the injection of 175 tons of pure gaseous CO 2 at the CarbFix injection site in Hellisheidi, SW Iceland. This study presents in detail this sampling tool and its application to the monitoring of the CO 2 ‐rich fluid evolution during subsurface carbonation. The syringe sampler was developed as a flexible and mobile unit of low investment and operating costs making it an attractive option for deployment at small scale carbon storage demonstration sites that do not command the budgets to deploy commercial alternatives, e.g. from the oil and gas industry. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd


Introduction : The objective was to find variables of organizational type that help to understand the phenomenon of medical errors in public and private hospitals. Therefore, we seek to determine if there is a significant relationship between affective commitment, normative commitment, reported medical errors and their impact on the quality system of hospital organizations in the State of Guanajuato, Mexico. Method : A sample of 311 doctors and nurses was randomly selected in four different hospitals in the State of Guanajuato. First, the statistical methods necessary to prove the validity and reliability of the questionnaires of the variables were calculated. In a second step, a statistical model based on the technique of structural equations was performed to identify the relationship between the variables studied. For this purpose, the statistical software AMOS v.21 was used. Results : For the first step specified in the method, the questionnaires were validated with the parameters established for this purpose (CFI, TLI, RMSEA and Cronbach's alpha). For the test of the hypothetical designed model that includes the factors involved in the study, the results show a significant relationship between the clan-type culture variables and the affective commitment (β = 0.62, p <0.00) and normative commitment (β = 0.43, p <0.00), and between the affective commitment and the reported medical errors (β = 0.27, p <0.00). Finally, a relationship is shown between the reported medical errors and the affective quality system (β = 0.85, p <0.00).                   Discussion or Conclusion : It is demonstrated that the organizational culture is an important factor to influence the commitment of hospital staff. This organizational commitment is a trigger for the improvement of the quality system through correctly reporting medical errors.


By using 7 early lactating heifers changes of teat length, teat diameter, teat end thickness, temperature of teat end and teat base after calf suckling, hand milking and machine milking were investigated. From the teat tissue reactions established it is concluded that machine milking causes a higher new infection risk than calf suckling and hand milking


A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis and tsetse apparent density using parasitological and entomological survey in Lalo kile district of Western Ethiopia from November 2011 to June 2012. The Parasitological survey was conducted on 408 animals during the study period. The prevalence of bovine trypanosomosis during the study period was 6.86% of which Trypanosoma congolense infection was 5.15% and Trypanosoma vivax infection was 1.7%. The prevalence was 9.44% for males and 3.43% for females with statistically significant difference (P 0.05). Glossina morsitans sub-morsitans and Glossina pallidipes, Tabanus, Haematopota and Stomoxys were caught. The entomological survey showed that the apparent densities of different flies in study area were 4.08 fly/trap/day for Glossina morsitance sub-morsitans, 2.65 fly/trap/day for Glossina pallidipes, 3 fly/trap/day for Stomoxys, 0.82 fly/trap/day for Tabanus and 0.73 fly/trap/day for Haematopota. In the present study, the mean PCV values for parasitaemic and aparasitaemic animals was 23.214 +3.27 and 25.466+4.249 (p<0.005) respectively. The overall mean PCV values were significantly different between aparasitaemic and parasitaemic animals (p<0.005). The present study spawned valuable information on the epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis in the study area. Although the present study revealed low prevalence, implementing control of trypanosomosis with an integrated approaches have paramount importance in the study sites.


We examined the state of Arkansas, empirically testing how focusing on high-achieving students using state tests might expand the pool of gifted identified students. From a broader sample of 173,133 students, we compared the degree to which students who were academically talented in the top 5% on third-grade state literacy and math assessments were identified as gifted in Arkansas. Across five independent cohorts, we replicated the finding that roughly 30% of the students in the top 5% on both third-grade literacy and math were not identified as gifted. Logistic regression (N = 3992) indicated that high-achieving students participating in the federal Free/Reduced Lunch program were 50% less likely to be identified. These findings suggest that using state math and literacy assessments as universal screening tools could improve gifted identification of high-achieving students, many from low-income or other disadvantaged backgrounds.


To the Editor: We are writing this letter to provide an update of recently published information on ceftolozane-tazobactam in cystic fibrosis (CF) to the State of the Art article "Optimization of Anti-pseudomonal Antibiotics for CF Pulmonary Exacerbations: II. Cephalosporins and Penicillins" by Zobell and colleagues. This published information on ceftolozane-tazobactam was not available, when the original State of the Art article was published as the medication was not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We would like to update the article with this information. Cephalosporins have a wide range of antimicrobial activity, however, only three of them have activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These are ceftazidime, cefepime, and ceftolozane. Ceftolozane is available in combination with the beta-lactamase inhibitor, tazobactam. It shares pharmacodynamic properties and side effect profiles similar to other cephalosporins as mentioned in the previous article by Zobell et al.


An inorganic coating system is a concept in which the entire coating (primer and topcoats) is composed of inorganic materials. The idea is to provide a cold-aplied coating with many properties of a fused ceramic. The types of inorganic systems and their properties and characteristics are outlined. A description of some testsand uses already made with these systems is Provided, giving an indication of their future value for corrosion protection


The purpose of this study is to characterize Lampung iron sand and to conduct preliminary experiments on the TiO2 synthesis which can be used for the manufacturing of functional food packaging. The iron sand from South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province that will be utilized as raw material. The experiment was initiated by sieving the iron sand on 80, 100, 150, 200 and 325 mesh sieves. Analysis using X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) to determine the element content and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) to observe the mineralization of the iron sand was conducted. The experiment was carried out through the stages of leaching, precipitation, and calcination. Roasting was applied firstly by putting the iron sand into the muffle furnace for 5 hours at a temperature of 700°C. Followed by leaching using HCl for 48 hours and heated at 105°C with a stirring speed of 300 rpm. The leaching solution was filtered with filtrate and solid residue as products. The solid residue was then leached using 10% H2O2 solution. The leached filtrate was heated at 105°C for 40 minutes resulting TiO2 precipitates (powder). Further, the powder was calcined and characterized. Characterization of raw material using XRF shows the major elements of Fe, Ti, Mg, Si, Al and Ca. The highest Ti content is found in mesh 200 with 9.6%, while iron content is about 80.7%. While from the XRD analysis, it shows five mineral types namely magnetite (Fe3O4), Rhodonite (Mn, Fe, Mg, Ca) SiO3, Quart (SiO2), Ilmenite (FeOTiO2) and Rutile (TiO2). The preliminary experiment showed that the Ti content in the synthesized TiO2 powder is 21.2%. The purity of TiO2 is low due to the presence of Fe metal which is dissolved during leaching, so that prior to precipitation purification is needed to remove impurities such as iron and other metals.


Angiotensin IV, {[des-Asp1,Arg2]ANG II or ANG-(3-8)}, has been shown to preferentially bind to a novel angiotensin binding site (AT4receptor). The cellular location and function of this receptor in the rat kidney is unknown. Autoradiography localized AT4 receptors to the cell body and apical membrane of convoluted and straight proximal tubules in the cortex and outer stripe of the outer medulla. ANG IV (0.1 pM-1 μM) elicited a concentration-dependent decrease in transcellular Na+ transport (as measured by proximal tubule O2 consumption rates) in fresh suspensions of control or nystatin-stimulated (bypasses rate-limiting step of apical Na+entry) rat proximal tubules. The inhibitory effect of 1 pM ANG IV was unaltered by either 1 μM losartan (AT1-receptor antagonist) or 1 μM PD-123319 (AT2-receptor antagonist) and yet was abolished by 1 μM divalinal-ANG IV (AT4-receptor antagonist) or ouabain pretreatment. These results demonstrate that the kidney AT4-receptor system is localized to the proximal tubule and suggests that one potential biological role of this system is in the regulation of Na+ transport by inhibiting a ouabain-sensitive component of Na+-K+-adenosinetriphosphatase activity in the rat.


Francisellosis is a bacterial disease with increasing economic impacts in the culture of tilapia and Atlantic cod since emerging in 1992. Two main strains – Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis (Fno) and F. noatunensis subsp. noatunensis (Fnn), have been identified, causing both acute and chronic granulomatous systemic disease. The piscine host range is increasing and Francisella culture should be included in routine diagnosis. Differentiation from the major zoonotic F. tularensis and opportunistic zoonotic F. philomiragia when dealing with environmental soil and water samples from fish farms is important. Diagnosis can be challenging but presentation of granulomatous pathology in fish should require use of cysteine supplemented selective media, culture at 15–28°C or culture in fish cell lines and specific PCR to exclude piscine Fno or Fnn. Control of infections in fish rely on appropriate antibiotic selection although in the long term an effective commercial vaccine that includes the pathogenic species of Francisella is required.


To integrate an interdisciplinary field, such as Music Technology, into an academic
discipline-segregated structure, such as that existing in our Universities, provides, in many
ways, more challenges than opportunities: in research as well as teaching and administration.
Several working groups and workshops, such as the EC funded CIRCUS Working Group (EU Working Group Circus "CIRCUS - Content Integrated Research into Creative User Systems,"
1998 – 2001, (8 March 2002). ), the invited EPSRC Music Technology
workshop (EPSRC - Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Workshop on Funding of Music Technology, Harrogate, Febr. 2001), as well as the invited EC "creativity and technology" (European Commission. Technology platforms for cultural and artistic creative expression, Workshop, FhG Darmstadt, May 2001) have addressed relating issues of teaching not only music technology but other creative courses in HE. This article will
present a short overview of this situation, fed by these workshops and my personal and
professional experiences working with or in various academic institutions.


This paper presents the results of tests conducted in real traffic conditions in a mountainous area, taking into account the natural topography characteristics. The tested vehicle was of SUV type (Sport Utility Vehicle) with gasoline and Diesel engine, complying with emission standard Euro 5. Using the portable system for measurement of harmful substances, measurements of pollution emissions were conducted. The results obtained confirmed the substantial changes in the emission of harmful components of exhaust fumes with the change of the road grade. In all considered cases, it was confirmed that with the increasing route grade, the road emissions of all harmful components of exhaust fumes increase, however this increase varies for different pollutants. The most sensitive for spark ignition engines is emission of particulate matter, which is associated mainly with the compression ignition engines. For small changes of the road grade, the most sensitive seems to be road emission of carbon monoxide, for gasoline engines emission of particulate matter is specific, first, to all diesel engines, increase of the road grade to 10% caused on average twofold increase in the emission of harmful components of exhaust gases.


[Objective] To understand HIV infection among prisoners in Qixia District of Nanjing City,and provide evidence for department of public security and judicial department to develop control measures on AIDS control and prevention.[Methods]HIV antibody testing was performed on prisoners with ELISA.[Results]Totally 8546 prisoners were detected,6 were anti-HIV positive,the positive rate was 0.07%.All these 6 cases were infected through sexual behavior,2 had used drugs with syringes sharing.[Conclusion]Prisoners have been detected HIV positive,it is necessary to strengthen education and behavioral intervention among these people.


A Maxwellian electron gas interacts with a cold neutral hydrogen gas with various degrees of dissociation. The electron temperature range is 3 to 100 eV. The plasma is assumed to be tenuous and in the steady state. The power i s assumed to be lost by radiation, ionization, and kinetic energy carried to the walls per second by the charged particles. The wall loss term used is calculated from sheath theory. The cost of producing a proton in various mixtures of neutral atomic and molecular hydrogen i s also presented.


Cigarette smoking should be considered the most important known modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). Globally, it is responsible for 10% of all deaths from cardiovascular disease. An emerging and alarming problem is the growing incidence of smoking among women. Smoking promotes cardiovascular disease and primarily atherosclerosis through multiple direct and indirect mechanisms including increased oxidative stress and vasomotor, rheological and hematological dysfunction. Cigarette smoking also acts by potentiating other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. It is now well documented that women are as vulnerable as men to the dangers of tobacco, if not more so: indeed, women using tobacco face virtually the same risks as men and even greater risks for some diseases. The exact mechanism of gender-related differences is unclear and several possible explanations have been offered. Moreover, the relative risk of CHD associated with smoking seems to be greater for younger women than for older women.
All these data suggest that including women in tobaccocontrol strategies is crucial: an approach with a gender equality policy is the key to winning the battle against smoking


The present invention is cancer, autoimmune disease, fibrotic disease, inflammatory disease, neurodegenerative disease, infectious disease, as a therapeutic agent for the prophylaxis and / or treatment lung diseases, heart and vascular diseases and metabolic disorders of, relating to the use of Tyr-Val-Lys-Arg-Val-Lys-OH of the peptide compound. Furthermore, the present invention is, Tyr-Val-Lys-Arg-Val-Lys-OH peptide and, optionally at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, cryoprotectant, lyoprotectant, excipient and / or and a diluent, preferably freeze-dried product, a buffer, a pharmaceutical composition in the form of an artificial mother milk formulations or mother milk substitutes.


Lucca, Rome, Naples 1687-1714 the first London period 1714-1732 London, Paris, Dublin 1732-1762 critical reception - contemporary and modern the concertos the sonatas "The Enchanted Forest" reworkings and transcriptions the treatises the vocal music. Appendix: the reviews of "La Forest Enchantee".


The author suggests that research indicates that there is a disadvantage to early entry, and/or an advantage to later school entry. Implications for parents and administrators are discussed.


This paper discusses a recent development in the steel industry, the Quenching and Self-Tempering (QST) Process, an innovative technology for the production of new structural steels combining high yield strengths, excellent toughness at low temperatures and easy weldability. The main fields of application of this new material, called HISTAR, are shown by explaining with typical examples how the use of high strength steel results in substantial cost and weight savings in the offshore industry.


A suitable bonding atomic orbital is generated by a square well potential bounded by an infinite potential on one side and a constant finite potential on the other side. The bonding electrons of a σ bond are described in a similar double well potential. With a choice of the potential well dimensions and an electron repulsion term the electronic energy is calculated for various approximate wave functions.For a heteronuclear bond the potential wells are given different depths. The additional energy and the ionic character are obtained. Comparison with the usual electronegativity scale and ionic character relations shows that this simple model reproduces the principal features of a σ bond.


While collaborative research approaches help ensure that knowledge products resulting from research will be relevant to stakeholders and increase the likelihood that they will be integrated into practice, there has been limited attention given to the supports essential to maintaining knowledge products. Focussing on one research project whose knowledge products are heavily used, in this paper, we discuss the challenges associated with maintaining the integrity of these knowledge products, particularly tensions associated with: (1) lack of alignment of our needs, timelines and resources as researchers with those of community partners; (2) the ongoing need to support the evolution of knowledge products despite the conclusion of funding and project infrastructure and (3) lack of clarity about decision-making responsibility related to the ongoing evolution of these knowledge products. Out of these challenges, we offer recommendations for negotiating the evolution of knowledge products and sustaining the Knowledge to Action (KTA) cycle. These recommendations focus on documenting responsibilities for knowledge product maintenance and communication, assigning expiry dates to knowledge products, identifying secure, long-term repositories for knowledge products and planning for engagement of research partners with lived experience in the maintenance of research products.


Introduction The feral horse The evolution of the foot Variations in the foot The unshod foot The foot and breeds The shoeing process Foot balance Shoes past and present Studs and their use Care of the foot Conformation problems and cures Faults in shoeing Problems with the foot Laminitis


In this paper we extend results of L.A. Shepp by finding explicit formulas for the first passage probability $F_{a,b}(T\, |\, x)={\rm Pr}(S(t) 0$, where $S(t)$ is a Gaussian process with mean 0 and covariance $\mathbb{E} S(t)S(t')=\max\{0,1-|t-t'|\}\,.$ We then extend the results to the case of piecewise-linear barriers and outline applications to change-point detection problems. Previously, explicit formulas for $F_{a,b}(T\, |\, x)$ were known only for the cases $b=0$ (constant barrier) or $T\leq 1$ (short interval).


In our early clinical experience of evaluating children with cerebral palsy (CP), it became clear that selective motor control (SMC) was an important but unrecognized prognostic factor for responsiveness to a variety of treatment interventions, such as selective posterior rhizotomy. At the time, there was no consensus definition of SMC or a standardized assessment, which led to our development of the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity (SCALE). Consensus definitions and the development of a range of clinical assessment tools for movement disorders in CP have substantially moved the field forward. Technological advances now enable direct assessment of brain white matter, affording an exciting opportunity to better understand the relationship between movement disorders and specific neuroanatomical correlates. In this regard, the review by Cahill-Rowley and Rose discusses evidence that rubrospinal tracts (RSTs) are responsible for synergistic movement patterns observed in patients following stroke and this may have important implications for patients with CP. The primary focus of the review is 'obligatory co-activation of synergist muscles', which is one feature of SMC impairment attributed to corticospinal tract (CST) damage. Other features include lack of movement, isolated movement through partial range, inability to reverse direction, reduced speed, and obligatory involuntary movement at another joint (including mirror movement).


Graphic design developers are very important for the world of work because graphic design is one of the points in the marketing process. One of the materials in graphic design is making posters. Posters have the main purpose of attracting attention, informing, convincing and provoking. If people feel called, posters can influence their decisions through text and images. Optimally designed posters attract the audience's curiosity, as well as unconsciously its emotional side. SMKS Nurul Huda has 3 majors, one of which is animation major, the service team intends to provide insight and knowledge to SMKS Nurul Huda students to be able to make posters so that when they have graduated from school students have been equipped with the knowledge of making posters to market products where where they work. Based on the results of the training, students were able to make 1 very interesting advertising poster.


In this paper, the channel capacity for different models of Poisson optical communication channels has been derived. The closed form expression for the single input single output (SISO) Poisson channel-derived by Kabanov in 1978, and Davis in 1980-will be investigated. In addition, we derive closed form expressions for the capacity of the parallel Poisson channel and the capacity of the multiple access Poisson Channel (MAC) under the assumption of constant shot noise. The optimum power allocation is also derived for the different models; results have been analyzed in the context of information theory and optical communications. We then provide a set of simulation results establishing a comparison between Gaussian channels and Poisson Channels.


THE METHOD OF NEUSTADT (1) for the colorimetric determination of urinary androgens isvirtually that of Oesting (2), except that the final estimation is made with a photoelectric colorimeter instead of a special visual instrument. In Neustadt's paper there is no mention of the necessity for temperature control. The method of Oesting which is used for color development has been discussed by Friedgood and Whidden (3). We had originally chosen the Neustadt method because of its apparent simplicity for clinical use, and had determined androgens routinely on a number of cases. In view of the anomalies observed by McCullagh, Schneider, and Emery (4) and by Talbot, Butler,MacLachlan, and Jones (5) in working with urine extracts and using more elaborate and sensitive procedures, it seemed worthwhile to us to attempt to alter the Neustadt Oesting technic, standardizing the conditions yet retaining the essential simplicity of the operations. We studied first theeffect oftemperature on the determination of pure andro...


ABSTRACT Spain's economy grew at a real annual average rate of over 3.5% between 1995 and 2005. Total employment increased by more than five million. This process altered the sectoral and occupational structure of employment. The dynamics of final demand, technology and labour requirements linked to technology and labour market institutions mostly drive shifts in the structure of employment. We analyse their effects and relative weights on private employment growth in an input–output framework, by means of structural decomposition. The analysis of the occupational structure is a novelty. Sectoral and occupational structures of employment are receiving a great deal of attention: the productivity growth and economic prospects of service economies and the debate between skilling and polarization are, respectively, the main issues. This paper provides useful insights on the dynamics of the structure of employment during a process of vigorous job growth.


The nearly two million Albanians in Yugoslavia constitute an ethnic unity with Albanians who live in and govern the autonomous state of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania, bordering the southwestern edge of Yugoslavia. Albanians in Yugoslavia, however, are a political and linguistic minority; the largest proportion of them occupy the Autonomous Socialist Province of Kosovo, a political subunit in the southern part of the Republic of Serbia. Inasmuch as the Province lacks Republican status, the political stature of Yugoslav Albanians is lower than that of many other of the country's nationalities, e.g. the Croats, Slovenes, and Serbs. In addition, although the Albanian language shares Indo-European ancestry with the Slavic languages that predominate in Yugoslavia, Albanian is not a Slavic language; within the Indo-European family it forms an independent subbranch. Socially too the Albanian community in Yugoslavia is distinct from other nationalities of the country: it has the lowest per capita income and the highest fertility rate of all nationalities there; economic impoverishment and frustration are accordingly prominent in regions of dense Albanian settlement. This combination of political, linguistic, and social singularities has fostered among members of the group a strong conception of their being ineluctably distinct from other Yugoslavs. The sense of national distinctness has been reflected in large measure by the resolute survival of the Albanian language in Yugoslavia, by the resistance of this language to the shift and assimilation that often overtake minority languages in other countries, and last by the unrelenting endeavors of Yugoslav Albanian intellectuals to create and refine a standard form of the language that would permit them to conduct their internal affairs with competence and assurance. From 1945 to 1968 the language-planning efforts of these intellectuals proceeded independently of those being undertaken in the motherland: during this time Yugoslav Albanians developed a standard language whose dialectal base reflected more closely the speech of the majority of Albanians


1. Abstract With the wide use of fiber-reinforced composite laminates in aerospace industry, structural instability is one of the most key aspects for flight vehicles. Hence, the research on structural instability mechanisms of composite laminates, especially buckling characteristics, is of great significance. In this paper, the buckling characteristics analysis and design optimization of the variable stiffness composite (VSC) panel with given geometry and material properties are studied. Pagano's three layer constant stiffness laminate is investigated as the baseline case. The method of layered modeling and numerical structural analysis of VSC panel in the commercial package ABAQUS is described. The design optimization of the VSC panel aims to maximize the critical buckling load with the fiber orientation angles at the center and end as design variables, which is solved by the sequential quadratic programming method. It is found that with the same weight, the optimal critical buckling load of the designed VSC panel is increased up to 67.9% compared to the baseline laminate. To further verify the accuracy of the optimal design solution, based on the first von Karman equation, critical buckling load differential equation of a rectangular laminate is deduced, and the fiber orientation angle corresponding to the optimal critical buckling load is derived by theoretical analysis, which is compared with the optimal critical fiber angle by optimization. It is noticed that the two critical fiber angles show great agreement to each other. Therefore, the finite element analysis in conjunct with optimization method is proved to be accurate for solving buckling issues of VSC laminates, which thus could be used in further study of the performance of VSC laminates. It is concluded that, compared to the traditional fiber-reinforced composite laminates, the VSC laminates can be designed with more flexibility to achieve better load redistribution, resulting in great improvements of the structural performance. 2.


According to the nonlinear characteristic of ship motion, the ship motion pose will be disturbed by coupling, indefinite period, noise signals, chaotic and some other factors, which leads that it is hard to predict ship motion in the future precisely. Based on the above, and considering the sequence of ship movement, many neural networks have been applied in ship motion prediction, such as LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory, LSTM) and ESN (Echo State Network, ESN). However, there are problems in the parameter setting of ANN (Artificial Neural Network) algorithm, that how to update network parameters during training iterations of the network to avoid iterates getting into local optimum. LSTM with PSO optimization is proposed in this paper. Testing simulation results show that the combination LSTM and PSO improves the accuracy of ship motion prediction.


This paper looks at the relative impact of context on the role of senior managers. It compares HR Directors of Domestic Enterprises (DEs) against those of multinational enterprises (MNEs), within an emerging market setting, based on a survey of HR Directors in Brunei. We found that that, with the exception of some aspects of selection and recruitment, HR Directors of MNEs accorded a higher priority to strategic tasks, yet were more reluctant to delegate. This study confirms the importance of MNEs in pioneering more modern and integrated approaches to people management, but also limitations to the extent to which they might act as evangelists of new practices that are adopted by their local peers. In contrast, local firms were more likely to concentrate their attention on administrative, rather than strategic, issues. We draw out the implications of our findings for theory and practice.


Objective To explore the relationship between age,high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) level and changes of sex hormone levels in postmenopausal women with coronary heart disease(CHD).Methods 362 postmenopausal women(menopause≥1 year) were studied and divided into CHD group(127 cases) and control group(235 cases) according to the result of coronary angiography.Then the cases were divided into three groups according to age:107 patients were ≤60 years old,113 patients were 61 — 70 years old and 142 patients were 70 years.Plasma levels of estradiol(E_2),testosterone(T),follicular estrogen,luteinizing hormone,blood lipids and hs-CRP were examined.The relationship of sex hormone with hs-CRP in different age groups were analysed and compared.Results Compared with the control cases of the same age group, significantly lower E_2 level and E_2/T ratio,higher T level were observed in CHD patients≤60 years old (P 0.05 ,P _ 0.01) ,while the level of hs-CRP was significantly higher in CHD patients 60 years old (P 0.01).The difference in sex hormone level was not statistically significent. Linear regression analysis showed that sex hormone levels were negatively correlated with age and positively correlated with BMI (P0.05,P 0.01).After adjusted for age and BMI,sex hormone level was not correlated with hs-CRP.Logistic regression analysis showed that E_2 was an important protective factor for CHD (P 0.01).Conclusion The prevention and treatment strategies in postmenopausal women of different ages should be different.


This article reviews the conservation, evaluation, and utilization of the enormous genetic resources in rice for the welfare of the world's 1.5 billion rice consumers and another 450 million people who depend on rice as a secondary staple. Potentials in the genetic resources for future use and areas for endeavour are also discussed.


The health of peri-implant tissues is one of the most important aspects for the long-term success of dental implants. Thus the control of bacterial plaque which is the main etiological factor in peri-implant diseases by using an effective preventive regimen and a therapeutic agent is of vital importance in prevention of any irreversible pathological conditions of peri‑implant tissues. The purposeof this study wasto investigate and compare microbiological aspect of subgingival plaque at implants and contralateral natural teeth in the same patients with the impact of Aloe vera gel. 20 females aged 25- 45 year who exhibited the presence of one clinically stable implant carrying a full ceramic crown and one contralateral natural tooth were selected to be enrolled in a split-mouth study. All participants were apparently healthy with no history of any systematic diseases and they have been treated with a two-piece implant system which should be in function for at least 6 months. Samples of subgingival plaque were collected from implants and contralateral teeth for microbial analyses (Gram positive bacteria, Gram negative bacteria and Candida species) at base line and 2 weeks after the application of Aloe vera gel. Microbial analyses revealed no statistically significant difference (p> 0.05) in the counts of microorganisms between implants and teeth, although they were lower in implant than that in teeth. Finding also revealed a significant reduction (p< 0.01) in the count of Gram-positive bacteria and Candida speciesafter application of Aloe vera for both implants and teeth. On the other hand, the count of Gram-negative bacteria seems not to be affected by Aloe vera gel. No differences were found in microbiological analysis of subgingival plaque from dental implants and teeth in the same patient. Moreover, Aloe vera is a promising herb with antimicrobial activity that could be used as a beneficial agent in treatment and prevention of peri-implant diseases.


Starting with the concept and implication of the BPR,this paper has analyzed the characteristics of contemporary academic library,i.e.the diverse structure of bibliographic resources,the multiform modes and methods of service,multiple contents of information service;explicated that library must have open,person-oriented and personalized service management ideas and integrated management thoughts for the realization of BPR;and proposes three strategic emphases to finish the BPR: taking the service function as masterstroke,organization reconstruct as opportunity,and redistribution of personnel as sticking point.


Information and communication technology (ICT) can add appealing attributes such as transparency, energy conservation, cost reduction, reliability, and efficiency to the traditional power grid. The addition of these attributes is possible due to the concept of a smart grid (SG). However, ICT applications engender new access control challenges. Therefore, many studies have been conducted in recent years to investigate that the most significant challenge of the smart grid is privacy. In the light of these studies, two significant problems have been identified for SG access control protocols that must be addressed. First, we have all essential security requirements such as integrity, confidentiality, and authentication. Moreover, the cryptographic algorithms impose significant computational and communication costs on the system, however, in most of the contemporary infrastructure's devices usually have limited‐resource. Therefore, second, the lightweight design of access control protocols is also a significant challenge. To address these challenges, we introduce a provably secure and lightweight access control protocol for SGs that eliminates key exchange issues while increasing privacy and security. We evaluate the proposed protocol to determine its security strength against well‐known security attacks. Finally, we present a performance evaluation of the proposed protocol to demonstrate its efficiency in terms of computation and communication costs.


Objective:To optimize the therapeutic regimen by clinical pharmacist participating in the anticoagulation regimen design for a patient with atrial fibrillation after PCI for coronary heart disease.Methods:Based on the disease progress,clinical pharmacist analyzed drug-drug interactions and other influence factors,provided advice,and consulted with clinicians to develop personalized treatment programs.Results:The patient ultimately achieved satisfactory anticoagulation effect by adjusting the warfarin dose and other medications,and accepting detailed patient education.Conclusion:Pharmaceutical care provided by clinical pharmacist is conducive to developing individualized dosage regimen,improving patients medication compliance,and guaranteeing the efficacy and safety of the medication.


4 Abstract We describe principles for cortical development which may apply both 5 to the evolution of species, and to the antenatal development of the cortex of indi- 6 viduals. Our account depends upon the occurrence of synchronousoscillation in the 7 neural field during embryonic development, and the assumption that synchrony is 8 linked to cell survival during apoptosis. This leads to selection of arrays of neurons 9 with ultra-small-world characteristics. The "degree of separation" power law is 10 supplied by the combination of neuron sub-populations with differing exponential 11 axonaltree distributions, and consequently,in the visual cortex, connectionsemerge 12 in anatomically realistic patterns, with an ante-natal arrangement which projects 13 signals from the surroundingcortex onto each macrocolumn,in a form analogousto 14 the projection of a Euclidean plane onto a Mobius strip. Simulations of signal flow 15 explain cortical responses to moving lines as functions of stimulus velocity, length 16 and orientation. With the introduction of direct visual inputs, under the operation 17 of Hebbian learning, development of mature selective response "tuning" to stimuli 18 "features" then takes place, overwriting the earlier ante-natal configuration. Further 19 assuming similar development principles apply to inter-areal interactions in the 20 developing cortex, a general principle for the evolution of increasingly complicated 21 sensory-motor sequences, at both species-evolution and individual time-scales, is 22 implicit.


Photograph of flooding along the East side of the Sabine River. A camper is submerged in the water. There is a lot of mud outside of the Show Boat landing.


Background: Fetal macrosomia is associated with increased maternal and fetal complications. Various factors may predispose a fetus to macrosomia. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between serum and amniotic fluid (AF) insulin, C-peptide, and glucose and


A new method, singularity detection and processing with wavelets, is used to estimate the maximum frequency of Doppler signal. Comparison experiment of simulated Doppler signals and actual Doppler signals, shows that the new method has higher estimation accuracy.


By 2050, 70% of the human population is likely to be living in cities, making urbanization an increasing global trend. Detecting changes in ecosystem services (ES) and their bundles in response to urbanization is critical for evaluating land-use policies. We examined changes in the provision of grains, vegetables, fruits, carbon sequestration, soil retention, sandstorm prevention, and water retention from 2000 to 2010 in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei metropolitan area, China; then, using a k-means cluster analysis, we classified 202 counties of this area into groups (bundles) based on their similar sets of ES. We found that (1) urban area, forestland, and grassland increased by 22%, 3.6%, and 1.7%, respectively, while cropland decreased by 4.6%; (2) the provision of grains, vegetables, and fruits increased by 24–90%, despite an overall loss in cropland; carbon storage and sand retention increased by 40% and 7%, respectively, while soil and water retention increased slightly by approx. 1% each; (3) 72 counties changed their ES bundles; and the "agriculture bundle" dominated the landscape in 2000 while it decreased by 50% in 2010 and was mainly transformed to "sub-developed urban bundle", indicating loss of cropland during that decade. The transformation of ES bundles can be used to understand the effects of urbanization. The study indicated that improved technologies and ecological restoration in rural areas can help sustain multiple ES in our rapidly urbanizing world.


【The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among density, moisture content, and modulus of elasticity in which are important characteristics in physical and mechanical properties of woods. In this study, the dynamic MOE was calculated through the combination with resonance frequency of transverse vibration method and density, and the estimated moisture contents were calculated with two different equations (1, 2) in order to compare with experimental moisture contents. The following results from this study were obtained: 1. According to the regression analysis with two different parameters (E and density), the two regression lines appeared to be straight intersecting at 0.6 density. As another factor, moisture contents in wood also influenced on the analysing regression at the below F.S.P. 2. When considering the relationship between moisture contents and E, the tendency of each moisture content and E showed very similar pattern suggesting that moisture contents in addition to density are very important parameter. 3. When together with moisture contents and density as parameters for multiple regression analysis, coefficiences of determinations are dramatically improved. Interestingly, the coefficiences of determinations are further increased when analysing at the below point of F.S.P. and when analysing higher and lower density separately. In summary, more correct estimation of the dynamic MOE of woods can be possible with only transverse vibration and density in wood. Therefore, with this indirect method, the calculation of MOE in all kinds of woods including timber, live tree and wood products can be feasible resulting in accelerating the efficiency of time and labor.】


A 4-D space-time model and an improved construction collision detection algorithm were developed for site entities to improve construction safety management.The model uses the hierarchy bounding boxes algorithm and the 4-D technology and building information model(BIM).The 4-D construction site layout management system accurately describes the 3-D shapes of site entities using the boundary representation(B-rep) method.The algorithm helps managers to dynamically analyze the construction process and avoid collisions between site entities and structural elements to improve the planning and deployment of site resources to meet the construction needs.


Purpose – To review highlights of the 2005 Assembly Technology Show, Chicago.Design/methodology/approach – Reports corporate news but mainly lists companies and their exhibits.Findings – Confirms enterprising thrust of exhibiting companies.Originality/value – Keeps readers informed of latest innovations in assembly technology.


linear multiple feeder for automatic screen SMD positioning where the SMD is provided on a tape wound on a reel and protected by a film release liner attached to said tape and be removed therefrom to allow collection of the SMD, comprising a support structure (1), several reels (2, 3) of tapes carrying the SMD installed rotatably, means (6) for recovery separated from said tapes when said components are exposed for collection protective film; several parallel tracks (11) for delivery of said tapes provided on the supporting structure (1) above, downstream of said means for retrieving the film (6), a device (13) for transmitting the linear feed said tapes along the rails mentioned, comprising a carriage (17) moving alternately between two pawls (18 and 19) and carrying a row of pins (22) entrained with the belt selectively with the tapes inside of said rails (11) for conveying forward only the selected tapes required, characterized by the fact that elements (14) between said lanes for separating the coating film, which is tensioned axially by said recovery means (6), opposite the transmission direction respective tape, in order to separate the film from the tape moves forward, forcing it against said elements separation (14), so that the tension created in the coating film by said recovery means of the film (6) are suitable for pushing the separators (14) above against the bottom of their respective lanes, thereby preventing any movement of the tapes that have not been selected for transmission, blocking enter the spacers (14) and the bottom rail (11) above.


In late October, the Congress completed the omnibus Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (FACT-90), generally referred to as the 1990 Farm Bill. This massive and complex legislation sets the course of national public policy for the agricultural sector for the next five years. Virtually every facet of the national agricultural economy will be impacted by the voluminous provisions of the legislation commodity price supports, food and nutrition, forestry, natural resource conservation and the environment, foreign trade and food aid, rural development, and farm labor and credit. Enacted under the shadow of budget reconciliation pressures to reduce the federal deficit, and after months of often rancorous debate, the new farm bill reflects compromise among many competing interests. Although change in national policy tends to be incremental and evolutionary by the very nature of the governmental process, the cumulative effect of such change over decades can be substantial. And so it is with FACT-90. Relative to the farm bill of a decade ago, the new law reflects a substantial "greening" of agricultural policy. Provisions to protect highly erodible lands, wetlands, and other environmentally sensitive lands and to improve water quality have been extended and strengthened. An Office of Environmental Quality will be established in USDA to evaluate the environmental effects of agricultural programs and to coordinate and monitor efforts to improve environmental quality. Other provisions include mandatory recordkeeping on pesticide use; national standards for farm products labeled "organic;" assessment of the effects of global climate change on agriculture and forestry; a pilot program to promote the preservation of farmland threatened with conversion to other uses; and measures to protect forestland. Natural resource and environmental dimensions are clearly in ascendancy in agricultural policy. In an effort to reduce the costs of annual farm appropriation bills, the new law reduces the amount of acreage eligible for price and income support by 15% through a so-called "triple base program." In effect, it is a 15% reduction in direct payments to farmers. These provisions are projected to cost $41 billion over five years, compared to realized costs of $80 billion from the 1985 Farm Bill. Of particular interest to the University of California and other land-grant universities are the provisions of Title XIV, the science and education section. Among major new or expanded programs are: rn a national competitive agricultural research initiative, with an authorization that increases from the current level of $150 million to $500 million in 1995 rn increased agricultural research facilities grants, growing from $20 million to $50 million annually through 1995 rn an Agricultural Science and Technology Review Board to assess science and technology transfer issues that have implications for agriculture, the environment, human nutrition, and rural and urban communities rn a competitive grants program for veterinary medicine facilities rn a competitive grants program for international trade development centers a requirement that institutions receiving extension funds have guidelines that minimize conflicts of interest a new sustainable agriculture research and extension subtitle aimed at reducing the use of chemicals and toxic substances in agricultural production rn a federal-statematchinggrant program toencourageadoptionof sustainable agricultural practices, authorizing $40 million annually for related research rn a national program requiring that all extension advisors or agents be trained in sustainable agriculture by 1995 rn a National Genetics Resources Program to collect, preserve, and disseminate genetic material important to agriculture rn a post-harvest research program for the production, preparation, processing, handling, and storage of agricultural products rn a research program in integrated pest management and a research and grant program for control of exotic pests rn reservation extension agents to provide service for Indian tribal jurisdictions rn a five-year pilot project in at least two states to coordinate the delivery of nutrition education involving the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) rn strengthened communication networks for extension, resident instruction, and research; national centers for product quality research; and biotechnology risk assessment Inanother major title, the farm billcseatesanew ruraldevelopment agency in USDA. Among other provisions, it authorizes expanded research and extension programs, including training to assist rural residents in business matters, leadership development, family health, and farm safety. The FACT-90 gives substantial discretion to the Secretary of Agriculture as to whether and how some programs will be implemented. Funding is dependent on the annual appropriations pro-


It is observed that when a laser beam is allowed to fall on a shock surface at a grazing incidence, a small part of the beam spreads out in a thin, diverging sheet of light normal to the surface, and both upstream and downstream of the shock. The phenomenon is visualized by observing a cross section of the light sheet on a screen placed normal to the laser path after it touches a shock. The light sheet disappears when the beam is moved to any other locations where there is no shock or the beam pierces the shock surface, i.e., at a non-grazing incidence. The spread angle of the light sheet is considerably higher than the angle by which the beam may bend as it passes through the shock, which produces a small difference of refractive index. Various details indicate that the spread light is a result of diffraction of a small part of the laser beam by the shock whose thickness is nearly the same as that of the laser wavelength. Shocks formed in underexpanded free jets of fully expanded Mach numbers 1.4 to 1.8 are used for this experiment. The above optical phenomenon is used as the basis of a novel shock detection technique which depends on sensing the spread light using a photomultiplier tube (PMT). The locations of the shock surfaces in the underexpanded supersonic jet, obtained using this technique, match with those inferred from the Schlieren photographs and velocity measurements. Moreover, if the shock oscillates, a periodic PMT signal is obtained which provides information about the frequency and amplitude of shock motion.


Medical child abuse is defined as a child getting too much medical care as a result of a parent's behavior, just as medical neglect represents a child getting too little medical care because of parental actions. In order to fully protect their patients from harm, pediatricians must be able to


Objective To explore the value of ambulatoury electrocardiography with99mTC-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging for diagnosis of viral myocarditis.Methods 99mTC-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging、ECG、Holter 、CK-MB、cTnI were examined for 70 patients with viral myocarditis.The value of ambulatoury electrocardiography and99mTC-MIBI-myocardial perfusion imaging for diagnosis of viral myocarditis were analyzed.Results The abnormality rare suggested viral myocarditis for ambulatoury electrocardiography,99mTC-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging and ambulatoury electrocardiography with99mTC-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging was 67.14%,78.57%,92.86% respective.Conclusion The ambulatoury electrocardiography with99mTC-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging is more valuable for diagnosis of viral myocarditis.


A multichannel time-resolved system for medical optical tomography has been developed. Its main components are an eight channel single-photon counting detector and an ultrafast picosecond solid state laser. Several instrumental aspects concerning the optical coupling between the MCP-PMT and the optical fiber bundles, the electronic components and the roto-translation stages control have been examined. Moreover the accuracy limits in the determination of optical properties of phantom objects have been largely investigated taking into account the role played by the theoretical description of light propagation, the instrumental response function (by means of a convolution procedure) and the fitting algorithm. Information on image quality parameters (spatial resolution, contrast and SNR) have been also obtained by measuring Edge Response Function in different experimental conditions. In such a work, aqueous Intralipid solutions have been used as phantom objects. Furthermore, experimental investigations on well controlled inhomogeneous with different optical properties embedded in Intralipid solutions have been carried on. As last step of the work, preliminary imaging of cylindrical objects has been performed and a Linux version of TOAST code has been used in the imaging reconstruction.


ABSTRACT Academic dishonesty refers to committing or contributing to dishonest acts by those engaged in teaching, learning, research, and related academic activities, and it concerns not just students, but everyone in the academic environment. Academic dishonesty could take many forms, which could be broadly classified as cheating, plagiarism, falsification, and sabotage. Academic dishonesty could have very negative effects on higher education. Consequently, it could cause serious problems unless specialists utilize measures to detect and prevent it. Students' attitudes are a major factor influencing academic dishonesty. The aim of the research was to study the attitude of young people in Bulgaria toward academic dishonesty behavior. The subjects of the study were 299 Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degree students from different Bulgarian universities. 203 (67,9%) respondents were female and 96 (32.1%) were male. The main method used was the Academic Dishonesty Scale (Bolin, 2004). It consisted of 10 items to measure engagement in academically dishonest behavior. Cronbach's Alpha, factor and variation analysis, Mann-Whitney, and Kruskal-Wal-lis criteria were used for statistical data processing. The test showed very good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha = .907). The analysis of the results established a relatively low level of attitudes toward academic dishonesty behavior of the young people in the country. The sex indicator revealed differences in the individual items of the test (Mann-Whitney test, p < .05). Attitudes toward dishonest academic behavior among students at Bulgarian universities were not clearly expressed. It should be noted that the study involved students from different types of universities and this determined the specifics of the results obtained.


High strength CrMn steels alloyed with C or N or C+N were subjected to grooving or impact wear. The interstitial content ranged from 0.44 to 0.87 mass%. The bulk structure was characterized by internal friction and TEM, while the wear surface was inspected by TEM, XRD and magnetic response. The bulk is fully austenitic and the Snoek‐like relaxation reveals a "frozen splitting" caused by interstitial / substitutional complexes. Deformation induced ε‐martensite is found in the grooving wear surface, but traces of α‐martensite are present only in the specimen of lowest interstial content corresponding to the lowest stability of austenite. Neither XRD nor the magnetic response give evidence of α‐martensite in the impact wear surface.


The invention discloses a light-emitting diode lamp capable of adjusting color temperatures. The light-emitting diode lamp comprises a three-section lamp base and a three-section lamp holder. The three-section lamp base comprises a three-section diverter switch. The three-section lamp holder is connected with the three-section lamp base. The light-emitting diode lamp comprises a first light-emitting diode array and a second light-emitting diode array, wherein the first light-emitting diode array and the second light-emitting diode array are different in color temperature. The light-emitting diode lamp capable of adjusting the color temperatures comprises an electric supply detection circuit to detect the conductive state of a first live wire and a second live wire in the three-section diverter switch, so that the first light-emitting diode array emits light or the second light-emitting diode array emits light or the first light-emitting diode array and the second light-emitting diode array emit light in a staggered mode.


Service-oriented applications commonly involve high-dimensional and sparse (HiDS) interactions among users and service-related entities, e.g., user-item interactions from a personalized recommendation services system. How to perform precise and efficient representation learning on such HiDS interactions data is a hot yet thorny issue. An efficient approach to it is latent factor analysis (LFA), which commonly depends on large-scale non-convex optimization. Hence, it is vital to implement an LFA model able to approximate second-order stationary points efficiently for enhancing its representation learning ability. However, existing second-order LFA models suffer from high computational cost, which significantly reduces its practicability. To address this issue, this paper presents a Momentum-accelerated Hessian-vector algorithm (MH) for precise and efficient LFA on HiDS data. Its main ideas are two-fold: a) adopting the principle of a Hessian-vector-product-based method to utilize the second-order information without manipulating a Hessian matrix directly, and b) incorporating a generalized momentum method into its parameter learning scheme for accelerating its convergence rate to a stationary point. Experimental results on nine industrial datasets demonstrate that compared with state-of-the-art LFA models, an MH-based LFA model achieves gains in both accuracy and convergence rate. These positive outcomes also indicate that a generalized momentum method is compatible with the algorithms, e.g., a second-order algorithm, which implicitly rely on gradients.


Building Huang Da Xian temples in Jinhua, in the Lower Yangtze Delta, is a "heritage" process, an interpretation, manipulation, and invention of the past for present and future interests. Local memories of the saint Huang Da Xian were awakened by Hong Kong pilgrims, and the subsequent construction of temples enacted the politics of nationalism with a transnational connection. The process of remembering the saint and constructing temples creates, mediates, and invents relationships between the locals in Jinhua and Chinese living in mainland China and elsewhere. The multiple meanings of temple- building are examined for mainland Chinese, Chinese in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the nation state. While the mainlanders treat new temples as places to perform religious activities, attract tourists, and develop the local economy, temple construction for the overseas Chinese is a nostalgic search for authenticity and roots. The state has utilized Huang Da Xian as a symbol of nationalism to reinforce a Chinese identity among mainlanders and all other Chinese. (Temple, heritage, tourism, religion, Wong Tai Sin) ********** Temple construction and reconstruction in China have been common since the 1980s. At an individual level, temples are often understood to be built to solve anxieties and problems for people living in cities and villages. Temple revival is often for healing wounded cultures and recovering the status of individuals and clans (Jing 1996; Aijmer and Ho 2000). From a societal perspective, the revival of temples is also perceived as a process of recycling cultural fragments under new circumstances (Siu 1989:134), with religion a means to reverse the moral decadence and the commoditi-zation of relationships brought about by economic reforms (Weller 1987). Religious sites show the power dynamics between local authorities and the state (Tsai 2002; Watson 1985; Aijmer and Ho 2000; Hsiao 1960; Dean 2003:352). Ritual celebrations sometimes symbolize resistance against the state (Potter 2003; Feuchtwang 2000), through which the hegemonic model is challenged (Weller 1995; Sangren 1987; Dean 1998:277). Cults and religion also provide a site of "cultural contestation and competing local interests" (Dean 1998:281). While attaining a degree of integration with the state, local society preserves its uniqueness through a complex and diverse network of local and regional cults (Dean 1998:338). Various forces within the state create or revive temples and grant different meanings to the practice of religion at the local level. But the role of overseas Chinese in reviving or creating religious activities and ritual celebrations has received relatively little attention. The discussions in Kuah (2003) and Woon (1984) of religious practices such as ancestral worship and building ancestral halls in South China mainly focus on the revival of lineage culture. Although Dean (1998) stresses that pilgrims from overseas played a role in the development of temples in Fujian, the emphasis there is on how these cultural symbols were utilized by villagers to form networks in the local community. The present study complements the studies just mentioned by revealing the multiple meanings of temples for people living in China and Hong Kong, and how they and the nation state utilize and appropriate the meanings differently. The temples were constructed as a result of a transnational (i.e., Hong Kong and Taiwan) concern with cultural heritage, the local economy, and tourism. (2) This article suggests that temple construction could be examined as a deliberate process of inventing heritage for tourism and economic development. Two questions will be addressed. How was the revival or invention of heritage triggered by transnational links and subsequently exploited by the locals, together with the efforts of the overseas Chinese and the state for multiple purposes? And how did the process of constructing temples and heritage create and mediate relationships between the locals and other Chinese in China and Chinese overseas? …


In the bi-level supply chain of supplier and buyer, because of the product's quality failure, to optimize the supply chain, the proper quality level of the supplier and the proper appraised level and quality level of the buyer were studied. It explored the proper quality level under the symmetric and other three asymmetric circum stances respectively, the global optimization of supply chain and the local optimization of each member can be obtained concurrently


Based on Kepler data, we present the results of a search for white light flares on 1049 close binaries. We identify 234 flare binaries, of which 6818 flares are detected. We compare the flare-binary fraction in different binary morphologies ("detachedness"). The result shows that the fractions in over-contact and ellipsoidal binaries are approximately 10%–20% lower than those in detached and semi-detached systems. We calculate the binary flare activity level (AL) of all the flare binaries, and discuss its variations along the orbital period (Porb) and rotation period (Prot, calculated for only detached binaries). We find that the AL increases with decreasing Porb or Prot, up to the critical values at Porb ∼ 3 days or Prot ∼ 1.5 days, and thereafter the AL starts decreasing no matter how fast the stars rotate. We examine the flaring rate as a function of orbital phase in two eclipsing binaries on which a large number of flares are detected. It appears that there is no correlation between flaring rate and orbital phase in these two binaries. In contrast, when we examine the function with 203 flares on 20 non-eclipse ellipsoidal binaries, bimodal distribution of amplitude-weighted flare numbers shows up at orbital phases 0.25 and 0.75. Such variation could be larger than what is expected from the cross section modification.


Voxel intensity-based tests provide good sensitivity for high intensity signals, whereas cluster extent-based tests are sensitive to spatially extended signals. To benefit from the strength of both, we consider combining intensity and extent information. We generalize previous work by proposing the use of weighted combining functions. Using a combining framework with permutation tests, we consider a variety of ways of combining voxel intensity and cluster extent information without knowing their distribution. Further, we propose meta-combining, a combining function of combining functions, which integrates strengths of multiple combining functions into one single statistic. Using real data, we demonstrate that combined tests can be more sensitive than voxel or cluster size test alone. Though not necessarily sensitive than individual combining functions, the meta-combining function is sensitive to all types of signals, thus can be uses as a single test summarizing all the combining functions.


To my fellow epidemiologists, I would like to ask whether there is anyone among us who has not had to defend criticisms about the nature of our research? When responding to a question about what it is I do, I do not find myself having to say "I'm an epidemiologist" (pause) "which is…"


Objective To investigate the effect of matrix metalloproteinases(MMPs) in ventilator-induced lung injury inflammatory reaction of newborn rabbits.Methods Seventy-five newborn rabbits aged 1-5 days were randomly arranged to 3 groups:control group(n=3),other 72 rabbits designed by 2×2×3 factorial were divided into high concentration oxygen(100%)and low concentration oxygen(45%) groups,and each group was subdivided into 2 groups:High peak inspiratory pressure(PIP)group and low PIP group.All rabbits were done by mechanical ventilation and killed to obtain lung tissue at 1,3,6 hours after trailing respectively.The concentration of MMP-9 and MMP-2 in lung tissue bomogenate were detected by ELISA,at the same time the ratio of wet to dry was detected and pathological section was analyzed.Results 1.The concentration of MMP-2 in high concentration oxygen group,high PIP group and low PIP group increased compared with that in normal group,and there were significant differences.2.The mean concentration of MMP-9 was lower in high concentration oxygen group than that in normal control group,and there was significant difference between 2 groups.The mean concentration of MMP-9 in low concentration oxygen group was higher than that in normal group,and there was no significant difference between 2 groups.There was no significant difference in effect to mean concentration of MMP-9 by different PIP.3.There were positive correlation between MMP-2 and MMP-9,MMP-2 and the ratio of wet to dry in lung.Conclusions Within 6 hours in newborn rabbits by mechanical ventilation,ventilation with high concentration oxygen up-regulate MMP-2,but down-regulated MMP-9.The lungs stretch by mechanical ventilation increase MMP-9,but decrease MMP-2.Mechanical ventilation can affect the synthesis of MMPs,and MMPs plays an important role in ventilator-induced lung injury of newborn rabbits.


Abstract The Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) offers a way to perform ozone measurements in the troposphere with the spatial and temporal resolutions needed for both short and long term studies. Only a few DIAL system have been used up to now for this purpose, relying mainly on tunable laser sources. In this paper, a new system using a Nd:YAG laser source and Raman shifting techniques to generate several wavelengths in the ultraviolet and the visible spectral range is proposed for use in a regional ozone network and in a small or medium size aircraft. This is system has been operated in a ground-based station in southern France for nighttime ozone measurements in the free troposphere. A comparison with balloon borne Brewer-Mast ozonesonde data is presented and measurement accuracy of these two instruments is discussed.


Are you having trouble in finding Tier II intervention materials for elementary students who are struggling in math? Are you hungry for effective instructional strategies that will address students' conceptual gap in additive and multiplicative math problem solving? Are you searching for a powerful and generalizable problem solving approach that will help those who are left behind in meeting the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM)? If so, this book is the answer for you.


Marx's theory on the all-round development of human being mainly refers to the rich and diverse developments of human being in necessity,ability and social relationship as well as the relationship with nature.The all-round development of human being is not only the essential characteristic of the socialism and communism,but also the basic goal of constructing harmonious society with Chinese characteristics.To promote the all-round development of human being and to construct socialist harmonious society is a historical process for internal unity and bilateral promotion.During our great endeavor to develop socialist material civilization,political civilization,spiritual civilization and ecologic civilization,we shall also try hard to promote and realize the all-round development of human being.


Method for generating a perturbation factor and for use in identifying the relationship between related genes pigmentation condition of the skin, skin hyperpigmentation state gene expression signature. Methods, providing at least one benchmark become human skin cell samples treated with skin pigmentation modifiers gene expression profiles, as well as gene expression profile of human skin cell samples treated with vehicle composition suspended in vehicle composition to process, by comparing the expression profiles, and determining a gene expression signature comprising a set of differentially expressed genes, assigned an identifier to each gene constituting a gene expression signature, according to the direction of differential expression order the identifier includes the steps of creating one or more gene expression signature list, and storing one or more gene expression signature list to at least one computer readable medium.


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A new entrant of squid species, Loligo edulis
Hoyle, 1885 commonly known as 'swordtip squid',
was observed in the trawl catches at Kasimedu
Fishing Harbour, and Karaikal Fishing Harbour,
Karaikal, Tamil Nadu on 27.08.2013. The species is
distributed along the Western Pacific, Northern
Australia, Philippine Islands and northern South
China Sea to central Japan. The occurrence of Loligo
edulis is reported for the first time from the northeast
coast of India during July 2013. At Sassoon Docks
(new jetty), Mumbai, north-west coast heavy landing
of L. edulis was observed on 18th February 2011.
Species Description


M<issbauer and Raman spectroscopy have been used to relate redox equilibria of iron to melt structure in MO-SiO2 systems (M : Ba2+, Sr2*, Ca2*, Mgr*). Log Fe2*/Fe3* is a linear function of log/e,, although the slope of the lines depends on bulk composition. The Fe2*/Fe3* is a linear function of NBO/T (nonbridging oxygens per tetrahedral cation) for each type of divalent metal cation. The ferrous-ferric ratio is also proportionalto Zlf of the metal cation at constant M/Si (or NBO/Si) of the melts. With Fe2+/Fe'1 4 1, ferric iron is in tetrahedral coordination. The spectroscopic data indicate that further reduction may result in a coordination transformation of the remaining Fe3+, probably to six-fold coord-ination. The Fe2+/Fe3+ of this transformation appears insensitive to the type of metal cation and the NBO/T of the melt. Its value increases somewhat as the total iron content of the system is increased. Liquidus phase equilibria for compositions with Calsi : 0.7 and Me/Si : 0.7' with l0 wt.Vo iron oxide added were calculated as a function of Fe2*/Fe3*. An increase in Fe2*/Fe3* results in a decrease of 35'C in the liquidus temperature in the system CaOSiO2-Fe2O3-FeO (at Fe2*/Fe3* 0.25). In the analogous Mg-bearing system, the maximum temperature decrease is 200"C (at Fe2+/Fe3+ 4.0). Silica polymorphs (and, over a limited ferric/ferrous range, two liquids in the Mg-bearing system) occur on the liquidus until the temperature minimum is reached. With additional increase in Fe2+/Fe3+, metasilicate minerals (pseudowollastonite and clinoenstatite, respectively) are stable. In the system MgO-SiO2-Fe2O3-FeO, a silica polymorph (cristobalite) reappears on the liquidus with Fe2+/Fe3* 9.0, whereas in the analogous Ca system, pseudowollastonite remains on the liquidus until all ferric iron has been reduced to ferrous iron. Introduction type ofmetal cations available for charge-balance ofFe3+ Iron oxide redox equilibria in magmatic liquids are of in tetrahedral coordination and the proportions of coexinterest because p"z+1p"r+ influences melt structure and isting anionic units (Dickinson and Hess, l98l; Mysen et derivative properties (Mysen et al., l9g2b) and because al".l982b). These proportions are related to the networkthe distribution of iron oxides between liquidus minerals modifying cations in the melts (Mysen et al., 1982b). In and melt may be used as an indicator of magmatic history natural magmatic liquids, alkaline earths commonly are (e.g., Bowen et a1., 1930; Mysen et al., l9g0; Hageerty, the most abundant network-modifying cations and may 1978; Sato and Valenza, l9g0). preliminurv outu iiii.ui" also potentially serve to charge-balance Fe3* in tetrahethat ferric iron may be both a network former and a dral coordination in analogy with observations on alkanetwork modifier (6.9., Mysen et al., l9g0), whereas l ine-earth-bearingaluminosil icatesystems(e.g.,Seifertet ferrous iron commonly is considered to be a network al., 1982:Navrotskyetal., 1982). Inordertodescribethe modifier in silicate melis (e.g., Mao et al., 1973; Nolet et interrelations between redox equilibria of iron oxides and a1., lg79). Thus melt properties thar depend on melt the structure of magmatic liquids, we decided, therefore, polymerization may also depend on iron content and to study the efect oftemperature and oxygen fugacity on Fe3*DFe. the redox equilibria of iron oxide in simple alkaline earth The redox ratio of iron oxides and the structural silicate melts. position of Fe3+ and Fe2* in melts may depend on the 57Fe2O3 e0-95% 57Fe1 to enhance the sensitivity of M6ssbauer spectra for the determination of Fe2*/Fe3*2 and the structural positions of Fe2* and Fe3*. Batches of 200-300 mg were ground under alcohol for I hr or more, dried at 400'C and stored at 1 l0"C until used. The samples (30-70 mg) were suspended on 0.1-mm Pt loops (Presnall and Brenner, 1974) it vertical Ptand MoSi2heated, quench furnaces. All samples were quenched in either liquid nitrogen or water. The oxygen fugacity in the furnace was controlled with CO-CO2 gas mixing and monitored with an Y2O3-doped ZrO2 oxygen sensor (Sato, 1972). The accuracy of the sensor was checked periodically against the equilibria 2Ni + O, = 2NiO and 2Fe + 02 = 2FeO (Chou, 1978; Deines et al., 1974). The accuracy of the oxygen fugacity, based on this calibration, is better than 0. I log unit offllrat the temperature of these experiments (1550'C). The precision is 0.01-0.02 log unit. The composition of the glasses, within analytical uncertainty (2%,relative), accords with the nominal values. Electron microprobe analyses are available from the authors upon request. The compositions of the starting materials, as used throughout this report, are defined with their symbols as described in Table l. Raman and Mrissbauer soectra were obtained with the auto2 It is recalled that Fe3+/)Fe, obtained directly from the Mossbauer spectra, is related to Fe2*/Fe3* as Fe2*/Fe3* : (l Fe3*DFe)/(Fe3*DFe). E35 mated Raman and Mtissbauer systems at the Geophysical Laboratory (e.g., Mysen et al., 1982a)' The Raman data were obtained by excitation of the sample with the 514-nm line of an Ar*-ion laser with 2-4 watts at the sample with the same configurations as in Seifert et al. (1982). The samples were examined optically before and after exposure to the laser to evaluate possible radiation damage. On occasion, discoloration and sometimes precipitation of an iron oxide were observed. In such cases, the Raman spectrum was discarded. Mtissbauer spectra were obtained on the same samples, occasionally both before and after exposure to the laser beam. In optically clear glasses, no effects of laser exposure could be observed in the Mossbauer spectra' All other aspects of the Raman methods have been described elsewhere (Mysen et al., 1982a Virgo et al.' 1981, 1982; Seifert et al.. 1982). Curves of Lorentzian and Gaussian line shapes were fitted to the digitized output from the Mtissbauer and Raman spectrometers, respectively, as summarized elsewhere (Mysen and Virgo, 1978; Virgo et al., 1981, 1982, 1983a; Mysen et al. , 1980, 1982a). Alternative fitting methods of the Mossbauer spectra with different lines-shapes (e.g., Eibschutz, et al., 1980; Eibschutz and Lines, 1982), or with least-squares fitting of an assumed correlation of hyperfine parameters of a large number of elementary doublets (e.g., Wivel and Morup, l98l) were attempted' These methods did not yield results for Fe3*/)Fe or hyperfine MYSEN ET AL,: IRON IN ALKALINE EARTH SILICATE MELTS Table l . Mossbauer results Conposltion los f ^ F e ( I ) Fe( I I ) IS QS IS QS cs2E2.1 cs2E4.6 cs2F9. 1 cs2F5 cs2F5 cs1. 4F5 csl . 4F5 cs1 .4F5 cs l . 4F5 csl . 2F5 cs1 . 2F5 csF5 csF5 csF5 cs .8F5 cs . 8F5 cs. 7F5 cs1.4Fl_0 cs1. 4F10 cs1. 4Fl0 MS1 .4F5 MS1. 4F5 MSl. 4F5 MSl. 4F5 MS l .2F5 MS1 .2F5


A new method about the evaluation of indoor comfortable environment is introduced in detail, and relevant experiments indicate that the index CPD (comprehensive percentage dissatisfied) has good reliability and mensurability, and can be used to evaluate and control the indoor comfortable environment.


Langmuir probe measurements of the near‐sheath plasma region in a plasma etch system reveal that geometric discontinuities in the powered electrode surface lead to areas of elevated plasma potential. Particles trapped in the plasma in these regions are also observed optically using laser light scattering and video detection. Electrode material discontinuities are also shown to affect the plasma potential and particle traps. Maps of plasma potential are presented for plasmas above various electrode configurations.


To the Editor:— In a recent issue ( 201 :821, 1967), Doris H. Milman, MD, described the results of psychological and physiological examinations of a 5-year-old girl over a period of nine months following accidental ingestion of LSD. These clinical data were collected post factum, precluding any but conjectural conclusions regarding a causal relationship between the accident and the findings. The background summary provided by Milman indicated a possibility that the girl's home environment may have been somewhat unusual from psychological, sociological, and nutritional standpoints. These remarks are related only to the five intelligence quotients obtained following the accidental ingestion which occurred on April 6,1966: All IQs were obtained with the Ammons Quick test (QT), 1 and the results led Milman to conclude that, "four months after ingestion, with an IQ of 121, [sic] could be stated with confidence that the drug had had a clearly depressing effect upon intellectual functioning."


Most parents and children spend significant amounts of time together, particularly during a child's K-12 years. Hence, the parent-child relationship may be instrumental in forming an individual's environmental attitudes and actions. This research examines the relationship between a parent and child's environmental beliefs, concerns, and behaviors in two ways. First, parents and their college-aged children responded to a set of questions about environmental sentiment that were derived from the Model of Responsible Environmental Behavior (Hines et al., 1987) and the Value Belief Norm Model (Stern, et al., 1999). Their responses were compared to a randomly generated population of unrelated parent/student pairs from the study population. Second, the degree of similarity of responses between related students and parents was determined. Results showed that related parent/student pairs evidenced greater similarity in environmental beliefs and behaviors than unrelated pairs, while the study population overall exhibited similar levels of environmental concern. These results suggest the existence of a relationship dynamic between parents and children that is influencing their beliefs and behaviors. Interestingly, parents engaged in a significantly greater frequency of environmentally responsible behaviors than their own children, on average. This relationship between environmental beliefs and behaviors of parents and children warrants further research to better understand the roots, dynamics and directionality of the influence. A deeper understanding of this relationship will help refine intergenerational environmental education programs that aim to transfer environmental knowledge between students and their parents.


to cure, is now being obtained following energetic therapy in adults with Stage III, A and B, Hodgkin's disease. In chil dren, over eight years of age, the disease and the tolerance of therapy appear simi lar to that of adults. Long-term survival should, therefore, be possible in chil dren despite the fact that late effects of irradiation and even chemotherapy may necessitate some modification of the adult treatment plans. As approximately one third of children with Hodgkin's dis ease present with Stage III disease, the potential for cure makes it imperative that these children be identified and, in particular, that they be considered separately from children with Stage IV disease.


Using decomposition of hoop and radial components of displacement vector to the trigonometrical and generalized power series, the new exact analytical solutions to problems on equilibrium state of thick-walled heavy horizontal orthotropic axial-symmetric body, which are subject to the action of uniform external lateral pressure, are obtained.


The paper considers the main characteristics of the production and dissemination of economic knowledge. Analyzes the features of knowledge creation in the history and modern contexts. Shows the prospects for the production of economic knowledge based on extrapolation of current trends.


The focus of this article is a cross‐national comparison of the role the study of marketing theory should play in the marketing education process. This study also examines whether the status of marketing theory differs from marketing academicians in the United States, Europe, and the Pacific Basin.


The high number of burglaries that occur today make the security system an absolute necessity to be applied, especially at home. The door of the house becomes the most highlighted in the scope of the home security system because the function of the gate as the main access to in and out. The use of home door locking systems today still use conventional keys and conventional means where homeowners have to go to the gate to be opened and closed again so it is less efficient for a house that has many doors because too many keys are also to be taken, especially if the owner is lazy out to open or close the gate of the house. This study aims to optimize bluetooth technology that is connected with microcontroller, optimize android smartphone technology that is developing as well as designing, creating, locking automatic house gate controller via bluetooth using microcontroller with the help of android smartphone.
Problem solving is required using the literature study method and experimental methods. Experimental methods can be done by designing software and hardware design. In hardware and software has two parts of the system android and board Arduino. This research will be tested.


Considered feature design of pump and presents the results of a study of Assembly parts: pump shaft, cotters, impellers. Research of include: measurement of runout of the shaft and the shaft with working wheels, on the basis of measurements was concluded.


A ring R is said to satisfy the Goodearl–Menal condition if for any x, y ∈ R, there exists a unit u of R such that both x − u and y − u −1 are units of R. It is proved that if R is a semilocal ring or an exchange ring with primitive factors Artinian, then R satisfies the Goodearl–Menal condition if and only if no homomorphic image of R is isomorphic to either ℤ2 or ℤ3 or 𝕄2(ℤ2). These results correct two existing results. Some consequences are discussed.


Reporting both financial and non-financial reports is believed as a positive way to attract investors because investor decisions do not only depend on financial information factors in making their investment decisions. Many non-financial factors might increase firm value, such as disclosure of enterprise risk management, disclosure of intellectual capital, disclosure of corporate social responsibility. This paper aims to analyze whether the customer goods industry's economic and noneconomy disclosure impacts investor decision-making. Using multiple regression method in the explanatory research with quantitative approach, this study revealed that: (1) Profitability has a significant influence on Firm Value; (2) Dividend Policy does not have a significant influence on Firm Value; (3) Enterprise Risk Management Disclosures has a significant influence on Firm Value; (4) Intellectual Capital Disclosure has a significant influence on Firm Value; (5) Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure has a significant influence on Firm Value. The combination of the financial and non-financial reports has significantly attracted investors. Keywords—non-financial report, dividend policy, enterprise risk management disclosure, intellectual capital, CSR


Non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium (NTM) is a bacterial group with pathogenic, 28 phenotypic, and genotypic variability. These microorganisms have been grouped 29 according to the growing and biochemical characteristics, and their ability to cause 30 disease. Immunodeficient patients are the most frequently achieved, and laboratory 31 identification is so difficult. The disease caused by NTM has a slow progress, and it is 32 considered emerging and sometimes neglected. This literature review reports about major 33 clinically relevant species of non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium, and the methods available 34 for laboratory identification. 35


This article examines the presence of issues relating to representational painting in Russian nineteenth-century art-critical writings. These issues include imitation, copying, and the significance of detail, as they werediscussed in sources dating from the mid-seventeenth century (with particular emphasis on the nineteenth century). Also considered are histonographic factors which may inform views of the parameters of'Realism' in Russian art. A consideration of primary textual sources dating before the mid century examines how such visual issues were discussed in aesthetic as well as ideological terms, before the advent of a more prominem, readily politicized 'Realism' from the 1870s onwards.