DiMarco, D. and Ruppert, T. (Eds.). (2022). Avian aesthetics in literature and culture: birds and humans in the popular imagination. Lexington Books. 262 pages.


In recent years, sparse representation is a hot area of research in the field of pattern recognition. A new and feasible scheme was investigated to solve the problem about limited viewing angles of images in ear recognition field. So the method for more accurate ear recognition using the sparse representation of HOG Descriptor was presented. The system was established by three stages: ear feature extraction, reducing the feature dimension and classification. HOG features of ear images were firstly extracted, then the dimensions of them were reduced by LDA algorithm and verification problems were solved by using the sparse representation. A test ear image to be identified could be represented as the sparse linear combination of the HOG features of training images. For pose variations of ear images, the comparative experimentresults indicate that the method has more accurate and stable ear recognition rate within certain range of feature number. And the method is robust for cases where rapid ear angle change exists.


In this paper, we prove some more general results concerning the maximum modulus of the polar derivative of a polynomial. A variety of interesting results follow as special cases from our results.


The removal of shell from Jatropha seed can improve oil yield and quality during the oil extraction process in biodiesel production. A Jatropha shelling machine was evaluated to analyse its efficiency to separate between the seed and the shell. The machine consists of a compression system with rollers as the fruit cracking unit, a vibratory sifter with mesh as the separation unit and two collectors. Based on the findings, the separation efficiency was reported at 91.25%. The study also showed that the sifter failed to separate shell component from seed completely due to the irregular size and shape of broken shell. Therefore, an idea to use the blower as separation unit is proposed to supersede the sifter design. The performance of blower system to recover shell-free seed will be investigated throughout the future research.


The etching processing method is characterized in that, when performing an etching processing on a resin member by using a desmear liquid containing an alkaline permanganate etching liquid, the etching processing is performed by dipping the resin member into the desmear liquid of which an etching rate for a resin forming the resin member is adjusted by using at least one of an accelerator for accelerating the etching rate of the desmear liquid and a suppressor for suppressing the etching rate.


2 Abstract: The antioxidant activity of the two desert plants Aerva javanica (AJ) and Oxystelma esculentum (OE) was successfully analyzed using differential pulse voltammetry. The antiradical activity was separately checked against the electrochemically generated superoxide anion radical inaqueous and organic media. The decrease in the cathodic current with the progressive increase of the extract amount is rationalized as free radical consumption by the added extract. Quantification is made in terms of antioxidant activity coefficient (K) and antioxidant capacity index (IC ). The results showed the presence of potential antioxidant compounds in the 50 extracts used. The antiradical activity was found higher in methanol extracts to that in acetone extracts.


Abstract : As systems have become more sophisticated, the role of humans in operating and maintaining them has grown more complex. There has been a steadily growing recognition that human characteristics, particularly limitations and abilities, must be considered in some depth in system design if design objectives are to met. The size and role of the crew represent critical design decisions. Mission performance has a direct relationship to the ability of the crew to carry out all of the required functions. If necessary functions overload the crew, some will be omitted and others ineffectively performed. If this is the case, automation may have to be considered. If the crew is underloaded, boredom and reduced performance may result, in addition to unnecessary costs being incurred. An additional crew member will increase weight, design costs, fuel expenditures, and training costs. It has been estimated that, for a commercial aircraft, an additional flight crew member can result in a 4 to 5 percent increase in direct operating costs. In the same manner, for a military aircraft fleet of 200 with a life-cycle of 20 years, costs can amount to several hundred million dollars for each additional crew member. Issues of crew size were so critical in preliminary design work for proposals on antisubmarine warfare (ASW) and airborne warning and control system aircraft (AWACS) that Douglas Aircraft Company conducted research on the problem.


Having unstable sacral fractures requires patients to be bedridden for a significant period of time for healing to take place without complications. This causes severe muscle atrophy, along with blood circulation problems in older patients. It is therefore highly beneficial to fast-track weight-bearing activities to reduce these complications by monitoring the recovery of the fracture. Past experimental work shows that dynamic response of a fixated synthetic (fourth-generation composite sawbone) pelvis is affected by the change in stiffness at the fracture location. The changes in this dynamic response can be observed by placing sensors on the pelvis and on the fixation. However, placing sensors on the pelvis is not practical. The aim of this article is to report on a set of computational investigation on the potential of placing sensors on the fixation to determine the stiffness restoration of the fractured region of the pelvis. This work will focus on the Denis I fracture, where the fracture is located in the sacrum. The ability to relate the dynamic response of a particular section of the fixation that is remote to the fracture location will have significant implication in the extending structural health monitoring concept to determine the state of healing of a fractured pelvis. A fourth-generation composite sawbone pelvis was used in the work reported in this article.


methanol fuel cells are catalyst ink formulation and its application. The catalyst ink is typically composed of supported or unsupported catalysts, binder (ionomer), solvents, and additives. Rheological properties of the ink, amount of binder, and choice of solvents are tuned to match the particular ink application process used to fabricate the electrode, as each coating process has its own unique requirements. Besides affecting the coating process, the choice and ratios of these components can significantly affect the electrochemical performance of the electrode. In this study, catalyst inks are designed and investigated for the spraying process, for utilization in the continuous fabrication of DMFC electrodes. For this purpose, the effect of the binder (ionomer) content on the performance of the electrodes is studied in detail. Decal-transfer electrodes are fabricated on a custom-built automated spraying apparatus with individually specified anode and cathode binder contents, and assembled to form a catalyst coated membrane (CCM) type membrane electrode assembly (MEA). These electrodes are rigorously tested to specifically identify their electrochemical performance, catalyst utilization and electrode morphology. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4005415]


Variants in SCN8A, the NaV1.6 channel's coding gene, are characterized by a variety of symptoms, including intractable epileptic seizures, psychomotor delay, progressive cognitive decline, autistic features, ataxia or dystonia. Standard anticonvulsant treatment has a limited impact on the course of disease.


Multi-stakeholder (e.g., governments, residents, the "3C" of community and "third party") co-governance has become a hot topic in the community-renewal research field. However, the co-ordination of various rights and interests hinders the co-governance of multiple stakeholders, particularly in China. Current research on the mechanisms of multiple co-governance remains inadequate. This article presents a typical case of multi-stakeholder co-governance for community renewal with respect to adding elevators to an apartment building in Shanghai's inner city. The multi-stakeholder co-governance process involved in this research differs from the traditional model, which is mainly led by governments. Field investigations and in-depth interviews were employed to explore how multiple stakeholders conduct dialogues and negotiations in the process of elevator installation. We summarize the key elements of community renewal, show the internal mechanism, and provide a new practical and methodological investigation of multi-stakeholder co-governance. This article highlights the significance of a good interest-co-ordination mechanism and simplification of the community-renewal process. It is also suggested to encourage the participation of multiple stakeholders and to promote co-operation between the community and enterprises in community governance.


LIFE IS BASED ON L-AMINO ACIDS, but D-amino acids can complicate the picture. For example, the nervous systems of certain animals contain D-aspartate. At a certain stage of human development, up to 50% of aspartate in some brain regions is the D form. Chemistry professor Jonathan V. Sweedler, at the University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, wants to know what damino acids do. Are they signaling molecules like their 1 counterparts? Before their roles can be discerned, though, the d-amino acids must first be found. At the American Chemical Society national meeting last month in Washington, D.C, Sweedler explained how his group looks for d-amino acids and peptides containing them. He spoke at a session organized by the Division of Analytical Chemistry. In the brain, only some of the 10 12 neurons use d-aspartate, and what is in those neurons cannot readily be discerned by examining brain tissue because of the dilution effect ...


PurposeSince 1974, Japan's total fertility rate has been constantly below replacement level. The purpose of this paper is to focus on Japan's low fertility issue and countermeasures that were adopted, in order to explore the reasons why the countermeasures were unable to solve the problem?Design/methodology/approachThe paper analyzes both the historical changes and the current situation of Japan's countermeasures. It also focuses on how in Japan marriage behavior and couples' fertility behavior changed during the implementation of the countermeasures from both objective and subjective perspectives. Based on results of the analysis, the paper explores the inherent problems regarding the countermeasures.FindingsThe paper shows that there is no sign that Japan's low fertility could be overcome, and puts forward three problems regarding the countermeasures. The paper suggests paying greater attention to the contradictions in the current policies and to go beyond the field of family policy and population policy to consider the following questions from a more macro perspective: (1) how to make fertility more desirable and meaningful and (2) how to encourage the related social systems to promote people's spontaneity both in marriage and childbearing.Originality/valueThe paper uses the latest data and focuses on analyzing the countermeasures from a more macro perspective rather than discussing specific problems of the countermeasures. Based on both objective data and subjective views and, given the characteristics of Japanese society, the paper explores in depth the problems regarding the countermeasures. By improving empirical knowledge, the paper seeks to contribute more generally to low fertility countries' "fertility revival".


The reduced-size feature of fractal shaped-patch is exploited in this work to design a miniaturized reflectarray unit cell offering wide-angle scanning capabilities. The proposed approach is applied to design a X-band 0.3λ×0.3λ fractal reflectarray cell giving a 320° phase agility and an improved maximum scan angle of 50°, when compared to a standard square patch working at the same frequency.


Is expanding the scope for parents to choose among competing schools an effective policy lever for improving the quality of education? What lessons can we take from British Columbia's experience with greater school choice? In 2002, British Columbia implemented a new policy that makes it easier for parents to opt out of their neighbourhood school. Along with the province's rich administrative and test score data, the introduction of this "open enrolment" policy provides a rare opportunity to estimate the extent to which increased public school choice affects student achievement, concentrates minority students in enclave schools and promotes cream-skimming. Our results support several conclusions about British Columbia's experience with open enrolment. First, the fact that many more parents succeeded in enrolling their children in out-of-catchment schools demonstrates that the policy had a meaningful impact on the public school choice opportunities available to many families. Second, the evidence suggests that open enrolment contributed to the development of important academic skills, but the magnitude of this impact depended on the geographic concentration of public schools. In the Lower Mainland, 10 to 15 percent of neighbourhoods are dense enough to have generated fairly substantial improvements in academic achievement. The gains in these neighbourhoods were equivalent to reducing class size by between two and three students; compared to class-size reductions, open enrolment is likely to be a fairly cost effective strategy for improving student achievement as measured by test scores. In the remaining neighbourhoods, where school density is lower, the impact of open enrolment on test scores was quite small. Finally, open enrolment did little to either segregate or integrate Lower Mainland students according to their cultural and ethnic backgrounds. There is also little evidence that popular schools engaged in creamskimming high-achieving students. These generally positive results might encourage policymakers in other jurisdictions to give fresh thought to introducing greater school choice into their public education systems.


The accurate and fast sensing of the radio spectrum is one of the key requirements of any Cognitive Radio (CR) architecture. Wavelet packet-based spectrum estimator (WPSE) is a newly developed method for the detection of active users or spectrum holes in the spectral domain. Various wavelet families with different wavelet parameters exhibit different detection performances. In this article, the receiver operating characteristics (ROC) is considered for the performance evaluation of wavelet packet-based spectrum estimator for a wide range of wavelet families, both orthogonal and non-orthogonal, with different wavelet parameters. Exploiting the underutilized radio spectrum, an efficient wavelet packet-based spectrum estimation model with reduced number of sensing measurements is also proposed. The developed model exhibits a significant reduction of number of sensing measurements with a good detection performance.


Moving cast shadows of moving objects significantly degrade the performance of many high-level computer vision applications such as object tracking, object classification, behavior recognition and scene interpretation. Because they possess similar motion characteristics with their objects, moving cast shadow detection is still challenging. In this paper, the foreground is detected by background subtraction and the shadow is detected by combination of Mean-Shift and Region Merging Segmentation. Using Gabor method, we obtain the moving targets with texture features. According to the characteristics of shadow in HSV space and texture feature, the shadow is detected and removed to eliminate the shadow interference for the subsequent processing of moving targets. Finally, to guarantee the integrity of shadows and objects for further image processing, a simple post-processing procedure is designed to refine the results, which also drastically improves the accuracy of moving shadow detection. Extensive experiments on publicly common datasets that the performance of the proposed framework is superior to representative state-of-the-art methods.


Background: Patients with NVAF treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are often also treated with SSRI/SNRI for co-existing conditions. Whether the concomitant use of SSRI/SNRI with DOAC s...


Water quality evaluation is fundamental for water resources management. Water quality index (WQI) is an accurate and easily understandable method for assessing water quality for different purposes. In this study, the Iraqi water quality index (Iraq WQI) was constructed to be used to evaluate the Iraqi rivers for drinking. For this purpose, some statistical techniques, experts' advice, literature reviews, and authors' experience were used. First, the principal component analysis (PCA) method and the modified Delphi method were used to select the most influential water quality parameters and their relative weights. Second, the quality curves of selected parameters were drawn to calculate the WQI scores basing on the water quality standards. Of twenty-seven parameters, six parameters were chosen to be within the index depending on their effect on water quality in order to reflect the specific characteristics of the Iraqi waters. The Iraq WQI was applied to the Tigris River within Baghdad as a case study and for some sites on other Iraqi rivers, and gave acceptable results. Results revealed that the statistical techniques used in this paper can be applied in all Iraqi rivers considering their specific characteristics. Based on the reliability of the Iraq WQI, there is no longer a need to use Indices designed for water for other countries.


This paper investigates the fundamental limits for detecting a high-dimensional sparse matrix contaminated by white Gaussian noise from both the statistical and computational perspectives. We consider $p\times p$ matrices whose rows and columns are individually $k$-sparse. We provide a tight characterization of the statistical and computational limits for sparse matrix detection, which precisely describe when achieving optimal detection is easy, hard, or impossible, respectively. Although the sparse matrices considered in this paper have no apparent submatrix structure and the corresponding estimation problem has no computational issue at all, the detection problem has a surprising computational barrier when the sparsity level $k$ exceeds the cubic root of the matrix size $p$: attaining the optimal detection boundary is computationally at least as hard as solving the planted clique problem.
The same statistical and computational limits also hold in the sparse covariance matrix model, where each variable is correlated with at most $k$ others. A key step in the construction of the statistically optimal test is a structural property for sparse matrices, which can be of independent interest.


Due to their decades-long service life and reliable power output under extreme conditions, betavoltaic batteries offer distinct advantages over traditional chemical batteries, especially in applications where frequent battery replacement is hazardous, or cost prohibitive. Although many beta emitting isotopes exist, tritium is considered ideal in betavoltaic applications for several reasons: 1) it is a "pure" beta emitter, 2) the beta is not energetic enough to damage the semiconductor, 3) it has a moderately long half-life, and 4) it is readily available. Unfortunately, the widespread application of tritium powered betavoltaics is limited, in part, by their low power output. This research targets improving the power output of betavoltaics by increasing the flux of beta particles to the energy conversion device (the p-n junction) through the use of low Z nanostructured tritium trapping materials.


Developments of high speed train of the world and friction braking of the train were introduced.Disadvantages of tread brake and benefits of disc brake were listed.The present of usually friction materials and new composites were discussed.In terms of the Present of development of the train in our nation,some advices were put forward.


Threaded tubular fittings are used in a wide variety of industries for critical applications involving fluid transfer in a pressurised or vacuum system. These fittings are made of corrosion resistant metals such as stainless steel which are desirable in corrosive operating conditions; however, stainless steel is prone to galling which can cause threads to seize, resulting in loss of productivity. To prevent this, threads are electroplated using silver (Ag) coatings which prevent galling and serve as a solid lubricant during the connection make-up process. The Ag cyanide electroplating process currently used in industry is both hazardous to human health and its wastes are detrimental to the environment. The objective of this work is to evaluate environmental friendly self-lubricating Ag and Ag-polytetrafluoroethylene composite coatings using a non-cyanide electroplating process against the commercially available cyanide Ag coating through the analysis of torque-angle signatures and the torque-angle slope which characterises the make-up process. Results from the experiments suggest that the non-cyanide Ag-polytetrafluoroethylene coating is a potentially viable replacement option. Investigation and analysis of the coating performance have also highlighted potential risks of failure through poor lubrication during the make-up process and suggestions for improving the make-up process.


Wikan, Unni. Managing Turbulent Hearts: A Balinese Formula for Living. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1990. xxvi + 343 pp. including notes, glossary, references, and index. $55.00 cloth, $19.95 paper. Laderman, Carol. Taming the Wind of Desire: Psychology, Medicine, and Aesthetics in Malay Shamanistic Performance. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xvi + 366 pp. including notes, appendices, glossary, references, and index. $39.95 cloth.


To be a child in the 21st Century is increasingly synonymous with facing some form of jeopardy. In the context of the United States, Jonathan Zimmerman recently claimed that adults' nostalgia for their own childhoods has led to outmoded or even draconian school policies in the present.1 Steven Mintz has argued that a close examination of public policy in the U.S. reveals that the country is much less child-friendly than its rhetoric suggests.2 In a broader context, Aparna Mishra Tarc says that:


This paper mainly introduces what TV feature programme is,and its characteristics,with the progress of audiences' appreciate level,the image creation of TV feature programme has been a hard problem.


Fig. 1. Family pedigree of index patient 1 (a) and index patient 2 (b). a, Left ventricular hypertrophy; b, hypertension; c, proteinuria; d, end stage of renal disease. impairment, acroparesthesiae, cardiac hypertrophy, corneal dystrophy, hypohidrosis, and impaired temperature regulatio (2, 3). FD is often underdiagnosed in China and only few Chinese cases have been reported (4–8). Several screening studies performed in patients on dialysis showed a high incidence of FD, and therefore, we initiated a


Describes organizational‐organismic parallels in the context of the "natural need" for internal marketing. The need for internal marketing, especially within service organizations, is commonly recognized, but its implementation is considerably more difficult than its planning. Attitude barriers (unreceptiveness to marketing philosophy) may exist even in the higher levels of management, where they are potentially more difficult to change, yet changing them will have the greatest effect on the organization. Suggests that one strong argument which could be used is the organismic metaphor, which draws parallels between organizations and organisms.


ABSTRACT The transition period from elementary to middle school is challenging. Students are expected to be more autonomous. To cope with these increased levels of autonomy, self-regulated learning skills might help. Previous research has shown that parents play a crucial role in students' self-regulated learning development. However, research focusing on parental involvement during middle school and the ways in which parents support self-regulated learning at home is limited. Therefore, the present study explores the practices that parents use at home to support middle school students' autonomy and self-regulated learning. It draws upon semi-structured interviews with eighteen families. The results show that parents mainly guide students' learning behaviours and motivation. Additionally, parents and students can be divided into three groups based on differences in autonomy granted during learning; these groups reported varying parental practices in fostering self-regulated learning. Overall, the present study highlights the importance of parents' educational involvement during middle school.


Impacts of PEI and PAC,which are two different types of ATC,on the Zeta potential and cationic demand of furnish with APMP was discussed,and the relationships between ATC and sizing value,tensile index,tearing index,bursting index and cohesion of culture paper with APMP furnish were analyzed.The results indicated that PEI and PAC possessed good performances,which could effectively neutralize the negative charge of the anionic trash,but be adsorbed partly by electronegative fibers.Relatively,PEI is obviously superior to PAC served as ATC,and its dosage of 0.1% ~ 0.2% was appropriate.PEI and PAC could not only improve paper sizing evidently,but also enhance sizing value,tensile index,tearing index,bursting index and cohesion of paper sheet to a certain extent.Among them,PEI improved sizing value and cohesion more effectively than the rest.


On rats from the strain (HY/Y) low-steady against a hypoxia, deduced and supported in SCBMT of RAMS and on the mice strain C57BL/6Y supported also in collection fund of the Center, investigated consequences of influence of a sharp hypobaric hypoxia on viability of embryos. To acute hypoxia stress of females of both types subjected at the 10th bottom of pregnancy. As a result of the carried-out experiment it is established that the general embryonic mortality was equal in the postimplantation period of development in females of rats of skilled group of 9,5%, at females of mice – 11,2%. Thus the contribution recessive lethal in embryonic mortality at females of rats and at females of mice made 4,36 and 5,1%, respectively. Thus, the share of the lost embryos caused by influence of a hypoxia, equaled at females of rats of 6,0%, at females of mice – 6,1%.


Detecting false information in the form of fake news has become a bigger challenge than anticipated. There are multiple promising ways of approaching such a problem, ranging from source-based detection, linguistic feature extraction, and sentiment analysis of articles. While analyzing the sentiment of text has produced some promising results, this paper explores a rather more fine-grained strategy of classifying news as fake or real, based solely on the emotion profile of an article's title. A RoBERTa model was first trained to perform Emotion Classification, achieving test accuracy of about 90%. Six basic emotions were used for the task, based on the prominent psychologist Paul Ekman fear, joy, anger, sadness, disgust and surprise. A seventh emotional category was also added to represent neutral text. Model performance was also validated by comparing classification results to other state-of-the-art models, developed by other groups. The model was then used to make inference on the emotion profile of news titles, returning a probability vector, which describes the emotion that the title conveys. Having the emotion probability vectors for each article's title, another Binary Random Forest classifier model was trained to evaluate news as either fake or real, based solely on their emotion profile. The model achieved up to 88% accuracy on the Kaggle Fake and Real News Dataset, showing there is a connection present between the emotion profile of news titles and if the article is fake or real.


To the Editor: —I saw the statement of Dr. Charles F. Brigham inThe Journal, August 26, regarding the "Royal Order of Lions" fraud. The promoter of this concern was in our town May 15, and showed me the receipts of half a dozen physiciansof surrounding towns who had signed his contract. After discussing the matter with my father, who was present, and to whom the contract also seemed good, I "bit." I received a bunch of blanks and other printed matter setting forth the benefits to be derived from a membership in the order, etc., with the stamped address 209½ Brady St. (Phone N. 4402-L), supposedly Decatur, Ill. I sent a letter to Decatur which was forwarded to Madison, Wis., and from there to Green Bay, Wis., and then returned unclaimed.


A coin-operated lock. A lock operated with coins, characterized in that with respect to the coin (103), the inner space of the lock housing (1) is defined laterally between a locking lever (3) and against locking lever (4) horizontally glidants and peripherally by respective vertical facing edges (31 and 71) of the lever (3) and a supportive supplement (7) of the contrapalanca (4) and also by a pivot (5) that it is located in a suitable place in the lower quadrant of the coin (103) traseramente located with respect to the horizontal closing movement of the lever (3), as against lever (4) is coupled to the rotation of the cam (101) actuating provided in the cylinder (100) and, with respect to said lever (3), this contrapalanca (4) has a longitudinal sliding advancing assembly against the return spring (104), the insert (7) has means selectively to the counter lever (4) fixing the pivot (5) is installed selectively in one of multiple sockets (61) existing on a strip (6) parallel to the horizontal displacement of the operating lever (3).


PERHAPS the easiest way to obtain a correct view of Christ's treatment of the Old Testament is to take up the Gospel of St Matthew, and, following it from beginning to end, to note those passages in which reference is made by our Lord to the Old Testament, comparing them with parallel passages in other Gospels, so far as such parallels exist. It is true that this will not cover every single use of the Old Testament made, nor will it present to us Christ's use in a systematic manner, but it will, I think, give us a good and sufficiently complete picture for the purposes of argument from His use to the proper use to be made by ourselves. The story of the temptations, contained both in Matt. iv. and Lk. iv., may be regarded as a summary of Christ's attitude toward earlier views of divine revelation, held both by the Jews and also by other peoples. In Ex. xix. we have a description of the theophany at Sinai. The mountain is to be guarded with bounds round about, because " whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death." The presence of God upon the mount is indicated by "thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud," and the mount was "altogether on smoke, because the Lord descended \\pon it in fire, and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly." And the Lord bids Moses to "go down and charge the people lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and many of them perish. And let the priests also, who come near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them." At the time of our Lord this was commonly regarded among Jewish theologians as the highest revelation of Himself by God to man. To be sure, we have in the prophets indications of a higher and better conception, as when in the story of Elijah we are told that the Lord is not in the earthquake, nor in the fire, nor in the thunder, but in the still small voice; or, as in Jeremiah, when we are told that


1A series of hyperbranched poly(β-amino ester) polymers have been synthesized via a Michael addition approach for the fabrication of hydrogels for wound healing.


Objectives: Guidelines for antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation have evolved, but consistently note that adherence problems should be considered and addressed. Little is known regarding the reasons providers delay ART initiation in clinically eligible patients. Methods: In 2009, we surveyed a probability sample of HIV care providers in 582 outpatient facilities in the United States and Puerto Rico with an open-ended question about nonclinical reasons for delaying ART initiation in otherwise clinically eligible patients. Results: Very few providers (2%) reported never delaying ART. Reasons for delaying ART were concerns about patient adherence (68%), patient acceptance (60%), and structural barriers (33%). Provider and practice characteristics were associated with reasons for delaying ART. Conclusion: Reasons for delaying ART were consistent with clinical guidelines and were both patient level and structural. Providers may benefit from training and access to referrals for ancillary services to enhance their ability to monitor and address these issues with their patients.


Connected vehicles are vulnerable to manipulation and a broad attack surface can be used to intrude in-vehicle networks from anywhere on earth. In this work, we present an integrated security infrastructure comprising network protection, monitoring, incident management, and counteractions, which we built into a prototype based on a production car. Our vehicle implements a Software-Defined Networking Ethernet backbone to restrict communication routes, network anomaly detection to make misbehavior evident, virtual controller functions to enable agile countermeasures, and an automotive cloud defense center to analyse and manage incidents on vehicle fleets. We present first measurements and lessons learned from operating the prototype: many network attacks can be prevented through software-defined access control in the backbone; anomaly detection can reliably detect misbehavior but needs to improve on false positive rate; controller virtualization needs tailored frameworks to meet in-car requirements; and cloud defence enables fleet management and advanced countermeasures. Our findings indicate attack mitigation times in the vehicle from 257 ms to 328 ms and from 2,168 ms to 2,713 ms traversing the cloud.


and prove this space is a para-normed space , but it is not a normed space. We study convergence of the sequences in a para-normed space and introduce the concept of a para- Banach space .We also show that every Banach space is a para-Banach space , but the converse is not true.


The porous molybdenum was prepared by addition of pore forming agent and powder metallurgy method. The results show that the species and amount of pore forming agent are the primary influencing factors for the microstructures and properties of porous molybdenum. The pore shapes in porous molybdenum are regular and uniformly distributed. The porosity of porous molybdenum would be the largest and the transmission rate would be the best when sodium chloride was selected as pore forming agent. The compressive fracture strength of porous molybdenum would be more than 30MPa when the ammonium hydrogen carbonate was selected as pore formimg agent and its addition was 70 % (volume fraction). But the porosity would be the lowest.


Transfer Students To be considered for admission as a transfer student, Nebraska resident or nonresident, students must have an accumulated average of C (2.0 on a 4.0 scale) and a minimum C average in the last semester of attendance at another college. Transfer students who graduated from high school January 1997 and after must also meet the UNL General Admission Requirements. Those transfer students who graduated before January 1997 must have completed in high school, 3 years of English, 2 years of the same foreign language, 2 years of algebra, and 1 year of geometry. Transfer students who have completed less than 12 credit hours of college study must also submit either their ACT or SAT scores.


Recent progress in the development of single-photon source devices is reviewed.The epitaxial growth of low density InAs self-assembled quantum dots,Hanbury Brown and Twiss measurements of the second order correlation functions of the luminescence from InAs single quantum dots,and the fabrication of distributed feedback Bragg microcavity structures are discussed.Electrically driven single-photon emission devices operated at liquid nitrogen temperatures have been successfully realized.


Review(s) of: Peace, power and politics: How New Zealand became nuclear free, by Maire Leadbeater, Dunedin: Otago University Press, 2013, 344pp., ISBN 9781877578588.


Even though Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN'S) have immediately been effectively installed but the dual utilization of wireless communication makes them extremely resource needy. The proposed concept Cognitive Radio's (CR's) is a good result to furnish WMN'S with extra data transfer capacity by enhanced its efficiency. Likewise, we accept that applying CR's to WMN'S can be advantageous to CR's for speeding the advancement of the technology.


Individuals who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD) commonly experience social anxiety. Whether this manifests as part of, or is comorbid to, ASD, continues to prompt clinical and academic discussion. To date, empirical studies have predominantly investigated social anxiety in children and adolescents. We know relatively little about prevalence rates, demographic and clinical correlates, causal and maintaining mechanisms, and best ways to provide psychological interventions for adults who have both ASD and social anxiety. This thesis focuses on two principal areas: understanding social anxiety and treating this (and associated characteristics) in adults with ASD. A systematic review of literature on social anxiety in individuals with ASD sets the scene for the empirical studies reported in the thesis. Rates and levels of social anxiety and a range of demographic and clinical correlates are examined cross-sectionally, in community and clinical samples. Using a qualitative study design, the opinions of multidisciplinary clinicians and researchers about assessment, formulation and interventions for individuals with ASD and social anxiety, are explored. The empirical evidence for psychological interventions for adults, in particular group social skills interventions (GSSI), cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) and mindfulness, are synthesised in three systematic reviews. Finally, the design, delivery and evaluation of two novel pilot group CBT interventions one addressing social interaction anxiety, and the second addressing low self-esteem are described. Overall, study findings indicate that at least 45% of males and females with ASD have clinically significant cognitive and affective symptoms and behavioural responses indicative of social anxiety. In line with previous research, social anxiety, in these samples, was significantly associated with age, self-reported ASD traits, depression and general anxiety,


A new mechanism has been proposed to simultaneously explain the presence of dark matter and the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. This scenario predicts exotic $B$ meson decays into a baryon and a dark sector anti-baryon ($\psi_D$) with branching fractions accessible at $B$ factories. We present a search for $B \rightarrow \Lambda \psi_D$ decays using data collected by the $BABAR$ experiment at SLAC. This reaction is identified by fully reconstructing the accompanying $B$ meson and requiring the presence of a single $\Lambda$ baryon in the remaining particles. No significant signal is observed, and bounds on the $B \rightarrow \Lambda \psi_D$ branching fraction are derived in the range $0.13 - 5.2\times 10^{-5}$ for $1.0<m_{\psi_D}<4.2$ GeV/$c^{2}$. These results set strong constraints on the parameter space allowed by the theory.


From 1945 to 1951,inspired by the victory in the general election,the Atdee Government of Labor Party vigorously pronoted the so-called"democratic socialism"Reform.They nationalixed key industries,reformed and improved the social security system,which created a greater international influence.This essay briefly reviews the research status on this question of our academic circle from the founding of the people's Republic to the beginning of new century.And pointing out the essentiality of the further discussion on advantages and disadvantages of the reform of democratic socialism.


Purpose of reviewIn the last decade, high-throughput molecular screening methods have revolutionized the transplantation research. This article reviews the new knowledge that has emerged from transplant patient sample-derived 'omics data by examining the interface between molecular signals and allograft pathology. Recent findingsState-of-the-art molecular studies have shed light on the biology of organ transplant diseases and provided several potential molecular tests with diagnostic, prognostic, and theranostic applications for the implementation of personalized medicine in transplantation. By comprehensive molecular profiling of patient samples, we have learned numerous new insights into the effector mechanisms and parenchymal response during allograft diseases. It has become evident that molecular profiles are coordinated and move in patterns similar to histopathology lesions, and therefore lack qualitative specificity. However, molecular tests can empower precision diagnosis and prognostication through their objective and quantitative manner when they are integrated in a holistic approach with histopathology and clinical factors of patients. SummaryDespite clever science and large amounts of public money invested in transplant 'omics studies, multiparametric molecular testing has not yet been translated to patient care. There are serious challenges in the implementation of transplant molecular diagnostics that have increased frustration in transplant community. We appeal for a full collaboration between pathologists and researchers to accelerate transition from research to clinical practice in transplantation.


Vet nurse Vicky Halls says that many relationships between humans and cats are based on complete misunderstanding. Her presentation at Congress aims to improve matters.


A major goal in molecular biology is to understand protein function. It is widely accepted that post-translational modifications influence protein function. One of the most abundant post-translational modifications is glycosylation. The investigation of glycan modifications is very challenging since glycans themselves are polymers, and, unlike proteins, can build complex tree structures. In this study, we address the problem of glycan structure determination. We present an approach for deriving the topology of a glycan solely from its tandem mass spectrum. We propose an algorithm that restricts the exponentially growing number of topologies to a small set of candidate topologies without using any knowledge concerning the biological background of the glycan sample. Though this problem is computationally hard, our algorithm computes an exact solution in a matter of seconds using fixed-parameter algorithmics. Furthermore, we develop a concept for an in-depth evaluation of the candidate topologies allowing us to rank the candidates according to how well they match the spectrum. The evaluation step combines ideas from metabolite identification and a previously published scoring approach for glycans. We implemented our methods and report the results on experimental data. Usually, a candidate set of less than 200 structures contained the correct topology, and for half of the spectra the evaluation step identified the correct topology without using additional biological information.


This paper describes the design, development, and testing of both hardware and software for a visual servoing-based system that enables agents within a heterogeneous marine robotic swarm to share energy. The goal of this system is prolonging the active operational time of the swarm as a whole, allowing it to perform long-term environmental monitoring and data collection missions. The implementation presented in the paper features an over-actuated autonomous surface platform docking up to four floating sensor nodes at a time and replenishing their batteries using wireless inductive charging. Mechanical solutions for each robot segment related to the docking procedure are presented, along with pertinent high-level and low-level control structures. A node featuring an extended Kalman filter and additional heuristics is used to fuse measurements from a neural network trained for object detection and a hue thresholding image processing algorithm, in order to track the docking target and achieve visual servoing. Finally, experimental results in both a controlled environment and challenging conditions on-site are presented. Once deployed, the developed system successfully enables the approach and docking of the designated target, showing its feasibility in different real-life conditions.


Throughout the nuclear era, United States strategic defense policy has been conceptualized in terms of the rational theory of decision. Though this has been on balance a happy arrangement for the primary policy of deterrence, there are anomalies in the theory which make its extension to problems of arms control problematic and which lead to well-known doubts about crisis stability. Given the seriousness of the latter issues, it is well to consider the implications of alternative theories of the decision process. A competitive theory of the decision process can be found; that theory, labeled here the cybernetic theory, leads to distinctly different conclusions concerning major matters of defense policy such as force sizing, force targeting, and arms-negotiation strategy. It is very unlikely that such an unfamiliar and underdeveloped theory could either quickly or completely replace established rational conceptions of defense policy, but some plausible marginal adjustments are suggested.


Experiments and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations in connection with the University of Maryland Electron Ring demonstrate the appearance and evolution of transverse space-charge waves in a space-charge dominated electron beam. The waves are observed regardless of the focusing system, although the strength of the focusing affects their onset and evolution. An aperture induces the perturbation in the particle distribution in an initially freely-expanding beam. Simulations show that the effect of the aperture can be modeled approximately by a beam with an initially semi-Gaussian particle distribution with a temperature profile. Furthermore, simple tracking of test particles initially near the aperture's edge reproduce well the onset of the perturbation. For the parameters investigated, simulations further indicate that the perturbation damps out over a few plasma periods without causing any emittance growth.


The phase morphology of SBS polymer modified binders was studied using a fluorescence microscope and dynamic shear rheometer (DSR). The morphology at high temperature was determined by rapidly cooling small samples, and thus 'freezing' the morphology in microscope slides and in DSR samples. As SBS binders are cooled from their manufacturing temperature there is an increasing tendency for a single phase structure (if one is present) to become a two-phase structure with irregular globules of SBS distributed in an asphaltene-rich phase. The morphology of field samples of asphalts and sprayed seals was also studied and shown to be determined, in the case of asphalt, by the relatively slow cooling rate of the binder during transport and compaction. On the other hand, sprayed seal binders cool rapidly and their morphology reflects that present in the binder at spraying temperatures. Thus the same binder may have different properties when used in an asphalt and a seal. It is, therefore, desirable to ensure that the morphology in specification test samples is the same as that in the field application of a binder. This may mean modifying sample preparation procedures. The compatibility of the bitumen used to manufacture an SBS binder had an important effect on morphology, with incompatible bitumens forming globular particles but binders made with compatible bitumens retaining a homogeneous appearance. Morphology appeared to have little effect on viscosity but could have a major effect on elasticity. Rutting performance is unlikely to be influenced by morphology since it has been shown to be related to binder viscosity. Fatigue testing of asphalt beams with different morphology binders suggested that morphology might affect fatigue life.


The present invention relates to oral solid pharmaceutical compositions, for constant levodopa / carbidopa combinations and extended release, the composition is for treating Parkinson's disease.


The Fissile Materials Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) would be the logical follow-up to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; it would focus on the nuclear materials that end up in nuclear weapons. Their production would be forbidden. This would be a substantial step towards the ultimate goal of a "Nuclear Weapon Convention", a treaty that would be universal just like the Chemical Weapons Convention. At first, the obstacles do not look insurmountable, since such a treaty is seemingly acceptable to the parties directly concerned, the five official Nuclear Weapons States (NWS).


Army combat forces involved in global military operations require knowledge of the terrain and accurate positioning and navigation capability to effectively perform their missions. Combat critical data from satellite-based systems to augment ground and airborne data collection, processing, and dissemination systems are crucial for the delivery and use of the needed information and intelligence in near-real time. The Army is developing ground-based testbed systems to utilize terrain and weather data collected from space-based platforms to enhance Army commanders' battlefield capabilities, and is researching new applications for the NAVSAT Global Positioning System and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-sponsored (DARPA) LIGHTSAT program that are unique to the Army. In addition, the Army is designing experiments to be conducted on the Space Shuttle.


Measurements of the tissue optical parameters and the theoretical modeling of the light propagation in biological tissues is very important for real time laser treatment dosimetry and non- invasive diagnosis. An integrating sphere based technique was used to determine the tissue optical properties. Soft tissue - like phantoms were irradiated with visible lasers and the optical parameters were compared with results calculated from the Beer's law model of light propagation and the Kubelka - Munk simulation.


There is a recent and growing literature on large-width asymptotic properties of Gaussian neural networks (NNs), namely NNs whose weights are initialized as Gaussian distributions. Two popular problems are: i) the study of the large-width distributions of NNs, which characterizes the infinitely wide limit of a rescaled NN in terms of a Gaussian stochastic process; ii) the study of the large-width training dynamics of NNs, which characterizes the infinitely wide dynamics in terms of a deterministic kernel, referred to as the neural tangent kernel (NTK), and shows that, for a sufficiently large width, the gradient descent achieves zero training error at a linear rate. In this paper, we consider these problems for $\alpha$-Stable NNs, namely NNs whose weights are initialized as $\alpha$-Stable distributions with $\alpha\in(0,2]$. First, for $\alpha$-Stable NNs with a ReLU activation function, we show that if the NN's width goes to infinity then a rescaled NN converges weakly to an $\alpha$-Stable stochastic process. As a difference with respect to the Gaussian setting, our result shows that the choice of the activation function affects the scaling of the NN, that is: to achieve the infinitely wide $\alpha$-Stable process, the ReLU activation requires an additional logarithmic term in the scaling with respect to sub-linear activations. Then, we study the large-width training dynamics of $\alpha$-Stable ReLU-NNs, characterizing the infinitely wide dynamics in terms of a random kernel, referred to as the $\alpha$-Stable NTK, and showing that, for a sufficiently large width, the gradient descent achieves zero training error at a linear rate. The randomness of the $\alpha$-Stable NTK is a further difference with respect to the Gaussian setting, that is: within the $\alpha$-Stable setting, the randomness of the NN at initialization does not vanish in the large-width regime of the training.


This paper introduces the architecture and theory of the electrical capacitance tomography system,including the stray immune capacitance measurement technique,the design of parallel data acquisition and processing unit,and the image reconstruction algorithm based on total variation regularization.The experiments were carried out combined with the dual cross-section electrical capacitance tomography system,and the results show that this system can give the real-time flow pattern identification,also output the characteristic parameter.


This article first analyzes the multi-stage development of Marxist teaching theory in colleges and universities in the chronological development order. Then, according to the challenges facing the course at present, it aims to explore the ways and methods of the teaching innovation of the course in order to effectively enhance the educational result of the course, and promote the more harmonious and healthy development of society.


The interest in lead chalcogenide structures is driven by the possibilities of using nanocrystal lead selenide films, for example Pb1−хCdхSe, as fast and compact sources of infrared range with low energy consumption. Besides, PbSe films oxidised in the atmosphere of oxygen can serve as optical light receiversof infrared range in gas sensors.


Background and Purpose: The inter-facility transfer of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC) must be rapid. Transfer delays increase the likelihood of exclusion from endovascular stroke therapy and therefore are an obstacle to time sensitive stroke treatments. Reducing transport times and improving transfer efficiency is integral to the success of a comprehensive stroke network. Methods: The Stroke Rescue Program was created within a large metropolitan health system to facilitate the rapid transfer of AIS patients from regional (both health system (n=8) and non-system (n=4)) primary stroke centers (PSC) to the network9s CSC. Program interventions included creation of a transfer center and stroke rescue hotline with a new priority dispatching protocol; standing order medical treatment guidelines with paramedic, referring physician and staff education; and the development of transport time elements and targets. Selected time elements included Transport 1 (Tr-1, initial phone call to EMS arrival at PSC), ED Time (PSC arrival to PSC departure), and Transport 2 (Tr-2, PSC departure to CSC arrival). Total transport time target was set at Results: Between January 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, 128 patients underwent Stroke Rescue. The median PSC to CSC distance was 14.4 miles (range 3.0 to 32.1 miles). Ischemic stroke was confirmed in 116 (91%) patients and 65 (51%) patients were "drip and ship" transports (intravenous tPA infusion during Tr-2). Overall, median total transport time was 48 min (ED Time 18 min). Comparing first quarter 2010 (baseline quarter, n=21) to second quarter 2011 (most recent quarter, n=31), the percent transported within 60 min increased from 57% to 81%. Statistically significant improvement was seen for both median ED Time (23 min versus 14 min; U = 171, p Conclusion: Process organization with inter-facility stroke transfer protocols that minimize the time paramedics spend in a PSC emergency department can significantly reduce transport duration making transfer for time limited stroke therapies practical. Further study is needed to determine whether improved stroke network efficiency translates into better clinical outcomes, but the concept of "time is brain" supports this approach.


Many research reactors have been or will be shut down and are candidates for decommissioning. Most of the respective countries neither have a decommissioning policy nor the required expertise and funds to effectively implement a decommissioning project. The IAEA established the Research Reactor Decommissioning Demonstration Project (R{sup 2}D{sup 2}P) to help answer this need. It was agreed to involve the Philippine Research Reactor (PRR-1) as model reactor to demonstrate 'hands-on' experience as it is just starting the decommissioning process. Other facilities may be included in the project as they fit into the scope of R{sup 2}D{sup 2}P and complement to the PRR-1 decommissioning activities. The key outcome of the R{sup 2}D{sup 2}P will be the decommissioning of the PRR-1 reactor. On the way to this final goal the preparation of safety related documents (i.e., decommissioning plan, environmental impact assessment, safety analysis report, health and safety plan, cost estimate, etc.) and the licensing process as well as the actual dismantling activities could provide a model to other countries involved in the project. It is expected that the R{sup 2}D{sup 2}P would initiate activities related to planning and funding of decommissioning activities in the participating countries if that has not yet beenmore » done.« less


In this study, a microstrip-fed complementary Yagi–Uda antenna backed with milled cavities is presented. This antenna is intended to radiate as near as possible to the end-fire direction while keeping a low profile and small size. The radiator and reflector elements are U-shaped slots while the director is a rectangular slot. These slots are printed on top of a very thin bendable commercial substrate. The radiator is fed by a microstrip line printed on the bottom side of the substrate. A thick metallic plate in which cavities are milled is placed below the substrate and connected by pin wires to the upper metallisation of the substrate. An S-band prototype is designed, fabricated and measured providing an operational bandwidth of 3% around 2.44 GHz, a maximum gain of about 8 dBi is achieved in the main beam which points towards 46° away from the broadside direction. Finally, simulation results of array and different conformal configurations are presented demonstrating the advantages of the microstrip feeding and the thin substrate material. Bending of the antenna along H-plane and E-plane for different curvatures is evaluated.


Child marriage is a global phenomenon that often neglects the protection of children's rights, but a few parents use the jurisprudence doctrine as a shield against their actions. The fiqh doctrine that gives absolute power (ijbar) to fathers and grandfathers over their children's marriages is often abused to marry off children even without their consent. The voice of a child is considered insignificant and his rejection of the actions of his parents is often seen as a form of iniquity. It is different from the two decisions of the Religious Courts, which the authors found, in which the decisions were more concerned with the child's opinion on the marriage that was planned for him by giving the child the rights of isti'dzan and isti'mar. Regarding this case, the authors conducted an analysis with the perspective of child protection and maqashid sharia. The results of the analysis show that in the perspective of child protection and maqashid sharia, children should be rewarded for their opinions. But this award is not enforced absolutely because the opinions of parents cannot be ignored, especially in cases where there is a very urgent reason. So that it is necessary to harmonize the protection of children's rights with the fiqh doctrine of guardian authority by considering the best interests of the child.


This investigation is aimed to update characteristics of static anthropometric measurements of Turkish primary school children aged between 7 and 12. In this purpose, the study groups consist of 246 boys and 198 girls in total: 41 boys and 33 girls from each age group between 7 and 12. As a result, 19 different measurements and their arithmetic means and standard deviations were determined of children for boys and girls separately. The ages of children and measurements were compared and correlation equations were defined for each value and indicated the 3, 10, 25, 75, 90 and 97 percentile values of each anthropometric measurement. These findings can be used for any kind of new design and also these findings are suggested for using references for Turkish primary school children. Accordingly, the new definition is suggested as "variable standard values" instead of static standards which are used for all times.


The North East Region (NER) of India comprises of seven states namely-Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Monipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. The region is located in the remote eastern corner of Indian union. The total geographical area of the region is about 2.62 lakh sq km, which covers 7.9 percent of the country's total area. The region has some peculiar characteristics which are different from other regions of the country. Only 27% percent area of the region is plain and the remaining 73% is hill areas. Moreover the region shares only about 2% of it's border with the main land of the country and the remaining 98% connected with international border of neighboring countries like China, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh.


We present measurements of the CO luminosity functions (LFs) and the evolution of the cosmic molecular gas density out to z ∼ 6 based on an 8.5 arcmin2 spectral scan survey at 3 mm of the iconic Hubble Deep Field North (HDF-N) observed with the NOrthern Extended Millimeter Array (NOEMA). We use matched filtering to search for line emission from galaxies and determine their redshift probability distributions exploiting the extensive multiwavelength data for the HDF-N. We identify the seven highest-fidelity sources as CO emitters at 1 < z < 6, including the well-known submillimeter galaxy HDF 850.1 at z = 5.18. Four high-fidelity 3 mm continuum sources are found to be radio galaxies at z ≤ 1, plus HDF 850.1. We constrain the CO LFs in the HDF-N out to z ∼ 6, including a first measurement of the CO(5–4) LF at 〈z〉 = 5.0. The relatively large area and depth of the NOEMA HDF-N survey extends the existing LFs at 1 < z < 4 above the knee, yielding a somewhat lower density by 0.15–0.4 dex at the overlap region for the CO(2–1) and CO(3–2) transitions, attributed to cosmic variance. We perform a joint analysis of the CO LFs in the HDF-N and Hubble Ultra Deep Field from ASPECS, finding that they can be well described by a single Schechter function. The evolution of the cosmic molecular gas density from a joint analysis is in good agreement with earlier determinations. This implies that the impact of cosmic field-to-field variance on the measurements is consistent with previous estimates, adding to the challenges for simulations that model galaxies from first principles.


ABSTRACT This work presents a hardness study and elastic modulus for the e-martensite and γ-austenite phases of an iron based shape memory alloy. Using instrumented indentation, it was possible to determine the hardness and elasticity modulus of these phases separately. The martensitic phase presented a hardness of 7.0 GPa and the austenitic phase presented a hardness of 3.0 GPa. The elastic modulus values were 202 and 137 GPa for the martensitic and austenitic phases, respectively.


According to the characteristics of sand impedance close with shale's in Karratha reservoir containing carboniferous seriously,the article put forward facies-controlled reservoir prediction using seismic sedimentary.The article described key technology methods of the seismic sedimentary,such as the smallest isochronia-unit built by time-frequency analysis,rock and lithofacies physics phase analysis to determine the seismic response under the smallest isochronia-unit.Research results suggested that the thick sandstone with strong oscillation amplitude reflection.The plane quantitative analysis of pseudo-seismic entropy and twisting properties of the distinction between the effective distribution of sand and shale,may provide information for portraying the distribution of sand and shale accurately and for choosing favorable zones.Sand shape is described by attribute projection technology using inversion data.The research carried out the practical significance of the concept of facies-controlled reservoir prediction,demonstrated good discipline advantages of the seismic sedimentology in the sedimentary micro-facies analysis and forecasting lithologic traps.


Employee performance is the fundamental things in an organization. Organizations must always maintain the performance of employees to be able to provide optimal results in the organization.The way to keep employee performance in a good condition is to be recognized through several influential factors, some of them are compensation, work environment, and job satisfaction. The writer"s purpose in this study is to examine and analyze the effect of the compensation and working environment condition towards employee performance through job satisfaction. The samples of this research were permanent employees of PT Madubaru. The questionnaires were distributed to 50 respondents from 8 departments, 47 questionnaires were properly filled by the employees and due to outliers data analysed only 39. The analytical tool used in this research is multiple linear regression using SPSS version 23.0. The results of this research showed there were positive influence of compensation, work environment, through employee performance through job satisfaction .


This paper studies the phenomenon of marriage house in China and its effects on demographics and homeownership. We first show empirical evidence: single males with a marriage house (a house where the newlywed can move into) have 70% higher odds of getting married compared to their counterparts who do not have a marriage house. In addition, the timing of home purchase exhibits a clear cut-off around the time of marriage, with the probability of purchasing a house peaking 0-2 years before marriage and slumping immediately after the time of marriage. Moreover, in the cross section, county house prices and average age at marriage are highly correlated in both level and in growth rate. We then quantify the marriage related incentives for homeownership using a lifecycle consumption-savings model with housing demand and ownership-dependent marriage shocks. The model captures both the marriage market premium of homeownership for single males and the convenience that a marriage house provides for a newly-wed couple. Without the marriage market premium, young households generally delay their home purchases by about 5 years. Eliminating the convenience value of a marriage house reduces the overall ownership by 35% for families with a male child between age 15 and 45. Furthermore, the marriage house friction accounts for 40% of the rise in marriage age between 1995 and 2010. Our results suggest that policies directed at either housing affordability or demographics can have significant consequences for both marriage and housing markets. *We are grateful to Monika Piazzesi, Martin Schneider, Chris Tonetti, Adrien Auclert, Liran Einav, Luigi Pistaferri, Pete Klenow, Nick Bloom, and seminar participants at AREUEA National Conference, Stanford GSB, and Stanford Economics for helpful comments and feedback. All errors are our own. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com.


As the amount of radioactive waste increased sharply,the safely final disposal method of radioactive waste was being researched,to ensure that the radioactive waste was reserved safely in a long term.According to the research of each country,the mechanical behavior of rocksalt,such as creep, osmosis,mechanical behavior of radiation shield and thermal expansion of brine,was discussed.And then,the primary influencing factors of rocksalt cavern stability,such as obliquity of rocksalt,stress-strain of rocksalt,geometrical shape of rocksalt cavern and cavern roof stabilization,were analyzed.It is concluded that radioactive waste disposal in rocksalt cavern is safe and has well prospects of application.


A closed form expression for the weight function for a strip with a single edge crack is presented. The expression is valid for relative crack lengths from zero to unity. It is based on the assumption that the shape of an opened edge crack can be approximated by a conic section. The results agree well with published values for weight functions, stress intensity factors, and crack mouth opening displacements.


Cases of sexual violence in children are so alarming that making parents who have young children become more vigilant and fearful of the safety of their children.This article discusses the importance of interpersonal communication between parents and children, especially those aged early to give an understanding of self-protection. Good communication is essentially applied between parents and children in order to generate a positive relationship. The communication must be built starting from early childhood, it is intended that the creation of a good relationship between parents and children to create a harmonious relationship. Families who have problems with family characteristics that are not reasonable and have children who need care the family problems that must be fixed first. Children who do not have a father or mother becomes the main to be considered by the government. Families who have the ability to raise children well and have sufficient knowledge to equip and protect children from violence and child abuse then can the communication between parents and children is necessary, through sex education for children, expressing themselves honestly, communication Interpersonal Harmonious, an example by using good language and motivation to become independent.


Job creation is a central part of the policy of almost all African countries. The problems are particularly acute in Nigeria where over the period of the early 2000s there was a substantial decline in the number of private wage jobs. While policy discussion focuses on the extent of unemployment the unemployment rate, as measured in labour force surveys, is low in Nigeria. This is a common finding across a range of sub-Saharan African countries. To understand the nature of the employment problem it is argued in this paper that jobs need to be linked to the incomes those jobs generate. While wage jobs do, on average, produce more income than those in self-employment a critical issue is the extent of the distribution of incomes within occupational categories and the overlaps across these sectors. It is the very low incomes we observe in Nigeria at the bottom of the distribution, for both wage and the self-employed, that creates high exit rates from the labour market – the jobs simply pay too little. In this paper the evidence is reviewed as to how far the more rapid growth of recent years has translated into poverty reduction and how these poverty measures link to job creation. There is evidence that the headcount measure of poverty has fallen and has been associated with a rapid rise in rural employment over the period from 1999 to 2006. It is this sector which has seen the largest increases in income. This was not due to investment in human capital, the return for which has fallen over the period, but to a general increase in the returns to the labour and land owned by the poor.


Introduction Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a complex condition with multisystem endocrinopathy posing a challenge to female fertility. It is the most common cause of menstrual disturbance, ovarian dysfunction, infertility and metabolic disorders including hyperandrogenism, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance in females of reproductive age. It has significant and diverse clinical implications including reproductive (infertility, hyperandrogenism, hirsutism), metabolic (insulin resistance, impaired glucose tolerance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, adverse cardiovascular risk profiles) and psychological features (increased anxiety, depression and worsened quality of life). 1 As many as 20% of women with infertility problems (including fecundability and early pregnancy loss) have been diagnosed with PCOS. 2


In this study differences in feelings of insecurity and ways of coping were assessed between 225 residents of an industrial area near a chemical complex and a control group at a distance of at least 15 kilometers from that complex. The results show that the residents of the industrial area judge the hazards as less threatening and less unacceptable than the control group and report less feelings of insecurity. No differences were found between the residents of the industrial area and the control group with regard to another hazard, namely living nearby an area for the storage of radioactive waste. When the residents of the industrial area are divided into subgroups no differences exist with respect to judgment, feelings of insecurity or ways of coping with both hazards. The results are mainly explained by the interaction-effect between direct behavioral experience with the risk-object and the effect of mass media.


In this paper, we develop two computational models for the electrical performance tubular solid oxide fuel cell designed by Siemens Westinghouse Corporation. T model makes simplifying assumptions for activation and concentration polarization obtains an analytical solution. In the second procedure, we allow the polarizatio vary with the current density and solve the equations numerically. The results of t methods are in good agreement with the experimentally quoted performance Thus, the relatively simple analytical procedure can be used to predict the performa the cell as a function of cell dimensions. fDOI: 10.1115/1.1842781 g


The purpose of this research paper is to introduce an optimised framework halal supply chains management, called the "Halal Sustainable Supply Chain Model" (HSSCM). In this research the main logistics business processes are defined, which are the determinants for the halal sustainable supply chain performance. The research used an extensive literature review to identify halal sustainable supply chain determinants focusing on halal policy, moral responsibility, global ethics, environmental purchasing, and sustainable packaging; and sustainable supply chain activities. The findings show that halal policy, moral responsibility, global ethics, environmental purchasing, and sustainable packaging determine the sustainable halal supply chain activities. More empirical research is needed to further refine the  HSSCM for different product–market combinations. This research shows that halal sustainable  supply chain management is different from supply chain management, which requires a halal policy, halal logistics control and halal supply chain resources. The  HSSCM can be an important instrument to design and manage halal food supply chains in extending halal integrity from source to point of consumer purchase. As there is an evident scarcity of academic research in the field of  halal sustainable supply chain management, it provides an important reference for supply chain management and halal logistics. Â


These two books are useful additions to the social science research literature for very different reasons. Goertz and Starr's edited collection of essays focuses attention on one issue, namely 'necessary conditions'. Miller and Salkind, however, attempt to cover 'all the steps of social research investigation'. Therefore, while the two books provide different things, they can be seen to complement one another. Goertz and Starr's collection is 'the first book ever devoted to the implications of necessary conditions for social research, logic, methodology, research design, and theory' (p. 1). They point out that that there are many ways of thinking about necessary conditions, the most familiar being the classic mathematical and philosophical logic which states that 'Y if and only if Z'. While the different logics do not necessarily contradict one another, they imply different assumptions about causality that in turn affect 'every phase of the research life cycle', whether it be quantitative or qualitative research. Goertz's chapter on 'Cause, Correlation and Necessary Conditions', for example, highlights 'two causal universes': the constant conjunction view on causality which tends towards 'a quantitative, probalistic, correlational view of cause'; and the other, which invites mostly comparative and qualitative methods, and which uses the idea of necessary conditions to conceptualize causality since 'a necessary condition is by definition something without which the effect cannot occur' (p. 48).


Three kinds of silicon nitride powders, i.e. as-prepared direct-nitridation powder, HF-treated direct-nitridation powder, and as-prepared imide decomposition powder, were wet ground by ball milling in water and the surface state change due to the grinding was examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray Auger electron spectroscopy (XAES). The thickness of the oxidized surface layer of the powder was calculated from the peak area ratio and the chemical composition was evaluated from the Auger parameter (AP). Surface oxidized phase amount gradually increased with longer milling time and the thickness increased almost three times after 7 days milling, compared to as those of the unground samples. Chemical composition of the oxidized phase formed by the grinding was pure silica irrespective to the samples, although those of the oxidized phase in the unground samples differed among the samples.


Over the last decade, parents and students seeking a more flexible and individualized educational experience have increasingly turned to virtual public charter schools, the newest trend in an age old U.S. debate about school choice (O'Hanlon, 2012). Though the school choice movement emanates from what Alan Wolfe (2009) noted as "the right end of the political spectrum" (p. 34), school choice (and all of its more recent mutations) has enjoyed bipartisan nurturance, rooted in a collective commitment to a consumer choice ideology and supported by a steady stream of model bills manufactured by assertive school choice lobbyists. Most notably, the Virtual Public Schools Act (2011), a model bill introduced by the conservative free market collective called the American Legislative Exchange Council, ensured that cyber public schools in Tennessee would be "provided equitable treatment and resources as any other public school" (Underwood & Mead, 2012). The model bill has since been passed in numerous states. As a result virtual charter schools typically receive the same spending per pupil as a brick and mortar charter, despite not having any expenditure for food service, facilities, or transportation (Saul, 2011). It would be a mistake to chalk virtual charter schools up as just another public education fad. According to a 2014 National Educational Policy Center report, the United States is host to over 400 virtual charter schools (Molnar et al., 2014). Though still a relatively small number of schools, the rate of this ten-year growth is extraordinary. For an estimated 300,000 students seeking an alternative pathway, these schools afford an opportunity to earn accreditation from the comfort (or confines) of home (Samuelsohn, 2013). With guaranteed and ample public funding, virtual charter schools are staged to become ubiquitous features in our public school landscape.


This study aims to determine the effect of emotional intelligence on workplace spirituality. To find out the effect of emotional intelligence and workplace spirituality on organizational citizenship behavior partially. To determine the effect of emotional intelligence on organizational citizenship behavior through workplace spirituality on Guardian Employees in Medan City. The total population in this study amounted to 150 people as a sample using a saturated sampling technique. The analysis technique used is path analysis.
              The results showed that Emotional intelligence had a significant effect on the workplace spiritually for Guardian Employees. Emotional intelligence has no significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior in Guardian Employees. Workplace spiritually has a significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior in Guardian Employees. There is no significant effect of emotional intelligence on organizational citizenship behavior through workplace spiritually on Guardian Employees


Cerium oxide (CeO2) or ceria has been shown to be an interesting support material for noble metals in catalysts designed for emission control, mainly due to its oxygen storage capacity. Ceria nanoparticles were prepared by precipitation method. The precursor materials used in this research were cerium nitrate hexahydrate (as a basic material), potassium carbonate and potassium hydroxide (as precipitants). The morphological properties were characterized by high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and UV-Vis spectrophotometer. XRD results showed face centered cubic CeO2 nanoparticles for annealed nanoparticles at 1000°C. SEM measurement showed that by increasing the calcinations temperature from 200 to 600°C, the crystallite size decreased from 90 to 28 nm. The SEM results showed that the size of the CeO2 nanoparticles decreased with increasing temperature. The particle size of CeO2 was around 25 nm as estimated by XRD technique and direct HRTEM observation. SEM and TEM studies showed that the morphology of the prepared powder was sphere-like with a narrow size distribution. The sharp peaks in FTIR spectrum determined the purity of CeO2 nanoparticles and absorbance peak of UV-Vis spectrum showed the small band gap energy of 3.26 ev.


Aged creosote and diesel fuel polluted soil was collected from Resecentrum, Uppsala
(deposited at Hovgarden). The aims of this study were: 1) to compare the growth and
degradation of PAHs and diesel by five Salix clones and 2) to study the effect of nutrients on biodegradation of PAHs and diesel. Three kinds of soil were included in this study: creosote and diesel contaminated soil (undiluted); mixed soil 1:1 (diluted with not contaminated soil) and control soil (not contaminated). The initial total concentration of PAHs in the creosote soil (undiluted) was 10 mg/kg and 1,150 mg/kg of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons (diesel components). The Salix clones used were Tora, Bjorn, Orm, 78138 and 78112 and Blomstra was used as nutrients. During four months, no obvious difference was found between the five willow clones regarding shoot growth except that Orm grew less well in creosote and diesel contaminated soils. Root biomass increased and the Shoot/Root ratio (S/R) decreased for most clones at higher concentrations of creosote and diesel contaminants. Between clones, 78112 and Orm had lower PAH degradation capacities as compared to others. The presence of plants in the creosote and diesel contaminated soil retarded the degradation of most PAHs as compared to the treatment without plants. It was probably due to the interaction between root exudates and diesel
in our study since the latter hydrocarbons could act both as carbon sources and co-substrates that are needed in the co-metabolic degradation of PAHs whereas many microbes preferred the former more easily metabolisable compounds. High degradation of PAHs in the creosote soil occurred in treatments without plants, but even more so in treatment with nutrients especially for high molecular weight (HMW) PAHs, such as benzo(b)fluoranthene (94.7%) and benzo(a)pyrene (100%) as compared to the initial values. The bacterial counts were significantly higher in both the treatment with plants and the unplanted treatment with nutrients, as compared to the initial soil and the control treatment. Eight bacterial strains with the ability to degrade phenanthrene were isolated from the undiluted creosote and diesel contaminated soil.


This study aims to identify the interfaces and boundaries of innovation orientation of Brazilian MSEs because despite the importance of innovation for Brazilian MSEs, a thorough analysis of such initiatives in Brazil still has not actually happened. The search was developed from a quantitative approach, of applied nature and descriptive. For that a structured questionnaire was used where were interviewed 700 MSEs using a probabilistic sampling. The study offers two important conclusions. The challenges for innovation can be perceived along three dimensions: design innovation, the implementation of innovation and functional area of innovation. And the data confirms that small Brazilian companies generally have difficulties to sell their innovations. The study offers two important conclusions. The challenges for innovation can be perceived along three dimensions: design innovation, the implementation of innovation and functional area of innovation. And the data confirms that small Brazilian companies generally have difficulties to sell their innovations.


BACKGROUNDOstomy surgery requires significant reconstruction of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in uncontrolled passage of fecal effluent from a stoma in the abdominal wall. Concerns about creation of an ostomy often supersede all other concerns. Ostomy-related concerns include impaired body image; fear of incontinence; fear of odor; limitations affecting social, travel-related, and leisure activities; and impaired sexual function. Because the creation of an ostomy affects multiple domains within the construct of health-related quality of life (HRQOL), it is not surprising that quality of life is a frequent outcome measure in ostomy-related research. OBJECTIVESWe reviewed existing research in order to identify the influence of intestinal ostomy surgery on HRQOL. We sought to identify clinical evidence documenting the influence of nursing interventions on HRQOL in patients with an intestinal ostomy. In addition, we systematically reviewed the literature to evaluate the validity and reliability of condition-specific instruments for measuring HRQOL in this patient population. SEARCH STRATEGYWe completed an integrative review using the key terms "quality of life" and "ostomy" in order to identify sufficient evidence to determine the influence of intestinal ostomy surgery on HRQOL. A systematic review using the key terms "ostomy" and "nursing" was completed to identify the effect of specific nursing interventions on HRQOL in patients with intestinal ostomies. Only randomized clinical trials were included in this review. A systematic review using the key terms "quality of life" and "ostomy" was used to review and identify condition-specific HRQOL instruments and evidence of their validity and reliability. MEDLINE and CINAHL databases were used to address all 3 aims of this Evidence-Based Report Card. Searches were limited to studies published between 1980 and January 2009. Hand searches of the ancestry of studies and review articles were completed to identify additional studies. RESULTSAn integrative literature review revealed sufficient research to conclude that intestinal stoma surgery impairs HRQOL. Multiple factors, including the underlying reason for an ostomy, presence and severity of ostomy complications, presence and severity of comorbid conditions, sexual function, age, and ability to pay for ostomy supplies influence the magnitude of this effect. HRQOL tends to be most severely impaired during the immediate postoperative period. It usually improves most dramatically by the third postoperative month, and it continues to improve more gradually over the first postoperative year. A systematic review revealed 2 randomized clinical trials demonstrating that at least 2 nursing interventions improve HRQOL in persons with intestinal ostomies. A separate systematic review identified 4 instruments for measuring HRQOL in the research setting. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICEThere is sufficient research-based evidence to conclude that intestinal ostomy surgery exerts a clinically relevant impact on HRQOL, and that nursing interventions can ameliorate this effect. While a small number of instruments exist, including several that have proved valid and reliable in the research setting, no instrument has yet been adapted for routine in the clinical setting.


The utility model relates to a B ultrasound detector, the B ultrasound detector comprises a detector body and a detecting window, wherein scallops are arranged on the positive and negative surface of the detector body, a plurality of anti-skidding protruding threads are separately arranged in the scallops, an elastic fingerstall is arranged on one side of the detector body, an injection needle cylinder opening downward is arranged on the relative side, the elastic fingerstall is a rubber band which the two ends of the elastic fingerstall are fixedly connected on the top portion and bottom portion of the detector body, supporting arms are fixedly connected with the top portion and the bottom portion of the side disposed with the injection needle cylinder of the detector body, two cylinder clamps are arranged on the supporting arms, the injection needle cylinder is vertically arranged on the two cylinder clamps, the cylinder body of the injection needle body is composed of transparent materials and a plurality of scale instruction lines are arranged on the lateral wall of the cylinder body. The B ultrasound detector has the advantages of being simple in structure, exquisite in design, thereby effectively avoiding the dropping phenomenon of the detector and providing with the functions of both holding and quantitatively using the coupling agent, relieving the workload of the medical staffs.


Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the level of IT usage by academics in institutions of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In order to reap the aim the objectives were management's willingness to support academics and the consequences of the quality application of IT in student learning. Research method: The study adopted a field survey as the most appropriate research design for the investigation of the issues of interest. 116 academics (assistant professor, associate professor, and professor doctor) and younger academics (research assistant and senior research assistant) from the different academic fields, were different ages, and had different numbers of years of working experience at higher education institutions participated in the survey. In responding to the questionnaire, the participants gave information based on age, sex, nationality, experience, field and position; their self-reported IT usage patterns in teaching, their perception of institutional support for IT usage and their assessment of the impact of IT usage on learning. In answering the questions, the respondents indicated their agreement/disagreement with each given statement on a 5-point Likert scale. The aspects of IT Usage, Support and Learning were measured with 10 items each. Findings: The results of this study indicate that the usage of IT has a positive impact on learning. They also show that the level of IT usage depends on the level of management support and the age and position of academic staff. Originality/Value /Deliverables: While similar studies exist however, this is the first study indicting the preference of practitioners and policy makers from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 1 Address: francuskerevolucije bb, Ilidza, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com, Telephone: +38761400989 International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences January 2014, Vol. 4, No. 1 ISSN: 2222-6990 501 www.hrmars.com/journals practical implications are realistic implementation of IT tools in institutions of higher education. The academic implications are that the results of the study can be the useful resource for future research directions for developing nations like Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contextually it can motivate management to support academic endeavors in pursuit of exceeding customer (students) satisfaction in light of principles of TQM when it comes to the usage of IT.


Purpose – This paper sets out to investigate and critique the corpus of recent research into gender dimensions of strategic management and accounting processes with a view to establishing the current state of knowledge and offering both future research and policy implications.Design/methodology/approach – A literature‐based analysis and critique are employed. This is constructed from a social constructionist perspective, drawing on concepts of the variably gendered identity of discourse and of process, and a theory of absence.Findings – The study uncovers major gaps in research attention and consequent knowledge concerning gendered characteristics of managers' and accountants' approaches to, and involvement in, strategic management and accounting processes. Evidence suggests that in these processes both feminine and masculine features constitute important but at present inadequately researched and understood modes of operation.Research limitations/implications – This research suggests opportunities for an...


By using non-reactive sputter deposition at low temperatures metastable solid solution phases in the Ti–Ni–C system were synthesized. Produced thin films were either single phase carbides or nanocomposite of nanocrystalline carbide and amorphous C. In the Ni-containing samples a supersaturated solid solution phase (Ti1−xNix)Cy was identified, and was present either as single phase or in a nanocomposite with amorphous C. By modification of the chemical stability of the carbide phase, the addition of Ni was found to strongly promote the formation of amorphous carbon phase in the coatings. Samples have been microstructurally analyzed using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Mechanical properties have been evaluated through nanoindentation and pin-on-disc measurements; electrical properties were determined by measurement of the resistivity and the contact resistance. Alloyed nanocomposite coatings were also found to exhibit enhanced tribological and electrical properties, with a decreased resistivity and friction. This makes these thin films very interesting for application in sliding electrical contacts. The mechanisms responsible for the reductions remain to be determined.


The purpose of this study was to understand elders' perception on 3 assistive technology devices that might enhance their safety and independence at home. This study also aimed to describe the perceptions of older persons who did not use these devices and their reasons for not using them. The following assistive technology devices were investigated: (1) personal digital assistant; (2) home automation systems; and (3) home health monitoring systems. Six hundred seventy-three older persons with chronic physical conditions were surveyed in 2001–2002. Although smart technology will play an increasingly important role in promoting independent living for older persons this study found that it has been underutilized by this population.


Abstract Determining the best geometric parameters for the blade of a wind turbine is critical for maximizing energy production. This paper considers how to determine the laws which govern twist to maximize electrical energy output for a rotor with two blades, with a 10 m diameter, in a given wind site. Optimum twist was obtained by applying the 'blade element momentum theory'. Then two different blade design methods were compared. The first, based on maximizing the power coefficient (at the average wind velocity, assuming an attack angle which maximizes the ratio of lift and drag coefficients); the second, based on maximizing the annual energy production for the turbine object of this study, in a given wind site.


Several analytical techniques were used to examine dry-pressed ceramic products having an alumina content of approximately 94 percent. Optical metallographic techniques allowed observation of opaque cross-sections for internal structure and surface profiles. Scanning electron microscopy revealed the morphology of the substrate surfaces at relatively high magnifications. The microstructure of the specimens was also observed using transmission electron microscopy, which disclosed electron diffraction patterns from both the alumina and secondary phases (caused by additives). X-ray diffraction patterns identified the presence of the crystalline phases, and electron microprobe analysis determined the silicon-to-calcium distribution as well as the distribution of magnesium for Si-Ca-Mg compounds. Surface-finish measurements and surface-area determinations were also made. The techniques described were also made. The techniques described were used to predict performance and to improve the quality assurance for critical bonded and coated compositions.


The priority task in the mineral industry is to increase the efficiency of the exploited and infrastructure, equipment, including the creation of transport systems that have high performance while reducing the cost of transporting mineral raw materials and products of its processing. One-third of the world's mining companies use their mining systems at their enterprises to create a space. Backfilling activities are carried out in order to improve the safety of mining operations, namely, to control mining pressure, reduce possible mineral losses during excavation, prevent the occurrence of underground fires, as well as sudden outbursts of coal and gas, protect against destruction of objects in residential areas. Particular attention should be paid to the use of hydro-folding as a measure to prevent technogenic-tectonic earthquakes during long-term and continuous development of deposits. Taking into account the peculiarities of the materials used as a base when preparing filling mixtures, the specificity of the process of moving them to the bookmark site, necessary for obtaining a backfill array of required characteristics, is becoming increasingly important to use fundamentally new transport technologies for filling mixtures.