Multifunctional polyurethane based on polysiloxane tethered cationic biocides was designed for fouling resistance and antibacterial objectives. Quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) functionalized hydroxy-terminated polysiloxanes (PQMS) with different compositions were synthesized by hydrolytic polycondensation and subsequent quaternization. Then, a series of antibacterial polyurethane copolymers (PQMS–PU) with PQMS and PPG as soft segments were prepared by two-step condensation methods. GPC, FTIR and 1H-NMR were employed to analyze the chemical structural and composition. The surface migrations of polysiloxane segment tethered QAS groups and the distribution of N+ on the surface were quantitatively characterized by XPS. The microphase morphology and wettability properties of the copolymer films were investigated by AFM, TEM and dynamic contact angle tests. The migration of the biocide groups to the surface caused by the microphase separation between polysiloxane soft segments and hard segments was determined. The quantitative relationships of the polysiloxane segments and QAS group distribution on the surface with the wettability and antibacterial activity of the copolymer films were demonstrated. Within the designed range, the obtained copolymers exhibited very low surface free energy and excellent antibacterial activity towards Escherichia coli, which was of great environmental friendliness and industrial interest for textile and marine coating application.


7070 Background: Lung cancer is preceded by a premalignant phase during which intervention could decrease associated morbidity and mortality. Molecular characterization of factors involved in controlling progression of bronchial dysplasia (BD) will provide markers of premalignant change and identify targets for chemoprevention.

METHODS
Immunohistochemical (IHC) analysis of EGFR, HER2, Ki67 and MCM2 expression in BD was undertaken in 268 bronchoscopically obtained biopsies from 134 consecutive subjects recruited to University of Colorado protocols as study subjects with prior sputum atypia and >20 pack years tobacco use or FEV1 < 75% predicted or as never- or healthy-smoker controls. IHC on the worst and best histologic biopsies from each subject were scored and linear regression tests were used to determine significance of correlation between marker expression and histology or proliferation.

RESULTS
Analysis of biopsies with the most severe diagnosis from each subject showed a linear relationship between increasing marker expression and severity of dysplastic change for EGFR (p < 0.001), Ki67 (p < 0.001) and MCM2 (p = 0.001) but not HER2 (p = 0.102). Increased expression of either EGFR or HER2 was associated with increased expression of proliferation markers Ki67and MCM2, and combined overexpression of these receptors was associated with the highest levels of proliferation. Finally, in a comparison of subjects that were grouped according to the degree of difference between their best and worst biopsy histology, the absence of an associated trend toward increased EGFR expression with increased difference in histology suggested a field effect in the induction of EGFR expression.

CONCLUSIONS
Our results 1) demonstrate a direct correlation between levels of EGFR expression and degree of BD, 2) suggest a field effect in the induction of EGFR expression in the airways of subjects with BD and 3) indicate a potential synergistic effect on epithelial proliferation in lesions with increased expression of both EGFR and HER2. These findings suggest that EGFR plays a prominent role in the development and progression of BD and could provide a promising target for chemoprevention of lung cancer. [Table: see text].


In the quest for low cost scintillators to equip the very large electromagnetic calorimeters for future High Energy Physics experiments, scintillating glasses can offer an attractive alternative to crystals. The expected production price is indeed supposed to be reduced as compared to crystals, especially for very large volumes. An intense R and D effort has been made by the Crystal Clear collaboration to develop heavy scintillating fluoride glasses in close collaboration with the industry. Results will be shown on the fluorescence and scintillation properties as well as on the radiation resistance of different types of fluoride glasses. Ideas about possible improvement of present performances will also be given.


This research aimed to find out the influence of cash turnover, receivable turnover, and inventory turnover toward profitability of consumer goods companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in the period of 2016-2018 with total population of 51 companies. Sampling technique used in this study was purposive sampling and the number of samples obtained were as many as 21 companies. Methods of data analysis used in the study was multiple regression using SPSS 20 assistance. The result showed that cash turnover partially does not have significant effect on profitability. Receivable turnover and inventory turnover partially have significant effect on profitability. While cash turnover, receivable turnover, and inventory turnover simultaneously have significant effect on profitability. Keywords—cash turnover, receivable turnover, inventory turnover, profitability


This paper proposes a new method for estimating Automatic Identi fi cation System (AIS) coverage empirically from received transmissions. The method is appropriate for stationary coverage assets, as distinct from aircraft and satellites. The key idea behind the method is to interpolate probabilistically between AIS reports in order to reconstruct where the missed transmissions might have occurred. These hypothetical missed transmissions then supplement the received ones in a coverage estimate based on a Bayesian treatment of a binomial model of reception. The fi nal estimate of the coverage is implemented over a spatial grid. The method is demonstrated on simulated AIS data and was found to have lower mean squared error than a previously published method. Assumptions and potential weaknesses of the new method are discussed.


Hyperphosphatemia is common in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) because of impaired renal phosphate excretion and is treated by dietary measures, dialysis techniques and the use of phosphate binder medication. It is one of the most important cardiovascular risk factors for dialysis patients. Our goal was to involve dialysis patients in the achievement of phosphate targets by self-adjusting the dose of Phosphate Binders (PB) on a meal-to-meal basis, according to the individual dietary P intake

 We conducted an interventional prospective single-arm study with a pre-post design. The inclusion criteria were patients with ESRD who had been receiving dialysis for more than three months, with dialysis schedule for four hours per session, three times per week, and who were older than 18 years of age. The primary endpoints of the study were the number of patients who reached the goal of serum phosphate before and after the training program and the weekly mean serum phosphate levels evaluated after the intervention period and compare them with the pre-intervention baseline levels. The secondary end-point was the burden of PB daily.
 All patients were trained in a self-administer PB program. A self-adjusted PB dose card was developed based on the phosphate food content list published by the National Technical University of Athens. The aim was to allow patients to immediately calculate the iP content of any food they consume easily. Phosphate Equivalent (PEQ) was defined as the weight of phosphorus having the same phosphate impact as a given weight of food. One PEQ corresponded in 100 mg of inorganic phosphorous and to one tablet of PB (one tablet of 800 mg of sevelamer). After 4 weeks (weeks 1-4) of washout from previous phosphate binders, eligible patients with serum phosphorus concentrations ≥ 6 mg/dl were included in the study. All patients received standard dietary phosphate counseling and a fixed dosing regimen of sevelamer PB was prescribed according to KDIGO and dialysis unit protocols for eight weeks (weeks 5-12 – pre-intervention period) In the 13th week, patients were asked to practice the self-administer PB program for eight more weeks.

 A total of 97 patients were screened for the study. 21 patients were excluded. 74 patients completed the study. The percentage of patients with uncontrolled phosphate levels reduced from 56.76% (42 out of 74) to 36.48 % (27 out of 74) in the post-intervention period. Of 9 patients who initially had a serum phosphorus level ≥9 mg/dl, 8 were reverted to phosphorus levels < 6 mg/dl at the end of the PEQ intervention period.
 There was a significant reduction of phosphate levels (prePEQ 7.42 ± 1.43 mg/dl vs. postPEQ 5.59 ± 1.82 mg/dL, p=0.036) and Ca × P levels (prePEQ: 67.1 ± 11.5 mg2/dL2; postPEQ: 51.9 ± 13.4 mg2/dL2, p=0.021) after patient education. There was a non-significant increase on serum calcium (pre PEQ: 8.13 ± 1.18 mg/dL; post PEQ: 8.56 ± 0.83mg/dL, p=0.515) and iPTH (prePEQ: 411 ± 376 pg/mL; postPEQ: 381 ± 321 pg/mL,p=0.13)

 Our work shows that providing the patients with a relatively simple tool about the use of phosphate binders as PEQ is, we had a positive effect on the dialysis patients' knowledge about the use of PB, phosphate content of their meals, and increase their sense of the necessity of the treatment and it was proved more effective than the standard fixed dose method. Using the PEQ education system was rewarding in an additional 20% of the patients with previous uncontrolled hyperphosphatemia. The PEQ education system is an efficient self-adjustment phosphate binder dosage tool in dialysis patients in reducing the serum phosphate level in our hemodialysis patients.


And a sheet structure on a polymer, such as an electrolyte membrane comprising a polymer electrolyte suitable for cast molding, along with excellent non-staining, low-cost and also provides a strong acid polymer sheet for making a film that meets the heat resistance at the same time. (1) polyethylene copolymer having a release layer containing a polyolefin-naphthalate film, and art the release layer has a thickness of the release layer is 75 ~ 150nm strong acid polymer sheet for making films converted from the maximum wavelength of the reflectivity of the surface. 2 on the layer B of the laminated polyester film comprising a layer (layer B) mainly composed of layer (A layer) and a polyethylene terephthalate composed mainly of polyethylene terephthalate, having a release layer containing a copolymer polyolefin film, and the thickness of the B layer is 0.5 ~ 2.5 ㎛, the thickness of the release layer is converted from the maximum wavelength of the reflectance surface of the release layer is 75 ~ 150nm strong acid polymer sheet for producing the laminated film.


The effect of dispersants on particle dispersion and flexural properties of SiC/vinyl ester nanocomposites was studied by factorial and response surface designs. The results show that the coupling agent 'gamma-methacryloxy propyl trimethoxy silane (MPS)' has no adverse side effect on the flexural properties as illustrated by the good correlation between maximizing the flexural strength and minimizing the agglomerates. However, the dispersant 'BYK-W 966' has a slight adverse side effect on the flexural properties although it improves dispersion at higher dosage. With an optimal dosage of MPS and W966, a small amount of SiC in 0.5 wt% results in 8% increase in strength and 14% increase in modulus. The flushing operation using the dispersant '1-octanol/decane' achieves an excellent SiC dispersion but it does not result in improved flexural properties. This confirmed that a better state of nanoparticle dispersion does not necessarily lead to improved flexural properties. A good dispersion coupling with a strong filler/matrix interfacial bonding is the key to obtain enhanced flexural properties.


Audit logs serve as a crucial constituent for every organization that has a digital presence and are used to audit, store, and track modifications made to the data for efficient business intelligence. However, the audit logs are unfortified to attacks that delegate the adversaries to alter data and corresponding audit logs without being disclosed. Two prominent attacks are the authorized access attack, in which the admin privileges are exploited to destabilize the system and the online attack, in which the known techniques like SQL injection is used, that tinkers the databases and hence requires detection. This paper presents BlockAudit: An extensible and tamper-proof system that provides fundamental designing features of audit logs and immutable properties of blockchain that facilitates having a secured and reliable audit log. Towards this, we implement our design schema for BlockAudit and outline its utility and operative procedures. The design is accomplished on a custom-built Proof-of-Authority blockchain and we analyze its performance using various factors like transaction rate, network size, latency, and payload size. Results reveal that typical audit logs can seamlessly transition into BlockAudit to attain more powerful security and safeguard against the investigated attacks on audit logs.


Smoking is an important issue related with many aspect; from individual moral and behavior of smoker, basic needs of farmers and labors, self-interest of tobacco industrialist to government's need to increase income from tax. Health and economic are always on different sides. Smoking is an individual choice. This paper collects and compares data about benefits and disadvantages of tobacco industry and policies of tobacco control in Indonesia. Tobacco control has been a commitment in many countries around the world through FCTC (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Keywords: tobacco control, Indonesia


In March 2021, the National Council for Professional Qualifications under the President of the Russian Federation approved the Strategy for the Development of the National Qualifications System of the Russian Federation until 2030. Almost at the same time, the List of initiatives for the socio-economic development of the Russian Federation until 2030 was approved, among which a special place belongs to the project "Professionalitet", which involves a large-scale transformation of secondary vocational education. The coincidence of the priorities outlined by the documents became the basis for studying the possibilities of using the tools of the national qualifications system for the successful implementation of the "Professionalitet" project.An analysis of measures to reform secondary vocational education over the past ten to fifteen years is given, the purpose of which is to ensure that the qualifications of graduates meet the requirements of the economy. The study of the data of monitoring studies, expert assessments led to the conclusion that as a result of the experiments there were some successful practices for the training of skilled workers and mid-level specialists, however, for the system as a whole, the effects turned out to be more modest than expected.It is shown that, since the project "Professionalitet", based on the experience of previous initiatives, should offer a systematic solution to the problem of staff shortages, it is inappropriate to consider its implementation outside the context of the development of the national qualifications system as a whole. As part of the experiment, a new approach to the training of working personnel should be developed, which implies more flexible principles for the work of professional educational organizations, and the active involvement of business representatives in educational programs. This is possible if the state interacts with employers, the professional community, and educational organizations. Mechanisms for such interaction have been formed and continue to develop within the framework of the national qualifications system.On specific examples, it is considered how the tools of the national qualifications system can be used to determine the requirements for the results, content, terms of mastering the educational programs "Professionalitet", assessing the quality of their implementation, ensuring the right of students to receive and confirm qualifications that are understandable to employers and in demand on the labor market.


A family of ''polarization models'' has been generated for description of polarizable and deformable molecules in condensed phases. Within these models the intermolecular forces are not pairwise additive, but have a many‐body component that generalizes the polarization interactions present in conventional electrostatics. It is shown that the classical dynamical equations have a rather compact form, in spite of the many‐body interactions. Novel molecular distribution functions are introduced in terms of which the usual formulas of statistical thermodynamics can be expressed. Finally, the static dielectric constant is discussed for the polarization models, and it is related to fluctuating local moments in the system.


The principle and control strategy of solid static transfer switch(SSTS) are introduced in this paper.SSTS can increase switching speed and prolong service life of switches.In applications of factory power supply and distribution,SSTS can protect sensitive equipments in voltage sags by fast switching.


1Student, Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara 2Student, Dept. of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract Basically, by using the adequate technology smart devices plays very important role in present generation. Instead of this smart device, mirrors play very important role in the interactive environments. When mirrors display information then it is known as "Magic Mirrors". In this paper design and development of smart mirrors is implemented using raspberry pi. This smart mirror consists of additional features which improves the system performance. By using this system, we can control the fan and light operations. It will turn ON and OFF the fan and turns ON and OFF the light based on the given command it performs. From LCD display the contents are displayed which consists of sheet with a reflective mirror. The entire operation is controlled by the raspberry pi 3 module. Hence, from this it can observe that it gives effective results compared to others.


PURPOSE
To predict and mitigate for the degradation in physical and biologically-effective dose distributions of particle beams caused by microscopic heterogeneities in lung tissue.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
The TRiP98 treatment planning system was adapted to account for the beam-modulating effect of heterogeneous lung tissue in physical and biological inverse treatment planning. The implementation employs an analytical model that derives the degradation from the established 'modulation power' parameter Pmod and the total water-equivalent thickness of lung parenchyma traversed by the beam. Beam modulation was reproduced through an on-the-fly convolution of the reference Bragg curve with Gaussian kernels depending on the modulation power of lung tissue (upstream). For biological doses, the degradation was determined by modulating dose-averaged α, β and LET distributions. Carbon SOBP measurements behind lung substitute material were performed to validate the code. The implementation was then applied to a phantom and patient case.

RESULTS
Experimental results show the passage through a 20-cm Gammex LN300 slab led to a decrease in target coverage and broadening of the SOBP distal fall-off. However, dose coverage was regained through optimization. A good agreement between calculated and measured SOBPs was also found. In addition, a patient case study revealed a 3.2% decrease in D95 from degradation (Pmod = 450 μm), which was reduced to a 0.4% difference after optimization. Furthermore, widening of the RBE distribution beyond the target distal edge was observed. This implies an increased degradation in the biological dose, which could be harmful to healthy tissues distal to the target.

CONCLUSIONS
This is the first implementation capable of compensating for lung dose perturbations, which is more effective than margin extensions. A larger patient study is needed to examine the observed modulation in the RBE distribution and judge the clinical relevance also in IMPT, where margins might prove insufficient to recover target coverage. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.


Since the introduction of phenylephrine, it has been used in combination with many other drugs. With some formulations it has been found useful to isolate the drug via a cationic exchange resin before determining the intact phenylephrine by the usual colorimetric procedures (coupling with diazotized p-nitroaniline, or reacting with Millon's reagent when catecholamines are present).


THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOFT CLAY, BANGKOK, THAILAND, 5-6 JULY 1977. THEME: METHODS OF IMPROVING THE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF SOFT CLAY. AT THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STAGE OF STRUCTURES ON SOFT SOIL OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING DISORDERS ON SITE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTIES OF THIS TYPE OF SOIL, AND IF SO HOW AND HOW MUCH. THIS REPORT REVIEWS THE SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS AND EXAMINES EXISTING METHODS: PRECOMPRESSION LOADING, VERTICAL DRAINS, INTENSIVE TAMPING, STONE COLUMNS, ELECTRO-OSMOSIS, THERMAL TREATMENT, CHEMICAL TREATMENT. FOR EACH METHOD POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS ARE MENTIONED TOGETHER WITH CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND DESIGN METHODS. CASE HISTORIES ARE APPENDED AS ILLUSTRATIONS. FOR THE COVERING ABSTRACT, SEE IRRD ABSTRACT NO 107555; SEE ALSO IRRD 243851.


OVERVIEW: Pairing a clear, measurable end goal with a variety of motivators, well-designed prizes leverage the principles of competition to bring afield of solvers to bear on a given challenge. Prizes offer organizations an important tool to foster innovation and raise awareness. By setting forth a credible but challenging goal with minimal hurdles to entry, prizes rally diverse approaches around a focused agenda, supporting an entire field of innovators rather than a single solution. Perhaps most importantly, they capitalize on a deep-seated competitive drive, capturing public interest for the issue at hand through the creation of visible heroes and compelling stories. This article explores how and why prizes are most effectively used and how organizations can use competitions to enhance their R&D portfolio and engage user communities by embracing diverse risk-takers and investors.


issue. Patients with early-stage disease are also the most suitable for this kind of study, given that these patients most often relapse but rarely progress within a short time to an advanced stage. Moreover, high-throughput sequencing of the T-cell receptor has proven to be an effective tool to assess the burden of the malignant clone and do a follow-up throughout the course of disease. Indeed, this methodology may allow better monitoring of treatment response and facilitate the decision of in whom, whether and when to continue therapy.


The Moldavian dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica L., Lamiaceae) is an annual medicinal plant with beneficial nutritional sources that plays important roles in human and animal feed. Nanoparticles and cold atmospheric plasma increase biochemical compounds in plants. In this study, the effects of copper nanoparticles and cold atmospheric plasma on biochemical indices of the medicinal plant Dracocephalum moldavica were investigated. Moldavian dragonhead plants were subjected to four doses of copper nanoparticles (0, 25, 50 and 75 mgl-1) and cold atmospheric plasma at three durations (zero, 20 and 30 s). The results showed that cold atmospheric plasma significantly increases the essential oil percentage, while it decreases the amount of flavonoid content and activity of catalase and peroxidase enzymes. Cold atmospheric plasma (20 s) showed significant positive impact on essential oil content, while different time duration (20 and 30 s) did not show a significant impact on other traits. Lower doses of copper nanoparticles (25 and 50 mgl-1) showed positive impacts on measured traits, while 75 mgl-1 dose negatively affected the measured traits and functioned as a heavy metal. The cold atmospheric plasma and copper nanoparticles interactions indicated that cold atmospheric plasma had an incremental effect on the improvement of measured traits and increased the effect Received 29.07.2019/ Revised 18.10.2019/ Accepted 03.12.2019/ Published 18.03.2021 :تفايرد ٧ ٠ / ٥ ٠ / ٨ ١٣٩ / :حلاصا ٦ ٢ / ٧ ٠ / ٨ ١٣٩ / :شريذپ ١٢ / ٩ ٠ / ٨ ١٣٩ / :راشتنا ٢٨ / ١٢ / ١٣٩٩ D ow nl oa de d fr om n br .k hu .a c. ir at 7 :5 8 + 04 30 o n S at ur da y M ay 2 9t h 20 21 نايدادح .ناراكمه و ثا وبشرداب رب سم هرذونان ر Haddadian et al. The effects of copper nanoparticles on Dracocephalum moldavica 412/٤١٢ of copper nanoparticles. In conclusion, the results showed that copper nanoparticles with 25 mgl-1 dose along with cold atmospheric plasma with 20 s duration had significant positive effects on the improvement of biochemical indices of Dracocephalum moldavica.


Geometrical feature assessment of a cancerous tumor embedded in biological soft tissue is a necessity in follow-up procedure and making suitable therapeutic decisions. Evidently by having such features in hand, tumor resections will be more curative and beneficial. In this paper a procedure of examining boundaries of a sphere-shaped tumor embedded in the liver tissue was investigated. At first, the main essential was to generate finite element model of the soft tissue including a tumor in ABAQUS. By considering viscoelastic properties, mechanical behavior of the tissue under a specified pattern of loading was studied. In the following, tumor boundary was estimated by using a feed forward neural network (FFNN). Genetic Algorithm (GA) was used for extracting input datasets of the network by extracting mechanical parameters from the tissue surface stress-strain diagrams. Data used for training the FFNN was result of implementing the ABAQUS-based model of the cancerous soft tissue which was tested 120 times with different tumor diameters. Throughout the process, 90 datasets were used for training and the other 30 were used for testing the network. The results affirmed that the produced intelligent procedure of estimating tumor boundaries can be relied on as a trustworthy method.


An apparatus (130) and method for automatically or semi-automatically controlling a collimator (COL) of an x-ray imager (100) to collimate imager (100)'s x-ray beam and adjusting an alignment of the x-ray imager (100) in respect of an object (PAT).The collimation and alignment operation is based on 3D image data (3DI) of the object (PAT)to be imaged. The 3D image data (3DI) is acquired by a sensor (S). The sensor (S) operates on non-ionizing radiation. The 3D image data (3DI) describes a shape in 3D of the object (PAT) and anatomic landmarks are derived therefrom to define a collimation window (W) for a region of interest(ROI). Based on the collimation window (W) the collimator (COL)'s setting and imager (100) alignment is adjusted accordingly.


Collapsed ABSORBENTES SPARKLING MATERIAL low density THAT AFTER CONTACTING aqueous fluids, particularly urine, can expand and absorb these fluids. These foams sparsely Typically have an expanded thickness from about 6 to about 10 times the thickness of foams in its collapsed state. THESE low density foams are prepared by emulsion polymerization HIGH PHASE INTERNAL (HIPE), where the ratio between volume and weight Aqueous Phase FACING THE PHASE OLEOSA IS IN ranges from about 55: 1 about 100: 1.


An assessment was made of the importance of certain laboratory data as diagnostic and prognostic parameters in 34 cases of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The results of other workers are referred to by way of comparison.


ABSTRACT This contribution describes the use of Fast Field-cycling relaxometry (FFC-NMR) for the characterisation of Gd(III)- and Mn(II)-based contrast agents for MRI. Through a series of selected examples, we analyse the role of different structural and dynamic parameters on 1H relaxivity and on the shape of the 1H Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation Dispersion (NMRD) profiles. The amplitude and shape of the profiles is affected by the number of water molecules coordinated to the metal ion, the water exchange rate, the rotational correlation time of the complex and the relaxation of the electron spin. As a result, 1H NMRD profiles represent a powerful tool for the understanding of the properties of MRI contrast agent candidates at the molecular level. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT


THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN TRAFFIC CONTROLS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PROJECTS IS SHOWN BY THE FACT THAT DURING 1969 ARIZONA EXPERIENCED 278 ACCIDENTS OF A C&M NATURE INVOLVING 18 FATALITIES AND 131 MAJOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS. A SET OF TABLES RELATING TO DELINEATOR SPACING AT CURVES, DECELERATION DISTANCES, TAPER RATES AND LENGTH, AND SPACE BETWEEN BARRICADES AND CONES FOR VARIOUS HIGHWAY TYPES IS PROPOSED AS A MINIMUM STANDARD FOR C&M TRAFFIC CONTROL.


Purpose – The primary objective of this paper is to show how mathematical modeling can be used for solving a third party logistics (3PL) allocation problem.Design/methodology/approach – The solution approach consists of finding a compromise solution for the six different strategies, defined in the paper by using lexicographic goal programming involving three objectives under some realistic constraints related to capacities of the markets.Findings – This study investigates the usefulness and efficacy of the proposed method for a 3PL allocation problem for a case example of a typical fish supply network. The decision‐makers can evaluate the alternative solutions with respect to a set of decision criteria. The result indicates substantial improvement by reducing the number of 3PL service providers and reallocating them to the case fish markets.Practical implications – The work provides a useful decision model for practicing managers, policy makers and researchers of this area.Originality/value – This model w...


Skin grafts play an important role in the plastic operations upon the eyelids; they are especially serviceable in certain forms of ectropium and entropium. 1. Skin Grafting in Ectropium. —If the destruction of the integument of the eyelid has been so extensive as to result in a more or less complete ectropium, the lid can not be restored to its normal position unless it be provided with a new integument. The material for this new covering may be obtained from three sources, to-wit.: we may transplant upon the lid a skin flap from the vicinity; or we may graft upon it a piece of skin from the arm (Wolfe's method); or we may cover the whole defect with Thiersch's grafts. If executed under the proper aseptic precautions, these different plans are probably equally successful as far as the immediate healing of the implanted material is concerned. And those who are


The implicational irreducible elements,finite implicational decomposable elements and finite implicational decomposable irreducible elements based on linguistic truth-valued lattice implication algebra w ere discussed in this paper,their structure characteristics w ere investigated about implicational irreducible elements,finite implicational decomposable elements,and finite implicational decomposable irreducible elements,and it is proved that a part elements of linguistic-valued lattice implication algebra w ere generated by tensor product operation.


A molecularly imprinted sol-gel is reported for selective and sensitive electrochemical determination of the drug naloxone (NLX). The sensor was developed by combining molecular imprinting and sol-gel techniques and electrochemically grafting the sol solution onto a functionalized multiwall carbon nanotube modified indium-tin oxide (ITO) electrode. The sol-gel layer was obtained from acid catalyzed hydrolysis and condensation of a solution composed of triethoxyphenylsilane (TEPS) and tetraethoxysilane (TES). The fabrication, structure and properties of the sensing material were characterized via scanning electron microscopy, spectroscopy and electrochemical techniques. Parameters affecting the sensor's performance were evaluated and optimized. A sensor fabricated under the optimized conditions responded linearly between 0.0 µM and 12 µM NLX, with a detection limit of 0.02 µM. The sensor also showed good run-to-run repeatability and batch-to-batch performance reproducibility with relative standard deviations (RSD) of 2.5–7.8% (n = 3) and 9.2% (n = 4), respectively. The developed sensor displayed excellent selectivity towards NLX compared to structurally similar compounds (codeine, fentanyl, naltrexone and noroxymorphone), and was successfully used to measure NLX in synthetic urine samples yielding recoveries greater than 88%.


U E RTO RIC 0 and the Virgin Islands attracted a large share of the ornithological interest in the West Indies during the early colonization and P exploration periods. The earliest accounts of birds were merely anecdotal because early explorers, colonists, and priests visiting the islands focused their attention on exploiting the islands' wealth, settling the new lands, and establishing the church. The serious study of the region's birds began with Andre Pierre Ledru who, in 1810, made a detailed list of Puerto Rican birds. I Thereafter, many ornithologists and naturalists in the employ of wealthy individuals or foreign museums made short visits to the islands, collecting specimens and rapidly adding to the knowledge of the region's avifauna. An important exception to these brief collecting trips was the Cuban naturalist, Juan Gundlach, who remained in Puerto Rico making extensive collections and observations for nearly 6 months in 1873, returning again for almost a year in 1875.2,3 That work stands as the foundation of the modern study o f ornithology in the islands. Although Gundlach's investigations were followed by those of others on collecting expeditions, it was not until Alexander Wetmore began his work in the next century that Gundlach's accomplishments were surpassed.


The description of process efficiency remains a key factor for manufacturing companies competing in volatile markets. Since describing the process performance requires the consideration of all order-fulfilling activities, focusing on the end-to-end order processing process is crucial. Classical techniques for process description are timeand cost-intensive while relying on situational impressions. Consequently, improvement approaches are based on gut feelings and cannot consider dynamic process behaviour. Process Mining can be used for fact-based and objective process descriptions. However, today's process mining applications are mainly conducted in partial processes with similar order types. In the end-to-end order processing, multiple orders with one-to-many and many-to-many relationships exist that need an object-centric process mining approach. This paper presents a methodology for the application of process mining in end-to-end order processing with multiple order types. Based on data from software infrastructure, the integration of the methodology provides manufacturing companies with process models and process performance indicators to describe their PP in end-to-end order processing processes.


In this paper sensibility of Iran network load to the temperature has been studied by the linear regression method. The linear regression analysis of Iranpsilas electrical load recognizes that the load pattern is heavily dependent on temperature, and finds a linear function between the load and the networkpsilas temperature. This study shows that temperature has a great effect on Iranpsilas network load, so that daily electrical load of Iran is function of the minimum, average and maximum temperatures of the forecasted day and the day before forecasted day too. Finally this paper shows that suitable input variables which can consider the temperature effect on Iran forecasted load in the short term load forecast (STLF) model are minimum, average and maximum temperatures of the forecasted day and the day before forecasted day. This analysis can be extended to all of the other environmental factors such as humidity, wind velocity and weather overlay too. Also this study can be performed for the other entire countries electrical network. It is worthy to say, the thermal model which has been designed based on this study has been tested in extended STLF softwares of Iran and their relative papers which have been written by the authors , have been accepted in some of the other international conferences.


A novel optimization modeling strategy of fuel cell was proposed by adopting seeker optimization algorithm (SOA) in application to continuous space of swarm intelligence. For the demonstration purpose, SOA was used to find a set of optimized coefficients in the proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) polar curve model. The experimental results show that the optimized model can fit the experiment data with higher precision. The advantage of SOA is manifest for optimized model.


Many companies are adopting cloud for hosting applications delivered as a service over the Internet. An application service delivered in this way is referred as Software as a Service (SaaS). The SaaS providers get benefits from getting cloud resources provisioned on-demand and through pay-as-you-go billing models. These capabilities enable faster application development and deployment with lower upfront investment into infrastructure. To benefit the most from the cloud, software architecture must be designed with consideration that software will run on the cloud. However, a legacy application is often developed by using monolithic architecture approach and might not get all advantages provided by a cloud computing. A growing monolithic application gets less flexible in development, has longer provisioning time, slows down the speed of innovation and lowers economy of scale. As result of such problems, not only commercial companies, but also the various academic researchers aim to design software as a "cloud-native" application. This kind of software has specific non-functional requirements that define scalability, reliability, fault tolerance and other cloud-specific requirements. This systematic literature review is based on the case studies, published articles and other literature related to the cloud-native or cloud-ready applications. It generalizes common traits of non-functional requirements defined in analyzed resources. Also, it walks through architectural styles of the applications running on a cloud and presents recently developed architectures that are used for large-scale software services delivered on a cloud.


Faculty of Radiophysics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine(Dated: March 2, 2015)Thermalization of a parametrically driven magnon gas leading to the formation of a Bose-Einstein conden-sate at the bottom of a spin-wave spectrum was studied by time- and wavevector-resolved Brillouin light scat-tering spectroscopy. It has been found that the condensation is preceded by the conversion of initially pumpedmagnons into a second group of frequency degenerated magnons, which appear due to parametrically stimulatedscattering of the initial magnons to a short-wavelength spectral region. In contrast to the first magnon group,which wavevectors are orthogonal to the wavevectors of the magnons at the lowest energy states, the secondarymagnons can effectively scatter to the bottom of the spectrum and condense there.


Abstract : In connection with the development of radiation sources of high intrinsic brilliancy in the visible, infrared, or ultraviolet spectra range, the question of conditions under which metals, other solids, or vapors and gases (gas-discharge light sources) will emit continuous blackbody radiation is of considerable importance. This 1948 paper presents a treatment of that problem and a number of conclusions concerning the design of radiation sources of high brilliancy.


Modelling of settling velocities (or equivalently of suspension times) for particles released in the upper ocean is achieved by way of a backward Fokker-Planck equation satisfied by the probability distribution. In order to compute the mean exit time for fixed depth, the Fokker-Planck equation is transformed into fairly simple two-point boundary problem for a second order linear differential equation. Numerical resolution of this last equation is carried on through a finite difference scheme, thus constructing tables and graphs.


In order to fit in with the reform of the payroll of the institutions,should strengthen the payroll management by utilizing the computer operation mode and information technique.This paper puts forward the payroll management system of the institutions,introduces the basic modules,databases and requirements of the system.


According to the analysis of the common diseases in the special lines of coal railways,the paper indicates the adopted measures for the adjustment of the curve geometry sizes,the technical prevention,and treatment of diseases,and points out the suggestions for improving the maintenance effect of the special line of coal railways,so as to achieve the aims of enhancing the curve quality.


The use of aluminium chloride as a resveratrol synthesis elicitor in crop plants and edible products thereof, particularly in the field of vine and grape growing as well as in the production of grape juice and wine, is disclosed.


One approach to finding the inverse dynamics equations is to formulate the system dynamics and kinematics as a two-point boundary-value problem. Solution to the two-point boundary-value problem leads to the forward dynamics equations which are similar to the equations of Kalman filtering and Bryson-Frazier fixed time-interval smoothing. The extensive numerical studies conducted by the author on inverse and forward dynamics algorithms derived from the two-point boundary-value problem establish the same level of confidence which exists for current methods. In order to obtain the algorithms with the smallest coefficients of the polynomial of order O(n), the categorization procedure has been implemented in this work. Software packages for robot dynamics algorithms have been developed in Pascal and run on an IBM compatible computer.<<ETX>>


The present study was done to analyse the Mathematics question paper with respect to its pattern/design, content coverage, difficulty level, objectivity in marking and its impact on achievement of students. Purposive sampling technique was followed for the selection of subjects, subject experts and subject specialists, selection of years (time spam) for study. The cluster sampling technique was followed for selection of student sample from a cluster. Question paper of three different years (2006, 2007, 2010) was taken for study Sample consisted of 1796 class-X students from Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Examination. Also views of 10 subject experts were taken regarding pattern/design of question paper, content coverage, difficulty level and objectivity in marking. Researcher developed tool for collection of views of subject experts. Findings of the study revealed that though there is no effect of different pattern/design of question paper or different sets of question paper used during particular year on students' achievement there is effect of content coverage, objectivity in marking and cognitive level of questions.


Recently, laminate, veneer restorations, are used as a more esthetic and conservative treatment solutions for esthetic problems, in the fixed Prosthodontics field. IPS-emax press Ceramic is one of the important esthetic materials. These are durable, conservative tooth preparation ranging from 3 to 5 mm, mainly in enamel and achieve patient satisfaction in comparison to crowns. This case report to present a patient treated by IPS-emax press ceramic laminate veneers restoration on his maxillary six anterior teeth, and describes in detail the patient selection, teeth preparations, procedures and cementation of veneers on maxillary six anterior teeth. It was found that Lithium disilicate Ceramic veneers are one of the most important ceramic materials used to manage of esthetic problems to enhance aesthetic and function of the anterior teeth. The patient was instructed about the importance of oral hygiene measures and periodic follow up for maintenance and longstanding restorations.


Fatty acid composition has become recognized as an important trait in beef because of its relationship with beef quality, including beef flavor and tenderness. Our laboratory attempted to identify genes responsible for the fatty acid composition of cattle. We found several such genes and developed genetic markers of fatty acid composition. The findings were as follows. 1) Genetic polymorphisms of the stearoyl-CoA desaturase ( SCD ) gene are associated with fatty acid composition. The effects of SCD type A gene substitution on the percentage of monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) and the melting point of intramuscular fat were on average approximately +1.0% and −1.0 ℃ , respectively. 2) Intron polymorphisms of sterol regulatory element binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) also affected MUFA. 3) No effect of SCD or SREBP-1 genotypes on any representative carcass traits of Japanese Black cattle was observed in the field population. 4) Additional genetic markers, adipocytes fatty acid binding protein 4 ( FABP4 ) and liver X receptor α , also affected the fatty acid composition. 5) SCD and FABP4 significantly affected fatty acid composition of Holstein steers. These findings bring new insights into the fat-related carcass traits of beef cattle. In addition, the developed DNA makers will contribute to improved meat quality of beef.


This article investigates the thesis that the façade, as a diaphragm between two worlds, private and public, architecture and city, domestic and urban, embraces the representation and expression of architectural character, looking at its leading role in the definition of the urban environment, both reacting to it and defining it. However, in particular, the paper focuses on the theme of façade as an inhabited threshold: not a two–dimensional vertical plane but a real architectural interior space. The inhabited façade becomes a place through which it is possible to experience the relationship between interior and exterior, between private and public, architecture and city, not only through the physical movement of "going inside," "stepping outside," "walking through" but also through the act of staying, living, and enjoying it as a space and a place that allows relationships between inside and outside.


The protein quality of hybridized high-grain yielding varieties, between japonica and indica type rices, Chugoku 91, Nanjing 11 and Milyang 30, was examined. The contents of protein and amino acids of Nanjing 11, especially lysine, were highest among these three varieties. The food intake, weight gain and feed efficiency of rats given a Nanjing 11 diet also showed the highest values among these three varieties. The supplementation of lysine and threonine to a Milyang 30 diet brought about increases of 11, 44 and 30% in the food intake, weight gain and feed efficiency, together with 20 and 25% increases in the biological value and net protein utilization, as compared with those in rats that received the Milyang 30 alone as the protein source. These results suggested that it is possible to select a variety for concomitant increases in grain yield and protein with good quality, and showed that the supplementation of lysine and threonine to this variety can bring about economically significant improvement of ...


The quality of pit mud will directly affect the quality of Chinese liquor.The aging and degradation of pit mud would influence liquor quality and liquor yield.This article carries on discussion to maintenance of the fermentation pit mud.This has the immensely guiding role for the maintenance of the fermentation pit mud.


Since XIE Ling-yun' s special status in the development history of poetry, his achievements in the field of other literary creation have been ignored very easily. His narrative proses and scenic travel notes are quite magnificent .Under the influence of the general mood of times and the experience in all his life, XIE Ling-yun is good at writing funeral prayers. So far as the style is concerned, it seems that XIE Ling-yun' s proses which are highly value affection are closer to his exteriorization than his poems .


Alcohol consumption in the setting of chronic HCV is associated with accelerated progression towards cirrhosis, increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and higher mortality. This analysis contextualizes how sociodemographic factors, chronic pain and depression relate to the motivations of individuals with chronic HCV to consume alcohol. We conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data from the Hep ART trial of behavioural interventions on alcohol use among patients with HCV. Alcohol consumption was measured using the Drinking Motives Questionnaire and a novel 6‐item measure of pain‐related drinking motives. Statistical analyses performed included ANOVA for bivariate analyses and multivariable ordinary least‐squares linear regression. At study baseline, 181 participants had an average age of 55 years; the majority (66.7%) reported beyond‐minor pain; and a third (37%) met criteria for depression; drinking motives were higher for individuals with beyond‐minor pain (means 9.9 vs. 4.6, p < .001) and who met criteria for depression (means 10.9 vs. 6.4, p < .001) when using the pain‐related drinking motives items. Average pain(coef = 1.0410067141 < .001) was significantly associated with increased motives to drink to relieve pain in the full baseline model specification controlling for all covariates using ordinary at least squares; depression (coef = 7.06; 95% CI 1.32, 12.81; p = .016) was significantly associated with increased non‐pain‐related motives to drink. From baseline to 3‐month follow‐up, compared to participants who had mean average pain scores among the sample, motives to drink to relieve pain decreased in participants who had higher average pain scores (coef = −0.30; 95% CI −0.59, −0.01; p = .40). Physical pain and depression are associated with increased motives to consume alcohol. Patients with chronic liver disease should be screened for chronic pain and depression and, if present, referred to pain specialists or co‐managed in partnership with pain specialists in hepatology clinics.


This study aims at a user acceptance model that supports the duties and functions in compiling and implementing an integrated Village Unit financial reporting application menu and can be used daily by the accounting division of Village-Owned Enterprises in North Sumatra. The types of village financial reporting menus that are produced are Journal Input menu, General Ledger and Financial Reporting Processes such as Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Cash Flow and Equity Change in Computerization. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of Technology Resistance, Understanding, Human Resources, Funds Support and Training factors on the successful implementation of the Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) Base Application for Rural Enterprises. This type of research is applied descriptive research in the form of applying open source-based systems and software frameworks. The study population was a Village-Owned Enterprise in the District of Asahan, North Sumatera where the sampling technique was carried out using the purposive sampling method. In addition, an assessment of people's perceptions of the implementation of a computerized village accounting system and resistance was also carried out using a questionnaire designed according to the research object. The results showed that Technology Resistance, Understanding, Human Resources, had no effect on the successful implementation of the Village ERP Base Application while the Fund and Training Support variable influenced the successful implementation of the Village ERP Base Application.


The utility model discloses an adhesive leak stopping device for fire protection, which belongs to a fire protection leak stopping tool. The device comprises a transverse stay bar, a bolt and a copying pressing plate, wherein two ends of the transverse stay bar are provided with grooves in which ropes with locking devices are arranged; the bolt is arranged on the middle part of the transverse stay bar through threads; and the copying pressing plate is arranged at the tail end of the bolt. The device has a rational structure and is easy to operate, and leak stopping efficiency of a pipeline can be effectively improved.


The mechanism of laser welding between artificial film and airway epithelium was investigated. An expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene (e-PTFE) patch (200 micrometers in thickness) was welded to exised canine trachea using carbon monoxide laser (wavelength 5.4 micrometers ) with contact irradiation method. The power density at the tip of the laser fiber cable was 300 W/cm2 and irradiation time was five seconds. This method was designed for closure of a postoperative bronchopleural fistula via a bronchoscope using laser tissue welding. The welded contact surfaces of the patch and the tissue were examined with scanning electron microscope. The surface of e-PTFE showed porous structure. And welded surface of the tissue revealed multiple process. The porous structure of the e-PTFE patch and process of the tracheal epithelium coincided with size. The evidence of its remodeling as cast of the patch surface proved. Strings of e-PTFE fibrils were also recognized among the process. The mechanical anchoring effect was considered as a possible mechanism of laser patch welding of e-PTFE and bronchial epithelium.


Abstract The present study examined EFL teachers' theoretical orientations towards reading, their reading instructional practices and the correspondence between the theoretical orientations/practices. The study participants were 80 male and female Iranian EFL teachers teaching at a number of private English language institutes. Half of the teachers were certified BA and MA holders of TEFL while 40 others were practicing teachers without TEFL-related certification. Teachers' Orientation to Reading Instruction (TORI) was used to measure the teachers' theoretical orientations towards reading instruction. There were also class observations of 25% of the surveyed teachers to explore the correspondence or lack thereof between their professed theoretical orientations towards reading instruction and their actual reading instructional practices. A series of independent samples t-tests and Pearson product-moment correlation procedures were run to analyze the data. The results showed no significant difference between the two groups of teachers in their orientations towards reading instruction. However, there were significant differences between the two groups in their instructional practices. The results further confirmed a low correlation between self-reported theoretical orientations and actual reading instructional practices among the uncertified group of teachers and a high correlation between the certified teachers' self-reported theoretical orientations to reading instruction and their reading instructional practices.


J.M. Keynes (1911) shows how distributions look like for which the arithmetic, the geometric and the harmonic mean are most probable values. We propose a general class of distributions for which the quasi-arithmetic means are ML-estimators such that these distributions can be transformed into an normal or a truncated normal distribution. As special cases we get for example the generalized logarithmic distributions introduced by Chen (1995).


This study investigated the representative height of low-level water vapor field that can be used to examine the occurrence possibility of heavy rainfall in East Asia. First, cloud base heights (CBHs) of moist convection were statistically examined by performing simulations with a 1-km-resolution numerical model during April–August 2008, with a focus on Kyushu and Shikoku Islands, western Japan. CBHs of moist convection with strong updrafts were simulated mainly around 500 and 300 m heights above sea level over land and over the ocean, respectively. This result indicates that low-level humid air below a height of 500 m is very important for the initiation of strong moist convection. Moreover, the equivalent potential temperature θ e at the CBHs was examined to clarify θ e values of lifted air parcels initiating cumulonimbus development. This result showed that, below the CBHs, θ e was usually around 355 K. Given these results for the CBHs, θ e at 500 m height from 10-km-resolution objective analysis data was statistically compared with θ e at various heights and pressure levels over the ocean south of 35°N in East Asia during June–September 2008. These comparisons showed that analyses at the 850-hPa level could not represent the low-level water vapor field, while the θ e field at 850 hPa in the Baiu season was strongly influenced by convective activity over the Baiu frontal zone. The θ e field at 925 hPa also could not adequately represent the low-level water vapor field, but the difference in θ e between heights of 250 and 500 m was very small. Because high θ e layers must have some thickness, data at 500 m height can be considered representative of the low-level water vapor field in analyses examining the initiation of moist convection leading to heavy rainfall.


Dissociation of W(CO)62+ has been investigated with the CIDEC method using 3.1 keV H+ F+ and Cl+ projectiles. The fragmentation schemes of W(CO)62+ are found drastically different depending on the projectile nature. These differences are explained in terms of different reaction energy windows leading to very small energy deposition in the case of Cl+ and also to close collisions with W(CO)62+ molecule (analog to nuclear stopping in solids).


Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is an additive manufacturing technology that is used to create a wide range of parts and applications. Along with its benefits, there are some challenges regarding the printed parts' mechanical properties, which are associated with printing parameters like layer thickness, infill density, print speed, and nozzle temperature. Experimentally investigation of these pamperers is costly and time-consuming. Some simulations are available to use the numerical solution in the investigation. This work used Digimat-AM simulation to investigate the effect of layer thickness on the residual stress and warping deformation of printed ABS parts.


Highway-rail grade crossing safety models have been around since at least 1940s. A staple of these models is the annual average daily traffic (AADT), which is a measure of vehicular use of roadways. The main reason for the presence of AADT in safety models is because it is the main contributor to what is termed as "exposure." This exposure accounts for the state of being subjected to the likelihood of a crash. However, in place of AADT a more relevant measure of exposure at highway-rail grade crossings is the portion of AADT that encounters train traffic— termed (AADT)TC in this paper. This is more suitable because the exposure of motorists to train-involved crashes in the absence of trains is zero. Consideration of the non-relevant portion of AADT (i.e., vehicular traffic when no trains are present) can mask the true picture. Therefore, it is prudent to use (AADT)TC, which amounts to stripping AADT of the non-relevant portion. A case of three crossings is presented that are rank ordered based on predicted crashes calculated by using (AADT)TC and AADT in a crash prediction model that was estimated for this study. Results showed that the use of AADT in place of the more relevant (AADT)TC yielded different rank order results. The recommendation is to use (AADT)TC to minimize the possibility of missing crossings that are deserving of attention and perhaps expenditure of safety-related resources. The paper concludes with comments on how transportation agencies may incorporate (AADT)TC in their comparative assessments and future research needs.


Microscopic swimming devices hold promise for radically new applications in lab-on-a-chip and microfluidic technology, including diagnostics and drug delivery. In this paper, we realize a macroscopic single particle ferromagnetic swimmer experimentally and investigate its swimming properties. The flagella-based swimmer is comprised of a hard ferromagnetic head attached to a flexible tail. We investigate the dynamic performance of the swimmer on the air-liquid interface as a function of the external magnetic field parameters (frequency and amplitude of an applied magnetic field). We show that the speed of the swimmer can be controlled by manipulating the strength and frequency of the external magnetic field (<3.5 mT) and that the propagation direction has a dependence on parameters of the external magnetic field. The experimental results are compared to a theoretical model based on three beads, one of which having a fixed magnetic moment and the other two non-magnetic, connected via elastic filaments. The model shows sufficient complexity to satisfy the "non-reciprocity" condition and gives good agreement with experiment. Via a simple conversion, we also demonstrate a fluid pump and investigate the induced flow. This investigation paves the way to the fabrication of such swimmers and fluid pump systems on a micro-scale, promising a variety of microfluidic applications.Microscopic swimming devices hold promise for radically new applications in lab-on-a-chip and microfluidic technology, including diagnostics and drug delivery. In this paper, we realize a macroscopic single particle ferromagnetic swimmer experimentally and investigate its swimming properties. The flagella-based swimmer is comprised of a hard ferromagnetic head attached to a flexible tail. We investigate the dynamic performance of the swimmer on the air-liquid interface as a function of the external magnetic field parameters (frequency and amplitude of an applied magnetic field). We show that the speed of the swimmer can be controlled by manipulating the strength and frequency of the external magnetic field (<3.5 mT) and that the propagation direction has a dependence on parameters of the external magnetic field. The experimental results are compared to a theoretical model based on three beads, one of which having a fixed magnetic moment and the other two non-magnetic, connected via elastic filaments. The ...


Doppler Global Velocimeters (DGV) requires a narrow bandwidth laser beam which can be accurately tuned to a desired frequency. One laser used for this application is an ND-YAG which is seeded using a laser diode. By adjusting the laser diode output, the frequency of the ND-YAG laser beam can be modified. This technique also narrows the bandwidth of the laser frequency to below 100 MHz. Monitoring this output is difficult due to the 9 ns pulse duration which makes normal interferometry techniques ineffective for the 10 to 20 MHz frequency resolution required. This paper will describe a system constructed to monitor the frequency in real time which can be used in conjunction with a DGV system to correct for laser frequency drift. The particular ND-YAG system response and stability will be presented and discussed in relationship to DGV system accuracy.Copyright © 2008 by ASME


Simple two dimensional analysis techniques were developed to aid in the design of strong joints for integrally stiffened/bonded composite structures subjected to out of plane loads. It was found that most out of plane failures were due to induced stresses arising from rapid changes in load path direction or geometry, induced stresses due to changes in geometry caused by buckling, or direct stresses produced by fuel pressure or bearing loads. While the analysis techniques were developed to address a great variety of out of plane loading conditions, they were primarily derived to address the conditions described above. The methods were developed and verified using existing element test data. The methods were demonstrated using the data from a test failure of a high strain wingbox that was designed, built, and tested under a previous program. Subsequently, a set of design guidelines were assembled to assist in the design of safe, strong integral composite structures using the analysis techniques developed.


Background: Special study modules (SSM) are recently introduced education activities in medical education and adopted by many medical schools rapidly to strengthen their core curriculum. The aim of this paper is to describe a SSM module titled "cinema and medicine: The doctor and the disease themed films in Turkish and World cinema" which was conducted in 2010-2011 academic year. Materials and methods: 100 Turkish movies were watched and analyzed during the SSM. Findings: The results showed that in the 100 films, movie physicians were more likely to be male (95%) Movies were categorized as dramas (83%), comedies (11%), horror films (4%) and action/ adventure (2%).Changes in approach to the identity of the doctor from 1960's to present were observed Conclusion: Although the number of the doctor and patient themed is limited, there are still some movies which can be used form medical education.


Authors L. A. Moustakas (STScI), N. Grogin (JHU), D. M. Alexander (PSU), S. Casertano (STScI), C. Conselice (Caltech), M. Dickinson, H. Ferguson (STScI), J. P. Gardner (NASA-GSFC), A. M. Koekemoer (STScI), C. Kretchmer (JHU), R. A. Lucas, B. Mobasher (STScI), C. Papovich (U. Arizona), M. Richardson (STScI), D. Stern (JPL, Caltech), M. Stiavelli (STScI), E. Daddi, A. Renzini, L. da Costa (ESO), S. Arnouts (LAS, Marseille), B. Vandame (ESO), and the GOODS Team ABSTRACT Using collated U'through Ks-band imaging data in the GOODS-South ACS mosaic (which overlaps with the Chandra Deep Field-South), we select ''extremely red object'' (ERO) galaxies through optical-minus-infrared colors that are comparable to, or in excess of, those possible by aged stellar populations at redshifts z=1-2. Using simple models, we employ color-selection criteria to split the sample of 130 galaxies into old, dusty, and other subsets. We independently quantify their concentration and asymmetry indices using the high-resolution HST/ACS Z-band data. The objects are cross-correlated with the 1MS Chandra X-ray sourcelist, and comparisons made between the ''AGN'' and ''non-AGN'' ERO samples, particularly in view of the morphologies. Photometric redshifts for all objects have been determined using data from up to 13 bands combining groundand ACS-photometry. Using these measurements, we attempt to determine the astrophysical parameters that characterize the main types of EROs, and place them in the context of views of galaxy formation at redshifts z=1-2.


Success in marketing classical music depends largely on three key factors: the size and status of the CD release label; the status and image of the performers and composers; and the repertoire presented. Marketing CDs of newly written contemporary classical music by Australian or international composers with performers who are not internationally known and through a small, independent Australian label, is, therefore, a difficult task with a resulting struggle to obtain airplay, recognition and sales. This paper reports findings from several projects that involved the marketing of just such newly written Australian music. The authors are the practice-led researchers who are actively engaged in the projects. Because of the challenges described above, we anticipated difficulties in getting airplay, recognition and sales, and we responded by turning to the idea of the concept album. This paper, therefore, looks at the concept album as a potential strategy for classical composers and performers to locate new ways of programming works, ordering CD tracks, and placing their music into the listening community.


The transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) consists of a round cell neoplasm with great potential for diffusion among dogs, regardless of sex, adults and sexually active. In most cases, the tumor develope itself on the external side of the genitalia of dogs, but it can affect other parts of the body of animals through metastasis or implantation by contact. The neoplasm has no racial predisposition despite the fact that SRD dogs are the most commonly affected. The objective was to describe the care of an adult male dog diagnosed with a transmissible venereal tumor in the cornea of the left eye. The animal arrived at the Veterinary Clinic of PUCPR presenting a new formation of firm consistency and pink appearance, with the presence of granulation tissue, covering the entire left ocular surface and implanted in the region. The diagnosis was made by means of cytology to print in color in the fast panotic and submitted to microscopy that revealed the presence of round tumor cells with scarce cytoplasm and a large rounded nucleus with the presence of mitotics figures at the bottom of the substance. The patient was submitted to chemotherapy by means of Vincristine Sulfate associated with Ivermectin 1% as a potentiating agent of Vincristine antineoplastic effect and immunostimulating drug, in a total of six sessions,


The role of nurses as health workers working at a Health Center (Puskesmas)
is to provide health services through public and individual health efforts. The
health services giving by the nurses are expected to increase the quality of health
services in order to provide optimal services to communities conducted in
integrated, comprehensive, and sustainable manners.
The objective of this study was to see the nurses' role in implementing
Health Center accreditation in the efforts of improving the health services at
Morowali District. This study used a socio-legal study approach having with
analytical-descriptive specifications. It used primary and secondary data. The
primary data gathering technique was through interviews with respondents and
resource persons. The respondents consisted of nurses who worked in the
Morowali District Health Centers while the resource persons were the heads of the
Health Centers. The secondary data were obtained through related literature
studies The role of nurses and the Health Centers accreditation at Morowali
District were then qualitatively analyzed.
In the accrediation process as regulated by The Minister of Health's
Regulation Nr. 46 of 2015 on Accreditation and The Minister of Health's
Regulation Nr. 75 of 2014 on Health Centers there were three types of assessment
instruments, namely management administration, public health care efforts, and
individual health care efforts. The role of nurses in the accreditation covered the
three instruments. The nurses here played an important role in improving the
quality of health services as the goal of accreditation. The supporting factors of
the nurses' role in the accreditation process dealt with legislations and human
resources while the inhibiting factors dealt with the availability of health
resources, the workload of the Health Center's workers, lack of facilities and
infrastructure.
Keywords: role of nurses, health services quality, accreditation


Ureterogramns. In most cases it is possible to slhow up the anatomy of tlle ureter by this method and exclude phleboliths, glands, etc. In a certain number of cases of ureteric calculus thle calculus does not appear on the x-ray plate, especially if the stone is lying in front of bone. A catlheter is passed and is found to stop four to six inches up the ureter. A film is then placed beneath the pelvic portion of the ureter, sodium bromide injected, and an x-ray picture taken. This may then show up a stone impacted in tlle ureter, the ureter dilated below the stone, the catheter running up to the stone, and very often some of the bromide will run past the stone and show up the dilated ureter above the stone and a stricture at the site of the stone. Fig. 18 illustrates this particularly welL Fig. 19 provides another interesting example. The patient came to me suffering from pyelitis of pregnancy which persisted after the clhild was born. I catheterized the right uretr and filled it up with colloid silver. It shows very well the dilated condition of the whole ureter. As I have pointed out before,8 the ureter in pregnant women undergoes dilatation due to loss of tone in the mtuscle of the ureter rather than to pressure of the uterus. This tone returns very slowly after pregnancy. This is -the first time I have been able to demonstrate this fact by the ureterogram in the living subject.


When ethanolic solutions of 4-(1-naphthoyl)[2.2]paracyclophane (3) and 4-(2-naphthoyl)[2.2]paracyclophane (4) are subjected to UV irradiation at low temperature, 1,5-hydrogen migration of the 2-H bridge proton to the carbonyl group takes place, leading to the enol of type 2. In the context of mechanistic considerations the triplet spectroscopic properties of 3 and 4 are discussed.


Liu Qing's novel Builders of a New Life is a follow-up description of the rural socialist cooperative movement which was taking place in his time.It shows the process of the formation and development of a rural mutual-aid team in North China and its initial results,and describes the various tangled social forces behind it.At the same time,because the author's faith is to be loyal to the reality,there are many gaps which are left between the details and the writer's position in the work,which offers contemporary readers space for reinterpretation.


Generally the classical problem related to mathematics is that mathematics is difficult. That is why the teaching – learning activities of mathematics must be changed in accordance with the development of technology. Based on the above statements, this paper will present ideas on mathematics symbols mathematics is full of terms, signs and symbols. The terms, signs and symbols in Mathematics are language that has one morning. The language used in mathematics is usually global and universal. Based on, the above facts, to solve the students difficulties in learning mathematics, they have to understand the sentences and the symbols applied in mathematics. The purpose of this are : (1) To contribute idea on remedial teaching and interaction in teaching learning activity by understanding terms, signs and symbols applied in mathematics. (2) To point out that examples as facts of signs or symbols of mathematics have one and universal meaning Based on literature review and previous research it shows that (1) Mathematics is language to express a set of meaning of statements (2) Language used in mathematics has one meaning (3) Language or terms used in mathematics can be translated into a certain artificial sign. Keywords : learning mathematics, understanding symbol language.


Throughout the world, thousands of passengers travel by air, their quality depends on that of the equipment used. Predictive maintenance is increasingly used to estimate. The remaining useful life of system components and in particular turbofan engines as an essential component. It is used to predict failure before it occurs, optimize component design, extend equipment life, and reduce maintenance costs. However, the algorithms proposed in the literature to date to determine the remaining useful life lack precision with a quadratic error around 20 while the physical models have errors of the order of 0.02. The problem here is how to increase the accuracy of predicting the remaining useful life of a turbofan engine. The objective of this study is to develop a more realistic and accurate algorithm for calculating the remaining useful life of a turbofan engine. To do this, we considered the degradation of the high pressure compressor and the fan as essential organs of the turbojet engine and we used deep learning, known for its high precision linked to a great capacity for extracting information. More specifically, it involved acquiring data on a turbojet engine in operation, pre-processing this data, developing the prediction model, training the model and finally validating the approach in comparison with other diagnostic methods. and to model these defects. We compared two deep learning architectures per application against the CMAPSS dataset to assess their performance. The LSTM architecture we developed prevailed with an RMSE of 13.76, well positioned compared to the literature architecture.


Wireless communication handset (100), or other electrical device comprises a housing arranged an electrical communication circuit to ambient. At least a portion of the housing is provided with a variable appearance portion which responds for instance the frame (144) or keypad area (148), the variable input. Such as electrochromic material. User operable control circuit coupled to the electrochromic material portions of the housing, thus the electrochromic material portion of the housing is variable by the color control circuit.


determine the association between muscle weakness and incident diabetes when using age as an entry variable and after adjusting for marital status, employment status, and education. A sensitivity analysis was performed to account for influential outliers in the outcome variable (time to incident diabetes) and the model was re-run. If a >10% change in the hazard ratios was identified, the results of the model that underwent the sensitivity analysis would be presented. RESULTS: The hazard ratio for incident diabetes was 1.16 (95% confidence intervals (CI): 1.12-1.20; p<0.001) in weak vs. strong males and 1.24 (CI: 1.21-1.27; p<0.001) in weak vs. strong females, after adjusting for marital status, employment status and education. CONCLUSIONS: Muscle weakness was robustly associated with an increased risk of incident diabetes in older Mexican American males and females. Health professionals should encourage physical activities and healthy behaviors that preserve or improve muscle strength, thereby reducing the risk of incident diabetes in older Mexican Americans. NGS may also be used to assess and monitor muscle weakness in older populations, especially because it is inexpensive and non-invasive.


Abstracf. \Vithin the framework of the exchange s-f model the electronic spectrum of a wide band antiferromagneLic semiconductor is studied. The method of irreducible Green functions is used. It provides a possibility to account both the eleclron-magnon inelastic scattering processes and the ele_ctron scattering over the fluctuations of the sublattice magnetization. The renormalization of the electronic spectrum has been determined in a wide temperature rang~. It is concludecl that a "blue shift" should be observed with decreasing teinperature. A11 the electronic states in antiferromagnetic semiconductors are notably with a f.inite life time even at T=0.


Bryceson, Deborah. 1980. 'The proletarianization of Tanzanian women', Review of African Political Economy 17 (January-April), pp. 4-27. Manghezi, Alpheus. 1976. Class, Elite and Community in African Development. Uppsala: Scandinavian Institute of African Studies. Schneider, Harold K. 1970. The Wahi Wanyaturu: Economics in an African Society. Viking Fund Publications in Anthropology, No. 48. New York: Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 1979. Livestock and Equality in East Africa: the Economic Basis for Social Structure. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. Swantz, Marja-Liisa, Ulla-Stina Henricson and Mary Zalla. 1975. Socio-economic Causes of Malnutrition in Moshi District. Research Paper No. 38, Bureau of Resource Assessment and Land Use Planning, Dar es Salaam: University of Dar es Salaam (May).


We aimed to study the effects of methyltransferase 3 (METTL3) inhibitor on osteomyelitis in this study. Bone marrow cells (BMs) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated. Primary BMs-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were incubated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), poly (I: C), or PAM3CSK4 after pretreatment with STM2457. S.aureus was injected into the intramedullary canal to construct an osteomyelitis C57BL/6 mice model, which was further treated with STM2457. The body weight, μCT three-dimensional analysis, and bacterial burdens were obtained. Up-regulated METTL3 expression was found in both BMs and PBMCs of osteomyelitis patients. LPS and PAM3CSK4-induced IL-6 and TNF-α secretion in BMDMs could be inhibited by STM2457 pretreatment, while STM2457 pretreatment did not affect the relative expression of NOS2, IL-6, and TNF-α after incubation with poly (I: C). STM2457 alleviated the symptom of osteomyelitis mice with increased body weight, diminished reactive bone formation and cortical bone loss, increased bacterial burdens, and decreased IL-6 and TNF-α secretion. STM2457 pretreatment down-regulated the relative expression of MyD88, p-TAK, and p-IKKα/β in LPS-stimulated BMDMs, while it did not show any effect on poly (I:C)-stimulated BMDMs. STM2457 alleviates the onset of osteomyelitis in mice by down-regulating the relative expression of MyD88 and NF-κB relevant inflammation molecules in macrophages.


Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, School of Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya ISSN: 0976-3031 RESEARCH ARTICLE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA 1Peter Ndirangu Waweru and 2John Aluko Orodho* 1School of Education, Mount Kenya University, Kenya 2Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, School of Education, Kenyatta University, Kenya


This chapter summarizes the fabrication, patterning, microscopy, and applications of thin films and, notably, their applications in the life sciences. Because the field is enormous, only organic thin films on metal and glass substrates are described. Details of optical microscopy technologies are discussed in detail, based mainly on evanescent technology, while near-field methods and electron microscopy are referred to only briefly. The applications described incorporate only a small fraction of those used in thin film technology and engineering in the life sciences.

Keywords:

thin films;
imaging;
microscopy;
resonant and nonresonant microscopy methods;
Brewster angle;
total internal reflection;
surface plasmons;
fluorescence


This study investigated the phonological development of bilingual (Cantonese and Putonghua) children. Forty-eight bilingual children aged from 2;6 to 5;6 were recruited from Hong Kong and China. Both Cantonese Segmental Phonology Test (So, 1993) and Putonghua Segmental Phonology Test (in press) were used to elicit all the phonemes of both languages. The results showed that bilingual children had delayed phonological development in both Cantonese and Putonghua in comparison with monolingual children of either language. The bilingual children used Cantonese for Putonghua and vice versa. The stronger language of the bilingual children was less affected by bilingualism than the weaker one. Discussion on whether the bilingual children have their own pattern of phonological development was made. The possible factors affecting the phonological development of bilingual children were also discussed.


On the south edge of the Alpilles stands the archaeological site of the "Caisses de Jean-Jean." The oppidum, and the archaeological area related to it below, were occupied several times during their long history (from the seventh century BC to the end of the third century AD). Fernand Benoit's excavations, in the '30s and those running from 1980 have provided many architectural elements of the Hellenistic style (threshold with narrow rebate and lateral mortises, sawn roof-slabs in opus pavonaceum, corona stones, a Tuscan pilaster tent . . . ). Hewn in a soft limestone quarried elsewhere, these elements were reused in walls of hard limestone blocks, a coarse masonry bound with clay soil. They came from several buildings of the second half of the first century BC. The study of these elements allows us to deduce that a small monumental center, resembling, technically speaking, the Glanum oppidum on the north slope of the Alpilles, had been erected in this area between the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century BC.


Mastering basic knowledge and developing the ability of cognition are both task which we complete by teaching,so we showed pay great attention to them and should not make either of them maladjusted.Try our best to realize the concordance of the overall development and preferential development and let the students"make the phenomenons convent and organize again,surpass the phe-nomenons and the adjust and compose them,so that they can have new comprehension"at the same time.


The linear optimal control problem is considered. Duration of the controlled process is fixed. It is necessary to minimize the functional, that characterizes the energy consumption. A method of constructing an approximate solution based on the Galerkin method is proposed. Examples of numerical solutions of the problem are given.


The article seeks to illuminate the reality of domestic violence and global perspective of Psalm 140. It is developed in four parts: The first section presents and analyzes the main philological and textual difficulties of Psalm 140 and a solution based on the arguments presented there is proposed. In the second part the structure of the psalm is presented as well as the elements on which it is based. The third part contains the exegesis of the text according to, especially, the synchronous method of literary and narrative analysis. The fourth part is the conclusion where the synthesis of the main points emerging from the analysis theological exegesis is presented.


of the standard series. In addition to this, the patient was patch tested with our additional corticosteroid series to confirm the ACD diagnosis. After 96 hours, only a positive reaction to hydrocortisone-17-butyrate 1% in pet in this additional series was observed. Avoiding the use of this corticosteroid cream, the patient had no relapse of the disease in the following 4 months. Allergic contact dermatitis to topical corticosteroids is a common problem. It was first described in 1959 and observed in up to 6% of patients undergoing patch tests often presenting eczematous reactions. The authors wanted to report a peculiar case of eczematous patches with few vesicles, papules, and pustules mimicking a papular-pustular rosacea. As reported by Jappe et al, ACD due to cosmetics/medicaments can develop on the face, triggering or resembling rosaceiform dermatitis. It can be caused mainly by nickel sulfate, fragrance mix, and thimerosal. Moreover, the presence of pustules was also described in a case of contact dermatitis by corticosteroid by Broesby-Olsen et al. In conclusion, ACD from topical corticosteroids mimicking a rosacea is a rare manifestation, not hitherto reported. This case emphasizes also the importance of a detailed anamnesis and performing patch test for the formulation of the correct diagnosis.


We construct new quantitative steganalyzers for steganographic techniques that hide data using LSB embedding in quantized DCT coefficients of a JPEG file. Two approaches are explored -- change-rate estimation using the maximum likelihood principle with a precover model and a heuristic approach based on minimizing a penalty functional obtained from a combined analysis of the embedding operation and properties of natural images. The techniques are applied to Jsteg and its modified version called symmetric Jsteg. Experiments are used to compare the new methods with current state of the art.


In adaptive processing applications, the design of the adaptive filter requires estimation of the unknown interference-plus-noise covariance matrix from secondary training data. The presence of outliers in the training data can severely degrade the performance of adaptive processing. By exploiting the sparse prior of the outliers, a Bayesian framework to develop a computationally efficient outlier-resistant adaptive filter based on sparse Bayesian learning (SBL) is proposed. The expectation-maximisation (EM) algorithm is used therein to obtain a maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimate of the interference-plus-noise covariance matrix. Numerical simulations demonstrate the superiority of the proposed method over existing methods.


The hillside slopes very steeply here, and the earth is so hard and dry that it looks as if it is covered with shards of tile. You can't grow anything in a place like that, which is probably why it came to be used as the village graveyard. Grave-mounds dot the steep slope here and there, but considering that for many years now every single person who has died in the village has been buried here, there aren't many mounds to be seen. This is because a number of the oldest ones have gradually be...


Based on the investigation in port enterprises,the paper analyzes the current situation of port enterprise training in the aspects of needs,form and content of training,and establish the training system with fostering the high-quality management,high-level technicians,and high-standard operators as its target,which affords an original concept and method in this regard.


The study addresses the scenario of corporate governance practices in listed companies with any stock exchange in Bangladesh. DBBL has been taken as a case and data has been collected from the secondary sources. The study reveled that the corporate governance compliance practices in DBBL with SEC notification is better than average practices by the companies listed in stock exchanges of Bangladesh. Comparatively DBBL has been strictly followed the SEC's guidelines, Bangladesh Bank's guidelines, others regulatory bodies' guidelines and legal obligations. But this Bank has no separate code of corporate governance, code of conduct for the board, and no any written performance evaluation system of CEO. More initiatives can be taken for ensuring corporate governance compliance in every companies listed in any stock exchange to increase foreign direct investment, enhance confidence of stakeholders, and moreover ensure transparency, accountable, reliability and fairness. Key w ords: Scenario, Corporate Governance, Butch-Bangla Bank Limited, Annual Report, Bangladesh.


Carrying out scientific outlook on development is the core of"ZengCheng mode".The basic clue of the mode is as follows to reduce agriculture population,to advance residual Labor force transference,to broaden the farmers employment space and improve agriculture efficiency.The scientific meaning of the model is as follows:The first,people-oriented,putting greater emphasis on people's wellbeing to speed development.The second,planning as a whole to strike a proper balance in order to promote comprehensive,balanced and sustainable development.


We revisit N_f=N_c SQCD and its non-supersymmetric minima conjectured by Intriligator, Seiberg and Shih (ISS). We argue that the existence of such minima depends on the signs of three non-calculable parameters and that no evidence can be inferred by deforming the theory. We demonstrate this by studying a deformation of the theory which involves additional gauge singlets. In this case, the conjectured minimum is destabilized. We comment on the consequences of such singlets in models of direct mediation and in particular in the Pentagon model.


Many observers believed the state of Florida was trending blue after Barack Obama won it twice, but instead Republicans have since won nearly every statewide election after 2012. What happened? This chapter explores the grassroots organizing strategies of presidential and statewide candidate-led political campaigns in Florida's pivotal I-4 corridor. After Obama built a formidable ground game, the state Democratic Party allowed it to wither, and neither Hillary Clinton in 2016 nor Andrew Gillum in 2018 built a comparable operation. Meanwhile, Florida Republicans and Koch-aligned groups deliberately—and successfully—imitated and adapted Obama's organizational strategies. Unless Democrats rebuild, Florida will likely be red for the foreseeable future.


In this paper, a composite‐errors‐based active disturbance rejection control law is proposed for surface vessels with exogeneous disturbances. The low‐frequency disturbances from wind, wave and ocean currents are estimated by a novel composite‐errors‐based extended state observer (ESO). Since the composite errors are composed of trajectory tracking errors and estimation errors, the disturbance rejection control is feedforward‐feedback composite control. The advantages of feedforward control and feedback control are exploited to reject system disturbances. Compared with conventional ESO‐based active disturbance rejection control, smaller estimation errors and smaller tracking errors can be achieved by the proposed disturbance compensation control. The effectiveness and superiority of the designed control law are illustrated by theoretical analysis and simulation results.


The cause of intermediate frequency power supply havig lower power factor was analyzed,and the way of improving the power factor of the controlled rectifying device was proposed.


Patients with acute chest pain (ACP) represent a global health and economical challenge for the US healthcare system. The more than 8 million annual emergency department (ED) visits impart a significant economic burden in excess of $8 billion annually,1–3 particularly as 80% of these patients are admitted to the hospital and subsequently undergo extensive testing for what often turns out to be noncardiac chest pain. However, 2% to 8% of discharged patients inadvertently have acute coronary syndrome (ACS),4–7 which accounted for 26% of all money paid in closed malpractice claims in emergency medicine from 1985 to 2003.8,9

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Based on the current classification, diagnosis, and management of patients with ACP, this article reviews the role of currently available functional diagnostic tests and potential of cardiac CT to improve management of these patients by direct and noninvasive assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). To provide a rationale for the use of cardiac CT, we provide a summary of available data on the accuracy of cardiac CT for the detection of coronary atherosclerotic plaque and stenosis, as well as the assessment of left ventricular function. Based on a discussion of the health and economic risk benefit aspects of this new technology, we suggest how cardiac CT could be implemented into the current guidelines to improve accuracy and efficacy of current treatment of patients with acute chest pain.

Acute coronary syndrome is an operational term and describes a clinical syndrome that comprises both the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and unstable angina pectoris.10 Although myocardial necrosis caused by ischemia is the histological substrate of AMI, unstable angina pectoris (UAP) is characterized by ischemia without sufficient myocardial damage to release detectable quantities of markers of myocardial injury.10 The presence of characteristic ECG changes, …


In order to select a preferable strain for sugarcane juice alcohol fermentation,the factors that affected the alcohol concentration were tested.Under the optimal conditions,sucrose,glucose and fructose were fermented to product alcohol respectively by saccharomyces cerevisiae JL2008 and GGFS16.The results showed that both of the two strains could convert sucrose,glucose and fructose to alcohol efficiently and GGFS16 was more efficient.JL2008 was more acid-resistant than GGFS16.The fermentating alcohol concentration was 8.2% and 9.2%(v/v) by JL2008 and GGFS16 respectively using 150g/L sucrose as a substrate.


A modified mixed Gaussian plus impulse image denoising algorithm based on weighted encoding with image sparsity and nonlocal self-similarity priors regularization is proposed in this paper. The encoding weights and the priors imposed on the images are incorporated into a variational framework to treat more complex mixed noise distribution. Such noise is characterized by heavy tails caused by impulse noise which needs to be eliminated through proper weighting of encoding residual. The outliers caused by the impulse noise has a significant effect on the encoding weights. Hence a more accurate residual encoding error initialization plays the important role in overall denoising performance, especially at high impulse noise rates. In this paper, outliers free initialization image, and an easier to implement a parameter-free procedure for updating encoding weights have been proposed. Experimental results demonstrate the capability of the proposed strategy to recover images highly corrupted by mixed Gaussian plus impulse noise as compared with the state of art denoising algorithm. The achieved results motivate us to implement the proposed algorithm in practice.


The new Brisbane International Airport has been constructed on imported sandfill placed over deep deposits of compressible alluvial soils. Settlement behaviour was investigated using data from previous construction in the area and from detailed site investigation work including two instrumented test embankments. This indicated the possibility of using surcharging to enable the use of shallow footings founded in the sandfill for buildings except those with intense loadings. Details of the performance of existing structures in the area are presented and the basis of the definition of the design criteria is described. Settlement behaviour of sandfill in the vicinity of the main terminal building is documented together with the monitored total and differential settlements of footing pads during and immediately after construction.


Abstract : The nongaseous substances normally moving in and out of cells are metabolites, water and salts. The common salts in water determine its salinity, and the definition of sea water salinity and its composition are discussed. The relationships to salinity of all phyla of animals living in the coastal waters are reviewed, with emphasis on the estuaries of the Gulf coast and Atlantic coast of the United States, areas particularly influenced by coastal engineering works and changes of salinity caused thereby. (Modified author abstract)