This paper incorporates two side constraints, namely, the link capacity and first-in-first-out (FIFO) constraints, into the dynamic user equilibrium (DUE) problem. Although the link capacity con- straint has been addressed in the literature, its implications for the associated multiple-valued dual variables have not been properly drawn out and, thus, the matter is still subject to controversy. Since the dual variables associated with any side constraint can hardly be realized as true link queuing de- lays on the physical links, it is more appropriate to regard them as shadow costs (or link toll levies) for avoiding traffic congestion. Interpreting the dual variables as shadow costs (or minimum tolls) recon- ciles, to a great extent, the arguments that might accrue due to the multiple-valued dual variables. Moreover, this approach implies that the feasible time-space networks used in the first loop operations of the proposed nested diagonalization (ND) method can only be constructed/updated according to the actual link travel times, rather than by the generalized actual link travel times. On the other hand, the FIFO constraint is unusual because it can be activated only when the same physical links in two differ- ent time intervals have positive flows. This unusual FIFO constraint is tactically treated by introducing a set of new indicator variables to identify the incidence relationships. The new indicator variables have been incorporated into the equivalence proof between the equilibrium conditions and the varia- tional inequality (VI) model, as well as the proposed ND method. The ND method, embedding the augmented Lagrangian method (ALM), which is in turn coupled with the path-based gradient projection (GP) algorithm, is then demonstrated with a numerical example. The results show that the correspond- ing dynamic generalized equilibrium conditions are satisfied, since for each origin-destination pair and time interval, the generalized route travel times incurred by the travelers on all used paths are equal and minimal. Although the two side constraints have been incorporated into the DUE problem and their physical meanings have been interpreted in a more plausible way, the interactive effects between these two side constraints are still unknown and, therefore, require more in-depth sensitivity analysis in the future.


The spatial organization of cortical neural activities is one of the most important elements linking neural network models and natural neural networks. The columnar organization indicated by several works suggests a strong spatial constraint on neural network functions. Recently, attention has grown on the correlation between a vigorous firing of a particular neuron and the "supporting" neural firings in the cortical vicinity. Here, we investigate the relation between a vigorous firing of a particular neuron and the surrounding neural activities using a generic neural network architecture. We analyze the the spatial firing pattern in the vicinity of a particular neuron when the neuron is firing vigorously (preferred cortical state, PCS). We find that the spatial heterogeneity of the PCS is more pronounced in the both extreme ends of activity scale, and not so much in the intermediate activity region. This result, taken together with an analysis of the reaction of the network to a dynamic stimulus, put a strong constraint on the computational capabilities of a neural network. We discuss the implications of our result for the spatial constraints imposed on the neural information processing.


Ionic crystals are promising materials for testing XUV source in PLD (pulsed laser deposition) arrangement. In this investigation of LiF we use an incidence angle of 20° to study characteristics of ablation and laser-matter interaction under conditions similar as in the PLD arrangement. Single-shot ablation threshold was determined. Also CaF2 was irradiated by XUV radiation and ablation threshold relative to LiF was determined. Irradiated samples have been investigated by Nomarski (DIC—Differential Interference Contrast) microscopy and optical profiler (WLI—white light interferometry).


Noise and ground vibration generated by environmental remediation activities were measured in man‐made polar bear (Ursus maritimus) dens at Flaxman Island, Alaska in Mar. 2002. The remediation activities involved use of heavy excavation equipment, ground vehicles, and blasting. Comparison of sound levels measured inside and outside the dens permitted estimation of the sound‐insulating properties of the dens. Vibration data were acquired from sensors placed in the tundra and in the snow of the den floors. Measurements of noise and vibration were made for the following vehicles: front‐end loader, trimmer, gravel hauler, fuel truck, pickup truck, Hagglunds tracked vehicle, and a Tucker Sno‐Cat. A single 8.7 kg blast event at 19 m underground, which was used to cut a well pipe, was recorded in the dens at distances from 500 to 1300 m. Additional noise and ground vibration data were obtained for Bell 212 and Bell 206 helicopters performing maneuvers above the dens. The man‐made dens were found to have good sou...


The invention relates to glue powder or solid glue, which is white powder obtained by taking an active calcium-based substance (main component: Ca(OH)2) as a carrier and mixing hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymerized emulsion powder, collagen fiber (a trimeric composition, namely a polymer of an alkyd resin, a liquid of EVA and plant starch), hydrophilic high-purity modified montmorillonite, calcium formate, an SILPONR air-entraining agent, an MELMENTR water-reducing agent, a water increasing agent (dimethyl silicone polymer and alkoxy silane), an anion additive, lignin, polypropylene fiber, silica fume and the like together.


Invasion of the uterus by first trimester placental extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells depends on matrix metalloproteinase (MMPs) secretion to degrade the extracellular matrix; among these, MMP-2 and MMP-9 gelatinases play a pivotal role. The aim of this work was to determine the effect of ligands of the insulin-like growth factor system (IGF) on gelatinase activity in HTR8/Svneo cells, a well-established invasive extravillous trophoblast cell line. By zymography assay, we found that treatment with 10 nM IGF-II stimulates proMMP-9 and proMMP-2 activity with a peak at 24 hours, whereas higher IGF-II doses showed an inhibitory effect on the protease activity. Additionally, IGF-II


To evaluate the prevalence of under-nutrition among slum children aged 3-6 years of Midnapore, West Bengal, India. A total of 113 children were studied. Standard anthropometric techniques were utilized. The NCHS reference standards were used to determine undernutrition. The overall prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting were 63.7%, 47.8 % and 32.7%, respectively. According to the WHO classification of severity of malnutrition, the overall prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting were very high ("e 30 %, "e 40.0 % and "e 15%). The rates of wasting were higher than those reported from other national and international studies on slum children. The children were under severe nutritional stress. Urgent nutritional intervention programs are required.


Principle and construction of artificial olfactory sensor system have been briefed in this paper. The constitutingmethod of sensor array was provided. The effects of the environmental temperature and humidity on the gas sensors wereanalyzed and compensated. The results of experiment were analyzed by using the principal component analysis(PCA)and back-propagation network techniques.The research results of identification experiment indicated that with the compensation ofenvironmental temperature and humidity, the artificial olfactory system could recognize three different liquors precisely.


A permanent magnetic offset radial magnetic bearing with low loss, belonging to mixed magnetic bearing, comprises a radial stator (1), a control winding (2), a cirque permanent magnet (5) radially filled with magnet, an exterior magnetic pole iron center (6) and a rotor (3) sleeved with a rotor iron center (4). The permanent magnetic offset radial magnetic bearing utilizes the cirque permanent magnet radially filled with the magnet to establish a static offset magnetic field; an enclosed magnetic path is formed by the exterior magnetic pole iron center, the rotor iron center and the radial stator; the radial stator (1) is laminated by silicon steel sheets and is a four-teeth two butted poles structure; no clearance is reserved between the magnetic poles in order to reduce the vortex loss in the rotor iron center; four teeth are wound with the control winding (2); windings on two relative teeth are connected in series; the control flux is produced to be coincident with the offset flux, in order to produce the controllable magnetic suspension force, thus the rotor can always maintain in balance position. With the advantages of simple structure, small volume, light weight, low power consumption and small axial space occupied, the invention has wide applicable prospects in the high-speed applicable sites such as flywheel energy storage, turbomolecular pump, etc.


The difference among faces under different illumination is a bottleneck in face recognition. This paper presents an illumination compensation algorithm based on two-dimensional image information for human faces. On the assumption that the human face shares a similar shape with spherical surface, the algorithm mainly consists of two illumination estimation processes and one illumination compensation process. We first estimate the face information under even illumination along the symmetrical axis of faces so as to build a standard illumination model by data fitting to the prior statistic information. Then, we analyze the statistical distributions of the face image grayscale along the direction of lighting. At last, using the standard model combined with linear transform and non-linear transform, we can rectify the face image under uneven illumination to standard. The simulation results on the Yale B face database have shown that the proposed method can realize effectively illumination compensation under wide-angle oblique lighting and very dark lighting. In addition to simple computation, the algorithm surpasses other methods in visual effect and information correlation.


1 The County Council has agreed that interviews for independent members of the Standards Committee should be conducted by a Panel comprising the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Standards Committee, assisted by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services. 2 Interviews have taken place to fill the vacancy that arose as a result of the sad death of Mr John Hooper. The Panel has agreed to recommend to the County Council the appointment of Mr David Longmore, a Justice of the Peace on the Adult and Youth Benches in Chichester and Worthing. Mr Longmore is currently Chairman of the Youth Bench, a member of the West Sussex Sub-Committee of The Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee for West Sussex and a Governor of the University of Chichester. Mr Longmore's career was with HSBC Trust Company (UK) Limited, which included time as a Board Director, Compliance Officer and member of the Investment and Risk Management Committees.


There is evidence, in the form of deepwater seismic and recorded gravity data, that the Jurassic (Callovian) salt layer extends under the deepwater portion of the Gulf of Mexico basin between the Sigsbee Knoll salt mass and the Exterior Basin salt mass located north of the Sigsbee Escarpment.


The main goals of course evaluations are to obtain student feedback regarding courses and teaching for improvement purposes and to provide a defined and practical process to ensure that actions are taken to improve courses and teaching. Of the items on course evaluation forms, the one that receives the most attention and consequently the most weight is the question: 'Overall, I was satisfied with the quality of this course.' However, no attention has been placed on examining the predictors of students being 'satisfied with the quality of this course' overall. This study attempts to address this gap. The findings show that while student characteristics and reasons for enrolling in a course are predictors of overall satisfaction, it is the evaluation questions that predict the majority of the variation in course satisfaction. The findings also reveal that faculty-selected optional questions are stronger predictors of overall satisfaction than compulsory questions. This unique finding suggests that faculties are in tune with their students' needs and experiences as they have chosen questions which are more predictive of overall satisfaction with course quality. This study has provided the basis for future exploration. In a changing culture towards 'compliance and accountability' there is a shift to performance indicators, increasing reliance on outputs such as student evaluations of teaching by government bodies, university performance reviews and rewards. This considered, there is some urgency in ensuring that we know what these instruments are in fact measuring and that these instruments are designed to be reliable and valid.


The Maasai pastoralists have in the last decade experienced disruptions in their economies and livelihoods following climate shifts. For instance, they have been losing up to 30 % of their herd annually to drought related disasters, yet information on the various land uses is still fragmented. This has been worsened by the shortening famine cycles which has impacted pastoral livelihood system as they highly depend on natural resource. Yet, these key resources have been dwindling over the past 30 years compromising their ability to meet basic need such as food. To address this gap, the study focused on long term evaluation of land use. The study's objective was to determine land use transformations and their impacts particularly on the pastoral livelihood system. Keywords: Climate change, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands, Natural resources, food insecurity, pastoral livelihood system, socio-ecological systems


This paper presents the development of an open loop model of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive fed from a 3 phase bridge inverter and operating under self-control mode with the rotor position information. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors (PMSM) are widely used in AC servo drives because of its high torque to inertia ratio, high power density, high efficiency and power factor as compared to other conventional drive motors. The different performance indices of the system like speed, electromagnetic torque, phase voltage, phase current, rotor position etc. have been executed in MATLAB environment.


Descriptions are presented for the adults and fourth-stage lmae or Splmdid~fibria pectoralis n. 9p. from the pwtc~r:il s~~briitnneo~~s tissues of blue grouse, Drr~drngup~tr nhscuvtds poIIidirs Swarrh, in British Columbia, Canada, and for its microiliaria. Ir is conclud~d te~~tatively that in British Cnlurnl>ia this species is absent lroin the coastal region and is restricted to Gallifor~t~es (probably to the l'erraoniclae). The new species is reportccl from the followinr: additional hosts in I3ri tish Co1~1ml)ia: Frat~h-lin's gorrsu, Cannrhiks canadcnsis jranklinii; ruffFd grnuse, Roma nmbellrts nfinis: sharp-tailer1 grousc, Prdioccrier pkasianeJ1irs col~rrnlrion~~s: and lronl two hosts in Alaska: spruce grouse, C. 6. atratus, and sharp-tailed grouse, P. p, rrsnrta5. Observations on prevalerlce, epizootiology, and pathnlofiy of S. pectoralis n, sp. are ciiscussed. The most similar of the o~her spccies of Splendidnfiloria inhabiting suhtutancous sittss is S. pa@JLoccrca ( Luhirnov, 1946) frortt which S. pectoralis n, sp. differs most noticeably as follows: vapina about hall as long, spict~les lonqer, tail of female much longer.


A kind of 1-tetradecylphosphonic acid(TDPA) SAMs was formed on 430 stainless steel by the immersion method. The adsorption behavior and pitting corrosion inhibition performance were investigated by FT-IR spectrum, electrokinetic potential scanning, contact angle measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS) observations. The results showed that after modification by TDPA molecules, the stainless steel surface changed from hydrophilicity to hydrophobicity,and the highest pitting potential was obtained after 6 h self- assembling. The oxidation could enhanced corrosion inhibition of 430SS,and the TDPA SAMs also could form on the oxidized 430SS.


Objective To investigate the effects of long-term regular exercise on hepatic function in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) using blood biochemistry and liver fibrosis markers, and to compare the differential expression of cytokines related to TLR4/NF-KB signaling pathway. A preliminary discussion was made on its regulation mechanism.
Methods Forty patients with NAFLD diagnosed in the Hunan Normal University School of Medicine, according to the degree of steatosis and exercise intervention, the patients were divided into control group (NAFLD group) 20 cases and long-term regular exercise group 20 cases, and the same time in our hospital Twenty patients with physical examination were normal controls; general data of all subjects, ALT, AST, GGT, serum type III procollagen (PCIII), hyaluronan (HA), and type IV collagen (CIV) were examined; Fluorescent quantitative PCR was used to detect the differential expression of TLR4/NF-KB signaling pathway-related cytokines and miR-146a in the blood of each group of subjects, revealing the effects and possible mechanisms of long-term regular exercise on liver fibrosis.
Results Compared with the normal group, the levels of serum ALT, AST, GGT, PCIII, HA, and CIV in the non-alcoholic fatty liver patients were significantly lower in the long-term regular exercise group than in the control group; blood TLR4, NF-KB, MY-D88 Compared with the control group, the gene expression level was significantly downregulated in the long-term regular exercise group.
Conclusions Long-term regular exercise can effectively reduce nonalcoholic inflammatory liver injury and has a clear anti-fibrotic effect. Its mechanism may be related to long-term regular exercise through regulating the TLR4/NF-KB signaling pathway related factors and the regulation of molecular miR-146a, reducing inflammation and preventing the formation of fibrosis.


This paper introduces a new technique in block-based motion estimation and motion compensation for object-based video coding. Out of many approaches for object-based coding, hybrid algorithms that take advantages of the traditional motion compensated block-based DCT approach are noted for their maturity and simplicity. Indeed, it has become the main feature of the upcoming international video standard MPEG-4. In this type of hybrid algorithm, the boundary of the objects calls for special attention. The discontinuity at object boundary could be very costly if not handled properly. We discovered that efficient motion estimation and compensation for the object boundary is most critical to the performance of object-based video coding. Our studies show that padding, a process of boundary value extension, is essential in motion estimation/compensation of arbitrarily shaped objects. We have designed novel padding algorithms and report our preliminary results in this paper.


PURPOSE: An optical information recording medium and a fabrication method thereof are provided to sequentially comprise at least a reflecting layer, a recording layer, an optical incident side protecting layer, the first resin layer, and an optical incident side substrate, and to form the recording layer and the first resin layer an interval from 1nm to 50nm, thereby reducing a film tact. CONSTITUTION: A substrate(1), a reflecting layer(3), an absorption layer(4), a reflecting layer side protecting layer(5), a reflecting layer side interface layer(6), a recording layer(7), an optical incident side interface layer(8), an optical incident side protecting layer(9), the first resin layer(10), the second resin layer(12), and an optical incident side substrate(11) are sequentially deposited. Each layer(1,3-12) consists of metal thin films. A laser beam for recording and reproducing information is incident from a side of the optical incident side substrate(11). A surface(2) of the substrate(1) is covered with spiral-shaped continuous grooves.


Scott 146 Peter Salovey and John D. Mayer were among the first researchers to coin the term "emotional intelligence" in 1990 [1]. The abstract of their seminal article defines the concept as "a set of skills hypothesized to contribute to the accurate appraisal and expression of emotion in oneself and in others, the effective regulation of emotion in self and others, and the use of feelings to motivate, plan, and achieve in one's life." The concept of EI or EQ, as it is abbreviated, became more widely known following the publication of Daniel Goleman's best-selling 1995 book Emotional Intelligence [2]. EI is now firmly entrenched in the literature of business, human resources, and education, among other fields. Mayer, a professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire, further outlines his "four branch model of emotional intelligence" with the four "branches" being the ability to (i) accurately perceive emotions in oneself and others, (ii) use emotions to facilitate thinking, (iii) understand emotional meanings, and (iv) manage emotions [3]. Many writers and researchers have posited varying definitions of EI and its components. Mayer refers to these as "mixed models" of emotional intelligence [4]. Other writers caution against confusing EI with having good social skills. Adele Lynn points out that EI is largely focused on an individual's internal world, while social skills have to do with external relations [5]. Good social skills are part of having emotional intelligence but do not constitute it. Lynn provides a model of EI that includes five competencies for emotional intelligence:


Reactive oxygen species (ROS)are produced by host phagocytes and can attack a diverse range of targets to exert antimicrobial activity, against a broad range of pathogens. Four major ROS are recognized comprising superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, hydroxyl radical (•OH), and singlet oxygen. Antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidase (GPX), superoxide dismutase and glutathione (GSH)reductase plays a crucial role by protecting the organism from endogenous ROS diethyl phthalate is a secondary metabolite produced from endophytic fungi. Diethyl phthalate and generally phthalate esters have an inhibitory effect on superoxide dismutase (SOD), While comparing the results from the docking experiments and their interactions among the three enzymes SOD have the least binding energy of −6.45 kcal and more stable with the ligand diethyl phthalate after it has been docked, anti-oxidant function of SOD is inhibited more rather than the other two proteins GPX and GSH reductase. As a result there is an increase in superoxide production, which was found to exert ROS generated oxidative stress in the cytoplasm of bacterial cells, leading to cell death. Keywords: Endophytic fungi, Diethyl phthalate, Reactive oxygen species, Antioxidant enzymes.


By using pure analysis method, the unique existence about the dynamic positive solution of a system consisting of one reliable machine, one unreliable machine and a single storage buffer has been proved.


A biomorphic propulsion systemfor underwater robotic fish is presented. The system is based on a combination of an elastic chord with a tail fin fixed on it. The tail fin is connected to servomotor by two symmetric movable thrusts simulating muscle contraction. The propulsion system provides oscillatory tail movement with controllable amplitude and frequency. Tail oscillations results in translational movement of the robotic fish implementing the thunniform principle of locomotion. The shape of the body of the robotic fish and the tail fin were designed using computational model simulating virtual body in an aquatic medium. A prototype of robotic fish device was constructed and tested in experimental conditions. Dependencies of fish velocity on the amplitude and frequency of tail oscillations were analyzed.


In order to analyze the effective impetus structure that promotes China's economic growth after the era of economic crisis, we selected seven index variables from education, foreign trade, investment, technology innovation, social security, urbanization development and level of the third industry. Then, we had a regression analysis on them using correlation analysis and principal component analysis. The results showed that foreign trade and technology were still dominant forces promoting China's economic growth; the unit efficiency of investment and tertiary industry should be raised and there would be an improvement of our education system, social security system and the mode of urbanization development too.


The following paper is to be found in the Record Office, being No. 24 of the Star Chamber Proceedings of the time of Henry VII. It is not, however, a Star Chamber Proceeding in the accepted sense of the term. It forms no part of a litigation, neither is it a proceeding of the Statutory Court of the Star Chamber in virtue of its statutory or other jurisdiction. It probably found its way among the Star Chamber Proceedings proper by accident. It is evidently a fragment of depositions in a political case heard by the Privy Council. It may be that the Council, as was not unusual sat in the Star Chamber for convenience; or that a member of the Council, leaving the Council Chamber for the Star Chamber, took it with him and mixed it with his judicial papers. Possibly Robert Rydon, who acted both as clerk of the Council and of the Star Chamber, and who took these depositions, was the agent of the confusion. The depositions relate the movements of certain conspirators in a mysterious plot against Henry VII. the exact nature of which can only be guessed. In the year 1503, to which these events relate, the centre of political intrigue against the new dynasty was Edmund de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk. His life is set out in the 'Dictionary of National Biography,' and it will only be necessary to recall here so much as will serve to elucidate the story. Edmund de la Pole was the second son of John de la Pole, second Duke of Suffolk, by Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, and sister of Edward IV.


Background This study aimed to evaluate and compare the utility values associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a sample of Chinese patients and ophthalmologists. Methods Utility values were evaluated by both the time trade-off (TTO) and rating scale (RS) methods for 109 eligible patients with DR and 2 experienced ophthalmologists. Patients were stratified by Snellen best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the better-seeing eye. The correlations between the utility values and general vision-related health status measures were analyzed. These utility values were compared with data from two other studies. Results The mean utility values elicited from the patients themselves with the TTO (0.81; SD 0.10) and RS (0.81; SD 0.11) methods were both statistically lower than the mean utility values assessed by ophthalmologists. Significant predictors of patients' TTO and RS utility values were both LogMAR BCVA in the affected eye and average weighted LogMAR BCVA. DR grade and duration of visual dysfunction were also variables that significantly predicted patients' TTO utility values. For ophthalmologists, patients' LogMAR BCVA in the affected eye and in the better eye were the variables that significantly predicted both the TTO and RS utility values. Patients' education level was also a variable that significantly predicted RS utility values. Moreover, both diabetic macular edema and employment status were significant predictors of TTO and RS utility values, whether from patients or ophthalmologists. There was no difference in mean TTO utility values compared to our American and Canadian patients. Conclusions DR caused a substantial decrease in Chinese patients' utility values, and ophthalmologists substantially underestimated its effect on patient quality of life.


This paper presents information about the current conditions of foreign language instruction in high school. It provides data on the number of linguistics professors, other teaching staff, students, and the ratio of students to teachers. First, the Japanese I class has the highest percentage of professors at 57.32%. This figure is a 25.18% decrease compared to 2009, which had 82.50%. Second, of the total number of foreign language teachers (3,171), 58.53% of them (1,856) teach Japanese, and 33.62% of them (1,066) teach Chinese. In terms of the number of students per teaching staff, Spanish had the highest at 127, and Russian had the lowest at 43. Third, in regard to changes in the teaching staff from 2011 to 2013, the numbers of Japanese teachers has decreased; compared to 2011, there were 112 fewer teachers in 2012 and 108 fewer in 2013. The number of Chinese teachers, on the other hand, increased by 200 in 2012 and by 33 in 2013. While the number of Japanese high school teachers has rapidly decreased, the number of Chinese teachers has rapidly increased.


Patients with recurrent unclear causes of postprandial abdominal pain should have median arcuate ligament syndrome as a differential diagnosis which is thought to be caused by celiac artery compression. Diagnosis is by imaging such as CT angiography.


Bereavement is a sensitive area for schools to tackle, but it does not have to be difficult. Ahead of Dying Matters Awareness Week, Alison Penny offers her advice.


The large $k$ asymptotics (perturbation series) for integrals of the form $\int_{\cal F}\mu e^{i k S}$, where $\mu$ is a smooth top form and $S$ is a smooth function on a manifold ${\cal F}$, both of which are invariant under the action of a symmetry group ${\cal G}$, may be computed using the stationary phase approximation. This perturbation series can be expressed as the integral of a top form on the space $\cM$ of critical points of $S$ mod the action of ${\cal G}$. In this paper we overview a formulation of the ``Feynman rules'' computing this top form and a proof that the perturbation series one obtains is independent of the choice of metric on ${\cal F}$ needed to define it. We also overview how this definition can be adapted to the context of $3$-dimensional Chern--Simons quantum field theory where ${\cal F}$ is infinite dimensional. This results in a construction of new differential invariants depending on a closed, oriented $3$-manifold $M$ together with a choice of smooth component of the moduli space of flat connections on $M$ with compact structure group $G$. To make this paper more accessible we warm up with a trivial example and only give an outline of the proof that one obtains invariants in the Chern--Simons case. Full details will appear elsewhere.


This paper provides a content analysis of research on English writing using Korean English learner subjects. The current analysis covered 238 articles...


Based on organizational value improving,science and technology management is going to aim at serving organizational performance.In attempting to set about it,the author specifies the concept of organizational value and the thoughts of science and technology management.Finally a summary is given that science and technology based on organizational value improving should be in effect to improve values of corporations,countries,and the seven seas.


Abstract An original method for obtaining a composite made up of cobalt-iron alloy and cobalt doped magnetite is described. This method is based on a disproportionation reaction in a liquid medium at 110°C. Chemical analysis and crystallographic measurements allow a schematic chemical formula for the composite (Fe0.2Co0.8)0.8[Fe2.38Co0.62O4] to be given. The crystallographic parameter of the cobalt doped magnetite of spinel structure is a = 8.396(1) A. Cobalt-iron alloy presents BCC and FCC structures and does not oxidize up to 320°C. At room temperature this composite is characterized by a saturation magnetization of 90 emu/g and a coercive field of 1700 Oe. A further heating at 200°C increases the concentration of metallic phase of the BCC structure and the saturation magnetization, decreases the crystallographic parameter of spinel phase and the coercive field. Above 320°C, the alloy oxidizes; the spinel CoFe2O4 crystallizes at 900°C.


Antimony pentafluoride is tetrameric in the solid state with octahedral co-ordination achieved by cis-fluorine bridging; in the tetramer there are two different Sb–F–Sb angles of 170° and 141°.


Effect of hydrodynam ics on nutrient and phytoplankton distribution was studied in 2001 in a tropical reservoir, Liuxihe Reservoir(South China).The annual precipitation was 2250 mm and about 79% was contributed by the flood season(from April to September). Reservoir inflow varied from 4.25 to 414.00 m~(3)/s, and was primarily from the Lutian River and Yuxi River. The Lutian River contributed about 60% of the reservoir inflow.During the raining season, high一suspended materials were transported into the reservoir by overland runoff. Then, high nutrient concentration and low secchi disk depth was found. Nutrient input was higher in the flood season than in the dry season and depended mostly on the intensity of rainfall. Nutrient input was higher from the large catchment area Lutian River than that from the Yuxi River. Phytoplankton density was between 17 and 1245 cells/ml and contributed mostly by diatom. Diatom abundances showed more significant relationships with inflow than with nutrient and temperature. Because of short residence time, diatom abundance was maintained at relatively low level, although the nutrient supply was relatively rich in the flood season. Phytoplankton Shannon-Wiener diversity index varied between 0.97 and 2.75, with the maximum found in August. It was likely that hydrodynam ics such as water level fluctuation acted as a disturbing factor and maintained high phytoplankton diversity in the reservoir.


NURSING UNIONS have welcomed government plans to clean up English NHS hospitals by giving sisters and charge nurses responsibility for ward budgets and establishing models of good practice.


This paper demonstrates an ultrastable diode laser system for an optical atomic clock. This laser exploits a novel mounting configuration and is limited by the thermal noise of the cavity to which it is locked. Our measurements show the reality of Hz-level linewidth measurements between lasers of different colors located in different rooms.


As supplier/client relations evolve towards partnerships, which mean fewer and better suppliers and a higher degree of mutual dependence, supplier selection becomes a critical process. However, a preliminary inquiry in the practice of eight leading European companies demonstrates that, though its importance is fully appreciated, the supplier selection process in use is generally oversimplified and still incomplete. It does not exhibit some important features such as: 1) use of distinct approaches and criteria for different purchase segments and types of relations; 2) strategic assessment of suppliers with whom a strategic partnership is foreseen; 3) use of operational selection criteria and explicit rating aggregation techniques. The first part of this article is dedicated to summarizing the key features of a Supplier Selection Best Practice Model while in the second part we will critically review the main characteristics of our respondents' supplier selection process.


High-performance concrete (HPC) is generally characterized by a low water/binder ratio and by silica-fume addition, which guarantee a low porosity and a discontinuous capillary pore structure of the cement paste. Modern concretes possess some highly advantageous properties compared to traditional concrete, such as good workability in the fresh state, high strength, and low permeability. However, they have also shown to be more sensitive to early-age cracking than traditional concrete. Early-age cracking mainly occurs due to the fact that the deformations of the concrete member are restrained by adjoining structures. In addition, internal microcracking may occur, due to restraint offered to the shrinking paste by the non-shrinking aggregates. A main source of early-age deformations in HPC is autogenous deformation. Autogenous deformation is the self-created deformation of a cement paste, mortar or concrete during hardening. In traditional concretes it is negligible compared to drying shrinkage. However, the low water/binder ratio and the addition of silica fume in HPC cause a significant drop of the internal relative humidity (RH) in the cement paste during sealed hydration and the occurrence of autogenous shrinkage. Despite the growing interest in autogenous shrinkage, no consensus has been reached in the scientific community about its mechanisms neither about measuring methods. Moreover, different strategies aimed at limiting the autogenous shrinkage are debated at the moment. In this thesis, autogenous deformation of cement pastes, Normal Weight Concrete (NWC), and Lightweight Aggregate Concrete (LWAC) were measured. Both Portland and Blast Furnace Slag (BFS) cement were studied. A model for calculating self-desiccation shrinkage of cement paste was proposed and validated with experiments. Shrinkage of NWC was derived with a composite model and early-age expansion of LWAC, a puzzling phenomenon up to now, was explained. Finally, transport of water from saturated lightweight aggregates (LWA) to hardening cement paste was measured with x-ray absorption.


The semiconductor device has a first mode in accordance with the signal generated by the context generator, a configuration memory having a function of generating a signal for controlling the configuration memory, a context switch has the function of holding the configuration data and to generate a signal based on the configuration data or it comprises a first clock generator and the PLD has the ability to operate in a second mode. The clock signal is inputted to the context generator, and a clock generator. Clock generator to stop to output the clock signal to the PLD in the first mode, and outputs the clock signal to the PLD in the second mode.


The teaching mode of BTEC from UK is famous for its emphasizing on students' common skills, student-centered principle, and specific courses and students' evaluation methods. This paper summarizes in details how Hospitality Management major of Tianjin Professional College to explore and practice BTEC's teaching mode in local circumstances. The practice is gradually forming our own core competitiveness, which is "one core, two keys, three certificates and four regulations."


The burgeoning need of a brand ambassador (BA) as a company representative begin to rise in recent year. The phenomena followed by the increase of method to select the most suitable BA. The universal way of selecting one appropriate ambassador is by understanding their personality, therefore, measurement of a BA personality considered as one way to characterize a company credibility. This research proposes to design a method of measuring the BA personality from their social media data in Bahasa Indonesia. We enrich the methodology to measure human personality using the ontology modeling approach. The ontology model constructed under the ngram language model which provides a rapid and effective way of measuring a BA personality. The results of a BA personality measurement allow the utilization to portray of how an ambassador represent their brand and interact with their customer.


We present a new hybrid digital signal processing-neural network two-step multiuser detection scheme whose small computational complexity makes it attractive for real-time CDMA multiuser detection. An investigation on the nature of the local minima of the Optimal Multiuser Detector's (OMD) objective function leads to the development of an efficient algorithmic stage that can reduce significantly the size of the OMD optimization problem. This stage may then be followed by a Hopfield neural network employed to solve a smaller size residual problem of the same form. The performance of the hybrid detector is evaluated via simulations and it is shown to exceed that of other suboptimal receivers at a much lower computational cost in both synchronous and asynchronous CDMA transmission cases.


The change tendency of the output value of diversification in the forest industry region in Heilongjiang province from multi-angle are studied,such as the proportion accounting for the total output value of forestry,the proportion of the composition of ownership,the proportion of the three industries,investment-output ratio and so on.Combining with the empirical analysis,finds out the existing problems and provides some countermeasures that aim at these problems.Those countermeasures may also provide the reference and the draw for the healthy development of diversification of the forest industry region in Heilongjiang province.


Cooperative learning is a kind of innovative teaching mode, which has been widely extended in teaching. However many teachers lack the knowledge of cooperative learning and its theoretical basis. Based on constructivist theory, the writer makes a brief elaboration on the definition of cooperative learning, it's implementation in School of Agricultural and Food Engineering, aiming at guiding the English teachers to use cooperative learning in teaching process, improving teaching quality and achieving the utmost learning effect.


In this paper we present the latest developments in the design, fabrication and application of single and arrays of biomimetic hair flow-sensors towards high-resolution air-flow imaging. Redesigning the electrode system of the hair sensor (using SOI wafer technology) has led to improve the detection limit down to 1 mm/s air-flow amplitude using 3 kHz measurement bandwidth. SOI technology facilitates the fabrication of wafer-scale arrays, which can be interrogated individually using a smart array interfacing scheme e.g Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM). The combination of high-sensitive hair sensors and FDM opens possibilities for high spatial-resolution air-flow measurements. A chip-scale single hairs array is used to demonstrate flow-pattern measurements by reconstructing the field of a dipole projected at its position. The separation distance between array elements is determined using the reconstructed dipole field.


Criminals, perverts, and delinquents have historicaUy been defined as men; likewise, their violent or deviant actions have been characterized as distinctly masculine. This essay reviews five books that question the gendered assumptions which equate criminal to male and victim to female. Ruth M. Alexander, Regina G. Kunzel, and Mary E. Odern center their studies of female delinquency and deviancy in the institutional authority of adolescent correctional asylums, maternity homes, and juvenÃ1⁄4e courts of the United States. Carolyn Strange explores how single, wage-earning women in Toronto "negotiated" with authority to find pleasure and acceptance within the "perilous" city. Ann-Louise Shapiro enters Paris during the "turbulent social environment of the new Third Republic" to investigate how reactions to female criminal behavior set the agenda for debates trying to define the place of women (4). These works reveal the critical role gender plays in constructing and assigning model status to certain behaviors, and add to the growing body of feminist scholarship that confronts the conflicting attitudes and reactions to the power/knowledge dialectic.1 In so doing, these scholars expose the often


Mass transfer was studied on binary mixtures in a laboratory column with an internal diameter of 31 mm using wire helices. A new model for calculating HEPT or the number of theoretical plates per meter of height has been developed from the results taking into consideration the surface tension differences between the components. The effect of the liquid loading on the efficient interfacial areas was determined by experiments at L/V<1. Problems of scaling up are discussed in the use of the model on industrial packed columns


In this paper, we investigate the effects of systematic and local heterogeneity on groundwater flow, transport, and residence time distributions (RTDs) of basins where groundwater flow is topography driven. Systematic heterogeneity is represented by an exponentially depth‐decreasing hydraulic conductivity and porosity, and local heterogeneity is represented by the dispersivity. The RTDs for both a simple basin with one flow system and a basin with nested local and regional systems gradually evolve to a power law RTD with more pronounced systematic heterogeneity. Exponential decrease of poromechanical properties enhances shallow circulation and subdues deep and regional flows leading to longer flushing times for the large part of the domain, while the shallower portions flush solutes rapidly. Therefore, deeper basins lead to more persistent and pronounced power law RTDs when the poromechanical properties systematically decrease with depth. Separate contributions to the RTD due to stagnation zones associated with local flow cells and due to deeper immobile zones were identified; each leads to a different tailing behavior. Local heterogeneity slightly enhances the power law RTD by causing the tailing to begin earlier but does not affect the late time portion of the RTD. Systematic depth‐dependent heterogeneity is an important factor controlling the circulation and associated RTDs of subsurface fluids. It contributes significantly to generation of power law RTDs.


One of the enduring topoi used to describe the dissemination of Buddhism is that of an inexorable eastward diffusion of the tradition, starting from the religion's homeland in India, leading through Inner Asia, until finally spreading throughout the entire East Asian region. Since the religion's inception in the sixth or fifth century B.C.E., this missionary impulse was an important part of Buddhism's self-identity. Soon after the Buddha began his dispensation, the Mahiivagga tell us, he ordered his monks to "wander forth for the welfare and weal of the many, out of compassion for the world, for the benefit, welfare, and weal of gods and men." Buddhist missionaries, typically following long-established trade routes between the geographical and cultural regions of Asia, arrived in China by at least the beginning of the first millennium C.E., and reached the rest of East Asia within another few hundred years.


The on-board diagnostic (OBD) regulations associated with diagnosing diesel particulate filter (DPF) failures have become more stringent in the United States. Additionally, similar filter technology may be developed for use in gasoline engines. Pressure drop across the DPF has been typically used to diagnose DPF failures. Tighter OBD regulations mandate a new direct measurement of soot downstream of DPF in order to measure the filtering efficiency to detect failures as soon as it occurs. New particulate matter (PM) sensors have been developed by several companies in order to detect the particles passing through the DPF. Of these, resistive type soot sensors have shown great potential to sense and measure small quantities of soot with good precision and accuracy while meeting the cost constraints for the automobile industry.A virtual model of the soot sensor has been developed to simulate the behavior of the actual sensor in relevant diesel exhaust conditions as well as output a response time which is dependent on the mass flowrate of soot in the exhaust gas stream. The virtual sensor model is calibrated against experimental data provided by a sensor manufacturer in order to reduce the systematic errors due to assumptions and approximations considered during model development. A sensor transfer function, which is a black box model, is developed to estimate the mass of soot in the exhaust gas stream as a function of parameters from the ECU and the soot sensor. The transfer function is a second degree multivariable polynomial ii surface fit which predicts the mass of soot from parameters available on-board in a vehicle. Sensitivity studies are conducted in order to understand how a change in input parameters affect the outputs of the model and the transfer function. Since the outputs were anticipated to vary non-linearly and asymmetrically with respect to the inputs, several perturbation levels of the input parameters were used for the sensitivity study for each variable. Uncertainties in sensor response time and estimated mass of soot have been identified and quantified. The uncertainties in sensor response time have been determined using sequential perturbation method whereas, the uncertainties in the estimated mass of soot have been determined using analytical methods. The important factors which contribute towards the uncertainty in estimated mass of soot have been identified and their effect on the total uncertainty in estimated mass of soot is discussed. Quantification of uncertainties in estimated mass of soot is of prime importance for a good OBD strategy to detect DPF failures considering stringent PM OBD regulations. The uncertainty in response times determined using the virtual sensor model was found to be around 6% whereas, the uncertainty in response times determined from experiments data was found to be around 12%. The uncertainty in the estimated mass of soot using the transfer function was found to range from 25 % 31 %. Uncertainties involved in the measurement of input parameters for the calibration of the transfer function was found to be the major contributor to the total uncertainty in the estimated mass of soot.


Since research has established that parasites can mutate, migrate and by accidental actuation change to attack the original host again (JF Mitchel, United Kingdom, 1980), it is unlikely that breeding worm-resistant sheep is sustainable over a long period, since small ruminants are an essential part of the lifecycle of a great variety of internal parasites.


A monitoring and control system is being developed for the Aperture Array Verificaton System (AAVS) prototype of the Low Frequency Aperture Array (LFAA) component of the Squatre Kilometer Array (SKA). This software system will have to continuously monitor hundreds of thousands of antennas; schedule, run and monitor observations; control the data flow within the element and outwards; and provide the operational and diagnostic utilities for the system. This paper will describe the various elements of the software stack and the integration with the TANGO control system framework.


The identification of blood donors at risk of developing low hemoglobin (Hb) and subsequent intervention is expected to reduce donation‐induced iron deficiency and low Hb among blood donors. This study explores the effects of ferritin‐guided iron supplementation for female first‐time donors implemented in four of five administrative regions in Denmark.


In order to establish whether maternal thyroid hormones cross the placenta and produce surfactant in the fetus, possibly reducing the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome (RDD), a retrospective analysis of low-birthweight infants was undertaken. Results indicate that maternal thyroid hormones play a negligible role and that any thyroid mediation would result from fetal thyroid activity.


In this article, we analyze the importance of the face as the expression of stigma for incarcerated women. Using a methodological model of body mapping, we carried out a qualitative analysis from an intertextual perspective on self-portraits. A specific case study was selected: an imprisoned Andean woman (named Satu for the purpose of this research) serving a 10-year sentence in a Chilean prison for drug trafficking. Among the most relevant conclusions, is the expression of the good/evil dichotomy recorded as the manifestation of bitterness and guilt in a moral and institutional penalty system that doubly punishes women offenders, particularly at two levels: a symbolic and imaginary one because of their involvement in criminal activity dominated by males, and the second a real one that strips away their natural right to function in their maternal role, producing extreme guilt.


Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a severe life‐threatening disorder, characterized by hyperactivation of macrophages. A 12‐year‐old female was referred to our center; the diagnosis of HLH was made for the patient and immunosuppressive regimen was started. After a 2‐year follow‐up, the patient developed secondary T‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T‐ALL), confirmed by flow cytometric studies. Treatment was started based on T‐ALL protocol, but the patient died because of relapse and sepsis. This case highlights the issue of secondary malignancy following HLH and demonstrates the need for continued follow‐up in such patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;55:725–726. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.


Equity Payout is 'Net dividends of nonfarm, nonfinancial business' (Table F.102, line 3), plus 'Net dividends of farm business' (Table F.7, line 24), minus 'Net increase in corporate equities of nonfinancial business' (F.101, line 35), minus 'Proprietors' net investment of nonfinancial business' (F.101, line 39). Debt Repurchase is the negative of 'Net increase in credit markets instruments of nonfinancial business' (Table F.101, line 28). Equity payout and debt repurchase are both divided by business value added from the National Income and Product Accounts (Table 1.3.5). Total GDP used to compute the correlations reported in Table 1 is also from NIPA (Table 1.1.6).


The consequences of electronic publishing continue to manifest themselves in the 110 journals scanned for this literature review. Pricing, access, e‐books and e‐journals are amongst the issues considered in this issue's literature review. Further criticism of the publishing sector is identified and the potential for micro payments.


ABSTRACT The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia has been identified as a critical spring stopover site for at least one Neotropical migratory bird species prior to crossing the Caribbean sea on migration. The strategic location of the Sierra suggests that other South American wintering migrants may stopover there, but no information is available on the migrant community during spring or how they distribute themselves between habitats and across the broad elevational gradient. Here, we present species richness and densities of migratory landbirds obtained through standardized census and captures along an elevation gradient (100–2,100 m) covering two habitats, forest and shade coffee, during two consecutive spring migrations. The migrant community (~39 species) showed a peak in species richness and abundance at mid elevations (700–1,700 m), mirroring the pattern often observed in communities of resident Neotropical birds. However, individually the abundance of the commonest species peaked at different elevations and showed high annual variability. We also found within-species differences in density between shade-coffee and forest at the same elevation, possibly reflecting differences in habitat quality for some species. Factors such as food availability and predation risk are expected to be critical in shaping the distribution of migrants during stopover, and further research is required to identify the drivers of the observed elevational patterns. This study contributes to our knowledge of the life histories of migrants during stopover and highlights the habitats and elevations where conservation measures would protect the highest number of species and individuals at a South American stopover site.


The following topics represent perhaps the most current and relevant areas of medicine, law and society: Medicine: Developing and Enhancing Medicine and Surgery -Application of quantum physics (advanced physics) to medicine & surgery Law: IP related offences Society: Infectious diseases and protection type issues *Corresponding author: Raymond S, Alumnus Melbourne University, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Tel: +61 3 8344 1746; E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Received July 07, 2018; Accepted July 25, 2018; Published August 05, 2018 Citation: Raymond S (2018) Research Update on Modern Medicine and Surgery. Mol Biol 7: 216. doi: 10.4172/2168-9547.1000216 Copyright: © 2018 Raymond S. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Application of quantum physics to medicine and surgery The current author is the researcher who has conceptualised the new pathway forward for medicine and surgery which is that involving the "Application of Quantum Physics to Medicine and Surgery" [1-9]. This is essentially the application of advanced physics to medicine and surgery. Prior to this, medicine and surgery has had basic science teaching in physics that is combined with biology to form a merged teaching unit termed 'physiology' (physics and biology, as a merged unit). The basic level physics included in the physiology (and other teachings) is more along the lines of that found in classical physics. In brief, the main difference between quantum and classical physics: 1. Classical physics focuses more on a paradigm or basis for understanding in which orderly, sequential (or, otherwise easy to follow step by step in manner) explanations occur for describing relationships between events (and describing relationships between variables of interest in general). 2. Quantum physics focuses on a more in depth understanding of events that involves relationships between variables and events that are not hindered by any restrictive preconceptions There is no requirement for a time variable, or other variable, of general reference. Events and other variable relationships are therefore simultaneously occurring. Core concepts include the duality of light and that it acts in both particle and wave form (by way of probability distribution), and the similarity to this (wave distribution) for matter, commencing with electrons. It is also of note that awareness and consciousness would seem notable, as indicated by concepts including observer effect and experiments including the double slit experiment. Notable quantum physicists include: Niels Bohr, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schröndinger, Albert Einstein (theoretical physicist), Pascual Jordan, Anton Zeilinger, Julian Schwinger. Examples surrounding optics, neurology and related areas seem a good starting point to highlight the difference between what is presently in medicine and surgery and the differences with quantum physics in addition to the benefit and reasons for the updating of the profession. This is based on the connection to light, electrical activity and awareness.


The graphical method of virtual forces for determining the stability of slopes and foundations presented in this paper is based on the consideration of the statical equilibrium of the mass above any trial surface of failure. The method may be considered as an improvement of those proposed by H. Raedschelder Ghent and Professor Arisdocky (B. B. —U. S. S. R.), and is simpler and more reasonable than the "method of slices" which has been long used in our design work.When applied to determine the stability of foundations, the method gives the same correct result as the method of Professor Grishin, but is simpler in application.


This article proposes a state-space model with Cauchy observation noise (SSMC) to detect seizure onset in a long-term EEG monitoring system. Facing the challenge of high false detection rates (FDRs) in many existing methods caused by impulsive EOG/EMG artifacts, the SSMC uses a nonlinear state-space model to encode the gradual changes of epileptic seizure signals and reject abrupt changes brought by artifacts. The Cauchy distribution is proposed to model impulsive observation noises because this heavy-tailed distribution is better at capturing abrupt changes in noise than Gaussian, thus reducing false alarms. Experiments are carried out on a dataset collected from an EEG-monitoring brain-machine interface system that contains 10 patients and 367 hours of EEG data. The authors' method achieves a high sensitivity of 100 percent with a low FDR of 0.08 per hour and a median time delay of 8.10 seconds, demonstrating the method's effectiveness.


Autonomous Mental Development [78] (AMD) intends to advance the AI field through the developmental approach, based on the mechanisms of perceptual and cognitive learning and development in humans from infancy to adulthood. In AMD, the program that controls learning and operation is called a developmental program, inspired by the genetic program that drives the growth of an intelligent human being from the single-celled zygote. It is not task-specific — in contrast to traditional, task-specific programs in AI and in robotics. AMD emphasizes embodiment, autonomy, and task-nonspecific learning. In autonomous learning, the emergence of behaviors and skills is a result of the interaction between the learner and the environment. These behaviors and skills are not necessarily hard-coded to appear. So, in an autonomous-learning program, the mechanisms of learning must then be entirely contained within the program itself. Tasks will be learned as a combination of " innate " , or preprogrammed, drives and values, and learning algorithms that interact with sensory and motor (action) experience in such a way that task learning automatically emerges, given a necessary set of environmental aspects conductive to learning that task — such as a teacher. 1 The learning agent's developmental program contains all the mechanisms necessary for the agent to learn all tasks it might need to learn, even tasks that the programmer might not have thought of. In contrast, task-specific programs are limited by the programmer's choice of task. No matter how sophisticated a robot's physical properties, i.e., sensors and effectors, it can never use them to do anything beyond that task. If it desirable that the robot learn a new task, a new program must be written. AMD attempts to avoid this restriction. A developmental program must provide a broad developmental framework for sensory, cog-nitive and motivational growth. In terms of design, it must be able to fulfill some difficult requirements , such as incremental learning given high-dimensional sensory signals, real-time performance , performing while being taught, and adaptation to unexpected environments. Our primary sensory modality is vision. We learn a large number of different categories and can easily classify or identify an observed object despite a wide range of variations, such as position, rotation, size, pose, lighting, etc. In computer vision, no program is currently performing at a human-level. Most (there is some innate ability to recognize faces [50]) categories are learned through our interactions with the environment, and we are able …


A media advisory from ACT UP supporting an upcoming protest called STOP THE CHURCH where thousands will surround St. Patrick's Cathedral in protest of the lack of separation of church and state.


Objective To establish CLIA for determination of C-peptide and to evaluate the possibility of follow-up and stability of C-peptide diabetic patients.Methods CLIA.Results CVs of C-peptide within-run and between-run were (4.2%) and(5.0%) by using CLIA.Conclusion CLIA can satisfy clinical requirement of patients with diabeletes mellitus immediately and effectively.


This paper demonstrates the feasibility of using the wet microburst potential intensity index developed by Proctor (1989) for predicting the onset of a wet microburst. After describing the index and the principles involved in its derivation, the version 4.0 of the Mesoscale Atmospheric Simulation System (MASS) model described by Karyampudi et al. (1988) was used to illustrate how the index would perform as a forecast product. An analysis is presented of the use of the microburst potential intensity index in the numerical simulation of the DFR aircraft accident on August 2, 1985 in a downburst environment.


concrete mixtures of consistency outside the range designed for ordinary concrete. Due to the simultaneous effect of vibration and static load the concrete mixture must meet special requirements of consistency and workability. The paper presents two methods of concrete mix design which proved particularly useful for mixtures compacted by vibration under a surcharge load. The former is based on heaping up the aggregate void spaces with cement paste, the latter on coating the aggregate grains with paste.


Minority education is a key for the improvement of the population quality and economic development.It is assumed that the education in minority areas is affected by both internal and external cultures.This paper proposes that family background and community exert much impact on the academic achievement of students.


In this paper we present a framework for the definition and implementation of virtual environments inhabited by (possibly large) groups of situated autonomous agents defined according to the computational model of Situated Cellular Agents. We briefly describe the related work and possible application scenarios for this framework, and then we introduce the multi-agent model underlying the framework and its basic architecture. We close the paper with some potential applications of this framework, discussion and future work.


The aim of the study was to study a vascular reaction to a test with reactive hyperemia in young women with idiopathic arterial hypotension. 72 women with hypotension (SBP 98 mmHg or less) and 37 women with SBP 120-129 mmHg were examined. A comparative analysis of the response of systemic and peripheral hemodynamics to a test with reactive hyperemia by Celermajer D. In hypotension, occlusion was characterized by an increase in SBP, a change in the diameter and velocity of peripheral arterial and venous blood flow. Thus, the pathological reaction of systemic and peripheral hemodynamics in reactive hyperemia in women with hypotension is a sign of remodeling of the cardiovascular system.


This paper presents the nonlinear coupling vibration and bifurcation of a high-speed centrifugal compressor with a labyrinth seal and two journal bearings. The rotor system is modeled as a Jeffcott rotor. The Muszynska's model is used to express the seal force with multiple parameters. For the journal bearings, the model proposed by Zhang is adopted to express the excitation of unsteady oil-film force. The Runge-Kutta method is used to determine the vibration responses at the disc center and the two bearings. With parameters of rotation speed and pressure difference of the seal, bifurcation diagrams are presented to demonstrate the complexity in the rotor motions. Multiple periodic bifurcations are pointed out using two seal pressure differences. The intricate bifurcation behavior shows inherent interactions between forces of oil-film and seal, which reflect much more complicated rotor dynamics than the one with either of the excitations alone.Copyright © 2007 by ASME


For the last several years, the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy has made a concerted effort to provide information that fosters evidence-based practice not only in the United States, JOSPT's home base, but also around the world. We have sought to reach new audiences through partnerships with professional organizations in other countries and to deliver greater value to all our readers through the Journal's website. In 2013, we will continue to pursue these goals and describe a few of our initiatives briefly in this editor's note. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2013;43(1):1–2. doi:10.2519/jospt.2013.0101


The paper analyses the means of lexical enrichment from the viewpoint of a
 theory of lexical motivation (TLM). After introductory notes, the
 methodological background (basic principles of TLM) is explained (section
 2). Consequently, in section 3, a hierarchy of related concepts is
 introduced, namely, a three-tiered set of oppositions: (1) imitation
 nomination - lexical nomination, (2) intralinguistic nomination - cross-
 -linguistic nomination, (3) intralexemic nomination - interlexemic
 nomination. In accordance with that, the following types of lexical
 motivation are described: phonological motivation, word-formation
 motivation, morphological motivation, syntactic motivation, abbreviation
 motivation, semantic motivation, cross-linguistic (contact) motivation.
 These types represent particular means of lexical enrichment traditionally
 referred to as word formation, conversion, borrowing, clipping, etc.
 Moreover, in section 4 it is pointed out that these types of motivation are
 interrelated. This fact is reflected in the concept of motivational
 relatedness, which also applies to nomination processes. Nomination
 relatedness can be characterized as cooperation or determination. This is
 closely related to the concept of polymotivation, i.e., an alternative
 interpretation of nomination processes.


The method includes following steps: through PAL encode and decode chip and PCM speech coding chip, 4-ways video signals and 4-ways sound signals are inputted into FPGA chip for processing, and then implements 4-ways combination output of video and sound signal. The steps of signal processing are: the output format of video, input and output mode of clock and synchronous are set for 4-ways video and sound signals through mode setup module; then three branches are parallel processed; first branch is used in setting the register of video chip; second branch is used in combining 4-ways sound; third branch is used in combining 4-ways video.


A new three-dimensional cell shape index using the AFM height images of cells cultured on cell substrates was defined. The new cell shape index revealed quantitative cell spreading information of cells that is not included in the conventional cell shape index. The quantitative morphometry of rat cerebral cortical astrocytes cultured on four different kinds of cell substrates were investigated using the conventional and the new cell shape index, and the results were compared. The new cell shape index showed the quantitative astrocyte spreading and stellation behavior that agrees with the AFM height images of astrocytes.


The doctrine "paradigm" by Kuhn is vague: the "paradigm" is vague and the concept of the "paradigm" is vague too.The former does not need to eliminate,while the latter needs to avoid.By analyzing Wittgenstein's later philosophy and comparing it with the theory mentioned by Kuhn in The Structure of Science Revolution,this paper reveals the isomorphism between Wittgenstein's theory of language game and Kuhn's scientific development model.We hope that this isomorphism can be used to eliminate the misunderstanding of conceptual vagueness of the "paradigm" in the academic field.


Objective To investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine on hemodynamics in patients undergoing neurosurgery.Methods Forty patients undergoing selective posterior fossa surgery were randomly divided into two groups (twenty patients in each group):the control group (group C) and the dexmedetomidine group (group D).After induction and tracheal intubation,group D was administrated with dexmedetomidine 0.8 μg·kg-1·h-1 during the anesthesia,group C was administrated with saline.Anesthesia was maintained with propofol,remifentanil and vecuronium.BIS value was controlled at 40~55 during the whole operation.Heart rate (HR),systolic blood pressure (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and bispectral (BIS) were recorded at the moment of before induction (T0),induction (T1),15 minutes after induction (T2),skin incision (T3),10 minutes after skin incision (T4),drilling skull (T5) and at end of operation (T6).The dosage of propofol and remifentanil was recorded.Results SBP in the two groups was significantly decreased at T1 and T2 compared with T0,and HR was significantly decreased at T2 compared with T0 (P0.05).At T3,HR of group C was significantly higher than that of group D (P 0.05),and SBP in both groups were increased,with no statistically significant difference between the two groups (P0.05).At T5,HR and SBP of group C were significantly higher than those of group D (P 0.05).At T6,HR of both groups was increased,and the increase in group C was more profound than that in group D (P 0.05).SBP of group C was increased and SBP of group D was decreased at T6 compared with T0,with statistically significant difference between the two groups (P0.05).The dosage of propofol and remifentnil in group D was decreased 30.93% (P 0.01) and 7.69% (P 0.05) respectively compared with group C.Conclusion Administration with demedetomidinecan 0.8 μg·kg-1·h-1 during maintenance of anesthesia decrease the hemodynamical fluctuations in patients undergoing neurosurgery and reduce the dosage of propofol and remifentanil.


A review with 78 references is given on Pb poisoning and its prevention research progress in- cluding chronic and acute Pb poisoning, the molecular mechanlsm of Pb poisoning and the prevention.


Determination of the runaway speed and concomitant pressure surges requires consideration of both the turbine rotodynamics and the waterhammer equations. In this paper a simplified method of analysis is demonstrated that enables a rapid calculation of the pressure surges created and the turbine runaway speed. A comparison with results of detailed computer-derived solutions shows the method to be very reliable, and that runaway-induced surges can be significant for some pump units used as turbines.


IT organizations' needs to reduce costs and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of IT services have become essential factors for success. Processes, functions, and services require continual improvement in order to generate positive business results and high levels of customer satisfaction. This article presents the results of a process improvement case study carried out in the Information System Management (ISM) unit of the Finnish Tax Administration. The researchers focused on improving the ISM unit's service level management (SLM) process to increase employee and customer satisfaction. The research problem of this study is this: how to implement the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) based SLM process to improve organization's efficiency? The main contributions of this paper are: 1) defining how to implement the ITIL-based SLM practices by using the Keys to IT Service Management Excellence Technique (KISMET) model to increase organization's efficiency, and 2) providing the lessons learned from improving SLM practices. Keywords—IT service management; ITIL; continual service improvement; service level management; service level agreement


2:45 PM 2:57 PM Most neuroimaging studies identify brain activation as clusters of contiguous supra-threshold voxels corrected for multiple comparisons using random field theory (RFT). This approach suffers from a spatial specificity paradox (Woo et al., 2014): the larger the cluster detected, the less we know about the location of activation within that cluster. It is a consequence of cluster inference by which a detected cluster means: "there exists at least one truly active voxel in the cluster" and not "all voxels in the cluster are active". One solution to this problem is to change the cluster-forming threshold and run the RFT analysis again. However, since this is a circular inference, false positives are no longer controlled, and there is no information on which threshold is optimal. We propose a solution to the spatial specificity paradox and threshold selection termed 'All Resolution Inference' (ARI).


Subtitle: You don't have to do it alone. There's help out there -- all you have to do is ask for it.


volume, ' The newest operationsBy Warren Stone Bickham, IVI.D., F.A.C.S., and Calvin Mason Smyth, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. 1933. W. B. Saunders Company, Ltd., Philadelphia and London. Pp. 849, with 765 illustrations. Price, 55s. The final volume of Bickham's 1 Operative Surgeiy' has been written by Dr. Smyth as a supplement to the preceding six volumes and includes an index to the complete work. It summarizes the advances which have occurred in the field of surgery during the eight years that have elapsed since the publication of the previous volumes, bringing all the sections up to date. New operations are described, omissions from the previous volumes rectified, and changes in attitude to the older procedures considered. The high standard of illustration and general presentation of the previous volumes has been maintained. The text is concise and a short commentary follows the description of each new operation. The sections on surgery of the colon and thorax are particularly well and fully dealt with, these being the regions in which the greatest number of new operative procedures have been devised. Gynaecology is included, perhaps a little unwisely in a work on general surgery. Though chiefly of interest to possessors of the preceding volumes, this final volume is a self-contained record of recent progress in operative surgery and can be recommended to those who wish to add a modern supplement to other works on the subject.


Regional innovation capability is described the ability of knowledge transfer to new products, new technology, and new services. It depends on the conditions of innovation infrastructure, and the improvement of integrated supporting system. As a tool for this study a evaluation indicator system for regional innovation capability is used. The study indicates that the assessment value of knowledge mobility capability, knowledge creativity capability, enterprise of innovation capability, the fundamental conditions of technological innovation etc are far lower than that of eastern, central and western China besides the value of economic benefit of innovation. Especially in Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, the assessment value of knowledge innovation capability only 7.99, less than half of that of Sichuan Province, about 25% of eastern China. So, many attempts should be made to improve the innovation capability in Panxi Area, Which include research and development of technology, achievement popularization, technology trade, risk investment, guarantee for financial collection, talent exchange, management consultation, information network etc.


The study of the applicability of magnetic and optical methods to the detection of prefracture zones under fatigue degradation of structural materials is exemplified by the 09G2S steel. The regularities of changes in the signal of an attached fluxgate gradiometer with the increasing number of loading cycles have been revealed; namely, significant changes in the gradiometer readings on individual specimen surface areas prove to result from the formation of fracture zones. The change in the value of the coefficient of correlation among the speckle images is studied at different stages of cyclic testing. Speckle image heterogeneity is shown to appear due to fracture nucleation. Thus, the applicability of magnetic and speckle-interferometric methods to detecting prefracture zones in objects under cyclic loading is substantiated.


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Pioneer in British geriatric medicine ( b 1919; q Cambridge/London 1942; MD, FRCP; CBE), d 31 October 1998. John decided to enter the fledgling specialty of geriatric medicine in 1953 after four years with the Medical Research Council's industrial unit and a short service commission with the Royal Air Force. He began as a consultant in Bradford, serving 730 beds, then in 1958 he moved to Ipswich with 520. In Ipswich and east Suffolk he was a driving force in the move from essentially long stay services to the acute medicine of older people supported by effective rehabilitation enabling them to return home safely. To this end he planned, obtained funding for, and opened 50 acute beds in 1967 followed by 50 rehabilitation beds 10 years later, having already in the early and mid-1960s overseen the major refurbishment of four peripheral longer stay hospitals. As a clinician he put history taking and physical examination far ahead of laboratory results, as many junior colleagues learnt to their cost. Plagued by back pain, John conducted ward rounds sitting on a shooting stick and kneeling to examine. He set high standards, fought vigorously for his beliefs, and, though possessed of a "short fuse," he was essentially a kind man. In 1963 he published The Practice of Geriatrics , which became the definitive textbook of the time. An influential office holder of the British Geriatric Society, John also sat on several national committees, and his services to geriatric medicine were marked by award of the CBE in 1978. Outside medicine his interests included music, photography, pottery, writing, and cars. He leaves a wife, Hester; a son and a daughter; and a grandson.

# Henry Dundas Cockburn {#article-title-3}

Former medical superintendent St Mary's Hospital, London ( b Ealing 1913; q St Mary's 1939; MC), d 4 December 1998. He joined the Royal …

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South Wollongong residents are being warned to not touch black matter blown to residential properties from the smoke stack fire at Port Kembla this week, as the Environmental Protection Authority says the air quality is safe.


T he research aims to evaluate the radioactivity of samples of foodstuffs Consumables in the local markets thirteen items were selected which are rice, tea, drinking water, lentils, chickpeas, flour, red bean, crushed chickpeas and milk powder where the concentrations of the specific activity of the chains of uranium ( 238 U), thorium ( 232 Th) and potassium ( 40 K) were measured using a gamma ray spectra analysis system with a high purity germanium (HPGe) detector using a program (Genie 2000) developed, where the results showed that potassium concentrations are clear, and the measurements showed low values for the concentrations of uranium and other natural isotopes, and no values were indicated for the presence of the industrial isotope cesium ( 137 CS), where it was found that the specific activity, which is measured by the unit (Bq/kg) of potassium (( 40 K) in The studied samples ranged from (BDL -397.977 ± 25.894 ) with a rate of (143.559 ± 10.616), and for uranium


One of the strengths of the book is its comparative discussion of the experiences of other non-white immigrants who do not possess the same forms of cultural capital (e.g. Latinos) and of South Asian migrants in a different national context (e.g. Britain). Most of all, I think the book makes a significant contribution to work on the South Asian diaspora and to studies of immigration, class and identity at large because of its sensitive but also critical analysis of the contradictions, ambiguities and limitations of race politics of a class of Indian migrants who have been held up as model citizen– subjects, and whose stories reveal the seductiveness as well as limitations of the American Dream.


The 1 EuNetAir Air Quality Joint-Exercise Intercomparison organized in Aveiro (Portugal) from 13-27 October 2014 focused on the evaluation and assessment of environmental gas/PM and meteorology microsensors versus standardised air quality referenced methods through an experimental urban air quality monitoring campaign. The IDAD Air Quality Mobile Laboratory was placed at an urban traffic location in Aveiro city centre to conduct continuous measurements with standardized equipment and referenced analysers of the following variables: CO, NOx, O3, SO2, PM10, PM2.5, BTEX, temperature, humidity, wind velocity/direction, solar radiation and precipitation. The comparison of the sensor data generated by different sensor-systems installed side-by-side with reference analysers will contribute to assess behaviour and the accuracy of low-cost sensor-systems in the real-world context as indicative measurements as defined by the Ambient Air Quality EU Directive 2008/50/EC while it will help in their calibration and further development.


Sintered samples of calcined limestone were sulfated for extended times in a differential reactor to study the reaction kinetics after formation of a product layer. The reaction rate was controlled by product layer diffusion, except during the initial period. The product layer diffusivity increased with temperature, but decreased with increasing SO2 concentration. The diffusivity not only depends on current conditions, but also on previous conditions that led to the formation of the layer. The results support a crystallization and fracture model and a hypothesis that the rate-limiting mechanism changes from inward gas diffusion control in the early stages to outward ionic diffusion control after formation of a continuous product layer, a change attributed to the need for the reaction to do mechanical work to displace the product layer and make room for increased solid volume at the CaO/CaSO4 interface. A criterion is established to determine whether a product layer can be fractured. A gas containing 2250 ...


A 29-year-old prisoner was referred to our hospital with a suspi- cious intramyocardial foreign body. After closer questioning, it was discovered that he had inserted a sewing needle into his left parasternal region seven months ago. He was symptomless until last month that he had admitted to a local hospital with a pleuritic chest pain. According to the local hospital clinical records, his chest radiography had revealed a left sided hemothorax that had been treated with tube thoracostomy procedure and a narrow linear metallic density along the left border of the heart. The patient was referred to our hospital for further treatment.... Language: en


Chlorophylls, the green pigments responsible for photosynthesis in plants, algae and bacteria, are also part of the daily diet of herbivorous feeders. Numerous metabolic derivatives of the major green pigment, chlorophyll a, have been found in a wide variety of organisms during the last decade. Studies of these metabolites show that some are antioxidants or cellular signaling mediators in vivo. The metabolites of bacteriochlorophylls c and d, recently found in the deep sea dragon fish, Malacosteus niger, function as a visual photosensitizer, enabling the fish to seek their prey in 'the dark'. Discovery of these metabolites as well as their interesting biological functions raises questions as to the roles of chlorophyll derivatives in the chemical ecology of herbivorous life forms. # 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.


The icy moons of Saturn and Jupiter are high priority locations in which to search for biomarkers of life elsewhere in our solar system. In particular, the ice plumes that jet out through the ice surface at Enceladus provide an enticing opportunity to sample the organic components of its subsurface ocean for possible biosignatures while ameliorating challenges of planetary protection. Extensive high- and hypervelocity light gas gun experiments, the first to model the Enceladus ice plume encounter accurately, have demonstrated that organic-rich ice particles can be efficiently captured using plume transits at and below 3 km s−1 without significant organic destruction. Realistic scenarios for the amount of ice captured and for the ability of organic chemical analysis instruments, especially microfluidic capillary electrophoresis with laser-induced fluorescence, to produce meaningful detection levels for biosignatures are then presented and compared with results from terrestrial models. This analysis indicates that an Enceladus plume fly-by mission carrying microfluidic instrumentation is capable of biosignature measurements with a sensitivity and analytical capability that is highly informative about the extent of extraterrestrial biological processes.


Adapting virtualization concepts and autonomous piloting to satisfy many of today's network telecommunication challenges receives more and more attention. In this paper we present a novel infrastructure for accessing operators' services independently from user context. We also propose different scenarios showing strong potential of our approach. The metamorphosing network enhances several concepts related to future network research area. Relative works in network virtualization and autonomous networking could be incorporated within the metamorphosing network concept. We expose in this paper this challenging idea and the different methodology which is based on. The adopted approach could solve many complex problems specially related to Cloud computing services access guarantees. We introduce the worldwide metamorphosing network platform "M-Net" and expose some use cases with virtualized access points. The relevant key points of this architecture will be exposed in detail.


preamble Device for firing of firework rockets (Characteristic part) characterized in that on the one hand by an adjustable firing level of a perpendicular to the horizontal departure is secured and an extremely high resistance to wind and wind gusts, as well as accidental overturning is added to the other by high weight and stability. The firing device consists of a welded steel structure (powder coated) with a total height of 370 mm. The safe level is ensured by three non-slip legs (rods + rubber feet). These are locked by a weld to a fixed weighting agent / guide sleeve. In this way a three-point support (always safe state) results with a pitch of D = 220 mm. One pillar is adjustable in length. (One-piece version) Device made from steel for safe firing of firework rockets for the private sector, which secures by an adjustable firing level of a perpendicular to the horizontal firing direction and by high weight and stability has an extreme resistance to wind and wind gusts, as well as accidental overturning.


In this paper, an analytical model of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) on-state voltage (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${V}_{\mathrm {{ {{ON}}}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) and turn-off loss (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${E}_{\mathrm {{ {{OFF}}}}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) is developed to find the optimum solution (minimum power loss) for a given application. With this model, it is found that IGBT on-state voltage is limited by the fact that holes can only flow from the anode to the cathode. The minimum on-state voltage for a Si IGBT with 110-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> wide drift region is found out to be around 0.835 V at 100 A/cm2 and room temperature. For a given operating frequency and chip size, a tradeoff between on-state voltage and turn-off loss that gives minimum device power loss can be achieved by manipulating the carrier profile in the drift region with an optimum structure design. This minimum device loss decreases mildly with increasing chip size, i.e., a merely 45% loss reduction when the chip size increases from 0.2 to 5 cm2. These results clearly indicate that the performance of an IGBT is not area sensitive. They are encouraging for device manufacturers who wish to reduce the device chip size to lower cost. However, the constraint comes from the device thermal dissipation capabilities which decrease quickly with decreasing chip size. These results are validated with numerical 2-D device simulations for a large variety of device structures, chip size, and operating frequencies (2 to 200 kHz). State-of-the-art IGBT product performance is compared against the theoretical limit indicating there is still substantial room for improvement at low and high frequencies.


Women empowerment has become a buzzword, which has different meanings for different persons. To know its real meaning and its implications, the present study is conducted in the Malwa region of Punjab by selecting the Municipal Council of Mansa as a unit of analysis. After defining the meaning and definitions of women empowerment, discussing the significance of the study and transversing the relevant literature, the views of seven women councillors of Mansa Municipal Council and thirty women on the random sampling basis are presented in the three tables. The study, by and large, found that lack of awareness, (40.54%), demotivating attitude of family members, illiteracy (32.43%) and lack of political awareness (37.84%) are some of the impediments confronting the motive of women empowerment. The faulty education system devoid of logical reasoning and independence perpetuate the vestiges of barbarism against women. Besides, parochial mindset and sexual prejudice are the reasons behind exploitation, atrocity and injustice of the women.


Tunneling spectrum observation was carried out on a Pb(Tl)Te film grown by hot-wall epitaxy method. The observed spectrum characteristics on Ag–SiO x –Pb(Tl)Te junctions reflect a series of discrete energy levels E n below the conduction band edge E c , besides the quasi localized Tl impurity states in the valence band. These discrete energy levels E n are well expressed by E n - E c =-1.6/ n 2 ( n : integer) in eV, and show quite a good consistency with the result by Esaki et al.  [Esaki] From the investigation using the hydrogen-like ionization model, these donor-like deep centers seem to be realized only in such a highly degenerated p-type semiconductor with the minor n-type centers in the vicinity of surface region.


American foreign aid, and the factors contributing to its disbursement, have frequently been discussed in scholarly research. This issue has also developed into a highly contentious issue in US foreign policy. The purpose of this thesis is to determine if recipient states' human rights practices are a determining factor in the aid allocation process. This thesis will analyze the second term of President Clinton's administration to determine if he consistently implemented his foreign policy agenda of democratic enlargement with regard to foreign aid disbursement to Africa. Two different methodological approaches will be used in this analysis; a pooled time series regression will be run along with a case study analysis of two recipient countries. Overall, the findings suggest that a state's human rights practices were a determining factor in aid allocation.


A conductance formula for a sample of arbitrary shape with four terminals is derived to describe transport in the limit where carriers can traverse the sample without suffering phase-destroying events. The Onsager-Casimir symmetry relations are deduced. Experiments measure an off-diagonal Onsager coefficient and the magnetoconductance of such a sample is asymmetric even in the presence of an Aharonov-Bohm flux only. Symmetry relations between conductance measurements which exchange the role of current and voltage leads are predicted.


The purpose of this research is to examine the influences of internet banking service quality dimensions toward customers satisfaction. Where in internet banking toward something that could be influences the customer satisfaction in transaction and could be influence customer loyalty. Factors that be able to influence customer satisfaction and have impact toward loyalty could be said as service quality dimension in internet banking. In such internet banking
service quality dimensions there are some factors, found an online customer service quality which have purpose to give service quality for the customer via internet banking, via online customer information system, online product service
quality which have aim to give certainty in using internet banking that get impact on customer loyalty.
Data analysis by SEM 20.0 to calculate number of customer through several criteria and count respondent response variable. The research involved 125 respondents of BNI Bank customers in Surabaya by distributing questionnaire to internet banking user customer of BNI Bank in Surabaya.
The result found in this research customer service quality online have significant negative influence toward customer satisfaction, product service quality as online have positive significant influence toward customer satisfaction
and customer satisfaction have insignificant positive toward customer loyalty.

Key word : Online Customer Service Quality, Online Information System, Online Product Service Quality, Customer Satisfaction And Customer Loyalty.


Objective: Relations between parental conditional regard (PCR) and children's motivational and emotional functioning have been demonstrated by past research. However, most available studies relied on cross- sectional correlational data, leaving open the causal direction of these relations. In the present article, we sought to contribute to this topic and examined the longitudinal connection between PCR and adolescents' contingent self- esteem (CSE) over time. Method: Hypotheses were tested in two longitudinal studies with differently gifted samples of German high school students ( N = 188 and N = 202 students, respec-tively). Data were gathered at three time points in Study 1 and at two time points in Study 2. In both studies, adolescents answered questionnaires regarding positive and negative PCR in the academic domain as well as general CSE (and additionally academic CSE in Study 2). Results: Cross- lagged analyses revealed several significant paths from CSE to PCR, and some paths from PCR to CSE, indicating the presumed reciprocal relationship between these constructs. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that children high in CSE may lead their parents to engage in PCR and that these effects may be more pronounced than vice versa. Possible reasons for these findings and their implications are discussed.


This research study was a cross-sectional analytical research. The objectives of this studywas to study associated between individual factor, perceived health factor with self-care behaviors inpulmonary tuberculosis patients. The subjects group consisted of 339 cases of study obtained frompulmonary tuberculosis patients in Chaiyaphum Province by stratified random sampling. Thequestionnaire was used as a tool to collect employed quantitative data. The content validity wasimproved and adjusted by the suggestion of the experts. Using Cronbach's alpha coefficient tested thereliability of the assessment tools; perceived healths were 0.70 level and self-care behaviors 0.71 level.Data analysis was done by computer program. Statistics were to acquire frequencies, percentage,means, standard deviation, Pearson's product moment correlation coefficient and chi-square test forstatistically significant at 0.05 level.