Deep learning has dramatically improved the performance of speech recognition and image recognition. However, this does not mean that human intelligence has been reproduced. Nevertheless, it is expected that research and development into robots with human-like intelligence, which interact like humans, and have social relationships and coexist with humans, will continue to develop quickly. The speaker has been working on the research and development of autonomous robots that interact with people in the JST ERATO Ishiguro Symbiotic Human Robot Interaction Project. The research approach involved is called the constructive method. This methodology reproduces complicated social phenomena, whose underlying principles are unknown, with robots in order to investigate the underlying mechanisms. By combining the various elements necessary for the realization of intelligent robots, we will develop a robot that behaves and interacts like a human. If this robot conveys human meta-level cognitive functions, such as intelligence, emotions, and consciousness through dialogue, the mechanisms of the robot will give us hints for clarifying the mechanisms underlying the metalevel cognitive functions. In this talk, the speaker will introduce research on autonomous conversational androids which have intentions and desires and integrate various implementable technologies, tele-operated androids, and social conversational robots, as examples of the constructive method. We will then discuss the potential of this method both for scientific research and practical application. CCS Concepts/ACM Classifiers Human-centered computing, High Relevance Human computer interaction (HCI)


Particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO), a membrane-bound enzyme having three subunits (α, β, and γ) and copper-containing centers, is found in most of the methanotrophs that selectively catalyze the oxidation of methane into methanol. Active sites in the pMMO of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b were determined by docking the modeled structure with ethylbenzene, toluene, 1,3-dibutadiene, and trichloroethylene. The docking energy between the modeled pMMO structure and ethylbenzene, toluene, 1,3-dibutadiene, and trichloroethylene was −5.2, −5.7, −4.2, and −3.8 kcal/mol, respectively, suggesting the existence of more than one active site within the monomeric subunits due to the presence of multiple binding sites within the pMMO monomer. The evaluation of tunnels and cavities of the active sites and the docking results showed that each active site is specific to the radius of the substrate. To increase the catalysis rates of methane in the pMMO of M. trichosporium OB3b, selected amino acid residues interacting at the binding site of ethylbenzene, toluene, 1,3-dibutadiene, and trichloroethylene were mutated. Based on screening the strain energy, docking energy, and physiochemical properties, five mutants were downselected, B:Leu31Ser, B:Phe96Gly, B:Phe92Thr, B:Trp106Ala, and B:Tyr110Phe, which showed the docking energy of −6.3, −6.7, −6.3, −6.5, and −6.5 kcal/mol, respectively, as compared to the wild type (−5.2 kcal/mol) with ethylbenzene. These results suggest that these five mutants would likely increase methane oxidation rates compared to wild-type pMMO.


A system, DIVE-ON, was developed for visualizing and interacting with data from distributed data warehouses in an immersed virtual reality environment called a CAVE. The system provides navigation operations, OLAP manipulations, and data selection and ltering procedures while virtually, and literally, moving through the data. DIVE-ON has three major components: a data collection and communication component, a visualization component and a user interaction component. This paper presents the challenges and implementation choices selected for this system concerning data representation, human computer interaction, and information rendering.


This article indicates the practical plan of PLC hardware in the rope-drawn rail vehicle control system of the elevator of Zhangcun Mine in Shanxi Luan Mining Group.The practice proves that the system is stable in performance,reliable in movement and effective in transport.It has a very wide practical prospect.


We present a novel constrained flow control scheme for a class of large-scale networks, modelled by interconnected network resources with capacity and buffer size limitations. We first propose a decentralized sliding mode controller (7) to achieve asymptotic regulation of each individual network node in the presence of uncertain inter-node traffic, while network delays are omitted. We then incorporate network delays associated with inter-node transmissions and study both the delay-independent and the delay-dependent control designs, to investigate the delay robustness of the proposed flow control scheme. It is shown that the when network delays are small, asymptotic stability can be preserved under the decentralized, constrained control law, using the idea of delay-dependent design. A delay-independent regulation scheme is also presented to counteract arbitrary network delays.


Constant-ductility strength demand spectrum is often applied to the construction of structural demand curve. The difference in the conception and calculation of constant-ductility strength demand spectrum and constant-strength ductility demand spectrum was analyzed. In the improved capacity spectrum method, the ductility demands were derived with the statistical results of constant-ductility strength spectrum, which would inevitalby cause errors. A constant-strength ductility demand spectrum was proposed to calculate the ductility factor. Analytical results indicated that the roof displacement demands of the structure under earthquake excitation, which is the basis for the evaluation of structural seismic performance, could be estimated simply and effectively with the constant -strength ductility demand spectrum.


Black holes, anywhere in the stellar-mass to supermassive range, are often associated with relativistic jets. Models suggest that jet production may be a universal process common in all black hole systems regardless of their mass. Although in many cases observations support such hypotheses for microquasars and Seyfert galaxies, little is known regarding whether boosted blazar jets also comply with such universal scaling laws. We use uniquely rich multi-wavelength radio light curves from the F-GAMMA program and the most accurate Doppler factors available to date to probe blazar jets in their emission rest frame with unprecedented accuracy. We identify for the first time a strong correlation between the blazar intrinsic broadband radio luminosity and black hole mass, which extends over ∼9 orders of magnitude down to microquasar scales. Our results reveal the presence of a universal scaling law that bridges the observing and emission rest frames in beamed sources and allows us to effectively constrain jet models. They consequently provide an independent method for estimating the Doppler factor and for predicting expected radio luminosities of boosted jets operating in systems of intermediate or tens of solar mass black holes, which are immediately applicable to cases such as those recently observed by LIGO.


The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of how Tulipa luanica adapts to growth in soil with higher concentrations of heavy metals and to assess potential toxic effects using various biomarkers, in comparison to Tulipa kosovarica, a typical serpentine species. For this purpose, we analyzed the concentrations of Al, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the soil, as well as their accumulation in plants and their associated stress effects. The results indicate that, despite the presence of some metals in very high concentrations in the soil (Al, Fe, Mn, and Ni), they are translocated in minimal amounts within plant organs, particularly in T. luanica. Nearly all metals exhibited significantly higher concentrations in T. kosovarica when compared to T. luanica. Based on the analysis of biomarkers, it is apparent that T. luanica shows greater sensitivity to these conditions. This is evident through the decreased activity of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase and levels of δ-aminolevulinic acid, malondialdehyde, and glutathione observed in T. luanica. It appears that T. luanica effectively restricts the absorption of metals in serpentine soils; however, it experiences oxidative stress induced by these metals, setting it apart from the more resilient T. kosovarica.


In this chapter a case series is described of the use of botulinum A toxin for the treatment of strabismus in 19 patients with multiple types of strabismus with different etiologies. The maximum follow-up following botulinum injection was six months. Injection of botulinum A toxin into extraocular muscle to weaken the muscle was found to be a safe and effective alternative (or adjunct) to surgery for strabismus correction. The maximum time of paralysis occurred four to five days following the injection, and then gradually diminished, depending on the dose. The maximum correction of strabismus was 40 prism diopters. This was the first case series describing the use of botulinum A toxin for strabismus correction, and it led the way to further studies on the subject, which eventually led to FDA approval in 1990.


The potential for highly pathogenic avian influenza (hPAI) virus outbreaks in the poultry industry in Great Britain remains of concern. This study developed an individual farm-based transmission model for the spread of hPAI between poultry flocks. All movement data from a major catching company (assisting in catching birds for slaughter), employed by farms throughout Great Britain, were obtained for a 32-month period. Data for all commercial premises housing 50 or more birds, within 15 km of all farms visited by the catching company were also recorded. expert opinion was sought to inform the likely frequency of personnel movements between farms. Factors with implications for disease transmission were considered. The data were included in a stochastic simulation model, developed at farm level. hPAI could be transmitted between premises in close spacial proximity or through contact via catching teams, slaughterhouse vehicles or personnel movements. Detection and culling dates were set within the model at the time of infection and were dependent on whether the infected premises was in a protection or surveillance zone, or neither. Multiple simulations were run following the random selection of index farms. Analysis of the model's output included the proportion of outbreaks that resulted in onward spread beyond the index case, and final epidemic size. The model predicted that although large outbreaks of hPAI were rare, they might occur, with long distances between infected premises. Final outbreak size was most sensitive to the probability of spread via slaughterhouse-linked movements, whereas the probability of onward spread beyond an index premises was most sensitive to the frequency of movement of company personnel. Movements made by catching teams connected fewer premises in an outbreak than slaughterhouses or movement of personnel. The authors note that the potential connection of a large number of farms highlights the importance of retaining up-to-date data on poultry premises, so that control measures can be effectively prioritised in the case of an outbreak.


In this study, we investigate the effect of metallic inclusion modeled as perfect conductor on a dielectric photonic crystal (silicon/air) with large full band gap. The dielectric crystal consists of a hexagonal array of circular dielectric columns, each connected to its nearest neighbors by slender rectangular rods. It is found that inclusion of small metallic components inside the circular dielectrics sharply ``turns off`` the full band gap of the dielectric photonic crystal. By increasing the radius of metallic inclusion above a threshold value, the full band gap (of the metallodielectric photonic crystal) makes its appearance again and continues to grow in size. On the other hand, metallic inclusion in the air region shows an opposite trend that the full band gap is not turned off, and its size diminishes gradually to zero with increasing the radius of inclusion. These peculiar behaviors can be explained on a unified basis by examining different types of boundary conditions for TM and TE modes, and employing variational arguments based on Rayleigh's quotients. Moreover, the free-electron model for metallic components is also considered for TM modes. At large plasma frequencies, these modes show very close band structures to those described above for the case of perfect conductors.


© Ерохина М. Г., 2013 Вестник Балтийского федерального университета им. И. Канта. 2013. Вып. 9. С. 69—76. This article considers the cession or transfer of rights of claim under a credit agreement and the cases of cession restriction established by law. The author analyses the judicial practice of commercial courts and courts of general jurisdiction. It is stressed that the current legislation does not contain provisions that forbid a bank to cede rights under a credit agreement. The conclusion is made that the law provides an opportunity for alienating the bank's rights (claims) in respect of borrowers (natural persons). The author considers the position of public authorities on the inadmissibility of cession of a bank's rights by non-bank organizations


KASSAK, P.: Total fl avonoids and phenolics content of the chosen genus Iris species. Acta univ. agric. et silvic. Mendel. Brun., 2012, LX, No. 8, pp. 119–126 This article contains the results of the measurements of the fl avonoids and phenolics content in the fi ve Iris species (Iris pseudacorus, Iris crocea, Iris spuria, Iris orientalis and Iris ensata). Chosen plants are mostly grown as ornamental plants because of their colourful fl owers, but biochemical research in recent year show that these species also contain in their leaves, roots and fl owers some interesting chemical substances that can be used in medicine. In this experiment were used 5 years old plants which were grown on the experimental grounds of Horticulture Faculty in Lednice. For the research were used rhizomes, because the rhizomes are by most authors considered as the richest source of the secondary metabolites. We used lyophilized rhizomes – to measure the content of fl avonoids and phenolics in the fresh matter. And air dried rhizomes, which were dried in room temperature (22 °C) for fi een and fi y days. The results show that the content of the fl avonoids in the fresh (lyophylized) rhizomes was highest in the rhizomes of Iris pseudacorus and lowest in the rootstocks of Iris orientalis. The highest phenolics content in the fresh (lyophylized) rhizomes was also in the Iris pseudacorus, the lowest in the Iris crocea. Iris pseudacorus, Iris crocea, Iris spuria, Iris orientalis, Iris ensata, fl avonoids, phenolics Phenolics probably constitute the largest group of plant secondary metabolites. Widespread in nature, and found in most classes of natural compounds having aromatic moieties, they range from simple structures with one aromatic ring to highly complex polymeric substances (ATTA-UR-RAHMAN, 2008). Phenolics are important constituents of some medicinal plants and they are used in the food industry as colouring agents, fl avourings, aroma tizers and antioxidants. Flavonoids are natural polyphenolic substances widely distributed in the diff erent parts of plants such as fruits, bark, stems, roots, leaves and fl owers. Structurally they are characterized by a pyran ring or a similar structure of three carbons. These polyphenolic compounds are well known for displaying a remarkable spectrum of biological activities, including antibacterial and antifungal properties (ATTA-UR-RAHMAN, 2008). In essential oils from diff erent plants from the Iridaceae have been isolated more than thirty diff erent iridals, unusual phytogenic triterpenoids with mono-, bior tricyclic structures essential oils. But the only derivatives of the iridals was their fatty acid esters at C-3.1 Only iridal glycosides were found in extracts of I. spuria (Zeal), cultivated in Egypt (MARNER et al., 2002). The researches of Wink (2010), show that the neofl avonoids, which represent an alternative mode of cyclization of the phenylpropene and triketide precursor, were detected also in Iridaceae (Iris). A fl avonoid survey of Iris species showed the characteristic constituents were glycofl avones but here they co-occur with isofl avones and the xanthone mangiferin and its derivatives. The rhizomes of Iris tenuifolia (Iridaceae) are the source of the largest number of new 2'-O-substituted simple fl avanones in a single species. Additionally, the 2'-oxygenated dihydrofl avonols corresponding to fl avanones were found in the same species (ANDERSEN and MARKHAM, 2006). Phytochemical investigations on Iris species have resulted in the isolation of a variety of compounds including fl avonoids, isofl avonoids and their glycosides, benzoquinones, triterpenoids and stilbene glycosides (KHAN and ATHER, 2006). According to Glasby (1991),


The aim of this study is to examine the performance of athletes in terms of performance of the athletes and the effects of recent studies in our country in this area, the contribution of the performance was investigated. The topics of growth and development, anatomical definitions, measurement techniques and definitions, somatotype, somatogram, body composition, somatotype, body composition, and somatotype which are considered to be of great importance in the performance of athletes, have been carried out according to the method of screening in recent years in our country. The contribution of these researches to sportive performance has been demonstrated. In this study, kinatropometry (somatotype and leg volume-mass), which is very important for human body, is discussed. The results obtained in this study are compiled and presented as preliminary reports to the persons who will work in the field of kinatropometry. In particular, because the correlations obtained with experimental results are of greater importance, expanding these correlations to include more physiological data will undoubtedly contribute to the scientific world. As a result, it has been determined that researches on kinatropometry (somatotype and leg volume-mass) integrated with motoric features have great importance for the performance and development of the athletes.


We consider the adic realization of the Morse transformation on the additive group of integer dyadic numbers. We discuss the arithmetic properties of that action. Then we extend that action to the action of the group of rational dyadic numbers on the solenoid.


Nanoparticles of barium holmium zirconate, a new complex perovskite ceramic oxide, has been synthesized using a modified self-propagating combustion process. The solid combustion products obtained were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), electron diffraction, differential thermal analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, particle size analysis, surface area determination, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. The XRD and electron diffraction studies have shown that the as-prepared powder is phase pure Ba 2 HoZrO 5.5 and has a complex cubic perovskite (A 2 BB'O 6 ) structure with a lattice constant a = 8.428 A. The transmission electron microscopic investigation has shown that the particle size of the as-prepared powder was in the range 4-16 nm with a mean grain size of 8.2 nm. The nanoparticles of Ba 2 HoZrO 5.5 obtained by the present method could be sintered to 98% theoretical density at 1500°C.


Abstract Dilute AlMn alloys were irradiated isothermally at different temperatures in stage II with 1.8 MeV electrons and the resistivity damage rates were measured as a function of the residual resistivity increase. The results demonstrate that Mn atoms provide deep traps at least up to 150 K for mobile interstitials. A quantitative evaluation of the data with respect to trapping radii is somewhat handicapped by the fact that the resistivity contribution of a Mn-Al interstitial complex was found to be considerably less than the sum of the resistivity contributions of an isolated solute Mn atom and an Al self-interstitial. The results can be explained by a model which assumes that both the trapping radius and the resistivity contribution of solute-self-interstitial complexes increase with the number of trapped interstitials.


Aim: To examine the repeatability and effect of an enhancement module on the severity of atypical birefringence patterns (ABP) using scanning laser polarimetery (SLP) with variable corneal compensation (VCC). Methods: 16 patients with perimetric glaucoma (PG), 24 glaucoma suspect and pre-perimetric glaucoma (GSPPG), and 12 normal volunteers (N) were included. One randomly selected eye of each volunteer was scanned three times using VCC and enhanced corneal compensation (ECC) at the same session by the same examiner. Typical scan scores (TSS) were calculated to evaluate the ABP. Coefficients of variability (CoV), coefficients of repeatability (CoR), and intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated. Results: The mean TSS using ECC (n = 97.3 (5.5), GSPPG = 98.3 (3.5), PG = 99.2 (2.3)) was significantly higher (p = 0.02, 0.01, and 0.006, respectively) compared with VCC (86.5 (14.4), 88.2 (18.2), and 83.4 (2.2), respectively). VCC parameters had a CoR of 1.2–6.5, CoV of 1.9%–8.6%, and ICC of 0.8–0.9. ECC parameters had a CoR of 0.5–4.0, CoV of 0.3%–5.1%, and ICC of 0.2–0.9. TSNIT average was the overall best performing parameter with the highest repeatability and least variability using both techniques (CoR<2.1, CoV<2%). Conclusion: The enhancement module significantly reduced the severity of ABP and maintained a high level of repeatability of retardation measurements.


Music is a unique product of human culture. The idea of music having therapeutic effects on human health and behavior is as ancient as the writings of Aristotle and Plato. The therapeutic potential of music has largely been explored in cognitive science. Since the scientific report of the ''Mozart effect'' was published by Rauscher et al, much attention has been given to the therapeutic role of music in the treatment of human physiology. Although studies about music as a therapeutic option in human epilepsy are limited, emerging evidence has indicated that there may be beneficial effects of music on children with epilepsy. This review aims to summarize the current evidence of music's potential in treating epilepsy, particularly in children. It includes musical processing in the human brain, the positive effects of music on neurologic function, and music therapy in epileptiform discharges and seizure frequencies. Evidence of short-term and long-term effects on epileptiform discharges and long-term effects on refractory epilepsy is provided. Finally, the role of music components and the potential mechanisms governing the beneficial effects of music are discussed.


Concept of Harmonizing Load in cloud computing has an important effect on the performance. A cloudcomputing system which does not use load Harmonizing has numerous drawbacks. Now-a-days the usage of internet and related resources has increased widely. Due to this there is tremendous increase in workload. So there is uneven distribution of this workload which results in server overloading and may crash. In such systems the resources are not optimally used. Due to this the performance degrades and efficiency reduces. Cloud computing is made more efficient by better load Harmonizing methods. User satisfaction also improves. This paper introduces a better load Harmonizing Standard for the public cloud based on the cloud Segregating concept. A switch mechanism is introduced here to choose different strategies for different situations. The public cloud is divided into cloud partitions and different strategies are applied to balance the load on clouds. This paper introduces a system which has main controller, balancers and servers. The main controller selects the appropriate balancer for a particular job. The balancer further selects the server having minimum load. Hence, this system will help dynamically allocate jobs (data) to the least loaded server which will result in an efficiently balanced cloud system.


− Mesoporous SBA-15 silica-supported TsCHDA and TsDPEN ligands have been prepared by reaction of SBA-15 silica with (1R,2R)N-(trimethoxysilylpropyl-N-sulfonyl)-1,2-cyclohaxanediamine or (1R,2R)N-(trimethoxysilylpropyl-N-sulfonyl)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine-1,2diphenylethylenediamine, respectively. The Ru complexes exhibited excellent catalytic activity and satisfactory enantioselectivity in the asymmetric hydrogen transfer of ketones under microwave conditions. The heterogeneous Ru catalyst was reusable as well as air-stable to allow easy use. Microwave-assisted efficient procedure has been developed for asymmetric hydrogen transfer.


We discuss the occurrence of oscillations when using central schemes of the Lax-Friedrichs type (LFt), Rusanov's method and the staggered and non-staggered second order Nessyahu-Tadmor (NT) schemes. Although these schemes are monotone or TVD, respectively, oscillations may be in- troduced at local data extrema. The dependence of oscillatory properties on the numerical viscosity coefficient is investigated rigorously for the LFt schemes, illuminating also the properties of Rusanov's method. It turns out, that schemes with a large viscosity coefficient are prone to oscillations at data extrema. For all LFt schemes except for the classical Lax-Friedrichs method, occurring oscillations are damped in the course of a computation. This damping effect also holds for Rusanov's method. Concerning the NT schemes, the non-staggered version may yield oscillatory results, while it can be shown rigorously that the staggered NT scheme does not produce oscillations when using the classical minmod-limiter under a restriction on the time step size. Note that this restriction is not the same as the condition ensuring the TVD property. Numerical investigations of one-dimensional scalar prob- lems and of the system of shallow water equations in two dimensions with respect to the phenomenon complete the paper.


Carries out a study on partial discharge (PD) phenomena in SF/sub 6/ gas and tries to construct a diagnostic system capable of separating noise from observed PD signals for assessing the condition of insulation performance in power apparatus. The authors have constructed a computer-aided PD measuring system which permits a time-sequential data acquisition and phase-resolved pulse height analysis. Using the PD measurement system, the authors measured 60 Hz AC PD in SF/sub 6/ gas and in air at atmospheric pressure for needle-plane electrodes with three different radii at the tip of the needle, 3, 30 and 500 /spl mu/m. They proposed particular PD statistical parameters, unbalance ratios U/sub T/ and U/sub q/ of the pulse repetition rate and average of charge, respectively, between positive and negative PD pulses occurring per cycle; these parameters proved to be good indicators to distinguish PD occurring in SF/sub 6/ from that in air. The mechanism of PD inception was also discussed. >


A container (10) including first and second reservoirs (11, 14) for containing products to be mixed. The first and second reservoirs (11, 14) each have an opening, with the opening of the first reservoir (11) being closed by a threaded lid (12). The second reservoir (14) has a storage position and a discharge position for discharging product contained in the second reservoir (14) into the first reservoir (11) for mixing with the product of the first reservoir (11). Displacement of the second reservoir (14) from the storage position to the discharge position requires rotation of the lid (12) in a direction to open the opening of the first reservoir (11) whereby that rotation facilitates release of the second reservoir (14) from the storage position.


FASER Flight 03: baseline controller, Three pitch doublets only. (guidance/doublet_theta3.c) 15 state EKF nav filter (see issue 2). No GPS lock until very end of the flight, so this data set has limited use. Issues 1. GPS took a long time to lock. Could be because this receiver hasn't been used in several years and need to get the full ephemeris data, but this shouldn't have taken more than 10 minutes. 2. EKF code had a bug that prevented the NAV filter from doing a measurement update. Fixed in rev 735.


In this paper, the Fenton-like oxidation system combined by Co2+ and potassium Monopersulfate (PMS) for the treatment of benzoic acid (BA) was investigated. The BA degradation was increased with the increasing of Co2+ dosage and PMS dosage. However, when the molar ratios of Co2+ to PMS were higher than 1:50, the increase of BA degradation rates were not so visible. The new system was more efficient than the conventional Fenton system for it shown obvious catalytic activity in a much wider pH range from 4 to 10. The Co2+ / PMS system led the formation of sulfate radicals, which were identified with quenching studies using specific alcohols. The sulfate radicals are stronger oxidants than hydroxyl radicals especially in neutral pH range. The Co2+ / PMS Fenton-like oxidation process could be considered as one of the most promising technologies for practical application for water treatment.


The object of research is society as a socio-economic system, its spatial-territorial nature, functions and characteristics. One of the most problematic places is that often there is inconsistency and lagging of the line ministries from the existing rates of decentralization and their response to specific uncertainties. In addition, the problem is personnel shortage in the newly unified territorial communities, there are not enough skilled workers to successfully advance the communities in development. In the course of the study, methods were used: logical generalization, analogies, comparative comparison, analysis and synthesis. In particular, these methods have made it possible to identify through which some deficiencies can be eliminated through the legislative regulation of the formation of new communities. A comprehensive analysis of the spatial-territorial nature and functions of the joint territorial communities is obtained. Recommendations are proposed for improving the legislative regulation of the association of territorial communities. In particular, let's believe that it would be appropriate and justified to border communities of different regions with similar socio-economic factors to unite in one community. Let's suggest that in the new Law "On the administrative and territorial structure of Ukraine" there be an article on the possibility of joining territorial units to existing communities, which inhabitants historically, territorially and culturally benefit from the benefits of the corresponding center of the community, but de jure is part of another area. In comparison with similar well-known studies in the field of administrative-territorial reform and local self-government, this study provides an opportunity to comprehensively analyze society as a socio-economic system. In particular, due to the improvement of legislative regulation, it is possible to achieve a positive social and economic effect in the process of creating new unified territorial communities


Guide means (1), with a carrier profile (2), the at least one contact surface (16), which is interrupted by at least one opening (21) into a groove channel (22) leads which is wider than the opening (21) and a substantially having cylindrical cross-section, with at least one rail (4) against the bearing surface (16) is held, with at least one cylindrical or part-cylindrical mounting member (28) disposed in the groove channel (22) toward its cylindrically curved side of the opening (21) and the at least one transverse bore (31) for receiving a fastening bolt (33) attached to the fastening element (22) is anchored, and the rail (4) against the bearing surface (16) spans.


Introduction: Very little research has examined the impact of the length of deployments on financial behaviours. Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members receive different levels and types of compensation for deployments that are more or less than 60 days, both of which can affect members' saving and spending behaviours. Thus, the present study examines whether the financial behaviours of CAF members who have been deployed differs from those who have not and whether deployment length affects members' financial behaviours. Methods: Among 1,887 Regular Force CAF members completing a financial survey, participants who had been deployed in the previous two years ( n = 356) were asked to indicate whether they had increased their spending and whether they had saved or invested more money as a result of their deployment. Results: CAF members who had been deployed were less likely than members who had not been deployed to engage in negative financial behaviours and were more likely to report positive financial behaviours. Those who had been deployed for longer than 60 days indicated that they had increased the amount of money saved or invested as a result of their deployment. Spending did not change significantly as a result of deployment. Discussion: This study provides a preliminary examination of the financial behaviours of deployed CAF members. Findings suggest that the length of deployment impacts members' saving habits. CAF financial planners may use these findings to help tailor their services to the needs of personnel returning from varying lengths of deployments.


Abstract : In March 1993, the United States Navy and Marine Corps established the Naval Doctrine Command as the primary authority for the development of naval concepts and integrated naval doctrine. It has several specific roles-serving as the coordinating authority for the development and evaluation of Navy service-unique doctrine. providing a coordinated Navy-Marine Corps voice in joint and combined doctrine development. and ensuring that naval and joint doctrine are addressed in training and education curricula and in operations. exercises. and war games. Although this was the first time the sea services had established a formal command to prepare and publish multi-service naval doctrine, it was not the first time that either service. or navies in general. had formal written doctrine. In the minds of most serving officers, however, doctrine was something new for the fleet. Newport Paper Number Nine is the first of two publications in this series which will present the story of naval doctrine's history and theory for use in war colleges, command and staff colleges. professional schools, and other centers of excellence. The major message of these pages is that naval and navy doctrine is not new and there is value today in reviewing the lessons of past doctrinal development experiences. Under the leadership of the Naval Doctrine Command's first commander, Rear Admiral Frederick Lewis. U.S. Navy, the Command set out to examine history to learn the lessons of naval doctrine development from the past. This effort was not an attempt to publish history, as such. Instead, it was directed primarily as a study of history from the perspective of doctrine-a term generally not found in the index pages of naval historical studies.


Objectives: To identify different factors influencing the patient's decision to receive dental treatments during the ongoing pandemic and to identify their expectations at the dental office during Covid-19. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 306 people in a dental institute. A questionnaire was used to collect basic demographic data and consisted of questions concerning patient attitude regarding the utilization of dental services and expectations from the dental setup during the pandemic. Chi-square test was used to analyse the association between variables with a level of significance set at p≤0.05. Results: Mean age of the study population was 37±5.3 years with the majority being males (52%). Many of the female patients (60.76%) and those who belonged to the lower middle class (38.59%) were apprehensive about getting the disease during their visit. Covid19 was not considered a threat among the adolescents/middle-aged (47.27%) and the patients representing the upper lower class (41.81%). Spending extra during this period was acceptable by 65.7% of patients, though a few (16.3%) responded or felt that the hospital should be considerate and bear the expenses. They (38.9%) had no specific complaints about the cleanliness issue of the hospital premises. All the above results were significant statistically (p≤0.05). Conclusion: Though apprehension of contracting the disease was observed among many patients, their dental problems were considered a priority which influenced their visit to the dental hospital.


Hedging and arbitraging refer to actions of futures trading with a view to avoid the spot price risks.Enterprises,which operate hedging and arbitraging,regard futures market as a site to shift price risks and concerns futures contract as a temporary substitute for trade in future,through which enterprises can lock the price of either items that they purchase at present and plan to sell in the future or that they are willing to buy in sometime later.In essence,the hedging and arbitraging rests with hedging of risks and shifting of risks.


THE CHAIRMAN: Ladies and Gentlemen: The Board of Education, as you are probably aware, is about to commence the education of its blind children in the public schools, and we want to start right, and having been informed that there are some differences as to the different types used we have asked you to come and assist the Committee by presenting the merits of the different systems. The Board, of course, is not prejudiced, not wedded to anyone particular system. It wants to do right by the children that is its sole object. A discussion of this kind, upon a subject of this kind, we can readily understand cannot be fully developed in the limited time which must be allotted, and in view of the shortness of the time we would request that the different speakers concentrate their efforts and make their speeches as short as possible, considering the subject that is involved. We will close the session at 11 o'clock. We will give about an hour and a quarter to each side and you will be obliged to limit the number of your speakers accordingly, a time limit must necessarily be complied with, and I shall regret very much if I have to enforce that rule. However interesting it may be to listen to the different speakers I shall be obliged to enforce the rule because both sides should have an equal opportunity to be heard. I have received a list of the ladies and gentlemen who desire to be heard. We shall start first with those who advocate the New York Point system, and the first upon the list is Mr. F. Augustus Schermerhorn, President of the Board of Trustees, New York Institution for the Blind. How long a time do you wish, Mr. Schermerhorn? MR. SCHERMERHORN: Mr. Chairman, I will take but a very few moments for what I have to say, as my remarks will only be in general.


Objective:To explore the effectiveness of dermatologic prosthetic surgery treatment for the extramammary Paget's disease. Methods:Six male patients with extramammary Paget's disease confirmed by pathology were enrolled in this study.Microscopic examination of snap-frozen section was performed to guide the excision range.Skin flaps from the scrotum,free skin grafts or rotation skin flaps from adjacent areas were transplanted to repair the operative wound.Results:The post-operation wound healing was satisfactory morphologically and functionally in all of the 6 cases.Lymph node metastasis was observed in one case,but no local recurrence was observed in any of the cases in follow up after 6 months to 2 years.Conclusion:Dermatologic prosthetic surgery treatment is a successful treatment for the extramammary Paget disease,which can repair the large skin lesions and recover their function.


Low-rank matrix approximation is an important tool in data mining with a wide range of applications, including recommender systems, clustering, and identifying topics in documents. When the matrix to be approximated originates from a large distributed system, such as a network of mobile phones or smart meters, a challenging problem arises due to the strongly conflicting yet essential requirements of efficiency, robustness, and privacy preservation. We argue that although collecting sensitive data in a centralized fashion may be efficient, it is not an option when considering privacy and efficiency at the same time. Thus, we do not allow any sensitive data to leave the nodes of the network. The local information at each node (personal attributes, documents, media ratings, etc.) defines one row in the matrix. This means that all computations have to be performed at the edge of the network. Known parallel methods that respect the locality constraint, such as synchronized parallel gradient search or distributed iterative methods, require synchronized rounds or have inherent issues with load balancing, and thus they are not robust to failure. Our distributed stochastic gradient descent algorithm overcomes these limitations. During the execution, any sensitive information remains local, whereas the global features (e.g., the factor model of movies) converge to the correct value at all nodes. We present a theoretical derivation and a thorough experimental evaluation of our algorithm. We demonstrate that the convergence speed of our method is competitive while not relying on synchronization and being robust to extreme and realistic failure scenarios. To demonstrate the feasibility of our approach, we present trace-based simulations, real smartphone user behavior analysis, and tests over real movie recommender system data.


Objectives: Propose and validate a scoring system of the findings of sleep nasopharyngoscopy (SNP) for children with sleep disordered breathing (SBD). Methods: We conducted an inter- and intra-rater agreement study on video documentations of SNP performed on children (non-syndromic or dysmorphic) presenting with SDB. Videos used represented different types of pharyngeal findings including normal, collapse, mixed picture, or obstruction. Three "non-expert" raters at various stages in their otolaryngological career rated the videos twice and independently. One calculation assumed equal spacing between categories, the second assumed unequal spacing between the first and the second two based on need for surgical intervention. Results: Sixty-three videos were rated by each observer (2 weeks apart). None were syndromic or dysmorphic patients. Intra-observer agreement was 0.6442 ± 0.0835 (95%CI 0.4806-0.8078), 0.7373 ± 0.0718 (95%CI 0.5965-0.8781), 0.5853 ± 0.0789 (95%CI 0.4306-0.74), for raters 1, 2, and 3. Weighted kappa was 0.593 ± 0.1864 (95%CI 0.2277-0.9583), 0.85 ± 0.0884 (95%CI 0.6848-1), 0.79 ± 0.0772 (95%CI 0.6458-0.9506), respectively. Inter-rater agreements between raters 1 and 2, 2 and 3, 3 and 4 were 0.8304 ± 0.0604 (95%CI 0.7119-0.9489), 0.5168 ± 0.0827 (95%CI 0.3546-0.697), and 0.5306 ± 0.0829 (95%CI 0.368-0.693), respectively. Weighted kappa was 0.81 ± 0.1504 (95%CI 0.5231-1), 0.72 ± 0.1147 (95%CI 0.5-0.95), and 0.6658 ± 0.052 (95%CI 0.5253-0.8), respectively. Conclusions: This is the first proposed scoring method for SNP in children. It is based on a generic interpretation of SNP into four types. Overall reproducibility among the three raters and their agreement was good.


which his reputation grew, than security reports have, as yet, offered the academic community. The book is not without its faults. It is clear that a primary objective that Miller has for his book is to challenge dominant understandings of both bin Laden's relationship to al-Qa'ida and bin Laden's focus on the US as a key enemy. Yet, the image of bin Laden on the front, and the book's title, is in danger of misleading readers. The tapes are not in themselves uniquely an archive of bin Laden's own oratory – though he does feature heavily – but are instead a collection of various speakers who made their way into this audio library. There is a tension within the book, surrounding what these tapes can, and cannot, reveal. They cannot, as Miller admits, inform us in great depth about bin Laden's character. In fact, it remains uncertain if bin Laden ever listened to the tapes at all. Yet, they can inform us about the culture within which bin Laden was operating. Miller attempts to bridge a divide between this book being a biography of bin Laden and an ethnography of the theological and organisational foundations of al-Qa'ida. One weakness of the book is that at times it is hard to tell which of these two aims Miller is attempting to achieve. Miller's greatest achievement is to complicate, rather than clarify. Terrorism scholars rarely, indeed perhaps never, engage with the subjects about which they write. It is not a field in which empirical data is king. Miller offers a creative, insightful and provocative challenge to this. Saved from a new life as the vehicle for Afghan pop music, these cassettes breathe new life into our understanding of Al-Qa'ida and bin Laden. Miller's work should prove invaluable to scholars of terrorism and to regional specialists of both South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula. In the book's epilogue, Miller offers an aspiration that the book will also prove useful to counterterror policymakers. In Miller's words, he "offers guidance [to counterterrorism officials] by exploring the intellectual and institutional mechanisms that have given al-Qa'ida resilience" (p. 371). It is perhaps too early to tell whether this level of complexity and nuance is audible for such ears.


Spirituality and its relationship to leadership and organizational behavior has been of increasing interest to researchers, but inadequate scales have limited rigorous quantitative studies. Spirituality is complex and involves experiential, emotional, and transformative dimensions that create dynamic cycles of expectancy, behavior, and attitudes that evolve, rendering many existing spiritual practice behavioral measures inadequate. An instrument developed to capture the broader concept of spiritual engagement, the Spiritual Engagement Instrument (SpEI), is presented. Through an overview of SpEI development, and demonstration of SpEI research, a primer to advance spirituality-based organization and leadership research is offered. If spiritual engagement is a transformative cycle, understanding and measuring the phenomena in context will better inform leadership and organization development policy. Toward a theoretical and practical understanding, this chapter guides the researcher in exploring the potential of spirituality in organizations.


PAN-based carbon fibers have some excellent properties,such as high strength,high modulus,heat-resistance and anti-erosion,etc.,and it has been widely used in the fields of shipbuilding,chemical and engineering industries ect.It is very important for PAN-based carbon fiber precursor that solvent diffuses from spinning solution to coagulation bath in dry-jet wet-spinning process.In this paper,according to Fick's laws,a mathematical model of solvent diffusion in dryjet wet-spinning process was established,and equations which can describe the solvent concentration distribution were derived.Several effects on solvent concentration distribution were also discussed.


Species of Phaneropterinae form sexual pairs as a result of males and/or females moving toward the sounds produced by the opposite sex. A heretofore undetermined pair-forming phonotaxic strategy is described in which conspecific males and females simultaneously move toward constant intensity sounds produced by the opposite sex. This contrasts to three previously described phonotaxic strategies, in which only the male or the female moves at a given time, and in which differences in sound intensity may elicit Species of Phaneropterinae form sexual pairs largely as a result of males and females moving toward the sounds produced by the opposite sex. Once aggregated, other parameters (size, loudness) may be important in final mate selection (Galliart and Shaw 1991, Gwynne 1986). From experiments involving tape recorded sounds broadcast to individual specimens in an experi- mental cage Spooner (1968a) reported three different strategies (Figure 1, Strategies 1,2,3) of pair-forming movements in phaneropterines. Differences in the strategies involve either a male or a female moving all the way or part-way to stationary conspecific individuals, depending on the intensity of the sound received. In each strategy the male initiates the interaction. Two sounds by males are a calling song (CS), which attracts females, and a call that elicits ticks from females (FTE = female tick elicitor).


Regional plexus nerve blocks are of hight importance in acute pain management immediately after trauma injugy of upper and/or lower extremities. Acute pain propagation assotiated with mediators liberalisation is blocked on the first level what diminish /or minimizes the need for high dose and combinationes of intravenous analgetics. In burn patients, high infection affinity of wide burn's area substantially limits the use of regional analgesia technique im many cases. In this two trauma patients with upper, lower arm and hand burn injuries we would like to make a point og highly effective continously subcoracoid brachial plexus block analgesia as simple and save variation of standard infraclavicular block.


In this article I challenge two assumptions that inform much of traditional research into psychosis: the assumption that psychotic disorders fall into discrete types such as schizophrenia and the assumption that psychotic experiences and behaviour have no meaning. Illustrating my argument with recent research on hallucinations and delusions carried out at Liverpool University I show how scientific progress can be made by abandoning the concept of schizophrenia and focusing on particular symptoms. In addition to the scientific advantages of this approach, it has the further advantage of linking the experiences of mentally ill people to the experiences of ordinary people.


Recently, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has amended the law to Design for Safety in working design stage of construction work. There should be informed the disaster likelihood and severity of unit-works to decide risk of unit-works in Design for Safety. Therefore, the construction disaster data of OO corporation were classified as 24 unit-works and the disaster likelihood and severity of unit works were analyzed in this study. The safety management level of unit-works which based on analysis data was suggested 3 groups; special management and emphasis management, regular management. The results of this study can be used as basic information to perform Design for Safety in construction. And this information will be able to reduce the disaster.


The pancreas is an elongated retroperitoneal gland in the upperabdomenthathasbothanexocrineandanendocrine component. The pancreas is divided into three parts: the head, the body, and the tail. The head lies in the C-shaped region of the duodenum, while the body and tail extend fromtheC-loopoftheduodenumacrossthemidlineofthe body toward the spleen. Pancreatic secretion empties through the pancreatic duct which merges with the commonbileductsintotheduodenumviatheampullaofVater. In this chapter, the embryology, histology, ultrastructure, and development of the functions of the pancreas have been reviewed. In addition, the physiology of the pancreas, congenital diseases of the exocrine pancreas, and the evaluation of pancreatic function will be discussed. A detailed review of acute and chronic pancreatitis will also be provided. Embryology By the fifth week of gestation, the pancreas arises as two outpouchings from the junction of the foregut and midgut. The large dorsal bud enlarges rapidly and contributes to most of the pancreas. The small ventral bud contributes to the uncinate process and the inferior part of the head of the pancreas. The ventral bud, connected to the bile duct, rotates with the duodenum and fuses with the dorsal bud. By the seventh week of gestation, as the two buds join, the ventral duct fuses with the dorsal duct to form the main pancreatic duct (duct of Wirsung). This duct communicates with the common bile duct before entering the duodenumvia the ampulla of Vater. The proximal portion of the dorsal duct forms the accessory duct of Santorini, which opens separately above the main papilla. Developmental deviation from these steps may result in clinically significant anomalies as will be discussed later. The pancreatic acini and the islets of Langerhans start developing during the third month of gestation. Histology and Ultrastructure


The aim of the study has been to evaluate the active internationalization of the dairy sector in Poland during the Covid-19 pandemic. The restrictions that were system-wise imposed globally since early 2020 created new conditions for the functioning of markets, also in the international dimension. As a result, production, logistic and consumption processes were considerably altered. The research subject was the dairy sector, which is an important link in the Polish food economy. The study covered years 2020-2021, showing the changes relative to the previous time periods. The literature perusal and analysis of the statistical data concerning the Polish foreign trade enabled us to confirm the hypothesis that food markets, including the dairy sector, are an important anchor of the Polish economy in times of crisis. The strong position of the Polish dairy products on international markets was maintained and even strengthened at the end of the researched period. A relatively high degree of the geographical diversification of the internationalization of the dairy sector compared to the whole agricultural and food sector was observed. It can be expected that the business solutions developed during the pandemic will additionally reinforce enterprises from the dairy sector in the future.


In real-life situations, we human beings faced with multi-objective problems that are conflicting and non-commensurable with each other. Especially, when goods are transported from source to locations with a goal to keep exact relationships between a few parameters, those parameters of such problems might also arise in the form of fractions which are linear in nature such as; actual transportation fee/total transportation cost, delivery fee/desired path, total return/total investment, etc. Due to the uncertainty of nature, such a relationship is not deterministic. Mathematically such kinds of mathematical problems are characterized as a multi-objective linear fractional stochastic transportation problem. However, it is difficult to handle such types of mathematical problems. It can't be solved directly using mathematical programming approaches. In this paper, a solution procedure is proposed for the above problem using a stochastic Genetic Algorithm based simulation. The parameters in the constraint of the above problem follow a normal distribution. The probabilistic constraints are handled by stochastic simulation-based GA for the solution procedure of the proposed problem. The feasibility of probability constraints is checked by the stochastic programming through the Genetic Algorithm approach, without finding the equivalent deterministic model. The feasibility is maintained all-over the problem. The stochastic simulation-based Genetic Algorithm is considered to generate non-dominated solutions for the given problem. Then, a numerical case study is provided to illustrate the method.


Abstract : This report should be used as a tool to evaluate the possibility of procuring foodservice equipment. It lists factors that may be used to select the optimal piece of foodservice equipment for a given purpose. A system of equipment evaluations for specific machines has been developed from these general parameters. Each piece of equipment has an evaluation form which will provide a method to compare items. It has a numerical ranking system which converts the information to a quantitative comparison basis. The selection of a specific machine has been broken into three main categories: operation of machine, cleaning and maintenance, and service and reliability. The following is a list of factors requiring consideration when evaluating foodservice equipment: (1) capacity, (2) consistency of operation, (3) ease of operation, (4) safety and compliance to health codes, (5) frequency of cleaning and maintenance, (6) amount of cleaning and maintenance, (7) ease of cleaning and maintenance, (8) durability and reliability, (9) energy efficiency, (10) warranty, and (11) service. Each form has a guide which provides background information and criteria for completion of the form. Keywords: Operational effectiveness.


Objective To observe the clinical effects of tryptergium wilfordii polyglyco-sidium(TWP) on anterior uveitis.Methods Fourty-six cases(56 eyes) were treated with TWP orally.At the begining the dosage was 20mg,tid,then the dosage was reduced to 10~20mg,qd~bid and mantained 2~4 months after the uveitis was controled.Topical administered corticosteriod and atropine eyedrops.The inflammation of the eye and the side effects of the total body were observed.Results After 1 week treatment with TWP the inflammation begun to relieve in most cases,after 2~3 weeks the inflammation was controled basically.Fllowing up for 3 months to 1 year,two cases recurred and recovered with the same treatment.No side effects were found during the period of the treatment.Conclusion TWP can insted of corticosteriod to treat anterior uveitis effectively.It has a more practical significance especially to the cases were unfit to be treated with corticosteriod due to diabetes,peptic ulcer and the recurrent cases due to,dependence on corticosteriod.


In times of the Sui and the Tang Dynasty,relatively frequent foreign trade caused numerous trade conflicts not only in tribute trade but also in border trade and overseas trade.In the course of settling these conflicts,the two parties,taking into account maintaining respective trade interests and trade order,used to send special conflict mediators,introduce non-regular consultation organs and judging rules and even shape simple conventions of trade complaint to avoid expansion of trade disputes and gradation of trade conflicts.Although these conventions and rules were rather limited in power and sometimes occasional,governments of the Sui and the Tang Dynasty's efforts to settle foreign trade disputes played an active role in preserving the environment for foreign trade.


Perhaps the folks in Washington, D.C., looking for a solution to the jobs crisis should look to an industry they've been focusing on changing for the last decade: healthcare. More specifically, they might want to look at office-based physician practices, which supported four million jobs in 2009, according to new AMA data.


Wurtzite structural ZnO microrods with hexagonal cross section were fabricated by a simple vapor transport method and an individual ZnO microrod was employed as a whispering gallery microcavity. The obviously enhanced spontaneous and stimulated emissions were observed as the ZnO microrod was decorated with Al nanoparticles (NPs). Based on the absorption spectrum of Al NPs, the underlying mechanism was proposed and can be attributed to the resonant coupling between excitons of ZnO and surface plasmons (SPs) of Al NPs at the metal/ZnO interface on the surface of microcavity. In addition, the threshold of the ZnO microcavity decorated with Al NPs has reduced by half compared with that of the bare one, which provides additional evidence to support the energy coupling between the ZnO microrod and Al NPs. The controllability and improved emission properties of these types of microcavities are potentially important for designing highly efficient optoelectronic devices.


A simple model is presented for the evolution of a primordial binary population in a globular cluster. Monte Carlo simulations are given for an initial population of 50,000 binaries against a fixed background population of 500,000 single stars in a tidally truncated cluster model. Individual histories of all binaries are followed through mass segregation, scattering recoil, escape from the cluster, or coalescence. It is found that most binaries are destroyed by binary-binary interactions, with the rest escaping in the point-mass approximation. In a more realistic model, the majority of the rest merge. At any instant, most of the remaining binaries are drifting in toward the center before their first strong encounter. A typical binary spends most of its active life in or near the cluster core. The few binaries which receive a recoil sufficient to place them in the halo past the half-mass radius remain there long enough to make a significant contribution to the radial binary distribution.


The authors present a new approach to decision-making to ensure the proper collaboration of different personnel. Models are used in intelligent integrated decision support systems, especially for actions in emergencies. Behavioral deterministic models are used for synchronization actions of all operators, to support and timely predicting of operators' actions in an emergency. To determine the quantitative characteristics of risk levels, models for collaborative decision making (CDM) under uncertainty by the operators (pilots, air traffic controllers, flight/dispatch), and other invited specialists, have been developed. The decision-making modeling of a group of operators in case of an emergency situation such as "pilot incapacitation" was presented. The methodological basis for CDM in certainty is network planning, in conditions of Stochastic uncertainty – is a decision tree, in conditions of non-stochastic uncertainty – is a matrix of decisions, and outcomes are made this using the expert judgment method for obtaining quantity estimations.


Photodynamic therapy is a prospective treatment modality of brain cancers. It is of importance to have information about relative survival rate of different cell types in nerve tissue during photodynamic treatment. Particularly, for development of sparing strategy of the photodynamic therapy of brain tumors, which pursuits both total elimination of malignant cells, which are usually of glial origin, and, at the same time, preservation of normal blood circulation as well as normal glial cells in the brain. The aim of this work was to carry out comparative survival study of glial cells and cells composing walls of blood vessels after photodynamic treatment, using simple model object – ventral nerve cord of crustacean.


WHEN YOUNG PATRICIA MEYERS began studying ballet in Vancouver, British Columbia, in the mid-1930s, there were few opportunities for serious dancers in Canada. To have a career she had to go abroad. The story of how she became Alexandra Denisova, a principal dancer with the de Basil Ballet Russe, and as the wife of Alberto Alonso played an important part in the development of the Cuban ballet before going into musicals and films, reveals much about the dance world of the 1930s and '40s. In 1934 the American dancer June Roper slipped quietly into Vancouver to visit a sister who had settled there and was shortly commandeered into teaching dancing at a projected school for the theatre arts. Before the visits of the Ballet Russe companies, ballet connoted to many the toe dancing in the music hall and pantomime forms that a generation of new Canadians had seen on the English stage.1 Daughters from middle-class families were enrolled in dancing schools primarily to acquire social graces, and the rigid discipline of ballet was generally reserved for children requiring therapy for physical defects and problems. Prospects of a career in dancing, locally or otherwise, were rarely entertained. Vancouver society matrons subscribed to The Dancing Times and religiously kept abreast of theatrical trends in England. June Roper's picture on the cover of the February 1929 issue of the journal heralding her debut in the Cochran Revue had come to their attention, and stories of her accomplishments preceded her arrival.2 It was thus known that she had studied as a child with the Cecchetti disciple Ernest Belcher in Los Angeles, that she had been a stunt woman in silent films, and that she incorporated ballet technique and spectacular physical feats into her adagio dancing. She had sought ? 1979 by Leland Windreich


Objective:To explore the hands with the acupuncture points in the clinical application of the efficiency of gas was to inspire through the gas conductivity and clinical efficacy.Methods:A randomized,placebo-controlled method,286 cases were randomly divided into two hands with the thorns group(observation group) and single-hand-acupuncture group(control group);treatment group with both hands holding needles,with needle,the operation of peer-pin method-based control group,a single hand-held needle,one-handed into the needle,one-handed operation needle-line approach-based,a total of 3 courses of treatment were observed in patients with a sense of ease of access to needles and the efficacy of treatment and follow-up of the stability of sex.Results:Two points have to gas the efficiency of excitation by the gas conductivity,efficacy and therapeutic follow-up significant differences in the stability of(P0.05),significant effect of the observation group than the control group.Conclusion:The hand with the acupuncture point was in the air of efficiency,inspired by the gas conductivity and its clinical efficacy is superior to conventional acupuncture.


Scales do not emanate from some pre-existing reality, but instead actively help to produce them. Scales divide, map and categorize; they are a way to help make sense of complexities by creating order. They demarcate, define, delineate and indeed proactively establish and produce the boundaries between what matters and what can be ignored. As many contributors to this volume (e.g. Sneddon and Fox; Budds) show, the choice of scales is often a matter of politics, reflecting interests and power. We add to this that it is also, and importantly, a matter of custom; it reflects, produces and protects traditions, territories and cultures, identities and social hierarchies. Particular scales belong to particular beliefs and communities; they quite literally help to produce these communities as well as the realities they believe in (or want to help create).


This paper gives insight in the modelling of a counter flow heat exchanger as a part of a controlled steam generation process. The burner's power as well as the mass flow of main circuit water supply have been chosen as control signals. The variables to be controlled are temperature and pressure of the steam at the heat exchanger's output. The model of the steam generator should cover all possible states from liquid water to dry steam whilst aiming towards minimal complexity. This is to guarantee real time simulation of the process. First, the developed model will be described. Results will be presented for qualification of model accuracy and real time capability. Furthermore, experiences with the dSPACE real time hardware are covered in the following section. Finally, perspective is given on model based control strategies and thus necessary model simplifications.


In this work, we propose a framework called Auto-Assembly for automated robotic assembly from design files and demonstrate a practical implementation on modular parts joined by fastening using a robotic cell consisting of two robots. We show the flexibility of the approach by testing it on different input designs. Auto-Assembly consists of several parts: design analysis, assembly sequence generation, bill-of-process (BOP) generation, conversion of the BOP to control code, path planning, simulation, and execution of the control code to assemble parts in the physical environment.


Many researchers have empirically shown that multimarket contact has had a collusive effect in the U.S. airline industry. This paper empirically analyzes the effect of multimarket contact on air carriers. pricing behaviors and the impact of market power on multimarket contact. We estimated the simultaneous demand and price (pseudo-supply) equations to derive the impacts of multimarket contact by using cross-sectional data of the year 2006 (top 30 U.S. air markets with 4484 sample observations) . We found that multimarket contact increases airfare and that if there are only full-service carriers (FSCs) in a market, the effect of multimarket contact among FSCs is enforced by their preferrence for collusion. However, if there are low-cost carriers (LCCs) in a market, the effect of multimarket contact is not enforced. We also found that in a market where LCCs have dominant market shares, multimarket contact does not necessarily result in carriers. collusive behavior. These results suggest that multimarket contact affects market performances differently depending on whether an LCC exists.


For a long, long time I had a picture of Mussolini in my office. I was not a Fascist, not even an Italophile, but for me as for many other Europeans, Mussolini represented a very characteristic type in the evolution of mankind: a beneficent adventurer beginning in anarchy and becoming die saviour of spiritual values. At least I so fancied. The picture was a reproduction of a drawing by Toorop, the Javanese-Dutch artist, who had painted the Italian Dictator without ever seeing him, just as he had painted the face of an apostle or a visionary.


This paper begins with network shopping of university students. Then in a comprehensive analysis by knowing the confidence level of site quality, supplier quality, the confidence level of network security, gender ratio of network shopping, the actual experience of network shopping and the current stage impact of factors that influence network shopping of university students. Finally the paper gives the current phase of individual factors affecting network shopping of university students.


The extrusion-based additive manufacturing is a popular fabrication method, which has attracted the attention of various industries due to its simplicity, cheapness, ability to produce complex geometric shapes, and high production speed. One of the effective parameters in this process is the feed of filament that is presented in the production G-code. The feed of filament is calculated according to the layer height, the extrusion width and the length of printing path. All the required motion paths and filling patterns created by commercial software are a set of straight lines or circular arcs that are placed next to each other at a fixed distance. In special curved paths, the distance of adjacent ones is not equal at different points, and due to the weakness of common commercial software, it is not possible to create curved paths for proper printing. Therefore, making a special computer code that can be used to create various functions of curved paths is investigated in this research, and also the feed of filament parameter is studied in detail. Next, by introducing a correction technique, the feed of filament is changed during the curved path to distribute the polymer material uniformly. Finally, composite samples (which have variable stiffness) consisting of curved fibers are produced with the proposed method, and the high quality of printed samples confirm the suggested code and technique.


During 1988, 37 cultivar names in unassigned woody genera were registered. During the year, registration of members of the genus Acer was assigned to Thomas W. Antonio, Chicago Botanic Garden, P.O. Box 400, Glencoe, Illinois 60022, USA. Beginning in 1989, he will register maple cultivar names. Anyone who is involved in the origination or introduction of new cultivars of ornamental plants is urged to see that they are registered with a view toward nomenclatural stabilization. A list of International Registration Authorities is available from the American Assn. of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (AABGA), P.O. Box 206, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania 19081, USA.


In recent years, regional economic pattern in China is transforming from single growth pole to multi growth poles, which means that regional economic synergistic development in China has reached a new level and related research on synergistic development has raised wide attention. Meanwhile, as the basic theory of regional economic synergistic development, synergetics is credible in explaining economic problems and Haken model, an important model of synergetics, is of interdisciplinary innovation and great applicability. Thus.Haken model is used to discuss the driving forces of regional economic synergistic development in China, aiming at finding the order parameter of systematic evolution.Firstly, this paper briefly introduces the connotation and characteristics of regional economic synergistic development and explains the driving factors from three aspects: regional comparative advantage(RCA), regional economic relation(RER), and regional industrial division(RID). Secondly, Haken model is used to find the order parameter from the three above-mentioned driving forces of regional economic synergistic development in China based on the panel data of 29 provinces in the last two decades(1992-2001 2002-2011). Model results show: the order parameter of regional economic synergistic development in China has changed from RCA in the first stage to RCARID in the second stage, reflecting better regional economic synergistic development; moreover, several characteristics are shown in the last decade(2002-2011) according to the comparison of the observed two decades: regional economic relation has been intensified and market segmentation has improved, indicating superior environment of regional economic synergistic development; regional economic synergistic development level in China has risen from primary level to intermediate level; the advantage of backwardness in central and western regions of China has been intensified gradually, also, the gradient difference of the three regions has been reduced.


Objective. In this paper we propose and investigate a new detector with multiple strip detector arrays (SDA) for monitoring MLC shaped x-ray beams for radiotherapy treatment. Approach. Each SDA measures 1D dose profiles equivalent to dose projections. The goal of such a detector is to determine individual MLC leaf positions as well as the Monitor Units (MU) per MLC segment during radiotherapy. In the present work we investigate an optimal SDA detector configuration and reconstruction algorithm. We determine the accuracy of SDA for different treatment sites (spine, pelvis, retroperitoneum, prostate, brain SRT, SRS, lung and head and neck). We perform a simulation study accounting for different type of MLC leaf positional errors: random MLC leaf, systematic for the whole leaf bank and systematic for an individual leaf. In a similar fashion, we also account for errors in Monitor Units per segment. Main results. We demonstrate that for a broad range of IMRT treatment plans a robust reconstruction of errors is achievable with only 3 projections (3 sets of SDA oriented at at 0°, 45° and 135°). The SDA is capable of capturing both systematic errors in leaf banks and individual leaves as well as random errors sufficient for practical clinical purposes. Significance. These features of the SDA detector makes it suitable for real-time Quality Control of MLC collimated linac output.


Integrated GPUs (iGPUs) are ubiquitous in today's client devices such as laptops and desktops. Examples include Intel's HD or Iris Graphics and AMD's APUs. An iGPU resides on the same chip as the CPU, which is in contrast to a conventional discrete GPU that would typically be connected over the PCI-E bus. Much like discrete GPUs, iGPUs are also capable of general purpose computation in addition to traditional graphics roles. Further, iGPUs have some interesting differences compared to traditional GPUs such as a cache-coherent memory hierarchy and a shared last level cache with the CPU. Despite their wide spread use, they are not studied very extensively. To the best of our knowledge, this paper introduces the first open source trace generation and microarchitectural simulation framework for Intel's integrated GPUs. We characterise the performance of Intel's Skylake and Kabylake GPUs through detailed microbenchmarks, and use the performance evaluations to guide our models and validate the simulator.


2 Abstract: Phytochemical screening is an important step which leads to the isolation of new and novel compounds. Pistacia chinenis var. integerrima different parts such as leaves, bark, roots and galls have been selected for phytochemical screening to identify the different classes of secondary metabolites. The galls extract is common practice in folk medicine which revealed the presence of alkaloids, terpenoids, flavonoids and tannins. The bark showed the presence of terpenoids, flavonoids whiles the leaves and roots extracts showed the presence of terpenoids and tannins. Key word:Phytochemical screening ・ Pistacia chinenis var. integerrima ・ Alkaloids ・ Terpenoids ・ flavonoids ・ Tannins


OF THE DISSERTATION MOLECULAR STUDIES OF CANAVAN DISEASE BY Guangping, GAO Florida International University, 1994 Professor Rajinder K. Haul, Major Professor Canavan disease (CD), an autosomal recessive leukodystrophy, is caused by the deficiency of aspartoacylase {ASPA}. The human ASPA cDNA spanning 1,435 bp has been isolated and characterized. The single uninterrupted ORF in the cDNA predicted a 313 amino acid long protein. The authenticity of the cDNA has been established by its expression in E. coli and Cosl-cells. Human ASPA gene was also cloned and found to span 29 kb of the human genome. Human ASPA is coded by 6 exons intervened by 5 introns. The exon/intron splice junction sites follow the 'gt'/'ag' consensus sequence rule. The human ASPA gene was assigned to the 17pl3-ter region. Human ASPA coding sequences were demonstrated to be conserved in yeast, chicken, rabbit, cow, dog, mouse, rat and monkey. Sixty-four probands (or 128 chromosomes) with CD were analyzed for mutations in the ASPA gene. Four point mutations have been identified in Canavan alleles. The 693OA and 914C>A base changes result in non-sense tyr231>ter and missense ala305>glu mutations respectively,


ABSTRACT The CoMo/TiA catalyst for hydrodesulfurization (HDS) and its composite support TiA with industrial scale had been produced through the certain process and the studied range of ratio of TiO2/(TiO2 + Al2O3) was enlarged. The good properties of the support TiA were attributed to its special pore structure. When the ratio of TiA/(TiA + Al2O3) was 0.80, the specific surface area of the support and its pore volume reached their maximum respectively. The range of atom ratio of Co/(Co + Mo) of the catalyst CoMo/TiA from 0.25–0.31 proved best, during which activity of the catalyst reached the maximum. The disperse state of TiO2 on the surface of TiA and effect of the promoter Co content on the surface structure of the catalyst had been studied by XRD, LRS and XPS. The analytic results showed that 0.47 g TiO2/g γ-Al2O3 was the schwellenwert for the coverage of TiO2 on the surface of TiA. Beyond this, TiO2 lies on the surface of TiA with a single layer; otherwise, it existed in the form of TiO2 crystal phase (anatase phase). When adding a few promoters Co into the catalyst, the dispersity of MoO3 on the surface of the support TiA increased remarkably and activity of this catalyst was also improved.


PT X is one of the companies engaged in the field of textiles. In
the mid-year 2008, one of the members (group) from PT P located in
Semarang, need a system that resembles SAP to help the production
process. Therefore, the authors make an application to help employees to
achieve maximum results with this application. This web -based
applications, and can be used by different unit. This application can be
used to make material, PRO, Bale Mixing, confirmation of the production,
attendance, to get the report. It is expected that with the application, PT X
become easier in the process of production.


Klein-Gordon-Schrodinger equations (KGS) are a class of very important equations appearing in some physical problems. Many papers studied their theory of solution and numerical methods for bounded domain problems. But the numerical method is a little on un-bounded domain problem. The Cauchy problem of KGS equations with weak damping is discussed by fully discrete Chebyshev rational spectral method. The error estimate of numerical solution is established by estimating approximate solutions.


The mineral density of the calcaneus was measured in representative samples of men, aged 31-35, 51-55, and 71-75 years, utilizing a 125I-gamma-ray attenuation method. There was a gradual decrease in bone mineral density from the youngest to the oldest age group. Those men who participated in regular physical activity or who were non-smokers showed higher values for bone mineral density when compared to sedentary men or smokers, respectively. Furthermore, bone mineral density correlated positively with physical performance capacity and negatively with the prevalence of chronic diseases.


The process comprises: (a) initiating a feed of molten diphenyl oxide to a substantially anhydrous mixture of methylene dibromide solvent, elemental bromine (Br2) and an aluminum trihalide catalyst at a temperature between 10 and 30 DEG C; (b) heating the reaction mixture to 50-60 DEG C and while maintaining the temperature at 50-60 DEG C, continuing the feed of molten diphenyl oxide until the total amount fed is equivalent to (i) 0.064 to 0.077 mole per mole of elemental bromine (Br2) employed in the reaction and (ii) 0.2 to 10 parts by weight per part by weight of methylene dibromide employed in the reaction; (c) steam distilling the methylene dibromide solvent and the residual bromine from the reaction mixture; (d) recovering decabromodiphenyl oxide from the distilland; and (e) drying the methylene dibromide and bromine distillate to render them suitable for reuse in the process.


This paper presents the measurement results of gross β activities in fallout samples collected from the environment around Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) during 1993-2002. The gross β activity of 191 samples collected at five monitoring spots were (0.11~3.64) Bq · m-2 · d-1, with an average of (0.91 ±0.49) Bq · m-2 · d-1. This value was lower than (1.02±0.35) Bq·m-2·d-1 , the average of the samples collected at the reference spot in Hangzhou.It indicated that no obvious rise in the gross β activity level of fallout was observed in ambience of Qinshan NPP.


Hawthorne WJ, Simond DM, Stokes R, Patel AT, Walters S, Burgess J, O'Connell PJ. Pre‐clinical model of composite foetal pig pancreas fragment/renal xenotransplantation to treat renal failure and diabetes. Xenotransplantation 2011; 18: 390–399. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S.


Most work on activity recognition focuses on 2D image properties, holistic spatiotemporal representations, or space-time shapes in image domain rather than with 3D pose in a body-centric or world frame. Such techniques rely on advanced pattern recognition algorithms and interpreting complex behavioral patterns. In this work we posit that it is possible to achieve 3D pose tracking using videos recorded in multi-camera surveillance systems. We show experimental results that were obtained on PETS 2009 datasets. The estimation of the 3D articulated motion is achieved using a modified particle swarm optimization.


Numerous grammars have been published on Kiranti and Central Himalayish languages in recent years and though nominalization has been a pervasive feature in most of them, it is not always clear from the nomenclature that we are dealing with nominalizations at all. Nominalization is used in many of these languages not only in converting finite clauses into relative and complement structures, but also in converting verbs and other word classes into adjectivals, participles, and demonstrative-like elements. Less well understood is the use of nominalization in 'free-standing' predications. Such nominalizations have been defined in various ways by different authors. I hope to demonstrate, however, that we are dealing primarily with equivalent structures and that their various functions can be distinguished, not only by their pragmatic contexts, but also by the syntactic structures in which they occur. Not all of them occur in every language, but the ones that do occur can be seen as forming different parts of a multi-functional instrument.


Aim: To study the incidence of epipteric bones in the region of pterion in human skulls.Materials & Methods: The study was done for a period of two years in the department of Anatomy at Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Research center, Bengaluru. A total of 100 dry unknown skulls from bone sets possessed by first year students of Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences and Research center, Bengaluru of 2009 2011 batch were evaluated for the presence of epipteric bones.Results: Out of 100 skulls, epipteric bones were seen in the region of pterion in 24 skulls. Bilateral occurrence was noted in 8 skulls and unilateral occurrence was seen in the remaining 16 skulls. Among the unilateral occurrence, 6 were seen on the right side and 10 were seen on the left side.Conclusion: In conclusion, identification of the occurrence of epipteric bones at the site of pterion is important as they may be confused for fractures. Also, presence of epipteric bones may lead to complications in making burr holes at the pterion.


In 2 studies, we investigated how groups with strong divisions may, paradoxically, help members to cope with injustice. We tested our theoretical predictions using a survey methodology and data from 57 (Study 1) and 36 (Study 2) workgroups across different industries. Consistent with our hypotheses, we found that group faultlines weakened the positive relationship between perceived interpersonal injustice and psychological distress. Cooperative behaviors within subgroups mediated the interactive effect of faultlines and injustice with psychological distress. Rude, disrespectful, or otherwise unfair treatment from the boss is an all too familiar source of grief and stress for many employees. Consider the case told to one of the authors by a former supervisor of a group home for mentally challenged adults: "If administrators found that anything went wrong they immediately assumed it was incompetence on the part of our staff. We had a meeting amongst all the group home managers and the administration where they told us the staff was 'simply idiots who could not follow the directions that a monkey could get down'. They threatened to fire us after two mistakes of any kind. Obviously the stress level was through the roof. Some of us newer, younger male managers who met after work decided to support each other where everyone was checking everyone else's work to keep our sanity." This example shows that sometimes it takes more than one person to deal with


Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is a nondestructive detection technology. It uses high frequency electromagnetic energy to locate targets underground. In the direction of motion, GPR can produce Bscan with good performance. The lateral image is typically constructed using the results of many detections. By integrating beamforming with stepped frequency continuous wave (SFCW), we propose a method that increases the lateral detection performance. The performances of two beamforming methods in GPR are compared. We designed a $1\times4$ multistatic GPR and did two experiments. The findings demonstrate that the beamforming improves the lateral detection performance in comparison with single-static GPR. Compared with delay-and-sum methods, the minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) method has a better performance in suppressing the sidelobe level and avoiding false targets.


Mechanism of pitting corrosion of different Al alloys in anhydrous ethanol have been evidenced and discussed. Corrosion tests were carried out in an autoclave placed in a temperature controlled oil bath. It was observed that aluminum alloy characteristics greatly influence pitting activation and propagation mechanisms and morphologies. Better electrochemical stability was observed for AA6082 alloys. Instead intense corrosion phenomena were observed on AA5754 and AA5083 samples. Based on experimental results, a schemed model of the degradation stages of aluminum alloys surface during dry corrosion was proposed.


Advances in imaging techniques have provided opportunities to explore tissue haemodynamics and study tissue microvasculature. The development of spiral CT in the 1990s facilitated single level tracking of a bolus injection of contrast medium by rapid sequential imaging of a volume of interest. Since attenuation values, measured in Hounsfield Units, are linearly related to changes in contrast agent concentration, measurement of physiological indices such as perfusion is possible. In the liver, the fact that simultaneous measurement from tissues and vessels is possible means the arterial and portal components of blood flow can be measured [1, 2]. This technique has been applied, with some success, to the study of liver haemodynamics in both diffuse liver disease [3] and in patients with colorectal carcinoma, in both overt and occult metastatic hepatic disease. In this issue Totman et al [4] have adapted the dynamic CT technique and measurements of hepatic perfusion to MR, in controls and in patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma, with promising preliminary results. Using currently available imaging techniques metastases of 1 cm or greater can be detected with a sensitivity of approximately 100% using superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) enhanced MR, and a sensitivity of 90–95% using spiral CT [5]. The sensitivity of imaging modalities for the detection of lesions smaller than 1 cm is about 50% using surgery and intraoperative ultrasound as gold standard, although the ''true'' accuracy of these standards is unknown. However, it is these subcentimetre metastases that account for disease recurrence. Clinical interest in detecting these subcentimetre liver metastases has increased recently as there is a potential role for adjuvant chemotherapy (especially given the advent of newer regimens), angiogenesis inhibitors and segmental resection, which if delivered early may alter disease progression and prognosis. Therefore functional imaging techniques have been applied in an effort to solve this problem. Using radionuclide bolus tracking studies it was shown that patients with liver metastases had a raised arterial/portal ratio (hepatic perfusion index, HPI) [6] and in patients with apparently ''clear'' livers who developed liver metastases, a significant proportion had an abnormal HPI at presentation [7]. The development of perfusion CT techniques allowed the direct measurement of separate arterial and portal hepatic perfusion using methodology modified from dynamic scintigraphy [1, 2, 8, 9]. Subsequent studies have demonstrated dynamic CT can detect perfusion abnormalities generated by occult metastases [10, 11]. Leen et al [12] developed a Doppler ultrasound perfusion index that was more sensitive than conventional imaging techniques in detecting metastases and had a strong predictive value in identifying patients who were likely to relapse. However, these results have been difficult to reproduce. Using the ultrasound microbubble contrast agent Levovist, Blomley et al [13] studied liver hepatic venous arrival time using spectral Doppler following a bolus intravenous injection. Patients with metastases demonstrated a significantly earlier arrival time and time to peak intensity than controls presumably owing to the increased hepatic arterial component as well as arteriovenous shunting in metastatic liver disease. This technique has also been shown to be a useful predictive index indicating relapse probability [14]. In addition microbubbles improved the conspicuity of metastases significantly increasing the number and smallest detectable lesion compared with baseline grey scale ultrasound and in some cases CT [15, 16]. The application of the CT methology for the derivation of hepatic perfusion to MR to investigate liver haemodynamics in metastatic colorectal carcinoma is innovative. The significantly elevated HPI in the presence of overt metastatic disease reaffirms the findings of other functional imaging modalities. This MR based approach has the obvious advantages of the lack of ionizing radiation, use of a safe contrast agent as well as operator independence. Like CT it can readily be incorporated into a clinical protocol and parametric imaging performed. The acquisition of the entire liver volume is a novel feature allowing parametric imaging to be performed at multiple levels. This is not possible with spiral CT but could be achieved using multidetector CT technology. However, in MR the relationship between signal intensity and contrast concentration is non-linear unlike CT so the absolute tissue perfusion cannot be derived in ml min ml and only a hepatic perfusion ratio can be calculated. Flow effects may also make measurement of contrast agent concentrations in vessels problematic. Also the authors do not present any data regarding the reproducibility of this technique. Dynamic CT imaging is usually performed during a single breathold whereas the MR technique is acquired during gentle breathing. The effect of this on signal changes requires further investigation. Also the length of extra time incurred in acquisition of the functional and data analysis is comparable with CT methods. Of course these preliminary results in small numbers do not allow us to draw definite conclusions regarding the robustness of Received 24 November 2004 and accepted 7 December 2004. The British Journal of Radiology, 78 (2005), 103–104 E 2005 The British Institute of Radiology DOI: 10.1259/bjr/58764378


Risk transfer is at the core of PPP projects, and it becomes particularly relevant when the demand risk is transferred to the concessionaire. The main purpose of this research is to analyze this topic using managed lane projects in North Texas as case studies. The research focuses on analyzing which risks have been transferred to the concessionaire in these projects, how they have performed over the years, and what can be learned from this experience.Keywords: PPP; managed lanes; motorways; BOT;


The key to tapping the potential of college human resources lies in choosing the distribution law. To make more effective use of college human resorces, the distribution pattern should be primarily based on the contribution law,that is, the more one contributes, the more one can gain. Thus, staffs who contribute little will be motivated to catch up with those contributing much, thereby leading to a competitive climate. As such, the distribution of egalitarianism can be eradicated thoroughly and the potential of college human resources can be totally tapped. 


Using a sample of 161 global banks in 23 countries, we examine the applicability of market-based structural models and accounting-based bank fundamentals to price global bank credit risk. First, we find that variables predicted by structural models are significantly associated with bank CDS spreads. Second, some CAMELS indicators contain incremental information for bank CDS prices. We find no evidence in favor of one model over the other, while the combined structural and CAMELS model performs better than each individual model. Moreover, leverage and asset quality have had a stronger impact on bank CDS since the onset of the recent financial crisis. Banks in countries with lower stock market volatility, fewer entry barriers, and/or more financial conglomerate restrictions tend to have lower credit risk. Deposit insurance appears to have an adverse effect on bank CDS spreads, indicating a moral hazard problem.


Taking Ni(CH3COO)2 and NaBH4 as the Ni and B sources and selecting three kinds of mesoporous materials (carbon nanotube (CNTs), activated carbon (AC), and silica (SiO2)) as supports, the liquid-phase reduction-in situ deposition tactics was employed to fabricate the amorphous alloy NiB and its corresponding supported catalysts (NiB/CNTs, NiB/AC, and NiB/SiO2) with assistance of a suitable stabilizer and ultrasonic treatment. The X-ray powder diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry were used to characterize the morphology and phase composition of the products. The catalytic activity of the four products for the hydrolytic hydrogen release in NaBH4 solution under different conditions was minutely investigated. The research results indicate that the as-fabricated products belong to amorphous alloy nanoparticles with the single phase and higher purity. The satisfactory dispersion and stronger interaction between NiB and CNTs give NiB/CNTs the best thermal stability. All the four catalysts hold satisfactory catalysis, but their catalytic abilities are obviously discrepant, in the following order: NiB/CNTs > NiB/SiO2 > NiB > NiB/AC. The mean reaction turnover frequency of the NiB/CNTs catalyst at both 318 K and 298 K separately comes up to 28206 ml(H2)·min−1·g−1(NiB) and 13424 ml(H2)·min−1·g−1(NiB), with an apparent activation energy of 47.37 kJ·mol−1. The proposed synthetic strategy could be extended to the fabrication of other similar amorphous alloy catalysts, expected for extensive application prospect.


A swing span, part of a major bridge crossing over the Fraser River on the Canadian Pacific Coal Route, was contacted, in the open position, by a large Chip Barge which was being towed by a local tug boat company. A wooden guide pier positioned the barge under the upstream end of the swing span during contact and lifted the span off its bearings and caused the barge to be lodged into a downstream portion of the guide pier. The swing span was in a dangerous position and required immediate securement with the use of turnbuckles. After securing the swing span, rehabilitation was begun to bring it back into full service. River traffic was restricted through the area of construction following the collision. The Coast Guard and various local companies rely heavily on the use of the river for navigation and caused great concern, along with the river rising rapidly due to run-off conditions. This paper details the reconstruction of the Mission Bridge.