ABSTRACT Policy elites use rhetoric in speeches and press releases to provide framing that is intended to influence public opinion. These rhetorical events can be treated as instances in which speech usefully promotes particular discourses. Indeed, elected officials are able to influence how individuals think about problems and solutions through speeches and press releases. Two important rhetorical events in which political elites advance frames for social issues are annual state of the state addresses (SoSA) given by U.S. governors and gubernatorial press releases that inform media reporting about state policy. This study employed policy discourse and rhetorical analyses to examine SoSAs and press releases as rhetorical events within the context of educational policy. Our findings show that governors framed the roles of state government, governors, and educational stakeholders within a discourse that perpetuates a neoliberal version of education. In this framing, governors situated education's purpose as being workforce and economic development, ignoring its role in addressing social issues and preparing informed, engaged participants for democratic society. Given that individuals make decisions about how to address social issues and understand public institutions based on framing provided by political elites, these findings raise implications for state educational policies and the public purposes of education.


brooches of the second century. The fleur-de-lis is, however, a rarity, and a suggestive parallel is a square-headed brooch from Fairford (W. M. Wylie, Fairford Graves, pi. n , opp. p. 19), where the design below the bow is shown, by another brooch from Ragley Park, Warwickshire (de Baye, Industrial Arts, p. 51), to be derived from the jaws and tongue of an animal's head. More probably it grew out of the floriated cross with ivy leaves in the angles, as in the Kettlach find of uncertain date (Riegl,


There are two light microscopic methods for cell volume measurement based on volume exclusion. One method, sometimes referred to as FLEX, utilises negative staining by an external fluorescent dye, and cell volume is found from attenuation of fluorescence under a wide‐field microscope. The other method (TTD) is based on exclusion of an external absorbing dye, resulting in an increased intensity of transmission image. In this work, we compared these two methods. TTD measurements were consistent, reproducible and identical to those obtained by confocal scanning. In our hands, FLEX based on either sodium fluorescein of fluorescent dextran, usually resulted in underestimation of cell volume, which were insignificant in shallow chambers but became more severe with increased chamber depth. We have not been able to exactly pinpoint the source of the problem; it may have been undetected accumulation of dye in the cells or, more likely, some unappreciated aspects of image formation under epi‐illumination. We also discuss applicability of both methods to in‐flow volume measurements.


In this paper, we propose a new algorithm of mapping dynamic indoor environments. Instead of accurate but expensive laser, we employ sonar and camera to map dynamic structured indoor environments. Based on fuzzy-tuned grid-based map (FTGBM), we use two methods: sonar temporal difference (STD) and statistical background subtraction (SBS), to detect and track moving objects when mapping dynamic environments. The former is a consistency-based method realized by monitoring a sequence of temporal lattice maps for a certain number of measurement periods to detect moving objects by using sonars; and the latter is a background subtraction technique which adopts an expectation maximization (EM) learned 3-class mixture of Gaussians to model the nonstationary background relied on sufficient update during mapping process. After finding the moving objects, we propose a fuzzy-tuned integration (FTI) method to incorporate the results of motion detection into the mapping process. The simulation and experiment demonstrate the capabilities of our approach.


In every teaching, not only at the university nut also at school, such as kindergarten must use the method of teaching. In teaching language especially English, there are several kinds of teaching method. Those are Grammar Translation method, Direct Method, The Audio- lingual Method, Total Physical Response and Communicative Method. The problem of this research what are the methods of teaching used to teach students at Kartika X- 6 Kindergarten? The aim of this research is to describe the method of teaching used at Kartika X-6 Kindergarten. The data were taken from the library and by doing field research. In this research, the writer uses descriptive method which covers analysis and categorizing and also explaining data at Kartika X-6 Kindergarten. The writer observed the students at the class and teaching methods which are used by the teacher in teaching English at Kartika X-6 Kindergarten. The writer also asks the teacher about the material of English teaching at this kindergarten. Key Words: Implementation, Teaching methods, Kindergarten


http://ajs.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/09/19/0363546514549536 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0363546514549536 published online September 19, 2014 Am J Sports Med Guan-Ming Kuang, W.P. Yau, William W. Lu and K.Y. Chiu Model Tissue Tendon Grafts in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Experiment Using a Rabbit Local Application of Strontium in a Calcium Phosphate Cement System Accelerates Healing of Soft


The implications of the preceding chapters for a developmental perspective on relationships between parents and adolescents are discussed, with a particular focus on differences among dyads and the process of transformation in relationships during the transition to adolescence. Agreement and disagreement are viewed as interrelated to interactive and emotional components of relationships.


Although there are obviously major areas of disagreement between my analysis of expropriation and Libby's and Cobbe's views on the subject, I would like to begin this Reply by stating my appreciation for their careful and detailed critique. International Organization has made possible the kind of scholarly exchange that all of us welcome. An exchange of this sort is facilitated by open distribution of the data themselves and frank discussion about their analysis and interpretation. I think this approach is absolutely necessary, and, as Libby and Cobbe's Comment's footnotes indicate, I have followed my own recommendation. Two more points are necessary before I deal directly with most, but not all, of their criticisms. First, some of the points in the Comment are gratuitous given the necessarily abbreviated treatment that concept formation or hypothesis elaboration receives in the standard journal article. One simply cannot review all the relevant literatures or note every possible objection in a short piece, though one hopes that the major ideas in the field are incorporated so that we are not invariably reinventing the wheel. Second, the purpose of the original article must be borne in mind. The paper was pioneering in its application of quantitative and broadly comparative techniques to a policy problem that has been of much concern to international businessmen and governing officials alike. While it stands as a finished piece of research, it is also a stage


In recent years the discipline of computer science has become recognized as a male dominated field. Attempts have been made to encourage more women to participate but, have such efforts been supported or directed by the available research? This article presents a description of the current situation and reviews the existing body of research related to the undergraduate experience of women in computer science. Based on the research, some implications for computer science education are outlined. Suggestions are also given for further research needed to more completely describe the current situation and direct changes.


This qualitative study explored narrative accounts of how service providers in Nova Scotia understand and work with the relationship between co-occurring mental health and substance use issues. More specifically this research focused on understanding and working with this relationship among women. This concept was explored through indepth narrative accounts of service provide experiences who work in the field of mental health and/or substance use and who have experienced working with women that identify as experiencing both co-occurring issues. In-depth one-on-one interviews were conducted with master's level social workers (MSW). Data was analyzed using through methods consistent with a narrative inquiry approach (i.e., thematic analysis and discourse analysis). The findings of this study were consistent with current literature suggesting that the relationship between mental health and substance use, especially among women, is complex and still not entirely understood. Service provider narratives contain contradictory stories about etiology and interaction. Participant narratives spoke to their understanding of a strong relationship existing between co-occurring issues as well as using substance use as a secondary coping response to mental health and trauma. Service providers identified a number of treatment barriers affecting their practice in working with women (i.e., institutional ideology, organizational, and women's socioeconomic, political, cultural and historical experiences). Service providers also identified primarily eclectic approaches to intervention and treatment in working with women who experience co-occurring issues. This research contributes to the growing discussion on how front-line mental health and addiction service providers are working with and implementing the new Mental Health and Addiction Strategy in Nova Scotia. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED BDP Borderline Personality Disorder BSW Bachelor of Social Work CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CP Child Protection IA Income Assistance LGBTQ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer MSW Master of Social Work NS Nova Scotia PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To my friends and family – I am so grateful for all of you. To my parents – you will never truly understand how much I appreciate your unwavering support and guidance. To my partner Sam – thank-you for standing with me through everything and being my primary support system. Alexi – thank-you for being the most wonderful, thoughtful, and understanding five-year old. I would like to thank my committee: Dr. Catrina Brown, Dr. Nancy Ross, and Dr. Sherry Stewart. I appreciate you being part of this process. Your feedback has made me a more thoughtful writer. I would especially like to thank my supervisor, Catrina Brown. Thankyou for bearing with me through this process, your continued encouragement in my skills and abilities, your practical advise on my Clinic work and your support in allowing me to be able to finish this piece of my studies. Your work continues to influence my practice on a daily basis. I would also like to thank Jeff Karabanow and Cyndi Hall for providing me the opportunity to work at the Dalhousie Social Work Community Clinic. This experience has been invaluable to my growth and learning as a social worker and I am grateful everyday that I have the freedom to practice critical social work in an authentic way. Your ongoing support is always valued. To my Clinic co-workers past and present, I have valued your friendship and support both personally and professionally. Erin Cavicchi – your supervision, knowledge, humor, and ability to reign in my (sometimes) irrational worries have been incredibly helpful in growing both professionally and academically. Andrea Donovan – you have influenced my practice more than you will ever know. Thank-you for being an awesome poststructuralist, feminist social worker that has taught me so much about resistance and social justice. Michelle Titus – I am so lucky I get to work so closely with you everyday. I appreciate your continued friendship, flexibility, and patience (and editing). To the amazing feminist Professors that have taught me at the Dalhousie School of Social Work – what I have learned in my time as a student and employee at Dalhousie has changed my life. You have helped shape me both personally and professionally. Thankyou for giving me a new language. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Co-occurring mental health and substance use issues are continually becoming a prominent topic in research, health care, and treatment services. This introductory chapter will outline the framework of this study and provide a context for the research topic. It will include a an overview of information pertaining to co-occurring mental health and substance use in Nova Scotia as well as an introduction into the Mental Health and Addictions Strategy currently being followed. This chapter will also provide the purpose of this study and an overview of the theoretical framework. The following chapter will be a review of relevant literature pertaining to the research topic and the third chapter will outline the design and methodology used to carry out this study. Chapter four will discuss the findings of the research in a results section, and chapter five will provide an analysis of those findings. Chapter six will offer a final conclusion and summary. Relationship Between Mental Health and Substance Use The relationship between mental health and substance use is both complicated and intersecting. Many individuals experiencing substance use issues also experiencing mental health concerns and vice versa. This population can represent some of the most difficult cases to treat. In the literature, this relationship is often referred to as cooccurring, coexisting or concurrent disorders and is defined as, "any combination of mental health and substance use disorders, as defined for example on either Axis I or Axis II of DSM-IV" (Health Canada, 2002, p. v). Other terms used to refer to this relationship consist of dual diagnosis or comorbid disorder (Drake et al., 2001). In this study, co-occurring mental health and substance use issues exist when at least one of each issue are present concurrently in an individual (Villena, 2008). Due to the large number of variations present within this population and recognizing the implicit use of psychiatric discourse, Health Canada (2002) identifies five subgroups within the broader definition of co-occurring mental health and substance use issues (i.e., co-occurring substance use and mood and anxiety disorders; co-occurring substance use and severe and persistent mental illness; co-occurring substance use and personality disorders; co-occurring substance use and eating disorders; and other co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders) (p. vii). The use of language in this study is intentional however use of psychiatric discourse is necessary when discussing relevant literature. This will be further explored both in the study's literature review as well as the analysis. Mental Health and Substance Use in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness (2012) developed a Mental Health and Addictions Strategy Advisory Committee that produced a report stating by 2030, issues regarding mental health and substance use will be the leading cause of (dis)Ability in Canada. This report also suggests that one in five Canadians experience a diagnosable mental health issue and one in seven struggle with alcohol and/or drug related issues (Government of Nova Scotia, 2012). Of these individuals seeking support for mental health issues, 15 to 20% of them are also experiencing substance use issues (Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness, 2012). Other research asserts this number is much higher, ranging between 30 and 50% in mental health treatment settings (Todd, Sellman, & Robertson, 2002). Likewise, it has been estimated that more than half of people seeking support for substance use issues are also living with mental health issues (Krausz, 2009; Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness, 2012). Additionally, Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness (2012) acknowledge that women experience distinct challenges and barriers when dealing with these issues compared to men. These need to be taken into consideration with the development of service provision in order to reduce barriers and marginalization. Despite this, services for mental health and substance use have historically been fragmented, divided and underfunded (Drake et al., 2001; Krausz, 2009; Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness, 2012). Drake and colleagues (2001) have suggested that many clients are, "unable to navigate the separate systems or make sense of disparate messages about treatment and recovery. Often they are excluded or extruded from services in one system because of the comorbid disorder and told to return when the other problem is under control" (p. 470). These individuals tend to have more difficulty engaging in the health care system and frequently utilize 24-hour emergency services when in crisis (Schütz et al., 2013). In order to attempt to address these concerns, the government of Nova Scotia has constructed a strategy in order to provide better service provision in the field of mental health and addictions. This strategy suggests a five-year plan that aims to achieve several outcomes that include: targeting youth and promoting prevention; collaboration and integration of mental health and addiction care systems; inclusion and diversity; closing the gaps between program transitions; and addressing stigma and discrimination (Department of Health and Wellness, 2012). One of the most significant components in addressing service provision for co-occurring mental health and substance use issues, is the amalgamation, collaboration, and integration of mental health and addiction services. Though it speaks very li


Marker-based motion capturing systems are effective in tracking a robot only if the marker configuration is somehow aligned with the robot's body. To overcome the manual alignment, in this paper we propose an automatic procedure for a small differential drive ground robot. The procedure requires that the robot travels along an arbitrary curved trajectory. The parameters describing the relative position between the marker configuration and the robot's body are estimated. Once the parameters are known, they can be used to compute the robot's center and its heading angle. The effectiveness of the procedure is illustrated by an experiment and the results showing that the accuracy of the robot center position exceeds the accuracy of the motion capturing measurements of the markers' positions.Copyright © 2015 by ASME


For realistic animation of an artificial character a body model that represents the character's kinematic structure is required. Hierarchical skeleton models are widely used which represent bodies as chains of bones with interconnecting joints. In video motion capture, animation parameters are derived from the performance of a subject in the real world. For this acquisition procedure too, a kinematic body model is required. Typically, the generation of such a model for tracking and animation is, at best, a semi-automatic process. We present a novel approach that estimates a hierarchical skeleton model of an arbitrary moving subject from sequences of voxel data that were reconstructed from multi-view video footage. Our method does not require a-priori information about the body structure. We demonstrate its performance using synthetic and real data.


Molecular markers have been developed for selection since it can utilize the entire genomic DNA, uncover genetic variation at the nucleotide level, abundantly located, numerous, can be studied irrespective of age and sex, and moreover for its analysis, samples can be collected from any body tissue. When used as Marker Assisted selection, genetic response obtained is more than the conventional selection and it can be applied at early age of life. Growth hormone has remarkable role in growth, reproduction and production and thus the polymorphism of growth hormone gene and its association with above economic traits can be used as marker. The studies conducted by various workers depicts that GH gene can be used as a candidate gene for improving both prenatal and postnatal growth, reproductive traits and milk production including milk yield as well as various milk compositions. Thus the association of the genetic variants of growth hormone gene can be utilized as a marker for future breeding purpose, provided the marker is transmitted from generation to generation. Future research should be focused on to establish it as a marker using various animal breeding models for QTL analysis, where more number of animals need to be studied for generations.


In this study logistic regression and Lord's Chi Square methods were used to research the items that have DIF. The study utilized Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT). The original form of the PPVT includes four options. Three different forms (A, B and C) were formed by removing one of the distractors respectively. The original form of PPVT was implemented in a group of 970 preschool children who were aged between 3 to 6. 757 of them took one of the forms. In each implementation, the order to the implementation of the original form and the form (A, B or C) was changed. The applications were conducted 15 days apart. In the first application, the original form was applied, while one of the devised forms (A, B or C) was used in the following application. In this way, the effect of order of application on responses was investigated. The gender variable constituted the reference and focus group of the study. The Logistic Regression and Lord's Chi-square methods did not give compatible results in DIF analysis. DIF was found in 15 items in the original form according to the logistic regression method and in nine items according to the Lord's Chi-square method. The three-option and four-option applications of the test revealed that DIF was determined in five items in different forms. It was observed that there was no compliance in different applications and analyses in other items with DIF.


The present work describes the synthesis, properties, and sensitive behavior of a set of copolymers based on itaconic anhydride with different molar ratios of 3,9-divinyl-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5] undecane prepared through radical polymerization process, in the presence of 2,2-azobisisobutyronitrile as initiator. The chemical structure of the prepared copolymers was confirmed by FTIR and 1H NMR. The macromolecular compounds were characterized from the viewpoint of their thermal stability. The sensitivity of the new structures was evaluated by determining the hydrodynamic radius in interdependence with environmental conditions, and rheological properties were studied in terms of shear rate and viscosity. The versatility and untapped potential of these stimuli-sensitive polymeric systems generated by both comonomers – network formation, biodegradability and biocompatibility, gel formation capacity, binding properties, amphilicity, good oxidative and thermal stability, good films formers, acid pH sensitivity, the possibilities to modify the anhydride ring through suitably reactions – makes them promising agents for pharmaceutical delivery systems or support for bioactive compounds, among other applications.


The aim of the research was to determine the genetic diversity and value inheritance on population distribution pattern M2 generation of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.). The research was conducted at the Faculty of Agriculture University of North Sumatra, Medan from September 2016 to March 2017. The data were analyzed using t-analysis. The parameters observed were percentage of germination, plant height, number of branches, canopy diameter, flower petal diameter, flower petal weight, fruit weight, number of flower petals per plant and harvest age. The results showed the population of 450 Gy generation M2 showed increasing crop productivity, while population 600 Gy generation M2 resulted in decreased productivity in plants and resulted in longer harvest age. The range of heretability and genetic diversity coefficients ranging from medium to large is found in the number of branch characters in the population of 450 Gy, the flower weight of the petals, the weight of the fruit and the number of petals per plant in the population of 300 Gy, 450 Gy and 600 Gy.


VSC-HVDC (high voltage direct current based on voltage source converter) is a new HVDC transmission technology based on voltage source converter. Its converter uses thyristors with the current off capability such as IGBT or GTO. VSC-HVDC system can realize passive inverting by pulse width modulation (PWM) technique. This paper introduced the structure and the operating principle of the VSC-HVDC transmission system. In addition, we studied the mathematical model of the VSC-HVDC transmission system supplying passive network in ABC stable coordinate system and in DQ rotating coordinate system. Lastly, we built the physical model of the VSC-HVDC transmission system based on PSCAD/EMTDC simulation software. We carried on various types of fault simulation and analyzed the simulation result. The result of the paper may provide reference in the further study and application of the VSC-HVDC transmission technology in the future.


First , we discussed the inner connection between the Error-Correcting Codes (ECC) and the (k, n) Threshold Scheme, then revealed the sufficient and necessary condition and the specific techniques in building the (k, n) Threshold Scheme by (n, k) MDS code; And then we put forward the (k, n) Threshold Scheme based on Two-Dimensional code, gives several important Error-Correcting Codes Threshold Scheme theorem, at the same time gives the way to build the Threshold Scheme.


The utility model relates to a nailing equipment field especially relates to back of body nailing machine automatic system. It includes nailing system and control system, control system carries out the control of datamation to the nailing system, and the nailing system includes two out -of -the -way nailing machines and lie in two automatic switch -backs between the out -of -the -way nailing machine, back of the body nailing machine includes guiding orientation device, nailing device and belt conveyors, the guiding orientation device is installed the front end of nailing device, belt conveyors installs the rear end of nailing device, meet out -of -the -way nailing machine belt conveyors on the automatic switch -back front end, the automation switch -back connects another to carry on the back nailing machine guiding orientation part under the rear end. The utility model discloses the automation equipment replaces manual work, and production efficiency improves, and it is individual to reach 2s, the nailing dynamics, the degree of depth is controllable and even, and product quality promotes, and the disability rate reduces, realizing that the time interval that artifical material supplyed exceedes half a hour, having practiced thrift the hand labor, the practicality is strong, and is simply convenient.


In the past, customers expected of producers to deliver goods and services on time, with good quality and cheap price. The business was mostly relationship-based and the middlemen in distribution chain were powerful. Alongside the wide distribution of products, the main competition was for maintaining services and developing products and facilitating customers' purchase not for maintaining customers' relationship. But nowadays, organizations work in a complex and dynamic environment, the competition between organizations has increased, life cycle of products has decreased and organizations' lifetime reaches their decline phase more rapidly. In many cases, producers produce goods with similar quality and it is the customer who make buying decision. Accordingly, in present study we evaluate the effect of cloud computing on effectiveness of customer relation management in electronic banking industry regarding Eghtesad Novin Bank.


Purpose
The paper aims to understand how knowledge-intensive teams can develop and enhance their team absorptive capacity (ACAP) level, by exploring whether individual and organizational factors are complements or substitutes for team ACAP.

Design/methodology/approach
The study applies a configurational approach using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis to identify combinations of individual and team factors that are associated with team ACAP. Data were gathered through a survey among 297 employees of four medium-sized Dutch firms, working in 48 functional teams.

Findings
The primary finding is that knowledge-intensive team ACAP depends on a triad of complementary factors: team members' individual ACAP, factors that enable knowledge integration and factors that motivate knowledge integration. Underdevelopment of one or more factors leads to lower team ACAP.

Research limitations/implications
The study contributes to the discussion on the locus of knowledge-creation and enhances understandings of why knowledge-intensive teams differ in knowledge processing capabilities. It suggests future research on cross-functional teams in new ventures and large firms.

Practical implications
The paper informs managers and team leaders about the factors that determine knowledge-intensive teams' ACAP, enabling them to develop team-specific strategies to increase their teams' performance.

Originality/value
The study takes a holistic perspective on knowledge-intensive team ACAP by using a configurational approach. It also highlights the potential of team-level research in the knowledge management literature for both researchers and practitioners.


Objective: To compare the early operative outcome of TOF repair with three contemporary repair strategies of RVOTO repair i.e. TAP, Mono-cusp construction (MC) in TAP and pulmonary valve repair. Methods: Study is performed at Punjab Institute of Cardiology, Lahore from May 2016 to April 2020. Retrospective analysis of data was performed for patient who underwent TOF repair by three different strategies of RVOT repairs during TOF surgery based on z scoring for pulmonary valve annulus. Group-I underwent trans-annular patch repair, while Group-II and III underwent Mono-cusp repair with autologous pericardium and pulmonary valve repair respectively. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Pearson Chi-Square (PCS) statistics were used to compare the three groups for numeric and categorical variables respectively. Post-hoc t-test and Bonferroni correction were performed for numeric data to compare two groups with each other. Chi-square test was used to perform comparison between groups for categorial variables. Results: ANOVA for aortic cross clamp time, total CPB time, Post-operative mechanical ventilation time, ICU stay and hospital stay showed statistical difference among all three group with p-value less than 0.05 however post hoc T-test showed this variation is limited to post-operative mechanical ventilation only when groups compared with each other. PCS showed there was difference for incidence of difficult weaning from CPB when all three groups compared while there was no difference in operative mortality with p-value of 0.15. However, Group-II comparison with Group-I showed that weaning from CPB was superior in-Group-II with p-value of 0.016. Group-III showed the best statistics for all operative outcome variables among all three groups. Comparison of incidence of post-operative moderate pulmonary regurgitation before discharge between Group-II and Group-III showed significant difference with p-value of 0.0052. Conclusion: PV repair strategy should be employed for RVOT repair of TOF whenever feasible. MC repair showed fewer hours of postoperative mechanical ventilation and higher incidence of easy weaning from CPB when compared to TAP, however its impacts over ICU stay, Hospital stay and operative mortality is not profound in our TOF repair population.


Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are becoming very popular nowadays due to the emergence of application areas such as the Internet of Drones (IoD). They are finding wide applicability in areas ranging from package delivery systems to automated military applications. Nevertheless, communication security between a UAV and its ground station (GS) is critical for completing its task without leaking sensitive information either to the adversaries or to unauthenticated users. UAVs are especially vulnerable to physical capture and node tampering attacks. Further, since UAV devices are generally equipped with small batteries and limited memory storage, lightweight security techniques are best suited for them. Addressing these issues, a lightweight mutual authentication scheme based on Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) for UAV-GS authentication is presented in this paper. The UAV-GS authentication scheme is extended further to support UAV-UAV authentication. We present a formal security analysis as well as old-fashioned cryptanalysis and show that our protocol provides various security features such as mutual authentication, user anonymity, etc, and is resilient against many security attacks such as masquerade, replay, node tampering, and cloning attacks, etc. We also compare the performance of our protocol with state-of-the-art authentication protocols for UAVs, based on computation, communication, and memory storage cost.


Introduction: Endothelial cells responds to vascular injury by exocytosis, releasing von Willebrand factor (vWF) into the blood stream. However, the regulation of endothelial vWF release remains poorly understood. Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified syntaxin-binding protein 5 (STXBP5) as a candidate gene linked to changes in vWF plasma levels. One top nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs1039084 (hg19 chr6:g.147635413A>G), encodes p. Asn436Ser substitution (STXBP5-N436S), and is associated with lower plasma vWF, higher bleeding score, and decreased venous thrombosis in humans. We recently discovered that STXBP5 inhibits endothelial vWF exocytosis and regulates thrombosis. However, the role of the STXBP5 genetic variants linked to vWF levels are not completely understood. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that STXBP5-N436S further inhibits endothelial exocytosis than wild type (STXBP5-WT). Methods: We overexpressed STXBP5-WT and STXBP5-N436S in cultured human endothelia...


The study investigates the impact of locus of control on sunk cost effects by aligning the risk perception of decision makers. The data is generated from an experimental questionnaire survey, and the study subjects are managers of listed companies in Taiwan. The results show the sunk cost effect to be common among managers. The level of sunk cost directly affects the willingness to continue investment projects, and the relationship between these sunk cost levels and the willingness to continue investment projects is not mediated by risk perception. In addition, the locus of control is a determinant factor affecting the sunk cost effect. The locus of control indirectly affects sunk cost effects through the mediating effect of the risk perceptions of decision makers. The findings highlight the importance of locus of control for decision makers with regard to risky decisions.


Objective: To investigate the aberrant methylation and expression of Gadd45G (growth arrest and DNA-damage-inducible 45 gamma) gene in ESCC (esophageal squamous-cell carcinoma) tissues, and to elucidate its clinical significance. Methods: Bisulfite conversion-methylation specific PCR (BS-MSP), reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry were respectively used to detect the methylation status, mRNA expression and protein expression of Gadd45G in ESCC tissues and the corresponding adjacent non-cancerous tissues. Furthermore, the associations of the aberrant methylation and expression of Gadd45G gene with the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with ESCC were analyzed. Results: The methylation frequency of distal promoter (region 1) of Gadd45G gene in ESCC tissues (4.7%, 6/128) was significantly higher than that in the corresponding adjacent non-cancerous tissues (0.0%, 0/128) (P < 0.05). The mRNA and protein expressions of Gadd45G in ESCC tissues with distal promoter methylation were not significantly different from those in ESCC tissues without distal promoter methylation (P > 0.05). The methylation frequencies of proximal promoter and exon 1 of Gadd45G gene (region 2 and region 3) in ESCC tissues (45.3%, 58/128) were both significantly increased in comparison with those in the corresponding adjacent non-cancerous tissues (0.0%, 0/128) (P < 0.01). The methylation status of proximal promoter and exon 1 of Gadd45G gene in HCC tissues was associated with TNM stage and pathological differentiation (P < 0.05). The mRNA and protein expressions of Gadd45G in ESCC tissues were significantly decreased in comparison with those in the corresponding adjacent non-cancerous tissues (P < 0.05), and which were also associated with TNM stage, pathological differentiation and methylation status of proximal promoter and exon 1 of Gadd45G gene (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The expression of Gadd45G is decreased by hypermethylation of proximal promoter and exon 1 of Gadd45G gene, which may play an important role in tumorigenesis of ESCC. DOI:10.3781/j.issn.1000-7431.2013.01.012


While there have been many attempts to produce a satisfactory scheme for the classification of musical instruments, all in some respects, and some in many respects, fall short of the ideal. Properly speaking, and as scientists understand the term, a classification is a system into which facts can be integrated in order to show their relationships and their affinities. The Hornbostel and Sachs Systematik (1914) comes nearest to being such a classification, but it is little used; a few books make use of the larger criteria, down to the first two or three figures. Because it is a numerical system, it has the advantage that two musicologists without a common language can cite instruments to each other, knowing that the figures mean the same thing in both languages, but this very advantage means that the system is, in detail, unworkable. Because it is a decimal system, when one wishes to describe an instrument which was unknown to Sachs and Hornbostel, or which had not been invented in 1914, and any classification system must allow for such things, there may be no logical-logical because the Systematik is on the whole a progressive system-place for its insertion. This is because in a decimal system there is no satisfactory solution to the problem that there is no figure between one and two, except for a subdivision of one. This means that each set of figures can be extended infinitely longitudinally; one may add finer and finer criteria simply by adding figures. There is, however, no way in which to expand laterally. Take, for example, Concussion Sticks, 111.11. Let us suppose that one has the latest Ludwig type of claves, made for musicians in our culture to play Latin American dance music. These are hollow and are thus Concussion Tubes. Being hollow sticks, and derivatives of sticks, they should follow sticks in the Systematik, but this they cannot do, for 111.12 is already allocated to Concussion Plaques. There is, throughout the Systematik, no provision for combination instruments, for the medieval triangle, for example, which has rattling rings suspended on a percussion stick. The Scottish bagpipe is a further example. It is a combination of 422.112 (double reed, conical bore pipe, with finger holes) and 422.221.1 (single reed, cylindrical bore pipes, in sets, no finger holes) allied to a suffix of -62 for a flexible reservoir, presumably with a further figure to show whether it is mouth blown (Highland type) or bellows blown (Lowland type). Other varieties of bagpipe would need a double suffix


Dissemination of reformed curriculum requires teachers to feel that they have the freedom to actually implement the curriculum. Whereas greater learning gains are found with active learning, this generally requires more time than rote lecturing. National standards which call for wide content coverage make such approaches prohibitive. This and other pressures may lead teachers to feel that they have little control over what and how they teach. Here, we assess a survey we designed to measure a "teacher's perceived agency", which we define as "a feeling of being in control over what is taught and of how it is taught."


Decision tree classification is a commonly used method in data mining. It has been used for predicting medical diagnoses. Among data mining methods for classification, decision trees have several advantages such as they are simple to understand and interpret; they are able to handle both numerical and categorical attributes. However, it is well-known that when Gini index is used for classification, the method biases multivalued attributes. In addition to having difficulty when the number of classes is large, the method also tends to favor tests that result in equal-sized partitions and purity in all partitions. We modified the Gini-based decision tree method. To overcome the known problems, we normalize the Gini indexes by taking into account information about the splitting status of all attributes. Instead of using the Gini index for attribute selection as usual, we use ratios of Gini indexes and their splitting values in order to reduce the biases. In this paper, we utilize ANOVA, an analysis of variance method, to show that our modified Gini decision tree method is statistically different with other known decision tree methods at least for the tested benchmark medical data bases.


This study presents the process of designing an ESP course for Receptionists of Five Stars Hotels in Lahore, Pakistan. The course design was based on a thorough needs analysis taking into account needs analysis concepts forwarded by Hutchinson & Waters [1] and Dudely-Evans and St. John [2]. To acquire an overall picture of students' needs, data were collected from different sources with the help of triangulated tools. In the beginning a scenario of their English communicative needs was gathered through a questionnaire. To check the validity of the questions the receptionists were spontaneously interviewed. A register analysis through discussion with receptionists was done to explore language functions and forms with regards to their job related communicative activities.


The aim of this pilot study was to explore the prevalence and quality of violent thoughts and fantasies of a non-violent community sample. A secondary aim was to identify the extent to which violent thoughts and fantasies were related to anger.Nineteen adults took part in the study which used a repeated measures design. Participants were asked to complete an anger assessment (STAXI-2; Spielberger, 1999) and to take part in two semi-structured interviews which enquired about the experience of violent thoughts and fantasies.A thematic analysis (Braun & Clark, 2006) yielded a number of themes including 'desire' and 'elaboration'. When paired with psychometric results a relationship between violent thoughts and fantasies and high experience/low control of anger was found. This study provides evidence that violent thoughts and fantasies are associated with anger control rather than anger expression. A model designed to expand on the analysis and explore in more detail the antecedents and progressive links between anger, violent thought and fantasies has been developed and is presented herein and may be of use to professionals working with violent fantasies in clinical and non-clinical settings.


Discrete log problem (DLP) is a special case of semigroup action problem (SAP) that leads to generalized DLP. The cryptographic protocols like Diffie-Helman/ Elgamal based on DLP may be extended using semigroup action problem (SAP). The effect of square root attacks like Pollard Rho, Shanks baby step giant step on these extensions with group actions, led to the study of a square root attacks on the generalized DLP, in the cases when, the semigroup has a large sub group and with Matrix action on abelian groups. We propose to extend the study of square root attack, Shank's Baby-step Giant-step on the generalized DLP considering the special case of LUCAS actions on abelian groups.


Abstract Dance education in the private studio provides multiple perspectives and experiences for understanding dance as a discipline of study. Based on personal experience with a program that I piloted, I share how a private dance studio can provide a pathway to a college liberal arts program through shared synergy. By offering classes that provide a specific foundation for dance course work in higher education, the private studio can ease the transition and support success for students who move on to study dance in college. During the implementation of this program in 2001, I was offered a full-time college teaching position. Although this program did not extend beyond the pilot, this curriculum has continued validity as a model today.


BACKGROUND
Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used to treat a number of gastroesophageal disorders. PPI-induced elevation in intra-gastric pH may alter gastrointestinal physiology. The tight junctions (TJs) residing at the apical intercellular contacts act as a paracellular barrier. The TJ barrier dysfunction is an important pathogenic factor in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Recent studies suggest that PPI may promote disease flares in IBD patients. The role of PPI in intestinal permeability is not clear.

AIM
The aim of the present study was to study the effect of PPI on the intestinal TJ barrier function.

METHODS
Human intestinal epithelial cell culture and organoid models and mouse IBD models of Dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and spontaneous enterocolitis in IL-10 -/- mice were used to study the role of PPI in intestinal permeability.

RESULTS
PPI increased TJ barrier permeability via an increase in a principal TJ regulator, myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) activity and expression, in a p38MAPK dependent manner. PPI-induced increase in extracellular pH caused MLCK activation via p38MAPK. Long term PPI administration in mice exaggerated increase in intestinal TJ permeability and disease severity in two independent models of DSS colitis and IL-10 -/- enterocolitis. The TJ barrier disruption by PPI was prevented in MLCK -/- mice. Human database studies revealed increased hospitalizations associated with PPI use in IBD patients.

CONCLUSIONS
Our results suggest that long term use of PPIs increases intestinal TJ permeability and exaggerates experimental colitis via increase in MLCK expression and activity.


Purpose
This study aims to investigate the association between accountant's competences, organisational culture and integrated reporting practices.

Design/methodology/approach
A questionnaire survey of 43 manufacturing firms in Mbarara district (South Western Uganda) was undertaken. The unit of inquiry was senior staff in the accounts office while the unit of analysis was the manufacturing firm. The study hypotheses were tested using regression analysis with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 21.

Findings
The findings revealed that while there is a positive and significant association between accountant's competences and integrated reporting practices, the association between organisational culture and integrated reporting practices is insignificant. In the additional analysis, this study finds that accountant's competences are significantly associated with all the content elements of an integrated report as enshrined in the International Integrated Reporting Framework of 2013. Surprisingly, organisational culture is not significantly associated with any of the content elements of an integrated report as enshrined in the International Integrated Reporting Framework of 2013.

Practical implications
To the academia, this study expands on the understanding of what matters for improvement in integrated reporting practices in an emerging economy such as Uganda whose history is characterised by civil wars and political unrest. Those in practice may use this study results to promote better reporting practices through the attraction of professional accountants with the necessary proficiencies in corporate reporting practices. The policymakers may also opt to mandate integrated reporting among manufacturing firms.

Originality/value
This study provides a first-time and in-depth understanding of the association between the accountant's competences, organisational culture and integrated reporting practices using evidence from a developing African Country – Uganda.


The body of information presented in this paper is directed to the operating personnel and process engineers employed in the power and recovery departments of a chemical pulping operation. The proper evaluation of the total analytical and sampling system (TASS), to be used in the determination of sulfur oxides is as important as a proper analytical and recording system (ARS). The presence of other sulfur gaseous compounds and particulates could greatly influence the results of the determination. The analytical method employed determines sulfur dioxide and trioxide from an aliquot of the trapping solution, 3% hydrogen peroxide and 8 0% isopropyl alcohol respectively. The aliquot is titrated with barium perchlorate in the presence of Thorin indicator. The results of evaluating the method indicated negligible interference from the presence of hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans and nitrogen oxides. A blank correction of 15 parts per million (ppm) is recommended whenever 100 ppm of hydrogen sulfide or more are simul...


Sepsis is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in non‐coronary intensive care units in the United States and has a death rate comparable to that of myocardial infarction. Obesity has been on the rise over the past few decades and currently nearly two thirds of US adults are overweight. There is growing evidence that obese individuals have a significantly higher mortality and complication rates in critically ill patients with sepsis. The objective of this study was to define the microvascular alterations elicited by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), a model of sepsis, in two different mouse models (ob/ob & db/db) of obesity, compared to their lean counterparts. Intravital video microscopy was used to quantify leukocyte and platelet adhesion in the small bowel in wild type (WT) mice, ob/ob and db/db mice subjected to CLP. CLP (at 6 hrs) caused a significantly increased adhesion of leukocytes and platelets in both ob/ob and db/db mice compared to WT mice. No differences in blood cell adhesion were found in sham animals of all three strains tested. Adiponectin levels were significantly elevated in both sham and septic db/db mice when compared to WT mice. These findings indicate that obesity exaggerates the inflammatory and prothrombogenic phenotype that is assumed by the microvasculature during polymicrobial sepsis


Under the background of the implementation of A Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers,adapting for the needs of cultivating engineering practice ability for engineering and technical person,the authors think that the connotation of the course of Electric Controlling and PLC Application is the implementing of industrial automatic control system,and the teaching and learning for the course should be dominated by course connotation.Some suggestions for the optimizing of teaching concept which involves course content,percentage of teaching,experimental learning,the interaction between research teaching are also discussed.


Archaeology and cultural anthropology all regard " people " as the core of studying,is that one kind relatively run side by side independently between them,relation mutuallying promote,permeating each other again. This text plans to analyze from the characteristic,interference,theory of technology and personal factor of the archaeological target three respects of characteristic brought start with and analyze the archaeological discipline characteristic,recommending should pay attention to it and anthropolgical complementary problem of culture in the understanding of archaeological materials.


The place of religion in the public schools is only one aspect of the problem of Church-State separation, but if the emotional response following last year's United States Supreme Court decision in the Regents' Prayer Case is any indication, it is an important one. In this Article, Professor Choper proposes that, for purposes of testing the constitutional validity of religious activity in the public schools, the first amendment's establishment clause is violated whenever the state engages in "solely religious activity that is likely to result in (1) compromising the student's religious or concientious beliefs or (2) influencing the student's freedom of religious or conscientious choice." After analyzing a number of precedents, Professor Choper applies this standard to various situations that involve religious activity in the public schools; he concludes that the price of abolishing certain religious influences in the schools must be paid to protect religious liberty.


In recent years, levels of unsustainable and illegal natural resource exploitation have escalated in scope, scale, and severity such that the issue is now firmly in the crosshairs of high‐level policymakers. Exploitation is now the dominant cause of global wildlife decline, surpassing habitat degradation, climate change, and habitat loss (McLellan, 2014). The World Wildlife Fund's 2014 Living Planet Index, which measures trends in thousands of vertebrate species, showed a 52% decline in size of populations between 1970 and 2010. Populations of freshwater species fell by a staggering 76% during this time period; marine populations dropped 39% (McLellan, 2014). Today, a wide array of government, civil society, nongovernmental, and private sector partners are collaborating and coordinating to address this problem at multiple scales. Wildlife‐related problems were once considered boutique issues fitting squarely within the purview of the conservation community. Due to their widening range of impacts, these issues are now considered a global scourge in a swath of sectors. The problem is no longer viewed as solely limited to the ecological impacts or moral implications of species extinction, although these consequences are profound (e.g., Valiente‐Banuet et al., 2015; Vucetich, Bruskotter, & Nelson, 2015). Wildlife trafficking threatens the security and prosperity of people, poor inspection processes of at border crossings allow the spread of zoonotic diseases, park rangers are being killed, and rebel militias are players in global ivory markets (Clinton, 2012). Reductions in biodiversity or the population sizes of species can have other substantial negative human health impacts unrelated to these risks, including loss of potential sources of pharmaceuticals, experimental models for studying disease, crop pollination, and both micro‐ and macronutrients for humans lacking alternative sources of protein (Meyers et al., 2013). Recent recognition of these risks by policymakers has led to calls for inclusive approaches to create a comprehensive picture of the problem to inform on‐the‐ground programs and high‐ level policies. Diverse sectors with equities in wildlife policy generation commonly Global Risks, Conservation, and Criminology 1


The perceptible progression of Raman modes of zinc oxide (ZnO) is studied in nanostructures film gap (Au (10 nm)/ZnO (70 nm)/Pt (50 nm)) system with 1.2 MeV Xe ion irradiation. Unattainable silent Raman modes of ZnO turn out to be strongly visible after ion irradiation. The creation of ion-beam–induced lattice disorder, defects, and impurities in a ZnO layer leads to breakdown the translational crystal symmetry that results in the origin of silent modes. The formation of hot-spots in the ZnO layer of the NFG system also supports the enhancement of the intensity of Raman modes. Overall results are attributed to combined effects of lattice disorder, defects, and impurities along with plasmonic effect and explained in the framework of elastic-thermal-spike formation.


Flexible and highly sensitive polyaniline-based (PAni) ammonia (NH3) gas sensors were developed through in-situ chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline on a polyethylene terephthalate substrate at three different temperatures, viz. 35 °C, 0 °C and −5 °C. In the initial stage, they were characterized with respect to their structural, morphological, and compositional analysis studies and in the second stage, the selectivity towards oxidizing (nitrogen dioxide, NO2) and reducing (NH3, ethanol, methanol and hydrogen sulphide, H2S) gases was tested. The sensor fabricated at 0 °C showed an optimum response of 26% to 100 ppm NH3 gas, which was superior to those obtained for the sensors developed at 35 °C (19%) and −5 °C (23%). The as-developed low-temperature flexible gas sensor demonstrated fast response (19 s) as well as recovery time (36 s) periods, 99% reproducibility and good stability, revealing commercial application potential for example in industry where high temperature operation is prohibited. Impedance spectroscopy was used to investigate the plausible interaction mechanism of the NH3 gas molecules with the flexible PAni. The operation of the NH3 gas sensor device, fabricated on a laboratory scale, was tested and explored as a demo-video clip.


In order to realize the real-time detection of linear frequency modulated(LFM) pulse signal,a method based on cumulate-correlation is proposed.According to the different statistical characteristic between signal and noise,detection of LFM pulse signal is realized based on the theory that the cumulate-correlation of LFM signal is higher than that of noise.Through multiple cumulate correlation to improve output SNR,the algorithm can effectively detect multicomponent weak LFM pulse signals.In addition,the proposed algorithm has lower complexity.A recursion algorithm is used to reduce computation to realize realtime processing.The validity of the proposed algorithm is proved by simulation.


A spectral interpretation using the frequency sensitivity of the Allan variance (Avar) and Theo-Hybrid (TheoH) is used to determine falpha noise, or "power-law noise." TheoH has narrower chi-square confidence than Avar; consequently, TheoH provides significantly better determination of falpha noise types at long term. Furthermore, TheoH has even narrower confidence than chi-square. Because the algorithms used to calculate these confidence intervals are computationally intensive, we have constructed an empirical formula that approximates confidence intervals as the percent error for TheoH


A fluorescent imaging setup consisting of blue LED and the UV LED excitation sources with an SLR camera was constructed based on the excitation/emission analysis by fluorescence spectroscopy. Under the blue LED excitation light the following cotton trash types were imaged: bark, brown leaf, bract, green leaf, and hull. Under the UV LED excitation light the following cotton trash types were imaged: paper, plastic packaging, seed, seed coat (inner), and seed coat (outer). Images of botanical and non-botanical cotton trash on top a lint layer were acquired and subjected to a series of image processing steps to extract the information from the regions of interest. The analysis of images considered two color models: RGB and HSV. From each of the color models, specific image ratios and channels were extracted and subjected to statistical analysis to determine their potential for classification of cotton trash. Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA) was applied in order to see whether image ratios and channels can be used as classification inputs. Classification rates of 100 % were achieved for paper and plastic packaging, and rates of at least 80 % were achieved for green leaf, hull, and outer portion of the seed coat.


Since '78, an experimental workstation has been built up [1 to 5] at the Siemens Central Research Laboratories at Munich which allows composing, filing, and transmission of illustrated office documents, offering to the user's disposal the following packet of facilities we expect to become standard in the future "paperless" office.
 We decided to design a system model in order to verify this conception by experiment. The result of this design is an assembly of function modules, which, in the general, correspond to peripherals, linked by a local network (scope fig. 1):
 • dialog screen
 • document screen
 • keyboard, for text input
 • tablet, for window control, menu selection, graphics and handprint input
 • printer, for printout of unformatted or formatted text, graphics, and images
 • scanner, for facsimile input of black & white as well as 6gray-level images, optionally to by integrated with printer into an intelligent copier
 • harddisk, for system software and temporary storage of user files
 • floppy, for backup, transport and letter mail
 • transceiver, for remote connection.
 Any of these peripherals can, if required, be duplicated for time sharing users, or for increased performance. Since an essential feature of our system conception is the integration of text and facsimile facilities, we defined the name TEXTFAX which stands as well for the above conception as for the experimental system we are now going to discuss in detail.


Background Traditionally river ecologists have focused on the microhabitat scale, fluvial geomorphologists the mesohabitat scale. Legislation operates at the macroscale. Recently the biological realism of some widely-used techniques (PHABSIM) has been questioned (Booker et al., 2006). Surface Flow Types (SFT) are the standard hydraulic descriptor in the River Habitat Survey (Environment Agency, 2003), although their biological significance is unknown. This study examines the physical andbiological relevance of mesohabitats defined by SFT.


Abstract: Direct seeding is a technology that reduces the costs of forest restoration projects and favors species which are difficult to establish for seedlings. The seeds osmotic treatment to accelerate and standardize germination and induce tolerance to environmental stresses may favor seedling establishment in field through direct sowing and contribute to the greater efficiency of this technique. With the purpose of favor seed germination and seedling establishment under direct seeding conditions in the field, Tabebuia roseoalba osmoprimed seeds in polyethylene glycol (PEG) solution and unconditioned seeds were treated with isolated and/or combined solutions of plant growth regulators (PGR) and rooting (RTG). These seeds were submitted to germination test and evaluated for percentage germination rate, germination speed index and normal seedlings, and to seedling emergence test by direct field seeding. RTG had a toxic effect on T. roseoalba seeds. Osmoconditioning induced stress tolerance by RTG during germination and on seedling establishment. PGR treatment favors seedling emergence in field conditions and alleviates the toxicity effect caused by RTG. These treatments have great potential for use in direct sowing of T. roseoalba seeds.


A method for communicating information between a master controller and a slave controller, the master control unit (4) at an output terminal (HI_LO_BUS) a pulse-width modulated signal (7) outputs to this via a bus (6) (to the slave controller to transfer 5), characterized by the following steps: - generating an acknowledgment signal at periodic acknowledgment intervals (TQuitt) by the slave control unit (5); - influencing the transmitted on the bus (6) the pulse width modulated signal (7) during the acknowledgment time interval (TQuitt) by the slave control unit (5); - detecting the influenced pulse width-modulated signal (7) by the master control unit (4), at the output signal terminal (HI_LO_BUS) output pulse width modulated signal (7) to an input signal terminal (Read_Back_Bus) of the master control unit (4) is read back.


Summary
The development in culture of explant-grafts between compatible and incompatible combinations of three solanaceous species parallels that of the corresponding whole-plant grafts in respect of the pattern of vascular development and the functional status of the vascular system. In culture, incompatible explant-grafts attain greater mechanical strength than corresponding whole-plant grafts, and consequently this parameter of their development is an unsuitable criterion for judging the compatibility of explant-grafts. The findings demonstrate that graft compatibility/incompatibility is determined by local factors operating close to the graft union, possibly at a cellular level between the opposing cells of stock and scion. Explant grafting in culture offers an ideal system for experimental analysis of the cellular basis of incompatibility in internode grafting.


Organizations such as libraries who are working on the exposition of their legacy metadata as linked and possibly open data are confronted to a controversial challenge. On the one hand, taking the benefit of semantic Web technologies to transform or create Library information implies to use rather complicated mechanisms, and domain-specific vocabularies in order to make the most of bibliographic information in a Linked Data context: to make linked data work properly, they need to align and group information using a variety of rich vocabularies even if some of this information remains hidden to the end-user. On the other hand, it seems challenging to combine this approach with a broad and interoperable dissemination of the data among communities outside of the library world, which is a major objective of Linked Data projects: encourage broader communities to reuse Library data and encourage new combinations and confrontations between datasets to make libraries more useful in the Web environment. How specific or generic should we be? Is this an "either or" situation or can we think of another way to serve our various datasets according to a diversity of needs, specifications and expectations from heterogeneous communities? In other words, are we really doomed to be poor (in our data models and vocabularies) in order to be popular? In this session we would like to address this rather controversial issue from a very practical perspective based on presentations by institutions who are confronted to this question as part of a running project or service they have started to implement. Which datamodels and vocabularies did they choose to implement their projects? What are the current limitations and benefits of the choices they made when they started? How do they plan to move forward?


The position and orientation of a power receiving coil (L3) are estimated based on a presence detection level of each power supply coil (L1). A power supply pattern, in which an output of the power receiving device (30) that becomes the maximum, is selected for the position and orientation, and power is supplied in the power supply pattern. Accordingly, power can be supplied to the power receiving device (30) with high efficiency regardless of position and orientation of the power receiving coil (L3).


In this paper,the small signal modeling of the electric rectifier based on limited double poled control scheme is presented,and the control loop circuit is designed.This scheme overcomes the disadvantage that the range of soft switching is limited by the load current.And this control loop circuit resolves the shortcomings of slow response with conventional voltage-control mode.The circuit is characterized by simplification,credibility and stabilization.


Objective
To understand the iodine content of drinking water in Ningxia, and provide a basis for promoting scientific iodine supplementation.

Methods
In 2017, 22 counties (cities, districts) of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region were surveyed by township (town, street office) as the unit. Water samples were collected and iodine content was detected according to the unified centralized water supply, mixed water supply and all the scattered water supply methods. Among them, the investigation at township (town and street office) level found that the median of iodine in water was > 10 μg/L, and then the water samples were collected in administrative villages (neighborhood committees) and the content of iodine in water was detected.

Results
A total of 242 townships (town, street office) were surveyed at the township level water iodine, and a total of 1 048 water samples were collected, the median water iodine was 6.6 μg/L, the range was 0.0-97.8 μg/L. There were 75 townships with a median water iodine > 10 μg/L, and an administrative village level water iodine survey was conducted. A total of 1 169 water samples were collected, the median water iodine was 14.5 μg/L, and the range was 0.0-97.4 μg/L. The median water iodine at the township level, unified centralized water supply, mixed water supply, and all the scattered water supply was 6.9, 6.8, and 4.5 μg/L, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 7.08, P < 0.05). The median water iodine at the administrative village level, unified centralized water supply, mixed water supply, and all the scattered water supply was 15.8, 8.4, and 11.6 μg/L, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (χ2 = 35.23, P < 0.05).

Conclusion
The iodine content of drinking water in Ningxia residents is low, which is consistent with the fact that Ningxia is in the iodine deficient area.

Key words:
Drinking water; Iodine; Investigation


Purpose – The purpose is to ascertain the state of sustainability in higher education (SHE) in Atlantic Canada (sustainability education/curriculum; research and scholarship; operations; faculty/staff development and rewards; community outreach and service; student opportunities; and institutional mission, structure and planning).Design/methodology/approach – All Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) member institutions in Atlantic Canada were sampled in 2005/2006 to examine sustainability performance. Data were collected using the sustainability assessment questionnaire (SAQ) and were triangulated with document, webpage, and additional survey research.Findings – The majority of higher education institutions in Atlantic Canada are engaged in sustainable development work, most notably in the area of curriculum. Sustainability research and scholarship is spread amongst faculty and students; many institutions have inter‐ or multi‐disciplinary research structures to address sustainability ...


In global manufacturing a paradigm shift from "make-to-stock" to "make-to-order" can be observed. This shift calls for new logistics strategies. Logistics should not focus exclusively on the efficiency of the distribution system. Beyond, it is important to integrate the order process into the logistics strategy. Our vision in writing this paper is an integrated fulfilment process from customer to customer. Following a description of problems in traditional fulfilment systems, this paper presents innovative technologies and new logistics concepts as basic elements of the fulfilment vision. A holistic logistics navigator is introduced in order to provide support in the ongoing transformation process. The implications of e-fulfilment for global manufacturing are considered as well.


Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX‐2) inhibitors may cause nephropathy in women with hypertension and underlying renal disease. Female mRen2.Lewis rats (mRen) exhibit a marked increase in blood pressure and an augmented renal COX‐2 expression in response to a high salt (HS) diet. Moreover, chronic COX‐2 inhibition exacerbates hypertension, proteinuria, collagen deposition, as well as increases urinary thromboxane and PGE2 in the HS fed mRen. The current study determined whether concomitant AT1 receptor blockade with losartan (LOS, 20 mg/kg/day) is protective in female HS mRen treated with the COX‐2 inhibitor NS‐398 (1 mg/kg/day, 4wks). Although LOS markedly reduced SBP in both groups, pressure remained significantly higher in the NS‐398 treated rats [144.5±2.0 vs. 161.6±5.4 mmHg, p<0.01 n=6]. Despite the difference in blood pressure, the reduction in proteinuria [10.7±1.5 vs. 5.1±2.6, n=6] and the heart weight‐to‐body weight ratio [4.3±0.1 vs. 4.0±0.2, n=6] was similar following LOS treatment. These data demonstrate that blockade of the renin‐angiotensin system (RAS) confers renal and cardiac protective effects in this salt‐sensitive, COX‐2 inhibited model. Moreover, the complete attenuation of proteinuria with LOS suggests that the deleterious actions of COX‐2 inhibitors may involve the RAS.


The decrease in motivation of a volunteer can usually also be transmitted to other volunteers, so that if this continues, the problems in the world of volunteering will gradually hamper the movement of voluntary organizations or be passive. This is to find out the motivation of nursing students who are ready to become covid-19 volunteers.
This study used an Analytical Observational design with a cross sectional design. Sampling using non-probability sampling type random sampling with a total of 194 respondents. The results showed (P value 0.00 <alpha value 0.05). Shows a relationship between motivation and readiness to volunteer covid19 in nursing students. Motivation with readiness to become a covid-19 volunteer is related to nursing students. To increase the degree of quality of education for student motivation issues and increase readiness to become a covid-19 volunteer by means of a campus that can provide high motivation and training for covid-19 volunteers to students.


In this article, we propose a 1‐kW 2.45 GHz microwave applicator with an orthogonally slot‐loaded array waveguide to improve the heating uniformity. In the conventional microwave applicator with rectangular waveguides, the heating uniformity is low due to various hot and cold spots. Using the proposed slot‐loaded array waveguide having horizontal and vertical slots, the proposed microwave applicator realizes a uniform temperature variation in the heating material and achieves an improved uniformity of up to 77.4% at 2.45 GHz compared to the conventional microwave applicator.


Workers rarely emerge from union recognition campaigns unchanged. During union recognition campaigns, workers often become informed, empowered, confident leaders. This is especially true of workers who support the unionization effort. In this article, we draw upon 153 in-depth interviews with workers and organizers in order to answer two questions: how do organizers facilitate workers' personal transformations and how gendered is this process? Our analysis of our dataset generated three findings. First, the organizers in our dataset used personal relationships, empathy, and pushing to help workers change from uninformed, fearful followers to knowledgeable, confident workplace leaders. Second, many of the organizers in our dataset experienced their own personal transformation during union recognition campaigns. They became pushers, organizers who are comfortable with confrontation, by connecting to their own anger, tapping into their emotional strength, and getting help from supervisors and coworkers. Finally, we uncovered limited evidence for the gendered nature of union organizing. Gender did not appear to shape the workers in our dataset's perceptions of organizers, nor did it shape how the organizers in our dataset became pushers.


An integrated method for detection and discrimination of a signal pulse in two-dimensional cluttered background noise is presented in this paper. The method is used to estimate the magnitude (detection) and the two-dimensional position (centroid) of the signal using a statistical model for the correlated background noise. The optimal discriminant can use measurements from multiple spectral bands and prior information about the signal shape as well as derived discriminants such as the velocity of the signal pulse. Preprocessing techniques include background suppression in multiple spectral bands with a generalization of temporal and spatial filtering. The coefficients of the optimal filter used for detection and discrimination depend on the statistical characteristics of the signal and the background (averages and cross correlations). Illustrative two-dimensional scenes and representative numerical results are presented to show how this integrated approach (which uses all discriminants) compares with a piece-meal approach to discrimination.


On the morning of Tuesday, November 10, 1964, readers of The West Australian were informed on the front page of their newspaper that "Liberal Senator Victor Seddon Vincent died in the St. John of God Hospital, Belmont, last night." Senator Vincent's death came fourteen days after the Governor of the State, in accordance with Section 12 of the Commonwealth Constitution,1 had issued a Writ in which he commanded the Commonwealth Electoral Officer for Western Australia to cause an election to be made to fill five vacancies in the Commonwealth Senate that were due to become vacant on June 30, 1965. His death came twenty-six days before the date fixed by the Governor, in accordance with the Election of Senators Act, 1903 (W.A.), Section 2, for polling for this election and only a matter of hours after the time fixed for the closing of nominations.2 Senator Vincent was a lawyer who had a great interest in drama,3 and it is difficult to believe that a man with these qualities could pass to his reward insensitive to the political difficulties that would follow his demise. Senator Vincent's term of service in the Senate was not due to expire until June 30, 1968, and accordingly his place was not one with respect to which the election writ had been issued. It was undisputed that the vacancy created by his death was a "casual vacancy" to which section 15 of the Commonwealth Constitution applied.4 This section provides that : -


Objective To understand the changes of disease spectrum,which were hospitalized in our county,and pro vide reference for disease prevention and health care of children.Methods Retrospective analysis of our hospital 23124 cases of pediatric hospitalized children first disease diagnosis in 1993 to 2010.Results Children under 5 years old accounted for 72.66% of the total inpatients;each system diseases had changed,but the top 4 diseases were respi ratory system diseases,digestive system diseases,neonatal diseases,infectious diseases;death causes had also changed,the top 3 were the newborn disease,respiratory system disease,injury.Conclusion The changes of hospitalized children 18 years spectrum of disease,prevention of common diseases is still the focus of the work of pediatric diseases,faster growth should cause height to take seriously.


Most of the assistive devices are of user contact based control like body-powered prosthetic hand, joystick control of wheelchair, sip-and-puff, etc. and have a limited number of control movements. The performance of these assistive devices improves using bio-signals/gesture based control embedded in the processor. Gesture based control is widely used in wheelchair navigation control, communication with external world for neuromuscular impaired subjects. On the other hand, bio-signals are used widely in prosthetic devices, wheelchair control, orthotic devices, etc. with pattern recognition based control strategy. The choice and number of features used in pattern recognition for accurate control of assistive device is crucial. Further, these features performance also varies with the classifier. The appropriate selection of combination of pattern recognition will enhance the accuracy. This chapter focuses on bioinspired techniques in selection of features and classification for the pattern recognition based assistive device control.


ABSTRACT The influence of environmental pollution on the heavy metal content in oolong teas from the Fujian Province, China, and the health risk for the Polish consumers were studied. Average contents of the metals in made oolong tea leaves were (mg kg−1): Al 1452, Cd 0.08, Co 0.23, Cr 1.59, Cu 10.5, Fe 140, Hg 0.10, Mn 1465, Mo 0.63, Ni 3.45, Pb 1.99, Sb 0.78, Se 5.15, Sn 3.16, Tl 0.28, and Zn 26.9. The metals easily released from leaves to infusions were: Tl, Se, Cd, Sn, Sb, Ni, Al, and Pb. No concentration of As, Hg, Mo, or Pb was found in the first infusion and no As, Co, Hg, or Mo was found in the second one. The hazard quotient values for particular metals found in the infusions and tea leaves and the appraised combined hazard index (HI) amounted to <1. The highest HI values, resulting from the consumption of both infusions, did not exceed 5.88E-03, or 6.94E-04a in the case of tea leaves. No health hazard for the Polish consumers of oolong teas was identified at any of the examined stages of consumption. However, we recommend discarding the first tea infusion to reduce the metal concentrations before consumption.


In this paper, according to the character of high latitude rice cultivation in Heilongjiang province, the restrict factors influencing rice quality and taste were demonstrated and some suggestion to develop green rice industry were put forward.


If genotype (G) ranks change from one environment (E) to another, genotype by environment interactions (GEI) reflects the need for testing Gs in numerous Es in order to obtain reliable results. The aim of this study was to compare 16 non-parametric stability statistics (NPSSs) for GEI on grain yields of 15 durum wheat genotypes, consisting of 11 advanced lines selected from Turkish National Durum Wheat Breeding Program (TNDWBP) and four checks, tested in 12 rain-fed environments during the 2 cropping seasons (2009–2010 and 2010-2011) in Turkey. The combined ANOVA indicated that G, E and GEI effects were significant for grain yield. According to analyses of NPSSs, the highest in ranking (TOP), percentage of adaptability (PA), rank mean (RM) and yield-stability (YS) statistics were positively associated with grain yield and therefore characterized under the dynamic concept of stability. In addition, spearman rank correlation analysis revealed that only TOP, PA, RM and YS statistics would be useful for simultaneous selection for high grain yield and stability. Based on the 16 NPSSs used in this study, Dumlupinar cultivar (G15) was both the most stable and one of the highest yielding ones. On the other hand, G5 and G7 were the most stable ones among the advanced lines tested, but their yield performances were lower. As a result, this study showed that the crossing block of TNDWBP should be enriched by germplasm being capable of dynamic stability, wide adaptation and higher yielding.


Objectives To evaluate geographic distribution of Chulalongkorn (C.U.) dental graduates under the policies of compulsory service requirement and universal coverage, and to assess factors associated with the choice of practice location. Materials and methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a systematic random sample of C.U. dental graduates from 1975-2004. Two rounds of mail questionnaires were utilized to collect data on practice location and relating factors. There were 375 respondents. Geographic distribution patterns were compared among 3 groups of dentists, classified by graduation years with cut points corresponding to the implementation of both policies. These were group 1: 1975-1988, group 2: 1989-2000, and group 3: 2001-2004. Results Overall, over half of C.U. dental graduates practiced in Bangkok. Group 2 dentists, graduated after the era of compulsory service requirement and have fulfilled their obligation, displayed a greater percentage of provincial practice than group 1 dentists. There seemed to be a wide regional variation of distribution patterns. Group 3 dentists were most likely to intend to move out of their current practice location. Personal factors were found to be the most relevant to the choice of practice location; e.g. convenient transportation, hometown, and potential of high income. Conclusion This study reflects the interplay of governmental policies and personal factors that could have an impact on geographic distribution of C.U. dental graduates. (CU Dent J. 2007;30:85-102) Key words: Chulalongkorn; dentist; geographic distribution; practice location


T he leading causes of blindness and visual acuity impairment in the United States are primarily agerelated eye diseases.1,2 Cataract is the overall leading cause of the loss of visual acuity, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of permanent impairment of central vision among individuals aged 65 years and older.1,3 As the US population ages, the number of patients with both conditions is expected to increase substantially. A collaborative effort, therefore, between cataract surgeons and retinal physicians is of great importance.


Stability of the AdS Soliton Spacetime Gungwon Kang Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Daejeon 305-806 Changheon Ohy and Chul H. Leez Department of Physics and BK21 Division of Advanced Research and Education in Physics, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791 (Received 21 August 2007) The AdS soliton spacetime is a vacuum static solution of ve-dimensional Einstein equations with a cosmological constant. It is asymptotically AdS and regular everywhere without having any curvature singularity or an event horizon inside. Recently, Horowitz and Myers conjectured that this spacetime is the ground state among all spacetime solutions that are asymptotically AdS. If such a conjecture is valid, the spacetime should be stable under small perturbations. We have investigated this issue by numerically studying the full nonlinear evolution of a certain class of perturbations. Our results show that some metric components decay out whereas one metric component grows, indicating a sort of instability. Motivated by this result, we also performed a linearized stability analysis for small perturbations in the same class. Interestingly, our result in such a linearized analysis does not show any indication of instability. Finally, we discuss the implications of our results on the stability of the AdS soliton background. PACS numbers: 04.25.Dm, 04.25.Nx, 04.65.+e


This work intends to estimate the Brazilian semi-arid's vulnerability to desertification as function of the resulting anthropic pressure from the economical exploitation activities of the Region under the optic of utilization of the multicriteria decision model known as Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The desertification, established as the combination of natural phenomenon with causes related to climatic conditions and as the inadequate use of natural resources, contributes to increasing the local vulnerability, making the physical space inappropriate to maintain life. Therefore, this study intends to build a hierarchy of the main anthropic activities developed in the region in reference of the intensification of environmental impacts. Thus, it is expected the development of combat measures, coexistence measures, measures of mitigation and adaptation aiming the scenario reduction of desertification vulnerability in the region, assisting public managers in their decision-making.


Green Chemistry has emerged in the 1990s as a way that the skills, knowledge, and talents of chemists can be used avoid threats to human health and the environment in all types of chemical processes. One of the most active areas of Green Chemistry research and development is in analytical methodology development. New methods and techniques that reduce and eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances through all aspects of the chemical analysis lifecycle are the manifestations of the recent interest in Green Analytical Chemistry.


This paper reports on an experimental single-family residence that was constructed to demonstrate integration of waste heat recovery and seasonal energy storage using both a ventilating and a ground-coupled heat pump. Called the Idaho energy Conservation Technology House, it combines superinsulated home construction with a ventilating hot water heater and a ground coupled water-to-water heat pump system. The ground heat exchangers are designed to economically promote seasonal and waste heat storage. Construction of the house was completed in the spring of 1989. Located in Moscow, Idaho, the house is occupied by a family of three. The 3,500 ft{sup 2} (325 m{sup 2}) two-story house combines several unique sub-systems that all interact to minimize energy consumption for space heating and cooling, and domestic hot water.


Broke away from traditional static teaching pattern,amalgamated build model idea,eased rigorous form.Concerned practical thinkings' mathematical teaching guideline,designs dynamic experiment by means of MATLAB,demonstrated Levi-central limit theorems' formative curse intuitionally and visually.It resolved the contradiction between abstraction of mathematics and talent cultivate character from concept and approach.


A thermal plasma process for the synthesis of nanoparticles and their immediate assembly into nanostructured films is discussed. In this process, known as hypersonic plasma particle deposition, a thermal plasma with injected precursors is expanded through a nozzle to nucleate nanoparticles, which are then inertially deposited onto a cooled substrate in vacuum. A lightly consolidated nanostructured film results. Particle and film diagnostics along with images of the plasma flow are used to explain the formation of nanostructured silicon carbide films by this process.


A variety of structural variant (SV) detection tools exist and they are generally tested on the human genome to assess performance. However, these tests may be inapplicable to the genomes of microorganisms. The focus of this paper is a discussion of benchmarks that were run on microbial genomes. Representative tools from a variety of methods for SV detection, such as: read-pair, read-depth or read-count, split-read, and de novo assembly were selected to determine the best approach for detecting SVs in microbial genomes. The tools are tested on simulated data that includes deletion, duplication, insertion, and inversion SVs. Experimental results show that when execution time, precision, recall, and coverage of the reads are considered, the most accurate results come from tools using the read-pair method mixed with either the split-read or read-count method, specifically, LUMPY [1] and SVDetect [2] performed best.


Positive effects of a biochar–compost mix on soil nutrient status in infertile soil have been reported, but the potential effect of biochar amendments in excessive compost-fertilized soils has not been extensively studied. Excessive application of compost can result in the accumulation of nutrients and heavy metals (Cu and Zn). Thus, the objective of this study is to investigate the effect of biochar–excessive compost co-application on soil nutrient status. We hypothesized that biochar co-application could have positive effects on the absorption of excessive nutrients of Cu and Zn. A 371-day laboratory incubation study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the lead tree (Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de. Wit) biochar produced at 750 °C on the dynamics of the soil nutrients. Three Taiwan rural soils were selected, including slightly acidic Oxisols (SAO), mildly alkaline Inceptisols (MAI), and slightly acid Inceptisols (SAI). The biochar treatments include control (0%) and 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0% (w/w). In each treatment, 5% (w/w) poultry-livestock manure compost was added to test excessive application. The results indicated that the biochar treatments had a significant increase effect on soil pH, total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), C:N ratio, and available K concentration. The effect of biochar on electrical conductivity (EC) and available P, Ca, Mg, Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb, and Zn was insignificant. The effect of biochar, with relatively low application rates (<2% by wt), low surface area, and less surface function group, was eliminated by excessive compost (5% by wt). In addition to carbon sequestration and nitrogen conservation, biochar addition has no effect on the absorption of the excessive nutrients Cu and Zn in three studied soils.


A device that can detect individual barium ions could be the heart of an experiment that takes the next step toward probing the nature of the neutrino.


The study aimed to determine the hydrolytic stability of free fatty acid (FFA) and fatty acid composition (FAC) of selected palm oil (PO) blended with corn oil (POCO), sesame oil (POSO), and rice bran oil (PORBO). The blended POs were tested for their stability and fatty acid changes of the unheated oils after 10 and 20 times of potato frying. The FAC was determined using gas chromatography. As the oils were being heat treated for 0-20 times, the most significant changes were the increased in SFA and MUFA levels, and the reduction of PUFA that observed in the blended POs. The blended oils also had increased FFA contents after 20 times of potato frying. POCO was the most stable blended oil in terms of hydrolytic stability. The findings suggest that there is an improve in the quality of PO after blended with vegetable oils, especially its FAC.


We are moving towards an increasingly digitized world where society experience a remarkable change due to digital technology. Digitization creates brand new opportunities for developing digital ser ...


This article introduces a special issue on quality in legal translation. It situates legal translation in today's context in the landscape of professional translation and Translation Studies and this issue as primarily inspired by the European project, Qualetra which focuses on translation procedural rights in criminal proceedings. The article then proceeds to describe the project before proposing an overview of the contributions to this issue.


The invention discloses a terminal printscreen method and device, and particularly relates to the field of terminal application. The method comprises the following steps: carrying out printscreen on contents displayed on a current screen of a terminal to obtain a first picture; moving the contents displayed on the screen, and successively carrying out printscreen on contents of other pictures except the contents displayed on the current screen; and successively carrying out continuous processing on the first picture and other pictures to obtain a mutually-continuous integral printscreen which comprises the first picture and other pictures. The method can adopt a way of the automatic rolling of the screen or touch screen sliding by a finger to cause a user to conveniently finish a printscreen operation of a whole or local rolling window so as to meet the individual requirements of the user on the cut content.


It is an easily deduced fact that any four-component spin 1/2 state for a massive particle is a linear combination of pairs of two-component simultaneous rotation eigenstates, where `simultaneous' means the eigenspinors of a given pair share the same eigenvalue. The new work here constructs the reverse: Given pairs of simultaneous rotation eigenvectors, the properties of these pairs contains relationships that are equivalent to spin 1/2 single particle equations. Thus the needed aspects of space-time symmetry can be produced as special cases of more general properties already present in the rotation group. The exercise exploits the flexibility of the rotation group in three dimensions to deduce relativistic quantities in four dimensions.


We give some new equivalences of NIP for formulas and some new proofs of known results using [T87] and [HOR91]. We emphasize that Keisler measures are more complicated than types (even in NIP context), in an analytic sense. Among other things, we show that, for a first order theory T and formula φ(x, y), the following are equivalent: (i) φ has NIP (for theory T ). (ii) For any global φ-type p(x) and any model M , if p is finitely satisfiable in M , then p is generalized DBSC definable over M . In particular, if M is countable, p is DBSC definable over M . (Cf. Definition 3.4, Fact 3.5.) (iii) For any global Keisler φ-measure μ(x) and any model M , if μ is finitely satisfiable in M , then μ is generalized Baire-1/2 definable over M . In particular, if M is countable, p is Baire-1/2 definable over M . (Cf. Definition 3.6.) (iv) For any model M and any Keisler φ-measure μ(x) over M ,


Later work by Myrvik, Weiser and Agar3 showed that when high concentrations of lysozyme were allowed to act on tubercle bacilli, over a period of several days the organisms underwent extensive cytologic changes and were killed. Evidence was also presented which indicated that the antimycobacterial action of lysozyme is apparently due to its enzymatic activity.4 Although the in vitro antibacterial activity of lysozyme is well established, there has been no significant evidence published to indicate that it possesses in vivo antibacterial action. The un-


A new drop vaporization model incorporating the effects of transient heat and mass transfer between drop and gas is presented. The model is based on two ordinary differential equations with the correction function obtained from the analytical solution of the heat conductivity equation and is valid for arbitrary Lewis numbers. The model has been validated against the numerical solution of the transient conjugate problem of drop vaporization with regard for multicomponent diffusion for several primary reference hydrocarbons (n-heptane, n-decane, n-dodecane, and n-tetradecane) at the gas temperature ranging from 400 to 1500 K and pressure from 1 to 40 MPa. Comparison of the new model performance with a standard drop vaporization model used in commercial CFD codes is made within the same ranges of gas temperature and pressure. The new model was shown to provide more realistic characteristic times of drop heating and vaporization.