Research regarding attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) among preschoolers is limited. This study explored prevalence rates of AD/HD on a community‐based sample of preschoolers in Athens. Moreover, it examined the relationship between AD/HD and aggressive behaviour and explored sex differences in this relationship. Nursery teachers completed the 'Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire' and the 'Aggressive Behaviour Questionnaire' for each one of the 925 boys and girls of the sample (mean age = 56.01 months, standard deviation = 8.9). Results revealed a prevalence rate of 14.3%, validating the existence of the disorder in preschoolers. Aggressive behaviour was positively correlated with AD/HD. Moreover, although girls without AD/HD presented less aggressive behaviour than boys, girls with AD/HD displayed certain forms of aggressive behaviour more often than boys with the disorder. Implications of these findings for early identification of AD/HD and for the use of aggressive behaviour in girls as a stronger indication of AD/HD than in boys are discussed.


Decision-making is the process of carefully considering multiple options and choosing the best one. The EDAS (evaluation based on distance from average solution) method has been studied in many multi-attributes decision-making (MADM) problem which assumes decisionmaking under absolute rationality. However, people usually show the characteristics of bounded rationality in the real decision-making process. Prospect theory (PT) utilizes gains and losses relative to the reference point to explain this phenomenon better. In this paper, an enhancement EDAS method based on PT will be proposed, which shows better properties in practice. We apply the traditional EDAS method and enhancement EDAS method to the same case and we utilize the sensitivity analysis and comparative analysis to analyze their performances. The result shows that our approach has a superiority compared with the traditional EDAS method. The methods we present are of great significance for investment decision-making problems, new product development, design plan selection and supplier selection.


Water waves at sea are always grouped: sequences of higher waves are alternated by sequences of lower waves. Due to non-linearity, the wave groups are accompanied by bound sub- and super-harmonic wave components, as well as by amplitude dispersion besides the linear frequency dispersion. When modelling the wave motion, one has to distinguish the horizontal propagation space of the waves and a vertical cross-space. Starting from a variational principle we integrate out the vertical cross-space by using a Boussinesq-type polynomial approximation for the vertical flow structure. This results in a model maintaining the positivedefiniteness of the Hamiltonian, which leads to good dynamic behaviour of the approximate equations. At the conference, we will show how the model can be used to propagate wave groups above slowly-varying sea bed over large distances, predicting the changes in the wave group shape and the generation of free long waves (which are important for moored ship dynamics and coastal morphology).


The study was carried out about effect of Mn on microstructure and mechanical properties of ZZnAl4Y zinc alloy by means of universal testing machine, impact testing machine, scan electron microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer, etc. The results show that the addition of manganese can refine matrix grains and α phase, and improve the tensile strength and hardness of the alloy greatly. Mn exists mainly in the form of Mn-rich compounds phase, and distributes at or near the grain boundaries, which results in the obvious decrease of impact ductility. Based on analysis and comparison, ZZnAl4Y zinc alloy has better comprehensive mechanical properties when the addition of Mn is 0.05%.


The aim of this study was to carry out action research to investigate reading comprehension skills when using the SQ3R reading comprehension strategy. To that end, this strategy was used for improving the reading comprehension skills of 7 primary school 4 grade students who had problems with these skills. An action plan was prepared for 3hours a day on 3days a week for a period of 10 weeks. In the intervention process, the first author carried out this intervention with a classroom teacher. In this research, "Teacher's Diaries" and three different written forms, namely the "Reading Comprehension Test", "Student Interview Form" and "Student Observation Form" were used as data collection tools to provide research credibility. The results indicated that that the SQ3R-based reading program increased students' reading comprehension level. In light of data obtained from this study, student's ability to analyze texts visually, and their predictive and note-taking skills were found to be improved.


The universities have an important role in our society to promote social, cultural and economical development. In many countries universities has been installed in small and medium-sized cities since the 70's to promote the development and 'modernization'. Some of them are very successful and the economical development is visible and unquestionable. Our empirical study focuses the cities of the Federal University of Reconcavo da Bahia (installed in 2006) and Passau/Bavaria/Germany (University of Passau, installed in 1978). Our goal is to propose methodological approach to support a research based on the integration, fragmentation and conflicts between the city of the local population and city of the Universities. Our major conclusions are connected with the increase of the real estate market, diversification of commercial and service activities, intensification of regional role. From the social point of view, however, there are weak and punctual connections with the cities, promoting spatial and cultural conflicts between the students/professor and the local population.


Objective To investigate the status quo of hypertension prevalence in teachers and staff members at a certain university so as to provide a scientific basis for preventing and controlling hypertension.Method Blood pressure of 1 599 teachers and staff members at a certain university in Chongqing were detected and basic information such as the incidence of hypertension and medicine taken was known by means of inquiry.Results The prevalence rate of hypertension in teachers and staff members at a certain university was 23.57%.The prevalence rate in the male was 26.11% and that in the female was 18.88%,and the differences were statistically significant(p0.01).The awareness rate,treatment rate and control rate of hypertension in group with elderly patients were 80.08%,76.19% and 30.03% respectively which were significantly higher than the group with young and middle-aged patients,and the differences were statistically significant(p0.01).Conclusion The prevalence of hypertension in teachers and staff members of university is not optimistic,but the awareness rate,treatment rate and control rate are relatively high which vary by sex and age.Universities shall pay high attention to the prevention and control of hypertension in teachers and staff members,and it's important to carry out community health education on hypertension knowledge and establish management of chronic diseases which will be helpful in preventing and controlling hypertension.


Topologically associating domains (TADs) are regarded as functional and structural units of higher-order spatial genome organization of many eukaryotic genomes. However, our knowledge of how evolution affects TADs remains limited. To decipher the evolutionary significance of TADs, we de novo assembled the genome of D. pseudoobscura and created a high-resolution (~800 bp) Hi-C contact map to annotate TADs. Remarkably, more than 40% of TADs between D. pseudoobscura and D. melanogaster are conserved, despite extensive chromosomal rearrangement in the ~49 million years since they shared a common ancestor. Comparison of 17 diverse Drosophila species genomes revealed enrichment of genome rearrangement breakpoints at the TAD boundaries but depletion of such breaks inside the TADs themselves. We show that conservation of TADs is associated with gene expression stability across tissues. Surprisingly, despite being larger mutational targets, a substantial proportion of long (>50kb) genes in D. melanogaster (42%) and D. pseudoobscura (26%) are individually spanned by complete TADs, implying the formation and maintenance of TADs via 3D cis-regulatory interactions commonly found within long genes. Using high-confidence genome-wide structural variant datasets from 14 D. melanogaster strains, its 3 closest sibling species from the D. simulans species complex, and two obscura clade species, we show evidence of natural selection operating on structural variants at the TAD boundaries, but with the nature of selection differing between the SV types. Deletions are significantly depleted at TAD boundaries for both divergent and polymorphic SVs, suggesting that deletions at TAD boundaries are under purifying selection, whereas divergent duplications are enriched at the TAD boundaries, pointing to positive selection. Our results offer novel insights into the evolutionary role and maintenance of TADs and their significance in genome structure evolution and gene regulation.


The present invention provides a compression method of Chinese text and a corresponding decompression method, which support ANSI codes. The compression method comprises the following steps: according to the position of the characters of the Chinese text to be compressed in the character code table, the characters of the Chinese text to be compressed are encodes by 1 or more than 1 bytes; the number of the bytes is marked in the generated code word; wherein, the character code table comprises the characters which are arranged in the descending order according to the frequency of occurrence of the characters of the Chinese text to be compressed; the generated code word is written into a compressed file. The compression method maintains the semantic characteristics of Chinese data flow to the greatest extent, and can be used with various compression algorithms and compression software.


We manufacture an antifuse OTP (One-time programmable) cell for analog trimming which will be used in power management ICs. For the antifuse cell using dual program voltage of VPP (=7V) and VNN (=-5V), the thin gate oxide is broken down by applying a voltage higher than the hard break-down voltage to the terminals of the antifuse. The area of the manufactured antifuse OTP cell using 0.18μm BCD process is 48.01μm and is about 44.6 percent of that of an eFuse cell. The post-program resistances of the antifuse are good with the values under several kilo ohms when we measure twenty test patterns.


Sudden oak death (SOD), caused by Phytophthora ramorum, is an emerging forest disease associated with extensive tree mortality in coastal California forests (Rizzo et al. 2005). P. ramorum is a generalist pathogen that infects many hosts, but hosts differ in their ability to transmit the disease and in the impacts caused by the disease. In coast redwood forests, tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) is the main host dying from SOD and the main source of pathogen inoculum. SOD leads to compositional changes in these habitats through selective mortality of tanoak. The effect of SOD on forest dynamics does not happen in isolation from other disturbances. Rather, fire is an important part of the natural disturbance regime in California's coastal forests. Elevated mortality by the disease may lead to increased fuel loads in these forests, leading to the potential for SOD to interact with wildfire severity (Valachovic et al. 2011). In 2008, wildfires in SOD-impacted forests presented a natural experiment to examine the interaction between these two disturbances (Metz et al. 2011). We used a long-term network of forest monitoring plots in the Big Sur region of central California to examine the separate and joint impacts of an emergent forest disease and wildfire on forest dynamics and diversity. The network contains burned and unburned areas, and areas with and without P. ramorum. Specifically, we asked: 1) Did redwood stands that became infested by P. ramorum differ in species composition from uninfested areas? 2) How is P. ramorum changing species composition in redwood forests? 3) How did mortality from SOD impact fire severity in burned areas? 4) Was fire mortality selective by species?


By recent geology exploration,a significant breakthrough in geological prospecting has been achieved in Baiyun gold deposit located in gold metallogenetic domain of Liaodong rift.The newly discovered gold orebodies occurred in both east-west Si-K altered rock belt and interlaminar fracture zone,assuming stratoid forms,veins,and lentils hosts.Ore textures are anhedral granular,euhedral-subhedral granular,droplet-shaped,sphaerolitic,and gelatineous,etc.Ore structures are lumpy,disseminated,veinlet-stockwork,banded-striped,speckled,and brecciated,etc.Gold mineral occurrence are mainly inclusion gold,gap gold,fissure gold in the form of irregular granular,veinlet,dendritic distributions.The genetic type is of sedimentary metamorphic high-mesothermal transformation gold deposit.We not only found one large gold deposit,but also discovered new gold genetic type(Si-K altered rock type gold deposit).Discovery of the new type gold deposit shows the direction for searching Si-K altered rock type gold deposit and seeking breakthrough in new geological prospecting.


Recent studies suggest that numbers might be represented spatially, whith small numbers associated with the left and large numbers with the right side of space. However, number-space associations have also been observed with the vertical axis, where the lower part of space is associated with small numbers and the upper part with large numbers, suggesting that number–space associations are not restricted to the horizontal axis. Here, we investigated number-space interactions with horizontal and sagittal (i.e., near-far) space axes. Sixty-four participants took part in the study. They sat in front of a table on which stimuli (i.e., numbers or letters depending on tasks) were displayed on different spatial locations (i.e., left, right, near, or far). They were assigned to one of four groups and asked to: (i) make parity judgments on numbers or consonant-vowel classifications on letters; (ii) report the perceived position of either stimulus; (iii) make magnitude judgments of numbers (standard comparison to 5) or alphabetical position judgments (i.e., before or after the letter "L"); and (iv) perform both the second and third tasks in a same block. Results on Group 1 showed no significant number-space or letter-space interactions for both spatial axes. Groups 2 and 3 showed a number-space interaction, but only for the sagittal axis, with responses being quicker to small numbers in near space, and quicker to large numbers in far space. Finally, the analyses on Group 4 showed also a significant interaction between space and numbers for the horizontal axis. These number–space associations found on various spatial axes are discussed to constrain current models of number representations.


Nearly half a million people find themselves stateless within the Member States of the European Union. Lacking an overarching mechanism to address statelessness and its consequences at the EU level, the problem remains. In a different citizenship context, however, the EU has demonstrated that it is capable of devising a framework of rights that transcends national boundaries: citizenship of the EU. With the aim of inspiring renewed debates on, and reconsideration of, the institution of EU citizenship as a potential approach to mitigating the human impact of statelessness, this article examines the value that EU citizenship might have for stateless persons.


To study the effect of β stabilized elements on microstructure and phase transformation temperature,the novel β /γ- TiAl alloys were obtained by adding Nb,Cr,Mo individually or together into Ti- 43 Al base alloy. The effects of the additions were studied systematically. It is found that the alloy containing Nb element tends to form lamellar structure,and the alloy containing Cr or Mo element tends to form near γ or widmannstatten structure,respectively. The stabilizing ability on the β phase for the three elements is Mo Nb Cr. The addition of combinated Nb,Cr and Mo results in greater influence on stabilizing the βphase than that of the individual addition of Nb,Cr,or Mo. The effects of these three elements on the α + β+ γ phase region and the eutectoid temperature( te: α2+ γ→α) are prominent and obvious,however the influence on the temperature of γ→α transition( tα) is not evident. The α +β +γ phase region is the most narrow of only 15 ℃ for the Ti- 43Al- 4Nb- 2Mo- 0. 2B alloy,the widest is about 95 ℃ for the Ti- 43Al- 6Nb- 0. 2B alloy,and 55 ℃ for the Ti- 43Al- 4Nb- 1Cr- 1Mo- 0. 2B alloy.


Quantum mechanical models and practical calculations often rely on some exactly solvable models like the Coulomb and the harmonic oscillator potentials. The D dimensional generalized Coulomb potential contains these potentials as limiting cases, thus it establishes a continuous link between the Coulomb and harmonic oscillator potentials in various dimensions. We present results which are necessary for the utilization of this potential as a model and practical reference problem for quantum mechanical calculations. We define a Hilbert space basis, the generalized Coulomb–Sturmian basis, and calculate the Green's operator on this basis and also present an SU(1,1) algebra associated with it. We formulate the problem for the one-dimensional case, too, and point out that the complications arising due to the singularity of the one-dimensional Coulomb problem can be avoided with the use of the generalized Coulomb potential.


The present invention provides a video data processing method for extracting a portion of the moving image data from the moving image data. This method is evaluated based on each of a plurality of frame image data included in the moving image data to a predetermined condition, the frame image evaluation step of generating a first image evaluation value in accordance with the evaluation, the first image depending on the evaluation value, characterized in that and a moving image data extraction step of extracting a moving image data including a predetermined condition is satisfied plurality of frame image data.


Objective: The aim of the research about atenolol gel is to formulate and evaluate its stability in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and Aqupec HV-505 gel base.
Methods: Gels were formulated using Acupev HV-505 and HPMC at three different concentrations. Physicochemical evaluation and stability testing were performed including organoleptic examination, pH, viscosity, consistency, bleeding, qualitative analysis by thin-layer chromatography (TLC), and quantitative analysis by UV-visible spectrophotometry during 56 days of storage.
Results: Physicochemical evaluation showed that the best formula was the one with 1% Aqupec HV-505 base (FA2). Further investigation was conducted by varying atenolol concentration to study the influence on gel stability. Evaluation on organoleptic performance, pH, viscosity, consistency, bleeding, microbiology, and qualitative and quantitative stability testing using TLC and UV-visible Spectrophotometry during 56 days of storage showed that the best gel formula was FA22, the one using 1% Aqupec HV-505 with 0.5% Atenolol The patch test showed that all atenolol gels were safe to be used.
Conclusions: About 1% Aqupec HV-505 provided good physical properties and physicochemical stability to be used as gel base.


Based on the book Japan′s Winning Margin – Management, Training and Education, co‐authored with Professor Takashi Kenjo and published by Oxford University Press in April 1994, argues that learning should be lifelong and worldwide. In particular, there are lessons from Japan, whose industrial successes have been largely a result of their very well developed systems of learning. Finds Japan′s key strengths are in its very effective education system, the approach to training and in the role of managers. Describes an Anglo‐Japanese comparative research project carried out by the author, concludes that the lessons of use for all are in structured competence development, personal development plans (including new software versions developed by the author), the management of knowledge and in clarity of vision.


In the Science Payload Technology Division of the European Space Agency X-ray optics are being developed for space based astrophysics observatories and planetary missions. Due to the gazing incidence geometries required in the x-ray regions of interest, and the high angular resolutions required, the mass of the optics becomes a major driver in mission design. New technologies have to be explored for future applications, simultaneously achieving good angular resolution and low mass while maintaining collecting aperture. The cosmology mission XEUS requires very large effective area, 30m2 at 1keV, x-ray optics with high angular resolution of below 5" with a goal of 2". This implies a large aperture for a single telescope system, which will necessarily require assembly or deployment in space, and which will be formed by basic mirror modules known as petals. The petals must remain compatible with compact ground handling and production tools and will require minimum modifications to existing calibration facilities. The technology for the implementation of this Wolter-I design is currently based on the European heritage of x-ray optics development and production, dating back to Exosat, launched in 1983, to the currently operating XMM-Newton observatory. Substantial further research and development is required, however, with the key aspects therefore being low mass design and industrialization of the production. New approaches are being considered in parallel to evolutions of the current state-of-the-art technologies. In addition to the XEUS mission optics options, extremely low mass Wolter-I optics are being developed for applications in very deep orbits or planetary remote sensing, having even stronger mass constraints, but having a more relaxed angular resolution requirement. Such optics systems feature dramatically reduced mirror thickness and therefore mass. The current state of development of the ultra-lightweight x-ray optics systems will be presented together with future development plans.


OBJECTIVES
to share the contributions of culture circles for teaching, research, and professional nursing practice, having as framework Paulo Freire's Research Itinerary.

METHODS
this is an experience report of a culture circle, with participation of three professors and ten students, enrolled in a course of a Graduate Program in Nursing in southern Brazil. In this culture circle, a tree was built in which the roots formed the thematic investigation, the stem, coding and decoding, and the leaves, the Research Itinerary critical unveiling.

RESULTS
participants demonstrated empowerment of Paulo Freire's assumptions, and building a tree made it possible to discuss in a pleasant and playful way culture circle use in teaching, research, and professional nursing practice.

FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
the culture circle promoted reflection and action on nursing praxis, turning Freirean thoughts into something concrete and transforming realities.


Objective To determine the effect on nitric oxide (NO) release and renal NO synthase (endothelial, eNOS and inducible, iNOS) activity of renal ischaemia‐reperfusion (I/R) in vivo in an animal model, and to examine the possible involvement of NO in ischaemic preconditioning (IP) of the kidney.


In this paper we deal with paint‐on‐glass animation, which is a technique for making animated films by pushing slow‐drying paints from frame to frame directly under the camera. As artwork is continuously destroyed upon creating new frames, the animator is not able to rehearse or refine the animation afterwards. Furthermore, due to impracticable issues like how to stack up layers containing wet paint or how to overlay masks on the wet medium, one has to take both creative as technical decisions for each shot. Our approach consists of an interactive paint setup that physically simulates paint media. Together with a set of digital tools the artist is relieved from the difficult task of sustaining a constant frame‐to‐frame coherence while animating and is given the possibility to modify or undo earlier paint modifications. Regarding the interaction part, the artist stays in full control by employing a tangible interface. This allows artists to push pigment with their fingers, use special‐purpose digital brushes, or even to employ real life tools like paper tissue. Feedback from artists confirms the real‐life behaviour of stretching and smudging the paint as well as interacting with the setup, resulting in a natural and reality‐based methodology. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


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One of the manifold jurisprudential ramifications of the "organization revolution" 1 is its effect on the nature of adjudication. Adjudication is fundamentally changed when large-scale bureaucratic organizations are involved. By paying attention to the increasing role played by such organizations in litigation it is possible to throw some new light on a number of controversies regarding the main tasks of adjudication and its appropriate forms. These controversies often assume the form of a competition between opposing models of adjudication. My thesis, generally stated, is that the choice of an adequate model largely depends on the nature of the litigants, that is on whether one thinks of litigation between individual or organizational parties. This thesis is stated more fully-in terms of two specific models of adjudication-in Part I. It is then elaborated and defended in the remainder of the Article.


The present invention reduces effects to which a network or an irrelevant device is subjected by the delivery and receipt of an existence notification or a life/death monitoring packet as performed between prescribed devices. A controller is provided with a communication identification unit for comparing a packet received via a switch to a preset pattern to identify a prescribed communication between the prescribed devices, and a switch control unit for setting, in the switch, control information in which a match condition for specifying the prescribed communication between the prescribed devices and the content of processing applied to communication between the devices are correlated with each other.


The regional cooperation policy for the development of the Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP) megaproject is one of Indonesia's efforts to secure national energy sources. The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of the policies that have been implemented by the Indonesian Government in responding to various problems of energy insecurity in the gas sector. Indonesia's policy to actively participate in the TAGP project is believed to be one of the solutions to overcoming the national and regional gas energy crisis, besides, energy security caused many various other security issues. This article uses a non-traditional security perspective to see why and how energy security become a huge issue today. The result that we found, in this case, is that the effectiveness of the policy cannot be assessed optimally, for example, the guaranteed stability of natural gas energy security at the national level and regional, both in terms of availability, distribution, and affordability that still needs continuous improvement.


In the electric quantum limit (EQL) only the lowest two-dimensional subband of an inversion layer is populated. Whereas in some materials EQL is observed in others many subband states are populated. An almost analytical description of the inversion layer is derived. It yields conditions for the occurrence of the EQL. An upper limit for the EQL is calculated in dependence on material parameters, interface orientation, and doping concentration. Results are presented and discussed for a series of MIS systems and semiconducting bicrystals. The few available previous theoretical and experimental values for the EQL are well reproduced by the general description.


Objective To explore,the psychology and the system intervention of uremia patients receiving the A-V fistula at perioperative period,and to offer some ways of the treatment of urenfia.Methods The psychology was investigated and evaluated in the 70 uremia patients who received A-V fistula operation,and was intervened systematically before opera- tion.Results All the patients could cooperate with doctor,and have a stable mood and less ill mind.Conclusion The sys- tematic intervention of the uremia patients'psychology hefore A-V fistula operation could reduce the ill mentation,and build up the confidence of the treatment of the disease.


This application note demonstrates the feasibility and use of combining multiple cell-based in vitro assays from Agilent that use diverse analytical technologies and nonperturbing dyes, to investigate the cardiac liability of drugs using human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs). The workflow and assays were arranged in a specific sequence to maximize the acquisition of critical and relevant incisive information from the same cardiomyocyte preparation. The workflow uses the Agilent xCELLigence RTCA ePacer to assess the viability and contractility of hiPSC-CM plated in E-Plate in real time throughout the drug treatment. Concurrently, apoptosis was monitored using a fluorescent marker and live-cell imaging, followed by the plate reader-based Agilent MitoXpress Xtra oxygen consumption assay to assess changes in mitochondrial respiration. Further investigations were carried out using an Agilent Seahorse XFe96 analyzer and kits to evaluate potential mitochondrial liabilities. This workflow maximizes the acquisition of highly relevant, multidimensional, real-time cardiotoxicity data using hiPSC-CM, and enables highly efficient and reliable data that can be used to screen compounds in relatively high throughput.


The arithmetic in combination of whole-probability and multidimensional distribution is adoptted in this paper. The exact probability of error analyses are performed for M-ary Frequency-Shift Keying system employing L hop/bit Frequency-Hopping communication with diversity ,in which both partial-band Gaussian nosie and the system's thermal nosie are included. Depending on the tool of Labview , both the performance of FH/MFSK system under the optimum partial-band nosie jammer and the improvement of time diversity are simulated. The results show that a diversity gain can be achieved in certain scope of signal-to-jammer power ratio.


533 Background: Gene-expression profiling tests (e.g. Oncotype, Mammaprint, Prosignia, Breast Cancer Index and EndoPredict) are widely used in the care of patients with early-stage hormone positive breast cancer (node negative or 1-3 lymph nodes). However, these tests are resource intensive, and few studies have compared their value with either free and widely available clinico-pathologic risk calculators (e.g. PREDICT 2.1, INFLUENCE 2.0, and CTS-5) or tools that combine genomic testing with clinico-pathologic data (e.g. RSClin). The TEAM pathology substudy population was used to compare these different predicted model scores with outcomes. Methods: The TEAM pathology study consists of 3284 postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer patients treated with either exemestane or tamoxifen followed by exemestane. Accrual was from 2001 to 2006. Genes comprising the multi-parametric Oncotype Dx were used to train signatures to create true assay results. Patient data was then used to calculate recurrence scores through various tools. This included clinico-pathologic models and their respective endpoints PREDICT 2.1 (overall survival at 5 years), INFLUENCE 2.0 (distant metastasis at 5 years), CTS-5 (distant recurrence risk at year 5-10), the purely genomic Oncotype Dx trained results (distant recurrence risk at 9 years), as well as the new clinico-pathologic RSClin (distant recurrence risk at 10 years). We compared the level of association between these predictive model scores using Spearman correlation coefficients. The prognostic ability of each model was contrasted for each outcome using Harrell's C-statistic. Results: Results were available for CTS-5 (3022 patients), INFLUENCE 2.0 (3485 patients), ODx-trained (3825 patients), and RSClin (3029 patients). Correlation coefficients showed low correlation between Influence ( r= 0.25) and CTS-5 ( r= 0.17) with Oncotype-Dx trained results, and high correlation between RSClin ( r = 0.84) and Oncotype-Dx trained results. The concordance index was similar (0.65 to 0.68) for all models with distant metastasis-free survival as the outcome. Analysis is ongoing and further results will be available at the time of presentation. Conclusions: Other clinico-pathologic tools such as Influence 2.0 and CTS-5 have good prognostic ability when compared to Oncotype Dx-trained results and RSClin. [Table: see text]


The studies were made to established suitability of lingo-cellulosic raw materials namely leaf fibre Banana (Musa Sapientum), bast fibre Ankara (Calotropis Procera), & leaf fibre Pineapple (Ananas Comosus) for making pulps for handmade paper industry. This should help in providing a cost effective, good quality cellulosic raw material as an alternate to cost prohibitive traditionally used cotton hosiery waste traditionally used for manufacturing good quality handmade paper & it's products. This will help in improving the cost economics & competitiveness of the Indian paper industry in the global market besides addressing the problems of environment & global warming. The aim of the research was to study the extraction, morphology, chemical composition and pulping of these fibres and relate these properties to the composite properties obtained with these fibres as reinforcement with short fibres viz. waste paper. For the pulp production to be feasible it is essential to use suitable pulping methods, which maximize the yield of pulp and introduce as low damage as possible to the fibres. The different pulping methods were applied to these fibre to get optimized strength properties papers. The Studies thus carried out provide useful information about the nature of these raw materials, suitable pulping & bleaching process to produce an eco-friendly handmade paper and converted products. The research work provides a good quality cost effective lingo-cellulosic raw material for handmade paper industries with a possibility of replacement of the expensive and traditionally used cotton hosiery waste. The paper thus produced using environmental friendly pulping and bleaching process is characterized for its strength properties like tensile, tear, bursting, folding endurance and other parameters. The effluents generated from pulping and bleaching of above ligno-cellulosic waste materials were characterized for various pollution parameters like Residual Alkali, BOD, COD etc. The research work thus carried out in the present research has of great importance for handmade paper industry not in India but also in developing and developed countries in other parts of the world. Further the study will be useful in providing opportunities for employment generation and income enhancement among the rural masses.


The article deals with the revival of Jurgen Habermas and critical theory in the debate of feminist theory and method. At the conceptual level the relationship between discourse and identity and the question of a non-discoursive concept of experience are discussed. Several feminist researchers who have been attracted by poststructuralist thinking now aim at a combination of Habermas and Foucault. (e.g. Lois McNay). Also Seyla Benhabib and her critical  questions about postmodernism and emancipation enjoy great prominence. Can feminist theory be postmodernist and still retain an interest in emancipation? The article encourages to consider the possible combination of Foucalt's critique of institutions and of power/knowledge with the utopian thinking of Habermas.


Objective: To assess the effect of spinal surgery and nocturnal ventilation on lung function and survival in patients with scoliosis secondary to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Study design: Prospective, observational study by a single observer (Research Physiotherapist). Subjects: 80 patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy were treated between 1986 and 2002. During this period 40 patients underwent a spinal fusion at a mean age of 14.05y (95 % CI 13.6 – 14.6). Nocturnal ventilation was commenced when symptoms and signs of respiratory failure were evident. The mean FVC at commencement of nocturnal ventilation was 0.41 litres. The patients were divided into 2 groups based on whether they received nocturnal ventilation. A total of twenty eight patients received nocturnal ventilation and 52 did not. The groups were further sub-divided based on whether they had spinal fusion. There were fourteen patients in each sub-group of the ventilated group and 26 patients in each sub-group of those that were not ventilated. Outcomes: Serial forced vital capacity (FVC) measurements and survival measured by Kaplan Meir survival analysis. Results: The mean vital capacity dropped from 1.41 l (95 % CI 1.21 – 1.61) to 1.13 (95 % CI 0.893 – 1.37), a year post-operatively. This was not associated with the development of respiratory compromise. The vital capacity improved gradually, reaching the pre-operative level before it declined again. The shortest survival was seen in patients who received neither surgery nor ventilation (median survival 19.7y). The patients who received surgery but no ventilatory support were not as good as the patients that were ventilated but did not have surgery (median survival 24.3y). The best results were seen in the patients who had both surgery and ventilation (median survival 26.4y). The worst prognosis is in patients with early onset symptomatic cardiomyopathy (6 patients, with a median survival of 16.3y). Conclusion: Nocturnal ventilation is the most important factor in the improvement in survival of patients with Duchennes muscular dystrophy. Spinal surgery is also beneficial and the best results are in those patients who have both.


A method has been proposed for factoring an integer N by using the structure of the class groups of quadratic fields of radicand -kN for various small multipliers k. We discuss the method and an implementation of the method, and various theoretical questions which have an impact on the practical use of the method in factoring. Some of the theoretical questions relate to the nature of class numbers and class groups; we present extensive statistical results on the class numbers and class groups of imaginary quadratic fields. 1. The Method. We deal with binary quadratic forms (a, b, c) of discriminant b2 4ac = -N, N > 0. The equivalence classes of forms of a fixed discriminant under transformations of the modular group T form a finite abelian group, the class group. The order of the class group is the class number h = h(N). The crucial fact, used either implicitly or explicitly in several factoring methods, is that for odd N the classes of order 2 in the class group, called ambiguous classes, are precisely the classes containing forms (P, P,(P2 + N)/4P) for the various divisors P of TV. Thus finding ambiguous forms leads to finding factors. (For even TV there are also ambiguous classes represented by forms (P,0, N/P) in addition to the classes mentioned above.) Shanks used the explicit class group structure in his factoring method CLASNO [SHAN]. He estimated h with the product formula, then "fiddled" in the class group until the exact value for h was found. He then found an ambiguous form by finding a form/ = (a, b, c) for which/*/2 was not the identity. The new method, which we shall henceforth refer to as the CPS method ((Classgroup/CLASNO)-(Pollard P-l)-(Synthesis)), is somewhat less direct [SCHN]. We let M be the product of all "small" odd primesp(i) raised to "large" exponents a(i). We then compute/^ = g for forms/until we find an/for which/^ is not the identity. Writing h = 2mh', it is certainly true that if h'\ M, then g2"" is ambiguous. In short, we exponentiate forms to huge odd powers that we hope contain all the odd factors of the class number. If this comes to pass, then we can get ambiguous forms and then factors of N. Actually, as with many factoring methods, there are several deeper levels of subtlety. First, it is not really necessary that h'\M. The class groups, being finite Received March 8, 1983; revised October 11, 1983. 1980 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 10-04, 10A25, 12A25. '1984 American Mathematical Society 0025-5718/84 $1.00 + $.25 per page


In this paper we classify 1-rotational (45, 5, 2)-BIBDs having an automorphism group isomorphic to Z44 acting on the set of blocks with the orbit lenghts distribution (11, 11, 44, 44, 44, 44). New (45, 5, 2)-BIBDs are constructed. Among the constructed designs there are exactly 22 resolvable (45, 5, 2)-BIBDs. Until now, only one resolvable (45, 5, 2)-BIBD was known. The smallest parameter set for which the existence question of a resolvable BIBD is still open is (45, 5, 1).


Today Energy is an ultimate resource. This paper involves the energy generation from wind that is produced by the trains that pass several times a day. Since the wind, the natural source of energy is already being produced by the train we can use it to our best to produce electricity. Through his paper we have showed the construction of the equipment [1] as well as the electricity generation procedure with efficiency calculation from the trains.


This chapter describes the optimized methods for cytokine flow cytometry (CFC) that offer increased throughput and robustness. The basic principle of the CFC assay is that whole blood or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) are activated with a specific antigen in the presence of a secretion inhibitor such as brefeldin A (BFA) or monensin for a short duration. The samples in the plates can be acquired using a multiwell-plate loader connected to the flow cytometer. Dynamic gating strategies that account for sample-to-sample staining variability can simplify data analysis and improve the reproducibility of the results. The procedural details discussed in the chapter include recommendations for sample type and handling, choice of antigen(s) and plates, and the gating strategy for this improved CFC format using cytomegalovirus (CMV) pp65 peptide mix as a model antigen. Gating of flow cytometry data for analysis is a frequent source of assay variation, especially in rare-event assays such as CFC where antigen-specific responses may be as low as 0.1%. In situations where large numbers of samples need to be evaluated, e.g., in vaccine immune response-monitoring studies, it is desirable to minimize time and errors that may occur in assay setup and processing. The authors have optimized the process of using lyophilized antigens and lyophilized antibody cocktails for CFC assays of both PBMC and whole blood.


In this article has been examined a key moments of neuronet's creating for hibrid model which used semantic relations. Method of neuronet's creating depend on presentation method of semantic relations in associative neuronet. The analysis and choice of network architecture, proceeding from objects in view of system engineering of classification of text documents is resulted.


In a context proven to be one of information asymmetry, the present study measures the effect of accounting information on the decision to grant bank credit to Cameroonian SMEs. To achieve this objective, a questionnaire with hypothetical deductive orientation was relations managers of Cameroonian banks. The data collected enabled us to test the formal hypotheses made after a review of the literature on the question. As concerns the decision of granting of loans, prefer non accounting indicators to accounting indicators. This choice is explained by the lack of confidence by the banks in the financial statements communicated by SMEs, at the same time, it also constitutes a pro information management by these enterprises from bank financing. As a remedy to this situation, this study opens the way for a reflection on the importance of transp and the communication of financial information.


How to cite this paper: Zhao, J., Wang, Y., Jin, P., & Yang, C. (2017). The optimal managerial incentive mechanism for China's local and central SOEs: An empirical study of listed companies. Corporate Board: role, duties and composition, 13(1-1), 79-86. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cbv13i1c1art2 ISSN Online: 2312-2722 ISSN Print: 1810-8601 Received: 23.01.2017 Accepted: 24.04.2017 JEL Classification: C33, J33 DOI: 10.22495/cbv13i1c1art2 By studying listed companies, this paper investigates the effects of financial incentives and administrative incentives on the performance of managers in China's local state-owned enterprises and central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) respectively. We find that administrative incentives are more effective on managers of central SOEs, while financial incentives are more effective on those of local SOEs. We conclude that against the current background of mixed-ownership reform, we should realise the limitations of administrative incentives and broaden the role of financial ones. Moreover, we should find, for SOEs, the optimal incentive combination that is custom-made based on ownership type. In this way, incentive compatibility can be achieved and SOE performance will be enhanced.


Most fundamental unsupervised learning challenge is clustering. It is the process of grouping elements into groups whose components are "similar but not identical" to objects in other groups. It is a technique for classifying subjects into clusters of similar components; we attempt to identify related items based on their properties. We develop homogenous groupings, or clusters, that are distinct from one another. A Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) network's output, from the other hand, does not really provide groups of locations on the map. The SOM map is now arranged so that the network size on the map corresponds to the number of clusters required. Clustering aim is to find the intrinsic grouping in a group of data set. In this study, two methods for generating power in the Kurdistan region were compared by using methods (Self Organize Maps and K-Mean Clustering) to classify the months the data was in (Iraq-Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Electricity General Directorate of Control &Communication Kurdistan Dispatch Control Centre) from 2006 to 2019. The research found that the months were divided into three groups, and that the Self-Organizing Maps algorithm outperformed the K-means strategy in getting the results with the lowest distance in a cluster. As a result, the SOM is the best and most accurate method for data classification, which supports its implementation. The classification process can also be adjusted by the neural network to account for changes in the power generated by electric patterns over time.


We present GOSSIP (Galaxy Observed-Simulated SED Interactive Program), a new tool developed to perform SED fitting in a simple, user friendly and efficient way. GOSSIP automatically builds-up the observed SED of an object (or a large sample of objects) combining magnitudes in different bands and eventually a spectrum; then it performs a chi-square minimization fitting procedure versus a set of synthetic models. The fitting results are used to estimate a number of physical parameters like the Star Formation History, absolute magnitudes, stellar mass and their Probability Distribution Functions. User defined models can be used, but GOSSIP is also able to load models produced by the most commonly used synthesis population codes. GOSSIP can be used interactively with other visualization tools using the PLASTIC protocol for communications. Moreover, since it has been developed with large data sets applications in mind, it will be extended to operate within the Virtual Observatory framework. GOSSIP is distributed to the astronomical community from the PANDORA group web site (this http URL)


A structural analysis of the luminescence spectra of molecular‐beam‐epitaxy grown GaAs layer, in the energy range 1.5040–1.5110 eV (g‐v lines) is reported. At least two distinct recombination processes are distinguished from the selectively excited photoluminescence, not the excitation spectra and the luminescence polarization measurements. The relation of several lines in this emission band with oriented complex defects is established and suggested acting as isoelectronic centers.


Abstract Online teaching and learning and the need for qualified online teachers are on the rise across the United States. Currently, the majority of teacher preparation programs do not formally prepare teacher candidates to teach online. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the ways teacher preparation programs are responding to the increasing need for K–12 teachers to be proficient in online teaching. A Web-based, national survey gathered data from 215 participants, mainly deans and associate deans. Participants recognized the need for online teaching, but reported there are too many state requirements from their traditional teacher preparation programs, leaving limited or no room to incorporate new curriculum on online and blended teaching methods. While undergraduate teacher preparation programs have limited or no room for other courses or initiatives, deans of graduate programs were generally more likely to support the inclusion of graduate degrees, optional courses, and/or certificates that prepare teacher candidates to teach online. Implications for teacher education are discussed. (Keywords: online teaching, online teaching methods, teacher candidates, teacher preparation, teacher preparation program deans)


Obesity has become one of the major global problems, its emergence has created a lot of headaches griping the whole continent, (Africa) and yet on the rise, there are 120,000 death related to obesity in United States in 2010, according to WHO, Overweight and Obesity related conditions are the second leading of preventable death after tobacco smoking, It is also listed that obese children are more likely to stay obese into adulthood and more likely to die from any non communicable disease before the age of 55 than their thinner counterpart.


We provide a novel characterization of the feasible payoset of a general two-player repeated game with unequal discounting. In particular, we show that generically the Pareto frontier shifts outwards and the feasible payoset enlarges in the set-inclusion sense, as the time horizon increases. This result reinforces and re…nes the insight in Lehrer and Pauzner (1999) by showing that a longer horizon enables the players to conduct intertemporal trade in a more ‡exible fashion.


The results of Trichoderma harzianum(T88),T.atrovoride(T95)and Chaetomium spirale(ND35) in dual culture with Cryphonectria parasitica(LY)showed that T88 and T95 strongly competed with C.parasitica for the space and nutrient,the pathogenic hyphae was dissolved and its growth was inhabited.The results also showed that Ch.spirale with a low growth competed with(C.parasitica) for the space and nutrient,the pathogenic hyphae was not enlarged and formed the inhibition belt obviously.The artificial inoculation test revealed that C.parasitica incidence of chestnut shoots inoculated with Trichoderma was obviously reduced,and the inoculation of C.parasitica after that of Trichoderma had better effect than the simultaneous inoculation.Ch.spirale has the same effect with Trichoderma.The reisolation test of Trichoderma,Ch.spirale and C.parasitica in the(inoculated) shoots showed that T95 and ND35 had the strong ability of colony.


Tai Chi is a limitless journey and there is always more to be learned. INSIDE TAI CHI will prepare anyone taking the journey for what to expect along the way, offering practical advice, observations, training exercises and detailed discussions on the learning process. Full of insights, advice, and observations from an experienced teacher, this book is designed to help you get the most from your practice.


Information technology (IT) projects are often viewed as arenas in which action is paramount, and tasks, budgets, people, and schedules need to be managed and controlled to achieve expected results. This perspective is useful because it encourages the project manager to scope work, manage time and budget, and monitor progress. Another perspective views a project as a place where learning and knowledge is paramount. In this view, projects are seen as a conduit for knowledge, which enters through people, methodologies, and prior learning. During the project, knowledge must be transferred, integrated, created, and exploited to create new organizational value. Knowledge is created, and knowledge can be lost. Within an IT project, this focus on knowledge yields new insights, because IT projects are primarily knowledge work. From this perspective, the project manager's primary task is to combine multiple sources of knowledge about technologies and business processes to create organizational value. These and other views of the IT project are complementary. However, this article focuses only on the knowledge perspective, leaving aside other views. This article is designed to bring together the empirical literature, which has investigated the impact of knowledge perspectives on IT project performance, and to suggest a temporal model of this perspective. In the first part of this article, we consider the knowledge-based view of an IT project and suggest definitions and a typology of knowledge. Then the knowledge risks model (Reich, 200?) is used as a framework within which to collect and examine the empirical data that support the knowledge-based view of an IT project. In the third part of this article, the problem of modeling knowledge and learning within IT projects is addressed. The study begins with the Temporal Model of IT Project Performance (Gemino, Reich, & Sauer, 2008) and discusses evidence that its knowledge-based constructs and subconstructs are influential with respect to project performance. The article ends by proposing a temporal model of the knowledge perspective of an IT project. There are five constructs in this model: knowledge resources, knowledge creation, knowledge loss, project performance, and learning. The content of these constructs and their expected interaction is discussed. Although this stream of work is at its early stages, hopefully it will convince researchers that further investigation into knowledge and learning within projects is warranted because it has the potential to impact both the theory and performance of IT projects.


The purpose of this paper is to search optimal shape of soft magnetic composite-based inserts used to compensate the working gap between the liquid metal and the induction stirrer in metallurgical installations.,The study was based on numerical simulation of electromagnetic processes in frequency domain. To optimize inserts shape, the Nelder–Mead method was used. The maximum of integral electrodynamic force along x-axis was chosen as the objective function. All simulations were performed in finite element software package Comsol Multiphysics.,Optimal inserts shape was determined, at which the value of integral electrodynamic force along x-axis increased by 20% from 692  to 792 N.,Magnetic concentrators based on soft magnetic composite materials have long been used in high-frequency systems; at the same time, their use in low-frequency systems has not been previously considered in detail. The study of the shape effect of concentrators on the effectiveness of electromagnetic field in a liquid metal in a three-dimensional formulation was carried out for the first time.


An improved current-based analysis combining the method of moments (MoM) with physical optics (PO) approximation is presented for antenna around an electrically large platform. In the analysis, the whole surface of the platform and the antenna is divided into three regions, namely, the MoM region, the lit PO region and the shadowed PO region, respectively. The shadowed currents are modified by a simple method of non-uniform grid. Furthermore, a new set of pulse vector basis functions is used to represent the currents in the PO region. The primary objective of applying these basis functions is to analyze the radiation of antenna around conducting, dielectric, or composite platforms. However, in the present work, only the conducting platform solution is presented and compared with other data.


Multiple leaders are usually employed in an affine formation control framework. The team formation can be uniquely determined by those pre-selected leaders. However, the affine formation parameters, such as the scaling size, rotation angle, and even transformation matrix, are always given as a priori knowledge in most reported results. In this work, a distributed decision making method on scaling size is proposed for obstacle avoidance in affine formation control. One distinguishing feature of the proposed scale decision method is the maintenance of the collective formation shape, which is especially significant in bearing-sensitive situations. Firstly, the mapping from sensed obstacle information to intuitive local scaling policy is designed. Then, a distributed average tracking control based filter is proposed to integrate those local scaling policies, yielding a formation decision on scaling size in agreement. Consequently, the affine formation obstacle avoidance problem is solved by the proposed control scheme, whose effectiveness is then verified by the simulation results.


Education is at the heart of global development goals, catalysing advancement towards other aims such as decreased poverty and inequality. This goal has led to a heightened demand for higher education (HE) globally and has transformed internationalisation from a useful add-on to a core strategic pillar for all universities aspiring to global significance. In turn, there is increasing pressure on academics and HE internationalisation strategies to prepare students for real world employment contexts in which cross boundary teams are becoming increasingly prevalent. Key Tensions and Conflicts: Curriculum designs and assessment practices of academics are therefore under scrutiny, creating tensions between standardisation and measurability and the development of creative and reflective learners who are capable of working in varied cultural contexts. Of concern, international research indicates that while university-based diversity exists, genuine inclusion does not. Consistent with these global trends, the teaching staff within an Australian University, experienced increasing levels of hostility between domestic and international students within summative assessments, particularly for domestic, credential-focused, graduating students within a post-Global Financial Crisis employment environment. Intervention Objectives: While there is converging evidence that the success of collaborative learning activities in culturally diverse small teams is sensitive to the contextual conditions in which the actual encounter occurs, there is a paucity of empirical work on the impact of learning contexts on students' attitudes towards intercultural interactions. To address cross-boundary hostilities by creating psychologically safe learning environments where students can express themselves individually and find a place within their new communities, a targeted intervention process was designed and actioned. Methodology: Employing culturally responsive pedagogies and learning technologies, and supported by experts in curriculum/assessment design, cultural competency and psychology, the cross-discipline/cross-university, three-stage intervention included more than 5,700 under-graduate and post-graduate, International Business/Accounting students across a twelve-year period (2008-2019). Results: Utilising ethics-cleared, anonymous and voluntary survey responses and university reported grading statistics, the intervention outcomes for students included: positive changes in the attitudes, values and collective capacities for self-optimisation when operating in diverse teams for the participating students which resulted in reduced hostility levels between team members; student satisfaction ratings averaging 87% to 100%; a minimum cohort average one-grade increase in pre versus post peer review process assessment outcomes; and low, unit-based, failure rates (PG: 2-3%; UG: 4-8%). For staff, the peer review and team building intervention brought to life the reality of a psychologically safe community of practice where students and staff are inspired to learn together by intertwining the learning process with the assessment framework. Discussion: In the end, a sustainable and potentially 'exportable' resource for supporting, influencing, motivating and inspiring heterogenous student cohorts and their teaching staff has been created using the very diversity in student cohorts to produce graduates for the real world of globalised citizens. Keywords: Responsive pedagogy, internationalisation, cross-boundary team work, accounting assessment, peer review, reflective learning, reframing interventions.


In this work, the novel theoretical approach to predict the torque for spin is studied. This approach is based on the novel quantities, the spin torque and the zeta force, which are proposed by one of the authors. These quantities govern the dynamics of the spin of electrons, and hence, can clarify the essential description of the dynamics of the electron spin. This approach would be applicable to many spin phenomena. In this work, as a first step of the demonstration of this approach, we investigate the spin torque and the zeta force of the dimers of alkali atoms, lithium, sodium, potassium, and rubidium.


This paper introduces a novel methodology for automated detection of buildings from single high-resolution optical images with only visible red, green, and blue bands of data. In particular, we first investigate the shadow evidence to focus on building regions. Then, a novel Markov random field (MRF)-based region growing segmentation technique is proposed. Image is oversegmented into smaller homogeneous regions that can be used to replace the rigid structure of the pixel grid. An iterative classification merging is then applied over this set of regions. At each iteration, regions are classified using a region-level MRF model, then, according to the position of shadows, regions having the same class are merged to produce new regions whose shapes are appropriate to rectangles. The final buildings are determined using a recursive minimum bounding rectangle. The experimental results prove that the proposed method is applicable in various areas (high dense urban, suburban, and rural) and is highly robust and reliable.


This study compares the economic effects of tariffs and quotas in an environment where exporters must expend resources to find foreign consumers. Within a sequential search model, we find the policies to be (with rare exceptions) nonequivalent in domestic price. The relative impact of the two policies on domestic prices depends crucially on the magnitude of the two policies with prices more likely to be higher under tariff policy at lower tariff rates. The study adds to the 'equivalence' literature by identifying another, and empirically relevant, factor which would result in the breakdown of equivalence between tariff and quota policy.


Cerivastatin,a new generation of statins,it not only can lower serum total cholesterol but can also lower serum triglyceride and it is more potent than lovastatin,pravastatin,simvastatin,and fluvastatin with a daily oral dose of 0.3~0.4 mg,equivalent to 1%~5% of the dose required by other statins.The agent can lower LDLC by 33%~36% and decrease events and mortality of coronary heart disease.


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 This paper is an exploratory research comparison between using standard tele psych over 2D devices with HMD ( Head Mounted Device) using the Thera VRTM software. The single case example is with the pediatric mental health subject, and was specifically used to treat PTSD and co morbid symptoms related to the impact of COVID-19. The case usage was all delivered as telemedicine, and was conducted in private practice. Interventions used on all devices were Trauma Focused CBT. Results suggested a positive improvement on both patient engagement and outcome in treatment after continuous use of Virtual Reality as telehealth with avatar technology. Written informed consent was obtained from the minor's legal guardian under the THERA VR™ agreement, for the publication of any potentially identifiable images or data included in this article.


Engineering education faces significant challenges as it seeks to meet the demands on the engineering profession in the twenty-first century. The engineering faculty /Kulliyah will need to continue to learn new approaches to teaching and learning, which in turn will require effective professional development for both new and experienced educators alike. This paper explores approaches to an effective professional development and provides a conceptual framework for responding to the challenge of becoming a professional engineering educator. The practice is introduced as prelude for identifying what individual educators and the institutions can do to generate more effective forms of engineering education. The paper also include a case study that illustrate the possibilities when faculty/kulliyyah and educators join together in addresing calls for challenge.


This collaborative project comprises the creation of free online pronunciation activities which are geared specifically for independent learning, although classroom use is also valuable. These are particularly suitable for pre-degree English Language students at Waikato Pathways College, but could be useful to any English Language learner. With teacher input for content creation, the recordings were done on site and the activities re-recorded to reflect input from continual feedback from students and teachers. This project is a work-in-progress.


One of the key obstacles to maximizing wind power output is when equipment breaks down. Having a comprehensive strategy in place for repair, replacement and parts procurement can spell the difference between survival and failure. Sean Keller of international engineering company DEX Renewable argues that a strategic approach to maintenance and repair can pay dividends for the renewables sector.


. Nanostructured silicon layers (3–60 nm) have been formed upon substrates of monocrystalline silicon with a very large area (100 cm 2 ), multicrystalline and metallurgical silicon by stain etching. We studied optical and structural properties of nanostructured silicon using scanning tunnel microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and photoluminescence methods. Results of studying the nanostructured Si properties obtained using the method of chemical processing have confirmed an opportunity to create this multifunctional material with stable characteristics. The authors have developed the sensor systems with use of nanostructured silicon as a sensitive layer, which properties depend on thickness of the obtained layer and are controlled by parameters of the respective technological process. Using the example of the photoluminescent sensor with the nanostructured Si layer, it has been shown that such a sensor can be successfully used to detect small concentrations of toxins (pesticides phosalone    ) as well as for specific biological pollutants, such as protein components, polysaccharides, cells worsening the quality of products


by occluding the Ca. 79% and 68% dentinal tubules, respectively with brighter color changes after treatments. Conclusions: TA combined desensitizing solutions had improved aesthetics of the exposed dentin by its whitening effect using chemically inert and biocompatible, Sr and Ti oxides which may be potential to develop facile 'at-home' aesthetically effective dentin hypersensitivity solution.


This paper describes various Carrier Modulation PWM scheme and its performance analysis for nine-level Modified Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter (M-CHB-MLI). This M-CHB-MLI topology with a multi conversion cell consists of four equal voltage sources with four controlled switches and four diodes. Instead of 16-controlled switches used in conventional topology for 9-level output voltage, only eight controlled switches are required for 9-level M-CHB-MLI topology which in turn reduces the switches losses and also improves its performance parameters. The various carrier modulation schemes are applied for this M-CHB-MLI to analyze its output voltage harmonics and Vrms.


The1H and 13C NMR resonances for acridine derivatives 9‐substituted with chloro, allylamino and propargylamino groups were completely assigned using a concerted application of gs‐COSY, gs‐HMQC and gs‐HMBC experiments. 9‐(N‐Allyl)‐ and 9‐(N‐propargyl)acridinamine derivatives present amino–imino tautomerism including a large broadening of 1H and 13C NMR signals at room temperature. To obtain suitable resolution, therefore, these latter compounds were studied at 370 K in DMSO‐d6 solutions and showed a complete shift towards the imino tautomers. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.


The objective of this deliverable is to define characterisation and test protocols for the assessment of performance, efficiency and durability of a PEM water electrolyser (PEMWE) stack. It does not purport to address the performance or durability of the balance of plant required to operate the stack. Balance of plants already available at the partners laboratories will be used for interfacing PEMWE stacks to RES. The procedures and methods defined within are a set of protocols for the electrochemical characterization under the specific operating conditions applicable to interfacing with renewable power sources. The protocols use electrochemical polarization (voltage vs. current density or j ‐ V) curve beginning of test (BoT) and end of test (EoT) to determine important parameters such as performance, efficiency and voltage decay (performance loss). The suggested tests include constant load (current) operation, and dynamic load operation with a specific current profile to simulate at various steps the behaviour of a renewable power source. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), gas cross ‐ over and water analysis can be used for in ‐ situ MEA diagnostics and EoT characterisation. However, it is expected that ex ‐ situ tests, performed after stack disassembly will be used to assess degradation mechanism(s). most


The aim of undertaken work was to experiment with, and compare, various approaches to facilitate a collaborative recommender system, for travelers who would like to visit "tourist places". For this purpose, different algorithms, including Kohonen-type neural networks (plain and elastic), as well as semantic technologies, have been applied to a dataset collected form the Web. Experiments have been performed for groups of users (measuring quality of recommendations), as well as for selected individuals. Completed comparison points out to main strength and weakness of each approach.


This work is part of a large research project entitled "Oreillodule" aimed at developing tools for automatic speech recognition, translation, and synthesis for Arabic language. Our attention has mainly been focused on an attempt to present the semantic analyzer developed for the automatic comprehension of the standard spontaneous arabic speech. The findings on the effectiveness of the semantic decoder are quite satisfactory. MOTS-CLÉS : compréhension automatique, parole arabe spontanée, analyse sémantique, modèle numérique, extraction automatique, contexte pertinent, information mutuelle moyenne, k-means.


Network environment refers to all kinds of information resources that are integrated by essential medium factors in network.It is important to build up huge modular network teaching resource system to accelerate the construction of life-long education system for higher vocational college teachers.Network environment and its education and learning should be an essential approach to life-long education for higher vocational college teachers.


Objective To investigate microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and identify the valuable miRNA biomarkers in diagnosing and monitoring SLE. Methods Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was performed to assess miRNA amounts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from four SLE cases and four healthy controls. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was carried out for validating candidate miRNAs in 32 SLE cases and 32 healthy controls. In addition, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was completed to evaluate diagnostic performance. Finally, the associations of candidate miRNAs with various characteristics of SLE were analyzed. Results A total of 157 miRNAs were upregulated, and 110 miRNAs were downregulated in PBMCs from SLE cases in comparison to healthy controls, of which the increase of miR-183-5p and decrease of miR-374b-3p were validated by qPCR and both showed good diagnostic performance for SLE diagnosis. Besides, miR-183-5p expression levels displayed a positive association with SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI) and anti-dsDNA antibody amounts. Conclusion Our data indicated that miR-183-5p is a promising biomarker of SLE.


Noah Salzman is a graduate student in engineering education and mechanical engineering at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in engineering from Swarthmore College, and his M.Ed. in secondary science education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has work experience as both an engineer and taught science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level. His research focuses on the intersection of pre-college and undergraduate engineering programs. Eric L. Mann is an Assistant Professor of educational studies and a faculty member of both the Istitute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning (INSPIRE) and the Gifted Education Resource Institute (GERI) at Purdue University. After a military career involving the the design and operation of space systems and several years teaching middle science and mathematics, Mann earned his Ph.D. in educational psychology from University of Connecticut. Mann's research interests center on creativity and talent development within science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) disciplines. on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and col-laborative teaching methods has been supported by more than $11.


Two series of experiments were performed to study the experimental conditions for the formation of {111} twins and related microstructures in barium strontium titanate ((Ba, Sr)TiO3). In the first series, the phase equilibria in the BaTiO3–SrTiO3–TiO2 system were determined. XRD and WDS analysis, done in the BaTiO3-rich region, of 45(Ba,Sr)TiO3–10TiO2 samples annealed at 1250°C for 200 h in air showed that (Ba,Sr)TiO3 was in equilibrium with Ba6Ti17O40 (B6T17) and Ba4Ti13O30 phases with strontium solubility (Sr/(Ba + Sr)) of ∼0.02 and 0.20, respectively. In the second series the microstructures of samples consisting of a mixture of (Ba,Sr)TiO3 and 2.0 mol% TiO2, were observed after sintering at 1250°C for 100 h in air. {111} twins formed only in the samples with faceted B6T17 second phase particles, similar to the case of BaTiO3. In these samples, abnormal grain growth occurred in the presence of the {111} twins. In contrast, no {111} twins formed and no abnormal grain growth occurred in the samples containing second phase particles other than B6T17. With an increased substitution of strontium for barium, the aspect ratio of abnormal grains containing {111} twin lamellae was reduced. This result was attributed to a reduction in the relative stability of the {111} planes with the strontium substitution.


The article is devoted to the study of such an element of paratext as a title. The object of the study is the story of the modern Ukrainian writer Roman Malinovsky "Two minutes before midnight". It was published in the book "Sweet Life" in 2021, and it reflected the author's consciousness of the danger to the life of mankind that the weapon carries. The purpose of the article is to reveal the meanings of the story's title, to substantiate its representative, textforming role, to determine how the title helps to understand the author's concept of reality, embodied in the work. To achieve the goal, the vocabulary (sun, wind, stars) included in the semantic field "space objects" was analyzed. The position is substantiated that the key role in the story is played by the image of the stars, this is the dominant component of the semantic field, closest to the core. The direct meaning of this word (what is seen in the night sky) and its metaphorical meanings are highlighted: a) space object; b) a cigarette light during a friendly meeting; c) the wreckages of burning satellites; d) flashes of nuclear missiles. The thesis is substantiated that the motif that appears at the beginning of the work is the expectation of an unusual cosmic phenomenon – fall of stares, with which the aesthetic (enjoyment of their beauty) is associated, as well as the hope that the wishes come true, is replaced at the end of the work by a statement of the launch of rockets that bring death people, including those who gathered to enjoy the view of the stars and hoped for a happy future. As a result, such semantic oppositions were indicated in the description of the picture of approaching to night (the key word in the title of the story) and in the semantic field "signs of the Space": "day - night", "present - future", "life - death", "beautiful – disgraceful, unhumane", "space – chaos". Attention is drawn to the fact that the vector in the description of what is happening is: from a variety of colors - to plunging the world into darkness, from light - to its dispersion. Hence the dominance of the semantics of extinction, approaching death. As a result, the interpretation of the night as a boundary between existence and its loss is proposed. The conclusion is made about the main meaning of the title of the whole work: two minutes before night - what happened two minutes before the death of mankind.


The nature of the excited states of polysilylenes has attracted considerable attention. Fairly intense fluorescence is observed at around 350 nm, and on the basis of the narrow spectral width of the fluorescence, the concept of a high degree of delocalization of the {sup 1}({sigma},{sigma}*) excited state of the polymers has been widely accepted. Most previous studies on the excited states of polysilylenes are, however, limited to singlet states. Observation of the phosphorescence is scarce, except for polymers having aromatic pendants, and the character of the triplet excited states of polysilylenes is not well elucidated. The authors have investigated the long-lived emission of (MePrSi){sub n} at 4.2 K or below, and in this communication, the authors report the existence of the new phosphorescence which should be attributed to the emission from the delocalized triplet state.


Purpose: This policy provides guidelines for the use of human subjects in research. Its purpose is to provide information and set forth policies and procedures to insure that human subjects participating in research activities conducted at and/or sponsored by the University or its auxiliaries are protected from undue risks and deprivation of personal rights and dignity. Background: This is a new policy.


High reliability and nonvolatile antifuse technology make Actel RTAX-S the FPGA of choice for space designers. As correct functionality of such designs is crucial, prototyping becomes an important step of the verification flow. As RTAX-S FPGAs are one-time programmable, prototyping can become challenging. This paper provides an overview and comparison of the existing approaches to prototyping of Actel RTAX-S FPGAs.


Objective To analyze how rationality and scientificness is the tests for obstetrics and gynecology residents in the second stage.Test results from residents in hospitals at level two and level three,in base hospitals and non-base hospitals,and at different degree level are analyzed so as to provide support to scientific tests.Method Statistic analysis is done on the clinical skill test participants for obstetrics and gynecology in the second stage and their test results.Result As to the pass rate,and the single test result in gynecologic oncology and obstetrical case study and laboratory examinations,the results from hospitals at level three are better than those from hospitals at level two,the results from base hospitals are better than those from non-base hospitals,and the results from master and doctor degree are better than those from undergraduates.Conclusion The tests for obstetrics and gynecology residents in the second stage can cover all the hospitals in Beijing area.The tests on laboratory examination and case study in general gynecology,gynecologic oncology,obstetrics can rationally evaluate the clinical ability of the residents.The residents in non-base hospitals should be selected and trained in base hospitals.


The current inventory was mainly based on revising herbarium specimens collected since the 19th century and confirmed twenty-one Characeae species in Lithuania. They are representatives of five genera: Chara (12 species), Nitella (5), Tolypella (2), Lychnothamnus and Nitellopsis (by one species each). Thirteen species mentioned in references or labels of herbarium specimens were not confirmed. The occurrence of the Characeae species was recorded in 251 map grid cells (42% of the total number 593). Herbarium specimens were collected from 693 water bodies, mainly lakes. Chara globularis was the most common species, recorded in 150 map grid cells and more than 250 water bodies. Ten species (C. aspera, C. contraria, C. filiformis, C. subspinosa, C. tomentosa, C. virgata, C. vulgaris, Nitella mucronata, N. flexilis, Nitellopsis obtusa) were recorded in the interval from 100 to 50 grid cells and also belong to the group of common species. Chara papillosa and C. strigosa were recorded less than in 50 grid cells and should be considered quite common. Eight species (C. baltica, C. canescens, Lychnothamnus barbatus, Nitella confervacea, N. gracilis, N. syncarpa, Tolypella nidifica, T. prolifera) were recorded in ten or fewer grid cells and belong to the group of rare or very rare species. The occurrence of species that have not been confirmed by the herbarium specimens was discussed.


We explore the correlation between the pre-merger tidal deformability and the post-merger remnant oscillations seen in numerical simulation of neutron star binaries, with the aim of understanding to what extent the physics support the existence of such a relation. We consider the impact of thermal and rotational effects and argue that the proposed relation does, indeed, make sense and provide simple arguments that help explain the result.


Mechanistic analysis of infarction along the boundary zones between the major arterial territories (watersheds) in the brain is herein describes as an example of a scientific explanatory shift. The two explanations for the pathogenesis of watershed infarction were both logically deduced from radically different empirical laws of fluid mechanics. The first explanation became the orthodox or received view only until incompleteness necessitated the development of an alternative and autonomous explanation which accounted for the empirical phenomenon that the orthodox explanation could not logically infer. Since this explanatory shift emerged to maintain completeness, and used empirical laws (Bernoulli's law and the Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect) as antecedents for the logical deduction of consequents which were empirically testable by experiment, it is suggested that the explanatory shift was of the Hempelian-type.


6022 Published By: Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering & Sciences Publication Retrieval Number: D8056118419/2019©BEIESP DOI:10.35940/ijrte.D8056.118419 Abstract:A crucial part of the digital system is the FIR filter where its framework is robust and simple to connect. In this paper, a regular FIR filter and an optimized FIR filter were modeled using window functions. The FIR filter was designed and contrived by FPGA for digital signal filtering. Also in this paper, a regular FIR filter and an optimized FIR filter were built with window usability. The main characteristic of the application is the Xillinx ISE development suite program to build the FPGA data filter accelerator. The paper also simulates the hardware and software co-designed FIR filter and provides simulation findings about hardware assets and variations in quality compared to the standard and improved FIR filter.


In this paper, a gears 5 bar linkage is gained by adding Assur groups on the mechanism of eccentric involutes gears. A method for design of the transmission of eccentric involutes gears is presented. The idea of this method is distinct,and the design equations are simple,so the method is easy to be mastered by the designer.


s from the physical sciences. (Ecker, 1965, p. 11). Power "technology" was one of the curriculum areas introduced in a 1947 proposal by William E. Warner and a group of his graduate students. However, nearly two decades after Warner's "A Curriculum To Reflect Technology," little substantial change had been made. Industrial arts leaders were criticizing the profession for its methods and subject matter. (Feirer, 1963) (Schmitt & Pelley, 1967). Statement of the Problem Currently, schools usually combine power and energy theory under a "power mechanics" heading, a vague label which often means the teaching of small engine repair. This is obviously an inadequate way of dealing with the "high technology" involved in solving global energy problems. ("Council Hopes," 1975, p. 6). This content inadequacy has been recognized by other researchers. Dissertations by Ecker (1965), Davis (1966), and Webster (1970) cite the need for a unified program in Power Technology and for improvement in programs to prepare teachers for this subject area. These dissertations as well as others by Cameron (1963), Grannis (1970), and Cooksey (1973) have attempted to answer the question "What is the curriculum in power technology?" Teacher education programs seem to be the obvious place to confront the problem of achieving the skill and knowledge to teach the technology of power. However, mere program improvement in teacher education may not solve the problem. Current certification practices indicate that, 4 upon graduation, industrial arts teachers are normally qualified to teach a variety of technical subjects. In Ohio, for example, this certifica tion is based upon satisfactory completion of course work distributed over eight areas, including "power" mechanics." However, further delineation of the desired competencies is lacking. The resulting problem is that there can be little quantitative evaluation of teacher expertise in the area of power mechanics or power technology. A pro fessional identification and ordering of these competencies is needed. The purpose of this study was to identify and classify the com petencies needed by the prospective industrial arts teacher of power technology. The study addressed the question, "What is the qualified industrial arts power technologist able to do?" Significance of the Study Although a moderate number of researchers have studied industrial arts teachers' performance, relatively few have actually listed the specific competencies needed by the pre-service teacher. Each researcher in these previous studies has recommended further study in this area. A review of these competency studies can be found in chapter II. The need for further research in the subject matter areas is ex pressed by Michael F. Shugrue: PBTE is a phenomenon which demands and deserves the atten tion of subject matter specialists engaged in the pre-and inservice education of teachers. These specialists can contribute to the success of PBTE in three important ways. They can strength en the research base on which PBTE rests, they can participate in the design and conduct of programs which incorporate the best current research in subject matter fields and they can help to devise and validate the evaluative instruments and procedures essential to any performance based program. (1973, p. VI) Power technology is an emerging subject area in industrial arts education. Dr. Warner's proposal to teach the technology which fosters our industry has enjoyed favorable reaction in the profession. While this idea has largely been accepted, no complete plan was ever developed (Towers, et al., 1966, p. 108). Further, industrial arts power technol ogy has evolved into a program of consumer auto mechanics and small engine maintenance. It is felt that an accurate listing of the compe tencies needed to teach power technology would contribute greatly toward broadening the curriculum to more adequately reflect the technology of power. While research by Allen (1963), Ecker (1965), Davis (1966), and Grannis (1970), indicates a trend for industrial arts programs to move from teaching the mechanics of power, it is felt that an identification of the competencies needed to teach power technology would speed accept ance of this new program thrust. In addition; (1) awareness of these competencies will help teacher educators to develop more uniform courses of study and to prepare more uniformly competent teachers, (2) prospec tive employers will know what to expect in the way of performance from industrial arts teachers and (3) educational hardware and software devel opers will be able to serve the power technology teacher of the future more effectively. Objectives of the Study The objectives of this study are: 1. To develop a knowledge structure for the subject "power technology" in industrial arts education. 2. To identify the technical competencies needed by the pre service teacher to perform in contemporary power technology laboratories. 3. To secure validation of competencies from a jury of experts. 4. To determine how professional educators rank order these clusters of competencies in order of importance.


This paper introduces a new method for defining the argumentative semantics of Normal Logic Programs. In doing so, our single and unified approach allows one to obtain the Stable Models [11] as a special case, or the more general Revision Complete Scenarios here defined. Normal Logic Programs are approached as assumption-based argumentation systems. We generalize this setting by allowing both negative and positive assumptions. Negative assumptions are made maximal, consistent with existence of a semantics, and positive assumptions are adopted only insofar as they guarantee such existence. Our argumentation semantics thus extends the classical one of [7], and guarantees existence of semantics for any Normal Logic Program, whilst providing all the scenarios corresponding to Stable Models semantics. Additionally, we provide equivalent and correct algorithms for incrementally computing our scenarios, with three variants. One starts by assuming all atoms as positive assumptions; another assumes them all negative; a third rests on a combination of the first two, and may start with any choice of assumptions. The latter may be employed to address the problem of finding those complete scenarios most compatible with an initial collection of complete scenarios. Consequently, argumentation can be put to collaborative use, not just an antagonistic one. Our results are achieved by generalizing the definitions of the classical approach, which allows only for negative hypotheses, and our definitions fall back on the classical ones when specialized to disallow positive hypotheses. Finally, integrity constraints are introduced to prune undesired scenarios, whilst permitting these to be produced nevertheless.


Let $\Gamma=(G,\sigma)$ be a signed graph, where $G$ is the underlying simple graph and $\sigma : E(G) \longrightarrow \lbrace -,+\rbrace$ is the sign function on the edges of $G$. The adjacency matrix of a signed graph has $-1$ or $+1$ for adjacent vertices, depending on the sign of the connecting edges. Let $\Gamma=(K_{n},\bigcup_{i=1}^{m}P_{r_i}^- )$ be a signed complete graph whose negative edges induce a subgraph which is the disjoint union of $ m$ distinct paths. In this paper, by a constructive method, we obtain $n-1+\Sigma _{i=1}^{m}\big(\lfloor \frac{r_i}{2}\rfloor-r_i\big) $ eigenvalues of $\Gamma$, where $\lfloor x\rfloor$ denotes the largest integer less than or equal to $x$.


Green business is a new concept by bringing goodness from the economic side and balance with nature. Green business is defined as the concept of meeting customer needs without causing social and environmental problems, generating economic prosperity, and significantly reducing the risk of environmental damage and ecological scarcity. This study aims to present a comprehensive knowledge map of green business worldwide based on data from the Scopus database. The analysis was carried out on available data from 2001 – 2021, namely 483 academic documents. This study provides data exposure on annual publications, publication types, author productivity, affiliations, countries, research subject areas, research collaborations, and a map of research themes on green business. This research contributes to the mapping of green business research themes based on knowledge development based on the Green business, Economic, Environment, Sustainability cluster classification, hereinafter abbreviated as GEES.


The pace of mobile networking is rapidly changing. Each year, waves of new smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and laptops are being released to consumers and subsequently being adopted in greater numbers than ever before. The effect is a much denser environment, rich with mobile devices able to keep people connected throughout their daily activities. With these advances come new problems. Devices are becoming so dense in social environments that there is increasing redundancy in computational efforts, wasting energy. Tasks including 802.11 neighbor discovery and GPS location among others have deterministic results for devices in close proximity, as is common in dense environments. It is the objective of this thesis to design an algorithm to allow varied devices in dense mobile ad hoc networks to distribute and load balance these tasks among each other, ultimately leading to energy savings through reduced redundancy.


Recent reports in the literature have described cases of giant papillary conjunctivitis occurring In contact lens wearers. An immunologic basis has been proposed for the syndrome. This paper seeks to present another form of giant papillary conjunctivitis occurring in certain aphakic patients. In these cases the cause seems to be purely mechanical and it Is suggested that mechanical factors should be borne in mind when investigating giant papillary conjunctivitis in contact lens wearers. The ten aphakic cases referred to in this paper had all the routine cataract extractions using continuous 10–0 nylon suturing. Trouble occurred when the end of the nylon suture protruded vertically through the conjunctival epithelium and was accompanied by irritation, excessive mucus production, and slight congestion around the protruding suture end. The most outstanding feature, however, was the subtarsal appearance where giant papillae were seen in the area irritated by the suture end. On removal of the offending suture comfort was immediately restored, mucus hypersecretion disappeared in a day or two and the papillae themselves had largely disappeared within a month. In this paper the known causes, clinical appearances and differentiation between follicular and papillary hypertrophy are discussed.


Yogyakarta, as the capital city of Yogyakarta Province, has important roles in various sectors that require good provision of public transportation system. Ideally, a good transportation system should be able to accommodate the amount of travel demand. This research attempts to develop a trip generation model to predict the number of public transport passenger in Yogyakarta city. The model is built by using multiple linear regression analysis, which establishes relationship between trip number and socioeconomic attributes. The data consist of primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected by conducting household surveys which randomly selected. The resulted model is further applied to evaluate the existing TransJogja, a new Bus Rapid Transit system serves Yogyakarta and surrounding cities, shelters. Keywords—multiple linear regression, shelter evaluation, travel demand, trip generation.


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