The regulation of banks' internal corporate governance is characterized by an interplay between banking supervisory law and corporate law. This book examines the resulting special corporate law of banks from a legal-doctrinal and functional-economic perspective. First, the economic specifics of the corporate governance of banks are examined. Then, the current legal framework is analysed and the corporate objective of banks – as a guiding principle for directors' duties – is determined. Finally, the special corporate law of banks is subjected to a functional analysis against the backdrop of the regulatory objectives – risk prevention in the public interest – and corresponding reform proposals are made.


HIV vaccine development in Asia was initiated eight years ago in Thailand and has since proven to be very active and successful. Thailand has played and is still playing a major role in leadership and has catalysed numerous initiatives with the constant support and active participation of the WHO-UNAIDS HIV Vaccine Inittative. Strong political commitment, willingness to streng hen national capacity building, and an open mind to international collaboration have been key elements of success. HIV vaccine development in Thailand is not an isolated activity disconnected from HIV pre vention and care, two keystrategies implemented by the Royal Thai Government. The HIV Vac cine Development National Plan has been successful as part of a comprehensive National Plan for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care. Thai researchers are now on the frontline and acting as peer advisers on HIV prevention and care, including HIV vaccine development not only for South-East Asian but also for African countries. India is newly involved in HIV vaccine development. National and international collaborative initiatives between the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the US Vaccine Trial Network with Johns Hopkins University (funded by the US National Institute of Health) and more recently the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative have been launched, although they are still at very early stages of development. The National AIDS Control Organisation and ICMR have expressed strong political willingness and long-term commitment to HIV vaccine development for India. Strengthening national capacity building and reinforcement of national infrastructures are, however, preliminary conditions for a successful Indian programme.


An experimental study was conducted of the spreading and axial decay of free supersonic jets exhausting into quiescent air. This work involved the measurement of total pressures and temperatures downstream of two supersonic heated-air jets and three types of solid-propellant rockets. Conclusions are drawn as to velocity, pressure, and temperature distributions downstream from the free, supersonic jet. Notable conclusions are: (a) nondimensional velocity and temperature profiles are similar for both the heated-air jet and the rockets; and (b) after the free supersonic jet decays to the sonic point, it can be treated as a normal shock-free parallel flow jet.


There has been a spurt in violence against women of which physical violence tops the chart. This research and consequent product development (self-defense garment) was an endeavor to develop an effective self-defense garment which would provide protection to women in case of any assault or unsolicited contact. This garment uses electric shock as a deterring agent, which immobilizes the assailer for a few moments and thus giving the victim time to escape and/or make a rescue call. Additionally it also has feature to send message for help and rescue.


A new compatibilizer [P(GMA-co-VCz) copolymer] containing carbazole moiety and reactive epoxide group, which can functionalize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) for making superior epoxy composites, was prepared by a simple one-pot free radical polymerization. The designed compatibilizer could noncovalently functionalize multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs) via π-π interaction as evidenced from fluorescence, Raman, and FTIR spectra analysis, and efficiently disperse MWCNTs in organic solvents. TEM images suggest a good wrapping of P(GMA-co-VCz) on MWCNTs surface. P(GMA-co-VCz) functionalized MWCNTs were more homogeneously dispersed in epoxy matrix than the case without compatibilizer, indicating that the compatibilizer improves the compatibility between MWCNTs and epoxy resin. In addition, the presence of epoxide groups in compatibilizer could generate covalent bonds with the epoxy matrix and improve the interface interaction between MWCNTs and epoxy matrix. As a result, mechanical and electrical properties of the epoxy composites with compatibilizer were largely improved as compared with those of composites without compatibilizer. The addition of as little as 0.15 wt % of MWCNTs to epoxy matrix affords a great increase of 40% in storage modulus and 52.5% in elongation at break. Furthermore, a sharp decrease of almost 9 orders of magnitude in volume resistivity of epoxy composite is observed. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017, 134, 45022.


We consider a trade policy model, where the costs of the home firm are private information but can be signaled through the output levels of the firm to a foreign competitor and a home policymaker. We compute the separating equilibrium and the Bayesian Nash equilibrium, and we compare the subsidies, firms' expected profits and home government's welfare in both equilibria, for different values of the own price effect parameter. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)


This study aimed to analyze the performance of gabiroba plants production coming from the field to be grown in pots. Sampling was conducted in two periods in a country estate Cassilândia, and subsequently transplanted into 5 liters pots at the Cassilândia's University. The plants remained in acclimation for three months in a greenhouse with subsequent exposure to direct sun. However, plants may be sensitive to high or low temperatures and drought, causing stress on the seedlings with effects in the formation of buds, flowering and rooting due to the period of adaptation to the new environment.

Keywords: Campesina ssp., Fruitful-Cerrado, native plants.


Yamaha EF5200DED uses an adapter that makes it possible to operate an engine on three different fuels Propane, Natural Gas, and Gasoline.


Internet of things becomes the third wave of the global information technology industry.A review of conceptions is done,and the key technologies are analyzed,including sensor and identification,internet communication,Nanotechnology and information security.There is still a bottleneck,but there are good prospects for development in China.


bacteriological examinations after death in a few cases, and have usually succeeded in isolating organisms which grow in the depths of a glucose agar culture without the production of any gas bubbles, and in one case, also, obtained a similar culture from the spleen. In other respects these bacilli closely resembled that described by Shiga as the cause of dysentery in Japan ; while Flexuer, in America, and other observers have also confirmed Shiga's original observations on the etiology of this disease. It seemed advisable, therefore, to test the serum reactions of a series of cases of dysentery with different strains of dysentery bacilli, including that isolated by myself, in order to see if the bacillary form of the disease could be differentiated clinically by this means, as the amoebic type is said not to react with


Objective To observe the influence of Rg1 on the mitochondria of senescence accelerated mice(SAM) to explore its mechanism on Alzheimer's disease (AD).Methods The 8?-month-old SAM were divided into SAM-prone/8(SAMP8) group, SAMP8 treated with Rg1 10 mg/kg group and 30 mg/kg group.The same old SAM-resistance/1(SAMR1) act as control.After treatment for 65 d,the liver mitochondria was isolated.Mitochondrial respiratory activity,mitochondrial membrane potential and mitochondrial swelling degree were determined.Mitochondrial oxidative stress was determined by measuring the level of lipid peroxidation and the activity of anti-oxidation enzymes.Results Respiratory control index(RCI),ADP/O ratio,State 3 respiration,and OPR were significantly lower in SAMP8 than those in SAMR1.State 4 respiration was no significantly change in SAMP8 compared with that in SAMR1.At the same time,the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and the increase of mitochondrial swelling degree were found in SAMP8 liver mitochondria.Additionally,the level of MDA content was increased,the activity of SOD was decreased,and the LDH activity was increased in SAMP8 mitochondria compared with that in SAMR1 mitochondria.Rg1 10 mg/kg and 30 mg/kg significantly improved oxidative phosphorylation process,mitochondrial membrane potential,mitochondria swelling degree,and biochemical functions.Conclusions Rg1 can improve mitochondrial structure and function in SAMP8.


Superconductive single-flux-quantum (SFQ) circuit technology attracts attention as a next generation technology of integrated circuits because of its ultra-fast computation speed and low power consumption. In SFQ digital circuits, unlike CMOS digital circuits, a pulse is used as a carrier of information and the representation of the logic values is different from that in CMOS digital circuits. Therefore, design automation algorithms and structure of arithmetic circuits suitable for SFQ digital circuits are different from those for CMOS digital circuits. In addition, design of SFQ circuits has been carried out largely manually. For advancing studies of SFQ digital circuits, design automation algorithms which can design high-performance SFQ circuits are important. Furthermore, studies of circuit structure suitable for SFQ arithmetic circuits are also important for designing high-performance circuits. In this dissertation, several design automation algorithms and design of a multiplier which is one of the most important arithmetic circuits are proposed for SFQ digital circuits. In Chapter 1, the background and the outline of the dissertation are described. In Chapter 2, the basis of SFQ circuits and the representation of logic values for SFQ digital circuits are described. There are two methods of representation of the logic values. One is 'dual-rail representation' in which "1" and "0" lines are used and the other is 'synchronous clocking representation' in which synchronizing clocks are used. In Chapter 3, a new method of logic synthesis for dual-rail SFQ digital circuits are proposed. For representing logic functions, a root-shared binary decision diagram (RSBDD) i


In a cross-cultural study, female pollution-avoidance ritual and male ritual associated with the female reproductive cycle are viewed as devices for maximizing and minimizing, respectively, sex differences. Ritual differences can be accounted for by regularly occurring differences in nonritual phenomena. These nonritual phenomena, in turn, are interrelated: females tend to share power and prestige with males in simply organized societies where females contribute significantly to subsistence and males contribute to child care.


The development of power plant construction both in the last 150 years and also relative to the deduced major trends for the future is illustrated by the important milestones. In this respect, the important role of modern power stations is very prominent in ensuring enduring economic development.


Projection pursuit learning (PPL) refers to a well-known constructive learning algorithm characterized by a very efficient and accurate computational procedure oriented to nonparametric regression. It has been employed as a means to counteract some problems related to the design of artificial neural network (ANN) models, namely, the estimation of a (usually large) number of free parameters, the proper definition of the model's dimension, and the choice of the sources of nonlinearities (activation functions). In this work, the potentials of PPL are exploited through a different perspective, namely, in designing one-hidden-layer feedforward ANNs for the adaptive control of nonlinear dynamic systems. For such purpose, the proposed methodology is divided into three stages. In the first, the model identification process is undertaken. In the second, the ANN structure is defined according to an offline control setting. In these two stages, the PPL algorithm estimates not only the optimal number of hidden neurons but also the best activation function for each node. The final stage is performed online and promotes a fine-tuning in the parameters of the identification model and the controller. Simulation results indicate that it is possible to design effective neural models based on PPL for the control of nonlinear multivariate systems, with superior performance when compared to benchmarks


A rotation-free magnetic electron lens doublet of high magnification is described which is suitable for a transmission electron microscope. In addition a distortion-free image can be obtained at low magnification. The doublet is of unusually compact form, made possible by the development of miniature lens windings operating at high current density. Such a design can be scaled up exactly for employment in a million-volt electron microscope. The resulting scaled-up lens is comparable in size with conventional lenses for a 100 kV electron microscope.


The recent development of ultrafast ultrasound localization microscopy (Errico et al., Nature, 2015) provides new opportunities for imaging the vasculature with sub-diffraction resolution. However, the large number of images to be recorded requires acquisitions lasting several minutes. Therefore, physiological motion far larger than the achievable resolution presents challenges for moving tissues. In this work, single microbubbles (MB) were localized in vivo in a rat kidney using a dedicated imaging sequence allowing MB tracking and motion correction. Blood velocity in small vessels (<2 mm/s) was estimated demonstrating the potential of this technique to improve vascular characterization.


This study aims to investigate translation shifts of textual metafunction in printed news reports of the Pikiran Rakyat newspaper. This study used a descriptive-qualitative method to investigate the consistency of the alignment from the news writers in translating articles. The data were taken from five printed political news articles along with its translation published from 19th March to 21st March, 2018. The data were analyzed by using Hallidayan framework of Systemic Functional Grammar and Newmark's Translation Shift. The findings show that in terms of thematic structures, there were found 29.1% theme shifts of 79 clauses. It is found that the translators are manage to maintain the objectivity in the news reports. Further, this study discovers that the combination of structure and unit shift recurred frequently for 49.5% in translation. Then, it is followed by unit shift 21.5%, structure shift 10.2%, and the combination of class and unit shift 8.7%. The translation shift from the data shows that almost 50% of structure and unit shift are used frequently. It is concluded that Pikiran Rakyat tried to translate the contextual meaning in the source text, both in aspects of language and its content, so that readers can accept and agree with what being delivered.


The task of autonomous power sharing in a micro-grid is usually achieved by decentralized droop control on individual interface power converters, which may suffer from the dependence on output line impedances. Inaccurate reactive power sharing will occur under strongly non-uniform line imped- ances. Due to inherently distributed and heterogeneous nature of the micro-grid, it becomes an ideal platform for applications of consensus control algorithms. In this paper, the consensus-based droop control with sparse communication network is proposed to overcome the drawback of existing droop control methods. In particular, when line impedances of the power grid are either lossy with the uniform ratio or even pure resistive, the consensus droop control is still an effective method for autonomous real and reactive power sharing. In addition, closed-loop system stability of the proposed consensus-based droop control method can be ensured by the energy function approach under certain conditions. Real-time simulations of two micro-grid systems are studied to validate the feasibility of the proposed consensus-based droop control method. on the time derivative of the voltage phasor magnitude was originated from dynamical load modelings proposed by (9). Later, the reactive power control actions considering have been developed in (10)-(13). These control strategies are es- sentially based on control Lyapunov functions and can achieve the damping of system voltages via locally measurable quan- tities. The reactive power sharing under - droop control is then independent of the output line impedances. Nevertheless, only the small signal stability analysis has been studied in (8), nonlinear characteristics of - and - droop control in the autonomous micro-grid have not be completely investigated. In order to capture nonlinear dynamical behaviors of the micro-grid even under large disturbances, the small-signal analysis of the - droop control has been extended into the nonlinear system framework in (14). In this paper, the energy


This paper concerns the study of reconstructing a function $f$ in the Hardy space of the unit disc $\D$ from intensity measurements $|f(z)|,\ z\in \D.$ It's known as the problem of phase retrieval. We transform it into solving the corresponding outer and inner function through the Nevanlinna factorization Theorem. The outer function will be established based on the mechanical quadrature method, while we use two different ways to find out the zero points of Blashcke product, thereby computing the inner function under the assumption that the singular inner function part is trivial. Then the concrete algorithms and illustrative experiments follow. Finally, we give a sparse representation of $f$ by introducing the unwinding adaptive Fourier decomposition.


ABSTRACT This paper provides insights into online language practices among bilingual teenagers who speak and learn a lesser-used language. Regarding language diversity, the internet is seen to pose both challenges to and opportunities for smaller languages. Focusing on German-Upper Sorbian adolescents, this study enquires to what extent new media and technologies facilitate Sorbian-language maintenance and learning, and what influences language choice (German, Sorbian or other) in online environments. Via questionnaire and group discussion methods, it is revealed that German dominates the online activities of participants (n = 164). However, Sorbian assumes relatively stronger roles in online activities for school/homework, as well as chat, social media and internet telephoning. Although German dominates these users' online environments, the educational and interactive roles that Sorbian plays are a relatively good indicator of biliteracy activities. Yet these two roles do not seem to converge. Students claim to use technologies for the 'correct' use of Sorbian in the formal domain of education, whereas biliteracy in social media can also refer to ways in which German and Sorbian (and increasingly English) are mixed in informal, non-standard and creative ways. Language choice online largely reflects offline behaviours, yet new issues also emerge, such as available software in the minority language.


We study the construction of subgrid-scale models for large-eddy simulation of incompressible turbulent flows. In particular, we aim to consolidate a systematic approach of constructing subgrid-scale models, based on the idea that it is desirable that subgrid-scale models are consistent with the mathematical and physical properties of the Navier-Stokes equations and the turbulent stresses. To that end, we first discuss in detail the symmetries of the Navier-Stokes equations, and the near-wall scaling behavior, realizability and dissipation properties of the turbulent stresses. We furthermore summarize the requirements that subgrid-scale models have to satisfy in order to preserve these important mathematical and physical properties. In this fashion, a framework of model constraints arises that we apply to analyze the behavior of a number of existing subgrid-scale models that are based on the local velocity gradient. We show that these subgrid-scale models do not satisfy all the desired properties, after w...


This work aims a case study of Paulo Freire School with an emphasis in school management, and field research and literature, focusing mainly on the Analysis of the Management Process. Initially describes the history of the State School and as Paulo Freire has been a journey of struggle and organization, besides the participation and contribution of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers. The second chapter describes the Rural Education and Management of State School Paulo Freire. Hence the conceptual framework that underpinned the themes of Rural Education and School Administration anchored in the reality of Paulo Freire School located in Settlement Advisor Anthony Agrovila 28 in Bar Bugres MT. The main conclusions were that this school is the result of organization and struggle of workers, as each brick sitting had to be fought and won without the pressure of subjects peasants had not acquired the school, which served both the community and serves as a collective space, cultural and educational process in a school building that is characterized as a school and Field. It is important to note that the students surveyed in this study participated in the school's history of conquest. Keyword: School Management, Field Education, Fight for Education,


Provided is a method for controlling an air conditioner. The method for controlling an air conditioner includes determining time information for determining an execution time of a low-noise operation and performing the low-noise operation according to the determined time information. The performing of the low-noise operation includes limiting a maximum value of an operation frequency of a compressor; and reducing an amount of refrigerant introduced into an indoor unit.


A 4- yr field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of conservation tillage on soil organic carbon( SOC) and total nitrogen( TN) stocks in typical upland of Guizhou province. These plots were arranged by a randomized block design and soil samples were taken from each plot at 0 ~ 40 cm depth 3weeks after harvest. During the first three years of the experimentation,there was no significant difference in soil C or N stocks between the conventional tillage( CK) and conservation tillage( CT) treatments. However,after the 4- yr experimentation,soil C stocks for 0 ~ 20 cm and 20 cm ~ 40 cm layers were significantly higher( 7. 1% and 8. 5%,respectively) under the CT treatment than under the CK treatment. Compared with the CK treatment,surface soil( 0 ~ 20 cm) N storage was significantly higher( 7. 7%) under the CT treatment after 4- yr experimentation. For 0 ~ 40 cm depth of soil body,soil C and N stocks under the CT treatment were significantly higher 7. 7% and 6. 5%,respectively,than under the CK treatment after 4- yr experimentation. The conservation tillage showed no effects on soil C∶ N ratio. The conservation tillage should be encouraged from the point view of increasing soil C and N levels in this region.


This paper explores the financial asset capabilities and hedge alternative properties of Bitcoin by investigating several aspects of its volatility in relation to Nifty50 and Indian exchange rates (USD/INR & EUR/INR). This study delves into the volatility dynamics of the returns of Bitcoin. An asymmetric GARCH model (E-GARCH) is used to examine whether Bitcoin may play crucial role in risk management and ideal for risk-averse investors in anticipation of leverage effect. This paper also examines Bitcoin as an investment and hedge alternative to Nifty50 and exchange rates. The findings suggest that Bitcoin does not attributes the properties of safe hedge and an investment alternative by Indian investors


GRAINS AND AGB MODELS WITH NEW CROSS SECTIONS. M. Pignatari, R. Gallino, R. Reifarth, F. Kappeler, S. Amari, A. M. Davis, and R. S. Lewis, Dipartimento di Fisica Generale, Universita' di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87545, USA, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut fur Kernphysik, Postfach 3649, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany, Laboratory for Space Sciences and the Physics Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA, Enrico Fermi Institute, Department of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.


The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between teacher content knowledge and student performance in Fraction. This study used the mixed method that provided Content Knowledge test for fifteen teachers who taught the seventh class. The test consists of multiple choices to measure facts and procedures, knowledge of concepts and relationships, and knowledge of generalization. The study was divided into two phase, Quantitative phase and Qualitative phase. The Quantitative phase, teachers were mapped in two different levels, low and high based on score of Content Knowledge test. Two samples were classified into low level and high level. Furthermore, two groups/classes of the teacher samples were analyzed using Chi-Square test to investigate the relationship between teachers and student performance. The Qualitative phase of the study were included into three stages: (1) teacher interview, and (2) Student Problem solving, (3) description of the relationship of teacher's content knowledge and student learning performance. The results of the study showed that the Teachers content knowledge in Fraction were affected to student performance, in addition, there were also similarities in the pattern of student performance tests on fraction and the teacher's answers based on the results of the CK test.


Objective:Achieve the standard application of the soft contact lens'.Method:A questionnaire for the soft contact lens' employees and users was carried out.Reasons of the complication for contact lens users are analyzed through the survey.Result:Operation of the soft contact lens' employees are not standardized,and users are lack of related understanding.Conclusion:It is essential to improve the professional skills of the soft contactlens' employees,and strengthen advocacy and monitoring.


In The Collected Dialogues , Plato expressed his view about an Ideal Nation by the poetical form, addressing himself to ideology,imitation,sensibility,inspiration and so on.He established his academic system by means of political standpoint. In The Collected Dialogues , Plato's viewpoint was delivered through other strain, exerted with metaphor,irony and prank and had noble tendency to "inspirational poet" and "imitative poet", which made his aesthetics concept an obvious anti-demonstration tone.


High-energy limits of fixed-angle tree-level stringy scattering amplitudes in the light-like linear dilaton background are calculated. Treating the time component of the gradient of light-like dilaton field (V0) as a moduli parameter, we show that: there exists a new fixed-point (V0/E→∞) in the moduli space of the bosonic open string theory, where a new high-energy symmetry among scattering amplitudes can be identified, this new symmetry can be interpreted as a deformation of the flat-space high-energy symmetry, as proposed by D. Gross. Hence, our results give a concrete illustration about the relation between high-energy stringy symmetry and the background independent formulation of string theory.


The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a component of a with an Al-Si-protective coating coated steel product and an intermediate product formed in the course of such a process and may be used for the manufacture of components of the type in question. During the process, the coated with the Al-Si coating steel product is subjected to a first heating step in which the temperature and duration of the heat treatment are adjusted so that the Al-Si coating is only partially pre-alloyed with Fe of the steel product, the is steel product in a second heating step is heated to a temperature above the Ac1 temperature heating temperature at which the steel product has an at least partially austenitic table structure, wherein the temperature and duration of the second heating step are set so that the Al-Si coating in the course of the second heating step is completely alloyed with Fe of the steel product, which was heated to the heating temperature steel product is converted to the component and the component obtained controllably cooled to form hard structure.


This note aims to highlight the link between representable functionals and derivations on a Banach quasi *-algebra, i.e. a mathematical structure that can be seen as the completion of a normed *-algebra in the case the multiplication is only separately continuous. Representable functionals and derivations have been investigated in previous papers for their importance concerning the study of the structure properties of a Banach quasi *-algebra and applications to quantum models.


This article represents pharmacoeconomic analysis of bronchial asthma and atopic dermatitis in children living in Primorsky Krai. The research takes into account the fiscal policy of the region, the factor cost and the unreal loss, and also influence of ailment on life of a child and a family as a whole. This work showed that economic damage from allergic diseases in children of Primorsky Krai is significant both for child family, which spend money on pharmacotherapy, hypoallergic way of life and treatment in sanatoria and health resorts, and for Russia on the whole. Pharmacoeconomic research activities let us improve the programs of therapy and controle of allergic diseases, carry out the cost-and-efficacy analysis and make better the patients' quality of life.


Two documents to cover site validations •C63.25.1 (> 1000 MHz). The main contribution is Time Domain Site VSWR method as an alternative to CISPR 16 SVSWR method •C63.25.2 (30 – 1000 MHz) to include a stand-alone NSA. Moving any site validation requirements in C63.4/C63.4a and C63.5 to this document


This article describes innovations used in a 4-mile reconstruction project on I-240 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, including a new machine that facilitates work zone traffic control. The unique machine moves a specially designed concrete barrier wall at a rate of 2,500 linear feet in 5 to 7 minutes. The new machine, called the transfer and transport vehicle (TTV), laterally transfers the barrier wall one lane over in one pass. The precast barriers are joined at the ends by hinge pins and have specially designed flared tops to allow the machine to pick them up. Two workers are required to operate the unit.


There have been significant advance in educational technology but they have not always brought about measurable shifts in user behavior. This study examined the relationship between teachers' knowledge about a tool and their use of that tool. In many secondary schools use of a Learning Platforms (LPs) is no longer optional although the degree of engagement with the technology remains a matter of choice. However, individual decisions to use selected functionalities of these systems are not well captured in current models of technology acceptance. In a best-case scenario, self-reported possible and actual use of LPs was acquired for 50 teachers from eight technology-rich schools. Three key barriers to use were identified: the functionality of the software, workloads and personal interest. Based on teachers' knowledge of LP functionality and perceived barriers to use, four distinct groups of teachers emerged. A low-user group identified all three barriers, showed little enthusiasm for use of this technology and had a markedly impoverished perception of the LP. There were three distinct higher use groups based on perceived barriers. While the functions used by these three groups showed less variation, with innovative functions such Blogs and Wikis remaining aspirational, there were differences in how such limitations were viewed. Whether the response was one of complacency and frustration has implications for professional development programmes.


The article examines the peculiarities of the formation of the organizational mechanism for managing the development of the enterprise's labor potential. It is substantiated that the effective functioning of the management system for the development of the enterprise's labor potential should be carried out on the basis of an organizational mechanism that determines the order of interaction of the components of the management system in the process of formation, use and development of the enterprise's labor potential. On the basis of the conducted analysis, the definition of the organizational mechanism for managing the development of the labor potential of the enterprise is given. It was determined that the formation of the organizational mechanism has certain features, such as: the complexity and dynamics of relationships between the constituent elements of the mechanism, the presence of the human factor and the influence of the physiological and psychological characteristics of individuals on the process of development and implementation of management decisions, as well as the hierarchy of the components (subsystems) of the management system development of the labor potential of the enterprise. It is substantiated that taking into account the identified features will allow the formation of an effective organizational mechanism for managing the development of the enterprise's labor potential. The main stages of the formation of the organizational mechanism for managing the development of the labor potential of the enterprise are proposed (setting goals, forming a system of indicators, implementing functions and the process of managing the development of labor potential, evaluating the achievement of the established goals). The principles and methods of building an organizational mechanism for managing the development of the enterprise's labor potential at each of the considered stages are determined. It is substantiated that the implementation of each stage of the organizational mechanism for managing the development of the enterprise's labor potential involves the use of a significant amount of resources and should be carried out on the basis of the appropriate management decision-making technology. It was determined that the formation of the organizational mechanism for managing the development of the enterprise's labor potential involves the implementation of the proposed stages, which are organically connected.


This research will consist in to elaborate a business plan taking from a publisher project for the distribution of school books and printing jobs for several companies. The business responds to a necessity to offer books for the educational market in order to reinforce and provide tools for the students in order to prepared them to play a important roll in the society and discover after a research that only the 9% percent used educational books.On the printing side, we will be offering also a product portfolio for this particular business to our customers.After we have analised the macro and micro environment we figure out that the business is quite attractive and represents a target consumer of 43% percent of the country between from one year through nineteen years old, and in the provinces in order to start de the project, it's also a big opportunity for educational books and the rest 72% percent of the companies survey used operative jobs.Regarding the micro environment a low income of the recent publisher competition, gave us an advantage to focus on our current clients of the company, taking from here to penetrate the target market. Printing is less than 29% percent from the survey, these used a printing well organized, which allows Nova Group to grows very fast in the market.


The emergence of the concept of globalisation in the mid-20 th century marked yet another phase in the history of the international system. Indeed, the international system is characterized by an asymmetrically inbalance socioeconomic and political relations thus manifesting in the dichotomization of the world into two diametrically opposed levels of development. The reference to North-South relations in the history of international economic and political relations in fact, found credence exclusively in the manifestations of unequal relationships amongst countries. Such concepts as "developed" and "underdeveloped" derived their existence in the explanation of the levels of social formations in regions of the world.


During the last 20 years investigations have been made by the Geotechnical Department of the SJ about vibrations in the earth caused by blasting, pile driving and by heavy train traffic. During the last years the train loads have increased and also the speed of the trains. The oscillations appear mostly in areas with cohesive soils. The vibration wave form is often harmonic with low frequencies and high amplitudes. Within usual frequency ranges, 0.10 Hz, resonance phenomena appear in the earth as well as in buildings. These phenomena can affect the stability conditions and cause high additional stresses in constructions, and also become very disagreeable to people nearby. The influence depends upon the mass of the train, the distribution of power per axle, the characteristics of the superstructure and of the track as well as the speed of the trains.


In this paper, we fabricate and evaluate superhydrophobic surfaces with mushroom-shaped microstructures. Using a silicon master and polymer microstructure patterning, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surfaces bearing mushroom-shaped structures with five different spacing ratios are prepared and tested with water droplets of different temperatures. The fabricated PDMS surfaces demonstrate superhydrophobicity even to high-temperature water droplets with decreased surface tension. We compare the experimental data with the theoretical results calculated based on the Cassie state and Eötvös rule. Our work suggests potential applications to control wettability with liquids of various temperatures.


A recent innovation of astronauts observing Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) is documenting human footprints by photographing city lights at night time. One of the earliest night-time images from the ISS was the US-Mexico border at El Paso-Ciudad Juarez. The colors, patterns and density of city lights document the differences in the cultural settlement patterns across the border region, as well as within the urban areas themselves. City lights help outline the most populated areas in settlements around the world, and can be used to explore relative population densities, changing patterns of urban/suburban development, transportation networks, spatial relationship to geographic features, and more. The data also provides insight into parameters such as surface roughness for input into local and regional climate modeling and studies of light pollution. The ground resolution of night-time astronaut photography from the ISS is typically an order of magnitude greater than current Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) data, and therefore can serve as a "zoom lens" for selected urban areas. Current handheld digital cameras in use on the ISS, optimized for greater light sensitivity, provide opportunities to obtain new detailed imagery of atmospheric phenomena such as airglow, aurora, and noctilucent clouds in addition to documenting urban patterns. ISS astronauts have taken advantage of increasingly sensitive digital cameras to document the world at night in unprecedented detail. In addition, the capability to obtain time-lapse imagery from fixed cameras has been exploited to produce dynamic videos of both changing surface patterns around the world and atmospheric phenomena. We will profile some spectacular images of human settlements over the South-Central U.S., and contrast with other images from around the world. More data can be viewed at http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos/. US-Mexico border is obvious by the different lighting pattern. Not surprisingly, the densely illuminated city of Juarez indicates a higher population; El Paso's smaller population is spread out over a larger area.


I. The Parties Rab onroerend goed BV and Mantje Bio-fuels BV II. The Facts In 2008, Mantje bought two plots of land ('the land') on Texel, an island off the Dutch coast. Mantje purchased the land…


27 Orientation and Problem Statement 28 Research Methodology 33 Research Method and Design 33 Research Procedure 33 Data Analysis 35 Sequential analysis 35 Visual analysis 35 Trustworthiness 36 Ethics and Secondary Data 37 Findings 39 Upward Transmission 41 Conditions for upward transmission 41 Types of commodities 43 Downward Transmission 44 Conditions for downward transmission 44 Downwardly-transmitted commodities 45 Methods of transmission 49 Response of younger people in relation to transmission 50 Motivation for downward transmission 53 Discussion 54 Limitations and Recommendations 57 Conclusion 58 References 59 CRITICAL REFLECTION 66 Conclusion 68 References 69


This paper ties together and extends several recent results we have presented. We previously showed: (i) the usefulness of non-MSE distortion criteria in data compression for time-difference-of-arrival (TDOA) emitter location (SPIE 2001 & 2002), and (ii) the ability to exploit redundancy between radar pulses in a joint TDOA/FDOA (frequency-difference-of-arrival) location scheme (SPIE 2001 & 2002). In (ii) we showed how to compress radar signals by gating around the detected pulses and then putting the pulses into the rows of a matrix which is then compressed through use of the SVD; this approach employed a purely MSE distortion criterion. An open question in this approach was: Is it possible to eliminate some of the pulses from the pulse matrix to increase the compression ratio without significantly sacrificing location accuracy? We resolve this question by applying our proposed non-MSE to the FDOA accuracy and finding the optimal set of pulses to remove from the pulse matrix. The removal of pulses is shown to have negligible impact on the FDOA accuracy but does degrade the TDOA accuracy from that achievable using the SVD-based compression without pulse elimination. However, we demonstrate that the SVD method includes an inherent de-noising effect (common in SVD-based signal processing) that provides an improvement in TDOA accuracy over the case of no compression processing; thus, the overall impact on TDOA/FDOA accuracy is negligible while providing compression ratios on the order of 100:1 for typical radar signals.


[Objective] The study was to provide the theoretical basis for development and utilization of pigment from purple sweet potato.[Method] With purple sweet potato variety Chuanshanzi as the material,the basic physicochemical property of its pigment and the effects of pH value,temperature,light,oxidant and reductant and metal ions on the stability of pigment were studied.[Result] The pigment from purple sweet potato was easily soluble in water,methanol and ethanol,but insoluble in acetone,ethyl acetate,ether,and petroleum ether.When the pH value of aqueous solution of pigment from purple sweet potato was 1.0-3.0,the properties of the pigment was stable,bright red,and with the increase of pH value,the pigment colour became shallower,and its degradation index increased.When the temperature was 20-60 ℃,the properties of the pigment was stable,and when the temperature was over 60 ℃,the stability of the pigment was decreased rapidly.The effects of light on stability of pigment was little,after 8 d continuous irradiation,the preservation rate of pigment was 87%.The oxidative resistance and resistance of ascorbic acid reducing power was poor.Al3+ and Zn2+had an effect of protecting the color of pigment,and could improve the stability of the pigment,but Fe3+ had a destructive effect.[Conclusion] The pigment from purple sweet potato was a kind of water-soluble natural pigment,and its main composition was anthocyanin substances.


Objective To investigate the changes in hepatitis B viral load in patients treated with artificial liver plasma exchange and its clinical significance.Methods A total of 136 patients were randomly divided into observation group(n=76) and control group(n=60).All patients were given comprehensive medical treatment,including bed rest,comprehensive liver protection,promotion of hepatocyte proliferation,and support treatment.The observation group was given additional treatment with artificial liver plasma exchange.The indicators of liver function(TBIL,DBIL,ALB,CHE and PTA),TNF-α,IL-6,LPS,HBV-DNA,symptoms and signs were observed before and after artificial liver support.The survival rate was compared between the two groups.Results In observation group,clinical improvement occurred in 53 patients and death in 23 patients.In control group,clinical improvement occurred in 28 patients and death in 32 patients.The survival rate in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group(69.7% vs 46.6%,P0.05).After treatment with artificial liver plasma exchange,TBIL,TNF-α,IL-6 and LPS markedly decreased(P0.01),PTA and CHE significantly increased(P0.01),and HBV-DNA declined from(7.62±1.68)×107 copies·mL-1 to(4.75±1.35)×104 copies·mL-1(P0.01).Conclusion Artificial liver plasma exchange has a positive impact on severe hepatitis B.It can alleviate hepatitis B viral load and accumulated toxicity and thus increase survival rate among patients with severe hepatitis B.


Monte Carlo methods (MC) and refined descriptive sampling (RDS) are sampling methods that can be used to produce input values for estimation of expectation of function of output variables. This paper gives an application of RDS method in a two-dimensional problem of a vibrating string. An empirical comparison of these two methods demonstrating the effectiveness of RDS on MC is performed by using the variance as a statistical criterion since both methods are unbiased.


Consumers of health services are seeking to become more involved in decision-making on personal health-care needs, health-care policy development and systems design. Quality assurance programmes are enabling this to happen and the Clinical Support Systems Program (CSSP), conducted by The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), in partnership with others, has listed among its strengths improved patient outcomes and the genuine involvement of consumers.1


Objective To study the microanatomy of infratemporal fossa. Methods 5 skulls examined for canal relationship of infratemporal fossa and 10 cadaver heads dissected step by step under the microscope for photographs. Results The infratemporal fossa is separated by fascia from parapharyngeal space. The infratemporal fossa is related to masticator muscles which include masseter muscle, temporalis muscle, lateral and medial pterygoid muscles, and also branches of internal maxillary artery and mandibular nerve. The parapharyngeal space is divided into prestyloid and poststyloid spaces by styloid process and its diaphragm. Prestyloid fat and deep part of parotid gland are located in the prestyloid space and internal carotid artery, internal jugular vein and nerves of jugular foramen in the poststyloid space. Conclusion The microanatomy around infratemporal fossa is complex, spaces related to the fossa are separated by cervical fascia.


In the title compound C18H26BrNO2S, the thiazepine ring adopts a boat conformation. The dihedral angle between the mean planes through the benzene ring and the four C atoms making up the basal plane of the boat is 35.8 (2)°. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate R 2 2(8) loops.


The article is dealing with the question whether politeness is a topic of theoretical rhetoric or not. Politeness seems to be a human or social universal. Theoretical rhetoric is interested in this phenomenon only under the perspectives of the setting of communicative actions and the image of the orator.


Research on the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and firm value has revealed a strong positive correlation. Further, researchers have found that social responsibility supports crisis management of certain externally-generated negative events. While these findings have proven both interesting and useful, questions remain regarding the impact of social responsibility when an unexpected information technology (IT) failure occurs. This exploration considers the effect of CSR on the market's response to an IT failure. Thus, we offer a theoretical framework which can be applied in future research to advance CSR and IT failure literatures.


The processes occurring during continuous cooling steel 70H5VMF in bulk graphite are studied It is established that the diagram isothermal transformation of austenite is a genetic memory or the genetic steel code to study the transformations occurring during cooling at different rates


Image quality assessment plays very important role in different image processing applications such as image enhancement, image compression, image restoration, image acquisition and other fields. Image quality assessment is necessary because images may contain different types of noise like blur, noise, contrast change, etc. Image quality assessment researchers face many problems when designing a model of Human Visual System which can deal with natural images. In this paper we have reviewed some papers based on IQA metrics. We have tried to find some advantages of them by studying it.


All-solid-state lithium ion secondary batteries with solid-state electrolytes are drawing significant attention owing to their excellent safety, reliability, and energy density. Among solid-state electrolytes, Li7La3Zr2O12(LLZ), which has a cubic garnet structure, has a high bulk ionic conductivity ...


A software tool is described for the design and implementation of parallel programs. The approach utilizes the STRAND concurrent programming language. Preliminary work on a parallel blackboard system is discussed. Based on this work, a general model for a distributed knowledge-based system is proposed. A formal prototype for the proposed model is analyzed with respect to its efficiency. A specific application, a concurrent query processing program for a distributed database, is considered in some detail. The application highlights the complementary nature of knowledge-based and database processing.<<ETX>>


The three elements of architecture affect the architecture in different respects regarding the development of society. This paper analyzes the Hakka's traditional buildings in Meizhou discussing the affection and usage of practice, economic and aesthetic in the way of geometry in topology.


Controlling a rate of a motor rotor, comprising: sensing the rate of rotation rate calculator calculates the induction motor and the induction motor speed based on the rotation rate sensed; rate estimator based on information about the rotor position estimation error of the estimated rate of the motor ; and reference rate calculator, based on a command for the rotation rate of the motor speed control overall rate period is divided into a plurality of motor units rate period, after a predetermined weight multiplied to the induction rate, the estimated rate of at least one command and rate calculating the induction rate, estimated speed, and the sum of the rate command, and outputs the sum as estimated reference motor speed.


The invention provides a method for preparing silicon dioxide coatings on metal matrixes, which is characterized by comprising the following steps that: a sodium silicate solid is taken to be dissolved in deionized water so as to be made into a sodium silicate solution with a concentration of between 0.01 and 0.15 mol/L; the pH value of the solution is regulated to be between 5 and 8 through acidand stirred so as to produce sol; the sol is kept stand; the surface treatment is carried out to the surface of metal; the metal is dipped into the sol for 3 to 7 hours, lifted, taken out and dried naturally; and the heat treatment is carried out to the metal at a temperature of between 300 and 800 DEG C for 2 to 7 hours. The method is low in raw material cost, simple in process, multiple in metalshapes that can be prepared, extensive in the metal that can be coated and beneficial to the preparation and engineering application of inorganic coatings of the metal.


A method of prevention and treatment of radiation in radiation therapy of stomatitis oropharyngeal cancer by use of pharmacological agents, characterized in that the prescribed low molecular weight synthetic peptide preparation Glutoxim® a dose of 2 ml of a 3% solution intramuscularly 30-60 minutes after each radiation fraction radical by 1 -e, 3rd and 5th day of each week throughout the exposure period.


Although the clinical importance and anatomical organization of the spinal tract and nucleus of the trigeminal nerve have been established. information concerning fibers projected by the spinal trigerninal nucleus appears conflicting and incomplete. The descending trigeminal complex is considered to be concerned primarily with the conduction of pain and thermal sensation, though evidence (Sjoqvist, '38; Harrison and Corbin, '42) indicates that some tactile sensation may be mediated by these structures. Most of the fibers of the trigeminal nerve entering the brain stem at upper pontine levels bifurcate and pass rostrally and caudally in the dorsolateral part of the brain stem. Some trigeminal fibers ascend or descend without bifurcation (Windle, '26). Caudally projecting primary trigeminal fibers, composing the spinal tract of the trigeminal nerve, are somatotopically laminated (Bockenek, '01) and extend throughout the medulla and into upper cervical spinal segments. Fibers of the ophthalmic division are most ventrally located and descend into the second cervical spinal segment (Smyth, '39). A few somatic aEerent fibers from the facial, glossopharyngeal and vagal nerves descend in the spinal trigeminal tract. Most fibers of this tract synapse with cells of the spinal trigeminal nucleus at various levels, but a few primary trigeminal fibers enter the dorsolateral part of the reticular formation (Brodal, '57). Data concerning the course of ascending fibers from the spinal trigeminal nucleus vary. In human material Hose1 (1892) described degeneration in the contralateral medial lemniscus and in the ipsilateral dorsal trigeminal tract in association with atrophy of the trigeminal nuclei. Atrophy in this case involved both the main sensory and spinal nuclei of the trigeminal nerve. In experimental studies in the rabbit, Wallenberg (1896) and van Gehuchten ('01 ) found ascending degeneration in: (1 ) the contralateral medial lemniscus and (2) a crossed dorsal trigeminal tract. Wallenberg considered the degeneration in the medial lemniscus to be a consequence of concomitant destruction in the nucleus cuneatus. Cajal (1895) observed fibers from the spinal trigeminal nucleus which ascended with the opposite medial lemniscus, as well as short fibers projecting into dorsal tegmental areas bilaterally (Cajal, '09). More recent studies (Clark, '36; Smyth, '39; and Walker, '39, '42) indicate that the principal ascending fibers from the spinal trigeminal nucleus pass rostrally in association with the contralateral medial lemniscus to the posterior ventromedial nucleus of the thalamus. None of the experimental studies of the fiber projections of the spinal nucleus of the trigeminal nerve appear to be based upon well localized lesions in this nucleus, except possibly the study of Nauta and Kuypers ('58) which has appeared only in a preliminary form. Information concerning other efferent fibers from the spinal trigeminal nucleus is scanty, though trigemino-reticular (Cajal, 1895, '09; Clark, '36; Nauta and Kuypers, '58) and trigemino-cerebellar (Woodburne, '36; Larsell, '47b) fibers have been described. Trigemino-cerebellar fibers have been studied only in silver impregnated sections of normal fetal brains.


An agricultural towing device with functions of adjusting deviation and moving transversely relates to agricultural machinery. The agricultural towing device comprises a towing frame (1), a hanging beam (2), a hydraulic deviation adjusting device (7), and a hydraulic transverse moving device (6) comprising a transverse hydraulic cylinder (3), a sliding beam (4) and a sliding sleeve (5), wherein the hydraulic deviation adjusting device (7) comprises a longitudinal hydraulic cylinder (8) and a hinged support (9); one lateral arm of the towing frame (1) is hinged with a deviation folding arm (10), the other end of the deviation folding arm (10) is hinged with the rear part of the towing machine head; the hinged support (9) is vertically fixed on the deviation folding arm (10); one end of the longitudinal hydraulic cylinder (8) is hinged with the hinged support (9) and the other end thereof is hinged on the towing frame (1); and the other lateral arm of the towing frame (1) is connected with the rear part of the towing machine head through a universal device (11). The agricultural towing device has the advantage of being suitable for operations in mountains and slope fields, and can adjust the deviation and the ridge of agricultural implements connected thereon according to actual land condition.


A gas-loaded variable conductance heat pipe of stainless steel with methanol working fluid identical to one now on the CTS satellite was life tested in the laboratory at accelerated conditions for 14 200 hours, equivalent to about 70 000 hours at flight conditions. The noncondensible gas inventory increased about 20 percent over the original charge. The observed gas increase is estimated to increase operating temperature by about 2.2 C, insufficient to harm the electronic gear cooled by the heat pipes in the satellite. Tests of maximum heat input against evaporator elevation agree well with the manufacturer's predictions.


The influence of the form and content of the active mineral additives metakaolin on properties of cement paste and cement paste of white Portland cement: strength characteristics studied, porosity, and frost white portland cement paste with metakaolin.


The invention discloses an improved hot runner system structure for medical industry. The improved hot runner system structure comprises a splitter plate, a mould cavity plate and nozzles, wherein the splitter plate is in the form of a long strip; a plurality of pairs of sprue base assemblies are fixed on the upper edge of the splitter plate along the central long shaft direction in a detachable manner; each pair of sprue base assemblies are distributed in a spacing manner; the two sprue bases of each pair of sprue base assemblies are symmetrically distributed relatively to the central long shaft; a central connecting line of the two sprue bases is vertical to the central long shaft; a pressing block is pressed between the two sprue bases of each pair of sprue base assemblies in the detachable manner; the pressing block is adhered to the two surfaces on which the two sprue bases in the sprue base assembly are close to each other; the nozzles are formed on the two surfaces, on which the two sprue bases are far from each other, in each pair of sprue base assemblies; a runner is arranged on the splitter plate; a channel is arranged on the sprue base; and the nozzle is communicated with the runner through the channel. The improved hot runner system structure for the medical industry can be used for enabling rheological balance and permitting denser nozzle arrangement. Moreover, the tips of the nozzles can be directly changed, therefore, the improved hot runner system structure for medical industry is very convenient.


29 cotton cultivars or lines were researched by clustering analysis with genetic distance determined by SSR markers and cultivar phenotype data.28 hybridized combinations,which from 8 upland cotton parents classified by different genetic distance,were tested in the incomplete parallel cross design.The test was designed for the correlation and regression analysis of genetic distance with the mid-parent heterosis and the manifestations of F1 F2 in upland cotton.The results showed that the manifestations and genetic distance marked by SSR in F1 F2 were positive correlation with the fiber length,uniformity index,strength and their mid-parent heterosis,and also,the fiber length was at very significant level with the both,but the strength was at significant level with the genetic distance marked by SSR.The manifestation and their mid-parent heterosis of the elongation were both negative correlated with phenotype and genetic distance,especially,and the correlation of manifestation of elongation with the genetic distance was at significant level.The result of regression analysis showed the curve model of the fiber traits,which were at very significant level or significant level with their genetic distance,were all at very significant level or significant level with their corresponding genetic distance too.The traits,which were at significant or very significant level,could provide reference information for fiber quality improvement and heterosis utilization in cotton.


Urban culture initiates from urban historical heritages and accumulation. Because of the diversities of city culture,there is not specific definition. This paper tries to explain and analyze the contents of urban culture and its policy. Through study of urban culture in the regeneration process in UK,the authors argue that urban culture is able to provide active functions in urban regeneration and renewal with appropriate guidance. Several strategies of culture-led regeneration and renewal have been proposed for further discussion.


This research based on a constructivist approach was carried out to determine that the E-learning F2F improves the argumentation of students in the third grade of primary education of an educational institution in Trujillo, 2020. The applied research with a quasi-experimental design was developed in 56 students, 28 students for an experimental group and 28 in a control group to whom a validated argumentation test was applied with Cronbach's Alpha reliability of 0.880. This 18-item test was used as a pre-test and post-test in both groups. The findings, in the pre-test, 77.8% of the students of the experimental group were in process and 88.9% of the control group were at the same level. After the F2F E-learning, in the post-test, the Inductive Argumentation level of 100% of the experimental group reached the expected Achievement level, but 59.3% of the control group at the Process level. Likewise, the level of deductive argumentation, 96.3% of the experimental group reached the expected Achievement level, but 81.5% of the control group in the beginning. In conclusion, in the pre-test, 77.8% of the students in the experimental group were at the Process level and in the post-test, 100% reached the Planned Achievement level, achieving the proposed objective.


. A review is given of continuing efforts to generate laboratory spectra at photon energies above 1 keV from highly ionized atoms. Emphasis is placed on the most easily-interpreted highest ion stages such as the hydrogenic, helium-like and lithium-like species. The close similarities to solar flare observations of certain signatures, such as the line and continuum X-ray spectra and microwave emission as well as their sequence of occurrence, are pointed out and scaling factors are given.


The measured the plasma ascorbic acid(AA) concertration in 56 patients with gastric cancer was measured using High Performance Liquid chromtogrphy in order to understand the relation between AA with Helicobocter pylori(HP) infection and gastric cancer.It was demonstrated that the lever of AA in plasma were signifidantly lower in HP positive patients with gastric cancer than in HP negative patients( P 0 001.This shows that HP infection causes a reversible lowering of plasma AA concentration,which may be related to cancer.


This article presents some of the findings of 'Sailing into Modernity: Comparative Perspectives on the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century European Economic Transition' (ERC, Starting Grant), a research project designed to analyse the diversities and peculiarities of the civil maritime jurisdictions of Northern and Southern Europe during the long seventeenth century (1570–1729). This article concentrates on a subsection of this research, merchantmen employed in support of naval activities, especially those English and Dutch mercantile vessels providing logistic support to Venetian naval campaigns during the War of Candia, 1646–1669. Through some particularly detailed cases of common legal challenges experienced by Northern ships active in the Venetian Mediterranean, the article explores the variety of employment opportunities available in the Mediterranean to Northern European vessels and highlights the Venetian Republic's efforts to guarantee the regular functioning of sea trade in the region even when it was an active theatre of naval war.


Cabe (1967) hypothesized that since women show a dissatisfaction with surname, there would be more engaged couples in which the male's surname was shorter than the female's rather than equality of name Iength or the female's surname being shorter. Cabe's (1967) test of this hypothesis was not supported. Cabe (1968) retested the hypothesis controlling for age of engaged couples and found that even though, for four age groups, all differences were in the expected direction and two groups approached significance, there was no support for the hypothesis. This research replicates the Cabe ( 1968) study in an attempt to assess the question of name length as a factor in mate selection. In the sample from newspaper listing of marriage license applications 243 engaged couples were included. The sample was broken into approximate quartile groupings by age: Q1, 15 to 18 yr. (n = 23); 42 , 19 to 20 yr. ( n = 43); Q3,2 1 to 25 yr. ( n = 95) ; 44 , over 25 yr. ( n = 82). For each age group, the lengths of the male and female names of each pair were compared. Equal length names were deleted in a pre-analysis sample scan to replicate the Cabe (1968) procedure. Sign tests were computed for each age group and yielded the following one-tailed probabilities: Q1, p = .58, 4 2 , 9 = .38; 43 , p = .70; 44 , p = .Sl. Unlike the earlier Cabe (1967, 1968) studies in which one or more age groupings approached significance, these data clearly do not support the hypothesis that name length is a factor in mate selection. The earlier tentative findings of Cabe are rhus replicated and suggest that name length plays no role in the mate selection process.


The temperature of powder bed is very important for selective laser sintering system(SLS),because it directly affects the quality of part.Furthermore,the temperature of powder bed should alter according to the slicing section contour of model in order to ensure that the integration is successful and intelligent.Namely,the temperature of powder bed should change with shape of CAD model at different height.The paper illuminates how to distinguish the slicing contour loops from adjacent region.In this way,the temperature can be adaptively adjusted with altering of the sectional contours.


o-Phosphinophenols 1 (P⌒OH ) react with equimolar amounts of Ni(PMe3)4 at low temperatures to give yellow Ni(0) complexes such as [(HO∼P)Ni(PMe3)3] 2a with only P coordination of the P⌒OH ligand. Oxidation of solutions of 1 and Ni(PMe3)4 by dioxygen leads to brown bis(o-phosphinophenolato-P⌒O)nickel chelate complexes 3a-d. Structure elucidation by NMR is consistent with a cis-square planar geometry for 3a-c and a trans-square planar solution structure of the tert-butylphenylphosphino derivative 3d. The geometric isomers were distinguished by different ranges of phosphorus coordination shifts and 31P-13C-2 and 31P-13C-1 coupling constants. In the solid state, 3d adopts also a cis-square planar geometry. The steric stress of the substituents causes anti-orientation of the tert-butyl groups at phosphorus (R,R and S,S diastereoisomers) and a significant distorsion (22°) of the planes of the two five-membered rings. With less bulky substituents the R,S and S,R diastereoisomers are preferred as in the cis-square planar complex 3c with syn-orientation of the two isopropyl and phenyl groups, respectively.


Dwindling oil revenue in Nigeria has necessitated the need to generate more government revenue through other sources. A potential area to generate more government revenue is through taxes on corporate profits. However, the prospects of generating more tax revenues have been perceived internationally to be weakened by aggressive corporate tax planning amongst multinational companies especially through internal debt shifting from jurisdictions with lower tax rates to jurisdictions with higher tax rates for the overall reduction in group tax liabilities. The capital structure of an organization determines the level of interest expense deductions from taxable income. That is, a highly leveraged company would be able to deduct more interest expenses on debt compared to a lower leveraged company. As a result of this tax loophole explored by multinational companies, most countries have introduced thin capitalization rules to reduce base erosion and profit shifting. Currently, Nigeria has no thin capitalization rules in effect, there are many benefits from thin capitalization rules from regulatory perspective. This paper seeks to examine the effects of thin capitalization rules on tax revenue by using the Latvian economy as a case study. Latvia is an emerging economy and it is has implemented thin capitalization since 2003. Data on taxes on corporate profits, gross fixed capital formation annual percentage growth, short- term interest rates on loan in the Euro Area (EA) and adjusted net national income percentage growth for the period of 2000 to 2016 were obtained from the Organization for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) and the World Bank database. This paper applied the multiple regression model. The results show that the dummy variable for thin capitalization policy is statistically insignificant to tax revenue in Latvia, however short-term interest rate on loans in the EA has a significant impact on tax revenue in Latvia.


The central standing-point of accounting professional in most ethical violation scandals of corporate collapse has led public to question about standard of ethical behavior in this profession. Although accountant has been introduced ethical standard –code of conduct along their study in university, ethical violations in business and accounting keep happening persistently and massively. To restore public's trust to accounting profession, an insight of future accountant's behavior should be obtained. The current research aims to investigate whether future accountant understands and implements code of conduct in the ethical dilemma situation of accounting professional works. Using purposive sampling, data was collected by survey method. Totally, 572 undergraduate accounting students from six universities, located in three provinces of Indonesia have participated in answering a closedended questionnaire. The result of statistical test using Pair-T test has provided empirical evidence that future accountants have a high level of ethical knowledge, that indicate their well understanding of code of conduct in accounting profession. However, their ability to implement ethical knowledge to solve problem in ethical dilemma situation is only in moderate level. This empirical finding indicates that a gap exists in ethical development process, thus ethical knowledge does not develop to ethical behavior. The current research produces an important note for accounting academician that it is an urgent to rethinking and redesign ethics subject in accounting department. A sustainable innovation of method to internalize code of conduct to future accountant in the emerging digital era is a must be.


The pipes conveying fluid are capable of displaying complex dynamical behaviors. In this paper, the dynamic behavior of a simply supported fluid-conveying pipe made of functionally graded material in thickness direction, is analysed. The Young Modulus are assumed to be graded along the thickness direction according to a simple power law and equations of motion of the Euler–Bernoulli beam are derived. The partial differential equation is discretized to ordinary differential equations by the Galerkin method. The natural frequencies are obtained for different dimensionless parameters and compared with a homogenious pipe conveying fluid, and the effect of gradually changed material has been studied. Dimensionless critical flow velocities which couse instability are obtained for particular mass parameter and different distribution of Young Modulus. The results show that by increasing Young Modulus from inner to outer surface of pipe, the natural frequencies of system increase and instability is occurred in higher critical velocities.


Many schools use online learning as media learning that all material of media such as videos, text, or audio can be given feedback from students. The teacher wants to know about students' emotions, such as happy, disappointed, or sad after they accessed the media, and teachers get an evaluation of quality from their media. This research built an application mobile for the detection of emotion from column comments in media online. The application uses artificial intelligence to classify text from feedback and to determine the emotion of students. The application runs on a mobile device. The algorithm in the application is k-Nearest Neighbor for the text mining function in this research. The data of testing in this research take comments in Y ouTube channels and online learning such as SIPEJAR. The testing result is that the average accuracy is 0,697 with a recall of 0.5595 and an average precision of 0,4421. Moreover, the accuracy for this mobile application is 70% for the detection of emotion-based comments in online learning.


More rhizomes were initiated by plants of 'Astrid' chrysanthemum grown in short day and cool air temperature than in long day and warm air. Rhizome development was greatest, shoot growth was enhanced, and root length and dry weight increased with warm compared to cool soil temperature. Rhizomes grown at a cool soil temperature either in long or short days had the least cellular injury after exposure to –8°C.


College computer basic course with the traditional teaching mode can not adapt to the current situation.The thesis tries to illustrate the necessity and possibility of "Stratified Teaching" and to propose a doable suggestion concerning stratified teaching in Computer Basics,based on the modern education idea and theory.


Acinetobacter baumannii is a Gram‐negative bacterium commonly found in soil and water that can cause human infections of the blood, lungs, and urinary tract. Of particular concern is its prevalence in health‐care settings where it can survive on surfaces and shared equipment for extended periods of time. The capsular polysaccharide surrounding the organism is known to be the major contributor to virulence. The structure of the K57 capsular polysaccharide produced by A. baumannii isolate BAL_212 from Vietnam was recently shown to contain the rare sugar 4‐acetamido‐4,6‐dideoxy‐d‐glucose. Three enzymes are required for its biosynthesis, one of which is encoded by the gene H6W49_RS17300 and referred to as VioB, a putative N‐acetyltransferase. Here, we describe a combined structural and functional analysis of VioB. Kinetic analyses show that the enzyme does, indeed, function on dTDP‐4‐amino‐4,6‐dideoxy‐d‐glucose with a catalytic efficiency of 3.9 x 104 M−1 s−1 (±6000), albeit at a reduced value compared to similar enzymes. Three high‐resolution X‐ray structures of various enzyme/ligand complexes were determined to resolutions of 1.65 Å or better. One of these models represents an intermediate analogue of the tetrahedral transition state. Differences between the VioB structure and those determined for the N‐acetyltransferases from Campylobacter jejuni (PglD), Caulobacter crescentus (PerB), and Psychrobacter cryohalolentis (Pcryo_0637) are highlighted. Taken together, this investigation sheds new insight into the Type I sugar N‐acetyltransferases.


M. Paley, K. Lee, J. Wild, S. Fichele, E. Whitby, I. Wilkinson, E. van Beek, P. Griffiths University of Sheffield, Sheffield, Yorkshire, United Kingdom Synopsis A new method of collecting ultra-fast 2D images, known as strip-MAMBA, has been demonstrated experimentally. The images have conventional resolution in the frequency encode direction but orthogonal in-plane resolution dependent on the number of coils in a B0 step field array, which encodes through a priori knowledge of the coil location. A single unidirectional readout gradient is used to encode one dimension whilst the second in-plane dimension is encoded without conventional switched phase encoding in a single shot. The method has been tested on phantoms yielding very rapid 2D image frame rates. Introduction Auxiliary B0 step coils can be used to produce unique magnetic field strengths at discrete locations, thereby allowing simultaneous imaging of a plane without imaging gradients [1]. Step fields can also be used to image parallel slices simultaneously without aliasing using a conventional imaging process [2]. Although 2D MAMBA allows virtually instantaneous imaging, a limitation is poor in-plane resolution, the pixel size being similar to the dimensions of the auxiliary coils creating the field. An alternative trade-off is to use strip-MAMBA [3], which combines MAMBA parallel step field imaging in one in-plane direction with the resolution obtained by gradient encoding in the other direction. The field steps modify both the frequency and phase of the signal so that together with the frequency encode gradient each pixel within the 2d plane is encoded uniquely within a single data acquisition. The data set is 1D transformed and can then be reorganised into a 2D image using a priori knowledge of the coil positions. This sequence allows ultrashort TE single acquisition, single shot imaging of a thin plane of spins contained within the MAMBA coils with high resolution along one direction. Methods An array of six circular 25 mm diameter coils with increasing number of turns was constructed to produce a stepped B0 field in the x (conventionally the phase encoding) direction and located in the head coil of a 1.5T MR (Eclipse, Philips Medical) as shown in figure 1. MR marker capsules were located at the centre of each coil. To demonstrate the method, a conventional 2D axial spin echo sequence was collected without phase encoding in the presence of the MAMBA field (7 slices, TR=200ms,TE=16ms, FOV = 60mm, SLT = 5mm, 128x256, effective NEX = 128) with standard 2DFT reconstruction. Images with and without the MAMBA current (500mA) applied were added together to show the frequency/phase shifts due to the coils. Further processing of the raw data set allowed time resolved 2D images to be calculated for all 128 excitations.


In economic models, "sales equals production" is typically treated as an identity and not as an equilibrium outcome. This distinction, however, matters when production is sequential because of off-equilibrium path behavior. This paper shows that the first mover advantage in the standard Stackelberg oligopoly game may be reduced when "sales equals production" is no longer treated as an identity. Moving rst does not per se produce a strategic advantage. It is only first moves that are suciently costly that produce this advantage. With costless production, the advantage disappears completely and the Cournot outcome is obtained.


Abstract Extant research has focused on the role of host country corruption as either an attractant or deterrent to foreign investment. These studies generally contend that corruption acts more like a 'grabbing hand' than as a 'helping hand'. However, it is plausible that a significant component of foreign investment may be attracted to locales that offer opaque financial environments. Specifically, we hypothesize that money laundering opportunities may encourage illicit capital flows into certain jurisdictions. Using the USA as the 'source' country, we investigate the effect of corruption and money laundering opportunities on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows. The empirical findings indicate that corruption deters foreign investment, while money laundering opportunities attract it. We also show that the effect of money laundering and corruption vary based on the host country's level of development. Our findings bolster the contention that FDI into certain host countries is motivated by a facilitation of illicit capital flows.


Outlines the current national shifts toward entrepreneurially based corporate research and development centers, and the impact of recent industry shifts on the technical communications necessities of R&D professionals. As R&D professionals face the evolution of corporations which have traditionally been their employers, many of these professionals are struggling with the entrepreneurial nature of current corporate R&D expectations. This shift in the management expectations of R&D professionals, combined with the lack of a communications infrastructure which can adequately educate and reconstruct their technical characteristics, presents several unique communication challenges. The communications issues of this transition are outlined, and the unique communication infrastructure is reviewed.<<ETX>>


The article introduces into scientific circulation a wooden comb from the excavations of medieval Pinsk. This comb was discovered in 1963 during the archaeological research under the leadership of P. F. Lysenko on the territory of the fortified part adjacent to the Pinsk stronghold. A feature of the comb is its linear-circular ornamentation, supplemented with a pigment of dark red colour. In order to study by non-destructive methods the pigment contained inside the elements of the circular ornament of the comb, as well as the macrostructure of the wood of the comb, the object was studied using a video spectral comparator Regula 4305D in infrared and ultraviolet light. Based on the study of the degree of penetration of infrared rays and the absence of luminescence in ultraviolet light, it was established that cinnabar could be used as a pigment. The study of the macrostructure and preservation of the wood of the comb allows us to say that it was made of boxwood. Taking into account the analogies found in the materials from the excavations of Novgorod, as well as items from the collections of world museums, the comb can be dated no earlier than the 15th century. Most likely, this comb was an object of import. The need for a more thorough primary processing of archaeological materials in the field in order to detect possible traces of paint on objects made of organic materials is noted.


On the offshore island Helgoland, passerine birds killed by predators (feral cats Felis catus and raptors, mainly sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus) during stopover were measured and weighed when found freshly killed and still intact. Supplemented by data of migrating birds ringed on Helgoland and predated on the island later on, age and body mass of victims were compared to live birds trapped on Helgoland during ringing operations. In the eleven species considered, most predator kills fell within the lightest 20% of birds measured during ringing, regardless of which type of predator was involved. It seems that the risk of being heavy due to fuel loads with respect to reduced escape performance is overestimated. The higher exposure of light birds due to more intense foraging and displacement to suboptimal habitats is probably of higher biological significance by offering conspicuous prey for predators. The lower risk of heavy birds when prey of different body condition is available for predators has implications for modelling optimal migration behaviour, and predation risk is perhaps not an important factor for migrants when deciding on site use.


Acetylation of lysine is one of the major post-translational modifications of histone and non-histone proteins of eukaryotic cells. Acetylation has been indicated as an avenue for cellular response to environmental, nutritional and behavioral factors. At the same time, aberrant protein acetylation has been related to cancer as well as many other diseases. Abnormal expression of some classes of histone deacetylases and histone acetyl transferases has been documented for the majority of cancers. These observations have led to extensive efforts in the development of inhibitors for these enzymes for the treatment of cancer as well as other diseases as well as pathogen control. Regulation of protein activities and gene expression by acetylation influences many processes relevant for cancer development, including metabolism. At the same time acetylation depends on a number of metabolic co-factors and a variety of metabolites act as inhibitors of acetylation proteins making acetylation enzymes an integral part of metabolism. Cancer metabolic phenotype is generally understood as one of the major hallmarks of cancer and thus the interplay between acetylation, anabolism and catabolism provides a very interesting forum for exploration of cancer development and for novel treatments. An ever increasing pool of publications shows relationships between the acetylation process and related enzymes with metabolites in cancerous and non-cancerous systems. In this review we are presenting previously established relationships between acetylation/deacetylation, metabolites and enzyme regulation particularly in relation to cancer development, progression and treatment.


It is easy to be alarmist about the release of potential mutagens into the environment on the basis of: Mutations are bad More mutations are disastrous. However, it is relatively easy to show that these equations are wrong, in that we have to take into account a number of complicating factors: Mutagen concentration ? mutational yield Segregating gene loci ? genetical damage Number of mutations ? amount of defect. The influence of these complicating factors will only appear when we have more information about the role of heterozygosity in natural populations. An adequate "perspective" on environmental mutagenesis will only be possible when the genetical structure of species, and the means of recruiting and holding genetical variation in a population have been much more thoroughly explored than hitherto.


Many companies struggle with effective and efficient accomplishment of enterprise application integration (EAI), resulting in significant time and budget overruns. Concerning project management, a major reason for failure is considered to be effort underestimation. This underestimation is an aftermath of applying estimation methods that do not account for all relevant factors influencing EAI project effort. Applying the Repertory Grid Technique, we explore factors affecting the effort of such projects by conducting 22 semi-structured expert interviews. We provide an extensive overview of 91 effort-influencing factors and their classification in nine categories, which can be used as a checklist in EAI projects.


This paper discusses the stabilization of a class of linear infinite-dimensional systems, described by distributional convolution equations with bounded support. In particular this includes time-delay systems containing several time-varying delays in the state and the input. The system is stabilized using a linear time-invariant memoryless feedback law, and closed-loop stability is proved by means of a classical quadratic Liapunov functional. Sufficient conditions for stabilizability and design algorithms for a stabilizing feedback amplifier matrix are derived.


An academic usually has a curriculum vitae (CV) or CV summary (resumé) that highlights their professional career paths. CVs contain information which is written by the academic to signal their qualifications and academic achievements to employers, granting agencies, or promotion and tenure committees. Decision makers face numerous problems with CVs as a vehicle that carries important information, including incomplete, outdated, biased, private, as well as falsified and fabricated information. To complicate matters, decision makers themselves could be making biased decisions even when CV information is complete and accurate due to potential discriminatory practices. There is weak consistency or standardization in implementation internationally, and little verification. This paper proposes a set of guidelines for verifiable, accurate, complete, updated, and public (VACUP guidelines) CVs, whether these be private, institutional, or owned by third parties. For the effective implementation of these guidelines, a new market in which a third party certifies the CV as VACUP-compliant, is recommended.


Objective: To observe the clinical effects of ambroxol in the treatment of secretory otitis media,and its influence on the inflammatory mediators in serum and ear fluid. Methods: Seventy-eight patients with secretory otitis media were randomly divided into the control group( treatment with routine method) and observation group( treatment with routine method combined with ambroxol)( 39 cases each group). The total effective rates at 1 and 2 weeks after treatment and the levels of inflammatory mediators before and after treatment between two groups were compared. Results: The total effective rates in observation group at 1 and 2 weeks after treatment were higher than those in control group( P 0. 05). The levels of inflammatory mediators in observation group after treatment were lower than those in control group( P 0. 01). Conclusions: The clinical effect of ambroxol in the treatment of secretory otitis media is good,and its improvement for the inflammatory mediators serum and ear fluid is not obvious,the application value of which in treating secretory otitis media is high.


Thin film gold electrodes on flexible Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) substrates are produced for medical implantation. The electrical interface impedance of the electrodes is measured in vitro as a function of surface roughness of the gold as quantified using atomic force microscopy. Alternating current (AC) impedance measurements show a linear relationship between the reactive component of the impedance and the surface roughness. Surface features below 42 nm root mean square deviation from the average surface height are shown to result in a reduction in interface impedance and improved impedance matching to a 1% NaCl solution. The surface roughness of the gold is controlled using an electrolytic etch in a NaCl solution allowing the electrical characteristics of the interface to be influenced. Plasma modification of the PTFE substrate is seen to increase the surface energy by changing the chemical nature of the polymer and lead to enhanced adhesion of the gold layers. Applications of such techniques are expected to improve the current design of physiological signal sensors as well as enhance the reproducibility of biosensing devices.


The optical zero-correlation zone (ZCZ) sequence set is a set of pairs of binary and bi-phase sequences with a zero-correlation zone, and can provide optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) systems without cochannel interference. We have proposed the construction of a compact-type matched filter bank for this sequence set. However, the OCDMA system using this filter bank might have reduced bit error rate (BER) performance because the input-output characteristics of this filter bank for this sequence set with the zero-correlation zone 4z — 2, z = 1, 2, … are nonlinear. In this paper, we clarify that the BER performance of the OCDMA system using a compact-type matched filter bank is not influenced by the nonlinear characteristics of this filter bank, using the theoretical formula of BER characteristics and computer simulation.


The invention provides a group type street lamp control system, comprising a plurality of street lamp groups. Each street lamp group comprises a plurality of sequentially adjacent street lamps, one street lamp in each street lamp group is a main street lamp and the residual street lamps in each street lamp group are sub street lamps. Each street lamp comprises a light emitting diode, a power supply change-over module, a drive module, a control module and a radio-frequency module. The power supply change-over module changes over alternative current into direct current and the light emitting diode is driven to emit the light by the drive circuit using the direct current according to the control of the control module. The main street lamp in each street lamp group comprises an object detection module and after the object is detected, the object information is sent to the adjacent sub street lamp of the same group in a wireless way by the radio-frequency module itself of the main street lamp and after the object information is obtained by the sub street lamp, the object information is sent to the adjacent sub street lamp of the same group in the wireless way by the radio-frequency module itself of the sub street lamp. Thus, the centralized control of the street lamps is realized.


Proposes a method to reconstruct current distributions in the human brain from MEG/EEG measurements. This method is based on the weighted minimum-norm estimation (WMNE) technique with the weighting factors calculated from the results of simplified MUSIC source scanning (MUSIC-WMNE). In this method, in addition to the depth normalisation technique, weighting factors of the WMNE are determined by the cost values previously calculated based on the MUSIC scan which contains the temporal information of MEG/EEG data. The authors performed a computer simulation of this method and compared it to the conventional WMNE method. The results show that this method is effective for the reconstruction of the current distributions from noisy measured data.


The study has estimated the adoption of improved dry farming technologies, identified the factors governing their adoption and assessed the socio-economic impact owing to their adoption, including enhancement in farm incomes. The study is largely based on the primary data collected from a sample of 500 farm households spread across 50 villages chosen from 25 talukas in all the five dry zones of Karnataka. Technology Adoption Index (TAI), multiple regression model and descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The TAI was found highest in the Improved Livestock Management Practices (ILMP), followed by Improved Crop Production Technologies (ICPT), Improved Energy Management Systems (IEMS) and Improved Soil and Water Conservation Technologies (ISWCT), and was least in Improved Land Use Systems (ILUS). Due to adoption of improved dry land technologies, across all dry zones, the average increase was 21.37 per cent in resource-use efficiency, 22.75 per cent in profitability, 14.96 per cent in standard of living, 13.50 per cent in women's participation and 8.19 per cent in reduction of women's drudgery. Given the technology adoption levels much below the desired levels, the extension gap (Yield Gap-II) needs to be more focussed than research gap (Yield Gap-I) in the next 4–5 years. To achieve "doubling of farmers' income by 2022", a multi-pronged approach needs to be adopted by all concerned in a consistent and planned manner, since the contributions to double the farm incomes come not only from technological innovations, but also significantly from institutional support, infrastructural facilitation and policy intervention.


Rapid development of communication and information technologies with their orientation on big data have significantly changed the character and the needs of national economies. The onset of the 4th Industrial Revolution significantly affects the structural changes of individual economies (companies) as well as their requirements for workforce. The Industry 4.0 concept was created in Germany, and now is being implemented in various countries under different names. In our study, we focus on the development of the selected macroeconomic indicators in Slovak Republic as compared to other selected countries (Germany, USA and Japan). The countries above are traditionally considered to be the drivers of innovation. The aim of this study is the analysis of trends in macroeconomic indicators of these economies so that to derive recommendations for future workforce preparation. The analyzed indicators are GDP growth rate, employment development, labor productivity, value added, expenditure on science and research and education. Received: July, 2020 1st Revision: February, 2021 Accepted: May, 2021 DOI: 10.14254/20718330.2021/14-2/2 Journal of International Studies S ci en ti fi c P a pe rs © Foundation of International Studies, 2021 © CSR, 2021 Habánik, J., Grenčíková A., Krajčo, K. The impact of Industry 4.0 on the selected macroeconomic indicators in Slovak Republic,... 27


Las Angustias gully constitutes the natural drainage of the Caldera de Taburiente and is placed on La Palma Island (Canary Islands). The Caldera has been declared National Park for the spectacular nature of its morphology, resulting from a strong erosive process. The use of the flow occurring in the gully during the year has been hampered by the resources concentration in a low number of floods with high flow, high velocity and a high proportion of solid materials transport, whose index per km is a 14% higher than the worldwide registered one. For flood water capture, two intakes of Tyrolese type are to be built. It was necessary to estimate beforehand the capacity of sediments transport in the gully, so that the following factors constitute basic elements in the analysis: the sampling of the river bed material, the estimation of the drag coefficients for macro-rough flows (both mobile and rigid bed), the application limits of the transport sediment formulae, the determination of the gully dominant flow and its canalisation.