Today automation has been an integral part of the food industry as concerns over health and safety have increased worldwide. In this paper, we take up a simple local food delight of India, The GupChup, and design a product that can automate its making process to ensure that the best taste is available to its consumers without concerns over health or safety. The product is designed to take input of Puris, boiled potatoes, spicy water and required spices and ultimately produce the GupChups. The automation ensures that the job is done faster, safer and skill independent. In
addition to it, attempt has been made to ensure that standardisation of GupChup\Making process is made such that the taste of the GupChup is conserved and ensured every time for the consumer.
A study of automation processes available has been made to develop an automation that fits the
purpose. The final evaluation has been made afte
r experimental procedures to produce the required
automation


Eight years have elapsed since the introduction of ganglion-blocking agents in the treatment of severe hypertension. Various reports have been published dealing with immediate and short-term results, and the time seems opportune for a detailed survey of the achievements over a longer period of years. The present report deals exclusively with malignant hypertension under this treatment, and the course of the treated cases is compared with a control series taken from Hammersmith Hospital over the period 1935-56 (Kincaid-Smith, McMichael, and Murphy, 1958). Although a " doubleblind " trial on alternate cases might have been more convincing, early amelioration of cardiac failure and blindness in treated patients ruled out this method on ethical grounds. The expectation of life in our control series did not differ significantly from that observed previously by Keith et al. (1939) and Schottstaedt and Sokolow (1953). Material


The problem of sequentially detecting changes in parallel data streams is formulated and investigated. Each data stream may have its own change point at which the underlying probability distribution of its data changes, and the decision maker needs to declare, sequentially, which data streams have passed their change points. With a large number of parallel data streams, the error metric is the false discovery rate (FDR), which is the expected ratio of the number of falsely declared data streams to the total number of declared data streams. A data stream is falsely declared if the detected change point is ahead of its actual change point. Decision procedures that are guaranteed to control the FDR level are developed, and it is also shown that the average decision delays (ADDs) of these decision procedures do not grow with the number of data streams. Numerical simulations and case studies are conducted to corroborate the analytical results, and to illustrate the utility of the decision procedures.


BACKGROUND
Individuals afflicted with alcohol use disorder (AUD) exhibit maladaptive responses of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis to stress, which has been linked to high relapse rates to drinking during abstinence. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) parvocellular neuroendocrine cells (PNCs) within the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) are critical to stress-induced HPA axis activation. Here, we investigate sex differences in synaptic transmission and plasticity in PNCs following application of stress-associated neurotransmitter, norepinephrine (NE) in a rat model of AUD.

METHODS
Adult Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 40 days of chronic intermittent ethanol (CIE) vapor and 30-108 days of protracted withdrawal. We measured changes in holding current, evoked synaptic currents, and short-term glutamatergic plasticity (STP) in putative PNCs following NE (10μM) application with and without selective α1 adrenergic receptor (AR) antagonist, prazosin (10μM) or α2AR antagonist, atipamezole (10μM), using whole-cell patch clamp recordings in slices from CIE rats and air-exposed controls.

RESULTS
NE application caused two distinct effects: a depolarizing, inward, postsynaptic current and a reduction in evoked glutamatergic excitatory postsynaptic current (eEPSC) amplitude. Both effects were sex and CIE-specific. Prazosin blocked the postsynaptic inward current, while atipamezole blocked the NE-mediated suppression of eEPSCs. Additionally, STP formation was facilitated following NE application in only stress-naïve males and this response was lost in stressed animals exposed to a 30-minute restraint stress following CIE exposure. Furthermore, NE + prazosin restored STP formation in stressed CIE males.

CONCLUSIONS
NE exerts excitatory and inhibitory effects onto CRF PVN PNCs and both effects are influenced by sex and CIE. Behavioral and hormonal responses to stress are influenced by STP formation within the PVN, which is lost following CIE and restored with pre-application of prazosin. Selective blockade of α1AR may therefore ameliorate CIE-induced deficits in HPA responses to stress in a sex-specific manner.


The purpose of this study is to explore the use of emojis by fashion brands on their Twitter accounts. This study attempts to contribute knowledge that is helpful in the development and implementation of effective Twitter strategies for fashion brands. Consumers are increasing their use of emojis to communicate with fashion brands on Twitter; however, the use of emojis by fashion brands is minimal and tends to be limited to simple objects as opposed to conveying emotion or brand personality. The findings of this study show that the tweets of fashion brands using emojis were positively related to the number of replies, retweets, and likes. Therefore, fashion brands should explore a wide array of emojis and develop creative ways to implement them into their Twitter messages.


The emergence of a performative time, although it interacts with the unrestricted human dimensions to formal aspect of the formation process (Bildung), also reveals an instrumental rationality that treats the past as a means to legitimize the present technical act. The study rethink, from a philosophical point of view, the proper time of teacher training considering the performance as a precondition to the inevitable linguistic-expressive action in the world. Increasingly, the time appears as an important factor to performance, since the teaching work requires the creation attitudes, of recognition receptive values to otherness. Is necessary to think the time as inseparable from its language, according as provides new possibilities for critical aperture and renovation of educative work, giving new directions to performative act.


This study explores the factors that affect the merchandise exports of Barbados. Using a gravity model on 2005 data on 105 importing countries it was found that the flow of exports of the country are positively influenced by the GDP and GDP per capita of importing countries, participation in CARICOM which is a regional trade agreement, and countries that share the same language as Barbados. In contrast, the distance between Barbados and importing countries has a strong negative impact on the exports of the island. Other preferential market access arrangements Barbados enjoys, such as bilateral trade agreements and the Generalised System of Preferences, have insignificant effects on export flows. The model was also used to highlight potential export markets for the country. It is expected this application of the gravity model may particularly interest policymakers in Barbados.


PJU Solar Power is a public street lighting where the electric power for the lights provided by an independent system obtained from solar energy. This community service activity aims to install and repair solar and LED-based street lights. The durability of solar panels and LED modules, self-dependent and without an electric power network is the reason for choosing solar and LED-based street lights. This activity was carried out in Cikoleang Village, Gunung Sindur District, Bogor Regency. After the installation of a public street lighting electrical system using a solar cell system, the atmosphere of Cikoleang village, which was initially pitch black, became bright and safe for the community to do their activities at night.


Nazi Germany's defeat in World War Two supposedly marked the end of eugenics. But these same ideas soon resurfaced in America under the guise of population control. Its advocates similarly view human beings as mere commodities whose worth can be judged according to the standards of whoever is in charge. "Ideas have consequences," spoke Zubrin, "If humans are seen as destroyers, we must succumb to tyranny. If they are seen as creators, however, we must protect liberty at all costs."


This chapter focuses on Axel Honneth's critical reconstructions of his intellectual precursors, the founders of the Frankfurt School. The critical perspective from which both Marx and contemporary readings of Marx were assessed was indeed directly influenced by Jurgen Habermas and was guided by the latter's emphasis on communication as an irreducible mechanism of social action. The first feature of a critical theory of society is that, by contrast with "traditional theory", it is self-reflexively aware that it is part of the social-historical context that it studies. The second and third features of a critical theory of society are tightly connected to the first. The self-reflexive characterisation by social theory of its place within a historical state of society gives it an insight into the as yet unrealised rational potential contained in that period. The chapter briefly outlines the criticisms levelled by Honneth at the founders of the Frankfurt School.Keywords: Axel Honneth; First Generation Critical Theory; Frankfurt School; Jurgen Habermas; Marx; Marxist social theory


'There is no political movement anywhere to which masses of mankind, in their millions, looked with such messianic yearning as they did to the Russian Revolution . . . People did not fully comprehend the nature of the [new] regime; they did not judge it on its merits or its faults. They so sorely wished to see the old regime shatter that everybody sought to accept what was good [in the new regime] without admitting to what was not.'' This was how Berl Katznelson, writing in 1940, summed up attitudes that were common in the Zionist labour movement. Probably no single event that occurred outside Palestine evoked a response quite as impassioned or as vehement (both pro and con) as did the October Revolution. For over thirty years it served as both inspiration and anathema; a model to be emulated or rejected; and in any case the focal point for heated debate. No one could be indifferent towards it. The centrality of the October Revolution in the cultural and ideological fabric of Jewish Palestine (the Yishuv) appears particularly striking when we survey the mainstream 'centre' of the labour movement in Palestine, which always stressed its independence from the Soviet Revolution. The leading triumvirate of the Ahdut haAvodah party (and afterward of Mapai) Berl Katznelson, David Ben-Gurion and Yitzhak Tabenkin exemplify the ways in which that mainstream sought to cope with the revolution. The paths they took illustrate the aspirations, inner spirit and the prevailing Zeitgeist of their generation. No less important is the fact that by analysing their approach to this issue we gain further insight into the psychology and intellectual affinities (acknowledged and subconscious) of the three central heroes of 'the peaceful revolution' in pre-state Palestine.


E-learning platforms are becoming more and more common in education and with organisations. They are seen as a complementary tool to support learning or, as in many cases, as the primary tool to do it (possibly the only one). In traditional learning, teachers can easily get an insight into how their students work and learn, and how they interact in the classroom. However, in online learning, it is more difficult for teachers to see how individual students behave. Affective states and learning styles are determinant in students' performance. Together with stress, these are crucial factor to success. It is believed that the sole use of an E-learning platform can in itself be a cause of stress for students. Estimating, in a non-invasive way, such parameters, and taking measures to deal with them, are then the goal of this paper. We do not consider the use of dedicated sensors (invasive) such as special gloves or wrist bracelets since we intend not to be dependent on specific hardware and also because we believe that such specific hardware can induce for itself some alteration in the parameters being analysed. Our work focuses on the development of a new module (Dynamic Recognition Module) to incorporate in Moodle E-learning platform, to accommodate individualized support to E-learning students.


In the article, we present the greatest values α and λ , and the least values β and μ in [0,1/2] such that the double inequalities H[αa+(1−α)b,αb+(1−α)a] < TQ(a,b) < H[βa+(1−β)b,βb+(1−β)a], G[λa+(1−λ)b,λb+(1−λ)a] < TQ(a,b) < G[μa+(1−μ)b,μb+(1−μ)a] hold for all a,b > 0 with a = b , where H(a,b) = 2ab/(a+b) , G(a,b) = √ab and TQ(a,b) = 2 π ∫ π/2 0 a cos2 θ bsin 2 θ dθ are respectively the harmonic, geometric and Toader-Qi means of a and b .


The utility model provides a firefighter uniform with an air thermal-insulation layer, which is sequentially composed of an outer layer, a waterproof ventilating layer, and a comfortable layer from the outside to the inside. Rubber spots are attached on the waterproof ventilating layer. The rubber spots located between the waterproof ventilating layer and the comfortable layer form the air thermal-insulation layer. The firefighter uniform which has a three-layer structure has one less layer compared with a current product. The firefighter uniform with a simple structure is convenient to process, use and maintain. Meanwhile, by removing flame-retardation fiber thermal-insulation felt in the current product, the firefighter uniform overcomes the defect that fatal high-temperature gas is generated after the thermal-insulation felt is moisturized and then encounters with fire. The safety and comfort performances of the uniform are effectively improved. Furthermore, the firefighter uniform effectively solves the problem that the thermal-insulation performances are weakened after the thermal-insulation layer of the current product is moisturized.


In recent years, the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road has been steadily increasing. At the same time, availability of the charging infrastructure on the road is still limited. In this paper, we propose a new scheme to guide EVs toward charging stations so as to minimize their waiting time and power energy consumption to get a charging service. The scheme uses wireless communication between EVs and the smart aggregator. It takes into account the state-of- charge (SoC) of EVs, their position, and available charging stations on the road. It also considers traffic, and occupancy of charging stations. Simulations were performed to assess the performance of our proposed scheme. Results show that the scheme effectively minimizes energy consumption and waiting times for EVs.


One of the basic measures of energy efficiency in residential buildings is the reduction of heat and coolant pressure, when external structures - walls, ceilings - contain thermal insulation material, as a result of which heat and cold losses are reduced, as a result of air-and moisture permeability. Their number is largely determined by the climatic zone of the building, construction, sources of heat and cold, fuel and electricity prices in this region. In such practice, first of all, attention is paid to the problems of the optimal thickness of the thermal insulator, the installation location, since improper installation in the structure can cause water condensation, which will lead to partial wear of the structure, since the properties of reinforced-concrete layers will deteriorate. This concerns the peculiarities of carrying out thermal insulation works and their necessity both in under construction and in buildings in use. However, even in these conditions, when discussing the thermal effect of thermal insulation on structures, due attention is not paid to individual structures, especially walls, moisture problems. Consideration of insulators with more or less efficient energy and heat engineering characteristics, when it was found that there is a significant difference between their results and effects, aroused particular interest in the study of the problem. This is followed by a study of the influence of the presence of thermal insulation in the structure on the cold load required for cooling, revealed a pattern of cost changes in the case of insulating materials with more or less properties - foam.


Editors' Note: This is the original version of the column for  Glot International 6,1, January 2002. It was deemed to be too controversial at the time it was written, and was revised to "Invisible Laboratories." We now present, here, for the first time, the original version.  What is laboratory phonology? According to the Acknowledgements to Kingston and Beckman 1990, the term was coined by Janet Pierrehumbert for a 1987 conference whose theme was the relationship between phonology and phonetics. That conference was the first of a successful series that still continues, and has given rise to a number of volumes under the name Papers in Laboratory Phonology .


ABSTRACT Objective: To measure the level of satisfaction regarding the usability of a neonatal health information system and identify if demographic factors can influence the usability of a health information system. Methods: A cross-sectional, exploratory study was carried out with a convenience sample of 50 users of the Brazilian Neonatal Research Network. The instrument chosen for the usability evaluation was the System Usability Scale between February and March 2017. The statistical analysis of the collected variables was carried out in order to describe the sample, to quantify the level of satisfaction of the users and to identify the variables associated with the level of satisfaction. Results: The female gender represented 75% of the sample. The mean age was 52.8 years; 58% had a doctoral degree, average time of graduation was 17 years, with area of practice in medicine (neonatology), with intermediate knowledge in computer science (74%) and mean system use time of 52 months. Regarding usability, 94% rated the system as "good", "excellent" or "better than imaginable". The usability of the system was not associated with age, gender, education, profession, area of practice, knowledge in computer science and time of system use. Conclusion: The level of satisfaction of the computerized health system user was considered good. No demographic factors were associated with the satisfaction of the users.


Although the relationship between managerial capacity and government performance has been considerably studied, research about the effect of political and economic context on government performance is scarce. By using data for 811 Japanese and 787 Brazilian municipalities, this study examines the effect of both context and managerial quality on municipal performance. Municipal performance is measured in terms of both property tax collection and expansion of municipal revenue. Mayors' age, education, expertise (reelection periods) and public sector experience operationalize managerial quality. While partisanship, legislature support, citizen support, and government ideology operationalize political context, GDP, income, government spending and municipal assets measure economic context. Preliminary findings suggest context does matters. Managerial quality seems to influence municipal performance in terms of revenue expansion in Japanese municipalities, but not in Brazil. While economic context does influenc...


The implementation of the arranging words game in order to increase the students speaking abillities. The subjects of this research was the students of VIIIASMPN 2 Tampaksiring in the first semester of the academic year of 2020/2021. The writter choose this class because there were so many students still have less abilities in English, especially in speaking skill. The main purpose of this research is increasing students speaking abillities by the implementation a new teaching learning model. The data collecting methode is learning achievement test.The data analyze is descriptive to qualitative and quantitative data.The research revealed that The implementation of the arranging words game in order to increase the students learning achievement.We can see the students achievement can increase from the early cycle to the first cycle and to the second cycle.Finally,It can be concluded that the implementation of the arranging words game can increase the students achievement.

Key words: Speaking Abillities, Cooperative Learning, Arranging Words Game


Sharks are valued fisheries resources in Trinidad and Tobago ranking fourth in the total estimated landings of the artisanal fishery. They are caught primarily as bycatch of the artisanal gill-net fishery but are landed as by catch of almost all other fisheries such as the artisanal pelagic, and demersal hook and line fisheries for mackerels and snappers, respectively; the beach seine fishery for mackerels and the demersal trawl fishery for penaeid shrimps. There is in addition a small-directed fishery targeting largely the Brazilian sharpnose, Rhizoprionodon lalandii. This species is one of the five most important species comprising the artisanal landings, which averages about 800 metric tons per year. Sharks are also an important component of the landings of the small, offshore, semi-industrial pelagic longline fleet for tunas and swordfish. In response to national concerns for the sustainability of shark fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago is developing its National Plan of Action for Sharks under the Food and Agriculture Organization's International Plan of Action (IPOA) for sharks. This poster presents some of the elements of the plan and associated assessment report, namely description of the fishery, brief status of the knowledge of the main species, catch and effort data and the major issues for management as required under the IPOA.


Aiming at the transient zero-mode characteristics of single-phase ground fault in neutral point ineffectively grounding system, a method of fault line selection is presented based on the Root Mean Square(RMS) ratio of modulus maximum. This method analyzes the singularity differences of transient current between fault line and non-fault line by using wavelet packet theory and singularity detection theory. It calculates the modulus maximum RMS in line selection band and determines the fault line by calculating the ratio of modulus maximum RMS. Some factors that might influence the effect of fault line selection in the actual application are taken into account. Results and a lot of EMTP simulation show that the proposed method is of high sensitivity and accuracy and strong adaptive ability.


Objectives: Silver amalgam has been used successfully in dentistry for over a century. The reason for the demonstrated success of silver amalgam are its high strength , dimensional stability ,excellent physical properties and insolubility in mouth fluids. Further silver amalgam is a relatively " technique insensitive material" . one of the major limitations of silver amalgam as a restorative material is that it is not a adhesive material hence requires the removal of a considerable amount of intact tooth structure in order to provide long term restorations. One component of the class 2 cavity preparation is retentive grooves in the approximal box to improve the fracture resistance of the fillings. Following the development of chemically active resin materials for use with resin retained prosthesis ,consideration has been given to the possibility that these materials can be combined with silver amalgam to produce a bonded restoration.. Methods: A total of 80 unrestored ,non carious,extracted permanent maxillary and mandibular molar teeth were selected for this study. Each tooth received a basic box form cavity on the mesial or distal surface and divided into four groups . Results: The group with retentive grooves and dentin bonding agent demonstrated the highest fracture resistance as compared to restorations with only retention grooves or bonded amalgam restorations. Conclusion: Auxiliary retentions means like proximal retention grooves and dentin bonding agents increase the fracture resistance of class 2 amalgam restorations.


Background: Evaluate patterns in existing cost data for patients with respiratory illness managed in a large academic Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), with the goal to identify targets for potential cost-management strategies.
Methods: Retrospective, observational study of patients admitted to a 34-bed multidisciplinary PICU from
October 2011 to September 2012.
Study design: Variable direct costs (VDC) for each All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Group (APR DRG) were obtained from the Decision Support Group and detailed analysis was performed for top respiratory APR DRGs.
Results: During the study period, 1,999 patients were admitted to the PICU equating to 17,053 PICU days. Medical critical care patients accounted for 54% of all admissions and 46% PICU days. The top 5 respiratory-related APR DRGs accounted for almost 45% of all PICU medical admissions. Non-asthma respiratory-related APR DRGs accounted for 23% of medical admission and 18% of medical PICU days. Of the total VDC for this subgroup, 54% and 20% was attributed to nursing and respiratory care respectively, with a significant minority (<10% ) on pharmacy and laboratory services. Further analysis of the VDC for respiratory care indicated one-third of all costs are incurred for pulmonary hygiene care, another third for delivery of bronchodilator therapy, and just 16.4% for mechanical ventilation.
Conclusion: Analysis of VDC in context of APR DRG can indicate areas for potential cost management
strategies. A high percentage of respiratory care costs accounted for pulmonary clearance interventions. This type of cost analysis may identify potential targets for cost-management interventions in various PICU populations.


An outline is given of the reciprocal-lattice method of relating x-ray reflections to the density distribution in the crystal. The experimental work of Laval, Preston, Zachariasen, Raman and Nilakantan, Lonsdale and Smith, and others, is described in some detail, and it is shown that a spreading of the reflecting power outside the reciprocal-lattice points is proved. The main features of this extension of reflecting power are (1) that it is markedly dependent upon temperature, (2) that the surfaces of equal reflecting power are not spherical, (3) that the intensity of extra reflection is weak even in the neighbourhood of the reciprocal-lattice points, and falls off rapidly with distance from the lattice points. The simple diffraction theory, the Fax?n-Waller theory and the Raman theory are briefly sketched and related to recent experimental work, and the necessity for distinguishing effects due to dynamic and static disorder of the crystal structure is emphasized. A description is given of the anomalous effects found for diamond, and finally it is shown that only the Fax?n-Waller theory, which explains the spread of reflecting power as due, in the main, to the thermal (elastic) vibrations of the atoms and molecules, can account satisfactorily for the results observed for crystals of all kinds, and especially for single crystals of metals. The limitations of the theory, especially in respect to its assumption of small amplitudes of vibration, are indicted, and possible future developments are outlined.


This research presents a comparative study of the colour, abrasion and colour fastness properties of plain knitted fabrics made from 100% modal viscose fibres in different fibre finenesses such as microfibre and conventional fibre, their 50/50 blends with cotton fibre and 100% cotton fibre. Abrasion behaviours of the fabrics were assessed by measuring the weight loss and colour values after four different abrasion cycles. All the results were compared with respect to both the fibre fineness and blend proportion of cotton fibre in the fabrics. The L* and K/S values of the fabrics after abrasion reveal a similar tendency to that of the fabrics before abrasion. Before and after abrasion cycles, the fabrics with microfibre revealed lower K/S and C* values and higher L* values than those with conventional fibre. With an increase in the cotton amount, the K/S values of the fabrics decrease and the L* values of the fabrics increase.


The concept of super-homogeneous function is introduced, suffi-cient and necessary condition for best matching parameters of bounded operator with super-homogeneous kernel is discussed, the norm formula for mutual mapping operators between weighted Lebesgue function space and weighted normed sequence space is obtained, and some special cases are given.


This work concerns the cycling transport in Pilsen. It describes current state of cycling transport and infrastructure and evaluates its usage.


In this paper we report the use of Grand Canonical Monte Carlo (GCMC) simulations to characterize the competitive trapping of CO and N2 molecules into clathrates, for various gas compositions in the temperature range from 50 to 150 K. The simulations evidence a preferential trapping of CO with respect to N2. This leads to the formation of clathrates that are preferentially filled with CO at equilibrium, irrespective of the composition of the gas phase, the fugacity, and the temperature. Moreover, the results of the simulations show that the small cages of the clathrate structure are always filled first, independent of either the guest structure or the temperature. This issue has been associated with the rather significant differences in the calculated heats of encapsulation (∼2–3 kJ/mol) between the smallest and the largest cages. In addition, calculations with the simplified ideal adsorbed solution theory (IAST) are developed to allow a comparison with the results arising from the GCMC simulations. Inter...


The Oil Production Truck with Steyl Chassis is well accepted in oil field.Aiming at operation requirements of the truck,reasonable price and good performance of transmission complete with PTO made by professional manufacturer are used and mechanical drive and gear shift control are improved.Gear shifting during the operation of oil production can be fulfilled in operation cab so as to boost efficient of oil production and solve the problem of truck being unable to travel caused by failure of the PTO.Through changeover of air circuit,the traveling part of chassis can be locked when the truck functions so as to ensure the normal operation of oil production;while traveling,the operation part will be disconnected to ensure safely travel.Two independent brake systems of air brake and manual brake are designed so that drum can be stopped separately.Air valve with pressure regulating function is used for adjusting braking force.


Hepatic hemangioma is frequently asymptomatic, and bleeding is rare, even in cases of large lesions. The authors report the case of a 31-year-old female patient presenting with acute abdominal pain, whose imaging studies have demonstrated hematoma in the left hepatic lobe associated with hemoperitoneum. The patient was submitted to left hepatectomy, with a final histopathological diagnosis of cavernous hemangioma.


The thermal catalytic decomposition of N2O on ZnO in the range 370–430° is first order in N2O pressure and independent of O2 pressure while the photocatalytic reaction at the same temperatures obeys an expression of the type rate =kP(N2O)/k′+k″P(N2O)+k‴[P(O)2)]1/2.


During the past 80 years, similar descriptions of a hyperactive behavior pattern in children have appeared in medical, educational, and psychological literature. Hyperactivity has been conceptualized as a character disorder, an organic disorder, and, most recently, as a behavior disorder. In this study, hyperactivity was explained in interactional terms, using Rotter's social learning theory of personality. Little consideration has been given in research to the influence of an abnormally high activity level upon personality development during childhood. The purpose of this study was to investigate the general influence of negative interactions associated with hyperactivity upon the organization of four personality constructs: locus of control, self-esteem, trait anxiety, and state anxiety.


This paper proposes a new network service platform with a carrier-oriented home gateway that can expand current network services. With this service platform, the carrier/service provider can offer various new network services and end users can choose those services dynamically and use them soon without any complicated pre-configuration. The carrier/service provider can maintain this home gateway device as well as their services. In this paper we consider the essential features of future network services, and then we propose our service platform and introduce the service gateway, which we call a carrier-oriented home gateway, we have developed


A numerical method to analyze the failure load of reinforced concrete columns under bieccentric loading is presented. This method takes into account both material nonlinearity and geometric nonlinearity. The nonlinear constitutive relationships of concrete and steel bars are simulated by some cubic-splines. The derived element stiffness matrices are simple addition of the small-displacement stiffness matrix, geometric stiffness matrix and interaction component matrix. The element model may be used to analyze the ultimate load according to the material strength or stable limits . The formulations of reinforced concrete column elements derived here may also be used for beams or columns with arbitrary cross-section. The standard finite element approach presented in this paper is compatible with other finite element models. The theoretical results agree well with the experimental data.


Energy-analyzed secondary electrons from H{sup +}+Ar collisions at eight proton energies from 20 to 120 keV were detected in coincidence with recoil ions of charge states 1{endash}3. The charge states were distinguished by time-of-flight measurements and the electron energies were analyzed by a newly designed electrostatic analyzer of the low-pass high-pass filter type which has a large ({approximately}1.45{pi} steradian) solid angle acceptance. For each of nine electron energies from 10 to 160 eV, the ionizing events associated with each residual ion charge state were counted. The electron energy dependence of the charge-state ratios and the average charge determined from the experimental data were in satisfactory agreement with calculations made with a simple statistical model based on the assumption of independent interactions between the projectile and the ejected electrons. In this model the single-electron ionization probability is assumed to be given by {ital P}({ital b})={ital P}(0)exp({minus}{ital b}/{ital r}{sub 0}) where {ital r}{sub 0} is a characteristic length and {ital b} the impact parameter. Values of {ital r}{sub 0} amd {ital P}(0) were determined by fitting the experimental data with this model. The charge-state ratios averaged over ejected electron energies agree with the data of DuBois {ital et} {ital al}. [Phys. Rev.more » A {bold 29}, 70 (1984)]. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}« less


Self-reported health status andaccess tocarewere reported for238homeless adults inLosAngeles. One-third reported their health asfair orpoor; womenreported morehealth problems thanmen.Half(53percent) ofthesample reported noregular source ofcare, andmost(81percent) werewithout health insur- ance.Lackoffinancial resources andhealth insurance werere- ported asimportant barriers tocare. (AmJPublic Health 1986; 76:561-563.)


Hollows produced by wires and borosilicate tubes are two significant approaches for the storage and transport of healing agent for self-healing wind turbine blades. To compare the performance for the two approaches, sheet samples and prototype blades were molded with vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) and max-flexural strength was evaluated before and after the self-healing process. One millimeter outer diameter with 0.5 mm inner diameter borosilicate tubes were used to store and transport the healing agent. Dicyclopentadiene was used as the healing agent and Grubbs' first-generation catalyst was used to initiate polymerization. To obtain the same structure of the tube, a lost-wax method was applied twice to form hollows with 1 mm outer diameter and 0.5 mm inner diameter. Since the samples need to be heated to form the hollows, the effect of the heating process on flexural strength was investigated. The flexural strength of the samples showed to be enhanced with the heating process. The percentage improval for flexural strength was 14.18% at 120 °C, 21.79% at 135 °C, and 10.89% at 150 °C. The growth trend continued until 135 °C and decreased after 135 °C. The toughness of the samples was also weakened. With the heating process, the initial and post self-healing flexural strength between samples with tubes and samples with hollows showed little difference. The recovery percentage of samples with tubes was 81.55%, while that of samples with hollows was 81.92%. Without the heating process, the initial and post self-healing flexural strength between samples with tubes and samples with hollows also showed little difference. The recovery percentage of samples with tubes was 89.52%, while that of samples with hollows was 89.46%. The space between the tubes/hollows greatly affected the flexural strength. The flexural strength of samples with a larger space between tubes/hollows was higher than that of samples with a smaller space between tubes/samples. For the prototype wind turbine blade, the initial and post self-healing flexural strength followed the same trend. For samples with hollows, the ratio of the inner diameter to outer diameter can be close to one so the walls can be very thin improving storage and transport efficiency.


Epitaxially strained NaNbO3 films were grown by liquid-delivery spin metal–organic chemical vapour deposition on several oxide substrates, inducing tensile and compressive lattice strain. High-resolution X-ray diffraction measurements reveal that coherently grown compressively strained NaNbO3 films on NdGaO3 exhibit the orthorhombic c phase. With increasing in-plane strain a first structural phase transition to the monoclinic r phase and, further on, for films grown under tensile strain on rare earth scandates, a second phase transition to the aa phase, are observed. Our results are in good agreement with the pathway of phase transitions predicted by Dieguez, Rabe & Vanderbilt [Phys. Rev. B, (2005), 72, 144101] for NaNbO3 films.


Introduction: Trichloroethylene (TCE) is an industrial solvent which is often used as a degreaser for metal parts. Due to adverse health effects and carcinogenic properties of this solvent, knowing its concentration in the workplace atmosphere is really crucial. Nowadays, carbon nanotubes with high efficiency are being used for sampling of this chemical.
Method: Three types of static standard atmosphere with the concentrations of 18, 35, and 53 ppm were produced. Then, sampling tubes which contained 10 mg of functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes were prepared. Subsequently, air standard atmosphere was made inside sampling bags. The mean adsorption efficiency was examined in three sampling flows (0.1, 0.15, and 0.2 L/minute). Finally, desorption was performed by carbon disulfide and analysis was conducted using gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry) GC/MS (according to the instructions of NIOSH 1022 and OSHA 1001.
Results: The highest amount of adsorption occurred in the flow of 0.1 L/minute (81.51±3.72). Furthermore, considering the three studied concentrations of trichloroethylene (18, 35, and 53 ppm); the highest efficiency was recorded at 18 ppm concentration (83.18±11.67). The highest adsorption efficiency with the lowest standard deviation (80.55±3.85) was observed in samples that were immediately injected into the GC/MS machine.
Conclusion:Given that time-lapse had no significant effect on adsorption efficiency, it is argued that the pollutant had suitable stability on the surface of the adsorbent. The results of this study show that multi-walled carbon nanotubes have better performance at lower concentrations of trichloroethylene.


The title of this essay might seem rather eccentric to our larger project. What does a suggested neglect of Wesley's " practical theology " have to do with contemporary United Methodism and its relation to American culture? Let me try to answer that question by sketching the connections that led me to this topic. A recurrent theme in recent analyses of North American culture is the negative impact of pervasive individualism. This individualism is identified as a primary cause of the demise of authentic expressions of community in North American life, and such communal settings are judged essential to forming persons committed to interpersonal responsibility in the public arena. 1 Ironically, this individualism is a progeny of the Enlightenment values of individual rights and religious freedom—values that were central to the construction of cultural alliances and structures in eighteenth-century North America. These values have taken on a shape or power that now serves more to undermine truly communal culture. Those diagnosing the current malady have often championed religious groups as one of the last hopes for providing microcontexts of true community that can begin to restore in their members a commitment to the good of our larger society. 2 However, individualism has made its way into contemporary religious life as well, fostering understandings of religious identity as simply a matter of individual choices and of religious community as mere associations of like-minded persons. Nowhere is this more evident than in the current splintering of


NBER business"cycle" reference dates and aggregate economic time series are examined for evidence of regular cyclic behavior. A simple contingency table test is used on the reference dates, and aggregate series are fit with a second-order autoregression. The results are negative. Apparently the business "cycle" is an optical illusion or, as Irving Fisher called it, a "Monte Carlo cycle." These are the cycles superstitious gamblers believe govern their luck.


Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of regenerous tissue and bone material for autogenous teeth transplantation to recipient sockets whose shapes are bigger than roots of donor teeth.Methods In 3 Beagle dogs,18 incisors were chosen to be donor teeth and autogenously transplanted to the alveolar sockets which had been prepared to be 2 mm wider than the teeth in mesio and distal.The defects in the regenerous tissue group filled with proliferating tissue in the sockets which were prepared and left to heal for 7 days prior to transplantation.The defects in bone material group received sinbone HT.No additional materials were used in control group.Animals were euthanized for X-ray every month postsurgery and were scarificed for histologic observations 3 months later.Results All donor teeth survived.Transplantation of the proliferating tissue positively affected the formation of new PDL.And no inflammation resorption was observed in the surface of the cement and alveolar bone.Inflammation resorption of the roots and formation of new bone were observed in bone material group.Surface resorption of the roots was found in control group.Conclustion These results indicates that transplanted proliferating tissue may promote the regeneration of periodontal tissue and prevents root resorption.Sinbone HT is beneficial for the survival of transplanted teeth,but the exact effectiveness of the regeneration of periodontal tissue calls for advanced research.


SUBTITLE: THE PROPOSED ABOLITION OF DUTY FREE IN EUROPE IN 1999 WOULD BE A BODY BLOW TO THE IRISH AIRPORTS AUTHORITY, AER RIANTA: TIM KNIGHT FINDS OUT HOW IT PLANS TO COPE, AND LOOKS AT ITS INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION PLANS.


This article describes the journey of the author and of his Chinese friend to Shanghai Province, during which they visited two main attractions - homestead of the Chan family and the ancient city Pingyao, a survivor of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The author considers the basic principles of design of traditional Chinese homes and spears about the peculiarities of ancient Chinese architecture.


Water conservation is an important component of ecosystem services, and is involved in natural processes such as regional climate circulation, the hydrologic cycle, vegetation growth and survival, soil conditions, and other natural processes. It is also an important indicator of regional ecosystem status. Water resources in China are scarce, and precipitation is uneven through time and space. Many researchers have attributed water resource loss in China to long⁃term human interference and widespread changes in land use and cover. Other studies have found that climate conditions, such as drought, severe storms, and temperature fluctuations are the primary cause of water resource changes. Whatever be the cause, recent studies have shown that human activities can improve the level of water conservation in selected study regions across China. It is necessary to investigate current water level conservation and its response to climatic variation and human activities, which will allow for a better understanding of their accumulated consequences.This study analyzed literature and applied Geographic Information System techniques to analyze the hydrological characteristics of different ecosystems, and to develop a method to assess the water conservation service of different ecosystems at a regional scale while considering how


Verification and Validation (V&V) of Safety Critical Software such as that of Flight Control Computer is an effort intensive and critical task. Accordingly standards like DO-178C lay much importance on the V&V aspects of the airborne software. Generation of typical and relevant test vectors over short sequences of time, calculating the expected outputs on a frame-by-frame basis and thus confirming the behavior of the software are daunting tasks. This paper brings out a Model Based Test (MBT) Framework to accelerate the functional testing. The Framework leverages the fact that, key and functional aspects of flight control such as Control Laws including advanced features such as Auto pilot are modeled and validated through simulation studies before generating software requirements. The Framework provides GUI based utilities to generate test vectors involving several external inputs over time durations such as 10 seconds covering multiple requirements. Such vectors are converted in to frame-by-frame test matrix which is fed to both the model and the program under test. The outputs of the model and program are automatically compared and differences beyond threshold are flagged for examination. The Framework additionally generates structural coverage reports both at the model and code levels which are the means to figure out that not only 100% MC/DC for the code is achieved but also there are no missing requirements. These coverage reports provide confidence and certification credits.


hydroxypropylidene 1,1 diphosphonic acid(HPDP) from phosphorus trichloride,propionic acid and water is synthesized by using the method of gradient increased temperature.Its structure is confirmed by elementary analysis ,TG DTA and IR,and its corrosion and scale inhibition are investigated prelimimarily.


Objective:To explore the methods、effectiveness and complications of endoscopic mucosal resection(EMR) in the treatment of precancerous lesions and early esophageal cancer.Methods:From Aug 2003 to Mar 2006,EMR was performed on 41 patients with precancerous lesions and early esophageal cancer who were confirmed by chromoendoscopy with propofol phlebonarcosis,which included 10 cases of early esophageal cancer,31 cases of severe precancerous lesions.Results:EMR was performed on 41 patients with severe precancerous lesions and early esophageal cancer.There were 3 cases of complications which included asymptomatic bleeding,submuscosal haematoma,etc.Neither perforation nor stricture had occurred in these patients. Conclusion:EMR is a promising clinical therapeutic masure showing the advantages of safety and effectiveness in the treatment of precancerous lesions and early esophageal cancer.


In this paper, some set-valued solutions using grey payoffs, namely, the grey core, the grey dominance core, and the grey stable sets of cooperative grey games are introduced and studied. The findings of the study demonstrated the relations between the grey core, the grey dominance core, and stable sets of grey cooperative games. Moreover, we present a linear programming (LP) problem for the grey core. We also suggest a corresponding optimization-based algorithm that demonstrates the grey core element of a cooperative grey game. Finally, we introduce an application of how cooperative grey game theory can be used to model users' behaviors in various multimedia social networks. The paper ends with a conclusion and an outlook for future investigations.


In this decade CMEA member nations are resolving the most important national economic task of making the transition from extensive to intensive forms and methods of management. Thus the materials of the Twenty-sixth Congress of the CPSU noted: "During the 1980s we should complete the process of setting the economy onto the path of intensification and carry out new measures for further increasing the effectiveness of socialist production … A characteristic feature of the new five-year plan is that it envisages faster growth for final national economic results in comparison with the increase in labor and material outlays, including capital investments. It outlines measures for the more effective use of all existing resources." U) Similar tasks have also been posed at congresses of fraternal parties.


This paper presents an analysis of data from a gift-exchange-game experiment. The experiment was descri bed in 'The Impact of Social Comparisons on Reciprocity' by G̈achter et al. 2012. Since this paper uses state-of-art data science te chniques, the results provide a different point of view on the problem.As already shown in relevant literature from experimental economics, human decisions deviate from rational payoff maximization. The average gift rate was 31%. Gift rate was under no conditions zero. Further, we derive some special findings and calculate their significance.


Increasing rates of youth suicide have been an issue of great concern in many western countries over recent years. This has especially been the case in New Zealand, due to our having the highest rate of youth suicide among OECD countries in the mid-1990s. However, while attention is drawn to the now declining youth suicide rate by politicians and policymakers, what is obscured is a cohort effect. In this paper we will argue that a cohort effect is clearly visible; suicide rates among 15-24 year olds came to the fore in the mid-1980s, peaking ten years later, and were displaced by that among 25-35 year olds by the late 1990s. Further, this century has been characterised by the rise of suicide rates among 35-44 year olds. This effect correlates with a dramatic downturn in the New Zealand economy in a five-year period bracketing 1970.


We investigate three-dimensional few-cycle optical pulse propagation in germanene. We obtain an effective equation for description of the multidimensional pulses dynamics with damping and amplification. We study the effects which are observed with the change in the initial pulse shape at the entrance to the sample.


The teaching and learning of operating systems are hampered due to the complex nature of concepts involved. It is necessary not only theoretical studies, but importantly the laboratory practices, which are not always possible due to the lack of appropriate software instruments. This paper presents the NKE, a Nanokernel-based OS developed for ARM microprocessors and oriented to the teaching support for practical activities in operating systems classes. The NKE is developed in C language and has been successfully used in laboratory practices as part of OS and embedded systems classes. The results obtained so far are very exciting, given that the NKE promoted richer teaching and learning experiences, providing to the students a real environment for embedded OS development.


Nowadays a lot of crimes happen undesirably. We humans are unable to determine what will happen later. Mankind today do not know the difference between right and wrong, they are clouded by emotions that insist them to satisfy the desires. The proliferation of national development in general is now Malaysia, rape has been expanding at an alarming state. Studies show that majority victims of sexual violence are women and girls. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 36 to 62 per cent of victims of sexual violence comprises of those aged under 15 years old. Rape occurs worldwide regardless of race, ethnicity, economic status, religion and culture. The proliferation of national development in general in Malaysia, rape has been expanding and reaching to an alarming level. Studies have shown that the majority of victims of sexual violence are women and girls. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 36 to 62 per cent of victims of sexual violence are comprised of those aged less than 15 years. Rape occurs worldwide regardless of race, ethnicity, economic status, religion and culture. Most of the sexual and physical violence, psychological and emotional abuse are committed in secretly; hidden from the public. This resulted violence or abuse cases quite hard to be proven in the court.


e19627 Background: Hormonal therapy with aromatase inhibitors (AI) or tamoxifen (TAM) is standard of care for hormone receptor positive breast cancer and DCIS. Fractures are a complication of treat...


It is an undisputable fact that political connection influences the internal corporate governance in transitional economies However, on whether and how political connection affects the external stakeholders' governance, in-depth discussion is still needed. Taking private listed companies in China as examples, this paper investigates the effect of political connection on the corporate governance role of media from the perspective of earnings management and finds that earnings management is impacted by media attention through reputation mechanism but not financial penalties, while political connection weakens the governance effect. In light of the findings, market mechanism should be perfected, the independence of media should be guaranteed, and the government's function should be continually transformed to give full play of media governance.


Fe-aluminide and alumina reinforced in-situ aluminium based metal matrix composite was prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) of aluminium and nanosized Fe2O3 powder mixture. In-situ reinforcements were formed during SPS by exothermal reaction between aluminium and nano-size Fe2O3 particle. The thermal characteristics of the in-situ reaction were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) along with the Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques were used to study the microstructural architecture of the composites as a function of SPS temperature and the volume fraction of reinforcement. Microhardness measurement of the composite shows significant increase in hardness with increase in SPS temperature and volume fraction of secondary phase.


In the collection of Arachnida of the Philippine Islands in the Museum of Comparative Zoology are a number of specimens of the interesting ant-like genus Myrmarachne. Peckham described four species and the types are here, Karsch described one, and Chamberlin one species. The large species, M. muxillosus Koch, known from various parts of the Malay region, also occurs in the collection. In this paper I shall treat only of the males, believing that we know too little as yet to place the females properly; in several cases, however, there are females with males to which they evidently belong. I have, therefore, not treated of M. edentulus which Peckham based on a female; quite possibly it is the female of M. bellicosus. The specific characters are best illustrated in the jaws, their shape and armature. The male palpi are so nearly alike in the several species that i t appears they are less useful than in most spiders; the case is similar to that of Tetragnatha. The following synoptic table will distinguish the forms so fa r known; doubtless there will be fully as many more to be found in the islands. Only one of the species is from Mindanao, most of them from Luzon. Except M. maxillosus none of the species agree with the species known from Ceylon, Malacca, Java, or Borneo.


Groundwater and raw water pollution risks of pesticides were assessed by analyses of groundwater samples and by modelling groundwater flow and chemical transport with a coupled model 'train' consisting of: a regional Modflow model for simulation of groundwater flow in the saturated zone (IBRAHYM, TNO 2007)) a 1-D model for simulation of water and pesticide transport in the unsaturated zone (PEARL, Leistra, 2001) a pathline-based chemical transport model for the saturated zone (RESPOND, Vink, 2008) The use of pesticides over the years was reconstructed with a series of detailed land-use maps specifying agricultural use over the period 1985-2009 in groundwater protection zones in Limburg Province, in the southern part of the Netherlands. Thus, reconstructed historic pesticide loads were used as input to unsaturated and saturated zone models. Relevant chemical properties such as CEC, REDOX conditions and organic matter concentrations in both the soil and the groundwater were mapped into a 3-D interpolated raster so that the chemical environment of every pathline could be characterized. Various checks and validations have been applied as to validate modelling results throughout the process: comparison of PEARL results with experimental data from shallow monitoring wells simulation of diffuse 'guide' parameters nitrate, sulphate and total hardness in pumping wells as to validate the flow patterns and travel times that were calculated with the groundwater model (IBRAHYM) comparison of observed and calculated pesticide concentrations in deep monitoring wells and pumping wells Calibration of the chemical transport simulations of both the diffuse guide parameters as the pesticides was carried out with a genetic algorithm that enables multiple objective calibration and permits to assess discrepancies between groundwater model and chemical transport model results. The pathline approach enabled relatively modest calculation times and thus also calibration, in spite of the relatively large level of detail of this regional modelling session.


Objective:To extraction and separation of components of the effective Hypoglycemic components in bit- ter gourd and analysis the structural which major components.Methods:To extract e with organic solvent and separ- at e with column chromatography;To analysis the molecular structure of the major ingredients to use the methods of chemical,infrared spectrometry and.Results:To have obtained the main active component of hypoglycemic After extraction and separation;identified the chemical structure of the major ingredients was 2,4,5-three Hydroxy five -four Alcohol Acetate dimer.Conclusion:Exist hypoglycemic active component in bitter gourd,the major ingredi- ents contained was five carbon sugar(2,4,5-three Hydroxy-five-four Alcohol)Acetate dimer.


This paper considers the maintenance policies for a production system constrained by its production rate and buffer capacity to cope with unexpected failures and to deal with the variability of demand and production lead times. Using a system dynamics model, we characterize, simulate and compare results obtained by applying several maintenance policies--corrective, age-based maintenance, age and buffer-based maintenance, and modified age and buffer-based maintenance--to the system. This comparison is performed assuming that optimal values of the model parameters involved in the design of each maintenance policy have already been found by using the modified Powell method. We compare and discuss the benefits of different optimization criteria in the maintenance decision making process for a production system with constrained production rate and buffer capacity.


The present invention relates to a heat dissipating device and a vehicle illumination device, the heat dissipating device according to one embodiment of the present invention, the heat transfer module, which transfer the heat generated by the light source module; It is configured to include; includes a heat dissipation module, and the housing for dissipating heat transmitted from the light source module and the heat-conducting module.


A special type of multiphoton interaction of powerful laser radiation with fast truly free electrons is analyzed. The production of intense soft-x-ray emission is shown to arise due to the large differential cross section of the process and the Doppler shift of the simultaneously scattered photons.


Bridge safety evaluation is very important to ensure the safe work of bridge. In the study, RBF neural network with genetic algorithm is presented to evaluate bridge safety, genetic algorithm is adopted to select the parameters of RBF neural network to improve the performance of RBF neural network. The influencing factors and evaluation index of bridge safety evaluation are determined. Then, the experimental data on bridge safety evaluation are given, and bridge safety evaluation is created. It can be seen from the experimental results that the evaluation ability of GRBFNN is better than that of RBFNN and BPNN.


The traditional relay protection adapts cable hard-connections for signal transmission, which leads the structure composed of many isolated devices determined by the different functions and applications. The separation of different function and professional information leads to the special microstructure of relay protection devices and private secondary cable. The IEC 61850 is based on object-oriented modeling technology, appointing the relay protection communication in the aspects of communication model, data acquisition, data format, communication protocol and data application, enabling to realize the information mutual-recognition, information exchange and data sharing of cross-specialty, cross-application and cross-assembly. In this paper, it introduces the structure of SCD (Substation Configuration Description) Document, analyzing the formation of SCD and the process of configuring IED(Intelligent Electronic Device) with SCD to study the information sharing communication of digital substation. With relay protection GOOSE(Generic Object Oriented Substation Events) messages as communication example, it will analyze the protection device sampling, transmission, data processing, transferring trip GOOSE messages and the adapted relay protection communication process. Last but not least, to establish the assumption of configurable relay protection of the plug-and-play dynamic migration.


Ac susceptibility at low temperatures of Pr0.75Na0.25Mn1-xFexO3(0≤x≤0.30) is investigated.The peak value of the real component of ac susceptibility x' at the freezing temperature Tf is suppressed with the increasing frequency. The peak value of x' shows a linear relation between Tf and the logarithm of the frequencyω.The normalized slope P =△Tf/Tf△lgω,which is much lower than canonical insulating spin glass systems in which 0.06≤P≤0.08.The peak value of the imaginary component of the ac susceptibility x" at Tf for the x = 0,0.02,0.30 samples increases with increasing frequency,suggesting a cluster glass ground state with a coexistence of charge-ordered phase and correlated ferromagnetic clusters in spin glass matrix.The peak value of x" at Tf for the x = 0.10 sample decreases with increasing frequency,suggesting a phase separation ground state.The peak value of x" at Tf for the x = 0.05 sample decreases with increasing frequency forω≤52 Hz and increases subsequently till 701 Hz,and then decreases with further increasing frequency forω≤1501 Hz.This complex behaviour is ascribed to the competition between the effects of large and little ferromagnetic clusters in the sample.The ground state of x = 0.05 sample is a transition state from cluster glass to phase separation.


The paper introduces first insights into a methodology for developing eBusiness business models, which was elaborated at evolaris and is currently validated in various business cases. This methodology relies upon a definition of the term business model, which is first examined and upon which prerequisites for such a methodology are presented. A business model is based on a mental representation of certain aspects of the real world that are relevant for the business. Supporting this change of the mental model is therefore a major prerequisite for a methodology for developing business models. This paper demonstrates that it addition, a business model discussion should be theory based, able to handle complex systems, provide a way for risk free experiments and be practically applicable. In order to fulfill the above critieria, the evolaris methodology is grounded on system theory and combines aspects of system dynamics and action research.


[Objective] To know the status of AFP csses on vaccine related Polioviruses strain in JiangXi province, and to analyze the poliovirus change tendency of JiangXi crowd in recent years. [ Motheds] AFP cases on vaccine related Polioviruses strain in JiangXi province in 2004-2007 were analzed by epidemiological and aetiological analysis. [Results] (1) The isolating rate and the constituent ratio of type Ⅲ polioviruses began obviously rising from 2006, and, the variation and the number of nucleotide variation were at most. (2) The not and not fully vaccinated children is 51.7% from 58 acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) cases. (3) The isolating rate of the polioviruses was related with the take vaccine time of the sample collection. [Conclusion] By analyzing the crowd' s poliovirus change tendency, we can predict the occurrence and prevalence of VDPVs, and provid the evidence for taking some Control and Prevention measures in advance. During the eliminating polioviruses process, it is necessary to perform inactivated vaccine to no vaccine earlily.


Pattern recognition, a branch of machine learning, involves classification of information in images, sounds, and other digital representations. This paper uses pattern recognition to identify which kind of ammunition was used when a bullet was fired based on a carefully constructed set of gunshot sound recordings. To do this task, we show that texture features obtained from the wavelet transform of a component of the gunshot signal, treated as an image, and quantized in gray levels, are good ammunition discriminators. We test the technique with eight different calibers and achieve a classification rate better than 95%. We also compare the performance of the proposed method with results obtained by standard temporal and spectrographic techniques


Abstract The Shearlet transform has been a burgeoning method applied in the area of image processing recently which, differing from the Wavelet transform, has excellent properties in processing singularities for multidimensional signals. Not only is it similar to the performance of the Curvelet transform, it also overcomes the disadvantage of the Curvelet transform with respect to discretization. In this paper, the Shearlet transform with segmented threshold de-nosing is proposed to segment a warp-knitted fabric defect. Firstly a warp-knitted fabric image of size 512*512 is filtered by the Laplacian Pyramid transform and decomposed into low frequency and high frequency coefficients. Secondly the high frequency coefficients are operated with a pseudo-polar grid and then convoluted by the window function. Thirdly the shearlet coefficients will be obtained through redefining the Cartesian coordinates from the pseudo-polar grid coordinates and de-noised by the segmented threshold method. Then the coefficients which have high energy are selected for reconstruction in an inverse way using the previous steps. Finally the iterative threshold method and object operation based on morphology are applied to segment out the defect profile. The experiment's result states that the Shearlet transform shows excellent performance in segmenting a common warp-knitted fabric defect, indicating that the segment results can be applied for further defect automatic recognition.


The moths of the Sündiken Mountains are still not comprehensively known. We aimed to study the distribution of Lepidoptera in more detail, particular for some rare species with limited records. We sum up the results of the expeditions to the Sündiken Mountains in the period between 2019 and 2022. The moths were recorded from 49 stations. 113 species belonging to a total of 9 families along with four new families (Drepanidae, Lasiocampidae, Nolidae, Sphingidae) from the Sündiken Mountains were identified. All the given 113 species are recorded for the first time from moth fauna of the Sündiken Mountains and likewise, 106 species are recorded for the first time from the moth fauna of Eskişehir province. Eight species are new records for the Central Anatolia Region: Amphipoea oculea (Linn.,1761), Mythimna (Anapoma) riparia (Ram.,1829), Noctua (Paranoctua) interposita (Hb.,1790), Ascotis selenaria ([Den. & Sch.],1775), Chloroclysta siterata (Huf., 1767), Pachypasa otus (Dr., [1773]), Menophra berenicidaria (Tr., 1924), Aedia leucomelas (Linn., 1758). With this study, the number of Eskişehir lepidopters increasead from 160 to 266 species. The identified species were assessed in terms of agricultural and forest entomology and the indicator species were discussed.


The fragmentation pathways and dissociation energies of copper cluster cations, Cun+ and Cun2+, are determined by multiple-collision induced dissociation. For singly charged clusters, an odd–even staggering is observed throughout the investigated size range, 2⩽n⩽25, where the odd-size clusters have a higher dissociation energy than the average value of their even-size neighbors. The odd–even effect decreases with increasing cluster size. In small clusters it manifests itself by dimer evaporation of the odd-size clusters with n=3,5,11 and possibly n=7, while for all other cluster sizes dissociation by neutral monomer evaporation is observed. The clusters of size n=3, 9, 15, and 21 show particularly high dissociation energies and thus indicate electronic shell closures for n=2, 8, 14, and 20 atomic valence electrons. These results are compared with recent density functional theory calculations. The investigations on singly charged clusters are complemented by studies on doubly charged Cun2+, n=15–25. These ...


The lack of relevant Teacher Education Training Programme (TETP) specifically for economics teachers in Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges globally, including South Africa has posed many challenges for teachers. This study reports on the pedagogical challenges of Economics teachers with Postgraduate Certificate (PGCE): Further Education and Training (FET) phase teaching N-level 4 economics in Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges. The study investigated the pedagogical challenges experienced by economics teachers during the teaching and learning of N-Level 4 economics in one college at Motheo Technical and Vocational Education and Training College. The seven categories of teacher knowledge by Shulman's (1987), underpinned this study. In addition, the pedagogical challenges of Business Studies in secondary schools by Kimotho (2016) serve as a lens to understand the economics teachers' challenges in a Technical, Vocational Education, and Training college. This qualitative research approach used an exploratory case study research design, and selected two economics teachers purposefully and their students who were observed in two different classrooms and later interviewed individually. The findings revealed that the economics teachers displayed five pedagogical challenges associated with content knowledge (CK), curriculum knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), knowledge of students, and the interaction with students. Based on the study's limitation, there is a need to identify the educational implications on economics teachers' pedagogical challenges when teaching economics to N-Level 4 students.


Plagiochila bantamensis (Reinw., Blume & Nees) Mont., P. blepharophora (Nees) Lindenb., P. chauvinianaMont., P. clavatosaccata Steph., P. integrilobula Schiffn., P. johannis-winkleri Herzog, P. kurziiSteph., P. pacificaMitt., P. sandei Dozy ex Sande Lac., P. stephaniiSchiffn. and P. vitiensis Mitt. are included in the subgenus Metaplagiochila. Plagiochila pacifica Mitt. is redescribed and illustrated. A lectotype is designated for P. tahitensis Steph. The following six species names are synonymised: Plagiochila densifolia Sande Lac. (=P. bantamensis), Plagiochila hebridensis Steph. (=P. vitiensisMitt.), Plagiochila meijeri Inoue (=P. kurziiSteph.), Plagiochila nadeaudiana Steph. ex Dugas (=P. vitiensis Mitt.), P. parkinsonii Steph. (=P. sandei) and P. robinsonii Steph. (=P. sandei). Plagiochila obscura Colenso belonging to sect. Tayloriae Carl of subgenus Plagiochila, is removed from the synonymy of P. pacifica. Plagiochila longistipulaSteph. and P. savezianaSteph. are exluded from the subgenus. A key to the eleven species in the subgenus Metaplagiochila worldwide is provided.


Objective To define factors associated with survival in dogs with tetanus and to evaluate the prognostic significance of an established severity classification scheme. Methods Medical records of dogs with the clinical diagnosis of tetanus were retrospectively reviewed with regard to signalment, clinical signs, clinicopathological findings on admission, wound characteristics, complications, therapeutic measures, and survival to discharge. Based on the extracted data, dogs were graded according to a previously published 4-class severity scheme. Non-parametric tests were applied for comparisons between survival categories. Results Forty-two dogs fulfilled inclusion criteria, of which 32 survived. Of 10 non-survivors, 4 died and 6 were euthanised. Non-survivors were more often younger than 2 years of age (6/10 vs. 7/32 dogs, p = 0.023), had shorter duration of specific signs of tetanus (time from onset of typical signs to presentation) (2 vs. 4 days, p = 0.016), were prescribed less often antibiotics prior to presentation (p = 0.006), had higher tetanus severity grade (10/12 dogs in Class III or IV died, p < 0.001), more often received acepromazine (p = 0.009) and atropine (p = 0.012), and more often had hyperthermia (p = 0.005) and respiratory complications (pneumonia, laryngeal spasm; p = 0.008). Wound characteristics, the use of tube feeding, metronidazole, methocarbamol, magnesium and antitoxin were not significantly different between non-survivors and survivors. Clinical significance and conclusion Young dogs with a rapid course of severe generalized tetanus have a guarded prognosis. The previously described severity classification scheme proved valuable in predicting survival. Prospective multi-center studies are needed to clarify the prognostic significance of age, sedative usage and modified versions of an established classification scheme, including the presence of respiratory complications.


Over the last decades, scientists have endeavored to develop nanoscopic machines and envisioned that these tiny machines could be exploited in biomedical applications and novel material fabrication. Here, a visible‐/near‐infrared light‐driven nanomotor based on a single silicon nanowire is reported. The silicon nanomotor harvests energy from light and propels itself by the self‐electrophoresis mechanism. Due to the high efficiency, the silicon nanowire can be readily driven by visible and near‐infrared illumination at ultralow light intensity (≈3 mW cm−2). The experimental study and numerical simulation also show that the detailed structure around the concentrated reaction center determines the migration behavior of the nanomotor. Importantly, due to the optical resonance inside the silicon nanowire, the spectral response of the nanowire‐based nanomotor can be readily modulated by the nanowire's diameter. Compared to other methods, light controlling potentially offers more freedom and flexibility, as light can be modulated not only with its intensity and direction, but also with the frequency and polarities. This nanowire motor demonstrates a step forward to harness the advantages of light, which opens up new opportunities for the realization of many novel functions such as multiple channels communication to nanorobots and controllable self‐assembly.


ABSTRACT Since November 2004, the Burst Alert Telescope on board Swift is producing a monitoringof the entire sky in the 15–150 keV band, recording the timing and spectral behavior of thedetected sources. Here we study the properties of the HMXB 4U 1036–56using both the BATsurvey data and those from a Swift-XRT observation. A folding analysis performed on theBAT light curve of the first 100 months of survey unveils a peri odic modulation with a periodof ∼ 61.0days, tied to the presence in the BAT light curve of several intensity enhancementslasting ∼ 1/4of P 0 . We explainthis modulationas the orbital periodof the binarysystem. Thepositionof 4U 1036–56on the Corbet diagram,the derivedsemi-majororbit axis (≃ 180R ⊙ ),and the bulk of the source emission observed in a limited portion of the orbit are consistentwith a Be companion star. The broad band 0.2–150 keV spectrum is well modeled with a flatabsorbed power law with a cut-off at∼ 16keV. Finally, we explore the possible associationof 4U 1036-56 with theγ-ray source AGL J1037-5808, finding that the BAT light curve doesnot show any correlation with the γ-ray outburst observed in November 2012.Key words: X-rays: binaries – X-rays: individual: 4U 1036–56.Facility: Swift


"This is Hiroshima," the TV host announced, to the accompaniment of a crescendo of ticking. On the screen flashed the image of a clock with its hands at 8:15, then a mushroom cloud accompanied by the thunder of kettledrums. It was the May 11, 1955, episode of This Is Your Life, and the guest was an ordinary-looking Japanese man introduced as the Reverend Kyoshi Tanimoto. He was asked to tell, step by step, what he had been doing on the morning of August 6, 1945. At appropriate moments, a


Since the concept of professional judgment is at the core of principles-based financial reporting, the present article analyses the connection between professional autonomy (including as component professional judgment) and the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) issued by IASB. Thus, we developed a methodology for estimating the IFRSs' adoption status for 44 countries and constructed an Index of Professional Autonomy based on World Value Surveys. The levels of the respective index were estimated in an Exploratory Factor Analysis framework. In order to deal with the reverse causality issues, a GMM methodological framework was adopted. The results reveal that the overall index is positive and statistical significant at 1% related to IFRSs adoption. Also, on the sub-sample of OECD member countries, there are some scale effects in the transmission of the impact exercised by professional autonomy on IFRSs adoption. Thus, the quality of previous local GAAP may influence the shape of the professional autonomy's influence on IFRSs adoption. The results are robust to cross-countries differences in the Index of Professional Autonomy. Moreover, the findings are robust even if "the implication in voluntary work for professional associations" and the "importance of the material motivation of work" are considered as control variables.


This study addresses an alternative use of viscous dampers (VDs) associated with buckling restrained braces (BRBs) as innovative seismic protection devices. For this purpose, 4-, 8- and 12-story steel bare frames were designed with 6.5 m equal span length and 4 m story height. Thereafter, they were seismically improved by mounting the VDs and BRBs in three patterns, namely outer bays, inner bays, and all bays over the frame heights. The structures were modeled using SAP 2000 software and evaluated by the nonlinear time history analyses subjected to the six natural ground motions. The seismic responses of the structures were investigated for the lateral displacement, interstory drift, absolute acceleration, maximum base shear, and time history of roof displacement. The results clearly indicated that the VDs and BRBs reduced seismic demands significantly compared to the bare frame. Moreover, the all-bay pattern performed better than the others.


Cancer-associated IDH mutations produce the metabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG), but the clinical utility of serum 2HG measurements is not established. We studied whether 2HG measurements in AML patients correlate with IDH mutations, and whether diagnostic or remission 2HG measurements predict survival. Serum from 223 adults with de novo AML (62 IDH-mutated, 161 wild-type) were analyzed for 2HG concentration by reverse-phase liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Pretreatment 2HG levels ranged from 10 to 30,000ng/ml and were elevated in IDHmutants (median 3004ng/ml), compared to the wild-type cohort (median 61ng/ml) (p<0.0005). 2HG levels did not differ among IDH1 or IDH2 allelic variants. In receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis, a discriminatory level of 700ng/ml segregated patients with and without IDH mutations with 86.9% sensitivity and 90.7% specificity. On repeat mutational analysis of 13 IDH wild-type samples with 2HG levels >700ng/ml, IDH mutations were identified in nine samples. IDH-mutant patients with 2HG levels >200ng/ml at complete remission experienced shorter overall survival compared to those with 2HG<200ng/ml (HR 3.9, p=0.02). We establish a firm association between IDH mutations and elevated serum 2HG concentration in AML. These data confirm that serum measurement of an oncometabolite provides useful diagnostic and prognostic information, and can improve patient selection for IDH-targeted therapies. For personal use only. on August 25, 2017. by guest www.bloodjournal.org From


Summary Limonium hierapetrae Rech, fil., a species endemic of Kriti island is studied. Information on its chromosome number (2n = 43), karyotype and reproduction mechanism are given for the first time. On the basis of the results obtained L. hierapetrae is a hybridogenous taxon apomictically reproduced. The morphological relationships of this species with the closely related L. ocymifolium (Poiret) O. Kuntze are also discussed.


The Peng-Robinson equation of state is applied to calculate the solubilities of solids in supercritical carbon dioxide and cosolvents. The mixture parameters of the equation of state are determined from a modified Huron-Vidal type mixing model with a volume correction term. The UNIFAC activity coefficient model is used, and only a few group interaction parameters are needed in the determination of equation of state parameters for mixture calculations. The volume correction term is well-correlated as a function of the molar volume of the solid molecule. Satisfactory results of the solubilities of solids in binary systems with supercritical carbon dioxide and in ternary mixtures with an additional cosolvent are shown. This model yields satisfactory solubility results which are superior to those from the traditional van der Waals mixing model with empirically fitted binary parameters


A low voltage and low power inverter based differential amplifier is presented. The input stage is fully differential in operation and the output stage employ class C inverter to enhance the gain. An on-chip body bias improves the slew rate performance. The amplifier is implemented in UMC 90 nm technology. With load capacitance of 100fF, the amplifier delivers DC gain of 81dB and unity gain bandwidth of 33.88MHz at 41° phase margin. For a dual power supply voltage of ±350mV, the quiescent current and power consumption are 2.37μA and 1.66μW respectively. The amplifier achieves a figure of merit of 2117. With the bulk of all the transistors slightly forward biased by a fixed bias potential, the power dissipation of 672nW and figure of merit of 5431 are achieved.


We have applied the single effective index method to reduce the two-dimensional refractive index profile into the one-dimensional refractive index structure and modified the wave equations to obtain the paraxial wave equations. Then, TE and TM polarized fields in the curved single-mode planar waveguides are analyzed by using the scalar beam-propagation method employing the finite-difference method with a slab structure. The bending loss in bent waveguides is analyzed for optical fields obtained from the beam-propagation method and comparisons are made between the loss for the waveguides with various radius of curvature and the refractive index difference. The outward shift of the optical field, which is generated at the connection between a straight and a bent waveguide, is obtained from the results of calculation of location of the maximum optical intensity. The transition loss can be reduced by introducing an optimized inward offset at a straight-to-bend junction.


On behalf of all authors, we thank Dr. Kearney for the comment on our article.1 The reported "90% reduction in gadolinium-enhancing lesions," referred to by Dr. Kearny, should only be considered inflated if our article claimed these results are to be compared to results of active comparator studies such as the alemtuzumab vs interferon study (our study was not an active comparator study).2 With respect to "time is brain," we fully agree and the same trial design would not be currently pursued. While only published in 2018, the results of the MIRROR study were first presented over 4 years prior, with design and execution that predated that by approximately 2 additional years.


78 lipoproteoplex by incorporating varying CSP:siRNA ratios into a standardized CLN and treated 3T3 fibroblasts to assess gene expression changes. Cellular internalization of fluorescent siRNA (siGLO) packaged in lipoproteoplex was visualized with fluorescent microscopy. In vivo, we applied lipoproteoplex with siGLO or siRNA to the skin of C57BL/6 mice. We then measured biodistribution via IVIS imaging, dermal penetration using histological sections, and gene expression in treated skin and internal organs 0-5 days post-treatment.


In this paper,using the homozygous dominant genic male sterile(DGMS) cabbage 03-01Z608-1,04Z521-12 and 04Z-01Z126-1 as experimental materials,the effects of different hormone types and concentrations and genotypes on in vitro rapid propagation of homozygous DGMS cabbages were studied.The results as followed: the suitable hormone combinations for rapid propagation of 04Z521-12 and 03Z-01Z608-1 was MS+6-BA 0.5 mg/L+NAA 0.1 mg/L,and MS+KT1.0 mg/L+6-BA 0.5 mg/L for 04Z-01Z126-1;in the same conditions,different DGMS cabbages had different propagation coefficient because of different genotypes;round-head type DGMS material 04Z521-12 had the highest propagation coefficient,while tip-head type DGMS material 03Z-01Z608-1 had the lowest propagation efficiency.


The Earth Science Afternoon Constellation comprises NASA missions Aqua, Aura, CloudSat and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO), the joint NASA/CNES mission CALIPSO and the CNES mission PARASOL. Both NASA and CNES offices are responsible for ensuring that contingency plans or other arrangements exist to cope with contingencies within their respective jurisdictions until the conclusion of all Afternoon Constellation operations. The Mission Operations Working Group, comprised of members from each of the missions, has developed the high-level procedures for maintaining the safety of this constellation. Each contingency situation requires detailed analyses before any decisions are made. This paper describes these procedures, and includes defining what constitutes a contingency situation, the pertinent parameters involved in the contingency analysis and guidelines for the actions required, based on the results of the contingency analyses.


An experimental study of mode switching phenomena of supersonic jets with swirl is reported. A convergent nozzle with four tangential inlets was used. The pressure ratio corresponds to a fully expanded Mach number up to 1.80. Schlieren visualization of shock structures and pressure measurements indicated effects of swirl, such as e ow recirculation. Screech tone frequencies and phase information were measured for both nonswirling and strongly swirling jets. Results suggest existence of quasiperiodic shock structure in strongly swirling jets in spite of swirl-generated recirculation. However, pressure e elds are quite different between swirling and nonswirling jets. Both helical and toroidal screech tones were found to exist in strongly swirling jets. Strouhal numbers of the swirling jet screech tones are compared with published theory for nonswirling jets.


Conventional treatment modalities for tumors face a variety of pitfalls including non-specific interactions leading to multiple adverse effects. These adverse effects are being overcome through innovations that are highly intense and selective delivery of therapeutic agents. More recently, Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has gained its value over conventional chemo- and radiotherapies due to the use of photosensitizers (PS) with an illuminating light source. Photosensitizers have crossed three generations with Photofrin being the first clinically approved PS for PDT. Even though these PS have proved to have cytotoxic effects against tumor cells, they suffer the selective distribution and concentration into the tumor sites that are deeply localized. To overcome these disadvantages, nanoformulations are currently being employed due to their unmatched physicochemical and surface properties. These nanoformulations include the encapsulation of PS acting as a nanocarrier for the PS or the functionalization of PS onto the surface of nanoparticles. The design of such nanoformulations involved in PDT is critical and valuable to consider. Along with PDT, several multifunctional approaches are being uplifted in the current trend where combined therapy and diagnosis are of importance. Furthermore, targeted, selective and specific delivery of the PS-loaded nanoformulations with receptor-mediated endocytosis is of interest to achieve better internalization into the tumor site. ROS generation with the interaction of PS augments cell death mechanisms exhibited due to PDT leading to the immunogenic response that further results an adaptive immune memory which prevents recurrence of tumor metastasis. Therefore, this review concentrates on the mechanisms of PDT, examples of nanocarriers and nanoparticles that are employed in PDT, combined therapies, and theranostics with PDT. A step forward, molecular mechanisms of nano-based PDT agents in killing tumor sites and design considerations for better PDT outcomes have been discussed.


ZnO nanopowders were synthesized by thermal physical method, which present two types of morphology, such as nanoparticles and nanowhiskers. The produced tetrapod nanowhiskers usually show four needle-like feet that originate from the center of the polyhedron. The nanowhiskers display a fantastic optical property of absorbing light, which is totally different from the nanoparticles. The nanowhiskers can enhance the absorptive ability of coating for CO 2 laser beam. The results show that the hardness and depth on the laser-hardened surface of steel 5Cr5MoSiV are improved dramatically. Compared with laser-hardening by using absorbent without the nanowhiskers, the hardening only demanded an 800 W output for CO 2 laser, saving the power as 30%.


A new algorithm for multi-objective 0/1 knapsack problems is proposed.The antibodies in the antibody population are divided into dominated ones and non-dominated ones,which solves the diversity problem in the multi-objective optimization problems.In the algorithm,the clonal operation is adopted to implement the searching for optimal solutions in the global region and getting a widely spread Pareto-front.Then,adopting the immune gene operation the searching for optimal solutions is improved in the local region.In the last,the antibody repair operator is introduced for repairing the infeasible solutions produced by the immune gene operation,which guarantees the antibodies in the feasible region and implements the local research.Compared with the existed algorithms,the algorithm can obtain high quality solutions with good diversity,uniformity and convergence.Simulation results show that the Pareto-front obtained by the new algorithm has the most widely spread; the solutions obtained by the algorithm can converge to the Pareto-front and the spacing metric is depressed under 1%.


This study try to attempt to manage on-line system of land cadastral by computing land registration information, for application to computerized cadastral work through Geo-Spatial Information System. And also, in order to consult D/B of cadastral information, cadastral non-coincidence area uncapable to D/B when land-survey, taking advantage of GSIS drawing made by the present condition drawing and the aerial photograph survey by general survey, makes actual cadastral control point by some selected investigators. And so, it can be compared and analysed by the result of the present survey and, through the interpretation of the relatives, it aims to improve the precision of survey technique in consulting cadastral information D/B in the future.


The research paper approaches the sustainable tourism topic, which is discussed at national level and has a significant impact upon the economic development and the international image of Romania. Its objectives are to minimize the negative effects on the environment, to protect the cultural heritage and also to offer learning opportunities, including benefits for the local economy and contributing to the structural development of local communities. The case study is focused on Rodna commune. The research methods used are secondary data analysis, comparisons, analogies and syntheses, primary qualitative research (induction and deduction methods). It aims at identifying: the current situation of Rodna commune, the community's point of view regarding tourism development and, also, identifying opportunities for sustainable tourism development. The research results show that both the local administration and the owners are aware of the poor condition of local tourism, but they have also shown optimism about the future possibilities of restoring the initial economic well-being of the mining period. In this regard, predictions are that tourist arrivals will increase due to the rehabilitation of tourist spots, the future improvement of infrastructure and the increasing quality of accommodation services.


The present study was carried out to determine polymorphism in coagulase gene in S. aureus isolated from retail chicken and pork meat marketed in Chennai. A total of 94 S. aureus isolates viz., 46 isolates from chicken meat and 48 isolates from pork which were confirmed by standard biochemical methods were used in the study. PCR based on coa gene revealed nine and eleven different banding patterns in chicken and pork isolates respectively. Of the 46 chicken isolates, 37 (80.43 %) revealed single pattern and 9 isolates revealed multiple banding pattern (19.57 %). Majority of the chicken isolates amplified 891 bp coa product. Of the 48 pork isolates, 35 isolates (72.91 %) amplified multiple banding pattern and 13 isolates (27.08 %) showed distinctive single band pattern. Majority of the pork isolates produced double banding pattern of 723 and 891 bp coa product. The results of the study clearly indicated the prevalence of variants in coa gene of S. aureus within as well as between different samples from which they were isolated. Hence, coa gene polymorphism may be used as an easy tool for typing of S. aureus.


A new reliability analysis method for Phased-Mission System is presented to find the transfer relation and transfer rate among the states in different phases in PMS.Through classifying the variable configurations and changeable success-criteria into six standard cases,its model becomes more general for solving the problem of find- ing the transfer relation among the states in different phases in PMS.By using the concept of random phased-dura- tion,the duration of any phase can use deterministic or random models.And the problem of finding the transfer rate among the states in different phases in PMS is solved.At last,an example is used to show the computing technique and testify its validity.


The knowledge and habits of safe behaviour in contemporary technological civilization cannot be transferred and mastered by means of traditional folklore forms (proverbs, sayings, games, rites, etc.). The traditional approaches fail to prevent a number of hazards springing up in the XX XXI centuries. Educational computer games are an adequate contemporary means of giving knowledge and habits of safe behaviour on the roads to a child.


The properties of Ni-SiC,Ni-SiO2,composite plated coatings such as corrosion resistance in 5%NaCL+0.5%H 2O 2 solution,under 800℃ high temperature, oxidation resistance and thermal conductivity were studied in this paper.Besides,we still observed metallurgical structure and surface morphology with SEM.The experiment results showed that:Ni-SiO 2 composite plated coatings,compared to Ni-SiC,showed good oxidation resistance and corrosion resistance.But Ni-SiC composite plated coatings had better thermal conductivity than Ni-SiO 2.The difference between the two coatings was initiatively studied. [