In the field of artificial intelligence, we have observed a strong trend towards introducing external resources to aid pattern recognition tasks. In this work, we utilize external meta-data in the form of web text, i.e. natural language, to aid image classification. We adopt pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) to learn the mid-level representation of images, meanwhile we model the text as sequential data using bidirectional gated recurrent unit (BGRU) encoders. To address the heterogeneity of the two different representations, we employ a neural network to learn a shared multimodal representation. Experimental results show that the multimodal CNN-BGRU model achieves remarkable classification performance on the large-scale Pascal VOC-2007 and VOC-2012 datasets.


Introduction. Chronic recurrent instability of the shoulder joint is a frequent outcome of conservative treatment oftraumatic dislocation of the shoulder (2.8–30 % of cases). Preoperative examination largely determines the outcome of surgical treatment of this pathology.The aim of the study was to provide a clinical assessment of the developed algorithm for the surgical treatment of patients with recurrent anterior shoulder joint instability. Materials and methods. The results of treatment of 98 patients with recurrent anterior shoulder joint instability were studied. Preoperative examination included clinical tests, MRI or CT with calculation of bone loss. Fifty-six patients (57.1 %) underwent Bankart operation, 14 patients (14.3 %) – Latarjet operation. Twenty-three patients (23.5 %) underwent Bankart + Remplissage surgery, and 5 (5.1 %) – Latarjet + remplissage. The result was assessed on the ROWE scale.Results. Bone defects significant in the formation of instability ("glenoid off track") were found in 19.4 % of patients, and "glenoid on track" – in 80.6 %. According to the proposed algorithm for treating patients with anterior recurrent instability of the shoulder joint, the "glenoid off track" state was an indication for Latarjet surgery. When "glenoid on track" was used, indications for Bankart operation were displayed. The remplissage procedure was indicated in case of the presence of a Hill-Sachs grade 3 defect or the presence of hyperelasticity of the tissues of the shoulder joint. The mean ROWE score for the entire group of patients before surgery was 41.5 ± 12.8 points, and 15 months after sur gery – 94.9 ± 3.4 points. Two recurrent dislocations were revealed, one of which was associated with repeated trauma, and the other – with an incorrect choice of stabilization technique. One complication (axillary nerve neuropathy) was observed, which was arrested conservatively.Conclusions. The proposed algorithm allowed us to obtain positive results in 97.9 % of cases.


Space power components including a family of bipolar power switching transistors, fast switching power diodes, heat pipe cooled high frequency transformers and inductors, high frequency conduction cooled transformers, high power-high frequency capacitors, remote power controllers and rotary power transfer devices were developed. Many of these components such as the power switching transistors, power diodes and the high frequency capacitor are commercially available. All the other components were developed to the prototype level. The dc/dc series resonant converters were built to the 25 kW level.


Concerning the deficiency of supervision information in the process of sparse reconstruction in Sparsity Preserving Projection(SPP),Pairwise Constraint-guided Sparsity Preserving Projection(PCSPP) was proposed,which introduced supervision information of must-link constraints and cannot-link constraints to guide sparse reconstruction in the process of sparsity reconstruction of training samples,making SPP fuse constraint supervise information efficiently.The experimental results in UMIST,YALE and AR face datasets show,in contrast to unsupervised sparsity preserving projections,our algorithm achieves approximately 5%~15% increase in recognition accuracy based on the nearest neighbor classifier and promotes efficiently the performance of dimensionality reduction classification.


The paper analysed the challenges faced by manufacturing enterprises in the 21th century according to the market's characters , product features, consumers' requirements on products, manufacturing resources, environmental protection,new technologies and information economy. It also discussed the capabilities and key technologies possessed by manufacturing enterprises in order to get the consumers' satisfaction and won the competition in the market.


Coastal ecosystems of Lomas are constituted by plant communities developing under winter fog influences. In order to explore this issue we determined the relationship between vegetation dynamics and meteorological conditions at Atiquipa Lomas, Barrera and Lagunillas hills (15o46' LS y 74o22' LW, 800 m.a.s.l. aprox.) from February 2005 to February 2006. Forty-five 0,5 x 0,5 m plots were installed in each hill, with monthly plot evaluations of species number, individuals per species (seedlings and adults), species cover, fallen leaves cover and phenological status. Simpson and Shannon–Wiener indexes were calculated. Natural precipitation, fog collection and medium temperature were also monthly registered. With these data we ran lineal correlations between environment parameters (3) and vegetation (10). Several significant relationships (p<0.05) were found, fog had 5 significant relationships: direct with total individuals in Barrera (r=0.79), with seedling emergence in Barrera (r=0.79) and Lagunillas (r=0.77), and with Simpson's predominance in Barrera (r=0.65), and inverse with Shannon-Wiener's diversity in Barrera (r=0.76). There was an inverse relationship between temperature and predominance in the community (Barrera r=-0.61; Lagunillas r=-0.59). Natural precipitation did not show any significant relationships, although a cumulative effect between July and August which unleashed seedling emergence in September can be suggested. More research concerning these relationships is necessary, especially in a climate change scenario which could affect moisture regimes in these dynamic fragile ecosystems.


We report a series of ab initio studies based upon density functional theory for the behavior of rhenium and osmium atoms in body-centered-cubic tungsten crystal. Contrary to the fast one-dimensional migration of self-interstitial atoms, interstitials of these solute elements in tungsten have three-dimensional motion because they form a mixed dumbbell having a low rotation energy barrier. The migration of these solute elements strongly influences the effects of radiation upon the materials, and our results suggest that the low rotation energy barrier leading to three-dimensional migration is a property that is key to the explanation of the radiation effects experimentally observed in tungsten-rhenium and tungsten-osmium alloys.


Part of the on-going dialogue on qualitative research in sport and exercise psychology, this review portrays the qualitative articles published in three sport psychology journals and examines how qualitative research can deepen our knowledge in applied sport psychology. Eighty-four of the 485 research articles published in these journals used a qualitative data collection technique. The interview was used in 67 studies. Peer review and reliability tests were often used for establishing trustworthiness. Member checking was mostly limited to participant verification of interview transcripts. Results were usually presented using both words and numbers. Selected studies are discussed in relation to applied sport psychology knowledge. Published qualitative articles suggest a conservative effort by sport psychology researchers to include the qualitative approach as a legitimate way to do research.


Sculptured surface parts machining is a demanding task even though commercially available CAM software offers a variety of possible strategies and a number of machining planning functions. However, process optimization routines are seldom embedded in CAM software. The present work aims at proposing an optimization method that computes optimal process parameter values for sculptured surface rough machining. The objectives are minimum machining time and maximum material removal, subject to technological constraints imposed by the rough machining process. Optimization is based on multi- objective evolutionary algorithms (EAs), assisted by surrogate evaluation models. In addition, a two-player Nash game optimization was programmed and tested. Software was developed for the interaction between the Application Program Interface (API) of a given CAM system and the optimization tool as well as for the calculation of objective function values. The proposed optimization process was applied to the machining of three parts consisting almost entirely of sculptured surfaces; a part in the form of a hip prosthesis and two turbomachinery blades. Emphasis is put on the quality of the optimal solution as well as its contribution to decision making.


A 44-year-old homosexual Japanese man presented with generalized psoriatic lesions of the skin. Serological testing for human immunodeficiency virus (W) was positive. He developed high fever, general malaise, watery diarrhoea with occasional melaena and weight loss, and died about 1 year after onset of the symptoms. His renal function was normal throughout the clinical course, and haematuria was not detected. The major autopsy findings were: generalized lymphocytic depletion, primary malignant lymphoma (B-cell) of the cerebellum, Kaposi's sarcoma of the lung, cytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis with perforation of the ileum, CMV adrenalitis, and scattered cytomegalic inclusion bodies in the lungs, digestive tract and brain.


A well-defined E-field is often generated in an anechoic chamber by using the gain of the transmitting antenna, and E-field probes are calibrated by applying that field. However, the gain at a finite separation is no longer the same as that in the far-field region. In the present paper, a simple calibration method for E-field probes using dipole antenna factors (AF) is proposed. An E-field generated at a location is directly calibrated by using the AF of a dipole antenna. This method has considerable advantages in simplicity and compactness. In addition to analysis of the through performance ofthe method, uncertainty associated with this method is overviewed. 9:00 am Electric Field Coupling Suppression using via Fences for Magnetic Near-Field Shielded-Loop Coil Probes in Low Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics 6 Yien-Tien Chou (National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan); Hsin-Chia Lu (National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan) Abstract-Two types of low-cost and robust magnetic near-field probes manufactured in low temperature co-fired ceramics (LTCC) are presented in this paper. The shielded-loop coil and via fences are used in the probes to provide better electric field coupling suppression. Type I probe is designed to receive horizontal magnetic field, via fences are inserted in the loop aperture and along sides of the probe to reduce electric field coupling from sides. The inner size of the loop aperture is 700x380 \im. The flip-chip bonding, which has low insertion loss and the good shielding capability, is also used in this probe. We take this probe over a 2000-um-wide microstrip line as device under test (DUT) in measurements, the isolation between electric and magnetic field is better than 10 dB up to 11.5 GHz. The spatial resolution of the probe is 300 um at 11 GHz. Type II probe is designed to receive the vertical magnetic field. The detected signal is passed along a right-angle channel surrounded by cylindrical via fences. Via fences are also set around the loop and give good shielding to reduce the electric field interference. The inner diameter of the loop aperture is 670 urn. For this vertical magnetic field probe, the measured minimum isolation between electric and magnetic field is 15.17 dB at 17.35 GH up to 20 GHz. The spatial resolution ofthis probe is 600 um at 16 GHz. 9:30 am Stand-Alone Electric-Field Probe for Measurements within Enclosures 11 Hiroki Funato (Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan); Takashi Suga (Hitachi Ltd., Yokohama, Japan) Abstract-We propose a stand-alone electric-field probe for realizing electric-field measurements within enclosures that have no slits or holes. The prototype probe has an radio frequency (RF) power detector IC, a programmable IC for storing the electric field measurement data, and a bent monopole antenna printed on a PCB that is mounted in a shielding box. The probe was evaluated using electric fields in the range 10 to 100 V/m. The probe functioned up to 1 GHz. The prototype probe was used to measure the electric field inside an enclosure. There was a good correlation between the normalized electric field strength measured by the prototype probe and measurements by a conventional probe. The maximum error was 8 dB at 0.2 GHz. TU-AM-2, Signal lntegrity-1 (TC10), Room 101B Chair: Zhiping Yang, Cisco 8:30 am Coupling Analysis of Through-Silicon via (TSV) Arrays in Silicon Interposers for 3D Systems 16 Biancun Xie (Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Atlanta, GA, United States); Madhavan Swaminathan (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, United States); Ki Jin Han (IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, United States); Jianyong Xie (Georgia Institute ofTechnology, Atlanta, GA, United States) Abstract-This paper investigates the coupling effect between through-silicon vias (TSVs) in large TSV array structures. A coupling analysis method for large TSV arrays is proposed. Using this method the importance of coupling between TSVs for low resistivity silicon substrates is quantified both in the frequency and time domain. This has been compared with high resistivity silicon substrates. The comparison between the two indicates the importance of jitter and voltage analysis in TSV arrays for low resistivity silicon substrates due to enhanced coupling. 9:00 am Measurement and Analysis of Vertical Noise Coupling on Low Noise Amplifier from On-Chip Switching-Mode DC-DC Converter in 3D-IC 22 Kyoungchoul Koo (KAIST, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea); Myunghoi Kim (KAIST, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea); Sangrok Lee (KAIST, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea); Joungho Kim (KAIST, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea) Abstract-Vertical noise coupling between sub-systems of mixed-signal system in 3D-IC can seriously degrades the performance of the system. In this paper, the amount of the vertical noise coupling in a 3D-IC and its source are measured and analyzed. A 200MHz on-chip DC-DC converter and 900MHz low-noise amplifier are chosen for the noise aggressor and victim, respectively. In the test vehicle, the low-noise amplifier chip is stacked on the on-chip DC-DCVertical noise coupling between sub-systems of mixed-signal system in 3D-IC can seriously degrades the performance of the system. In this paper, the amount of the vertical noise coupling in a 3D-IC and its source are measured and analyzed. A 200MHz on-chip DC-DC converter and 900MHz low-noise amplifier are chosen for the noise aggressor and victim, respectively. In the test vehicle, the low-noise amplifier chip is stacked on the on-chip DC-DC converter chip. Then, the amount of vertical noise coupling is measured at the output node of low-noise amplifier in time-domain. The measurement result shows that the amount of vertical noise coupling from on-chip DC-DC converter is much stronger than RF signal at low-noise amplifier output. Increase of silicon substrate thickness of low-noise amplifier chip (noise victim) does not reduce the vertical noise coupling, since the silicon substrate has conductivity. The main noise source of the vertical noise coupling is the switching node of the on-chip DC-DC converter. The dominant noise coupling mechanism is revealed as inductive coupling between on-chip inductors in noise aggressor and victim chip from a simple spice model of the vertical noise coupling. However, the capacitive coupling also has a considerable portion in the vertical noise coupling due to the large size ofon-chip inductors in the on-chip DC-DC converter. 9:30 am Analysis of Die-to-Die Vertical Crosstalk between Clock-Tree and Voltage Controlled Oscillator in 3-D IC 28 Sangrok Lee (Korea AdvancedInstitute ofScience and Technology, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea); Kyoungchoul Koo (Korea AdvancedInstitute ofScience and Technology, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea); Joungho Kim (Korea Advanced Institute ofScience and Technology, Daejeon, Republic ofKorea) Abstract-Vertical crosstalk problem between digital and analog circuit components in 3-D IC can severely degrade the 3-D IC system performance. In this paper, we analyze the performance degradation mechanism of 3-D IC that induced by vertical crosstalk between Clock-tree and Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO). The 3-D IC test chip which contains Clock-tree and spiral inductor of VCO is fabricated. Lumped component vertical crosstalk model is proposed and it is validated with measurement result. Using validated vertical crosstalk model and spice circuit of VCO, circuit level simulation is performed. Performance degradation mechanism of VCO in 3-D IC is analyzed by separation of noise coupling path approach, and the main mechanism is revealed as high frequency multiplicative noise on signal path. TU-AM-3, EBG Technologies and IC (TC4), Room 102BC Chair: Todd Hubing, Clemson University 8:30 am EMI Suppression of lOGbit/s Optical Transceiver by using EBG Structure 33 Daisuke Kawase (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Yokohama City, Japan); Hiroyasu Oomori (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Yokohama City, Japan); Manabu Shiozaki (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Yokohama City, Japan); Hiromi Kurashima (Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Yokohama City, Japan) Abstract-The fiber optic data transmission system plays important roles in the broadband communication. According to the market trend, the data traffic is significantly increased and larger throughput of communication system is required. Many Opto-electronics conversion devices (so called optical transceivers) are used in the system. Because of that, the electro¬ magnetic noise radiation becomes serious. Although noise level is proportional to the number of transceivers, a qualitative relationship between the number of transceivers and emission level is not clear. Furthermore, since there's no general design guideline to suppress EMI, it is difficult to solve this problem once it emerges. In these circumstances, recent dispersion control technology such as Electro-magnetic Band Gap (EBG) has a potential solution for this problem. In this paper, we would like to show the method of how to predict total emission level with superimposed effect of thousand of transceivers and how to determine EMI suppression design target, then, how to reach the goal with newly introduced shielding scheme. We would like to demonstrate EBG structure suitable for the optical transceivers. Its verification may be conducted followed by utilization of FEM/FDTD simulation and experiment of an in-house prototype. 9:00 am Mitigation of Electromagnetic Field Leakage from Apertures and Enclosures using Electromagnetic Bandgap (EBG) Structures 39 Mohammed M. Bait-Suwailam (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada); Omar M. Ramahi (University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada) Abstract-We present novel strategies to mitigate radiated emissions through apertures and enclosures using electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) structures. The proposed technique comprises loading EBG surfaces immediately around the apertures opening in order to suppress surface currents. Numerical full-wave


Background and Objectives: Large-scale prospective case series of tapentadol abuse or dependence in India is not available. Hence, we aimed to study the prevalence and profile of tapentadol users in a treatment-seeking population. Materials and Methods: The study had prospective and retrospective arms. We collected 8-month prospective data by face-to-face interviews (n = 70) and 8-year retrospective data from case notes (n = 26) with either tapentadol misuse/abuse or dependence in patients attending a de-addiction center. Results: The prevalence of tapentadol abuse or dependence was 25% among the pharmaceutical opioid users. Concurrent use of other opioids was seen in >80% of participants of both the arms. Major sources of tapentadol were chemists (without a prescription) (53%) and doctors (prescriptions) (40%). Patients in the tapentadol dependence group had a significantly higher dose, duration, and pharmaceutical opioid use. Conclusion: India needs awareness promotion, training, availability restriction, and provision of treatment for tapentadol abuse or dependence.


This paper experimentally investigates the factors affecting properties of high strength geopolymer concrete using low calcium fly ash and granulated blast-furnace slag. The aim is to produce high strength geopolymer concrete with ambient curing and to study its properties in the fresh and hardened state. Effect of ground granulated blast-furnace slag, alkaline liquid, water-binder ratio and molarity on workability and strength are studied. Ground granulated blast-furnace slag content is varied from 0% to 40% of the total binder with sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide ratio 2.5. The molarity of the solution was 14 M and 16 M. Activator content 30%, 35% and 40% of total binder. Increases in strength were observed in geopolymer concrete with higher ground granulated blast-furnace slag ratio in the mix. Fly ash is replaced by 40% ground granulated blast-furnace slag to achieve compressive strength of 77 MPa.


Drawing on attribution theory, research on police discretion, and public attitudes toward mental illness, we examine attributional processes in police decision making in response to domestic violence situations involving veterans and nonveterans with signs of mental illness. Using data from experimental vignettes varying veteran status, victim injury, and suspect compliance administered to a sample of 309 police officers, the results indicate that 1) veterans are perceived as less responsible for troublesome behavior but more dangerous than nonveterans, 2) suspects' veteran status has a significant effect on officers' preference for mental health treatment versus arrest, and 3) part of the effect of veteran status on officer response is mediated by internal and external attributions for problematic behavior and by perceptions of dangerousness. The study empirically demonstrates countervailing processes in police decision making—recognition of the causes for troublesome behavior and the need for mental health treatment on the one hand and concern for community safety and enforcing the law on the other.


Summary Recent developments have finally allowed fragment behaviors using APCI-MS to be elucidated after twenty years of literature reports. Criti-cal Ratios have been defined that correspond to various aspects of triacylglycerol (TAG) analysis, from overall degree of unsaturation tolocalization of fatty acids on the glycerol backbone (regioisomers), to grouping of unsaturated fatty acids. The same ratios also constitute acompact library of TAG mass spectra. Introduction It has been twenty years since the first report of HPLC coupled toatmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) mass spectrome-try (MS) for triacylglycerol (TAG) analysis [1]. One trend reportedin that first report that has held true until now is that the protonatedmolecule, [M+H] + , is the base peak for TAGs with many sites ofunsaturation, and it decreases with decreasing unsaturation until adiacylglycerol-like ion, [DAG] + , becomes the base peak. This trendfollows through to the point that saturated TAGs give little or no[M+H]


The study is aimed to provide an innovative learning material with project based learning that are integrated with multimedia which will be used as a teaching support for active learning in improving student competence in chemistry. Research procedures are consisted of making standard teaching materials that contain mini project and multimedia packages for teaching redox titration topic of Analytical Chemistry, integration of multimedia and hyperlink to the main learning topic, standardization of the developed learning material, and the use of instructional materials as a support in studying chemistry topics in the class. The results of the study show that innovative teaching materials are equipped with projects and multimedia has been developed for redox titration topic. Teaching materials from the development results proved to be sufficient in helping the students to learn chemistry independently. The learning pattern has changed to be centered on the students so as to intensify teaching and learning activities.


The economic viability of fish oil wastes in meals for light commercial broilers is analyzed. One hundred and ninety-two 29-week-old Hisex White broilers were distributed in a totally randomized design with 8 levels of fish oil waste (0.0; 0.5; 1.0; 1.5; 2.0; 2.5; 3.0; 3.5%) and four replications of six fowls each. Assay lasted 105 days divided into six period of 21 days each. Collected data and data calculated in cost and rentability analysis underwent ANOVA and analysis of polynomial regression at 5% significance. Inclusion of fish oil wastes in the meals of light commercial broilers significantly (p


This paper outlines the objectives of the EPRI development program on the 1200 kV and 550 kV gapless metal oxide arresters. Six important design considerations are described along with the verification testing involved with each. Final test results are presented on the individual arrester units as well as the complete 1200 kV and 550 kV poles.


We describe an immunohistochemical technique adapted to tissues embedded in glycol-methacrylate (GMA). 1-micron-thick GMA sections from kidney, lymph node and bone marrow biopsies were trypsinized and then incubated with F(ab)2 antisera. GMA sections presented some distinct advantages with respect to compared paraffin and cryostatic sections: (1) reduction of background fluorescence, (2) higher resolution of morphologic details, (3) possibility of studying undecalcified bone marrow specimens and (4) possibility of coupling histochemistry with immunofluorescence on consecutive sections. Moreover, in a case of lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma specific immunostaining for membrane IgM was obtained on GMA sections.


Using the 1998—2012 data of Jiangsu province,we studied the status of the urban and rural residents' information consumption by analyzing such indicators as the information consumption tendency,coefficient and structure. The results indicate that information consumption of urban and rural residents in Jiangsu Province has a good momentum of sustainable growth,but the gap is also very obvious. By constructing the ARMA model,we made a short-term prediction of the gap between urban and rural residents. The empirical results show that the "digital gap"tends to expand constantly. On the premise of the exemplary role of urban residents' information consumption,we suggest to shorten the gap by enhancing the information consumption capacity of farmers and improving the environment of rural information consumption.


Objective To evaluate whether selective cyclo-oxygenase-2(COX-2) inhibitors are equally effective compared to nonselective COX inhibitors for the prevention of heterotopic ossification(HO) after total hip arthroplasty using a meta-analysis method. Methods Medline, Embase, Sciencedirect, OVID, Cochrand Central database, CBM, and the other relevant data-bases were searched from 2000 to June 2013. Relevant journals or preceedings were also searched manually. Randomized controlled trials comparing the selective cyclo-oxygenase-2(COX-2) inhibitors are equally effective compared to nonselective COX inhibitors for the prevention of heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty were included. Clinical outcomes and complications were analysised. Results Four studies encompassing 808 patients were included. Overall, the result of meta-analysis showed that no statistically significant difference was found in overall incidence of HO(RR 1.13 95%CI 0.66-1.95; P = 0.66), incidence of moderate severe HO(Brooker Ⅱ and Ⅲ)(RR 1.39 95%CI 0.49-3.95; P = 0.54) and any grade of Brooker classification between two groups. Conclusions The selective COX-2 inhibitors are equally effective as nonselective COX inhibitors for the prevention of HO after THA. Considering the gastrointestinal side effects of nonselective COX inhibitors, we recommend selective COX-2 inhibitors for the prevention of HO after THA. However, future well designed, randomised controlled trials are still needed to further confirm our results.


The surface function group of verious form of poplar and rice straw material were analyzed by u- sing FTIR respectively.The result showed that after poplar cellulose was milled to micrometer level,its hydro- gen bonded linkage between—OH radicals of C_6H_(10)O_5 units in the same cellulose molecule increased,which could improve its rigidity;in IR spectrum of rice straw micrometer cellulose,hydrogen bonded linkage between huge cellulose molecule chains increased and Si—H absorption band weakened,which may result from silicon substance peeling off partially in high speed milling of rice straw cellulose,and could lead to improvement of its surface property.


This paper starts by discussing some nonstandard issues in organization theory: bou nded rationality; incomplete contracting; and collusive behavior, on which the rest of the paper focuses. It then contrasts the comprehens ive contracting and game theoretic approaches to collusion, and it li sts tentative conclusions and some unresolved issues.


3-D stacks of complimentary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS) integrated circuit (IC) chips for security applications monolithically embed backside buried metal (BBM) routing with low series impedance and high decoupling capability in a power delivery network (PDN), thanks to distributed capacitances over a full-chip backside area. The 3-D Si demonstrator integrating cryptographic engines was fabricated in a 0.13-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> CMOS technology with post-Si wafer-level BBM Cu processing with 10, 15, and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${10}~\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of thickness, linewidth, and space, respectively, along with through Si vias (TSVs) with 10 and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$40~\mu \text{m}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> of diameter and depth, respectively. The capacitance of 0.18 nF/mm2 in the effective backside area of 71 mm2 suppressed dynamic IR drops in 10% and 59% for the single chip and four chip stack samples, respectively, during the operation of a 3.9 M-gate crypto core at 30 MHz. On-chip power noise monitoring (OCM) was applied in these measurements. The 3-D BBM PDN also effectively reduces power side channel information leakage, which is evaluated by <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$14\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> increase in the number of externally observed electromagnetic (EM) noise waveforms to attain the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${t}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-test value of larger than 4.5.


In order to find an outlet for the vacuum residue from its crude oil distillation unit,Sinopec Jiujiang Company introduced the vacuum distillation deep cut technology in the unit.The extraction rate of a vacuum unit mainly depends on the differential pressure and temperature of oil and gas in the feeder section of the vacuum column,the coking in the vacuum column and the volume of entrainment in the feeder section.The furnace tube of the vacuum furnace in Sinopec Jiujiang Company adopts a progressive hole enlargement design and the vacuum transfer line itself also absorbs part of thermal expansion.A 1.0MPa vacuum jet is used;the vacuum column uses a profiled-slot liquid distributor and structured packing technology.Heavy vacuum gas oil (HVGO) is pumped to the vacuum furnace for circulation.During operation,a high degree of vacuum is maintained at the top of the vacuum column to raise the temperature in the flash section.A proper amount of steam is injected into the tube of the vacuum furnace.The temperature at the bottom of the vacuum column is maintained at 359~362℃and the flow rate of flushing oil is kept at 55~60t/h.After these treatments,the energy consumption of the unit did not change significantly and economic returns on these treatments reached 11.1178 million yuan.


Lilacs (Svringa vulgaris L. and other spp.) at 6 locations in Northeastern United States were evaluated over several years for their sensitivity or resistance to urban-generated pollutants responsible for the leaf roll-necrosis disorder. Twenty-three cultivars were classified as slightly injured, 71 were moderately injured, and 5 were severely injured. S. vulgaris cultivars were more sensitive than non-S. vulgaris and interspecific hybrids.


In the present investigation to determine the suitability of mango varieties for Jam preparation, five Malda grown mango varieties namely, Himsagar, Lakshmanbhog, Amrapali, Fazli and Kishanbhog were utilized along with assessment of storage behavior of the end product. During the period of study TSS, ascorbic acid, titratable acidity, total sugars, reducing sugars, non reducing sugars, pH, microbial count in processed product and Organoleptic evaluation were assessed from initial day of storage to 180th day of storage. With the advancement in the length of storage interval TSS, reducing sugar and total sugar content and titratable acidity showed a gradual increase upto 180 days of storage. The overall assessment of quality revealed that with respect to conjugal study of all these parameters jam prepared from the variety Himsagar proved considerably superior. The maximum Overall acceptability score (7.79) also had been gathered by jam manufactured from Himsagar variety.


Objective To investigate the pharmacological effect of alcohol extract from pepper on topical application.Methods Two experimental models including xylene-induced ear edema in mice and histamine phosphate induced-foot pruritus in guinea pigs were employed to evaluate topically anti-inflammatory and antipruritic action of 70% alcohol extract from pepper.Internal diameters of auric arterioles and venules in mice were measured initially and then 5,10 and 20min after application of 70% alcohol extract from pepper and again 5,10,15 and 20 min after ip Adrenaline with image analysis system.Simultaneously blood flow state in auric venules was observed.Results Topical administration of 70% alcohol extract from pepper significantly inhibited ear edema induced by xylene,significantly increased threshold quantity of histamine phosphate with which elicited pruritus in guinea pigs,significantly dilated auric arterioles and venules in mice,speeded up blood flow rate of venules.Furthermore,it inhibited adrenaline-induced contraction of arterioles and venules as well as the reduction of blood flow rate of venules.Conclusion 70% alcohol extract of pepper has pharmacological activities of anti-inflammation,alleviating itching and improving microcirculation.


We redefine the genus Orthaea Dallas and redescribe O. consuta and O. procincta. Two new species are described, O. meloae from Colombia and O. montana from Peru. A new genus, Neomyocoris, is created to accommodate O. arnaudi Brailovsky. A key to the species of Orthaea and illustrations of male genitalia of O. consuta, O. procincta, O. montana and N. arnaudi n. comb. are provided. Photographs of scanning microscope and habitus are given.


The organocatalytic addition of substituted oxyacetaldehydes to 2-acylaminonitroethenes proceeded with good to high diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities. The resulting adducts reacted with ethyl 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl) acrylate to afford highly functionalized cyclohexenes. A thiol-free protocol for cyclization has been developed that leads to a separable mixture of two diastereoisomers. The unwanted diastereoisomer can be efficiently epimerized. The resulting cyclohexenes are precursors to oseltamivir and its analogues. The synthesis of the key reagent, 3-pentyloxyaldehyde, was also improved.


Magnetopause diamagnetic currents arise from density and temperature driven pressure gradients across the boundary layer. While theoretically recognized, the temperature contributions to the magnet...


Objective To observe whether the adoptation of tricuspid annulus diameter and body surface area(BSA) as surgical indication for tricuspid annuloplasty will reduce the occurrence of moderate severe tricuspid regurgitation(TR) in patients with real-time three-dimensional echocardiography(RT-3DE) after mitral valve replacement(MVR).Methods Between March 2009 and December 2011,MVR was performed in 118 patients with TRmoderate and tricuspid annulus diameter/body surface area≥21 mm/m2 in the Department of our Cardiovascular Surgery.According to the adoptation of the tricuspid annuloplasty in the operation and the degree of TR at two years' after operation,the patients were divided into tricuspid annuloplasty groups(A,B group) and no-tricuspid annuloplasty groups(C,D group).The data of the RT-3DE,right ventricular end-diastolic volume(RVEDV),right ventricular end-systolic volume(RVESV) and right ventricular stroke volume(RVSV) were collected in the groups before and two years after operation.Results B group's data of RT-3DE in the tricuspid annuloplasty after operation were as following:RVEDV(124.9±23.9) ml,RVESV(59.2±11.6) ml and RVSV(56.9±9.8) ml,D group's data of RT-3DE in the no-tricuspid annuloplasty after operation were as following:RVEDV(128.7±21.8) ml,RVESV(60.1±10.0) ml and RVSV(57.8±10.7) ml,the two groups' data had respectively significant differences with pre-operation;The RT-3DE's data of two groups,A and B,C and D,also had significant differences at the two years after operation.The occurrence of moderate-severe TR in no-tricuspid annuloplasty was higher than in the tricuspid annuloplasty.Conclusion The adoptation of tricuspid annulus diameter and RVEDV as surgical indication for tricuspid annuloplasty may reduce the occurrences of postoperative moderate-severe TR for patients of MVR with preoperative TRmoderate.


Cow feces was a potential waste as an alternative feed ingredient for poultry. The purpose of this study was to study the phenotypic growth characteristics of broiler chickens fed feed containing fermented cow faeces such as body weight, ration consumption, body weight gain, and ration conversion. This study used 160 DOC broiler chickens. The feed given to broiler chickens is CP11 chicken feed given during the adjustment period at the age of 0-2 weeks, at the age of 3-6 weeks, the feed given is CP11 mixed with fermented cow feces flour as much as 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%. The experimental design used was a Completely Randomized Design with 4 treatments and each treatment was repeated 5 times. Each replication consisted of 8 chicks. The results showed that fermented cow feces can replace commercial feed up to a level of 15% because it can produce good growth and reduce the feed conversion rate of broiler chicken.


The foreign experience of organization medical insurance and peculiarities of operation of the medical insurance in Ukraine are investigated. The tendencies and perspectives of the development of medical insurance in Ukraine are found out.


ABSTRACT:This article argues that rural Americans' trust in Congress and the federal government may be partially conditioned by anti-immigrant attitudes. Surveying residents of four different Great Plains communities with growing immigrant populations, the authors find that respondents who feel threatened by Latino newcomers are less likely to trust Congress and the federal government. This research also finds that non-Hispanic whites who cite immigration as the most important issue facing the country, or who cite immigration as the most important issue to them personally, are less likely to trust Congress and the federal government. We argue this occurs because of rural white Americans' displeasure with the federal government to take action on this issue. The results also show that importance of immigration as an issue and perception of racial threat have no significant influence on levels of trust in state and local governments, indicating that rural residents may not necessarily be looking to these levels of government to address the issue, unless prompted by policy entrepreneurs.


The point—centered quarter method was applied to six prairie stands in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum using the procedure of Dix (1961). Comparison of quadrat density counts to those obtained with the quarter method showed the two to be significantly correlated. However, the relative difference of the estimates was highly significantly correlated with the aggregation characteristics of the stands as measured by Pielou's index (Pielou 1959). The use of the quarter method on grasslands is subject to question, unless careful checks against quadrat counts are made. See full-text article at JSTOR


In Europe alcohol consumption causes 6.5% of deaths and Alcoholic Liver Disease (ALD) is the predominant cause of liver disease[1]. In the pathogenesis of ALD the involvement of mitochondria is well established[2, 3], morphological alterations (megamitochondria) in the liver biopsies of patients are recognised as hallmarks of ALD[4]. However, the impact of alcohol on mitochondrial dynamics and mitochondria-shaping proteins (MSP) remains unknown. The effect of alcohol was investigated in vitro (hepatoma cells), ex vivo (human liver slices) and in 55 patients with ALD. The analysis by confocal/electron microscopy revealed an initial mitochondrial hyper-fragmentation induced by short-term ethanol treatment, preceding cell injury or mitochondrial dysfunction; while megamitochondria developed as a consequence of longer exposure. These structural modifications were associated with changes in the MSP regulating fragmentation but not fusion (gene/protein expression), in particular in Dynamin related protein-1 (Drp-1) and its receptors MiD51 and Mff. When Drp-1 was inactivated, the cells shown abrogation of ethanol-induced hyper-fragmentation and increased megamitochondria formation, suggesting that both phenomena are induced by alcohol via Drp-1. The pivotal role of Drp-1 in ALD was confirmed in liver biopsies of patients with alcoholic hepatitis, opening new perspectives in the development of therapies aimed to modulate its activity.


Objectives: To examine whether (a) childhood neighborhood context predicts alcohol use disorder, nicotine dependence, and cannabis use disorder symptoms at age 39 and (b) socioeconomic status during young adulthood mediates these relationships. Gender differences were also examined. Study design: Seattle Social Development Project, a prospective longitudinal study of 808 individuals followed from ages 10 to 39 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The sample was gender balanced (51% male). Methods: Alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis use disorder symptoms were assessed using the DSM-IV-based Diagnostic Interview Schedule. Childhood neighborhood data consisted of 10 neighborhood-level variables from the 1990 national census, which were consolidated using principal component analyses. Two components with eigenvalues greater than 1 were extracted— neighborhood disadvantage and neighborhood stability. Educational attainment and employment status represented socioeconomic status during young adulthood. Covariates included baseline symptoms of psychopathology, baseline substance use, gender, ethnicity, and childhood socioeconomic status at the family level. Negative binomial regression was used as the primary modeling strategy. Six models for each outcome measure were estimated. The first three models examined associations between two neighborhood components and each substance use outcome measure. Next, we tested the second research question by adding unemployment and college graduate indicators at age 30 as potential mediators underlying the link between childhood neighborhood context and three substance use measures. Results: Study findings revealed that childhood neighborhood stability significantly reduced alcohol and cannabis use disorder symptoms nearly 3 decades later. Path analyses suggested that socioeconomic status during the transition to adulthood did not influence these relationships, but rather had independent effects on problematic nicotine and cannabis use. Furthermore, the effects of childhood neighborhood factors on problematic nicotine use were stronger for men. Conclusions: Neighborhood characteristics during childhood may be important factors for alcohol and cannabis use disorder symptoms among adults and nicotine dependence disorder symptoms among men. Prevention efforts that address community stability and disadvantage can and should start in childhood, with a focus on intervention targets that might gain salience later in life to discourage the development and persistence of problematic substance use in adulthood. for both genders and nicotine use for men at age 39, beyond the normative peak age of substance use. Our findings extend prior studies reporting that residential stability at a neighborhood level might decrease substance use problems during the normative peak age—early 20s. 21 A long-lasting impact of neighborhood stability on adulthood substance use might be attributable to earlier neighborhood-based social capital and social networks, which tend to be positively associated with neighborhood stability. 63,64 Earlier neighborhood-based social capital and networks have been linked to lower levels of substance use in adolescents, such as fewer


Objectives: The aim of this study was to establish the prevalence and socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adults in an urban Nigerian population.
Subjects and methods: We recruited 810 subjects between the ages of 18 to 65 years by the multi-stage cluster sampling method. Structured questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data's. The body weight (kg) and height (m) of subjects were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated.
Results: The prevalence of obesity was 9.8% and overweight was 35.1 %. Out of the 79 obese subjects, 24.1% were males and 75.9% were females, the male to female ratio was 1:3. Obesity was strongly associated with female gender, subjects age ≥ 40 years and marriage, while educational attainment and socioeconomic class were not significantly associated with the diagnosis of obesity. The socio-demographic determinants of obesity among adult in this urban Nigerian population were female gender, marriage and age ≥ 40 years.
Conclusion: The prevalence of obesity was low when compared to the developed countries. However, it is imperative to increase the awareness of the disease among the populace.
 Keywords : Prevalence, Socio-demographic, Determinants, Obesity, Adult, Urban, Nigerian Sahel Medical Journal Vol. 11 (2) 2008: pp. 61-64


A sequence of three strong (Mw7.2--6.4) and several moderate (Mw4.4--5.7) earthquakes struck the Pamir Plateau and surrounding mountain ranges of Tajikistan, China, and Kyrgyzstan in 2015--2017. Wi...


Szuma, E. 2000: Variation and correlation patterns in the dentition of the red fox from Poland. — Ann. Zool. Fennici 37: 113–127. Analysis of variation in tooth size in a population of red fox, Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) from Poland based on three indices (coefficient of variation CV, variation index VSD, residual standard deviation RSD) and its correlation with average tooth size revealed two contradictory patterns. The CV and VSD were significantly correlated with average tooth sizes, while RSD values was independent. It was, therefore, concluded that RSD is the most reliable index for assessing population variation. The least variable position in the red fox dentition are M 1 and M1, whereas the most variable is M3. The strongest sexual dimorphism in tooth size in Polish red foxes is observed in the canines. The strongest between-tooth correlations were in the premolar region. Moreover, a strong correlation in both tooth length and tooth width was found between opposite canines. Both functional and developmental factors determine patterns of morphological variation in the dentition.


Text in English & Spanish. Study the narrative of the most important writers from Latin America, mainly his novel, testimony and story, in the twentieth century, but also examines colonial authors. Contributions in English and Spanish.


This paper surveys some recent theoretical results on the efficiency of machine learning algorithms. The main tool described is the notion of Probably Approximately Correct (PAC) learning, introduced by Valiant. We define this learning model and then look at some of the results obtained in it. We then consider some criticisms of the PAC model and the extensions proposed to address these criticisms. Finally, we look briefly at other models recently proposed in computational learning theory.


Aim: Microbial dental plaque, host defense mechanisms, genetic and environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) contains various inflammation mediators – prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and tromboxan B2 (TXB2), among others. These mediators have been reported to correlate with the progression of periodontal disease. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between levels of inflammatory mediators PGE2 and TXB2 in the GCF and the periodontal status. Materials and methods: The study was conducted on 30 chronic periodontitis patients as the experimental group and 20 healthy subjects as control group. Samples of GCF were collected from each patient using paper strips. The levels of PGE2 and TXB2 were determined using a commercially available enzyme immunoassay kit (EIA). Results: PGE2 and TXB2 levels in GCF were significantly higher in chronic periodontitis patients as compared to healthy individuals. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that inflammation mediators PGE2 and TXB2 might be implicated in the pathogenesis of periodontal disease.


If building or renovating is one of life's most stressful moments, the staff at Hobsons Bay in Victoria suspect they must be gluttons for punishment. Ten years ago, Hobsons Bay library buildings were below standard. Today, the council is midway through construction of its third major library build within five years.


The SARP species complex is a major factor in world fisheries production, a key trophic basis for other valuable stocks, and notoriously variable and prone to population collapse. SARP was selected as the initial focal project of the International Recruitment Project, which is part of the Ocean Science and Living Resources Program of IOC and FA0 because of (1) the need to address withinyear variability in survival and (2) the opportunity provided by newly developed technologies. The comparative method is a major element in the SARP project design. SARP projects have been implemented in European waters, in the Southwest Atlantic, i n the upwelling region of the Southeast Pacific, off California and off Japan.


The error sources related to the laser rangefinder, GPS and INS are analyzed in details. Several coordinates systems used in airborne laser scanning are set up, and then the basic formula of system is given. This paper emphasizes on discussing the kinematic offset correction between GPS antenna phase center and laser fired point. And kinematic time delay influence on laser footprint position, the ranging errors, positioning errors, attitude errors and integration errors of the system are also explored. Finally, the result shows that the kinematic time delay can be neglected as compared with other error sources. The accuracy of the coordinates is not only influenced by the amplitude of the error, but also controlled by the operation parameters such as flight height, scanning angle amplitude and attitude magnitude of the platform.


Eroding streambanks play an important role in the transfer of fine sediment between temporary storage in a floodplain and active transport by a river. Quantifying this transfer rate is important both for developing sediment budgets for fine sediment and for describing of the fate of contaminants that are bound to sediment particles. Many studies have measured gross bank retreat rates without also measuring the volume of material deposited in point bars on the opposite accreting bank. However, the net transfer of material from a floodplain to a river channel cannot be computed without accounting for deposition in point bars. Since the local geometry and channel migration rate determine the net transfer at any given location, and since both of these vary in the streamwise direction, computing net transfer rates is more difficult than computing gross bank erosion rates. This study presents net transfer rates for portions of three U.S. rivers: a 91 km reach of the Pearl River in Louisiana, a 62 km reach of the Bogue Chitto River in Louisiana, and a 35 km reach of the Neuse River in North Carolina. Channel migration rates taken from sequences of historic aerial photographs, together with detailed topography obtained using LIDAR, allow both the local erosion rate from cut banks and the local deposition rate on point bars to be estimated approximately every half channel width down the channel. These rates are used to develop system-wide net transfer rates. The datasets can be used to optimize surveying strategies for measuring net transfer rates on streams where high-resolution digital elevation data does not exist.


The purpose of this article is to recognize the presence of a specific style of structuralism in the practice of Michel Foucault's archaeological research. The archaeological method, instead of resorting to a structuralist practice that refuses historical transformation and change, corresponded to a theoretical-methodological effort to introduce a historical perspective into structural studies. The hypothesis that animated this research was to show how Michel Foucault wrote As Words and Things, with an interest in conducting a structural study of Western knowledge, through the adaptation of the archaeological method to a structuralist research style through a discontinuous history of knowledge


TO THE EDITOR: The article in the Journal by Leach and colleagues highlights workforce shortages in the Australian health care sectors. The authors identify 12 clinical professions for which data from the 2006 Australian Bureau of Statistics census show poor retention rates, and warn of the implications for the Australian population of these future shortfalls in the health workforce. However, in our opinion, the imminent workforce shortage in the pathology sector (rather than that in the higher profile specialties) is likely to represent the vulnerable point of first failure of the health care system in Australia. Pathology and diagnostic laboratory medicine are major areas in the health system, with about 70% of medical decisions being based on laboratory test results.2 About 13% of Australia's federal health budget is allocated to pathology testing, and a similar percentage is allocated from state health budgets. Within pathology laboratories, medical scientists form the single largest professional group, although they are usually unrecognised and overlooked in workforce surveys, as is the case in the article by Leach and colleagues. Medical scientists face these same problems of poor retention within the health workforce, leading to the risk of future shortfalls in laboratory capacity and an inability to provide adequate diagnostic support for the medical system. The potential laboratory capacity shortfall has been accelerated by government policies leading to reduced funding for pathology, and the consequent failure to invest in workforce recruitment, training and development. Such an approach may deliver short-term savings, but is leading to an unsustainable environment due to the lack of an appropriately qualified and trained workforce. This problem is not restricted to Australia, but highlights the need for a sustainable and long-term approach to ensuring access to relevant health resources for all Australians.


Eighteenth- and nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Baumgartner, Stephan. Weltbezwinger. Der 'grose Mann' im Drama 1820-1850. Bielefeld: aisthesis Verlag, 2015. 390 pp. euro39.80 (paperback).The "world conquerors" or, more modestly, the "great men" invoked in the title of this doctoral thesis from the University of zurich are dramatic portrayals of commanding figures-kings, generals, agitators-who have stood out in history as the leaders of masses. in his study of them Baumgartner touches on a wide range of historical dramas written in German, but he discusses about a dozen in more detail. regarding Christian Dietrich Grabbe as the most important practitioner of the genre, he reviews all of Grabbe's historical plays, but he places the greatest emphasis on Marius und Sulla, Die hohenstaufen, napoleon oder die hundert Tage, and hannibal. in fact, napoleon is his point of reference throughout the book. other noteworthy authors, represented by one play each, are Georg Buchner (Dantons Tod), friedrich hebbel (Judith), Johann Nestroy (Judith und holofernes), franz Grillparzer (Konig Ottokars Gluck und Ende), and karl lebrecht immermann (Andreas hofer). a third group that features less prominently includes Berthold auerbach, friedrich schiller, heinrich von kleist, and karl Gutzkow.In his introduction, having indicated the parameters of the study, Baumgartner formulates his dual purpose as follows: "anhand dieser texte soll einerseits ein diskursiver zusammenhang aufgezeigt werden, andererseits sollen die lekturen durch den spezifischen fokus auch fur die erforschung der einzelnen Werke einen Beitrag leisten" (14). the book consists of five sections. the first deals with the concept of theatricality and theatre imagery; the second with the presentation of human crowds and with practises of mobilising and channeling emotions; the third with the introduction of the hero through his own words as well as the words of others; the fourth with non-verbal methods of generating charisma; the fifth with the secondary characters and alternative ways of winning the favour of the masses or creating a community (see 17).The "discursive connection" turns out to be the changing relationship between the individual and the masses in the early decades of the nineteenth century. as Baumgartner reminds us, under the impact of new scientific, social, and political developments the old idealistic concept of the autonomous human being was challenged by new realistic insights into the forces determining the life of the collective. …


The working principle of TSC(Thyristor Switched Capacitor)system is introduced.The causes of thyristor incomplete phase continuity are analyzed,in which the harmonic interference,electromagnetic interference and unreasonable design of trigger system are involved.Its countermea-sures are put forward,such as filtering before trigger pulse formed,setting up electromagnetic compatible environment,regulating element parameters,and so on,which helps to improve the power factor,stabilize system voltage and lower network loss of distribution system.


We present an effective protocol for extracting localization energy from WSe2 monolayers, based on temperature-dependent spectral variation of photoluminescence (PL), and observe time-sequential changes over a long period of time. We found that even freshly exfoliated WSe2 exhibits deviation from the Varshni formula upon exposure to air, while the temperature-dependent PL lineshapes of h-BN encapsulated WSe2 match well with delocalized features for as long as two years of the aging period. Our findings support the prospect of h-BN encapsulation for monoatomic transition metal dichalcogenides to meet the longevity condition, which is a prerequisite for practical components in the electronics industry.


Investigation regarding dryland farming system was carried out during the year 2013-2014. About 48 dryland farms were randomly selected from sixteen villages of two tehsils of Nanded district of Maharashtra. Data were collected by personal interview method by using pretested schedule. Data were related to all crops and livestocks on dryland farming system. The result revealed that area under all crops was 4.41 hectares in which shares of cotton crop was 24.94 per cent. Net profit from all crops was Rs. 66610.02 in which the share of cotton was 37.10 per cent. Net profit all livestocks was Rs. 42308.51 in which shares of crossbred cow was found to be 47.56 per cent. Thus, in relation to dryland farm business as a whole, net profit was found to be Rs. 108918.53. Regarding per hectare efficiency, soybean crop showed the highest output input ratio as compared to other crops in dryland farming system.


In this work, a flexible discretization technique for the approximate solution of electromagnetic field problems with rotating parts, based on non-conforming (NC) interfaces of Nitsche-type, is investigated. This approach enables the use of edge elements of the first and second kind for the discretization of the magnetic vector potential without posing severe restrictions on gaps and overlaps of elements on both sides of the rotating interface. It improves the computational efficiency, compared to other NC interface formulations because no additional unknowns are introduced, and edge elements of different polynomial order can be coupled with this approach. The applicability is shown in two numerical examples, involving a cylindrical NC interface between a stationary and a rotating domain.


The invention belongs to the technical field of snuff products, relates to banana shrub odor type snuff made of purely natural raw materials, and further relates to a method for manufacturing the snuff. The snuff comprises, by weight, from 50 to 150 parts of flos magnoliae, from 10 to 90 parts of radix ophiopogonis, from 100 to 300 parts of peppermint leaves, from 0.1 to 0.4 part of borneol, from 0.03 to 0.10 part of asarum, from 0.01 to 0.09 part of rhinoceros horns, from 5 to 15 parts of grassleaf sweelflag rhizome, from 25 to 125 parts of tobacco leaves, from 2 to 6 parts of Chinese eaglewood, from 2 to 6 parts of flos caryophylli, from 5 to 25 parts of radix angelicae dahuricae, from 2 to 6 parts of saponin, from 0.05 to 0.35 part of musk, from 100 to 500 parts of green tea leaves and from 50 to 150 parts of red wine. The snuff has faint scent of banana shrub after the banana shrub is smoked. Besides, the snuff can realize a refreshing effect and a nasal ventilation effect, and can assist in quitting smoking.


Existing Bayesian reliability demonstration method only make use of system level data to form the prior distribution. This becomes a problem when the only prior data available are the subsystem test data. Such scenario does happen for large scale electronic equipment. To solve this problem, a method is proposed to derive the Bayesian reliability demonstration test plan for systems with exponential subsystem data. Firstly, the subsystem test data are used to calculate the confidence bound of system failure rate. Then, the two percentile method is applied to determine the prior distribution of system failure rate. Finally, a new reliability demonstration test plan is defined according to the Bayesian maximum posterior risk rule. The suggested method can reduce the test duration significantly and is most beneficial for systems that have subsystem test data before the reliability demonstration. A numerical example at the end of the paper illustrates the method.


We explore the cost-effectiveness of economic incentives to induce changes in wood consumption in urban areas. We consider the case of Temuco and Padre Las Casas in southern Chile. Three incentives schemes are considered: subsidy to the demand of dry wood


The latest advances of CCST (Chinese Character System Teletext) are introduced and Teletext Integrated Service Data Broadcasting (TISDB) that is now in practical use in some areas of China are described. The teletext page creation, page delivery, page management, information receiving, information processing, subscription teletext, data broadcasting and three kinds of teletext receiving terminals are presented in this paper.


Magnetic and electron transport properties of GaAs:Mn crystals grown by Czochralski method were studied. Electron spin resonance showed the presence of Mn acceptor A in two charge states: singly ionized A i in the form of Mn 2+ (d 5 ), and neutral A 0 in the form of Mn 2+ (d 5 ) plus a bound hole (h). It was possible to determine the relative concentration of both types of centers from intensity of the corresponding electron spin resonance lines. Magnetization measured as a function of magnetic fleld (up to 6 T) in the temperature range of 2{300 K revealed overall paramagnetic behavior of the samples. Efiective spin was found to be about 1.5 value, which was consistent with the presence of two types of Mn conflgurations. In most of the studied samples the dominance of Mn 2+ (d 5 ) + h conflguration was established and it increased after annealing of native donors. The total value of Mn content was obtained from fltting of magnetization curves with the use of parameters obtained from electron spin resonance. In electron transport, two mechanisms of conductivity were observed: valence band transport dominated above 70 K, and hopping conductivity within Mn impurity band at lower temperatures. From the analysis of the hopping conductivity and using the obtained values of the total Mn content, the efiective radius of Mn acceptor in GaAs was estimated as a = 11 § 3 "


We present an approach to reduce the number of maintenance visits for medical equipment using predictive maintenance. We consider, that repair recommendations for an ensemble of equipments close to each other can be combined to one maintenance visit. For that purpose two recommenders that are trained with different false positive rate limits are used. The more sensitive recommender, e.g. the one with a higher false positive rate, is used to create repair recommendations that are only considered positive if a maintenance worker is already on-site or nearby. In case the travel costs are more expensive than the technical component to be replaced in the medical equipment itself, it is shown that a greedy recommender, that will recommend a replacement very early and possibly waste more lifetime of that component, is helpful. The benchmark results show clearly that this approach can actually reduce the total number of visits for the cost of more components being replaced.


In this study, the effect of different flotation operating variables, such as pH, pulp density, collector concentration, impeller speed, frother concentration, and air flow rate, on selective flotation of heavy metals, especially Cu, from fine dredged sediment has been evaluated. Parameter optimization was done using the single parameter at a time method and response surface method (RSM) using Box-Behnken design and was assessed in terms of metal removal, metal recovery, metal concentration factor, and mass recovery. Among the operating variables studied, pulp pH, collector concentration, pulp density, and impeller speed were found to have significant effect on metal flotation selectivity. A validation study of the response surface model showed its aptness to predict the optimum values of operating parameters and their interactions on flotation responses which evaluate flotation performance. Flotation experiments under optimum operating parameters showed good flotation selectivity for Cu (3.3 ± 0.2) with a mass recovery of (mass of sediment in the froth) 14.1 ± 1 and Cu removal of 37.4 ± 3.6%.


The ViewRNA assay is a novel RNA in situ hybridization method with the high sensitivity to detect even a single RNA copy for specifically differential detection and location of different virus strains in co-infected cell.To detect 2 different strains of equine infectious anemia virus(EIAV) in infected cells,two nucleotide probes were designed and synthesized,of which were capable to hybridize with the genomic RNA of different EIAV strains.The EIAV FDDV13 and EIAV UK3 were co-infected the fetal donkey dermal(FDD) cells and detected by ViewRNA assay under optimized conditions.The results showed that 2 probes were specifically hybridized with the corresponding viral RNA in infected cells and observed under confocal microscrape,indicating that the method was able to effectively identify and locate 2 EIAV different strains in co-infected cells in vitro.The method is competent for further study of the interaction between EIAV strains and host cells.


Most algorithms using an analytical approach for tolerance analysis and yield maximization are based on certain assumptions which may not be true in practical design problems. Thus Monte Carlo analysis is required to be carried out in order to give a more precise estimation of the yield. In this paper, the problem of nominal design and tolerance assignment is formulated as an optimization problem, in which many SPICE runs are required for the estimation of circuit product yields. Two levels of parallelism are identified. Transputers are chosen as the hardware platform for the implementation of the proposed parallel processing technique to speed up the computation.<<ETX>>


The experimental investigation for flow structures in the rod bundles with the air test model of the spacer grid with mixing device has been performed on the basis of the hot wire anemometry. The rods were arranged with in a square array with a pitch to diameter ratio of 1.33. The axial velocity distribution, axial turbulent intensity, and lateral velocity distribution in central subchannel are measured at the Reynolds number of 1.2×10^5 and pressure losses of spacer grid are measured as the Reynolds number by using static pressure tabs mounted in test section wall. The swirl and cross flow are generated in the central subchannel. The swirl flow is more dominant than the cross flow in central channel near the spacer grid. The swirl factor of swirl vane is higher than that of the split vane. The axial turbulent intensity of swirl vane in the central channel near the spacer grid is lower than split vane but the difference between swirl vane and split vane decrease as increase of the distance from the spacer grid.


Retrograde reaction textures, such as partial pseudomorphs, coronae and symplectic coronae are a relatively common feature of granulite facies rocks and represent evidence of change of mineral modes or assemblages. Thus, such reaction textures represent one of the more potentially useful indicators of retrograde P–T evolutions. However, the interpretation of such textures requires the simultaneous consideration of the formation of the texture itself in terms of the spatial relationships in a rock, and of the changes in P–T conditions that drove the development of the reaction texture. Calculated phase diagrams provide a robust framework in which to consider reaction textures, especially via the combined use of pseudosections to understand the P–T changes and μ–μ diagrams to understand the spatial arrangement of the minerals. Consideration of the chemical potential gradients that may exist across a given texture means that elucidating P–T conditions and P–T paths must be done with care. The evolution of a given reaction texture may be complex with different layers or individual minerals in a texture forming at different times. Thus, the approach of writing a reaction to represent the inferred local reactant and product phases and simply ascribing such reaction textures to crossing equivalent univariant reactions from petrogenetic grids or traversing through fields in pseudosections without due consideration of chemical potential gradients may result in an incorrect interpretation. Furthermore, the potential for a non‐continuous metamorphic evolution of a rock by polymetamorphism or some other hiatus in the textural/mineral‐assemblage evolution creates further uncertainty in the interpretation of a texture in terms of its reaction history and P–T path. A common interpretation of coronae and symplectic coronae, on the basis of the preservation of the apparent reactants, is that they represent reactions that failed to go to completion for various kinetic reasons. While this may be true in some cases, many other textures may actually represent reaction having gone to completion with, for example, silicate melt being the phase completely consumed. Furthermore, even where a reaction has failed to go to completion, the possible reasons for this may be different for different rocks.


[1] The subject of this paper is the structure of the peculiar rock complex of the East European Platform, composed of the rocks dated 1750 Ma to 1300 Ma and known as a quasiplatform rock cover. The western and eastern segments of the platform differ greatly in terms of the lithology and thickness of their rocks. The quasiplatform sediments have been subdivided into the lower and upper subtypes. The lower subtype is developed mainly in the west, and the formation of the structural features composed of these rocks is supposed to have been associated with the process that operated in the Ural Mountains. INDEX


Total hip arthroplasty is a highly successful operation, yet outcomes in women tend to be inferior to those in men. Many differences have been hypothesized to account for these outcomes. Anatomic differences between the male and female hip are important variables with significant impacts on appropriate reconstruction of leg length and offset. In addition, osteoporosis is significantly more prevalent in the female population, further impacting the anatomic differences. We present a classification system describing six female femoral subtypes and discuss the importance of recognizing gender differences in reconstructive hip surgery.


EDITORIALSYNOPSIS Because alltheparametersneeded tocalculate an adequate doseofantacid for patients withpeptic ulcer will probably neverbeknownbefore treatment, amathematical methodis presented ofcalculating theminimumdoseusing thedataofvarious authors as regards gastric secretion andemptying. Alsostudied istheeffect ofantacids on secretion rateandemptying time. Itwas foundthat tobeeffective in90%/ofpatients, a doseof50mEq.neutralizing capacity is adequate formaleduodenal ulcer patients andof26mEq.forfemale duodenal ulcer ormalegastric ulcer patients. Ifthepatient's basal secretion isknown, a doseofneutralizing capacity eight times thesecretion rateisadequate. In partlItheneutralizing capacity ofallavailable antacids isassessed asregards theamountof acid required totitrate a knownamountofantacid topH 45.Fromthis information, theapproximatedoseofeachantacid required toproduce effective neutralization ofgastric juice inthetreatmentofpeptic ulcer hasbeendetermined andsummarized inthetables fortheantacids commonly usedintreatment. Thedoses recommended arelarger thanthose inroutine use. Although thefirst partofthepaper may beoflimited usefulness thesecond hasgreatpractical value anddraws attention totheeffectiveness or otherwise ofmany commercial preparations.


Preface (Richard Hoggart) Part 1: Screwing Us into Virue 1. Can We Legislate Against Discrimination? (Bernard Crick) Part 2: Hardy Perennials 2. The Right to Protest (John Alderson) 3. Obscenity: Manners and Morals in the Media (James Ferman) 4. The Mentally Ill and the Power of the State (Larry Gostin) Part 3: New Possibilities, New Threats 5. Computers and Privace (Norman Lindop) 6. Interventive Reproduction (Ursula Mittwoch) 7. Economics of Freedom (Maurice Peston) Part 4: So Should We Have Written Constitutional Protection? 8. A Bill of Rights for the United Kingdom? (Nicola Lacey) Part 5: International Perspectives 9. Freedom and "Balance": the Global Media Controversy (Rosemary Righter) 10. Freedom and the Breakdown of International Order (Pierre de Senarclens) Part 6: The Future of the Progressive Consensus 11. Freedom, Liberalism and Subversion (Keith Graham)


It is necessary to improve the exactness and adaptation of the working environment for the intelligent robot system. The vision sensor have been studied for a long time at this points. However, it has many processes and difficulties for the real usages. This paper proposes a visual servoing in the virtual environment to support OLP(Off-Line-Programming) path compensation and supplement the problem of complexity of the old kinematical calibration. Initial robot path could be compensated by pixel differences between real and virtual image. This method removes the varies calibrations and 3D reconstruction process in real working space. To show the validity of the proposed approach, virtual space servoing with stereo camera is carried out with WTK and openGL library for a KUKA-6R manipulator and updated real robot path.


The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) policy has been implemented in numerous developed countries across the world, for the purpose of recycling and disposal of solid waste. In Malaysia, the EPR policy has not yet been implemented as a full policy, but there exist some elements in the existing national solid waste management policy that have similarities with the EPR policy, since the 1980s. Currently, the trend towards implementing this policy is becoming stronger with the introduction of the Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Act (SWPCMA) in 2007, and the 10th Malaysian Plan (10MP) in 2010, which clearly incorporate elements of the EPR policy. Moreover, the Malaysian Government has recently cooperated with the Japanese Government to draft a new framework to manage e-waste (i.e. electrical and electronic equipment waste), which include provisions of the EPR policy. With this scenario, it is highly important for both the manufacturing and construction industries to consider incorporating the Design for Disassembly (DFD) into their processes. The DFD is needed to support the EPR policy, since the DFD provides design and technical support that contributes to the successful implementation of the policy. Unfortunately, although the EPR policy is expected to be implemented in the near future, the majority of industries involved are not yet equipped with the skills and knowledge to integrate the DFD in their processes. This study aims to address this issue, and elaborate on how industries should take into consideration the incorporation of the DFD into their processes, in order to support the implementation of the EPR in the near future.


The motivation of this study is to explore the respective probability of dying in either of the risks while a person has dual or more competing risks. The problem requires evolution of a model describing the probability of dying in either of risks while a person is exposed to competing risk of two or more diseases. This is obtained by choice of a model which is bivariate negative binomial distribution for obtaining the number of deaths (assuming the deaths occur in the last trial). A Bayesian method has also been used for estimating probability of dying in heart disease and chronic kidney disease in the presence of diabetes, hypertension, and stroke or heart disease with chronic kidney disease. For the analysis of the same we have used CARRS (cardiometabolic risk reduction in south Asia) surveillance data, a multistage cluster random sampling technique.


Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) authentication has been widely adopted as a popular method for verifying user identity and securing transactions in mobile financial banking, particularly in Sub-Saharan African countries. This is due to the convenience, speed, and accessibility since they do not require high-powered computing phones, large storage, or internet connectivity. However, like every technological advancement, this has been widely exploited by malicious actors due to weak authentication requirements. This study critically examines all 19 commercial banks in Nigeria, which has the largest USSD banking usage in Sub-Saharan Africa. We analyse 30 scenarios to conduct an anatomy and build a timeline of USSD banking attacks. Furthermore, we critically but anonymously examine each USSD banking platform against several security factors selected from government guidelines, the National Institute of Standards (NIST) SP800-63B framework and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommendations. This led to the revelation that certain services only require a single authentication, such as PIN, while others require no authentication at all. Also, most of the banks failed to comply with governmental and industrial authentication standards. Furthermore, we present a 5-phase timeline of USSD attacks and address present recommendations for different stakeholders at the various stages.


Actinobaculum schaalii may be a more common urinary tract pathogen than previously described. Here we report four cases of A. schaalii UTIs and we also propose a simple identification scheme to be used in the conventional microbiology laboratory based on standard biochemical tests.


TPS5587Background: The androgen receptor inhibitors (ARIs) apalutamide and enzalutamide (Enza) are approved for the treatment of men with advanced prostate cancer. These ARIs are associated with ad...


With the rapid development of the UHV power grid, the data interaction between the dispatching agencies has increased significantly, and the inter-agency integration features have become increasingly obvious. However, at present, the service bus in the dispatching control system is mainly for a single scheduling mechanism, only to achieve wide area sharing of specific application services and not universal, and wide area service access and management support is not enough to meet the scheduling integration requirements, there is an urgent need to coordinate the coordination of inter-agency scheduling information sharing. In view of the above problems, this paper analyzes the characteristics of the existing service architecture. On this basis, this paper puts forward the wide area service architecture suitable for wide area environment, and discusses the key technologies such as wide area service access and wide area service management. And its application prospect was prospected.


Rules are the basis of decision-making in the combat simulation execution. In event driven mode, when a certain event occurs, many rules are chosen and bring in different results in combat simulation process. Analyses the representation and execution of production rules, studies the rule priority based reasoning, defines two kinds of rule priority, default priority and user defined priority. It presents a method of sifting of multiple rules priority and designed system architecture and military rules database.


Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by an erosive synovitis, resulting in cartilage degeneration and joint destruction.1 A better understanding of the immune and inflammatory mechanisms underlying joint damage, leading to disorganization of the joint structures and functional damage, in patients with RA is fundamental for the development of effective therapies.2 Advances in molecular technology techniques have contributed greatly to the creation of targeted treatments aimed at blocking the action of pro-inflammatory cytokines (eg, tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-a], interleukin-6 [IL-6]) and more effective therapeutic strategies decreasing the incidence of both synovitis and joint damage in patients with RA being treated with disease monitoring antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs).3

Serum biomarkers of cartilage turnover represent a potentially useful tool for assessing the efficacy of DMARDs in patients with RA.4 Among them, cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP), a pentameric protein originally isolated from cartilage, seems to have a structural role in the formation of extracellular matrix and in the interaction between the matrix and its proteins.5

Many studies have shown that changes in serum levels of COMP are related to cartilage processes and may occur early in the course of RA.6,7 The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for COMP has been automated and shown to have good analytical performance characteristics. The total imprecision (CV%, coefficient variation) was 3.27%–5.50% for concentrations ranging between 7.09 and 14.69 U/L. The test was linear for COMP concentrations ranging between 4 and 32 U/L.8 Quantification of serum levels of COMP by ELISA have been introduced into clinical practice as a valuable support to clinical and radiological methods used in the early assessment of the progression of joint cartilage destruction and/or the effect of treatment in patients with RA.9–12

However, when a serum biomarker is used …


PRAPULLA G1 USHA M2 HEMANTH Y K3 MTech. Student, Department of CSE Assistant Professor, Department of CSE Assistant Professor, Department of CSE East West Institute of Technology East West Institute of Technology East West Institute of Technology Bengaluru – 560091, India. Bengaluru – 560091, India. Bengaluru – 560091, India. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------***---------------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract— Smart system allow users to control various electronic appliances like fan, lights etc. The voice controlled smart system using raspberry pi3b which acts as a smart device with the help of Google Assistance controls multiple devices such as lights and fans connected to it.


Multicomponent frictional polymer composites based on an epoxyphenol binder reinforced with E-glass fibers and
dispersed inclusions of rubber, alumina, graphite, and barite are considered. It is believed that glass fibers are oriented
along the X and Y axes of a rectangular coordinate system and have the same volume contents in these directions, which
corresponds to the reinforcement of the material with fabric. Numerical calculations of the values of the components of the
stress concentration operator (a fourth-rank tensor connecting the local stress values at an arbitrary point in an inhomogeneous
medium with external stresses applied to the composite) were carried out for the considered frictional polymer
composites, taking into account changes in the volume contents of their fillers.


The author investigates scenario generation and analogical reasoning as potential sources of bias in new product forecasting. In a series of studies, scenarios and analogies are shown to have persistent effects on judgment, despite subsequent use of corrective analytic techniques (e.g., counterfactual reasoning, counterscenarios, counteranalogies, decomposition, accountability). These findings demonstrate the robustness of nonanalytic processes on judgment and the need to be aware of their seductive effects.


This paper describes the introduction of a new elective, "Writing About Medicine," into the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) curriculum, part of a new trend of developing humanities programs at medical schools. This paper will first survey two exemplary programs at other schools, and discuss their impact on students. It will then detail the development of "Writing About Medicine," including its purpose and format. Finally, it will present focus group data evaluating the course and elaborate on its role in the MSSM educational process.


This study reports on research which examined driver performance with a simulated full-windshield, head-up display (HUD) that might be used for navigation. The research focused on: 1) identifying the best possible navigation performance achievable, 2) examining the usability of a particular implementation of a navigation interface, and 3) determining the potential safety benefits of that interface.


Planning and organizing user studies can be a challenge for novices and student researchers in human-computer interaction (HCI). We present a web-based study planning toolkit for researchers to support their planning and organization with human subjects. The free and open toolkit contains multiple interactive research applications for (1) the selection of quantitative and qualitative research methods in HCI, (2) automated study design planning for experimental user studies, (3) an automated informed consent generation for studies with human subjects, (4) calendar booking for experimental user studies in shared laboratories, and (5) automated participation confirmation certificates. The toolkit can be helpful for Ph.D. students in supervising novices and undergraduates who need support with their planning and study design choices. The toolkit was actively used over two semesters in multiple HCI lectures and formatively evaluated. We contribute with the whole toolkit and encourage other researchers to contribute and further improve the content.


Let ( r A,n ( x )) n ∈ N be a sequence of polynomials with coefficients from a field K satisfying the recurrence relation of order d + 1 ∈ N + , where t α,n ∈ K [ x ], m ∈ N + are fixed, α ∈ N d +1 , | α | = α 0 + . . . α d and We show that under mild assumptions on the initial polynomials r A, 0 , . . . , r A,d and the coefficients t α,n , we can give the expression for the resultant Res( r A,n , r A,n − 1 ). Our results generalize recent result of Ulas concerning the case m = 1 and d = 1.


23415 x-ray examinations of the skull performed in an emergency department were examined retrospectively. The results show that it is wrong and dangerous, for medical-legal reasons, to perform x-ray examinations of the skull systematically in institutions where CT is available, as: – the uselessness of the examination, also for legal purposes, has been demonstrated; – its cost is twice the CT examination, on average; – the radiologist's and the technician's demotivation compromises the diagnostic effectiveness in every case; – the unmotivated use of CT and hospitalization becomes more frequent; – the execution time is wasted and not useable otherwise; – the deleterious sectorialization between abdominal and cerebral radiologists hampers the global and overall evaluation of the traumatised patient; – radioprotection reasons press for a more cautious use of radiation.


The Occupational Health and Safety Management System (SSGT) has been a stimulating tool for the productivity and structural growth of the most economically developed countries. Colombia, although it has worked for more than fifty years on this issue, is only beginning to consolidate strongly within the world of Labor Risks, taking into account the macroeconomic projections that the country presents in the short and medium term. Therefore, in this document we try to determine the importance of the implementation of the minimum standards in the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (SGSST), through a phenomenological - descriptive analysis in which it is allowed, first, to do a legal-normative detail about the ways in which Labor Risks (RL) are structured in Colombia, through the comparison and compilation of their minimum standards. Subsequently, the importance of Resolution 312 of 2019 will be defined, taking into account the existing impact of the preparation of the SGSST, and then ending with the realization and analysis of the SWOT matrix of the SGSST in Colombia, and thus determine its repercussions in the human-business productive process of the country. This, taking into account how Health and Safety at Work (SST) has become a tool for the structural development of the country in social, political and economic matters, since by giving companies a human sense, the Social welfare is restructured by its coverage beyond the merely individual scope, encompassing and introducing companies, family and community, also allowing a better penetration within the territorial context. With the above, it allows easier integration into the market, also highlighting its productive improvement by the improvement that implies good environment and care within the workplace.


In order to perform a successful outsourcing, we needs the SLA through improving the quality of IT services. In particular SLA metrics and evaluation criteria is an important factor as to substitute the IT viability of the company to promote IT Outsourcing. SLA metrics consist of technical, managerial, user perspective items, and has been managed to aim to provide reliable and continuous quality improvement of IT services. This study focuses on the HW availability metrics of SLA indicators of IT outsourcing. We propose the Infra availability criteria for the HW configuration level to meet the SLA contract and evaluation. We offer the Infra configuration standards of SLA contract, and propose criteria to determine the suitability of the target levels in IT operations audit environment. The proposed model was verified the necessity and effectiveness of the Infra configuration standards and operation audit check items through the surveys of experts and users.


Objective To evaluate the clinical and biological characteristics of elderly female breast cancer patients in Shenyang area.Methods Retrospective analysis of the clinical and biological characteristics of elderly female breast cancer patients,which are continuously selected in our hospital(≥ 60 years old,senile breast cancer group,n=81),and compare with adult female breast cancer patients in the same period in our hospital(60 years old,a control group,76 cases comparison of).Results The mean disease duration,average tumor diameter and the number of cases of combined diseases in elderly group were significantly more than the control group,but the operation treatment of cases were significantly less than the latter(P0.01 or P0.05).Conclusion Compared with the adult group,the elder female breast cancer patiens in Shenyang area have the traits of a longer latent period,a larger tumor diameter,a more complicated underlying deseases and a lower surgical treatment rate.


In this article was given the task of separating the banking services market in the zone of influence of the banks. The problem was solved through the use of the apparatus of fuzzy binary relations, what is allowing the model built closer to real conditions


We are studying the laser ablation of ceramics and semiconductors by the femtosecond laser (800 nm wavelength, 100 fs pulse duration) in air. The ceramics (Al2O3) and the silicon single crystal (<100>, P-types) were used as the target material. The crater profiles were analyzed using the confocal laser scanning microscope. We used two methods to evaluate the ablation rate. The ablation thresholds were determined by the ablation rate dependence on the laser fluence. Reproducibility and controllability of the ablation characteristics for the ceramics and semiconductors will be summarized


Ridicule can be used in order to create concurrence as well as to en-hance antagonism. This paper deals with ridicule that is used by a critic when he is responding to a standpoint or to a reason advanced in support of a standpoint. Ridicule profits from humor's good repu-tation, and correctly so, even when it is used in argumentative contexts. However, ridicule can be harmful to a discussion. This paper will deal with ridicule from the perspective of strategic maneuvering between the individual rhetorical objec-tive of effecting persuasion and the shared dialectical objective of resolving the dispute on its merits. In what ways can ridicule be used in strategic maneuvering and under what conditions are these uses dialectically sound?


*† Traditional materials used in the construction of Capillary Pumped Loop (CPL) and Loop Heat Pipe (LHP) wicks have been polyethylene and sintered metals. Metal wicks have the advantage fine pore sizes and can develop high capillary pumping pressure, but have high thermal conductivity which limits their application in CPLs. The current study investigates the performance of several evaporators containing fine-pore wicks made of iron oxide and silicon oxide though experiments in both LHP and CPL configurations. The novel material use allows pore radii on the order of 1µm in wicks with much lower conductivities than the previously available metals.


It is shown that assuming mixed-quark states in hadrons suggests that the two pion decay of the long-lived neutral kaon may be described without CP violation. The rate of this decay relative to the decay into all charged modes is estimated quite accurately in terms of the Cabibbo-mixing angle.


Abstract : This report describes the development of an integrated, lightweight, waterproof, flame-resistant combat boot suitable for all-season wear in temperate climates. This boot, designated Model SBN-88, also includes a puncture resistant, mud shedding traction sole and a detachable chemical threat resistant bootie. This boot was developed under Phase I of the Small Business Innovation Research program and the report lists the objectives that were met and describes the future design changes needed to meet the objectives that were not met. Keywords: Fire resistant materials, Temperate regions, Weight reduction, Skid resistance, Waterproofing, Lightweight, Footwear, Warfare, Insulation, Protective clothing.


The three-point finite-difference monotonous scheme on non-uniform grid for solving convective-diffusion transport equation with source, discontinuous coefficients and boundary conditions of a general type is suggested. The construction of the scheme is based on the application of analytical solution of non-homogeneous differential equation of the second order with constant coefficients and linear right-hand side. This solution is locally exact within the grid step interval. The asymptotic of scheme coefficients for small values of grid parameter is investigated and the relation to spline approximation schemes is shown. The efficiency of difference scheme application is verified by test calculations.