In order to monitor of mobile robots at anytime and anywhere, a remote monitoring system is designed within IoT of OneNet could platform, where a communication mode of GPRS, which is used to connect with OneNet cloud platform, and the application protocol is proposed to transmit robot data with the EDP protocol. As a result, the online monitoring of the parameters such as the speed, inclination angle, voltage and direction of the mobile robot is completed, and finally remote diagnostics and control of robot is realized.


Creativity has become one of the most sought - after skills from graduates across business and industry to attain self - reliance for sustainable development. The study adopted a descriptive design. Four research questions guided the study. The population comprised 1074 business education lecturers and students in tertiary institutions in Oyo State, south west Nigeria, out o f which 97 lecturers and 320 business education students were randomly selected as sample. Questionnaire was used for data collection, while descriptive statistics (mean) and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The instrument was validated by three experts in business education and a reliability coefficient 0.75 was obtained which makes the instrument adjudged reliable. Results showed the following benefits of developing creativity as: enhancement of skill acquisition, promotion o f entrepreneurship and self - reliant among others. Based on the findings, the study concluded that there is considerable need to enhance creativity in business education students for them to succeed in vocation and be self - reliant. The study recommended am ong others that business education lecturers should adopt student centred teaching strategies and make deliberate efforts to foster creativity among students to enable them become self - reliant upon graduation considering the high level of unemployment in O yo State and the nation as a whole.


A method of automatically generating accompaniment chords in an electronic musical instrument system, whereby, as a melody is advanced, corresponding accompaniment chords can automatically be generated. The method comprises the steps of inputting the key of the tune to be played, drawing up fundamental chords to be used in the play tune according to the input tune key, inputting melody notes, comparing the input melody notes with the notes constituting the fundamental chords to select the highest priority one among the fundamental chords, and outputting the selected highest priority chord, together with the melody notes.


The complete crystal structure of the tetragonal form of bismuth arsenate has been determined by X-rays. The crystal has the scheelite structure. The body-centered cell, containing four molecules, has the following dimensions: a = 5.08 ± 0.02 A., c = 11.70 ± 0.02 A., c/a = 2.30. The calculated density is 7.6 g.cm−3. The space group is C4h6–I41/a. The arsenic and bismuth atoms are in fourfold special positions (a) and (b) of the space group, while the oxygen atoms are in the sixteenfold general positions (f). The oxygen parameters, given in fractions of the unit cell, are x = 0.213, y = 0.149, z = 0.080. Bismuth is in eight co-ordination, the average Bi—O distance being 2.54 A.


Nickel-based superalloys exhibit excellent high temperature strength, high temperature corrosion and oxidation resistance and creep resistance. They are widely used in high temperature applications in aerospace, power and petrochemical industries. The need for economical and efficient usage of materials often necessitates the joining of dissimilar metals. In this study, dissimilar welding between two different nickel-based superalloys, Inconel 718 and Inconel 600, was attempted using rotary friction welding. Sound metallurgical joints were produced without any unwanted Laves or delta phases at the weld region, which invariably appear in fusion welds. The weld thermal cycle was found to result in significant grain coarsening in the heat effected zone (HAZ) on either side of the dissimilar weld interface due to the prevailing thermal cycles during the welding. However, fine equiaxed grains were observed at the weld interface due to dynamic recrystallization caused by severe plastic deformation at high temperatures. In room temperature tensile tests, the joints were found to fail in the HAZ of Inconel 718 exhibiting good ultimate tensile strength (759 MPa) without a significant loss of tensile ductility (21%). A scanning electron microscopic examination of the fracture surfaces revealed fine dimpled rupture features, suggesting a fracture in a ductile mode.


The incoherent cyclotron radiation at the nth harmonic of the cyclotron frequency from N electrons moving on a single orbit is shown to be reduced by at least a factor π2n2N−ρ as a result of the nearest‐neighbor Coulomb interactions (ρ ≥ 1), whenever the electron's random thermal energy is less than the Coulomb energy. The conditions under which this theory is valid are compared with those prevailing in the Astron E layer.


Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a disease characterized by a polymorphic clinical pattern. Maculae, plaques and nodules have been reported as common lesions of KS. Rarely, KS lesions may appear as translucid, angiomatous, spongy and reducible under pressure of the finger. These lesions have been defined as bullous, cystic or lymphangiomatous [1-6]. The few reports in the literature and our own experience confirm the rarity of this lesion variant. [...]


Introduction: Leucocytospermia is recently recognized factor of male infertility. Leucocytes when exceeds the threshold of 1 x106/ml of semen contribute significantly to production of ROS ( reactive oxygen species) and thereby cause sperm damage leading to male infertility. Aims : To study the effect of leucocytospermia on seminal parameters. Methods: The study was conducted at the Reproductive Biology Unit in the Department. of Physiology, Mahatma Gandhi
Institute of Medical Sciences Sevagram; Wardha. Routine semen analysis was done by SQA II CP (Sperm Quality Analyser) [Medical Electronic System Ltd. Israel]. The presence of leukocyte concentration in 140 semen samples were assessed by myeloperoxidase staining technique [ Endtz test] and samples were classified as leucocytospermic [≥ 1x106/ml] (L group) and nonleucocytospermic [ 0.05), % sperm motility (r = -0.16, p > 0.05) & %morphologically normal spermatozoa (r = -0.14, p > 0.05) were not significant. Conclusion: Leukocytospermia adversely affect the seminogram parameters leading to male infertility.


2 samples of 49 and 91 undergraduates rated how much they would feel like participating in each of a set of leisure activities in each of 10 hypothetical situations. The resulting matrices of responses were analyzed into the estimated variance components associated with persons, situations, modes of response, and their various interactions. These sources of variance in leisure behavior were compared to those reported by N. S. Endler and J. Hunt for hostility and anxiety. The results show major differences between the relative contributions of the sources of variance to leisure behavior and their contributions to hostility and anxiety. There were also some differences between the sexes in sources of variance, both within and across the 3 domains of behavior. In addition, the implications of 2 classical views of leisure behavior were tested by comparing the Persons × Modes of Response and Situations × Modes of Response interaction variances. Results support both views, although sex differences suggest that these classical views might be differentially applicable to males and females. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)


Poetic styles are the concrete forms of poetry, the differences in which decide the differences in
the contents, functions, characteristics and writing skills of poetry. Besides, the change an d reforms in poetic
styles always reflect the changes and reforms in the thought of poetics. The split-up and finalization of
poetic styles was finally finished in The Early and High Tang, which makes many scholars pay their
attention to this period. But there's some mistake of judging Tang poems by subsequent concept, which
may bring on a lot of misunderstandings. This paper tries to revive the true picture of the existence of the
concept of poetic styles in The Early and High Tang.


This research assessed the effectiveness of mobility readiness spares packages (MRSPs) utilized for Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF). This was accomplished by selecting a representative array of MRSPs for weapon systems actively involved in OIF, and obtaining relevant support effectiveness measures. Measures selected for analysis were MRSP fill rate, stockage effectiveness, issue effectiveness, mission capable spares rate, and total requirements variance. An analysis of MRSPs for the E-3B, F-16C, and HC130P aircraft revealed varying levels of effectiveness when compared with overall contingency and supply chain metrics. INTRODUCTION The objective of the readiness spares package (RSP) program is "to support national strategy in consonance with the guidance issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Specifically, the Air Force objective is to authorize, acquire on time, preposition, prestock, and maintain in a serviceable condition ready for use, all RSP needed to support the wartime activities specified in the War and Mobilization Plan (WMP)" [1]. Each MRSP is designed for a "worst case scenario", to support a weapon system in a contingency environment for 30 days with no resupply. Utilizing the Aircraft Sustainability Model (ASM), Air Force logisticians must determine the best possible number and mix of spares and repair parts for each deployable readiness spares package (RSP), better known as a (MRSP).


In November 1992 in Bangladesh, the community medicine and pharmacology departments of medical colleges in Chittagong, Khulna, Mymensingh, and Rajshahi conducted a survey of 40 thana health complexes (THCs) and 40 union subcenters (USCs) nationwide to examine patterns of drug use at the primary health care level. They focused on those drugs used to treat watery diarrhea, dysentery with blood, helminthiasis, pneumonia, acute respiratory tract infections, and scabies. Physicians provided medical care and prescriptions at THCs while medical assistants did at USCs. The average consultation time was only 54 seconds (60 seconds for THCs vs. 48 seconds for USCs). Adequate examinations were conducted only on 37% of patients (41% vs. 32%). Adequate treatment as defined by standard treatment guidelines was accorded to only 41% of patients (43% vs. 39%). The average number of drugs prescribed was acceptable (1.44). 25% of patients received antibiotics (25% at THCs and 24% at USCs). Use rates of metronidazole were 25% for THCs and 18% for USCs. 17% of tracer diagnoses received metronidazole, even though none of them needed it for treatment. 85% and 78% of drugs prescribed were from the essential drugs list and prescribed by generic name, respectively, indicating adequate implementation of the National Drug Policy. Only 54% of the 12 essential drugs were available (63% vs. 46%). This low availability affected prescribing patterns. Financial constraints limited the drug supply. It took only 23 seconds to dispense the drugs. The short dispensing and consultation times may have accounted for the low level (55%) of patients knowing how and when to take the drugs. 81% of drugs prescribed were dispensed according to the prescription. These findings will be used to target and evaluate future interventions by the Improvement of Drug Management Project.


The de novo design and synthesis of peptide-based biocatalysts that can mimic the activity of natural enzymes is an exciting field with unique opportunities and challenges. In a natural enzyme, the active site is composed of an assembly of different amino acid residues, often coordinated with a metal ion. A metalloenzyme's catalytic activity results from the dynamic and concerted interplay of various interactions among the residues and metal ions. Aiming to mimic such enzymes, simple peptide fragments, drawing structural inspiration from natural enzymes, can be utilized as a model. In our effort to mimic a metal-containing hydrolase, we designed peptide amphiphiles (PA) 1 and 2 with a terminal histidine having amide and acid functionalities, respectively, at its C-terminal, imparting differential ability to coordinate with Zn and Cu ions. The PAs demonstrate remarkable self-assembly behavior forming excellent nanofibers. Upon coordination with metal ions, depending on the coordination site the nanofibers become rigidified or weakened. Rheological studies revealed excellent mechanical properties of the hydrogels formed by the PAs and the PA–metal co-assemblies. Using such co-assemblies, we mimic hydrolase activity against a p-nitrophenyl acetate (p-NPA) substrate. Michaelis–Menten's enzyme kinetic parameters indicated superior catalytic activity of 2 with Zn amongst all the assemblies.


Testicular blood flow was measured in monkeys using a 133xenon clearance technique and a 141cerium microsphere entrapment technique. The clearance procedure provided values that tended to be lower than those obtained using the microspheres, was technically less difficult, and has the advantage of being a clinical tool. The microsphere entrapment technique provides the simultaneous evaluations in numerous tissue sites but requires the removal of the tissues to be evaluated. The xenon clearance technique apears to be better suited for evaluations in nonhuman primates.


In the process of screening for anti-human acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (hACAT) agents from plant resources, we found that the 80% methanolic extract of Rhus chinensis (R. chinensis) exhibited significant antioxidative and hACAT activities in rats. Two compounds were isolated as active principles from the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of the branches of R. chinensis. The structures of compounds 1 and 2 were determined as hydroxydammarenone and semialactone, respectively, by means of MS and NMR spectroscopic analysis. Compound 1 has been isolated from this plant for the first time. Compounds 1 and 2 showed inhibitory activities on both human ACAT1 with IC50 values of 12.4, and 79.1 μM and on human ACAT2 with IC50 values of 30.5 and 76.9 μM, respectively. These results suggested that R. chinensis containing dammarane triterpenes 1 and 2 might be effective in the prevention and treatment of hypercholesterolemia or atherosclerosis via inhibitory effect on hACAT.


Setting ACSI model as the theoretical basis and considering the characteristics of power grid enterprises IT call center, this paper proposes a customer satisfaction model of IT call center, which is composed by 5 structural variables, including call center image, customer expectation, perceived quality, perceived value and complaint handling. On this basis, the customer satisfaction evaluation index system of IT call center is established. Through the analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of evaluation methods currently used by Yuxi Power Supply Bureau IT call center, choosing the analytic hierarchy process and fuzzy comprehensive evaluation analysis method to evaluate the customer satisfaction, the evaluation results are consistent with the actual situation, thus, the validity and rationality of the model are verified.


While the word plagiarism first appeared in English usage in the seventeenth century, it was only until the last century that schools and tertiary institutions considered it a serious academic issue (Howard, 2000). With the advent of information and communication technologies, it appears that plagiarism has been on the rise in the last couple of decades. Plagiarism is a phenomenon not easy to define. Most commentators maintain that it is an unethical behaviour of academic dishonesty (Franklyn-Stokes & Newstead, 1995). Other commentators, however, suggest that it is culturally situated, as plagiarism is understood differently in cultures where "using someone else's work is a sign of respect" (Georgetown University Honor Council, 2006, ¶ 3, also refer Ashworth, Freewood, & Macdonald, 2003), thus it is ethical to plagiarise. Also, the issue of intentionality should be taken into account as plagiarism can be the result of "sloppy note-taking and hasty composition" (Mallon, 1989, cited in Howard, 2000, p. 480), due to a lack of understanding of citation rules and referencing styles. It therefore should not be seen as an intentional act of cheating.


The first global workshop on Smart Specialisation was organised in Seville on 25 September 2018. This workshop has showcased the variety of experiences and interests generated by Smart Specialisation on the five continents and represented a first step towards the creation of an international community of Smart Specialisation. Building on the outcomes and lessons from this event, the present Science for Policy report brings together experiences, policy aspects, challenges and opportunities gravitating around the topic of Smart Specialisation worldwide, and elaborates on the further international potential of the Smart Specialisation concept and approach.


Inspection Computed Tomography Scan (CT Scan) Whole Abdomen on suspicion Hepatomegali General Hospital Haji Adam Malik Medan. The purpose of writing this paper is to determine the location, type, and size of hepatomegaly and describes the inspection technique in getting a picture with good resolution in a CT scan of the abdomen with suspicion whole hepatomegaly. Type examination is conducted whole-abdominal CT scan which examines techniques using multislice CT scan plane with helical technique that produces 16 slice / slice each one scan. By using this type of thermal blue movie film and using the system to record the movie dryview object shadow of the film and used pieces of axial image capture. Patients should also make preparations beforehand fasting gastrointestinal function to see the patient free of air and feces. Patients also must perform urea and creatinine lab tests to see kidney function, and patients also do skintest to see the patient's immune system to a substance of contrast media that will be provided. Then the preparation of tools and materials that include CT scan plane is ready to use, tool for injection of contrast agents such as syringes, alcohol cotton, plaster, nierbekken, torniquet, and oxygen. The materials needed are koontras iodine media to be injected intravenously. The resulting picture is a picture CT Scan of Tn.saragih abdominal cavity, where the picture liver enlarged shapes and sizes, regular edges, partial liver parenkhim density appears to be increasing and it can be concluded from an examination of the abdominal CT scan whole Tn, saragih that he suffered hepatomegaali / enlargement of the liver. Therefore the whole abdominal CT scan can provide more accurate diagnostic information to the physician to diagnose pathology kususnya contained in the cavity of the liver in cases of hepatomegaly and can give a decision for examination and further treatment.


The paper addresses a time-to-digital conversion method based on successive approximation algorithm in time domain (SA-TDC). The SA-TDC is based on successive delaying the events defining a start and a stop of the input time interval being converted to a digital number by the use of binaryscaled delay components. The paper contribution is a presentation of several enhancements of SA-TDC architecture with single set of delay lines such as a reduction of hardware complexity and a decrease of quantization step by asymmetric inverter design in delay lines. On the other hand, the problem of metastability in logic appeared during conversion process for quasi-simultaneous inputs as a significant drawback of SA-TDCs is explored.


The embodiment of the invention provides a method and a device for managing statistical data of chip. The method mainly includes steps of obtaining statistical value of the statistical data of the chip, writing the statistical value in a static random memory (SRAM), moving the statistical value stored in the SRAM into a cache unit, and then, moving the statistical value stored in the cache unit into a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) when preset moving condition is satisfied. By simultaneously employing the SRAM and the DRAM to store the statistical data of the chip, the invention can effectively reduce storage cost of peripheral flow statistical counter of the chip and use quantity of chip IO and the SRAM, and lower demand for DRAM access bandwidth.


Background: Incidence of metabolic syndrome and superficial mycotic infection is progressively increasing worldwide. Skin disorders, usually neglected and frequently underdiagnosed in patients with metabolic syndrome. So, the objective of the study is to linkup between metabolic syndrome and superficial mycotic infections.

Methods: Total 300 diagnosed patients of superficial mycotic infection out of 1000 patients in a 5 months period from January 2019 to May 2019 who gave consent were chosen at random from the patients attending the OPD consultancy. Thorough clinical evaluation and routine hematological investigations, oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), fasting lipid profile were tested and BMI and blood pressure were recorded to diagnose metabolic syndrome. Fungal infections were confirmed by KOH mount.

Results: Among 1000 patients attended in OPD consultancy, majority of the patients were female (60%). Among them 300 patients have got different superficial fungal infections (female was 223 and male 77). Among this 300-study population, age variation is significant. There were highest female patients in age group from 36 yrs- 45 yrs. Tinea corporis was the most frequent fungal infection in female (65%), Tinea cruris is highest in male (21%). The most alarming is that among that 300 patients 45% patients have got raised OGTT,91% patient has increased BMI, female predominant. 59.3% has raised blood pressure and increased serum cholesterol in 70.1% patients.

Conclusions: Superficial fungal infections are epidemic worldwide.  In our study the new era is that presence of metabolic syndrome among patients with superficial mycotic infections. So early detection and treatment of metabolic syndrome helps in cure of superficial mycotic infections.


There are pre-office and office teachers' train in higher special education.It is very important to improve teachers train.But both pre-office and office teachers train in higher special eduction are very weak.These seriously restrict the development of the higher special education.


Oak and maple leaf squares of graded sizes were exposed in a Black Forest stream. Their colonization by aquatic hyphomycetes was studied in summer and in autumn, and in the presence or absence of leaf-eating invertebrates. The cumulative number of fungal species was significantly correlated with the initial size of the substrate. However, the goodness of fit of the regression equation was considerably improved when integrated decay curves instead of initial areas or weights of the squares were used. Spore production of a leaf square was directly proportional to its integrated decay curve. All fungal communities on the various squares showed close agreement with a logseries species distribution. Time of arrival of a fungal species was significantly correlated with its overall reproductive output.


In introducing this paper on the Documentary Information and Communication System which has been developed over the last two and a half years in the Netherlands, I find it difficult to hide the excitement and enthusiasm I feel for this project and for the men who have pioneered such an important development for music therapy. I have been to four different presentations by Pieter van den Berk and Frans Vodegel and recently spent time in the Netherlands with them discussing how the system can be established in the UK, and how it is being established in other countries. The tremendous value of this resource to music therapy is almost incalculable. Communication is one of the most fundamental elements in music therapy practice, and the essence of this paper is in describing a process by which music therapists can communicate with each other all over the world. Imagine a situation where after initiating some work with somebody suffering from a particular problem, you experience considerable difficulties in how to proceed. Through the DICS, it would be quite simple to delve into the memory of the computer, and quickly find out all the other practitioners in countries which have established the system who are involved or have been involved in the same area of work, and make contact with them. Additionally, the system will allow us to call up available literature on particular problems that we are working with in music therapy journals and medical journals that have been stored in the system. Personally, I will find it enormously valuable to establish and build up contact with music therapists all over Europe and in the United States and in Australia who are working in the same area that I am. But the DICS is not only a process of taking, it is also a process of giving. By giving information to the system about music therapy in Great Britain, training, clinical practice and available literature, we will find that not only can we gain from understanding the work of others, but can take pride in the dissemination of our own work abroad.


We study the supersymmetric N=(2,2) Wess-Zumino model in two dimensions with the functional renormalization group. At leading order in the supercovariant derivative expansion we recover the nonrenormalization theorem which states that the superpotential has no running couplings. Beyond leading order the renormalization of the bare mass is caused by a momentum-dependent wave function renormalization. To deal with the partial differential equations we have developed a numerical toolbox called FlowPy. For weak couplings the quantum corrections to the bare mass found in lattice simulations are reproduced with high accuracy. But in the regime with intermediate couplings higher-order operators that are not constrained by the nonrenormalization theorem yield the dominating contribution to the renormalized mass.


Photoluminescent gold nanodots (Au NDs) on aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Al2O3 NPs) with the emission wavelengths ranging from 510 to 630 nm are unveiled. Orange Al2O3 NP@AuNDs show high selectivity and sensitivity towards Ag(+) ions by metallophilic Ag(+)-Au(+) interactions and induced fluorescence quenching of Au NDs.


In this paper a problem of industrial interest is presented: the control of an industrial gas compressor. The main feature of the problem is that the throughput of a gas compressor is limited both above and below. When the compressor should supply a lower flow rate, an additional valve must be opened. Thus the controller has a natural two-mode structure, making it particularly suited for hybrid control. A model of the gas compressor system and a hybrid controller are presented. Some simulations results are presented, showing that the proposed controller performs well, even under rapid changes in the boundary conditions.


Combining with the demand of culturing the research talents,a new Expermient Teaching Mode is established.The detailed process is put forward and the nicer effect is obtained.The practice results show that the new method emphasizes to train the students'ability to discover,to analyze and solve question,which has a good way to enhance the students'synthesizing capacity and spirit of innovation in the new era.


Dental amalgam has been used as a filling material in dentistry for over 100 years. The reactants, Ag3Sn alloy and mercury, form silver-mercury and tin-mercury products. Previous X-ray diffraction studies have resulted in some disagreement concerning unit-cell structure and parameters of the products. In this study, X-ray diffraction measurements were carried out on tin-mercury mixtures, tin-mercury alloys, dental amalgam, and single crystals of tin and mercury. The diffraction data for the tin-mercury alloys were programed for an IBM 650 computer utilizing Cohen's least-squares method. The tin-mercury product was found to be a solid solution possessing hexagonal-symmetry elements. The parameters ranged from: c0 = 2.995 A to 2.984 A, co/ao = 0.931.


ABSTRACT This research was conducted in Oktober to Desember 2015 in the Laboratory of Parasite and Fish Disease of Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, University of Riau. This study aims to understand the leukocytes differentiation Profil of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) that were infected by ectoparasites in Simpang Tiga sub-district Pekanbaru. The research method used in this study is a survey method by taking sampels in the field and fish sample will be analized in the laboratory, and will be identificied based on Kabata, 1995. The hematologycal parameter (leukocytes differentiation) will be measured based on Swicki and Anderson, 1974. The result shown that three types of ectoparasite that were infected in tilapia was Trichodina sp., Dactylogyrus sp., and Gyrodactylus sp. The total leukocytes of male tilapia was 92.350-103.400 cells/mm3 and famale tilapia was 89.375-100.200 cells/mm3. Differentiation of leukocytes such as lymphocytes of male tilapia was 65-73,5%, whereas the famale tilapia was 61,5-77,5%, monocytes of male tilapia was 22-31,5%, whereas the famale tilapia was 18-34,5%, and neutrophils of male tilapia (3-4,5%) was higher than famale tilapia (4-5%). Keywords : Ectoparasites, Differentiation, Leukocytes, Tilapia, Pekanbaru


A1. Time and Frequency Standards and Time Transfer Technique In Japan, the researches and developments on Time and Frequency (T&F) Standards and Time Transfer Technique are carried out in the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), National Metrology Institute of Japan (NMIJ), and some Universities. In April 2004, the Communications Research Laboratory (CRL) and the Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan (TAO) were merged and reorganized into a new organization, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), an incorporated administrative agency. The responsibility of CRL for the national frequency standard and time dissemination has been succeeded by NICT. The accuracy evaluations of TAI unit by the optically pumped Cs primary frequency standard NICT-O1 have conducted about twice a year regularly. Papers on the accuracy evaluation of NICT-O1 were published [Hasegawa et al. 2004, Fukuda et al. 2004]. Development of Atomic fountain standard in NICT has been in progress. Ramsey fringe has been obtained with high signal to noise ratio, and the frequency stability of 5x10 at the averaging time of 1 second has been achieved [Kumagai et al. 2002, 2003, 2004 a, b]. Two Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) network in the Asia-Pacific region has developed under the collaboration with NICT and major T&F institutes in the region [Hongwei et al. 2003a, b]. A multi-channel TWSTFT modem has been developed in NICT [Imae et al. 2002]. Researches on GPS time transfer have been also conducted [Shibuya et al. 2002, Sekido et al. 2003, Fujieda et al. 2004a, b, Gotoh et al. 2004b]. On GPS carrier phase time transfer, precise orbit analysis software "CONCERTO" is applied to solve the ambiguity problem [Gotoh et al. 2004a]. At the headquarters of NICT, about 15 cesium atomic clocks with high-performance beam tube have been operated to generate UTC(NICT). The short term stability of UTC(NICT) has been also improved by optimizing the control gain of daily frequency adjustment [Hanado et al. 2002, 2003, 2004a]. A new UTC(NICT) generation system is under development [Hanado et al. 2004b]. Two standard time and frequency stations transmit the signals on the LF band [Kurihara et al. 2004]. These signals cover whole Japan during 24 hours [Wakai et al. 2004]. A calibration system for frequency standards certificated with ISO17025 is developed [Iwama et al. 2002, 2004]. NICT provides the Network Time Protocol (NTP) service through Internet Service Providers (ISPs) [Imamura et al. 2004]. The Japanese government has established the "Time Business Forum" (http://www.scat.or.jp/time/) to promote and study the trusted time service system in Japan. For this activity, NICT is contributing a technical field to provide a secure UTC(NICT) to TAs. NICT is conducting research on trusted time-transfer method for safe use of Time Stamping based on Japan Standard Time [Iwama et al, 2004]. NICT has developed a precise time and frequency transfer system for ETS-VIII, a Japanese Engineering Test Satellite, which will be launched in FY 2005. Using a two-way time-transfer method and carrier-phase information, this precise time-transfer system is planned to attain a precision around 10 ps [Takahashi et al. 2002, Gotoh et al. 2004c]. A plan to develop a regional satellite navigation system called Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) was recently announced. It makes use of three satellites on inclined orbits separated 120 degrees each other to improve the visibility of satellites particularly in urban canyons. NICT is to develop time and frequency technology for this system such as space-borne hydrogen maser atomic clock and time management system [Hama et al. 2004, Ishida and Araki, 2004, Kimura 2004a, b, Takahashi et al, 2004, Ito et al. 2002, 2004].


The effect of being isolated on an island is seen as an important factor in the evolution of insular populations. An island population may be very different phenetically and genetically from a presumed conspecific population living in a similar environment on the mainland, whereas conspecific populations on a mainland may be very similar to one another even though occurring in widely distant localities and under different ecological conditions (Mayr, 1954). The reason for this is in part that rapid evolution may occur in small peripheral populations (Carson, 1959; Cook, 1961). However, an opposite effect, "centrifugal speciation," has also been described wherein peripheral forms of a species may show more primitive traits, not having received the advanced character states which spread from centers where a species is best adapted and where neighboring forms come together and increase genetic heterogeneity (Brown, 195 7). A related problem is that of genetic variation in marginal and peripheral populations. Soule (1973) has reviewed data on reduction in the diversity of coadapted gene combinations in novel environments, the advantages of preserving allelic polymorphism, and the loss of alleles at geographic margins because of genetic drift, and reduced immigration. Recently, the importance of geographic isolation, and especially of populations on the periphery of a species' range, also appears in arguments supporting the view that speciation is primarily by "punctuated equilibria" (Eldredge and Gould, 1972; Gould and Eldredge, 1977). If our understanding of the way evolution works is correct, there is a great potential for peripherally isolated populations to break from the genetic cohesiveness of the parent species and become genetically independent. A potential for speciation and genetic distinction can be demonstrated when relatively large phenetic differences exist among populations separated by short distances but imposing physical barriers. This situation is often found with populations on fringing islands. The present paper is an analysis of phenetic similarity among populations of the house finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) from the California Islands and the western U.S. (Fig. 1). I want to concentrate on barriers to dispersal and the accumulation of morphological differences among populations. Details of character variation, systematics, and population variability on the islands will be included in later papers (e.g., Power, in press). The house finch is a widespread passerine species of western North America. The genus Carpodacus originated in the Old World; most of the adaptive radiation (about 18 species) has been in Asia. Three species-the house finch (or linnet), purple finch (C. purpureus), and Cassin's.,finch (C. cassini)-are in the New World. Purple and Cassin's finches prefer forested areas, whereas the house finch breeds in desert and scrub vegetation from British Columbia south to central Mexico (Salt, 1952). It is also common in suburbs and around farm buildings, gardens, and orchards. Range expansion into eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Oklahoma, and the successful, man-aided establishment of this species in Hawaii (Hirai, 1975) and on the east coast of the U.S. (Gill and Lanyon, 1965) may be due to the presence of human alteration of the habitat, but it also demonstrates the bird's


UV irradiation of 16α,17α-epoxy-3β-hydroxypregn-5-ene-20-one 5 in a variety of solvents (benzene, acctonitrile, methanol), as such and in the presence of triethylamine, in a pyrex glass reactor leads to the formation of 3β-hydroxypregn-5-ene-16,20-dione 6 as the major product.


The ionospheric delay is one of the main errors of precision positioning in the global satellite navigation system.Based on the 2009observational data of Shenzhen continuously operating reference system,the ionospheric delay can be calculated.Then the ionospheric total electron content(TEC)can be obtained when the ionospheric model coefficient and GPS hardware delay are estimated.At last, ionospheric seasonal variation and daily variation are analyzed.


The Rubik's Cube is a well known puzzle that has remarkable group theory properties. The objective of this project is to understand how the Rubik's Cube operates as a group and explicitly construct the Rubik's Cube Group.


Higher education is increasingly interested in utilizing data analytics to support all aspects of university operations, including enrollment management and learning outcomes. Despite potential benefits to improve results and resource efficiency, the use of student information and the creation of predictive models is a potential minefield which could undermine larger higher educational missions tied to civic responsibility and social mobility. Questions remain as to the impacts of predictive modeling on underrepresented communities like students of color and differently abled students. Emerging research on similar fields of analytics, including predictive policing, provides a window into the ethical considerations that must be made to use data analytics responsibly. This chapter uses the construct of social responsibility to propose a process model for the responsible use of data analytics in colleges and universities derived from Carroll's Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility.


Contents: Preface.The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy: Modifications and Applications for a Variety of Psychological Disorders. Part I: Personality Disorders. Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Borderline Personality Disorder. Passive-Aggressive (Negativistic) Personality Disorder. Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. Part II: Anxiety Disorders. Social Anxiety Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder. Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder. Part III: Children, Parents, and Couples. Parents of Children Diagnosed With Behavior Disorders. Children With Social Skills Deficits. Couples. Part IV: Other Issues and Groups. Anger Management Problems. Correctional Settings. The Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy: Future Directions.


[Objective]The aim was to discuss the effects of interactions of different planting density and chemical control agents on agronomic characters and yield of Jundan 28. [Method]The interaction of four planting density and five chemical control agents were analyzed,and taking the commonly planting as control. [Result]Under the same planting density,the effects of different chemical control on yield was different; the maize plant height and ear height of all chemical control agents treatments were all lower than those of control,while stem diameter were higher than those of control; with the increase of planting density,the ear length,rows per ear,grains per row,and 1 000-grain weight all showed decreasing tendency,while the volume weight had a little change; the yield of Jundan 28 was the highest under the interactions of planting density 75 000 plants per ha and chemical control agents. [Conclusion]The study provides a reference for high yield and good quality cultivation of Jundan 28.


Reaction of the 3,5-diaryl-1,2-dithiolium salts 2 with the metal cyclopentadienides 4 and 9 leads to the formation of the tricyclic compounds 6 and 10 via a ring-opened intermediate, which undergoes an intramolecular Diels-Alder cyclization. Compounds 6 and 10 rearrange by treatment with boron trifluoride-diethyl ether to the isomeric compounds 7 and 11. The structures 6f and 7f were confirmed by X-ray analysis. Condensation of the 3,5-diaryl-1,2,4-dithiazolium salts 3 with the metal cyclopentadienides 4 affords the tricyclic compounds 12, which do not rearrange by Lewis acid catalysis.


Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and some forest tree species are an important source of livelihood to communities. Unfortunately, their potential and uses are much unknown by the population or organization responsible for conservation. It is for this reason that this study was carried out in the village of Minko'o to assess this potential, and to show their importance. A socio-economic survey was carried out in the village and GPS coordinates of the identified NTFPs and forest trees was recorded from the farms/plantations and forest visited. A total of 20 households were surveyed in order to identify the different NTFPs and their utility for the population. Our findings revealed that 50% of the harvest of NTFPs and forest species is done by picking and 45% by collection. Some NTFPs and forest products were known and used by the people. Some of these resources were not known and therefore under exploited. It is the case of Cola (Cola nitida), Soursop (Persea muricata), Akom (Terminalia superba), Mfo (Enantia Chlorantha), Kassimang (Spondias purpurea). Most of NTFPs were grown by the populations and the preferred NTFP was the avocado tree. The forest tree species are mainly used for medicinal purposes. Other trees were used for construction.


Pharacognostic investigation of the fresh, powdered and anatomical sections of the leaves of Gisekia pharnacioides Linn was carried out to determine its macro- and microscopical characters and also some of its physical constants. Externally, the leaves possess a symmetrical base, an entire margin, obtuse apex and a pilose surface. Internally, its shows the presences of an anisocytic stomata, unicellular, uniseriated-covering trichomes with swollen base and an acute apex, prism and clustered crystals of calcium oxalate and fiber elements. The chemo-microscopy revealed the presences of lignin, mucilage, proteins, starch grains, fats and oils. Phytochemical studies of the powdered leaves revealed the presences of tannins, alkaloids, resins, cardiac glycosides, flavoniods and some carbohydrates. The results of the study could be useful in setting some diagnostic indices for the identification and preparation of a monograph of the plant.


We describe an approach that enables a more complete evaluation of the validity of emotional intelligence measures. We argue that a source of evidence for validity is often overlooked by researchers and test developers, namely, evidence based on response processes. This evidence can be obtained through (a) a definition of the ability, (b) a description of the mental processes that operate when a person uses the ability, (c) the development of a theory of response behaviour that links variation in the construct with variation on the responses to the items of a measure, and (d) a test of the theory of response behaviour through one or more strategies that we describe.


The utility model discloses a scraper installing device of a small mud scraping machine. The scraper installing device of the small mud scraping machine comprises an annular fixed lantern ring, the fixed lantern ring is provided with a lantern ring through hole array composed of lantern ring through holes, a fan-shaped scraper fixing flange is arranged in the circumferential direction of the fixed lantern ring and provided with a scraper fixing through hole array composed of scraper fixing through holes, the edge of the scraper fixing flange is provided with an arc strip-shaped vibrating rib, and the arrangement direction of the vibrating rib is perpendicular to the scraper fixing flange. According to the scraper installing device of the small mud scraping machine, the arc strip-shaped vibrating rib on the edge of the scraper fixing flange is used, and when the scraper fixing flange rotates, the vibrating rib can automatically and periodically vibrate, so that the mud scrapping effect of a scraper is greatly improved, and usability of the mud scraping machine is improved. The scraper installing device of the small mud scraping machine is simple in structure and high in practicability, and the effect is obvious.


Abstract Early-twentieth-century China underwent dramatic reorganization of urban space, which was, in Joseph Esherick's words, "a fundamental part of the modernist agenda."1 Many empirical studies, ranging from macro-level studies of urban planning to micro-level studies of individual buildings, have been conducted by historians of modern China. Examining physical changes of various urban spaces and tracing the dynamics and implications of those changes, scholars have attempted to define the trajectories of socio-cultural change in modern Chinese cities that mostly proved to be different from European experiences. This article expands on their efforts by examining architectural changes in theaters, a public entertainment space that occupied one of the most eye-catching positions of urban socio-cultural landscape in late imperial and early modern China.


When communicating with their interlocutors, speakers refer to entities that are "old" (mentioned in prior discourse) as well as entities that are "new" (introduced for the first time). In the course of language production, speakers must choose how to order "old" and "new" referents in their utterances; that is, speakers must linearize their thinking for the purpose of speaking (Levelt, 1989). Typically, adults order previously mentioned old referent first, before they introduce referents that are new. The "old-before-new" (or "given-beforenew") ordering principle has been documented in a variety of construction types in languages (Bock & Irwin, 1980), in experimental studies of scrambling in languages such as Japanese (Ferreira & Yoshita, 2003), and in corpus-based studies of the dative alternation (Arnold, Losongco, Thomas, & Ginstrom, 2000). This paper explores whether the preference for the "old-before-new" order is general and robust, as expected of a natural, universal principle (H. H. Clark & E. Clark, 1977), or whether it is malleable and influenced – or even constructed – by factors such as age, language, and culture.


Polarization, solution-separator, charge transfer, and diffusion resistances of clean and used separator electrode assemblies were examined in microbial fuel cells using current–voltage curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Current–voltage curves showed the total resistance was reduced at low cathode potentials. EIS results revealed that at a set cathode potential of 0.3 V diffusion resistance was predominant, and it substantially increased when adding separators. However, at a lower cathode


The resurgence of motivation in social psychology has been a welcome addition to the cognitive revolution, though a theory-based approach to motivational content has remained conspicuously absent. Kenrick, Griskevicius, Neuberg and Schaller (2010) dust off Maslow's hierarchy of needs and find this content in the form of evolutionarilyinspired, fundamental motives. Their new framework unites functional, developmental and proximal levels of analysis by showing how these levels complement rather than compete with each other. We highlight what we see as the especially valuable features of this framework, and discuss its relevance for research on goal conflict, multi-goal priming and recent studies of goal scaffolding. We also suggest one main tweak to the theoretical foundation presented here that may bear greater empirical fruit. In sum, Kenrick and colleagues have reinvigorated a classic theory by integrating it with a modern understanding of human behavior's evolutionary roots. "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." Fanny Fern The cognitive revolution in psychology was not kind to motivational concepts and models. Soon after Maslow's hierarchy of needs was published, empirical research on motivation was neglected for many years as non-motivational approaches were pushed as hard and as far as possible. Eventually, however, the field of social psychology came to appreciate that motivational concepts needed to be reintroduced for further progress to be made (Gollwitzer & Bargh, 1996; Kunda, 1990; Sorrentino & Higgins, 1986; Wyer & Srull, 1986). This new focus emphasized the structural properties of goals and their action at varying levels of consciousness (e.g., Bargh, 1990; Kruglanski, 1996). However, a theory-based analysis of the content of these goals, a la Maslow, remained conspicuously absent. Kenrick, Griskevicius, Neuberg and Schaller's (in press, this issue) reanimation of Maslow's (1943) theory of motivation neatly provides this content in the form of evolutionarily-inspired, fundamental motives. These motives act at multiple levels of analysis and fit a hierarchical framework that, as Fanny might affirm, starts with the stomach and ends with love and parenting. In this commentary, we highlight what we see as the most critical features of this revised framework, and comment on a few open questions and implications raised by the paper. Why this framework matters In the interest of full disclosure, we're well-fed, rested and writing from the relative safety of our offices, and so our current motivational state might predispose our comments in this section toward feel-good, affiliation-motivated observations. Maslow's original theory included a number of valuable insights, but perhaps the most important was the attempt to delineate a set of universal human motivations in hierarchical form. This approach predated the rise of evolutionary psychology, but its basic tenets would be familiar to many evolutionary researchers. [Interestingly, Maslow studied primate dominance and sexual behavior in graduate school, though he later explicitly disavowed the need to connect human and animal motives]. Kenrick and colleagues have preserved and expanded this approach, drawing on more modern ideas about function and adaptation. One of the most relevant of these ideas concerns domain-specificity. Current perspectives on the distinct but flexible forms of information processing and behavior common to different domains of human life do suggest that "Maslow sometimes lumped together functionally (and psychologically) distinct needs into single, overly-broad categories" (p. 12). The current article nicely summarizes research on domain-specific mechanisms and presents a more functionally-tuned set of domains. It also, perhaps, puts self-actualization in its proper place, as a consequence of goal-pursuit in other domains, and not itself a fundamental motive. The self-actualizing quest for expertise is a worthy one, but as a basic drive, it is rather untenable from an evolutionary perspective ["just good enough" and "just soon enough" will typically be the selected strategies, what Clark (1996) referred to as the principles of least effort and opportunistic closure]. Thus, this quest probably rests in the realm of prescriptive and not descriptive motives. A second significant contribution involves the coherent focus on multiple levels of analysis in Kenrick and colleagues' framework. It would certainly make for an easier write-up if the influence of proximate cues could be shrugged aside as Maslow seemed to do (Kenrick et al., p. 32-33), and if fundamental motives emerged through ontogenetic development in order of their evolutionary importance. Unfortunately, this isn't the case (e.g., infants do not seem to care much about the functionally supreme goal of babymaking). A real problem that researchers must tackle is that different hierarchies can be generated depending on the perspective with which one approaches the issue. We therefore greatly value the authors' integration of developmentaland proximal-level perspectives (which describe pressures on the activation of motives) with a functional perspective (which describes the fundamental motives themselves). In the broader literature, often too little attention is paid to influences at multiple levels of analysis, which as the authors point out, has led to misunderstandings such as the notion that developmental and proximate models represent meaningful alternatives to evolutionary accounts. If nothing else (and we think there is a lot else), the current article elaborates a coherent way to combine both the contents and processes of key motivations across multiple explanatory levels. Kenrick and colleagues' overall approach is also valuable in that it emphasizes the potential trade-offs that people might make between motives. Oddly, there have been few direct tests of this implication of Maslow's original hierarchy (for examples, see Graham & Balloun, 1973; Strong & Fiebert, 1987). Modern theorizing has promoted the notion that more "primary" motives trump less primary ones, as demonstrated in the actions of early-stage cognitive processing as well as in later behaviors (e.g., Neuberg, Kenrick, Maner, & Schaller, 2004). According to Kenrick and colleagues, "if you are having lunch with your boss, and you discover a scorpion crawling up your leg, self-protection goals are likely to trump whatever foodor status-related goals were salient a moment earlier" (p. 32). These trade-offs should follow derivable rules based on the strength of the relevant domain, people's current state of goal satisfaction, etc. (Ackerman & Kenrick, 2008). For instance, all people typically retreat from imminent physical harm, but romantically-committed people (who have "completed" their mate acquisition goals) are more likely than uncommitted people to spurn the flirtatious advances of attractive strangers. Of course, counter-examples can also be generated: Soldiers may throw themselves on grenades to save their comrades; people in bars may fight to the death over mates. However, instead of refuting the broader model, these examples appear to represent unique instances in which people (nonconsciously) perceive little opportunity to fulfill active motives outside the proximate environment. Soldiers may have few other ways to powerfully demonstrate fidelity to their coalition. Barflies may have few future mating opportunities available. Thus the cost-benefit ratios of their actions are profitable at a functional level. Despite the intriguing hypotheses that can be generated about such trade-offs, the research contrasting domain-specific motives is sparse at best. This remains one of the frontiers for work on goal conflict and multi-goal priming. The functional, developmental and proximate weights given to each motive should in theory predict the speed, intensity and order to which they are responded. The question now is whether they do in practice. Did the authors succeed? Given the variety of domain-style models of human motivation and social life (e.g., Bugental, 2000; Fiske, 1992; Kenrick et al., current issue), we suspect that the debate on which framework is more well-supported will continue for some time. For instance, one might ask whether Kenrick and colleagues have identified the full suite of motives at the proper level of resolution? Maslow himself thought that "Such a theory should stress and center itself upon ultimate or basic goals rather than partial or superficial ones, upon ends rather than means to these ends" (1943, p. 1). In fact, there are a number of regularities between existing domain-style models, providing strong support for the current motive selections. Further, we agree with Maslow (and Kenrick et al.) that a stress on fundamental motives "would imply a more central place for unconscious than for conscious motivations" (1943, p. 1). This accords with research demonstrating a continuum of such motives across human and other social primate species. In these respects, we feel that the authors have succeeded admirably in detailing a comprehensive and contemporary framework of motivation. However, we were also left wondering whether a slightly different focus on the motivational hierarchy would bear greater theoretical and empirical fruit. The hierarchy presented in the target article mixes motives described at a functional level of analysis and motives described at a developmental level (see Figure 2). This makes sense in the context of the paper's focus on integration, but it might also leave the reader wondering as to what elevation in the hierarchy represents. Is it functional weight, developmental order, or some other metric? Likely, the pyramid symbolizes a combination of weight and order at a broad enough level of generalization to represent the prototypical human (Maslow's original hierarchy similarly merged proximate and developmental levels). Kenrick and colle


In the first part of this series (ES&T April 1987, pp. 328-31), it was pointed out that the methods and conclusions of EPA's Love Canal Study were the subject of some controversy in the environmental community (I, 2). Others defended the agency's approaches and methods (3). wrt 2 makes no attempt to resolve the controversy; its purpose is to present the results and conclusions of the Love Canal Study.


This paper deals with the design of a dual-mode equalizer for QAM demodulator in FPGA. The fractionally spaced mode is supported as well as conventional symbol-spaced mode without changing the clock rate. The equalizer can also be configured to handle spectrum inversion. Meanwhile we optimize the implementation architecture to reduce hardware complexity. Test results show that the equalizer can achieve high reliability at low hardware costs


Data of a condition of cellular, humoral and phagocytic parts of immunity of the children which have a vegetovascular dystonia are presented. Decrease of T-supressors and T-helper natural killers guantity, imbalance of immunoregulatory subpopulations and decrease of IgM level in blood serum are shown. The revealed infringements in immune homeostasis can be caused by discoordination of regulatory interrelations between immune and vegetative nervous system.


The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis among aborted cows and simultaneously to detect bacterial DNA in their aborted fetal tissues by means of PCR. In this descriptive study, peripheral blood samples were drawn from 76 cows aborted at the dairy farms of Tabriz (North-West of Iran) and their sera separated by centrifugation. The serum samples were analyzed by ELISA (Pourquire-ELISA Kit manufactured by France). Consequently, tissue samples were taken from the stomach (fluid), liver, kidney, spleen, lungs, heart and placenta of aborted fetuses and tested by PCR. Six out of 76 dams (7.8 percent) were seropositive to the Brucella spp., and six out of 76 aborted fetuses (7.8 percent) showed a positive reaction to the PCR test. Four out of six aborted fetuses (66 percent) showed a positive reaction against the Brucella abortus and the two remaining (34 percent) had a positive reaction to the vaccine strain, RB51. Statistical analysis did not show any significant difference between the two diagnostic methods (PCR and serological tests). However, PCR protocol is preferred to the serological tests due to its ability to differentiate among the Brucella strains. In conclusion, both serological and particularly PCR tests are recommended for diagnosis of Brucella strains in cows subjected to abortion and according to our PCR test results, vaccination with RB51 strain could be abortive in some pregnant cows. [Hossein Hamali, Razi Jafari Joozani. Detection of Brucella spp. and vaccine strains in bovine aborted fetuses by a multiplex PCR. Life Science Journal. 2011;8(4):469-473] (ISSN:1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com.


The conductor transposition principle and parameter calculation method of four-phase power transmission line with arbitrary conductor configuration are researched, and the compatibility between four-phase and three-phase power transmission systems is analyzed. By means of rolling transposition, the parameter balance of four-phase power transmission line with arbitrary conductor configuration can be implemented. Through calculating the phase-to-phase geometrical mean distance of four-phase transmission line, the computing formulae for inductive and capacitive parameters, which are completely accordant with that for three-phase transmission line, can be obtained. Since the voltages belonging to four-phase system and those belonging to three-phase system can be mutually transformed by four-phase to three-phase transformer while the numbers of phases can also be transformed simultaneously, therefore the compatible cost of hybrid power transmission system, in which three-phase power system coexists with four-phase system, can be reduced. The parameter balance characteristics of four-phase transmission line is better than that of three-phase system, so four-phase transmission line is suitable to high capacity power transmission project with multi-circuit on the same tower.


This paper deals with stand-alone PV power generation system with charge and discharge controller for the, LED road sign. Main power source of PV system are generally solar cell and battery. Therefore PV system can be classified into variable types in accordance with connection type between battery and solar sell. Mainly used on of them is direct connection type which has advantage such as simple structure and simple controller. To verify the proposed PV generation system for the LED road sign, the detail simulation and experiment results indicate that operating characteristics are verified by experiment with a laboratory prototype in this paper.


In this paper the impact of a new accounting segment (which may be very promising in this discipline) will be discussed, as are the ways to monitor, measure and assess natural resources either through recognized technical value methods or acceptable generality processes, as the directions of the International Accounting Standards (IAS) 41-Agriculture, prices of goods standardized by the domestic and foreign commodities markets and the process which environmental accounting went through.


This special issue commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Journal of Consumer Affairs (JCA) established in 1966 by the American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI). As the first academic journal dedicated to consumer-focused research, the journal was seen as a much-needed multidisciplinary outlet for research in this emerging field. It was hoped that the journal would be both a source of "frontier thinking" and would increase the available publication outlets for academic researchers in the field. (1) Former ACCI President Jean Bowers credits the journal as one of the most important contributions of ACCI: "There simply was no other place that academics with a particular interest in the consumer could publish their research." (2) The words of founding Editor Gordon E. Bivens in his editorial for the inaugural issue in Summer 1967 still appear on the journal's website and on the inside cover of each issue: "The journal recognizes as one of its prime functions that of making available the research findings of a number of disciplines which have a major thrust toward understanding the consumer, his behavior and the implications of his economic, social, legal, and political environment" (Bivens 1967, p. 5). JCA remains mindful of its roots in the consumer movement and maintains its commitment to research that is focused on "protecting consumers' interests and is addressed from the consumers' point of view." (3) The journal also sustains its multidisciplinary tradition, seeking manuscripts from economics, marketing, consumer studies, law. and other disciplines. Submission guidelines for authors emphasize that "manuscript readability is an important consideration in the review process, and manuscripts should be written with the multidisciplinary nature of the journal and its readership clearly in mind." (4) Current and former members of ACC1, including five former JCA editors, attended a gala at the Library of Congress as part of the ACCI's 2016 annual conference to celebrate the progress of the journal and recognize important milestones in its 50-year history. We applauded the many dedicated individuals--editors, associate editors, editorial board members, ad hoc reviewers, authors, and others--whose contributions have secured its success. Many in attendance acknowledged the importance of the journal in advancing their professional careers, and we toasted with enthusiasm its storied past and hopeful future. Statistics on display from John Wiley & Sons, JCA's publisher since 2005, demonstrated the expansion of the journal's reach and influence over time. (5) The number of full-text downloads of JCA articles rose from fewer than 10,000 in 2005 to more than 85,000 in 2015. The journal now has over 4,200 institutional subscribers around the globe, and receives over 100,000 unique visitors to its website each year. Reflective of its global reach, website traffic and article downloads come from a wide range of countries, with only one-third originating in the United States. The journal is reported in over 40 academic journal indexing databases--including JSTOR. EconLit, and Scopus--and is ranked in both marketing and economics by Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Journal Citation Reports. This special issue of JCA memorializes the June 2016 anniversary event by including the text of keynote speeches given by Linda Golodner, former President and CEO of the National Consumers League and current Principal of Consumer Initiatives. …


The organic fruit production is one of the most attractive directions for Bulgarian farmers. However, it meets serious difficulties – due to a long list of pests occurring in the orchards as well as to the short list of plant protection products permitted for use in this system. The alternative methods have been extensively tested during the last years. Different kind of dispensers of specific sex pheromones were tested for mating disruption of oriental fruit moth (Cydia molesta Busck), peach twig borer (Anarsia lineatella Zell.) and plum fruit moth (Grapholitha funebrana Tr.) in peach, plum and apricot orchards. Positive results were obtained in all orchards where MD was employed.


Abstract— in this paper, to optimize the ground length of Dual Band monopole patch antennas for ultra wide band is proposed. The antennas are suitable for operating frequency of 7.9 GHz and 13.5 GHz in UWB it is shown that return loss of the antennas at 7.9 GHz and 13.5 GHz is better than -10 dB. The VSWR obtained is less than 1.1 the patch antenna is found to have the compact size and more bandwidth. The return loss value of first band is 22.85 and for second band are 29.75. With radiation efficiency 93% and Antenna efficiency 80% calculated using HFSS-11 simulation software and the basic parameters of proposed antenna is tested using VNA.


Branch and reduce is a widely used approach for solving combinatorial optimization problems. The main idea of the approach is to solve the problem by decomposing it into two or more subproblems, and the subproblems are recursively solved. The measure and conquer approach is a new technique for algorithm design and complexity analysis. This paper designs an algorithm to solve the maximum clique problem. This paper uses traditional analysis technology to analyze the worst-case running time of the algorithm and gets O(1.380~n p(n)) running time, where p(n) is the polynomial function of node number n of the problem. This paper employs the measure and conquer approach to improve the timecomplexity of the algorithm from O(1.380~n p(n)) to O(1.325~n p(n)) without modifying the algorithm. The results of this paper show that measure and conquer approach has tremendous impact on the worst-case running time of the algorithm.


Cardinal consonant productions were filmed laryngoscopically to define the auditory categories pharyngealized voice, raised larynx voice, lowered larynx voice, and faucalized voice articulatorily. Each setting was also produced on three sustained vowels, [i,A,u], at contrasting pitch levels. Results suggest that pharyngealized voice and raised larynx voice share constriction or pursing of the aryepiglottic sphincter mechanism, entailing retracted tongue root and elevated larynx. This setting is more pronounced in the context of an [A] vowel. Lowered larynx voice and faucalized voice, by contrast, share a setting which is the opposite of pharyngealized, with an open rather than a sphinctered epilaryngeal vestibule, and with a lowered larynx position. Cardinal pharyngeal/ epiglottal consonants are shown to alter in the contexts of raised and lowered larynx postures. 1. PHARYNGEALIZATION AND VOICE The auditory categories pharyngealized voice, raised larynx voice, lowered larynx voice, and faucalized voice are contrasted with modal voice to define their articulatory characteristics more precisely, to identify the physiological reference points which they share or which differentiate them, and to examine their articulatory relationship to laryngeal voice qualities. Prior perceptual and acoustic research [9] suggests that pharyngealized voice and raised larynx voice are related articulatorily but differentiated by pitch, and that lowered larynx voice and faucalized voice are related articulatorily but differentiated by pitch. To understand the reason why there should be a relationship between pharyngealization and raising of the larynx, and between pharyngeal postures and phonation type, an interpretation of the phonetic literature is required. 1.1. Auditory Description of Pharyngeals Sapir and Swadesh [19] described the pharyngealized tongue backing of the Òlaryngealized glottalsÓ of Ahousaht (Nootka). Hockett identified the pharyngeal stop component in some dialects of Arabic [11]; Catford [3] has noted a Òpharyngealized glottal stopÓ in languages of the Caucasus (cf. Kodzasov [12]), and a Òpharyngeal stopÓ in Chechen [4]; and Butcher and Ahmad [1] observed that the voiced pharyngeal in Iraqi Arabic is often a stop. Laufer and Condax [13] and Laufer and Baer [14] isolate epiglottal stop, approximant and fricative in varied productions of Arabic and Hebrew. Catford has suggested the possibility of a trilled manner of articulation in the pharynx [2]; and periodic vibration between the glottis and the apex of the epiglottis has been reported for Zhenhai, !X—›, and Bai [18, 20, 5]. From these auditory descriptions it is apparent that several articulatory events taking place in the pharyngeal region have not been adequately accounted for. Both manner of articulation and place of articulation are in question. It would appear that a number of articulatory options are available to be used by a given language to effect phonological distinctions. Sustained postures in any of these modes of pharyngeal articulation are thought to account for differences in long-term voice quality setting. 1.2. Classification of Pharyngeals Experimentation at the University of Victoria [6] identifies Catford's epiglottopharyngeal category as a function of the aryepiglottic sphincter mechanism beneath the apex of the epiglottis. The traditional pharyngeals can be identified as occurring at this location, particularly stop closure which is often identified in conjunction with glottal closure [19]. All of these articulations are characterized by retraction of the tongue root towards the back wall of the pharynx. The ÒgrowlingÓ and Òthroat clearingÓ sounds, occurring as properties of meaningful distinctive consonant or vowel sounds in some languages, e.g., Rose [18], Traill [20], are also shown to be aryepiglottic, involving trilling of the aryepiglottic folds as they approximate the base of the epiglottis. One way to arrange the glottal and pharyngeal sounds according to the criterion of manner of articulation then is as follows. [/] (Voiceless) glottal plosive [h] [H] Voiceless glottal fricative Voiced glottal trill (enhanced fricative) [Ö] (Voiceless) pharyngeal plosive (ÒmassiveÓ glottal stop) [©] Voiceless pharyngeal fricative [í] Voiceless pharyngeal trill (enhanced fricative) [?] Voiced pharyngeal fricative/approximant [À] Voiced pharyngeal trill (enhanced fricative) Table 1. Glottal and Pharyngeal Consonantal Distinctions (By Place and Manner) An alternative method of viewing the auditory distinctions produced in the pharynx would be to specify the parameter of larynx height during the production of the pharyngeal or glottal articulation (where glottal sounds are least sphinctered, [h] less than [/], and pharyngeal sounds are most sphinctered, as follows. [/] (Voiceless) glottal plosive (Neutral or lowered larynx) [h] [H] Voiceless glottal fricative (Neutral or lowered larynx) Voiced glottal fricative (Neutral or lowered larynx) [Ö] (Voiceless) Pharyngeal (ÒepiglottalÓ) plosive (Usually raised larynx) [©] Voiceless pharyngeal fricative (Lowered larynx) [?] Voiced pharyngeal fricative/approximant (Lowered larynx) [í] Voiceless pharyngeal (ÒepiglottalÓ) fricative (Raised larynx) [À] Voiced pharyngeal (ÒepiglottalÓ) fricative/approximant (Raised larynx) Table 2. Glottal and Pharyngeal/Epiglottal Consonantal Distinctions (By Larynx Height) page 2449 ICPhS99 San Francisco To summarize these two views, observations of cardinal pharyngeal articulations suggest that there is a principal point of stricture in the pharynx beneath the apex of the epiglottis at the aryepiglottic sphincter [10, 16, 17]. An ÒepiglottalÓ stop might also therefore be considered a ÒpharyngealÓ stop. The point at which the aryepiglottic folds move up and forward to meet the base of the epiglottis is also minimally adequate to define the pharyngeal fricative [©] and approximant [?] as well as voiceless and voiced trills. Stricture at this location is implicational. It is possible that the tongue compresses fully against the back wall of the pharynx, but not without aryepiglottic sphinctering. The hierarchy of stricture begins at the glottis and advances upwards to the ventricular folds, aryepiglottic folds, and tongue root. In the second view, another parameter is introduced. Auditory distinctions between pharyngeals and what have been called epiglottals are considered to be due to the vertical setting of the larynx. The larynx tends to be raised as in Òraised larynx voiceÓ when aryepiglottic stricture occurs, but it is also possible for the larynx as a whole to be lowered while the aryepiglottic sphincter mechanism is narrowed. Sounds labelled as pharyngeal in the literature are judged to be produced with lowered larynx and minimum sphinctering, while sounds labelled as epiglottal are likely to be judged auditorily as produced with the larynx raised and with maximum sphinctering. 2. COMPARING SETTINGS AND SEGMENTS Using a flexible fibreoptic laryngoscope capturing to videotape at 30 frames/sec on the Kay RLS 9100 system, varying vocalic environments were examined in order to assess the relationship of the short-term but salient articulatory features of vowels to the longer-term overriding process of voice quality identification. Each of five settings, pharyngealized voice, raised larynx voice, lowered larynx voice, faucalized voice and modal voice was produced on three contrasting sustained vowels, [i,A,u], at each of seven pitch increments: 87, 110, 138, 174, 220, 277, 349 Hz. Landmarks in the laryngoscopic images of the pharynx were identified and entered, along with information on pharyngeal sphincter activity, into a comparison matrix. In addition to vocalic articulations, cardinal consonant productions were compared in the context of a raised larynx voice quality setting and a lowered larynx voice quality setting. Glottal [/, h] and pharyngeal [Ö, ©, í, ?, À] as defined by manner of articulation in Table 1 were produced by the author intervocalically in raised larynx, modal, and lowered larynx voice. It was expected that certain segments would be more susceptible to the effect of larynx raising, and others more susceptible to larynx lowering. These relationships have been discussed more fully elsewhere [7]. VQ setting: at Pitch Pharyngealized Voice Raised Larynx Voice Modal Voice Lowered Larynx Voice Faucalized Voice 87 Hz Ventricular/Lowered Ventricular/Lowered 110 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Neutral/Lowered Neutral/Lowered 138 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Open/Lowered Open/Lowered 174 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Neutral/Lowered Neutral/Lowered 220 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Half sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Neutral/Lowered Neutral/Lowered 277 Hz Half sphincter/Raised Half sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral N/A N/A 349 Hz N/A Open/Lowered Open/Lowered Table 3. Visual characteristics of the pharyngeal space for the vowel [i]. VQ setting: at Pitch Pharyngealized Voice Raised Larynx Voice Modal Voice Lowered Larynx Voice Faucalized Voice 87 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Sphinctered/Lowered 110 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Open/Lowered Sphinctered/Lowered 138 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Open/Neutral Neutral/Lowered Neutral/Lowered 174 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Neutral/Lowered Neutral/Lowered 220 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Half sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Neutral/Lowered Neutral/Lowered 277 Hz Half sphincter/Raised N/A Neutral/Neutral N/A N/A 349 Hz N/A Open/Lowered Open/Lowered Table 4. Visual characteristics of the pharyngeal space for the vowel [A]. VQ setting: at Pitch Pharyngealized Voice Raised Larynx Voice Modal Voice Lowered Larynx Voice Faucalized Voice 87 Hz Sphinctered/Raised Ventricular/Lowered 110 Hz Full sphincter/Raised Full sphincter/Raised Neutral/Neutral Open/Lowere


Site 109 is situated between Nahal Lavan and Nahal Ruth, near their confluence into Nahal Nizzana (IG 0993/0370). The site covers a few dunams, and is found on the top and slopes of a stabilized dune, 243 meters above sea level. The site was discovered in Dec. 1973 and was dated in a preliminary publication (Burian, Friedman and Mintz 1976) to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B, based on lithic finds. The finds include a few thousand tools of flint, stone and obsidian and various ornaments. The main finds include 2023 arrowheads which are all of the Helwan point type (type 4 [Burian and Friedmann 1979]), 296 axes, as well as retouched blades and awls. Also collected at this site were 356 obsidian artifacts with a total weight of 452 grams (table 1). The obsidian appears in a number of colors, from black to light brown and transparent.


The problem of food consumption as an indicator of food safety of the state is considered in the article. Special attention is paid to the study of the balanced diet of the average citizen of Ukraine. Ways to raise purchasing power of the population are offered.


Bayesian network (BN) classifiers use different structures and different training parameters which leads to diversity in classification decisions. This work empirically shows that building an ensemble of several fine-tuned BN classifiers increases the overall classification accuracy. The accuracy of the constituent classifiers can be achieved by fine-tuning each classifier and the diversity is achieved using different BN classifiers. The proposed ensemble combines a Naive Bayes (NB) classifier, five different models of Tree Augmented Naive Bayes (TAN), and four different model of Bayesian Augmented Naive Bayes (BAN). This work also proposes a new Distance-based Diversity Measure (DDM) and uses it to analyze the diversity of the ensembles. The ensemble of fine-tuned classifier achieves better average classification accuracy than any of its constituent classifiers or the ensemble of un-tuned classifiers. Moreover, the empirical experiments present better significant results for many data sets.


Symmetry-based analysis is very useful in many fields of science. In the case of time-dependent systems, the symmetries of interest are dynamical, and are maintained during the system's evolution in time. Interestingly, such symmetries may manifest over several length scales, e.g. both microscopically and macroscopically. For example, in high harmonic generation (HHG), micro-scale dynamical symmetries (DSs) yield selection rules that forbid some harmonic orders and determine the polarizations of the allowed harmonics [1], as was formulated recently in a consistent group theory [2]. Macroscopically, DSs of the wave equation may induce selection rules with respect to phase-matching conditions and conservation of angular or linear momentum [3]. However, the DSs of these different length scales are generally thought to be non-interacting, and have so far only been described separately. Here we formulate and explore plethora of multi-scale dynamical symmetries (MSDS), where the symmetry operations involve both microscopic and macroscopic length scales. We derive all possible MSDS operations and their resulting selection rules in HHG, and experimentally demonstrate non-trivial selection rules of the new theory.


In this paper, according to the characteristics of the project teaching method, by the account of the teaching process and teaching effect of the application of project teaching method in the practice teaching of the Engine Mechanical System Maintenance(EMSM), combining the practice and experience, the several problems needing to pay attention to was put forward during the project teaching. And the corresponding solutions was also put forward. It has certain directive significance to set up a new teaching model for improving EMSM course teaching effect.


For discussing how to setting up a new model of seismic fortification for building engineering in the new period,four aspects,including basic platform setting up,study strengthening of the influence of site classifications on anti-seismic design code,seismic rezoning for cities and new model establishing,are analyzed and discussed in this paper,which can be taken as references for setting up a new model of seismic fortification for building engineering.


The leaf flag enzyme activity and MDA content of Chinese Spring(CS)-Synthetic 6x substitutions and their parents "Chinese Spring"(recipient) and "Synthetic 6x"(donor) under the drought conditions and control treatments in different developing stages were measured.The results indicated that the SOD activity and relative SOD activity of 2B and 7D chromosome substitution lines were significantly higher than Chinese Spring at 0.05 or 0.01 level from booting to grain filling stage under drought stress,the POD activity and relative POD activity of 1A,2A and 2D chromosome substitution lines were significantly higher than Chinese Spring,while the MDA content and relative MDA content of 7A,1D and 7D chromosome substitution lines were significantly lower than Chinese Spring.It is concluded that the genes of controlling SOD activity were probably located on 2B and 7D chromosomes and that of controlling POD activity were probably located on 1A,2A and 2D chromosomes and that of inhabiting MDA content were probably located on 7A,1D and 7D chromosomes of Synthetic 6x.


Wireless Underground Sensor Networks (WUSNs) are the networks of wireless sensors that operate in the underground soil medium. In this monograph, to realize reliable and efficient WUSNs, two enabling techniques are developed to address the challenges brought by the underground soil medium, including the EM wave-based WUSNs and the MI-based WUSNs. For EM wave-based WUSNs, the heterogeneous network architecture and dynamic connectivity are investigated based on a comprehensive channel model in soil medium. Then a spatio-temporal correlation-based data collection scheme is developed to reduce the sensor density while keeping high monitoring accuracy. For MI-based WUSNs, the MI channel is first analytically characterized. Then based on the MI channel model, the MI waveguide technique is developed in order to enlarge the underground Full text available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/1300000034


Fractional differential beam type equations are considered. By using an efficient approach, we prove the existence and uniqueness of continuous solutions. An iterative scheme for approximating the solution is given. Some examples are presented.


ABSTRACT The Indian spider species of the genera Apodrassodes, Herpyllus and Sergiolus are revised, mostly based on the type material available in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. The following new combinations are recognised: Coillina yogeshi comb. nov., transferred from Apodrassodes, Scotophaeus goaensis comb. nov. and Zelotes calcuttaensis comb. nov., both transferred from Herpyllus, Hitobia lamhetaghatensis comb. nov., Hitobia meghalayensis comb. nov., Hitobia poonaensis comb. nov., Hitobia singhi comb. nov. and Poecilochroa khodiar comb. nov., all transferred from Sergiolus. The Chinese species Coillina baka syn. nov. is synonymised with C. yogeshi comb. nov. All images of the examined type material as well as supplementary descriptions are provided.


OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to determine whether cell proliferation in colonic adenomas, as estimated by proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), predicts the development of metachronous colonic adenomas.

METHODS
Forty patients who underwent prior endoscopic polypectomy for colonic adenomas were reevaluated by colonoscopy 2 yr later. The expression of PCNA was studied in all adenomas that were removed. A five-point semiquantitative scale of 1-5 was used to estimate the PCNA score by the percentage of positively stained cells.

RESULTS
Among the 40 patients studied, 16 developed recurrent adenomas (group A) and 24 were free of adenomas (group B). At initial colonoscopy, a total number of 51 adenomas (25 in group A and 26 in group B), were found. The median PCNA score in group A and group B index adenomas was 4 (interquartile range, 3-5) and 2 (interquartile range, 1-3), respectively (p < 0.01, Mann-Whitney U-test). A stepwise logistic regression analysis showed that PCNA score is a significant risk factor (p = 0.007, odds ratio 15.8, 95% confidence interval 2.2-112.4) in predicting adenoma recurrence. The median PCNA score in metachronous adenomas was 2 (interquartile range, 1-3). The difference in the PCNA score between group A index and metachronous adenomas was again statistically significant (p < 0.01, Mann-Whitney U-test).

CONCLUSIONS
We conclude that the increased expression of PCNA in colonic adenomas may be a predictor for metachronous adenomas.


Diabetes is a chronic, progressive disease associated with significant
morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, several long-term, prospective studies
have demonstrated how proper medical management can significantly reduce the
risks associated with diabetes. Based on these studies, the American Diabetes
Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists set forth
standards and guidelines for the medical management of diabetes. The
recommendations clearly outline a multifactorial plan for managing diabetes,
but they do not provide specific recommendations for selection and titration
of pharmacological treatment. Published reports suggest that specialists are
adept at using complex drug regimens to reach the goals set forth in the
guidelines, but primary care practitioners could benefit from treatment
algorithms that guide the management of drug regimens for diabetes. This
article briefly reviews the pharmacological management of type 2 diabetes and
describes our experience developing a treatment algorithm for use within a
managed care plan.


The utility model discloses a compacting device comprising a bent arm, wherein one end of the bent arm is rotatably fixed on an installation part, and the other end is provided with a compacting screw rod which is in screw-thread fit with the other end of the bent arm; through rotating the compacting screw rod, one end of the compacting screw rod is suitable for contacting the acting surface of a positioning object, and the compacting screw rod is suitable for applying pressure on the positioning object in the way of being vertical to the acting surface of the positioning object; and the compacting device also comprises a locking piece which locks the rotation position of the bent arm when the compacting screw rod is vertical to the acting surface of the positioning object. The utility model also relates to compacting equipment comprising the compacting device. In the utility model, the positioning device is particularly applicable to a chassis tooling of a metro vehicle with simple structure, and can simply and accurately provide basis for supporting, positioning and measuring a chassis.


Basic circuits involving the thermocouple as a temperature-sensing device have been described and analyzed in the literature. However, relatively little has been written on the thermocouple as part of an overall instrument circuit wherein external electrical effects are important. After reviewing the more important electrical effects which are extraneous to the basic thermocouple circuit, the problem of multiple grounds in a thermocouple proper is considered in some detail. Experiment and analysis indicate that serious errors in temperature measurement can result from the use of improper grounds in thermocouple circuits.


Proteins are essential constituents of all organisms; both egg white proteins and egg yolk are source of protein. The aim of this study was conducted to perform preliminary studies to analyses and compare egg white proteins and yolk proteins from different avian species (guineafowl, dwarf hens, local hen, Shami, turkey, duck, geese, partridge and quail) via or with SDS-PAGE (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate–Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ). 18 Fresh eggs of different poultry species (guineafowl, dwarf hens, local hen, Shami, turkey, duck, geese, partridge and quail) were collected from various farms in the Sulaimani province. Data on egg proteins were analyzed using Statistical Xlstate used for dendrogram construction and PCA. The main egg white proteins were Ovomicin, Ovotransferrin, Ovalbumin, Flavoprotein, α- chymotrypsinogen, and Trypsin inhibitor. The main lipoproteins were Apovitellenin VI, Apovitellenin Vb, Apovitellenin V, Apovitellenin IIIa, Apovitellenin III, Apovitellin 7, B-Livetin, Apovitellenin IIa, Apovitellenin II, and Apovitellenin I. All these lipoproteins were observed in the nine birds species. The egg white proteins and yolk lipoproteins for nine species were examined. It can be concluded the large differences were found in a mount of egg white proteins and yolk lipoproteins of the nine species of birds.


This data set contains a random sample of 1,800 user queries taken from the transaction log of the academic search engine sowiport (www.sowiport.de). The queries (mainly German query terms) were extracted from a larger set of randomly chosen user sessions which have been recorded in sowiport between September 1st 2014 and March 1st 2015. To reduce noise in the data set, we selected sessions in which at least two different searches were conducted and at least one document has been clicked on. In addition, we excluded all searches for numbers (mostly ISSN numbers). The selected queries were sorted randomly and manually assessed by a domain expert. The randomness was introduced to reduce potential biases in the assessment. When assessing multiple queries from one session, the previous queries might influence the decision for following queries as they are then evaluated within a context. The 1,800 user queries were categorized into the 29 facets of the subject categories used in the Thesaurus Social Sciences (TheSoz, see http://lod.gesis.org/thesoz/en.html and http://sowiport.gesis.org/thesaurus?view=systematic&lang=en). It was allowed to apply multiple facets, as some queries cover multiple topics.


The number of automobiles around the world is increasing day by day. With the number of increasing automobiles, there is also a surge in road accidents annually. The primary causes of most of these accidents are drivers' drowsiness and distraction. Even Today's Autonomous vehicles need drivers' attention to avoid accidents at times of emergency or system failure. So a real-time detection of drivers' drowsiness level plays a pivotal role in reducing road accidents. In this paper, we present two algorithms for performing real-time detection of drivers' drowsiness levels. The algorithms used are Multi-Contrast Convolution Neural Networks (MC-CNN) and Single Shot Multibox Detector (SSD). Our study can also be extrapolated into various other applications, such as real-time customer satisfaction detection through facial expressions in shopping malls.


The work procedure for pollutant calculation by monitoring data method was briefly described.Problems related to monitoring data used in the pollutant calculation,environmental quality statistics and dynamic update report were discussed.It made suggestion that strengthen the monitoring management,improve monitoring technology and monitoring data quality for the pollutant calculation.The monitoring data method was revised to modify relevant technique regulation,and to have the method strictly enforced by supervision.The work of training and research for monitoring data method,and monitoring data of examination and verify should be reinforced.


While the benefits of healthy eating and greenspace development have been well documented, the social impact of urban and community gardens remain less studied. This paper explores the social and cultural effects of urban gardening in the greater Cleveland area. Gardening is shown to have a multitude of motivating factors, including economic, environmental, political, social, and nutritional. While analyzing the impact that gardens have on community building, identity, and food security, some authors claim that the gardeners themselves are preoccupied with the economic impact of their actions. Perversely, this leads readers to the conclusion that poor people or people of color are only interested in gardening for its dollar value. Following this argument, more affluent gardeners have the security to ignore the economic impact and focus only on furthering an environmentalist agenda. Such authors presume that utilitarian function and environmentalist ideology are mutually exclusive, but my own fieldwork showed that many gardeners actively combine these ideas. This paper intends to convey the complexity of use, function, and intent in these communal spaces, filling an existing gap in our understanding of their social impact.


recognize both members of the cyto- adhesion family of integrins (i.e. platelet GPIIb/llla and the vitronectin receptor (VNR) from adherent cells) are all presumably directed against the common 13 chain (integrin 13-3) of these proteins, i.e. GPIIla, and are now clustered in CD61. This cluster includes antibodies that bind to GPIIla after dissociation of the GPIIb/ Ilia complex as well as 'complex- dependent' antibodies. Antibodies specific for GPIIb/illa and for the VNR have been grouped in CD41 and CD51, respectively. Both CD41 and CD61 contain antibodies that inhibit binding of ligands (for example, fibrinogen) to GPIIb/llla on activated platelets. CD42b (previously CDw42) contains antibodies against GPIb, the platelet receptor for immobilized von Willebrand factor, while antibodies against the 23 kDa protein, GPIX, which form a noncovalent complex with GPIb, are clustered in CD42a. Monoclonal antibodies against two platelet activation antigens, GMP-140 and the 53 kDa activation antigen, have been clustered in CD62 and CD63, respectively. GMP- 140 and the 53 kDa protein are contained in the c= granules and lyso- sornes of resting plateiets, respec- tively, and are translocated to the platelet plasma membrane upon sti- mulation with strong platelet agon- ists. GMP-140 is also present in HEL and endothelial cells, while the 53 kDa protein appears to have a much wider tissue distribution.


—Models are often used to gain information about real-world objects. Their parameters describe various properties of the modeled object, such as position or deformation. In order to fit the model to a given image, displacement experts serve as an update function on the model parameterization. However, building robust displacement experts is a non-trivial task, especially in real-world environments. We propose a novel approach that learns displacement experts from a multi-band image representation which is specifically tuned towards the task of face model fitting. We provide the fitting algorithm not only the original image but an image representation that reflects the location of several facial components within the face. To demonstrate its capability to work robustly not only in constrained conditions, we integrate the Labeled Faces In The Wild database, which consists of images that have been taken outside lab or office environments. Our evaluation demonstrates, that the information provided by this image representation significantly increases the accuracy of the model parameter estimation.


Fuzzy logic is based on the theory of fuzzy sets, where an object's membership of a set is gradual rather than just member or not a member. Fuzzy logic uses the whole interval of real numbers between zero (False) and one (True) to develop a logic as a basis for rules of inference. Particularly the fuzzified version of the modus ponens rule of inference enables computers to make decisions using fuzzy reasoning rather than exact.