The corrosion behaviour of Al-Mg-Si alloy based composites reinforced with groundnut shell ash (GSA) and silicon carbide (SiC) was investigated. The aim is to assess the corrosion properties of Al-Mg-Si alloy based hybrid reinforced composites developed using different mix ratios of GSA (a cheaply processed agro waste derivative which served as partial replacement for SiC) and SiC as reinforcing materials. GSA and SiC mixed in weight ratios 0:1, 1:3, 1:1, 3:1, and 1:0 were utilized to prepare 6 and 10 wt% of the reinforcing phase with Al‐Mg‐Si alloy as matrix using two‐step stir casting method. Mass loss and corrosion rate measurement was used to study the corrosion behaviour of the produced composites in 3.5% NaCl and 0.3M H2SO4 solutions. The results show that the Al-Mg-Si alloy based composites containing 6 and 10 wt% GSA and SiC in varied weight ratios were resistant to corrosion in 3.5% NaCl solution. The composites were however more susceptible to corrosion in 0.3M H2SO4 solution (in comparison with the 3.5% NaCl solution). It was noted that the Al-Mg-Si/6 wt% GSA-SiC hybrid composite grades containing GSA and SiC in weight ratio 1:3 and 3:1 respectively exhibited superior corrosion resistance in the 0.3M H2SO4 solution compared to other composites produced for this series. In the case of Corrosion behaviour of groundnut shell ash and silicon carbide hybrid reinforced Al-Mg-Si alloy matrix ... Kenneth Kanayo ALANEME, Henry Ikechukwu EZE, Michael Oluwatosin BODUNRIN 130 the Al-Mg-Si/10 wt% GSA-SiC hybrid composite grades, the corrosion resistance was relatively superior for the composites containing a greater weight ratio of GSA (75% and 100%) in 0.3M H2SO4 solution.


The article deals with the basic approaches to the concepts "motive" and "motivation" as well as their role in the process of formation of healthy lifestyle with the purpose of maintenance and strengthening of the health of schoolchildren. The results of the survey are presented.


As the SA Ambulance Service officially opens the new Mount Gambier station this week, cast your mind back to the mid-20th century when things were a little different for the boys in green.


The present invention relates to a control method of the API from the API group by managing the mobile platform is equipped with a mobile communication terminal and the mobile platforms supporting. Mobile platform is mounted the mobile communications terminal that supports a group-specific API administration of the present invention, a handset hardware (H / W), the operating including a modem chip processor for the CPU core, and a call processing of a terminal that supports wireless Internet environment system (OS) layer module, and according to a set of API layer module of the API function to be called in order to execute the application on the mobile communication terminal of the mobile platform is mounted that is configured to include on the platform, the API layer module, constituted by groups comprising: a API group link table comprising a plurality of API functions and addresses of the address group by API link table, group-specific API link table consisting of each API function in the group, the application is the API group link use the links groups API table address in the table to the group that contains the API function call As the link, again using the API function to address groups linked table API call its API functions have technical features.


District heating and air-conditioning have consumed lots of energy in China.Most of the energy are consumed by water pump to distribute hot water,refrigerant water and cooling water.The technology of drag reduction can reduce consumed energy by water pump,so it is would be used widely in energy conservation.The paper addresses the mechanism of drag reduction and the methods of it which can be used in district heating and air-conditioning,and presents the application,research of the drag reduction in the world.


• Participants work with data across the life cycle  Fewer than half describe or preserve their data. • What are the implications for data sharing and preservation as well as the dissemination mission of the Land Grant system? • Participants relatively unlikely to seek help from librarians. • Colleagues and Data Managers have influence and may be good sources of training and assistance. • 44% provide downloadable data freely on the web. 85% say colleagues can request the data. Data Sharing Practices of Agricultural Researchers and Their Implications for the Land Grant University Mission Christopher B. Eaker (email@example.com) & Peter Fernandez (firstname.lastname@example.com)1, Miriam Davis (email@example.com)2, & Shea Swauger (email@example.com)3 1University of Tennessee Libraries, 2UT Center for Renewal Carbon, 3Colorado State University Libraries Poster # 25 USAIN 2014


Abstract Binucleating macrocycles L comprised of two molecules of 2,5-diformylfuran and two molecules of 1,3-diaminopropane have been synthesized as cobalt(II), nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes by template reactions. On the basis of various spectroscopic studies the 20-membered macrocyclic complexes can be described as having six-coordinate octahedral structures where L is bonding through the nitrogens of 1,3-diaminopropane and the oxygens of the furanyl moiety. The elemental analyses and molecular ion peak from the mass spectra confirm their proposed 2:1 metal ligand stoichiometry. The overall geometries have been proposed on the basis of elemental analysis, i.r., 1H nmr, mass, reflectance spectra and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Referee I: R. K. Steinhaus Referee II: L. O. Spreer


AbstractThis paper revisits the argument that globalization necessarily undermines trade union organization. In addition to heightened competition for investment and the threat of social dumping, the internationalization of capital can also bring workers into closer contact with each other. Working class nationalism and internationalism are both possible outcomes of economic globalization. By exploring the history of labor internationalism and the current development of European Works Councils (EWCs), this paper urges caution in assuming that globalization necessarily threatens labor organization. Contemporary experience suggests that, in some instances, the changing world economy poses new opportunities for workers to organize across national boundaries. I draw on preliminary research into the development of EWCs in the United Kingdom to suggest that they offer real opportunities for new forms of labor internationalism, and as such, EWCs are emblematic of the possibilities and problems facing workers as ...


†† Summary Variable-complexity algorithms provide a means of managing the computational complexity of a software video CODEC. The reduction in computational complexity provided by existing variable-complexity algorithms depends on the video scene characteristics and is difficult to predict. A novel approach to variable complexity encoding is proposed in this paper. A variable complexity DCT algorithm will be updated adaptively in order to maintain a near-constant computational complexity. This adaptive update algorithm will be capable of providing a significant, predictable reduction in computational complexity with only a small loss of video quality. The proposed approach may be particularly useful for software-only video encoding.


Based on the prototype of No.21221 face of Qianqiu coal mine, a similar simulation experiment with a fault passing through the mining face is designed. The law of the fault stress evolution and induced overlying strata motion is studied by reproducing the physical process of fault reactivation and coal bumps. Meanwhile the mechanism of fault reactivation under the influence of mining is analyzed. It is observed that the normal stress and the shear stress rapidly increase when the moment is close to fault reactivation, and the risk of fault to slip increases at the same time. Under the mining influence, the fault is easy to reactivate until the working face is 25 meters away from fault along the hanging wall. The mining influence raises the possibility of fault reactivation; the important cause leading to the fault slip is the partial failure of the coal bearing capacity. In addition, the influences of fault slip on the coal act as the unsteady-state impact and the loading-unloading effects.


This is an introduction to a U.C. Davis Law Review symposium on "Immigration and Civil Rights After September 11: The Impact on California." The articles come from a distinguished group of scholars, attorneys, and activists and will unquestionably contribute significantly to the ongoing national dialogue about the treatment of noncitizens in U.S. society. The papers in the symposium issue were presented at the U.C. Davis School of Law in April 2004. The panels focused on "The War on Terror, Racial Profiling, and Immigrants," "Detention of Immigrants: Recent Developments and the Future," "Guest Workers," and "Activism in Immigrant Communities." As the panel titles suggest, the papers offer observations and insights about a full range of interrelated immigration developments, with a particular emphasis on the civil rights implications of the heightened immigration enforcement measures put into place after September 11. Authors include Susan Akram (Boston University), Kif Augustine-Adams (Brigham Young University), Charles Weisselberg (UC Berkeley-Boalt Hall), Larry Kupers (Assistant Federal Public Defender), Bill Ong Hing (U.C. Davis), Philip Martin (U.C. Davis (Agricultural Economics)), Adela de la Torre (U.C. Davis (Chicana/o Studies)), Rowena Seto (J.D., U.C. Davis), Isao Fujimoto (U.C. Davis (Asian American Studies)), and Gerardo Sandoval.


Abstract Changes in shoreline positions along the Rio Grande do Sul coast, southern Brazil, are analyzed to determine the spatial and temporal variability of shoreline movements at a regional scale. Using a kinematic Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) survey method, the 618-km long shoreline of Rio Grande do Sul has been mapped on five occasions between November 1997 and April 2002. These data show that the coastline responds differently to hydrodynamic and meteorological forcing along the three major coastal sectors. The observed differences occur especially in the magnitude of changes, in the time interval in which the shoreline returns to a previous position, and in the length scale of dominant shoreline changes. Here changes in shoreline position are examined with respect to grain size, shoreline orientation, storms, El Nino–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events, and gradients of longshore sediment transport. Data analyses and modeling indicate that the alongshore variability in the patterns of shoreline change through time is closely related to shoreline orientation and the associated gradients of longshore sediment transport. Results indicate also that variability in wave energy and storminess influence seasonal changes, whereas ENSO events influence interannual changes. This study demonstrates the importance of understanding the drivers of shoreline change at a regional scale and has applications in studies concerned with coastal engineering and shoreline response to climate change.


Abstract: A patient with a 7‐year history of depression relapsed after self‐discontinuation of antidepressant drugs. He was admitted to our hospital and re‐administered amoxapine 150 mg. p. o. per day, and further given haloperidol 5 mg i. m. or p. o. per day because he was suicidal and excited. One month later, an area of alopecia was found on the back of his head. Immediately, he received dermatological treatment. The psychotropic drugs were continued, but the hair loss was unchanged after one month. So, haloperidol alone was discontinued. One week later, the hair loss had stopped and a month later alopecia had virtually disappeared. We suggest that alopecia areata is associated with haloperidol.


Numerous image-processing technologies are essential in order to recognize an object. Object detection depends on the time-sequence of the video frames. Furthermore, manifold object tracking should be done in the line of the computer's vision. To simulate a babysitter's vision, our application was developed to track objects in a scene with the main goal of creating a reliable and operative moving child-object detection system. The aim of this paper is to explore novel algorithms to track a child-object in an indoor and outdoor background video. It focuses on tracking a whole child-object while simultaneously tracking the body parts of that object to produce a positive system. This effort suggests an approach for labeling three body sections, i.e., the head, upper, and lower sections, and then for detecting a specific area within the three sections, and tracking this section using a Gaussian mixture model (GMM) algorithm according to the labeling technique. The system is applied in three situations: child-object walking, crawling, and seated moving. During system experimentation, walking object tracking provided the best performance, achieving 91.932% for body-part tracking and 96.235% for whole-object tracking. Crawling object tracking achieved 90.832% for body-part tracking and 96.231% for whole-object tracking. Finally, seated-moving-object tracking achieved 89.7% for body-part tracking and 93.4% for whole-object tracking.


Field and storage experiments were conducted on cowpea cv. El- Balady during 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 seasons, to study the influence of some hybr-distillated essential oils and or their aromatic major components as natural antioxidants and safe botanical insecticides on the agronomical performance of it's plants under high temperature condition of late summer season and on the subsequent storability and insect damage of it 's 5 month stored dry seeds on ambient temperature . In this work , seven natural essential oils of thyme, eucalyptus ,clove , pepper mint, marjoram, lemonine and onion were applied in the field as emulsion foliar sprays. Also, three aromatic major components, i.e. thymol, camphor and menthon (crystal volatiles) and three essential oils, of garlic, majoram and MS were applied during storage as natural fumigants in comparison with Al – phosphide synthetic one. The obtained results of field exp. and it's storage one revealed that, all the applied essential oils greatly improved the agronomical performance of their plants and storability of their 5 months stored seeds in the two seasons. The most significantly effective ones were thyme, lemonine and pepper mint, respectively, those increased dry wt. of their plants by 32.5,31.4 and 27.1%, total fresh pod yield by 50.7, 46.6 and 28.00% , total seed yield by 198.3, 145.5 and110.0% over those of the control. Also, greatly improved storability and viability of their seeds reduced damage from 100% (control) to 2.2, 3.5 and 4.8%, inf. perforated seeds from 100% (control) to 2.7, 6.6 and 8.2% and wt. losses from 60% (control) to 2.0, 4.2 and 5.8% respectively .Regarding the effect of the fumigants during storage, Al-hposphide was the most effective treatment followed by MS. and thymol (natural ones) those respectively reduced seed damage from 100% to 0%, 0% and 7.5%, inf . perforated seeds from 100% to 1.0% , 2.0% and 8.0% , wt. losses from 60% to 0.4%, 1.5 % and 3.0% respectively. For the best yield and storability of cowpea , foliar sprays of theyme or lemonine oils (2m1/L) 4 times during the growing seasons , also for the best storability of 5 month stored seeds , methyl salicylate (MS) oil 0.5 ml/kg seed applied twice as a storage fumigant were the most recommended natural and safe applications.


The article presents analysis of one side of creative polemic between Dostoevsky and Tolstoy: the difference in understanding the problem of "working love". Comparing the expression of Tolstoy and the hero of the novel "Anna Karenina" Konstantin Levin, the author arrives to the conclusion of identity of Tolstoy's position and his hero in the question of "non-resistance to the evil by violence".


A recently introduced method for determining the critical indices of the deconfinement transition in gauge theories, already tested for the case of 3D SU(3) pure gauge theory, is applied here to 4D SU(2) pure gauge theory. The method is inspired by universality and based on the finite size scaling behavior of the expectation value of simple lattice operators, such as the plaquette. We obtain an accurate determination of the critical index $\nu$, in agreement with the prediction of the Svetitsky-Yaffe conjecture.


Inclusive education is a schooling strategy in which children with a variety of disabilities and learning needs attend classrooms alongside non-disabled and normally developing peers. Students who require additional supports and services spend the majority of their time alongside their non-disabled peers rather than in separate classrooms or schools in an inclusive setting. Professional training, collegial collaboration, and a curriculum that can easily be adapted to physical activity and sports participation for individuals with disabilities define inclusive PE, according to a literature review on inclusion in PE. For children to be engaged and socially successful in PE, learning activities that foster collaboration and eliminate exclusionary competitive games are critical. In inclusive PE classrooms, cooperative learning, which refers to teaching approaches in which students work together in small groups to learn and help others learn, has been successfully introduced. For this study a total of 75 Sport and Physical Activity students from two colleges, ADAPT Mumbai and Muktangan, participated in the study. The data was processed using the AQUAD 7 software. The application AQUAD was used to analyze the qualitative data. AQUAD, a programme created by Huber and Gürtler, was chosen because of its capacity to add new categories to participants' narratives as needed. The questions were based on research on how to improve metacognitive activity, were tailored to the activities, and were related to students' usage of metacognitive methods (planning, monitoring, evaluation, reflection). In conclusion, we can say that while the data revealed that students had positive impressions of teachers, one of the most concerning findings was that students placed a low importance on socializing during physical activity. This is important to remember, because self-regulation in PE is equally influenced by interpersonal relationships. This teaching style produces a learning atmosphere that allows students to reflect on their own understanding, which is a major goal of the educational process, as well as to have fun, which is an important factor in students' participation in physical activities.


ABSTRACT This study addresses the well-known history of Victorian naturalist Philip Gosse's popularisation of the marine aquarium through a new lens: the period he spent in Jamaica during the 1840s. Firstly, it reveals the importance of African-Caribbean collectors and naturalists to Gosse's natural history practise and shows the impact of racialized ethnographic perspectives on Victorian natural knowledge. Secondly, it argues that Gosse's observations of marine biology in Jamaica were significant for his developing ideas about examining and displaying sea creatures and informed his designs for British aquaria. Understanding Gosse's aquatic displays as archives of living bodies sets Gosse's contribution to Victorian aesthetic, museological and technological developments in the context of his natural history work in Jamaica.


This study explores whether neural networks can classify multiple samples simultaneously in a forward process. Therefore, a multi-input multi-prediction network architecture has been proposed. The authors call this method a multi-sample inference network (MSIN). In addition to maximising the use of network shared parameters, the network can also use multiple samples for training. MSIN allows multiple samples to be randomly combined to act as data augmentation, and the random combination of corresponding labels can regularise the network as a loss regularisation, which makes MSIN have better generalisation performance. In contrast, category expansion is a problem that is difficult to solve because neural networks can only predict a fixed number of categories. The network proposed in this study can solve the category expansion problem by expanding the initial layers and the final layers. It is trained by using samples of multiple domains at the same time to ensure that the network has no significant decline in the predictive performance of the existing categories. The MSIN method can also be applied to the generative adversarial network to enable it to simultaneously generate samples of multiple sample domains.


Malignant melanoma, which is histologically classified into melanotic and amelanotic types, develops mainly in the skin. However, it rarely occurs in the oral and maxillofacial region. Only a few reports have examined histopathological differences between melanotic and amelanotic types. We examined biopsy specimens from three cases of malignant melanoma (melanotic: 2 cases, and amelanotic: 1 case) to determine histopathological differences between amelanotic tumor cells (AMTCs) and melanotic tumor cells (MTCs). Studies included histopathological, immunohistochemical, and electron microscopical. analyses. Pathological examination showed that AMTCs lacking melanin granules proliferated mainly at the front of tumor invasion, whereas many MTCs were located at the center of tumor nests. Immunohistochemically, AMTCs had a higher PCNA-positive-cell rate (71.6%) than MTCs (48.8%). On electron microscopical examination, a melanosome-like structure without melanin production was observed in AMTCs, whereas melanosomes with melanin production were found in MTCs. These findings suggest that AMTCs are more immature and have more aggressive potential than MTCs. Moreover, AMTCs might invade the surrounding area before MTCs and change into MTCs.


A novel methodology based on electrochemical hydrogen permeation tests is proposed to study the efficiency of commercial inhibitors for industrial acid pickling of iron and mild steels. Weight loss measurements and hydrogen permeation tests have been carried out in order to compare the sensitivity of different techniques to variations of low inhibitor dosages. It has been found a close dependence between low amounts of filming inhibitors and hydrogen uptake in the metallic surface with related permeation currents. The high sensitivity of permeation currents may be very useful to establish and also control the optimum amount of active substances in industrial pickling baths, with related cost savings. The implementation of the proposed methodology to improve the control of industrial pickling plants is also envisaged, since it would be possible to improve both sensitivity and time response of experimental permeation curves.


To determine if a correlation exists between biological activity and the ability to cross-link proteins, a representative selection of radiomimetic compounds and some multifiunctional but inactive substances was examined. The two proteins studied were crystalline bovine serum albumin and wool. The soluble protein was treated in aqueous solution and cross-linking was measured directly by determining the change in molecular weight by light scattering. In the case of wool, which is already extensively cross-linked by disulphide bonds, the formation of additional cross-links can be determined only after the disulphide links have been broken. the mol.wt. was determined from the intercept at zero concentration. This method has been used by Edsall, Edelhoch, Lontie & Morrison (1950). Their value of the molecular weight for the untreated protein was accepted as a standard and the other molecular weights determined by reference to this value. The same molecular weight was obtained for solutions of protein immediately after mixing and after keeping for 5 days at 400 indicating that no aggregation ofthe untreated protein occurred, as was found by Bier & Nord (1949) with egg albumin. During filtration through 0 5 ,. filters, 10-20 % of the protein ofthe stock 4% solution of protein was retained by the filter. This ensured complete clarification, but made it impossible to filter a heterogeneous reaction product since the larger particles would be preferentially retained.


Yanely Perez joins the PDK International staff as a membership associate. Educators Rising is launching a new website and offering new resources for distance learning. Kappan offers resources for educators on the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice. Kappan has updated its look and added new columns.


This artist's statement describes the development of a participatory performance project 'Perambulator'. Conceived in response to the shift in walking practice experienced in early motherhood, the project invited other pram users (predominantly mothers) to walk together exploring and highlighting the everyday awkwardness of pram use in the city. Alongside an overview of the projects' methods: walking, talking and mapping, connections to walking art and participatory art practices are considered.


Many governments are increasingly reliant on externalservice providers to process, store or transmit sensitivedata on behalf of the government. This study is motivated by the problem of preserving the confidentiality of sensitive government data, particularly following Edward Snowden's revelations of alleged pervasive surveillance, a problem posed by foreign intelligence services to the Indonesian government in 2013. In this paper, we discuss the idea of proposing TrustworthyService Level Agreements (TSLA) as a means of incorporating security considerations (considering confidentiality) into a Service Level Agreement (SLA) between a service provider and the customer (e.g. government). In particular, we classify confidentialityrequirements and capabilities according to a typical threat profile for government data classification, by describing five discrete levels of security precautions that can be negotiated between the government and service providers to ensure the confidentiality of sensitive data handled by the providers. It further provides an evaluation framework for assessing and clarifying security considerations in SLAs. The levels of assurance should serve as a foundation for expressing security considerations (including threats, requirements, and capabilities) in SLAs as well as fordesigning information system services regarding security. The contribution of this paper is in developing five distinctive levels of increasing assurance that can be applied to the formulation of security-related SLAs, as well as in discussing the discrete levels, using the context of a government cloud.


The present invention provides an implantable woven prosthesis (1). More particularly, the present invention provides a possible buried tubular fabric prosthesis. The prosthesis is provided with a biocompatible fabric having an inner surface and an outer surface and a first end and a second end. The fabric has a woven structure having a cold drawn PTFE made yarns. Yarn has a substantially uniform denier, a large molecular orientation, a. The use of drawn PTFE-yarn cold implantable prosthesis is obtained having a superior rub resistance and excellent strength and excellent sliding properties. Valid woven structure, and weaving, or knitting, or weaving, has a filament winding or, or spinning winding, these combinations, the. The prosthesis according to the present invention is intended lubricity, it has the characteristic as may mimic the natural biological lumen considerably.


ABSTRACT Climate change politics is a key area where the EU demonstrates an ambition for global leadership. Yet, analysts and practitioners point to significant disconnections between the EU's discourse and practice in this area. In what particular ways do these disconnections occur? This article uses the concepts of 'organised hypocrisy' and 'organisational façades' to address this question. Offering a framework to analyse the EU's talk, decisions, and actions in climate diplomacy, these two concepts provide a nuanced understanding of the way in which the Union handles conflicting demands from strategic actors in global climate politics. This article argues that engaging in hypocrisy by portraying different facets of the Union has been a primary way in which the EU has managed to adapt its negotiation positions in climate diplomacy by addressing conflicting external conditions.


Lumbar puncture (LP) is performed for diagnostic purposes (e.g., analysis of cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]) and for drug delivery, and epidural


1. Intraventricular administration of human β‐endorphin and elephant β‐endorphin significantly prolonged the tail flick response tested 30 min later. However, elephant β‐endorphin was about 7–8 times more potent than human β‐endorphin in the tail flick test.


Longitudinal associations between postseparation relationship stressors (coparenting conflict and harassment) and health outcomes (depressive, posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], and physical health symptoms) as moderated by contextual factors (i.e., marital intimate partner violence [IPV], negative life events, and social support) were examined in a sample of divorcing mothers. Respondents were 135 mothers recruited within 4 months of a divorce filing who participated in five interviews at 3-month intervals over a 1-year period. Multilevel modeling procedures used to account for the repeated assessments over time revealed direct associations between postseparation stressors and health outcomes differing based on IPV and negative life events. For example, coparenting conflict after separation was associated with higher levels of depressive, PTSD, and physical health symptoms among mothers who experienced no violence, whereas the opposite pattern was observed among mothers whose marriages were characterized by coercive controlling violence. Negative life events magnified that negative impact of coparenting conflict on mental and physical health. Contrary to expectation, social support did not diminish the negative health effects of postseparation stressors. Findings support the value of examining how distinct postseparation factors are associated with divorcing mothers' health within the broader context against which the divorce process plays out.


This paper presents the development of an indirect intelligent sliding mode control (IISMC) system for use with antagonistic shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. The controller manipulates input voltages to a pair of offset antagonistic SMA tendons, resulting in heat-induced bending of a flexible beam. Hysteresis compensation is achieved using a pair of hysteretic recurrent neural networks, which map the nonlinear, hysteretic relationships between SMA temperatures and bending angle for each tendon. The sliding mode control law regulates tendon temperatures based on reference and measured bending angle. Additionally, the IISMC incorporates an antislack component to increase tendon responsiveness. Experimental results demonstrate precise tracking of periodic reference trajectories. The controller is robust to model uncertainty, disturbances, and parameter variations, with bending angle tracking results superior to those of an optimized proportional + integral controller.


With increased emphasis on quality in the hospital setting, the use of patient satisfaction surveys has increased dramatically over the last decade. Although these survey instruments can identify problem service areas, little is known about the impact of patient nonresponse. The authors analyze the impact of non-response on an in-patient satisfaction survey for a community hospital by utilizing a two-stage process. First, the authors model response versus non-response against patient, payor, and hospital specific characteristics using PROC PROBIT. This information is used to calculate the inverse Mills ratio (IMR) for all observations. The second stage entails modeling respondent likelihood of recommending the hospital via an ordered PROC PROBIT. The IMR is included as an independent variable to test and correct for nonresponse bias. If the coefficient on the IMR is insignificant, then non-response bias does not exist. If the coefficient on the IMR is significant, non-response bias does exist. However, the inclusion of the IMR controls for the presence nonresponse bias. Thus, the model is properly specified. The authors include a programming example.


The crustal activities in Dangxiong basin are frequent and a great deal of geothermal energy is converged under the surface. The geothermic resources are used through the exploitation of underground water. Over-extraction of underground fluids causes the subsidence in the geothermal fields. We present the application of small-baseline InSAR time series method to monitor the land surface subsidence and spatial-temporal evolution in Yangbajing. Our data consists of 24 ASAR images acquired from ENVISAT satellite, spanning a time interval from Oct 2006 to Aug 2010. The results show that the maximum surface subsidence rate of the geothermal region is up to 15 mm/yr whilst subsidence rate in other fields is approximately 6 mm/yr.


In order to improve application effect of wire-line core drilling technology in complex formation,it's important to reasonably choose one type of washing fluid which suits the strata,lowers the drilling cost and brings the superiority of wire-line coring drilling into full play.Taking borehole drop-out and borehole collapse which happened in a certain mining area in Ziyuan of Guangxi as examples,this paper chooses polymeric solid free slurry,gives a detailed introduction to material selection,proportioning and experiment,and favorable application effect has achieved.


Automatic Blood Cell and CRP Counter LC-178 CRP has been receiving high commendation from users as a powerful diagnostic tool of inflammatory and infectious diseases. The reputation is based on its unique feature of simultaneously measuring white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, hemoglobin, and CRP simply and immediately in front of patients, from a blood sample tube installed at a medical examination room. The measurement functions have been added to allow three-part differential of white blood cells, and the LC-178 CRP, newly developed, expanded the measurement range of the CRP in whole blood from 0.2 10.0 mg/dL to the double, 0.2 20.0 mg/dL with the same usability and speed. This has been realized by the improved version of CRP reagent, and the expectation grows for the even wider range of diagnosis in inflammatory and infectious diseases.


SUTER, W. & R. F. GRAF (2008): The Western Capercaillie – a view from conservation biology. Ornithol. Beob. 105: 17–32. All grouse species inhabiting Swiss mountain forests have been declining and are red-listed or classified as near-threatened, with the Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus being of highest concern. However, grouse declines do not reflect a general trend in bird species inhabiting mountain forests. We argue that the Capercaillie's predicament stems from its habitat selection, which is however not fundamentally different from other typical mountain forest birds. The difference rather lies in the fact that it requires higher local structural diversity of forest stands which, at the same time, should extend over larger areas. This is mainly due to life history traits ultimately related to its large body size and sexual size dimorphism. Capercaillie can thus make an excellent umbrella species. It has indeed been demonstrated that Capercaillie presence is associated with higher species richness and abundance of typical mountain forest birds, but not with total bird species richness and abundance. Most likely, Capercaillie can also be seen as an umbrella species for other components of biodiversity ranging from beetles to phanerogames. This is because high structural diversity and conditions allowing enough light to reach the forest floor are beneficial for many groups of organisms. Therefore, managing forests according to the needs of Capercaillie is not to be seen as a onesided policy for the benefit of a popular flagship species but as a useful strategy for enhancing a wider part of biodiversity in mountain forests.


By N. Latov, John H. J. Wokke and John J. Kelly, Jr.1998. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Price £95. ISBN 0-521-46265-7.

Just over 40 years ago, the connection between immunology and peripheral neuropathy was proposed by Waksman and Adams with the discovery of experimental allergic neuritis. Byron Waksman's introduction to this textbook provides a fascinating account of the science behind the development of experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and, subsequently, experimental allergic neuritis, and the link made between these models and multiple sclerosis and Guillain–Barre syndrome, respectively. The subsequent advances in our understanding of basic immune mechanisms and …


The purpose of this study is to investigate problems of design, fitness, suitability for movement, and wearing comfort of jumper for Korean military tank drivers through analysis of actual wearing condition by questionnaire and field evaluation and to provide basic data for developing its improved design. The survey was done for 477 military tank drivers and evaluation was performed using thermal manikin to measure insulation. The overall satisfaction for design of jumper for military tank driver was over 3.5(likert scale). The overall satisfaction for fitness of jumper for military tank driver was also over 3.5. The satisfactions for material was between 2.39 and 3.13 and the satisfaction for pilling property was the lowest, followed by static property and shape stability after laundering. The satisfactions for movement suitability were standing(3.81), sitting(3,38), raising hand(forward: 2.90, sideward: 3.01), respectively. In insulation evaluation of jumper for military tank drivers and outwears(jacket, jumper), the insulation of jumper for military tank drivers was lower than outwear(jumper) and same with outwear(jacket). The insulation in dynamic and still condition(without wind) of jumper for military tank driver was 0.37clo and 0.31clo, respectively. Its decreation rate in dynamic condition comparing to still condition was 59% which was lower than jacket(0.73clo) and jumper(1.15clo).


Introduction: Our objective was to design an eccentric bicycle design to elicit delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). Methods: To assess the bicycle designs' ability to elicit DOMS, fourteen, recreationally active, males performed five-minutes of eccentric bicycling at 50% of their individualized power determined from a modified six-second Wingate test. Outcome measures to assess DOMS included the Likert pain scale, creatine kinase, lactate blood concentration, and pressure algometry detection evaluated at four time points (baseline (before the eccentric bicycling), immediate post, 24 hours post, and 48 hours post). Results: The Likert pain scale was different (F = 75.88, p < 0.001) at baseline (0.14 ± 0.36) and immediate post (0.21 ± 0.43), compared to 24 hours post (3.07 ± 0.83), and 48 hours post (2.93 ± 1.07). No changes were reported for creatine kinase (F = 0.7167, p = 0.475), lactate blood concentration (F = 2.313, p = 0.107), or pressure algometry detection. Conclusions: To understand mechanisms of DOMS, there is a need for a consistent, reliable method for producing DOMS. Our eccentric bicycle design and protocol offers an alternative approach to previous eccentric ergometer designs - demonstrating the potential to elicit DOMS in one, five-minute session.


Prepotency of 5 seed and 9 pollen parents of peach and nectarine, Prunus persica (L.) Batsch, was estimated from analysis of detailed data on 1,131 seedlings. Selections were compared as parents from percentages of transmission of 22 commercially important characteristics in multiple cross progenies. Three composite measures of combining ability delineated two of the selections as superior parents. One parent gave selections worthy of propagation at the rate of 1 per 33 seedlings, while poorer parents required as many as 752 seedlings to produce one selection.


e15006 Background: Docetaxel represents the first-line therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). There are no standard regimes for patients who relapse following first-line docetaxel. We compare the therapeutic efficacy of docetaxel versus docetaxel plus bevacizumab as second-line treatment for relapsing metastatic CRPC. Methods: 59 relapsing patients following first-line docetaxel underwent docetaxel rechallenge (group 1, 35 mg/sqm for 3 weeks, 1 week drug holiday, 3 repetitions) or combination therapy of docetaxel (group 2, 25 mg/sqm, weekly for 12 weeks) plus bevacizumab (10 mg/kg, 2- weekly). Treatment was continued in case of PSA stabilization or PSA regression until progressive disease or severe side effects. All patients demonstrated PSA regression > 30% following first-line therapy, mean progression-free survival was 6.2 (3–11) months. All patients had osseous metastases, 9/23 (39.1%), 3/23 (13%) and 2/23 (8.6%) had lymph node, hepatic, and pulmonary metastases. PSA doubl...


This article argues that if the proponents of immigration reform have it their way, the proposed guest worker program will transform American citizenship from an institution based on civic membership to one based on residence rights and socio-economic status. American citizenship, now a relatively accessible option, will become a closed-off status, unattainable for the majority of temporary workers. With this policy, the United States will create a permanently disadvantaged category of guest workers and further reduce the competitiveness of low-skilled minimum wage American workers. The concept of immigration has begun to change from an inclusive notion granting equal rights to immigrants and citizens to a more ambivalent model emphasizing obligations and responsibilities of newcomers while withholding social, political, and legal rights. Guest worker programs with limited residence will accentuate for immigrants that they must pay taxes and benefit the American economy, obey US laws and otherwise contribute to the host society which, in turn, has no reciprocal obligations toward them. This will exacerbate the already existing two-tiered system of human and social rights, creating a new feudalism in America.


The plethora of policy statements between 1992-1996 and the new political imperatives that drive policy directions in vocational education and training (VET) at a national level, call for some timely, theoretical analysis and framework building in order to make sense of the state's role in VET. This paper explores the theoretical frameworks in education policy theory and attempts to capture some of the diverse policy activities related to the notion of 'expanding the training market' in VET. A connection is made with Claus Offe's explanation of the state's response to crisis and ungovernability and, with reference to Stephen Ball's work in policy sociology and the rise of the new Public Sector Management Model after Osborne and Gaebler, a set of characteristics is described which may assist in clarifying policy intentions and processes in the national VET sector.


ABSTRACT If Édouard Glissant devised the concept of Tout-Monde (Whole-World), he also cultivated a Tout-Art (Whole-Art). Glissant's aesthetic practice and philosophy consists in highlighting connections between artistic production in geographically discrete parts of the world; in encouraging mixed media creations and performances; in establishing friendships between the critic and the artist; and in relinquishing human production to the agency of plants or water. Loichot argues that this form of art shaped by Glissant's philosophy of Relation aids to memorialize and render sacred unspeakable treatments of human beings in the slave trade or in the disaster of hurricane Katrina. The ceramicists, painters, musicians, sculptors, novelists, and film-makers Victor Anicet, Federica Bertelli, Bës, Fabienne Kanor, Federica Matta, Roberto Matta, Wifredo Lam, Piersy Roos, Sylvie Séma, Jason de Caires Taylor, and Laurent Valère cited in this essay take part in this venture of solidarity.


Religious conversion is undoubtedly one of the most-explored aspects of medieval and early modern social history. Thefact that the literature concerning that problem is still significantly on the increase proves its scholarly importance. The subject has found a permanent place among works dealing with denominational relations in pre-partition Poland, and the list of such works is substantial. Theyshow a significant number of dispersed pieces of information con-cerning reconversions to the Catholic Church, with no lack of more general observations on this matter.


This paper discusses the nature of Indigenous peoples' social order systems and highlights some fundamental "legal" principles that perhaps exemplify many Indigenous nation's legal traditions to a greater or lesser degree depending on the particular nation. They are:

 The Principle of Progress as Renewal,
 The Principle of Balance,
 The Principle of Life-Wide Legal Agency Equality, and
 The Principle of Decentralized Normativity and Decision-making.
In discussing these principles, the author through his own personal experiences and connection to traditional teachings, reveals the interconnectedness of indigenous legal thought and spirituality and how there is really no essential distinction between the two concepts. The point is also made that the legal cultures of Indigenous and Western societies may be different in nature, process and structure than European-based social order systems, but they were and are no less effective. In addition, the paper discusses issues concerning the right to assert control over justice and legal order within Indigenous communities. It identifies concerns with a domestic Aboriginal rights approach and prefers to ground the claim in the paradigm of international human rights instruments which are significantly less colonial and discriminatory than Canada's Aboriginal rights jurisprudence. The paper ends with some thoughts on strategies for renewal of Indigenous legal thought, principles and processes so that the Eagle can fly freely once more.


Physical activity is recommended in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D), but therapy management still lacks efficient tools to avoid exercise-induced hypoglycemia. Machine learning represents a powerful solution in the field of decision support for diabetes management and its application to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data appears promising in pre-exercise prediction of upcoming adverse events. Aim of this study was to investigate the possibility to distinguish if a specific configuration of CGM metrics evaluated before starting of exercise is more prone to induce hypoglycemia after the start of the exercise session until the following day. A total of 47 CGM recordings from T1D children have been used to extract CGM metrics from pre-exercise CGM data. Acquisitions were labelled as HYPO or as NO-HYPO, respectively if belonging to subjects who experienced or did not experience hypoglycemia during the time following the exercise. Anthropometric characteristics and extracted features have been given as input to a decision tree classification algorithm to select those with the most predictive power. The selected features were then further evaluated with respect to the classification problem by using them as input to other three classification models: random forest, adaboost and gradient boosting. Performance results in terms of area under receiver operating characteristic (AUC) were as follows: 85.5%, 82.1%, 78.1% and 74.3% for decision tree, gradient boosting, random forest and adaboost, respectively. M-value, maximum glucose, time above 180 mg/dL and time above 250 mg/dL could have a role in predicting upcoming hypoglycemia prior the starting of exercise.


Altered resting-state EEG activity has been repeatedly reported in major depressive disorder (MDD), but no robust biomarkers have been identified until now. The poor consistency of EEG alterations may be due to inconsistent resting conditions; that is, the eyes-open (EO) and eyes-closed (EC) conditions. Here, we explored the effect of the EO and EC conditions on EEG biomarkers for discriminating MDD subjects and healthy control (HC) subjects. EEG data were recorded from 30 first-episode MDD and 26 HC subjects during an 8-min resting-state session. The features were extracted using spectral power, Lempel–Ziv complexity, and detrended fluctuation analysis. Significant features were further selected via the sequential backward feature selection algorithm. Support vector machine (SVM), logistic regression, and linear discriminate analysis were used to determine a better resting condition to provide more reliable estimates for identifying MDD. Compared with the HC group, we found that the MDD group exhibited widespread increased <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\gamma $ </tex-math></inline-formula> powers (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p} < 0.01$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) in both conditions. In the EO condition, the MDD group showed increased complexity and scaling exponents in the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\alpha $ </tex-math></inline-formula> band relative to HC subjects (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${p} < 0.05$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). The best classification performance of the combined feature sets was found in the EO condition, with the leave-one-out classification accuracy of 89.29%, sensitivity of 90.00%, and specificity of 88.46% using SVM with the linear kernel classifier when the threshold was set to 0.7, followed by the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\gamma $ </tex-math></inline-formula> spectral features with an average accuracy of 83.93%. Overall, EO and EC conditions indeed affected the between-group variance, and the EO condition is suggested as the more separable resting condition to identify depression. Specially, the <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\beta $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\gamma $ </tex-math></inline-formula> powers are suggested as potential biomarkers for first-episode MDD.


Leadership plays a vital role in managing organizations and one of the key issues is managing change. Pakistani public schools are educational organizations which have been subject to top-down change in recent years. The chief actor of change, the public school teacher is assumed to be ignorant of the dynamics of change. This quantitative research was conducted to know the awareness of public school teachers about the dynamics of change and their understanding of school principal's role in change. For this purpose asurvey was conducted withthe teachers of public secondary schools of Punjab in three districts. Multistage sampling technique was used to draw the sample of 135 (male 69 and female 66) teachers. Data was collected through a personally constructed questionnaire to suit the purpose. The Cronbach Alpha (Coefficient of Reliability) of the questionnaire was 0.947. Research findings reveal that public school teachers are fully aware of the importance of change. In fact they are ready to assume the responsibility for second order change. However, the system is not ready to initiate bottom-up change; the leadership role is critical and leadership training is the need of the hour that will gear the system in the desired direction.


Dual-active-bridge series-resonant converter (DABSRC) is popularly used in low- and medium-voltage applications that demand bidirectional power flow and galvanic isolation. From a discrete-time model of the converter, this paper explores the application of a linear-quadratic Gaussian (LQG) digital state-feedback controller to regulate the output voltage of the DABSRC. The proposed control includes a multivariable servo controller (regulator-integrator loops), a steady-state Kalman filter (SSKF) operating as a full state estimator to avoid increasing the number of sensors and an anti-windup algorithm to avoid the undesirable integrator windup. The SSKF also allows estimating the converter current and the anti-windup algorithm softens the converter start-up. The paper also proposes tuning criteria to facilitate the design of the controller. The results confirm the suitability of this kind of proposal for controlling the DABSRC.


Purpose: To analyze the efficacy of a deep learning (DL)-based artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm in detecting the presence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and glaucoma suspect as compared to the diagnosis by specialists secondarily to explore whether the use of this algorithm can reduce the cross-referral in three clinical settings: a diabetologist clinic, retina clinic, and glaucoma clinic. Methods: This is a prospective observational study. Patients between 35 and 65 years of age were recruited from glaucoma and retina clinics at a tertiary eye care hospital and a physician's clinic. Non-mydriatic fundus photography was performed according to the disease-specific protocols. These images were graded by the AI system and specialist graders and comparatively analyzed. Results: Out of 1085 patients, 362 were seen at glaucoma clinics, 341 were seen at retina clinics, and 382 were seen at physician clinics. The kappa agreement between AI and the glaucoma grader was 85% [95% confidence interval (CI): 77.55–92.45%], and retina grading had 91.90% (95% CI: 87.78–96.02%). The retina grader from the glaucoma clinic had 85% agreement, and the glaucoma grader from the retina clinic had 73% agreement. The sensitivity and specificity of AI glaucoma grading were 79.37% (95% CI: 67.30–88.53%) and 99.45 (95% CI: 98.03–99.93), respectively; DR grading had 83.33% (95 CI: 51.59–97.91) and 98.86 (95% CI: 97.35–99.63). The cross-referral accuracy of DR and glaucoma was 89.57% and 95.43%, respectively. Conclusion: DL-based AI systems showed high sensitivity and specificity in both patients with DR and glaucoma; also, there was a good agreement between the specialist graders and the AI system.


This work presents a pressure transducer based on a magnetic sensor to measure acoustic radiation force (ARF) and small displacements. The methodology presented in this paper allowed this transducer to be calibrated for use as an acoustic pressure and intensity meter. It can control the acoustic intensity emitted by ultrasound used, for example, in ARF impulse imaging, vibro-acoustography and high-intensity focused ultrasound techniques. The device comprises a magnet, a membrane, a magnetoresistive sensor and a coil to cancel the external magnetic field. When ARF is applied to the membrane, the magnetic field on the sensor changes due to the magnetic target displacement. The variation of the output signal from the magnetic transducer is proportional to the acoustic pressure applied to the membrane. A focused ultrasound transducer with a central frequency of 3 MHz was used to apply a continuous ARF. The sensitivities of the magnetic transducer as an acoustic pressure and intensity meter, evaluated in water, were respectively 0.597 µV MPa−1 and 0.073 µV (W cm−2)−1/2, while those of the needle hydrophone (Onda model HNP-0400) used in the magnetic transducer calibration were respectively, 0.5024 mV MPa−1 and 6.153 mV (W cm−2)−1/2. The transducer resolution to displacement is 5 nm and 6 dB of signal attenuation occurs for 7° of misalignment. The transducer responded well to acoustic pressure in water above 200 kPa.


We report measurements of the electron transport through atomic-scale constrictions and tunnel junctions between ferromagnetic electrodes. Structures are fabricated using a combination of e-beam lithography and controlled electromigration. Sample geometries are chosen to allow independent control of electrode bulk magnetizations. As junction size is decreased to the single channel limit, conventional anisotropic magnetoresistance (AMR) increases in magnitude, approaching the size expected for tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) upon tunnel junction formation. Significant mesoscopic variations are seen in the magnitude and sign of the magnetoresistance, and no evidence is found of large ballistic magnetoresistance effects.


Due to most Mobile GIS adopts request-response pattern to communicate between server and mobile terminals, and that mobile terminals are isolated from one another, so it leads to be lack of collaboration and data sharing capabilities among mobile terminals in Mobile GIS. In view of this, a network collaborative transmission model which combines central server with P2P (Peer to Peer) network is proposed. In the end, using open source C++ libjingle library, ACE (ADAPTIVE Communication Environment) framework and so on, a new Mobile GIS system based on Jabber/XMPP protocol which is applied to the network collaborative transmission model for collaborative work is implemented and the problem of establishing a P2P connection through NAT (Network Address Translators) is resolved by applying the ICE (Interactive Connectivity Establishment) mechanism in this paper. In addition, the new Mobile GIS system has been applied for land verification in Tianjin city, China. Research demonstrates that implementation of the network collaborative transmission model proposed in this paper can improve cooperativity in Mobile GIS.


Abstract : The IMA program on Radar and Sonar was a follow-up on a portion of the 1988 IMA summer program on Signal Processing; it included ideas which were suggested by the participants of that program. Our goal was to increase the interaction between mathematicians and electrical engineers in universities and mathematical scientists in industry working on significant problems in radar or sonar. The first week of the program was tutorial. The second week was devoted to presentations of problems by scientists from industry or universities. The problems we were looking for were those of significance to the field of radar or sonar as well as containing mathematical issues.


Objective To explore the effect of preoperative high-dose atorvastatin load on renal function in patients with acute coronary syndrome( ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention( PCI). Methods 108 ACS patients undergoing PCI were randomly divided into two groups,the high-dose load group and the control group. The perioperative Scr and BUN,cTnI,CK-MB,CRP and incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy( CIN) were compared between the two groups. Results 1. 69% of patients in the high-dose load group developed CIN versus 11. 86% of those in the control group. cTnI,CK-MB,CRP elevated in both groups postoperatively,however,those in the high-dose load group were significantly lower than those in the control group.Conclusion Preoperative high-dose atorvastatin load might prevent CIN in patients with ACS undergoing PCI. Anti-inflammatory effects might be involved in this renal protection.


Abstract : Stigma about the determinants of the quality of education that many factors taken into account only - factor the quality of teachers, availability of funds and adequate facilities and infrastructure, while the role of employees in educational institutions as one significant factor is ignored. Departing from the question of the purpose of this study was to determine how much the performance of employees at the University of sultan Ageng Tirtayasa, study design used is descriptive quantitative research. Population of 171, Determination of the sample using simple random sampling technique the number of 114 samples, using a table Isaac and Michael with a 5% error level of data analysis technique used is descriptive analysis with quantitative approach, the interpretation using the calculation formula according Slabovitz as follows: M = Σ f (x) / n, the interpretation of the results of the calculation of the numbers visible from the eight indicators, the average value of each indicator. 3.79 for the good category. This means that the performance of employees at the University of Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa in
either category, but not optimal. Keywords: Employees, Performance


The Federal Government of Nigeria has realized that low educational quality has negative implications for sustainable national development, hence her commitment to develop national policies and national curriculum for teacher education to improve the quality of education (including music education). This article observes improvement in the preparation of musician-teachers as absolutely imperative to move modern music education as a field in the direction for continued growth. It traces out a historical past and explores present-day circumstances by analyzing and critiquing the National Commission for Colleges of Education's document—Approved Minimum Academic Standards for Music. As the document is based on exogenous paradigms, it is argued that it cannot produce the change agent in the Nigerian musician-teacher. A reconceptualization of music teacher curriculum that is socioculturally sensitive is suggested for colleges of education in Nigeria as a way of moving it toward developing sound, effective, and creative musician-teachers.


Kjaerstad, G., Dolmen, D., Olsvik, H.A. & Tilseth, E. 2009. The backswimmer Notonecta glauca L. (Hemiptera, Notonectidae) in Central Norway. Norw. J. Entomol. 56, 44–49. In Central Norway, the backswimmer Notonecta glauca L., 1758 occurs on the northern margin of its distribution area. The species has recently dispersed northwards, both naturally along the west coast and inland from an introduced population in Trondheim. The history of N. glauca records in the Trondheim district is presented in detail, and new records from Central Norway and some habitat characteristics are given. In the next few decades, we expect the species to become more widely distributed and abundant in Central Norway and northwards.


South-East Greenland between 62°N and 67°N is one of the lesser known regions in Greenland, having seen only limited geological investigations and only few detailed ones, with the Skjoldungen alkaline igneous province as a notable exception (Nielsen & Rosing 1990). Systematically collected geoscientific data are scarce; however, such data are essential as a basis for geological models and for evaluation of the mineral potential. In order to open up the region for exploration, the Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum financed a two-year, mainly geochemical programme for 2009 and 2010, which is an initial part of a five to six year project that involves subsequent geophysical surveys, a geological programme and a full-scale resource assessment of the region. The primary objective of the initial geochemical programme is to collect sediment samples for analysis of chemistry and indicator minerals. Supplementary to this, surface water for chemistry is collected and radiometric spectra of representative lithologies are measured. Geological reconnaissance field work focussing on selected key areas is also carried out. During the past 10–15 years, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) has carried out resource assessments of the Palaeoproterozoic orogens and mobile belts in South and central West Greenland, and most recently, assessments of the North Atlantic craton in West and southern West Greenland were conducted. The current assessment of South-East Greenland will provide the last major contribution needed for a detailed understanding of the Palaeoproterozoic and Archaean geological evolution of the entire southern Greenland, enabling us to develop new geological models for the region. The 2009 field work focused on the area between Timmiarmiit Kangertivat and Bernstorff Isfjord (Fig. 1).


ABSTRACT We propose combined selection and uncertainty visualizer (CSUV), which visualizes selection uncertainties for covariates in high-dimensional linear regression by exploiting the (dis)agreement among different base selectors. Our proposed method highlights covariates that get selected the most frequently by the different base variable selection methods on subsampled data. The method is generic and can be used with different existing variable selection methods. We demonstrate its performance using real and simulated data. The corresponding R package CSUV is at https://github.com/christineyuen/CSUV, and the graphical tool is also available online via https://csuv.shinyapps.io/csuv.


With the rapid formation of cooperative relationship between Internet finance and traditional banks, it opens up the channels of volatility spillover between them. We study the direction of volatility spillover between Internet finance and banks by the Diebold-Yilmaz volatility spillover index model based on wavelet multi-resolution analysis and variable structure points, considering that volatility has different transmission forms on different time scales and time domain. The results show that, on the whole, Internet finance is the net exporter of volatility spillovers. In the early stage of Internet finance development, the rate of return is from bank to Internet finance on the short and middle scales, and the volatility spillover direction is just the opposite. In the period of stable development of Internet finance, the rate of return in the long-term is from Internet finance to banks, and the volatility spillover is in the opposite direction.


This article examines the potential of art and archaeological remains for the study of women's social history in early Christianity. Part I considers important sources for art and archaeological data; the received method and classification criteria for the discipline of early Christian art and archaeology; and the types of problems both earlier and contemporary approaches to the material remains present for scholars. Part II proposes an approach to understanding early Christian art and material culture as part of a larger ongoing social discourse in the ancient Mediterranean world where cultural representations take part in the lively social and aural culture of life lived in close proximity to others. This approach places art and archaeological evidence in the foreground and documentary sources in the background as corroborative evidence.


This paper describes a study carried out on people of different ages with various skin diseases who submitted themselves for examination and diagnoses at the Dermatophylosis Research Centre of the National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria. Samples of skin scrapping were collected and cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) while some were examined under the microscope for possible morphological identification of the fungi. The results showed that out of the thirty samples analyzed, nine genera of fungi were isolated comprising of Trichophyton 10 (33.3%), Aspergillus 9 (30%), Penicillum 4 (13.32%), Microsporum 2 (6.70%), Epidermorphyton 1 (3.33%), Trichosporum 1 (3.33%), Cryptococcus 1 (3.33%), Mucor 1 (3.33%), and Cephalosporium 1 (3.33). The study revealed high incidence of human fungal diseases, a situation that calls for good hygiene practices in the study area to mitigate and possibly eradicate the prevalence of human skin diseases in the rural area of Plateau State. Original Research Article Enurah et al.; MRJI, 30(7): 67-79, 2020; Article no.MRJI.58164 68


Public management is a mode of social governance which is based on morals and for the realiza- tion of public interests.Whether or not the purpose of public management is fulfilled depends on its man- agers' initiative and their views of the objective of public management.The moral judgment of public man- agers determines whether and to what extent the ethical connotations of public management are to be real- ized.This paper focuses on how the highest value objective(i.e.public interests)of public management is fulfilled,discusses the ethical connotations of public management,points out that the morality of public managers is a solid foundation on which the realization of such ethical connotations is based,and finally provides some morality requirements that should be necessary for fulfilling the ethical connotations of public management,especially for the highest value objective.


Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most cost-effective and consistently successful surgeries performed in orthopedics. Implant design and bearing materials have improved, and the age range for which THA is indicated is expanding. However, a number of patients are readmitted after THA owing to falls and associated fractures, without sufficient improvement in their physical function. These reports on the postoperative course suggest that these patients may suffer from frailty. However, there is further scope for investigating the prevalence of frailty in patients who have undergone THA. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of frailty across different age groups among patients who had undergone THA. This cross-sectional study included female patients who underwent primary THA at our hospital between April 2015 and August 2020. The inclusion criteria for this study were age ≥ 40 years (at the time of the questionnaire being posted) and osteoarthritis of the hip as the primary disease. We excluded patients who had undergone other arthroplasty after September 2020, and those whose medical records indicated death after discharge. A self-administered questionnaire was mailed to 796 participants in October 2021. The research items were age (when the questionnaire was mailed) and frailty status (based on answers to the questionnaire). Patients were classified into four age groups (<60 years, 60–69 years, 70–79 years, and ≥80 years). The frailty state was assessed using the Fried phenotype model-based Frailty Screening Index (FSI). The FSI consists of five items (low physical activity, slow gait speed, forgetfulness, exhaustion, and weight loss), and a score of 3 or higher is considered to indicate frailty. The Cochran–Armitage test was used to analyze trends in the frailty prevalence data, including associations with age groups and FSI items. The significance level was set at less than 5%. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kawasaki Medical School Hospital (5360–00). Questionnaires were returned by 513 patients (median age: 70 years, interquartile range [IQR]: 62–76). There was no significant difference in age among the responders compared with the patients who did not return the questionnaire (median age: 71 years, IQR: 64–78). The median follow-up time after THA for the analysis patients was 45 months (IQR: 28–65). The total frailty prevalence was 22.0% (Fig. 1). The prevalence of frailty by age group was 11.7% for <60 years, 18.2% for 60–69 years, 22.9% for 70–79 years, and 38.3% for ≧80 years, with a significant increase in prevalence with age (P < 0.0001). The percentage of patients who scored as frail in each FSI item was 52.4% for low physical activity, 46.8% for slow gait speed, 6.6% for forgetfulness, 21.1% for exhaustion, and 16.2% for weight loss. Among the FSI items, slow gait speed (P < 0.0001), forgetfulness (P = 0.04), and exhaustion (P < 0.0001) increased significantly with age. Previous FSI data suggested that frailty prevalence was 11.3%–14.2% for community-dwelling adults aged ≧ 65 years. However, our study participants exhibited a higher percentage than those previously reported. It is also noteworthy that 11.7% of our participants aged <60 years were considered frail. Although there may be individual differences in preoperative physical function and the postoperative recovery process, this study indicates that the rate of frailty may be higher in patients who have undergone THA. Low physical activity was the most commonly reported of the FSI items. It is clear from previous reports that low activity is a problem after THA surgery, which may result in frailty. In perioperative rehabilitation, physical activity is essential to improve hip function. However, opportunities for rehabilitation are limited after discharge from the hospital. Therefore, clinicians must be involved in the perioperative period to promote behavior change for increased physical activity. This study presents descriptive statistics and cannot address causal relationships. In addition, only women were included in the study, and sex differences in the prevalence of frailty remain unknown.


FIELD: oil and gas industry. SUBSTANCE: method for extracting and lowering core receiving tubes includes lifting with a winch device for lowering and extracting the core receiving tubes onto the rotor table, mounting the upper part of the core receiving tube cap and lifting it to extract completely the upper section of core receiving assembly, separating the upper and lower sections of the core receiving tube by a device for cutting and holding the core, securing its lower part on the device for extracting and lowering the core receiving tubes by a lower mechanical grip, lowering the device with core receiving tube and the core attached thereto to the receiving bridges and detaching the device for cutting and holding the core and the cap of the core receiving tube. Prior complete extraction of the core receiving tube from the core receiving assembly, the cap is placed in the upper mechanical grip and a turnable plate is closed with a locking pin of the upper mechanical grip. Separation of the upper and lower sections of the core receiving tube is performed by the device for cutting and holding the core after fixing its lower part on the device for extracting and lowering the core receiving tubes by the lower mechanical grip. EFFECT: simplified extraction of the core receiving pipe with the core from the core receiving assembly and lowering to receiving bridges without bending the core tube and destructing the core, increased safety. 2 cl, 5 dwg


The cerebellum of a vertebrate not only receives signals from the motor areas of the cerebral cortex but also receives different impulses indirectly from almost all sensory receptors. With Eptesicus fuscus, we studied the response properties of cerebellar neurones to acoustic stimuli (40 ms duration, 0.5 ms rise‐decay time). Single neurones responding to auditory stimuli could be isolated from rather large areas of the bat's cerebellar vermis and hemispheres. They were usually spontaneously inactive and discharged either tonically or phasically. These units had latencies between 4 and 13 ms and best frequencies between 22 and 77 kHz. The Q10‐dB values of their triangular tuning curves were between 1.4 and 16.6 with the majority below 10. Minimum thresholds were between 12 and 65 dB SPL. When acoustic stimuli were delivered through the earphones, tuning curves measured from each ear alone were nearly identical in shape and best frequency. At present, we do not know whether the units we studied were exclusi...


Paul Brock sent us literature on ADMA, The Computer-Oriented Drafting System (copies available from Market Development Department, Hughes Aircraft Company, Culver City, California), and we were interested to note that a single digital input command converted to analog voltages &dquo;activates the X-Y&dquo; drives of the plotting table to cause the drawing of any straight line, circle, circular arc, or ellipse; or print any printer character. Since fewer commands


The behaviour of thermodynamical quantities near the critical points of Ising Hamiltonians with many-spin interactions is investigated. A critical analysis of the Griffiths and Wood (1974) numerical calculation is performed demonstrating that the critical behaviour of Ising systems is determined by pair rather than many-spin interactions.


In the article Ukrainian periodicals is considered as a mass historical source. The notion «newspaper source study» is uncovered. The general tendencies of forming and functioning of Ukrainian periodicals at the period of Central Council, Hetmanate, Directory, UPR (Ukrainian Peoples Republic), USSR (Ukrainian Socialist Soviet Republic and Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic) are discussed, methodological and methodical aspects of their research are described. Systematization and classification of issues, in particular those, which stayed during a long time in specialized vaults and were inaccessible for researchers, was made


The most obvious effect of sleeping sickness is depopulation, which can be occasioned directly, through mortality from the disease, and indirectly, through a lowering of the reproductive rate of a community because of induced sterility and increased infant mortality. The problem was studied in the north of the Gold Coast and the neighbouring French Upper Volta Territory, where severe epidemics have occurred, in localised form since at least the middle of last century, and in widespread form during the past 30 years. The vectors have been the riverine tsetse Glossina palpalis and G.tachinoides . A close correlation was found to exist between the incidence of sleeping sickness
 and the population trend with a marked depopulating effect coming in at infection
 rates above 3 per cent. It was also found that both the rates of trypanosomiasis infection and the extent of depopulation showed closely similar relationships to the proximity of affected villages to the nearest flybelt.


Background and purpose
Two siblings diagnosed with Okihiro syndrome (also named Duane Radial Ray Syndrome) associated with ophthalmic manifestation including Duane syndrome and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) hypoplasia were presented.


The plasmid content of various Azospirillum strains isolated from cereal root sy- stems was studied. Strains, isolated from various wheat varieties were identical by their plasmld content and could be divided into two groups, depending on isolation site, -- from adrlt plant roots and from seedlings. Strains isolated from wild cereal roots differ by their plaamtd content whmh indicates non-identity. It is suggested to use the plasmld content as a strain marker in the determination of new isolates. Microorganisms of the genus Azospirillum are typical microflora repre- sentatives of cereal rhizosphere. Due to their importance for agriculture much attention is being paid everywhere to Azospirillum ecology, physiology, bio- chemistry and genetics. In a number of reports it was noted that almost all Azospirillum strains isolated from soft and rhizosphere of the plant root system carry plasmids with molar masses of 100 Mg/mol and higher (Bakan-


The space-charge shift in secular motion resonance of Ca+ induced by simultaneously trapped molecular ions was observed through the laser-induced fluorescence of buffer-gas-cooled Ca+ ions in a linear Paul trap. The shift in the resonance was measured as a function of the production time of molecular ions. A simple pseudopotential model was developed to explain the space-charge shift and the number of trapped molecular ions was estimated using the model. The method can be used to monitor the total amount of invisible ions in principle, as long as the weak coupling condition is satisfied between the observable ions and the invisible ions.


Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is now considered a safe and effective treatment modality for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Nonetheless, despite device advancements and improvements in surgical techniques, EVAR remains indicated only in patients with appropriate anatomy. Certain aortic neck characteristics may preclude the use of EVAR with commercially available endografts and can adversely affect outcomes. In the United States, the manufacturer's Instructions for Use (IFU) for all available abdominal endografts require an infrarenal aortic neck angulation of #60u. Treatment of challenging neck anatomy outside of the IFU with standard devices has been associated with an increased rate of proximal endoleaks and late complications. In particular, the treatment of patients with severe neck angulation (SNA, defined as .60u) has produced worse outcomes. In a study of 238 patients by AbuRahma et al., the 29% perioperative complication rate for patients with SNA was significantly higher (p,0.006) than the 13% in patients with less (,45u) aortic neck angulation. In addition, patients with greater neck angulation had a higher incidence (p, 0.0001) of early proximal type I endoleaks (38% vs. 9%) and intraoperative proximal aortic cuff placement (33% vs. 7%). In an analysis of 5183 patients from the EUROSTAR registry, SNA was seen in 22% of patients undergoing EVAR. The overall results showed that proximal type I endoleak [odds ratio (OR) 2.32] and stent-graft migration (OR 2.1) were more frequent in patients with SNA. However, there were minimal differences in the outcomes according to device type. The remaining device-specific literature on SNA is limited to small case series with only short and midterm follow-up. Lombard Medical's Aorfix endovascular stent-graft is licensed in Europe for treatment of patients with SNA up to 90u. In 20 patients with challenging aortic necks (12 had SNA), Perdikides et al. reported 1 technical failure and another requiring bilateral renal artery stent rescue due to severe procedure-related stenoses. One proximal type I endoleak occurred at 3 years and was successfully treated with an aortic extender and left renal artery chimney stent-graft. Weale et al. had encouraging short-term (6 months) results in 30 Aorfix patients with SNA. A US multicenter clinical trial (Pythagoras study) using the Aorfix endograft is ongoing. The use of the Endologix Powerlink endograft in 37 patients with SNA showed good results, with the additional use of a Palmaz stent in 50% of patients for enhanced fixation. Medtronic's Endurant stent-graft is approved for the treatment of SNA up to 75u (with neck length $15 mm) in Europe. In a study of 45 patients, Bastos Gonçalves et al. reported that patients with SNA had no difference in early type I endoleaks or survival rates compared to a control group without significant angulation.


Objective To evaluate the mechanical changes of meshcage-endplate interface in anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion by three-dimentional finite element analysis.Methods Three-dimentional finite element model was established for normal cervical 4-7 segments and then one model of preserving endplate and another model of without preserving endplate were made in anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion using titanium meshcage and plate.Mechanical changes were analized by Ansys 9.0 software after the two model were exerted 80 N pre-loads and 1.8 Nm moments of force to produce axial compression,anteflexion and backextension.Von Mises stress and the strain on the 7 contact points of superior and inferior meshcage-endplate interface were compared in the model of preserving endplate with the model of without preserving endplate.Results The stress of superior and inferior meshcage-endplate interface in the model of preserving endplate were bigger than that in the model of without preserving endplate.But the strain is contrary.The strain of superior and inferior meshcage-endplate interface in the model of preserving endplate were smaller than that in the model of without preserving endplate.Conclusion Preserving endplate could decrease the strain of meshcage-endplate interface and increase the resistance to meshcage subsidence in anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion


The clinical and functional characteristics of patients with severe obesity who present for non-bariatric surgery have rarely been described. For this study, 293 such patients (mean body mass index 42 kg/m2) were investigated using their medical records, a 6-minute walk test, N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide measurement, and the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 measure of disability. Cardiorespiratory disease and diabetes were common, with blood tests revealing a high probability of additional unexpected and undiagnosed renal and cardiac disease in a significant proportion of patients. One-third of patients had natriuretic peptide values that identify early left ventricular dysfunction in the community, with 16% above a value described as useful in predicting adverse outcomes for elective surgical patients. Only 10% of patients walked a distance within 10% of that predicted in six minutes, and 22% did not complete the test. Over one-third of patients (34%) had a clinically significant level of disability, with those unable to walk for six minutes describing higher levels of disability. Functional capacity as measured by the 6-minute walk test was significantly lower than would be expected from age, gender, and weight alone, and was related to age and degree of disability but not body mass index. We describe a severely obese population presenting for non-bariatric surgery who had significant levels of comorbid disease, functional impairment, and disability that were not apparent on routine preoperative assessment.


Egyptian hieroglyphs are symbols that are part of the ancient Egyptian writing system. Hieroglyphs do not have a fixed writing direction, and a single glyph can have multiple definitions, making them difficult to translate into spoken language. Deep learning techniques, such as EfficientNet, MobileNet, and ShuffleNet, have been tested on two hieroglyph datasets (with and without data augmentation). Current experiments revealed that MobileNet and EfficientNet produced the most accurate results Ranging from 99% to 100%. Scriba is a flutter-based mobile application that shall use one of the mentioned algorithms to provide a precise translation of hieroglyphs. This paper thoroughly discusses the proposed development approach, experiments that were carried out (and their results), and the implementation of the mobile application.


The Townsend coefficients for ionization by collision were measured for pure mercury-free hydrogen and for hydrogen contaminated with sodium and NaH vapor. Cathodes of platinum and sodium and NaH-coated platinum were used. The values of $\frac{\ensuremath{\alpha}}{p}$ at values of $\frac{X}{p}$ below 300 are found to be smaller for pure hydrogen than for hydrogen contaminated with mercury vapor. The values of $\frac{\ensuremath{\alpha}}{p}$ for hydrogen contaminated with sodium and NaH are as much as twice as great as those for pure hydrogen at the lower values of $\frac{X}{p}$. The curve of $\frac{\ensuremath{\alpha}}{p}$ plotted as a function of $\frac{X}{p}$, for this case, shows a sharp peak at an $\frac{X}{p}$ of 350. This peak indicated the presence of some substance which is ionized by the excitation of hydrogen. The curves of $\frac{\ensuremath{\beta}}{\ensuremath{\alpha}}$ and $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ for the platinum cathode plotted as functions of $\frac{X}{p}$ show peaks at the lower values of $\frac{X}{p}$ which are analogous to those shown by Bowls. The curves for the NaH cathode show a narrow but remarkably high peak at an $\frac{X}{p}$ of 10. There are also several lower peaks but no general rise for the NaH cathode. These peaks indicate relatively large photoemission effects ($\frac{\ensuremath{\Theta}\ensuremath{\eta}g}{\ensuremath{\alpha}}$) at the cathodes at the lower values of $\frac{X}{p}$. In the case of the platinum cathode at the higher values of $\frac{X}{p}$ the curves show a general rise caused by electron emission due to the bombardment of the cathode by positive ions. The values of $\frac{\ensuremath{\beta}}{\ensuremath{\alpha}}$ and $\ensuremath{\gamma}$ for the sodium surfaces are much smaller than in the case of platinum for the higher values of $\frac{X}{p}$ indicating that these surfaces are relatively poor emitters under positive ion bombardment. In the course of the work it was possible, in most cases, to measure a sparking potential at the conclusion of the experimental work at each value of $\frac{X}{p}$. These data for the sparking potentials give curves which agree fairly well with the experimental curves as derived by Ehrenkranz. From the values found for the $\ensuremath{\gamma}$-coefficient, the sparking potentials were calculated and these potentials gave sparking potential curves which are in rough agreement with the experimentally derived curves of Ehrenkranz.


Detection of kidney stones and estimation of their sizes is an important part of the lithotripsy treatment. Fluoroscopy is often used to target stones, but not every stone is radio‐opaque and, in addition, fluoroscopy produces ionizing radiation. Acoustic waves offer an alternative way to visualize stones. The acoustic impedance of kidney stones typically differs significantly from that of surrounding tissue. A useful consequence of the impedance mismatch is the possibility to target stones with diagnostic mode ultrasound. Another consequence is that radiation force pushes the stone. Stone displacement may be responsible for the twinkling artifact that has been observed by several authors in color Doppler mode of ultrasound imaging. This effect can be used to detect not only renal and ureteral stones, but also calcifications in other organs (e.g., breast). In this paper we model the radiation force associated with the Doppler diagnostic pulse. The problem is divided into three parts: (1) acoustic scatteri...


The present invention is directed to applying a negative pressure to the magnetic pole parts of the body in contact with that of the seoksyeongi integral air mattress device, the air mat to prevent pressure ulcers. The present invention, to form a plurality of air bags and air to the bladder air mats, an air mat in the air pocket is seoksyeongi capable of applying a negative pressure stimulation to the skin contact surface in contact with the surface that is configured built in one body of the implant to it and by the seoksyeongi provide seoksyeongi integral air mattress comprises an air / suction control unit for respectively controlling the air discharge operation, to enhance blood circulation in body parts that are in contact with the air mat smoothly the oxygen supply of the tissues and muscle tissue of shrinkage enabling / facilitating metabolism through relaxation and cell activity can be increased to be able to prevent the occurrence of pressure sores from occurring.


(57) Abstract: The individual optical signals on the physical input channel, a frequency-selective optical switch which can be switched to the output channel selected. Diffraction grating (12) is an input channel (10) spatially divided into frequency components. Frequency components pass through different segments of a liquid crystal modulator (24). The liquid crystal modulator segments (20, 22) is individually controlled, or rotates the polarization of the frequency channels passing through each segment and its polarization as it is. Then, they frequency channel passes through the polarization divergent element (28). The polarization divergent element (28), the beam (14, 16) is spatially separated laterally according to the polarization. The second diffraction grating (40) recombine the frequency component having the same polarization into a plurality of output beams (42, 44).


Radioactive contamination of the environment always occurs very quickly and on a large scale. At the same time, the causes of infection may be different and there is no guarantee that they will not occur again. Therefore, it is always necessary to be ready to take emergency measures to eliminate the consequences of radioactive contamination. To date, the most effective and safe solution to the problem of the elimination of radioactive waste is burial, therefore it is necessary to ensure the compactness of the placement of radioactive waste. To do this, contaminated waste can be compressed or burned in special installations. The use of vision systems with the use of convolutional neural networks will allow classifying the material of radioactive waste to determine incinerated or pressed objects. To conduct experiments on the applicability of CNN for this task, a dataset was formed containing images from open datasets, as well as their own images. The conducted experiments confirm the effectiveness of using deep convolutional neural networks for this task. The best result of the classification of the material was shown by the InceptionV3network with an accuracy of 89.58%. The greatest efficiency can be achieved by using the predictions of several neural networks, with the help of which the accuracy has increased to 91.58%.


For the Arab female subject, writing against the dominant discourses, the challenges in the autobiographical undertaking have a particular resonance. Regardless of age group, religious and political affiliation, class identification and socio-economic standing, authoring a text about female life is a disconcerting practice. This study is a critical analysis of the tension-ridden arena which female self-narrative occupies and the premises that have for long gone unquestioned, thus rendering the genre unapproachable for Arab women.


results were reached after 4 scheduls. The duration of follow-up was ranging from 5.5 to 19.5 months (median: 11 months). Acceptable reversible tox icity consisted of myelotoxicity, nausea, vomiting and loss of hairs. High age of patients was not limiting chemotherapy. Treatment of advanced transitional cell carcinoma with M-VAC schedule is an efficient therapy also for patients in higher age.


The article defines the content, forms and methods of extracurricular classes on combat horting in higher education institutions to improve general physical training, physical education and basics of student health, reveals guidelines for organizing the educational process of combat horting in higher education institutions and formation of a healthy lifestyle of student youth. The theoretical analysis of the program of extracurricular classes, problems of formation of a healthy way of life of students and conditions of application of improving physical exercises of combat horting is carried out. The implementation of the content of general physical training, physical education and basics of student health in the process of combat horting is provided by adequate to the physical activity of students methods of building training sessions in sports sections of higher education institutions. The presentation of the main material is based on the provisions of the National Strategy for the Development of Education in Ukraine, the Concept of National-Patriotic Education of Children and Youth, other guiding state documents on physical education of students in school and extracurricular activities. This requires new views on the planning and implementation of the modern educational process and rehabilitation of students by conducting extracurricular classes on combat horting in sports sections of higher education institutions. Today, almost every young person living in a country of technological progress has many jobs and responsibilities. As a result, with a load of trivial life and technical problems on a person, he simply forgets the main truths and goals: maintaining his health. And he remembers his health only at the doctor's, when many diseases are in a progressive state, started, and sometimes not cured. And to prevent these consequences is possible only by regularly working on yourself, forming and understanding the values of healthy living, maintaining an active and healthy diet, following the rules of hygiene, regularly preventing dental diseases and oral cavity [4], systematically monitoring their general well-being. In this regard, combat horting is a very effective means of improving well-being, regulation of all processes in the human body in the required rational tone. Therefore, the efforts of the National Combat Horting Federation of Ukraine are aimed at preserving and strengthening the health of young people.


Engineers have considered many aspects on designing a car behavior before launching it, based on certain customer market. Different manufacture may have different concerns. Moreover, the longer being used, the performance may degrade as well. These two aspects are not visible to user except the one available on dashboard. Thus, judging car conditions is mostly done based on user feelings, which is subjective measurement and varies among human. For that purpose, this paper proposes vehicle monitoring system with quantitative measurement to provide consistent measurement. The measurement focuses on two observations; vehicle internal condition through OBD-II interface, and passenger comfort based on standalone sensors. The monitoring results can be used for prospective buyer and for performance monitoring from time to time. In order to provide a stylish look with comprehensive information, a comprehensive digital instrumentation cluster with flutter framework is proposed. Finally, the monitoring on real riding is provided and summarized at the end.


1) This paper deals with the results of crosses among ten species of Rubus, and of observations of genetic characteristics and cytological phenomena of the six F1-hybrids.2) The crosses of R. trifidus (2n=14) as the mother with the other diploid species were more successful than the crosses among the other species. And all the crosses of R. hirsutus (2n=14) as the mother failed to give hybrids. All the crosses between the polyploids and the diploids give no hybrid. Hybrids are obtained regardless whether the parents belong to the same subgenera or not.3) The characteristics of the parental species are inherited to the F1-hybrids in several distinct behaviours, which may be classified into four types: a) dominant, b) recessive, c) intermediate betwecen the parents, and d) hybrid vigor.4) In the fertile hybrids, R. trifidus×palmatoides, ribisoideus×palmatoides, ribisoideus ×Fauriei and palmatoides×Fauriei, the most frequent configuration of chromosomes is 7II at IM. While in the sterile hybrids, R. trifidus×hirsutus and trifidus× ribisoideus, univalents are offen observed at IM. When the univalents appear at IM of the sterile hybrids, the frequencies of occurrence of 6II+2I and 5II+4I are higher than those of the other configurations. The fertile hybrids have a large amount of normal pollen grains, but the sterile hybrids have less normal grains. The phenomenon of the latter may be due to the irregularities of meiosis.