A carbon nanotube thin film as saturable absorber in a cavity design of mode-locked fiber laser is reported in this work. Measured by power dependent absorption setup, 22% modulation depth of the saturable absorber is estimated which is ideal for stabilizing the mode-locked operation. Based on the scanning image from atomic force microscope (AFM), Single wall carbon nanotube components are identified existed in the thin film. The laser cavity employed a ~40 cm long erbium doped fiber as a gain medium which corresponds to the laser wavelength of 1550 nm (telecommunication wavelength region). Total length cavity of the fiber laser is about 3.1 m where shorter cavity design is required for higher repetition rate. This proposed system result in a firm soliton spectrum at centre wavelength of ~1561 nm with ~0.7 mW average output power and pulse duration of 410 fs. The pulses are generated at fundamental repetition rate of 68 MHz without any distortion and excellent spectral quality.


— The article describes the state of the art computer simulation in the field of metal forming processes, the main problem points of traditional methods were identified. The method, that allows to predict the deformation distribution in the volume of deformable metal with taking into account of microstructure behavioral characteristics in deformation load conditions, was described. The method for optimizing computational resources of multiscale models by using statistical similar representative volume elements (SSRVE) was presented. The modeling methods were tested on the process of single pass drawing of round rod from steel grade 20. In a comparative analysis of macro and micro levels models differences in quantitative terms of the stress-strain state and their local distribution have been identified. Microlevel model also allowed to detect the compressive stresses and strains, which were absent at the macro level model. Applying the SSRVE concept repeatedly lowered the calculation time of the model while maintaining the overall accuracy.


The behavior of different nanoporous grafted silicas (−Si(CH3)2R) under ionizing radiation is investigated as a function of the chemical nature of the grafting. The structure and reactivity of the grafting after irradiation is characterized by solid-state NMR spectroscopy. The chemical reactivity is also investigated by mass spectrometry gas analysis . The major gases detected after irradiation are H2 and/or CH4. Different types of behaviors under ionizing radiation are depicted as a function of R. When R contains an aromatic ring or is the cyclopentadienyl moiety, then the overall measured radiolytic yields are low and CH4 is the major gas detected. The aromatic ring acts as an efficient energy trap. When R contains an alkyl chain with a −CN ending, the major gas detected is dihydrogen due to the lysis of the −CH(H) bond, but it is also shown that the −CN group acts as an energy trap, even if it is of course less efficient than an aromatic ring. When R consists of a long alkyl chain, an efficient energy ...


All rings considered in this letter are associative with identity, and all modules areunital. A ring R is von Neumann regular provided that for every a∈R there exists b∈Rsuch that a=aba. R is called a strongly regular ring if for each a∈R, a∈a~2R. Recall thatR is MELT (resp. ELT) if every maximal essential (resp. essential) left ideal of R is anideal of R. As usual, R is called a right (left) V-ring if every simple right (left) R-moduleis injective. For several years, the connections between von Neumann regular rings and re-


Anthropologists use the word 'subjectivity' loosely, often to refer to the emotional life of the political subject. In this article I argue that a psychological model of emotion helps us to create a clearer anthropological theory of subjectivity, and in the process helps us to make sense of some of the anthropological quarrels about emotion as well. The article concludes with a discussion of the subjectivity of homeless, often psychotic women, which I call 'social defeat'.


In the presence of a nonobstructed pancreas, a pancreatojejunostomy can be performed with relative simplicity using a GIA automatic stapler when the pancreatic stump is invaginated in a jejunal loop after removing some of the staples.


A method of image feature extraction and recognition of independent component analysis based on fuzzy membership function is proposed.This method first carries on the pretreatment through the principal components analysis to the image,then carries on processing through the ICA algorithm to the image,structure characteristic face space,computation training sample and testing sample in characteristic face space projection,membership degree in fuzzy mathematics are introduced,vector degree of membership function is established.As distinguishes the sorter to carry on the person face recognition.The results of experiments on ORL face databases show that the recognition algorithm has the good recognition classification ability.


AIM
To determine the upper cut-off values of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in a Northern Chinese population.

METHODS
A total of 3769 subjects in Jilin Province Northeast China were stratified to determine the potential factors affecting serum ALT and AST levels. The upper cut-off values of serum ALT and AST in these subjects were determined using receiver operating characteristic analysis and their sensitivity and specificity were evaluated.

RESULTS
Stratification analysis revealed that serum ALT and AST levels were associated with gender, alcohol consumption, serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and body mass index. The upper cut-off values of serum ALT and AST were 22.15 U/L and 25.35 U/L for healthy men and 22.40 U/L and 24.25 U/L for healthy women, respectively. The new cut-off values had a higher sensitivity, but a slightly lower specificity than the current standards.

CONCLUSION
Our results indicate that the new upper cut-off values of serum ALT and AST are markedly lower than current standards and may be valuable for the evaluation of liver function.


Noninductive formation of spherical tokamak by electron Bernstein (EB) waves at an extremely overdense regime has been explored in the Low Aspect ratio Torus Experiment device. The plasma current reaches ~ 10.5 kA and the electron density reaches 7 times the plasma cutoff density by injection of a 2.45 GHz microwave power of 58 kW. Such an increment of the density is found to be obtained when the ECR layer lies on the plasma core and the upper hybrid resonance layer lies to slightly higher field side of the 2nd ECR layer, where a good coupling to EB waves in their first propagation band may be realized. Thus an extremely overdense tokamak plasma has been for the first time produced and maintained solely by EB waves.


What is there to say about a new comprehensive surgical text, the fourth on the American scene in the last 15 years? Ho hum! But look, this one is different. It is not meant to be a textbook in the usual sense. The title reveals, and the content is true to, a broader mission than a textbook. It is equally appropriate for the practitioner and the student, something other books have aspired to but have often failed to achieve. Recognizing the rapidity of changes in surgical attitudes and methods, the editors have made "current" their watchword. They have kept the preface short, but have had the courage to state therein that a new edition will be out in two years. The paperback cover and the low price fall in line with this intent. Nevertheless, the format throughout its 1,100 pages competes with the best, and the illustrations by Laurel V.


County-region economy is a fundamental role in composing the whole national economy.As to the development of county-region Economy in Xianyang,it needs to focus on the macro programming of the whole economies in big Xianyang areas,make full use of both locational advantages and unique advantages,and promote the industrial structural upgrade and optimization with a view to achieving both a further development of county-region economy and a sustainable development of the whole economies in Xianyang.


No attempt has thus far been made to provide a critical overview of the broad scope of literature available on religion in Malawi. This article offers a brief critical overview of the field, to serve as an introductory point of reference for interested scholars. Under the main rubrics of African Traditional Religion, Islam and Christi anity (each with numerous sub-headings) it presents an annotated bibliography to introduce the reader to all the important publications in this area. The article ends by identifying neglected areas of research.


Diabetes is, like the national waistline, an expanding problem. Recorded prevalence increased from 2–3% in 1994 to 5–7% in 2014.1 It now accounts for 10% of primary care prescribing costs in England.2 In 2011, it was estimated that UK health care spending on diabetes could rise from around £10 billion to £17 billion in 2035/2036,3 largely due to the increasing number of older people and rising levels of overweight and obesity. Eighty percent of spending is on the management of complications3 so our current strategy of investing in interventions that reduce risk factors will reap dividends. But recent analyses from the National Diabetes Audit show that NHS performance needs to improve.


An adaptive quantum-behaved particle swarm optimizer (AQPSO) is proposed to ensure a good balance between exploration and exploitation searches of the algorithm. In the proposed algorithm, some indicators to identify the searching states of a particular particle, the whole swarm, and the iterative process are proposed and used to design an adaptively tuning mechanism for the Contraction-Expansion Coefficient. Moreover, a partially regenerated swarm scheme is designed to select promising particles and to regenerate unpromising ones when the swarm is trapped into a local optimal point. The proposed AQPSO is used to solve the TEAM workshop benchmark problem 22, and compared with existing QPSO. The numerical results have demonstrated that the proposed algorithm outperforms the existing QPSO, especially in view of the global search ability.


Purpose – The aim of this inquiry is to uncover the pattern of knowledge-sharing behaviour among the undergraduate and postgraduate students of private universities in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach – This inquiry studied the knowledge-sharing pattern of undergraduate and graduate students by utilising a questionnaire-based open-ended survey from several private universities in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Apart from the descriptive statistics, the research used t-test to further explain the data. Findings – This research focussed on seven areas of knowledge-sharing pattern. The data collected from 350 respondents from different private universities suggest that there are significant differences in the knowledge-sharing pattern between undergraduate and graduate students. Overall, this research documents that the postgraduate students have shown higher perceived attitudes towards knowledge sharing, compared to undergraduate students. Research limitations/implications – This research applied a descriptive s...


Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates the second messenger diacylglycerol to yield phosphatidic acid. To date, very little is known about the regulation of DGK activity. We have previously identified the DGKθ isotype, which is predominantly expressed in brain (Houssa, B., Schaap, D., van der Wal, J., Goto, K., Kondo, H., Yamakawa, A., Shibata, M., Takenawa, T., and Van Blitterswijk, W. J. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 10422–10428). We now report that DGKθ binds specifically to activated RhoA in transfected COS cells as well as in nontransfected neuronal N1E-115 cells. Binding is abolished by a point mutation (Y34N) in the effector loop of RhoA. DGKθ does not bind to inactive RhoA, nor to the other Rho-family GTPases, Rac or Cdc42. Like active RhoA, DGKθ localizes to the plasma membrane. Strikingly, the binding of activated RhoA to DGKθ completely inhibits DGK catalytic activity. Our results suggest that DGKθ is a downstream effector of RhoA and that its activity is negatively regulated by RhoA. Through accumulation of newly produced diacylglycerol, RhoA-mediated inhibition of DGKθ may lead to enhanced PKC activity in response to external stimuli.


PurposeThis study aims to explore the lean leadership factors influencing the effectiveness of lean healthcare performance at hospitals.Design/methodology/approachA total of 217 healthcare professionals' responses were included for data analysis. The data were analyzed using the partial least square technique.FindingsThe findings revealed that improvement culture, gemba (hands-on approach), hoshin kanri (goal-oriented) and qualification are the crucial lean leadership factors that positively influence the effectiveness of lean healthcare performance at hospitals. The results indicated that the self-development of lean leaders has no significant impact on the effectiveness of lead healthcare performance.Originality/valueThe findings of this study could contribute to the healthcare institutions in Malaysia perceive the benefits of lean healthcare and show a positive intention of using lean leadership principles.


Characteristics of cellular radiation chemistry were studied for mammalian cells saturated with air, nitrous oxide, or nitrogen in the absence or presence of an OH-radical scavenger, for both low- and high-LET radiations. For clarity, the data for low-LET studies are presented separately in this paper, while the results for densely ionizing particle radiations will be discussed in a subsequent manuscript. Cell monolayers were grown in glass vessels and irradiated with 225-kVp X rays. The contribution of OH-radical action was reduced from about 55% in aerobic cells to about 20% in nitrogen-saturated cells. In nitrous oxide-saturated cells, the indirect effect attributable to OH· is about 35%. OH-radical-mediated lesions can therefore result in oxygen-independent as well as oxygen-dependent lesions. Our results show that the hydrated electron does not contribute significantly to radiolethality in anaerobic cells.


Compromised light quantity on the seabed affects the composition and resilience of marine forests and the maintenance of ecosystem services. However, the response of macroalgal assemblages to changes in the quality (spectral composition) of light as compared to the quantity alone is poorly understood. Here, we bridge radiative transfer modeling and algal physiology to simulate the underwater light environment and explore macroalgal responses to spectral attenuation by various coastal water constituents. We considered three groups of macroalgal taxa (class Phaeophyceae and, phyla Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta) for which we developed a "synthetic envelope" of spectrally resolved action spectra using 1 million radiative simulations. We found that brown algae were more efficient at harvesting light across the whole spectrum at low attenuation (< 0.2 m−1) when depths were greater than 10 m, whereas green algae dominated shallower depths than 10 m for low to high attenuation values. Finally, red algae made best use of the available light at relatively higher attenuation values (> 0.2 m−1) and deeper depths. We also demonstrated that the brown and green algal taxa showed higher photosynthetic efficiencies when attenuation was dominated by particulate matter rather than by phytoplankton or detrital matter. Our results shed new light on the "Complementary Chromatic Adaptation" hypothesis by confirming that algal pigmentation matters under a subset of scenarios, particularly at the limits of light availability in coastal waters. This study paves the way for identifying competitive thresholds in macroalgal communities by using satellite‐derived ocean color products to identify regions and depths of potential optical transitions.


Postoperative infections associated with implants are one of the main complications, not only in orthopedic surgery, but in all surgical fields. In orthopedics, the most progress concerning the diagnosis and therapy of postoperative implant-associated infections has been made in the field of arthroplasty, with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) occurring in 1–2% of primary and 4% of revision arthroplasties (1). Here, a clear diagnostic algorithm to detect PJI has been established and a therapy algorithm exists (1). In spinal surgery, however, there are no clear criteria to define postoperative infections, even though, over the last several years the number of spine surgeries performed has steadily increased worldwide and instrumentation has become crucial in managing several pathologies in the spine (2,3). Despite improvements in surgical technique and postoperative care, as well as the use of perioperative antibiotics, postoperative spinal implant infections (PSIIs) occur in 0.7–20% of adult instrumented spine surgeries. This high range of infection rate is correlated with different types of procedures, patient populations and preoperative diagnoses (4). Not only does PSII lead to higher patient mortality and morbidity, extended hospitalization and worse long-term outcomes, it also increases health care costs (5). Due to these detrimental effects, prevention of PSII is highly important and identification as well as understanding of its epidemiology and risk factors are necessary in order to optimize factors that determine the risk of infection, and to thereby, improve patient outcomes. Epidemiology and risk factors for PSII


We present the first fully kinetic Vlasov-Fokker-Planck simulations of nanosecond laser-plasma interactions including self-consistent magnetic fields and hydrodynamic plasma expansion. For the largest magnetic fields externally applied to long-pulse laser-gas-jet experiments (12 T) a significant degree of cavitation of the B field (>40%) will be shown to occur from the laser-heated region in under half a nanosecond. This is due to the Nernst effect and leads to the reemergence of nonlocality even if the initial value of the magnetic field strength is sufficient to localize the transport.


Financing of transportation improvements emerged as a significant issue in the latter part of the 19705 and is rapidly becoming the key issue of the 1980s. Pat Choate has eloquently described in America in Ruins (1) the' state of our public infrastructure. What transportation lobbyists have warned about for years is finally happening: U.S. highways and transit facilities are wearing out and at the same time the money to renew them is being reduced. Transportation needs are staggering. The latest cost estimate for completion of the Interstate system is $38.9 billion; Interstate 4R needs are about $47 billion. Estimated capital requirements for the primary, secondary, and urban systems in the 1980s amount to more than $100 billion just to maintain current conditions. Transit capital needs are estimated at more than $40 billion dollars. At the same time, we face a national debate on the intergovernmental and private-sector responsibilities for addressing the problem. New Federalism proposes turning back federal highway and transit programs to the states while state and local governments are scrambling to prevent collapse of their infrastructure. Federal revenue enhancement is discussed but very much uncertain. Major new authorization bills for highway and transit must await answers to the revenue question. Major debate is heating up on the relative cost-allocation responsibilities for highway improvements. The federal government is proposing to withdraw from transit operating support. I must admit great difficulty in focusing on analytical methods for the 1980s when the policy issues and program directions are so unsettled. But on the other hand, we know that there is a massive, problem to be addressed and we must begin to rationally develop programs and financing mechanisms if we are to turn around the trend of deterioration in our transportation systems that we have witnessed during the last decade. Some of the major issues in my mind as I begin this paper are as follows:


The paper offers a Hopfield network with positive self-fedback used for solving traveling salesman problem(TSP).It has advantages over the previous one such as easy access to effective solution,fast convergence,fewer iterations etc.


Abstract The abundance and diversity of meiofaunal bivalve species from four substrata (live maerl, dead maerl, gravel and sand) were investigated to assess the effects of habitat heterogeneity. Maerl grounds are unusual coastal habitats derived of non-geniculate coralline algae (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta) and typically exhibit high benthic biodiversity, including a large number of molluscan species. In total 38 species of bivalves were recorded, with the greatest number found in dead maerl (29). These results were contrary to the findings of other authors who have shown dead maerl grounds to have a poorer fauna than live maerl beds. Significant differences were observed in the community structure of the substrata examined, with assemblages on sand being easily distinguishable from those on other substrata. Mysella bidentata was found to be an important species in dead maerl and gravel. In sand the tellinids Moerella pyg-maea and Angulus tennis were the most discriminatory species observed. Number of species, species richness and species diversity observed in dead maerl were considerably greater than in all other substrata. There were no apparent r- or K-selected species associations with particular substratum types. Differences observed may have been linked to habitat heterogeneity affecting differential survival (e.g. predator-prey interactions) both during settlement and post-settlement phases.


3D printing is one of the most important tools of Industry 4.0. 3D printing technology has an advantage over traditional manufacturing processes, as it has the ability to convert 3D designs/models into ready-to-use products. The world of education needs to continue to adapt to technological developments. Making a mechanical prototype of a robotic arm is one of the main things to do to develop learning media in an educational environment. The mechanical prototype of the robotic arm can be made using 3D printing, so it will provide real implementation for education. The purpose of this study is to develop a custom 3D Printer learning media which is expected to facilitate the installation process and development of a mechanical prototype of a robotic arm as a form of implementation in the Mechatronics Engineering Education Study Program, FT UNY. This research was carried out based on the ADDIE model, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. The results of this study are a custom 3D printer based on FDM, both Cartesian and CoreXY types that can be used in learning in the Mechatronic Engineering Education Study Program. The test results show the average value of the measurement error of printing results is less than 2% so that it can be used in the learning process and supports the selected learning content. 3D printers can print robotic arm mechanical components with good results and low tolerances for printing precision.


The past decade has seen a gradual but steady increase in the planning scholars' interest in outlining a functional place for games in planning. A wide range of games for and about urban planning is developed and tested, from data-driven games that rely on extensive modelling techniques and aim to reduce the cost and risk of real-world scenario testing, to those that seek to educate their players about the complex nature of political and social issues. Despite the increasing interest in strengthening communications between planning and game studies, the current state is an amalgam of confusion and optimism about games' role and added value. To shed light on why such confusions emerge, the article reflects on the nature and outcomes of communications between urban planning and games studies and explores games' historical and current conceptions in planning. By adopting concepts from the work of Holbrook on interdisciplinary communications, the article explores how game studies' concepts are rendered useful in planning and how planning theory has dealt with untranslatability and incommensurability of concepts in the processes of establishing and sustaining communications with game studies.


In the previous chapters I investigated the manifestation of party-based populism across Europe by identifying populist parties in long-established and post-communist European democracies, and explaining these parties' electoral performance. Populism still requires clarification, both as a theoretical concept and as an empirical phenomenon. Particularly in the vernacular, the term is frequently used yet ill defined (Bale et al. 2011). It is evident that 'populism' is often used pejoratively, and that the concept is habitually related to political extremism and the ideology of the radical right. Several commentators and politicians have therefore treated populism as a phenomenon that needs to be opposed. In the academic sphere, the threats of populism to liberal democracy have also been acknowledged, but many scholars have also underlined the value of populism as a corrective for representative democracy (e.g. Canovan 1999; Mény and Surel 2002; Taggart 2002; Panizza 2005; Mudde and Rovira Kaltwasser 2012). Considering the confusion surrounding the concept, as well as the presumed significance of populism as a phenomenon, it is required to come to a closer and more accurate understanding of how and why populism occurs. In order to shine light on the manifestation of populism in European politics – a sphere in which political parties have remained key actors – the first aim of this study was to clarify which cases could be considered as populist parties. This was done on the basis of a minimal definition inspired by the academic literature. Populist parties, according to this definition, 1) portray 'the people' as virtuous and essentially homogeneous; 2) advocate popular sovereignty, as opposed to elitist rule; and 3) define themselves against the political establishment, which is alleged to act against the interest of 'the people'. Second, the book sought to explain the electoral performance of the identified populist parties, and 7 Conclusion: Populist Parties and Their Electoral Performance


Defining the ecological quality of estuaries is challenging because of the inadequacy of available methods and indices to characterise the ecosystem. In Indian estuaries, there are no scientific attempts to establish multi-metric fish index to determine the ecological status. A multi-metric fish index (EMFI) was customised for twelve predominantly open estuaries on India's western coast. The index was established at the individual estuary level to ensure uniformity and contrast from sixteen metrics that designate the fish community and diversity, composition and abundance, estuarine use and trophic integrity from 2016 to 2019. A sensitivity study was followed to measure the responses of the EMFI under different metric varying scenarios. There were seven metrics identified as the most prominent for the EMFI in metric alteration scenarios. We also deduced a composite pressure index (CPI) based on the anthropogenic pressures described for the estuaries. The ecological quality ratios ( EQR ) defined based on EMFI ( EQR E ) and the CPI ( EQR P ) for all the estuaries were positively correlated. The EQR E values calculated based on the regression relationship ( EQR E on EQR P ) showed the divisions from 0.43 (bad) to 0.71 (


• Carcinoma is rarely associated with congenital cystic dilation of the bile ducts. We treated a case of squamous cell carcinoma of the intrahepatic bile ducts associated with congenital cystic dilation, the first such case reported, to our knowledge. (Arch Surg1982;117:1349-1351)


THE text of the principal prayers used in the ordination of bishops, priests, and deacons has changed remarkably little from the time of the so-called Leonine Sacramentary to the Restored Pontifical of 1969, though the ceremonies have undergone considerable development. The Leonine prayers! werecompiled at Rome in the pontificate of Vigilius (537-555), but they include prayers from libelli of the previous century, and it is generally agreed that some of the prayers may be attributed to St Leo himself (440-461). Almost all the prayers in the Sacramentary are rhythmical, and are written in accordance with the rules of the cursus." Dom Mocquereau, who analysed them, reported that only ten of the 1030clausulae which he counted did not conform to the rules of the cursusi: This close conformity to the cursus indicates a date between the late fourth and the late seventh century. In fact, the date of these prayers can be much more closely fixed: they are not later than Vigilius, which implies a terminus ad quem of 555; and they are not earlier than 432, when Xystus III ascended the papal throne, and the collect form of prayer, which is frequent in the Leonine 8acramentary, began to emerge," Since planus was the favourite cursus with St Leo, it may well be that prayers 943, 946, 947, 949, 950, and 951 in the ordination rites are from his hand. We now set out the table of the clausulae in the ordination prayers in the Verona Sacramentary:


This Article critically analyzes the principal legal arguments made to justify the use of force by the United States in Iraq and Afghanistan. The author argues that the revisions in the law of state responsibility as well as UN Security Council acceptance support the use of force in Afghanistan, but the use of force in Iraq was neither justified by existing doctrines of self-defense nor authorized or accepted by the UN Security Council.


We investigate the electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT)-like effect in a single rectangle resonator modulated MIM bus waveguide system. A modified transmission model with two branches is proposed to characterize the physics of the two orthogonal electromagnetic modes formed in the resonator. Close agreement between the analytical results and the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations verifies the validity of the proposed transmission model. In addition, two different three-level systems mimicking the atomic EIT effect are utilized to further clarify the underlying physics of the plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) effect. It is found that better EIT-like shapes and larger values of group index can be achieved in the horizontal excited system (HES) than in the vertical excited system (VES). The results may deepen the understanding of the EIT-like effect and provide a helpful guideline for the control of light in highly integrated optical circuits.


We propose a new approach to the definition of stress scenarios for volatilities and correlations. Correlations and volatilities depend on a common market factor, which is the key to stressing them in a consistent and intuitive way. Our approach is based on a new asset price model where correlations and volatilities depend on the current state of the market, which captures market-wide movements in equity-prices. For sample portfolios we compare correlations and volatilities in a normal market and under stress and explore consequences for value-at-risk.


The equatorial atmospheric variability shows a spectrum of significant peaks in the wavenumber– frequency domain. These peaks have been identified with the equatorially trapped wave modes of rotating shallow water wave theory. This paper addresses the observation that the various wave types (e.g., Kelvin, Rossby, etc.) and wavenumbers show differing signal strength relative to a red background. It is hypothesized that this may be due to variations in the linear stability of the atmosphere in response to the various wave types depending on both the specific wave type and the wavenumber. A simple model of the convectively coupled waves on the equatorial beta plane is constructed to identify processes that contribute to this dependence. The linear instability spectrum of the resulting coupled system is evaluated by eigenvalue analysis. This analysis shows unstable waves with phase speeds, growth rates, and structures (vertical and horizontal) that are broadly consistent with the results from observations. The linear system, with an idealized single intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) as a mean state, shows peak unstable Kelvin waves around zonal wavenumber 7 with peak growth rates of 0.08 day 1 (e-folding time of 13 days). The system also shows unstable mixed Rossby–gravity (MRG) and inertio-gravity waves with significant growth in the zonal wavenumber range from 15 (negative indicates westward phase speed) to 10 (positive indicates eastward phase speed). The peak MRG n 0 eastward inertio-gravity wave (EIG) growth rate is around one-third that of the Kelvin wave and occurs at zonal wavenumber 3. The Rossby waves in this system are stable, and the Madden–Julian oscillation is not observed. Within this model, it is shown that in addition to the effect of the ITCZ configuration, the differing instabilities of the different wave modes are also related to their different efficiency in converting input energy into divergent flow. This energy conversion efficiency difference is suggested as an additional factor that helps to shape the observed wave spectrum.


In the case of time interleaved ADCs (round robin sampling with multiple ADCs), timing jitter can create harmonics in the sampled signal. One potential way to deal with this is to intentionally jitter the sampling instances using a pseudorandom sequence to jitter the timing. The result is a signal that's non-uniformly sampled which could then be run through a simple filter/interpolating algorithm to reconstruct it without the added noise. This may lead to a method for compensating mismatches in the ADC array without the need for precise calibration of the individual ADC timing delays. A special ADC/DAC structure suitable for highsample rate SDR based on time-interleaving, implementation issues, limitations, impairments and possible solution using PN sequence is presented. It is found that using PN sequence to mimic the jitter along with the uses of interpolator/filtering reduces harmonics.


Meyer, Haring and Howitt I have described an infectious disease in horses and mules which they demonstrated to be produced by a filterable virus, and which affects the brain and spinal cord of these animals. They reported no important gross anatomical lesions, but described significant microscopic changes in the brain and cord consisting of perivascular hemorrhages, infiltration of the sheaths of the blood vessels and scattered patches of leukocytic infiltration in the gray, and occasionally in the white, matter. Haring, Howarth and Meyer2 have described briefly the symptoms of this disease in horses and mules, which can be attributed directly to the microscopic changes in the brain. They stated that the malady is apparently identical with the horse disease that at different times during the past 6o years has caused heavy losses in various parts of the United States, particularly in the west central states, and which has been called Kansas-Nebraska horse plague, and also, incorrectly, cerebrospinal meningits, forage-poisong and botulism. In a subsequent paper Meyer, Haring and Howitt 3 conduded that the disease, as observed in Califomia, differed etiologically from the equine encephalitis described by Moussu and Marchand 4 in France, and from the well known Borna disease of Germany. According to Records,5 and Records and Vawter6 the outbreak, which started in horses and mules in California in I930, had spread by 1932 throughout most of the western states. Newsome 7 described its occurrence in Colorado. In 1932 and again in 1933 Meyer 89summarized the existing knowledge of the disease. Howitt 10 has shown that the virus may be recovered during the febrile period from various parts of the central nervous system and


The x-ray stability of photodiodes made of poly(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene-co-benzothiadiazole):perylene diimide, poly[2,7-(9,9-di-n-octylfluorene)-co-(1,4-phenylene-[(4-sec-butylphenyl)imino]-1,4-phenylene)]:perylene diimide and poly(3-hexylthiophene):([6,6]-phenylC61-butyric acid methyl ester) (P3HT:PCBM) blends has been examined up to lifetime doses equivalent to those used in medical x-ray digital imaging applications. Dark currents and external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) are not significantly affected after exposure to 500Gy. Only in the case of P3HT:PCBM is a significant loss in EQE (17% of the initial value) observed. Possible reasons for the observed changes are proposed. When a scintillation layer is attached to the devices, a linear dependence of the photocurrent on the x-ray dose rate is observed for the three material systems.


Holographic lithography provides a highly compatible and facile way to fabricate multi-dimensional periodic nanostructures. Periodic nanostructures have useful applications not only as biological substrates or catalytic supports but also as nanophotonic devices with various photonic properties such as photonic band-gap (PBG), localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) or surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). In combination with single refracting prism holographic lithography and conventional photolithography, we could achieve the micrometer-scale patterns of periodic nanostructures which can be integrated in microfluidic chip. With the help of conventional MEMS technologies, Arrays of pyramid shape and top-cut pyramid shape microprism can be prepared. Single laser exposure step through the microprism arrays (MPAs) can be generate multiscale patterns of 2D and 3D nanostructures. As prepared nanostructures combined with microfluidic chip is a highly efficient optofluidic platform which is applicable to the chemical and biosensors.


The fu-yang reservoirs pore styles are variety,the main style is intergranular pore.The Cp curves' shape are cliffy,the pore structure is assorted and pore structure characteristic parameters mainly are poor.It has some relationship with pority and permeability.The big pore have the most contribution to the permeability.Fu-yang reservoirs' pore structure are complex because of the influence of diagenesis,compaction decreasing the pore space obviously.Both cementation and clay mineral growing further decreased the pore space and made pore structure more complication and later stage denudation increased the pore space as well.


Summary Diel patterns of adult emergence, female calling, mating, egg-laying and activity rhythms of red cedar tip moth, Hypsipyla robusta, were monitored in the laboratory under controlled temperature (26±2 °C) and reversed light cycles (14D: 10L). The effects of wind on mating success were studied in Perspex cages during the 10-hour night phase, with wind provided by a small electric fan. Most moths (82%) emerged in the early hours of the dark period (0–2.5 h after light-off). Peak female calling and mating activities were distributed at 5–7 h after light-off. Egg-laying was observed in all but the first 0.5 hour and the last 1.5 hours of the dark period. Individual moths, irrespective of their sex and mating history, periodically underwent rest during the dark period. Mated females showed the longest average duration of active intervals. Mating was significantly enhanced by wind. Simultaneous presence of wind was found not to be a prerequisite of the mating process. Implications of the diel activity rh...


Acoustic beamforming with a microphone array enables spatial filtering in a wide frequency range. It is a challenging issue to sharpen the main-lobe in the lower frequency region with a small-scale microphone array, of which the number and spacing of microphones are small. A neural
 network-based non-linear beamformer achieves a breakthrough in sharpening the main-lobe. The non-linear beamforming works well for the narrowband signals but is weak in wideband beamforming. The non-linear beamforming with the long short-term memory is proposed to deal with wideband speech
 signals. The long short-term memory network is trained in the recurrent neural network architecture with the sequence of audio data such as speech signals. The performance of the proposed beamformer is confirmed using a small-scale 8-ch MEMS microphone array, where eight microphones are linearly
 arranged with the neighboring spacing of 10 mm, under a real environment. The beam-pattern of the proposed non-linear beamformer succeeds in sharpening the main-lobe although the linear delay-and-sum beamformer could not achieve frequency selectivity. The feasibility of the proposed beamformer
 is also confirmed in speech enhancement.


To evaluate possible immunological mechanisms involved in the development of post parturn thyroiditis with transient hyperthyroidism followed by transient hypothyroidism (PPT), anti thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO), antimi crosomal antibody (AMA) related immunoglobin G subclass and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) were studied in 43 post-par turn (PP) women who were euthyroid at delivery and completed a subsequent 1 year follow up. Among the 25 mothers who developed PPT, 14 had positive AMA (PPT:AMA+) and 11 negative AMA (PPT:AMA-) at delivery. Among the 18 moth ers who remained euthyroid (E) up to one year post-partum and were used as controls, 8 were AMA positive (E:AMA+) and 10 AMA negative (E:AMA-) at delivery. AMA measured bya hemag glutination method correlated weil with anti-TPO antibodies measured by RIA in the PP mothers studied. When AMA-related IgG subclass activity was analysed comparing PPT women with ap propriate euthyroid controls at the different time intervals studied, it was seen that PPT:AMA+ when


Noonan syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition notable both for its common occurrence and phenotypic variability. It is characterized by short stature, congenital cardiac defects, unusual chest sh


RNA elements in the untranslated regions of plus-strand RNA viruses can control a variety of viral processes including translation, replication, packaging, and subgenomic mRNA production. The 3′ untranslated region (3′UTR) of Tobacco necrosis virus strain D (TNV-D; genus Betanecrovirus, family Tombusviridae) contains several well studied regulatory RNA elements. Here, we explore a previously unexamined region of the viral 3′UTR, the sequence located upstream of the 3′-cap independent translation enhancer (3′CITE). Our results indicate that (i) a long-range RNA–RNA interaction between an internal RNA element and the 3′UTR facilitates translational readthrough, and may also promote viral RNA synthesis; (ii) a conserved RNA hairpin, SLX, is required for efficient genome accumulation; and (iii) an adenine-rich region upstream of the 3′CITE is dispensable, but can modulate genome accumulation. These findings identified novel regulatory RNA elements in the 3′UTR of the TNV-D genome that are important for virus survival.


The basic physical quantity measured by earth resources survey optical instrumentation is the average scene spectral radiance in a field-of-view patch, modified by atmospheric transmittance. Often this spectral radiance is integrated over a band of wavelengths; the sensor then yields a band average of spectral radiance. Primary additional information is contained in the spatial distribution of this radiance, i.e., the scene geometry, and the time of day and year of the scene record. These statements apply to the broad class of photoelectronic imaging systems, including emulsion, photocathode, photovoltaic, and photoconductive sensors in a variety of scanning and non-scanning instruments.


We prove the existence of global compact attractors for differential inclusions and obtain some results concerning the continuity and upper semicontinuity of the attractors for approximating and perturbed inclusions. Applications are given to a model of regional economic growth.


Purpose

This paper builds on the debate regarding the application of Lean strategy principles and tools in modern organizations, specifically focusing on the healthcare (HC) sector. The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to highlight the potential role played by Lean strategy tools for strategic planning and management, particularly in reference to the Hoshin Kanri policy deployment system and the "focus, alignment, integration, and review" (FAIR) method; second, to discuss how Lean strategy can be operationalized, specifically relying on the X-Matrix reporting tool; and third, to explore how simulation techniques, in the form of role-playing (RP), may support the aforementioned operationalization of Lean strategy while at the same time promoting policymaking and knowledge sharing.

Design/methodology/approach

This research adopts a case study approach. Specifically, the paper relies on the use of a RP Lean strategy project developed in a HC setting.

Findings

The paper highlights the potential for the Hoshin Kanri policy deployment process in HC, also emphasizing the main strengths of X-Matrix reporting and the usefulness of the RP technique to support learning acquisition and decision making.

Practical implications

The paper demonstrates how a Lean strategy simulation project may be effectively used for strategic planning/management and to train professionals in HC. To achieve these aims, a methodology to design and implement simulation-based Lean strategy projects in HC is presented and discussed.

Originality/value

A review of the academic literature indicates that Lean strategy is still an emerging research topic addressed by only a limited number of articles. The paper contributes to a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of Lean strategy (particularly Hoshin Kanri and X-Matrix) with particular reference to the HC sector.


The present qualitative study has as general goal understand the meanings of justice constructed by persons in situation of displacement forced by the political violence. The problem was constructed from three fundamental elements: from the approach of the cultural psychology, favouring the interpretation of the language with the recognition of the role of the narratives in the construction of the meanings of justice; from the history of the philosophy showing the development of the concept of justice, up to managing to conceive her in the frame of the reconstruction, repair and reconciliation (Lederach, 1998); and from the sociology and history of the political violence and of the displacement forced in Colombia.


Cox model is widely used for analysis of factor effects on censored survival time such as age at first marriage. In most practical situations,  the fundamental assumption of the proportionality of hazard in Cox model, which implies that the covariates whose effects  are to be investigated have a constant impact on the hazard ratio over the time is not always feasible. For example, the values of some of  the covariates for individuals may be different over time and these may cause a break-down of proportionality assumption in the hazard  model. Ignoring such violation may result in misleading effects of estimates. In this study therefore, Extended Cox models have been  used to analyze data on age at first marriage among Nigerian women between 2013 and 2018 waves of Nigerian Demographic and  Health Surveys (NDHS). The standard Cox model as well as Extended Cox models under four distinct time functions, namely, t, t2 , log(t)  and Heaviside were considered in the analysis and compared using Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) and Bayesian Information Criterion  (BIC). The standard Cox model was found to perform worst among all the models considered and Extended model with log(t)  time function was best fit for the data.


The article deals with topical issues of protection of civil rights and responsibilities in the implementation of the protective function of civil law in contractual and extra-contractual relations. The author analyzes the grounds for exemption from contractual liability. The article proposes to distinguish the categories of exemption and exclusion from liability. The main reason for exemption from liability is an irresistible force (force majeure circumstances). The article highlights the signs of irresistible force - extreme and unavoidance. Circumstances that exempt from liability also include: the fault of the victim (intent or gross negligence), actions of third parties, an authority assigned to the offender (for example, a person does not reimburse harm caused in the state of necessary defense). According to the author, the creditor is not deprived of the opportunity to cancel the contract, if, due to the delay caused by the force majeure circumstances, he lost interest in the performance. At the same time, the debtor is not liable to the creditor for losses caused by delay in the fulfillment of obligations due to force majeure circumstances. Peculiarities of exemption from liability are shown on the example of transport and contractual relations.


The affecting factors of oxygen transfer rate and efficiency have been studied in inner loop three-phase fluidized bed with resin as carrier. The affecting factors include carrier quantity, superficial gas velocity (Ug), baffle, and position of the distributor. The results show that the tri-loop and the penta-loop inner pipes have rather good oxygensolubility with carrier quantity less than 10%. The straight and the infinite-loop inner pipes are better with carrier quantity over 10%. Oxygen transfer rate (KLa) rises with the augment of Ug, and the oxygen transfer efficiency of the straight and the infinite-loop inner pipes reach maximum when Ug are 0.022 m/s and 0.033 m/s respectively. Gas distributing at the bottom of the reactor is prior to those at the other heights. Addition of baffle contributes to stronger oxygen transfer. The results supply scientific bases for the amplification of reactor and its optimum operating conditions.


ABSTRACT Schools need support in the use of data. To provide this support, a data team intervention was developed. A prior study conducted in the Netherlands showed that several factors can enable or hinder the work of data teams. The current replication study focuses on the factors influencing data use in data teams and the perceived effects of the data teams' work, but looking at data teams in Sweden. The results of this qualitative study show that the data teams' work is influenced by the same factors as in the Netherlands: Data characteristics (e.g., relevance of the data), team characteristics (e.g., heterogeneity of the team), and school organizational characteristics (e.g., school leader support).


Procedure for obtaining freshening fabric and resulting fabric. The process is that, to confeccionarse the fabric (1) with the incorporation and fixing hair (2), is also incorporates a multiplicity of microcapsules (4) breakable frictional containing fluid substances freshening (5) and fixing to said tissue and / or hair (2) then, in the finishing process of the fabric by fiber drawing by temperature and friction, incorporated therein by spray other microcapsules (4 ') also breakable friction and also contain freshening substances (5), the resulting fabric (7) lasting freshening ability to discard the indicated substances causing effect only when the microcapsules (4, 4 ') are broken, making a limited number of them in each friction on the cloth (7).


Amido Black 10B, a diazo dye having various industrial applications was decolorized by a bacterium Kerstersia sp. strain VKY1. The effect of various parameters such as dye concentration, pH, temperature and NaCl concentration was investigated. At 200 mg/l dye concentration, the strain decolorized 81% of the dye at temperature 35°C and pH 7.0 in 36 h of incubation. This strain decolorized the dye over a wide range of pH (5–11), temperature (25–55°C), and NaCl concentration (5–30 g/l). Further, the strain decolorized Amido Black 10B up to 600 mg/l in 48 h. The cell free extract of the strain VKY1 grown on Amido Black 10B exhibited the azoreductase activity of 0.7034 µM/min/mg protein. UV-Vis and HPLC investigation of the dye decolorized sample indicated the formation of breakdown products of azo bond. Keywords: Azo dye, toxic, decolorization, Amido Black 10B, Kerstersia sp., azoreductase Cite this Article Masarbo Ramesh S, Reddy Pooja V, Karegoudar TB et al . Decolorization of Diazo Dye Amido Black 10B by a Bacterium Kerstersia sp. Strain VKY1. Research & Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology . 2018; 8(3):    37–43p.


The influence of very high intensity exercise on antioxidant capacity and oxidative burst activity of neutrophils in sportsmen with various levels of training status were examined. Blood samples from sportsmen with high (n=12, 5 hours training program for a week), moderate (n=9, 2-5 hours training program for a week), and low physical activity (n=11, less than 2 hours training program for a week) were collected to determine superoxide anion production, superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activity and TBARS in neutrophils before and after an "anaerobic loading coordination test". The pre-exercise values of SOD activity were significantly higher in high and moderate physical activity groups in comparison with the low physical activity group (p<0,05). The TBARS levels of the low physical activity group was higher than the moderate and high physical activity groups during both pre and post-exercise periods (p<0, 05). A training program of 2-5 hours per week may be a beneficial strategy to up-regulate the antioxidant defense system in neutrophils.


The high level of interest garnered by the Arctic Council's latest meeting is testament to the forum's growing role as a force for regional stability. It took place amid increasing commercial interest in a region thought to contain 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and 30% of undiscovered gas.


It was found that equipotential surfaces, in layered contact systems of differing conductivities, can significantly change in shape as they pass across the layer boundary. Specifically, at the boundary a discontinuity in the equipotential surfaces was found using an image charge analysis from the electrostatic equivalent of a steady state current situation. These results provided a method to determine the shape in the layer as a function d/a and $\sigma$, the layer thickness and conductivity respectively. It was found that the shape in the layer significantly changed when the ratio of plating to base metal conductivity increased above 1 $(\sigma_{0}/\sigma > 1)$. In this case, it is shown how the constriction resistance increases as the layer thickness increases. These results show a difference when compared to earlier work [1]. In addition, it is found that when the conductivity ratio falls below 1 $(\sigma_{0}/\sigma$ < 1), the change in shape is very small but still produces different results from the present authors previous work [1]. It is believed these results provide reasonable estimates for layered (plated) contact systems and that these results represent an improvement over earlier work.


We identify collaboration profiles in a musical network composed of successful artists. We argue that the way in which artists professionally connect with each other can significantly impact their success. Using data from Billboard and Spotify, we construct a collaborative success-based network to identify different profiles, as well as to analyze their impact on artists' popularity. Through topological metrics and clustering algorithms, we identify three well-defined communities with distinct collaboration patterns and notable discrepancies in levels of musical success. We have found that successful artists are more likely to have profiles with a high degree of interaction and high diversification. These findings offer a new perspective on success in the music industry, unraveling how collaboration profiles can contribute to an artist's popularity.


Measurements were made of the magnitude and angular dependence of neutron reflections from a tissue-like substance in a wide range of energies. The ratio of the reverse neutron flux at various energies to the incident flux was found in order to determine the portion of the total number of neutrons absorbed by the substance. A special method was used for measuring small- dimension (point) neutron sources. Paraffin reflections of Po-Be neutrons (mean energy 5 Mev), Na-Be photoneutrons (0.83 Mev), Na- D photoneutrons (0.22 Mev), and Sb- Be photoneutrons (25 kev) were measured by one method. The second method was used for measuring the albedo of a slowneutron beam emitted from a reactor. The neutron reflection factor for aqueous substances diminishes with the increase of energy; an increase of albedo is observed only with the change from thermal enerites to energies of several electron volts. Using the data on angular dependence and the albedo value for conventional neutron incidence, the albedo for isotropic distribution was found to be 0.73, which is close to the standard 0.83 for neutron albedo in paraffin. (R.V.J.)


Feeding effects of Cordyceps militaris extract powder in rats were as follows. Triglyceride content was appeared a superior decreasing effect, total cholesterol and phospholipid content were showed relatively low decreasing effect. At this time, 3%(w/w) level of Cordyceps militaris extract powder contents was most effective to decrease these lipids content. As increasing the treating amount of Cordyceps militaris extract powder, the level of plasma glucose was decreased. But these decreasing ratio was not proportioned to the increased treating amount directly. The change of insulin level on plasma, pancreas and femur was proportioned to the plasma glucose concentration also. The Treating amount of Cordyceps militaris extract powder was very close to the decreased ratio of insulin level.


With Narratives of Positive Aging: Seaside Stories, you enter the lives of a seaside community of men and women in their senior years. Set up as a narrative, this analysis presents a social theory ...


We study disturbance attenuation in output consensus networks consisting of passive linear time-invariant systems. When individual systems in a network are subject to exogenous disturbance, they may not be able to achieve output consensus perfectly. In such a case, it is important to design the network topology appropriately so that the individual systems reach consensus as closely as possible. In this paper, we provide a condition under which interconnections among the individual systems are advantageous in terms of disturbance attenuation assuming that the individual systems are passive and the interconnection topology is undirected.


Knowledge of the expected extreme loads is an important element of bridge design and evaluation. Such extreme loads can be derived from the load data obtained by various equipments and procedures. This paper presents selection criteria of optimal equipment for truck load measurements and one data collection procedure, the bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM) testing procedure. Site-specific live load spectra obtained from the BWIM tests presented. Through analysis of collected data finally some general conclusions are presented with regard to actual truck loads. The BWIM tests were performed for two or three consecutive days for each selected bridge site in Detroit, Michigan; some carry surface street traffic while others carry highway loads. Minor problems during the BWIM testing occurred, specifically in both tape switches and infrared sensors. The measured truck parameters include gross vehicle weights (GVW), axle weights, and axle spacings. The accuracy of gross vehicle weights is estimated at 95 percent and that of axle weights at 80 percent for most types of trucks, as measured with the BWIM tests. A considerable variation in traffic volume and weights of trucks occurs within a given geographic area. Furthermore, the maximum lane moments and shears due to the trucks vary between 0.6 and 2.0 times AASHTO LRFD values. The observed truck weights are often heavier than the legal limit, especially the axle weight limit. The relationship between GVW and lane moment distributions is linear for spans greater than 18m, or for vehicles with GVW less than 530W. In conclusion, measured truck data for each bridge site can effectively provide site-specific live load spectra for accurate bridge evaluation. Further measurements of truck loads from more bridges would provide necessary information for both calibration of new bridge design codes and classification of bridges.


The performance studies scholar Andre Lepecki has done a thorough analysis of the body as archive analyzing three contemporary dance pieces as re-enactments (Julie Tolentino's re-enactment of Ron Athey's Self-Obliteration #1 in her series The Sky Remains the Same [2008 and ongoing]; Martin Nachbar's Urheben Aufheben [2008] returning to some items of the Dore Hoyer's solo series titled Affectos Humanos; Richard Move humorous impersonation of Martha Graham). Lepecki proposes a «"will to archive" as referring to a capacity to identify in a past work still no-exhausted creative field». For Lepecki, the end of a performance is the new beginning of a dance's afterlife, which permits the work to undergo numerous permutations and manifestations. He continues: «The archive as border becomes the vertiginous skin where all sorts of onto-political "rewritings" take place, including the re-writing of movement, including the re-writing of the archive itself». Here, Lepecki refers primarily to the notion of being able to access or enter the bodily archive through re-enactment of a choreographic work. Lepecki's idea of porousness within the dance archive and focus on the living dancer as a carrier of the archive, which can then be shared with others is especially poignant.


Mangaba ( Hancornia speciosa Gomez ) seedlings were transplanted eleven months after emergence to the following substrates: soil (Oxisol), soil + 33% calcined sugar-cane bagasse, and soil + 66% calcined sugar-cane bagasse, with and without lime and fertilizer. At 70, 100 and 130 days after transplanting, plants were evaluated for height and number of leaf pairs. At the end of the experiment – 130 days – roots and aerial part dry matter were weighed. The addition of 0.5 kg.m -3 of 10-10-10 fertilizer to the soil was the best treatment. Root dry matter was slightly higher than aerial part dry matter on some treatments. Roots have developed more than aerial parts. In general, substrates with pH values between 5.2 and 5.5 promote higher growth of mangaba seedlings, but those with pH between 6.0 and 6.8 cause seedling growth reduction. KEY-WORDS: Mangaba; native fruit trees; lime; fertilizer; substrate.


Two well-established multicolor flow cytometry panels to stain peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) had been used with success for a long period in my laboratory. However, suddenly some very unusual results were noticed. In some samples, several populations were very positive for specific markers. This was true only for some of the samples, nevertheless, the patient group (healthy control or diseased) did not seem to correlate. First, differences in the collection of the samples were considered, as this was performed elsewhere, however, the same problem was also seen in the internal control donor, which was collected and processed in-house to be used every day as a staining control. This control has, therefore, been stained previously with the same panels without any issues. After a careful investigation, the suspicion turned to the staining procedure. Routinely, staining for flow cytometry was performed using round bottom 96-well plates, and to avoid mistakes during the staining, wells in use were marked with standard permanent markers from Staedtler and Stabilo (Figure 1). Therefore, we speculated that the abnormal positive populations observed could be related to color contamination originating from the pen used. To test this theory, a normal flow-staining protocol was replicated using three different donors in a staining protocol where the fluorochrome-attached antibodies were excluded, but the markers were used to mark the wells.


This paper studied the change rules of microbial content,acidity and whiteness of fresh noodles stored at different temperatures(36 ℃, 30 ℃, 25 ℃ and 4℃) with time. According to the change rules of the above indicators,we determined the total plate count of the fresh noodles in the shelf life was equal to or smaller than 3 ×105cfu/g while ensuring the quality;and the end point of the shelf life was determined when the mildew strains were visible.


Abstract. Black carbon (BC) is an important atmospheric component with strong light absorption. Many attempts have been made to measure BC mass size distribution (BCMSD) for its significant impact on climate and public health. Larger-coverage BCMSD, ranging from upper submicron particles sizes to larger than 1 µm, contributes to a substantial proportion of total BC mass and absorption. However, the current time resolution of larger-coverage BCMSD
measurement was limited to 1 d, which was insufficient to characterize
variation of larger-coverage BCMSD. In this study, a new method to determine equivalent BCMSD (eBCMSD) was proposed from size-resolved absorption coefficient measured by an aerodynamic aerosol classifier in tandem with an aethalometer. The proposed method could measure larger-coverage eBCMSD with a time resolution as high as 1 h and was validated by comparing the measurement results with refractory BCMSD (rBCMSD) measured by a differential mobility analyzer in tandem with a single-particle soot photometer (DMA–SP2) for particle sizes larger than 300 nm during a field measurement in the Yangtze River Delta. Bulk refractory BC mass concentration (mrBC,bulk) by DMA–SP2 was underestimated by 33 % compared to bulk equivalent BC mass concentration (meBC,bulk) by this method because of the limited size range of measurement for DMA–SP2. Uncertainty analysis of this method was performed with respect to mass absorption cross-section (MAC), transfer function inversion, number fraction of BC-containing particle and instrumental noise. The results indicated that MAC was the main uncertainty source, leading to meBC,bulk values that varied from −20 % to 28 %. With the advantage of a wide size coverage up to 1.5 µm, high time resolution, easy operation and low cost, this method is expected to have wide applications in field measurement for better estimating the radiative properties and climate effects of BC.


A re-extraction scheme is presented for chromatically complex object in noisy scene. Image features of target objects are described in terms of color sampeles with a palette represented by normalized trichromatic vectors. Within the framework of Euclidean geometry, chromatic consistency is defined and applied to pixelwise matching of oberrved imagery with the palette. 2D expansion of the palette is evaluated for indexing intensity discrepancy due to the object imasges. The chromatic consistency and intensity discrepancy are jointly exploited to re-extract target objects.


With the development of the economy, urban expressways have increased year by year, and their traffic safety issues have been attracted more and more attention. This article takes Nanjing Chengxin Avenue Expressway as an example. Investigating actual traffic flow data, five evaluation indicators such as traffic volume, speed and v/c ratio are selected, and the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process is used to calculate and evaluate the safety of Nanjing Chengxin Avenue Expressway. The study found that it was a relatively safe level and proposed preventive measures to reduce traffic accidents.


Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) have been attracting much interest as metallic Zn anodes have high theoretical capacity and low redox potential. However, the practical use of ZIBs are severely hampered by...


Rock phosphate is an important natural material traditionally used for production of phosphorus fertilizers. Compared with chemical processing, biological extraction of P from low grade rock phosphate is an alternate environment friendly approach. Potential advantage of solid state fermentation employing immobilized microorganisms that produce cellulolytic enzyme to decompose lignocelluosic biomass and produce organic acids for simultaneous solubilisation of rock phosphate are discussed. Sugarcane press mud, citrus fruit peel and paddy straw were evaluated as substrate for fungal mediated solubilisation of Mussoorie, Udaipur and Jabhua rock phosphate under solid state fermentation. Paddy straw was the best substrate for fungal mediated solubilisation of rock phosphate. Supplementation of paddy straw with nitrogen source in the form of urea, ammonium sulphate or ammonium nitrate exerted an inhibitory effect on release of soluble P from rock phosphate. However, supplementation with wheat bran and citrus peel each added separately improved the release of soluble P from MRP and URP by >2 fold compared to unamended paddy straw. The pH of the fermented extract could not be related to soluble P content. Subsequent introduction of final fermented product into soil-plant system promoted the wheat plant growth and P acquisition by both straw and grain. The availability of soil P was almost doubled compared to recommend dose of P fertilizer. Adopting SSF technology, microbially mediated solubilization of rock phosphate is a promising alternate to obtain soluble P at low cost with minimal environment damage. However, availability of low grade RP, selection of efficient microbial strain and efficiency of microbial strain to grow on selected agro-industrial waste under fermentation process to produce metabolites for release of P from RP are some of the important aspects that need due consideration. df̀"k&vkSn~;ksfxd vo'ks"kksa dk mi;ksx dj jkWd QkWLQsV dk dod ds ek/;e ls foys;hdj.k


We report a rare case of Hip Resurfacing dislocation three years after a bilateral Hip Resurfacing in a very strong patient and show the maneuver to do a closed reduction on a film done at the surg...


Teaching experience is an integral part of the pre-gradual preparation of teachers, and is perceived as the bridge between theoretical and practical training. It is also a tool for the development of professional competences of future teachers and therefore it is necessary to pay attention to it in terms of theory, research and practice. The paper presents the theoretical background and briefly describes the results of empirical investigation, which was conducted in conditions of Slovak University of Agriculture. The paper describes the current state of practical teacher training in Slovakia and provides specific findings in the field of self-reflection and evaluation of teaching practice by student teachers of professional vocational subjects at Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra. Through the regular feedback gathered from the student teachers can be constantly improved the professional practical training of future teachers, which finally can influence the overall quality of vocational training.


Ecosystems, infrastructure, and society at all scales feel the effects of climate change and extreme climate events that have been documented all over the world. This research looked at daily precipitation data from eight meteorological stations in the Gaza Strip for a total of 49 years (1973-2021) to determine if there had been any significant changes in the spatial and temporal events of extreme precipitation. Eleven Extreme Precipitation Indices (EPIs) were developed by the Expert Team on Climate Change Detection and Indices (ETCCDI) to characterize the intensity, frequency, and duration of daily rainfall, and these are used to describe the extreme precipitation events. The eleven EPIs had their values estimated using RClimDex software, and their trends were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall test by RStudio software. All indices (with the exception of Consecutive Dry Days (CDD) index) showed rising trends. Just Consecutive Wet Days (CWD) index passed on average the significance test, and passed the significance test in 50% of meteorological stations in the Gaza Strip. The increase in CWD index suggests a potential rise in the length of the rainy season, the increase in water quantities, the mitigation of the demand for water resources, and the mitigation of pressure on the aquifer of the Gaza Strip. Five of these indices passed the significance test in one meteorological station, it includes: Total wet-day precipitation (PRCPTOT), Max1-day precipitation (RX1day), Max5-day precipitation (RX5day), Very wet-day precipitation (R95p) and Number of wet days (R1mm). These indices beside Extremely wet-day precipitation (R99P), Number of heavy precipitation days (R10mm) and number of very heavy precipitation days (R20mm) describe the magnitude in intensity and frequency of extreme precipitation occurrences, and the upward trend of these indices in all meteorological stations suggests the possibility of the potential of flooding, soil erosion and landslides in the Gaza Strip. This study found a declining trend in the CDD index, a measure of drought. A shorter summer (drought) season may be in the horizon for the Gaza Strip if CDD continues to fall as predicted. Vegetation loss may result from a combination of lower CDD, higher CWD, and higher PRCPTOT. Despite being separated by only a few kilometers, some meteorological stations in the Gaza Strip showed contrasting trends, especially in R1mm and CDD indices. Further, at the 99% confidence level, all EPIs (with the exception of the CDD index) have positive correlations with PRCPTOT. On the other hand, CDD has negative correlation with all EPIs).


In this article we discuss the physical content of quantum idea of space and time.We also give some philosophical reflections especially the relation and difference of space and vacuum.


Spin-crossover (SCO) nanorod arrays have been fabricated by a very simple construction method with cation-exchange polymer resin beads as templates. The nucleation and growth mechanism of the nanorod arrays was studied by SEM. The spin-crossover properties of nanorod arrays with different growth times were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Mossbauer spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. The transition temperatures of the obtained nanorod arrays increase as the immersion time of the nanorods increases. The hysteresis loop widths of these nanorod arrays are larger than that reported for [Fe(Htrz)2(trz)][BF4] (Htrz = 1,2,4-triazole) as bulk powder and nanoparticles. This offers a new route for the fabrication of ordered SCO nanorod arrays by a self-assembly method.


The purpose of this study was to describe nurses' perceptions of preoperative teaching and the optimal time to provide it. A written survey was used for data colleciton. A 73-itme questionnaire, organized as five subscales, was based on five types of preoperative teaching (situational, sensation, patient role, psychosocial support, and skills training). Nurses rated the questions on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from "not important" to "very important." They also indicated when each type of teaching should be done (before hospital admission, after admission to hospital, but before surgery and at the time the event or procedure occurs). The sample consisted of 159 registered nurses who were employed in an acute care nursing unit in one large urban hospital. The results, in rank order, for types of preoperative teaching were: psychosocial, skills training, situational information, patient role, and sensation/discomfort. When indicating the best time to provide each type of preoperative teaching, the majority indicated that all teaching should be done after admission but before the patient goes to surgery. The second most frequently selected time was before hospital admission.


Measurements of the spin asymmetry AN for the inclusive reactions pC→π±X, pX and pp→π±X are presented. Comparisons of hydrogen and carbon target results, and of data at 21.6 GeV/c and 200 GeV/c are given.


We consider generic parameterized autonomous ODEs of the form dx/dt ≡ ẋ = f(x, α), where x ∈ ℝn is the vector of state variables, α ∈ ℝm represents parameters, and f(x, α) ∈ ℝn. There are several interactive software packages for analysis of dynamical systems defined by ODEs. The most widely used are AUTO86/97[1], CONTENT[2] and XPPAUT.The Matlab software package MATCONT provides an interactive environment for the continuation and normal form analysis of dynamical systems. This analysis is complementary to the simulation of the systems which is also included in the package and can be used in their identification, control, and optimization. MATCONT is designed to exploit the power of Matlab. It is developed in parallel with the continuation toolbox CL_MATCONT, a package of Matlab routines that can be used from the command line.We consider the following model of an autonomous electronic circuit where x, y and z are state variables and β,γ,ν,r,a3,b3 are parameters: [see pdf for formula]We compute a branch of equilibria with free parameter ν stating from the trivial solution x = 0.00125, y = -0.001, z = 0.00052502 at β = 0.5, γ = -0.6, r = -0.6, a3 = 0.32858, b3 = 0.93358, ν = -0.9, ε = 0.001. We start a curve of periodic orbits from a Hopf point on this curve choosing ν as the free parameter. We detect a torus bifurcation point at ν = -0.59575. We continue the torus bifurcation in two parameters ν, ε and find that it shrinks to a single point for decreasing values of ν (Figure 2).


Experimental release cuttings to favour white spruce in 15to 60-year-old white spruce-trembling aspen stands have shown that diameter increment and in certain instances height increment of the spruce was doubled; merchantable volume production per acre was, on the average, increased by about 60 per cent. These findings are of special interest in the Prairie Provinces, where the spruce-aspen cover type forms the principal source of white spruce.


Information is available in the literature for the case where a single-phase vapour is maldistributed by differing tube length or temperature difference. This paper examines the effects when the fluid being distributed is two-phase at entry and it is seen that significant reduction in heat-transfer rate results when the flow separates, although pressure drop is also very much less. It is shown that the performance with arbitrary distribution normally lies between the extremes of homogeneous (ideal) distribution and complete separation and is usually closer to the latter. More important is the large amount of heat which must be transferred by direct contact with subcooled condensate in the downstream header and pipework. This could cause problems if not allowed for.


The scattering of the H- and E-polarized plane waves by a thin flat homogeneous magneto-dielectric strip is considered. Assuming the strip to be thinner than the wavelength, we shrink its cross-section to the median line where the generalized boundary conditions are imposed. The numerical solution is built on two singular integral equations discretized using Nystrom-type numerical algorithm. The obtained results demonstrate fast convergence and good agreement with data known for the limiting values of the strip parameters. This opens a way to the accurate numerical analysis of various striplike configurations simulating natural objects and electromagnetic circuit components, both in traditional microwave applications and nanophotonics.


Algorithm-architecture co-exploration is a new design paradigm for digital signal processing (DSP) applications, that can have a dramatic impact on area, power and speed of the resulting implementation. This thesis describes efficient design methodology and tools to support such a design paradigm.
First, an automation tool called FANTOM (Framework for Automated Numerical Transforms on Microchips) is introduced. It transforms DSP algorithms into fixed point format and implements the computationally intensive parts on an Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) platform. Three major components are presented: the floating-to-fixed point conversion (FFC) unit which is based on a combination of interval arithmetic and affine arithmetic, the efficient implementation of DSP functions which uses a combination of lookup tables (LUT) and interpolation schemes, and geometric tiling which groups data with comparable numerical range and allows better control of accuracy as well as resource requirements. The capabilities of this tool have been successfully demonstrated for multi-body interaction problems.
To facilitate efficient design space exploration in FANTOM, accurate area, time and power estimation models have been developed for Virtex-II based FPGA implementations. Detailed area models for the number of slices, block RAMs and 18x18-bit multipliers have been developed, and these models have been utilized to develop accurate power models of logic power, signal power, clock power and I/O power. Timing models have been developed to predict the latency of designs. In all cases, the model coefficients have been derived by using curve fitting or regression analysis.
Next a systematic approach for evaluation of simple and composite functions on FP-GAs is described. It is based on LUT and considers user-specified accuracy, area and on-chip memory constraints. The optimization procedure searches through a three-dimensional design space spanning sampling density, degree of Taylor polynomial approximation and data precision. It utilizes both model-based estimates and gradient-based information gathered during the search.
Finally, an example of algorithm-architecture co-exploration in the context of inverse Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) computation in image reconstruction is presented. A two-dimensional decomposition algorithm that enables partial DFT computation is proposed. The corresponding FPGA architecture has significantly lower number of computations and fewer memory accesses compared to the conventional row-column decomposition based implementation.


F. Sionil José was born in 1924 in Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippines. In 1965 he established the publishing firm Solidaridad. His work includes ten novels, five collections of short stories, a book of verse, and a collection of stories for children. His masterpiece is the five-novel Rosales saga: The Pretenders; Tree; My Brother, My Executioner; Mass; and Po-on. His works have also been translated and published in various languages. Random House has recently released Three Filipino Women, Sins, Dusk (Po-on), Don Vincente (My Brother, My Executioner and Tree), and The Samsons (The Pretenders and Mass)—the last three books in Modern Library Editions. José has received numerous fellowships and awards: the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature, and Creative Communication Arts, the most prestigious award of its kind in Asia; the ccp Centennial Honors for the Arts; the National Artist Award for Literature; and the Pablo Neruda Centennial Award.


We propose an adaptive scheduling technique to schedule highly dynamic multimedia tasks on a CPU. We use a combination of two techniques: the first one is a feedback mechanism to track the resource requirements of the tasks based on "local" observations. The second one is a mechanism that operates with a "global" visibility, reclaiming unused bandwidth. The combination proves very effective: resource reclaiming increases the robustness of the feedback, while the identification of the correct bandwidth made by the feedback increases the effectiveness of the reclamation. We offer both theoretical results and an extensive experimental validation of the approach.


A cantilever for the use in atomic force microscopy includes a cantilever arm having a fixed end being attached to a base member and a free end where the cantilever arm has a first shape and an axis of torsion associated with the first shape, and a probe tip projecting from the cantilever arm near the free end where the probe tip is positioned in an offset displacement from the axis of torsion. Alternately, the cantilever arm has a first shape selected to tune a torsional resonance frequency of a selected torsional mode or the fundamental flexural resonance frequency of the fundamental mode so that the torsional resonance frequency and the fundamental flexural resonance frequency has an integer ratio. In this manner, the torsional motion of the torsional harmonic cantilever at that harmonic frequency will be largely enhanced by the corresponding torsional resonance.


The paper presents main ideas, aims and implementation of ForMath — intelligent tutoring system in mathematics which is a project developed at Silesian University of Technology. Up till now, the project has contained mathematical problems for engineering students, but in the future it will be adapted to other courses. The proposed platform has both the advantages of e-learning courses and innovative elements such as interactivity (hints or theory on the user's request, suggested individual path, remedial sessions when necessary) and the accessibility of the system for students with disabilities.


Book distribution is the key job in the whole work of the press, and the embodiment of the press′s participation in the market competition. This article discusses the difficulties and crises met by the press′s distribution under the conditions of market economy. The author points out that the press should renew its ideas, shift the strategy, operate with an agile mind, and offer the readers excellent books and the best services. Only in this way can the press survive in the severe market competition.


The Eagle Ford Shale of Central and South Texas is currently of great interest for oil and gas exploration and production. Dipole shear data acquired in a lateral well in the Lower Eagle Ford formation shows this formation to be anisotropic. Neglecting anisotropy may lead to incorrect estimates of rock and fluid properties derived from inversion of amplitude versus offset (AVO) seismic data, and incorrect estimates of the in situ stress or stress changes resulting from production. Eagle Ford samples have been observed to display a pronounced anisotropic fabric due to the presence of low-aspect-ratio organics. Solid organic materials are usually more compliant than other minerals present in shales, and their shapes and distribution are usually anisotropic. This makes organic materials a strong source of anisotropy in organic-rich shales. The sensitivity of sonic measurements in the Eagle Ford shale to the presence of kerogen is investigated using a rock physics theory that accounts for the shape anisotropy of the organic matter.


Using reverse transcriptase PCR method and a bacterial fosmid library screening,an arsenite oxidase gene cluster were isolated from an arsenite-oxidizing bacterium Acidovorax sp.GW2.There are seven genes including aoxRSXABCD putatively encoding the transcriptional regulator AoxR of a two-component signal transduction system(68% identity),a periplasmic sensor histidine kinase AoxS(55% identity),a periplasmic binding protein AoxX(55% identity),arsenite oxidase AoxAB(74% and 71% identity,respectively),nitroreductase AoxC(46% identity) and cytochrome c AoxD(63% identity) respectively.According to the reverse transcriptase PCR experiments,aoxR and aoxS encoding for a two-component system proteins are co-transcribed and located in opposite to structural genes aoxABCD.aoxX and aoxRS are not in the same operon.Functional analyses through gene knock-out of aoxS,aoxX and aoxD showed that aoxS and aoxX are the essential genes in arsenite oxidation of GW2,and the loss of aoxD did not show significant effects on arsenite oxidation.


A pendulum-type tribometer design is developed for express estimation of the moment and coefficient of friction in sliding friction pairs. The confidence interval of measurements is determined, a mathematical description of the principle of operation of the tribometer and formulas for calculating the coefficient and moment of friction are given.
Keywords: tribometer, friction, Froude pendulum, friction coefficient, friction moment.
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Through simulating numerical value to stress distribution of sidecoal in mine goaf in fully machanized caving workface and appling limiting equilibrium principle,this paper fix width of narrow pillar of road driving next goaf and have a ratinal location of road.This paper raises control mechanism of rock and scheme of bolt support in road driving next goaf in fully mechanized caving workface and apply to engineering pracfice,it makes a good economic benefit of technique.


The main goal of this Master's thesis was to choose appropriate iterative and non-iterative algorithms and to implement them on graphics card as well as on multiple graphics cards. Algorithms were compared in the thesis based on their precision, speed of execution and quality of output.


The work presents the possibility of fabricating materials for use as a matrix in sintered metallic-diamond tools with increased mechanical properties and abrasion wear resistance. In this study, the effect of micro-sized SiC, Al2O3, and ZrO2 additives on the wear behaviour of dispersion-strengthened metal-matrix composites was investigated. The development of metal-matrix composites (based on Fe–Mn–Cu–Sn–C) reinforced with micro-sized particles is a new approach to the substitution of critical raw materials commonly used for the matrix in sintered diamond-impregnated tools used for the machining of abrasive stone and concrete. The composites were prepared using spark plasma sintering (SPS). Apparent density, microstructural features, phase composition, Young's modulus, hardness, and abrasion wear resistance were determined. An increase in the hardness and wear resistance of the dispersion-strengthened composites as compared to the base material (Fe–Mn–Cu–Sn–C) and the commercial alloy Co-20% WC provides metallic-diamond tools with high-performance properties.


Jose Saramago's public thinking and statements about religion would not have elicited as many reactions (positive and negative) if he had not written larger works such as The Gospel According to Jesus Christ and Cain. However, this theme does not arise only in these books by Saramago. In the writer's first novel, Land of Sin (1947), the problems of religion and evil are already the great movers of the whole narrative and an eloquent illustration of Jose Saramago's ideas regarding the religious universe and society in general (Portuguese and others too). These questions are not outlined with the force here as in his other books, but Saramago's worldview is already very visible in this book, and also noteworthy, particularly if we remember the author's youth, who was only twenty-four years old when he published the book.


The exact status of the fourth tractate included among the Opuscula Sacra of Boethius is still uncertain, though the other theological works are now almost universally accepted as genuine. Boethian scholars of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were generally inclined to reject Tractate IV. Viktor Schurr, in the outstanding recent work devoted to the theological treatises, takes the same view, basing his judgment upon the lack of a title indicating authorship and upon the notation 'actenus Boetius' found between Tr. III and IV in Codex Augiensis XVIII (saec. IX). Schurr, like some of his predecessors, was strongly influenced in this conclusion by the doctoral dissertation of E. K. Rand. In that study Professor Rand attacked the authenticity of the unsigned treatise with vigor but also with prudence, tempering, in certain instances, the views of earlier proponents of his own position. Though he concluded that Tr. IV was not genuine, he made no secret of the uncertainties of the case.


Several studies have analyzed the association between cognitive functions and behaviors emitted in social interaction. The present study tested the existence of associations between executive functions (ef), social skills (ss) and distributive behavior (db) in childhood, as well as the effects of age and sex on these variables. 79 children (44.3 % boys) with typical development, between seven and twelve years old, participated in the study. The instruments used were the Multimedia Children's Social Skills System, the Tower of Hanoi, a Stroop task and a dictatorial game, with stickers as resources to be distributed. It was found that older children had better performance in ef tasks, higher frequency of socially skillful behaviors and donated more stickers than younger ones. No associations were observed between ef, ss and cd, although cognitive flexibility and skillful behaviors were significantly correlated. It is suggested that cognitive flexibility contributes to engaging in skillful behavior by allowing individuals to use alternative planning strategies for appropriate management of social situations and mediation of conflicts.


The Computer General Course is a general core course in higher education for students of non-computer science majors. With the increasing popularity of computer technology applications and the arrival of the fourth wave of the industrial revolution represented by the industrialization of the Internet, industrial intelligence, and industrial integration, the teaching of Computer General Course under the new situation also faces new dilemmas. The exploration of the integration of C-STEAM with the Computer General Course, which is oriented by culture, provides new paths to achieve the educational goal under the new situation, to realize the integration of the discipline education under the cultural orientation of the course, and to improve the students' sense of learning efficacy in the course. Through the design-based research and 2 years of exploration and practice, combined with student research and work evaluation, the curriculum reform teaching practice recognition and students' cultural literacy, thinking methods, disciplinary integration literacy, etc. have received more positive feedback, and the teaching objectives are achieved to a higher degree.


A transformation between the state space model corresponding to the Cauer type continued fraction expansion about s=0 and s \rightarrow \infty alternately, and the state-space model of the phase variable canonical form is presented.


Cheap and effective system for parking avoidance of the car without permission at Disabled Parking Permit: DPP spaces is proposed. The proposed system is validated through some experiments. Multiple methods for detection of car in the DPP space using ultrasound sensors, Near Infrared: NIR cameras, RFID writer and reader with IC card, IC chip and IC tag as well as ETC system and GPS receiver are proposed. It is found that these proposed car detection systems work well. Furthermore, it is effective if more than two systems out of the proposed car detection systems are used for avoid car parking without permission.


This paper will deal with the latest results from a cyclotron autoresonance maser (CARM) experiment currently under development at Strathclyde University. The CARM interaction promises to provide a means to achieve high power, high frequency radiation in the mm-wave region. Its advantages for this purpose arise from the large Doppler frequency upshift over gyrotron devices and the autoresonant nature of the interaction, leading to high efficiency and low magnetic field operation. Much interest in the CARM oscillator has been introduced with the success of recent experiments'''.


The results of biological testing of pale coneflower extract on hormone-like substances was given. With the help of specific tests, it was found that extract of pale coneflower have the activity similar to main groups of hormones. We founded the auxin-like effect of extract which exhibit in increased area of growth zone of root (on 31,7–95,1%) and length of roots in beans sprigs (3,0–93,3 %). We also proved that the extracts of pale coneflower in concentrations up to 10 -10 % stimulated the growth of dwarf pea shoots (specific test for gibberellins) and contributed to the preservation of photosynthetic pigments in leaves of barley. We suggested that this cytokinin-like activity. Keywords: pale coneflower, hormonal activity, auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, extract, biological test (bioassay).


In this paper we address the problem of tracking a signal through successive intervals of matched-filter processing. The common approach to this problem is to locate candidate detections in the matched-filter output at each interval, to associate successive detections in state space, to estimate successive states through a Kalman filter application, and to rank association sequences (tracks) with respect to kinematic consistency. However, if a signature model is available and matched-filter statistics are known, the matched-filter output can be converted to a likelihood function that can drive recursive Bayesian processing for the signal state distribution (and no-signal probability). The field tracker described here follows this processing, compromising the optimality of the Bayesian approach only through the discreteness of the state-space domain. The field approach has a detection capability superior to that of an association approach for low SNR signals, and it is highly compatible with parallel processing. An application to the detection and tracking of a constant-velocity signal in 4-D state space (2-D position, 2-D velocity) is provided by way of illustration, and it demonstrates the ability to achieve a conclusive detection of a 3.5-dB-per-update target in ten updates. A number of application alternatives are described that extend the concept to multiple-target scenarios, refined velocity estimates, connection to velocity-independent processing steams, and computationally efficient means of estimating kinematic variables and signal amplitude through auxiliary fields.


Richard Kearney, Poetics of Modernity: Toward a Hermeneutic Imagination (Atlantic Highlands, NJ: Humanities Press, 1995) Also under consideration by Richard Kearney: Poetics o f Imagining: From Husserl to Lyotard (London: Routledge, 1994); Modern Movements in European Philosophy (2nd edn, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1994); States of Mind (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995)